Old Soldier Fiddlers Stir Enthusiasm In Vaudeville Bill
Col. J. A. Patte and his company of Old Soldier Fiddlers sang and jigged to start a standout vaudeville and pictures bill yesterday. Civil War veterans received instant applause as two boys in blue and two sons of Dixie shared the stage with Pattee Jr. as Uncle Sam in a patio number. The scene evoked a Gettysburg battlefield tableau.
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J. A. Patte
Li's
Boys In Blue
Sons of Dixie
J. A. Pattee, Jr
Uncle Sam
Gettysburg
Film and vaudeville bill shines in local theater show
Filumiiase rox ekopuction Be William Farnum stars in a sea romance drama Battle of Hearts praised as one of the Farnum era’s best. The program also features Charles Deland & Company in The Fire Escape, Keno Keyes & Melrose with comedy and acrobatics, Bogart & Nichols songs and dances, Teighmar & Alexander in vaudeville oddities, and the Harlequin Trio offering a novel entertaining finale.
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William Farnum
Farnum
Mr. Parning
Charles Deland & Company
Keno
Keyes & Mel
The Lyric Offers Ceil Spooner in The Girl He Couldn't Buy
Ceil Spooner and her company headline a week at the Lyric Theatre with The Girl He Couldn't Buy a new melodrama praised for its punchy lines and human appeal. The program includes Metro features starring Ethel Barrymore in The Kiss of Hate and Sidney Drew's Their First, with Bentley's orchestra.
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Ceil Spooner
Lyric Theatre
Ecord
Walnut Street Theatre
Philadelphia
Lexington Theatre
New York City
Hopé Nelson
Cecil’ Spooner
New York
Lyric Pictures
Isham
Metro Feature Pictures
Ethel Barrymore
America
H. Cooper Cliffe
Sidney Drew
Bentley
Pell Trenton
Paes
West End Show Puts Bank Robbers’ Plunge on Stage
At West End tonight the drama The Children in the House promises a thrill laden spectacle. A bank robbery chase ends with an auto plunging 300 feet over a precipice amid police pursuit. Talmadge stars in the production as billed.
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West End
Talmadge
Adv
Empire Blanche Sweet Stars In The Thousand Dollar Husband
Blanche Sweet, the era’s favorite photodrama actress, headlines the Jesse L. Lasky production The Thousand Dollar Husband at the Empire today and tomorrow. The drama, written for her by Margaret Turnbull, features her in a series of remarkable roles in prior works such as Razamuffin and The Black, portraying slum life and royalty as a dynamic screen talent.
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Blanche
Sweet
The
Empire
Jesse L. Lasky
Margaret Turnbull
Blanche Sweet
Anin
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Purchased Bridegroom in a Loveless College Belfry Drama
A maid of all work in a college boarding house loves a student. Her uncle leaves a fortune on condition she marries immediately, so she buys a husband. A fortune teller and an attempted robbery threaten the inheritance, but the husband intervenes. The Lasky Company presents a thrilling photodrama with Tom Forman as the bought bridegroom and a strong supporting cast.
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Lasky
Miss Sweet
Tom Forman
Theodore Roberts
James Neill
Horace B. Carpenter
Lucile LaVarney
Jane Wolff
Plaza Presents Gautiers Toy Shop and Triad of Acts
Plaza theater audiences can expect a varied bill before closing Saturday. Gautiers Toy Shop headline features four ponies and canine actors with high intelligence. Von Hampton and Shriner draw laughs with versatile antics. Ward and Raymond deliver clever dance routines. Gordon and Gordon perform nimble acrobatics. The week’s photo attraction is Mr Goode the Samaritan a Triangle five part comedy drama starring DeWolf Hopper and Fay Tincher. The Keystone comedy also screens.
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Plaza
Gautiers
Toy Shop
Oue
von Hampton
Shriner
Ward
Raymond
Gordon
Mr. Goode
The
Samaritan
DeWolf Hopper
Fay Tincher
Mark
St Patrick's Bazaar Opens With City Mayor Inaugural Address
The bazaar for St Patrick's church runs six nights at Eagies hall opening this evening with Mayor Clifford B. Wilson delivering a short address. The hall is decorated with booths and handsome prizes, and the new dance floor will feature Kearns' orchestra for top dancing.
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St. Patrick’s Church
Eagies
Clifford B. Wilson
Kearns
Crossley Expected as Witness in Balmville Suit
J H Crossley, noted real estate figure, named in ongoing litigation tied to Balmville and the Inhalation Sanatorium Co. case, is slated to testify in a Newburgh civil suit next Friday, with local service hindered by interstate jurisdiction issues. Meanwhile, thieves struck Jack Shea's cafe Memorial Day, prying open the cigar case and carrying away 200+ boxes worth over $150 as patrons looked on.
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J. HL Crossley
Newburgh
Crossley
Jack Shea
Warner Buys Milford Estate In Bridgeport News
Charles L. Warner of Bridgeport reportedly purchases the handsome River Street Milford estate of Mrs. E. P. Smith, one of Milford’s finest properties, soon to be occupied by the new owner, head of the Baird Machine Tool Co. in Bridgeport.
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Charles L. Warner
Bridgeport
E. P. Smith
River Street
Milford
Baird Machine Tool Co
Air attack could end use of Kiel Canal, says Degnoy
Paris reports Vice-Admiral Degnoy of the French navy argues an aerial blockade could strangle Kiel Canal. He outlines a multi flotilla plan to strike Grunthal viaduct Rendsburg Levansau bridges and repeat attacks after 24 to 40 hours. He says air superiority may enable landing along the German coast and a large aviation camp within 60 to 80 miles of the canal.
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Paris
Baltic
Kiel Canal
Degnoy
Canal
Grunthal
Rendsburg
Levansau
Degney
Deguoy
Biba
Elba
Grand Belt
Langeland
Fiord
Kiel
Fehrmann
Dardanelles
Posthumous Doctor of Letters for Pierre-Maurice Masson
Pierre-Maurice Masson head of Fribourg faculty of letters, killed in action April 16, is awarded a posthumous Doctor of Letters. The French infantry officer was due to present his thesis on The Religion of Jean Jacque Rousseau in March. His trench writing includes a preface about life at the front and the calm of art amid war.
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Paris
Pierre-Maurice Masson
Fribourg
Switzerland
Monsieur Masson
Jean 2Acans
Rousseau
Verdun
J Masson
Fragment About a Book as Souvenir Ring Metaphor
A speaker asserts adherence to a path despite temptation to diverge, claiming the book will serve as a personal keepsake akin to souvenir rings carved by men in the field. The tone is reflective and resolute about choosing a guiding text over deviation.
Russian Army Rifles Carried In Parade Here
Bridgeport Memorial Day observers saw new rifles by Remington Union Metallic Cartridge Co carried by guards. The long rifles, built for the Russian army, appeared heavier than Coast Artillery arms and were shipped to Russia this week. Locals learned these were not standard police weapons, as guards carry only night sticks.
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Bridgeport
Remington-Union Metallc Cartridge Co
Coast Artillery Corps
Remington Arms & Ammunition Co
Union Metallic Cartridge Co
Russia
Remington
Cartidge
White bread feast fades as German supply tightens
Germany faces bread shortages with the June white bread feast likely unmet as warbrot becomes mainstay. In other news, Joseph H. Staub is elected chairman of the Philadelphia Stock Exchange. Graduation baskets and bouquets offered by John Reck & Son.
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Germany
Joseph H. Staub
Philadelphia Stock Exchange
John Reck & Son
Chinese Parliament May Meet in Nanking
Peking reports Nanking as a probable site for the forthcoming parliament to be convened within three months. Rumors say the cabinet may revive Yuan Shikai era bodies, avoiding new elections, while premier Tuan Chi-pui outlines the cabinet’s transitional, unity-seeking role amid north south strife. Also notes the death of Archbishop A Enos Nutall in Kingston Jamaica.
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Peking
Nanking
National Assembly
Yuan Shikai
Tuan Chi-pui
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Norma Talmadge
WM. Hinkley
Joe Jackson
the Lion and the Girl
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ST. Patrick’s Bazaar
Eagles’ Hall
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West Indies
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Pretty Fay Tincher
the Samaritan
van Hampton & Shriner
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Keeney
Empire Theatre
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Supreme Star of Modern Stock
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Dorsen’s Department Store
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Highland Spring Water Co
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