Polli's vaudeville and photoplay delights dazzle week
Polli's kicks off the week with Tango shoes novelty and a big laughs filled vaudeville bill. Andrew Toombes and Lola Wentworth return with a charming act and strong voice, while Sherlock Holmes seven reel photoplay draws steady interest with Gillette in title role. Idalene Cotten and company shine in a breezy sequence of four roles, Moore O'Brien and Cormack entertain with songs and comedy, Eddie wring adds Italian bits, and lone and Malone close with acrobatics.
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Polli’s
Andrew Toombes
Lola Wentworth
Miss Wentworth
Mr.Toombes
Sherlock Holmes
An Gillette
Sherlock
Ainterest
Idalene Cotten
Nick King and Company
Miss Cotten
Moore
O’brien
Cormack
Rathskellar
The Dairy Maids headline Plaza's musical night
The Plaza presents The Dairy Maids as the opening week headliner with a strong cast of singers and dancers. A lavish scenic and electrical production frames lively comedy and song, supported by Keefe Langton and White, Powers, and West. The program also features The Bugle Call, a Triangle photo play with William Collier Jr. and Anna Lehr, plus A Dash of Courage, a Keystone two part comedy.
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Edietta
Dairy Maids
Roland West
Plaza
Keefe
Langton
White
Erry
Powers
West
Rialto
Darto
Bugle Call
Triangle
William Collier, Jr
Anna Lehr
Salvation Army in Los Angeles lends support to film
Empire reports The Salvation Army in Los Angeles enriched by hundreds from the Jesse L. Lasky production A Gutter Magdalene starring Fannie Ward. The Barracks refused permission at first but consented after learning the story highlights the army’s silent work. The Lasky company sent a substantial check and plans include The Scarlet Woman and a triple feature program with Olga Petrova. The Universal Circus serial Pet o the Ring with Francis Ford and Grace Cunard closes the loop on a busy bill.
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Salvation Army of
Los Angeles
Jesse L. Lasky
Lasky Company
Paramount
Metro
Mme
Olga Petrova
Universal Circus
Francis Ford
Grace Cunard
Universal
No-Good Guy at West End Shows Wild Bedtime Pranks
Triangle-Iace release with William Collier follows a family friendly policy. Collier as Jimmy Coghlan returns home after a wild evening finds his bed slipping away and a valet vexed by a cigarette. The comedy escalates with a playful furniture chase and a finale meant to entertain children and adults alike.
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William Collier
Collier
Jimmy Coghlan
Jimmy
Gaiety of Nations
Children of Nations
Harry Gribbon
Dash
Two-Act Keystone Comedy and Hearst News Shown
An entertainment listing notes a two-act Keystone comedy and Hearst-Vitagraph News will be shown. Telephone contact 2328-13 indicates venue details and booking or inquiry options.
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Hearst-Vitagraph
Cecil Spooner Stars in The Girl He Couldn't Buy at the Lyric
Cecil Spooner’s company presented the melodrama The Girl He Couldn't Buy at the Lyric last evening before a large audience. The play drew storms of applause as Spooner, Miss Spooner as Hope Nelson, and the supporting cast delivered a strong dramatic performance with well done scenery and engaging action.
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Cecil Spooner
The
Lyric
Miss Spooner
Hope Nelson
New York
David Burnham
Peli Trenton
Horse Admirer Finds Paradise in the Circus
Lovers of horses will enjoy the Barnum Bailey Greatest Show on Earth in Bridgeport Friday. About 700 horses high light the performance with blue blood stock, hippo drome racers, and heavy draft breeds hauling gear. The horse remains the center of interest as waltzing, tangoing, and statue horses are featured alongside Arabian and Kentucky thoroughbreds.
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Barnum & Bailey
Bridgeport
Barnum & Bailey Circus
Barnum
Cancer Precautions from a Medical Writer
A medical journal writer warns that skin cancer risks include moles that grow in size or darken, warts that scale, and areas on lips ears eyelids cheeks or hands. He emphasizes dandruff as a major cancer trigger, noting about 60 percent of skin cancers arise from it and urging dandruff treatment to prevent cancer.
Insect Sits on Its Eggs Reveals Family Duty
Earwigs defy insect norms by guarding fifty or more eggs until hatching and gathering scattered eggs back together. Early in spring, mothers patrol nests with their brood, young huddle beneath her body for protection. Strand Magazine notes remarkable insect minutiae including a spider silk strand of 4,000 threads and wings carrying hundreds of thousands of scales.
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Strand Magazine
True Fish Stories and Abusing a True Friend
A column excerpt lampoons aquarium myths with exotic fish traits from the Philadelphia North American and contrasts a pet catnap clock with a cruel reaction to alarm clocks. It links humorous fish lore with a moral tale about compassion to a faithful pet.
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India
Japan
Philadelphia
Weak Heart And Its Dangers
The article explains a form of functional cardiac trouble where the heart is weak and lacks reserve capacity to handle emergencies. It links low blood pressure to weak heart and poor arterial tone, advises patients not to panic, and notes that with proper care, medical guidance, and a cheerful outlook, a person can live as long as a healthy neighbor.
Refrains of marriage and geese at market
A sentimental man extols marriage as heaven’s boon and life’s happiness, while a practical spectator counters that marriage is a grand refrain from many pleasures. A country market tale follows about two geese kept together for fifteen years, refused to be sold separately to honor their lifelong companionship.
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Pittsburgh Chronicle-Telegraph
London Mail
Connecticut Froebel Normal Graduates Hold Their Class Day
Senior class day at Connecticut Froebel Normal school on West avenue featured a program with Welcome by Sylvia Eastman and works by Genevieve Thompson, Mary Conley, and Katherine Whitney. Officiants include Naugatuck president Edna Rose and other seniors from New Haven Fairfield Bridgeport and more.
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Connecticut
Froebel Normal
Connecticut Froebel Normal School
West Avenue
Sylvia Eastman
Helen Kinsella
Genevieve Thompson
Mary Conley
Charlotte Brown
Clover Geddes
Katherine Whitney
Lucille Branda
Blanche Meltzer
Adelaide van Dine
Edna Rose
Naugatuck
New Haven
Marlboro
Mass
Edna ‘Raver
Hillside
N. Y
Lucile Branda
Rowayton
Fairfield
Bridgeport
Mabel Townsend
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POLIS
West End
Kansas City Journal
Louisville Courier- Journal
Siberia
Lena
WM. Collier, JR
Powers & West
Charley Chaplin
High St
Zim
Cartoons Magazine
West End State St
WM. Collier
Vivian Martin
Thelma
FOX
John & Bon
Quilty’s School of Dancing
Fairfield, Conn
Sherman Hall
Hutchinson
Besser
B. H. S. Auditorium
Margaret Somerset
Newfield Park
New London
Royal Order of Moose
Circus Grounds
Fairfield Ave
Vanities
Toombes & Wentworth
America
WM. Gillette
Cotton & King
Malone
Moore, O’brien
Eddie Dowling
Police
Keeney
Empire Theatre
Rw Paramounei
Lasky Paramount
Fannie Ward
the Scarlet Woman
Teachines
Spear
Dorsen
Fashion Plate
Spooner
Girl
Sumner Nichols
W. H. Isham
Mer
Highland Spring Water Co
Warren Street
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