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Wakefield Advocate

Location

Wakefield, Michigan, United States of America

Date

Dec 29, 1923

Page

12

Western Hero Plays The Virginian At Strand Next Friday

Tom Forman directs a western classic The Virginian coming to the Strand theatre next Friday. Louis Lighton a former cow puncher serves as screen artist and Col. William Hawley, friend of Owen Wister, helped back the production with details from Casper Wyoming where the novel was written.

Tom Forman Owen Wister West Strand ‘Theatre Forman Louis Lighton Col William Hawley Wister Casper Wyoming

Forman's Cowboy Roots Shape His Life and Work

The article profiles Forman who grew up on a Texas cattle ranch and rode with top Lone Star riders before age fifteen. He learned from hard prairie life, studied Owen Wister's Westerns as a boy, and carried those stories in memory while tending herds on the prairie.

Forman Texas Tom Lone Star State Owen Wister Wister

Constance Talmadge in The Primitive Lover at Strand

Constance Talmadge stars in The Primitive Lover at the Strand next week. The First National romance drama features a wife inspired by romance novels who resists domestic life until a supposed dead lover returns, triggering comic and dramatic situations.

Constance Talmadge Strand Theatre Edgar Sel Tig South America Miss Talmadge Polly

Barthelmess in Tol'able David at Strand Theatre

Richard Barthelmess stars as David in Tolable David showing January 8 at the Strand. The Virginia mountain adventure weaves love and devotion into a coming of age tale with courage, family drama, humor, and a touching newborn theme.

Barthelmess David Richard Bartelmess Strand Theatre Virginia Mr. Barthelmess

Maytime hailed as one of the year’s best pictures

The Strand screens Gasnier’s Maytime based on Aida Johnson Young’s stage success. B P Schulberg presents on January 1. Ethel Shannon earns top praise for four roles through 1865 to 1923, with stellar beauty and deft acting in a star making performance.

Strand Theatre Gasnier Aida Johnson Young B. P. Schulberg Brilianey Ethel Shannon Miss Shannon

Merry-Go-Round hailed as year's greatest picture at Strand

Universal's Merry-Go-Round receives coast-to-coast praise for its cast and director Rupert Julian. Mary Philbin, a Chicago high school girl turned star, shines as a Vienna organ grinder. Norman Kerry leads the male cast with Cesare Gravina and George Hackathorne in key roles. Nine months of production, 1000 extras, and authentic Vienna details, including a Prater reproduction and King Charles of Austria era costumes, required special permits and insurance.

Tihe Universal-Super-Jewel Strand Theatre Mary Philbin Chicago Hearst Carl Laemmle Universal Pictures Corporation Prater Coney Island Vienna Norman Kerry Cesare Gravina George Seigmann George Hackathorne Dale Fuller Anton Vaverka Maude George Dorothy Wallace Rupert Julian Universal City of the Prater Capitol Charles of Austria Universal Lloyds London

Barthelmess Stars in Bright Shawl at Strand Sunday

Richard Barthelmess brings Joseph Hergesheimer’s The Bright Shawl to the Strand for Sunday December 30. Filmed in Cuba and New York with John B. Robertson directing, the drama follows an American rebel aiding Cuban unrest and a romance with the rebel leader’s daughter. Co stars include Dorothy Gish, Mary Astor, Anders Randolf, Jetta Gondal, Andre Beranger, EB G. Robinson, Margaret Seddon, Louis Alberni, William Powell and George Humbert.

Barthelmess Richard Barthelmess Strand Theatre Joseph Hergesheimer Cuba New York John 8. Robertson Dr. Jekyl Tommy Barthelme la Clavel Dorothy Gish Mary Astor Anders Randolf Santacilla Jetta Gondal la Pilar Andre Beranger

Tregonning Becomes City Policeman After Resignation

Ben Tregonning qualified last Saturday afternoon as police officer for the city and will assume duties at once. He fills the post left vacant by Oscar Halberg's resignation. For sale announces Acorn Hard Coal Boiler Burner large size apply to Nels Walstrom.

Tregonning Ben Tregonning Oscar Halberg Acorn Nels Walstrom

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