Poli’s theater reveals varied vaudeville and a Sherlock Holmes film
Poli's theatre opens a week of unusual vaudeville features and the seven reel film Sherlock Holmes starring William Gillette. Highlights include Tango Shoes by Bil Burke, Toombes and Wentworth’s Bride Shop skit, Idalene Cotton and Nick King in Her Diamond Heels, Moore O'Brien and Yormack songs, Eddie Dowling Italian songs, and Malone acts.
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Poli
Bil Burke
Metropolis
Toombes
Wentworth
Vauderville
Idalene Cotton
Nick King and Company
Moore
O’brien
Yormack
Eddiie Dowling
Malone
William Gillette
A. Conan Doyle
Sherlock Holmes
Gillette
Plaza Slides: William Collier Jr Leads Bugle Call at Plaza
William Collier Jr extends star billing in Triangle release The Bugle Call a frontier story in five parts with young Collier matched by Anna Lehr and a large battle cast. Roland West presents The Dairy Maids a musical comedy with 12 cast, Keefe Langdon and White trio and Powers and West skit plus Rialto and Darto variety.
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William Collier, Jr
the Plaza
Anna Lehr
Roland West
Thery Maids
Dairy Maids
Keefe
Langdon and White
Powers
West
Rialto
Darto
Fannie Ward Stars in Eternal Magdalene at Empire
The Empire shows Fannie Ward in Eternal Magdalene by Willard Mack, paired with the Universal first run. A true engaging drama promised to please, noted as Ward's best screen performance to date. Showings today and tomorrow.
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Fannie Ward
Willard Mack
Universal
Girl He Couldn't Buy at Lyric Cecil Spooner
Tonight at the Lyric in Cecil Spooner presents The Girl He Couldn't Buy a four act drama with comedy moments. Hope Nelson portrayed by Miss Spooner together with Pell Trénton as Joe Barnard drive a story of New York city life full of pathos humor and social lesson. The production promises an impressive tale and striking scenery.
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Lyric Theatre
Cecil. Spooner
Hope Nelson
Lyric
Pell Trénton
Joe Barnard
New York
Sumner Nichols
PAU Ag
House OF Lies
New Lyric Hall
W. H. Isham
Mer
Exhibit Blueprint Proposals To Relieve City Traffic
Blue prints by Adolph Sherman former tax board member and W H Nichols show a plan to ease congestion in the city center. They propose widening Fairfield avenue by 24 feet to 80 feet total, trimming the southwest corner of Fairfield at Courtland to align with Cannon street, widening Cannon between Main and Water by 60 feet, widening John between Park and West, and instituting one way traffic on Fairfield and Cannon between Courtland and Water. The streets and sidewalks committee will study the plan before tonight’s common council meeting. proponents believe it will boost property values.
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Adolph Sherman
Tax Board
W. H. Nichols
Common Council
Fairfield Avenue
Park Avenue
Courtland Street
Cannon Street
Main and
Water Streets
John Street
Park and
West Avenues
Courtland and
Water Street
Harbor Happenings Expand Summer Steamship Schedule
The steamer Park City will launch a summer excursion schedule with two daily round trips between this city and Port Jefferson on June 26. The Naugatuck will start its Sunday excursions to New York, beginning on a date to be announced.
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Park City
This City
Port Jefferson
L. I
New York
St Johns Pembroke School entertains with class of 1916 graduates
The St Johns School at Pembroke and Jane streets staged an annual entertainment under the School Sisters of the Notre Dame. A large audience praised the pupils for dramatic elocutionary and vocal talent with songs, dances, a play, a pantomime, and a hooped finale. Graduates named Mary Elizabeth Chanda Anna Helen Franko Teresa Galla Cornelia Lipovsky John Joseph Marcincin Mary Christina Norko Frank Michael Sedlak Anna Maria bol Joseph Anthony Vitka John Joseph Zihala.
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St. John’s ‘School
Pembroke and
Jane Streets
Sisters of the Notre Dame
Suiiaren
Andrew E. Komara
Wonderful Doctor
Licht
Mary Elizabeth Chanda
Anna Helen Franko
Teresa
Josephine Galla
Cornelia
Maria Lipovsky
John Joseph Marcincin
Mary Christina Norko
Frank Michael Sedlak
Anna Maria Bol
Joseph Anthony Vitka
John Joseph Zihala
Shelton School to Make West Point Trip Annual
Principal E. E. Cartwright and Shelton school teachers and pupils visited West Point on Saturday. The trip to the historic military academy was enjoyable and is proposed as an annual event for future years.
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Shelton School
E. E. Cartwright
West Point
Military Academy
Miss Fowler to Lecture at Y M C A Tomorrow
Jessie Allen Fowler of New York will give an illustrated lecture tomorrow night at the Y M C A on How to Find Yourself. It begins a series of five on character analysis and vocational guidance. The public is invited. a character reading demonstration will follow.
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Jessie Allen Fowler
New York
Miss Fowler
Newtown Jury List Publicized and Local Notices
The selectmen and town clerk filled the jury list with names led by Thomas F. Bailey James Bakey Birdsey Beardsley Charles F. Beers Edward B. Booth Thomas F. Bradley Louis Busker John C. Beers John M. Beers and many others. Ray Carroll started his own jitney business today with his own car. The probate court will hold a session June 6 at 2 p.m. for the Millar estate allowance. The Village Cemetery association receives 150 from Mary A. Bronson’s estate. Sandy Hook defeated Newtown on Knoll field in a tense game. W C T U met Friday at Mrs. Wilson’s home for a productive gathering. St Rose’s summer masses run 10 a.m. first and last. Graduation baskets and bouquets by John Beckson.
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Newtown
Thomas F. Bailey
James Bakey
Birdsey D. Beardsley
Charles F. Beardsley
Charles E. Beers
Edward B. Booth
Thomas F. Bradley
Louis Busker
John C. Beers
John M. Beers
John
W. Behn
James Cavanaugh
Simon B. Corey
Homer G. Clark
Thomas
Francis P. Kilbride
Michael Kilbride
John J. Keating
John F. Keating
Bernard J. Keating
John F. Kilbride
Frederick B. Lake
Jesse C. Lewis
Henry S. Lang
James Lovejoy
Martin H. Lillis
Charles E. Minor
James J. McMahon
James McNamara
Patrick H. McCarthy
Charles G. Meeker
James F. Madigan
John F. Maloney
A. C. McArthur
Harry Madigan
F. Robert Mount
Chester P. Northrop
G. Oscar Pitzschler
Edward §. Pitzschlier
Clark I. Page
Tracy B.peck
Chas. G. Peck
David B. Parmlee
Elliott M. Peck
Henry Rupf
Wilson M. Reynolds
Patrick Ready
William Ready
Arthur J. Smith
Robert D. Smith
John H. Summers
Carlos D
Village Cemetery Association
Mary A. Bronson
Sandy Hook
Knoll Field
George R. Wilson
St. Rose's Church
Waite Is Taken To Sing Sing For Execution
Dr Arthur Warren Waite the murderers was removed from the Tombs prison in New York to Sing Sing for execution in the week of July 10 He appeared composed and handcuffed to a deputy sheriff in the car and delivered a brief address after receiving the death sentence the criminal branch of the supreme court expressed gratitude for the penalty to be inflicted by the state
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Arthur Warren Waite
Tombs
New York City
Waite
Supreme Court
Local garbage plant to double disposal capacity
Expenditures of 50000 will fund a three stone cement block building and eight new digesters plus eight existing ones to reach about 200 tons daily. Charles C Fisher wins a ten year refuse contract, with articles signed Saturday. Plant aims to cut downtime and be ready by October 1, cost per ton remains 1 dollar.
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Charles C. Fisher
Prominent Citizens Apathatic to City Needs Warned
Arthur M. Marsh of the City Planning Commission told Bridgeport's Men's Club at United Congregational Church that industrial and financial leaders show apathy toward city improvements. He noted many wealthy residents leave large estates yet donate nothing to city projects and some do not even know their district alderman's name. He criticized administration budget cuts linked to planning conflicts.
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Arthur M. Marsh
City Planning Commission
Men’s Club
United Congregational Church
Bridgeport
Marsh
City plans widening property takings and reuse rules
The commission seeks to raise 5000 to 1000 during the second year and may need private subscriptions to continue. It favors condemning entire parcels for street and public improvement projects, reselling the surplus and restricting use. Areas would be barred from factories or detritory purposes. Mr Marsh criticized current allowance of factories in residential zones.
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Marsh
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Wm. Gillette
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Lola
Toombes & Wentworth
Eddie Dowling
Long & Cotton Cay
Dene Pi
FBI
Charley Chaplin
Police
Sing Sing
Bn.ee
Eddie Foley
Lea Leture
Hwe
Wm. Collier, Jr
Langdon
White
Powers & West
Courage Keystone
Keeney
Empire Theatre
METRO
LASKY
Paramount Masterpiece
Jesse L. Lasky
Miss Ward
Paramount
Royal Order of Moose
Circus Grounds
Fairfield Ave
Quilty’s School of Dancing
Ohio
Fashion Plate
Spooner
Highland Spring
Highland Spring Water Co
Ibe
Warren Street
Dorman & Krause
Republican Club
Federal St
No. Main
Billy Klein
DR. I. I. Myers
Sanford
Porgies
W. D. Cook & Son
Albania
Aviona
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