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Charles Rock
Charles Rock (30 May 1866 – 12 July 1919) was a British actor. He was born Arthur Charles Rock de Fabeck. Rock also wrote at least one play: ''The Ghost of Jerry Bundler'', adapted from W. W. Jacobs' story ''Jerry Bundler''. It was cast at the Haymarket Theatre Sept. 9, 1902, with Rock starring as the character George (waiter). Selected filmography * ''She Stoops to Conquer'' (1914) * '' The Third String'' (1914) * '' The Black Spot'' (1914) * '' Called Back'' (1914) * '' The Christian'' (1915) * ''The Firm of Girdlestone'' (1915) * ''The Prisoner of Zenda'' (1915) * ''Rupert of Hentzau'' (1915) * '' Beau Brocade'' (1916) * '' A Fair Impostor'' (1916) * ''Esther'' (1916) * '' Partners at Last'' (1916) * '' The Hypocrites'' (1916) * ''The Romance of Old Bill ''The Romance of Old Bill'' is a 1918 British silent comedy war directed by George Pearson and starring Charles Rock, Arthur Cleave and Hugh E. Wright. It was made at Twickenham Studios. It is based on the play '' The ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Haymarket Theatre
The Theatre Royal Haymarket (also known as Haymarket Theatre or the Little Theatre) is a West End theatre on Haymarket in the City of Westminster which dates back to 1720, making it the third-oldest London playhouse still in use. Samuel Foote acquired the lease in 1747, and in 1766 he gained a royal patent to play legitimate drama (meaning spoken drama, as opposed to opera, concerts or plays with music) in the summer months. The original building was a little further north in the same street. It has been at its current location since 1821, when it was redesigned by John Nash. It is a Grade I listed building, with a seating capacity of 888. The freehold of the theatre is owned by the Crown Estate. The Haymarket has been the site of a significant innovation in theatre. In 1873, it was the venue for the first scheduled matinée performance, establishing a custom soon followed in theatres everywhere. Its managers have included Benjamin Nottingham Webster, John Baldwin Buckstone, S ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Esther (1916 Film)
''Esther'' is a 1916 British silent historical film directed by Maurice Elvey and starring Elisabeth Risdon, Fred Groves and Charles Rock.Murphy p.179 The film portrays the biblical story of Esther. Cast * Elisabeth Risdon as Esther * Fred Groves as Haman * Charles Rock as Mordecai * Ruth Mackay as Vashti * Franklin Dyall * Guy Newall Guy Newall (25 May 1885 – 25 February 1937) was a British actor, screenwriter and film director. He was born on the Isle of Wight on 25 May 1885. He began his film career by acting in the 1915 film '' The Heart of Sister Ann''. In 1920 he dire ... * Beatrix Templeton References Bibliography * Murphy, Robert. ''Directors in British and Irish Cinema: A Reference Companion''. British Film Institute, 2006. External links * 1916 films British historical drama films British silent feature films 1910s English-language films Films directed by Maurice Elvey 1910s historical drama films British black-and-white films 1916 drama ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
English Male Film Actors
English usually refers to: * English language * English people English may also refer to: Peoples, culture, and language * ''English'', an adjective for something of, from, or related to England ** English national identity, an identity and common culture ** English language in England, a variant of the English language spoken in England * English languages (other) * English studies, the study of English language and literature * ''English'', an Amish term for non-Amish, regardless of ethnicity Individuals * English (surname), a list of notable people with the surname ''English'' * People with the given name ** English McConnell (1882–1928), Irish footballer ** English Fisher (1928–2011), American boxing coach ** English Gardner (b. 1992), American track and field sprinter Places United States * English, Indiana, a town * English, Kentucky, an unincorporated community * English, Brazoria County, Texas, an unincorporated community * En ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1919 Deaths
Events January * January 1 ** The Czechoslovak Legions occupy much of the self-proclaimed "free city" of Pressburg (now Bratislava), enforcing its incorporation into the new republic of Czechoslovakia. ** HMY ''Iolaire'' sinks off the coast of the Hebrides; 201 people, mostly servicemen returning home to Lewis and Harris, are killed. * January 2– 22 – Russian Civil War: The Red Army's Caspian-Caucasian Front begins the Northern Caucasus Operation against the White Army, but fails to make progress. * January 3 – The Faisal–Weizmann Agreement is signed by Emir Faisal (representing the Arab Kingdom of Hejaz) and Zionist leader Chaim Weizmann, for Arab–Jewish cooperation in the development of a Jewish homeland in Palestine, and an Arab nation in a large part of the Middle East. * January 5 – In Germany: ** Spartacist uprising in Berlin: The Marxist Spartacus League, with the newly formed Communist Party of Germany and the Independent Social Democ ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1866 Births
Events January–March * January 1 ** Fisk University, a historically black university, is established in Nashville, Tennessee. ** The last issue of the abolitionist magazine '' The Liberator'' is published. * January 6 – Ottoman troops clash with supporters of Maronite leader Youssef Bey Karam, at St. Doumit in Lebanon; the Ottomans are defeated. * January 12 ** The ''Royal Aeronautical Society'' is formed as ''The Aeronautical Society of Great Britain'' in London, the world's oldest such society. ** British auxiliary steamer sinks in a storm in the Bay of Biscay, on passage from the Thames to Australia, with the loss of 244 people, and only 19 survivors. * January 18 – Wesley College, Melbourne, is established. * January 26 – Volcanic eruption in the Santorini caldera begins. * February 7 – Battle of Abtao: A Spanish naval squadron fights a combined Peruvian-Chilean fleet, at the island of Abtao, in the Chiloé Archipelago of southern Chile. * February 13 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Chinese Puzzle (1919 Film)
''The Chinese Puzzle'' is a 1919 British silent crime film directed by Fred Goodwins and starring Leon M. Lion, Lilian Braithwaite and Milton Rosmer. It was an adaptation of the play '' The Chinese Puzzle'' written by Lion and Marion Bower. Plot A Mandarin takes the blame when the wife of his friend's son steals secret papers. Cast * Leon M. Lion — Marquis Li Chung * Lilian Braithwaite — Lady de la Haye * Milton Rosmer — Sir Roger de la Haye * Sybil Arundale — Naomi Melsham * Dora De Winton — Mrs Melsham * Charles Rock — Sir Aylmer Brent * Reginald Bach — Henrik Stroom * Sam Livesey Samuel Livesey (14 October 1873 – 7 November 1936) was a Welsh stage and film actor. Life Livesey's father, Thomas, had been a railway engineer before leaving the industry to establish a travelling theatre with his wife Mary. The two had six ... — Paul Markatel * Alexander Sarner — Raoul d'Armand References External links * 1919 films Films directed by Fred ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
A Romany Lass
''A Romany Lass'' is a 1918 British silent drama film directed by F. Martin Thornton and starring James Knight, Marjorie Villis and Bernard Dudley.Low p.299 Cast * James Knight as Donald MacLean * Marjorie Villis as Rilka * Bernard Dudley as Wolf * Charles Rock as Colonel MacLean * Arthur M. Cullin as Dr. Harris * F.G. Thurstans as Reverend Angus MacTavish * Adeline Hayden Coffin * James Reardon James Reardon was a British stage and film actor of the silent era. He also directed several films including '' The Glad Eye'' (1920). Selected filmography Director * ''To Let'' (1919) a British silent ghost movieWorkman, Christopher; Howarth, ... References Bibliography * Low, Rachael. ''The History of the British Film 1914-1918''. Routledge, 2005. External links * 1918 films 1918 drama films British silent feature films British drama films 1910s English-language films Films directed by Floyd Martin Thornton British black-and-white films 1910s Bri ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Romance Of Old Bill
''The Romance of Old Bill'' is a 1918 British silent film, silent comedy film, comedy war film, war directed by George Pearson (filmmaker), George Pearson and starring Charles Rock, Arthur Cleave and Hugh E. Wright. It was made at Twickenham Studios. It is based on the play ''The Better 'Ole'', with the setting updated to the First World War.Goble p.21 Cast * Charles Rock as Old Bill * Arthur Cleave as Bert * Hugh E. Wright as Alf * Mary Dibley as Maggie Busby * Hayford Hobbs as Jim * Lillian Hall-Davis as Lil * Alfred Phillips (actor), Alfred Phillips as Spy * Michelin Potous as Victoire * Marguerite Blanche as Suzette * J.M. Wright as Singer * Sid Jay as Juggler * Mansell Fane as Grouser * Frank Adair as Colonel * Meggie Albanesi as Waitress * Mercy Hatton * Micrommelynck as Colonel * Fernand Leone as Peasant References Bibliography * Goble, Alan. ''The Complete Index to Literary Sources in Film''. Walter de Gruyter, 1999. External links * ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Hypocrites (1916 Film)
'' The Hypocrites'' is a 1916 British silent drama film directed by George Loane Tucker and starring Elisabeth Risdon, Charles Rock and Cyril Raymond. It is also known by the alternative title ''The Morals of Weybury''.Goble p.247 Plot A squire tries to make his son deny he fathered a villager's child, and wed an heiress. Cast * Elisabeth Risdon as Rachel Neve * Charles Rock as Squire Wilmore * Cyril Raymond as Leonard Wilmore * Douglas Munro as Sir John Plugenet * Hayford Hobbs as Reverend Edgar Linnell * Barbara Everest as Helen Plugenet * Gerald Ames Gerald Ames (12 September 1880 – 2 July 1933) was a British actor, film director and Olympic fencer. Ames was born in Blackheath, London in 1880 and first took up acting in 1905. He was a popular leading man in the post-First World War cinema ... as Aubrey Viveash References Bibliography * Goble, Alan. ''The Complete Index to Literary Sources in Film''. Walter de Gruyter, 1999. External links * 1916 films ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Partners At Last
''Partners at Last'' is a 1916 British silent film, silent crime film directed by Ralph Dewsbury and starring Amy Brandon Thomas, Charles Rock and Chappell Dossett.Palmer p.902 Cast * Amy Brandon Thomas as Muriel Wright * Charles Rock as Edward Bradston * Chappell Dossett as William Wright * Hubert Willis as Joseph Trood References Bibliography * Palmer Scott. ''British Film Actors' Credits, 1895-1987''. McFarland, 1988. External links * 1916 films 1916 crime films British silent feature films British crime films Films directed by Ralph Dewsbury British black-and-white films 1910s English-language films 1910s British films Silent crime films English-language crime films {{1910s-crime-film-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
A Fair Impostor (film)
''A Fair Impostor'' is a 1916 British silent drama film directed by Alexander Butler and starring Madge Titheradge, Gerald McCarthy and Charles Rock. It was made at Isleworth Studios.Harris p.201 It was based on a 1909 novel of the same title by Charles Garvice. Outline The daughter of a lord discovers that a maid is her missing sister. She poses as the maid, to gain her inheritance. Cast * Madge Titheradge as Lady Irene * Gerald McCarthy as Terence Castleford * Charles Rock as Lord Mercia * Alice De Winton as Elsa Graham * Edward O'Neill as Mayne Redmayne * Harry Lofting as Vicar * Lionel d'Aragon * Florence Nelson Florence Nelson (25 October 1864 – 12 January 1953) was an English stage and film actress of the silent film era. Life Born in Chelsea, London, in 1864, the daughter of John Henry Fielder, gentleman, of Nelson Lodge, Trafalgar Square, Chelsea, ... References Bibliography * Harris, Ed. ''Britain's Forgotten Film Factory: The Story of Isleworth Stud ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Project Gutenberg
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