Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1918-11-27
REAL LIVE MOVIE
STAR IS IN TULSA

Well, "moyie" fans, look who's in
our midsi--if IL isn't Harry Myers.
Yes, Stree, Harry Myers himself
Handsome Harry" as you knew him
on the screen, still just as handsome
in vaudeville. You remember him,
| OF course, and OF course youIl easily
! recognize the likeness. lie Is the
same Harry star Of innumerahle
comedies you've laughed at many
times, produced by Pathe, Universal,
General and other big film com
panies, and leading man in many Of
the old Lubin specials in the early
days Of the industry, when he was a
co-star with that famous old organ
ization with such favorites as Rose
mary Theby, Lottle Briscoe, May
Buckley, Florence Lawrence, the
beautiful Ethel Clayton-now with
Paramount; the beloved Arthur
Johnson. now deceased, and one OF
the most popular OF the earlier stars
OF moviedom And last but not least,
Pearl White, the serial queen OF
Cameraland.
Harry Myers Is the first real. legiti-
mate movie star that has visited
Tulsa. lie has appeared In as many
pictures. perhaps, as almost any
other screen player, for while not so
famous as "Bill" Hart or Charlie
Chaplin, he was a well known and
popular screen star before they were
heard OF In the movie world. while
fortune has given them a bigger IL
nancial success, this fact doesn't de-
tract from Harry Myers screen sue
cess, for he was always an artistic
actor, which Is proven by his long
career before the camera
Tulsa movie fans will no doubt
have a special interest in the visit OF
Mr. Myers. who appears at the En-
press for the latter half OF this week,
beginning with the Thanksgiving
matinee as leading man with Dorothy
Richmond In her new smart sketch,
"A Friend In Need" written by
Harry Sheldon, author OF THE
Havoc" and other stage successes
The story is laid in an artists studio
In Paris and reports from managers
in other cities say It's the keenest
sketch they have ever played. II is
touring the Orpheum circuit and the
Tulsa engagement Is to break the
long jump from Lincoln, Neb., TO
Fort Worth, Texas.
The manager OF the Empress did
not learn until yesterday that the acts
had been booked for his Thanksgiv-
Ing program A few hours after he
received the wire from his agent Mr
Myers and Miss Richmond arrived
from Lincoln Immediately the man
ager used the wire and booked one OF
MIR. Myers latest screen comedies for
the Empress, which will be shown
as the curtain raiser for the new bill
beginning tomorrow. This will give
Tulsa movie and vaudeville fans the
novel opportunity OF seeing a famous
film star in person on the stage and
also in one OF his newest comedies on
the screen.
The fact that he is now In vaude-
Vile doesn't mean that Mr.. Myers has
retired from the screen. He intends
TO return to his old work when his
present vaudeville season Is closed.
Recently when the FLU" knocked the
bottom out Of thcatricals and closed
every theater in the country, includ-
ing the movie houses all producing
companies paid off their stars and
shut down operations. Miss Rich
mond was in New York at this time.
preparing to start her l9lS-19 vau-
deville season, and she induced Mr..
Myers to join her as leading man. He
accepted and here they are in Tulsa.
They opened at the Palace theater In |
New York three weeks ago. appear !
ing on the same bill with Belle
Baker. one Of the greatest stars in tho I
vaudeville world.