Pavlova Debuts in Portici Film at Poli's Bridgeport
Amusements note Pavlova in a lavish seven act film The Dumb Girl of Portici at Poli's Bridgeport as a headline attraction. Vaudeville features Eva Puck Salon Singers and Fred and Eldray Fisher with Perseverance in a strong program alongside other photoplays.
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Pavions
Bridgeport
Poli
Portici
Paviova
Auber
Masaniello
Mlle
Pavlova
Salon
Eva Puck
Fred
Eldray Fisher
William S Hart Stars In Primal Lure At Plaza And Local Acts Delight
William S Hart shines as a disciplined outpost leader in The Primal Lure at the Plaza with scenes set in the Canadian Northwest. The production features realistic northern visuals and Hart’s absorbing performance. Also showcased are Seven Colonial Belles in period garb performing refined music, Hess and Hyde in a witty skit, the Lenards Bicycle act, and a two part Keystone comedy Apply Scoundrel.
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Hudson Bay Co
Canadian Northwest
William S. Hart
Hart
Cahillant Romine
Hess
Hyde
France
Fred Mace
Pasquale funny Italian tale at Empire program release
Pasquale portrays a gentle Italian grocer who clears debts to win Margarita while the Tong regime probes his home. The Oliver Moragsco Photoplay Co. release features George Beban in a notably sympathetic role with other feature photoplays on the Paramount Program.
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Pasquale
George Beban
Oliver Moragsco Photoplay Co
Paramount
Margarita
Park Theatre Opens Summer Vaudeville With Stellar Show
Park theatre launched the new summer vaudeville season to a full house in Bridgeport. Owen McGiveney delivered rapid fire quick-change comedy in an Oliver Twist piece. Abe Attell, in a three round exhibition with Red Allen, impressed fans with his enduring cleverness. Vine and Temple, a young beauty and a comic act, drew strong applause along with Roth and Roberts and the duo Worman and Clare.
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Park Theatre
Bridgeport
Owen McGiveney
Bill Sykes
Mr. McGiveney
Abel Attell
Red Allen
Abe
Vine and Temple
Roth
Roberts
Worman
Clare
Vaudeville Bill Features Diverse Acts at Local Theater
A lively program showcased Anderson and Evans in On the Rocks a witty skit about actors life in a boarding house. Maestro Co presented nimble acrobatic comedy. Animated pictures closed the bill with a promise of a new lineup Thursday headlined by Sylvester Schaeffer The Miracle Man of Vaudeville with twelve acts.
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Anderson
Evans
Maestro & Co
Sylvester Schaeffer
the Miracle Man
Under Cover at the Lyric starring Cecil Spooner
The Lyric theatre presents Under Cover with Cecil Spooner in the principal role. A police crook drama follows a New York society woman forced to be a government secret agent to save her sister who erred. She aids in this case of a $200,000 necklace smuggling while facing love and loyalty conflicts.
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Cecil Spooner
Lyric ‘Theatre
Cecil
New York
Civilization's Child and A Rough Knight At West End
Anna Lehr and William Thompson star in a Triangle feature Civilization's Child a five act drama set in Russia and America. Shorty Hamilton appears in A Rough Knight a two act Keystone. Hearst Vitagraph News also shown. Phone 2328-13.
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Anna Lehr
William ‘Thompson
William H. ‘Thompson
Russia
America
Triangle Screen
Shorty” Hamilton
Hearst-Vitagraph
Adv
WM. Thompson
Birthday of Deacon Phillippe Spotlighted in Pirates History
A Pittsburgh note recalls Deacon Phillippe born May 23 1872 in Ole Virginny as a long serving Pirates pitcher from Louisville era. It links him with Honus Wagner Fred Clarke Tommy Leach Rube Waddell and other stars, notes his later managerial stint and retirement before returning to the Smoky City.
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Philippe
Flys Dutchman
Deacon
Minneapolis
Louisville
Colonels
Pirates
Phillippe
Rube Waddell
Pat Flaherty
Walter Woods
Chief Zimmer
Cliff Latimer
Claude Ritchey
Tommy Leach
Fred Clarke
Honus Wagner
Leach
Rochester
Wagner
Deacon Phillippe
Shave Row Sparks Critique Of Tris Speaker
The Sporting News recounts an incident in Chicago where Jake Stahl arranged a quick shave for Tris Speaker at a busy barber shop. Stahl told the manager Speaker wanted a shave and it should be done quickly, leading to Speaker’s privilege over other patrons.
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Sporting News
Tris Speaker
Chicago
Cleveland Indians
Jake Stahl
Tris
Stahl
Peing
Barber Shop Bet Sparks Chicago Rivalry
The bootblack quarrels with the Indian vice-president over a bet on the White Sox. He laments losing money and vows to back the team next season, while Tris urges him to place all his bets on them.
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Bootblack
Bob McRoy
Speke
Mme
Mistah Speaker
T “Dog
White Sox
Tris
Chicago
Shiner
St Louis Browns Return to Polo Grounds in Harlem Debut
New York May 23 The St Louis Browns played at the Polo Grounds for the first time in two seasons. Several players appeared in new uniforms from teams they wore in 1913 including Grover Hartley Oreg Crandall Armando Marsani and Dave Davenport. Fielder Jones last visited the Polo Grounds in uniform in 1908 while Billy Donovan helped send them from Manhattan that season.
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New York
St. Louis Browns
Polo Grounds
Jones Outfit
Browns
Harlem
Grover Hartley
Oreg Crandall
Giants
P. G
Eddie Plank
Matty
Plank
Armando Marsani
Dave Davenport
Garry Hermann
Cincinnatis
Ward Miller
Chicago
Bob Groom
Walter Johnson
Washington
Chuck Deal
Boston Brave
Fielder Jones
Brooklyns
Hilltop Grounds
Manhattan
Bill Donovan
Homely Philosophy Warns Against Prideful Structures
A homely philosophy warns not to build on shaky ground like Tribulation Town and lament when storms strike. The idea urges humility and prayer when wisdom seems overabundant, noting troubles attract more problems.
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Atlanta Constitution
Classical Recital Sparks Hidden Opinions in Boston
A young bookkeeper attends a Boston pupils recital and is asked by a musician about the program. The exchange reveals a preference for classical music and a remark on discretion. The clipping also notes quips from Addison and a bank job joke from Miss Gossip and Miss Cayenne comments about briggins.
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Greater
Boston
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POLIS
U Uda
Porticr
Fred and
Iontact
Comeau
Wed’sday
Bill Syhkes
Charles Dickens
Oliver Twist
Anderson & Evans
Vine
Temple
Norman and Clark
Extra
Attell
Dventngs
Park
PLAZA
Cahill
Romine
Hess & Hyde
Keystone
West End
State St
Clinton Ave
Shorty Hamilton
ST. Louis Stars
Addison
Jiggs
Buffalo Express
Black Rock Athletic Club
New England
Tommy Nelson
Portchester
N. C
Larry Williams
Quilty’s School of Dancing
Newfield Park
Springfield Rirne
Twelfth District
Republican Club
Dorman-Krause
Billy Kline
Sir Errico
Royal Italian Concert
Keeney
Empire Theatre
Irit E Paramoun and
Metro Asterpieces
Morosco Paramount Masterpiece
Spooner
Pell Trenton
Tiex
Lyric Hall
W. H .Isham
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