A pictorial history of the silent screen (1953)

Record Details:

Title:
A pictorial history of the silent screen
Date:
1953
Publisher:
New York : G. P. Putman's Sons
Volume:
A pictorial history of the silent screen
Leaf #:
000155
Language:
English
Collection:
Books
Format:
Books
Contributor:
Niles Essanay Silent Film Museum
Sponsor:
Media History Digital Library
Coordinator:
Media History Digital Library
Description:
Date Added:
June 20, 2024
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151 MAXINE ELLIOTT TOM MOORE MRS. EDITH McALPIN, JANE COWL, ORME CALDARA IN "THE SPREADING DAWN" MADGE KENNEDY JANE COWL GOLDWYN PLAYERS 10 1 J Samuel Goldfish, who later u I ' changed his name legally to Goldwyn, left the Lasky Company. With Edgar Selwyn, former actor and an established theatrical producer, and Margaret Mayo, a playwright, he formed the Goldwyn Pictures Corp. With much fanfare, he announced the signing of film favorites Mae Marsh and Mabel Normand, stage stars Maxine Elliott, Jane Cowl and Madge Kennedy, and from opera, Mary Garden. They also signed "eminent authors" and exploited them with the idea of creating a demand for authors' films. These included Rex Beach, Rupert Hughes, Mary Roberts Rinehart, Sir Gilbert Parker and Elinor Glyn. This proved that the stars, and not the authors, were profit providers. On September 9, they released their first picture, "Polly of The Circus," from Margaret Mayo's famous play, starring Mae Marsh. HUG THEATRES THROUGHOUT THE VERNON STEELE MARY GARDEN LUCILLE LAVERNE, MAE MARSH, VERNON STEELE IN "POLLY OF THE CIRCUS" HAMILTON REVELLE, MARY GARDEN IN "THAIS" MARY GARDEN IN "THAIS" GOLDWYN RELEASES HAMILTON REVELLE, MARY GARDEN IN "THAIS" -I aq