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Newspaper

The Sunday Telegram

Location

Clarksburg, West Virginia, United States of America

Date

Mar 12, 1916

Page

15

Bijou Week of Strong Comedy Drama Shows Opens Monday

The Bijou presents a five act sparkling comedy drama His Picture in the Papers with Douglass Fairbanks Loretta Blake Monday and Tuesday. Also a Tip Top program Better Late Than Never with William Collier Mae Busch. Wednesday and Thursday features Lewis Stone in Honors Altar with Walter Edwards Bessie Bar-Tiscale and Mack Swain in His Auto Ruination. Friday offers The Gods of Fate a railroad thriller and a love story. Saturday brings The Island of Surprise with Vitagraph Blue Ribbon stars plus The Iron Claw serial Blaine favorites Pearl White Creighton Hale Sheldon Lewis.

William Collier Mae Busch Mack Sennett Triangle Lewis Stone Mr. Stone Bunny New York Walter Edwards Frederick Mallory Sweet Bessie Bar- Tiscale Mack Swain Mack Vitagraph Blue Ribbon William Courtenay Zona Keefe Julia Swayne Gordon Island of Surprise Cyrus Townsend Brady Great Pathe the Iron Claw Blaine Pearl White Creighton Hale Sheldon Lewis

Teddy is Now A Movie Star

Theodore Roosevelt regarded as a motion picture subject in the Par amount Pictographs effort titled Preparedness. The film features Roosevelt with naval experts and other notable figures such as Leonard Wood Garrison Scott Macomb Lansing Daniels Hibben Peary Hammond and more, aiming to spark public reflection on national readiness.

Theodore Roosevelt United States Paramount Frederick Palmer Henry Reuterdahl Roosevelt

Palmer to Create Animated News Cartoons for Gaumont

Harry Palmer returns to the screen as he dedicates all Gaumont staff time to producing animated cartoons that humorously reflect current events. The new shorts replace Keeping Up with the Jenses on a split reel with Gaumont’s See America First, a Mutual weekly release.

Harry Palmer Gaumont Astaff Jenses Gaumont

Lense Louse Slur Sparks Studio Dispute

A Balboa studio director rebuked a fledgling picture player shouting get back there. The rookie asked what lense louse meant and was told it is study slang for a performer who steals foreground action instead of staying at the extreme year.

Balboa Studio

Norma Nichols Emerges as New Favorite in Ham and Bud

Norma Nichols joins the Ham and Bud troupe as a fresh entrant. Described as dark with large eyes and a winning smile, she shows promise of winning favor among followers and boosting the company's appeal.

Norma Nichols Norma

Empire State Express Carried 8 Million Passengers Safely

New York March 11 The Empire State Express has run nearly twenty five years and during that time carried almost 8,000,000 passengers without a single fatal accident.

New York

Sister to Cain drama by Lubin features Lamothe lineup

New Lubin thriller A Sister to Cain debuts from Julian Louig Lamothe at the Lubin California studio produced by Captain Wilbert Milville. Helen Wolcott Evelyn Page Jay Moreley Allan Forest and George Routh are prominent in the cast.

Cain Julian Louig Lamothe Captain Wilbert Milville Lubin California Helen Wolcott Evelyn Page Jay Moreley Allan Forest George Routh Caat

Mutual director joins Ameri can company productions

Carl LeViness has joined the mutual company as a director for Ameri can. He now heads one of the three reel feature units and has begun production on Four Months an unusual drama by Karl Coolige.

Carl LeViness American Mutual Karl Coolige

Mme Petrova to Be Canned in New Recording Deal

Mme Petrova of Metro, starring in The Soul Market, has signed a contract with the Vick Talking Machine Company to record a number of discs. She is also recognized as an excellent vocalist and is not making motion picture records at this time.

Mme. Petrova Metro Star the Vick

George Beban to Appear Again on Paramount Program

Notable actor George Beban, famed for Italian role characters, returns to the Paramount lineup after acclaimed work in An Alien and The Italian. He will appear in a Pallas Productions project, continuing his international stage fame. Eleanor Woodruff, co starring with Robert Edeson in Big Jim Garrity, wore her mother’s wedding gown for key scenes, a prized possession that suited the period portrayal. George Fitzmaurice is producing the picture.

George Beban Paramount Beban Pallas Eleanor Woodruff Robert Edeson Big Jim Garrity A. H. Woods Pathe Miss Woodruff George Fitzmaurice

Price of Malice stars in spectacular yacht iceberg crash

The forthcoming Metro wonderplay features Ham Than Revelle and Barbara Tennant with a dramatic scene of a large yacht sinking after crashing an iceberg off Labrador. The company traveled by special steamer to film on the frozen north waters. London hosts a New York Hippodrome spectacle "Stipp, Hip, Hooray."

A . Baron Revel Metro Ham Revelle Barbara Tennant Labrador New York

Romance of Studio Has A Happy Culmination

Marie Doro and Elliott Dexter, stars of Paramount pictures, have married after meeting during the all star revival of Diplomacy. Both appeared in the season’s productions with notable co stars and will continue to co star in Diplomacy for Lasky and appear exclusively in Paramount pictures.

Studio Marie Doro Elliott Dexter Paramount Pictures Famous Players and Lasky Miss Doro William Gillette Blanche Bates Mr. Dexter Marcus The Famous Players Mr.Dexter Marguerite Clark Helene of

Where All Look Good Shall It Be Minis Outside

Jon and I discussed the scene as John challenged the claim that minis look good from the outside. The exchange centers on certainty and perception with a wary tone about outsiders’ judgments.

Jon John

Merkyr to star in Metro's Soul Market under Vetrovn

Wilmoth Merkyr, a leading young stage and screen figure, will bow with Metro in The Soul Market starring Mme Vetrovn. The piece borrows from Aaron Hoffainn and features costumes by Ethel Teare who notes many gowns are American made. Metro debuts ice scenes in Black Fear shot at St Nicholas Rink with Grace Ilinton Grace Valentine and Edward Brennan.

Wilmoth Merkyr Metro Mme. Vetrovn Tx Pleuirize Aaron Hoffainn France Ethel Teare America Grace Illinton Grace Valentine Edward Brennan St. Nicholas Rink New York City

A Modern Sphinx Puts Winifred Greenwood In Dual Role

The Amoarl ean Mutual favorite Winifred Greenwood stars in a three part drama of love and mystery. Early in the film she plays the daughter of an Egyptian sorcerer who can drug her soul to sleep for thirty centuries. Upon awakening she becomes a beautiful society girl of modern times.

Winifred Greenwood Whon

Film Serial Without a Hero Sparks Two Heroines

A motion picture serial titled The Social Pirates centers on two heroines Marin Saj4 and Ollie Kirkby who team to outwit villains in a tale by George Bronson Howard. The audacious writer replaces a single hero with dual female leads to protect the helpless from predatory foes.

Xtra George Bronson Howard Hut Marin Saj4 Ollie Kirkby

Former Gunner Fights for Navy in Los Angeles Café

A distressed former Gunner from the Navy defends service amid insults from a hyphenated citizen. The anecdote recalls actors like Jack Mulhall and Biograph-era sailors, with pride and masculine bravado shaping the scene. The mingled memories of Digmattic ships and Hollywood era flair surface in a tense cafe exchange.

Josephus Daniels United States Navy Jack Mulhall Roxe Los Angeles Jack Overland Loedoli

Fragmentary Crime Scene Note Leads to Ambulance Transfer

A mangled line from a crime report mentions a grimy black devil character, a gun being swabbed, and perpetrators removed by ambulance after a brief interval. The readable text is sparse and lacks clear dates, places, or official identities.

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Aviation Girls Booked for Palace Nightly

Sally Crute, Edison favorite, headlines in a versatile portrait as a dramatic vampire in a new stage sketch. The Aviation Girls, led by Allen Kenna, feature Elinore Browne and a six girl chorus with The Bos ta Tria harmony singers. Palace plans a strong week with a fine orchestra, new equipment, and advance notices praising the company.

Allen Kenna Aviation Girls Palace N Advancy Misa Elinore Browne Bosta Tria Aviation Chorus Palace Orchestra J L. Crow Violiniat Herbert Woolard Clarksburg James Lewis Middelport Frank Ramos Richmond

Flying A appoints Carl M Le Vinens as rector at Santa Barbara

Carl M Le Vinens renowned for Pacific coast directing has been named rector of a flying A company at Santa Barbara. Director Leo Vin will produce three reel pictures.

Carl M. le Vinens Pacific Coast Atu Santa Barbara Leo Vin

Rhea Mitchell Returns to Mutual Film Fold

Rhea Mitchell, a popular actress, is welcomed back to the Mutual fold in the De Luxe edition after a period with other companies. Her recent success includes work with Wolf Hopper in Don Quixote.

Rhea Mitchell Miss Mitchell Oni Mioal Wolf Hopper

Shrine of Happins and Pathe Rooster Play Sidetracked

A fragmented review notes The Shrine of Happins and Pathe release as the second Rooster play colored and loved Vagabond, with early praise and attention. It mentions production in California by Balboa and favorable color and sound choices, highlighting a sophisticated audience appeal.

Shrine of Happins Pathe Secon Rooster Galifornia Balboa Eth Tlons Particu Jackin Thatio

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