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What Happened To Jones (play)
''What Happened to Jones'' is an 1897 farce by George Broadhurst. It was his first successful play and remained popular for many years, and was also adapted into three silent films.(1 February 1952)G. Broadhurst, 85, Playwright, Dead, Author of 'Wrong Mr. Wright,' 'A Fool and His Money' and Many Other Hit Shows ''The New York Times'', p. 21, col. 1. Production ''What Happened to Jones'' was Broadhurst's second play to be staged, after the flop of his first play, ''The Speculator'' (1896). Broadhurst had to become his own producer, with funding from his brother Thomas, as he could find no one else to take it on. After four warmup performances in New Haven, Connecticut,(17 August 1897)What Happened to Jones ''New Haven Morning Journal and Courier''(23 August 1897)Hyperion Theatre ''New Haven Morning Journal and Courier''(24 August 1897)What Happened to Jones - A Sketch of the Plot of the New Play Which Comes Here This Week ''New Haven Morning Journal and Courier''(27 August 1897)Hy ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
George Broadhurst
George Howells Broadhurst (June 3, 1866 – January 31, 1952) was an Anglo-American theatre owner/manager, director, producer and playwright. His plays were most popular from the late 1890s into the 1920s. Biography Broadhurst was born in Walsall, England, in 1866. In 1882 he emigrated to the United States where, while working for the Chicago Board of Trade, he began writing plays, the first of which, ''The Speculator'', was based on his work there. He later moved into production and direction. He also managed theatres in Milwaukee, Baltimore, and San Francisco, and in 1917 in partnership with the Shubert brothers he built and opened the famous Broadhurst Theatre in New York. He staged a number of plays in his eponymous theatre until 1924, and continued to co-own the theatre with the Shuberts until his death in 1952. He was survived by his wife, director and playwright Lillian Trimble Bradley. Broadhurst and his wife lived in Santa Barbara, California for the last ten yea ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Sun (New York City)
''The Sun'' was a New York newspaper published from 1833 until 1950. It was considered a serious paper, like the city's two more successful broadsheets, ''The New York Times'' and the ''New York Herald Tribune''. The Sun was the first successful penny daily newspaper in the United States and the first one to hire a Police reporter. It was also, for a time, the most successful newspaper in America. ''The Sun'' is well-known for publishing the Great Moon Hoax of 1835, as well as Francis Pharcellus Church's 1897 editorial, containing the line "Yes, Virginia, there is a Santa Claus". History In New York, ''The Sun'' began publication on September 3, 1833, as a morning newspaper edited by Benjamin Day (1810–1889), with the slogan "It Shines for All". It cost only one penny (equivalent to ¢ in ), was easy to carry, and had illustrations and crime reporting popular with working-class readers. It inspired a new genre across the nation, known as the penny press, which made the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
William A
William is a male given name of Germanic origin.Hanks, Hardcastle and Hodges, ''Oxford Dictionary of First Names'', Oxford University Press, 2nd edition, , p. 276. It became very popular in the English language after the Norman conquest of England in 1066,All Things William"Meaning & Origin of the Name"/ref> and remained so throughout the Middle Ages and into the modern era. It is sometimes abbreviated "Wm." Shortened familiar versions in English include Will, Wills, Willy, Willie, Bill, and Billy. A common Irish form is Liam. Scottish diminutives include Wull, Willie or Wullie (as in Oor Wullie or the play ''Douglas''). Female forms are Willa, Willemina, Wilma and Wilhelmina. Etymology William is related to the given name ''Wilhelm'' (cf. Proto-Germanic ᚹᛁᛚᛃᚨᚺᛖᛚᛗᚨᛉ, ''*Wiljahelmaz'' > German ''Wilhelm'' and Old Norse ᚢᛁᛚᛋᛅᚼᛅᛚᛘᛅᛋ, ''Vilhjálmr''). By regular sound changes, the native, inherited English form of the name shoul ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
What Happened To Jones (1926 Film)
''What Happened to Jones'' is a 1926 American silent comedy film directed by William A. Seiter and starring Reginald Denny. It was produced and distributed by Universal Pictures. The film is based on the 1897 Broadway play '' What Happened to Jones'' by George Broadhurst. Plot As described in a review in a film magazine, Tom Jones (Denny), who is to be married the next day to Lucille Bigbee (Nixon), goes home but is inveigled into a poker game. The place is raided and Tom and a fat elderly friend, Ebenezer Goodly (Harlan), escaping down a fire escape land in a ladies' Turkish bath establishment, where they naturally create a hullabaloo and finally make a getaway in women's clothes, reaching Goodly's home in a milk wagon the next morning. When Tom dons the clothes of Goodly's brother, a bishop, who is expected that morning, he is seen by Mrs. Goodly (Fitzroy) and has to pose as the bishop. Complications follow thick and fast including the jealousy of a chap because Tom kisses his ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bryant Washburn
Franklin Bryant Washburn III (April 28, 1889 – April 30, 1963) was an American film actor who appeared in more than 370 films between 1911 and 1947. Washburn's parents were Franklin Bryant Washburn II and Metha Catherine Johnson Washburn. He attended Lake View High School in Chicago. Washburn's early acting experience came in stock theater. He debuted in film in 1911 with Essanay Studios. He quickly became a comedy star after appearing in films such as ''Skinner's Baby'' and ''Skinner's Dress Suit'' in 1917. His second marriage was to actress Virginia Vance. They had a child together. He died from a heart attack in Hollywood. His interment was located in Culver City, California's Holy Cross Cemetery. His son, Bryant Washburn, Jr. (1915–1960), was also an actor, a major in the US Air Force Reserve, served during World War II and Korea, and predeceased him. Selected filmography * '' The Dark Romance of a Tobacco Tin'' (1911, short) as Telegraph Clerk * '' Saved from ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
What Happened To Jones (1920 Film)
''What Happened to Jones'' is a lost 1920 American silent comedy film directed by James Cruze and starring Bryant Washburn. It was based on the 1897 play '' What Happened to Jones'' by George Broadhurst. It was produced by Famous Players–Lasky and distributed by Paramount/Artcraft. Cast *Bryant Washburn as Jimmie Jones *Margaret Loomis as Cissy Smith * J. Maurice Foster as Bobbie Brown *Frank Jonasson as Anthony Goodley *Lillian Leighton Lillianne Brown Leighton (May 17, 1874 – March 19, 1956), known professionally as Lillian Leighton, was an American silent film actress. Leighton started her career in Chicago. Leighton was born in Auroraville, Wisconsin, on May 17, 187 ... as Matilda Brown *Caroline Rankin as Alvina Smith * Richard Cummings as Green References External links * * 1920 films American silent feature films Lost American comedy films American films based on plays Paramount Pictures films Films directed by James Cruze American black-and-whi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Fred Mace
Fred Mace (August 22, 1878 – February 21, 1917) was a comedic actor during the silent era in the United States. He appeared in more than 150 films between 1909 and 1916. Mace worked for Mack Sennett at Keystone Studios. Shortly after he left, Roscoe Arbuckle, who had appeared in a few pictures at Keystone with Mace, took over as Sennett's lead comedic actor. Mace was born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania and died at the Hotel Astor in New York City in 1917. All of his work is in the public domain. Selected filmography * ''The Lucky Toothache'' (1910) * '' The Villain Foiled'' (1911) * ''Her Awakening'' (1911) * '' Why He Gave Up'' (1911) * ''A Voice from the Deep'' (1912) * ''The Speed Demon'' (1912) * '' The Water Nymph'' (1912) * '' The Flirting Husband'' (1912) * '' Mabel's Lovers'' (1912) * '' Mabel's Adventures'' (1912) * ''A Dash Through the Clouds'' (1912) * '' Help! Help!'' (1912) * '' A Game of Pool'' (1913) * '' Murphy's I.O.U.'' (1913) * '' Cupid in a Dental Parlor' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
What Happened To Jones (1915 Film)
''What Happened to Jones'' is a lost 1915 silent film directed by and starring Fred Mace. It is based on George Broadhurst's 1897 play '' What Happened to Jones''. William A. Brady was the producer. The film's exterior scenes were filmed in the Jacksonville, Florida area.(16 January 1915)"What Happened to Jones" Soon to Be a World Film Release ''The Moving Picture World'', p. 372(23 January 1915)World Film Players Go To Florida ''The Moving Picture World'', p. 506(6 February 1915In Florida Studios ''The Moving Picture World'', p. 850 (status of filming in Florida)(13 February 1915)St. Augustine Notes ''The Moving Picture World'', p. 1013 (notes that Mace "with his company of Peerless player, has returned to New York after taking some scenes for "What Happened to Jones," which Mace is making.")(20 March 1915)Advertisement ''The Moving Picture World'', p. 1727Denjg, Lynde (27 March 1915)"What Happened to Jones" - World Film Corporation Offers Adaptation of George Broadhurst's Farce, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kathryn Osterman
Kathryn Osterman (May 5, 1883 – August 29, 1956) was an American comic vaudeville actress on stage and in silent films. Early life Kathryn Osterman was born in Toledo, Ohio, one of the six daughters of M. D. Osterman and Margarete O'Connor Osterman. Several of her sisters were also actresses, including Lillian Osterman and Anna Belmont. Career Stage In a 1915 article for ''Green Book'' magazine, Osterman wrote, "I have been on the stage for years and years — so long I won't tell about it — and every succeeding season has opened up new and wonderful realms of knowledge to me, and has taught me how little I knew before." Her stage appearances, mostly in touring companies, included roles in ''The Girl in the Taxi'', '' What Happened to Jones'' (1897), ''Miss Petticoats'' (1903), ''Piff, Paff, Pouf'' (1905), ''The Girl Who Looks Like Me'' (1907), ''The Night of the Play'' (1908-1909), and '' Modest Suzanne'' (1912). She also appeared in vaudeville. Screen She appeared short si ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Phyllis Rankin
Phyllis McKee Rankin''M'Kee Rankin's House On Fire'', New York Times, April 2, 1891, pg. 8. (August 31, 1874 – November 17, 1934) was a Broadway actress and singer from the 1880s to the 1920s. Early life Phyllis McKee Rankin was the second daughter of stage actors Elizabeth "Kitty" Blanchard and Arthur McKee Rankin, also known as McKee Rankin.Parker, Jon, ''Who's Who in the Theatre,'' 1916, p. 402 Retrieved 6.28.13 Her older sister, Gladys Rankin, was also an entertainer with her husband Sidney Drew in an act billed Mr. & Mrs. Sidney Drew, and her younger half-sister, |
Frank Currier
Frank Currier (September 4, 1857 – April 22, 1928) was an American film and stage actor and director of the silent era. Career Similar to Theodore Roberts, Kate Lester, Ida Waterman, and William H. Crane, Currier had a long and successful stage career in the Victorian and Edwardian eras. His youth was spent honing his stagecraft. By the time he started appearing in silent films he was in his 50s and middle-aged. Currier, like Roberts, had a distinctive grandfatherly look as he aged and was respected and beloved by film audiences. Currier appeared in more than 130 films between 1912 and 1928. He also directed 19 films in 1916. He is memorable in the 1925 film '' Ben-Hur'' as the Roman Admiral who adopts Judah Ben-Hur (Ramon Novarro) as his son after Ben-Hur saves his life during a battle at sea. On Broadway, Currier performed in ''The Poor Little Rich Girl'' (1913), ''An Old New Yorker'' (1911), ''The Aviator'' (1910), ''Beethoven'' (1910), ''The Gay Life'' (1909), ''This ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Charles H
Charles is a masculine given name predominantly found in English and French speaking countries. It is from the French form ''Charles'' of the Proto-Germanic name (in runic alphabet) or ''*karilaz'' (in Latin alphabet), whose meaning was "free man". The Old English descendant of this word was '' Ċearl'' or ''Ċeorl'', as the name of King Cearl of Mercia, that disappeared after the Norman conquest of England. The name was notably borne by Charlemagne (Charles the Great), and was at the time Latinized as ''Karolus'' (as in ''Vita Karoli Magni''), later also as '' Carolus''. Some Germanic languages, for example Dutch and German, have retained the word in two separate senses. In the particular case of Dutch, ''Karel'' refers to the given name, whereas the noun ''kerel'' means "a bloke, fellow, man". Etymology The name's etymology is a Common Germanic noun ''*karilaz'' meaning "free man", which survives in English as churl (< Old English ''ċeorl''), which developed its de ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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