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Newspaper
San Antonio Light
Location
San Antonio, Texas, United States of America
Date
May 13, 1917
Page
26
Broadway owners report a drop in attendance after the U.S. entry into the war, with economy and new federal taxes on tickets. Some hope longer late hours law may bring more patrons, while revived shows and classic pieces fill the weekly slate.
Revival of George Randolph Chester tales at the Cohan Theater brings back Hale Hamilton and Edward Ellis with most of the original cast. The Loew’s Lyceum hosts two old operas The Maid Mistress and The Night Bell, praised for faithful staging and strong performances. The Willow Tree features Sakakichi Hatakenaka as a Japanese actor advancing the modern Nippon stage in America. Grace Breen, star of Eileen, reflects on her training under Lombardi and her New York origins.
Charlies M Schwab remarks on a five dollar rail advance and the odd link to high prices signaling good times while low prices hint at trouble. A Washington Star cartoonish parable about a poulterer's son frames the holiday prices joke.
Mae Murray stars in the Friedman Enterprises production of Paul West's A Mormon Maid at the Grand Opera House today through Tuesday. Hobart Bosworth co stars. musical program includes Charles Cameron Bell Marie Rowland and Louis Kayton. The plot centers on a pioneer daughter in Utah dealing with polygamy and an elder, with Murray performing daring riding stunts alongside Bosworth who suffered a crushed foot during filming.
Sandy Simpson, a Ossawattamie Dunwoodie Country Club pro, urges golfers nationwide to plant food on unused links to fund ambulances and defense goods. He jokes about lettuce between the ninth and tenth greens while noting ground rules for players to follow.
Washington urges households to save every ounce of edible meat and fat to prevent huge waste. Despite apathy a minute daily loss could total 1,250,000 pounds per day and over 456 million pounds yearly, with millions of cattle and hogs affected.
Berlin May 12. Investigations into Bertha Kupfer, dubbed Mme Humbert, reveal two high‑standing men as silent partners who helped fleece about 2300 victims, mostly women, promising huge profits from fake food trades. Storage houses contained salt and oats, not provisions. thousands of bags and 610 carloads of herring and 5000 bags of potatoes are myths. Kupfer allegedly netted large sums including 125000 from a merchant widow days before her arrest.
Fragmentary dialogue shows a tenant named Henry facing high room rent. The speaker remarks about consistently high prices, hinting at ongoing pressure from landlords. The exchange underscores housing cost strain and uncertainty for renters.
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