Cat and the Fiddle vaudeville at Plaza Theatre
The Plaza Theatre week features The Cat and the Fiddle a tabloid musical comedy with Tom Waters the La Petite Duo six and eight year old stars and DeWitt Burns and Torrence in The Awakening of the Toys The production by Carleton Lee Colby includes nine color scenes and a large chorus with Ed Gilmore Mort Infeld and others in support The show is praised as one of the season’s best.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tom Waters
la Petite Duo
DeWitt, Burns and Torrence
Charles A. Sellon
Ed Gilmore
Mort Infeld
Shubert Standard Opera Company
Martin Pache
Jack Blair
Mazie Ray
Bessie Taft
Ee DeWitt
Burns
Torrene
Charles Burns
Frank de Witt
Dare-devil Schreyer at Block's Stadium
Dare-devil Schreyer, famed for the aerial bicycle dive, appears at Block's Stadium in San Antonio next Saturday and Sunday. He dives from a 65 foot height into a 4 foot deep tank, on a 148 foot ramp, bicycle destroyed each show, thrilling crowds with repeated near miracles. The act has toured Europe and America, likening aviation to a game of croquet.
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Schreyer
Sfin Antonians
Black Stadium
San Antonio Baseball Club
Sorce
Timle
Europe
America
Exposition Park Grows as Southwest Amusement Scene
At Exposition Park the weather warmed crowds gather for a thriving amusement season. Moonlight dances, a modern merry-go-round, rides, and a new summer theater opening by the Dixie Kids' Musical Comedy Company draw daily attendance. German village offers affordable dishes, after-election plans allow late arrivals and city communication. Giant coaster, tub rides, shade trees, penny arcade, Polletts orchestra, and daily free concerts contribute to a popular, cool, family friendly outing.
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Exposition Park
Southwest
Dixie Kids’ Musical Comedy Company
Polletts
Suzann Carter Company Stages The Rajah's Daughter at Royal
The Suzann Carter Musical Comedy Company opens a short engagement at the Royal Theatre presenting The Rajah's Daughter a light operetta. Miss Carter showcases gowns and prima donna skills with a capable supporting cast including Miss Adams and comedians Pepper and Duncombe. The chorus features pretty, talented singers and dancers as Walt E. Weston directs the production.
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Suzann Carter
Royal Theater
Rajah
Walt E. Weston
Miss Carter
Miss Adams
Harry L. Pepper
Dan H. Duncan
Carmen at the Grand Opera House Shines Again
Marion Leonard stars in a three reel Carmen at the Grand Opera House with a celebrated cast. The venue promises ample ventilation and comfort as election returns will be aired Tuesday night during the show. Bigelow Campbell and Rayden perform new songs and Monday hosts a Country Store gift distribution.
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Marion Leonard
Carmen
Grand Opera House
Marian Leonard
Bigelow
Campbell
Rayden
America
Sinclair declines speak at suffrage event over pockets comment
New York author Upton Sinclair refused to address the Woman's Political Union gathering, arguing a woman with no pockets cannot competently exercise the ballot. He notes his disdain for clothing without pockets and mentions recent marriage and plans to exile in Europe. A Wisconsin professor forms a company to search Oak Island for a purported $10 million treasure near Cheater Nova Scotia, with Captain John Welling supervising. Missionary C J Palmer of Pittafield travels 60 miles weekly by trolley to preach each Sunday.
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New York
Upton Sinclair
Woman’s Political Union
Mary Craig Kimbrough
Mississippi
Sinclair
Wisconsin College
Oak Island
Cheater
Nova Scotia
John Welling
Une
C. J. Palmer
Pittafield
Mass
Princess Theatre Week Offers Wide Film Mix
The Princess Theatre presents a week of features headed by The Grip of Jealousy and The Awakening of Papitas plus Animated Weekly today. The University Four returns, with Dr. Friedmann news footage and multiple shorts including Eureka and The Toll of War. Also scheduled are Billy's First Quarrel Call Him Whiskers The Sheriff’s Rival Leo Makes Good The Oyster Industry and The Unknown. Next Sunday Animated Weekly features Governor Colquitt at Fort Sam Houston and Fiesta scenes.
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Princess Theater
Papitas
Princess
Frederick Friedmann
Friedmann
Pothier
Rhode Island
King's Stake
Churchil Downs
England
Pres.ent
Billy
Leo
Animated Weekly
Colquitt
Fort Sam Houston
Wigwam No 2 to screen Longfellow's Hiawatha Indian Passion
Wigwam No 2 presents Longfellow's Hiawatha in four parts as an Indian Passion play in moving pictures produced under F. E. Moore with a complete music score. The film, set on Indian reservations, features solemn ceremonies and a journey from tribal warfare to peace as Hiawatha rises as a prophesied leader.
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Longfellow
Wigwam No. 2
F. E. Moore
American Museum of Natural History
Oberammergan
Hoyt's a Midnight Bell as No 2 feature at theater
Old theatergoers recall how a Midnight Bell swept the country and remains popular in cinema. Tomorrow at No 2 the feature presents the late Hoyt drama with clever scenes hard to stage. No 1 offers Greek meets Greek Edison and Selig titles plus Vitagraph comedy Omens and Oracles.
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Hoyt
Selig
Charles H. Hoyts
No. 1
Edison
Vitagraph
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Times
Helen
Francis
Madeline Murray
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Chicago
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Morris Block & CO
E. Houston
W. Houston St
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ALL Star Company
Pretty Girls
Dare-Devil Schreyer
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Maan “Ee
Balcarres
Longdean Avenue
Brighton
E. Croci
Milan
London Standard
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the Royal
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Princess Theatre
Gitche Manito
Nokomis
Minnehaha
Pau-Puk- Keewis
Gof
Wenonah
Sagoo
Hiawatha
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Cat and the Fiddle
Ilizlililat
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Hot Wells
Dixie Kids Musical Comedy Company Is
Walter H. Polillett
the Country Store
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