Theatres Present Selections at Evening Programs
Today program lists plays and actors including Lierd Hamilton in A Ywilteht Baby and Geraldine Farrer in The Woman and the Puppet along with Barrymore in Dr. Sekytt and Mr Hyde. The Turning Point features Kathryn MacDonald and The World Afiane is shown with Rex Praek Keeoad. Colonial showcases Meury Walthall in The Confession.
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Lierd Hamilton
Geraldine Farrer
Ge M
Kathryn MacDonald
Praek Keeoad
Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde Opens at the Strand
Paramount presents John Barrymore in a screen version of Robert Louis Stevenson s tale Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde The production is hailed as a film masterpiece with Barrymore delivering a strong lead similar to Richard Mansfield in the stage play It opens today at the Strand and drew wide comment from early viewers.
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DR. Jekyll
MR. Hyde
Paramount
Jekyl
John Barrymore
Carew
Martha Mansfield
George Carew
Brandon Hurat
Richard Lacron
Charles Lane
Spoommate
Louis Stevenson
Dr. Jekyll and
Mr. Barrymore
Richard Mansfield
Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde
Strand
The Woman and the Puppet at Clemmer with Geraldine Farrar
The Photoplay The Woman and the Puppet at the Clemmer stars Geraldine Farrar as Concho a volatile cigarette girl. Lou Tellegen plays Don Mateo Diaz in this adaptation by Pierre Louys and Pierre Frondaic presenting a colorful temperamental tale.
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Geraldine Farrar
Pierre Louys
Pierre Frondaic
Farrar
Concho
Lou Teliegen
Don Mateo Diaz
Nobteman
Spitfire
Thou Art the Man opens in South Africa setting
Robert Warwick stars in Thou Art the Man as a young English soldier of fortune wrongly suspected of diamond smuggling. Lois Wilson and J M Dumont also appear. The film follows his quest for rehabilitation while facing ostracism among locals. A Twilight Baby, a new comedy featuring Lford Hamilton, is shown as well.
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the Man
Paramount
Nerve
Robert Warwick
Joan Werrant
Lois Wilson
Menry Farrant
J. M. Dumont
Matt Selomon
Clarence Burton
Warwick
South Africa
Mr. War
Lford Hamilton
The Confession Opens at Colonial With Henry Walthall
Hal Breth the renowned playwright author of 130 stage plays presents a drama at the Colonial. Henry Walthall of The Clansman fame stars in The Confession as the leading player with a cast including Pather Partiett Francia McDonald Dumost and Margaret M Wade in supporting roles.
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Confession
Geo. H. Davie
Pather Partiett
Henry Walthan
Tom Bartiett
Hal Breth
The
Colonial Today
Henry Walthall
Antonio Moreno Stars in Townsend Brady The Leland Regeneration
Antonio Moreno is set to headline Townsend Brady's drama The Leland Regeneration, with principal photography beginning this season and plans for a staged premiere anticipated.
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Antonio Moreno
Run Townsend Brady
Leland
This Movie Queen Is a Century Old
Senora Maria Moreno aged 100 stars in For the Soul of Rafael. She resides in Los Angeles speaks no English and is described as the oldest movie actress in America with notable acting talent.
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Senora Maria Moreno
Rafael
Senora Moreno
Los Angeles
America
Miss Hampton Plans Hawaii Film Exteriors On Location
Hope Hampton star of A Modern Salome leaves New York for Hollywood and Hawaii. Her company will shoot exteriors on the spot in California and Waikiki, Hilo and other Hawaiian locations, aiming for authentic on location scenes for her second company production.
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Hope Hampton
Salome
New York
Hollywood
Hawaii
Seenes
California
Waikiki
Hilo
Miss Hampton
Notable Silent Film Casts and Upcoming Projects
Matt Moore, brother of Tom Moore, appears in Witepers with Elaine Hammerstein. Alice Joyce, a Vitagraph star, will speak her lines in Dollars and the Woman. Sydney Aineworth, a popular villain, stars with Jack Pickford in A Double Dyed Deceiver. Bert Sprotee, as Buffum in Jes Call Me Jim, collects 6000 stamps. William Faversham, Hedda Hopper, and Charles Gerard depart for The Wilderness Fear in Canada. Ernest Truex debuts a detective role in Stick Around. Charles West joins Allan Dwan for a new Mayflower production after a mountain expedition.
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Bert Sprotee
Buffum
New Goldwyn
Jes
Me Jim
Will Rogers
Vitagraph Acquires Navy Hydroplane For Spe cial Production
Vitagraph studios secure a navy hydro airplane to aid their big special production titled Trumpet Island. The craft will be used in stunt scenes and aerial sequences to boost the film’s realism and scale.
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Vitagraph
What Did Olive Mean Poise About the French Import
Olive Thomas dismissively questions the claim of a new Ziegfeld imported French girl with the prettiest limbo. The quip hints at a sly dig and a possible challenge to audience judging prowess.
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Pooh
Olive Thomas
Ziegfeld
Miss Thomas
Ideal Man to Marry Says Colleen Moore
Colleen Moore outlines the ideal husband as a good looking optimist with worldliness enough to be brave and faithful. He should be in love, professionally successful to provide comfort, not luxury, and capable of keeping the wolf away with unwavering support.
Will Colleen Moore Find Her Ideal Husband Abroad
The item notes Colleen Moore seeks an ideal mate and questions if an English marriage is possible. London men admit interest, claiming they are ready if she names a date, while no American suitor has claimed the role yet. The piece cites her own description of the ideal man.
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Colleen Moore
England
London
Barkin
Colleen
America
Photoplays Worth $100,000 a Mile Planned by Mayflower
The Mayflower Photoplay corp plans ten miles of film to be shown nationwide this season directed by Allen Dwan and others. Ten miles of picture-plays feature works by Harold MacGrath Robert W Chambers and William Allen White with expectations of high value if popular like The Miracle Man. The mileage mixes three quarters of a mile of tears four miles of laughs and four and three quarters miles of thrilling suspense according to a Mayflower statistician.
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Mayflower Photoplay Corporation
United States
Allen Dwan
Charles Miller
R. A. Walsh
Sidney Franklin
Dwan
GeorgeLoane Tucker
Harold Mactrath
Robert W. Chambers
Robert W. Service
William Allen White
High Cost of Movies in One Scene for Marooned Hearts
A Selesnick production features Conway Tearle and Zena Keefe. One sinking yacht scene required leasing a 150 foot vessel for two weeks from a Florida coast colony member at a large sum. Nassau built a yacht replica for 7000, plus technical staff costs. Overall expenses reached about 25000, excluding Fort Lee studio sets.
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Selesnick
Conway Tearle
Zena Keefe
Milionaire
Florida Coast Colony
Nassau
J. @. Belznick
Njaken
Fort Lee Studios
Miss Hobbs Completes Film Debut at Realart
Announcement reports Waeda Hawley’s Miss Hobbs is completed as her first Realart starring vehicle. Critics say the screen version does not surpass the stage hit comedy of the season. Director Donald Crisp leads a strong cast as filming wrapped in Hollywood and a release is planned soon.
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Miss Hobbs
Waeda Hawley
Donald Crisp
Miss Hawley
Hollywood
Misa Hobbs
Gladys Brockwell honors fallen dog Hobo I monument
Hollywood star Gladys Brockwell, a Fox Pictures lead, memorializes her prize dog Hobo I with a bronze sculpture on her lawn. The dog, sent to France at the start of World War I, died in service, and the monument honors his sacrifice for the war effort.
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Hobo I
Giailys Brockwell
Fox
Salome
France
Mies Brockwell
Hollywood
Fox Stars Miss Eileen Percy in Her Honor the Mayor
Eileen Percy, a leading Fox film actress, is promoted to star in Her Honor the Mayor a screen version of Arline Van Ness Hines stage hit at the Hollywood studio. Romney Wallace debuts as leading man with Percy alongside Edwin Booth Tilton William Fletcher and Charles Force in the cast.
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Eileen Percy
William Russell
Fox Film Corporation
Arline van Ness Hines
Hollywood
Paul Cazeneuve
Romney Wallace
Fox
Miss Percy
Edwin Booth Tilton
William Fletcher
Charles Force
Bosworth Heads Company for Santa Cruz Island Shoot
Hobart Bosworth and about 360 members depart for a three week location trip to Santa Cruz Island. Anna Q Nilsson will play the leading female role in the Bosworth production with William Conklin also in the cast. Roy H Marshal directed the project.
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Hobart Bosworth
Santa Cruz Iland
Anna Q. Nilsson
William Conklin
Roy H. Marshal
Expert on Make Up Leslie King Publishes Character Book
Veteran actor Leslie King known for the Chinese coolie role in Content, part of the Herbert Kaufman Weeklies, has authored a book on character make up. He has appeared in more character parts than any other actor in pictures.
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Leslie King
Herbert Kaufman
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Freckled Youth Seeks Prize Ear in Jersey Contest
Wesley Harry, a freckle faced youth from a magazine feature, reads of a freckleface contest by Commissioner A. Harry Moore during the amateur athletic meet at Pershingfield in June. He wires his entry and plans a New York stay for publicity before traveling abroad with Mr. Ian to shoot scenes in foreign locales. Shirley Mason completed The Little Wanderer.
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Marshal Neilan
A. Harry Moore
Jersey City
Pershingfield
Weasley
New York
Ian
Madson River
Do You Know That Star Facts From Old Newspapers
Tully Marshall who stars in The Gift Supreme played Sylvias in As You Like It produced in New York May 26 1805. Dane Novak from The River's End has been married five years and is mother to a three year old girl. Viola Dana and Shirley Mason are sisters and both stars. Viola is 71 and Shirley 19. Real name is Plug Rath. Charlie Chaplin is 31 with brown hair blue eyes and 5 feet 4 inches.
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Tully Marshall
Republic Picture
Sylvias
New York
Dane Novak
Viola Dana
Shirley Mason
Viola
Shirley
Plugrath
Charlie Chaplin
New Star Mary Joanna Desmond Born in Beverly Hills
Mr and Mrs William Desmond welcomed a daughter born April 6 at their Beverly Hills home near Los Angeles Cal The infant is named Mary Joan na a blend honoring the mother Mary Melver and Mr Desmonds mother Joann a The arrival sparked a glimpse of the Desmond cellar for Bill Desmonds friends from his acting career and photo plays.
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William Desmond
Beverley Hill
Desmonds
Los Angeles
Cal
Mary Joanna
Mary
Mary Melver
Desmond Cellar
Prince
Hetty
Bill
Star Eugenie Besserer Began Stage Career Early
Eugenie Besserer known for Judith in The Sowing of Alderson Cree first acted at age nine with McKee Rankin. She later appeared with Maurice Barrymore and, at seventeen, wrote produced and starred in her own productions.
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Eugenie Besserer
Judith
Alderson Cree
McKee Rankin
Maurice Barrymore
Desmonds Cast As Happy Married Folk In Movieland
In movieland the Desmonds are described as the happiest of married folk, revered for foresight in providing for a dry day and maintaining a cheerful home life.
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Desmonds
Movieland
Sisters Rivalry Highlight in Miss Minter Film
Mary Miles Minter and her sister Margaret Shelby star in Realart's next picture where in fiction they are rivals for a single young man. In real life the sisters are close, but on screen their characters clash for dramatic effect in this upcoming release.
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Mary Miles Minter
Margaret Shelby
Miss Minter
Realart
Eileen Percy Sets New Lead in Her Honor the Mayor
Eileen Percy has completed the screen version of Her Honor the Mayor for William Fox, poised as the studio’s newest star. The project marks Percy as a rising talent in Fox’s lineup.
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Eileen Percy
William Fox
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Leota Lorraine Jaman
Redeption
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Reno
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Secondarire Wilson
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Rosemary
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Tieree Pictures
Matt Moore
Tom
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A Lerter
Witepers
Elaine Hammerstein
Alice Joyce
Vitagraphatgr
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Jack Pickford
William ‘Faversham
Hedda Hopper
Charlie’ Gerard
Burton George
Canadian Northwest
Michael J. Phillips
Ernest Truex
Charles West
Marshal Netlan
Allan Dwan
Olive
Chlleere ‘Moore
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