Salt Lake Telegram | 1922-02-12 | Page 10 | Bernhardt Expected in U. S. for 10th Anniversary of Films

Bernhardt Expected in U. U S. S 1 For 1 th Anniversary of Films Sarah Bernhardt famous French actress Is expected to accept the cabled invitation of William de Mille Charles Chaplin Mary PIckford Gloria Swanson and other film celebrities to come to America as their guest of honor in a nationwide celebration In Mach of ot the tenth anniversary of the first big feature feature fea fea- I ture motion picture I Madame Bernhardt was brought into I motion pictures ten years ears ago by Adolph now president of the tho Famous I Players Lasky corporation wh wh- what at that time was an e exhibitor I and found his I business sg going going- I to ruin f because of f the mediocrity of ot pictures He JIe accordingly I became a producer of the first feature I in which well known stage i stars appeared the first being Queen Bernhardt Elizabeth with Sarah y I The cablegram which was addressed to the famous actress ss at the Sarah I Bernhardt theatre Paris follows We Ya as representatives of motion picture art invite you to v visit America to be honor guest In nationwide celebration celebration cele cele- bration of tenth anniversary e of fo feature motion pictures aT This invitation is In recognition of ot the tho fact tact that you were first as you have been greatest artist to lend your genius to establish motion motion motion mo mo- I I tion pictures as arts art Your example ten years ears ago In creating Queen Elizabeth first feature picture gave this thU new ar art I impetus which has carried It to Its position po po- po- po as as most important entertainment of world Your appearance in Qu Queen Quee m ElIzab Elizabeth th was inspiration to mot motion mot o pictures as your a appearance a e In speaking speaking speak speak- r sa eI ing stage e always s has been I inspiration to drama drainer The invitation was signed by th the following William de Mille chairman Rex In Ingram Ingram Ingram In- In gram Wallace Reid Held Mary PIckford Gloria Swanson Anita Stewart George Georg Melford Douglas Fairbanks Agnes Agne Ayres Guy Bates Post William S S. S Hart Uart Pe rhyn Stan taws Maurice Tor Tor- neur Elinor Glyn Betty Compson Norma Norma Nor Nor- ma mil Talmadge Dorothy Dalton William WIlIIam WilliamD D Taylor Constance Talmadge Hac Back Holt o ra Theodore od si Kosloff tf MacLean MacLean Mac Mac- fc Lean Clayton Hamilton Mary Miles Mile bunter 1 Clara Beranger er Bebe DanIels Daniel Buster Keaton Ia 1 May McAvoy Constance Constanc Binney Pauline P Frederick e T Theodore Il Roberts John d M M. f Stahl i Thomas Thoma Meighan Charles Chaplin Walton Rudolpho Rudolph 1 Valentino Richard Walton Tully an and June Tune Mathis I Llla Lila Lee Jee will be Wallace Reid Reids Reid's s leading leading lead lead- ing woman In The Dictator the popular Richard Harding Davis comedy which will be put ut In soon under th the direction of or James James 9 Cruze z