Noted Stage Star Mabel Taliaferro Signed by Metro Pictures
Mabel Taliaferro renowned for Pleasant drama roles is signed by Metro Pictures to star in a series of Alicia feature pictures produced by Nolte Photoplays. She will be surrounded by a strong supporting cast of stage and screen artists. The move enhances Metro's high standards and adds another star to their lineup. Taliaferro, a famed and charming young actress, began as a child on the stage and has enjoyed a long, successful career. Careful vehicle selection aims to mirror her celebrated stage roles on screen.
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Sunnybrook Farm
Polly
Metro Petities Corporation
Aletro
Nolte
Miss Taliaferro
Metro
Taliaferro
Balboa Studio Displays Growth and Ownership
Balboa is one of the world’s largest independent motion picture studios with a weekly production capacity of 20,000 feet of negative film and about 250 employees. The Long Beach complex consists of a dozen buildings on four corners at two intersecting streets, representing a $200,000 investment. The Horkheimer brothers are the sole owners.
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Balboa
Long Beach
Cal
Horkheimer Brothers
First Week a Success Hero for the Triangle
The Triangle films closed last night at the Bijou theater, praised by critics as high merit dramas and comedies. Directors D W Griffith Thomas L Ince and Mack Sennett guided the productions, with positive notices from New York reviewers calling the pictures delightful and remarkably staged.
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D. W. Grith
Thomas L. Ince
Mack Sennett
Mutual Star and Vivian Rich Highlight Silent Screen Talent
An early cinema note profiles Mutual Star Vivian Rich born at sea and educated in Boston, praising her romantic screen presence and outdoor charm. It also references theater credibility, audience demand for high quality but affordable entertainment, and mentions The Ware Case production with Lou Tellegon in New York.
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Boston
Vivian Rich
Areplean (Mutual
Miss Rich
New York
Lou ‘Tellegon
Orpheum Week Brims With Grand Broadway and Film Acts
Orpheum theater markets a lavish weekly bill led by Robert Warrick in The Sins of Society a drama famed for its sensational ship sinking scene. Howard Estabrook and Kathryn Brown Decker star in The Closing Net with Paris pictures. Florence Reed headlines The Supreme Test and A Bay and The Cowardly Way wraps the week with two days of sensational entertainment.
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Robert Warrick
Ghubert
New York
Ifo
Howard Estabrook
Kathryn Brown Decker
Henry Rowlands
Paris
Universal
Henrietta Crossmar
Dol
Kitty Bellatrs
Nell
Harvey Gates
Burlesque on Opera Latest Chaplin Stunt
Charles Chaplin nears completion of a new Essanay Chaplin film titled Charlie Chaplin's Burlesque on Carmen in two acts. Early viewers say it is funnier than his prior works and critics note Chaplin keeps finding fresh, hilarious ways to surprise audiences with each picture.
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Charlie Chaplin
Chaplin
Mr. Chaplin
Stanley in Darkest Africa film released in 7th episode
The concluding episode of Stanley in Africa, titled Stanley in Darkest Africa, marks the final centaur feature in the Henry M. Stanley adventures. David Horsley produced the film for Centaur features and Mutual distribution.
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Africa
Henry M. Stanley
Centaur Features
David Horsley
Mutual
Director Robert B Shifts From Screen Villain to Kalem Credits
Former on screen antagonist Robert B now directs Kalem projects in earnest. Reportedly demanding absolute realism and meticulously rehearsing every tiny detail, he applies the same intensity off screen as fans saw on screen. His players describe the technique as uncompromising and transformative.
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Kalem
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