Famous Players / Mary Pickford Personality Lobby Cards - ca. 1915

Hand-colored 11" x 14" Famous Players Film Co. / Mary Pickford personality lobby card. ca. 1915.

Hand-colored 11" x 14" Famous Players Film Co. / Mary Pickford personality lobby card featuring a photo by Otto Sarony Co. ca. 1915.

Hand-colored 11" x 14" Famous Players Film Co. / Mary Pickford personality lobby card featuring a photo perhaps by White Studios (based unscientifically on the bench,) albeit with a more Sarony-esque pose? ca. 1915

Hand-colored 11" x 14" Famous Players Film Co. / Mary Pickford personality lobby card featuring a photo almost certainly by Otto Sarony Co. ca. 1915.

Cinderella - Die cut Ad - 1914

 

Cinderella die-cut ad from 1914, additionally stamped for a March 12 NEW Theatre screening in a city unknown, issued by the Famous Players Film Company. What is most interesting and somewhat amusing is, yes, it shows Mary as Cinderella, but also as Queen Anna Victoria from her now-lost film Such a Little Queen (1914.) In any event, I am uncertain just which Famous Players films made use of similar advertising, but I can say that I have also seen die-cuts for Poor Little Peppina (1916) and Madame Butterfly (1915.) 

And redundantly, an ad for an ad. This scan comes from an issue of Moving Picture World magazine and is not part of the collection.

Fanchon the Cricket - Herald - 1915

A herald for my personal favorite Mary Pickford film, Fanchon the Cricket. 1915 - though this particular piece is stamped for a December 5, 1916 screening at an unknown theatre.

Mary Pickford - Moody Photos - 1914

Photographer Rufus Porter Moody, perhaps best-known simply as R. P. Moody, was born in Kentucky in 1873. For some time, he ran a photography studio in Nashville, TN, but in 1913,  found his way to New York where he opened a studio on 42nd Street to cater to the theatrical crowd. There, he took some of my personal favorite Mary Pickford portraits which were well-used around 1915-1916 in magazines, on ads, on postcards, and beyond. Undoubtedly, Moody is best know for his amazing use of light and shadow which often times created an ethereal atmosphere well suited for Pickford. In 1916, the studio was moved to Broadway, but by then, his business was already in decline. He died in 1922.

Mary Pickford in an inventive double portrait by Rufus P. Moody. Stamped in gold ink "Mary Pickford, appearing exclusively in productions of the Famous Players Film Co., Adolph Zukor, Pres." Stamped Moody on verso 1914.

Mary Pickford in a portrait by Rufus P. Moody. Stamped in gold ink "Mary Pickford, appearing exclusively in productions of the Famous Players Film Co., Adolph Zukor, Pres." Stamped Moody on verso 1914. 

Mary Pickford in a portrait by Rufus P. Moody. Stamped in gold ink "Mary Pickford, appearing exclusively in productions of the Famous Players Film Co., Adolph Zukor, Pres." Stamped Moody on verso 1914. 

Mary Pickford in a portrait by Rufus P. Moody. Stamped in gold ink "Mary Pickford, appearing exclusively in productions of the Famous Players Film Co., Adolph Zukor, Pres." Stamped Moody on verso 1914. 

Mary Pickford in a portrait by Rufus P. Moody. Stamped in gold ink "Mary Pickford, appearing exclusively in productions of the Famous Players Film Co., Adolph Zukor, Pres." Stamped Moody on verso 1914. 

Mary Pickford in a portrait by Rufus P. Moody. 1914.

Mary Pickford in an exceptional portrait by Rufus P. Moody. Stamped signature. 1914. 

Mary Pickford in Rufus P. Moody photo. Stamped in silver ink "Mary Pickford, appearing exclusively in productions of the Famous Players Film Co., Adolph Zukor, Pres." 1914. Part of NZ Photo Album.

Mary Pickford in Rufus P. Moody 8x10 photo. 1914. Part of NZ Photo Album.

Mary Pickford in a portrait by Rufus P. Moody with quite a bit of mirroring. Signature in negative. 1914.

Mary Pickford in a portrait by Rufus P. Moody. 1914.

Mary Pickford Rufus P. Moody 8x10 photo. I suspect this photo is most recognizable from the cover of the April 1915 issue of The Ladies' World magazine. 1914. Part of NZ Photo Album.

Mary Pickford Rufus P. Moody 8x10 photo. I suspect this photo is most recognizable from the cover of the April 1915 issue of The Ladies' World magazine. 1914. Part of NZ Photo Album.

Mary Pickford and a cat in a portrait by Rufus P. Moody. 1914. Part of NZ Photo Album.

A Good Little Devil (1914) - Postcards

A Good Little Devil, actually taken in 1913, was produced at the Famous Players 26th Street Studio in NYC while the stage performance was still running at the Republic Theatre. Mary recalled that the troupe filmed at the studio during the days there were no matinees, and then ran the performance again on the theatre stage at night. The film was generally a flop as it was essentially just the theatrical performance, sans sound, but it was the start of a fantastic relationship between Mary and Adolph Zukor which played an important part in the movie history.

David Belasco's famous modern fairy lay, "A GOOD LITTLE DEVIL," quickly reached the heart of the metropolis with its charming sentimental appeal, when first produced in New York City. "A Good Little Devil" is poetry and fantasy, mingled with reality. Its beauty and tenderness are even increased in the motion picture version, which is presented with David Belasco's original all-star cast, including the celebrated film favorite, Mary Pickford.

A Good Little Devil (1914) "The tortured, beaten boy becomes a lord" Famous Players postcard manufactured by the Krauss Mfg. Co. This postcard is additionally marked on verso for a Saturday, April 25, 1914 screening at the Town Hall Theatre in Orange, MA.

A Good Little Devil (1914) "Mr. Belasco visualizing a scene in 'A Good Little Devil'" Famous Players postcard manufactured by the Krauss Mfg. Co. This postcard is likewise additionally marked on verso for the same Saturday, April 25, 1914 screening at the Town Hall Theatre in Orange, MA.

A Good Little Devil (1914) "Woman gives, and forgives: Man gets, and forgets." Famous Players postcard manufactured by the Krauss Mfg. Co. This postcard is likewise additionally marked on verso for the April 6 - 8th, 1914 screening at the Rex Theatre (city unknown at this time.)

Rags - Stanley Theatre (Philadelphia) Program 1915

4-page Stanley Theatre program for the week beginning Monday, August 2, 1915. The big features were Mary's wonderful Rags (1915, James Kirkwood) and Pauline Frederick's lost film Sold (1915.) Also briefly mentions The Foundling (1915) and Madame Butterfly (1915) as coming features.

Mary Pickford - Famous Players - J.D. Walker's World's Film - Photo by Marceau - Postcard - 1914

Mary Pickford portrait by Marceau. "Mary Pickford / Appearing exclusively in the Famous Playrers Film Company Productions." Considering this RPPC / postcard was printed in England, it's undoubtedly issued by J.D. Walker's World's Film despite not being explicitly noted. 1914.

Tess of the Storm Country - Herald - 1914

Tess of the Storm Country / Famous Players herald. 1914. Additionally stamped for a West End Theatre [New York City] - Sunday April 19 screening.

Real Photo Theatre Handout - Portrait by Moody - ca. 1916

 3 3/4" x  7 7/8" Real photo theatre handout featuring a portrait by Moody. Famous Players. ca. 1916. Unfortunately, not much information on this one though it seems to be a fairly unique piece.

Such a Little Queen - Tally's Theatre (Los Angeles) The Tallygram Program 1914

The Tallygram program--issued by Los Angeles' Tally's Broadway Theatre--for Such a Little Queen (1914) the week of Monday, September 28, 1914. The inside lists the music that accompanied the film while the back cover features a nice, and often used, photo by Apeda (or White? Gould & Marsden?) It seems the original owner of this piece attended the Sept. 30 screening with Hazel, Joe, and Bobby.

Fanchon the Cricket Weekly Welcome Photocard 1915

Mary in her greatest role (in my opinion) -- Fanchon the Cricket "A Little Bit of Sunshine" Weekly Welcome (UK magazine) photocard. 1915.

Mary in her greatest role (in my opinion) -- Fanchon the Cricket "A Little Bit of Sunshine" Weekly Welcome (UK magazine) photocard. 1915.

Mary in her greatest role (in my opinion) -- Fanchon the Cricket "A Little Bit of Sunshine" cropped Weekly Welcome (UK magazine) photocard. 1915.

Fanchon the Cricket "You Promised to Dance with Me" Weekly Welcome (UK magazine) photocard. 1915.

Fanchon the Cricket "You Promised to Dance with Me" Weekly Welcome (UK magazine) photocard. 1915.

Fanchon the Cricket "You Promised to Dance with Me" Weekly Welcome (UK magazine) photocard. 1915.

Esmeralda - Weekly Welcome Photocard - Postcard 1915

Weekly Welcome (UK magazine) Photocard "The Interrupted Wedding" and "Just Another One" postcards for the 1915 Famous Players film Esmeralda. As of 2019, the film is unfortunately considered lost.

Little Pal - Paramount Progress Newsletter - 1915

Paramount Progress July 1, 1915 Newsletter (Volume 1 Number 33) featuring Little Pal on the cover as well as lengthy synopsis inside. Also contained is a short blurb about Dawn of a Tomorrow as well as mention of some current/future Mary Pickford releases including the two aforementioned films and Rags. 

In the Bishop's Carriage (1913) - Herald - 1915

In the Bishop's Carriage (1913) herald issued by the Famous Players Film Company. This one is for a screening, presumably from 1915 based on the day/date, at the Alden Picture House (city unknown at this time.)

Mistress Nell - Herald - 1915

Famous Player herald for James Kirkwood's Mistress Nell, one of my personal favorite Pickford films, at the Colonial Theatre (city unknown at this time.) 1915.

Famous Players herald for Mistress Nell. 1915.