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PINED FINLEY AND TROUPEOF MOVIE PERFORMERS TO 're VISIT BAT CAVE SOON. FI)lltFinley on His Previous Visits Gave CaInterest and Support to the Cora- 071 munlty; State Convict Dies: Surprise Birthday Party: Mails Delay-ed: Other Interesting Notes. ' 1.fa:Wlnlt;to»•-!fS ; BAT CAVE—The people of this vll- °-1 ■ey lage and surrounding country are looking forward with much interes’ :o ne the coming in the near future of Ned Finley and his company of movirg pi -on tore players to Esmeralda Inu. Mr. liu Fir lev is weU and favorably known me ia this section a: ho has made he fj.Qi-ent trips here i.1 the interest of t*v er, rnovie3. giving employment to mn»v a of our citizens old ar.d young, dur-in?: his visits here. In times past Mr ive Ffnlev has had finch famors s*ars a-inwMJlwdie Edith Storey, Rose Taplev and Ada Gifford playing opposite him in pic-of tures made in this vicinity; but now 7 ;ri- he will have his young wife to whom p' he has been married a title over a year, m- as his film-mate. By far the most in- TV an- teresting member of the party of .jtwelve Players will be the young son t; ;:r- of Mr. and Mrs. Finley, Ned, Jr. The lit- comrany is rather small in number but ^ to Mr. Finley's idea in bringing so few lbs players' with him, is to emp’oy as many of the village people as he can : led possibly use. During his last visit1 n's here, the picture {hat he made reaulr- ' ort ed a camp-meeting scene and bar be- »^ of cue. This scene was made on the Es- j meralda Inn grounds and there wernl, ier : several hundred people used in the j^ ho nicture. In addition to the financial 'benefit to the people, who tools part.»rn there was no end to pleasure and nts amusement afforded them as well as a bountiful dinner. Thi3 is only one p. Jof the many interesting incidents connected with the \ isit 01 the movie folk, so tis no wonder that their coming isso eagerly anticipated by old andyoung alike.Thos. Turner, proprietor of Esmer-,ns a'da Inn, enjoys a wide acquaintance with tbe actor folks, and as long as he to_ and Esmeralda Inn are in this coun-;n-ireteyndlt;31SStry we may be assured of interesting | 1visitors among us. J ong live Thomas ive Turner and Esmeralda Inn.For several days last week the mailinSe11
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The French Broad Hustler

Hendersonville, North Carolina, US

Thu, Jan 24, 1918

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