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Newspaper

Seattle Star

Location

Seattle, Washington, United States of America

Date

Dec 11, 1920

Page

8

Fragmented theatrical snippets amid odd attributions

Readable lines list actors and play titles with misprints such as Liberty Constance Talmadgets ener and Colaseum couples. The text appears as misread OCR with scattered names Kathryn Colasseum Carter De Haven Wim Pareem and titles Drag Hertan Deed Men Tell Ne Tales.

Liberty Constance Talmadgets Ener Clemmer Kathryn Adame Colaseum Carter de Haven Strand

Dangerous Business at the Liberty Theater

Constance Talmadge stars in Dangerous Business at the Liberty. Nancy Flye personifies flirtation as she juggles love and mischief, nearly breaking many hearts before Clarence Brooks enters and the romance takes a new turn with a firm dose of reality.

Firet National Fievell Constance Talmadge Winwell George Pawcett Brooks Kenneth Marian Mr Ne Talmadge The Liberty Pretty Constance Nancy Clarence Brooks Clarence Nancy Clarence

Clemmer Presents The Best of Luck at the Metro

The Clemmer shows for the first time the Drury Lane melodrama The Best of Luck starring Kathryn Adame Kenneth Lord Glenayr Jack Matt ee Leslie MacLeod and Gen Lanzana. The plot centers on a treasure of jewels sunk to the sea bottom with bold adventures and a daring rescue at sea.

Metro Madson Kathryn Adame Kenneth Lord Glenayr Jack Mattee Leslie Fred Malatesta Clemmer Drury Lane Leslie MacLeod Lanzana

Twin Beds at Coliseum Dramatic Farce in Monti Cast

The colonial stage comedy centers on Signor Monti, Blanche Hawkins and De Haven family entanglements sparked by a rumor of a rival romance. Monti returns drunk triggering a chaotic sequence of bedroom mix ups across twin beds as tensions rise. The show stars Monti and Blanche Hawkins and runs at the Coliseum.

First National Monti Sass Carter de Haven Blanche Hawkins Mra Carty de Haven Re Raymond Signor Monti Blanche Hawkins Signora Monti Mr. Hawkins Coliseum

Heliotrope Opens at Strand With Convict’s Revenge

The Strand presents Heliotrope opening today featuring Hasdock a life convict once Beau Brummell nicknamed for heliotrope. He learns of a black mail plot through a pal, aims to secure his daughter’s safety, and hunts the would be Nemesis in a tale of confrontation and release.

Harry” Hasdock Hasddock Strand

Drag Harlan Opens at Colonial With Farnum Gunfighter Action

Arthur Millett and Raymond Nye star in William Farnum's Drag Harlan at the Colonial. The Western tale recalls frontier days with Farnum as the feared two gun man from Pardo, an outlaw famed for his speed and marksmanship.

Harlan William Farnumi Colonial Farnum Pardo

Rex "Dead Men Tell No Tales" at the Rex cinema

The screening of a Vitagraph film adaptation of KE Hornung’s novel stars Beva Dennian Catherine Calvert and George Stevenson Cole. The plot follows a Spanish adventurer who believes the Lady Jermyn burned, discovering one survivor amid peril on the sea.

Beva Denniaon Catherine Calvert George Stevenson Cole Percy Marmont Éeveeus Holmen EK Herbert Escapees George V. Beyffertitz Senor Santos Duccaneer Jermyn Rex KE. W. Hornung

Pictures Filmed At Hippodrome

Patrons at the Hippodrome pavilion are filmed every Thursday night and shown on the motion picture screen the following week. The feature invites patrons to appear before the camera in medistment costumes or not, as offered.

Hippodrome

Movie Quizzes and Star Gossip From Early Hollywood

Scattered notes reveal contest entries, prize rules, and returns. Mil­dred Owen Moore lives in New York care of Selznick Pictures with a possible payout. Pearl White is married to Wallace McCutcheon. Tom Mix wed to Victoria Forde. Chaplin divorce settled. Mildred Harrie in New York awaiting new role Playthings of Desire. Wesley Barry to star in Penrod stories. Booth Tarkington author.

Mildred—Owen Moore Selznick Pictures Corporation Seventh Ave New York City Pearl White Wallace McCutcheon Mickle C Tom Mix Victoria Forde Fox Studio Los Angeles Carlton Way Hollywood Cal Chaplin Mildred Mildred Harrie Prevent New York Chariie Chaplin Wesley Barry Penrod Booth Turkington

Norma Crowned Queen of the Movies in New York Contest

Norma Talmadge was crowned Queen of the Movies in a New York Daily News popularity contest. Mary Pickford led early, with Norma's friends staging a late rally. The top six were Norma Talmadge, Mary Pickford, Constance Talmadge, Mary Miles Minter, Alice Brady and Pearl White. Wallace Reid named screen land king with Eugene O'Brien close second.

Norma Norma Talmadge New York City New York Daily News Mary\ickford Mary Pickford Constance Talmadge Mary Miles Minter Alice Brady Pearl White Wallace Reid Eugene O’brien Thomas Meighan Charles Ray Williams Hart William Farnum Talmadge Gtria

Baggot First Personal Appearance In U S Film History

King Baggot, soon to star in The Girl in the Taxi, became the first motion picture star to make a personal appearance in the United States. He appeared at the Grand Opera house in St. Louis in October 1910 to deny reports of Florence Lawrence’s death while co starring in The Awakening of Bess, a one reel feature.

King Baggot Carter de Haven First National Grand Opera House St. Louis Mr. Baggot Florence Lawrence Miss Lawrence Bess

Betty Blythe Drives Royal Chariot in Sheba Race

Hollywood star Betty Blythe, famed beauty and motorist, takes on chariot racing as Queen of Sheba. She practiced to run the royal chariot without a double, claiming modern women who fly planes and drive cars cannot match Sheba’s speed.

Betty Blythe Hollywood Film Colony Sheba Miss Blythe Mias Blythe

Noblesse Oblige Casts Local Actor After Kalem Studio Visit

Darren Fows hag joined the Gold wyn players and now works in Noblesse Oblige, the working title by Gertrude Atherton. Foss recalls being called into Kalem studio while riding by and sitting down, starting his acting career. Prizes are offered for best sustained characters as shown by the week’s produced pictures, and Thursday night crowds for the movies grow.

Darren Fows Hag Goldwyn Players Noblesse Oblige Gertrude Atherton Foss Kalem

Louise Glaum Rejects Vamps and Seeks Human Roles

Actress Louise Glaum argues the word vampire misdefines her screen work. She says she wants to portray real human women with soul, not heartless predatory figures, stressing characters who grow and atone.

Louise Glaum Lonely Louise Glau Bernhardt Duse Miuman

Pictured Airplane Flight by First Onboard Cinematographer

Orestes A. Zangril of World Motion Picture Corp. became the first photographer to film an airplane in flight from another aircraft. In Pensacola in 1915 he rode a Curtiss hydroplane strapped to a wing with his feet dangling over the edge.

Orestes A. Zangril World Motion Picture Corporation Pensacola

New Photoplay for Gladys Walton

Universal purchases The Millionaire Kid a modern Prince and the Pauper story written for Mary Pickford and released by her. Gladys Walton will star in a dual role as a slum girl and millionaire’s daughter with Antrim Hort and Howard Austin as leading men. production by Harry B. Harris.

Prince and the J. G. Hawke Mary Pickford Universal Gladys Walton Harry B. Harris Mise Walton Antrim@hort Howard Austin

FOLLIES GIRL IN NEW DWAN FEATURE

Allan Dwan plans a film adaptation of Carl Clausen story The Perfect Crime. James Kirkwood and Jacqueline Logan to star with Jacqueline Logan a Follies girl hired on Dwan’s New York trip. Alfred Cheney Johnston to photograph and Wilfred Buckland as art director.

Allan Dwan Carl Clausen Saturday Tivening Post James Kirkwood Jacqueline Logan Miss Logan Mr. Dwan New York Alfred Cheney Johnston Wilfred Buckland

Corinne Griffith to Wear Striking Gowns in Smyrna Scene

Corinne Griffiths new Vitagraph film It Isn t Being Done This Season features many scenes shot in Smyrna. Director George L Sargent harnesses Oriental splendor for the star as production nears completion.

Corinne Griffith Vitagraph Smyrna George L. Sargent

New Movie Buzz and Star Updates Across Studios

Picture Pater Vola Vale leads opposite William Russell in The Iron Rider by Frank L. Packard. Goldwyn shoots A Voice in the Dark. Alice Lake completes Mother Love. Keaton wraps Ilaunted House. Antonio Moreno stars in Three Sevens The Ivory Disc by Percy Firebner of London. Madaline Traverse appears. Alma Fubens in Thoughtless Women. Teck Jonen debuts in Just Pala. The Dice of Destiny leads IL B. Warner. W. W. Trodkinson unveils a Zane Grey tale The Man of the Forest. Viola Dana finishes The Offshore Pirate from a Fitzgerald story. Carter DeHaven couple at work on The Girl in the Taxi.

Vola Vale William Russell Frank L. Packard

Grace Valentine to Star in Selznick Production

Grace Valentine, renowned stage and screen star, joins the all star cast of Ralph Ince's A Man's Home produced by Selznick Pictures. She has previously led Lombardi at the Morosco Theatre in New York and appeared in Yellow Jacket and The Greyhound after stock work in Los Angeles.

Grace Valentine Moresco Harry Mercy Kathryn Willama Matt Moore Faire Binney Roland Bottomley Mies Valentine Morosco Los Angeles the Pulton the Astor Cordelia Wilson the Heavy

Skating Stars Plan Ice Race Between Stars

Flame Hammerstein of Selznick Pictures challenges Martha Mansfield Selznick leading woman to an ice skating race once Van Cortlandt Park lake freezes. Hammerstein, an expert skater, has ordered a suitable costume and the contest is set to draw attention in studio circles. Mansfield remains cryptic about attire while signaling confidence in a rival costume.

Flame Hammerstein Selznick Pictures Martha Mansfield Selznick Miss Mansfield Miss Hammerstein van Cortlandt Park Selgnick

Moreno Plans Spanish Film Production In True Hispana Setting

Antonio Moreno aims to shoot a picture in Spain, fulfilling a longtime goal. He leaves serials to star in Vitagraph productions, with Three Sevens by Perley Poore Sheehan and Chester Bennet directing. He intends to travel to Spain early next year to film a major story with authentic Hispanic settings.

Antonio Moreno Spain Senor Tony Vitagraph Perley Poore Sheehan Chester Bennet Tony

Wilson Views The Sin That Was His In White House

President Wilson watched The Sin That Was His directed by William Ia versham at the White House last Monday night. The showing was interrupted by business and Wilson asked for a repeat viewing. Theatre Equipment Company of Seattle received the first large shipment of original BIO carbons to reach this territory since the war.

Wilson Faversham William Iaversham Selznick White House The Theatre Equipment Company, Inc Seattle

The Mysterious Stranger in Mexico

Jimmy Aubrey stars in a Vitagraph comedy set in Mexico with senoritas and bullfight imagery. Produced by Jen Robbins the film follows Aubrey as the hero who outshines the bullfighters.

Jimmy Aubrey Vitagraph Mexico Jen Robbins

O Brien Selanick Star Starts New Central Park West Apt

Eugene O'Brien a Selznick star announces a move to Central Park West purchasing a cooperative apartment to present himself as a shrewd business man before beginning work on a new film titled World Apart. Theodore Konloff, a skilled dancer, is also an accomplished artist and expert in costume and scenic design.

Eugene O'Brien Selanick Star Makeoories Central Park West Theodore Konloff

She's Champion Movie Cook

Mary Alden proclaims she has cooked more on screen than any actress and says she is consistently mistreated by male leads. She is currently at Goldwyn Studio in a Snow Blindness film adaptation from Katherine Newlin Burt. Notables she has cooked for include Will Rogers Thomas Meighan Robert Edeson and Owen Moore.

Mary Alden Goldwyn Katherine Newlin Burt Miss Alden Will Rogers Thomas Meighan Robert Edeson Owen Moore

Players Take Part in Carnivals at Bakersfield Event

Al Christie and his company staged a carnival end of the Cotton Fair in Bakersfield California. Dorothy Devore Helen King and Harry D Edwards were among the prominent participants with others named in the crowd.

al Christie Bakersfield Cal Faucher Dorothy Devore Helen King Harry D. Edwards Molly Gowan Benjie de Litch Young

Tearle Turns Screenwriter At Fort Lee Studio

Conway Tearle author of the picture at Fort Lee studio under Hobart Henley. He is the writer of the scenario for the film. Sir Gilbert Parker, famed novelist, is at Lasky to write for Paramount.

Conway Tearle Selznick Star Mr. Tearle Nick Fort Lee Hobart Henley Gilbert Parker the Lasky Paramount

Also Mentioned on This Page

Heliotrope Cosmopolitan Masey Masdock Jula Swayne William D. Mack Diana Allen Arthur Millett Raymond Nye the Liberty Rez Blanche Hawakins Fred Burton Associated First National Pictures, Inc KB. F. B Star Office Baggot Betty Old Man Follies New Dwan Corinne Pater Alice Lake Keaton Percy Firebner London Madaline Traverse Alma Fubens Teck Jonen Cowboy Star Pala IL B. Warner Aege W. W. Trodkinson Zane Grey Viola Dana F. Scott Fitzgerald Mr. Carter DeHaven Moreno Aubrey Reavine Pally Jensen & von Webbers Connie Constance Torchy Cupid Chester Outing Slave Davis Litzer Tannhaeuser Wagner -Felix Arndt Wnoia* Oeres Ware India Reeeeesseess Cardwell and Armstrong
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