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San Antonio Light

Location

San Antonio, Texas, United States of America

Date

Sep 23, 1917

Page

11

Hong Kong Girls T s Feature For A Week At Royal

A vaudeville and photoplay program tops the Royal bill with two clever jugglers, a comedy violinist, and Rasputin bits in Bits of Vaudeville. Willie Hale, Brother, and others perform juggling feats, while Bino Smith showcases comic violin acts. The Hong Kong Girls musical comedy sketches by Tom Brown and Eleanor Ingham feature a China adventure, with scenic splendor. A photoplay on Rasputin and Tsarist Russia rounds out the program.

Ballell Bown Jelley Per- Torfhaners Rembere Brady Featire Thetopi Rasputin Afonk Willie Hale Brother Hales Willie Hate Bino Smai San Antonio William Schelling Will May Feliz Adler Will Rogers Bernard Stamville Rodney Tila Tom Brown Eleanor Itnhingut William Maginetti George Wilzey Herbert Dusty Rodney Hillman Clifford Vandyke Bull Jenson Nell Gates Margaret Clineton Alice Edwards Clara Moon China Busturn Tasputin Nichphy

Falls Into Fountain In Silent Film Comic Scene

Stars Monte Blue and Miriam Cooper perform a tense scene when Monte Blue falls into a fountain during filming of the silent comedy Be Tested. Mary Miles Minter quips about watermelon shortages as chocolate ice cream and fruit provide light banter amid the on set mishap.

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Arliss stars in Hamilton at New York theatre

George Arliss adds another historic portrait to his gallery of distinguished figures by starring as Alexander Hamilton in a new play at the Cipriany Theatre in New York. The cast includes Jeanne Engels as Mrs Reynolds and a strong company featuring Marion Barney Gillian Seafe Katherine Hayden Carl Anthony and others. The role is praised as one of Arliss's most potent and buoyant performances, signaling a premiere of a compelling stage portrait of the famed statesman.

George Ariss Gillery Cis Dict Femie Ethocker Theater New York Alexander Hamilton Americar Statesman Hamilton Mary P. Heitlin Ariss Mr. Arliss Treasury Thileyrand Jeanne Engels Mrs. Reynolds Uliers Bis Arliss Marlon Barney Gillian Seafe Katherine Hayden Carl Anthony Hariev Kirkland George Woodward John D. Ja. Ford Fol Trenton Inces 0. Barrow Guy Faviers Wilson Dry Ilamilton Artiss Disraeli Wrete Alan Dale

New York Play Season Nears Climax With Major Pageants

New York theater bustles as the season nears its peak with standout offerings. The historic film Hamiton is swirling in, while plans unfold for a Rose Jems Farm pageant on Long Island featuring a peace altar and festival scenes honoring Belgium, Italy, Prince, England, and Russia. George Maurier's Peter Ibbetson, starring John Barrymore and Lionel Barrymore, continues at the Republic Theater amid strong public favor. Newcomer Diana Alben from Sweden joins the cast, amid reports of Sweden’s wartime anxieties and German invasion fears.

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Theatre and film plans amid wartime shortages and new venues

Fragmentary notes describe food shipments to Germany amid potential reprisals, plus a burst of theater activity. The Very Idea settles at the Astor Theater with stars Le Baron Muncy and Perr iott showcasing a lively act. Selwyn and Company announce new theatres on Forty second Street and productions including Leave It to Jane and a Winter Garden show, signaling renewed cultural life despite pressure.

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Fragmentary theater notes spark curiosity at Cun-Venty show

A garbled OCR read hints at a theater production called Cun-Venty with references to a satisfying projection and audience reaction. The text is incomplete but suggests a literary or dramatic event titled Eaten liduir with scattered remarks on arrangement and spectators.

Lioness Slips Collar In Studio Gone Wrong

In Universal City a lioness slips her collar during Jungle filming while director V W, St. Pearson times risky scenes. An attendant retrieves the animal safely as the incident prompts dialogue on handling dangerous set moments.

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Eltinge On Screen In The Counters Charmligs Comedy

Entertainer Julian Eltinge stars in The Counters Charmligs a clever comedy. He impersonates a Russian countess to woo a society patron while performing rapid character switches and witty one liners on stage and screen. The production features notable costumes and a scene in the Iurria Theater where women knit during the show.

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