Gasper Glass survives fire snag snake bite in film stunt
Gaston Glass escaped a burning building just before it collapsed and was bitten by a rattlesnake escaping the fire during a Gasnier production scene for The Hero at the Strand theatre. Medical aid followed, but Glass returned to his part as the crew praised his daredevil endurance amid the daring stunt.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gaston Glass
Glass
Gasnier
Hero
Strand Theatre
B. P. Schullberg
Lichtman
Pranklie Lee
Pour
Pontake
Spain
Phillip Newmark
Gaston
John Sampolis Barbara
Marr
Doris Pawn
Martha Matto
The Hottentot on Screen at Troowoogd Rex Theatre
Special shows during Legion Week bring Willie Collier and his company to the Rex in Ironwood next Monday to Wednesday with matinees. The stage hit The Hottentot by Thomas H. Ince is adapted for the screen and touted as even funnier than the Broadway run, which lasted a year in New York and toured major cities.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Broadway
Willie Collier
Thomas H. Ince
New York City
Willie Cotlter
Philadelphia
Baltimore
Buffalo
Cohan Theatre
Cohan
Blackstone
Chicago
United States
Canauda
Rex
Ironwood
Poor Men's Wives at the Community Theatre Soon
A newspaper notice promotes the Community Theatre showing of Poor Men's Wives on Sept. 1. It lauds Barbara LaMarr as Laura and David Butler as the husband, praising the cast Mickey McBan Muriel McCormac and Richard Tucker for vivid performances amid elaborate scenic design and dramatic scenes that drew audience admiration.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Community Theatre
Laura
Barbara LaMarr
Musketeers
David Butler
Betty Francisco
Butler
Mickey McBan
Muriel McCormac
Richard Tucker
The Infamous Miss Revels and Local Docket Notes
A summary of The Infamous Miss Revels starring Cullen Landis and Alice Lake at the Community Theatre includes a subplot about two girls one marrying for wealth and the other for romance with a taxi driver. The plot follows Laure’s costly expeditious dress, a party flirtation, a costly gown damaged by children, and a marital quarrel that tests loyalties, ending in a troubled happiness. Cast notes praise Landis’s rise and range, with Lillian Gilbert heading to Wanukesin UL then Detroit Public Health Service training, and Neidhold and Hackett family visits reported.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Claribel
Laura
Jim
Line
Laure
Blantom Smith
Blanton-Sjith
Gasnier
Cullen Landis
Alice Lake
Miss Revels
Get
Mr. Landis
Hhe Hag
Universal
Lillian Gilbert
Wanukesin UL
Detroit
Detroit, Public Health Service
Detroit University
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Tom Moore and
Edith Roberts
Alice Lake and
Miss Revell
Miss Lake
Julien
Paula Revell
Len
ART Acord
The
Double Danger
Legion Week
Trowwoogd Movies
Legion
Bunty
Mary Roberts Rinehart
Carl Neidhold
Mrs
Eplw. Neidhold
Pred Hackett
Madison, Wis
Fred Thompson
Girl” Kite
Ascension
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