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Newspaper
Harrisburg Telegraph
Location
Harrisburg, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Jun 02, 1916
Page
6
Planned addition of 108 bungalows in the city announced with emphasis that none will be available for rent. All dwellings described as fully modern and tenanted by circus animals. Official notes stress novelty over occupancy plans.
The Sarkog Brothers circus plans to add 108 mobile two and three room bungalows to the city residence area. The living units feature plate glass windows electric lights and private baths. The show includes a baby section with giraffes lions cubs tigers kangaroo elephants and an infant camel. The circus presents Cinderella a $1,000,000 production with 1250 cast and 300 dancers.
Vaudeville and motion picture listings for Pax Tang Park show no good guy Col or Regent The White Pearl. Sherlock Holmes at Vag zorla with Gillette.
Sol Leggo unveils a polished theater shingle awaiting electrical work as critics applaud Hamlet night. Jesse L. Lasky calls the clean play problem solvable by US women selecting suitable cinema for children. Marie Doro stars in The White Island at Regent. Thomas Holding co stars.
At Paxtang Park Theater this week the Colonial Vaudeville Troop Anderson Evans Montrose Troup and others present acts including On the Rocks. Matinee free to children Saturday. Sherlock Holmes at Victoria today last times for William Gillette. The No Good Guy at Colonial Star and A Dash of Courage with Harry Gribbon headline.
Pittsburgh reporters at the National Association of Corporation Schools convention claim preventable industrial accidents amount to crimes and that 60 percent of men would fail military exams due to health. C B Auel of Westinghouse presented the health safety report while emphasizing newspapers as the best employment promotion medium.
A Victoria era program notes a vaudeville bill at the Majestic featuring the Skatells with a Spanish roller dance, the Reynolds group, J. C. Nugent with “The Squarer,” Wilkins and Wilkins drawing praise, and Victor Morley in “a Regular Army Man” with strong six man harmony. Free viewing offered with a June 1916 marriage license shown at the box office. Veterans Day tribute and memorial ceremonies are reported with church and cemetery participation, while Waynesboro freshmen enjoy a Pen-Mar outing.
In Columbus Indiana Charles Snyder while fishing by the river felt a tickling sensation on his legs. He noticed a five foot long snake under his legs that had coiled up as if to nap. He alerted his wife and moved away from the snake.
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