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Movies, Film & Theater
      Actors, actresses, Hollywood, Broadway, and more...<br />
The listings below are just a sampling of newspaper reporting regarding film and theater.  If you don't find your favorite person or event, use our search engine to search for them by name.<br />
Note: Some newspapers shown are of significant events upon which future movies and/or plays were based.
    
  
Train Wreck in Atlantic City... "Race War" in Macedonia... W. A . Rogers illustration...
Item #177418
          November 10, 1906
          HARPER'S WEEKLY, New York, November 10, 1906
King and Queen of England in Aberdeen....
Item #177416
          October 27, 1906
          HARPER'S WEEKLY, New York, October 27, 1906
H.G. Wells...
Item #177412
          September 29, 1906
          HARPER'S WEEKLY, New York, September 29, 1906
The Mexican Border... H.G. Wells...
Item #177406
          August 25, 1906
          HARPER'S WEEKLY, NewYork, August 25, 1906
National Amateur Golf Championship... H.G. Wells...
Item #177402
          July 28, 1906
          HARPER'S WEEKLY, New York, July 28, 1906
Yale and Harvard preparing for varsity race this week....
Item #177397
          June 30, 1906
          HARPER'S WEEKLY, New York, June 30, 1906
Attempted Assassination of the King and Queen of Spain....
Item #177396
          June 23, 1906
          HARPER'S WEEKLY, New York, June 23, 1906
The Monroe Doctrine.... Woodrow Wilson...
Item #177382
          March 10, 1906
          HARPER'S WEEKLY, New York, March 10, 1906
The Wedding at the White House....
Item #177381
          March 03, 1906
          HARPER'S WEEKLY, New York, March 3, 1906
Burning U.S. Stamps in Panama...
Item #177380
          February 24, 1906
          HARPER'S WEEKLY, New York, February 24, 1906
Breaking World Records for Speed... The 1906 Ormond-Daytona Beach Auto Races...
Item #177378
          February 10, 1906
          HARPER'S WEEKLY, New York, February 10, 1906
Russian's Social and Political Distress....
Item #177376
          January 27, 1906
          
		HARPER'S WEEKLY, January 27, 1906, from    New York.     Front page illustration "The Busy Showman. - II. " by W. A. Rogers; "The Leaders of Russian Liberty" by Charles Johnson; Russian's Social and Political Distress" and "How New York Met High-Priced Meat" by F. W. Hewes. Also, "In the Moon's Shadow" by Mabel Loomi
Auto Races at Ormond, Florida....
Item #177374
          January 13, 1906
          HARPER'S WEEKLY, New York, January 13, 1906
Mark Twain Receives Laurel Wreath from Society of American Illustrators....
Item #177373
          January 06, 1906
          HARPER'S WEEKLY, New York, January 6, 1906
Item #177370
          May 04, 1912
          HARPER'S WEEKLY, New York, May 4, 1912
The front page of this issue is a photo of "Acting Again."
This issue has an illustration of "All Hail!" by Kemble. There are articles of "The Kaiser's Motor-Cars" by Theodore M. R. Von Keler and "The Surgeons of the Fleet" by Walter Scott Meriwether plus much more.
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The Wright brothers fly!
Item #177369
          January 30, 1904
          
	HARPER'S WEEKLY, New York, January 30, 1904  Near the back is an article marking perhaps the most significant development of the 20th century, that being manned flight. Note this issue is the month following the Wright brothers first flight at Kitty Hawk.
	
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		The article is headed: "Progress of Science - The Problem of Flight" and the text includes: "...In a test 
Governor Wilson...
Item #177362
          October 26, 1912
          HARPER'S WEEKLY, New York, October 26, 1912
This issue has a color cover sheet over it and the front page of this issue has a photo called "The Leader of the New Crusade in the Balkans."
In this issue there is an article called "How Governor Wilson Feels" and "Mr. Taft on the Issues" both recorded by A. R. Pinci. There is also a photo of "Showing Off Ou... See More
The "Florida"/ "Republic" ship crash....
Item #177359
          February 06, 1909
          
	HARPER'S WEEKLY, New York, February 6, 1909  There is a color cover on this issue. The front page of this issue has a photo of "The Old "Maine" and the New in Havana Harbor."
	
This issue has photos and an article of "The Latest Drama of the Sea." There is a double page illustration of "In 1902 - Still At It" and a full page illustration
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      This issue has photos and an article of "The Latest Drama of the Sea." There is a double page illustration of "In 1902 - Still At It" and a full page illustration
The Earthquake in Italy.... James Montgomery Flagg print...
Item #177353
          January 16, 1909
          HARPER'S WEEKLY, New York, January 16, 1909 There is a color cover on this issue with an illustration. The front page of this issue has a photo of "Italy's Grisly Task."
This issue has photos of "Amid the Ruins That Roused the Pity of the World"; "Italy's Tragedy of the Centuries" and there is an illustration of " 'It's A Girl... See More
Miss Julie Opp.... Automobile Number... James Montgomery Flagg...
Item #177352
          January 02, 1909
          HARPER'S WEEKLY, New York, January 2, 1909 There is a color cover on this issue with an illustration called "Automobile Number." The front page of this issue has a photo of "The Next Secretary of State."
This issue has an illustration of "The New Light" and a photo of "Miss Julie Opp." There is also a double page illustration by James ... See More
James Montgomery Flagg print...
Item #177348
          December 26, 1908
          HARPER'S WEEKLY, New York, December 26, 1908 The front page of this issue has a photo of "An Author of the Old School". This issue has photos of "Laying the Corner-Stone of the New Theatre"; "The Man Who Knows What All the World is Doing"; "An Aeroplane with Wings Like a Bird's" and an illustration of "By a Painter of Fair Women." The... See More
The Newly declared President Taft....
Item #177343
          March 13, 1909
          HARPER'S WEEKLY, New York, March 13, 1909 There is a color cover on this issue. The front page of this issue has a photo of "President Taft Reviewing the Inaugural Parade."
This issue has photos of "Mr. Taft Rides into Office on a Blizzard"; "Washington Greets the New President" and "A New Portrait of Mrs. Clarence H. Mackay." There is also... See More
Colonel Mosby hangs six prisoners....
Item #177340
          December 09, 1911
          HARPER'S WEEKLY, New York, December 9, 1911 (our last issue)
The front page of this issue is a photo of "The American Who May Cause War."
This issue is has an article with some illustrations of "Sizing Up the Presidential Timber" by McKee Barclay. There is a double page illustration of "Mosby's Death Raffle" by Sidney w. Riesenberg and there is a full pa... See More
Item #177337
          December 30, 1905
          HARPER'S WEEKLY, New York, December 30, 1905
Mark Twain Content.... West Point Football..
Item #177336
          December 23, 1905
          HARPER'S WEEKLY, New York, December 23, 1905 Front page illustration "Uncle Sam's Christmas Dream" by W. A. Rogers; The Reign of Terror in Odessa; Mutiny of the Russian Sailors at Cronstadt; The Indian Tour of the Prince and Princess of Wales; The Spirit of Football at West Point; The Disaster to the British Steamship "Hilda," in Which Nearly a Hundred Lives Were Lost; ... See More
Item #177335
          December 16, 1905
          HARPER'S WEEKLY, New York, December 16, 1905
Panama Canal... Football...
Item #177334
          December 09, 1905
          HARPER'S WEEKLY, New York, December 9, 1905 Front page illustration "Still One Left" by W. A. Rogers; The Canal Will Be Built; Mishaps Incident to the Panama Canal Work; Double page illustration "Bird's-Eye View of the Completed Panama Canal Constructed on the Lock Principle Approved by President Roosevelt; The Defeat of Harvard Which Gave Yale the Football Championshi... See More
Football... Aeroplane...
Item #177330
          November 11, 1905
          HARPER'S WEEKLY, New York, November 11, 1905
Football...
Item #177329
          November 04, 1905
          HARPER'S WEEKLY, New York, November 4, 1905
Early Football...
Item #177327
          October 21, 1905
          HARPER'S WEEKLY, October 21, 1905, from New York Front page illustration "Ditched" by W. A. Rogers; Plan to Detect and Arrest Automobilists [Automobile drivers] Who Break the Speed Laws; Mrs. Ralph Pulitzer, From the Painting by James. C. Porter; Two Important Football Games of the Early Season; Only Photographs of the Japanese Naval Victory in the Korean Straits--The War's Decis... See More
Item #177326
          October 14, 1905
          HARPER'S WEEKLY, New York, October 14, 1905
Horse Show...
Item #177323
          September 23, 1905
          HARPER'S WEEKLY, New York, September 23, 1905
Motor Boat Racing...
Item #177322
          September 16, 1905
          HARPER'S WEEKLY, New York, September 16, 1905
Cricket... Tennis...
Item #177318
          August 19, 1905
          HARPER'S WEEKLY, New York, August 19, 1905
Yachting...
Item #177307
          June 03, 1905
          HARPER'S WEEKLY, New York, June 3, 1905
Belmont Park... Yachting...
Item #177305
          May 20, 1905
          HARPER'S WEEKLY, New York, May 20, 1905
Item #177303
          May 06, 1905
          HARPER'S WEEKLY, New York, May 6, 1905
Belmont Park...
Item #177302
          April 29, 1905
          HARPER'S WEEKLY, New York, April 29, 1905
Mark Twain Content....
Item #177300
          April 15, 1905
          HARPER'S WEEKLY, New York, April 15, 1905
Mark Twain as Satan...
Item #177299
          April 08, 1905
          
	HARPER'S WEEKLY, April 8, 1905, New York.    Of particular interest is the quarter-page letter titled: "A Humane Word from Satan" which is prefaced with: "The following letter, signed by Satan and purporting to come from him, we have reason to believe was not written by him but by Mark Twain."  Also included:  front page illustration "A Shining Mark&quo
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      Item #177298
          April 01, 1905
          HARPER'S WEEKLY, New York, April 1, 1905
International Automobile Racing...
Item #177295
          March 11, 1905
          HARPER'S WEEKLY, New York, March 11, 1905
Motor Boat Racing... Mark Twain Content...
Item #177292
          February 18, 1905
          HARPER'S WEEKLY, New York, February 18, 1905
Ice Yachting... Mark Twain Anecdote...
Item #177290
          February 04, 1905
          HARPER'S WEEKLY, New York, February 4, 1905
Item #177289
          January 28, 1905
          HARPER'S WEEKLY, New York, January 28, 1905
Flag-Ship 'Kearsarge'...
Item #177284
          July 30, 1904
          HARPER'S WEEKLY, New York, July 30, 1904 Front page illustration "There's Life in the Old Man Yet" by W. A. Rogers; Views at Esopus--Snap-Shots Taken at Judge Parker's Estate on the Hudson; The Visit of the North Atlantic Squardron to Portugal--Snap-Shots of Scenes on the Flag-Ship "Kearsarge"; How The Japanese Care for Their Wounded--Views in the Field Hospit... See More
Air-Ship trials...
Item #177282
          December 03, 1904
          HARPER'S WEEKLY, New York, December 3, 1904
George Washington Universtiy...
Item #177281
          December 31, 1904
          
	HARPER'S WEEKLY, New York, December 31, 1904  Front page illustration "Looking Forward" by W. A. Rogers; Robert Marion La Follette, Governor of Wisconsin; Prominent Representatives of Capital and Labor Meet--The Annual Dinner of the National Civic Federation in New York City; Troubles of the Russian Forces in Manchuria--Difficulties Encountered in Securing Supplies From the C
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      Niagara's Carnival of Ice... Niagara Falls...
Item #177280
          December 24, 1904
          HARPER'S WEEKLY, New York, December 24, 1904
Yale-Princeton...
Item #177278
          November 26, 1904
          HARPER'S WEEKLY, New York, November 26, 1904
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