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Newspaper
Waterloo Evening Courier
Location
Waterloo, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jun 12, 1915
Page
4
Short storiettes describe progress in motion pictures and the hunt for a star for The Lamond From that Sky. Katherine Pickford, mother of Lottie and Mary Pickford, intervenes, signaling Lottie Pickford as the chosen actress, then signs a contract via Settle despite underage status.
The Barnum and Bailey Greatest Show on Earth visits Waterloo on Tuesday June 22 for two performances at the usual hour plus a street parade to the downtown. The new equipment cost 3 500 000 dollars and the troupe features 480 performers, many from Europe on their first American tour. The show travels in five train sections. the program opens with Rookh a grand pageant employing 1 25 people and many animals. The main tent seats 15 000, and the display includes 18 000 lamps and extensive menagerie acts. The circus markets itself as the world’s leading amusement, with agents in major cities seeking novelties and top talent.
Bid Chaplin, younger brother of the Chaplin family, gained fame on the English stage before the New York Motion Picture Corporation recruited him for Keystone comedies. Sid Chaplin, thirty, is a natural comedian who recalls starting as a poor boy and making clothes from Quons wardrobe.
The Bostonia Sextette Club features clarinet maestro Staats in a program highlighted by a vast collection of American clarinet music and performance with Blaals. His solo and chamber work, paired with Staats' distinguished orchestral credentials, promises a refined musical experience from June 21 to 29 at Waterloo.
Sunday and Monday Dustin re nim in Captain Courtesy and The Captive. Tuesday and Wednesday The Island of Regeneration. Saturday Help Wanted and The Woman. Sunday and Monday Nilabea Water Dawn. TO THE PALACE dark for repairs until Friday. Opening bills under negotiation. The Goddess clips cause post office dep change as Anita Stewart faces clipping backlogs.
In Swayne Gordon, a vivid adventure unfolds amid a forthcoming Ribbon Pleasure. A tense moment with Geran and Ter hand leads to serious consequences as a crowd gathers at a Pictoid ney farm. Mrs. Hoehne Guenpert, famed as Test Mapatel, watches with interest while her family spends evenings together and pursues film acquisitions.
On the set of The Diamond From the Sky Wil lams Russell sustained burns from a powder flash during a pistol duel scene. Russell refused to quit, aided by Hassell’s vigor, until a physician treated his arm. In a separate incident at Pathe studio debris damaged sets and injured cast, including Pearl White and Lionel Barrymore, as a chimney collapse rattled the venue.
A Pathe cameraman named Ercole filmed the storming of Przemysl from the Russtan side during its siege. Despite a fragment of shrapnel wounds he persisted, earning dispatch recognition from Petrograd. He was decorated by the Order of St. George for extraordinary courage amid 1915 fighting.
Vaudeville seeders promise a real treat at the Majestic with Thos I Swift Co featuring Ma and Mary and a crack comic trio Wayne Marshall and Roberts from the east. European star Kernza and the World Film Corp drama Pine Feathers with Janet Beecher highlight a diverse bill with music, dances, and a mystery aria.
Tom Mix, famed iron man of western films, left the hospital within three days after a hospital mixup declaring him a dead man. He returned to the studio to correct that impression and joked about the wagon accident. Mix explained he was under the horses, not responsible for the wagon damage, and remarked on the nerve of some people. The piece also notes Selly Coward’s coverage and a cameo about Miss Lottie Briscoe’s interview with Arthur Julieson.
A journalist grills an actor about family, schooling, stage and screen work, and life experiences. The star downplays birthplace and age, emphasizing the public only cares about good roles. The dialogue touches on theater, vaudeville, and the curious nature of audiences.
Lattle Pickford, noted as a gifted young star of The Diamond From the Sky, owes her selection for the title role to her diligent mother. President Hutchinson of the Flying A studio in Santa Barbara, California, cast her after evaluating an actress capable of meeting the demands of the continuing photoplay.
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