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Newspaper
Seattle Star
Location
Seattle, Washington, United States of America
Date
Nov 18, 1919
Page
5
Colonial, Universal and other studios feature a mix of dramas and comedies. Notable titles include Rex Ingram's The Miracle Man and Griffiths Mother and the Law, with Norma Talmadge also in Missing Link and The Safety Curtain.
The opening scene of John Pet tecoats features Bill Hart at the Liberty Theatre with a dancing log scene and a later same-dance in a Southern ballroom. Strand presents The Miracle Man with Betty Compson as a Bowery girl and Avery Hopwood's late comedy Fair and Warmer. Rex showcases The Mother and the Law with a mill strike courtroom sequence. Colonial features Florence Reed in The Woman Under Oath, while Mission offers Loot and international news on submarine sinkings.
Actress Pauline Frederick files divorce action from playwright Willard Mack. In private life she is Pauline F. McLaughlin and he is Charles W. Melaughlin. Both have prior marriages and divorces.
The Hawaiian pineapple pack reaches 6,000,000 cases per year, double the 1914 figure, with a declared value this year of $22,500,000.
Ruth Roland recounts the hidden dangers of film stardom from her behind the scenes perspective. She describes a chandelier scene with lead Herbert Heyes and notes how film danger can turn dreams into a nightmare.
J Beal age 25 is detained in the city jail while detectives investigate a series of downtown hotel room robberies. He is believed to have knowledge of the crimes and was arrested by Detectives McNamee and Maine. Jewelry tied to the thefts was reportedly found in his possession.
Picture Patter notes Dorothy Gish appears at the Liberty Wednesday in Turning the Tables a happy little comedy. The column mentions Miss Brady new maroon Packard, Jack her chauffeur and Fred Jenkins from Artcraft as a slave role in The White Book and reports on various film figures, studios, and productions including Universal and Vitagraph activities, a movie expedition, and Dorothy Phillips projects.
In the Baxter house a wedding week begins with Jean Baxters cold. Attendants josh and suggest Weeks Break Up A Cold tablets. Jean doubts relief but accepts them as a box of flowers arrives from the fiancé, claiming renewed freshness.
Lew Cody plans a new studio worth one million dollars occupying 75,000 square feet to produce films bearing his name. The project signals a major expansion in his production operations and industry footprint.
A brief note lists Boldt's French pastry shop locations in Uptown at 1114 3d Ave and downtown at 913 2d Ave. The entry notes available items and street addresses for patrons seeking baked goods.
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