Poli's Amusements Show Highlights Military and Cabaret Acts
Poli's theatre presents Pathe News on training camps and conscription, a Cabaret DeLuxe with ten Broadway artists, Edith Story and Antonio Moreno in a five reel feature, and a mix of dance, music, and novelty. The program blends patriotic military life with entertainment, including jazz bands and comic acts, for a two hour show at Bridgeport.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hearst-Pathe Motion Pictures
United States
Paula Blackton
Country Life
Great White Way
Edith Story
Antonio Moreno
Poli
Bridgeport
Pathe News
Newport
Vitagraph
Stu
Edith Storey
DeLaute
York
Tones
Sylvester
Boon Girls
Fox
Ingraham
Burke
Joan the Woman film at Plaza draws crowds this week
Thousands rush to see Joan the Woman starring Geraldine Farrar at Plaza as prices stay favorable this week. The picture follows the life of Joan of Arc with 12 reels and strong dramatic moments, offering a blend of historical principle and romantic sensationalism.
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Joan
Geraldine Farrar
Joan of Arc
Walace Reid
Eric
44Th Street Theatre
New York
Plaza
Local Debut of Actress in Smithery Drama Draws Crowds
The article highlights a new motion picture star emerging from a local performance. Critics praise her personality and artistic skill as she rises in popularity. The week features a Smithery drama, with matinees scheduled Thursday and Saturday, marking a notable debut in the city’s theater scene.
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Grdkt
Empire Sowers and Reapers at Empire Theatre Today
Empire presents five part masterly Sowers and Reapers starring Emmy Whelen with Metro Wonderplay and the second episode of The Voice on the Wire featuring Neva Gerber and Ben Wilson. The drama centers on a girl torn by love and marriage amid a suspenseful crime tale, with a famed shadow stage cast delivering intense performances.
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Ben Wilson
Neva Gerber
Universal
Voles
The Voice on the Wire mystery film preview
A curious figure by the bed sparks intrigue in a master tale of love and suspense. Viewers are invited to watch every chapter to solve the uncanny mystery as phonelike calls precede baffling crimes. Additional select foreplays accompany the two features for the program.
Ferdinando Brothers Orchestra Final Boston Appearance
The Ferdinando Brothers Dance Orchestra plays Colonial hall tomorrow night in its last city appearance of the season. Dr Sargeant, Harvard gym director, calls their music pairing up dancers, with a program featuring waltzes and a blend of flute, piano, cello, violin, piccolo, drums and traps. Concert 8 to 9, dancing to midnight. tickets 35 cents each.
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Dr. Sargeant
Sargeant
Harvard
Ferdinando Brothers
Colonial Hall
Ferdinando
Ferdinando Orchestra
Ferdinando Bros. Dance Orchestra
New Columbia Records Spotlight Patriotic and Classical Selections
Columbia Graphophone introduces a patriotic march by Prince's Band titled American Republic March and a vigorous recording by the Knickerbocker Quartette Let’s All Be Americans Now. Also featured is the New York Philharmonic Orchestra under Josef Stransky performing Beethoven’s Fifth Symphony Parts 1 and 2 with rich tonal individuality and dramatic contrasts.
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Prince
Columbia
Knickerbocker Quartette
Columbia Graphophone Company
Washington
Lincoln
Grant
New York Philharmonit
Beethoven
Josef Stransky
New York Philharmonic
America
Egyptian Revenue Reaches Historic High in Peace Time
Cairo May 23 government revenues in Egypt rose to the highest point ever recorded this year. No war tax increase occurred and direct taxation remains the lowest among British Empire territories. Indirect taxes rose with railways up ten percent and telegraph postal rates up to a hundred percent. Taxes on tobacco coal and construction wood also increased.
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Cairo
Egypt
Hokara Skin Healer Promises Quick Cure for Pimples
W P Hindle markets Hokara as a universal skin healer claiming to cure pimples, blackheads, herpes, acne, eczema, and more. A liberal jar is offered at 35 cents with a money back guarantee if it fails, inviting readers to try the remedy.
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W. P. Hindle
Bridgeport
W.P. Hindle
Crowder Evolved Draft Registration Plan Facing June 5
Brigadier General Crowder, head of the army provost marshal, devised a nationwide draft registration plan to register 10 million young men on June 5. Advices from the War Department show 42 states already have organized machinery ready, with central boards at county and city levels and farms dispatched to implement the census in one coordinated effort. The plan aims to centralize local conditions under one authority for speed and efficiency.
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War Department
Crowder
Head of Gigantic Swindle Arrested
Philadelphia May 23 Clawson Bachman indicted last December with two others for defrauding investors of 1 000 000 through stock subscriptions in the International Gas and Electric Co a Delaware corporation. He was arrested in Rouells Point New York after being expelled from Canada as an undesirable citizen. Bachman got a hearing in Plattsburg and was held on 12000 bail for trial here.
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Philadelphia
Clawson Bachman
International Gas & Electric Co
Delaware
Rouse’s Point
N. Y
Canada
Bachman
Plattsburg
Harvard student cited for bravery in war service
Paris reports Harvard student John Howard Booth of Brookline Massachusetts, a member of the American Ambulance Field Service, was cited for distinguished work in September after rescuing wounded men under heavy shelling. London notes King George VI’s staff must join the colors. a one month extension was granted by the military tribunal as he is deemed essential.
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Paris
John Howard Boitl
Harvard
Brookline
Mass
American Ambulance Field Service
Hecard
London
David ‘Lloyd George
Ty Cobb On Stealing Bases And Sliding Feet First
Ty Cobb offers baseball guidance to youth in The American Boy, explaining how pitchers' attention on baserunners varies, the risks of headfirst sliding, and how to slide feet first after a hard collision. He warns players to avoid berating umpires and notes most complaints aim to hide failures at the plate or on a steal.
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Ty. Cobb
Eddie Plank
Caldwell
Coombs
Shawkey
Walter Johnson
Aliso
Kid Elberfield
New York
Fair Play for English Ships Phillips Calls for Fair Play
Liverpool May 23 Sir Owen Phillips chairman of the Royal Mail and other steamship firms urged continued free competition for British mercantile shipping. He warned against nationalization and called for government restraint, except to safeguard life at sea and ensure fair play amid wartime controls and foreign rivalries.
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Liverpool
Loyalty
Owen Phillips
Royal Mail
Holt Line
British Mercantile Marine
Art League reelects Mrs Holzer president in Bridgeport
Mrs Philip B Holzer is re elected president of the Bridgeport Art League at its annual meeting in Staples building league rooms. Officers chosen include Mrs F M Hammond Mrs W L Sadner Mrs W B Ferguson recording secretary Mrs J G Ennis correspond ing secretary Mrs John C Chamber lain treasurer Mrs George F Hadley and librarian Mrs M D Sherman. Members vote to devote Monday afternoons to Red Cross service and support garden care under Mrs William T Hincks. Public performances by young students planned at Quilty School of Dancing with a program featuring mature love the Roman games folk dances and La Gioconda dances concluding with a Spirit of 76 patriotic numbers. A reception and dancing follow at 8:30 to 1 o'clock with Murrray's orchestra.
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Philip B. Holzer
Bridgeport Art League
League
Staples
F. M. Hammond
W. L. Sadner
W. B. Ferguson
M. D. Sherman
J. G. Ennis
John C. Chamberlain
George F. Hadley
Holzer
Red Cross
Garden Commission
William T. Hincks
Quilty’s School of Dancing
Colonial Ball Room
Rome
Uncle Sam
Columbia
Murfray
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Ferdinando Bros
Talking Machine
Gen. Crowder
Ee -Muvvost
Enoch H. Crowder
Ty Cobb
Phillips
Plaza Theatre
ARMY
Warda Howard
Walter Howard
Keeney’s
Empire ‘Theatre
Metro
Emmy Wehlen
Sowers & Reapers
Universal Chapter
The
Petarra
Jass Band
Grey Horse
Jones
FOX & Ingraham
Burke & Burke
Hearst-Pathe
Cecil Spooner
Sny
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