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Newspaper

Bridgeport Evening Farmer

Location

Bridgeport, Connecticut, United States of America

Date

Jul 06, 1916

Page

4

Bridgeport Amusement Poll Show Promises vaudeville lineup

Bridgeport’s amusements column highlights a week of vaudeville and cinema acts led by George Primrose the famed minstrel, with a large talent troupe. The program includes a dramatic feature titled Ambi and a skit For the Love of Spencer plus juggler acts and a medical insurance comedy.

Bridgeport Connecticut Poll's George Primrose Primrose Gamcer Bridgeport l Bent York City William Bent James Kennedy & Company Spencer”& Williams Poli

Casey at the Bat seer cast at the Plaza program

The Triangle's entertainment lineup features the Seer role voiced by a veteran reciter in Casey at the Bat, with Wales as lead performer and a bright vaudeville bill including Forrester and Lloyd, Mack and Walker, the Three Lorrettas, and Lewin in a village belle sales skit.

Casey Triangle Hopper Eddy Bert Mane Wales the Plaza Forrester Lloyd Mack and Walker Booth Leander Cyclist Nut Lorrettas Charney Clark Lewin Otheir Oateny Plaza

Park Next Week Promises Big Cecil Spooner Show

The Cecil Spooner company extends its Bridgeport season at the Park with six acts, aiming to surpass prior expectations. Cinderella Sally is declared a success and On Trial tops the bill as the year’s most costly production from Cohan and Harris, drawing large crowds.

Cecil Spooner Six Tech Bridgeport Sally Cecil Spoon R .O Cohan and Harris

On Trial at Sapien Theatre A Suspenseful NY Run

The piece “On Trial” runs at the Sapien Theatre New York with a two year history at Kia Park and a tour of principal cities. Critics call it a suspenseful drama about a mur der and robbery, noted for strong egalitarian themes and a backward, upside down narrative. The jury will include Elias Howe Jr among others.

Somme Pridht Kia Ie Park Gisnoes Sapien Theatre New York Elias Howe, Jr Pot

Georgetown Celebrates Fourth of July With Large Crowd

Redding July 6 Georgetown held a record Fourth of July celebration with 1500 at the baseball park and a 11 oclock parade featuring 209 school children and many adults in decorated autos. The afternoon program included recitations songs drills and a Ridgefield band concert followed by a firework display and a late village gathering. A town meeting approved building a two arch bridge at Gilbert Road with bids not to exceed 2500.

Redding Georgetown Baseball Park Miller Edith Perry Bridgeport Georgetowns Scrub Nine West Redding Fire Company Ridgefield Father Shortelle Bennett Albert Hill New Haven Ar &Rch Bridge Hill Fire Company No H. S. Barnes H. Sanford Osborn John Muennich J. B. Sanford George Ames Mitt Homer Smith Charles Sanford Lester O. Peck Ald Ridge West/Redding company Center School Mark Twain Library Kennell Episcopal Church Lars A. G. Esmett France H. C. McGollam Studebaker

Panama Canal Toll Debate and WWI Questions

A historical Q and A on canal costs totaling 353,559,004.69 with fortifications noted to guard the waterway. It covers Panama tolls, treaty issues, and a survey of WWI battles, Dardanelles, and draft riots, citing Goethals and various dates. Also asks about German losses, Kuropatkin, and public stand on tolls.

Panama Canal George W. Goethals Canal Zone Russia Austria Warsaw Ince England Canal United States Suez Canal

Hospital car found after noisy escape prompts reform

Mr McCollum reassures residents as Superintendent Jones calls from an upper window stating the missing car will be found in the yard behind the hospital. He explains the rearward relegation is due to noise disturbing patients and regulatory concerns. Dr Wykoeff of the New York health board rents Lemuel Sanford house in Lonetown for the season.

McCollum Jones Wykoeff Health Board of New York Lemuel Sanford Lonetown

Health Board Urges Vigilance for Infantile Paralysis

A bulletin from the Philadelphia Board of Public Health asks all physicians to watch for signs of infantile paralysis and report suspected cases promptly to authorities.

Board of Public Health of Phiadelphia

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