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Newspaper
Seattle Star
Location
Seattle, Washington, United States of America
Date
Aug 29, 1913
Page
4
Forbes Robertson's Hamlet receives high praise for stage realism and spectral apparition effects. Mrs. Fiske stars in Becky Sharp with Frohman producing a faithful Waterloo scene. Money's Merciless Might shows an American girl sacrificing for her mother amid romance and tragedy abroad. Universal previews animal pictures and collared tigers from Buffalo Wild West.
New York reports William West in the Edison Bronx studio as he steps from a Father Time role to discuss his versatility. The character actor cites makeup as key to becoming a dear old musician tramp and old man, with past parts in The Fresh Air Romance Grandfather The Mountaineers and The Old Porter.
A dense schedule lists many films and features at venues such as Melbourne Union and Olympian Theatre. Highlights include dramas like The Spirit of Envy and The Hostage, comedies such as What Cupid Won and His Athletic Wife, and newsreels including Gaumont Weekly No 76.
In Los Angeles on August 29 the effort to collect signatures for a California boxing ban is paused pending today’s court hearings involving Jess Willard and others tied to the fight that led to Bull Young’s death. WCTU branches call for an end to boxing. Meek notes a possible jury probe of Vernon boxing conditions if hearings justify it.
Portland reports that a syndicate led by Capt E W Spencer R F Cox and J F Brock purchased the motor boat Oregon Kid from Milton Smith of Rainier. Boston game ends 1 0 as Walter Johnson loses with 14 straight wins snapped. Freddie Welshs belt stolen from Reid s confectionery window in Vancouver. Dr McKinney Gilmore Seattle wins 2 18 trot at Chehalis fair. Marguerite finishes fifth.
Additional riders joined the motorcycle racing program at the King county fair Meadows event on September 8. Among entrants are Jimmy Bergstadt a former game star weighing 85 pounds who returns after appendicitis surgery, and riders Harry Coxburn with W P Glasgow the Tacoma rider filed their entries Thursday.
The Rose City Motorcycle Club will start its endurance run to Seattle and back from Portland Saturday at 5 PM. Seventy five local riders have entered the race with fifty prizes offered by local merchants.
The open season for blue grouse in King county starts the morning of September 16 and ends September 30. This replaces the earlier stated period from September 16 to November 30 noted on Thursday.
A St. Louis report says a sauerkraut famine has emptied supplies and sent cabbage to 3.50 per crate, making sauerkraut a luxury this winter as wholesalers warn of continued scarcity.
The Clef club launches a People's Chorus to provide advanced choral study for former public school singers. The slate includes Edmund J. Myer as president and David F. Davies as vice president. A May music festival with the Philharmonic Society of New York is planned, conducted by Josef Stransky. Applications now extended to October 1 for about 500 voices.
If your proposition is good, some one or more of The Star's 40 000 readers will back you. Use a Star want ad.
Citizens who have lived in Seattle for one year may qualify for municipal jobs. Examinations for positions including Florist apprentice, park department, bridge tender, engineering department, and head florist will be held before September 10.
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