Dawe's Theatre to Open Next Monday in Bridgeport
Dawe's theatre on State street near Broad will open Monday with 2000 seats and Broadway style productions. The program features William Fox's Shame with an orchestra conducted by J Rebeck, plus The Mikado selections and The Goldfish Song by Dorothy Barnum. The house offers four daily showings at 1 30 and 6 30 with popular prices and deluxe lighting in use.
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Shame
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Civilization
Park Review of Sugar Plums at Park Theatre
Park theatergoers greeted Dan Cody's Sugar Plums with mixed praise. The chorus is praised as excellent and well trained, while the male performers and material are critiqued as weak. The reviewer notes the show’s clean content, strong dance numbers, and stylish costuming, but laments uneven comedy and a dated act.
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Dan Cody
Columbia
Drilla
Klara Hendrix
Nita
Joe Vreed
Jean
Artie Lemming
Tve
Shubert
Music Makes House Work Lighter in Daily Life
A New York report credits a Morningside music student for easing housework through phonograph selections. Dishes are washed to Hayden, dusting to a fox trot, floors to Wagner, and wash day to Chopin Funeral March, reducing boredom by measurable feel.
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New York
Doushboy
Morningside
Chopin
Little Sister
Poli's Offers Curwood North Thriller and Vaudeville Bill
Poli's features James Oliver Curwood’s The Gods Country and the Law as the three day main attraction with action packed north woods drama. The bill also presents Mr and Mrs Coburn in Lowliness and a closing run of Disraeli with George Arliss, plus amateur night and The Queen of Sheba coming next Sunday for Fox super special production.
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James Oliver Curwood
North
Poli's
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Poli
George Arliva
Pol’s
New York
Bridgeport
Polis Supreme Vaudeville
MR. & Mrs. Coburn
Silver dollars minted in Denver to be cut, layoffs planned
Seventeen million silver dollars coined in the United States Mint at Denver since last May are stored in the vaults. Superintendent R. J. Grant announced the daily average production will fall from 225000 to 75000, and 140 workers will be laid off.
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Denver
United States
R. J. Grant
Grant
What Do Men Want Captivates New York Audiences
Authorities label What Do Men Want as a standout season highlight. Lois Weber wrote and produced the film shown at Lyric New York, drawing crowds for weeks at a $2.00 admission. Claire Windsor and Frank Glendon lead a strong cast in the story of a typical American family amid nationwide discontent. Bridgeport plans an early showing with orchestral accompaniment and aims for a popular price.
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Lyric Theatre
Nework City
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Lyric
United States
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Frank Glendon
New York
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Weber Recital This Evening at the Business Club Laberty
Robert Weber Jr presents his pupils in a first season recital at the Business and Professional Women's Club in the Laberty building. The program lists numerous operatic and art songs by composers including Bizet Verdi and Delibes, with performers such as Jeanette Robinson and Margaret Swailes among the participants. In Wadsworth a police raid yields twenty two gallons of high grade whiskey to be used for patient baths at the hospital, while twenty more gallons are discarded into a sewer.
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de Koven
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RFR
Edward Mattoon
Dix
William Sitchell
Denza
Alyina Zeledon
Bluementhal
Southall V. Ashe
Besthoff
Habanera
Carmen
Bizet
Jeanette Robinson
Plnsud
Robert Green
Ritona Vinchos
Adda
Verdi
Telen Mattoon
la Partida
Alvarez
William
Sheane
O'Hara
Aris
Micaela Carmen
Filare Stewart
Duna
McGill
Mattel
Albert Place
Margaret Swailes
Wadsworth
Bath
Dempsey Carpentier Fight Pictures at Park Theatre
Authentic motion pictures of the Dempsey versus Carpentier boxing match, held in Jersey City on July 2, will be shown at the Park Theatre on Thursday Friday and Saturday December 8 9 10. Tex Rickard promoter of the match is sponsor for the films, which may be taken as sufficient guarantee of their quality.
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Jersey City
Park Theatre
Tex Rickard
Jack Dempsey
Georges Carpentier
Motion picture records of famous boxing bout explored
The article notes extensive use of over twenty cameras to capture a legendary fight. It contrasts public talk of Georges Carpentier and Jack Dempsey with the camera’s precise ability to record every detail, predicting the footage will be a valuable study for viewers.
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Georges Carpentrer
Jack Dempsey
Unusual Weather at Laramie Melts Snow
Unseasonably warm weather in Laramie Wyoming brings sunlight to Medicine Bow National Forest high ground. Snowbanks in the Snowy Range have disappeared and ground surfaces are exposed after decades. Fire lookout ice transport restored ground near a pole as patrols faced line trouble. Dried figs noted for nourishment. Persian calendar tidbits included.
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Wyo
Medicine Bow National Forest
National Forest
Fire Lookout Observatory
Medicine Bow Peak
Tce
Actress Sees Drama Divorced From Emotion
London reporter notes Miss Sean Ashwell tells Church Congress in Birmingham that modern theatre lacks real emotion and depth. She says plays are superficial, aimed at box office, dulling public taste and undermining religious life. She warns against prioritizing profit over meaningful drama.
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London
Sean Ashwell
Church Congress
Birmingham
Entertainment shift as cinema dominates clubs and crowds
A historic note argues cinema fills nearly every entertainment venue and risks social unrest by starving masses of cultural nourishment. It cites an English scientist claiming hens respond to mild exposures, illustrating broader commentary on public amusements and scientific claims.
No Celebration as Barnabee Reaches 106 Years
Ottawa Kansas December 7 There was no celebration when Barnabee arrived at his 106th mile post in his life journey. He performed his routine then walked to a friend’s house about Ave miles away. He said his mother lived to 110 and a sister 98 with a brother 94, all in good health.
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Ottawa
Kan
Bobet
Mfe
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