The Intruder and Backfire at New York Theaters
New York reports Cyr il Har court’s The Intruder at the Cohan and Harris Theater with Olive Tell and H Cooper-Cliffe delivering strong melodramatic comedy and a Parisian triangle plot. Walter N Lawrence’s Backfire at Thirty-ninth Street Theater features Stuart Fox’s debut play about rival cotton men Garth and Page and a vengeful daughter Lydia with a legal twist.
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New York
Cyril Harcourt
Cohan and Harris
Olive Tell
H. Cooper-Cuffe
Paris
Rene Levardier
Frank Kemble Choper
Laurine Levardier
Miss Tell
George Guerand
Guerand
Mme. Levardier
Levardiers
Mr. Cooper-Cliffe
Vernon Steel
Walter N. Lawrence
Thirty-ninth Street
Stuart Fox
Mathew Garth
Hiram Page
Garth
Page
Lydia
Herbert Garth
Mary Boland
Majestic Vaudeville Mix Stages Old and New Revels
A busy Majestic bill features plays and actors from classic farces to new One Act steps. Truesdell shines as a factory villain in a Henry Wilson adaptation while Fay Bainter earns praise in a Belgian war romance. Washington Square Players debut four pieces at Comedy Theater highlighting The Sugar House Lovers Luck A Merry Death and Sisters of Susanna with strong ensemble.
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Frederick Truesdell
Bunker Bean
Lee Wilson Dodd
Harry Leon Wilson
His
Napoleon
Florence Shirley
Grandma
Bulgar
Balthazar
Klaus
Paris
Fay Bainter
Henry Vogel
Marie Odile
Cyril Scott
J. Malcolm Dunn
Julie Laxton
Julie
Jim
Lucilla
Wilds
Keith Allisar
Cathleen Nesbitt
Robert Rendell
Washington Square Players
Comedy Theater
Greenwich Village
Marcel Desroches
Francoise
Pierre Guerin
Sue Berry
Philip Touge
Pierrot
Edward Balzerit
Little Speculator
Majestic
Army and I W W clash over hymn on Missouri avenue
In Kansas City two groups the I W W and the Salvation Army clashed after a parade on Missouri avenue. Captain Nevitt of the Army reported damage to his glasses and a horn. Judge Coon fined I W W secretary Charles Plahn ten dollars and urged a peaceful route home. The I W W appealed.
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Kansas City
Missouri Avenue
Salvation Army
Charles Plahn
Grand Avene
Main
Walnut Streets
Crator
Soap Box
Nevitt
Coon
Plahn
Uncle Sam Goes Into the Movies for Public Education
Washington reports Uncle Sam stars in a government film project to educate 100 million citizens about how agencies operate. Secretary William C Redfield led the effort, filming in Washington offices with natural colors and no charge for film loans to businesses and educational institutions.
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Washington, D. C
Oct. T
Uncle Sam
Charlie Chaplin
United States
Washington
Secretary of Commerce
William C. Redfield
Bureau of Fisheries
Bureau of Standards
Redfield
The Peasants Riddle Shared From Sicily Tale
A Sicilian laborer narrates a folk tale to a Cleveland Plain Dealer reader. It tells of a king who asks a peasant his daily earnings and a four coin plan for spending. The riddle explores frugality, family needs, and the idea of money given as gift and responsibility.
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Cleveland Plain Dealer
Horses Pose in Stomach Training by Barnum & Bailey
San Antonio fans will see the Barnum & Bailey circus on Saturday October 14 featuring statue horses directed by Albina Hines. The act showcases elegant silent equine tableaux with a large troupe, including the new Persia pageant.
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San Antonio
Barnum & Bailey Circus
America
Albina Hines
Miss Hines
Barnum & Bailey
The King and the Peasant Riddle Gamble
A king asks a riddle and a peasant refuses to answer until he sees the king’s face a hundred times. A friend payed a hundred lire bearing the king’s image, convincing the peasant to reveal the solution. The king accuses the peasant of breaking his promise and the friend exposes his trick.
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Ant
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Dew
London
Winthrop Ames
Jim Greville
Harlequin
Columbine
Susanna
Philip Moeller
Gladys Wynnetg
Homer Miles
George Whiting
Sadie Burt
Beethoven Hall
Rafael Diaz
Tenor
Oliver Denton
Tuesday Musical Club
Trios
Goggan & Bros
M. A. Rowley
Business Mgr
Pearl
Houston ST
Bluebird Photoplays Presents
Carter and
Flora Parker Dehaven
ARMY
Giry Fulton
Doris Sawyer
Omve Tell
Itruber
Marie Wainwright
ST Theatre
Grand Opera House
Little Emma
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