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Newspaper

Bridgeport Evening Farmer

Location

Bridgeport, Connecticut, United States of America

Date

Dec 07, 1917

Page

12

World of Theatres and Amusements Headlines

A mid week vaudeville and picture program opened with beauty, novelty, exhibitions of skill and dance. Acts include No. and sea themed interludes with Bob Temple, Duffey, Pauline Mason and Lovely and Carmel Myers. The bill features the patriotic film Over Here and Corinne Griffith in I Will Repay.

Bob Temple Duffey Pauline Mason Oth Lovely Carmel Myers Cureut Tropica Prelet O & Tully Uncle Sam America Corinne Griffith

Exile at West End features Madame Petrova in drama

Madame Petrova stars in Exile at the West End tonight a Paramount photo play directed by Maurice Tourneur. The film centers on ex patriated Americans in an Asiatic colony with a political romance and a dramatic love theme.

Satan Madame Petrova Paramount West End Charles E. Whittaker Wolf Wagyards Maurice Tourneur

Plaza bill charms for second half of Cabaret

Local audience enjoyed The Cabaret performance featuring Ross and Ruth Howard in a West and Middle Nevada vaudeville circuit style bill. Louise Dacre and a group of women provided strong comedy and song while Sylvester, Flo Bogart and the duo Vega Sisters added laughs, singing and dance highlights.

Louise Dacre Jones and Syl Sylvester Flo Bogart

Empire Photoplay Revels at Molly Entangled Filming

At the Paramount studios during filming of Molly Entangled starring Vivian Martin, actors including Harrison Ford joked about Irish life while working. The Empire theatre shows the film today and tomorrow, with light anecdotes about cow milking and romantic moments.

Paramount Studios Molly Entangled Vivian Martin You Tom Harry Filmland Molly Paramount Empire Theatre Harrison Ford Miss Martin Mike Mr. Ford

Sunny South Plays Move From Lyric: Back Home

Theatergoers at the Lyric appreciate a new Sunny South production after His Last Dollar. Back Home continues Southern regional themes with characters from Kentucky and extends the theater’s current run this week.

The Lyric Kentucky

Warmth and Style In This Auto Cape

A warm and novel autocape features extreme lines and a military swing. Openings create an admirably sleeve like appearance, giving the cape a coat like presence and practical warmth for wearers.

Etiquette and Crumbs at Dinner and Cotton Mills Play

The piece outlines table clearings between courses with careful serving order and crumb brushing methods. It then reviews a Georgia set play about a Northerner challenging child labor in cotton mills, facing mill owners and a murder trial, ending with a Southern bride. A Saturday morning kiddies program offers a mix of comedy and educational pictures for all ages.

South King Cotton Georgia

The Service Flag Poem From The Indianapolis News

A reflective poem by William Herschell titled The Service Flag speaks through the flag’s voice. It honors soldiers and families awaiting victory, portraying the flag as symbol of sacrifice, courage, and steadfast faith during wartime.

William Herschell The Indianapolis News

Girls Patriotic League to Hold Bridgeport Rally

The Girls Patriotic League planning committee meets at The Stratfield for a December 12 8 pm rally at Bridgeport High School auditorium. Connecticut head Mrs Ansel G Cook will address. local unit work includes sewing knitting dancing and physical culture.

Girls’ Patriotic League Stratfield Bridgeport High School Ansel G. Cook Hartford Connecticut C. B. Wilson D. M. Read Co Howland Dry Goods Co Seaside Institute

Reliable Recipes From A Vintage Cookery Page

A collection of cooking notes detailing methods for Scotch eggs and various dishes. Steps cover simmering eggs, bread crumb filling, and frying. plus cream of vegetable soup, orange marmalade, and lamb with vegetables. Also includes tomato cheese bake instructions and serving tips.

Fashion Bags Hold All Kinds In Smart Wardrobe

The article praises various bags for different roles from knitting to shopping and street wear. It notes leather shortages push fabric bags by French makers, with velvet or satin finishes in dark neutrals and metallic brocades. Commodious bags suit day trips and knitting, while ornate brocade pieces complement formal hats and outfits.

Boston

Fadts and Fashions Preview Spring Styles Color Trends

Fadts and fashions point to red as the favored spring shade with apron effects on dresses and sport dresses paired with knit sleeveless jackets. Veils favor black brown and taupe while green velvet coats trimmed with kolinsky attract attention. Long coats with bright fur linings and stovepipe muffs appear. Informal evening gowns feature high necklines and large flowers on veils matching hat brim facing. The Jewish war relief fund totals $1,800,000.

Kolinsky

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