The Colosseum Opens With Stars in Silent Era Programs
The schedule lists William Farnum in Wolves of the Night at the Coliseum, Clemm Kerr Nasimova in The Brat at CLEMM KERR, Hill Russell in Six Feet Poor, Robert Warwick in Told to the Hills, a Markey in The Curse, Tom Mix in Rough Romance, Bari Metcalfe in The re Chaplin in Sun A T, and KB Irving in The Mall along with Lycas.
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Coliseum
Big Bill Russell
Liberty
Nazimova
The
Clemmer
Robert Warwick
Strand
Rex
Enid Markey
Eve
Tom Mix
Mission
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Charlie Chaplin
Little
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BM Russell
Liberty Sunday
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the Little
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Hill Russell
A Markey
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Liberty "Six Feet Four" at the Liberty opens Sunday
The feature film Six Feet Four stars William Russell as Big Bill Russell in a brisk western drama adapted from Jackson Gregory. The Liberty theatre presents a fast moving story with realistic Western content and a touch of entertainment through frequent stanzas of action.
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Ars
Jackson Gregory
Ray
Clemmer Presents The Brat Adaption by Nazimova at Clemmer
Alla Nazimova adapts Maude Fulton drama for the screen with a waif taken in by a benefactor who becomes his wife. Corinne Griffith stars in The Climbers, wearing 48 costumes from evening wear to bathing outfits in this Vitagraph feature based on Fitch’s stage success.
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Corinne Griffith
Vitagraph
Fitch
Enid Markey Stars In The Curse of Eve At Rex
Enid Markey, a pleasing screen figure, headlines The Curse of Eve opening at the Rex today. The photoplay shows Eve and her modern sisters in a prologue and six reels. Edward Cozen is Miss Markey’s onscreen lover. the production cost about $75,000. Earle Williams will travel from Los Angeles to Brooklyn to film The Fortune Hunter.
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Rex
Edward Cozen
Miss Markey
Earle Williams
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Wolves of the Night Opens at Coliseum With Farnum
The Fox drama Wolves of the Night stars William Farnum and opens today at the Coliseum. A man enters a business office, locks the door, and confronts three men after a vital injury, promising an exciting sequence.
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William Farnum
Fox
Coliseum
Told in the Hills cast list surprise cameo
The note lists actors in the production including Robert Warwick Rachel Mardy Ann Little Charles Stuart and Monte Blue with other performers such as Tillie Mardy Wanda Hawley and Davy MecDougall mentioned in the program.
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Robert Warwick
Rachel Mardy
Ceedeecens Ann Little
Charles Stuart
Tom Forman
Ang Belleau
Wanda Hawley Davy MecDougall
Charles Ogle
Eeeees
Monte Blue
Tillie Mardy
Merry Hardy
Mart Hoxste
Rough Riding Romance and The Lyons Mail in Local Films
Tom Mix stars as a daydreaming dreamer in Rough Riding Romance where royalty and cowboys mingle in lively action. The Lyons Mail features H. B. Irving in a vivid colored romance set in Paris a century ago, described as a bold cinematic tale.
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Nancy Price Couftson
James Lindsay McUlocnal
Nelson Ramaay
H. B. Irving
Sir Henry Irving
Lyons’ Mail
Paris
Wants to Know How to Be a Movie Star Letter to Kalem
A fan letter to Kalem asks how to become a film star and requests guidance. The note, written in earnest, is forwarded by Will Hamwright who currently works with Vitagraph.
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Italian Actress Bettina Signed by Metro Co
Bettina the Italian actress famed in Europe will become a Metro star through an agreement with Caesar Film Co of Rome. Metro will import her existing photo plays and send a director to Italy to oversee new productions in which she leads, then bring her to America to work at Metro studios.
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Metro
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Metro Studios
The Battler at Colonial Opens Today
The Battler photoplay at the Colonial starts today. Set in the East Side, it follows a pugilist's romance ending in marriage to a club man's wife, with a dramatic home clash as the big feature.
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East Side
Sunny Side Farmhand Comedy Heads to The Little
A farmhand and his country girl star in Sunny Side a $1 000 000 comedy coming to The Little today. Charlie works for a farmer who runs the Evergreen hotel with a grassy lobby and has adventures and a romance with Lila Lee who will soon appear in Why Change Your Wife by Cecil B De Mille.
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Sunnyside
Evergreen Hotel
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Cecil de Mille
Snappy Old Lion Falls for Gloria Swanson Charm
The snappy old lion, captivated by Gloria Swanson, plays a docile role in Cecil B. DeMille's Male and Female, a photoplay version of Barrie's The Admirable Crichton.
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Gloria Swanson
Cecil B. DeMille
Barrie
Crichton
Amateur Car Championship Victory At Ascot Speedway California
Tom Mix wins the amateur automobile championship at Ascot speedway California and averages better than 60 miles per hour over a 15 mile distance. The field features Sally Crute Marc McDermott F J Ratcliffe and John L Shine in lead roles for The Red Virgin being filmed by the B A Rolfe Co Charles Clary to play the heavy in Dustin Farnum's The Honor of His Family film The Second Chance becomes a photoplay about court martial Antonio Moreno holds a ski championship in Truckee Warren Kerrigan to pose for a marble life figure Romance Noah Beery plays Bluff in Everywoman Madame Rose Tanne former Paris stage star appears in Geraldine Farrars latest picture title not announced.
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Ascot Speedway
California
Ae Ge Om
Sally Crute
Marc McDermott
F. J. Ratcliffe
John L. Shine
How Mack Sennett Tests His Comedies
The article explains Mack Sennett’s process of testing comedies in New York by judging audience laughs during opening night and cutting the film accordingly. It notes his instinctive sense for humor and describes how a typical 18,200 to 20,000 foot reel is trimmed to about 1,800 feet after studio showings on the lot.
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Mack Sennett
Sennett
Mr. Sennett
Barrymore to film The Copperhead stage drama
Lionel Barrymore produces The Copperhead for Famous Players Lasky. The Copperhead, long praised as his career peak, was a hit in the 1917 18 season in New York and toured major cities nationwide.
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Fampus Players-Lasky Co
Barrymore
Edwin Booth
New York
Little Shepherd of Come Under Jack Pickford Contract
The Little Shepherd of Come becomes a Goldwyn film with Jack Pickford in a new contract. Advertisement urges readers to visit Boldt's French Uptown locations at 1414 3d Ave and 913 2d Ave to purchase theater tickets or related items.
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