Biograph Star 5 Engaged for Mutual Film
William J. Butler, a Biograph veteran of six years, signs with Gaumont Mutual masters. He travels 4200 miles from New York to Jacksonville to join Richard Garrick at Gaumont winter quarters. Butler, from Union Square theater, once starred with Kate Claxton and Henry Miller.
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Biograph
Gaumont Mutual Masters Pictures
William J. Butler
Besen
Gaumont
Jacksonville
Richard Garrick
Mr. Butler
Kathleen Butler
Risto Star
Los Angeles
New New York
Old Union Square Theater
New York
Kate Claxton
Pierre
Henry Miller
Beeler
Henry J. Walthat
James Kirkwood
Filmland
Williamson Serial Under Way With Noted Cast
William P. S. Earle begins a new Vitagraph serial with the first part written by G. N. and A. M. Williamson. Cast includes Farle Williams, Charles Kent, Nellie Anderson, Garry McGarry, L. Rogers Lytton, George Stevens and Templer Baxe.
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William P. S. Earle
Vitagraph
G.N
A.M. Williamson
Mr. Earle
Farle Williams
Charles Kent
Nellie Anderson
Garry McGarry
L. Rogers Lytton
George Stevens
Templer Baxe
Constance Collier Starts Second Film for Paramount
Following her debut in The Tongues of Men on the Paramount program, Constance Collier has begun work on her second Morosco photoplay The Code of Marcia Gray. It was written especially for her by Frank Lloyd, a noted Morosco creator.
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Oliver Morosco
Paramount
Constance Collier
Marcia Gray
Frank Lloyd
Morosco Alreator
Eason Joins Balboa as Assistant to Henry King
Reaves Eason has joined Balboa as assistant to Henry King. Eason is a director with American and other well known picture producing companies and is currently helping King assemble a five reel feature film.
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Reaves Eason
Balboa Company
Henry King
Mr. Eason
Mr. King
The White Rosette Aims for Medieval Splendor in Castle Set
A gorgeous Mutual masterpicture completed by the American Film Company in Santa Barbara California. Directors built an authentic old time castle with a moat and furnished actors with armor and relics gathered by connoisseurs to enhance realism.
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American Film Company, Inc
Santa Barbara
Cal
Steger Begins Work in Netro Feature Film Program
Julius Steger, famed dramatic star, has started work on The Blindness of Love, a five part comedy drama written by Ruth Comfort Mitchell, marking his Metro program debut. The project will be produced under Netro auspices.
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Julius Steger
Netro
Ruth Comfort Mitchell
Mr. Steger
Metro
Orpheum Week Promises New Screen Sensations
The Orpheum theater announces a coming week of film excitement headlined by Robert Warwick in The Fruits of Despair, plus episode five of Graft. Agnes Glynde stars in The Love Trail, Harold Lockwood leads End of the Road, Cleo Madison in A Soul Enslaved, Julia Dean in The Ransom, and Vena in Judge Not. Cadenza orchestra and May Richardson provide period music.
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Orpheum Theater
Robert Warwick
William JA. Brady
America
South
Harold Lockwood
Mac Allison
Helen Rosson
Heatrice Yan
Nan Christe
Cleo Madison
Trey of Hears
Enslaved
Julia Dean
Genevieve Harels
Miss Vena
Judge Not
Te Orpheum
May Richardson
Conscience Analyzed In Allegorical Picture
A Metro wonderplay titled Man and His Soul stars Francis X. Bushman and Beverly Bayne. The allegorical production shows creation and the birth of Conscience across ages, followed by a modern tale of a man who discards Conscience to seek happiness, only to learn true fulfillment comes with Conscience. Produced by Quality Pictures Corporation under John W. Noble, it promises notable effects and a soon-to-be-announced release in Metro program.
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Man
Metro
Francis X. Bushman
Beverly Bayne
Mr. Bushman
Mise Bayne
Jows Essay Beaumont Joins Essanay as Leading Man
Beaumont, known on stage and in photoplays, joins Essanay as a leading man. He writes and directs, with about seventy screen comedies and dramas to his credit. The White Alley, a three act drama by Carolyn Wells, is being produced. George Bernard Shaw wrote O Flaherty V Q It will have an early production in this country.
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George Bronson Howard
God
Marry Beaumont
Essanay UN
the White Alley
Carolyn Wells
Mr. Beaumont
George Bernard Shaw
O'Flaherty
V.Q
Esomary's Serial a Big Hit in Exhibitors Circles
Esomary's Mary Page serial captivates exhibitors from the United States with a record first week, hundreds of theaters showing the first two episodes, and a massive advertising push across Cosmopolitan, McClure's, Metropolitan, Review of Reviews, Munsey titles, and hundreds of papers. The tale centers on Mary Page amid a murder trial after the shooting of theatrical manager David Pollock, with Henry B. Walthall and Edna Mayor starring.
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Esganay
United States
Mary Page
Henry B. Walthall
Edna
Philadelphia
Essanay
Broadway
New York
the Battery
181S Street
Hysanay
David Pollock
Cosmopolitan
McClure's
Metropolitan
Review of Reviews
Mctails
Mother's
Ladies’ World
Picorinl Review
Hearst's
Modern Prlla
Munsey's
Sunset
Additions to Famous Players Staff Bring Two Directors
John O'Brien and Frederic Thompson join the Famous Players Film Company directors. O'Brien comes from the Pacific coast after three years with David Griffith, while Thompson returns to the first feature producing concern after stints with major producers.
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Famous Players’ Film Company
Famous Players Film Company
Paramount
John O'Brien
Fredericl Thompson
Mr. O'Brien
Famous Players Studio
Pacific Coast
David GriMth
Thompson
Wheeler Oakman Joins Selig Company in Los Angeles
Wheeler Oakman moved to Los Angeles in May to join the western outfits of the Selig Polyscope Company. Born in Washington DC in 1890, he began on stage in 1908 and then appeared in numerous road and stock productions before rising with Selig. He is known to motion picture students as the actor nicknamed "the
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Wheeler Oakman
Selig Polyscope Company
Los Angeles
Cal
Washington
D. C
Selig, Forces
Wheeler Oakman Star of The Mack Orchid and More
Wheeler Oakman famed for a thousand expressions and flexible features, with notable appearances in The Spoilers The Carpet from Bagdad The Rosary and The No or Do Well. His Mack Orchid released mid February showcases his famed control. Billie Barke set to dramatize Hat Online's The Woman That Gavest Me under her husband’s management.
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Bagdad
Billie Barke
Hatl Online
Pennant Winners Booking at the Palace
Jack Amick's Pennant Winners company brings twelve performers to the Palace for a week of comedy music and dance. The program will feature Count Molynski as the main act with surprises, plus two one act plays Lord O Brien and Navajo, along with routines by Harvey Reese Gladys Vaughn Judson Morris and Pell Trio. Continuous shows from 10:05 a.m. and 6:30 p.m. to 10:30 p.m. daily inviting ladies and children.
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Palace
Jack Amick
Mr. Amick
Count Molynski
Lord O’ Brien
Harvey Reese
Gladys Vaughn
Judson Morris
Wilow
Sally Spotswood
Peace at Any Price in The Red Circle Chapter
The latest chapter of The Red Circle depicts a branded girl trying to interfere in friends domestic life and restore peace. Ruth Roland plays June Travia, a vigilant figure whose methods clash with the law, while Frank Mayo portrays Conscientious Detective Lamar as he pursues the Criminous circle.
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Pathe
Red Circle
June Travia
Ruth Roland
Lamar
Frank Mayo
Newcomer Mary Kennedy in Sis Hopkins Films
Mary Kennedy, a fresh screen presence, appears in Kalem’s Centaur Films released on the Mutual Program. The newcomer is featured in the Sis Hopkins comedies widely known among brands and producers like David Horsley.
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Mary Kennedy
David Horsley
Mannufactures
Sis Hopkins
Centaur Films
Mutual
Kalem
Edwin Carewe Sets Fast Pace With The Upstart Film
Edwin Carewe, famed Metro director, takes a belated vacation at his rancho in Indian Territory after finishing The Upstart in eight working days. The quick production featured Marguerite Snow and George Lo Guiro with exterior shoots moved to Savannah due to New York weather. Carewe’s earlier hits include Destiny, The Soul of a Woman with Emily Stevens, The Final Judgment with Ethel Barrymore, and The House of Tears with Stevens and Henry Bergman.
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Edwin Carewe
Metro
Rancho Indian Territory
Marguerite Snows
George Lo Guero
Carewe
Savannah
New York City
Mr. Carewe
Destiny
Emily Stevens
Ethel Barrymore
Miss Stevens
Henry Bergman
Five pupils dance in Egganay feature Vultures of Society
Mrs Arend Van Viissingen the noted dancing teacher presents five pupils in Egganay's five act production Vultures of Society at a ball scene in a millionaire’s home. Isadora Duncan is mentioned as the world renowned dancer she discovered.
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Arend van Visse- Ingen
Egganay
Arend van Viissingen
Isadora Duncan
A Railroad Story and The Girl with the Lantern Feature
Frank Beal presents The Girl with the Lantern a railroad release starring Kathryn Williams Harry Messager Lillian Hayward C C Holland and Guy Oliver Beal promises a masterful feature from his Sony veteran company Gratton Wiggins joins Vitagraph stock with his first drama alongside Zena Keefe Josephine Earle and Nellie Anderson in the cast.
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Frank Beal
Kathryn Williams
Harry Messager
Lillian Hayward
C. C. Holland
Guy Oliver
Beal
Sony Company
Gratton Wiggins
Carlton Wiggins
Vitagraph Stock Company
Mr. Wiggins
Zena Keefe
Josephine Earle
Nellie Anderson
Special photoplay edition of Rex Beach novel
Harper and Brothers announce a special photoplay edition of Rex Beach’s The Ne’er Do Well featuring scenes from the Selig Polyscope Company film. Selig escorted a company of players to Panama where scenes demanded by the novel were filmed.
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Harper and Brothers
Rex Beach
Selig Polyscope Company
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