A Royal Tragedy and a Crown Prince’s Disguise
An aging emperor reveals decades of royal intrigue surrounding his missing son, John Mort. He discloses a staged death, a treacherous plot by secret police, and a web of manipulation across continents. Matt Broughton learns the truth and faces a choice with his wife, while a final chart directs a perilous course alteration.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Matt
John Mort
Pat
Zeitz
Ludwig Zeitz
Ford
Ludwig Zeltz
Jay
Imperial House
Igno- France
Europe
Wepaughs
Orey Coe oshbs-Mercill Company
Manaswan
Secret Police
New York
Cable
Mr. Broughton
Mirovna
Mort
Frankasch
San Francisco
Pacific
America
von Tripwitz
Brandeis
Schwartz
Secret Service
Snood & Hargreaves
Emperor and Matt Weigh Risk as Lagoon Nightfall Warships Venture Toward Dawn
On a moonlit lagoon approach a veteran monarch rests in a deck chair while Matt and officers debate taking the ship in at dawn. A beacon on the shore signals guidance as natives crowd the pier and Matt greets them with a shout of Talofa amid rising tension and questions from Peau and the emperor.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lotoalofa
Otoalofa
Matt
Old von Todleben
Chris
Brandeis
von Tripwitz
Admiral von Todleben
Suage
John Matt
von Todleben
Talofa
Kanaka
Peau
God
Coughs Wear On and Warn of Ill Health
A reader from Green Bay Wisconsin reports persistent coughing that drains stamina. He credits Foley's Honey and Tar Compound with curing a troubling night cough after using two small bottles, an endorsement appearing in Hindle's Drug Store advertisement.
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Bob Ferguson
Pine St
Green Bay
Wis
Foley
Hindle
Trocaderos with Frank Finney at Park Theatre
The Trocadero Burlesquers featuring Frank Finney at the Park deliver a versatile show praised for clever talent, new musical numbers, and stylish costuming. Star performers including Florence Mills Minnie Burke Zella Clayton Catherine Crawford Florence Russell and John P. Griffith are highlighted for charm energy and versatility.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Frank Finney
Sam J. Adams
Florence Mills
Minnie Burke
Zella Clayton
Catherine Crawford
Florence Russell
Lillian English
John P. Griffith
Columbia
Poli Theatre Delights With High Class Holiday Bill
Bridgeport fans enjoy a week long Poli theatre program headlined by the Great Leon, a famed prestidigator. The act features levitation and Fire and Water, with Fredo and Primrose, Oliver and White, the Flying DeMars, and Lawrence delivering musical comedy, singing, and juggling. Selections include The Man Next Door and a photoplay lineup with prizes for Christmas gifts and children’s souvenirs Saturday matinee.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bridgeport
Fredo & Primrose
Oliver & White
Flying DeMars
Blanche Sloan
Wilkes-Barre
Lawrence
Sehreck, Darville & Dutton
Sunken Treasure joins Pompeii and Quo Vadis at Lyric
George Kleine's latest photo drama The Sunken Treasure is touted as a modern sensational adventure. Made in Italy, it shows underwater scenes of submarine gardens and dramatic action on sea bottom and in vehicles. The Bridgeport engagement at the Lyric Theatre includes this feature with another big film, today and tomorrow. Perkins Carpenter, eighty, cremated after cottage fire in Winsted, Connecticut.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
George Kleine
Pompeii
Mr. Kleine
Lyric Theatre of
George Kieine
Italy
Bridgeport
Lyric Theatre
Checkers Photodrama Reveals Downfall Through Gambling
In the Empire photodrama Checkers shows a lovable yet flawed hero whose mother’s death triggers his decline into gambling. A tough named Push, a resourceful ally, drives their escape to Clarksville and the racetrack, where Checkers finds honest work and Push loses his winnings. The racetrack sequences heighten interest, with village life later dull by comparison. Checkers appears today and Saturday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Push
Pug
Clarksville
Kenilworth
Jack Regan
Thomas W. Ross
Checkers
Plaza Presenting College Girl Students Draws Big First Night
A lively Plaza theatre program features the musical comedy College Girl Students with seven girls and three men set in a girls medical college. The show delivers nonstop laughter as the professor is teased, May Lloyd sings well, and the Azard Brothers display strength. Also on the bill are Just Fun and Road Forks plus Ward of Senior Class. Police Judge Woodman in Orange fines George Wilson, eighteen, $2. he is ordered to take a day in jail.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Plaza Theatre
Medical
Hamilton
Barnes
May Lloyd
Azard Brothers
Coogan & Coogan
Woodman
Orange
N. J
George Wilson
Hamilton & Barnes
May Lloyd Rodolfo Azard Brothers
Hill's Rheumatic Remedy Advert 24th Street New York
Sufferers claim Hill's Rheumatic Remedy cures rheumatism and goat rheumatism for twenty years. Relief in twenty four hours is promised. One bottle, one dollar, guaranteed. Available at drug stores or by direct order from Hill Medicine Co. 117 East 24th Street New York.
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Hill
Hill Medicine Co
East 24Th Street
Nework
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Lloyd Osbourne
Vancouver
San Diego
Mazatlan
Park Theatre
POLIS
Reeney
Henry M. Blossom, JR
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Lawrence McGill
Augustus Thomas
Edwin August
Laza
MON
Matinee Daily
McGeorse Kleine
A. M. Wooster
U. S. Patent Office
Main ST
Conn
Rome
Chamber of Deputies
POLI
Seow
Smolfiae
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