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Newspaper
The Mobile Item
Location
Mobile, Alabama, United States of America
Date
Sep 14, 1913
Page
18
A Mountain Mother Drama Lubin A Western Sister's Devotion Essanay G M Anderson His Lordship Billy Smoke Comedy Vitagraph Mary Charleson Edwin August listed among program highlights in early cinema offerings featuring multiple short films and star performers.
Mrs Minnie Maddern Fiske stars in a five part drama produced by Players Film Co. Daniel Frohman presents the feature with an all star theatrical cast. Admission 20 cents with children under ten priced at 10 cents.
A Vita graph feature titled The Lonely Princess showcases Maurice Costello and Clara Kimball Young in a dramatic cinema piece. The brief article highlights their performances and the film’s reception.
On Wednesday September 17 the Edison program presents The Awakening of a Man a two reel drama starring Benjamin Wilson and Charles Ogle. Also shown is The Way of Life a drama from Selig.
Kalem presents The Bribe starring Raymond Bloomer and Alice Hallister. Edison screens Keepers of the Flock featuring Miriam Nesbit and McDermott. Also showing Mr. Dippy Dipped with Ruth Hennessy.
A feud story from Kentucky hills presented as a two reel Lubin drama featuring Wm. Carr Jenne Nelson and Eleanor Blanchard. Also screened is The Price of Jealousy a Pathe drama.
Sunday program lists The Seeds of Wealth a Lubin drama with Harry Myers and Ethel Clayton plus Broncho Billys Conscience Essa nay with G M Anderson and Old Moddings Daughter a Vitagraph comedy drama showing in black and white screenings.
A montage of plot summaries from a Royal Theatre listing. Liza and Lilly in mountain life clash with Jed Dowling over Lilly’s future while Walter the writer courts Lilly. Moonshine raids lead to a fatal shootout. Billy Smoke and Broncho Billy tales unfold with romance and tragedy across Western settings. Several serials and stage ads follow.
The initial screening of the five part Tess of the D Urbervilles features Mrs Fiske in the title role with a potent dramatic display. The cast includes Raymond Bond as Angel Clare and David Torrence as Alec d Urberville with John Steppling and Mary Barker in supporting parts. The audience responds to Tess’s trials from a stern father to a fateful wedding night and a devastating climax.
Dreamland theatre in Mobile offers the first showings of photographs and a lecturer detailing Harry K Thaw’s Matteawan escape to Canada. The program includes interior and exterior matteawan scenes and key figures such as Dr Kieb James Hickey gate keeper and Evelyn Nesbit Thaw. The bill also features five reels including The Money King and two additional single reels, with admission free.
Post Wheeler the secretary of the American embassy at Rome has been recalled to Washington to consult with Secretary Ryan. The decision on his return will depend on the outcome of a conference. Bryan declined to confirm or deny reports that charges of abuse of diplomatic privileges have been filed.
In rehearsals actors deliver standout performances unseen by audiences. True Boardman stands out as a desperate prospector, his precise detail and intensity thrilling even veteran viewers, hinting at a powerful final on screen.
Mr Ferrar recalls a vaudeville manager offering him an Indian part at half his stated salary. He refuses, explaining he cannot play an Indian for that money and asks what role fits the reduced pay. The exchange highlights pay disparity and typecasting in early entertainment.
The commander of the battleship Nebraska denied reports of a blown boiler-head during battle practice. He said a back header existed on board while the ship was at anchor on the southern drill grounds. No injuries were reported.
A cautious wife chooses not to wake her husband despite noting prowlers in the yard, prioritizing his rest over alerting him to potential danger. The remark reflects a moral viewpoint on prudence and care within a marriage.
Daniel Frohman presents Mrs Fiske in Thomas Hardy drama Tess of the D Urbervilles at the Royal Theatre tomorrow Monday September 15 with a renowned actress delivering a soulful portrayal of a woman’s sorrows.
Review lauds filming of landscapes sunsets and interiors. Notes strong direction production and acting by Murphy plus camera work credited to Zukor Porter and Dawley for a high quality production enduring in memory.
Actress Helen Dunbar and William Bailey were injured last week when Dunbar fell through a trap door on a studio platform. She suffered a severely sprained ankle though she believed the pain would ease. she was told by doctors it would heal by the next day. Dunbar, known for Essanay Pictures and roles as a mother, stars in The Right of Way, a two reel dramatic film.
In Fayetteville a county court voided the town ordinance prohibiting liquor shipments exceeding a gallon, ruling the local rule unconstitutional. The case raised the Webb-Kenyon bill’s constitutionality, with no ruling on its validity.
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