Tory Lowe
Tory Lowe is a second-year doctoral student in the English department at Miami University. His areas of interest include early 20th century film culture and its intersections with literatures of […]
Monthly Archives: December 2014
Evelyn Nesbit in My Little Sister (1919)
This review of the film adaptation of Elisabeth Robins’ My Little Sister (1919) appeared in the magazine Moving Picture World. The review describes the “sensation” the play caused upon its […]
The Red Kimona (1925)
This is an excerpt from The Red Kimona (1925), directed by Dorothy Davenport – a.k.a. Mrs. Wallace Reid, an actress married to popular matinee idol Wallace Reid. She took his […]
The Cheat (1915)
The Cheat (1915) was directed by Cecil B. DeMille for Paramount Pictures, and stars Fannie Ward and Sessue Hayakawa (noted as the screen’s first Japanese American film star). The film […]
Variety Review of East is West
This review of East is West appeared in Variety‘s January 3, 1919 issue. Note that Forrest Robinson is credited with replacing Frank Kemble Cooper in the role of Andrew Benson […]
Constance Talmadge in East is West (1922)
This advertisement for the first film adaptation of East is West, which starred Constance Talmadge as Ming Toy, appeared in Exhibitors’ Herald in 1922.
Frank Kemble Cooper Obituary
Frank Kemble Cooper, who originated the role of Andrew Benson in “East is West” (1918), died of pneumonia during the play’s run. His obituary was published in Variety‘s January 3, […]
Fay Bainter Publicity Photo
Fay Bainter as Ming Toy in East is West. Photo by Bachrach courtesy of David Shields.
Fay Bainter’s Biography
This biography of Fay Bainter appeared in the fan magazine Hollywood in 1938 to promote Bainter’s Academy Award-winning performance in Jezebel (1938). The biography makes mention of her star-making role […]
Tyler Groff
Tyler Groff is a second year doctoral student in English with a research focus situated in late-nineteenth-century and early-twentieth-century British literature and drama. He is currently exploring ways in which […]