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Newspaper
High Point Enterprise
Location
High Point, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Jan 11, 1926
Page
10
Madge Kennedy criticizes road shows for weak acting and inflated Broadway tricks. She credits original Broadway casts and extended rehearsals for strong tours, citing Rain and Jeanne Engels as top examples.
The 1925 Southern building survey shows permits totaling about 536 million dollars, a 50 percent rise from 1924. Miami led with 60.2 million, Houston 35.0 million, Louisville near 30 million, and Florida cities together about 232 million.
A collection of quirky lines touches on Arabia and Arabian nights, ruggedness and teeth, chasing the bright side, cheap 1925 calendars, misunderstandings, preachers, and a bad cotton market with farmers angry over prices.
A romance unfolds as David goes to the front and a designing millionaire helps his lover in Rome after a feared regiment wipeout. Years later they reunite in a gripping episode set against the Eternal City ruins including the Coliseum. The production promises a glorious spellbinding romance.
Saturday Greenville reports a contract to stage the Southern Exposition in Madison Square Garden New York starting October 2 with notices sent to southern governors railroad presidents and state committees. The plan mirrors prior prospectus and a New York advisory board may be named soon. A Greensboro real estate transfer dominated Saturday's deeds with multiple lot sales across town and townships.
Professor William B. Barley, an economist who became a nomad to study tramps, notes hoboes are an intelligent lot and now use road maps in their travels.
The fastest run on record is described as the Christmas run on the bank, signaling a record speed event tied to holiday banking activity. The brief notes emphasize rapid movement rather than broader context.
Review hails The Eternal City photoplay at Broadway as near perfection in entertainment. Barbara La Marr and Bert Lytell lead a starred cast in a poignant romance set in Rome, with George Fitzmaurice directing and Hall Caine’s story adapted for the screen.
Corinne Griffith headlines the First National release Infatuation based on W Somerset Maughams Caesar s Wife now showing at the American theater The story follows the wife of an English ambassador in Cairo who returns to her neglectful husband The cast includes Percy Marmont Malcolm MacGregor Warner Oland Claire DuBrey Leota Lorraine Martha Mattox and Clarissa Selwynne with Griffith praised for an impeccable aristocratic portrayal.
Luxor reports the golden coffin of King Tutankhamun has been moved by train to Cairo guarded by armed guards after a Nile voyage aboard a felucca. The king remains in his tomb.
Depth of the water in the London docks is maintained at 38 to 42 feet through continuous dredging. The effort ensures safe navigation for ships and steady harbor operations.
An advertisement urges readers to give McCoy Laboratories Cod Liver Oil Compound Tablets to gain weight and improve appearance. It touts sugar coated tablets, a 60 tablet bottle for 60 cents, and a refund if goals aren’t met. Claims include rapid weight gain for adults and strength benefits for children and seniors.
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