Farce Excuse Me at Strand Promises Gales of Laughs
The Strand opens Excuse Me a 1910 Rupert Hughes farce now a motion picture starring Norma Shearer and Conrad Nagel. It follows a young couple seeking a minister in Chicago and a wild continental Pullman trip ending in a sensational air transport finish. Ben Tuffin appears in Wild Goose Chaser.
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Strand
Chicago
Philippines
Rupert Hughes
Metro-Goldwyn
Norma Shearer
Conrad Nagel
Ben Tuffin
Salome of the Tenements Showcases Old New York at Orpheum
The Paramount drama Salome of the Tenements arrives at the Orpheum as Jetta Goudal Godfrey Tearle and Jose Ruben star in a story adapted from Anzia Yezierska. A vintage tram car and a half mile of track recreate 25 years ago Manhattan tenement life for a pivotal scene.
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New York
Paramount Picture
Manhattan
Sonya Levien
Anzia Yezierska
Jetta Goudal
Godfrey Tearle
Conway
Jose Rubensppeen
Balome of the Tenements director faced multilingual crowd
Director Sidney Olcott directed over 500 actors for ghetto scenes in Salome of the Tenements. He used twelve interpreters and translated orders into four languages Yiddish Russian Polish and Italian plus English slang to communicate with the East Side crowd. Pearle and Jose Ruben star in the cast.
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New York
East Side
Olcott
Balome
The
Ee ’ Is Coming
U. To
Jetta
Pearle
Jose Ruben
Lions as breakfast for thrills in Walter Beckwith act
Walter Beckwith of Los Angeles trains lions for a perilous film stunt described in Liberty. He recounts a near fatal rehearsal when lions leapt and his wife fired blanks to break the danger, saving him as Jim the lead lion bounded with bloodlust.
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Walter Beckwith
Los Angeles
Jim
Tvo
Jimmie Boy
Broken Laws at Capitol Theatre Delivers Message Film
A nationwide appeal for law and respect leads to Mrs. Wal lace Reid's masterful film Broken Laws showing at the Capitol theatre for four days starting Wednesday. Adela Rogers St. John helped craft the message with input from American leaders, yielding a suspenseful story with action and a strong social message.
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Wallace Reid
Capitol Theatre
First Inaugurations Set in Washington
The article notes early presidential inaugurations in Washington with Thomas Jefferson as the first and hints at James Monroe as the first to inaugurate outdoors, reflecting inaugural venue debates and early federal ceremonies.
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Thomas Jefferson
Washington
Jamies Monroe
Salome of the Tenements Opens at the Orpheum Today
The Orpheum presents Salome of the Tenements produced by Sidney Olcott with Jetta Gondal Godfrey Tearle and Jose Ruben in the main cast. The program also features Pathe news a crossword puzzle a new comedy and music by Ed Head on the Orpheum organ.
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Paramount Picture
Salome
Sidney Olcott
Anzia Yezierska
Orpheum Theatre
Jetta Gondal
Godfrey Tearle
Jose Ruben
France
Gloria, Swanson
Paris
Olcott
England
Louis XV
Monsieur Beaucaire
Tenement
New York
Fifth Avenue
East Side
Madison Avenue
Orpheum
Pathe
Ed Head
Oh You Tony opens at Capitol theatre today
A Hollywood set mystery and a new face on Tom Mix’s production are described in a playful exchange about a whozit. The piece notes Oh You Tony! debuts at the Capitol theatre as a telephone girl figure becomes part of the comedy.
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Tom Mix
Hollywood
Tony
Capitol Theatre
Price of a Party at the Orpheum Theatre
A New England beauty seeks her tune on Broadway in The Price of a Party. Grace Barrows played by Hope Hamp ton leads a Letak Pictures drama with Harrison Ford as her lover. Supporting turns by Mary Peter Arthur Edmund Carew and Dagmar Godowsky shine.
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New England
Pele
Orpheum Theatre
Grace Barrows
Hope Ba Hampton
Letak
Harrison Ford
Mary Peter
Arthur Edmund Carew
Dagmar Godowsky
Girl baby born weighing three and a half pounds
A girl baby born in England weighed three and a half pounds and was fed with a fountain pen filler due to a shortage of feeding instruments.
Radio Gua?orts Opens Work Field for Women
In a new development, radio manufacture creates employment opportunities for numerous women, expanding the job field significantly as thousands seek work and training programs increase.
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Sa Gent
LA Woman Seeks Divorce Court Decision After Ten Years
A Los Angeles woman pursues a divorce court ruling after a decade of reliance on prior agreements and unresolved litigation. The case highlights extended delays and the pursuit of final adjudication in family court.
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Los Angeles
Excuse Me Porter Charms Strand Theatre Crowd
Walter Hiers stars as a chatty Pullman porter in Rupert Hughes' Excuse Me at the Strand Theatre. The rounded dark gentleman labeled por ter aboard a Chicago to Pacific coast train muddles travel scenes with his constant Excuse Me remarks.
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Chicago
Pacific Coast
Hmself
Pullman
Walter Hiers
Pullman Porter
Rupert Hughes
Strand Theatre
Too Late to Be Wild A meek minister on vacation on train
The Rev. Dr. Temple played by William V. Mong in Accuse Me appears in a broad comedy at the Stra i theatre. The timid minister travels west on a cross country train trip seeking amusement while shedding his clerical garb.
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Dr. Temple
William V. Mong
George Washington Begins Second Term with Inaugural Address
George Washington began his second term as president with an inaugural address of 134 words.
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George Washington
Fast and Furious Comedy-Drama Coming to Orpheum
A three day run of Forty Winks adapts Lord Chumiley for the screen with Viola Dana Theodore Roberts and Raymond Griffith. Paul Iribe and Frank Orson direct the light brisk comedy with romance and mystery as Chamiley solves a court martial threat and wins the girl. Also features Too Many Mamas and Pathe Review.
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Lord Chumiley
David Belasco
Henry C. DeMille
Orpheum Theatre
Paul Iribe
Frank Orson
Viola Dana
Theodore Roberts
Raymond Griffith
Chumiley
Roberts
United States Navy
Dara
William Boyd
Cyril Chadwick
Peter Pan
Butterworth
Anna Mayong
Chamley
Chamiley
the Orheum
Pathe
Jette Goudal
Conway Tearle
Salome
Tenements
Pathe News
Harricon Ford
Dagmar Godowsky
Mary Astor
Dirty Honda
Roberts Family Sea Career Recalled In Forty
The piece recalls Theodore Roberts, once captain of a schooner transporting dynamite near San Francisco Bay. As a young man he left the stage to sail with his father’s guidance, serving as a gun captain and listing his wartime duties amid coastal commerce and legal tensions over a right of way and the cargo’s dangers.
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Theodore Roberts
Enga
Francisco Bay
Mr. Roberts
Roberts
Bay Ves Manufacturing Company
Salome of the Tenements and a Busy Week at Theatres
The Orpheum presents Salome of the Tenements starring Jette Goudal and Conway Tearle with Pathe News and comedies. The Strand features Norma Shearer and a fan cast in Excuse Me and Wild Goose Hunter, while Capitol offers Oh You Tony with Tom Mix. Rex lineup includes Buck Jones Train Rider and Van Dyke programs.
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THE
REX
Buck Jones
Ben
Ben Wilson
Vic Dyson
Fat Sanders
Tom Mix
Fox News
Wonder Horse Tony and the gay clothes critique
The text reflects on The Thief of Bagdad as a tale shaped by unseen motives and inner longings. It argues the film channels human dreams of finer thoughts and heroic effort, portraying a quest for happiness through personal growth and overcoming obstacles.
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Wonder Horse
Tony
Bagdad
Thief of
Excuse Me at Strand Theater Starring Edith Yorke
Mrs. Temple on a transcontinental trip endures the wild new generation with a calm smile as Edith Yorke plays her in Excuse Me at the Strand theater. The article notes Millard Fillmore gave no inaugural address and Chief Justice Marshall administered oath at nine inaugurations.
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Mrs. Temple
Dr. Temple
Edith Yorke
Strand Theatre
Millard Fillmore
Justice Marshall
Tony the Wonder Horse Stars in Oh You Tony at Capitol
The three day Capitol engagement of Oh You Tony features Tony the wonder horse alongside Tom Mix. A Western tale blends Eastern manners and cowboys as Plotters try to seize Tom’s oil-rich ranch. Tony proves loyal, aiding a daring cross country race and a high-stakes road race to save the ranch.
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Tony
Wonder Horse
Tom Mix
Capitol Theatre
Tom
Washington
Ge Paine
Inaugural Address Prep Note for Early Presidents
Franklin Pierce and Grover Cleveland were the only presidents who did not prepare their inaugural addresses in advance. Lincoln in his second inaugural address used the pronoun I only once. Roosevelt avoided it entirely in his inaugural speeches.
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Franklin Pierce
Grover Cleveland
Lincoln
Mr. Roosevelt
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Babel
Gomes
Theodore Robbis
New York’s East Side
Sah
Ayes
Exerbis
the Streand
Ben Turpin
Strand Orchestra
the Capitol
Delores Rousse
Comedy
Fairbanks
Dolores Beusse
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