Milewski & Short MARY PICKFORD COLLECTION: Program

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A Good Little Devil - Scrapbook Page w/ Ticket Stubs, Program Newspaper Magazine Clippings, etc. - 1913

A nice assortment of David Belasco's A Good Little Devil ephemera. These pieces -- including two ticket stubs and program/newspaper/magazine clippings that feature many photos by White NY -- are affixed to both sides of a giant page extracted from an old scrapbook. They were compiled by an unknown theatregoer who was lucky enough to attend the Broadway opening of the play with their mother at the Republic Theatre on Wednesday, January 8, 1913.

Written in ink, among other words, "Mary Pickford (my movie idol) was wonderful." The photographer of this early portrait of Mary is unknown at this time.

Orchestra seat tickets for the Wednesday, January 8, 1913 Broadway opening of Belasco's A Good Little Devil.

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.

Less Than The Dust - Stanley Theatre (Philadelphia) Program 1916

4-page Stanley Theatre (Philadelphia) program, Vol. 1 No. 84 for week November 6, 1916. The big feature for the week was Mary's first picture produced by the Mary Pickford Film Corporation and the first distributed by Artcraft, Less Than The Dust -- a picture that Mary ultimately hated, having said "I made two pictures of which I have tried sedulously to wipe from my mind. One was entitled Less than the Dust and I remember how heartily I agreed with the woman who walked up to me in the street and said 'Oh, Miss Pickford. I loved you in the picture Cheaper than the Dirt.'” The second page of the program has a nice photo by Ira L. Hill that was notably used as the basis for a painted portrait of Mary that hung at Pickfair.

The Warrens of Virginia - West End Theatre Program - 1908

After David Belasco's The Warrens of Virginia closed on Broadway at the Stuyvesant Theatre on May 16, 1908*, and after the summer months off, Mary and troupe bounced around from theater to theater touring well into 1909. For the week of October 12, 1908, The Warrens... was back in NYC, with Mary as Betty Warren, at the West End Theatre in Harlem. The program, with only the cover and one page being shown here, is typical of the time being somewhat plain and consisting mainly of advertising, but as can be seen, Gladys Smith was now officially Mary Pickford.

*Most sources claim The Warrens of Virginia closed on Broadway in October of 1908, however contemporary periodicals indicate its final week was in May. NY newspaper reports about rehearsals picked up in late August, but then there seems to be silence until late September when the troupe began touring (seemingly starting in Boston in late September.) Until proven otherwise, I believe it closed on Broadway on May 16, 1908.

It is also worth noting that there also seems to be some confusion surrounding the Belasco Theatre. The Warrens of Virginia opened on Broadway at the Belasco Theatre and subsequently moved to the Stuyvesant Theatre. Complicating matters, the Stuyvesant is today known as the Belasco Theatre.

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.

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.

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.

Belasco's A Good Little Devil - Republic Theatre Program - March 1913

Republic Theatre program for the week of Monday, March 17, 1913, with only the cover and one page being shown here, for David Belasco's stage production of A Good Little Devil featuring Mary in the role of blind Juliet. Worth noting, by this time Mary's friend Lillian Gish had already left the production and was replaced with Vida Talbot. A program page from the January 3, 1913 Broadway opening (which did feature Gish) can be found here.

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.

Captain Kidd, Jr. - Stanley Theatre (Philadelphia) Program 1919

16 page Stanley Theatre (Philadelphia) program Vol. 2 No. 48 for week of Monday, April 7, 1919. The big feature for the week was Mary's last picture distributed by Artcraft, Captain Kidd, Jr. -- a film that wasn't so well-received and is now lost. This program mainly features local ads and some screen news (including a blurb about Charlotte Pickford buying The Little Shepherd of Kingdom Come from William Fox, Jr., a film that would ultimately star Jack Pickford) but does have two nice pages dedicated to the film.

Mary Pickford - Stella Maris - Herald - 1918

Artcraft herald for Stella Maris. Stamped "Orpheum" (city unknown at this time.) 1918.

Mary Pickford - Daddy Long Legs - Herald - 1919

First National herald for Daddy Long Legs. Stamped "Moon Theatre" (Berthoud, CO.) 1919.

Such a Little Queen (1914) - herald

Such a Little Queen (1914) herald issued by Paramount Pictures / Famous Players Film Company. This one is additionally stamped for a screening at the Grand Theatre (city unknown at this time.)

Little Pal - herald - 1915

Little Pal / Famous Players herald that has seen better days (and better print.) 1915.

The Eagle's Mate - herald - 1914

The Eagle's Mate / Famous Players herald. 1914. Additionally stamped “Central Hall Sat May 22 1915.” The May 22, 1915 issue of The Sea Cliff / Glen Cove News reported, “To-night. Mary Pickford in ‘The Eagle’s Mate’ will be the 10 and 15 cent attraction at Central Hall,” so I think it is safe to assume this piece is from that screening.