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Newspaper

Seattle Star

Location

Seattle, Washington, United States of America

Date

Dec 02, 1911

Page

8

Metropolis Stage Preview The Commuters to Open Sunday

Miss Karra Kenwyn stars as Mrs Julia Stickney Crane in James Forbes play at the Metropolitan theatre. She wears an exact duplicate of Ava Willing Astor's Ascot gown that caused a stir among England's racecourse crowd. The black satin dress features a dramatic body swath.

Karra Kenwyn Julia Stickney Crane James Forbes Metropolitan Theatre Ava Willing Astor Ascot England Miss Kenwyn Matson Maurice

Busy Izzy Opens Week at Seattle Theatre

George Sidney stars in Busy Izzy a musical farce comedy making a Seattle debut. The show has scored a hit in major eastern cities and promises music and fun as it begins a weeklong engagement at the Seattle Theatre starting Sunday matinee.

Seattle George Sidney Izzy East Sidney Pacific Coast

Empress Week Spotlight Features Hal Stephens Co stars

At the Empress the coming week Hal Stephens headlines portraying famous Shakespearean roles. He is supported by two clever performers Joseph K Watson in Yiddish songs and stories. Robert and Robert a man and a dog perform a sketch. Alliian Seliger plays cornet and Nellie Luckie with Thomas Youst sing and dance. Black and white two young women perform acrobatics in tights.

Empress Hal Stephens Joseph K. Watson Robert I Alliian Seliger

Novelty filled bill opens Pantages week in town

A bill with abundant novelty starts the week at the Pantages theatre Monday afternoon led by the Ten Georgia Campers. The Dellemead Troupe displays living statuary, Will F. Hebert and the Longweed Sisters perform as a versatile trio, George Hillman titled The German Chauffeur provides patter, and Viola Galarmo showcases on the flying ladder.

Pantages Theatre Georgia Campers Roy D. Smith Dellemead Will F. Hebert Longweed Sisters George Hillman Viola Galarmo

Tribute to R. H. Thomson Lauded by Seattle Public Works

The Seattle board of public works adopted a resolution praising former City Engineer R. H. Thomson. It marks Thomson as the master mind behind building the city and notes that unjust criticism only strengthened his resolve.

Seattle Board of Public Works R. H. Thomson Thomson

Girl Acts Delights At The Orpheum

The show titled Girl Acts attracts larger crowds, drawing top audience response at the Orpheum. Performers captivate with lively numbers and comic bits, claiming the evening's strongest appeal.

Hobbies O' Mine Milner Sells Suits and Cushions

William H Milner runs a clothing shop centered on three pockets or none and uses sales tactics to secure money. After hours he plays billiards with three cushions, claims to be a crack shot, and shops show off fancy vests while avoiding removing his coat for advertising.

William H. Milner Milner

Picture Show Listings and Stage Titles Across Platforms

A compact listing of film and stage works across circuits including Grand Lyceum and City venues. Titles span Dream Home Thanksgiving story A Blind Deception The Little Spy Pathe weekly 48 Bome Mother-in-Law Sunshine Through the Dark Hour of Execution Manresa Spanish Town The Troubles of a Butler The Halfbreed's Daughter Life in the United States Army The Man in the Taxi The Telltale Knife A Newsboy's Luck A Busy Cupid A View of the Austrian Army The Miser Miner At the Stroke of Twelve The Politician's Dream Cowboy Life The Kioday Tribe Equilibriat.

Pathe’s Weekly Lyceum Manresa United States Army Ciase

Jury unable to reach verdict in Vancouver banker case

The jury trying H. C. Phillips, a Vancouver banker charged with receiving deposits after knowing the bank was insolvent, has announced an inability to reach a verdict. A new trial will likely be ordered as stories of lost savings at the Commercial Bank of Vancouver were told on the stand.

Kalama, Wash H. C. Phillips Vancouver Commercial Bank of Wash

Government probe into Iron Workers affairs continues

United States Attorney Miller and federal officials held a conference in Indianapolis as detectives who pursued the McNamara brothers were summoned to the government building. Miller said the Los Angeles dynamiting confessions will not affect the iron workers inquiry and that the probe will continue with no let up. Indictments are expected, and the grand jury will reconvene on December 14.

United Press Indianapolis United States Miller McNamara Brothers Jas. B John J. McNamara Los Angeles Structural Iron Workers

Cinderella Charms Audiences At Benefit Theater Night

At the Metropolitan theatre yesterday seventy young girls staged Cinderella in aid of the Orthopedic hospital. A minstrel show featured nine to sixteen year old performers with Sid ney Peter as interlocutor and acts by Sammy Piles Eddie Maxwell and others. Leon McDevitt Churchill Peters June Steadman Philip Gallagher Chapin Colling and Misses Inez Zimmerman Dorothy Stimson Mary Dudley Walker Sally Ropes Blake contributed acts and the audience raised a large sum for crippled children. zaj

Orthopedic Hospital Metropolitan Theatre Cork Sidney Peter Sammy Piles Eddie Maxwell Little Leon McDevitt Churchill Peters June Steadman Philip Gallagher Chapin Col

Vancouver Man Found Dead on Powell Street

John Demetrook a city workman was found dead on the sidewalk at Powell Street with a bullet wound in the temple. Robbery not the motive as only ten dollars was in his pockets.

Vancouver John Demetrook Powell

Beard Lifestyle Savings Promo

A casual exchange notes a beard provides shaving savings and cuts laundry costs in half. The speaker adds that growing facial hair offers practical advantages beyond looks.

Rohr acquitted in federal case over alleged improper matter

In federal court C P Rohr demonstrated his handwriting on a blackboard and was cleared of sending improper material. Handwriting experts testified the disputed writing could not have been his, leading to an acquittal by the jury.

C. P. Rohr

Kingleton Introduces Averaging Dividends for Dissolved Trusts

A humorous excerpt from the Cleveland Plain Dealer identifies Kingleton as a pioneering expert in a new mathematical endeavor. The line parodies finance by describing averaging dividends for dissolved trusts in a witty dialogue.

Kingleton Cleveland Plain Dealer

Auction set for mule 83 at Sunnyride corral

Violet mule 83 is deemed unsuitable for hard labor and will be auctioned December 6 at the Sunnyride corral. The animal would suit a bugsey driver rather than work tasks. Beat sales for a concert featuring violinist Jan Kubelik open at Moore Theatre next Wednesday after dawn. Kubelik comes under the Ladies' Musical Club. Reverend Sydney Gotrong will speak on The High Cost of Dying at Queen Anne Congregational Church tomorrow evening. Let grocers and bakers rest. he urges turning to undertakers and doctors.

Corral Moore Theatre Jan Kubelik Kobellik Ladies’ Musical Club Sydney Gotrong Queen Anne Congregational Church

Foul tactics cited as quarterback and referee clash

A quar terback accuses opponents of foul play while the referee questions the incident. A kick attempt is blocked by a player, highlighting ongoing on field tensions.

Queer News Tidbits Include Train Amputation and Oldest Newsboy

A Connecticut man awoke with his leg severed after a night at a railroad platform. Other items include George Ward at 73 returning to church after 560 years, a window washer avoiding clinics, a high school cook topping a class, Massachusetts’ 65 year old tallest man dying after a horse fall, and 72 year old George Carney still painting homes in Chicago.

George H. Ward New England Middletown Conn Bay State Benjamin Ames Massachusetts Lynn Mase Spry George W. Carney Chicago Normal School

Death by self-inflicted shot ends Seattle visit for Zuboff

Joseph Zuboff, 68, long troubled by heart disease, shot himself in the temple rather than go to a hospital. He died instantly in Seattle after arriving to visit his brother in law, Charles Munday, a lawyer, and had been in Juneau hospital earlier. He leaves a wife and three sons in San Francisco.

Joseph Zuboff Zuboff Seattle Vistt Charles Munday Juneau San Francisco

Oldest Indian Dies in Washington State Cabin

Patay reputedly the oldest Indian in the United States dies at 128 years old in his Hadlock cabin near Port Townsend. He was the last of the Toana tribe and remained active and spry until his death on Wednesday.

United Prous Port Townsend Waah Patay United States Hadlock

Convict seeks to perfect an invention in Sing Sing

A convict told Warden Kennedy he wished to perfect an invention in prison, describing it as an aeroplane. Kennedy, favoring ingenuity, rejected flying about Sing Sing. An X-ray revealed Charles Schuppel’s vital organs were on the wrong side.

Sing Sing Kennedy Charles Schuppel

Bonnet Frame and Trim Priced As Confection

A playful line notes the bonnet frame costs fifty cents with trimming, then remarks on the expense and a final price of twelve ninety-eight, closing with a mischievous Puck-esque flourish.

Dreamland Dancing Academy at Seventh and Union

Prof Raber a renowned Pacific coast dancing teacher runs a large West Coast school with a fast track method and personal class supervision. Evening lessons continue after social dances so students can practice with Wagner's band on the large dance floor west of Chicago.

Raber Pacific Coast West Dreamland Academy Wagner Chicago

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