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Newspaper
Seattle Star
Location
Seattle, Washington, United States of America
Date
Aug 10, 1922
Page
8
Strand invites Seattle residents to a Saturday excursion titled A Trip to Paramount Town guiding riders through motion picture studios and bios of stars like Rudolph Valentino Gloria Swanson Wallace Reid and Cecil B DeMille with a look at how photoplays are made.
Columbia’s Second Avenue theater remains partly open with a miniature outdoor screen in front of the building. Spectators watch news and comedy reels along with slides from The Storm as Melody Shop provides accompanying music.
The Bitter Sweet cast expands with Christine Mayo a screen veteran dating back to the Essanay era. Mayo joins the production adding seasoned star power from a historic film era.
Pauline Starke will play the lead feminine role in Passions of the Sea a Carey Wilson romance of the South Seas to be filmed by Goldwyn in and about the island of Ta hit.
The article touts Hurricane's Gas featuring four aircraft types including a 10 passenger hydroplane and a fast scout, plus two destroyers used in a smuggling ship assault. It also notes William Duncan and Edith Johnston starring in The Silent Vow at the Winter Garden, with Duncan playing dual roles.
The week features Ned Wallace in The Dictator within at Liberty with director James Cruze praised for pace and style. Oak shows Mise Dupont in Pulse Kisses a dramatic adaptation from Ropes with Eric Von Stroheim’s heroine and supporting turns by Pat O Malley and Lloyd Whitlock.
An advertisement claims Marmola Prescription Tablets provide a simple, harmless remedy for excess fat, offering steady, easy weight reduction without strenuous exercise or dieting. Sold by Marmola Co or druggists for one dollar per case, with direct orders from Detroit, Michigan.
In a chatty ad style, two women discuss wearing yellow garters as a charm to become brides within a year. They joke about fashion, corsets, and a Crepe dress from Cherry's at 1015 2nd Ave Rialto Building with six months credit, hinting at local retail life.
In Nelson British Columbia yesterday a massive forest fire tears through 1500 feet of cut rough timber, destroying valuable stands despite heroic local efforts that saved a new mill from destruction.
Ex bandit Al Jennings now a candidate for Oklahoma governor and showman at Seattle's Pantages theater. He jokes that bandits should be tall but admits he is five six, explains his pride in 22 years of honesty despite a notorious past.
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