by Ellen Dawson
Manufacturing Company, 1903), 207
Sidney, Allan (Carl Sadakichi
“Rube” Marquard Wins (Kalem Company,
Hartmann), 162
1912), 35
Sign of the Rose, The: A Play in One Act
Rutherford, Susan, 147
(George Beban, Charles Turner Dazey,
Oct. 11, 1911), 156
Safety Last! (Fred C. Newmeyer, Sam
Sign of the Rose, The (Thomas H. Ince,
Taylor, 1923), 265
1915), see The Alien (Thomas H. Ince,
Sales Company, 34
1915)
Salome (J. Gordon Edwards, 1917), 122
Sign of the Rose, The (Harry Garson,
Salomé (Oscar Wilde), 119
1921), 169
San Antonio Light and Gazette, 32
Simon, Charles, 142
Sanderberg, Mark, 250
Singer, Ben, 181, 182, 183, 184
Sandusky Star-Journal, 33
Sjöström, Victor, 90, 102
San Francisco Post, 62
Sklar, Robert, 103
Sardou, Victorien, 143
Slide, Anthony, 19
Sargeant, Amy, 263n1
Smith, Frederick James, 83
Sargent, Epes Winthrope, 202
Smith, Peter Grindley, 67
Sarris, Andrew, 242
Sobchack, Vivian, 94
Scarface (Howard Hawks, 1932), 169
Society for Sale (Frank Borzage, 1918), 267
Scarlet Letter, The (Victor Sjöström, 1926),
Sold for Marriage (Christy Cabanne,
90
1916), 70
Schenck, Joseph, 211, 214, 215
Son of the Sheik, The (George Fitzmaurice,
Scribner’s Monthly, 161
1926), 172
Scripps-McRae newspaper chain, 13, 39
Soul of Buddha, The (J. Gordon Edwards,
Seal of Time, The (Stanner E. V. Taylor,
1918), 121
1911), 34
Souls Triumphant (John B. O’Brien,
Searchers, The (John Ford, 1956), 27
1917), 77
Sedgwick, Eve Kosofsky, 104
Southworth, E.D.E.N., 181
Seldes, Gilbert, 243, 258
Splendid Romance, A (Edward José, 1919),
Selig, Al, 120, 123
142
Selig, William, 114
Splendid Sinner, The (Edwin Carewe,
Selig (Selig Polyscope Company), 23, 40,
1918), 142
42n7, 114, 175, 201, 208
Spokane Review, 57
Sennett, Mack, 225, 257, 265
Spoor, George K., 24
Seymore, Clarine, 78
Squier, Emma, 256
Shaw, George Bernard, 147, 243
Staiger, Janet, 6
Shaw Brothers, 187
Stain, The (Frank Powell, 1914), 115
Sheboygan Journal, 25
Stamp, Shelley, 182, 183, 184
Sheboygan Press, 157
Steamboat Bill, Jr. (Charles Reisner,
Sheik, The (E. M. Hull), 124
Buster Keaton, 1928), 266
INDEX
295
Steichen, Edward J., 161
Thaïs (Hugo Ballin, Frank Hall Crane,
Stella Maris (Marshall Neilan, 1918), 56, 57
1917), 142
Sterling, Ford, 268
Thanhouser Film Corporation, 176
Stevens, George, 267
That Little Band of Gold (Roscoe Arbuckle,
Stewart, Susan, 263
1915), 204, 205, 209
Stieglitz, Alfred, 158, 161
Theatre Magazine, 46, 47, 120, 125, 130,
St. John, Al, 214
133, 222, 223, 224, 235; as Theater
St. Louis Globe Democrat, 52, 60, 61, 63,
Magazine, 38
67
Their First Quarrel (Thomas H. Ince,
St. Louis Times, 30
George Loane Tucker, 1911, released as
Stoker, Bram, 114
Their First Misunderstanding), 60
Strauss, Richard, 130
This Is the Life (Ramo Company, 1914),
Streeby, Shelley, 216n1
202
Stronger Vow, The (Reginald Barker,
Thompson, Kristin, 101, 102, 260
1919), 146
Those Bitter Sweets (F. Richard Jones,
Studlar, Gaylyn, 105, 153, 220, 230
1915), 268
Such a Little Queen (Hugh Ford, Edwin S.
Those Country Kids (Roscoe Arbuckle,
Porter, 1914), 58
1914), 207
Sullivan, C. Gardener, 165
Three of Many (Reginald Barker, 1916), 170
Sully, Anna Beth, 222, 237
Thurman, Uma, 187, 195
Sunnyside (Charles Chaplin, 1919), 256
Tibbetts, John, 52
Sunset Blvd. (Billy Wilder, 1950), 268
Till Death Do Us Part (Reliance Film
Suratt, Valeska, 128, 129, 135
Company, 1911), 34
Synon, Katherine, 53
Tillie’s Punctured Romance (Mack Sennett,
Syracuse Post Standard, 54
1914), 202, 267
Swanson, Gloria, 72, 116, 216, 267, 268
Times of London, 119
Swat the Kaiser (Joseph Henabery, 1918),
Tinnee, Mae, 242
235, 239
Titusville Herald, 34
Sweedie Goes to College (Richard Foster
Toledo Times, 55, 72
Baker, 1914), 267
Tomboy Bessie (Mack Sennett, 1911), 9
Sweet, Blanche, 15, 70
Toonerville Trolley (Ira M. Lowry, film
series, 1920–1922), 208
Takao, Ozawa, 110
Tourneur, Maurice, 157
Talbot Tattler, 58
Tragedy of the Desert, A (Sidney Olcott,
Tale of Two Cities, A (William Humphrey,
1912), 34
1911), 32
Tramp, The (Charles Chaplin, 1916), 257,
Talmadge, Norma, 72, 267, 268
258
Tanguay, Eva, 130
Trey o’ Hearts (Wilfred Lucas, Henry
Tannhäuser (Richard Wagner, Oct. 19,
MacRae, film series, 1914), 185
1845), 152
Triangle Film Corporation, 16, 87, 218,
Tarantino, Quentin, 187, 189
225, 226, 228, 230, 231, 232, 233,
Taylor, Alma, 44, 52
234, 267
Teddy at the Throttle (Clarence G. Badger,
Trotter, David, 249, 263n1
1917), 267
True Heart Susie (D. W. Griffith, 1919),
Tellegen, Lou, 143, 146, 152, 153
71, 76, 78, 79, 81
Telotte, J. P., 198
Turnbull, Hector, 143, 146
Temps, Le, 18
Turner, Florence, 14, 23, 30, 32, 32, 33,
Temptation (Cecil B. DeMille, 1915), 143,
37, 43, 44, 45, 49, 51
144, 145
Turpin, Ben, 19, 20, 261, 268
Ten Eyck, John, 191
Twentieth Century, 252
Terry, Ellen, 50
Tessibel of the Storm Country (Edwin S.
Ueland, Brenda, 138
Porter, 1914), 54
UFA, 99
296
INDEX
Ulady, Neda, 198
Warren Evening Mirror, 38
Ullman, Charles, 133
Warrens of Virginia, The (William C.
Uncle Josh at the Moving Picture Show
de Mille, Dec. 3, 1907), 44
(Edison Manufacturing Company,
Washington Post, 30, 224
1902), 207
Watch Your Step (Harry B. Smith, Irving
Uncle Tom’s Cabin (multiple stage
Berlin, Dec. 8, 1914), 244
adaptation
s), 167
Waterloo Reporter, 37
Under Her Wing (Rex Motion Picture
Waterloo Times-Tribune, 157
Company, 1912), 34
Way Down East (D. W. Griffith, 1920),
Under Western Skies (Gilbert M. Anderson,
90
1910), 24, 26, 41n2
Wayne, John, 25
United Artists, 218, 219, 223, 233, 237,
Weber, Max, 198
238, 239
Weekly Dispatch, 253
United Press Association, 39
Wells, Ida B., 90n3
Universal (Universal Film Manufacturing
West, Billy, 251
Company), 30, 34, 176, 177, 185, 187,
Western Heroine, A (Rollin S. Sturgeon,
190, 192, 193
1911), 38
Unseen Enemy, An (D. W. Griffith, 1912),
What Happened to Mary? (Charles Brabin,
69
1912), 175, 176
What Made Pistachio Nuts? (Henry
Valentino, Rudolph, 12, 105, 124, 155,
Jenkins), 203
172, 267
When the Clouds Roll By (Victor Fleming,
Vampire, The (Selig Polyscope Company,
1919), 238, 239
1910), 114
Whitaker, Alma, 129
Van Dyke, John C., 162
White, Pearl, 8, 17, 33, 41n3, 43, 48,
Vanity Fair, 52, 53, 66, 152
116, 122, 174, 174–195, 180, 200,
Van Loan, H. H., 192
268
Van Name, Elsie, 192
Whitfield, Eileen, 68n9
Van Rensselaer, Mariana Griswold, 161
Who Will Marry Me? (Paul Powell, 1919),
Van Vechten, Carl, 150, 151
172
Van Vranken, Frederick, 136
Wid’s Films and Film Folk Independent
Variety, 82, 142, 161, 215, 232
Criticisms of Features, 107
Vela, 259
Wife of the Hills, A (Gilbert M. Anderson,
Vercoe, Edna G., 185, 186
1912), 27, 41n2
Victor Films, 30
Wilbur, Crane, 186
Victor Records, 141
Wild and Woolly (John Emerson, 1917),
Vidor, Florence, 268
234
Vidor, King, 90
Wilde, Oscar, 119, 131
Vitagraph Company, 23, 30, 37, 38, 45,
Wilder, Billy, 268
176, 213
Wilhelm II, Kaiser, 138
Vitagraph Girl, 30, 31, 45
Williams, Kathlyn, 8, 14, 15, 42n7, 49,
von Sternberg, Josef, 146
175, 192, 219
Vuillermoz, Emile, 18
Williams, Linda, 167
Wilson, Woodrow, 239
Wagenknecht, Edward, 77, 148, 152
Wister, Owen, 227
Walcamp, Marie, 184, 195n8
Woman, A (Charles Chaplin, 1915), 259,
Walker, Aida Overton, 130
262
Walker, J. D., 51
Woman and the Beast, The (Ernest C.
Wallace, Fredrick, 63
Warde, 1917), 172
Ward, Fannie, 92
Woman and the Puppet, The (Reginald
Warde, Frederick, 221
Barker, 1920), 146
Warner, H. B., 225
Woman God Forgot, The (Cecil B. DeMille,
Warner, Jack, 214
1917), 144, 145, 145, 146
INDEX
297
Woman’s Home Companion, 141, 247
Youth Points the Way (Douglas Fairbanks,
Woman’s Honor, A (Roland West, 1916),
1924), 241n5
172
Yukio, Aoyama, 110
Women’s Army Auxiliary Corps, 246
Wop, The (Independent Motion Picture
Zangwill, Israel, 158
Corporation, 1913), 164, 165
Zaza (Ruggiero Leoncavallo, Nov. 10,
Wyckoff, Alvin, 99
1900), 142, 143, 148
Zeidman, Benjamin, 88
Youngstown Vindicator, 25
Zhou Shoujuan, 189
You Remember Ellen (Sidney Olcott,
Zukor, Adolph, 47, 61, 138, 198, 215,
1912), 34
232
Document Outline
Contents
Acknowledgments
Introduction
Chapter 1
Chapter 2
Chapter 3
Chapter 4
Chapter 5
Chapter 6
Chapter 7
Chapter 8
Chapter 9
Chapter 10
Chapter 11
In the Wings
Works Cited
Contributors
Index