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the next day, Davis had come in the service of a morning newspaper, and as he left
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Edwards Davis was skilled in the arts of advertising. He was always doing something to attract attention to himself. He rode a wheel before bicycling became common, he wore a claw-hammer in the pulpit, he waltzed for his congregation." He was an admirer of Irish author
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in 1900. Kingore also went into theatre, after Davis was incapacitated for several weeks with a broken foot. In April 1900 Kingore filed for divorce while Davis was on tour, and by
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of the West", before leaving the pulpit for an acting career. He wrote and starred in several original plays and vaudeville sketches, and appeared in over 50 films. In New York he was a president of the
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article. His age at death is recorded as 65 in contemporary obituaries. However, His age is recorded as 7 in the 1880 U.S. Census, and as 25 in a
January 1899 news article. Davis himself wrote he left his former profession (as preacher) before age
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In May 1898, Davis was accused of a variety of misconducts, including drunkenness and associating with "loose characters". In August, a group of
California ministers issued a proclamation stating he was no longer allowed to preach in the state.
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for $ 50,000. The affair arose controversy within his church and the public, and he resigned from his ministry on
January 23, 1898. One week later, he married Alta Margaret ("Alice") Kingore, a choir singer from his congregation.
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that eventually led to Davis resigning from his church. Davis visited
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Davis and his wife, Kingore, moved to New York, where after secular business plans failed they found themselves stranded. His New York stage debut was in
January 1889, with a one-line role as the Viceroy of India in
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in sermon to an audience of fifteen hundred people, and on another occasion sought to illustrate the innocence of dancing by giving representations of the waltz. He added
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W. W. Davis returned to Oakland today... His son, Rev. Edwards Davis, so well known both here and there, is pastor of the First Christian church of Oakland.
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to intervene, was thwarted by a guard with a gun, and Davis was escorted to his carriage. The prizefighter was thought to be a bodyguard hired by the
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over 1,000 times, which gained the distinction of being the first successful tragedy to be performed in vaudeville. Davis and his company brought
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He is survived by three sons: Charles W. Davis of Portland, Ore., Gideon Davis, president of the Oakland Herald...and Edwards Davis of New York.
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of the West". In less than two years membership in his congregation tripled and audiences swelled to see the minister dubbed by the
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before making a New York City premiere in August 1906 at Keith's Union Square Theatre. A reviewer for
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In the summer of 1903, Davis premiered and starred in a play of his own writing, a tragedy called
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Sympathy for the Devil: The Emmanuel Baptist Murders of old San Francisco
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The ceremony was performed by Rev. Edwards Davis, brother of the groom
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233 Club. He was married to several actresses, including
2679:. New York: Motion Picture News, Inc. 1920. p. 278.
2566:. New York: Motion Picture News, Inc. 1918. p. 197.
2478:"Edward Davis Elected Pres. of Nat'l Vaudeville Artists"
2603:. New York: Motion Picture News, Inc. 1930. p. 60.
1469:"Edwards Davis Tells Why He Left the Puplit for a Mask"
2723:. Vol. 1, no. 5. Montague, MI. pp. 4–6.
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2273:"Edwards Davis and Company. "The Unmasking." Keith's"
2207:"Edwards Signs Contract to Tread Boards in Home City"
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which debuted in Oakland. The play was panned by the
219:. In Hollywood he was a founder and president of the
2525:"Four Fox Pictures Released This Month from the 5th"
2383:""Daddies" Charms First Nighters at Belasco Theatre"
642:(1924). The second half of the decade saw Davis in
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1201:. Santa Barbara, CA. January 18, 1914. p. 1.
1145:"Edward Davis Was at One Time a Western Minister"
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2676:Motion Picture Studio Directory and Trade Annual
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1319:Hines, Dixie; Hanaford, Harry Prescott (1914).
1291:. Vol. 26, no. 162. pp. 700–701.
1101:published several letters from Davis to Kingore
266:He began his ministry with short pastorates in
235:Cader Edwards Davis was born June 17, 1873, in
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2170:"Edwards Davis Engages to Play at the Alcazar"
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1213:"Adele Blood Sues Actor-Clergyman for Divorce"
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1770:. Westport, Conn: Praeger. pp. 246–247.
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2037:"Life Troubles of Three Prominent Ministers"
1508:"William Wallace Davis is Stricken by Death"
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2653:Lovers of Life: An Epic Biography of a Soul
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2098:"Rev. Davis' Mad Love For His Pretty Wife"
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1367:. Jefferson, N.C.: McFarland. p. 82.
1342:. New York: Greenwood Press. p. 334.
529:Davis appeared in over 50 films, from the
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262:Davis became a popular, sensational orator
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2407:. New York. February 23, 1919. p. 4.
2369:Newark evening Star and Newark Advertiser
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1881:. Vol. 39, no. 3. pp. 8–9.
1828:"Former Minister Will be Seen at Orpheum"
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1694:. London. December 1, 1896. p. 358.
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2503:. Toronto: Dundurn Press. p. 235.
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2365:"The Two Hours Traffic of the Stage"
1926:"Rev. Edwards Davis May be Expelled"
1676:. Friday Harbor, WA. March 28, 1895.
2781:People from Santa Clara, California
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2292:"Correspondence: Philadelphia, PA"
1873:"Plain Talks to Public Characters"
1620:. Lexington, KY. 1893. p. 31.
1529:"Last Rites Held for Gideon Davis"
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2701:. February 15, 1932. p. B-7.
2389:. September 11, 1918. p. 10.
1590:. Lexington, KY. 1892. p. 4.
1574:. Washington, D.C. June 15, 1924.
1217:The San Francisco Dramatic Review
1018:Davis is also sometimes known as
2531:. December 18, 1915. p. 55.
2343:. London: Methuen. p. 371.
1363:Vazzana, Eugene Michael (1995).
1325:. H.P. Hanaford. pp. 85–86.
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1980:"Pulpit and Choir to be United"
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2254:. November 1915. p. 1643.
2061:. April 22, 1900. p. 10.
1857:. January 23, 1898. p. 2.
1475:. October 24, 1903. p. 4.
1336:Bryan, George B., ed. (1991).
1281:Hammerton, Cecil (June 1896).
1240:. March 23, 1916. p. 452.
1219:. January 17, 1914. p. 8.
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2614:Wilk, Ralph (June 16, 1930).
2600:Motion Picture News Blue Book
2318:. July 19, 1913. p. 10.
2077:"Rev. Edwards is in New York"
2043:. April 18, 1900. p. 12.
2022:. August 3, 1898. p. 10.
2016:"Edwards Davis Under the Ban"
1902:. January 9, 1898. p. 11
1871:Diogenes (January 15, 1898).
1457:. January 4, 1899. p. 1.
1153:. May 31, 1919. p. 1328.
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541:. He had early film roles in
408:, premiered in 1901 starring
394:The Adventures of Lady Ursula
2831:19th-century American clergy
2634:"Fraternities of the Screen"
2419:"Edwards Davis Heads N.V.A."
2122:. April 20, 1900. p. 9.
2104:. April 19, 1900. p. 1.
1688:"Echoes from the Green Room"
1322:Who's Who in Music and Drama
1053:Who's Who in Music and Drama
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2811:Male actors from California
2638:The Motion Picture Director
2371:. June 1, 1915. p. 10.
2310:"Poetry Invades Vaudeville"
2231:. July 28, 1903. p. 1.
1998:"The Actor Preacher Ousted"
1896:"Bulletin must go to court"
1836:. June 26, 1910. p. 9.
1421:. May 20, 1936. p. 54.
1400:. May 18, 1936. p. 28.
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2751:Internet Broadway Database
2544:"The Strength of the Weak"
2486:. May 16, 1919. p. 7.
2213:. July 7, 1903. p. 9.
2083:. May 14, 1900. p. 4.
1966:The San Francisco Examiner
1750:. June 6, 1898. p. 5.
1238:Wid's Films and Film Folks
1173:Internet Broadway Database
1049:Internet Broadway Database
500:The Blessed and The Damned
490:The Picture of Dorian Gray
2791:American Christian clergy
2776:American male film actors
2004:. May 2, 1898. p. 9.
1732:. May 5, 1895. p. 2.
1706:"Edwards Davis Reappears"
805:The Plaything of Broadway
627:The Plaything of Broadway
583:The Daughter of MacGregor
568:Wid's Films and Film Folk
206:. Born and raised in the
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2548:The Moving Picture World
2497:Foster, Charles (2000).
2337:Tanitch, Robert (1999).
2251:The Moving Picture World
2156:The Topeka State Journal
1962:"A Bride From the Choir"
1744:""Pope Bob" is Defended"
1150:The Moving Picture World
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562:The Moving Picture World
556:The Strength of the Weak
466:The Strength of the Weak
231:Early years and ministry
167:(died 1932)
2651:Davis, Edwards (1934).
1547:"A Newspaper Man Weded"
949:Butterflies in the Rain
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485:The Kingdom of Destiny,
406:The Seventh Commandment
371:Vaudeville and Broadway
239:, and raised in nearby
237:Santa Clara, California
58:Santa Clara, California
2691:"Film-Stage Star Dead"
2616:"A Little from "Lots""
2211:The San Francisco Call
2174:The San Francisco Call
2055:"Topics in California"
2041:The San Francisco Call
2020:The San Francisco Call
2002:The San Francisco Call
1984:The San Francisco Call
1900:The San Francisco Call
1814:The San Francisco Call
1810:"Married by a Justice"
1796:The San Francisco Call
1748:The San Francisco Call
1551:The San Francisco Call
1512:The San Francisco Call
1493:. September 20, 1897.
1394:"Character Actor Dies"
997:Madonna of the Streets
829:On the Stroke of Three
513:(1918–19) produced by
505:In New York City, his
481:All Rivers Meet at Sea
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328:San Francisco Examiner
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253:University of Kentucky
208:San Francisco Bay Area
1792:"Not Afraid of Lions"
1652:. December 16, 1895.
1398:The Los Angeles Times
1365:Silent Film Necrology
1045:Silent Film Necrology
957:The Hero on Horseback
933:The Amateur Gentleman
639:The Woman on the Jury
537:, and was known as a
509:appearances included
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399:The Devil and a Swede
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77:Hollywood, California
2422:The New York Clipper
2401:"One of the Daddies"
2387:The New York Clipper
2152:"Downing's New Play"
2140:. December 29, 1900.
2059:The New-York Tribune
1833:The Sunday Oregonian
1288:The Overland Monthly
861:Her Husband's Secret
749:, who was a lead in
736:Masonic organization
145: 1906;
116: 1898;
2529:Motion Picture News
2271:(August 25, 1906).
1968:. January 30, 1898.
1950:. January 24, 1898.
1568:"Actors and Clergy"
1024:Cader Russell Davis
989:Winds of the Pampas
925:Tramp, Tramp, Tramp
757:Partial filmography
645:A Hero on Horseback
547:Her Mother's Secret
309:Robert G. Ingersoll
192:Cader Edwards Davis
44:Cader Edwards Davis
2445:The New York Times
2176:. August 12, 1903.
2120:San Francisco Call
1948:San Francisco Call
1932:. January 8, 1898.
1930:San Francisco Call
1855:Los Angeles Herald
1729:Los Angeles Herald
1283:"The City of Oaks"
1098:San Francisco Call
893:The Part Time Wife
869:My Neighbor's Wife
853:The Price She Paid
673:A Song of Kentucky
599:Bab's Matinee Idol
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378:The Cherry Pickers
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249:Washington College
2510:978-1-55002-348-0
2350:978-0-413-72610-0
2193:The Spokane Press
1944:"Left the Pulpit"
1777:978-0-275-97054-3
1514:. June 10, 1907.
1473:The Spokane Press
1349:978-0-313-27593-7
1199:The Morning Press
1051:. and as 1873 in
981:The Life of Riley
941:On the Front Page
885:The Splendid Road
789:The Invisible Ray
657:The Life of Riley
621:The New York Idea
605:Dodging a Million
543:Frederick Thomson
464:Davis (right) in
380:. He toured with
272:Mattoon, Illinois
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