Bridgeport Socials Echo Quiet Town Events
Bridgeport residents gather for teas and visits as Miss Tucker enjoys a week with Miss Gertrude Frazier. LeRoy Sherman attends in New Haven. Mrs. Beach hosts at Boston Avenue. church events note Rev J Yeoman Williams sermons on universality and Greatness. town updates include home repairs, parish plans, and local travels. Community members announce gatherings, guests, and minor incidents across Noble Avenue, Long Hill, and Strand districts.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mims
E. Tucker
Charles W. Davis
Bridgeport
Ee Aare SN
Elmore J. Haw- Mise Tucker
Gertrude Frazier
Noble Avenue
Charlottes B. Plumb
Grace Canteloe
Dorothy Beach
George B. French
Martin Je
Broadbent
Banfora
Beach
Salsbury
Elias Sanford
Frank Sud
Frank Sutherland
Minnie Beers
Ein
Martin J. McDonough
Stephen McDonough
Stratford
LeRoy Sherman
New Haven
John Nelson
Tashua
Benedict
Stepney
Willam Mallette
May Staples
Sport Hill
Ida Sutherland
George Thompson
Glen Brook
Benjamin F. George
Clara Jreser
Charlies Radclffe
A Oms
Philadelphia
Moss
Gettysburg
Veronica Hresko
Mahone
Long Hill
Vera
Albert Linley
Treadwell
Ernest
Ward
Standard Mw Co
Erwin
Fairehild
B. L. Hitt
Ernest L. Nettleton
Milford
George Woods
I. W. Christie
Elizabeth Spencer
Henry B. Curtis
William Curtis
Lewis Curtis
Nichols
Curtis
Elias Howe Post
M. H. Dickenson
Woodbridge
William Keller
Easton Grange Meeting and Local Notices Headline
Easton Grange No. 149 plans a regular meeting at Brange hall with a Worthy Lecturer and inspector expected. Baptist midweek services shift to Wednesday at 7 45 p m. Local visits include Nichols of Redding, Sherwood at Maple Row Dairy, and many relatives visiting in adjacent towns.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Easton Grange
No. 149
Brange Hall
J. H. Candee
Baptist Church
F.S. Clarke
Calvary Baptist Church
Robert Nichols
Redding
John Sherwood
Maple Row Dairy
Vinnie Bradley
Randolph Bradley
Ridgelawn
Hilda McCanaley
Miriam Clark
Charles Gilbert
Frank Wade
Esther
Suffield
Edward D. Gillette
Adams Corners
A. Florence Nichols
Hazel E. Sherwood
Lucy B. Sanford
Mary
Ferris
Center
Blacksmith Receives $25,000 Bequest from Uncle
George Sullivan a Broad Street blacksmith in town learns of a $25,000 inheritance from his uncle who perished in the Ohio flood. Notification has reached the smithy but no plans for using the windfall have been announced.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ohio
George Sullivan
Broad Street
The Man From Home at Plaza Theatre
A detailed review of The Man From Home at the Plaza Poli Fairfield avenue house. The cast, led by Brenda Fowler and Paul McAllister, earns praise for their portrayals in a drama set in Italy. The plot centers on Daniel Voorhees Pike and his effort to arrange a marriage involving a large dower while navigating treachery involving the Earl of Hawcastie and others.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Poli Fairfield Avenue
Daniel Voorhees Pike
Komomo
Indiana
Old Homestead
Giunto Socola
Sorento
Italy
Lady Creech
Almeric St Aubyn
Earl of Hawcastie
Vasili Vasilivitch
Pike
Ivanhoff
Hawcastie
Brenda Fowler
Ethel Granger Simpson
Marguerite Starr
Paul Doucet
St. Aubyn
Earle
William Forrestelle
Benedict McQuarrie
Arthur Buchanan
Grand Duke
Emma Campbell
Arthur Bell
Horace Simpson
Arthur Griffin
Mariano
Park Patton
Michele
H. G. Thompson
H. G. Melsoc
Burke Symon
Miss Cleveland In Strong New Playlet At Lyric Theatre
Eleanor Cleveland stars in the one act playlet Bobbie at the Lyric Theatre this week portraying a newspaper woman torn between a wealthy suitor and an ideal. The cast includes Margaret Lewis and Guy Harrington with a five act vaudeville program and a Kinamocolor reel depicting Nathan Hale.
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Eleanor Cleveland
Bobbie
Lyric Theatre
Miss Cleveland
Margaret Lewis
Trish
Guy Harrington
Hardihood
Mr. Harrington
Bobby
Fox Lyric Theatre
Mitchell
Leighton
Skinner
Tanner
Murray
Lane
Wells
Fisher
Nathan Hale
The Farmer May 13 1913 Vaudeville Review Headlines
A vivid account from a Hippodrome bill praising feats including tumblers from a man called Mystery and a Gypsy Count Jess. The act promises further marvels with a Hungarian inspired piano cymbellum and alluring stage presence. Magic escapes and a hanging headstand trick top the show alongside talking pictures with anvil chorus.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Soman
Hippodrome
Jess
Buda Pesth
Mysterio
Capital Offering At Polis New Theatre
A review of this week’s vaudeville at Polis Main Street Theatre praises the show. Headliner Albert Donnelly the shadowgraphist awed the crowd with silhouette effects and earned encores. Weston and Keith, Claire and Metcalf, and the Seven Black Appearance followed with clever singing, operatic tones, and acrobatic routines drawing strong audience approval.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Poli Main Street Theatre
Albert Donnelly
Weston
Keith
Claire
Metcalf
Old Home Week at Park Theatre Draws Big Crowd
Bridgeport residents packed the Park theatre last evening for Fred Gilman’s Old Home Week show. The program featured Le Baron the contortionist, Three Whelans, Hilarion and Rosalie Ceballos, Mona Desmond, and a new character talk by Gilman. Notable acts included Babcock’s western skit, Conway and Shea in blackface, the Harry Williams trio, and Ethel May Ruby. Capacity audiences signaled a strong week ahead with high advance ticket sales.
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Wilson
Park Theatre
Fred Gilman
Bridgeport
Gilman
the Park
le Baron
Whelans
Martha
Minnie
Joe
Hilarion
Rosalie Ceballos
Mona Desmond
Broadway
Sara
Jane
Theodore Babcock
Conway and Shea
Harry Williams
Ethel May Ruby
Whistler
Pretty Girls Show Fancy Spanish Steps
Eight Bridgeport dancers named for the Spanish dance in The Colleges Hero led by Hazeltine Clark. Cast totals 500 performers in four shows with a special May matinee at Park Theatre. Rehearsals and makeup help sought at 402 Security Building.
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Bridgeport
Hazeltine Clark
Helen Drueke
Edna
Garneau
Margaret L. Hughes
Elizabeth Hartigan
Marie Hammett
Augusta G. Rosenthal
Lucile G. Seery
Park Theatre
Fred Gilman
College Hero
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Trumbull
Easton
Horsford
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the Elks
State Street
Elks
Cleveland
Polis New Theatre
Dag Ay
N. Buckingham & Co
W. FE. Halligan
Fairfield Ave
Middle St
Lyon & Grumman CO
Horace. Fogel the Mas
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Chante
Giants
Red Sox
Sprague
Ice & x Coal Co
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Iory & CO
Shea
Stratford Ave
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