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Newspaper
The Daily Mail
Location
Hagerstown, Maryland, United States of America
Date
Dec 18, 1928
Page
8
The Stage and Screen reviews the Napoleon film shown at the Colonial Theatre on Monday. The reviewer praises its ability to please and educate, its strong historic value, scenic effects, and photography, calling it an epochal portrayal of the Little Corporal.
Irene Rich stars in The Silver Slave a Warner Bros drama arriving at the Academy tomorrow. The bold modern tale written by Howard Smith is brought to life on screen by Peter Milne as the cameraman.
Billie Dove has played diverse roles from a Creole damsel to a cafe cashier and a Hungarian noblewoman. In her latest starring picture The Heart of a Follies Girl at the Academy, her beauty and performance captivate as the story follows a Follies girl away from her theater life with front and back stage scenes.
The Wedding March at the Maryland Theatre presents Eric von Stroheim forced to marry a cripple and Fay Wray later marrying a slaughterhouse operator. The film is unusual with strong performances and Vienna's grand scenery. Sound effects feature a large male chorus and the lobby showcases cotton decorations and blue lighting, designed by manager R Lee Kline.
Diogenes spent much time with a lantern seeking an honest man. Fox Films spent time and money seeking a real comedienne. They found Marjorie Beebe, now starring at the Palace Theatre in The Farmer's Daughter, her first leading vehicle.
Washington December 17 President Coolidge invited Senator Schall Minnesota to the White House to view the German police dog he uses as a guide. The dog was trained at a German school for guide dogs and given to Senator Schall a year ago by a German friend.
Dr Alfred J Cooper leads a city drive to support the Industrial Training College for colored children in Baltimore. The school serves worthy cases from across the state and has earned praise for its work. Hagerstown colored children have benefited from the program.
A playful reader puzzle explains letter golf to turn one word into another in six strokes. It guides changing COW to HEN in three steps, with each step forming a complete common word. It mentions a solution in tomorrow's paper and notes toy ideas for babies during Christmas.
Three greyhounds Georgia Cracker Walter Johnson and Pitter Potter depart Hagerstown Kennels for Buscayne Track Miami to race. Kennels owner M L Bingley already has ten dogs in Miami. Hagerstown kennel entries are managed in Florida by H C McCown with Ig o Shego and Hego later. more dogs to follow.
Hazel Arth of Washington DC and Donald Nevis of Pasadena California win second National Radio Audition contest in New York on December 17.
The Paraguayan legation delivered a note to Secretary Kellogg detailing its view of the clash with Bolivian forces. Washington reports Bolivia has begun warlike actions on the Pilcamayo frontier, and Paraguay is taking urgent defensive measures. Miss Helen Adams is ill at her East avenue home with grippe.
New York on December 17 reports Harry Feibley labeled a poetry book by his wife as part of a theatre magnate's response to divorce proceedings describing the work as poorly written and wandering junk.
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