Poll's Theater Presents Arousements with Hearst-Pathe War Photos
Poll's theater debuts a photo comedy style show with a mock country town to big city progression. Hearst-Pathe photographers display clear frontline and wartime motography as part of the program alongside vaudeville acts by The Newsomes Lyn Fay Elkins Kim hy Arnold and a short sketch Memories. The house applauds the dancing and novelty acts as Poll dealers promote clever entertainment.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Stuart
Hearst-Pathe
America
Poll's
Fay & Elkins
Kim Hy
Arnold
Inpopent at Park Theatre by Spooner Stock Company
Park to all those intending to witness Inpopent which the Spooner Stock company presents at the Park theatre next week. Desires to call the nation of petroms to the lares, demn ready gade for reservations as ee to purchase your seats well You may bet on ones in order that Lataber required to accept. Erecreating Innocent on the attraction next week, the management little expected the demand would be so rest to witness it.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Spooner Stock Company
Park Theatre
Fement
Petroms
Lares
As & Ee
Pauline
Frederick
Eltings Theatre
New York City
New York
Plaza Theatre previews a week of new films and stars
The Plaza Theatre wraps a successful week with the dramatic film The Garl Sinister by Anthony P. Kelly produced by Edgar Lewis. Next week features One Jew for Both and Charlie Chaplin's The Immigrant alongside Miss Leah Baird in One Law for Both, with Thursday appearances announced.
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Plaza Theatre
Anthony P. Kelly
Edgar Lewis
Charlie Chaplin
Hugh-Foxers
Leah Baird
Helen Hutchinson
Carmen at Poli's Theatre Featured by Metropolis Opera
A fragmentary review notes the engagement of a production with Fox and a noted cast. It mentions soprano Robinson and the Boston Opera Company, highlighting the performance of Carmen at Poli's Theatre on a Sunday afternoon under the corps of the regiment.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Iémesires
Poli
Ae ‘Regiment
Metropolis
Dena Robinson
Na- 4
Boston, Cage Opera Co
Carmen at the Sunday matinee by famed company
Miss Robinson sings Carmen with Forrest La Mont as Don Jose and Vincent Ballister as Escamille. A 40 piece symphony conducted by S Avitabile will accompany the Metropolitan level cast and ballet. This appearance marks a rare gathering of such talent for a single performance.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Carmen
Miss Robinson
Don Jose
Forrest la Mont
Vincent Ballister
Metropolitan Opera House
S. Avitabile
The
Metropolitan
Scout Eddie Herr Finds Good Men for Cards inable
Scout Eddie Herr of the St Louis Cardinals praises his finds and notes how Branch Rickey steers his eye for talent He recalls landing Bill Doak and Jack Smith and reports college players show shrewd contract sense and savvy in negotiations
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Eddie Herr
St. Louis Cardinals
Sporting News
Tom Connery
Oscar Horstman
Herr
Branch Rickey
Colte
Rickey
St Bonaventure College awards degree to Bridgeport man
The degree of Bachelor Arts cum laude was conferred upon Joseph Richford of Bridgeport at St Bonaventure's college annual commencement in Allegheny New York held last week. Stephen A Gleason, son of Mr and Mrs Augustine Gleason of 649 Central Avenue, was among eighteen graduates of St Thomas seminary in Hartford as the seminary closed Friday morning.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Joseph Richford
Bridgeport
St. Bonaventure’s College
Allegheny
N. Y
Stephen A. Gleason
Augustine Gleason
Central Avenue
St. ‘Thomas’ Seminary
Hartford
Lehigh Valley Coal Co Declares 4 Percent Dividend
New York June 23 Lehigh Valley Coal Sales Co declares a special quarterly dividend of 4 percent elevating the stock’s annual yield to about 16 percent versus the recent 10 percent rate. Somerville Mass June 23 Frank Small Bath Me former Bath mayor dies at 53 at relatives’ home. builder of large wooden schooners for Atlantic coastwise trade.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Lehigh Valley Coal Sales Co
Somerville
Mass
Frank 4
Small
Bath
Percy & Small
Creditors sale slashes clothing at Stratfield Hotel site
Tons of merchandise are unpacked for a great sale at 1227 1229 Main Street in Bridgeport. The creditors sale promises low prices on suits, coats, and linens with refunds offered if not satisfactory. Demands to reopen litigation push retail pricing to clear stock this season.
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Bridgeport
Main Street
Stratfledd
Edward Lonergan
Police praise Walter Lashar for campaign support
In a city wide Red Cross fundraising drive Walter B. Lashar president of the American Chain Co donated 5000 of his own money and funded campaign expenses. Police Commissioner John C. Stanley and Assistant Superintendent Charles H. Suckley led praise for Lashar while its Sick Benefit Fund received Lashars matching donation after the force contributed. The department publicly acknowledged Lashars generosity and vows to show their gratitude.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
American Red Cross Society
Walter B. Lashar
American Chain Co
Lashar
John C. Stanley
Board of Police Commissioners
Charles H.suckley
Suckley
Charley Suckley
Walter B. Leshar
Police Sick Benefit Society
Bluecoats
St Augustine's School to Give Diplomas to 38
Thirty eight pupils of St Augustine's parochial school will receive diplomas at the annual commencement on Tuesday evening June 26 at St Augustine's church. The sermon will be delivered by Rev Richard E Shortell of Ridgefield. An elaborate musical program is planned under Prof Alfred T Brisebois. Diplomas and prizes will be conferred by Rev James B Nihill. The program ends with solemn benediction by Rev Robert J Bowen.
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St. Augustine’s Parochial School
St. Augustine’s Church
Richard E. Shortell
LL. D
Ridgefield
Alfred T. Brisebois
James Leo Lennon
Edward John Lovely
William James McKeon
Erwin Timothy McNamara
John George Molloy
James Paul
O'Brien
Cletus Claude O'Neil
Francis Charles Patterson
John James Shannon
Josephine Rose Charavalie
Amelia Cecilia Cuneo
Edna Margaret Farrell
Mildred Agnes Farrell
Eleanor Patricia Foley
Rosalie Anna Gale
Ruth Pauline Galligan
Agnes Cecilia Garrity
Margaret Geaney
Mary Christina Griffin
Josephine Veronica Hana
Catherine Elizabeth Donovan
William Monahan Ford
Mildred Cecilia Gabbett
Edward Joseph Judge
Bernardine
Mary Kirk
George McCullough
Leslie McGoan
Margaret Mary Morrissey
Ethel Marie Prince
Mary Rita Rooney
Mabel Agnes Watkins
June Weddings Stein Stearns at United Congregational Church
Miss Florence Rand Stearns and Milton A B Stein were married at 6 30 this evening at the United Congregational church. The service was conducted by Dr William Horace Day and Rev George M Brown. Attendants included Miss Dorothy Stearns and several bridal party members. A reception followed at the bride’s parents home with pink decoration.
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Stein—Stearns
Florence Rand Stearns
Frederick W. Stearns
Clinton Avenue
Milton A. B. Stein
Conrad Stein
Stratford
United Congregational Church
William Horace Day
George M. Brown
M. E
Miss Stearns
Dorothy Stearns
Arthur Powell
Roy.Case
Frederick R. William
Katherine Plumb
Atmauray
Charles Gray
Greenfield Hill
Harvey Allen Taylor
John R. Taylor
Flushing
L. L
Miss Gray
Frank E. Carlson
Greenfield Hill Congregational Church
Katherine Treadwell
Mabel Edwards
Bridgeport High School
Mount Holyoke College
Mrs. Taylor
Maine
Delinquent Milk Dealers to Be Examined Here
Milk dealers who failed to meet sanitary standards set by the health board are summoned to answer for delinquency. Inspectors report some stations show improvement, while others with no action will be heard by the health board Tuesday night. Miss Catherine Burke, longtime St. Vincent’s hospital staff, has become head surgical nurse at Norwalk hospital after training at St. Vincent’s and Grady Maternity Hospital and is well known in local nursing circles. Burglars dynamited the Three Bridges post office near Flemington N J but only $50 in cash and stamps were taken.
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Board of Health
Health Department
Health Board
Catherine Burke
St. Vincent's Hospital
Norwalk Hospital
Miss Burke
Stamford
St. Vincent's
Grady Maternity
Albany
N. Y
St. Vincent’s
Bridgeport
Three Bridges
Flemington
N. J
Painting a Battleship Paint Outlay and Barnacle Control
An overview of naval paint costs for battleships and other vessels. Initial hull coating may reach 25,000 dollars with annual upkeep near 1,000,000 to prevent barnacle fouling. Also discusses marine paints for submerged parts and eco nomic uses of vegetable soups, walnuts as food, and magnetic metals in non iron alloys.
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Boston Heralds
Fluent Women Novelists Impress in Public Speaking
The London Answers notes that several women novelists outpace men as speakers. Mrs Bailey Reynolds, Mrs Humphry Ward, Lucas Malet, and Sarah Grand are highlighted for their verbal prowess, with Grand imagined in a cabinet role if she were a man.
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Bailey Reynolds
Humphry Ward
Lucas Malet
Sarah Grand
London
What It Was
A small boy answered the telephone first. The caller, a friend of his mother, asked for Mrs Blank. The boy replied it was Mrs Blank's little boy, sparking a brief exchange.
Rich and Poor: A Moral View on Wealth and Want
The piece contrasts wealth with contentment, arguing true riches lie in desire rather than possessions. It states riches come from coveting nothing, and poverty from endless wants, defining wealth as restraint and satisfaction rather than abundance.
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William
Fox
Cathen
Bolds
Leigh Valley Coal Co
Eclares
Dh Canean
Stuart Holmes
Newsomes
Elkins, Fay, Elkins
Lillete
Kimberly & Arnold
Hearst-Pathe News
Alice Joyce
Harry Morey
Metropolis Opera CO Presents
Ambulance Corps
Fourth Regt
Connecticut
Home Guard
Corps DE Ballet
S. Avitabilla
Agnes Robinson
Forest LA Mont
Posi’s Theatre
Walter Lashar
Red Cross
Oes
ST. Augustine's School
Farmer
Lordship Murray
Golden Hill
Main
Chichester
Manchester Guardian
Ene
Cecil Spooner
George Cohan
Pauline Frederick
Eltinge Theatre
Lyric Theatre
Kellerman
United Tire & Vulcanizing Co
Fairfield Avenue
Baraam
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