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Hamilton (play)
''Hamilton'' is a 1917 Broadway play about Alexander Hamilton, written by Mary P. Hamlin and George Arliss. It was directed by Dudley Digges and stars Arliss in the title role. It follows the attempts of Hamilton to establish a new financial structure for the United States following the Confederation Period and the establishment of a new Constitution in 1787. Mary Hamlin, then a 46-year-old high society woman and mother of four, claimed that playwriting was her "secret desire." In 1931, the film '' Alexander Hamilton'' was released. It was based on Hamlin's play and Arliss reprised the title role. Cast * George Arliss as Alexander Hamilton * Carl Anthony as Thomas Jefferson * Hardee Kirkland as James Monroe * John D. Ravold as William B. Giles * George Woodward as General Philip Schuyler * Guy Favieres as Count Talleyrand * Pell Trenton as James Reynolds * James O. Barrows as Zekial * Wilson Day as Chief Justice John Jay * Harry Maitland as Colonel Lear * C.M. Van C ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
George Arliss
George Arliss (born Augustus George Andrews; 10 April 1868 – 5 February 1946) was an English actor, author, playwright, and filmmaker who found success in the United States. He was the first British actor to win an Academy Award – which he won for his performance as Victorian-era British prime minister Benjamin Disraeli in ''Disraeli'' (1929) – as well as the earliest-born actor to win the honour. He specialized in successful biopics, such as ''Disraeli'', ''Voltaire'' (1933), and '' Cardinal Richelieu'' (1935), as well as light comedies, which included '' The Millionaire'' (1931) and ''A Successful Calamity'' (1932). His career ranged from being a star of the legitimate theatre, then silent films, then sound films. Early life Arliss was born in London and commonly listed as George Augustus Andrews. His relatives referred to him as Uncle Gus. He was educated at Harrow School and started work in the publishing office of his father, William Joseph Arliss Andrews, but l ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
New York City
New York, often called New York City or NYC, is the List of United States cities by population, most populous city in the United States. With a 2020 population of 8,804,190 distributed over , New York City is also the List of United States cities by population density, most densely populated major city in the United States, and is more than twice as populous as second-place Los Angeles. New York City lies at the southern tip of New York (state), New York State, and constitutes the geographical and demographic center of both the Northeast megalopolis and the New York metropolitan area, the largest metropolitan area in the world by urban area, urban landmass. With over 20.1 million people in its metropolitan statistical area and 23.5 million in its combined statistical area as of 2020, New York is one of the world's most populous Megacity, megacities, and over 58 million people live within of the city. New York City is a global city, global Culture of New ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jeanne Eagels
Jeanne Eagels (born Eugenia Eagles; June 26, 1890 – October 3, 1929) was an American stage and film actress. A former Ziegfeld Girl, Eagels went on to greater fame on Broadway and in the emerging medium of sound films. She was posthumously nominated for the Academy Award for Best Actress for her 1929 role in '' The Letter'' after dying suddenly that year at the age of 39. Early life Eugenia Eagles was the second of six children born to Edward, of German and French Huguenot descent, and his wife Julia Eagles (née Sullivan), who was of Irish descent. Her birth year – depending on the source – is given as 1888, 1890 (official bio year), 1891, 1892, 1893 (death certificate), or 1894. Jeanne, who later changed the spelling of her surname to "Eagels", would later claim that her father was a Spanish architect and she was born in Boston. In reality, she was born in Kansas City, Missouri and her father was a carpenter. Eagels attended St. Joseph's Catholic School and Mo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Marion Barney
Marion Barney (1879 - 1968) was an American character actress known for her long association with the radio programs of Elaine Sterne Carrington. A native of San Francisco, Barney attended the University of California, Berkeley, at the same time honing her skills in local theatrical societies. In the first years of the 20th century she toured with a variety of stage productions, eventually gaining work on Broadway in supporting roles. From 1908 until 1913 she was leading lady of the Orpheum Players at Philadelphia's Chestnut Street Theatre. In 1919 she abandoned the stage temporarily to make silent films, completing ten before returning to Broadway the following year. In the 1930s Barney turned her attention to radio, beginning with the title role of an NBC Blue summer program titled ''Tish'' in 1932. For Carrington she was a series regular, most notably playing matronly characters in ''Rosemary'', ''Pepper Young's Family'', and ''When a Girl Marries''. Other radio programs on wh ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Florence Arliss
Florence Kate Arliss (née Montgomery; 29 July 1870 – 12 March 1950)Gerald Lawrence, revised by K. D. Reynolds, "Arliss, George eal name Augustus George Andrews(1868–1946)", ''Oxford Dictionary of National Biography'', Oxford University Press, Sept 200available online Retrieved 27 August 2020. was an English actress. She was married to George Arliss with whom she often costarred. She played his wife in films like ''Disraeli'', '' The Millionaire'', and ''The House of Rothschild ''The House of Rothschild'' is a 1934 American pre-Code historical drama film directed by Alfred L. Werker and starring George Arliss, Loretta Young and Boris Karloff. It was adapted by Nunnally Johnson from the play by George Hembert Westley, ...''. On 12 March 1950, Arliss died in her home in London.''Silent Film Necrology'', p.19 2nd Edition c.2001 by Eugene M. Vazzana Filmography References External links * * 19th-century English actresses English stage actresses English f ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
James O
James is a common English language surname and given name: *James (name), the typically masculine first name James * James (surname), various people with the last name James James or James City may also refer to: People * King James (other), various kings named James * Saint James (other) * James (musician) * James, brother of Jesus Places Canada * James Bay, a large body of water * James, Ontario United Kingdom * James College, York, James College, a college of the University of York United States * James, Georgia, an unincorporated community * James, Iowa, an unincorporated community * James City, North Carolina * James City County, Virginia ** James City (Virginia Company) ** James City Shire * James City, Pennsylvania * St. James City, Florida Arts, entertainment, and media * James (2005 film), ''James'' (2005 film), a Bollywood film * James (2008 film), ''James'' (2008 film), an Irish short film * James (2022 film), ''James'' (2022 film), an Indian Kannada ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Pell Trenton
Pell Trenton (born William T. Baker; August 29, 1883 – March 3, 1924) was an actor in theater and Hollywood films during the silent film era. He was popular and had leading roles. Background Pell Trenton was born August 29, 1883, in New York City. He was in theater from 1910 and began in juvenile roles in film. In 1917 he was in ''Hamilton''. A headshot of Trenton is signed by him and Chamberlain Brown "manager". His career was cut short when he fell ill in 1921 and died on March 3, 1924, in Los Angeles from a pulmonary tuberculosis at the age of 40. Filmography *''The Adventurer (1917 Alice Guy film)'' (1917) * ''Stranded in Arcady'' (1917) *'' House of Glass'' (1918) *''The Uplifters'' (1919) *'' The Rebellious Bride'' (1919) *''The False Code (1919) *''The Joyous Liar'' (1919) *''Fair and Warmer'' (1919) *'' The Willow Tree'' (1920) *'' Beautifully Trimmed'' (1920) *''The House of Toys'' (1920) *'' The Blue Moon'' (1920) * ''The Greater Profit'' (1921) *''The New ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hardee Kirkland
Hardee Kirkland (May 23, 1868 – February 18, 1929) was an American film actor and film director, director of the silent film, silent era who appeared on stage. Kirkland was born in Savannah, Georgia, Savannah, Georgia (U.S. state), Georgia, the son of former Confederate Brigadier General William Whedbee Kirkland and the older brother of the actress Elizabeth Kirkland, who performed as Odette Tyler. He appeared in more than 40 films between 1915 and 1925. He also directed more than 30 films between 1912 and 1914. He died in Los Angeles, California, at the age of 60. Selected filmography As a director * ''The Awakening (1912) * ''The Clue'' (1913) * ''The Empty Studio'' (1913) * ''Her Bitter Lesson'' (1912) * ''The Voice of Warning'' (1912) * ''The Lost Inheritance'' (1912) * ''A Man Among Men'' (1912) * ''The Fire Fighter's Love'' (1912) * ''Prompted by Jealousy'' (1913) * ''The Clue'' (1913) * ''The Empty Studio'' (1913) * ''Don't Let Mother Know'' (1913) * ''The Pink Op ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Alexander Hamilton (film)
''Alexander Hamilton'' is a 1931 American pre-Code biographical film about Alexander Hamilton, produced and distributed by Warner Bros. and based on the 1917 play ''Hamilton'' by George Arliss and Mary Hamlin. It was directed by John G. Adolfi and stars Arliss in the title role. It follows the attempts of Hamilton to establish a new financial structure for the United States following the Confederation Period and the establishment of a new Constitution in 1787. It is preserved at the Library of Congress. Plot summary The story depicts the efforts of Hamilton (George Arliss) to pass the Assumption Bill, which required the federal government to assume the debts incurred by the thirteen rebel colonies during the American Revolutionary War and his agreement to a compromise passage of the Residence Bill, which established the national capital. Cast * George Arliss as Alexander Hamilton * Doris Kenyon as Mrs. Betsey Hamilton * Dudley Digges as Senator Timothy Roberts * June C ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
United States Constitution
The Constitution of the United States is the Supremacy Clause, supreme law of the United States, United States of America. It superseded the Articles of Confederation, the nation's first constitution, in 1789. Originally comprising seven articles, it delineates the national frame of government. Its first three articles embody the doctrine of the separation of powers, whereby the federal government of the United States, federal government is divided into three branches: the United States Congress, legislative, consisting of the bicameralism, bicameral United States Congress, Congress (Article One of the United States Constitution, Article I); the Federal government of the United States#Executive branch, executive, consisting of the President of the United States, president and subordinate officers (Article Two of the United States Constitution, Article II); and the Federal judiciary of the United States, judicial, consisting of the Supreme Court of the United States, Supreme C ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dudley Digges (actor)
Dudley Digges (born John Dudley Digges, 9 June 1879 – 24 October 1947) was an Irish stage actor, director, and producer as well as a film actor. Although he gained his initial theatre training and acting experience in Ireland, the vast majority of Digges' career was spent in the United States, where over the span of 43 years he worked in hundreds of stage productions and performed in over 50 films."Dudley Digges, 68, Noted Actor Dead", ''The New York Times'', October 25, 1947, p. L19. ProQuest Historical Newspapers (Ann Arbor, Michigan); subscription access through The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill Library. Early life and stage work in Ireland Digges was born in Ranelagh, Dublin in 1879, the child of James Digges and Catherine Forsythe. He became acquainted with theatre directors William and Frank Fay and took an interest in acting. He joined W. G. Fay's Irish National Dramatic Company, along with others such as Máire Nic Shiubhlaigh, James H. Cousins, Fr ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
