The Palatka news and advertiser. [volume] (Palatka, Fla.) 1908-19??, 1917-06-08
PARAMOUNT PEOPLE
.KOTOW TO KALBF|E[D
Who Were Made Much OF
During Their Visit in
Atlanta.


ton of the Southern Paramount Pic
lures Company of Atlanta, New Or
leans and Dallas. Mr.. and Mrs
Kalbfcld of this city were visitors in
Atlanta during the big fire and for
several days after. Mrs. KalbfieId
is still there, visiting old friends
1t will interest her Palatka friends
to learn that not only has she been
the recipient of many social courte-
sizes, but that both have had many
pretty press compliments, one Of
the best of which is the following
from the Review:
A warm souled, dazzling dash OF
lovely Florida dropped into our midst
last week. Some folks would mere
ly say: "Mr. and Mrs. Louis Kalb-
field from Palatka, were exchange
visitors"-but law! some folks can
look unmoved on a sunset, too!
Mr.. and Mrs. Kalbfeld are the in
stigators of the Grand theater at Pa
latka. While, of course, Louis" is
the business head, yet charming "Miss
Helen" has so big a share in the par
ticular success of the theater that it
doesn't sound just fair to mention
one without the other.
And what a Paramount booster we
have in this same Lady O. Sunland
To begin with, she came into this eX-
change like a radiant Fairy God
mother-and Immediately proceeded
to win the hearts of US all. Blond
and generous in heart and size, with
a smile like early Sunshine on a
young river-and all that sort of
thing-we love Helen Sloan Kalbfeld
and want the world to know it.
1t was more than a week after the
arrival in town of the popular couple
before we were able to "tie and
bind" them long enough to get some
dope" for this story other than "im-
pressionistic."
Mr.. Kalbfeld went to Florida to
settle in 1906, after several years
of touring all sections of the country
with his own company of Kalbfeld'3
Ministries. He built up the Howell
theater there, playing the first and
all big road attractions that ever
went south of Jacksonville. He
quickly gained a deserved reputation
for integrity as well as warm per-
sonal following among the good folks
Of Palatka. Today he and his fine
wife are institutions in that city. To
have lived and to be living such lives
that ones name stands not only for
but for a general love and
esteem as well-that is surely drink
ing deeply of the Joy of Living.
In 1910 Mr.. Kalbfield built the
theater he now runs as the Grand,
calling it the Orpheum at that time
dc started in with the first and best
pictures, offering Famous Players and
Lasky productions until the forma-
ion of the Paramount Program, when
ne became a pioneer with that Won
ierful organization. He may truly
De called a Paramount Pioneer.
The Kalbfields lived in Atlanta for
zen years, where, as moving spirits
If the old Atlanta hotel, they made
of friends in the theatrical
profession who still revere them and
heir oft-proven friendship and hu-
nanity.
Of hobbies-Mr. Kalbfield has two
interests that come swiftly into his
One Good Picture
he other, Good Poster Boards"
That he lives up to the ideals of the
'ormer, we have excellent proof in our
That he is giving the
same splendid virility and capability
% the latter is proven by the fact
hat he owns eight poster plants, and
S working diligently toward the con-
of his plan to have poster
boards from Jacksonville to Key
Vest.
AS for Miss Helen"-she opened |
hose blue eyes of hers on this gay
Id world at Dayton, Ohio. She has
njoycd splendid success as a singer,
making her debut at the age of 9
When she sang the role of Josephine
n "Pinafore." Her daddy owned |
he original Pinafore company. There
re folks who will tell you today of |
low this slender blond girl used to
rip on the stage in the good old |
hilbert and Sullivan days, and let
UGH a wealth of lucious melody flow
rom her throat as to make folks
lad for the gift of song. Follow
ng a thorough course of schooling,
IRIS. Kalbfield accepted an engage
nent as soloist with Weber's band,
nd contributed to that wonderful 60
ieced wind-instrument organization
he final touch of vocal feature
Seasons in New York with "The
Prince of Pilsen" and other popular
peras followed, until the lure of |
ONE always fatal to silly business
ife in the heart of a true woman
ron the game, and Miss Helen fol-
owed the Man Louis, to Contenment. |
md it is content-for it comes in
he ring of her voice, in the sparkle
f her eyes as she talks, and in the
mighty big glory of her smile!
Once when the editor of the Week
V Review interviewed Madame |
for q newspaper,
We registered the remark that at |
asst we had found Universal Moth
r-heart! And so again we want to
awe have found that same Won
er-thing. Folks in Palatka love
Miss Helen"-and a goodly share of |
heir enjoyment of the Grand thea
er lies in the popularity of its man.
gers. We don't want to say good
~ IN this two folkS-we inst want |