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Newspaper
Utah Ogden Standard
Location
Ogden, Utah, United States of America
Date
Jun 12, 1915
Page
4
The Standard provides a timely look at amusement world events with special attention to actions and developments. It highlights notable incidents, venues, and trends shaping entertainment offerings and public reception across the period.
The Ogden lists upcoming film showings including Upright Harold Lockwood in The Lure of the Mask with Keystone and Fats News, God's Witness with Thanhouser, Tolstoi's Anna Karenina adaptation with Betty Nansen, and John Emerson masterpicture The Cannon, plus two-part Keystone and Mutual comedies as the week unfolds.
The Keith theaters will not allow performers tied to criminal prosecutions or sensational scandals. The policy aims to elevate public respect for vaudeville, reflecting the circuit’s stance on moral as well as entertainment quality. The move honors the founder’s legacy while applauding current leadership.
A fragmented passage laments sensational murder and divorce trials as money making perversions while praising Keith house for restoring decency. The audience is assured that women and children will be safe and not affronted at performances, reflecting a public standards stance.
Madame Melba unfurled and waved a Belgian flag and read a telegram from Paderewski as the town hall spectacle raised funds. Flags from Poland and Australia sold for high sums, with the Belgian flag fetching the top bid of 2100 pounds. The event, part of a wartime fundraising drive, featured theater figures and a diverse program across Melbourne venues.
The Relbourns Argus reports Madame Melba held a Melbourne Town Hall concert for Belgian relief. Box office receipts plus proceeds from flags sold at an allied nations auction totaled 30,500 pounds. Melba plans an American tour under C A Wills after arranging Australian relief concerts this winter. The efforts have raised substantial funds for Red Cross and other worthy objects.
Western Lubin studio in Los Angeles hosts a series of temporary and ongoing productions. Life Photo Company reorganizes led by Edward Rosona and Leonard Ababams with Bernard Lowenthal as chief executive. Metropolis Film Manufacturing expands with offices in Brooklyn. Weekly program features Miss Minieva Courtenay as Clar Charles Chiap impersonation. Grand Opera House in Wishaston plans a May 17 screening of Ryploita of Whine. Dallas Mil Theater promotes Rethy in Leaves of a Taste with Hlaie Jupis in a revolving globe presentation. Industry listings include theater, film, opera and management changes across multiple cities.
Mary Pickford adds striking characterization in the Famous Players five part adaptation of Frances Hodgson Burnett's The Dawn of Tomorrow. Pickford portrays Glad, a beautiful ragged girl whose faith and courage help save her lover, move a benefactor, and awaken a nephew, in a drama of suffering and sacrifice.
Ogden payrolls total up to about two million dollars monthly and growing. John Scruwerett & Sons Co employs over 300 workers year round in multiple manufacturing departments. Southern Pacific Railway employs 100 men each month.
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