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Newspaper

Bridgeport Times

Location

Bridgeport, Connecticut, United States of America

Date

May 18, 1920

Page

12

Theatres News Review of Poli Plaza Lyric Park and More

The page details Poli theatre showings of The Silver Horde with stars Cherry and Teuch, vaudeville acts by Mabel Berra and Frear Baggott, and other acts at the Poli. Plaza presents The Orphan with Farnum and Louise Lovely, plus Married Via Wireless. Lyric features Cappy Ricks with Arthur Griffen and a Park Theatre showcase of the Katzenjammer Kids and vaudeville acts by Joe Baldwin Roy Sheldon Butler and Parker.

Rex Bench Poli Theatre Tex Teuch Alaska Toli Mabel Derra Misic Opera Arthur Griffen Poli Lyric Cappy, Ricks San Francisco Cappy Ricks Mary Ann Deatler Florence Ricks Arthur Chatterden Matt Peasley Cappy Jack McGrath Rose Ludwis Jane Tarr Florence Froid Stagedom William Lemuels Skinner Leta Macome Bridgeport New York Joe Baldwin Roy Sheldon Butler Parker

Empire Theatre Adapts Kosloff as Adam in The Tree of Knowledge

The Empire theatre features Robert Warwick in The Tree of Knowledge with Theo dore Kosloff portraying Adam in the prologue. The article notes Kosloff’s costume and the challenge of achieving an ape-like appearance per scientific expectations.

Trebizond Falls to Bolsheviki in Black Sea port

Trebizond, an important Black Sea port in Asia Minor, reportedly comes under a Bolshevik local administration after a large demonstration. Turkish press bureau notes no clear Bolshevik troop arrival, suggesting agitators managed the revolution possibly as a nationalist protest against Allied peace terms.

Constantinople A. P Trebizond Black Sea Asis Minor Russia Tbizond Arkienia

Freezone promises painless corn relief with finger lift

An advertisement touts Freezone as a quick painless cure for hard and soft corns and toe corn. It claims instant ache relief and easy removal by lifting with fingers, marketing a small bottle sold by druggists for a few cents. The copy credits a Cincinnati genius as the discoverer.

Cincinnati Adv

Benny's Tote Book Fragment in Kitchen Scene

The narrator recalls watching Nora make rice pudding yesterday afternoon and noticing no raisins. He teases Nora, asking why she isn’t adding any raisins, while she retorts to suggest she knows. The exchange hints at playful domestic dialogue.

Kitchin Nora

Rice Pudding Debate Sparks Raisin Controversy

In a 1920 Utica Observer excerpt, Nora argues against raisins in rice pudding, prompting remarks from her mother about frugality and economy. The exchange highlights household tensions over traditional recipes and rising costs as a presidential candidate selection is noted as a new expense.

Utica Observer

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Harry Newman Mabel Berra Frear Baggott Frear Miller Griffith Teller Charles Edinberry Miss Butler Washington Square Fannie Brice Howard Nichols International News Rex Beach AN Grovocion Bolsheviki Kosloff Ante Piano S. E. Lee Piano CO Alfred Fox Fairfield Avenue Park “Theatre Rivas Little Benny William Fox William Farnum de Orphan Clarence E. Mulford Stenario Roy Somerville LL Gordon Edwards Ee Baldwin Sheldon Butler & Parker Robert Warwick Dare Devil Jack Jack Dempsey Universal News Noble Wallace Reid Wanda Hawlexy Mindiaine Samuel Goldwyn Rex Beach Frank Lloyd Tey Marsh Wall Street Kalvik Howard & Kelly Chas Edin Boren Path Frear, Baggott & Frear Miller & Griffith Pox SHINE Earle Williams Captain Swift C. Hadden Chambers Fatty Arbuckle Francelia Billington Brooklawn
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