Photoplays and Photo Players Contests in vaudeville focus
Elizabeth Marbury urges Vacation association members to submit short plays for a $25 prize, with 8 600 to 10 000 words, four or five characters, aiming for production in vaudeville. Judges include leading lay critics and playwrights, with emphasis on reality and human drama. Vivian Martin’s rise from child star to film success noted.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Elizabeth Marbury
Vacation’ Association
Anne ‘T. Morgan
Prio
Tor
Mise Martin
Variou
655
Pailas Tae
Paramount
Train wreck at Wis interlocking causes derailment spectacle
At an Interlocking switch near Wis a St Paul freight cleared a crossing then derailed. The engine bounded off the rails ran 50 feet on the ties struck a guard rail and returned to the main track. Seventeen cars behind it performed a like feat and only one car left the nus.
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Wis
St Paul
Tenrec: Madagascar’s Ancient Island Animal
A zoologist notes the tenrec an insect eater found only in Madagascar. It represents an ancient type of animal now nearly extinct due to isolation. Madagascar split from Africa long ago, yielding island adaptations.
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Madagascar
Policeman Insane Shootings Riot Talke Of Shanghai
An Associated Press report from Shanghai notes riots and calls for concessions as Japanese and foreign interests react. The piece references police actions, international settlement tensions, and a long-standing refuge for lawbreakers in the area, with mention of an aviation school established under subsidy.
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Associated Press
Shanghai
Tical
Japan
Foreign International
M. An Aviation School
Limal
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