Gossip of the Stage: Season Plans and Cast Shuffles
A noisy mix of theater news lists stars like Martin Brown David Warfield Chauncey Olcott and Jane Ozker with upcoming seasons in Chicago San Francisco Newark and Atlantic City. It notes new plays by Charles Klein Martha Morton and others, film plans for Mary Pickford and Beverly’s Balance, and shifts in leading roles across Shubert and Cort productions.
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Martin Brown
Morning
Sius Ittle Cafe
David Warfield
San Francisco
Frank Cramen
Chicago
Solia Sanderson
Joseph Cawthorn
Donald Brian
Utaho
Jane Ozker
Jane
Julia Dean
George
Charles Richman
Cyrus Townsend Brady
Paradise
Mmz Dunn
John Stokes
Mary Pyckford
Shuberts
John Cort
Charles Klein
Frederick
Fanny Hatton
Martha Morton
Baron George Nash
Adelaide Thurston
Harry We. Hawley
New England
Will
Daves Donnelly
Aia
Aida
de Wolf Hopper
Fortyleighth Street Theater
Alice Brady
William A. Brady
Mrs. Bracy
Grace George
Calfornia
Mr. Brady
Charles
Hoyt
Shhuberts
Atlantic City
Donald
Gameron
Pedro de Cordoba
Margaret Anglin
Beveris
London
Beverly
Pi Ling
New York
H. Woods
Lusitania
Upside Down Theater Proposed in Ebensburg Pa
May 15 Ebensburg Pa man plans the first upside down moving picture theater in America. John C Newton a local farmer aims to build a hollow tile brick 70 foot high structure with seating and a ceiling mounted screen. Patrons would recline on platforms reached by a side circular stairway with the booth at the bottom. He rejects placing the machine at the top despite authorities notes.
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Ebensburg
Moving Picture Theater
America
John C. Newton
Mundays Cross Roads
Walla
Newton
The Commuters Dominates Theaters Nationwide
Big favorite George Kleine's latest release The Commuters draws heavy advance bookings from a wide array of venues including small houses that rarely schedule features in opening weeks. Irene Fenwick Dan Mosiles George W. Guere and Charles Judels star in the film.
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George Kleine
Kleine
Irene Fenwick
Dan Mosiles
George We Guere
Charles Judels
Gibbons Promoted to Manager Role at Pittsboro Ranch
Gibbons formerly head of the George Kleine Denver office since the restoration era has been elevated to management at the Pittsboro ranch. E W Biederstadt joins the Chicago Branch in the transition as associate.
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F. Gibons
George Kleine
Denver
Pittsboro
E. W. Biederstadt
Chicago
Gibbons 2S
Studio announces Margaret Harvey as new scenario writer
Julius Stern manager of Imp Land Victor studios says he has engaged Margaret Harvey Gavin and Biograph scenario writer as a member of the scenario department. Garvey has written many successful photoplays featuring some of the era's biggest stars.
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Julius Stern
Impland Victor Studios
Margaret Harvey
Gavin
Biograph
Dices Garvey
Frank Keenan Heads to Universal Film Projects
Universal announces Frank Keenan, famed Broadway actor, becomes a Universal star and will be featured in an upcoming film. He is remembered for The Girls of the Golden West and The Heights, with recent dramatic work aimed at an extended format for his debut on the Universal program.
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Frank Keenan
Universal
Golden West
Keenan
Venneville
Corrigan Joins Universal for Caleb West and Master Diver
Emmet Corrigan, famed Broadway actor, has signed with Universal Film Company to appear in two films Caleb West and Master Diver. The Big U expects the production to boost its new star profile as Corrigan’s reputation travels nationwide.
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Emmet Corrigan
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Caleb West
F Hopkinson Guth
Corrigan
Kleine Optical Company Projects Giant Image at White City
The Kleine Optical Company staged a landmark projection at Chicago’s White City amusement park last week. A picture extended over 16 feet was projected from the base band shell of the 475 foot great white tower, overpowering thousands of lights. The display drew more than eighty amperes of direct current.
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Kleine Optcal Company
White City
Chicago
Kleine Optical Company
Great White Tower
Clifton Production Promises Journey's End Photoplay
A new photoplay titled The Journey's End from writer Wallace is announced for Clifton. The project, described as a heartfelt story, will feature Reed and her famous smile under the direction of L. M. at Seliz Junzie Zoo.
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Wallace
Clifton
Seliz Junzie Zoo
Reed
L. M
Adventuress Role Highlights Name in Edison Picturization
In the Edison photoplay The Wrong Woman director Richard Ridgely presents Mabel Trunnelle as an adventuress for the first time. The three reel feature revisits a famed old play with notable setting beauty and added feminine interest.
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Edison
Richard Ridgely
Mabel Trunnelle
Dances Weeks For Novel Film
Cleo Madison, the famous movie queen, spent weeks at the dancing master and dressmaker preparing for her role in The Dancer. She studies every phase of the dancing art to portray a fascinating French actress and aesthetic dancer. Seven new gowns were made for the play. The theme centers on dance and performance.
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Cleo Madison
Italian Architecture and Army of People Plant
Continued on page 5 describes a modern complex named the Lenz building, 310 feet long, with rest rooms and dressing areas for an army of workers and artists. It features a large restaurant and many conveniences, along with state of the art mechanical and optical equipment. The facility sits near Turf and is noted for its isolation and proximity to the city.
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Lenz
Dis
Fine Double Exposures in Edison Photo Play
A review notes double exposures in The Deadly Hate directed by Richard Bidgels with Marc McDermott playing against himself. The production sparks by fusing twins in a single scene, delivering a startling dramatic misstep in pacing and escalation.
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Edison
Richard Bidgels
Marc McDerott
Telegram Credits Photoplay Coverage and Reader Thank Yous
The bulletin notes two program listings in the photoplays week and credits Telegram for the enterprise. It mentions two or so congratulatory items and suggests distinctive titles, while praising renewals that please cinema fans and the Telesgram’s thanks.
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Rinewals
Cevie
Dual role action at Star theater with Herbert Rawlinson
Herbert Rawlinson appears in a two reel railroad drama with a society love story titled The Vasa plus a Nestor comedy All in the Sam Boat. A three reel Medicine Bag military drama closes the program offering a stirring early West tale.
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Herbert Rawlinson
Star Theater
Rex Mis
Billie
Sam
Nestor
Gagy Deslys Continues at Robinson Grand Screen
Gagy Deslys continues on Saturday at the Robinson Grand as exhibitors nationwide promote cheaper programs on Saturdays. The paper notes Saturday is treated as essential by patrons and promises continuous shows from noon to late afternoon.
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Gagy Deslys
Fim
Robinson Grand Ican
War Fund Rises for Syria Relief in Wheeling
Wheeling Syrians rally to aid flood and invasion victims in Syria as thousands starve and lose homes. A relief fund is started after a letter from Joseph Amien describes widespread hunger and confiscation of food by Turkish troops. Cheries Amien says local Syrians here will contribute generously to support the suffering countrymen.
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Wheeling
Syria
Joseph Amien
Cheries Amien
Reprisal film pits editor against political boss
A clever plot unfolds in the American production The Reprisal, a newspaper world where brains clash with brains and a restrained romance unfolds. Director Henry Otto uses Santa Barbara Morning Press locations to add realism as Edward Coxen and Winifred Greenwood lead a capable Flying A cast.
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Henry Otto
Santa Barbara
Edward Coxen
Winifred Greenwood
Vitagraph four part Crooky Scruggs stars Daniels
Frank Daniels will make his initial appearance in motion pictures in Vitagraph four part production Crooky Scruggs. directed by C Jay Williams with cast including Herr Morer Anna Laughtin Edwina Robbins Hierf Overton and Charles Eldredge.
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Frank Daniels
Vitagraph Company
C. Jay Williams
Herr Morer
Anna Laugtlin
Edwina Robbins
Hierf Overton
Charles Eldredge
Blackwell force pictures reissued in Kalem program
Photopisy patrons will be glad to know that the famous Blackwell force pictures which proved popular years ago are to be reissued. Jean of the Jail will be the first Gram to be reissued and will be released Friday. The human family is subject to ity principal governments with Singapore prohibited from shipping to non British ports.
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Blackwell - Force
Keiem
Jean
Miss Lilian Hayward A Versatile Stage and Screen Artist
Miss Lilian Hayward, born in California with English and southern roots, excels in heavy roles, operatic works, playwriting, life shooting, scene painting, and family life. She started at San Francisco’s Bush Street theater, performed in Hawaii vaudeville, sang at Hawaii’s Fourth of July, toured Australia and the Orient, and became a motion picture enthusiast.
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Lilian Hayward
Pany
California
Miss Hayward
Bush” Street
San Francisco
Honoluiz
Hawaii
New Pension Scheme Proposed for British War Dependents
London May 15 A government special committee reports on a centralized pension system for disabled soldiers sailors and dependents. A statutory committee of twenty five will oversee pensions with at least two women and two labor representatives. Fifteen members chosen by the government, others by charities. Local committees in every county borough and township will advise. One paid chairman. other members serve without pay. Includes treasury admiralty and war office representation.
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Corsceverence
Associated Press
London
The
Treasury
Financial Department of the Admiralty
Financial Department
War Office
Prehistoric skulls found in Cumberland cave
Skull remains unearthed in the Cumberland cave near Rock Cut Corrigansville by Raymond W Armbruster under Prof J W Gidley supervision show fossils of animals aged from one hundred thousand to three hundred thousand years. The discovery, linked to a Western Maryland railway survey, yields many skulls and a complete peccary, marking the Cumberland cave as a premier national find.
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Cumberland
United States National Museum
Rey
Armbruster
Camperlend
Patching Its Broken Soldiers at Darmbeck Hospital
A vivid report from Darmbeck on the Krankenhaus rehabilitation at Barmbeck. Soldiers with shrapnel and bullet wounds undergo baths, mud, sand, electricity and hot air therapies. They train with mechanical devices to regain motion, breathing and strength while observers compare living patients to battlefield dead.
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Busness
Barmbeck Hospital
Omer
Notorious informer among Milan prison inmates
Archbishop of Milan visits Varese prison where Gennaro Abbatemaggio, longtime informer in the Cuocolo murder case, serves a thirteen year term for burglary. Abbatemaggio, once praised by George B McCellan as a fluent Italian orator, asked to address the archbishop and delivered a moving, personal plea in the shadow of ongoing war.
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Associated Press
Rome
Milan
Ferrari
Gennaro Abbatemaggio
Viterbo
Sit
Finshed
George B. McCellan
New York
Abbatemagero
Vance
Zater
Abbatemaszio
Ecclesiastic
Cuocolo
Pt Pleasant forms new Eastern Star chapter milestone
The Order of the Eastern Star establishes a new Pt Pleasant chapter with Mason County reps. West Virginia grand patron C. C. Lewis attends with grand secretary Dusenberry and other officers. Huntington chapter officers demo the work and praise, marking Pt Pleasant as the seventy fifth WV chapter.
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Order of the Eastern Star
Pt Pleasant
Mason County
C. C. Lewis
West Virginia
C. c. Dusenberrs
Yellow as Dorothy Kelly's Studio Persona
The Vitagraph Studio promotes Yellow as Dorothy Kellys signature color in her dressing room and wardrobe, claiming the sunny hue helps nurture her cheerful disposition during filming. The impression is that color plays a role in shaping mood on set and in public appearances.
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Dorothy Kelly
Te Vitagraph
Vitegraph
Stor B
Back With Vitagraph Director Haxpy Hansworth Returns
Haxpy Hansworth formerly of the Vitagraph company resumes work as a director after years of association with various projects. The article notes upheavals and natural changes shaping prehistoric cave remains in Cumperland, with multiple species identified and the National Museum receiving Sifts of specimens. ARmpbroster, amassing one of the nation’s best private collections, continues exchanging skulls for specimens.
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Haxpy Hansworth
Vitagraph Company
Hansworth
Ervale
Nature
Cumperland
National Museum
Ssr
Armpbroster
United States
Strange case revealed in Mar Curr arson conviction
May 15 a strange case in Marlinton unfolds as Mar Curr, a merchant, is convicted of setting fire to his store to collect insurance. He receives six years in the penitentiary. Curr, well connected and brought up in Lincoln, is identified as Réattie TM Com.
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Marlington
Mar Curr
Mary
Curry
Lincoln
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