Oh Lady Lady at Meyers Lake Park Theater
The Metropolitan Musical Comedy Company brings Oh Lady Lady to Meyers Lake Park Theater with Shirley in the leading role and Charles J. McCarthy in a comedy part. The production features a Broadway caliber chorus, 1920 era costumes, special acts, and a strong supporting cast including Blair Lulu DeMarr and Anna Newell.
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The
Princess
New York
Chicago
Meyers Lake Park
Metropolitan Musicalety Company
Firefly
Shirley
Charles J. McCarthy Thecome
Canton
Neweck Company
Metropolitan Musical Comedy Company
Bill Hart Pinto Pony Saves Star From Death
William S. Hart credits his Pinto pony with saving him during a hazardous scene for The Toll Gate filmed in Sonora California. The horse leaped, swam through an underground passage and dragged Hart to safety after an icy river incident. A Bringing Up Father comedy screens first.
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William S. Hart
Mr. Hart
Hart
Strand Theater
Bill
Black Deering
Deering
Sonora
California
Bill Hart
Long stage career marked by comedic flair faces London star
William J. McCarthy rose from chorus to starring comedian in New York and Broadway circles. Director F. A. Bishop recalls McCarthy's ascent from Winsome Winnie to leading roles in The Three Twins and Candy Shop. Crawford’s death prompts praise of his range from comedian to tragedian. McCarthy now stars at Meyers Lake Park theater in Oh Lady, Lady.
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William J. McCarthy
F. A. Bishop
Metropolitan Musical Comedy Company
Meyers Lake Park Theater
McCarthy
Bishop
Winnie
Clifton Crawford
Herald Square
New York
London
Three Twins
Crawford
Hamlet
Montgomery and
Stone
Irish Acts To Be Seen This Week in Lyceum Program
A Lyceum program features 40 Irish vaudeville acts over Monday to Wednesday plus a Maurice Tourneur film The Broken Butterfly. Acts include Kelley and Quinn movers and a rising actress, with a mix of comedy sketches and dramatic pieces, ending with Pathe News.
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Lyceum
Lyceum Ater
Maurice Tournier
Sons of Ireland
Ana
Kelley and Quinn
Vitt and Kelly
Dano
Ahoney
Rogers
Nolan Nolan
Penelope Knapp
Darrell Thorne
Marcene
Maree Canadian
Maree City
Prisoner Glen Jarrett Freed After Quarry Accident
In Lester Oklahoma Glen Jarrett, jailed for a 15 year sentence, is released after a quarry accident at the penitentiary brick plant where a large dirt fall fractured his neck. He was 24 and had served part of his term when the incident occurred near a spring arm mechanism.
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Lester
Okla
Glen Jarrett
Ing
Penitentiary
Jarrett
Canton Motorcycle Dealers Plan 1920 Gypsy Tour
Local Canton and Akron motorcycle dealers organize a Gypsy Tour for riders and families. Medals will be awarded by the National association for those who complete the course according to entry rules. Contact J. F. Brannon or a manufacturer representative to join. The onion market in Boston faces profiteering. Bermudas remain strong.
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Canton
Akron
J. F. Brannon
Betty Blythe and Mahlon Hamilton Star in The Third Generation
Betty Blythe and Mahlon Hamilton lead the Robertson-Cole drama The Third Generation at the Lyceum Sunday only. Henry Kolker wrote directed and produced the story of a New York business family and its heir who must balance integrity with social pressure while thwarting a crumbling firm. A Sunshine comedy High Diner's Last Kiss accompanies the feature.
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Betty Blythe
Mahlon Hamilton
Jack Pratt
Henry Kolkers
Robertson- Cole
Lyceum Theater
Henry Kolker
New York
van Dusen
Henry van Dusen
Alden van Dusen
Steele
Kerrigan Stars in Live Sparks at Orpheum
J Warren Kerrigan plays the impulsive Neil Sparks in Live Sparks a W W Hodkinson release at the Orpheum today and Monday The comedy drama features wild escapades an illegal prizefight a threatened double engagement and a bold oil land swindle with a dramatic $75 000 mine scene and a thousand strong climactic melee. The cast includes Fritzi Brunete Arthur Milette Joseph J Dowling and Zelma Maja Norma Talmadge and Mae Murray appear in other films this week.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. Warren Kerrigan
Robert Brunton
W. W. Hodkinson
Orpheum
Caroline Sayre
Neil Sparks
Kerrigan
Sparks
Fritzi Brunete
Arthur Milette
Joseph J. Dowling
Zelma Maja
Norma Talmadge
Mae Murray
Canton exhibitors return from Cleveland motion picture meeting
Canton theater managers attended the Motion Picture Theater Owners of America convention in Cleveland. R C Stueve led outcomes: formation of a permanent group under Sydney Cohen, $14 300 raised, plan to resist producer entry, and campaigns to repeal the theater war tax and to oppose movie censorship. Attendees included Stueve Bernower Abrams Witter Bouckius and Botsom interests of Akron.
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Canton Motion Picture
Motion Picture Theater Owners of America
Cleveland
R C. Stueve
Canton Theatrical Managers Association
Canton
R. C. Stueve
Orpheum Theater
A.L. Bernower
Alhambra Theater
A. H. Abrams
Odeon Theater
Fred W. Witter
Lyceum Theater
F. G. Bouckius
Valentine Theater
Akron
Sydney 8
Cohen
New York
Answers to Questions and Their Answers
A digest of reader queries with quick replies on topics from government terms and motion pictures to geography, history, science, and language. It covers governors terms, sound speed, Monte Carlo, dry farming, Oxford, Shibboleth, and Herbert Hoover as Food Administrator with concise explanations.
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Kinderhook
Martin van Buren
New York
I. V
Oxford University
Alfred
Oxford
Cambridge
Fords
The
Jordan
Monte Carlo
Monaco
Principality of Monaco
Mediterranean
Nice
Mentone
France
G. K
Lady Astor Seeks Yank Coach for Sandwich Golf
Lady Nancy Astor cables George Sayers of Philadelphia asking him to coach her in golf in England for the Sandwich competition on June 12. She aims to finish in the top six and believes lessons could help. Sayers replies he cannot travel.
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Lady Astor
Yank
London
Nancy Astor
George Sayers
Philadelphia
England
Sandwich
Sayers
Columbus Uses Poison Bait to Cut Rats Population
Columbus launches a six week operation to slash the city rat and mouse population by 500000 using barium carbonate as bait. J I Nichols of the U S Department of Agriculture leads, with help from Chamber of Commerce workers, boy scouts and school children across markets downtown and residential districts.
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Columbus
J. I. Nichols
Biological Division
Department of Agriculture
Washington
Ohio
Chamber of Commerce
Tomato Plant Distribution Aims At Big Crop
A canning factory in North Tonawanda New York distributed one million tomato plants to local farmers on June 12, signaling expectations of a large crop if favorable weather persists.
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Tonawanda
N. Y
Meyers Lake to Expand Dance Pavilion and Add Floor Space
Remodeling at Meyers Lake dance pavilion will add about 1500 square feet of floor space and create a wide surrounding porch. Entrances and exits will be added to ease crowd flow while two weeks of work is expected to complete the project.
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Meyers Lake
C, Y Riddle
Northern Ohio Traction and Light Co
George Sinclair
Sinclair
Riddle
Metropolitan Musical Comedy Company
Eighth Grade Plans Program at Worley School
The Eighth grade class at Daniel Worley school held an evening program in the school auditorium with sixteen girls and nineteen boys. Speakers and performances included Ruth McConnell, Earl Rodebaugh, Helen James, Gay Summer, Robert McConnell, Louise Arnold, Vaughn Kistler, William Myers, Harriet Krause and Superintendent Hawkens, honoring class history and presenting certificates.
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Eclass
Daniel Worley
Bessie True
Worley School
Ruth McConnell
Earl Rodebaugh
Helen James
Gay Summer
Robert McConnell
Louise Arnold
Vaughn Kistler
William Myers
Harriet Krause
Superintendent Hawkens
Marion Davies Stars in Dark Star at Valentine Theater
Marion Davies delivers stellar dance and screen work in The Dark Star adapted from R W Chambers. Norman Kerry Matt Moore Dorothy Green and G Butler Clonbough headline the cast in a Paramount Mack Sennett program alongside Fresh From the City featuring Ford Sterling Bert Roach Virginia Fox and others.
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Marion Davies
Robert W. Chambers
Valentine
Roy
Norman Kerry
Matt Moore
Dorothy Green
G. Butler Clonbough
Paramount
Mack Sennett
Ford Sterling
Sennett
Bert Roach
Lewis Gordon
Virginia Fox
Eddie Gribbon
Kalla Pasha
Walter Wright
Mr. Sennett
Completes First Picture Since His Return From Army
Kenneth Harlan, Universal star, has finished his first photodrama since discharge. The Trembling Hour, in which he stars with Helen Nddy, follows a front veteran troubled by shell shock and accused of murder. Co stars include Gertrude Astor, Henry Barrows, Willis Marks, Edna Shipman, Anna May Walthall, Carl Stockdale. The film is shown at the Odeon with The Silent Avenger and Trailed by Three chapters, plus The Count featuring Charles Chaplin.
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Kenneth Harlan
Universal
France
Ile
Odeon
Helen Nddy
Gertrude Astor
Henry Barrows
Willis Marks
Edna Shipman
Anna May Walthail
Carl Stockdale
George Selgmann
County Health Reports Improvements and Precautions
Chester W. Peters, county health commissioner, notes fewer contagious diseases this week ending June 11. Scarlet fever and measles decline due to school closures. a spike in smallpox was contained by prompt quarantines and investigation. Health officials urge vigilance for illnesses resembling chickenpox and emphasize sanitation before fall school reopening.
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Chester W. Peters
Peters
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Carlysle
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Eingland
Norway
Canton Daily News Information Bureau
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Paris
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