Gossip of the Stage Selections and Star Moves
The stage world buzzes with Jennette Taylor set for a prime role while Adelaide Thurston planned to star in The Desance by Harry W. Hawkeck. Blanche Ring resumes the Diplomacy tour, and McGorse Payton launches a Springfield stock company. Reports note Sara Bernhardt’s London appearances, Olive Oliver’s actor delegation for San Francisco, and Mary Smith’s high earnings from musical comedies. The era’s contracts tighten with movies rising, new film debuts by Sam Bernard, Laurette Taylor’s season with Klaw and Hart, and Shuberts lining up star cast revivals each season.
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Blanche Ring
Los Case
McGorse Payton
Sprinsfield
Sass
Will Ardate
Seite
Laurette Taylor
Klaw
Rlapger
George C. Tyler
J Hartley Pene
Shuberts
Dressler Comedy "Tillie's Tomato Surprise" Headed for Lubin Studio
The Dressler comedy Tillie's Tomato Surprise unfolds in the Lubin studio with Marie Dressler in the lead. Acton Davies wrote the piece for Dressler and the production is directed by H Howell Hansel with Albert F. Mayor assisting. John C Rice leads the strong supporting cast as filming moves from Philadelphia interiors to exterior scenes at the Lubin ranch in Bettwsport, Pa.
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BebSline
Marie Dressler
Lubin
Tillie
Miss Dressler
Acton Davies
E Howell Hansel
Albert F. Mayor
John C_Rice
Philahelphia
Imbin Ranch
Bett— Fwood
Dressler
Next Feature Photoplate By David Ward Griffith
Speculation runs high in Almland as David Ward Griffith plans a feature photoplate after his return to Reliance Majestic Studios in Hollyprook California. The Bind of the Nation is shown as Seles ailu under joy plans for The Quest of the Holy Grail with Austin Abbertha visiting the public library in Boston to view frescoes.
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Almland
David Ward Grifith
Reliance-Majestic
Qstatues
Hollyproog
Cal
Jatter
Seles
Conjoy
Espe Austin Abbertha
Adom
Cartoon Comedy by Carl Lederer Draws Laughs Across Frames
A cartoon feature by Carl Lederer delivers light satire and visual humor. The strip showcases exaggerated characters and witty situations, with playful ink work and cresting action that aims to entertain readers through simple, relatable gags.
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Carl Lederer
Miss Crossman Signs Film Contract at Universal Star Studio
Henrietta Crossman has signed with Universal Film Manufacturing Company to become a film star. The admired stage actress, famed for emotional performances, agreed after visiting the Imp studio in New York, following strong persuasion from producers.
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Henrietta Crossman
Universal Film ‘Manufacturing Company
Miss Crossman
Imp
New York
Actress to portray screen successes in near future
A note indicates the actress grew fascinated with screen acting and has agreed to perform on stage for Universal. It remains to be seen which of her stage successes will be adapted for the screen in the near future.
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Ze Blossom Seeley
Ned Weyburn
Universal
Beatriz Michelena in a Western Mining Themed Photoplay
The draft sketches Beatriz Michelena in a photoplay blending Western mining life with scenes shifting from California to Paris. It highlights her beauty and talent in acting, dancing, and comedy amid dramatic adventures and perils across Europe and America.
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Beatriz Michelena
Europe
America
Beatriz Machelena
Paris
California 10
Billy
Joe
Bettois
DucHelena
Lily
Thrilling tiger hunt set for Heists of Hazard film
Vitagraph’s Heists of Hazard nears completion directed by Capt. Harry Lambar. A tiger hunt scene will use two elephants a tiger and about two hundred extras costing around five thousand hours. Charles Richman appears as Billy Williams alongside Cleanor Wootraff and Charles Kent in supporting roles.
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Avill
Pbck
Vitagraph Company
Heishis
Husner Mullin
Cyrus ‘Townsend Brady
Harry Lambar
Charles Richman
Billy Wiliams
Mr. Richman
Cleanor Wootraff
Oliva
Charles Kent
Mr. Martindale
Niyrtle Tannehill Debuts in Broadway Feature Film
Niyrtle Tannehill makes her motion picture debut soon appearing in a Broadway Favorites feature titled When the Mind Sleeps. Previously with William Gillen’s Admirable Crichton company, she aims for success on the legitimate stage and accepts the producer’s offer to join the project.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Niyrtle Tannhit
Shorty
Jon the Tanks
Enieesity Players
Miss Tannehill
Wiliam Gillene
Crichton” Company
Produc
China Pictures Released By United Photoplays Company
The second series of the Dorsey expedition pictures has been released and is playing for two weeks at the Studebaker theater in Chicago. China is the focus with coverage of the president's daily life and extensive portrayal of China's army. Twelve reels document the Dictatorizing of China under the personal supervision of President Chiang Kai-shek and his officials.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dorsey
United Photoplays
Studebaker Theater
Chicago
China
Uang Shi Kafs
Unusual Ormi Haley Stars In The Pith to the Bainbow
Ormi Haley, popular leading woman with the Lobin players, breaks time honored photodrama norms in The Pith to the Bainbow a three reeler written by Shanon Fife directed by George W. Terwilliger released June 39 He plays the part of a girl ward who deeply loves her guard but does not marry him despite the diversion from convention The play ends with two happy satisfying conclusions.
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Ormi Haley
Te Lobin
Shanon Fife
George W. Terwilliger
Ward
New Play Attracts Harold Lockwood In Readings
Harold Lockwood, famed for a tremendous hit in The Laure of the Maske, appears in a reading for a solr May Allison. Autohinsom vows a fortnight to selectqte players for this reminnsbie pic. Lockwood will display his varied features in this showcase role.
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Harold Lockwood
S S. Autohinsom
Qte
Buck Deer Commits Suicide to Escape Hounds
A young buck deer near Brestner leaped in front of the Federal Express of the Central New England Railway on Sunday to escape pursuing dogs. The deer died after the collision, found about 100 feet from the train by section foreman John Ingalls. Game protector Barry provides the official version.
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Brester
Federal Express
Central New England Railway
Paces
Stuyvesant Fish
John Ingalls
Barry
Idle men escorted from Caldwell after food demand
In Caldwell Kansas on June 12 a group of 350 men, pretending to be hard west hand workers, demanded food. Mayor Edward George formed a posse with the town marshal and 25 armed citizens, and the men were marched to the depot and boarded the first outgoing freight train.
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Caldwell
Kan
Edward George
Tragedy near Ossining ends with three drownings
In Ossining on June 12 a missing mother Mrs. William Keith and her two children were found in the Hudson River. Stanley Prinsbey recovered four year old James Keith a village dock. later May Keitch aged fifteen months was recovered in Haverstraw. Mrs Keitch despondent over her unemployed husband.
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Ossining
William Keith
Waterstreet
Hudsom
Shs
James Atkinson
Stanley Prinsbey
James Keith
Michael Ford
Haverstraw
Keitch
Pioneering family heads Cedar Falls benefactors
A June visit by a Cedar Falls leader and his siblings yielded multiple gifts totaling nearly 109000 dollars. Each sibling received two checks of 10000 and an automobile, presented during a two week stay with the benefactor’s brothers and sisters. Beneficiaries include H J Freteren, Prefler, Mrs Merer, Mrs W Fy Noble and others.
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Cedar Falls
Laws
Bio
Philadelphia
St Louis
Chicago
Merer
Edison Breaks of the Game Screen Drama Promises Realism
The Edison production The Breaks of the Game by director Eugene Nowland features gritty combat with a pistol flash that illuminates the scene. Captain Ward, longtime New York police captain, calls it the most realistic gum fight he has seen, promising audience thrills amid plots and intrigues of England’s history.
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Edison
Eugene Nowland
Ward
New York
England
Feature Film Talent Highlighted in Local Review
SGENES FILMED of feature films shows Duncan McRae and Edward Farle in St. with Robert Brower. The story centers on an avenging father and a girl influenced by a magnetic yet unprincipled actor. Miss McCoy delivers a demanding role showcasing her intense emotionalism and prior successes as actor and playwright.
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Duncan McRae
Edward Farle
Robert Brower
Miss McCoy
Bishman Continued From Page Five
The passage notes a belief that the time is ripe for a radical step to attract film lovers. It hints at broader musical aims linking Beethoven, Schubert, Rubinstein, Mozart, Liszt, and Grieg to convey to the world a richer artistic understanding.
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Beethoven
Schubert
Her Rifle Stills an Autohorn
Mrs Martin Brown of Austin Pa opposes automobile horns. Dr Phillip Horn tested his auto horn near her home when she fired a rifle at him. He was struck near the temple and wounded. Mrs Brown was held on $300 bail.
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Austin
Martin Brown
Sitomobile Horns
Phillip Horn
Brown
Newark man shoots wife in Hartford killing her at home
Frank Dray of Newark shot and killed his wife at a Hartford house on Sheldon Street shortly before midnight. Dray fled, was arrested for breach of peace, and confessed at police headquarters saying he knew it was wrong but that he did it.
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Hartford
Conn
Newark
Frank Dray
Sheldon Street
Tousled Head is a Target for Rifleman in Indiana
In Cooperstown area, Indiana on June 22, a brief district note reports a rifleman targeting a location under a shaded hill. Louis Schuberu is described as resting after an incident with unclear details.
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Cooenersvillue
Ind
Tow Hill
Louis Schuberu
Six Screen Fists: Fame Figures in Early Cinema
Six prominent screen actors of recent years are named as top favorites for popularity and star power. King Baggot, Ben Wilson, Jack Kerrigan, Bob Leonard, Herbert Rawlinson and others are profiled as leading men in major New York studios and Universal serials, with claims of wide audience appeal among women and fans.
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Hela
Milady
King Baggot
Imp
New York City
Ben Wil
New York
Julius Stern
Jack Kerrigan
America
Bob “Leonard
Ther Mottle
Herbert Rawlinson
Jocking Sanford “Quest
Universal
Cowboys Parade Through Hotel Savoy Ballroom
Seattle witnesses a wild scene as cowboys ride through the Hotel Savoy lobby and ballroom in chaps and lariats. Guests gasp as a guest in a ballroom gown mounts a spirited animal, part of a dinner honoring Mr and Dr Frank Standey of Idimrod, who plan a northern season.
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Seattle
Grange
Salopine
Hotel
Savoy
Frank Stan— Dey
Idimrod
Sian— Dey
Gditarod
Menger
Reoman
Monument to First American Killed in War of 1898
In Columbus Ohio on June 12 a modest but fitting monument costing about 1 is planned to memorialize George Burton Meek of Sandusky county the first American boy to die in the Spanish American War He fell at the battle of Cardenas Harbor May 11 1898 He was born March 6 187x His memory honored after Senator White pushed a bill for the monument through the senate and house within days
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Columbus
George Burton Meek
County
United States
Cardenas
Harbor
Cubs
Sandusky County
Whites
Senate
House
Suffraget Offers Her Four Sons to Nation
A suffragist presents her pledge to support the nation by offering four of her sons as volunteers. The speaker, Wendell Spence of Dallas, voices opposition to war but asserts readiness to contribute if the nation is insulted. The account reflects wartime sentiment and female advocacy in civic duty.
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Wendell Spence
Dallas
Snowbing Ot
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Adelaide Thurston
Harry W. Haweck
Desance
Spencer H. Cone
Kate Cxaxtom
Jenow
Aes
MWS
Brady
Bemminedson
Salt Heke City
Sara Bernhardts
London
Actors’ Equality Ascitation
San Francisco
Actors
Eaward
Peo Berty Nansen
Marguerite Clark
Paradise
The
Schenectady
Sam Bernard
Flirtabout
Dressleg
D. W. Grifith
Inbin
Miss
Crossman Universal Star
Merle Jonson
Ais Brogh
Figer Hunt
Viyrtle Tamnehil
Kalen
Hawley
Biograph
Kansas Town
Posse
Millionaire
Sgenes
Bishman
Rosemary Theby and
Ererrr Myers
Iubim
Thes
Gowboys
Dresed
Florence Carman
New
Carman
Wilk
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