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Newspaper
Cumberland Press
Location
Cumberland, Maryland, United States of America
Date
Nov 16, 1915
Page
8
The Maryland Theatre sold the biggest advance line for tickets yesterday for The Pink Lady opening on Wednesday November 17. Mail orders have poured in, signaling a local box office record in line with the show's New York success and limited road runs. Prices range from 25 cents to 1.50 dollars for night shows and 25 cents to 1 dollar for matinees.
At the Grande Theatre tomorrow the Metro Pictures Corporation presents Orrin Johnson in Satan Sanderson adapted from Hallie Erminie Rives. Johnson stars in a five part drama as the reforming minister and morally responsible mentor to Hugh Stires while Jessica Holme the blind ward of David Stires becomes romantically involved.
The House of Cards chapter twenty six screens tomorrow at Victoria Theatre with Luke Lovell escaping prison aided by Quabba and threatening revenge. The Diamond from the Sky jewels vanish again and the ending nears with four chapters left. Still unknown who claims the diamond and how the tale resolves.
A tale unfolds as a medical operation restores a bride's sight and a wedding leads to a forged cheque signed in the groom's name. David Stires confronts his son Hugh who flees with Sanderson assistance, setting the stage for a dramatic thrill showing at the local theatre.
National Cash Register head John H. Patterson forecasts a prosperity boom based on reports from 799 salesmen meeting in Smyton Ohio. He notes improved agriculture mining industry and finance with farmers experiencing record crops and rising demand as economy improves after two years of stagnation.
Helen Ware leads a strong supporting cast in The Price at the Liberty Theatre this afternoon and tonight. The play promises a moving picture with a strong lesson and high class entertainment.
The text praises the Interstate Commerce Commission, the Federal Trade Commission, and the Federal Reserve Board for expanding credit and stabilizing markets. It notes banks lending more, new farm prosperity, busy mills in Pittsburgh, rising railroad stocks, and a growing era of unprecedented wealth ahead, with improvements seen nationwide.
Patterson forecasts prosperity as storekeepers prepare to advertise. His company commits more than $200,000 this month to ads and has already spent $50,000 to reach its 800 members.
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