Black Oxen to Headline Strand Theatres This Sunday
Frank Lloyd production Black Oxen from First National Pictures stars Corinne Griffith and Conway Tearle. The film, adapted with Mary O Hara, follows a rejuvenated Madame Fallawn y returning to America on business and finding true love. Griffith wears furs valued over 50 thousand dollars. production costs for costumes and supporting cast run high.
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Frank Lloyd
First National Pictures
Corinne Griffith
Conway Tearle
Lloyd
Madame Fallawny
America
Mary O’hara
Betty Compson Stars In Miami at Strand Theatre
Petty Compson leads the Alan Crosland society picture Miami coming to the Strand on June 22. Born in Salt Lake City and a former vaudeville performer, she rose through Christie Comedies to feature films and earned renown with The Miracle Man. In Miami she plays a wealthy modern socialite whose escapades threaten her relationship.
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Petty Compson
Miami
Alan Crosland Society
Strand Theatre
Salt Lake City
Paramount
Miss Compson
Fell for Three Stories Joke From Old Irishman
An Irishman tells workers a joke about falling three stories without harm while recounting a past fall he survived. The grizzled veteran implies the first fall already happened, suggesting further misadventures won’t hurt him, eliciting skeptical reaction from the listener.
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Everybody’s Magazine
Family Names Baby Blossom After Rich Debates
A rich uncle and Aunt Pansy favored Violet and Lily, while the mother pressed Lily. Grandpa proposed a compromise, and the baby was named Blossom to please all.
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Violet
Pansy
Lily
Grandpa
Blossom
Instrument Measures Crops By Auto Attachments
A device developed by the United States Department of Agriculture allows rapid measurement of field widths along highways when attached to an automobile. Successful tests were completed and the instrument will be used in several states during the current year.
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United States Department of Agriculture
Hoxies New Western Play Coming Thursday
Lone Pine spots Jack Hoxie riding a flaming torch down a California mountain slope for The Red Warning at the Strand next Thursday. No stunt double was used as Hoxie and his white horse barreled into town, then led to the village store where he greeted the crowd. The wild ride foreshadows the cattle rustler chase scene to follow in the film.
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Lone Pine
Jack Hoxie
Strand
Hoxie
California
Jack
Howdy
Mint Flavor Drives Chewing Gum Boom in Michigan
Peppermint supply surges as gum flavor demand grows with more mint acreage in two Michigan counties surpassing 4,000 acres. Peppermint oil testing boilers signals safety checks and rising soil fertility tactics raise land values from 1 to 10 dollars to 100 to 200 dollars per acre. Harvest occurs in September with mowing equipment.
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Michigan
Labor Member Recount Of King's Courtesy In Palace Visit
Collier's narrative recalls Ramsay MacDonald sharing stories after supper in the main parlor. A Labour MP describes the king inviting him to relax, offering a smoke, and encouraging swearing, in a humorous three hour exchange about royal audience and foreign service.
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Ramsay MacDonald
House of Commons
William H. Crawford
Collier’s
Mr. MacDonald
Ramsay
MacDonald
Buckingham Palace
Sandy
Vermont Governor Inventor Builds Underground Observatory
James Hartness, former Vermont governor and noted inventor, built a subterranean cave observatory on his Springfield hillside. A 200 foot tunnel links the concrete cave to his home, with a turreted observation chamber housing the telescope, praised as revolutionary by Popular Science Monthly and praised for stability against weather and insects.
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James Hartness
Vermont
Springfield
Hartness
Kansas City Times
Popular Science Monthly
Fear of work exposed as laziness in patient tale
A Philadelphia man sought a full hospital examination for a mysterious illness. The resident physician diagnosed ergophobia, explaining it as a fear of work, effectively labeling the man as lazy and discharging him.
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Philadelphia
Black Oxen at Strand Promises Striking Rejuvenation Drama
Frank Lloyd presents Black Oxen at the Strand next Sunday with a unique rejuvenation plot and a striking background. Corinne Griffith portrays Dame Zalianny and Mary Ogden in youth, Conway Tearle plays the cynical columnist, and Clara Bow debuts as Janet Ogelthorpe. The film draws strong praise for makeup, performance, and a compelling arc from old to young.
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Frank Lloyd
Strand Theatre
Janet
Corinne Gridith
Madame Zalianny
Mary Ogden
New York
Miss Griffith
Conway Tearle
Zatianny
Clara Bow
Janet Ogelthorpe
First Train Ride Eskimo Woman at Ticket Office
Eskimo woman asks for a ticket to Assa quja at a railroad ticket window. Clerk, after reviewing a folder, cannot locate Assaquja and asks for the destination while the woman points to a bench where she sits.
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Assaquja
Going Was Good Watch Theft Joke Thrown In Court
A courtroom joke unfolds as the accused claims he found a watch and was simply going along. The taunt highlights a light moment in a legal setting with humor about motion and possession.
Pagan Passions at the Strand Community Theater
Grace Sanderson Michie, a young author, writes Pagan Passions a photodrama about a tropical tale of temptation and a mother’s self sacrifice. The Strand Community Theatre presents the pre premiere on Saturday June 21 with Michie supervising production in Hollywood.
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Strand-Community Theatre
Grace Sanderson Michie
Michie
Hollywood
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Betty Compson
Community Theatre
Thurs
W.t. Inc
Comunity Theatre
Anna Nilsson
War Tax Inc
Labor
King
Unce Nice
Cave
Perfor. Pictures
W. B. Yeats
Non- America
Europe
Gertude Atherton
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Conway
Tearle
Peggy
Sfrand
Wyndham
Kee, Barbara Bedford
June Elvidge
Boa, TL
Syndican
Grace Sanderson
Michiel Sia
Usccie
Selzrick Dietzie
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