Will the circus horse be replaced by cars in Bridgeport
Barnum and Bailey come to Bridgeport on June 9 and veteran boss Tom Lynch declares motorized circus transportation cannot equal the hauling power of thirty to fifty horses on mud lots. The article notes 768 horses in the show, with over 500 baggage stock valued at not less than 200 dollars each, hauling wagons, canvases, and cages between grounds. It highlights renowned riders and acts, including Signor Bagonghi and the Hanneford family, and argues the parade will be horse-drawn and traditional equestrian feats will remain essential to the spectacle.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tom Lynch
Bridgeport
Lynch
Barnum & Bailey Circus
Barnum & Bailey Show
Barnum & Bailey
Signor Bagonghi
Hanneford
Davenport
Ella Bradna
Bride Shop returns to Poli's for three days engagement
Amusements direct from the Palace theatre in New York present The Bride Shop a musical comedy by B A Rolfe returning to Poli's after a coast to coast tour. The cast includes Andrew Toombes Lola Wentworth Basil Linn and the 16 fashion plates. Dorothy Bernard stars in The Sins of Men with Stuart Holmes. Also featured are Mr and Mrs Norman Phillips in Sweets to the Sweet and a vaudeville bill with Petrocola Meyers Emil Mendelsohn and the Aerial Mitchells.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Palace Theatre
New York
Poli’s
B. A. Rolfe
Poli's
Andrew Toombes
Lola Wentworth
Basil Linn
Baron
Dorothy Bernard
Miss Bernard
Stuart Holmes
Norman Phillips
Marie
Frances Nordstrom
Poli Players
Petrocoloa & Meyers
Emil Mendelsohn
Mitchells
Wizards of the Flying Rings
Plaza Presents A Child of the Paris Streets at Plaza Week
The Plaza screens A Child of the Paris Streets with Robert Harron Mae Marsh and Tully Marshall in five acts. Also billed The Maids From Mexico a lively musical comedy acts with 14 performers and a 10 dancer chorus. The Big Four Kraals Eatons and a Keystone two part comedy follow for a packed program through the week.
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A&a
Paris
Triangle
Plaza
Robert Harron
Mae Marsh
Tully Marshall
Mexico
Kraals
The
Eatons
Seasn
Empire presents The Spell of the Yukon at the city theatre
The five part Metro-Wonder feature stars Edmund Breese in The Spell of the Yukon a photoplay about the gold rush era. The program includes Sydney Drew's latest comedy and a full Universal drama roster. Mae Murray leads the next Lasky Paramount film Sweet Kitty Bellairs tomorrow and Saturday.
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Yukon
Edmund Breese
Metro
Hves
Universal
Mae Murray
Lasky
Foers
Lasky Paramount
Under Cover at the Lyric Delights City Audiences
The Lyric presents Roi Cooper Negroe's American melodrama Under Cover with Selwyn & Company and Cecil Spooner. A high society spy drama of transatlantic smuggling and secret service pursuit unfolds with a young woman drawn into peril to protect her sister. Following the show Pell Trenton's Her Two Weeks Honeymoon opens with an elaborate production.
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Roi Cooper Negroe
Selwyn & Company
Cecil Spooner
Law
New York
Cort Theatre
Chicago
Boston
Secret Service
Pell Trenton
The Wall Between A War Romance With Bushman And Bayne
Rehearsals for Scenic Production progress over ten days as Special Motion Pictures prepares to screen The Wall Between starring Francis X. Bushman and Beverly Bayne. The Metro Quality Picture, based on a Ralph D. Paine story, follows John Kendall a promoter in the U S army and his romance tested by class and duty, with Lieut Burkett as rival and a proud but tested sergeant overcoming snobbery and danger.
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Francis X. Bushman
Beverly Bayne
Ralph D. Paine
Mr. Bushman
Kendall
Miss Bayne
Man
Metro
Quality Pictures Corporation
John W. Noble
John Kendall
United States’ Army
Lieut
Burkett
Pauline Frederick Stars in The Moment Before at West End
Pauline Frederick showcases a versatile turn as Madge the gypsy maid in Israel Zangwill’s The Moment Before at the West End on State street. The plot follows her escape from a brutal husband to the service of Harold, Duke of Maldon’s son, amid looming danger and romance. Tomorrow’s bill features DeWolfe Hopper in Sunshine Dad and Ford Sterling in The Snow Cure.
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Pauline Frederick
Famous Players-Paramount
Israel Zangwill
West End
State Street
Clinton Avenue
Miss Frederick
John
Harold
Maldon
DeWolfe Hopper
Ford Sterling
Keystone
Eastern Freight Accumulation conference lifts embargo details
The Eastern Freight Accumulation conference announces embargo lifts effective midnight May 24 for local less than carload freight to Bridgeport and other ports. Coal lifted to Belle Dock, New Haven and 33 percent of May 1915 average receipts. lumber and cement raised to 60 percent. Embargo remains on New York pier freight and export less than carload consignments. Some consignees relieved. others added due to handling limits.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Eastern Freight Accumulation Conference
Bridgeport
New Haven
New London
Waterbury
Plainville
Providence
Belle Dock
New York
Fallen idol Helmuth von Moltke and Victoria Day noted
A historical sketch recalls Count Helmuth von Moltke once wielding supreme command of Germany’s army and later fading when the war tested him. Born May 25 1848 at Gerbstad he rose from minor ranks to lead the Kaiser’s machine while noting his height and Danish roots. Victoria Day was observed in Canada.
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Helmuth von Moltke
von Moltke
Count von Moltke
Gerstaff
Mecklenburg
Helmuth
Old von Moltke
Count Helmuth
Wilhelm
Townshend of Kut Studied Napoleon to Model Postwar Life
A London correspondent portrays General Townshend of the British Army as shaping his life after Napoleon campaigns. He attributes success to daily study of Napoleonic battles, a deep mastery of campaigns, and channeled relics and texts. Townshend is described as serene, cheerful, and socially versatile in both military and London society.
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General Townshend
London Paper
Napoleon
Townshend
London
Paris
Gilman Property in Black Rock Sold to Danneberg
Emma Spear, heir of the late tea magnate Al fred Gilman, transferred her interest in nine lots and four houses near Brewster and Fairfield avenues. Alexander Danneberg bought the property for more than $20,000. The homes were built during Gilman’s planned but unfinished Black Rock development.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Emma Spear
Alfred Gilman
Brewster and
Fairfield Avenue
Alexander Danneberg
Gilman
Black Rock
People's Church Annual Report Highlights Satisfaction
The annual report of the People's Church commends the societies and the general organization as very satisfying. It notes the work of the societies and the trustees is commended and accomplishments for connected persons are praised.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
People’s Church
Leonardi Liver Aid Promises Health and Energy
An advertisement touts Leonardi's Liver Aid as a safe vegetable remedy for liver and stomach issues. It claims to restore vigor, relieve depression, and provide quick, harmless relief without calomel or harsh drugs. Available at druggists or Hinzie’s Drug Stores for 50 cents.
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Leonardi
Main Street
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