Grand Theatre Holiday Double Bill and London Schedule
The Grand Theatre presents a tonight double bill headlined by a Fox picture Western featuring Tom Mix and Hyland in Caste a Vitagraph feature. Tonight offers a five act holiday program vaudeville and Monroe Salisbury production The Guilt of Simece plus other shorts. Friday adds The Fuel of Life and a TriAn feature. Saturday features The Bride of and The Bull's Eye with additional pictures. Next Monday and Tuesday Ward will appear in Pathe's Innocent. Middlesex offers The Stone with Geraldine Farrar and three acts of high class entertainment.
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Fox
Tuesmie Ward
It Pathe
Reaching for the Moon at Artcraft with vaudeville acts
The Artcraft release Reaching for the Moon starring Douglas Fairbanks shows a whirlwind sequence with lavish production and international ads from New York and Italy. It promises a spectacular treatment with flashes of real comedy and a notably pretentious studio presentation. Also featured is Mackett's Those Athletic Girls vaudeville act.
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Fairbanks
Douglas Fairfilm
Artcraft
New York
Italy
Artcraft Studios
Mackett
Middlesex Theatre Tonight Shows The Roman And The Varmint
The Middlesex presents The Roman a Latin themed romance catching the eye of patrons. Pickford stars in The Varmint a screen adaptation of Owen Johnson's celebrated work. Viola Dana appears in Riders of the Night with Burton Holmes travelogue content.
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Middlesex Theatre
Pickford
Owen Johnson
the Middlesex
Viola Dana
Burton Holmes
Higganum News Briefs July 3 Highlights
A sequence of local notes from Higganum covers routine church attendance, a family move to Middle Adelbert Burris, and Red Cross activity. Mr Sorenson has been faithful but missed one Sunday due to illness and plans relocation. Others visit New Haven, Hartford, or host social events including a Fourth of July lawn gathering with ice cream and cake.
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Higganum
Sorenson
Enson
Adelbert Burris
Red Cross Society
Gustaf Grenman
Ernest
Hilda Johnson
New Haven
Henry Webb
Caldwell
Am Weck
Red Cross
C. B. Carlson
Centerbrook Social Notes and Events Summary
Centerbrook July updates show Mrs William s of Guilford visiting relatives with Mrs Ward Bushnell on River Street. George Hubbard stays with his parents. Mrs Herbert Warmsley and party guests D C Stedman’s residence. Hazel and Lois Bushnell tour East Hart. Hartford resident ey Williams meets townspeople. Hay crop begins. light yields noted. Independence Day matinee at 2:15 p m features Mar Clark in The Seven Swans and Oh Doctor comedy.
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Centerbrook
Williams
Guilford
W. C. Gris
Ladies’ Friendly Society
Ward Bushnell
River Street
George Hubbard
Herbert Warmsley
Middletown
D. C
Haddam Social Notes From July Daywinter
Haddam residents report Amanda le and sister visiting Meriden and Winsted friends for two or three days. Red Cross work organized at church parlors an all day Friday. ER W Hazen and wife and Mrs F rid visited East Hampton. Kriger sold property to W Kelsey and moved to New York. John C Russell and infant returned from Middles hospital. Clara Spencer visiting Ponsett for a week as guest at middle tk 8s 8.
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Haddam
Amandale
Meriden
Tor
Winsted
Red Cross
W. Hazen
F.rid
East Hampton
Kriger
W. Kelsey
New York
John C. Russell
Midx Hospital
Clara Spencer
Ponsett
Town News and Upcoming Fourth of July Events
Deep River reports local tidbits as Joseph Taylor travels to New York on vacation and Edward Norton joins the Pratt Read Player-Piano Co. A campus meeting led by Ernest L. Prann summons high and grammar school pupils to 9:30 am for the July 4 parade lineup. Town players plan a big local baseball game at 3:30 pm and cinema showings plus dancing follow the fireworks.
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Deep River
Joseph Taylor
New York City
Tom Stevens
Pratt, Read Player-Piano Co
Edward Norton
John B. Norton
Montana
Aviation Corps
Sarah Williams
Middletown
John E
Ernest L. Prann
Gus Anderson
East Hampton
Felix Starkey
Town Hall
Douglas Fairbanks
Painted Post
Adv
Chester Faces Deep River On Fourth At Deep River Field
A Fourth of July baseball game pits Chester against Deep River at Deep River field at 3 30 p m Admission 25 cents Receipts go to buy smokes for local soldier boys Ladies and school children pay 10 cents Advance notices promote the event and fundraiser.
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Deep River Field
Chester
Deep River
Deep
Ad- River
Mission
Fourth of July Parade Plans In Rocky Hill
War Bureau completes Fourth of July plans with parade forming at Center school at 9:30 and starting at 9:45. Sacred Heart drum corps will provide music. exercises at the green at 10 led by George B. Chandler with Col. Burpee and state guards present. Grange patriotic meeting with George Chandler speaking. other community notes include measles illness of Charles Collins and local visits.
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Rocky Hil
War Bureau
Center School House
Sacred Heart Drum Corps
Wethersfield
George B. Chandler
Charles N. Burp
Liberty Chorus
Walter Belden
Thimble Club
Methodist Church
Frederick R. Comstock
Leon B. Humphrey
Goldsboro
N. C
Thompson
Elm Street
Mr. Humphrey
Charles Collins
The World’s First Opera and Its Early Public Debut
The article notes Dafne as the world’s first simon-pure opera with libretto by Rinuccini and music by Peri, produced privately in Florence at Corsi's palace in 1595 or 1597. It contrasts Euridice, with libretto by Rinuccini and music by Peri and Caccini, likely the first serious Italian opera given publicly at the Pitti palace on October 6 1900 for Maria de Medici and Henry IV’s marriage.
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San Antonio Express
Dafne
Rinuccini
Peri
Corsi
Florence
Caccini
Pitti Palace
Maria de Medici
Henry IV of
France
Essex July 4 celebration notes and local updates
July events in Essex include a Fourth of July celebration on the Westbrook green with a parade from Public Hall at 9 oclock and Rev. R D Trick as a speaker. Local residents and visitors are listed, with several new repairs and social notices, including a Red Cross dance at Essex Public Hall and small advertisements for soldiers’ smokes and receipts to buy children.
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Middlecove
R. D. Trick
Westbrook
Morrison Johnson
Hartford
Ellen Raymond
New Street
Raphael Martelli
West Avenue
Public Hall
Dahlstrom
Saybrook Street
Clara Dennison
Niantic
Platt Avenue
T. D. Coulter
Maine
Benefit of the Red Cross
Essex Public Hall
Cone
Thelma Showings on Thursday Fourth of July
Special matinee at 2 15 p m features Marguerite Clark in The Seven Swans and an Arbuckle comedy Oh Doctor.
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Thelma
Marguerite Clark
Arbuckle
Chester News Briefs and Upcoming Events
The Chester Co. of State Guards will assemble at Ryan's corner Thursday at 10 to march to Deep River for the Honor roll unveiling. Edgar W. Smith is ill at home. The Man From Painted Post starring Douglas Fairbanks shows at Deep River Town Hall on Thursday night July 4 with dancing after. Mrs. L. M. McCallum visits New Haven. Watrous pond water sparks complaints. H. Z. Clark and family visit. Charles E. Shipman visits in New Haven. Mr. and Mrs. George Gandy of Holyoke guests in town. William Farnum stars in The Conqueror at Princess Thursday night, with On the Texas Border promoted. Advertisements note 10¢ for dren. Try a Press Want Ad.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chester
Chester Co. of State Guards
Ryan’s Corner
Deep River
Edgar W. Smith
Painted Post
Douglas Fairbanks
Deep River Town Hall
L. M. McCallum
New Haven
Ivoryton
Leslie Dickinson
Great Hammock
Saybrook
F Howard Rose
Robert Johnson
J. H. Rockwell
Beatrice Hayden
Lois Leotard
Corinne Shailer
Rachel Stevens
Eleanor Fletcher
Chester Water
Special Train Joins July 4th Valley Route To Hartford
Old Saybrook July 3 A special train leaves New London at 6 30 p m July 4 stops at Saybrook Junction at 7 30 and runs all stops on the Valley to Hartford. Local news notes Mrs Newton Grover and Mrs Norton Grover visited in New London. several boys advanced a class in the draft. Miss Kitty Carney of Hartford visits her aunt. theater listings Charlie Chaplin in Behind the Scenes at Saybrook town hall Thursday night. No Fourth celebration here.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Old Saybrook
New London
Saybrook Junction
Hartford
Newton Grover
Norton Grover
Oyster River District
William S. Clark
Red Cross Society
Town Hall
E. R. Thayer
Valley Branch
George Rowland
Kitty Carney
John Carney
John Case
Mary A. Thurlow
Massachusetts
New Hampshire
Charlie Chaplin
Saybrook Town Hall
Sarah G. Granniss
New York
Ruth Granniss
Old Home Day in Clinton on Thursday at Cow Hill
Clinton July 3 event includes an 11 o'clock baseball game followed by a basket luncheon. A State Guard drill at 1:45 precedes a patriotic program with Liberty chorus, Rev. Frank Park, Rev. Percy Davis, and Rev. John Newsom. Field sports conclude the day.
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Clinton
Cow Hill
State Guard
Frank Park
Liberty Chorus
Percy Davis
America
John Newsom
Ivoryton Socials and Water WoesHeadline
Ivoryton July meeting notes say club members were hosted by Mr and Mrs Leslie Dickinson at the Great Hammock Saybrook cottage. Local water supply troubles persist with undrinkable Chester water and nearby springs.
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Middlesex
Cecil B. deMille
Geraldine Farrar
Geraldine Farrar As the Star, Aphg
Hart In
Sherman Wade
Lan
Inman
Lyons
Green
Miller
Centerkbrook
Shefine
Mar- Clark
Ady
Ore
Rae
Princess
Wm. Farnum
the Conqueror
Rocky Hill
William Farnum
Sam Houston
Texas
Hotel Arrigoni
Jack Pickford
Louise Huff
Burton Holmes Travel
Geraldine
Wallace Reid
Hart
Vivian Rich
Farrar
The
Matinee
the Man
Uncle Sam
the Barton Clothing Co. and
Custom Tailors
Feya
Tom Mix
Peggy Hyland
Vitagraph
Monroe Salisbury
Ruth Clifford
Triangle
Fannie Ward
Fee
Hugh M. Rockwell
Camp Devens
Governor Holcomb
Congressmar
Longeran
W. J. Malone
Overland
McKee
Lyman D. Mills Co
Court Street
Bacon Bros
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