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Newspaper
The Sunday Telegram
Location
Clarksburg, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
Feb 06, 1916
Page
17
John Junior as Keen Fitzpatrick, a newspaper man, alters his film role after a consult with the film’s director and real reporters. He drops the notebook and notes habit, portraying a more authentic newspaper man. The shift enhances the photoplays value and realism for industry readers.
The article discusses D W Griffith's ongoing six year work on a new dramatic study of women's roles and world attitudes toward law across nations. It notes his past hits and promises a fully covered production, aiming for five to six months before public announcement of subject matter and plans.
Buckhannon February 5 C B Mayo of Curtain spent Sunday with family L B Chidhester in New York buying spring stock Squire R T H Benson of Tallmansville died January 24 age 81 interment last week Benson uncle of Mrs T J Farnsworth and Mrs P A Poundstone Karl Sexton attended a Wheeling meeting of France agents A G Harbert of Clarksburg visited his parents R T Crowley Bertha Ackles visited Weston relatives
The column lists Robinson Crusoe Jr casting with Jolson as Man Friday, and On Trial featuring Lawrence Edinger. It notes publicists, revivals, London transfers, and casts including Ethel Levey and Joseph Come, plus local attendance at school plays and bond elections, with various theater plans and tours.
The Odeon hosts Bartles Musical Comedy Company for a week long engagement led by Miss Myrtle Bartles and the Dixie Girls from Portsmouth. Opened with Broadway Millionaires and Jane's Tango team, the bill features The Broadway Mil lanairess and new acts Wednesday and Friday. The run drew strong notices though one performance drew boos for Herman Peterman’s Nigger Blues routine.
Old Stage Favorite In a Mutual Feature Probably no more despicable role has ever been presented on screen than Tom Slum in The Ball a Mutual Masterpicture de Luxe. Montague, a Horsley convert, brings a rich stage background to the role. Arliss plays Paganini and Grace George will produce The Earth about yellow journalism. Margaret Anglin stars in The Vet of Gold from Porch of the Devil. Atlantic City mid next month hosts the first performance. Helen Ware returns to vaudeville, Hale Hamilton finds success in Australia, Aeline Genee debuts in London. Edwin Stevens has Charity Begins at Home. Marie Tempest leaves vaudeville for comedy. Mrs Louis James sketches The Bending of Betty Bordeaux. Cressy Valli and Harry Bulger join for George Mr Coburn revue. Ann Murdock to appear in Heth Barrymore’s Captain Hinks film adaptation.
Beatriz Michelena dismisses cheap motion picture advice and warns aspiring actresses that talent and hard work matter more than luck. She notes many claim experts but reveal little knowledge, stressing the need to learn and endure.
Paul Gilmore stars in Houses of Mystery a Knickerbocker released adventure about smuggling and a wealth of sensory beauty. Gypsy Abbott bows in Mutuals Vengeance is Mine opposite Crane Wilbur with a weepy performance noted.
Helen Gibson stars in The Broken Wire an episode of Hazards of Helen shot with new train photography. A handbag loss leads crooks to pursue Helen who flees along the track climbs a telegraph pole and is swung over the rails as a locomotive bears down. Guards pursue and capture the villains.
Holmes travels to explore American icons in a Paramount travel series starting February 7. Episodes cover the Canyon regions of Chicago, New Mexico Pueblos, Grand Canyon of Arizona, West Point, and Annapolis, highlighting upcoming military leaders and the nation’s proud traditions aboard ships and on land.
The article notes the costliest gown collection in America for the Paramount photoplay Madame La Peale dente starring the French comedian Mina Hold. The gowns, loaned by Anna Tel, are described as exquisite and costly, with a total Paris wardrobe around twenty thousand dollars. Hold heads to New York for the role, earning a salary of twenty five thousand dollars.
Mae Miksecok, daughter of a St Louis film man, has emerged as a bright new face in cinema. Reports describe her screen presence as appealing and she stands out amid Kalom's Ventieres of Marguerit.
In a heated dispute a historic production dubbed The Black Crook was placed on screen despite censorship orders. The article notes a clash over artistic control and government action to ban the exhibit while the public remains eager for the sensational spectacle.
Henry Murdock, a newcomer in rereen comedy, is expected to gain popularity as Bis Fin comedies release. Kal hose, who has shown his work in earlier pictures, expresses enthusiasm for the notable comedian and the film release.
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