Scratch My Back at Polls Stirs Laughs In Theatres
Theatres POLIS reports Scratch My Back based on Rupert Hughes novel with Rex Beach adaptation at Poll’s. Overseas Revue vaudeville features Here There and Everywhere and other acts. Plaza presents The Corsican Brothers with Dustin Farnum and a strong vaudeville lineup. Empire screens Shore Acres with Alice Lake. West End features Duds and Haunted Spooks with Chuck Ray Alarm Clock Andy joke. A Boston Transcript quip closes the item.
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Rex Beach
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Sands
Hanlon
Arthur
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Shine
Ben Smith
Burke and Liliette
Brown
de Mont
Black Diamonds
Eddie Polo
Joseph Maddern
Plaza
Plaza Theatre
West End
Goldwyn
Tom Moors
Harold Lloyd
Fox News
Bray
Charles Ray
Andy
Overworked Men and Vinci Health Ad Claim
The advertisement argues that overwork stems from malnourishment and devitalized blood rather than workload. It cites numerous cases where Vinci quickly and permanently restored health by enriching blood and boosting energy through better nourishment of the body.
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Vinci
Jeffries Fought French Kick Savate Challenge in 1920
In Paris Jim Jeffries faced Monsieur La Blah a savate kick artist while under Queensbury rules. La Blair landed a brutal punt to Jeffries chin and the match ended quickly with Jeffries proclaimed universal champion in savate. The piece notes Jeffries regarded the hardest punch as a real kick rather than a glove blow.
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Jeff
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Georges Carpentier
Dempsey
James J. Jeffries
Gaui
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Paris
Jack
Sharkey
Follies
Mons la Blair
Jim
la Blair
Jim Jeffries
Bad Spill at Aqueduct Injures Jockey and Filly
A bad spill in the last race at Aqueduct left jockey Clarence Kummer with a broken shoulder after_costly Colours fell near the stands. The filly costy Colours owned by Greentree Stable likely must be destroyed. Barret and Flying Cloud escaped with only shock and a lame horse. Upsets marked the day, while Harry Payne Whitney won with Arethusa in the Domino Handicap and Crocus beat Careful in the Astoria Stakes.
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Clarence Kummer
Costly Colours
Greentree
Barret
Flying Cloud
G. W. Loft
Harry Payne Whitney
Arethusa
Mad Hatter
Crocus
Walter J. Salmon
Careful
Pianoship Endurance Champion Prepares for 100-Hour Feat
London reports Professor Albert Kemp aims to win a $5,000 prize by playing the piano for 100 hours straight at Croydon cinema. He recalls previous 66 and 82 hour efforts, bound with iodine, sprayed keys, and iodine bandages. Kemp plans to learn 150 pieces and perform major works in the final hours, with tests starting September 1 and a subsequent 49 hour stretch.
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Croydon
Albert Kemp
Chicago
Toronto
Schroeder
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Ture
Parista
Kempt
Croyd En
Rickard Leases New York Garden for Boxing Pursuits
Tex Rickard, promoter of the Reno Jeffries Johnson fight and the Toledo Dempsey Willard bout, has leased Madison Square Garden from New York Life for ten years. He plans to have a fully organized club ready under the new boxing law when it takes effect, with a license commission to be appointed by Gov. Smith. Motorists urge trains to stop to allow crossing without stalling.
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Jeffries-Johnson
Reno
Nev
Jack Dempsey
Jess Willara
Toledo
Madison Square Garden
New York Life Insurance Co
Rickard
Close Finishes Highlight Toledo Grand Circuit Opener
In Toledo at Fort Miami track opening Grand Circuit racing drew spirited competition and many close finishes. Murphy won the 2:16 trot on Red Russell, Valentine took the 2:09 pacers with Ned Lancelot, Dodge led Great Britton in the 2:12 trotting stake, and Fleming won three heats in the 2:12 pace. Voltage upset by Miss Em as favorite in the colt stake. a spill led to penalties for driver Ray.
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Ohio
Fort Miami
Murphy
Valentine
Dodge
Vic Wieming
Red Russell
Fort Meigs
Ned Lancelot
Britton
Sherwood
Fleming
Voltage
Miss Em
Ray
Hospitals of Hungary in Poor Shape
Geneva reports to the International Committee of the Red Cross describe Hungary’s hospitals as a lamentable picture. Captain Burnier cites Szolnok Debreezen Nyiregyhaza and other towns with no linen medicine or basic supplies, 80 beds for 120 children and many babies underweight, and facilities lacking dressings and anesthetics. The penury grows daily with no effective relief to restore normal conditions.
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Hungary
International Committee of the Red Cross
Burnier
International Committee
Szolnok
Comitat Hospital
Debreezen
Childrens’ Deaf and Dumb
Nyiregyhaza
Comitat
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