Vitagraph Star Anderson Linked to Western Studio Move
Anderson, a Vitagraph rising star born 1897 in Brooklyndune, has been assigned to leads with the Western Vita Erap company in Santa Monica under Rollin Star. She began during a school vacation and gained her father’s consent after success, later earning praise for her motion picture work. The Blue Paradise adaptation in New York features Vivienne Segal of Philadelphia as a rising prima donna.
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Giyse
Oharade
O Iccess
Johnny
Mary
New York
Vivienne Segal
Philadelphia
Selig Player Popular Hero in Red Sea Photoplay
Harry Mestayer stars in Selig’s Red Sea photoplay The House of a Thousand Candles adapted from Meredith Nicholson’s novel. David Pinsky, a successful Yiddish dramatist, will debut to English audiences this season with Emanuel Reicher’s Modern Stage organization. The short plays by Pinsky will be presented in a single program by an American plays group.
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Harry Mestayer
Red Sea
Meredith Nicholson
David Pinsky
Emanuel Reicher
Rnsky
Stage Gossip: Musical Acts and New Plays in California and New York
A California musical association seeks Congress approval for national marches Dixie and Stars and Stripes. Amelia Bingham secures film rights to a Napoleonic play Passion's Waterloo. Grace George will head a permanent Playhouse company, directing her husband William A. Brady's theater. Lyn Harding says London managers report strong business in light plays. The Girl Who Smiles shines in New York with Natalie Alt and George Baldwin in leading roles. Oliver Morosco plans five new plays in New York before Christmas, including Sadie Love with Marjorie Rambeau. Lillah McCarthy returns this fall to perform Androcles and the Lion and The Man Who Married a Dumb Wife. J Hartley Manners writes a comedy for Laurette Taylor The Woolfing of Sue and dramatizes Sylvia the Joyous. Taylor Holmes stars in Mr Mind's Mystery at Atlantic City. Julia Sanderson Donald Brian and Joseph Cawthorn to dissolve after return in The Girl from Utah. Sanderson in a Frohman musical, Brian in a new Oliver Morosco musical. The Two Virtues by Alfred Sutro to open under huberte with Margaret Dale as lead. Barrie's Rosalind may be Maude Adams's new season centerpiece.
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California
Sonia
Congress
Amelia Bingham
Leonard Judson
Columbia
Grace George
William A. Brady
Playhouse
Daly
Lyn Harding
London
New York
Natalie Alt
George Baldwin
Oliver Morosco
Sadie Love
Marjorie Rambeau
Frederic
Fanny Alton
Lillah McCarthy
Hyacinth Road
Julia Sanderson
Donald Brian
Joseph Cawthorn
Utah
Miss Sanderson
Frohman
Donald Brien
The House Divided by a Pig in Parktown Social Scene
In Parktown, Mrs Vanderslip adopts a pig and Mrs Billings imitates after gaining $10,000, sparking social column intrigue. The uproar fuels the comedy The Root of All Built filmed at the Majestic Mutual studios, featuring Spottiswoode Aitken and Scunie Les as Mr and Mrs Billings.
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Parktown
Majestic
Mutual
Spottiswoode Aitken
Scunie Les
Ackerman Musical Comedy Company at the Palace
Ackerman Musical Comedy Company, a twelve member troupe, brings a high class weekly engagement to the Palace Theater with opening shows The Duke and play. Cast includes Jack Sexton Harry Levin G Levy Al Green Edna Sexton Harry Ackerman Ketchem and others.
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Palace Theater
Ackerman Musical Comedy Company
Jack Sexton
Harry Levin G
Garden City Four headline and lavish comic farce revue
A new farce comedy with music and novel ideas features beautiful girls and a standout Garden City Four quartet in late, catchy song hits. The Bronday picture lineup promotes The Lady of the Snows, a three part melodrama by Edith Ogden Harri gan, with Richard C. Trar leading a big cast. The show promises clever comedians, lively artistry, and engaging theatrical moments.
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Garden City
Bronday
Edith Ogden Harrigan
Richard C. Trar
Fuat
Ata
Onary Raapest
Cinay
Kalem Signs Meredith for The Legacy of Folly on Broadway
Meredith, the young New York stage actress famed for Help Wanted, is engaged by Kalem for the three act film feature The Legacy of Folly. She has a rapid rise with roles in Peg o My Heart and Madam Sherry, described as possibly the youngest leading lady on stage.
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Meredith
Maxine Eliot
Peg O
Laurette Taylor
London
Miss Meredith
San Francisco
Five Broadway Favorites in Kalem August Lineup
Kalem releases five Broadway Favorites features for August with The Maker of Dreams starring Hal Fowle The Runaway Wife featuring Stewart Baird The Legacy of Folly with Lois Meredith The Barnstormers starring Myrtle Fannehity and The Masked Dancer featuring Anne Orr.
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Kalem
Hal Fowle
Stewart Baird
Lois Meredith
Mutual Film to Release Animal Pictures from Bos tok Jungle and Arena Sale
An agreement among Mutual Film President John Te. Freuler David Horsley owner of the Block Jungle and Arena Company Los Angeles and Centaur Film Company Bayonne N J provides Mutual with the entire output of studio productions. The deal includes a new one reel animal picture featuring a trained animal collection valued at about 500000 dollars plus a weekly one reel comedy with a celebrated comedian.
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John Te. Freuler
Mutual Film Corporation
David Horsley
Bolock Jungle
Iim’ Company
Los Angeles
Cal
Centaur Film Company
Bayonne
N. J
Ixo
Mutual
Bostock Jungle and Arena Company
Horsley
Animal Pictures
Mary Pickford headlining at Robinson Grand this week
The Robinson Grand announces a slate of photoplays led by Mary Pickford in Fanchon the Cricket. Other attractions include The North and the Flame, The Moth and the Flame, and The Tell Tale Heart inspired program with a Paramount travelogue for geography learning.
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Fanchon
Mary Pickford
Helen in Overalls Sparks Locomotive Drama
A photoplay scene teases Helen in overalls aboard a train who triggers a fire and endangers the crew as patrons wonder what she will do next. The plot centers on danger aboard the outbound journey and Helen’s perilous predicament unfolds onboard the locomotive.
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Helen
Kelem
Sition
Syerdis
Firdnan
Vitagraph to Stage Green Stockings Comedy Cast Revealed
The Vitagraph company selects a strong screen lineup for A. E. W. Mason’s Green Stockings with Margaret Anglin in the lead for three seasons. Dainty Lilian Walker Delia Tara. Louise Beaudet as Aunt Ide. Efiiian Burns as Madge. Stanley wrk as Anglin’s longtime team. Charles Brown, a Vitagraph comedian, as Tarvers. Charlie Wellesley and Denton Vane join to complete the cast. Wilfrid Norl to produce the five part feature.
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Vitagraph Company
A. E. W. Mason
Inu
Margaret Anglin
Dainty Lilian Walker
Delia Tara
Louise Beaudet
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