Fair Week Theaters In Frederick To Offer Broad Entertainment
Next week brings fair week in Frederick with a full slate of shows across town. The Myrkle-Harder stock company plays at the Opera House all week with daily features at the Empire and Maryland. A rich lineup includes The Dangerous Age, Simon Called Peter, Dancing Wives, The Whole Towns Talking, Vier Lovers, The Lone Bandit, Be ing Respectable, Reckless Romance, The Air Hawk, Dashing Three, Galloping Hoofs, The Hottentot, Drusilla with a Million, The Isle of Hope, Riding the Wind, Speed, Percy, The Freshman, and Burning Trails. The Empire and Maryland present serials, newsreels, and stunts, with Luken Silver not shown at the Empire due to the Myrkle-Harder engagement.
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Empire
Maryland
Frederick Persons
Fairgrounds
Fredaick
Opera House
Simon
Peter
Buck Jones at Opera House in Winner Takes All
The Opera House screens Buck Jones in Winner Takes All a fast action photoplay with another episode of Sunken Silver and a Fox news reel. At the Empire the film Rip Roarin Roberts starring Buddy Roosevelt is the feature along with comedy and news reels. Maryland presents Edmund Cobb in Taking Chances with Richard Holt and Ann Little in Secret Service Landers plus a two reel comedy.
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al Wilson
Frank Merrill
Allene Ray
Johnnie Walker
Douglass MacLean
Madge Bellamy
Edmund Cobb
Richard Holt
Ann Little
Opera House
Buck Jones
Fox News
Empire
Rip Roarin’ Roberts
Buddy Roosevelt
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Maryland
The
Maryland Today
Tarry Sevon
Larry
Deny Mise
Secret Service Landers
Ane Bonomo
Baltimore strike tense as engine service talks proceed
Baltimore reports a communication from the Engine Service Brotherhood to President Maxwell C. Byers of the Western Maryland Railroad. Five hundred engineers, firemen, and hosts on the Western Maryland strike, with Byers preparing a reply to be sent today, as a U S Railroad Tabor Board hearing is set for Monday in Chicago per Chairman Ben Hooper.
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Engine Service Brotherhood
Maxwell C. Byers
Western Maryland Railroad
Toad
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Brotherhood
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United States Railroad Tabor Board
Mondax
Chicago
Byers
Engine Services Brotherbonds
Labor Board
Brotherhoods
Deck s Dope by Walter Decker
A reflective humorous column by Walter Decker with crowding gags and city life quips. It weaves city issues like rent and roof repairs at the Opera Hall with jokes about aging, fashion, and the absurdity of daily life. The piece closes with Decker signing off, urging readers to enjoy the Empire Fair week program.
London's Great Reservoir Expands City Water Supply
London's largest artificial reservoir increases fresh water capacity to about 7 billion gallons. The pool spans over 700 acres, about 1.25 miles in diameter, forming a seven sided polygon. It lies north of the Thames between Staines and Shepperton.
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London
Ats
Thames
Staines
Shepperton
Richard Mansfield Widow Revives Grange Theater Dreams
Bea trice Cameron Mansfield leads Mansfield Grange in reviving stage traditions once set by Richard Mansfield. The New London widow envisions a school and company, preserving Shakespearean study and atmosphere amid antique rooms haunted by the actor’s legacy.
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NEA
New London
Conn
Richard Mansfield
Mansfield
Mansfield Grange
Beatrice Cameron Mansfield
the Grange
Europe
Richard
Shylock
Mr. Mansfield
Arithmetic exam leads to a big nought remark
A teacher father keeps close tabs on Little Marys school work. At lunch after her final arithmetic exam she was asked for her mark. She mournfully replied that she had seen the biggest nought ever.
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Mary
Gingham Girl Delights City Opera House Crowd
The Gingham Girl charmed a good sized audience Friday night with Albert Von Tilzer's music and sharp acting. Star turns came from Myra Tracy as Mary Thompson and Teddy Hart as John Cousins. The chorus impressed with snappy dancing and catching tunes. The show, praised as the season's best attraction at Manager Decker's venue, offered vivid costumes and lively performances. Also noted is a 1923 statistic that 31 percent of U S hospital treatment was free.
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Albert von Tilzer
City Opera House
Decker
Myra Tracy
Mary Thompson
Teddy Hart
John Cousins
Elr
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