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Newspaper

Bridgeport Telegram

Location

Bridgeport, Connecticut, United States of America

Date

Feb 13, 1918

Page

8

Ready Money and vaudeville blaze at city theatres

The Lyric hosted Poli Players with Ready Money drawing the largest crowd yet, praised for its laughs and a dainty love thread. Vaudeville headliner Maxwell’s quintet, Peggy Hyland in The Other Woman, and acrobat Roy La Pearl opened a busy Empire Hippodrome program with The Little Reformer and other features.

Kready Moncey Poli Eady Anorfey Mentio Maxwell Peggy Hyland Roy la Pearl Bedford and Gardner Hayes Latham Chick

Sunshine Jane Caprice on Smiling and Hopeful Hearts

Actress Jane Caprice known as The Sunshine Aid discusses happiness as a mindset and the need for restraining organization for educated people who refuse to see the bright side. She speaks while finishing a scene in A Heart of Romance at William Fox studio in Arlington MA, with home awaiting. Three letters from admirers reach Wallace McDonald.

June Caprice William S Fox Star Sunshine Aid Miss Caprice William Fox Arlington Mass Mother McDonald Triangle Wallace Elinor Glyn Chia Kimball Young Miss Young William Farnum Richard Stanton New York Adirondacks Farnum Garfield Fox Los Angeles Montgomery Beck Hock J. A. Howe

Cinema Briefs Highlight War Era Film notes and stars

A wartime cinema roundup covers Madge Evans dedication for a ballad to a serviceman, George Spoor’s Ruggles of Red Gap in Chicago, Natalie Talmadge’s role in The Bell Boy, and Roy Stewart filming Faith Enduring. It notes Charles Chaplin’s Million Dollar Contract start, W. Griffith’s war films, and War Office patronage with Lest We Forget.

Chicago George K. Spoor Taylor Holmes Proneilx Marguerite Clark Miss Clark Prunella Jules Raucourt Pierrot Natalie Talmadge Trio Roscoe Fatty” Arbuckle Natalie Fatty Roy Stewart Triangle Cowboystar Faith Endurin Stewart Niles Welch World Pictures Brady Madge Evans George MacQuarrie Mr. Welch

The Dot Red Cross

A damaged note found aboard a vessel describes being torpedoed at six that morning. The crew attempted to stay afloat until convoy patrol boats could assist but decided to abandon ship after realizing rescue was unlikely.

Bill Hart s1000 hat raises Red Cross drive

William S Hart s cherished sombrero, worn in three Artcraft films, is donated for Red Cross aid. Autographs sought from presidents, royals, and generals, with Thomas H Ince bidding $1000. Hart hopes the signed hat becomes a valuable historical artifact and fundraiser.

William S. Hart Artcraft Star Bill American Red Cross America England France Italy Red Cross Wilson Baker W. T. Eaton Los Angeles The Thomas H. Ince Ince Hart Philadelphia

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