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Newspaper
Harrisburg Telegraph
Location
Harrisburg, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Jun 04, 1918
Page
2
The Majestic Theatre features a week long motion picture act made by local talent, filmed in serial form with a complete play ready by Saturday night. The bill includes The House of Hate fourth episode, Walthour Duo unicycle and bicycle performers, and Francis and Eldon as the audience draw.
The act features Roy as an acrobatic entertainer who teams with two Italian friends in the audience for a musical turn with renters guitar vocal and piano solos. Frances, billed as merriest comedian, performs comic songs and a patriotic encore. The store is turned into a picture studio under Glen White, with several scenes shot drawing strong audience interest.
The schedule lists Majestic presenting Making Movie Stars and An American Live Wire with The Triumph of the Weak and Riders of the Night. Regent shows His Majesty Bunker and Naughty Naughty with Son of Democracy and Hired Man ahead. Victoria features The Soul of Buddha and Peggy Hyland in Peg and the Pirates. Enid Bennett’s Naughty Naughty opens tomorrow. Paxtang Park hosts Ward and Ward in a novelty act Yap as the big crowd pleaser.
An advertisement urges women not to fear aging and to keep kidneys and bladder clean to prevent senile illnesses. It promotes GOLD MEDAL Haarlem Oil Capsules as the sole reliable brand, claiming benefits to spirits, muscles, and youthful appearance, and warns against fakes sold by other druggists.
More than a score of local men and women join a film company rehearsing on stage for the Mollie and Her Suitors photoplay. Residents of Harrisburg portray rivals detectives and other roles as the weeklong shoot unfolds and the film is pieced together for June 17 showings.
Variety shows fill Harrisburg with acts like The Manott Troup and Alice Raye delivering humor and song. Earl Williams stars in An American Live Wire while The Soul of Buddha captivates with mystic Far East themes. Fanny Ward appears in Innocents and Majestic Theater presents Making Movie Stars to form casts from local talent.
U S Red Cross efforts in Paris support refugees from the German offensive. They provide food and clothing, shelter 25 000 beds with 7 500 fed yesterday, and assist the French government at Saint Sulpice shelter aiding night stays for evacuees.
In Blue Ridge Summit Waynesboro on Saturday night a burglar smashed a large plate glass window of W. L. Maurer’s department store and stole several Ingersoll watches and a hat before fleeing. Local authorities investigate the break in as residents describe a swift getaway by the thief.
Ringling Brothers begin a new era in their circus with a colossal four act pantomime In Days of Old featuring 1 250 actors 400 singers 99 musicians and regiments of horses The main tent show includes a two hour arena display with hundreds of artists many on first American tour and a complete dumb animal circus of over a hundred trained beasts The production opens Tuesday June 11 in the main tent
Waynesboro Red Cross auxiliaries from Quincy Zullinger and Rouzerville are assembling dressings pads and sponges for transport to France. The effort underscores wartime aid and local civic participation in June.
Philadelphia June 4 Germany theology blamed for wrecking faith of clergymen by undermining belief in the Bible. Rev Dr Cornelius S Savage field secretary says seminaries expose young men to German ideas, prompting skepticism of miracles and divine law. He hopes wartime clarity will make the German brand of theology unpopular.
Amsterdam reports the semi official Norddeutsche Allgemeine Zeitung Berlin warns Germans to expect heavy losses in ongoing operations. The Hamburg based paper notes high casualty figures and strategic strains amid the current conflict dynamics with Allied forces.
A health ad warns busy businessmen overeat and rush meals harm digestion. It promotes Mi O Na tablets as a remedy for dyspepsia, claiming they aid digestion, relieve sour gas and heaviness, and improve vigor. Kennedy Drug offers a money back guarantee.
A German colonel on the front urges the public to bear losses with patience and confidence. He notes the offensive has cost much and will cost more blood, acknowledging very heavy losses in some units. He argues success must be weighed against total troop losses in action.
A famed authority warns that high meat intake overloads kidneys with uric acid, causing back pain and urinary issues. He endorses Jad Salts, four spoonfuls daily in water before breakfast, claiming it cleanses kidneys, neutralizes urine acids, and prevents bladder irritation.
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