The New Era in Motion Pictures and All Star Casts
A writer argues motion pictures will enter a new epoch with a big story, top writers, and an all star ensemble. He cites Jesse L. Lasky and Paramount Pictures plans to bring Europe’s best writers to America, assemble famed stars, and produce Cecil B. DeMille’s Kenyon Chi…fall.
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Pleyers-Lesky Corporation
New York
Ethel Barrymore
Stern
America
Europe
Slara
Paramount F Pictures
Jesse L. Lasky
Temporation
Angelo
Mr. Lasky
England
James A. Barrie
Henry Arthur Jones
Edward Knoblock
Arnold Bennett
Elmer Glyn
Avery Hopwood
Fimner Harris
Brosk North
The Rocky Road to Starland in Film Salaries
A film industry executive explains why actresses work long hours for modest pay and suffer nervous strain as luck and talent alone do not ensure success. The piece cites a week of salaries in feature and comedy productions, detailing a total weekly payroll near eighteen thousand dollars and emphasizes the rising importance of story value and careful material selection for future triumphs.
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New York
Breca
Stellar Etiquette for Stars Facing Public Life
The text outlines a star's path to power and image control including buying fine cars, hiring a butler, directing productions, and shaping public perception. It warns to value exclusivity, manage press relations, deny marriage or divorce rumors, and maintain a curated persona while anticipating a new era prioritizing real value over expense.
Wally Turns The Tables On Egg Dropping Prank
Wally Reid, staying at the St Francis Hotel in Sax Francisco, sat in a hotel window and dropped eggs on pedestrians. Patrons egged on the mischief until a gentleman wearing an omelet diapesu demanded an investigation. Wally joked that chickens have learned to fly and lay eggs in mid air.
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Wally Reid
St. Francis
Sax Francisco
Wally
Aiz
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Cecil de Mille
Cecil B. Geville
August Schnitzler
Anatol
Jeanie Macpherson
Elmer Harris
Beulah Marie Tuix
le Milla
Wallace Reid
Gloria Swanson
Elliott Dexter
Agnes Ayres
Babe Danials
Wanda Hawley
Theodore Roberts
Dorothy Cumming
Theodore Kessaiz
Julia Faye
Cecil B. de Milte
Kenyon Chitiuom
Righi-Vesse Leta
Bob
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Edwenobeck
WE Demille
Zlinod Glyn- Cecil
Arthur Jones
Eit Ise Plaweghis
PPS
Starland
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