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Athens Banner

Location

Athens, Georgia, United States of America

Date

Feb 20, 1916

Page

6

Freckles and Field's Minstrels At Colonial Tomorrow Night

Colonial hosts Freckles stage version from Gere Stratton Porter with a strong cast and songs. Field's Greater Minstrels promise a new program including Earnest Ball and Louis Hirsch numbers with Dixie's Miss Lavender starring March first in the Silver Threads Among the Gold program.

Gere Stratton-Porter Broadway Amusement Company the Colonial Field Colonial al G. Field Mr. Field Earnest Ball Louis Hirsch Ziegfield Dixe Will Nell Lavender Dixie Broadway Henry W. Savage Miss Lavender

Eternal Magdalene to Open in Athens Week End

Clara Joel stars as The Eternal Magdalene presented by Selwyn and Company on Saturday March 4 with matinee and evening showings. The Broadway hit, a drama by Robert McLaughlin, centers on a city evangelist and a transformative capitalist, weaving social issue with strong performances and realistic staging.

Clara Joel Athens Robert McLaughlin Selwyn and Company New York Ciery of

Cascarets and Chamberlain Tablets Promote Liver and Bowel Health

An assortment of old ads tout Cascarets as a gentle liver and bowel cleanser for biliousness headaches and bad breath, plus Chamberlain's Tablets praised for curing bilious attacks and toning the system. The copy includes claims of universal use, product benefits, and pricing.

City Mission Board Reports 1915 Work and Balance

The City Mission Board plus Miss Louie Lane and Miss Stewart aided East Athens with 1915 funds totaling 772.80, expenditures 742.49, leaving 3031 on hand. Lane disbursed 350 in charity while Neighborhood House grew under Stewart with notable attendance and programs.

City Mission Board Louie Lane Stewart Athens East Athens

Drama League to present reading of The Daughter of Jorio

Drama League schedules Monday evening reading in Peabody Hall. Sheerwood Jackson of Atlanta will present The Daughter of Jorio by D Annunzio, praised for its tragedy of individual desire against family and clan. The translation by Charlotte Porter and collaborators is noted for its buoyant English version and scholarly introduction.

Peabody Hall Sheerwood Jackson Atlanta Drama League Jorio D’annunzio Abruzzi Charlotte Porter Pietro Isola Alice Henry

Revival at Cox College Impresses Community Leaders

Rev R E Neighbour returned from Cox College where he held a revival and led to a record attendance. Every young lady student except two made a profession of religion, marking the event as the college’s greatest revival to date.

R. E. Neighbour Cox College

Noah Forecaster's Quip on Rain Deficit Referenced

A weather remark likened to Noah's era humorously notes a third misfire as forecasts miss rain by a wide margin. The quip frames persistent drought talk with biblical wit and cautionary tone.

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Harry de Costa Mr. de Costa Alabama Paul la Londe A. J. Kessner R. W. Church Herbert Willson Harry Frillman Jack Richards Birch Logan Walter Sherwood John Worland Charles T. Webb Ken Metcalf Colonial Theatre Gene Stratton Porter Angel Wessner Mrs. Duncan Duncan Robert Larzalere Palmer's the Eternal Magdalene United States Chamberlain Ethel Mae Baker Spenceport N. Y Adr Dr King New Life Ady Mission Board East Mary Page Featuring Henry B. Walthall, Jr Edna Mayo HENRY Walthall Hero of
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