Madelyn was a college educated New York city detective. She began her career as an assistant house detective for the Niegel Dry Goods store. Her success makes her quite wealthy and she set up her own detective agency on Fifth Avenue, employing several agents and a secretary. She also owned a country house located north of New York City overlooking the Hudson River. She is wealthy enough that she only takes cases that really interest her. When she is depressed or bored, she indulges in Cola berries. She has dull blonde hair and blue-gray eyes. She usually dresses either all in white or all in black. The supporting cast included Nora Noraker, a reporter who followed Madelyn’s exploits, and Susan Bolton, Madelyn’s housekeeper.
First Appearance The Riddle of the Tin Soldier (Silent short, 1913, Kalem Moving Picture Co.) — dir. Kenean Buel, scenario by Hugh C. Weir, Alice Joyce as Madelyn Mack
First Publisher The Page Company
Appearance List Film: The Riddle of the Tin Soldier (Silent short, 1913, Kalem Moving Picture Co.) — dir. Kenean Buel, scenario by Hugh C. Weir, Alice Joyce as Madelyn Mack; The Riddle of the Green Umbrella (Silent short, 1914, Kalem Moving Picture Co.) — dir. Kenean Buel, scenario by Hugh C. Weir, Alice Joyce as Madelyn Mack. Magazines: “The Man with Nine Lives” in Maclean’s (July 1914) by Hugh C. Weir — first magazine appearance; “The Missing Bridegroom” in Maclean’s (Aug 1914); “Cinderella’s Slipper” in Maclean’s (Sept 1914); “The Bullet from Nowhere” in Maclean’s (Oct 1914); “The Purple Thumb” in Maclean’s (Nov 1914). Collection: Miss Madelyn Mack, Detective (Boston: The Page Company, 1914) by Hugh C. Weir — includes photo plates of Alice Joyce as Madelyn Mack with credit to Kalem.
Sample Read Miss Madelyn Mack, Detective (1914) [Internet Archive]
Description Madelyn was a college educated New York city detective. She began her career as an assistant house detective for the Niegel Dry Goods store. Her success makes her quite wealthy and she set up her own detective agency on Fifth Avenue, employing several agents and a secretary. She also owned a country house located north of New York City overlooking the Hudson River. She is wealthy enough that she only takes cases that really interest her. When she is depressed or bored, she indulges in Cola berries. She has dull blonde hair and blue-gray eyes. She usually dresses either all in white or all in black. The supporting cast included Nora Noraker, a reporter who followed Madelyn’s exploits, and Susan Bolton, Madelyn’s housekeeper.
