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Newspaper
Wakefield Advocate
Location
Wakefield, Michigan, United States of America
Date
Apr 05, 1924
Page
4
A bold claim of cinematic prominence marks this recent release as a peak work. Star performances from leading actors and a visionary director elevate the production, positioning it for critical praise and audience acclaim across markets.
The Big Orpheum Vaudeville Unit brings a six act bill to Wakefield on April 7 featuring Monti and Olson, Por No Reasons, The Musti can Monroes, Mel Mae Monroe, The Legah no crook drama, Devel and England with Mr DeVot, The Great Westen and Co, and a final cast performance All of Us.
Blanche Sweet, acclaimed emotional actress, is chosen for the title role in Thomas H. Ince's Anna Christie. The release arrives at the Strand Theatre on April 20. Sweet previously performed as a dancer with Gertrude Hoffman before her screen career at Biograph Studio.
The Strand Theatre presents The Printers Devil starring Wesley Barry in Warne Brothers classic written by Julien Josephson and directed by William Bernardine. Supporting cast includes Harry Myers Katherine McGuire Louis King and more. The tale follows Brick Hubbard a printer's devil who saves his town, wins hearts, frees his employer, and unites the lead couple in a touching yet humorous film.
Edwin Carewe directs Mighty Lak a Rose a city underworld saga blending drama and music. Rose Duncan a blind violinist meets Bull Morgan and his thieves as their fates intertwine through fate and melody. Strand theatre presents the film on Sunday April 13.
A new film titled Something old and new mirrors the 19th century song After the Ball. The Strand screens a lavish production built around the familiar tale of a heart broken at a ball, linking nostalgia with a contemporary screen adaptation by Anderson pictures.
The Hollywood colony nicknames Andree Lafayette as the Puritan of Paris for her role in Richard Walton Tuly’s production of DuMaurier’s story Prilby to be shown at the Stratford theatre. Lafayette headlines in a Parisian chic title role amid star power and anticipation.
A promotional note praises Helene Chadwick and Richard Dix in a screen romance, melodrama, and adventure featuring 2000 U. S. Cavalry. Adm. 10c and 35c with war tax included.
Betty Compson stars as Deloryse in a Strand Theatre presentation of Woman to Woman. Clive Brook plays the memory losing lover whose fate tests a great French woman’s love and sacrifice. The film, praised as a genuine masterwork, offers drama without sensationalism.
Edwin Carewe brings Mighty Lak a Rose to the Strand theater on April 13. Dorothy Mackail James Rennie Helene Montrose Sam Hardy lead an ensemble of crooks and society figures in a tale where music and virtue triumph over crime.
Andree Lafayette, a French beauty in Hollywood, embraces puritanism and early hours. She retires at nine, shuns parties, insisting health and discipline sustain her rise in film. Her view contrasts with typical American youth and includes a vow to avoid late outings.
The Strand Community Theatre screens Graham Cutts photodrama Woman to Woman on April 1st. Deloryse shines as a selfless heroine, Clive Brook earns sympathy as the conflicted fiancé who loses memory, and Josephine Earle appears as his later wife in a tale of great renunciation and enduring love.
Aunt Emmy warns Molly that many widows lose money through poor investments and job needs. She urges women to seek advice, question high promises, and keep funds safe with conservative investments. With good guidance, money can double in twelve years, avoiding quick but risky gains. Molly realizes money knowledge is for women too.
A Kansas City Times report describes a man at Union Station who tries to flirt with a woman reading a magazine. He asks if she boarded in Sedalia, repeating louder after she pretends not to hear. The exchange escalates as he persists with the question.
A woman dismisses recalling a stylish man described as a not so gay blade who draws amused stares from the crowd before slipping away. A redcap informs her that the train is arriving and she thanks him, noting her hand isn’t at her ear.
A demonstration of a continuous passenger service raises the possibility of a full size six-foot apart two-track loop, 300 yards long, with 12 passenger cars propelled by a spiral mechanism. Cars approach and leave stations at high speed while passengers board like an escalator, with no waiting observed during the run.
Professor McArdle of Harvard University releases safety tips for electrical storms. He stresses storms are dangerous and advises seeking cover, avoiding trees, discharging radios, and not standing in doorways or near chimneys. He warns lightning travels through currents and urges simple safety steps.
Franz Munn bit off his mother's nose during a dispute about an arranged marriage to a 63 year old woman. He told police he aimed to frighten the sweetheart, who refused the match as he fled.
A child in a technical high school era asked to name the states while learning. When shown the state of New Jersey, Jane, four, exclaimed that it was a tech sweater highlighting the nickname.
In Seville the famous Giralda hosts daring bell ringers who ride the bells from the belfry. Young riders straddle brass shoulders and press the bells with their feet as the massive chimes swing, creating dramatic outward and inward arcs over the city. The highlight is the ringer swaying the bell while it hangs beyond the arch, poised high above the streets.
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