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Dallas Cairns
Dallas Cairns (1883–1941) was an Australian actor and director of the silent film era. His stage roles included in the original Broadway production of Bernard Shaw's '' Pygmalion'' with Mrs Patrick Campbell, in 1914. He was born in Frederick Dallas Cairns in Melbourne, Australia and died in London, England England is a Countries of the United Kingdom, country that is part of the United Kingdom. It is located on the island of Great Britain, of which it covers about 62%, and List of islands of England, more than 100 smaller adjacent islands. It ..., UK. Selected filmography References External links * * 1883 births 1941 deaths Australian male stage actors Australian male silent film actors Male actors from Melbourne 20th-century Australian male actors {{Australia-film-actor-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Silent Film
A silent film is a film without synchronized recorded sound (or more generally, no audible dialogue). Though silent films convey narrative and emotion visually, various plot elements (such as a setting or era) or key lines of dialogue may, when necessary, be conveyed by the use of inter- title cards. The term "silent film" is something of a misnomer, as these films were almost always accompanied by live sounds. During the silent era, which existed from the mid-1890s to the late 1920s, a pianist, theater organist—or even, in larger cities, an orchestra—would play music to accompany the films. Pianists and organists would play either from sheet music, or improvisation. Sometimes a person would even narrate the inter-title cards for the audience. Though at the time the technology to synchronize sound with the film did not exist, music was seen as an essential part of the viewing experience. "Silent film" is typically used as a historical term to describe an era of cinema p ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Guy Fawkes (film)
''Guy Fawkes'' is a 1923 British silent historical film directed by Maurice Elvey and starring Matheson Lang, Nina Vanna and Hugh Buckler. The film depicts the Gunpowder Plot of 1605 in which a group of plotters planned to blow up the Houses of Parliament. It was based on the 1840 novel ''Guy Fawkes'' by William Harrison Ainsworth. Cast * Matheson Lang - Guy Fawkes * Nina Vanna - Viviana Ratcliffe * Hugh Buckler - Robert Catesby * Shayle Gardner - Humphrey * Lionel d'Aragon - Earl of Salisbury * Edward O'Neill - Father * Jerrold Robertshaw - James I of England * Robert English - Radcliffe * Dallas Cairns Dallas Cairns (1883–1941) was an Australian actor and director of the silent film era. His stage roles included in the original Broadway production of Bernard Shaw's '' Pygmalion'' with Mrs Patrick Campbell, in 1914. He was born in Frederick ... - Mounteagle * Pino Conti - Tresham References External links * 1923 films 1920s historical films British historica ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Australian Male Silent Film Actors
Australian(s) may refer to: Australia * Australia, a country * Australians, citizens of the Commonwealth of Australia ** European Australians ** Anglo-Celtic Australians, Australians descended principally from British colonists ** Aboriginal Australians, indigenous peoples of Australia as identified and defined within Australian law * Australia (continent) ** Indigenous Australians * Australian English, the dialect of the English language spoken in Australia * Australian Aboriginal languages * ''The Australian'', a newspaper * Australiana, things of Australian origins Other uses * Australian (horse), a racehorse * Australian, British Columbia, an unincorporated community in Canada See also * The Australian (other) * Australia (other) * * * Austrian (other) Austrian may refer to: * Austrians, someone from Austria or of Austrian descent ** Someone who is considered an Austrian citizen * Austrian German dialect * Something associated with the count ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1941 Deaths
The Correlates of War project estimates this to be the deadliest year in human history in terms of conflict deaths, placing the death toll at 3.49 million. However, the Uppsala Conflict Data Program estimates that the subsequent year, 1942, was the deadliest such year. Death toll estimates for both 1941 and 1942 range from 2.28 to 7.71 million each. Events Below, the events of World War II have the "WWII" prefix. January * January– August – 10,072 men, women and children with mental and physical disabilities are asphyxiated with carbon monoxide in a gas chamber, at Hadamar Euthanasia Centre in Germany, in the first phase of mass killings under the Aktion T4 program here. * January 1 – Thailand's Prime Minister Plaek Phibunsongkhram decrees January 1 as the official start of the Thai solar calendar new year (thus the previous year that began April 1 had only 9 months). * January 3 – A decree (''Normalschrifterlass'') promulgated in Germany by Martin ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1883 Births
Events January * January 4 – ''Life (magazine), Life'' magazine is founded in Los Angeles, California, United States. * January 10 – A Newhall House Hotel Fire, fire at the Newhall Hotel in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, United States, kills 73 people. * January 16 – The Pendleton Civil Service Reform Act, establishing the United States civil service, is passed. * January 19 – The first electric lighting system employing overhead wires begins service in Roselle, New Jersey, United States, installed by Thomas Edison. February * February 15 – Tokyo Electrical Lightning Grid, predecessor of Tokyo Electrical Power (TEPCO), one of the largest electrical grids in Asia and the world, is founded in Japan. * February 16 – The ''Ladies' Home Journal'' is published for the first time, in the United States. * February 23 – Alabama becomes the first U.S. state to enact an Competition law, antitrust law. * February 28 – The first vaudeville th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
For Valour (1928 Film)
''For Valour'' is a 1928 British silent war film directed by G. B. Samuelson and starring Dallas Cairns, Mary Rorke and Roy Travers. It was part of a cycle of 1920s British films portraying the First World War World War I or the First World War (28 July 1914 – 11 November 1918), also known as the Great War, was a World war, global conflict between two coalitions: the Allies of World War I, Allies (or Entente) and the Central Powers. Fighting to .... It was generally poorly received by critics.Low p.141 Cast * Dallas Cairns * Roy Travers * Mary Rorke * Marjorie Stallor References Bibliography * Low, Rachael. ''History of the British Film, 1918-1929''. George Allen & Unwin, 1971. * Wood, Linda. ''British Films 1927-1939''. British Film Institute, 1986. External links * 1928 films 1928 war films British war films Films directed by G. B. Samuelson British silent feature films Films set in the 1910s British World War I films British black-and-w ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Hound Of The Deep
''The Hound of the Deep'' is a 1926 British–Australian silent drama film directed by Frank Hurley and starring Eric Bransby Williams, Lilian Douglas and Jameson Thomas. Unlike many Australian silent films, a copy of it survives today. It was one of the first Australian films set on Thursday Island. Plot Under the terms of his uncle's will, John Strong must go to Thursday Island and find a pearl within two years or the Reuben Strong pearling station and his great wealth will revert to another, Black Darley. Eventually Strong finds the pearl, defeats Darley and discovers romance with the daughter of an island trader. Cast * Eric Bransby Williams as John Strong * Lilian Douglas as Marjorie Jones *Jameson Thomas as 'Black' Darley * W. G. Saunders as 'Cockeye' Jones *Molly Johnson as Lady Cynthia * Dallas Cairns as Mr. Bullyer Production After the disappointing reception to his documentaries in America, Hurley decided to go into dramatic feature films. He succeed in p ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sally Bishop (1924 Film)
''Sally Bishop'' is a 1924 British silent romance film directed by Maurice Elvey and starring Marie Doro, Henry Ainley and Florence Turner. It is an adaptation of the novel ''Sally Bishop, a Romance'' by E. Temple Thurston. Cast * Marie Doro - Sally Bishop * Henry Ainley - John Traill * Florence Turner - Janet * Sydney Fairbrother - Landlady * Valia - Miss Standish Rowe * A. Bromley Davenport - Landlord * Mary Dibley - Miss Priestly * May Hanbury - Mrs Durlacher * Stella St. Audrie - Mrs Bishop * Humberston Wright - Judge * Dallas Cairns Dallas Cairns (1883–1941) was an Australian actor and director of the silent film era. His stage roles included in the original Broadway production of Bernard Shaw's '' Pygmalion'' with Mrs Patrick Campbell, in 1914. He was born in Frederick ... - Mr Durlacher * George Turner - Arthur References External links * 1924 films British silent feature films 1920s English-language films Films directed by Maurice Elvey ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Royal Oak (film)
''The Royal Oak'' is a 1923 British silent historical drama film directed by Maurice Elvey and starring Betty Compson, Henry Ainley and Henry Victor. It was based on the 1889 play ''The Royal Oak'' by Henry Hamilton and Augustus Harris. The title references the Royal Oak in which Charles is said to have hidden. The film proved popular and was re-released in 1929 by Equity British Films. Plot A woman disguises herself as Charles II in order to allow the real King to escape Oliver Cromwell's troops after the Royalist defeat at the Battle of Worcester. Cast * Betty Compson as Lady Mildred Cholmondeley * Henry Ainley as Oliver Cromwell * Henry Victor as Charles I of England/ Charles II of England * Thurston Hall as Colonel Ancketell * Clive Brook as Dorian Clavering * Bertie Wright Albert James Matthew Wright (6 February 1871 – 7 March 1960), known as Bertie Wright, was a British actor of the silent era. Wright was born in Blackburn, Lancashire, England, and died on 7 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Silver Greyhound (1919 Film)
''The Silver Greyhound'' is a 1919 British silent film directed by Bannister Merwin and starring James Knight, Marjorie Villis and Mary Dibley.Low p.300 Cast * James Knight as John Vane * Marjorie Villis as Nancy Lisle * Mary Dibley as Lady Chalmore * Frank Petley as The Master * Jeff Barlow * Clifford Pembroke * Charles Ashley as Lord Chalmore * Dallas Cairns * Hamilton Stewart Hamilton may refer to: * Alexander Hamilton (1755/1757–1804), first U.S. Secretary of the Treasury and one of the Founding Fathers of the United States * ''Hamilton'' (musical), a 2015 Broadway musical by Lin-Manuel Miranda ** ''Hamilton'' (al ... * Frank Gerrard References Bibliography * Low, Rachael. ''The History of British Film The History of the British Film 1914 - 1918''. Routledge, 2013. External links * 1919 films British silent feature films Films directed by Bannister Merwin Films set in England British black-and-white films 1910s English-language films ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Broadway Theatre
Broadway theatre,Although ''theater'' is generally the spelling for this common noun in the United States (see American and British English spelling differences#-re, -er, American and British English spelling differences), many of the List of Broadway theaters, extant or closed Broadway venues use or used the spelling ''Theatre'' as the proper noun in their names. Many performers and trade groups for live dramatic presentations also use the spelling ''theatre''. or Broadway, is a theatre genre that consists of the theatrical performances presented in 41 professional Theater (structure), theaters, each with 500 or more seats, in the Theater District, Manhattan, Theater District and Lincoln Center along Broadway (Manhattan), Broadway, in Midtown Manhattan, New York City. Broadway and London's West End theatre, West End together represent the highest commercial level of live theater in the English-speaking world. While the Broadway (Manhattan), Broadway thoroughfare is eponymous ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
