Billy Sunday film to be shown at Odeon in Clarksburg
The American Film Manufacturing will release Infatuation based on a Liloyd Osbourne novel. Frances Starr and Blanche Bates star in a dramatic tale of devotion. The program includes a 1000 foot film depicting Billy Sunday and Philadelphia crowds at his tabernacle. The Odeon shows Wednesday March 17, first movie appearance of Billy Sunday in Clarksburg.
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Frances Starr
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Odeon Theater
Periolat Wins Offer From American Film Company
Paris star George Periolat of the Universal forces has accepted an offer from the American Film Company. He will leave shortly for Santa Barbara where the company is located to begin his new engagement.
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Lloyd Quick to Win Recognition
Lloyd Quick, known as the Dionicus of the Universal play Damon and Pythias, was born in Glasgow twenty six years ago. He trained at Westborne College London and joined the Lyric stock company then the Wilson Barrett company in England before entering films two years ago. His breakout came in The Shadows of Life where he played the heavy and gained recognition as a fine dramatic actor.
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Wolf Girl to Be Produced by Thomas Santschi
William Wing wrote The Wolf Girl a story of a psychic phenomenon. Director Thomas Santschi prepares a feature promising one of the strangest human characters on screen. The film raises whether the barrier between mind and soul can be surmounted, a notion students oppose.
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Thomas Santschi
Thrilling Films at Bijou and Edison Features
The Bijou presents Her Supreme Sacrifice with Alice Joyce and Gury Coombs as the main draw. Edison’s From a Life of Grime shows Jean Dumar as Margia Bowers in a home robbery tale. Vitagraph’s Breaking In adds comic relief as a three film program opens the week with a Tuesday lineup featuring Norma Talmadge in A Heiress Strange Inheritance.
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Gury Coombs
Bijou
Edison Company
Jean Dumar
Margia Bowers
Guy Coombs
Ean Dunia i
Esa Phill Breg
Vitagraph
Darma
Riverside Opens Nation's First Municipally Owned Picture Theater
Riverside 10, a Chicago suburb, establishes a likely first municipally owned picture theater. The facility will be owned and run in the public interest with projection apparatus supplied by the Kleine Optical Company of Chicago.
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Mildred Adams Joins Universal West Coast Company
Mildred Adams, known for stock and principal city stage work, has been secured by Universal Film Company to star with Archer McMackin's Joker Comedy on the West Coast. Her reputation among speaking stage players makes the move a desirable acquisition for Universal.
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Joker
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Universal West Coast Studios
Has a Host of Friends Here in Lubin Playworks
Shannon Fife, noted satire author among Lubin company playwrights, showcases strong output in the regular March program. His plays are released between late third and early fourth rants, marking a prolific period for the troupe.
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Thira
Norma Talmadge Performs Fire Roll for Pillar of Flame
Norma Talmadge stars in The Pillar of Flame and executes a dangerous stunt by rolling down a stairway enveloped in flame. She wore an asbestos suit with a mask and eye protection, and despite bruises from the tumble she escaped harm as the scene was completed.
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Norma Talmadge
Vitagraph
Miss Talmadge
Wearing a New Evening Gown in Arrangement by Fate
Helen Leslie appears in a white satin and chiffon gown with a striped taffeta girdle in An Arrangement by Fate a new Jaemmler brand drama Frank Lloyd co star and director praised for his and the companys performance. the review notes her conscientious realistic portrayal throughout the play.
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Fate
Jaemmler
Frank Lloyd
Di Hong Cast In New Serial Road O Strife
Emmett Campbell Hall’s new Lubin Company serial Road O Strife will feature an all star Lubin cast with over 1000 players. Leading roles go to Mary Charleson Crane Wilbur and Jack Standing, with many prominent Lubin players such as Rosetta Brice John Ince and George Hackett in important parts.
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Emmett Campbell Hall
Lubin Company
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John Ince
O’ Strife
Tra M. Lowry
Ince
Mary Charleson
Crane Wilbur
Jack Standing
Rosetta Brice
George Souie Spencer
Mrs. Daly
Percy Winter
Bernard Seigel
Florence Hackett
George Hackett
George Clark
James Cassady
Frank Smiley
Bert’ McCullum
Francis Joyner
Walter Law
John Smiley
William Turner
Ferdinand Tidmarsh
Ferdinand Tidmarsh, “William ‘Cahill, Charles Brandt
Clarence Jay Elmer
Flora Lea
Howard Michell
George
Trimbie Gilbert Ely
Mrs. Sterling
Peter Long Douglas Sibole
Frankie Mann
Jack Nelson
Jack McDonald
James Daly
Eleanor Blanchard
Josephine Longworth
The Optimist Poem by L M Thornton
A verse from Motion Picture Magazine mocks the pessimist mindset with exhortations to seek entertainment and warmth in art. It urges clearing worry from the brow and finding solace in picture plays to counter lingering blues.
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L. M. Thornton
Motion Picture Magazine
Shaw Cast as Comedian in First Film Role
Brinsley Shaw, known as a film villain, is cast in a comedy, his first screen role. He considers the move an interesting experiment and eagerly awaits seeing himself as a comedian on the screen.
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Brinsley Shaw
Villian
Horsemanship Shines in Selig Film A Child of the Prairie
Tom Mix wrote directed and starred in this Selig photoplay with Louella Maxam. The adventure includes runaway teams and spectacular riding amid beautiful scenic backgrounds. Critics call the horsemanship among the film’s most exciting moments.
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Tom Mix
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Vitagraph Actors Trek to Adirondacks for Two Broadway Pics
Theodore Marston leads Vitagraph company to the Adirondacks to finish two feature productions. The Pawns of Mars a four part drama by Donald J. Buchanan and In the Days of Famine a three part romance from James Oliver Curwood scripts will premiere at the Vitagraph theater. Cast includes Dorothy Kelly James Morrison George Cooper L Rogers Lytton Charles Kent and Charles Wellesley.
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Vitagraph
Adirondacks
Vitagraph Theater
Donald J. Buchanan
James Oliver Curwood
Dorothy Kelly
James Morrison
George ‘Cooper
L Rogers Lytton
Charles Kent
Charles Wellesley
Mr. Marston
Hudson Bay
Broadway
New York
George, Cooper
Donald Hall
Kit's Caprices film star Elsie Janis praises her role
Elsie Janis hails Kitty Caprice as a natural, attractive girl driven by lively impulses. She explains the film portrays a young miss's spirited escapades, including fast spins, love sketches, and a playful pursuit of her true love, claiming it feels like fun not work.
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Problem Play Is Emotional
Abstract from a dramatic note hints at a rich society woman and a companion surviving a South Seas storm and washing ashore on a barren island. Months pass as they live as stranded castaways. the man falls in love while she contemplates love for another, creating a central emotional conflict.
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Cipher Key Lubin Reeler Opens With Coast Battle
The Cipher Key stages a running fight along Florida shores between car occupants and a plane, continuing on racing hydroplanes. George W. Terwilliger wrote and produced the Lubin three reeler set to release in April. The plot follows South Americans chasing the cipher key to contracts for an American shipbuilding company.
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Biograph Star Shines In Local Stage Performance
A Biograph star, appearing in Madison, draws praise for a stylish, sincere portrayal. Her portrayal of the play Instinct captivates audiences with refined timing and clear, confident delivery.
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