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Newspaper
Albany Despatch
Location
Albany, Western Australia, Australia
Date
Jun 21, 1923
Page
4
Fragmentary OCR notes describe multiple cinema showings, with references to acts and stars such as Tom Mix and Shirley Mason. The entry mentions a private function, a double feature, and serials including With Stoney in Attend and Shuet toro Drewes, plus a Thursday night One Week of Love presentation.
A Town Hall Empire double feature presents Pola Negri in The Last Payment a Parisian drama of love and atonement. TheCosmopolitan feature The Beauty Shop with Raymond Hitchwork and Louise Fucenda accompanies in seven reels delivering humor and romance.
Barney negotiates a dangerous plot with Dempsey’s ally, arranging funds to clothe a mysterious woman for a party. The woman, transformed into a striking, self assured figure, arrives in a velvet cloak and flouts social norms as she navigates the tense, noir atmosphere.
A chaotic dinner scene escalates as Julius Dempsey confronts Barney and Aimee. Louise Carver and Madame confront betrayals while Julius declares a forged marriage and vows to separate the lovers, urging vigilance and restraint.
A dramatic scene unfolds at a boarding house as a wedding invitation arrives by phone. Barney, Louise, and Julian plot lighthearted ruses to test a would be groom while Aimee prepares for a three o’clock ceremony. The banter ends with a playful kiss as Louise provokes Barney.
The report lists scores from a 300 600 and 600 yards rumpus. Names mentioned include Mitchell Hortin Wilkinson and Koupp with figures like 30 24 92 5 95 and 20 23 33 3 88. The garbled text records individual totals and placements but lacks full clarity on outcomes.
A passenger loudly derides religion and calls himself a septic agnostic while aboard a Melbourne to Gippsland journey. Mr James Moore Hickson calmly interrupts with a witty retort as the other man ends his outburst and exits, while Hickson resumes reading. Wellington town criticism follows from Macquarie Shire Council president and councillors saying locals show indifference to public matters and funding.
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