Fiddle features and fiction highlight Sunday Post content
Sunpbay Post and Telegram revival of old time fiddling and dancing draws interest as a Sunday Post writer incurs a comic misadventure in a music shop while buying hits. The issue also features essays on life sciences, a mystery of life models, and fiction by a famed English novelist with a Melhampton chronicle.
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Post and Telegram
Sunday Post
England
Melhampton
Big Five Cent
Stephen Leacock
Don Herold
O. O. McIntyre
Will Rogers
Thorne Agrees to Pay Alimony to First Wife
Henry Sanford Thorne agreed before Supreme Court Justice Proskauer in New York to pay 70 dollars a month for the support of his former wife Bel Bacon Thorne and their daughter Rosalie. Thorne, son of Dr. Victor Thorne and descendent of Samuel Thorne of Yale Music School, has a present wife who is a Havemeyer descendant. Previously the Thornes resided in Bridgeport’s Black Rock district.
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Henry Sanford Thorne
Helen Mitchell Havemeyes
Bel Bacon Thorne
Supreme Court
Proskauer
New York
Rosalie
Thorne
Victor Thorne
Gramtison
Samuel Thorne
Yale Music School
William H. Havemeyer
New York City
Ambitious Park Theatre Burlesque and Vaudeville Night
The Park theatre presents Fred Clark’s new burlesque show with “Let’s Go” and an expansive vaudeville bill led by Manny King. The program includes 22 featured girls, stars such as Waiter Smith Babe Healy Marie Miller Nan Paton and more. Lillian Rich headlines the Cameo feature Braveheart with Ted la Rocque and casts including Edeson Powers Acker.
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Bridgeport
Fred Clark
Columbia
Pep’* Smith
Babe Healy
Marie Miller
John Grant
Frank Chicarello
Madéline Lane
Nan Paton
Wowman
Prospect
Lillian Rich
Ted la Rocque
Braveheart
Cameo Theatre
Miss Rich
Robert Edeson
Tyrone Power
Jean Acker
Miss Rich Hag
Tapia
Ander
Cecil B. Demhle
Ali Rajah
Imental Marvels
Rajah
Hush Money at Park Theatre A three act melodrama
Charles K. Gordon selects Hush Money as a three act melodrama starring Justine Johnstone in a serious role. The cast includes Richard Gordon Walter Gilbert Cora Witherspoon Calvin Thomas Joseph Lertora and others under William B. Friedlander’s staging and Roy Requa’s sets. Debut here precedes its New York premiere.
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Charles K. Gordon
Washington
Alfred Jackson
Harry Benting
Gordon
Justine Johnstone
Flelad
Misa Johnstone
Richard Gordon
Walter Gilbert
Opbra
Cora Witherspoon
Belasco
Mr. Belasco
New York
Calvin Thomas
Aloma
South Seas
Joseph Lertora
William B. Friedlander
Roy Requa
Wild West arrives at Polis with Jack Mulhall cast
Beginning today at Polis vaudeville theatre the Pathe serial Wild West stars Jack Mulhall and Helen Ferguson. The rugged western romance was shot on the Miller Brothers Wild West 101 Ranch near Ponca City Oklahoma. Also on today’s program Milion Dollar Handicap race track feature plus Sydney Grant and Dixieland Girls act and Karier’s comedians.
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Jack Mulhall
Helen Ferguson
Polis -Vaudeville Theatre
Ponca City
Oklahoma
Sydney Grant
Helen Lewis
Karier
Barbara LaMarr
Montmartre
Lewis Stohe
Poli
Vaude Ville Theatre
Jack Mulb Meten
Ferguson
Barbara la Marr
Lewis Stone
Too Much Money heads to Palace with Nilsson and Stone
Anna Q Nilsson and Lewis Stone return to the Palace for a four day run of Too Much Money a comedy of socialites and wealth based on Israel Rangwill. The film stars Nilsson with Stone as a wealthy husband who adopts poverty to test his marriage. Also showing Morals For Men with a strong supporting cast and a vaudeville bill led by Billie Regay. A patriotic feature accompanies the program and Old Time Fiddlers contest finals close the bill next Thursday.
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Anna Q. Nilsson
First National
Miss Nilsson
Lewis Stone
Ivewis
A May
Stone
Tzriel Rangwill
John Francis Dillon
Earl Hauideen
Robert Cain
Ann Brody
Edward Etlias
Dorothy King
Derek Glynne
the Palace
Palace Symphonic
Gus Meyers, Jr
Palace
Conway
Dearle
Agnes Ayres
Billie" Regay
Majestic Theatre Closes Tom Mix Thriller Tonight
Majestic Theatre ends the current engagement of Tom Mix in The Best Bat Man an adaptation of Max Brand story San Jingle Bells. The cast features Clara Bow Cyril Chadwick Tom Kennedy Judy King and Paul Panzer with The Adventures of Mazzie and an Imperial comedy. Starting tomorrow Majestic will present The American Venus with Esther Ralston Lawrence Gray and Miss Bridgeport plus a glamorous stage show with models on a lit runway.
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Tom Mix
Max’ Brand
San Jingle Bells
Clara Bow
Cyril Chadwick
Tom Kennedy
Judy King
Paul Panzer
Mazzie
the Majestic
Atlantic City
Esther Ralston
Lawrence Gray
Young Fidplers Contest and New Film Lineup Shown
Today marks the last chance to catch a show Patton calls a crowd favorite. Reginal Denny headlines Where W. I a breezy comedy with 2,000 laughs, paired with The Shadow On The Wall a sensational mystery melodrama featuring Eileen Percy and Creighton Hale. Selections praised by the Daily Mirror promise fast action and excitement as the program also features The Tin Master’s Voice and The Shadow On The Wall among others.
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Reginal Denny
Yi Denny
Marian Nixon
Daily Mirror
Eileen Percy
Creighton Hale
Dale Fuller
William Mong
J. B. Elta
Bridgeport Third in State Auto Accidents
Connecticut motor vehicle department data for 1925 shows Bridgeport ranking third in the state for auto accidents. Hartford New Haven and Waterbury totals, suspensions, convictions, and a proposal for town traffic officers funded in part by towns are detailed in the commissioner’s bulletin.
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Motor Vehicle Department
Hartford
New Haven
Waterbury
Robbins B
Stoecke
Lridgeport
Water
Aome
Bridgeport
Concent
Informal Dance Planned by Bridgeport Jewish Women Council
Early spring social event set for Wednesday evening March 24 at the Ritz. Mrs Benjamin Gilman is general chairwoman with Mrs B Weinstein heading the reception committee. Assistants include Capitman s ol Barry Schine and others on the Weinstein committee.
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Bridgeport
Council of Jewish Women
Ritz
Benjamin Gilman
B. Weinstein
Gilman
Bx Capitman
S. Ol. Barry
Schine
Z. Wolkenstein
B. Fried
I. Winklestone
Morris Court Dance At Mosque Described As Fourth Annual
Morris Court No 4 Order of Amaranth held its fourth annual dance last night at Pure State Street Des weather. About 300 guests attended with balloons and tun dances and other novelties. Stephen B Bagley of Stratford chaired the committee in charge, assisted by numerous members and couples including Mr and Mrs Robert W Jones and Mr and Mrs Andrew Wallis among others.
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Morris Court
Order of Amaranth
Pura State Street
Des Weather
Stephen B. Bagley
Stratford
Robert W. Jones
Andrew Wallis
Grifins Cole
Willard Wadham
Frank Short
Mary Cumming
Martha Kimball
John Hamman
Richard Dalton
Ida Toeschla
L. H. Corbitt
Ta Spear
Martin Mo
Stephen J. Bagley
William D. Nicols
Arthur Jstone
Allen Pratt
Old Time Party at the Art League
Bridesword Lease members plan a New Years party at the club house on Clinton Avenue Monday afternoon at one. Guests should wear fancy costumes and enjoy old time songs and dances including Virginia reels and quad. Refreshments will follow. committee includes Mrs Starr Toyt and Mrs William Pope.
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Peer Ty
Clrb
Clinton Avenue
Starr Toyt
William Pope
Constameeds Sherwoot
Frank Beers
Lea
Welllich
Police collect fines in Vienna for minor offenses
The Vienna police were authorized to collect fines on the spot from offenders discovered in the act, charging 23 cents in American currency for each minor offense. This measure allows immediate payment and replaces the former process of sending offenders to a central police court.
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Vienna
Crom
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Manny
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Pep
Goren Jones
Washington's
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al. G. Jackson
Bridgeport News
Rose Marie
Hillside Volunteer Fire CO
Bob Weit
Menday
Earl ‘Aga
Rial
Polis
Quilty
Arcadia Ball
Lovenberg Sisters
Lime Neary
Arcadia
Adley
Paul Whiteman
S.S. Leviathan
Emmet O’mara
The
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Majestic Theatre
Young Fidplers
Hartford Bank
Park City
ART League
Conway Tearle
Billie Regan
PTT Ttt TN
Poli AS Teas Majestic
Adventures of
Maizie
Ford Sterling
Shubert Theatre
NEW _HAVEN
Eliinge
Maxine Biott
Sacbert
Lola
Tarkington
Richard Keene
Jay C. Flippen
Wyn Richmond
Marjorie White
Dorothy Donnelly
William B. Kernel
Seymour Felix Eves
Janette
Wilh Caine
TDA
Reginald Denny
Denny
Lileen Perry
Minora Ge
Dance Palace
William Malone
Ritz Orchestra
Community Theatre
Fairfield
Vinal
N. Y
Tad
Wa Levereens
Marguerite de la Motte
Allan Forrest
Sacrament Parish Club
Minstrels
Cecil. DeMille
Rod la Rocque
Ali Rajah & Co
Kabrig
Pathe
Lazy, Bones
Buck Jones
Madge Bellsmy
Macbride
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ST. Francis Orch
NEW American Legion Hall
Golden Hil St
Washington’s
American Legion Orchestra
OF Bridgeport
Knights of Columbus
Perk Ave
Tel Barnum
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