The Great Divide Premier hailed in New York
The Great Divide at the La theater with Henry Miller's company opens Thursday Oct 26. The play shows two vivid scenes a cactus ranch cabin in southern Arizona and the Continental Divide atop the Rockies. It contrasts eastern and western ideals through a dramatic clash of mountain law and desert freedom.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Henry Miller
Plains
Arizona
Rockies
Ehhe
New England
Steven Ghent
Cordillers
William Vaughn Moody
New York City
Mr. Ly
University of Chicago
Road to Yesterday Returns for October 29 Engagement
The Road to Yesterday returns October 29 with the same company that impressed last season. Clara Rainford stars as the dream heroine with a double personality, supported by Irene Oshier and Marshall Welsh as two lovers whose dream romance ends in happiness. The cast includes Josephine Florence Sheppard and Willis Martin among others, and the play is praised as one of the season’s finest in La Crosse.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Clara Rainford
Irene Oshier
Marshall Welsh
Josephine Florence Sheppard
Willis Martin
West
Miss Dupree
Cowboy's Girl Coming Soon at La Crosse Theater
Denton, author of The Lone Star Cowboy's Girl, brings a sand storm scene to the La Crosse stage. A mechanical device and electrical effects create a lifelike desert wind sweeping across the prairie, thrilling audiences who brush sand from their clothes at curtain.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mr. Denton
la Crosse Theater
Utis
Noth
A Stubborn Cinderella Comes to City Stage
The Howard troupe brings A Stubborn Cinderella to La Crosse October 29 with chic atmosphere and romance. Minnie Dupree stars as the heroine in a dream voyage to 1603 England where Shakespeare’s era and King James VI set the scene for musical comedy charm. Amanda Wellington also appears in this Adams Hough Howard production praised for its style and appeal.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Adams, Hough and Howard
Chicago
la Crosse Theater
James the Scot
England
Shakespeare
Minnie Dupree
Amanda Wellington
The Christian Here Tomorrow at Princess Amusement
Grace Hayward presents The Christian a four act melodrama with prologue and a sermon tone. Glory and John Storm reunite amid a London first night and church mob scene as the play travels from Keel to a college campus and back to a church climax.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Grace Hayward
Hal Cain
Glory
Keel
London
John Storm
The Great American Bean Factory Boom
The piece highlights the rise of beans and canned beans factory methods in the United States. It praises the field bean crop, notes its soil enrichment value, and details Van Camp Packing Company's highly mechanized production of navy beans with pork and tomato sauce. It emphasizes efficiency, sanitary packing, and the shift from home baked beans to factory products driving domestic consumption.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United States
Department of Agriculture
New England
Michigan
van Camp Packing Company
United States Department of Agriculture
New York
San Francisco
Eiffel Towers
Washington Monuments
van Camp
West Indies
South America
Indianapolis
Raymond
Indiana
Florence Roberts Stars in The House of Bondage
Florence Roberts appears in a three act society drama titled The House of Bondage and is slated to appear in this city. The role is described as matching her emotional gifts more clearly than any previous strong part she has played.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Florence Roberts
Also Mentioned on This Page
Cowboy
NEW Howard
Cinderella
la Crosse Theatre
Christian
Madam Grundy
George Marion
Princess Amusement Company
Adam
Kansas City Journal
Boston
the Mile
Sauciag
Hall Caine
Liebler
Christian Science Board
First Church of Scientist
First Church of Christ Scienist
The
the Christian
This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!