Edward Connelly — Blue Book of the Screen (1923) 🇺🇸

Acting is an art, not a job, with Edward Connelly. Mr. Connelly was born in New York City December 30, “several” years ago. He received his education in Chicago at St. Patrick’s College.

He had been prominent in college theatricals, but instead of going on the stage immediately he became a reporter on the Chicago Post and Mail, and later was a member of the reportorial staff of the Chicago Interocean.

At the end of two years he left Chicago on the first of a series of tours with traveling companies. Among them was a company starring John Dillon. Mr. Connelly was five years with Mr. Dillon.

Following brief ventures with other stock companies he joined James A. Hearne, and was with him in repertoire for another five years. Mr. Connelly considers he acquired more valuable schooling from James A. Hearne than in any like period of time he spent on the stage. Included in this company’s repertoire was Shore Acres.

At the conclusion of this engagement, he went to Europe to appear in The Belle of New York, at the Shaftesbury Theatre in London. He remained there with that attraction two years.

Then motion pictures claimed him. He was induced by Metro to produce the playlet for the screen, and it proved a distinct success. He has been in motion pictures ever since. He believes his greatest part was that of Rasputin in “The Fall of the Romanoffs,” although that of the Baron de Maupin in Rex Ingram’s “Trifling Women” was received with greater acclaim.

His work in the title role of the Thomas Ince [Thomas H. Ince] production, “The Devil,” also did much to build his film fame.

Mr. Connelly has appeared in every production Rex Ingram has made for Metro. He played in “Shore Acres,” Hearts Are Trumps, The Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse, “The Conquering Power,” “Turn to the Right,” Trifling Women, Where the Pavement Ends and Scaramouche.

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Portrait by Evans Studio • Los Angeles

Collection: The Blue Book of the Screen (1923)