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Photograph of <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cecil_B._De_Mille" class="extiw" title="w:Cecil B. De Mille">Cecil B. DeMille</a> as a young man. Paired with a photo of <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/William_C._de_Mille" class="extiw" title="w:William C. de Mille">William C. de Mille</a>, over the following caption:
Two sons of the late <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Henry_Churchill_de_Mille" class="extiw" title="w:Henry Churchill de Mille">Henry C. de Mille</a> who have inherited their father's talent for playwriting The late Henry C. de Mille was <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/David_Belasco" class="extiw" title="w:David Belasco">David Belasco's</a> literary partner, and wrote with him The Wife, <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lord_Chumley" class="extiw" title="w:Lord Chumley">Lord Chumley</a> and other pieces. His sons have inherited his talent for dramatic work. William C. de Mille, born in 1878, was educated at <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Columbia_University" class="extiw" title="w:Columbia University">Columbia</a> and later in Germany. His first attempt at playwriting was a one-act sketch entitled, A Mixed Foursome, produced in 1899 by Mr. Sargent's students. He also wrote with Charles Barnard a piece called The First Ring, which was seen during the season of 1900-1 at <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Carnegie_Hall" class="extiw" title="w:Carnegie Hall">Carnegie Lyceum</a>. He has written with his brother, Cecil, a play for <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Charles_Richman_(actor)" class="extiw" title="w:Charles Richman (actor)">Charles Richman</a>, called The Genius, in which that actor will star this season, and he is the author of <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Robert_Edeson" class="extiw" title="w:Robert Edeson">Robert Edeson's</a> new play which will be presented at the <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hudson_Theatre" class="extiw" title="w:Hudson Theatre">Hudson</a> in January. Cecil de Mille has had experience as an actor, having played with <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/E._H._Sothern" class="extiw" title="w:E. H. Sothern">E. H. Sothern</a> and other stars. He tried playwriting by constructing a melodrama which met with success, after which he collaborated with his brother on the play for Mr. Richman. He has just completed a play for a star in collaboration with Mrs. Charles Doremus.
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| current | 10:54, 3 January 2017 | | 646 × 1,014 (287 KB) | 127.0.0.1 (talk) | Photograph of <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cecil_B._De_Mille" class="extiw" title="w:Cecil B. De Mille">Cecil B. DeMille</a> as a young man. Paired with a photo of <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/William_C._de_Mille" class="extiw" title="w:William C. de Mille">William C. de Mille</a>, over the following caption: <blockquote> <center><b>Two sons of the late <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Henry_Churchill_de_Mille" class="extiw" title="w:Henry Churchill de Mille">Henry C. de Mille</a> who have inherited their father's talent for playwriting</b></center> The late Henry C. de Mille was <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/David_Belasco" class="extiw" title="w:David Belasco">David Belasco's</a> literary partner, and wrote with him <i>The Wife</i>, <i><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lord_Chumley" class="extiw" title="w:Lord Chumley">Lord Chumley</a></i> and other pieces. His sons have inherited his talent for dramatic work. William C. de Mille, born in 1878, was educated at <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Columbia_University" class="extiw" title="w:Columbia University">Columbia</a> and later in Germany. His first attempt at playwriting was a one-act sketch entitled, <i>A Mixed Foursome</i>, produced in 1899 by Mr. Sargent's students. He also wrote with Charles Barnard a piece called <i>The First Ring</i>, which was seen during the season of 1900-1 at <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Carnegie_Hall" class="extiw" title="w:Carnegie Hall">Carnegie Lyceum</a>. He has written with his brother, Cecil, a play for <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Charles_Richman_(actor)" class="extiw" title="w:Charles Richman (actor)">Charles Richman</a>, called <i>The Genius</i>, in which that actor will star this season, and he is the author of <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Robert_Edeson" class="extiw" title="w:Robert Edeson">Robert Edeson's</a> new play which will be presented at the <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hudson_Theatre" class="extiw" title="w:Hudson Theatre">Hudson</a> in January. Cecil de Mille has had experience as an actor, having played with <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/E._H._Sothern" class="extiw" title="w:E. H. Sothern">E. H. Sothern</a> and other stars. He tried playwriting by constructing a melodrama which met with success, after which he collaborated with his brother on the play for Mr. Richman. He has just completed a play for a star in collaboration with Mrs. Charles Doremus.</blockquote> |
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