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Newspaper
Albany Despatch
Location
Albany, Western Australia, Australia
Date
Sep 27, 1923
Page
4
A garbled OCR paragraph compiles a mosaic of names, places, and phrases. It hints at theaters, looms of a fair or carnival, and scattered references to individuals and events without full clarity or coherent narrative.
Reported see a quirky show at the Wombies to the Kingire Theatre on Bulurdas night with a mix of acts by Will Banvord and Wile Praakbin. Local residents curious about the event and its unusual program, including a notable act by performers from Perth, with price notes and seating details mentioned.
A vintage ad touts Doan's Ointment as a miracle cure for piles starting from simple symptoms. It cites Mr Theo Steward of Jersey Street and Mrs Steward praising rapid relief and lasting freedom after treatment, with claims of no recurrence years later. The piece urges purchase from Foster M’Lallan Co. and warns to get DOAN'S specifically.
The memoir recounts Miss Ashton’s rise from vaudeville performer to frequent collaborator with Cecil B DeMille. She details early stage fright, joining Sennett comedies, and her breakthrough in Old Wives For Now. The narrative highlights dinners she cooked for directors, her loyalty to colleagues, and the joy found in studio work.
DeMille advances The Ten Commandments with desert location in Western America. A City of Rameses will be erected at a selected desert site to house the exterior city scenes, employing nearly 3000 people and marking the era’s most extensive location work for a Hollywood production.
HlorDA Swanson achieves a long sought goal by starring as Zara in a new Paramount production. Allan Than oversees preparations for a spectacular film adaptation from Albert Shelby TaVino. Swanson, a Hollywood veteran, makes her New York debut in this major studio project under a stellar supporting cast led by TA. Warner.
Rex Ingram directs Lewis Stone in Rafael Sabatini adaptation Scaramouche. The actor toys with the Marquis de la Tour d'Auvergne role as public manners and noble bearing are analyzed in a Metropolitan film feature.
Ailu Uray from Zeigfeld Follies stars in Allan Owens production of Gagful Lareeoy with a South Sea dance. The Long Island cultaret interior is recreated for a scene shown to over a hundred diners as Hope Hampton Nita Nabi Lew Cody and Conrad Nagel appear in the episode background.
The Albany branch held its ordinary meeting at the Soldiers Institute on Tuesday. The minutes were confirmed, delegates reported on the Friendly Societies Council, and a wind-up for cribbage tournaments was discussed. The election of vice-president was deferred, and the treasurer reported a sound financial position.
Land open for gas action listing includes Frederick C. Smith forfeited homestead farm 0872/74 near Plantagenet three miles north of Denmark and Albany Town Lot 509 plus adjacent parcels. Open for sale with Albury Land Office applications and subject to Agricultural Bank principal plus interest and improvements costs. Denmark Estate near Denmark opens October 10 with Lot 399 94 acres and road, under Paris V and Vi, principal £101 plus interest for H Christian forfeited lease 2470056.
A vintage style note describes travel wear with kimonos and lightweight wraps as practical, comfortable attire for ocean voyages and hotel stays. It highlights fur-trimmed and down-edged wraps, a lightweight corduroy option worn by Mise Daniel, and a breakfast-in-bed jacket sketch with silk or satin fabrics and short loose sleeves.
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