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Newspaper
Bridgeport Evening Farmer
Location
Bridgeport, Connecticut, United States of America
Date
Dec 22, 1915
Page
3
Amusements notice notes B A Rolfe’s Halloween Night as the main bill at Poll’s for the last time tonight. The show features eight musicians with a unique staged repertoire and a five part photoplay titled Rosemary. Actors Drew and Paul Gilmore lead a capable company in a celebrated film sequence.
A lively vaudeville bill presented by J. C. Mack & Co with Busy Day delivering nonstop laughter led by principal comedian Mack. Rice and Franklyn perform a mock comedy routine titled Won by Ten while Bob & Tip the terrier entertain with acrobatic tricks. Triangle features Fatty and the Broadway Stars with a Keystone lineup and Jordan is a Hard Road starring Frank Campeau and Dorothy Gist.
The opening instalment of the serial Graft heads the feature select program this evening at the theatre. It portrays graft practices affecting young people and women, showing various methods used to corrupt officials and society.
A five part Universal Broadway master production titled Colorado with Hobart Bosworth leads tomorrow. The serial promises revealing portrayals and a lesson for the average wage earner about trusts and grafting corporations.
Cecil Spooner leads a strong company at The Lyric in Mrs Wises of the Cabbage Patch with Lovey Mary and Mrs Gibbs. The piece draws unusual attendance and praise for its production and acting, led by Miss Spooner and her mother Mary Gibbs Spooner. Rev W W Rose and other local figures praised the show for its three Act performance and engaging company.
West End theatre tonight presents The Voice In the Fog starring Donald Brian. The famed theat real star makes his motion picture debut for Jesse L. Lasky Co in a photodrama adaptation of Harold MacGrath's novel, with Brian portraying a young haberdasher clerk.
A dramatic tale follows a man who gains a title and wealth then loses them amid adventures across America. Tomorrow Pauline Frederick appears in Bella Dorma, a five part Paramount production.
In Oxford Eng on December 22 the Oxford Union voted 39 to 34 that Europe’s safety does not require crushing Germany from first-class power status. Debaters argued Germany’s defeat would not erase danger. a likely six year effort to crush Berlin could backfire and colonial rights could be returned to Germany to curb expansion. Separately, a Monroe New York fire destroyed four business district buildings causing over 40000 dollars in damage.
The Connecticut Humane Society urges horse owners to safeguard animals as icy roads cause injuries and losses. It cites 19th century trade experiences, notes legal liability for dangerous street sections, and promotes sanding carts, lighter loads, discretion, first aid, and a published Cold Weather guide. The notice encourages preventive care, proper shoeing, blankets, sand, axle grease, and veterinary help, plus a postal card urging chain overshoes and warm coverings.
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