Laughing Gas Clippings 17/32
Variety, New York, October 10, 1914.
UNIVERSAL Moving Pictures
CHALLENGE ON L-KO FILM COMEDIES
That Universal Program, believing there
is no program on earth that contains comedies which
surpass its new L-KO (Pathe Lehrmann-Billie
Ritchie) comedy releases, makes this broad challenge:
Take „The Manicure Girl,“ L-KO‘s latest
production (released Sunday, December 27th, which gives
you time to make arrangements) and take any
comedy from any other program. PLAY THE TWO OF THEM
THE SAME DAY, placing whichever one you please
first, and get a vote from your audience on which comedy
they liked the most!
(...) Moving Picture World, Dec. 5,1914, detail
& Not Sterling.
This is not Ford Sterling, but Frank B. Payne, operator
of the Crescent theater, Adrian, Mich. He does
ad advertising stunts in his spare time and the manager
suggested a black-face make up, but he
thought he could do better and it is evident that he could.
The only advertisement was a sign on
the back of the coat, „Today – at the Crescent.“
(...) Moving Picture World, Dec. 12, 1914
& Isis Theatre with crowd in front of the house, exterior by day,
marquee Sterling Comedy, Seattle
(...) Moving Picture World, Nov. 14, 1914
& Film Favorites, Mr. Ford Sterling
(...) Illustrated Films Monthly, London, June 1914
& Ford Sterling
(...) Photoplay, Nov. 1915
& All of These „Keystone“ Comedy Company Stars
Now Join the Universal Staff!
Universal Extra!
Ford Sterling FRED BALSHOFER
ROBERT THORNBY H. PATHE LEHRMAN (...)
(...) Moving Picture World, Feb. 28, 1914
& Comedies in Demand. (...)
The market is also flooded with old Keystone
comedies. These can be picked up at an average price
of $25 a copy. To meet the demand many of the exchanges
have been purchasing comedies of unknown brands
and clamoring for more. Negatives of these subjects have
been sold for an average price of $150.
(...) Variety, Sept. 25, 1914
& The Sterling this week released a comedy with
little Billy Jacobs, Jr., featured.
(...) Variety, Aug. 7, 1914
& A heavy welcome was accorded Henry „Pathe“ Lehrman
(...) Variety, Aug. 7, 1914
& When Leach Cross returns to Los Angeles from
his training quarters at Catalina
(...) Variety, Aug. 7, 1914
& Fred J. Balshofer said the other day, „If you want to do
me a favor please put in the World, for I know
everyone will see it there, that Ford Sterling has not left
this company, and that I am not going to release
under another brand. Someone started those rumors,
and I beg you to stop them.“ He said he wanted
another pair of comedy people, a good man and a woman,
to work in an additional company in a week or so.
(...) Doings in Los Angeles,
Moving Picture World, Aug. 29, 1914
„Dissolved by mutual consent”
Editorial content. „Sterling Company Dissolving?
It is said the Sterling Comedy Co. which furnishes
comedies for the Universal, with Ford Sterling
featured, is to be dissolved by mutual consent of parties
interested.“ (...)
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