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Newspaper
Seattle Star
Location
Seattle, Washington, United States of America
Date
Aug 06, 1921
Page
8
A disjointed OCR fragment mentions Garden Tom Mix and a demon in a cryptic context. Read and NManlen Hamilton appear as stray terms, with no clear event, date, or confirmation of persons or organizations.
Screen adaptation of a Park novel follows Jean Jacques Barbille a successful egotist whose cheap vanity brings disaster but is redeemed by true philosophy as the film plays at the Strand. The cast includes James Kirkwood Delores Allee Hollister Ann Forrest Alan Hale and others in a Paramount release.
May Allison stars in The Last Card at the local theater as Elsie Kirkwood from the occult-tinged tale senses the neighbor holds the clue to a murdered body found in the isolation corridor.
In Winter Garden a mixed scene unfolds as Claire Miz appears content in a gato seat while nearby attendees react to a lighthearted display. The event blends whimsy with casual social moments shaping a relaxed neighborhood gathering.
Mary Carr famed as Ma Benton from Over the Hill answers letters from mothers seeking tips on managing a full house. She notes she was once a child herself and says she plays the role with memory of that experience while handling family chores.
Picture Pathe features Irene Rich in supporting role for Will Rogers in a big first two reeler. Rex Ingram gets three offers from English producers to work abroad. Reginald Parker denies leaving California for the East. A new African thriller around Swallow appears. Texas Gulhan organizes a 12 two reel western drama company. Selanick stakes out an arid desert on Long Island for Conway Tearle’s The Man of Stone.
A unique one reel series titled Sketchografs will be released by Educational in August. The work presents stories in sketches with actual drawings shown on screen. Artist Julian Olfendorff explains he draws with one hand and turns the camera with the other. Ambidextrous claims used.
Robert Wickens, author linked to The Gamen of Allah and Bella thary Sheep, is associated with De Saas ape for Bo screen work at the London studio of Famous Players.
Mary Pickford poses with photos for sale to benefit the Good Cheer Fund. Proceeds from the sale support the fund she started to help sick and orphaned American children.
Elinor Glyn’s first Paramount photoplay The Great Moment with Giorgia Swanson as star has broken summer records at the Rivoli New York premier. A prerelease Salt Lake City showing extended beyond four days due to popular demand, as Swanson’s drawing power and Glyn’s writings boost the film’s early reception.
Pauline Frederick possesses a prized and vast fan collection at her Beverly Hills home near Los Angeles. The assortment includes lace filigree, carved ivory, jeweled sticks, nacre, and wood fans from around the world, spanning tiny toy-like pieces to oversized ostrich feather fans once swung by enslaved attendants for African royalty.
Preparation of a Tearle film series with Lewis J. Selznick to be produced next season. The Man of Stone has started work at Fort Lee New Jersey where Selznick pictures are made. Tearle will appear in a role he has not yet portrayed on screen with Winifred Westover likely as leading woman.
Teddy Hayes and actress Warence Lee, 19, reportedly engaged. The couple plans a fall wedding, according to friends. Hayes is known as a fighter associated with the world champion Jack Dempsey era.
Nee Welch, longtime leading man to Elaine Hammerstein in Remorseless Love, begins a second Selznick picture The Way of a Maid. He soon takes a Broadway stage role as leading man in The Hot Heads.
Independent movie houses plan September as Independent Month to show only films produced by independent studios. The coordinated effort targets retaliation against major producers and aims to expand exposure for independent cinema nationwide.
The strike at Los Angeles studios expands, causing production to suffer with fewer new productions reported than in years past.
Norman Kerry sails for London to commence a new picture with director George Fitzmaurice. Ann Forrest also departs Hollywood for the English capital to star in John Robertson's production.
After finishing her current First National film A Question of Honor at Louis B. Mayer studios in Los Angeles, Anita Stewart will travel to her Long Island summer home for several months of vacation. She expects to depart for New York within two weeks, accompanied by her husband and business manager Rudolph B. Cameron.
A fragmented notice lists title previews and personnel for early cinema. Gladys Walton stars in All Dolled Up while Mabel Norman appears in Sia Hopkins. Dorothy Davenport is Wallace Reid's wife and stars in Every Woman's Promise. Charlie Ray works on Gas Oil and Water. The Midnight Bell and Two Minutes to Go wrap up but await fall release.
The article notes cameramen face daily dangers to capture images for broadcasts. John Bars26 flew in a plane to view a first Holland Fokker flight, at 1000 feet an engine issue left him exposed as the craft crashed. The tripod saved Bartone from serious injury, though he lost hat coat and trousers.
Universal presents Herbert Rawlinson in two films The Black Bag and The Substitute Millionaire. He begins The Black Bag after finishing the current lead with Priscilla Dean.
Biograph studio begins a new Vera Gordon production. The project tests new direction for the actress and draws attention from local theater circles.
Jack White, director of Mermaid comedies, sought a cat to perform tricks. A Maltese failed to learn, an Angora proved uncooperative, but a common alley cat mastered the tricks after a few rehearsals.
For three days starting today the Class A presents Bill Hart in The Aryan a gripping photodrama about emigrant days. The plot centers on an outlaw Mexican who defends a white woman from abuse by his own band with rapid move and suspense. Hart is backed by a clever cast.
William Probert Carleton known off stage as Probert Standing is a cousin of Wyndham Standing and brother of Herbert Standing. He is a leading man in RC pictures produced by Gasnier.
Ruth Bryan Owen, daughter of prominent photoplay producer William Jennings, is identified by her parentage in the notice. The item highlights her connection to the film industry through her father.
Tom Mix brought his horse Tony to the Hotel Astor dining room for a historic press guest dinner with Broadway writers. Tony, from Mix’s ranch, accompanies Mix in The Road Demon now playing at the Colonial, following a Riding academy delivery from Los Angeles.
The Sin Flood stars Helene Chadwick as the sole female lead with Richard Dix co starring in Berger's life on the sipps story.
Greco Darmond showcases 6 See Tae in her window. The device reportedly traps sunlight and redirects it into a full spectrum of colors, creating a vivid chromatic display for passersby.
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