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Bridgeport Telegram

Location

Bridgeport, Connecticut, United States of America

Date

Dec 09, 1926

Page

18

Hubbard Denies Marriage Plot in Breach Suit

In Federal court John W. Hubbard fights a $500,000 breach of promise claim from Miss Anne Caldwell. He testifies he loved her but never promised marriage and that meetings with friends were social. Caldwell denies his statements and says she warned of possible blackmail. Trial goes to the jury amid lingering questions about the relationship and alleged seduction claim.

Pittsburgh Dee John W. Hubbard Anne Caldwell New York Hubbard Miss Caldwell Manuufacturer Moving Pictures California Ca’dwell Norman Bel-Geddes

Republican raps breakfast meeting

Senator Norris of Nebraska says White House breakfast conferences lack appeal for him if attendees overlook fraud in Illinois and Pennsylvania primaries. He released a letter to A M Buster of Mattoon Illinois rebuking his anti Republicanism and failure to align with harmony breakfasts.

Washington White House Norris Nebraska Ilinois Pennsylvania A. M. Buster Mattoon Alnois

Ex-Litchfield Man Is Arrested In Brooklyn

Julius Wilkes thirty two of 97 Evergreen avenue Brooklyn was held without bail by Magistrate Dale in Bridge Plaza court pending extradition. Wilkes wanted in Litchfield county Connecticut on a jail breaking charge was arrested yesterday in St Catherine's hospital maternity ward while visiting with his wife. He had served seven days of a one year sentence after being convicted January 17 for stealing chickens.

New York Julius Wilkes Evergreen Avenue Brooklyn Litchfield County Connecticut Dale Bridge Plaza Brookitwn Wilkes St. Catherine's Hospital Litchfield

Robbery Hits Halifax Police Office in December Incident

Burglars broke into the Halifax police chief's office, smashed an expensive filing cabinet, and fled with several important documents and postage stamps. The incident occurred in Halifax, date noted as December 8. No injuries reported, investigation underway by local authorities.

Halifax

Amusements Abies Irish Rose Coming to Lyric Theatre

The popular comedy Abie's Irish Rose comes to Bridgeport's Lyric Theatre for one week starting next Monday. The show, a long running favorite from New York's Republic Theatre, features a first class company and a theme of tolerance with strong comic lines. Norman Brokenshire will appear at Poll's Majestic Theatre Friday evening as part of the WICC Majestic Radio Frolic broadcast. The program also includes The Canadian, a Frolic feature, and broadcast live from the stage daily this week. The Canadian tale follows a man who overcomes obstacles to win love, with Mona Palma and Wyndham Standing leading the supporting cast. Arthur Stringer adapted the Somerset Maugham play for screen use.

Norman Brokenshire Poll Majestic Wicc-Majestic Radio Thomas Meighan Brokenshire Bridgeport Wireo-Majestic Arthur Stringer Somerset Maugham Mona Palma Dale Fuller Wyndham

Pell vaudeville bill features Grace Edler and others tonight

The Pell vaudeville program for tonight at Pell's Vaudeville Theatre showcases Grace Edler and her beauties as one of three headliners. Prof Hype, Dances Unique, The Four Country Clay Girls with On the Links of Melody, and a Cecil J. DeMille presentation The Speeding Venus with Robert Frazer are among the acts. Also featured is Pathe News and a Mack Sennett comedy. The program highlights timeless classics like Michael Strogoff as a melodrama adapted for the screen, reflecting the era's variety show style.

Professor Hype Isles Pell Vaudevile Theatre Grace Edler Harry Holman Edish Manson Frances Fay Internati Anal

Palace and Cameo Tonight Show Classics and Vaudeville

The Palace presents Corporal Kate starring Vera Reynolds with a photorealistic French wartime village set plus Kenneth Thompson and Tulle Faye in a popular cast. Also features Royal Pekin Troupe and Jimmy Gildea & Co with The Great Lover and dance acts. The Park offers Mutt and Jeff in a double wedding burlesque with Joe Yule and a sharp comic turn. Cameo counters with The Broadway Book starring Glenn Hunter and Going the Limit with George O’Hara, plus comedy and newsreels.

Kate DeMile Vera Reynolds Palace Theatre France Kenneth Thompson Tulle Faye Royal Pekin Troupe Jimmy Gildea & Co Lilian Roth Gene Pearson Bob Anderson Daisy

The Fun Shop weta s Edited by Maxeon Foxball Judes

A fragmented collage of humorous verse and quips featuring names such as Mrs Walte Druggist Tremaine Bert E Thorpe Kate McGee Adelaide Kornblut Nanette Platt Mary J McAllister Louise O Thibodean and others. It mixes light wordplay with social satire and seasonal references.

the Fun Shop Wetas Maxeon Foxball Judes Tremaine Bert E. Thorpe Beth Kate McGee Adelaide Kornblut

OH GREE on GOSH WHAT SOE IT MY FUNNY NIGHT

A humorous personal fragment recalls a porch fudge mishap when a cat toppled candy and died later from a strange incident. The note then veers into a jumble of anecdotes including a failed romance call and light verse bits from THE FUN SHOP.

Sweetla T. RE

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