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Alice Eyton
Alice Eyton (8 June 1874 – 3 November 1929), sometimes credited under her married name Alice von Saxmar, was a New Zealand–born journalist, screenwriter, playwright, and novelist active in Hollywood between 1918 and 1922. Biography Origins The third of five children, Eyton was born in Hokitika, South Island, New Zealand, to journalist Robert Henry Eyton (–1885) and Eleanor Maud Eyton (née Fosbery). Eyton's father died when she was young. Her brother, Charles Eyton, became a prominent actor and producer in Hollywood; her sister, Vera, become an American actress. By 1900, Eyton had already had a number of short stories published in New Zealand and Australia, under such titles as 'Behind the hills', 'Queen Empress and the cotter's wife', 'Down by the sea wall', 'Woman in the clutches of the law: At the gaols', and 'The girl he left behind him: An incident of the Transvaal war'. In January 1901, along with many of the Sydney Bohemian set such as sculptor Nelson Illin ...
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Hokitika
Hokitika is a town in the West Coast region of New Zealand's South Island, south of Greymouth, and close to the mouth of the Hokitika River. It is the seat and largest town in the Westland District. The town's estimated population is as of . On a clear day Aoraki / Mount Cook can clearly be seen from Hokitika's main street. Toponymy The name Hokitika translates from Māori as "to return directly" (from , 'to return', and , 'direct'). According to the Ministry for Culture and Heritage, the name comes from when a band of Ngāi Tahu warriors in search of greenstone were about to attack Ngāti Wairangi . The chief of the invaders drowned while trying to cross the Hokitika River, and the leaderless (army) then returned directly to their own home. History The land where Hokitika stands was purchased in 1860 from Māori when Poutini Ngāi Tahu chiefs signed the Arahura Deed. This was the sale of the whole of the West Coast region, apart from small areas reserved for Māori ...
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The Referee (newspaper)
''The Referee'' was a newspaper published in Sydney, Australia from 1886 to 1939. History ''The Referee'' was first published on 20 October 1886 as ''The Sydney Referee'' by Edward Lewis. In 1933 it absorbed '' The Arrow''. It ceased on 31 August 1939. In 1887 Nat Gould started work as "Verax", horse-racing editor for the paper, which published in serial form his first novel, ''With the Tide'', followed by his next five. He returned to England in 1895. Digitisation This paper has been digitised as part of the Australian Newspapers Digitisation Program project of the National Library of Australia The National Library of Australia (NLA), formerly the Commonwealth National Library and Commonwealth Parliament Library, is the largest reference library in Australia, responsible under the terms of the ''National Library Act 1960'' for "mainta .... See also * List of newspapers in Australia * List of newspapers in New South Wales References External links * {{DEFAULT ...
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The Thirteenth Commandment
''The Thirteenth Commandment'' is a 1920 American silent drama film directed by Robert G. Vignola and written by Alice Eyton. The film stars Ethel Clayton, Charles Meredith, Monte Blue, Anna Q. Nilsson, Irving Cummings and Winter Hall. It is based on the 1916 novel ''The Thirteenth Commandment'' by Rupert Hughes. The film was released on January 17, 1920, by Paramount Pictures. It is not known whether the film currently survives. Plot Cast * Ethel Clayton as Daphne Kip * Charles Meredith as Clay Wimborn *Monte Blue as Bayard Kip *Anna Q. Nilsson as Leila Kip *Irving Cummings as Thomas Warwick Duane *Winter Hall as Roger Kip Sr. * Lucille Ward as Mrs. Kip Sr. *Arthur Maude as Mr. Wtherell *Beverly Travers as Sheila Kemble *Louis Morrison as Herman Reben *Jane Wolfe Sarah Jane Wolfe (March 21, 1875 – March 29, 1958) was an American silent film character actress who is considered an important female figure in Thelema. She was a friend and a colleague of Aleister Crow ...
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A Lady In Love
''A Lady in Love'' is a 1920 American silent drama film directed by Walter Edwards and written by Alice Eyton based upon a play of the same name by Harriet Ford and Caroline Duer. The film stars Ethel Clayton, Harrison Ford, Boyd Irwin, Clarence Geldart, Elsa Lorimer, and Ernest Joy. The film was released on May 30, 1920, by Paramount Pictures. It is not known whether the film currently survives. Plot As described in a film magazine, Barbara (Clayton) elopes from covenant school with Barton Sedgewick (Irwin), the rascally younger brother of her guardian George Sedgewick (Geldart). She soon discovers that Barton has another wife and child living. He also fears arrest for some frauds in which he was involved and flees the country. Barbara goes to live with George and his wife Clara (Lorimer). The latter has a secret admirer in Gilbert Rhodes (Joy), who is also a secret partner in Barton's crooked schemes. Barbara finds herself in love with a fine upstanding lawyer named Bren ...
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A Full House
''A Full House'' is a farce in three acts by Frederick J. Jackson. A comedy of errors, the play centers around the theft of a ruby necklace and relies heavily upon slapstick and physical comedy. It premiered on Broadway at the Longacre Theatre on May 10, 1915. It closed at that theatre in August 1915 after 112 performances. The production was produced by Harry Frazee, directed by Edward MacGregor, and starred Edgar Norton as Parkes, May Vokes as Susie, Ralph Morgan as Ned Pembroke Jr., Elizabeth Nelson as Ottilie Howell, Maude Turner Gordon as Mrs. Winnecker, Claiborne Foster as Daphne Charters, Herbert Corthell as Nicholas King, George Parsons as George Howell, Bernice Buck as the show girl Vera Venon, and Hugh Cameron as the policeman Jim Mooney. Adaptations It was adapted by Henry Blossom and Victor Herbert into the 1919 Broadway musical '' The Velvet Lady''. It was also adapted into a 1920 silent film, '' A Full House''. References External linksA Full Houseat the Int ...
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Her Beloved Villain
''Her Beloved Villain'' is a lost 1920 American comedy film directed by Sam Wood and written by Alice Eyton. The film stars Wanda Hawley, Ramsey Wallace, Templar Powell, Tully Marshall, Lillian Leighton and Gertrude Claire. The film was released on December 10, 1920, by Realart Pictures Corporation. Plot Cast *Wanda Hawley as Suzanne Bergamot *Ramsey Wallace as Paul Blythe * Templar Powell as Louis Martinot *Tully Marshall as Dr. Joseph Poulard *Lillian Leighton as Madame Poulard * Gertrude Claire as Susanne's Aunt *Robert Bolder as Monsieur Bergomat *Margaret McWade as Madame Bergomat *Harrison Ford Harrison Ford (born July 13, 1942) is an American actor. Regarded as a cinematic cultural icon, he has starred in Harrison Ford filmography, many notable films over seven decades, and is one of List of highest-grossing actors, the highest-gr ... as Martinot *Irma Coonly as Rose *Jay Peters as Casimer References External links * 1920 films 1920s English ...
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National Advocate
''The National Advocate'' was a daily newspaper published in Bathurst, New South Wales, Australia, between 1889 and 1963. Newspaper history The newspaper was established on 28 September 1889, co-founded by Australian businessman James Rutherford as a vehicle to put forward a protectionist viewpoint. The newspaper's board of directors included Francis Halliday who was at that time was president of the Bathurst National Protection League. The ''National Advocate'' had a reputation as the local mouthpiece of the Australian Labor Party, in contrast to the conservative-leaning '' Bathurst Times''. For many years its manager was John Percival, a Labor member of the New South Wales Legislative Council. Percival was forced to resign in 1923 after being caught misusing company money. In 1920, federal Nationalist MP Archdale Parkhill brought a libel suit against the ''National Advocate''. He was awarded significant damages, which combined with legal fees cost the paper almost £7,0 ...
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The Snob (1921 Film)
''The Snob'' is a lost 1921 American silent comedy film directed by Sam Wood, written by Alice Eyton, and starring Wanda Hawley, Edwin Stevens, Walter Hiers, Sylvia Ashton, W. E. Lawrence, and Julia Faye. It was released in January 1921, by Realart Pictures Corporation. Plot Cast *Wanda Hawley as Kathryn Haynes *Edwin Stevens as Jim Haynes *Walter Hiers as Pud Welland *Sylvia Ashton as Mrs. Haynes * W. E. Lawrence as Capt. William Putnam *Julia Faye as Betty Welland *Richard Wayne as 'Pep' Kennedy *Josephine Crowell Josephine Bonaparte CrowellSlide, Anthony (1973). The Griffith Actresses'. South Brunswick: A.S. Barnes. pp. 22, 24. . (January 11, 1859– July 27, 1932) was a Canadian film actress of the silent era. She appeared in more than 90 fil ... *Althea Worthley References External links * 1921 films 1920s English-language films Silent American comedy films 1921 comedy films Films directed by Sam Wood Lost American comedy films ...
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Two Weeks With Pay
''Two Weeks with Pay'' is a lost 1921 American silent comedy romance film starring Bebe Daniels and directed by Maurice Campbell. Plot Cast *Bebe Daniels as Pansy O'Donnell / Marie La Tour *Jack Mulhall as J. Livingston Smith * Jim Mason as Montague Fox *George Periolat as Ginsberg *Frances Raymond as Mrs. Wainsworth *Polly Moran as Chambermaid *Walter Hiers Walter Hiers (July 18, 1893 – February 27, 1933) was an American silent film actor. Biography Born in 1893, during his two decade-long acting career spanning from 1912 to 1932, Hiers acted in 101 films. He was a particularly prolific actor ... as Hotel Clerk References External links * 1921 films 1921 lost films 1921 romantic comedy films 1920s American films 1920s English-language films American black-and-white films American silent feature films English-language romantic comedy films Films directed by Maurice Campbell Lost American romantic comedy films Lost silent American films Silent Ameri ...
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Tillie (film)
''Tillie'' is a 1922 American silent film, silent drama film directed by Frank Urson and starring Mary Miles Minter. The scenario was written by Alice Eyton, based on the novel ''Tillie, the Mennonite Maid'' by Helen Reimensnyder Martin. ''Tillie'' reunited Minter with Allan Forrest, her most frequent leading man from her time at Mutual Film and the American Film Manufacturing Company, American Film Company, for the first time since their 1919 picture Yvonne from Paris. As with many of Minter's features, ''Tillie'' is thought to be a lost film. Plot As described in various film magazine reviews, Tillie Getz (Minter) is a girl living in a community of Mennonites with her harsh father Jacob Getz (Beery), who treats her little better than a slave. Tillie longs for education and for an escape from the drudgery of her life, but only the kindly Doc Weaver (Littlefield) understands her ambitions. Unbeknownst to Tillie, an elderly relative has willed her a small fortune, but only if she ...
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Arroyo Seco (Los Angeles County)
The Arroyo Seco, meaning "dry stream" in Spanish, is a U.S. Geological Survey. National Hydrography Dataset high-resolution flowline data. , accessed March 16, 2011 seasonal river, canyon, watershed, and cultural area in Los Angeles County, California. The area was explored by Gaspar de Portolà, who named the stream Arroyo Seco because its canyon had the least water of any he had seen. During this exploration, he met the Chief Hahamog-na (Hahamonga) of the Tongva Indians. Waterway course The watershed begins at Red Box Saddle in the Angeles National Forest near Mount Wilson in the San Gabriel Mountains. As it enters the urbanized area of the watershed, the Arroyo Seco stream flows between La Cañada Flintridge on the west and Altadena on the east. Just below Devil's Gate Dam, the stream passes underneath the Foothill Freeway. At the north end of Brookside Golf Course the stream becomes channelized into a flood control channel and proceeds southward through the golf c ...
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Halloween
Halloween, or Hallowe'en (less commonly known as Allhalloween, All Hallows' Eve, or All Saints' Eve), is a celebration geography of Halloween, observed in many countries on 31 October, the eve of the Western Christianity, Western Christian feast of All Saints' Day, All Hallows' Day. It is at the beginning of the observance of Allhallowtide, the time in the Christian liturgical year dedicated to remembering the dead, including saints (hallows), Christian martyr, martyrs, and all the faithful departed. In popular culture, Halloween has become a celebration of Horror fiction, horror and is associated with the macabre and the supernatural. One theory holds that many Halloween traditions were influenced by Celts, Celtic harvest festivals, particularly the Gaels, Gaelic festival Samhain, which are believed to have Paganism, pagan roots. Some theories go further and suggest that Samhain may have been Christianization, Christianized as All Hallows' Day, along with its eve, by the Ear ...
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