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Newspaper
Seattle Star
Location
Seattle, Washington, United States of America
Date
Aug 16, 1920
Page
8
George Beban’s five year old son nicknamed Bob White wants to be a real carpenter. He worked during filming of One Man in a Million and earned a studio union card as a fellow worker.
In a warm ad copy, Boldt's French pastry shop earns praise from patrons who savor its flaky croissants and rich éclairs. Loyal customers share how the bakery's desserts brighten weekend mornings and neighborhood events.
Martha Mansfield recalls a friend who stammered and stopped by tapping a table or knee while saying the word aloud. She also notes the friend read aloud with every tick of Ombrien in The Wonderful Chance, a forthcoming Seisnick picture.
Actress Doris Kenyon headlines The Harvest Moon adaptation from Augustus Thomas. She is also credited as an author with a third book of verses set for fall publication.
The program lists Go and Get by Netlan’s Strand-Marshall, The Wonder Man with Clemmer Georges Carpentier, The Perfect Woman starring Constance Talmadge at Colosseum, Heretch My Back and The Roadway Cowboy with Rex William Deemond, plus Ned Lane at Colonial Frank Mayo shows.
The Strand presents a stage theme of newsroom intrigue centering on Shut the door Gordon and the O Nell paper. Reporters Helen Allen and Kirk Connelly chase a massive scoop as three men die with broken backs across three nights, ending in a career boost for Connelly.
Will Rogers ends his rivalry with Ride a Wee and begins a dog welfare effort near Los Angeles. While filming Honest Hutch at a Goldwyn location, he kept nine ill fed dogs from the local pound, feeding them until they grew fat, making them unsuitable for future film work.
A Chinese perspective highlights the peach as the most healthful of fruits. The claim emphasizes natural nutrition and traditional beliefs about the fruit’s restorative qualities.
The Strand theatre hosted a Star newspaper party in the Strand this morning. Manager Ruffner reported a large turnout with many Seattle youngsters delighted by the newer paper play Go and Get It. Parents and kids praised the show calling it one of the year’s best and too short.
Guy Empey announces the formation of Guy Empey Productions, Inc. with himself as president. The first film, Oil, portrays American life in business and romance, highlighting oil industry booms, investor schemes, and legitimate oil production, aiming to reveal both greed and opportunity in the field.
Corinne Griffith stars in the Vitagraph production The Broadway Bubble where she plays both a society woman who would be an actress and her poor sister. The article notes her striking gown choices and dual performance as the project nears completion.
Tom Terriss production Trumpet Island features remarkable airplane scenes filmed by a motion picture camera. Vitagraph will present the picture in September showing an airplane battling a severe electrical storm and its landing on Trumpet Island with no true faking involved.
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