Back Home at Lyric offers laughs from a strong cast
The Lyric stages Back Home an amusing farce adapted from Irving Cobb showing at Poli's with a versatile cast. Buchanan shines as Judge in a spoof of a southern setting while clowns the Ferraros display strength and humor. Animated pictures at Poli's add military scenes from abroad.
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Veiller
Irving Cobb
Saturday Post
AiMicult
Buchanan
Cobb
Ferraros
Poli's
America
Polts Performances Highlight Circus Vaudeville Debut
Readers are treated to a vivid preview of P Polts acts including Mae Marshap in a circus attraction and a string of vaudeville stunts. The piece notes sensational novelty, human propeller feats, and a famed ventriloquist act by Great Lester along with a musical medley showcasing violin and piano artistry.
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Eleop
Polly
Cirthrillersi
Fe & Romer
Electard
Lester
Plaza Vaudeville Tonight with Tony and Duquesne Connelly Four
Tony the violinist captivates the Plaza audience in a street urchin guise lifting listeners to musical realms. The Duquesne Connelly Four deliver four strong voices with comedy, while Wedding Shells promises a big surprise. The Deforest Girls perform singing and dancing, and The Regenerates with Alma Rueben and Alf Whitman. Balloonatics with Alice Howell headline the screen bill.
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Tony
Bridgeport
Plaza
Duquesne Connelly
Alma Rueben
Alf Whitman
Alice Howell
Strand Theatre Offers Double Feature This Evening
The Strand presents The Rose of Blood featuring Theda Bara and When False Tongues Speak with Virginia Pearson at popular prices after $2 showings nationwide. Also scheduled Thursday is William S. Hart in Dakota Dan, a western masterplay famed for merit.
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Strand Theatre
Theda Bara
Virginia Pearson
William 8. Hart
Strand
Dakota Dan
Hart
Dressmaking instructions for a satin outer waist and underbody
A sewing described pattern for a V neck satin dress front with an underbody, outer waist, and sash tied at front. Includes gathering, perforation markers, embroidery or reading alternative, notched center backs, and size range from 34 to 46 inches bust. price listed as 20.
Man from Painted Post leads Hippodrome bill today
Douglas Fairbanks stars in The Man from Painted Post at the Hippodrome Stratford venue, a western tale of cattle rustlers praised as a top Fairbanks production. Tomorrow features Time Locks and Diamonds with William Desmond headlining a star cast.
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Douglas Fairbanks
Artcraft Wonder
Hippodrome Theatre
Stratford Avenue
Wilmot and
Carroll Avenues
West
Fairbanks
Barina
Hippodrome
William Desmond
West End Theatre Presents Southern Pride and Arras Battle Film
A double feature shows tonight at the West End Theatre on State Street near Clinton Avenue. Gail Kane stars in the five act Southern Pride with Mutual as a special added attraction. Manager N C Lund will present The Retreat of the Germans at the Battle of Arras, first of six weekly government film features.
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West End
State Street
Clinton’ Avenue
Gail Kane
N. C. Lund
Battle of
Arras
Thursday Calendar Highlights Local Club Meetings
St Marys Guild hosts parish house events at St Johns Church while Kiwanis lunch gathers at Stratfield. Red Cross auxiliary speaks at Sacred Heart school. Thursday Thimble Club at 3 pm. Clayton Hamilton of New York speaks at Stratfield for Bridgeport Drama League. Sperry home hosts Contemporary Club with Francis Wilson on The Humorous Side of an Actors Life.
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St. Mary's Guild
St. John’s Church
Kiwanis Club
Stratfield
Coreey Heart Auxiliary
Red Cross
Sacred Heart School
Clayton Hamilton
New York
Nice Stratfield
Bridgeport Center of Drama League of America
E. N. Sperry
Park Place
Francis Wilson
Uses of Hot Water and Holiday Trees
The article extols hot water as a simple remedy for indigestion advising a cup of hot water with optional bicarbonate of soda to reduce acidity. It promotes hot water or milk at night for sleeplessness and suggests daytime work and evening routines. ends with a short line about Holly Christmas Trees and wreaths from John Reck & Son.
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John Reck .& Son
Bridge Whist and Food Sale Draws Big Crowd
Thimble club hosted a bridge and food sale at The Stratfield with over sixty bridge tables and a sun parlor event. Prizes included jellies, hampers, a Mandarin coat, a Virginia ham, and a pair of ducks. Proceeds near $600 support city charities.
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Thimble Club
Stratfield
J. K. Williamson
DeVer H. Warner
A. W. Paige
R. H. W. Strang
Mills
Fairfield
Samuel M. Hawley
Lawrence Cornwall
Elizabeth Nichols
C. G. Williams
Fleischer Tenants Claim Rent Boost Exposed
Attorney Louis Kornblut says Joseph Fleischer no longer owns the 290 Bostwick Avenue tenement in Detroit. The property was transferred to Lillian Gerber of 433 William Street on December 1, while six tenants alleged rent rose from 10 to 18 dollars monthly.
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Louis Kornblut
Joseph Fleischer
Detroit, Mich
Bostwick Avenue
Fleischer
Kornblut
Lillian Gerber
William Street
Oliver W. Hunter enlists and heads to Fort Slocum
Oliver W. Hunter son of Mrs Samuel S. Hunter Fremont street leaves today for New Haven to report for duty in the Ordnance department. From New Haven he will go to Fort Slocum after years on the Bridgeport Brass office staff.
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Oliver W. Hunter
Samuel S. Hunter
Fremont Street
New Haven
Hunter
Ordnance Department
Government
Fort Slocum
Bridgeport Brass Company
Trifles Decide Suitability Of The Hat
A fashion note argues there are no fixed rules for hat purchases. Age alone fails to determine style, and a grandmother may dress like her granddaughter if the look suits her. Individual features and personal fit matter more than age.
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Fin Sy
Anniversary of Mary Todd Lincoln Birth Noted in Lexington
The birth of Mary Todd Lincoln in Lexington Kentucky on December 12 1818 is marked as a 99 year milestone. Plans for the 100th anniversary include the Grand Army of the Republic Women’s branches and the United Daughters of the Confederacy. Her father Robert Smith Todd rests in Lexington Cemetery. she met Lincoln in Springfield Illinois when he was a developing lawyer and Stephen Douglas was rival in politics.
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Mary Todd
Abraham Lincoln
Lexington
Grand Army of the Republic
United Daughters of the Confederacy
Mary Todd Lincoln
Robert Smith Todd
Lexington Cemetery
Springfield
Til
Stephen D. Douglas
Lincoln
Rice Cake and Other Vintage Recipes
A collage of old fashioned recipes detailing rice cake, a cheap layer cake, carrot dish with minced parsley, garlic tomato eggs dish, stuffed eggs, and a candy method. Includes proportions, cooking times, and serving notes for multiple confection and savory items.
Fashion Notes on Chic Suits and Evening Wear
Fashion notes describe suits without fur as chic for the season with three quarter length coats or short coats in broadcloth or wool velours. Velveteen competes with velour de laine, while tunics and wrap over skirts trend, blue evening tones prevail, and Oxfords and patent leather slippers complete day and evening looks.
War influence shifts boudoir fashion toward practicality
The article notes wartime conditions shaping women's attire from working overalls to bifurcated garments and smart driver uniforms. It highlights the surge of lounging costumes in Georgette and satin, two piece or one piece pajama inspired garments, and a Dutch net boudoir cap with decorative plastrons.
Fadts and Fashions in Velvet and Covert Cloth
Fashion notes describe velvet dresses with waistcoats and tunics in many forms. Georgette sleeves remain popular while taupe nutria furs appear new. Covert cloth coats and plaid serge suits gain favor, with collars drawing attention. Catherine Tishem, Englishwoman by claim, wife of Antwerp Burgrave Gualtherius Gruter, bears a son James Gruter famed for sagacity. Persecution by Margaret Duchess of Parma drives them to England in 1565. Catherine, learned in languages, mentors her son and dies late in the 16th century.
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Catherine Tishem
Gualtherius Gruter
Antwerp
Catherine
Margaret
Parma
England
Cambri
German engineers suspended in Montevideo port service
In Montevideo on December 12 reports say six German engineers in the port service have been suspended for an indefinite period following the rupture of relations with Germany. The chief engineer of the cruiser Uruguay has been allowed to continue his duties. John Eck & Jon.
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Montevideo
Gmaane
Gaer
Uruguay
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Annual Rescue League
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Clinton Avenue
Agnes McKelvey
Fairchild
Charles Judson
Scudder
Henry Scudder
Didward Waters
Bridgeport Animal Rescue League
Newfield
Matthew Judge
W. E. Burnham
Thomas P. Taylor
F. H
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William Wallace Rose
James “A.gardner
William H. Porter
Ben
Bron V. Hamlin
Robert M. Sperry
Henry HB. Shannon
Albert E. French, Jr
James I. Brereton
Clarence P. Beers
John Breen
James E. Hair
Robert D. Markin
George R. Hair
Fbig
Girls’ Patriotic League
C. B. Wilson
Ansel G. Cook
Hartford
Herman Hagedorn
W. D. Bishop
Qoeurtland Hill
France
W. A. Grippin
North End
The
United Church
Bruce T. Simonds
Henry D. Simonds
Norman Street
William Q. Porter
Simonds
Yale School of Music
Porter
Mrs. Gerber
John J. McCabe
Elmwood Place
Waterbury
Rose Gledhill
Mary Looby
Deep River
Alfred Croft
Torrington
W. G. Chase
Washington
William Bristol
FUR Sale
L. Remiz
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John Eck
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