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Newspaper
San Antonio Light
Location
San Antonio, Texas, United States of America
Date
Sep 29, 1915
Page
6
A fragmented notice describes a coming event at Pearl with a large agricultural fair vibe. It highlights prizes and attractions including a prominent Virginia act and a late afternoon program featuring a Komi picture and other displays. The text lists several names and locations in a muddled OCR style.
West Texas Military Academy will award scholarships at reduced tuition to qualified boys aged over 18 with good character and proven scholarship. A portion will be submitted to Governor Ferguson for legislative approval, with some scholarships available immediately. Bishop W. T. Capers announced the program and plans to send a delegation to the east to accelerate awards.
Majestic theater presents Vaudeville classics headlined by Joe Welch with impersonations by David Warfield and a Caplive era lineup. Blanche Sweet stars in The Captive at the Queen, with King Baggot in An All-around Mistake and a variety of operatic and musical numbers featured by The De Pace Opera Co. and Olga Mishke Trio.
The week features Lasky’s picturization of The Cantive with Miss Sweet and House Peters, plus additional comedy shorts Snatched from the Attar and Billy’s College Job. Vivier Moore stars in Sayles, with Mutual and Universal previews. Also at Empire, The Call of the Dance stars Fallon Delly. Marston’s plot unfolds with Natalie’s dancing leading to danger, a shooting, and a courtroom twist. At Soledad the Male Quartet performs The Lady Minstrels, with four negro comedians and a prize dance nightly. Princesa shows The House of a Thousand Candles.
A man inherits a fortune and investigates income sources after his grandfather dies. He defends Martha from an unwanted suitor, helps her move in, and starts a restaurant near a planned Grecian colony. The plot includes a mob, a dynamite set in a room, an explosion, and a rebuilt house as the colony prospers alongside concurrent film attractions at the Royal theater.
A stirring American drama titled The Bride or the Bigger Man is set to be staged at this theater on Thursday and Friday. The notice highlights a dramatic evening of performance and audience engagement.
The story notes that the work is adapted from Rupert Tinghier’s renowned play of the same title. The source emphasizes the adaptation as a faithful stage-to-screen transition, highlighting Tinghier’s original themes and character dynamics.
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