Grand Week of Laughs Showcases Skits by Allison Pair
Amusements note a Grand Theatre comedy sketch by Mr. and Mrs. Allison drawing big crowds. The act, a condensed version of a larger show, features a Swede girl with a pigtail and a high voice amid lively music. Also listed are Bert C Russell and others in the vaudeville lineup, with praise for clean, clever humor.
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the Grand
Mrs. Allison
iL-ia
Sis Hopkins
Mrs
Allison
Park Theater Delivers Slavery Melodrama In Four Acts
Park Theater presents S A Judson's melodrama Sold Into Slavery in New York City. The four act and eight scene play follows a young girl sold by her stepmother to a man of immoral character, a wedding, and her escape aided by a brave youth whom she later marries. Elaborate settings and a strong company led by Edna Brothers and Emily La Salle.
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New York City
S. A. Judson
Yedf
Edna Brothers
Emily la Salle
Emily Curtis
Majestic Theater Presents His House in Order and Zira
The Forepaugh stock company delivers a strong run with His House in Order at the Majestic this week. Next week they stage the acclaimed Margaret Anglin drama Zira, a production once directed by Henry Miller and noted for its emotional impact.
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John Drew
Margaret Thington
Majestic
Margaret Anglin
Zira
Australia
Henry Miller
Forepaugh to Stage Zira with Anglin and Miller
County reports Miss Anglin briefly leaving a superb acting role due to the triumph of The Great Divide featuring Anglin and Miller. Zira promises potent appeal and deep human tone with a climactic display of sympathy as Forepaugh prepares a notable dramatic event featuring an popular ensemble.
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Zira
Empire Theater Presents Sam T. Jack's Burlesque Extravaganza
The Empire hosts Sam T. Jack's Own company with a sensational sheath gown number worn by twelve women. Gowns cost $250 each. Also featured are living pictures titled Les Statuettes Realistique from Paris. The company comprises 40 performers including a superb chorus.
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Empire Theater
Sam T. Jack
the Empire
Europe
New York
Living Pictures
Paris
New Gaiety Presents Wor a Wife's Honor at New Gayety
The Talk-A-Graph company features Wor a Wife's Honor as the opening picture. The program includes three comedies two of which are spoken and two scenic views around Norway and St. Petersburg. Ahea Hall Behymers singing draws unusual attention with The Holy City.
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Talk-A-Graph
New Gayety
Norway
St. Petersburg
Ahea Hall Behymer
Holy City
A Waltz Dream to Play at Illinois Theater Chicago
Broadway success leads to Illinois theater Chicago beginning Oct 4 with Henry V. Donnelly as Joachim XII and a cast including Sophie Brandt Octavia Broske Joseph W. Herbert and Jorie Sadler. Production features waltzes mazurkas polkas and a dramatic kiss scene with nightly performances and matinees Wednesdays and Saturdays.
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Broadway
New York
Metropolitan
Illinois Theater
Chicago
Joachim XIII
Flausenthorn
Joachim XII
Henry V. Donnelly
Sophie Brandt
Franzi
Octavia Broske
Helene
Joseph W. Herbert
Count Lothar
Jorie Sadler
Potatoes Block Thanks People Help Themselves
A severe freight wreck near Eliot on the Boston and Maine line caused extensive damage but no injuries. A broken wheel on a Bangor and Aroostook car derailed ten loaded cars, crashing the track for a quarter mile and burning five badly damaged cars to dispose of them. Potatoes and turnips spilled across the rails, with thousands of bushels left scattered as wreckers arrived.
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Portsmouth
N. H
Eliot
Boston & Maine
Bangor & Aroostook
Denison Barber Shop Sets Latest Haircut Trends
Wulschner's offers new pianos from 165 dollars and up. Rohan at 1011 N Arsenal, New. phone 2297. The Denison barber shop features hair cutting and whisker trimming with meanicuring.
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I. Rohan
N. Arsenal
New
Wulschner
Denison - Barber
Beer as food potion and tonic says Schlitz beer advised
An editorial note extols beer as a food and tonic and claims pure well aged beer aids digestion. It cautions against bad beer but asserts doctors recommend beer and that the healthiest people drink the most. Schlitz is singled out as non bilious.
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Schlitz
Texan Marries Girl By Proxy In Galveston Ceremony
Galveston Texas businessman Cornelius Loeff and Miss Jacoba Theodora Henrietta Rens of Dordrecht Holland joined in a proxy wedding after a formal contract and swearing across the sea. The couple planned two ceremonies in Dordrecht and a civil service before their church wedding. Loeff will reunite with his bride in New York before touring the United States and then settling at 1312 Avenue H in Galveston after October 15. Loeff has long lived in Galveston and manages mechanical work for Goodhart Bates contractors.
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Dordrecht
Netherlands
Galveston
New York
Atlantic
United States
Avenue H
Mr. Loeff
Social and business circles toast a Dordrecht bride
The Goedhart dredging fleet owner, a prominent figure in business and social circles, receives widespread congratulations. The bride hails from a leading Dordrecht family and was noted as one of the belles of her city.
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Goedharts
Dordrecht
Fund planned to catch deadly dog poisoner in Warsaw
In Warsaw Indiana a community fund is being raised to hire a search for a dog poisoner blamed for killing many canines. Residents, including men and women, contribute small amounts, with strong sentiment against the culprit and a readiness to aggress if he is found.
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Warsaw
Ind
Paris fencing school drops foil for umbrellas
A Paris women’s fencing school halted foil practice and replaced it with umbrella training. Popular Mechanics explains how this unusual weapon is wielded and its potential impact on attack and defense.
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Paris
Friends Happy Over County Local Option
At the Indiana yearly meeting in Richmond Indiana prominent speakers included Edward Mott Jacob Baker and David J Coppeck Ira C Johnson led evangelistic work. The gathering discussed many subjects and praised the Indiana legislature for passing the county local option bill.
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Richmond
Ind
Indiana Yearly Meeting of Friends
Edward Mott
Cleveland, O
Jacob Baker
Adrian
Mich
David J. Coppeck
Rich Square
N.C
Ira C. Johnson
Indiana
New Early Voters Club Opens With Ninety Members
A Democratic club formed in the Tenth precinct of the Tenth ward on Tuesday night. It opened with 90 members led by President William Bentley and officers Edward Knaus Joseph Heidelman and Charles Myers. The club meets weekly at Shelby and Beecher streets.
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Democratic Club
Tenth Ward
William Bentley
Edward Knaus
Joseph Heidelman
Charles Myers
Shelby and
Beecher Streets
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