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Petersburg Daily Progress

Location

Petersburg, Virginia, United States of America

Date

Dec 28, 1916

Page

2

Amusements Palace features Mary Pickford return in Less Than the Dust

Mary Pickford returns to the Amusements Palace in Less Than the Dust a much requested engagement. The feature is promoted as a premier photoplay with strong merit and crowd drawing potential. Announcements promise future events including Mrs Vernon Castle's Patria and Mme Petrova in Extravagance. The program also includes The Lash with Marie Doro and The Little Grey Mouse starring Edith Roberts along with other dramas and comedies.

Mary Pickford Palace Mme Petrova Petrova Marie Doro Edith Roberts

Love Never Dies at Strand with Ruth Stonehouse

The Strand presents Love Never Dies at Bluebird Photoplays today. Ruth Stonehouse stars in the Paris Grand Opera romance inspired by Mendelssohn. A violinist and a dancer guard lifelong love while facing fidelity tests and childhood memories.

Strand Strand Theatre Ruth Stonehouse Mendelssohn

Cockade presents A Message to Garcia at Edison theater

The Cockade will feature a five act drama A Message to Garcia produced by Edison based on Elbert Hubbard's preachment with Mabel Trunnelle and Robert Conness. The program includes Musty Suffer comedy Pathe News and extras such as Following the Flag American Boys in Mexico and acts like A Waiting Game, Their Installment Furniture, and The Man From Yukon.

Garcia Edison Elbert Hubbard Mabel Trunnelle Robert Conness Cuba U.S. S. Maine Miss Trunnelle Herbert Prior Bradley Sutton Bigelow Cooper Pathe Mexico United States Ben Turpin Chaplin Comedy Co Harry, Meyers Rosemary Thebe Geo. Larkin Yukon Grant

A Lass of the Lumberlands at Lyric with Brinkley Girls

Helen Holmes stars in A Lass of the Lumberlands at the Lyric every Wednesday and Thursday with adventure and tragedy. Brinkley Girls Company presents a diverse vaudeville beaming with new, up to date acts and strong crowd response. The King of Heidelburg from La Mascot is again staged with matinee and evening shows, promising record weekly attendance at Petersburg's Lyric. A program change is expected tomorrow.

Helen Holmes Lumberlands Lyric Brinkley Girls Company Petersburg Salador Brinkley Girls

Academy Neil O Briens Great American Minstrels at Academy

Neil O Briens Great American Minstrels come to the Academy Thursday night as the leading organization of its kind in America. Manager Oscar F Hodge promises novelties for the season including a new sketch Written produced and played in by the troupe.

Neil O’brien Academy America Oscar F. Hodge

Musterole Advice for Cold Relief and Cough Soothe

A friendly tip promotes Musterole as a handy remedy for congestion and colds. The ad claims mustard oil paste softens chest tightness, relieves bronchitis and tonsillitis symptoms, and eases rheumatic and muscular pains without blistering. It touts widespread use and home remedy benefits.

Jitney Joy Bus satire stars Neil OBrien on stage

Neil O'Brien presents The Jitney Joy Bus a satire on modern transportation with the star aided by company members. The sketch is described as a new humorous treatment of the cheap automobile and a guaranteed scream from start to finish featuring a new song and dance number staged by James Gorman with expert dancers and Allen Earle.

Neil O'Brien O’brien James Gorman Allen Earle

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Elite Picture-Play Theatre Vernon Castle Taming Bluebirds J.O. James Shoe CO J.O James Shoe CO American Bank and Trust Co You, MR. Man Harlow-Willcox & CO Minstrels Hota the Lyric Today Mme, Olga Petrova Charles Soladar Brinkley Girls Heyidelburg Ruth Stonehouse and Franklyn Farnum THE Academy of Music New York Morrison's Hichberg R. Maury Young Mechanics’ Building Oakdale Avenue Washington Street Watson Court Sycamore Street Gee Avenue Colonial Heights City R. L. Watson & Company Petersburg Hardware Company N. Sycamore Street Council A.panny A. Gellman&Co Sycamore A. Gellman Bollingbrook
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