Edison Wins Smithson To Pictures Chief Role
The Edison organization hires Frank Smithson, famed Broadway and stage producer, as director general under Leonard W. McChesney. Smithson's track record includes The Girl from Paris Monte Carlo and The Chaperons, with a career spanning England and America. He will bring greater latitude and authority, aiming to raise Edison screen artistry and standards.
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Edison
Frank Smithson
Leonard W. McChesney
Smithson
Paris
Monte Carlo
Topsy Turvo
the Defender
Boston
Blanche King
Beauty Spot
Fancy Brown
Chicago
New York
England
America
Mr. Smithson
Sir Augustus Harris
William Greet
Uncle Matt
Larry O'Brien
May Yohe
Two New Plays at the Palace Week Ahead
Lewis-Oliver present The Lion and the Mouse at Palace theater with lush scenery and a plot of love and high finance. Judge Ross battles trust magnates while his daughter Shirley schemes to save him, aided by Jefferson Rider. Also Amy of the Circus shown with special matinees. Forrest Orr joins a Denver stock company.
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Lewis-Oliver Players
Palace Theater
the Lion and the Mouse
Rossmore
Supreme Bench
John Burkett Rider
Rider
Jefferson Rider
Shirley
Miss Green
Amy
The
Circus
Jack Lewis
Lewis-Oliver Mayers
Man and the Mouse
Dungan Added To List Of Stars Engaged At Kleine Studios
Malcolm Duncan, noted as Harrison Grey Fiske's leading man, is added to Kleine Studios famed roster. He will star as the lead juvenile in Wild Hats, with Alma Hanlon Ruby Hoffman Frank Belcher William Ankerpee and Herbert Hayes in supporting roles. He previously appeared in The Money Master and The Spendthrift with Irene Fenwick.
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Malcolm Duncan
Harrison Grey
Fiske
Ainge
Kleine Studios
Mr. Duncan
Wild Hats
Duncan
Alma Hanlon
Ruby Hoffman
Frank Belcher
William Ankerpee
Herbert Hayes
George Kleine
Irene Fenwick
Vivacious Nell Franzen Wins Leading Film Role
Nell Franzen, long a minor player in American Mini, now stars in a leading role for the American company. Described as small and very pretty with flashing eyes and strong presence, she headlines the single reel Flying A drama Year or No.
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Nell Franzen
Miss Francen
Flrm
Miss Franzen
Culver City Studio Nears Completion for Tuco Project
Day and night, contractors push a $250,000 Culver City studio for producer Thomas T. Tuco toward completion. Steel structure is finished, awaiting foundation settling while eight stages and the glass enclosed studio take shape. Construction on the administration building has begun.
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Culver City
Thomas T. Tuco
Rita Stanwood Joins Thomas H. Ince's Triangle Ray Bee
Actress Rita Stanwood known for beauty and talent joins producer Thomas H. Ince. She will appear in forthcoming Triangle Ray Bee productions at Inceville under director Scott Sidney. Emma Dunn stars in Lottie M. Meany drama Her Price with Earle Browne and Amelia Gardner in support.
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Rita Stanwood
Thomas H. Ince
Triangle Ray Bee
Miss Stanwood
Ince Pictures
Inceville
Scott Sidney
Emma Dunn
Lottie M. Meany
Earle Browne
Amelia Gardner
New Movie Role Stars Balboa Actress as Vampire Woman
Myrtle Reeves of Balboa describes her current screen work as vamping a vampire woman in a new production. The term vampire woman reflects studio slang for a seductive femme fatale role, a trend noted by Reeves as increasingly common in film.
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Myrtle Reeves
Balboa
Miss Reeves
Thanione
Miss Belle Bennett Joins Cub Comedies Under Fahrnoy
Miss Belle Bennett, noted stage and film actress, is added to David Morsley’s company producing Cub comedies to support George Ovey the leading comedian. She returns to Milton Fahrnoy’s direction for staging after a year off and is the daughter of Billy Bennett. Bennett previously starred in The Mandleap with Lubin, injuring herself on set at Juarez Mexico. Her Cub debut is planned for early December releases.
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Belle Bennett
David Morsley
George Ovey
Fahrnoy
Miss Bennett
Milton Fahrnoy
Cub Pictures
Lubin Company
Juarez
Mexico
Lizzie Starts A War Herself In A Farm Comedy
Lizzie, no pacifist, seeks constant action and sparks a farm conflict. She steals her father’s sayings and elopes with two striking strangers. Father enlists reserves and a hot clash erupts, with notable tension around Alice Howell as Lizzie in the light comedy Lizzie's Shattered Dreams.
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Lizzie
Grest
Joss
Alice Howell
Florence Oberle Resembles Marguerite Clayton in Film Scene
Florence Oberle who plays Mrs Fowler in Essanay's A Daughter of the City bears a marked resemblance to Marguerite Clayton. It was noted when the two appeared together in a scene that aging makeup could make Oberle resemble Clayton as mother and daughter.
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Florence Oberle
Fowler
Marguerite Clayton
Essanay
Miss Clayton
Mins Oberlo
Stars Galore This Week At The Grand
The Robinson Grand theater lists a week of photoplays with Blanche Sweet in The Secret Sun on Monday and a strong supporting cast. Tuesday features Pennington's Choice with Francis X. Bushman and Beverly Jayne followed by other billed acts. The program includes the Paramount Weekly News and Miss Ring in Yankee Girl, with continued performances and a note of page continuation.
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Robinson Grand Theater
Blanche Sweet
Jesse
Francis X. Bushman
Beverly Jayne
Misa Sweet
Thomas Melghan
Hal Clements
Alice Kinnland
All Far Lasky Stock Company
Paramount Weekly News
Beverly Jayn
Bushman
Bn Ob
Istart
Mina Dayna
Blanche Ring
Helen Rides on a Human Platform in The Hazards of Helen
Dramatic B-roll from The Hazards of Helen episode shows Helen rescuing a tramp by countering railroad thieves. She and Trent are chased aboard a Pullman as yegermen attempt to rob the station, and Helen seizes the moment to thwart them and save the man on the platform.
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Helen
Trent
Sheen
Bystwo
Yergmien
Halen
Tater
Inerstura
Helen Ny
Adoes
Thoryeges
Sieshadhr
Tom Moore Engaged for Lubin Films Dollars and Cents
Announcement by Lubin Manufacturing Company states Tom Moore, a leading photoplay star, will co star opposite Jebel Clayton in the new production Dollars and Cents. Director Joseph Kaufman oversees the project, featuring Moore and Alice Joyce in a pairing praised for screen chemistry. The story by Albert Payson Terhune has appeared in both serial and book form, signaling a high profile addition to Lubin’s lineup.
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Lubin Manufacturing Company
Tom Moore
Lubin
Jebel Clayton
Han
Mr. Mooi
Aliee Joyce
Hatem
Megara
Singhi
Lowry
Mr. Moore
Dollars
Joseph Kaufman
Hsnurea
Tom
Lubin Company
Read
Ng Man
Ethel Clay
Ton
Moana
Misa Slayton
Tina
Albert Payson Terhune
Nellora
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the Edge
Forrest Orr
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Iode
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Palace Theatre
Lewis - Oliver
Lion Mouse
Chas. Klein
Culver Studios
Thomas H. Nce
Mos Bennett
CUB
Billce Howell
Robert Mantell
Richard Bennett
Mr. Bushman
Mia Dayne
Wellington Playter
Helett Dunbar
Leater Cunoo
Morris Cutron
O'Dell
William Farris
Oliver Moronco I
Comedienne
Miss Ring
Spocier
Imustes
Labin Films
Alice Joyce
Kalem Pictures
Orpheum Theatre
the ‘Theater!” of Joy Am Garden Pleas
Robert Warwick
William A. Brady
Kathryn Decker
Henrietta Crossman
Pathe
Tye
Henry Rowlands
Florence Reed
Universal Broadway
Startling Society
Sterling Artists
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