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Newspaper

San Antonio Light

Location

San Antonio, Texas, United States of America

Date

Aug 24, 1916

Page

6

Two Edged Sword stage drama at Princess in San Antonio

Edith Store leads the cast in The Two Edged Sword a s0drama at the Princess Theater today and Saturday. She recalls early days with Melies Com Vitagraph and Frances Ford among others and remembers wild plains rides and old theater life in San Antonio.

Hadith Storey San Antonio Edith Store Princess Miss Storey Pell Melies Miss Storey Wil Clifford the Espeare Frances Ford New York Vitagraph Panies Miss Jey Plains

Shoes of a Dismissed Dreamer

A Lois Weber drama screens a working girl trapped in poverty. The film follows a daughter tied to a lazy father and a hard life at a five and ten, with her worn shoes bearing the marks of hardship as she confronts family neglect and hunger.

Lois Weber

Majestic Theater Announces 1916 17 Season Opener

The Majestic Theater opens its 1916 17 season Monday August 28 with four daily shows of two and a half hours each. Feature films Monday and Tuesday and vaudeville for the rest of the week. Mercedes the psychic performer headlines the vaudeville bill with The Musical Enigma assisted by Mile Stantone. Other acts include Johnny Cantwell and Reta Walker Getting the Fly Stuff, Saxo Sextette, Marie Fitzgibbons The Great Big Story Teller, Hicksman Bros. Two Ways to Look, Aerial Macks trapeze, and Galetti's Barber Shop Monkeys. Triangle films to be shown on opening days.

Majestic Theater Triangle Mercedes Mile Stantone Galetti Barber Shop

He Fell in Love With His Wife at Don Ton Park

The Albert Taylor Stock Company staged He Fell in Love With His Wife at Don Ton Park last night to marked success. Christopher Colt Jr played the scapegrace son, while Myrtle Hollingsworth gave the role of Dora Headway with charm as the comedy drew laughs and applause. The play continues tonight.

Don Ton Park Albert Taylor Stock Company India Albert Taylor Christopher Colt Jr Myrtle Hollingsworth Dora Headway

Society Notes Featured Guests Entertain at Country Home

Thursday night Miss Eleanor Wurzbach hosts at her parents home honoring Misses Margaret Lofton Fort Worth Annabelle Dilworth Gonzales Imogene Young Austin. Friday Mozart Society holds a special meeting at 430 p.m. in Beethoven hall inviting all members past and present.

Eleanor Wurzbach W. A. Wurzbach Margaret Lofton Fort Wort Annabelle Dilworth Gonzales Imogene Young Austin Mozart Society Beethoven Hall Doris Houston St. Anthony Fort Worth Misses Young Loftin Dilworth Constance Ball Eleanor Barclay Laura Maverick Graves

Social Whirls Highlight Bustling San Antonio Week

A flurry of gatherings from Mason Street to Ye Kendall Inn marks a lively period. James Reed hosts friends with games and refreshments while many others attend Teas, dinners, and stag suppers at homes and clubs across the city.

F. 8 Reed Mason Street James Reea

Russian dancer and vocalists entertain guests in Dallas event

The program featured The Last Rose of Summer and Anitra's Dance by a Russian dancer while Elizabeth Walde and Miss Van Tyne delivered vocal numbers. A long guest list included Colonel and Mrs. Slocum, Miss Florian, Miss Townsend, Major Newbold, Judge Seeligson, and many others from Dallas and surrounding cities.

Anitra Elizabeth Walde van Tyne T. A. Coleman H. J. Slocum Georgine Florian Florabel Townsend Elizabeth Senior Marguerite Atlee Coleman Kathleen Timolat Phyllis Shiner William Chicago Frank Albertson Des Moines Joseph Morton St. Louis Richard Dodson Houston Herbert Ashe Carl Cartwright Reed Brown Laura Virginia Adams Hester Foster Waco Jack Cassidy D. Sturgis F. H. Pope J. A. Penn Hartell Margaret Lofton Julius Barclay Eleanor Wurzbach Lindsay Shropshire Amos Graves Sarah Vidaurri M. G. Gonzales B. F. Gurden Flora M. Gurden Ed Leighton P. J. Bailey Gene Calloway Myra Bailey Gene Bailey R. R. Gaines T. D. Dobbs R. E. Moss B. R. George James Simpson C. A. Gates R. D. Coughanour Dallas Zeferino Dominguez D’anton Captain Medar Colonel Dunn George B. Walker Los Angeles Forrest C. C. Tucker Minnie Rice Beeville Eugene Sibley W. F. van Zelinski J. E. Smith D. E. Humphrey Walter Hyde Willard Berman Reva Berman Hazel Davidson Madeline Joseph Shreveport Hattie Zadek Stanley Frank Jay Washer Leon Kaufman Sylvan Lang Mannie Goldsmith Hal K. Brown Dorothy Swearingen Ned Holland Annabelle Hilgartner Austin Shirley Lyons Lake Charles Bernice Alexander Chester F Falkner Heard MacMillan Weddell Grayce Irene Norcross Charles H. Florian Frank Jaggo Schaefer M. N. Cave F. S. Burt Elmer E. Boyle Wichita Maude Smith A. A. Luther

Merry Maids Honored By Dance Guests At Miss Bushick Home

Misses Delka Bushick and Mercedes Ankerson hosted a dance for the Merry Maids Musical Club on Wednesday night at Miss Bushick’s home. A long list of guests from Houston to Yorktown attended, with chaperones including Mr. and Mrs. H Y Wagner Jr and Mrs. J G Griner.

Merry Maids Delka Bushick Mercedes Ankerson Bessie Appman Miss Bushick Francis Bowen Alfred Basse Carl Nau Hilmar Kraege Yorktown Richard Johnson H. Y. Wagner Jr W. Wharton Fred Burnick J. G. Griner

Sam Speir Hardware Co Complete Line Ady.

A complete line of carpenters tools offered by Sam Speir Hardware Co Ady listing.

Carpenters Sam Speir Hardware Co Ady

Leroy Jasmer Celebrates Sixth Birthday

Leroy Jasmer celebrated his sixth birthday on Wednesday with fourteen friends. They enjoyed games and cakes and candies and other treats.

Leroy Jasmer

Notice to Hunters Guns and Ammunition Ad

Portage Tire Co. located at 221 South Alamo advertises hunting guns and ammunition in a local notice.

Portage Tire Co Alamo Adv

Hughes Repeats Mexico Attacks in California

Charles E. Hughes spoke in Fresno California and argued against the administration's Mexican policy. He urged a protective tariff for prosperity and a federal liability law for interstate industry accidents. He defended labor records as New York governor and called for a postwar world court to settle disputes.

Fresno Cal Charles E. Hughes Hughes New York Orgiun of Organized Labor

Monks Treasure Found in Montenegro Catacombs

Austrians, per Innsbruck dispatch, uncover the Detchani monastery’s buried wealth near Cettinje including golden vessels and embroidered vestments dating to the thirteenth century. The treasure, valued at several million pounds, was reportedly betrayed by a peasant who led to the catacombs.

Geneva Switzerland Paris Innsbruck Detchani Cettinje Montenegro

Paris Debates Action Against German Authorities Over Invasion Policy

In a Bouyssou letter to Premier Briand deputies will question potential measures against the Kaiser and others held responsible for forcing northern French residents in invaded cities to work in fields. In Madrid Premier Romanones studies France’s note on Lille Roubaix Turquin. seeks neutral opinion before responding. Corpus Christi Rotary hears plan to bring deep water to the port, with nonpartisan support and aid from Mayor Miller.

Paris Germany France Chamber of Deputies Bouyssou Briand Madrid Spain Lille Roubaix Turcoin Romanones Corpus Christi Tex Corpus Christi Rotary Club Thomas Bell Corpus Christi Compress Company Bell Roy Miller

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