Brady Warns American Public Prefers Vulgar Theater
William A Brady, veteran producer, says 75 percent of American cities will settle for vulgar plays and cheap productions as taste degenerates. He defends theater workers against moral criticisms, notes moving pictures rise, and recalls his long career and role in early cinema.
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Si Wiliam A. Brady
America
Susie
Grace George
Mr. Brady
John R. Straton
New York
Baltimore
Agi
Frederick Monday
Luptur
City Opera House
William A. Brady
Brady
Will Hays
World Corporation
Alice Brady
Dr. Straten
Traveler Laura McClintock Praises Cops Then Cites Freder ick Incident
A New York Motor writer, Mrs Laura Breckinridge McClintock, recounts a 60 000 mile journey with a companion and a late stop in Frederick described as a sleepy town The piece notes she was arrested for parking too close to a fire plug but not fined The account quoted by the Literary Digest notes strict local laws and an ensuing tense moment in Frederick as she recalls driving in after dusk
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Frederick Cits
Motor
New York
Frederick
Laura Breckinridge McClintock
Literary Digest
Uniontown
Frederik
Mary
Man Dashes From Umbrella as Argument Turns Remarkable
In a street scene the bewhiskered man darts from behind a large umbrella on the curb while a heated exchange ensues about location and authority. He threatens arrest as the speaker accepts the scolding and exits. Separately, a Commerce Department statement predicts airplanes will see widespread use in the U S for business and leisure within ten years, mirroring the auto boom of 1905 to 1915.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United States
Department of Commerce
Foulke Denounces Prohibition Enforcement as Honeycombed
Chicago reports William Dudley Foulke reading a Civil Service Reform League letter to President Coolidge at Union League Club. He asserts the prohibition enforcement service is honeycombed with unmistrusted scoundrels and that political appointments create a lax, incompetent force. The letter cites Saynes and officials, plus attempts to interest Volstead and Wheeler in civil service reform.
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Foulke
Chicago
President Coolidge
National Civil Service Reform League
William Dudley Foulke
Union League Club
Prohibition Enforcement Service
Prohibition
Saynes
The
Teags
Volstead
Warne B. Wheeler
Anti-Saloon League
Beckett Buys Southampton Home Ahead of Ring Retirement
After losing to Carpentier, British heavyweight champion Joe Beckett buys a home in Southampton in preparation for his definite retirement from boxing.
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Carpentier
Joe Beckett
Southampton
Dr Edwards Olive Tablets Promote Digestive Relief
Advert describes olive tablets as a vegetable remedy that stirs the liver and bowels to relieve indigestion and stomach troubles. It claims the product heartens digestion, removes bad tastes, and eases symptoms without calomel, urging one or two tablets at bedtime with prices 15c and 30c.
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Dr. Edwards
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Margaret Jean Valiant
General Board of Promotion
Northern Baptist Convention
New York City
Edgar A. Valiant
Baptist Union of St
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Frederick County National Bank
North Market St
From
Missouri
Selz *Six
Aida
Chesapeake and Potomac Telephone Company
East Patrick Street
Maryland Theatre
W. L. C. Fisher
Mabel Ballin
Percy Marmont
Hodkinson
Mie
Globe
Milady
Central Trust Company
Maryland
Allen G. Quynn & Co
GEO. S. Rodock & Son
S. Carroll St
Gruen
C. M. Malone
Frederick, Maryland
Rld Newspapers
Newspap
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