Kate Toncray Leaves Stage for Majestic Film Turn
Kate Toncray, noted stage star, joins Dee Reliance Majestic in Hollywood Cal. She will appear as Kathie in Old Beiderberg with Dorothy Gish and Walter Reid in the all star cast. Previously, Toncray supported many celebrities including Nat Goodwin and Thomas Keane in productions under Charles Frohman Shubert Belasco Brady and others. Her versatile talent has secured her a top rank among American players. She was formerly associated with D. Griffith during his directing days at Biograph studios.
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D.ee Reliance Majestic
Hollywood
Cal
Goifith
Zorcray
Nat Goodwit
Thomas Keine
Alexander Salvin
Charles Froh
Aman
Shubert David Belasco
Wiliam A. Brady
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Ir Grifith
Bicsreph Studios
Fortunes of Peter Four Reel Feature by Pathe Producer
Donald Mackenzie, Pathe producer, has completed a four reel feature titled The Fortunes of Peter. The production features a cast of well known players, many already famed on screen, signaling strong prospects for success.
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Donald Mackenzie
Pathe
Ucer
Peter
Mr. Mackenzie
Helen Rosson joins American Film forces at Santa Barbara studios
The American Film Manufacturing Company announces Helen Rosson has joined the U S forces at its Santa Barbara California studios. Though only seventeen, she impressed directors in her first picture and has earned a growing screen reputation. Rosson is noted for a capricious personality and striking sashing eyes capable of delicate emotion.
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American Film Manufacturing Company
Helen Rossom
Santa Barbara, Cal
Miss Rosson
Iim
The White Sister Photoplay Ready for Public Show
Viola Allen has immortalized The White Sister from F Marion Crawford in a masterful film adaptation. The project promises to be presented to the public as the greatest photoplay ever produced.
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Viola Allen
Marion Crawford
Absentee Five Part Mutual Masterpiece star Loretta Blake
Loretta Blake, a new Reliance Majestic ingenue nicknamed Happiness, leads in The Absentee, a five part Mutual Masterpiece. Screenland hails her as the most popular and captivating youth in silent drama, noting her rapid rise from fourteent months of studio work to front ranking.
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Loretta Blake
Reliance-Majestic Mutual
Screenland
Reliance
Bera Place
Plyers
Bispham to Appear in Novel Film Series
Opera star David Bispham to act and perform on screen in a Vitagraph Company of America project titled Adelaide. The plan envisions two series of visualized music film versions of major masters works, using cinematic concepts instead of songs to present the music. Stuart Glackton details an experimental program pairing Bispham with projected musical themes and composers for an evening of music on film.
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Vitagreph
Iss
America
David Bispham
Eppoar
Pictures
Mr. Bisphom
Beethoven
Adelaide
Stuart Plackton
Glackton
Stage Star at Her Best in Photoplay
Kalem Company to release When the Mind Sleeps and Broadway Favorites next week. Miss Myre Tannehill, famed Broadway actress, stars as Wendt in a role demanding mental strain, showcasing her talent on screen after successes like Broadway Jones Snobs and A Pair of Sixes.
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Kalem Company
Myre Tannehill
Wendt
Lesson of War Feature by William E. Wine
A wartime feature titled The years God Wart 2 story terrible in its realism and convincing character teaches a dread lesson. Written by psychologist William E. Wine, the piece analyzes war's moral toll and human response under pressure.
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Deediy
Wiliam EL Wine
May Robson to Appear in Film A Night Out
May Robson will star in the silent film A Night Out adapted from the stage version by Miss Robson and Charles T. Dazey. Frank Dazey directs with Ada Decker and an all star cast under George D. Baker's direction, promising continued success.
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Miss Robson
Charles T. Dazey
Ims
Frank Dazey
Jns
Will Retein
Miss Robson Awill
Airv Panl Decker
Mery
Sisoim
Decker
Witacreph
George D. Beker
Charlotte Burton Stars as Adventuress in Diamond from the Sky
Charlotte Burton, hailed as one of motion pictures' most beautiful actresses, portrays Vivian Jarston in the late chapters of The Diamond from the Sky. The $20,000 prize production features her as an adventuress who excels in love plots, heart entanglements, and dramatic twists on screen. Burton’s tall, dark presence strengthens the role in this major motion picture project.
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Charlotte Burton
Vivian Jarston
Sreemland
Gay White Way in a Midnights Photo Production
Kalem has completed a four reel production titled Mexiars at Midnight that brings the Gay White Way into the photoplay theater. Over sixty girls, regularly employed at Maxim's Rector's and Bustanoby's, appear in this glamorous offering.
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Maxim's
Rector’s
Busunoby
Yaire
Kalem
Bustanoby7s
Naval Pictures by Litin Company Opens Newport Showing
A Litin company plans to begin showing a suite of special society and moral pictures in Newport. Last summer Lubin company released notable dramas featuring the United States Navy in a key role, marking a shift toward naval themed productions.
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Jeave
Newport
Rol
United States
Iavy
Dramatic Scene From Prize Film The Diamond from the Sky
Readers are shown a still from Flying A’s 10000 prize romance The Diamond from the Sky depicting Arthur Stanley’s arrest for Dr Lee’s murder in Randolph home Richmond Virginia Lottie Pickford as Ester Gypsy queen Hagar Eugene Ford Wagar Charlotte Burton Blair Stanley and Irving Cummings are featured in the scene as the dramatic cast members.
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Jene Pickford
Arving Clummings
Charlg Ete Gurton
Randolph
Richmond
Arthur Stanley
Irving Cummings
Dr. Lee
Lottie Pickford
Ester
Arthur
Wagar
Eugene Ford
Adventuress
Charlotte Burton
Blair Stanley
William Russell
Scene filming bulks at New York Casino Theater
The Edisony company and an army of assistants fill the Casino theater in New York to capture authentic atmosphere for their film Through scent Waters premiering Friday June 25. Duncan McRae directs the production with Gertrude McCoy among the cast as stage life and big scenes unfold on a crowded lower floor and balcony.
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Edisony Company
Casino
New York
Audi
Psce
Duncan McRae
Kcenies
Thes Company
Gertrude McCoy
Waitten
Girl Telegrapher Defuses Danger on Pay Train Scene
In Kalem’s Hazards of Helen episode The Pay Train a brave girl telegrapher guides a revolver to save a moving pay train. Four shots misfire before she fires the final round severing a semaphore wire and triggering the danger signal to halt the train. Her actions prevent disaster.
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Helen
Kalem
Hel
Monumental storm scene frames dramatic film set
A fragment describes a storm scene in a film production, noting a monument in the frame and the president of a film society or company overseeing the set. The passage mentions aging actors and dramatic visuals, with references to a California shoot and intense head turns as the scene unfolds.
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California
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Comedy-Feam Hutst the Trail on Screen
A quirky film note highlights Comedy-Feam Hutst the Trail and its clever followings. It mentions the troupe’s splat comedy style and thespian Thomas Vokes famed for work on the screen.
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Chaplin Eel Offer Then Rejected at Madison Garden
A garbled note reports Charles Chaplin involving a large offer of 250000 to perform for two weeks at Madison Garden New York. The deal was rejected. Essanay president Gporseh Spir presented Chaplin with a check at Fort Dearborn National Bank Chicago amid confusion and debate over value.
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Charles Chaplin
Madison Garden
New York
Efor Gporseh Spir
Essanay
Ctapin
Fort Dearborn National Bank of Chicago
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