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Newspaper
Seattle Star
Location
Seattle, Washington, United States of America
Date
Jun 24, 1922
Page
6
Evening notes summarize changes and updates affecting Virginia Pos and Keaton, with mentions of national context and local implications.
The Universal flapper comedy The Guttersenpe stars Jadys Walton and follows a heroine from New York slums to an English baronial hall. It shows two days Sunday and Monday at the Oak. Red Courage, another Universal feature, will be shown tonight.
The Colonial screens the wholesome comedy Don't Write Letters Sunday featuring Gareth Hughes in the lead, noted for his role in Barrie's Sentimental Tommy. Co stars include Robert W. Jenks and Victor Potel as part of a lighthearted tale of a young man seeking courage to impress a girl he has never met.
Mrs Evelyn Frances Snow an Ohio center was removed from office after her claim that only ten percent of the people knew what they ought to see on the screen. The dismissal followed broad disagreement with her views. Von Stroheim announced his next film title Merry Go Round.
Al Jolson asks Albert Hay Malotte to introduce his new song Old Fashioned Girl to Seattle audiences as a feature on the Liberty’s new bill opening Saturday. Malotte will sing and play the tune, prompting Jolson’s special request per a telegram received yesterday.
Phyllis Haver the Sennett star quits vaudeville after touring with Ben Turpin and Kathryn Metluire. She plans no more road shows and returns to her studio, working with Turpin under F Richard Jones on the Sennett-Turpin First National release The Frozen Trail.
Norma Talmadge and Constance Talmadge appear in a two reel Keaton comedy with Buster Keaton as director. The sisters are under contract with First National, and lobby one sheets confirm their participation in the film.
A Pathe Review highlights a vast herd of 200,000 reindeer in a striking wildlife round-up. The feature emphasizes scale and the global reach of the event.
Church and public welfare groups push for motion pictures as educational recreative and evangelistic tools. Epworth Herald editor Dr Dan B Krummit defends film advertising. WCTU and AFL leaders discuss film approval and censorship at national meetings.
The item lists ages and marital statuses of film stars and upcoming works. Virginia Lee Corbin is ten and Mary McAllister twelve, with Baby Oxborne around, while Leatrice Joy plays opposite Matt Moore in Her Man and is married to Jack Gilbert. Richard Barthelmess is 26, working on The Bond Boy, and Norma Talmadge is 25, the eldest sister.
Buster Keaton states he will raise his newborn son to pursue the presidency, even if the child prefers becoming a firefighter or policeman. The comedian notes his faith in the boy’s leadership potential and plans to guide him toward public service.
Metro engaged King Vidor to direct Laurette Taylor in the film Peg o' My Heart with production to begin soon. Vidor, noted for The Jack Knife Man, brings an artistic approach to the project.
A lyric line compares a beloved to distant stars shining in the night. The speaker notes magic in the light that colors the nightdeep robes of dark skies after day ends. The verse emphasizes beauty, distance, and an ethereal, romantic ambiance.
The Goldwyn company films in England with Sir Halli Caine as location manager showing sites in the Isle of Man where the story’s John Storm and Glory Quale lived. Hall Caine and his son Derwent guide London locations, drawing on his Manx history and geography.
Viola Dana is back at the Metro studios in California working on a new picture titled Page Tom O'Brien with Cullen Landis as her co star. Between scenes she stays busy knitting a white sweater for her father.
Adolph Zukor of Paramount declares improved business mood already here. Film notes: Billy Dove’s first starring film Country Love. Viola Dana filming The Merchant of Venice in Berlin. Betty Blythe starts How Women Love with Kenneth Webb directing. Rudolf Valentino in The Young Rajah. Little Blue Bonnet finished in San Antonio funded by City club. Gareth Hughes returns in The Christian with Maurice Tourneur. Harry Myers exits Captain Blackbird for Ivanhoe in Europe. Gimme starts with Helene Chadwick lead. Cyril Chadwick to play Lord Ure in The Christian. Life Story of the Three Talmadges by Mia Margaret Talmadge.
Madge Bellamy chosen as Jack Pickford's leading lady for Garrison's Finish. The young actress is viewed as a rising star and the project looms as a major screen release.
Ben Turpin suffered a non severe but painful accident while driving a dog team for The Frozen Trail. He was thrown beneath the sled after a lead dog was struck during a rehearsal curve, keeping him off the set for two days.
The article shows Douglas Fairbanks as a business man first and an actor second. It notes his Robin Hood sets, including a 606 foot long castle facade over 200 feet high built with more than 12 carloads of material. The piece highlights his vast production scale and hands on role in construction.
The piece notes Ben Hur as a grand stage spectacle to prove cinema's superiority over live theater. It mentions a deal with A. L. Erlanger and Goldwyn, with 25,000 people involved in making the film and references to Fairbanks.
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