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Newspaper
The Sunday Telegram
Location
Clarksburg, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
May 14, 1916
Page
17
A Cleveland reader asks how hard an aspiring actress must work in the motion picture trade. The column discusses the grind, sun glare, lighting, and makeup pressures that test endurance and nerve, urging diligence over vanity for real success.
A flurry of stage news reports new acts by Willing and Coiton with Lulu Glaser and Dora Keane in upcoming shows. Notable names include Lewis Stone, Fay Templeton, Tyrone Powers, Helen Truax, Eleanor Painter, Fay Compton, Nina Houdquult, and George Hazleton amid tours, comedies, and new productions across London and New York, plus censorship vote chatter.
Oliver Morosco Photoplay Company announces George Beban in Pasquale a modern drama written by Beban with Lawrence McClusky. The plot centers on a hard working Italian and a wealthy banker facing an ethical test as both defend their values. The production showcases Beban’s dramatic range and features notable collaborations aimed at top-tier appeal for Paramount patrons.
J P McGowan and his full company, about fifty players, plus gear and a cameraman, are at Pine Grant at the summit of the San Bernardino range. They traveled by pack mule in a multi day journey to shoot the Mutual feature Whispering Smith, with the cast and equipment ready for filming.
Nearly 200 players are engaged in filming at Thanhouser Mutual Studio in New Rochelle. Soon two new companies will be recruited to support Florence La Badie and Fredericke Warde in a pair of exclusive features to be released by Mutual under the title Thanhouser Co.
A reported project titled The Secret of the Submarine involved a now American Mutual photo move and Hecht house. A concrete frame stood sixty feet high as a phantom submarine display in Los Angeles. Two dive attempts failed and 100 pounds of dynamite went off, leaving only smoke and debris while a thousand dollars vanished, likely to create a thrill for Maple tire fans.
Fragmented OCR reveals Buckhannon High news, council and school events, attendance of delegates, and community mentions. Names appear jumbled. key figures include Ike Lankin and WW Lanham with mentions of Buckhannon and local committees. The text also references the Grand Army, Clay Shale, and various local meetings.
Sibi Sibi announces a Lulu production for the Paramusint program Snowniel Fannin Ward ly ty stu. Miya Ward backs Jack Dean and an all Lasky cast under direction at Gearee M Motiied, negating rival efforts.
A string of a dozen box cars purchased for scenes in Whispering Smith is staged on a Southern Pacific line in Los Angeles. The cars will be used in a wreck sequence with the stunt team set to clear debris after the scene.
A girl rookie at the National Service School for Women near Washington studies her manual. The image suggests she aspires to join SEGAL SOND, reflecting training expectations and recruitment themes of the era.
Anthony P. Kelly, who adapted The Great Divide for the Lubin Company, has completed The Light of the Dusk. Kilgar Lewis, charged with Lubin production, is reportedly at work on the project as a follow up to the photoplay.
Justine Arnold becomes a new Universal forces member at Universal City after touring Australia. She will appear in upcoming productions and has substantial stage experience with comedian William Collier and in stock companies nationwide.
The chorus girls of Chin-Chin appear in A Hare of Italy released by Hasanay. Several scenes are theatrical, with professional dancers used. Ann Kirk and Edmund F. Cobb are to be the leading parts.
A long court opinion discusses mortgage and contract disputes, detailing duties under a lease and sale, and addressing evidence rules. It covers breaches, recoupment, specific performance, and damages, with mentions of parties including local courts and judges.
In Dartlutsville Oklahoma on May 1 a tramp’s body was found in a box with a note saying Go on friends won't on my way to Heaven. The case sparked police inquiry into the dead man’s identity and motives. Authorities questioned railway agents about unlawful arrests as a potential factor in the death, while relatives reported no known reason for the suicide.
May 1 London reports the formation in the city of the Oversee Club, a non political model aimed at unity among English speaking nations. Members from Canada, India, Western Union, Australia, New Zealand and South Africa attend. The club seeks to promote unity of the British Empire and provides comfortable suites for visitors at its London location.
A newly completed play titled The Joater features John Junior and Gertrude Grover in leading roles. Banaway completed the work and the story opens with a 60,000documenta average age argument attributed to President Wilson.
The garbled item mentions Dr I and EW Wilson with roles in a Seacoad event at an unspecified location. It appears as OCR noise with fragmented names and places, lacking coherent facts or dates.
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