Vaudeville tackles and tears through Grand theater lineup
The program teems with acts from Tate's Motoring a London firm’s satire on automobiling to McAllister and Ben Welch in character comedy. Lulu Beeson trio promises a Night in El Paso while Redford Winchester offer burlesque jugglery. Tennessee Tess sets rural drama amid moonshine camps and train trestles with Convict 909 and a Sing Sing revolt.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Coffe
Tate
London
England
Eugenie
Spain
L “McAllister
Blo
Iagacter
Ben Welch
Orpas
May
Flo Hengler
Europe
America
el Paso
Lulu Beeson
Miss Beeson
Redford
Winchester
Palace Theater
Black and
Hall McAllister & CO
Four Orans
Messina
Smiths
Burlesque Jugglers and Comedy at the Grand Jones
The Kinodrome previews three reels including Earthquake at Messina Italy showing devastation scenes Maple Sugar known to Hoosiers and Weather Changes at the Smiths ending with a comedy sequence.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jones
Mame
Kinodrome
Messina
Italy
Convict 999 to Play at Park Theater for Three Days
Park Theater presents a melodramatic sensation Convict 999 in four acts and thirteen settings featuring a National Guard captain as hero. Miss Lottie Williams stars in Tennessee Tess Queen of the Moonshiners with strong dramatic talent and a solid plot, drawing theatergoers seeking intellectual entertainment.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
The
Park Theater
National Guard
Lottie Williams
Miss Wiliams
Josie
Tennessee Teas
Tennessee Tess
Tennessee
Tess,”’ At the
Majestic Theater hosts Forepaugh revival of Charley's Aunt
This afternoon and tonight the Forepaugh Stock Company revives Charley's Aunt at the Majestic, following McCutcheon story Graystark. The production features updated staging and a strong company to deliver a popular American farce with broad humor and careful humorlessness.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
George Barr McCutcheon
Graystark
Forepaugh
The
Majestic
Forepaugh Stock Company
Charney
Bob
Charley
Charley's
Avenue Girls Bring Breezy Skits to Emmive Theater
The Amndell Drew Amusement Company presents the Avenue Girls at the Empire Theater next week. The program features two musical sketches The Mail of the Alps and It Happened In Spain praised for novelty and wit. A plentiful cast of girls promises lively entertainment for theatergoers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Avenue
Amndell- Drew Amusement Company
The
Empire
Alps
Spain
AVE
Olio
Selec
Indianapolis Girls
Local Names Listed In Attendance Of Community Event
A roster of attendees includes Morse Fanny Alaire May Chapman Betty Jenny and Fanny Viera Elizabeth Wright Myrtle Marshall Josie Landgraf Della Chapman Florence Cullen and numerous others noted in the report.
Vaudeville Heads New Gayety Next Week
Three double and two single acts join the moving pictures on the New Gayety bill. Ivy and Ivy perform Woman Woman Woman with musical comedy and strong comic timing. Tulsa the girl with the big black eyes, Kipp and Kipp, Shannon and Straw, and George Peiter cap the program with singing, dancing, and new illustrated ballads.
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New Gayety
Moving Pictures
Ivy
Gayety
Tulsa
Kipp
Shannon
Straw
George Peiter
New Gayety News
Jack
Mabel
Kippy
George Peltier
Motion Pictures
Geese Flying North Signal Coming Spring in Goshen
Fifty two geese passed over Goshen Tuesday afternoon flying north indicating approaching spring. The sighting from Goshen, Indiana, on a February afternoon marks a seasonal sign.
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Goshen
Ind
Pring
Charney's Aunt charm on European stages delights crowds
The piece notes the play Charney's Aunt has toured Europe with success and drawn more laughter and amusement than similar works. It highlights its original concept of two young men entertaining two girls with an absent aunt as chaperone, and praises the chorus, action, songs, and dances. The cast includes Leo Stevens and a roster of popular performers such as Helen Jesse Moore, Billy Arlington, Allan Wightman, Walter Pierson, Julia Natus, Flo Chapman, Grace Delmore, and others.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charney
Charley
Leo Stevens
Helen Jesse Moore
Pilly Arlington
Allan Wightman
Walter Pierson
Julia Natus
Flo Chapman
Grace Delmore
May Boyle
Linnie Albert
Lilian Allen
Helen Meyers
Ruth Guy
Margie Styles
Ada Jewel
Lilian Lee
Marian ‘Wilean Vertis
Estate hunt for hidden wealth in Laporte Indiana
Daniel Rutledge of Lima Ohio has begun a search in Laporte County for a large estate allegedly left long ago by Samuel and Abraham Eales. He claims the property and money are hidden by unknown holders and seeks information to locate heirs and whereabouts. Rutledge vows a thorough probe and offers rewards for clues.
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Ledge
Lima
Laporte
Samuel
Abraham Eales
Rutledge
Samuel Rutledge
Daniel Rutledge
Hendricks County Bank Deposits Rise by Nearly 100000
Hendricks county residents increased their home bank deposits by about one hundred thousand dollars over the past year according to figures from local banks in Danville Indiana. The report notes a growing trend in personal savings and stronger regional financial activity.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Danville
Ind
Hendricks County
Mrs Bicknell and Daughters to Sail for Naples Italy
Mrs Ernest Bicknell and her two daughters of Chicago visit Mr and Mrs Everett B Vawter in West Lafayette Indiana and plan to sail from there to Naples Italy to join Mr Bicknell who leads Red Cross funds for earthquake victims in Italy.
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West Lafayette
Ind
Ernest Bicknell
Chicago
Everett B. Vawter
Naples
Italy
Bicknell
Red Cross
Goshen Wife Granted Divorce Over Chloroform Attack
In Goshen Indiana Bertha Chaffee was granted a divorce from Charles L Chaffee by Judge Vernon Van Fleet. She alleged he tried to kill her by chloroforming her and at other times knocked her down and kicked her. She said he had not supported her and had called her names and driven her from home.
Walthour Wins Motor-Paced Race in Atlanta at Five Miles
Walthour defeated Eddie Root in two heats of a five mile motor-paced bicycle race in Atlanta. Times were 8:20 4-5 and 8:31 for the two heats, concluding the event held February 27.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Atlanta
Bobbs Walthour
Eddie Root
Farm Wife Sues for Divorce in Indiana Court
Mrs. Lusk of Hendricks township seeks an absolute divorce from Thomas Lusk, custody of three children, and alimony of 2000 in Shelbyville. A restraining order prevents him from disposing of property as the court handles the case. She alleges he has been intimate with another woman.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Shelbyville
Ind
Thomas Lusk
Hendricks Township
Arkansas Governor Bans Prize Fights
Gov Donaghey declares no further boxing bouts in Arkansas as held in the state constitute prize fights and will be stopped.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Little Rock
Ark
Donaghey
Arkansas
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Dick Thurston
Sing Sing
Ae Ee Eae Amusements
Forepaugh Stock CO
Jin
Bedford
Majestic Theater
Emmive Theater
Charley’s Aunt
Matfstic
Formpawug
Johnny Jones
Kelly Zouaves
New York
Empire Circuit
Orty People
Guain
Chapman Sisters
Ted
Unique
Allen Wightman
Pastel
Pickanning
Man With the
Arlington
Delmore & the Two Macks
Nxt
Elkhart
Charles L. Chaf
Walthour
Farmer
Hubby
the Park Theater
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