Farnum’s $100,000 Fox contract and grueling training
A look at William Farnum, Fox Film star, insured for $100,000 and bound by a strict medical policy. He trained eight weeks for The Plunderer with freezing jogs, harbor swims, and daily gym work, then delivered fierce screen fighting. He also shines in The Spoilers.
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Helens Daring Escape Tops Hazards of Helen Scene
Helen Holmes bound in a launch plunges into San Pedro Harbor in the Hazards of Helen episode. She frees herself, swims ashore, then escapes with her sweetheart on a fast train, a stunt praised for pluck and daring. Kathryn Williams visits Mina the leopard after Panama, taming the beast with familiarity.
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China screen seats offer by-product cinema in by far a new way
The May Photo Play magazine notes a Chinese practice in theaters where seating prices vary by location and special rear-curtain seats let wealthier patrons view the film with a cheaper option for others. The piece asks if any country uses such by products of moving picture exhibition.
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May Photoplay
Spelling of Pictureplay Subtitles and Film Notes
Puzzling spellings and spring notes on motion picture topics. Lucinda attends the picture mintmen, while others rush to the films or wait for lower prices. Chris Culp to enact an ice cake in a Dnele Tom's Cabin film. Wisconsin exhibit on safe kissing on screen. Roy Bengal tigers at Selig zoo. Press agent criticizes a frontier picture for barber attention. Kathryn Williams returns a Panama hat from the canal era but will not join Selig for now. Slapjack McDonald seen in blackface at Selig Edendale. Husby Bros. theater visits follow Busby and family changes. Hobart Bosworth starts at Universal with new scripts and ambitious plans. New York dispatch: Jess Willard sues Universal for damages over a Heart Punch film. Lillian Walker from Vitagraph receives many marriage proposals and praise notes.
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Eyton Basks in LA Tourists Encounter in Broadway Scene
Selig star Bessie Eyton had a tense moment in Los Angeles when a Missouri tourist challenged her claim of Sal, insisting she knew where Sal was. Eyton declined to reveal Sal and drove away as the man pressed for details. The piece also outlines the rise of motion picture playwrights who must translate action into screen-ready manuscripts.
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Madonna of the Movies Pauline Bush Profile
Pauline Bush, the Madonna of the movies, a Universal star born in Lincoln Nebraska, rose from shy youth to screen fame via Western stock companies. She writes plays and favors psychology history and detective stories, stands five feet four, weighs 120 pounds, and remains unmarried. The piece previews her ambitions and notes her healthful outdoor life and acting training.
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Coming to the Plaza Picture Program This Week
The Plaza presents a weekly lineup next week with screenings: Blanche Sweet in The Wars of Virginia on Sunday and Monday, Marshal Nelson in The Country Boy on Tuesday and Wednesday, William N Crane in David Harran on Thursday and Friday, Max Freeman in Yack Shanty on Saturday, and Alice Dover with Than L Estrange in The Commanding Officer on Sunday.
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Coming to the Crystal feature lineup for next week
The Crystal will show one feature each day with repeats to complete daily programs. Sunday presents Countess Vosohis Jeweils, followed by A Wireless Rescue on Monday, In the Park on Tuesday, The Blamond Hraker on Wednesday, The Lady of the Snows on Thursday, The Siren's Reign, and Jeanette of the Chorus.
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Grand Theatre Announces Week Schedule With Enoch Arden
Manager A Nelson at the Grand tentatively lists the week’s program and notes the Mutyu master picture Enoch Arden will screen Wednesday. The feature stars Lillian Gish Alfred Paget and Wallace Reid. John Bunny, famed moving protean media figure, has died from overwork.
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Theatrical Marvels At Waterloo Features Aurora Borealis Show
The iAL G. Field minstrels perform at Waterloo with a rare Aurora Borealis spectacle titled The Land of the Midnight Sun. Invented by Herr Kuegel after four years of work, the effect uses separated colors to render a rainbow-like phenomenon. Al G Field holds exclusive rights to the staging, bringing a unique theatre experience to the public. Gorrell Stack Co. follows with The White Slave Traffic, a four act drama examining a delicate subject with earnest heart.
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Staged Theaters Schedule Amid Mixed Lineup
Monday the Ad Gorey Stork company will perform The White Slave Trifle at Waterloo theatre. Tuesday APG Rete and his mistress will perform Clete ami. Wednesday the Correll Stock company resumes one act at a change of venue. Thursday rematender of the work continues.
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Phe Dhevven Miss Ostrich to Return to Film Work
Miss Ostrich of the Vittyeraph Company resumes acting after illness, preparing for a three reel feature. She previously recovered vision loss and now plans daring camera feats including a 25 foot chase and a brief animal cage scene, drawing on prior stage and screen experience.
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Movie House Era Dawns at New York Theater
The New York Tapedrome formerly called a cinema venue has emerged as a people's theatre. In the first week under a new system it drew 138,209 paid admissions, averaging 10,747 per day, signaling a strong acceptance by filmgoers.
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