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Newspaper
Bridgeport Evening Farmer
Location
Bridgeport, Connecticut, United States of America
Date
Jun 13, 1916
Page
4
The Connecticut state board of health urges towns to be ready for tetanus from gunshot wounds and fireworks injuries. It notes tetanus antitoxin is provided free via local health officers and urges immediate prophylactic treatment after injuries. Health officers in nonrestrictive towns are told to stock tetanus antitoxin.
Under the United Irish societies, a June 25 Plaza theatre lecture and concert will raise funds for Irish war victims. New Haven has raised about $5,000 for the Ireland relief drive, with Bridgeport Irish circles hopeful for strong local showing. Organizers Col T J Murphy and Daniel J O Connor met Plaza owner S Z Poli to arrange the event. program details are pending and expected to feature noted artists. The event aims to be free, relying on donations from Bridgeporters. Also, Barnozm school will host elaborate Flag Day exercises on June 14 at 9 o’clock led by Miss C A Seely and musical director C P Stevens with Harvey Went supervising physical activities.
Amusements review praises The Court Room Girls as a strong musical comedy with a charming chorus of well singing and dancing artists. Charley Chaplin appears briefly in The Fireman while Her Husband's Wife star Sallie Crute anchors a five part drama. Prosperity charms Ezra Phillips company and Wilson Bros. Mack plus Sidney Phillips provide songs and sketches in an all around pleasing show. The Hollanders close with a distinctive musical confection.
The Plaza showcases a strong half week bill with White and Wie’s clever soft shoe, Hermann and Shirley in The Mysterious Masquerader, Hoyt Manion Hyams and Dan Elyo Black and White Revue headlining. Bessie Barriscale stars in The Sorrows of Love as Sister Beatrice The Lily, joined by St John in Keystone’s Moonshiners.
Miss Cecil Spooner leads a four act drama The House of Lies at the Lyric Theatre to strong applause. Pell Trenton appears as John Livingston Kent with a dashing presence and Helen Tilden shines as Fayette de Montville alongside Clarence Doty and Roy B. Williams in supporting roles.
Grace Tyler helps her sister escape a frightful fate but earns her husband’s jealousy in Triadelle’s Not My Sister. Bes sie Barriscale stars as Grace with William Desmond as the sculptor Michael Arnold who betrays the model. A two reel Keystone comedy and Hearst-Vitagraph News follow, with tomorrow’s Fox feature A Man of Sorrow.
Manager Isham has secured the genuine Birth of a Nation for a Lyric engagement of one week with twice daily showings. For the first time in its history popular prices will prevail at a presentation this monumental production, with owners consenting to the reduced rate after much effort.
A guaranteed share of the week’s receipts will be paid to a producer for a Bridgeport showing of The Birth of a Nation. The exhibitor, Mr Isham, aims to offer the best possible amusement at the lowest cost. The film is billed as highly educational and intensely engaging, with seats all reserved and advance procurement advised.
More than 4,000 people attended the Levitt Taxier United Shows opening in Bridgeport on Fairfield Avenue. The Loyal Order of Moose lodge 289 staged the carnival with Major William Houlihan named grand marshal for Saturday’s state parade and field day. The program includes athletic events, field sports, and a state convention beginning Friday at Moose hall in the Poli Building on Main Street.
A condensed note on Dion Boucicault rewriting London Assurance to give Mrs Nesbit a role after Covent Garden accepted the work. Also recounts Emerson's sharp reply to Boston end of world fears and a quip about people who lose money lacking friends to complain to.
A quoted exchange contrasts a philosopher who says we live life only once with a pessimist who notes many die before learning the rules of the game. The dialogue hints at existential themes and the stakes of human behavior.
A brief quirky note recalls Carl delaying a college visit after meeting an old woman on the way. The exchange with his father hints at superstition influencing decisions and adds a humorous tone to the moment.
A brief meditation on the folly of worry, asserting that anxious minds throw rocks at their troubles and end up hurting themselves rather than solving problems. The tone mocks fretful thinking and promotes calm resolve.
The record covers Genet’s 1794 recall by France at Washington’s request and Morris’s recall as reciprocation. It discusses the 1828 Prussia treaty limits, the 1799 clause on debts, and Hague 1907 rules about merchant ships. It notes interned ships status, and contrasts Teutonic vessels with British and Dutch ships.
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