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Newspaper
Bridgeport Telegram
Location
Bridgeport, Connecticut, United States of America
Date
Feb 09, 1928
Page
8
An ad styled piece discusses a new obesity treatment claiming rapid results without starvation. It touts modern scientific methods and ease of use, avoiding time loss or extreme changes in lifestyle while targeting weight reduction.
A fragmented ad style passage markets a method branded as a Pleasant continent approach promising body fat reduction and wrinkle smoothing without shrinking the body. It touts rational vigor and well being, claiming near universal appeal and personal ease for one person.
The Last Command starring Emil Jannings is shown at the Palace with a thrilling depiction of the trans Siberian railway during the Russian Revolution. Also features Brent and William Powell in the new vaudeville bill and acts by Reed and Hooper and Baby Margie.
Miss Bella Cairns leads the Poli Players in John L. Golden's Two Girls Wanted at the Lyric theatre where her Mary Johna Miller role adds to her stock fan appeal. The clean, infectious Gladys Unger comedy originated at the Little Theatre New York and ran a season. Next week guests take the Poli Players to Hyperion Theatre New Haven as Elm City Players tour to present No No Nanette at the Lyric.
In Fedsta court guardian Matthew C Fleming was appointed ad litem for Mary Copley Thaw mother of Harry K Thaw to oversee her interests after an auto crash weakened her. The request to void a 600000 gift to grandson Laurence C Thaw was dismissed as the grandson testified the gift was made freely without undue influence.
Women from the Guild of St Pauls Episcopal church gathered with sixteen members at the parish house to sew and chat. The group plans a four hour business session and a Valentine social on Tuesday February 14 at the parish house on Church Street.
Yale University will enter the second term of its academic year tomorrow with Professor Charles Seymour assuming the duties as provost. He succeeds Dean Henry S Graves of the Forestry School, while Robert M Hutchins continues as acting dean of the Law School after Thomas W. Swan left for the Federal court appeals bench.
World famous terpsichorean duo Gaston and Andree arrive in America for a brief vaudeville tour, lauded in London and Paris, supported by Tonna Jerms ine and Edna Mackay. The program includes The Wilson Brothers, Hello Emma spoof, Four Pepper Shakers, Locked Out, and That Certain Thing, plus a 20 member Boys Club Harmonica Band as Amateur Frolic feature.
The Love Mart plays at Poli's Majestic with Billie Dove Guibert Roland and Noah Beery in a dramatic tale of a girl sold into slavery and freed by her buyer. A standout scene has Jallet forcing Remy to retract at the threat of a razor. The Majestic Concert Orchestra conducts Radio Echoes with a short Edgar Guest technicolor film and a newsreel of Fall River.
The Circus at the Palace marks a full week with Charlie Chaplin in the lead role. The piece notes famous clowns like Tony Denjer and Dan Rice with aging histories, and remarks on longevity myths tied to circus life. Nelous Baby Elephants will be added during the show.
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