Lady of the Camellias on Fox film version review
A favorable review notes intense drama in Camille with Ga Bara delivering strong emotional range from love to renunciation. The piece lauds the fourth and fifth reels for rising tension, calls the film a worthwhile picture, and mentions Ga Bara’s upcoming Grand show along with Chaplin’s Dog's Life and other features on the bill with two performances daily at 2 and 7.
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Ap- Fox
Camille
Miss Bara
Lillie
Sture
Acme
Ga Bara
Chaplin
Itgem
Flagg
Good Pictures
The Kaiser Beast of Berlin at Grand and Middlesex
Local ad notices preview The Kaiser Beast of Berlin a two day engagement at the Grand starting Monday May 13 with Rupert Julian’s film praised as exposing the kaiser ruthlessness. Also listings for Mile. Galanta in Empty Pockets and Chaplin A Dog’s Life plus a Middlesex show lineup for May 8 and 9 featuring Eternal Temptress and more.
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Berlin
Psee
Rupert Julian
Peo
Grand Tre
Galanta
London
Paris
Madrid
New York
Mile
Herbert Brenon
Anna
Rasputin
Jon
Maryla
Milenta
Brenon Studios
Manhattan Opera House
Chu Chin Chow
Middlesex
Chaplin
Local visitations and gatherings noted in Middlefield
Rev. and Mrs. O. Schriver spend a few days in Middlefield with Mrs. Alfred Wilkinson hosting friends. Over the weekend Jel se and Mrs. Earl Munson visiting from Ibury. Maud Barbour of East Orange guest of friends. Estelle Williams guest locally. Watrous returns from the south. A Mills to entertain the Benevolent society.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Middlefield
O. Schriver
Alfred Wilkinson
Ghonry
Jelse
Earl Munson
Ibury
Rela
Maud Barbour
East Orange
Estelle Williams
Watrous
Irs
A. Mills
Benevolent Society
Westbrook's "Daughter of the Gods" spectacle attention grabber
The onstage feature titled Daughter of the Gods sparks interest as Bas rocks draw a crowd. Local reports hint at a man involved in the centerpiece moment, though details remain unclear.
Old Saybrook Liberty Loan results impressive town effort
The third Liberty Loan effort in Old Saybrook raised about 37,250 dollars from 367 subscribers, about a quarter of the town population. The quota of 13,800 was doubled, with a star added to the honor flag. Local committees praised for the drive and program.
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Aybrook
Third Liberty Loan Campaign
Howard Ll. Chapman
Jarvis E. Brooks
Edmund C. Spencer
M. J. Golden
Charles S. Gates
William R. Bushnell
Joseph D. Clark
Robert Burns
John A. Ayer
D. Arnold Kelleg
Frederick S. Chapman
Sarah E. Grannis
Emma Frenyear
Maria Burns
Annie Thompson
Auretta Acton
Irwin Grannis
William S. White
Edward F. Gillman
Mabel C. Holman
Franklin T. Bradley
Edward C. Spencer
Town Hall
Howard T. Chapman
William F. White
First Congregational Church
Liberty Chorus
Chapman
E. M. Chapman
New London
Sarah Grannis
Old Saybrook
John E. Murray
Hartford
Montreal
Vermont
Worcester
Providence
Pittsfield
New Haven
Springfield
Saybrook Point
Long Island Sound
M. F. O’brien
St. St. John’s
Deep River High School
Local News and Upcoming Events in Rocky Hill
In Rocky Hill on May 6 callers from Hartford visited town. Miss Elizabeth Burton of Hartford spent Sunday here. The Epworth league plans a supper at the Methodist church Tuesday. Red Cross meets at Library hall Thursday. A large crowd attended the Wangum Lodge Y M C A conference Saturday. Home Guard drilled Sunday morning. shad fishing reports good since May 1 opener. Mother's Day will be observed next Sunday. Grace Swanson of Greenwich visited Saturday. F J Deming of Woodstock stayed with relatives here. Library Association news features solos by Mrs Stokes and Miss Jessie Bulkley. A violin and piano piece by Rev Kenneth Ashley and Miss Edith Mattison, and a Maypole program were planned for Friday.
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Rocky Hill
A. L. Peck
Hartford
Elizabeth Burton
Epworth League
Red Cross
Library Hall
Grace Swanson
Greenwich
F. J. Deming
Woodstock
Grange Hall
Andrew Twaddie
Library Association Nows
Stokes
Jessie Bulkley
Kenneth Ashley
Edith Mattison
Local items from Essex and surrounding towns
May 6 notices report Burton Gardner of a Platt home and Samuel B. Hunt returning from West Virginia. Church groups plan meetings and trips, with M E B and Ladies Aid, Loyal Circle, and the King’s Daughters. Social visits include E B Hunt and Miss Lillian Knowles. Baptism at Catholic church and Red Cross rooms hours noted. Theater ad promotes The Daughter of the Gods at Thelma theatre with matinee and evening showings.
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Essex
Burton Gardner
B. S. Platt
Samuel B. Hunt
New City Street
West Virginia
Ladies’ Aid Society
M. EB. Church
George Ro
W. R. Hunt
Madison Eh
Menunketesuck Tribe
King’s Daughters and Sons
Riverview Hall
L. J. Dupree
Charles Brooks
Brooklyn
Red Cross
Daughter of the Gods
Thelma
Adv
Local Notes From East Haddam May Meeting
East Haddam notes list Lester Halleck of New Britain renting a Daniels residence for summer, Mrs. Fred Woelke of New York taking tenancy, Harry Ball of New Jersey visiting, H Wind buying the J. H. Cone property, and Norman Boardman returning from Camp Devens. A Red Cross benefit show will be staged again in Moodus on the 8th. Six Brooklyn naval cadets visited town, and residents Malcolm Brooks and E H Rose plus John Allison attended a Hartford parade in Mr Rose's car.
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East Haddam
Lester Halleck
New Britain
Fred Woelke
New York
Harry Ball
New Jersey
H. Wind
J. H. Cone
Norman Boardman
Camp Devens
Red Cross
Moodus
Brooklyn Navy Yard
Town
Malcom’ Brooks
Middletown
E. H. Rose
John Allison
Hartford
Mr. Rose
Centerbrook News: Births Visits and Local Moves
A daughter born to Mr. and Mrs. Charles Looby in Centerbrook last week. Hazel Bushnell visited friends in Willimantic Sunday. Stuart Prann of the U. S. Navy spent Sunday with his parents Mr. and Mrs. W. J. Prann. J. W. Chapman and family of Clinton called on friends. Mrs. W. J. Prann visited her daughter Mrs. Frederick Jeffers in Hartford. Mrs. C. L. Jones returned from Willimantic. Harry Brockway and family moved from the Platt place on Main Street to Melville Knowles tenement on Phoenix Terrace. A humorous local adage ends with a kitchen tip about giving potatoes instead of bread.
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Centerbrook
Charles Looby
Hazel Bushnell
Willimantic
Stuart Prann
U. S. Navy
W. J. Prann
J. W. Chapman
Clinton
Frederick Jeffers
Hartford
C. L. Jones
Harry Brockway
Platt Place
Main Street
Melville Knowles
Phoenix Terrace
Thelma
Adv
Middletown Thrift Stamps and Kelly's Bread Ad
A vivid local ad extols daily Thrift Stamps and Kelly's Rice Bread at fifteen cents. It highlights Wesleyan Baseball, fresh milk at fourteen cents a quart, heavy cream at twenty cents a half pint, two coffee options, a Delicatessen line, and baked beans at fifteen cents per pound, all in a lively sales tone.
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Cts
Kelly
Deep River Liberty Bond Drive Breaks Quota With Large Total
Deep River reported a Liberty Bond campaign surpassing its quota, ending with 104400 raised from 369 subscribers. The effort featured a strong women’s committee and canvassing, including a $25000 pledge from G C Pratt of Erie, Pa, boosting town morale and fund totals.
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Women’s Committee
E. G. Burke
Frank A. Hefflern
A. J. Smith
Princess Tuesday Night Feature Violet Dana in Blue Jeans
Violet Dana headlines the Metro seven reel special Blue Jeans, hailed as one of the screen’s best melodramatic features. The program showcases a glamorous princess persona in a vivid dramatic storyline.
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Princess
Violet Dana
Metro
Adv
The Less a Man Knows Convincing Bias Claim
A concise reflection notes that limited knowledge fosters overconfidence and the illusion of total understanding, suggesting humility and continuous learning as antidotes. The statement underscores how ignorance can distort self assessment and judgment.
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Lina Cavalieri
Parami
Mme
Fred de Gresac
Middlesex Theatre
Wetland
Westbrook
Richard M. Doyle
Windsor Locks
John M. Golden
Gordon S Come
New
William H. Pond
Obed’s Heights
George Keller
Mass
Charlie Chaplin
Saybrook Town Hall
Alice Brady
Betsy Ross
Annette Kellerman
Westbrook Town Hall
Wesleyan
France
Kaiser Bill
Forest City
Main
Pearl St
Deep River
Arrang
W. C. Standish
Frank Bonjiornia
Harry Olsen
Theodore Olsen
Roy C. Webster
East Hartford
Bell-Ans
Universal
William J. Flynn
Matinee
Eagle’s Eye
Luxite
Yale Jersey
Balbriggan
Coopers
the Barton Clothing Co. and
Custom Tailors
FOX
Alexander Dumas
Genuine Chaplin
James Montgomery Flagg
James Morrison
Leah
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Thomas W. Russell
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Middletown Gas Light
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