Poker clubs in London push gambling amid late-night life
Reports from Broadway and London Times highlight flourishing poker clubs in London, with Beauchamp and Hands running games daily. Clubs attract women gamblers, rake in profits via buy-ins and hourly fines, and offer meals, drinks, and post-play breakfasts as part of a widespread nightlife phenomenon.
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Steid London Times
London
Monte Carlo
Juarez
Broadway
Dixie Plantations
London ‘Times
Beauchamp Club
Beauchamp Place
Sloane
Hands
Soho
Times
Love's Blindness at Capitol Pictograph Opens
The Capitol theatre opens Love's Blindness an Elinor Glyn romance with Antonio Moreno Pauline Starke and Lilyan Tashman. The Bellanca monoplane Columbia heads to Europe with Chamberlin and Levine aboard. A comedy fables and news play with a dramatic wedding scene and strong performances highlight the program.
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Elinor Glyn
Bellanca
Berlin
Antonio Morena
Pauline Starle
Lilyan Tashmany
Capitol Theatre
Capitol
Columbia
Europe
Chamberlin
Levine
Pauline Blarke
Vanessa Levy
Londorn
Antonio Moreno
Hubert Culverdale
Earl of
Mme. Glyn
Miss Starke
Sam de Graysegay
Rialto Presents The Final Extra With Marguerite De La Motte
The Final Extra opens at Rialto with Marguerite De la Motte heading a cast that includes Jang Withers John Miljan and Joseph W Gérard. A cub reporter aids a murder investigation, exposes a gang, wins a big story and secures a permanent role with the star.
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Rialto
Marguerite de la Motte
Rialta Theatre
Mian de la Motte
Caat
Jang Withers
John Miljan
Joseph W. Gérard
Frank Beal
Bing Jones
Leon Holmes
Toom
Beea
Mother Opens at Kearse Theatre with Belle Bennett
A wholesome absorbing drama about a mother sacrificing for family opens yesterday at the Kearse theatre. Belle Bennett stars with a strong supporting cast including Crawford Kent and William Bakewell. Don Austin and Frances Delaney perform an insightful Gump cartoon sequence.
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Kearse Theatre
Belle Bennett
Trent
Don Austin
Andy Gump
Frances Delaney
Gump
Misa Bennett
Goo Entertainment
Crawford Kent
William Bakewell
Joyce Coal
Mabel Juliepine Scott
Charlotte Stevens
Virginian Presents Telephone Girl with Madge Bellamy
Madge Bellamy stars in The Telephone Girl at the Virginian theatre a Winsome tale derived from De Mille The Women. A seaside excursion and a political duel unfold as Standish aims to govern while Governor Robinson probes an old incident. Cast includes Sam Allen Austin Delaney Phoebe Whiteside Arti Layne and others with a revue and additional acts.
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Madge Bellamy
Virginian Theatre
de Mule
Matthew Standish
Mark Robinson
Wapit
Standish
Sam Allen
Austin
Miss Delaney
Phoebe Whiteside
Arti Layne
Wilbur Dobbs
JJ Howell
Sandwith Man
Arthur Alexander Company
Broadway
Kitty O'Brien
Kitty
Istandish
Tom Biske
Robinson
Ras Bellamy
Holbrook Bison
Warner Sauter
May Allison
Lawrence Gray
The
Virginian
Buster Brown
Rare Courage Amid the Mississippi Flood Legend
Hy Hakkin Dickson recalls Colonel Bod Ney of Morven as floodwaters threaten the Mississippi River through Arkansas and Missouri. The 1937 crisis tests planter resolve, levee defense, and community patience as engineers rebuild defenses and locals endure ongoing deluge with steadfast calm.
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Hy Hakkin Dickson
Ravanels
Biorlea
Atc
Ha Oscette
Nurth 1 America Newspaper Alliance
North American Newspaper Alliance
Beauregard Bod
Memphia
Vickcure
Mississippi
Olean
New York
Pennsylvania
Wyoming
Winnipeg
Bim
Patsy
U. S
Fcairo
Gulf of Mexico
Father Mississippi
Patcher
Pather
Bodley
Noah
Morven Fields
Many & Plowman
Levee Breaches Trigger Wide Flood Preparations
As flood threats mount along the Mississippi, Jerry and tenants rush to save livestock and furniture. Workers race to reinforce embankments with sandbags while families erect rafts and move stock to higher ground, amid warnings of worsening breaches along the levees.
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Mississippi
Jerry
Terry
Emerg
Plantar
Miastasippi
Arkansas
Louisiana
Rdges
Reyes
Leven
Mandy
Manny
Eddie
Joe
Beaffolds
Bodley
Morven
Ta Wan
Todian
Tesnake
Love's Madness in a Summer Moon Tale
A melodramatic love triangle unfolds as Lorraine wins George Miller's heart under a summer moon before Captain Stephens enters. She ignores warning signs and faces a destructive turn, ending with tragedy as the fury of passion ruins her hopes. Published in July by True Story Magazine.
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Lorraine
George Miller
Captain Stephens
Sali
Pelee
True Story Magazine
Old Finnish Windjammer Hougemont Races Cape to Australia
The four masted barque Hougemont docked at Falmouth after a 124 day race around the Cape from Australia. Captain Hagersrand recounted racing Archibald Russell, crew measures to push speed, varnished hull and canvas, and cargo shifts to gain speed while ice and floods were sighted near Falkland Islands.
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Falmouth
Cape
Australia
London
Horzogin Cocino
Queenstown
Hagersrand
Hougemant
Port Lincoln
Archibald Russell
Faulkland Islands
Unclear fragment reports vessel voyage and rough seas
A damaged excerpt describes a vessel beating against a chafing and finding passage into Valuo despite an east wind. The text hints at a lizard reference and rough sea conditions with limited readable details.
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Tor Kore
Eiffel Tower Ascent Costs Rise in Postwar Paris
Paris reports higher prices for ascending the Eiffel Tower as postwar demand grows. The landmark’s appeal remains strong, drawing visitors despite steeper fees and ongoing modernization by the managing company.
Bible edition printed in Bretile type weighs 17 pounds
Georgea Michel reports the tose f ort for swimming thi net. tote' recently ats a te mine funds for Michel's aslebrities pattie. The complete edition of the Bible printed in Bretile type weighs 17 pounds.
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Parib
Georgea Michel
Michel
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