Creighton Hale’s Hollywood Rise From Stage to Screen
Creighton Hale recalls his England birth, early stage days with Lady Forbes-Robertson, and arrival in America with The Dawn of Tomorrow. He discusses tough beginnings, choosing film over theatre, dangerous adventures on The Exploits of Elaine, and a comical wardrobe mishap in The Iron Claw scene where his new suit shrank in a bath tub.
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Creighton Hale
Elaine
Famous Players’ Studio
Louise Huff
Mr. Hale
England
Lady Forbes-Robertson
America
Charles Frohman
Pathe
Jose
Hale
Forewoman Charged With Requesting Gifts at Work
Mrs Concetti Capodilupo of Salem Street a downtown forewoman was charged with requesting gifts from three employees. Her trial was set for November 2 at Central Court with three complainants.
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Concetti Capodilupo
Salem Street
Central Court
Runaway Girls Held After 300 Dollar Candy Box Found
Rockland teens Isabelle Smith and Ethel Clark, both runaways, were removed from a train in Rockland by Sergeant Corcoran and taken to the Chardon Street Home. Isabelle admitted using 410 dollars from relatives, 300 of which came from a Rockland Savings Bank deposit, to flee with Ethel for new work.
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Rockland
Corcoran
Hanover Street
Isabelle Smith
Brewster Street
Ethel M. Clark
Oliver Street
Isabelle
West Somerville
Ethel Clark
Ethel
Chardon Street
Fear 31 Men From the Cabotia Perished
London dispatch reports the Cabotia sinking last Monday left 31 missing. Two boats with the captain and 16 crewmen plus 14 Canadian horsemen have not been seen, raising fears they perished unless picked up by an outward bound vessel.
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Donaldson Line
Advice on spending inheritance for good and prudence
A reader advises a woman with 35000 to lend debts without interest to debtors, while another urges charity at home and prudent saving. Other letters promote Peace Society funding, college ideals, and cautious investments, stressing charity with discernment and personal security.
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Heaven
U-Boat Deutschland Nearing Virginia Capes En Route to Baltimore
Reports from Norfolk and Baltimore say the German submarine Deutschland is due at the Virginia Capes in hours en route to Baltimore. It supposedly sailed from Bremen two weeks ago and evaded British patrols. sighting at the capes after nightfall could not be confirmed.
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Norfolk
Baltimore
Virginia Capes
Bremen
Capes
Flood destroys Beal Street wooden bridge in Wollaston incident
A %-foot wooden bridge spanning Beal street at Wollaston collapsed after a concrete mixer hit it on an outbound freight at 11 last night. A 12 inch water main on the structure burst flooding the Beal Hancock valley before shutdown. Trains alternated through the inbound track as the bridge rested atop a freight car at midnight.
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Beal Street
Wollaston
Beal
Hancock Streets
Marching on in memory with the old veterans
A speaker recalls G A R veterans marching past, reunions, and pride in old Blue and Gray. The narrator longs to join the parade, hears drums and taps, and envisions comrades saluting as time grays the sun. The chorus of memory fades with a final plea to a wife.
Cast Anchors and Unanswered Questions in a Music Evening
A reflective essay opens with nautical imagery on trust and future, then shifts to a personal note about a friend’s distant affection and the need for discretion. The concert review lauds Beethoven and Tristan selections with Dr Mack and Mme Gadski, praising Wagner’s influence and the enduring audience appreciation.
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Tristan
Dr. Mack
Mme
Gadski
Mme. Gadski
Richard Wagner
Overhead Footway Planned for Hyde Park Factory Workers
Mayor Curley authorized a 2500 expenditure for an overhead footway to cross the railroad tracks. The structure will run from Dana avenue over the tracks to Eastern avenue, giving workers a safe public thoroughfare and ending the threat of arrest for crossing the lines.
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Hyde Park
Curley
Dana Avenue
Eastern Avenue
Aborns Sing Lohengrin at Boston Op era House
The Aborn English Grand Opera Company presented Lohengrin in English at the Boston Opera House last night before a large enthusiastic audience. Cast included Giuseppe Agostini Lohengrin and Edith Helena Elsa with a strong solo and choral display throughout. The performance was intelligent and detailed, with Agostini delivering a heroic tone and Miss Helena a vivid impersonation. Tonight the program continues with Il Trovatore.
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Wagner
Mr. Agostini
Lohengrin
Ortrud
Telramund
Death notices from Roxbury and Somerville
In Roxbury on October 27 John Paul Leonard formerly of Cambridge died at 547 Blue Hill Avenue Funeral Monday time to be announced. In West Somerville on October 27 Nellie M Dickason age 33 died at 28 Farragut Avenue services at parents residence Sunday October 39 at ? p.m.
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Leonard
Roxbury
Blue Hill Ave
John Paul Leonard
Cambridge
Dickason
West Somerville
Nellie M. Dickason
Farragut Ave
Gadski Sings with Boston Symphony in Symphonia Concert
Johanna Gadski led as soloist with the Boston Symphony Orchestra conducted by Karl Muck yesterday afternoon in Symphony Hall. The performance featured a mix of opera arias and orchestral selections, drawing praise for the singer's vocal beauty and the ensemble's refined accompaniment.
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Johanna Gadski
Boston Symphony Orchestra
Karl Muck
Woman Struck by Train Dies at Waltham Hospital
Mrs. Jennie Tersia of Waltham died at Waltham Hospital after being struck at the Moody Street crossing of the Boston and Maine railroad. Witnesses say she attempted to cross as gates were lowered.
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Jennie Tersia
Waltham
Moody Street
Boston & Maine Railroad
Waltham Hospital
Inside Germany: A Exile’s View of Kaiser and War
An escaped German reveals daily life and opinions of ordinary people about the Kaiser and the war. He describes conversations and attitudes unseen due to censorship, sharing intimate feelings from ten months abroad detailing the home front mindset.
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Germany
Harvard Men in War Zone
Harvard men document life under fire as they drive American ambulance machines and recount startling, terrifying, pathetic, and humorous moments in letters to American friends.
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Harvard
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Cabotia
London
the Press Publishing Co
Maurice Ketten
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Dks
Cohn
Boston
Peace Society
Christmaus
Asten
Mrs. B
Deutschland
G. A.R
Mirandy
Howdy
Bob
Ben McClure
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Bard Press Syndicate
O’connor
Georgette
A.P.O' Connor
Tremont Street
Horlick
Olin Downe
I. Bostonian
Sunday Post
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