Musical shows flourish on Broadway amid diverse revivals
New York theater activity swells with forthcoming productions at the Century and Hippodrome. Dillingham and Hegfeld plan high profile revues with Elsie Norman, Sam Bernard, Brice, King, plus operas and pieces from Shubert staples. Bonafide revivals include Sweet Kitty Jake and Go To It with designs by Morosco. Gladys Feldman signs a five year Ziegfeld contract amid competition from film stars.
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New York
Broadway
Dillingham
Egfeld
Cenry
Rialto
Elsienis
Frank Finney
Sam Bernard
Brice
King
On Bakst
Ich
Winthrop Ames
Miel Carre
Shubert
Shuberts
Oscar Strauss
Anz Lehar
Kalman
Sami
Leslie Stuart
Jenne Kern
Anna Held
Aargaret Romaine
John Charles Omas
Uberts
Hignyman
de Koven-Smith
Marguerite Clark
Iself
Joseph Santin
London
Betty
Hch
Raymond Hitchcock
Lu'’D
Sweet Kitty Jake
Hentta Crosman
Morris Gest
Hoyt
New Amsterdam
Sam
May Robson
Georgia O’ramey
Georgy MacFarlane
Jack Hazzard
Jed Prouty
Henry Blossom
Victor Herbert
Rennold Wolf
Louis Hirsch
Corey & Riter
Lotty
California
Oliver Morosco
Morosco
Elmer Harris
Charles Ruggles
Trixie Friganza
Robert McQuinn
Comedie Francaise
Jules Bois
Robert Bacon
Comedie
France
Somme
Louis XIV
Coquelins
Mounet-Sully
Delaunay
Bernhardt
Gladys Feldman
Florenz Ziegfeld Jr
Mr. Ziegfeld
Bronx zoo snake inflates like a giant tire
Keeper Charley Snyder at the Bronx park zoo experiments with crossing a hoop snake and puff adder to produce inflated snakes for tires. Dr. Raymond Ditmars and naturalists in South America observe a four foot snake that inflates to three to four inches diameter, then deflates with a bang. A hotel porter joke follows about miscounting rooms.
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Charley Snyder
Bronx Park Zoo
New York Sun
Bronx Park
Raymond Ditmars
Wall Street
Germans preparing retreat amid German forces retreat signals
Belgian refugees report German preparations for a retreat in case of Allied success. German engineers reinforce railways from Vise to Aachen, raise Meuse bridge piers, and expand tunneling while workers press to complete bridging, tunneling, and engine traffic as cities brace for possible advance.
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London
Lloyd George
Germany
Holland
Brussels
Russels
Vise
Aix-la-Chapelle
Meuse
Mouland
Liege- Maastricht
Wise
New and Old Methods of Army Transportation
A survey of sea predator lore and transport progress alongside military mobility. It discusses giant sharks such as basking sharks and whale sharks with historical notes on their size, danger to ships, and fossil evidence, then shifts to modern army trucks replacing old mule conveyances for difficult terrain and the continued use of mules for heavy packs.
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Aenae
Man-Eating Sharks Decline and Dread Across Seas
The article surveys giant sharks, noting the sleeper shark Somniosus microcephalus and the man eater Carcharodon carcharias. It describes sizes up to 40 feet, long teeth, Arctic to Cape Cod ranges, and occasional ferocious attacks on whales and humans.
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Atlantic Seaboard
Arctic
Cape Cod
British Isles
Oregon
Gold Bar From China Arrives at New York Assay Office
A small package marked as bullion from Shanghai arrived by registered mail. Superint endent Bovie opened it to reveal a bamboo sealed gold bar of exceptional purity valued at $600. The shipment came from Guaranty Trust Shanghai to New York, with 60 cents transport. The assay office also received $2,000,000 in French gold specie and $2,000,000 in English gold coin yesterday.
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New York
Assay
Bovie
China
Shanghai
Guaranty Trust Company
War spirit and sacrifice cited by Mrs. Whitney
The Philadelphia Ledger notes Mrs. Harry Payne Whitney donated a 250,000 field hospital to belligerents and quotes a family exchange about enduring hardship. The exchange recalls Willie’s resolve as his father endures punishment, urging perseverance in the war effort.
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Harry Payne Whitney
Little Willie
Willie
Philadelphia Ledger
Army Mule Replaced by Motor Trucks In Modernization
The article notes the U S Army mule, long central to transport and logistics, is being displaced by motor trucks after the Columbus raid and border actions in 1916. It details rapid truck adoption, planned and existing fleets, and mule roles narrowing to limited field hauling.
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United States Army
United States
Mexico
Villa
Mobile Army
Fort Sam Houston
Funston
San Antonio
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EES Theatre
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Metropolis
Snake
Jim
Youngstown Telegram
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Triangle Picture
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Lilliang
D. W. Griffith
Great Fine Arts Company
Sunny Keystone
Chester Conklin
Innocent Magdalene
Trainsong
Charlie Ray
Wm. H. Thompson
Billie Burke
Gloria
Visutt & Jeff
RAND
South Carolina
Goode
Virginia
British
Norway
Ireland
Massachusetts
Maine
Good Hope
India
Japan
South America
Panama
Florida
Saint Denis
Indian Ocean
Smith
Ty Be
Houston Street
Wolff & Marx
Union
Country
Louise Huff
Wi. Bonnell
Ku Klux Glan
Jean Gautier
N. B
Serene Theatre
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