Venetian Carnival and Arabian Nights Headline at McVickers
Paul Ash's Moth engagement ends as Arabian Nights remains a Chicago favorite. Next week a Venetian Carnival bustle takes the stage with jazzy romance, glittering scenery, and gondolier figures as Milton Watson and others cue the voyage. Bebe Prigel stars in Lovers in Quarantine, while Phils Wy appears in Those funny jugglers.
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Paul Ash
Mel Vickers
Chicago
Maal
Hla
Milton Watson
Mia Golden Gates
Madison
Tute
Caralvas
Bebe Prigels
Loverd
Phils
McVickers
Harrelson Ford i
Noda
Tugeala
Kida
Ion
Me Vickers
Peter Kyne Story Now in Film Form
Film adaptation of Peter Kyne’s Never the Twain Shall Meet debuts at Chicago theater next week. Cosmopolitan production directed by Maurice Tourneur features Anita Stewart, Bert Lytell, Justine Johnstone, George Slegmann, and others amid lavish South Seas settings.
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Kyne
South Sea
Chicago
Cosmopolitan
Muaurlee Tourneur
Tubutl
Mooren
Iwh
Anita Stewart
Bert Lytell
Wundy Gordon
Justine Johnstone
George Slegmann
Lionel Belmore
William Norrin
Emly Fitzroy
Princess Marie Dé Dourdon
Marence Turner
Amgle
Coniance
South Seas
Tumen
Wennather
Bete Lytell
Misa Stewart
Dani Pritchard
Crashin' Thru The Freanman Haro Lloyds New Comedy Feature
The Freanman presents a new comedy at the Rédose velt theater. Dedicated to boyhood days and college life, the piece lampoons football practice and games with tender-hearted whimsy. Lloyd portrays a parishment figure amid scenes of laughter and satire.
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Freanman
Haro Lloyd
Rédosevelt Theater
Congress
Lloyd
Experienced Barrister Testes In Courtroom Box
An Australian barrister testifies under oath as a witness in a theft case. The magistrate questions understanding while the lawyer plans to testify on his own behalf. A monotone exchange reveals tension and warnings about telling the truth and possible consequences.
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Birs
Fred
Jim
Jack
Jacky
Boas
Threatened Exchange Sparks Age Question in Disputed Incident
A fragmented report describes a sexual threat scenario where a statement asks about the girl's age, with a reply noting she is three years old. The dialogue implies potential coercion and raises concerns about protection and authority figures involved.
Chief of Police and the Great Escape
A humorous note describes a new policeman puzzled by how a suspect slipped away through a door marked No Admittance. The speaker jokes about being 80 years old and unable to follow the escape.
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Sarred
Gogg
Rug purchase dialogue with wife gift sparks mismatch
A fragmentary exchange shows a customer asking for a rug as a present for his wife. The clerk queries color while another speaker urges matching ashes from a cigar, hinting at a confusing, nonsensical wartime style exchange.
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Smith
Binlth
Flaking Trickle Window Card Error Sparks Laughs
A storekeeper displayed a card reading Flaking Trickle in his window. A customer corrected the spelling and asked if anyone told him before. The proprietor admitted hundreds had warned him, but visitors stay to spend something.
Deserved Credit From a Loyal Customer Confusion
A confused customer pleads for an extension of time to pay while claiming loyalty to the hardware man and his store. A druggist and a young girl enter into the scene as the conversation shifts to lipstick and unspecified questions about men.
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Mila
A considerate kid halts smoking in the street
An old Unity resident admonishes a boy for smoking a claurette, then tells a passerby to move on, vowing not to smoke again until the corner is reached. The exchange reflects street conversation and public decorum in everyday life.
Exanya and The Greatest Book In The World Review
A review of A Edward Newton's The Greatest Book In the World praising its calm, impersonal study of the Bible and its history leading to the King James edition. The piece notes Newton's wit and essays on Shakespearean theater, English prose, and the social satire in Week-End, with reflections on contemporary literary life and culture.
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Exanya
A. Edward Newton
Little Brown & Co
Newton
Ragland
Ain
Divewell
London
Broadway
New Leaders Rise as Industry Overhauls Auto World
The piece notes shifting conditions demand fresh leadership and new methods in the auto industry. Auburn stands as one of the few firms remaining after twenty years, having endured by adapting while some cry that only mass production could endure.
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Auburn
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New York
Long Taland
Caleb
Bruce Leigh
Han
Hrodel
Oak Park
Austin
Elmhurst
Otler's Cleaners
Lake
Enionee
United States
A. Hamilton
Gibbe
Soundings
Little, Brown & CO
Boston
Tod
Coningsby Dawson
George Washington
General Grant
General Pershing
Cern
Bedan
Wanderer
Brougham
Proviso Motor Sales, Inc
WM. G. Kramer
House of Real Service
South Fifth Ave
Washington Blvd
Maywood, Ill
Maywood
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