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Newspaper
Cumberland Press
Location
Cumberland, Maryland, United States of America
Date
Feb 16, 1916
Page
5
A melodrama unfolds as the Baron schemes to win Cicely Blaine by deception while Cicely's fiancé Norcott learns the truth. Norcott is jailed, Francesca sent to the galleys, and Cicely forgives her lover as the Baron is exposed and punished.
Billy Allen delivers another hit in a varied Maryland show nightly. A night at the Wintergarden features many scenes, brisk singing and dancing, a Rag time Opera spoof of Verdi, and standout comedy. Keep Moving showcases Allen’s best humor with the Beauty Chorus. Tomorrow an amateur contest follows The Time Place and The Girl. gift night Friday presents valuable pieces, dolls to children Saturday noon. Potash and Perlmutter and other acts draw crowds as the theatre promises universal appeal. Seats Friday phone 1912. Special train on C and P R R advertised.
Manager Mellinger announces Potash and Perlmutter based on Montague Glass characters Abe and Mawruss. The show arrives Monday night February 21 direct from its second year at the Cohan Theatre New York with a company of noted artists who earned praise in New York.
Liberty Theatre shows Pauline Frederick in Lydia Gilmore a Henry Arthur Jones emotional drama presented by Famous Players. Frederick leaves vaudeville types to play a devoted wife and mother whose loyalty to her son tests her honesty under cross examination by Benham as the trial unfolds.
Theda Bara stars as Francesca in The Galley Slave, a William Fox photoplay at the Rande Theatre tomorrow afternoon and night. Antoine Brabant, a poor painter, marries her, and they have a child Dolores before complications arise when the artist inherits a title and estate.
Viola Wisconsin February 16 Friends from across the county brought baskets to honor Uncle Tommy Edwards on his 100th birthday. Born February 16 1816 near Boonesville Missouri he served from start to finish in the Civil War and is the only known survivor in the area of the Battle of Gettysburg memory of the Wisconsin regiment he belonged to.
At Rosenbaum's a special sale begins with children's dresses new spring garments and new shirts and waists. Purses offered at half price and winter rates. See advertisement for details.
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