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Newspaper
Bridgeport Telegram
Location
Bridgeport, Connecticut, United States of America
Date
May 14, 1920
Page
17
Amusements page reports the musical comedy The Skatzenjammer Kids set to run at Park Theatre for a week starting May 1 with matinees daily except Monday. The show features Mangandrity characters, also known as Shonanipna Kids, famed for popular cartoons seen nationwide.
An old advertisement touts Wendell's Pills Ambition Brand as a tonic for nervous debility and general fatigue. It claims quick effects in tired, dispirited people and offers a 69 cent price with refunds if unsatisfied. The ad cites use against overwork, alcohol, tobacco effects, hysteria, trembling, and low mood.
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The Lyric theatre presents a melodrama with a large company and standout numbers the Tashlon Plate chorus and Bathing Girls chorus receive praise. The production features the Vampire and a moral center as the plot follows vengeance and con games drawing steady matinee and evening attendance. Next week the troupe will stage Cappy Rides with star power from Peter F. Kyne.
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