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Newspaper
Wakefield Advocate
Location
Wakefield, Michigan, United States of America
Date
May 03, 1924
Page
2
The STRAND Community Theatre invites patrons to a Sunday showing highlighting Norma Talmadge in a film praised as possibly the best motion picture yet seen. If any rival film exists, this screening aims to top it.
New York World critic hails Joseph M. Schenck superb production Ashes of Vengeance starring Norma Talmadge as a grand historical romance set in France. Schenck secured rights from H B Somerville novel and aims strict adherence to narrative and accuracy with Frank Lloyd as writer director Joe Stephen Gooson guiding art direction. extensive research conducted.
James Kirkwood plays the discontented husband in Discontented Husbands and believes women feel misunderstood. Cleo Madison as his wife argues men think they are misunderstood and not appreciated, and that men tire of marriage sooner. The production arrives at the Strand Theatre on Saturday May 3 for public view.
Miss Nannette Prevost, nineteen, Denver, collapsed from cold and hunger at West Broadway and Chambers Street. Bowery Savings Bank president William Knox offered her shelter and care in New York. John MacPherson arranged a plan to rehabilitate her, with a future bank job once she recovers.
The Belasco drama adaptation directed by Carewe comes to the Strand on May 11 in a vivid film. J Warren Kerrigan stars as Ramerrez with Sylvia Breamer as the Girl and Rosemary Thelby as Nina. Russell Simpson shines as Sheriff Rance in a lively 49er California tale of banditry, romance, and pursuit with strong production values.
Richard Talmadge headlines Let's Go at the Strand on Thursday May 8 a film billed as a romance and thrills. The plot centers on a privileged son forced to prove himself with a high speed escape from police. Talmadge performs all stunts himself in a string of death defying sequences including a two mile fight scene.
Bellevue hospital tells of Miss Prevost a pale thin young woman who vows never to return to Denver. Mr MacPherson outbids banks to care for her and Mrs MacPherson invites her to stay at 440 Riverside Drive though she remains in hospital several more days to regain strength after days of hunger and job search.
In a fragment from a Riverside Drive feature, Mr MacPherson recalls arriving from Scotland twenty eight years ago with little money. He notes the harsh reality of New York’s cost of living and a Broad way hotel manager’s blunt warning to “go out and make good.” He laments that New York often learns of others’ poverty too late while stressing the city’s resilience and lack of starvations.
May Janasyek admitted making liquor to cover her father’s funeral expenses. Police found a still in her home, resulting in a $10 fine plus costs.
Keedysville Maryland: John F Hughes reported a diamond ring lost while feeding hogs. After a hog was killed days ago the diamond was recovered from its stomach, confirming the missing piece.
Matrimonial agencies in Tokyo, surviving the quake and fire, are flooded with applications for husbands and wives. Among applicants are hundreds of widows seeking companions, and many girls around fifteen who lost relatives. Most male applicants are skilled mechanics.
Anita Stewart leads the screen version of The Woman He Married directed by Fred Niblo. The Strand will show it on May 6 featuring Darrel Foss Donald MacDonald William Conklin Shannen Day Charlotte Pierce and Charles Belcher. The story follows a beautiful artist model who marries a millionaire steel magnate’s son and the resulting upheaval.
President Coolidge urges immediate tax reductions to about 25 percent for 1923 income taxes and says Congress must act. He insists the measure is paramount and calls on taxpayers to lobby their senators and representatives to win the Mellon, Garner, and Longworth plans before the June 15 installment.
A curious rural German town near Berlin hosts 70 adults and many children, all Hminuscule Lilliputians. Their diminutive houses shops and theaters resemble a toy world. A micro police force a steam engine and a small fire department operate for the residents. Some perform in circuses while others stay home and excel in toy making.
A gentleman clashes with a designer over gown cleanliness and sidewalk wear. The designer defends long gowns, noting fashion progress and joking about tilts and tilting trends. The conversation highlights competing views on street wear and elegance.
The Marriage Market, featuring Jack Mulhall Pauline Garon and an all star cast, arrives at Strand Theatre on Saturday May 10. Evelyn Campbell’s screenplay portrays marriage as a market where beauty and charm command the highest price.
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