Breakin Into the Movies through Stage Roots
The piece outlines the tough road to film prominence, emphasizing stage background and long experience. It traces Hal C. Herman’s journey from dance debut and Ziegfeld Follies to modeling, then acting in Runaway Romany, Cecelia of the Pink Roses, Oh Boy, and later pictures with Cosmopolitan and MGM.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ziegfeld Follies
America
Harrigan Fisher
Howard Chandler Christy
Haskell Coffin
Penrhyn Stanlaws
Selznick Select
Cecelia
Cosmopolitan Pictures
Knighthood
New York
Janice Meredith
Yolanda
Broadway
Tillie the Toiler
Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer
WNN Service
Lost Scot Prime Minister MacDonald Highlighted in Scottish Tour
A Washington Geo graphic society bulletin chronicles Lossiemouth and surrounding Morayshire highlights. It notes Elgin cathedral ruins, Forres witches stone, Cawdor castle, Inverness as Highlands hub, and Duncan history with Inverness castle, Flora MacDonald, Culloden, and the Northern Meeting festival draws.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
MacDonald
Washington
Lossiemouth
National Geographic Society
Scotland
Bulletin
Moray Firth
North Sea
Inverness
Cromarty
Dornoch
Sutherlandshire
Elgin
Lossie River
Morayshire
Firth
Macbeth
Forres
Duncan
Shakespeare
Banquo
Swene
Nairn
Cawdor Castle
Highlands
Columbia
Brude
Inverness Castle
Ness
Donald of the Isles
Bruce
Mary Queen of Scots
Prince Charlie
Invernesshire
Flora MacDonald
Culloden Moor
Duke of Cumberland
Una Merkel A Versatile Stage and Screen Actress
Una Merkel, born in Covington Kentucky, held many early stage roles while teaching Sunday school and singing in a choir. She later appeared in productions including Two by Two The Poor Nut Pigs Two Girls Wanted and The Gossipy Sex and gained notice for Coquette guiding her to film through United Artists and D W Griffiths Abraham Lincoln.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Una Merkel
Covington
Philadelphia
Lynn Overman
Miss Merkel
Helen Hayes
Joseph M. Schenck
United Artists
Coquette
Mr. Golden
Ann Rutledge
D. W. Griffith
Abraham Lincoln
Lesson of the Centuries Shapes Modern Hope
Emerson urged trusting the centuries over the hours to read history, noting that long-term trends reveal progress despite present downturns. The Knickerbocker Press reflects that decades may replace centuries as the standard, yet the core claim remains: a long view supports faith in human progress.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Emerson
Abyssinian mourning reduced to three days proclamation
Emperor Haile Selassie I issues a proclamation shortening mourning from forty days to three. Citizens may mourn silently or aloud and wear black bands but must refrain from scratching faces leaping undressing or dyeing costumes either black or yellow following the death of the Emperor's favorite daughter.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Abyssinia
Haile Selassie I
God
Lion
Judah
Ethiopia
Carry Burden of Age Old Pensions
The Boston Transcript reflects on enduring pensions tied to historic wars. Cherasco in Italy still pays annual interest on Napoleon era tribute, descendants of Montezuma receive long standing pensions, and Mexico’s Montezuma lineage has drawn payments for four centuries amid legal disputes. A movement in Mexico seeks to end these pensions as claims lack wartime scars and payments near four million dollars.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Great Britain
Waterloo
United States
Cherasco
Turin
Napoleon
Alps
Montezuma
Mexico
Cortes
Charles V
Spain
Iturbide
Maximilian
Boston Transcript
Easy Dishwashing With Granulated Soap
A simple kitchen method uses granulated soap for soaking pots and pans before washing. Fill warm water, add soap, and soak while you finish dishes. rinse in hot water, wash glasses first, then silverware, then dishes and finally pots and pans, drying with lintless towels.
Old Coot Mazie Delivers a Wise Retort
Mazie gripes about a new job describing a clash with the boss over appearances. Mabel teases as Mazie explains the boss values work over vanity and spelling checks over mirror gazing.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mazie
Mabel
Busy Housewife Sews Rip During Downtown Trip
A hurried housewife on a downtown errand discovers a torn dress just before boarding a car. Laughing youths notice her, while she sits with hands folded in her lap and a thimble on one finger, drawing amused glances.
Remarkable Cure of Pimples by Cuticura Soap and Ointment
Miss Bernice Whitaker of Hamlin Texas describes four months of painful disfiguring pimples that left her homebound until Cuticura Soap and Ointment restored her skin after using three cakes of soap and four boxes of ointment. Adv. lists Soap 25c Ointment 25c and 50c and Talcum 25c from Potter Drug and Chemical Corp Malden MA.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bernice Whitaker
Rt. 3
Hamlin
Texas
Potter Drug & Chemical Corp
Malden
Mass
Also Mentioned on This Page
Hal C. Herman
Marion Davies
Old Scotia
Little Lossiemouth
MacLean
Maclachlan
Meg Gillivray
Grocers
Arm & Hammer and Cow
Tate
Rinso
Medicine Chest Lab
Rowlands Bldg
Columbus
Ohio
Bea
Quincy
Fla
Trey
St. Joseph
St.Joseph
Cuticura
Peterman
ANT Food
WNU
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