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Newspaper
Seattle Star
Location
Seattle, Washington, United States of America
Date
Sep 17, 1921
Page
8
Mary Miles Minter and Doty Driscoll are linked in a historical notice referencing Lavona Otoc. The fragment mentions individuals and a formal notice context likely from a newspaper public or social column.
Rex Bil Fairbanks, a new screen star, appears in Fighting Bill at the Rex theatre. The Western features a gala prizefight scene that centers the plot and showcases the hero and villain resolving differences in the ring.
Sophia Wachner of the ae wardrobe devised a method to convert an awkward gown for Colleen Moore in The Wall Flower. The design adds four frilled panels at the overbodice to create a puffed waist, then drops to reveal a slender satin bodice and bouffant silhouette.
Reports from major studios indicate a rebound in film production after a slow summer. Robertson-Cole Goldwyn Metro Universal Brunton and others are rushing to gear up with new pictures amid renewed patron demand.
Guests at the Coronado Hotel in Coronado Beach California welcomed Pauline Frederick and her company as they filmed scenes for an RC production. The star’s popularity shone through the warm reception from tourists. The forthcoming production title is The Lure of Jade.
Theda Bara, famed vamp, comes back from a year away to star in a two reeler titled A Day With Theda Bara. She and director Charles Brabin plan personal appearances in major cities as the film tours the country.
George Arliss will star in a screen version of Idle Hands by Earl Derr Biggers author of Seven Keys to Taldpate Forrest Halsey and Henry Kolker who produced Disraeli for Arliss will serve in similar roles in the new production.
The item lists actors and studios tied to Paramount, Goldwyn, and others. Lester Cuneo and Wallace Reids own Beverly Hills pools and private trucks. Mia Keld, Mildred Harris, Edith Roberts, and Colleen Moore are noted with upcoming roles and projects. Waldemar Young adapts a romantic comedy, Tom Forman directs, and Leatrice Joy signs amid DeMille’s next Paramount production.
Dorta May, a rising young screen actress, signed a contract to appear in a series for RC Pictures and now works on her first RC Pictures production titled The Foolish Age.
Back from Sweden, film star Anna Q Nilsson could head a series of Ibsen stage productions. While abroad she received multiple European acting offers and is considered for prominent theater roles.
Archie Ruggles shines at the Strand in The Old Nest prologue while No Woman Knows comes to Clemmer featuring Mabel Julienne Scott and Stuart Holmes. Rex Ingram earns Yale BFA for The Four Horsemen. Strand shows Alfatra of Anatol Golem and The Three Musketeers soon.
Claire Windsor a Seattle native rises to leading lady in Goldwyn’s Grand Larceny with Elliott Dexter. She moved to California with her mother, started as an extra, advanced after work with Allan Dwan and Lois Weber, and now headlines as a pampered Southern belle in the new film.
In a film scene for her current play Constance Binney wed George Webb. It emerged the actor playing the minister is a real Episcopal minister.
Jack Coogan Jr father of Jackie Coogan is said to know more theatrical people than any one man in the business. He spent years on the vaudeville stage and remains a well connected figure.
The piece notes Doug and Mary may return to theater if offers tempt, Mary limiting to one season. It lists marriages of Alpha Pearl White, Stewart Edward White related figures, Ruth Roland upcoming The White Eagle, Katherine MacDonald new Woman’s Ride, and Tyrone Power’s fourth marriage. It mentions cast details for Disraeli and other titles and notes various screen figures with brief biographical tidbits.
French film star Max Linder selects Alta Allen as the best looking young woman in America. Allen, a Western girl, appears in Linder’s comedy Seven Years Bad Luck released by RC Pictures, drawing attention in New York and Broadway for beauty and charm.
Elinor Glyn writes another original for Gloria Swanson at Paramount titled Beyond the Rocks. It follows The Husband's Trademark, a Clara Beranger story, with Lowell Sherman to star. Swanson prepares to start the film after a New York visit.
Rupert Hughes, noted for The Old Nest, supervises the production of his latest story The Wall Flower. He has developed a new camera-work angle that is described as a distinct novelty for the picture.
Edith Storey endures a stormy sea and cliff climbs in the FRC picture The Beach of Dreams. She faces a fierce encounter with a milor and fights off Chinese pirates as part of the day’s work.
Paramount star Elsie Ferguson returns to the United States after a two month European vacation. Her new picture EF lights is produced by Pita Weiman and directed by John H Robertson.
Goldwyn studio President Mel Goldwyn explains cuts start at the top with salaries highest, followed by reorganization to reduce costs. Younger workers are placed into roles of responsibility as the industry enters a new era driven by modern techniques and evolving audiences.
Critics praise William DeMille's production After the Show featuring Chicago sisters MacDonald and Vianna Eton. The film, adapted from Rita Man's story The Stage Door, marks their first full screen work with Paramount California.
The D Artagnan moustache worn by Douglas Fairbanks in The Musketeers spurred a new lip facial style with fans adopting similar facial hair across audiences.
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