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The Reward (1915 Film)
''The Reward'' is a 1915 film by Reginald Barker starring Bessie Barriscale, Arthur Maude and Louise Glaum. Barriscale plays a moral chorus girl whom Maude's character attempts to entice to a wild party life for a bet. Motion Picture Story Magazine gave Barriscale's acting glowing reviews.Motion Picture Story Magazine ''Motion Picture'' was an American monthly fan magazine about film, published from 1911 to 1977.Fuller, Kathryn H. “Motion Picture Story Magazine and the Gendered Construction of the Movie Fan.” ''At the Picture Show: Small-Town Audiences a ... Volume 10 1915 "in which the artistic work of Miss Barriscale will live in the memories of picture-lovers for many a long day. I refer to "The Cup of Life" and “ The Reward,” both of which are superb vehicles for the display of this artiste's admirable acting ." References 1915 films {{Silent-film-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Reginald Barker
Reginald C. Barker (April 2, 1886 – February 23, 1945) was a pioneer film director. Biography Born in Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada, Barker's family moved to Scotland when he was an infant and then to the United States. Living in California, Barker wrote, produced, and acted in his first play known as ''Granna Uile'' at the age of sixteen following which he acted and handled stage manager duties with a traveling stock company (acting), stock company. When he was eighteen he was the leading man and played in many stock companies. Then he worked with Robert Hilliard in the production of the play named ''A Fool There Was''. At age nineteen, he went to New York City where he worked as a stage manager for Henry Miller (actor), Henry Miller. Barker made his Broadway theatre, Broadway acting debut in 1910 in the Shubert brothers production of "''Mary Magdalene''" written by Maurice Maeterlinck. Fascinated by the fledgling film business, Barker soon joined the Bison Motion Pictures di ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bessie Barriscale
Bessie Barriscale (born Elizabeth Barry Scale, June 9, 1884June 30, 1965) was an American actress who gained fame on the stage and in silent films. Early life Barriscale was born Elizabeth Barry Scale in Hoboken, New Jersey, to Irish immigrants from County Cork. Her father came to the United States with a London company that presented ''The Lights of London''. Her cousins were actresses Edith and Mabel Taliaferro. At age 5 she debuted on stage with James A. Hearn. Career As a young woman, Barriscale was the Proctor Stock Company's ingenue at the Fifth Avenue Theatre in New York, after which she portrayed Madge in ''In Old Kentucky'' for two years. In 1902, she married actor Sumner Gard. She did not tell her parents until January 1, 1903. That was followed by two years as Lovey Mary in ''Mrs. Wiggs of the Cabbage Patch''. She became leading woman with the Belasco Stock Company in Los Angeles after performing for a year in Belasco's ''Rose of the Rancho''. She went on to po ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Arthur Maude
Arthur John Maude (23 July 1880 – 9 January 1950) was an English actor, screenwriter, and film director. Biography Maude was born Arthur John Maud on 23 July 1880 in Pontefract, West Riding, Yorkshire, to William Robert Maud (1849–1919) and his wife Lucy Monkman (1853–1929).''Birth and death certificates for Arthur John Maud, William Robert Maud and Lucy Maud (née Monkman)'' on file with the General Register Office for England and Wales. He would make the claim in later years that he was also the nephew of British general Sir Frederick Stanley Maude, the World War I hero of the Mesopotamia campaign, but this is not supported by British census returns and vital records. Maude began his career as a stage actor. He played for six years with John Martin Harvey's stage company and then became the manager and leading man in Constance Crawley's company in America, including the male lead in the 1910 Broadway production of ''Mr. and Mrs. Daventry''. He and Crawley, who was separ ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Louise Glaum
Louise Glaum (September 4, 1888 – November 25, 1970) was an American actor, actress. Known for her roles as a femme fatale, vamp in silent film, silent era film, motion picture drama film, dramas, she was credited with giving one of the best characterizations of a vamp in her early career. Glaum began her acting career on the theatre, stage in Los Angeles, her hometown, in 1907. After a few years, she went on the road with a touring company and performed as an ingenue (stock character), ingenue in the play (theatre), play ''Why Girls Leave Home''. She stayed on in Chicago, where she appeared in a number of productions. After returning to Los Angeles in 1911 because of the death of her younger sister, Glaum found acting work at a movie studio. She appeared in over 110 movies from 1912 to 1925, her debut being in ''When the Heart Calls''. After starring in ''Greater Than Love'' (1921), she retired from the screen and moved to New York City, New York. In 1925, she sued for m ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Motion Picture Story Magazine
''Motion Picture'' was an American monthly fan magazine about film, published from 1911 to 1977.Fuller, Kathryn H. “Motion Picture Story Magazine and the Gendered Construction of the Movie Fan.” ''At the Picture Show: Small-Town Audiences and the Creation of Movie Fan Culture''. Smithsonian Institution: Washington, 1996. pp. 133–149. It was later published by Macfadden Publications. History and profile The magazine was established by Vitagraph Studios co-founder J. Stuart Blackton and partner Eugene V. Brewster under the title ''The Motion Picture Story Magazine.'' In contrast to earlier film magazines such as ''The Moving Picture World'', which were aimed at film exhibitors, ''The Motion Picture Story Magazine'' was aimed at regular film goers. It has been regarded as the first fan magazine. The magazine was very successful from its inception, with an initial run of 50,000 copies and a circulation of 200,000 by 1914. Writers were amazed at the outset to receive their ch ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
