Youth Steals Film Reels From Mutual Exchange
A youth posing as a theatre employee stole three reels from Mutual Film Corporation's Chicago exchange. The films are The Scoop at Belleville Thanhouser The Queen of the Band Reliance and Putting Papa to Sleep Novelty. B N Judell of Chicago Mutual offices says the theft was likely done for fun.
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Thanhouser
Papa
Mutual Film Corporation
Chicago Exchange
B. N. Judell
Chicago Mutual
A New Comedy King Davy Don Rises in Films
Davy Don, a photoplay fanmaker, emerges as a rising box office favorite in comedy. Discovered by the Lubin Company and developed under Edward McKim, Lubin has issued the first in a regular series of Davy Don comedies, meeting exhibitor demand nationwide.
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Davy Don
Mr. Don
Lubin Company
Edward McKim
Silhouette Testing Shapes Gown Designs for Mary Page
Edna Mayo wears gowns tested by silhouette method in Essanay’s The Strange Case of Mary Page. Designer Lucile Gordon created outfits that passed the silhouette test to ensure perfect composition in each scene under director J. Charles Haydon’s guidance.
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Edna Mayo
Henry Walthall
Essanay
Mary Page
Lucile
Lady Duff Gordon
Miss Mayo
J. Charlies Haydon
Rawlinson Plays Prank on Traffic Police in L A
Herbert Rawlinson drives through Los Angeles with a colleague in disguise as a wounded passenger. He removes the makeup and tricks police by rushing to the hospital, letting the car speed along to give the man time to return home with minutes to spare.
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Universal
Herbert Rawlinson
Los Angeles
George
Rawlinson
Lon Chaney Fools Digby Bell With Masterful Make-Up
Lon Chaney famed for Silas Lacy in The Grip of Jealousy shows Digby Bell a photo history of his roles. The next day Chaney visits Bell in disguise, appearing as a perfect replica of Bell and stunning the veteran actor.
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Lon Chaney
Simon Legree
Silas Lacy
Colorado Springs
Digby Bell
Mr. Chaney
Constance Collier Stars in The Code of Marcia Gray
English actress Constance Collier appears in Morosco Paramount’s The Code of Marcia Gray, a modern drama of fashion and finance. She plays the wife of a wealthy financier facing disgrace, with a strong supporting cast. Hell’s Hinges by AI Tom Ince also draws praise on Broadway for its bold storytelling.
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Morosco- Paramount
Marcia Gray
Miss Collier
Tom Ince
W. 8. Hart
Broadway
New York
Rose Melville Transitions Sis Hopkins to Film Screen
Rose Melville explains leaving stage to star Sis Hopkins in Kalem Company one reel comedies. Fans will soon see the gingham girl in weekly pictures built around the character and her country farm mishaps. Melville loves making audiences laugh and hopes Sis’s film fame expands nationwide.
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Sis Wee
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Sis Hopkins Library of Fun
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Film Men
Mise Melville
Chaplin Tries to Be Serious Delivers Laughs At Hippodrome
The Hippodrome overflowed with five hundred on stage and thousands turned away as Charlie Chaplin appeared in dinner coat. He entertained despite says of stage fright, performing Sousa’s overture and his own The Peace Patrol, with receipts totaling about $10,000 for Astors fund.
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Astors’ Fund
Chaplin
Tom Wise
Sousa
Peace Patrol
Anonymous admirer sends horseradish to Henry Walthail
An anonymous admirer of Henry Walthail, co star with Edna Mayo in the Essanay series The Strange Case of Mary Page, sent him a gallon of home made horseradish with a card reading I m strong for you The inspiration which gets out a heavy vote is a desire to vote against somebody.
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Henry Walthail
Edna Mayo
Mary Page
Reeves in Hamlet Made Over sparks onstage cabbage attack
In a Lubin Company comedy "Hamlet Made Over" Billie Reeves endures a staged assault as minor players lob cabbages eggs and beets during a soliloquy scene directed by Harle Metcalfe leaving Reeves with a black eye and contusions. Also a note on anonymous goldfish letters to Miss Halloway amid rumors of donors and Marvelous profits in the goldfish trade.
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Billie Reeves
Lubin Company
Mr. Reeves
Ancholy Dane
Harle Metcalfe
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