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San Antonio Light

Location

San Antonio, Texas, United States of America

Date

Feb 04, 1917

Page

19

The Clock Shop and Companions Close Tonight at Majestic

The Clock Shop closes at the Majestic with matinee this afternoon and a night show. A vaudeville bill features stars like William L. Gibson and Texas Guinan, plus acts by Dorothy Brenner and Marin Sisters. The lineup includes Jule Bernard and Florence Searth patter, Norvelles art sketches, and a range of comedy and specialty numbers.

the Majestic Sam Chip Mary Marble McDevitt Kelly and Lacey Johnny Eckert Billy Parker Dorothy Brenner Herbert Moore Marin DeLisle Vernon Frank Hartley William L Billy) Gibson Texas Guinan Majestic Willard Mack America William L. Gibson Billy Miss Guinan Guinan Everett S. Ruskay Tameo Kajiyama Kijiyama Napoleon Kajiyama

On the Bill Coming to the Majestic

A slate of acts includes Texas Guinan and William L Gibson in Honk Honk Maybe Kajiyama mind concentration master Al and Fannie Stedman in Piano Capers De Witt Burns and Terrence The Awakening of Toys Florence Scarth with Jule Bernard in The Tale of an Over coat The Norvelles in An Artists Studio.

Fannie Steadman Miss Fannie al Steadman DeWitt, Burns and Terrence Frank de Witt Norvelles Nor- Velles Texas Guinan William L Billy) Gibson Kajiyama al and Fannie Stedman de Witt Burns and Terrence Florence ‘Scarth Jule Bernard The

Emma Bunting Stars in Fitch Comedy Girls at Majestic

Emma Bunting presents Fitch's Girls at the Majestic Theater Monday and Tuesday with a strong cast led by Bunting as Violet. The farce follows three bachelor girls who resist men then drift toward matrimony amid witty lines and colorful characters.

Majestic Theater Emma Bunting Clyde Fitch Fitch Pam Edgar Holt Violet Miss Bunting

Opening of The Wanderer Postponed for Massive New York Run

The Wanderer opening in New York was postponed due to delays in speeding up scenic artists. The production aims to be as grand as Ben Hur with many stars in advance notices. Ethel Gray Terry joins Vitagraph to support Earle Williams.

Wanderer New York Ethel Gray Terry The Vitagraph Company Earle Williams

Strand Theater to Stage Three Bills This Week

Milton Schuster and dancing girls headline at the Strand Theater on Houston Street with In Sunny France a two act farce comedy today and Monday. The show includes twelve musical numbers and a later military comedy Off to the Front, with a third play to be announced. Rumor links Bessie Barriscale to leaving Kay-Bee and teaming with Howard Hickman.

Milton Schuster Strand Theater Houston Street France Count Dinkelspiel Monte Carlo Milton New York Dancing Logios Frisco Joe Lugio Murray Girls Joe Edna Lugio Frost Robinson Weber

Theaters in homes stage a rise among society hosts

In affluent homes a compact private theater is installed with lighting, scenery, and an orchestra pit in a 20 by 30 foot space. The ballroom seats are modular and can be rearranged in fifteen minutes. Younger society members occasionally perform, but the general public rarely sees them.

Victory for Composers Herbert and Smith Win Copyright Victory

Victor Herbert and Harry B Smith win a Supreme Court ruling protecting composers rights in musical scores. Orchestras or performers in hotels and cabarets must pay royalties to copyright owners for songs from productions, a historic precedent for American composers.

Victor Herbert Harry B. Smith Composers of America Supreme Court of the United States America

The Great Secret Photoplay Serial by Metro Pictures

The first American photoplay serial relies on drama not stunts. Metro Pictures presents Francis X. Bushman and Beverly Bayne in The Great Secret written by Mme Fred De Gresac who beat 176 male writers in the company contest.

America Metro Pictures Corporation Francis X. Bushman Beverly Bayne Metro Mme Fred de Gresac Klaw & Erlanger Madame de Gres

Long-married duo Eberles debut together in Little Women

Fifty year separated couple Mr. and Mrs. E. A. Eberle appear together at Park Theater in Little Women. Nikola Greeley-Smith notes their contrasting views on romance and marriage as the pair, both veteran actors, discuss lasting love and the craft.

Mrs. E. A. Eberle E. A. Eberle Park Theater Nikola Greeley-Smith New York Evening World Eberles Eberle Booth Hamlet Winter Garden Broadway Central Hotel Albany Miss Rehan New York Augustin Daly

Douglas Fairbanks in Open Market Seeks Big Roles

Douglas Fairbanks is said to have severed ties with Griffith and is offered by film companies at 15000 dollars weekly. He also proposes eight pictures a year if each yields 200000 dollars profit. He ranks as a top selling star among major screen names. Ten years ago he earned 150 dollars weekly for juvenile leads in A Man of the Hour.

Douglas Fairbanks Griffith Forces Screen Fairbanks William A. Brady

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