Poli Players Stage The Greyhound at Poli Stock
The Poli Stock Company presents The Greyhound at Poli Plaza Fairfield Avenue. Miss Brenda Fowler delivers a dramatic, depth-filled performance with strong support from Maite Starr as Baroness Vo Hilde and William Forrestelle as J Crawford Alexander. Newcomers Ralph J. Herbert and Helen Vallely show promise, while Arthur Buchanan and Claire Sidney provide solid support. direction by Socola earns high praise and the production is hailed as one of the company’s largest ventures.
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Baroness Vo Hilde
Deep Sea Kitty
Maite Btarr
William Forrestelle
J. Crawford Alexander
Alex
Blackie Dan
Mgein
Sambler Arthur Griffin
Ralph J
Thistle
Hayes Greenwalt
Detective
Arthur Buchanan
Rube
Claire Sidney
Benedict McQuarrie
Harrison Thompson
Burke Symon
Frank Hawkine
H.G. Melsoc
Miss Sidney
Pearl Miller
Poli Stock Company
Socola
Fairfield County Beekeepers elect officers at meeting
Stamford June 3 The Fairfield County Beekeepers Association convened Saturday and elected officers for the year. President Stephen J Griffin of Bridgeport, vice president James Troy of Stamford, secretary Millicent Foster of Norwalk, treasurer H W Colley of Westport.
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Stamford
Fairfield
Miss Cleveland and Associates Open Stock Season in Bridgeport
Miss Eleanor Cleveland headlined the stock season opening at the Bridgeport Theatre in Divorcens a French comedy drama. She led a strong company with Robert Conness Edwin Evans Jose phine as the maid and Glen Anders in bright roles. Flowers to the cast were sent to Bridgeport Hospital for patients after the performance.
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Eleanor Cleveland
Bridgeport
Grace George
Cleveland
Old Stock Company
Miss Cleveland
Mr. Conness
Lewis
George H. Conger
Wilson Hummel
Cyprienne
Robert Conness
Edwin Evans
Adhemar
Guy Harrington
Bastin
Miss Lewis
Madame de Brione
John Flemmings
Clavynag
Miss Josephine
Glen Anders
Lyric
Bridgeport Hospital
Man's Inhumanity in Sperry's Annual Play at Park Theatre
The Park theatre hosted Robert M. Sperry's 16th annual closing play Man's Inhumanity with graft in politics as the theme. A broad cast including Franklin Ritchie as reporter Jim Austin and Hattie L. Steinbach as Virginia Brooks earned strong notices, while Mayor Samuel Wheat and the political boss Buck Randall figures prompted applause and hisses.
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Robert M. Sperry
Park Theatre
St. James Evening Sun
Sperry
John Carey
Franklin Ritchie
New York
Jim Austin
Hattie L. Steinbach
Virginia Brooks
Joan of Arc
Charles B
Dickerson
Manville Knox
the Sun
Salvatore R. Maltese
Samuel Wheat
Frank H. Cook
Carey
Agenue
Clara Brill
Marie Gould
Oliver Osborn
Mortimer Hillhouse
Millonaire
Poli’s Vaudeville Delights Large Bridgeport Audience
Poli's new theatre showcased a varied bill with Maglin, Eddy & Roy in a comedy acrobatic act and Felix Haney & Co. satirizing the suffragette theme. Larkins & Pearl impressed with song and dance while La Vier performed graceful flying trapeze feats. The Vissochi Bros, Ford & Wesley, and Edison Talkers rounded out a lively program.
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Poli
New Theatre
Maglin
Eddy & Roy
Felix Haney & Co
Larkins & Pearl
la Vier
Bridgeport
Vissochi Bros
Ford & Wesley
Edison “Talkers
Pathe Weekly No. 28 at Empire Theatre
The feature is Pathe Weekly No. 28 shown for the first time in this city. It is one of the best known films, with scenes of major events from last week. The program also includes dramatic and comedy subjects. Show runs from 1 30 p m to 11 p m with interludes for breaks.
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Pathe Weekly
House Emasculates The Pollution Bill in the House
Special to The Farmer reports the pollution bill passing the Connecticut House in amended form after heavy opposition. The measure would place inland water oversight with the state board of health, require pollution investigations, and compel municipalities to report sewer data. The bill now heads to the Senate.
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Hartford
Healy
Clitus King
Fairfield
Alcorn
En Sela
Pons
Public Health and Safety Committee
Kopplemann
Blakeman
Stratford
Langdon
Old Saybrook
Judson
State Board of Health
General Assembly
Senate
Fire Destroys Oiled Street In New Britain
A peculiar blaze broke out yesterday afternoon in Stanley Quarter beyond Francis Street. Oil surfaced from the State highway and flowed into gutters where it ignited. Residents hurried out and hurled dirt on the slick to extinguish the flames.
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New Britain
Stanley Quarter
Francis Street
Bryan editor Metcalf to be Panama Canal Zone governor
Washington reports Richard L. Metcalf of Lincoln Nebraska editor of The Commoner will be appointed governor of the Panama Canal Zone replacing W W Thatcher. The position pays 14000 dollars annually and Metcalf has a background as editor of The Omaha World-Herald and The Commoner. The move signals a pause in Canal Zone government reorganization under the late Congress.
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Washington
Richard L. Metcalf
Lincoln
Neb
Commoner
Panama Canal Zone
W. W. Thatcher
Kentucky
Metcalf
William J
Omaha World-Herald
Bryan
Canal Zone
Congress
Civil government plan for Canal Zone proposed by Taft
The law provides the Canal Zone with a purely civil government headed by a Governor at 7500 dollars annually. President Taft intended to establish the civil government and nominated Col George W Goethals Chief Engineer of the Canal for Governor, but the nomination was not confirmed.
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Canal
Taft
Col
George W. Goethals
When Walsh is No Walsh in Courant error
The Courant misidentifies James F. Walsh of Greenwich as the appointee to Fairfield county criminal court. In fact John J. Walsh of Norwalk is the judge, while the Greenwich James F. Walsh is a different person. The note clarifies the mistaken caption and confirms the correct subject.
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Courant
James F. Walsh
Greenwich
Court of Common Pleas
Fairfield County
John J. Walsh
Norwalk
Naugatuck Train Run to Stamford Delayed Again
Naugatuck division engine crews will not run through to Stamford on June 1 as previously announced. The plan, tested last year, was dropped in favor of beginning and ending runs at Winsted and Bridgeport. Rail workers monitor new freight handling methods and engine additions, noting mixed crew and conductor changes.
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Naugatuck
Winsted
Stamford
Bridgeport
New York
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Charles R. Jewett
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the Plaza
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