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Newspaper

San Antonio Light

Location

San Antonio, Texas, United States of America

Date

Oct 29, 1916

Page

17

Majestic presents Helen Lackaye in Overtones and diversevaudeville acts

Helen Lackaye headlines the Majestic bill with Overtones a dual personality drama featuring Ursula Faucit Francesca Rotoli and Janet Adair in a triumphal return plus seven act vaudeville including Ruby Cavelle Joyce West and Senna and James Thompson. The program also showcases Triangle Pictures Somewhere in France Sister of Six and Hig Busted Trust with new sing and dance numbers.

Victor Morley Majestic Theater Illing Bentley and Willing Eddie Carr & Co Lillian Herlein Fred Adele Astair Heras Preston Misses Stewart Triangle Motion Picture Majestic Louis Glaum Howard Hickman Ince Richard Harding Davis France Miss Glaum Hickman Bessie Love Triangle Kiddies Sister of Six California Triangle William Hart God Slim Sommerville Keystone Players Hig Busted Trust Helen Lackaye James Wilton Lackaye Miss Lackaye Ursula Faucit Francesca Rotoli Josephine Hammer Janet Adair Emily ‘Adelphi Miss Adair Ruby Cavelle Miss Cavelle Joyce West Senna The James Thompson Thompson

Funniest Burnt Cork Artists Featured in Varies Show

A noted performer known for burnt cork makeup is highlighted in a varieties program described as a source of humor and charm. The act reportedly draws laughs and showcases comic talent in a lively bill at a local venue.

Burkhardt company previews new novelty act The Thief

The Morris Burkhardt company presents a singing novelty titled The Thief. The act is described as unusual in conception and treatment and expected to be a real entertainment jewel. Also featured are the Lamaze Trio, a knockabout tumbler act offering fresh feats and many thrills with abundant laughs.

Ito Maurice Burkhardt & Co Lamaze

Paris club hike yields 81 mile walk by Mile Goffard

In wartime Paris the Aux Pedestrian Club organized a nocturnal Rouen hike of about 81 miles. Mile Goffard, 22, finished in 23 hours 20 minutes despite rough roads and rain, dancing an hour after arrival. She wore flat shoes and credited faster boots for extra speed.

Aux Pedestrian Club Paris Raymonde Goffard Rouen Poilus Milo Goffard Mlle Goffard Mile

Broadway notes and theatre plans in New York and Culver City

The page reports Miss Fritzi Scheff declining to sing at the Palace due to advertising type size. It notes Luke Thomas and Sydney Smith writing a musical play Striking the Lyre for next month’s Shubert production with Bert Leslie and others. It mentions performers like Robert B. Mantell, Genevieve Hamper, Doris Keane, Laura Cowie, Margaret Wycherley and Enid Markley, plus projects Jim Grimley's Baby at Culver City and Just a Woman in Chicago. Also announces Harlandale Bath House reopening with various baths and massages for health issues.

Fritzi Scheff Palace New York Miss Scheff Luke Thomas Sydney Smith Messrs. Shubert Bert Leslie Reine Davies Scott Welsh Thomas Augustus Thomas Harry Smith Frank Keenan Enid Markley Thomas H. Ince Jim Grimley Lanier Bartlett Culver City Cal

Old Stars 10 Play In Unique Vehicle

Gus Hill plans a touring production starring fifty veteran actors and actresses to be written around their talents. The show will tour major U S and Canadian cities with aged publicity, management, and crew, and net proceeds to be shared equally to aid the actors after retirement.

Gus Hill New York Telegraph Hill Actors’ Fund of America Mr. Hill United States Canada

Unidentified Plant Foiled by Neighboring Gardener

An Oakland botanist paces the South Hills seeking new specimens and spots a pale pink plant in a fenced garden. He asks a passing youth the plant’s name and family, but the youth points toward a nearby house, naming the plant Higginges.

Oakland

England to fund loan aid for women doctors

The Washington Star quotes Mr. Dolen and Mr. Rafferty on endurance then notes England will establish a special loan fund to assist women physicians through recent tough years. The plan aims to ease financial burdens and support female medical professionals nationwide.

Mr. Dolen Mr. Rafferty Washington Star England

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