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Newspaper
San Antonio Light
Location
San Antonio, Texas, United States of America
Date
Feb 23, 1913
Page
35
New York theatrical week sees The Master Mind at the Harris Theater drawing mixed notices for its crook plot and weak suspense. The Irish Players begin a two week run at Wallack's Theater with Danner's Gold, showcasing strong character work by Katharine La Salle and company.
One author of A Butterfly on the Wheel to be shown at the Grand this week is a British parliament member. He formerly lived in America and worked as an actor before moving to England to study law and enter politics. His legal knowledge and court conduct heighten interest in the trial scene.
The article explains how ultraviolet photography, using screened plates, uncovers the moon's composition. Professor R W Wood photographs Aristarchus with UV light, finding sulfur-rich deposits around the crater, suggesting volcanic activity and mineral mapping of the moon.
Washington reports suffragettes have chosen the red phalarope as a parade emblem for March 3. The Arctic bird lays its eggs, with the male hatchling them, and is praised as fearless and graceful, with the female more beautiful than the male.
Edward Baxter Perry the world s only blind pianist of historic front rank will perform at 8 15 p m Thursday night at Carnegie Hall in San Antonio at the invitation of Prof J M Steinfeldt. He originated the pianoforte lecture recital and has given over two thousand in twenty years guiding listeners through the work with brief talks. He reads all music aloud to himself and memorizes notes without playing by ear.
The Memphis News-Scimitar argues slang now serves as language, shaping everyday speech across professions. It notes slang influences like “made good” and “phoney exam,” and asserts living language evolves through usage while preserving meaningful communication.
The Grand will present the operetta Wie Waltz on March 9. Details indicate a full evening performance featuring the show’s familiar songs and a duration suited for a standard theater night.
Young actress Bertha Kirstein, praised as a beauty, joins the Chil s Theater in Racketty-Packetty House after winning a baby parade prize at Asbury Park. She received a letter from Woodrow Wilson praising her and promising friendship, now framed in her dressing room. The passage shifts to a note on unusual northern Ohio weather, recalling mild Cleveland winters in early childhood legends.
In the two part program A Modern Eve at the Grand Opera House February 26 and 27 Miss Caroline Dixon voices views on suffrage. She argues women are becoming too masculine and independent, and jokes about voters and politics. The piece notes her Texas fame and career. Also mention of The Honeymoon Express with a dramatic train effect at the New York Winter Garden.
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