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San Antonio Light

Location

San Antonio, Texas, United States of America

Date

Dec 10, 1916

Page

9

Poughkeepsie and Yvette Headline Majestic Vaudeville Show

At the Majestic City, Poughkeepsie and Yvette lead a diverse vaudeville program opening Wednesday at 2:30 PM. The lineup includes Tessie Clayton with her Magnificent company, Constantine Robelett and Frank Shues, a six-piece dancing orchestra, plus Charley Grapewin with Anna Chance in a modern domestic comedy. The Chung Hwa Four, unique Chinese vocal quartet, also appear with other acts like Jimmy Alain and Dorothy Earle and The Sheebacks.

Tom Tessie Clayton Miss Clayton Constantine Robelett Imperial Russian Ballet Moscow Petrograd Frank Shuess Ted Lewis Mel Craig Joseph Parm Mant Harmoniete Neta Benius Muttard Chala Jimmy Alain Dorothy Earle Freghtingates Harry Harriet Fen Witt Winter Yonkers Sali Pippy Mins Chance Charley Thinagason Chung Hwa Four China Hermany Carey Eay Chung Hwa Chune Iwaj

Majestic lineup promises star turn of song and dance

A San Antonio program features George Bancroft and Octavia Broske with a repertoire of popular and classical numbers. Yvette, a whirlwind violinist from Cuero, arrives direct from Paris, bringing avant garde gowns and dazzling costumes. The act includes Desala Kerr and Effie Westdn, fast-paced dance routines, and the Paldrens lamp jumping troupe with dangerous feats. Consul, a four foot chimpanzee, performs obstacle stunts and comic bits.

George Bancroft Octavia Broske Hancraft Miss Broske Gienzes Hic Yvette Fannie Hea Ton Ree Cuero Ivette Parla Folles Yvette

Two Lon Cubs Show to Christen Atamond Antonio Sunday Night

Backman animal circus at Wortham shows in San Antonio christens two lion cubs named Alamo and Antonio. Trainers Joann Backman announce the public ceremony amid circus acts, noting careful care for the newborns and the military pony act. The event, part of the Wortham program, supports war relief with shows all day Sunday at Bowen rule site.

Joann &. Backman Wortham Nomen “Alamo Antonio Hackman San Antonio Fady Backman Circus Backman Wortham Organization A Worthan Fienta Test Atey Mena Bowen Rule Dnai Mion Association

FIRST WOMAN SOUR DOUGH TRAILBLAZER NELLIE CASHMAN IN SEATTLE

Nellie Cashman the first white woman to cross the Klondike area arrives in Seattle. The pioneer notes she first traveled in 1875 to aid 180 men with scarlet fever and cholera, then ran a Dawson grocery and mining interests before moving to Koyukuk. She estimates 2500 to 3000 claims in the region with 1000 active, predicting many big strikes next year.

America Nellie Cashman Seattle Heute Post-Intelligencer Tie Koychuk Klondike Miss Cashman Wrangell Interior Dawson Fairbanks KayoRuk

Thrillers Dominate London Theatres In Earlier Days

Drury Lane revives melodrama thrillers driven by sensational set pieces. Historic stages featured tank dramas, earthquake scenes, revolving interiors, and spectacular wrecks. Iconic moments included a span of acrobats, a Spanish Armada explosion, and a dramatic car plunge from a collapsing bridge.

Ahd Drury Banatatay Avera Autramriin Itvernyshire Japan Nahi Saale

33 Year Search for Brother Finds Long Lost Relative

Nellie Allison of Prat-Yeton township north of Pana learned her brother Janven Keelison was alive and prosperous, father of a family near Inevale, Kun. Traces stretched nationwide from Springfield to Cotton THM TL.

Pana Janven Keelison Nellie Allison Prat- Yeton Township Inevale Tichison Springfield Grarge Stoherer Kanaag

Scapegoats and Stage Returns Hit the New York Scene

Edmund Brees stars in Scapegoats directed by Ira Hard with Cameron Macay Carl De Lina and others in the cast. Joe Weber's Irish drama with Victor Herbert music rehearses this week. Rozane Lanting returns to New York after deserting stark. Janet Heecher joins Harry Davis company for A Woman of Fadas. Kid Women revival by Bill Brady to Boston Flymouth Theater. Billie Burke returns to dramatic stage in a new Edgar Wallace play. Ren Hur revival at Manhattan and Selwyn announces Under Sentence with James Forbes cast. Backfire melodrama by Stuart Fox debuts under pen name Stuart Olivier.

Edmund Brees Carlyle Moore Ira Hard Cameron Macay Carl de Lina Henry Daggan Janes Crane Frederck Worfester Robert Fraser William Zotele Isabelle Lowe Lillian Kernbia Blanche Shirley Sciwsn and Company Janet Heecher James Forbes H. B. Herbert Richard Treker Sidney Shields Bee Tilbury Gladye Fairbanks We Brant Fred Ozat William A. Brady Billo Burke New York Seceen Carreer Edgar Sholdoh Merit F Zlegford Janet Beecher The Selwyn Richard Tucker Sidnay Shieldy Zettie Tilbury Gladys Prirhanke Olive Brant Ireea Ozob Stuart Fox Thirty-ninth Street Stuart Olivier Baltinmora May Wright

Spelling Book of 1837 Found in La Grange Attic

A worn spelling book dating to 1837 was found between ceiling boards in La Grange Georgia during repairs. The cover read New York Spelter and the cloth cover bore the year 1837.

la Grange Nat I Sledga New York

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