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Newspaper
Bridgeport Evening Farmer
Location
Bridgeport, Connecticut, United States of America
Date
Dec 17, 1913
Page
4
On a seaworthy schooner Matt and Chris weigh a drastic exit as Schwarz plots to seize control. They consider sinking the Esmeralida with dynamite or drilling a hull breach to force a drift toward land. The crew debates risk, timing, and the greater evil of piracy versus capture as danger looms.
Matt battles a gushing hole as he and Brandeis struggle to save the doomed Esmeralda. With pumps stuttering and a perilous leak, the crew fights fear and mutiny while Brandeis orders the ship to be saved or sink with it as the whale boat provisions and wireless attempt a last refuge.
The Park hosts Uncle Toms Cabin in a revived up to date dress with Washburns cast and vaudeville numbers. The Legend Of The Ring features Frank Finney and an all star cast including Minnie Burke Florence Mills and others. Quo Vadis, a famed photo drama spectacle by George Hikine, plays three days with abundant scenes and acclaimed photography.
Special requests bring Leon to remain at Polis Poll theater on Main street for the week. He presents Fire and Water in the latter part of the week and performs his levitation act. The first three days' bill pleases audiences with first release photoplays as Nightlas Program. Jean Beldwin headlines as a clever comedienne in final performances today. Lamont and Milham entertain musical lovers, George and Mack entertain with comedy and dancing, Ted Burns supplies jokes, and Rain ed In the western play by LeRoy Harvey company provides a lively finish.
Ringling Brothers big added feature headlines the Plaza this week with Givens Huling’s Troupe of Educated Seals. Five seals and one pony perform. the Seal Hand and a clown seal provoke constant laughter. John W. Donovan Chauncey Olcott vaudeville, Adair Wyant singing, Mardo and Hunter comedy, Turner and Grace juggling pantomime. Photoplay program includes The Silent of Wealth and Four $100 Bills.
The Lyric theater presents Uncle Tom's Cabin, Harriet Beecher Stowe’s tale adapted to film with scenes of hardship and rescue. Matinee and evening showings today and Thursday feature Raymond Hitchcock in a debut motion picture comedy.
Court Marina No 58 Fl of A held a well attended semi annual election. New officers include Chief ranger George T. O Rourke and Edward Drew as sub chief ranger. Other posts filled by W C Meyer P H Howard W A Keeling Ia P Parrell William J Nolan George Farrell William Dockerty R B Keane M D Joseph McMahon A M Baxer Fr Theodore Langenhar. Michael J Clabby urged planning for Grand Court of Connecticut convention in 1915. A committee formed to handle preliminaries and liaise with other Courts. A class study was considered, with Alderman Amstetter steering. Past chief rangers D G C R John McElroy H B Hall J F Kearns William Meyer and others spoke. Robin Hood Guards met after and disbanded.
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