Empire previews and plot notes tease a star studded week
A waif born in an orphanage is courted by Myrtle Stedman and a Philadelphia couple in a tale tied to The American Beauty film. Empire showcases The Lotus Woman with Hol lister and Millarde, a Latin American drama noted for intensity. Rex Beach’s The Ne er Do Well film plumbs jungle politics on the Isthmus as production moves forward.
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Myrtle Stedman
Pallas-Paramount
Empire Theatre
Miss Stedman
Philadelphia
Pallas
The
Empire
Alice Hollister
Harry Millarde
Rex Beach
Central America
Selig Polyscope Co
The Ne'er-Do-Well’s Late Picture in Ten Massive Acts
A Wednesday and Thursday presentation of Rex Beach’s greatest story The Ne'er-Do-Well unfolds in ten dramatic acts. The serialized stage or screen adaptation promises sweeping action and vivid character drama through a landmark retelling.
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Rex Beach
The Ne'er-Do-Well in Panama Comes to Empire Theatre
Rex Beach inspired production sent to Panama for six months to capture authentic atmosphere. Ten act drama showcases canal digging and Panamanian locales with an all star cast led by Kathryn Williams and Wheeler Oakman. Also features The Dupe and Love's Te l. Neptune's Daughter return teased for Empire screening.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rex Beach
Latera Fianama
Tobago
Morgan
Empire Theatre
Kathryn Williams
Wheeler Oakman
Eugenie Besserer
Panama Canal
Miss Williams
New York
Jesse L. Lasky
Dupe
Paramount
The
Empire
Blanche Sweet
Rosetta Brice
Crawford
Kent
Richard Buhler
Lubin
Annette Kellerman
Neptune
Crescent Schedule Announces Weekly Film lineup and features
The Crescent theater outlines a weekly schedule with Blue Bird Photoplays on Fridays and new features to be announced. Monday showcases Clydes Fitch's The Way of World and Feather Photo. Neptune's Daughter returns to the Empire. Tuesday features Henry Carey in The Jackals of a Great City. Wednesday includes Peg Day with Grace Cunard and Romace at Random. Thursday highlights Alice Howell in Pirates of the Air. Saturday presents Harry Carey in The Committee on Credentials, a three reel Western drama of politics and intrigue.
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the Crescent
Blue Bird
Clyds Fitch
Annette Kellerman
Empire
Henry Carey
America
Peg
Grace Cunard
Rupert Julian
Elsie Jane Wilson
Ernest Shields
Alice Howell
Chaplin
Harry Carey
Committee On Credentials
Six Reels at Queen Will Be Shown Today
Queen Theatre presents six reels for patrons three two reel subjects. Helen Holmes begins the third episode of The Girl and the Game shown to big houses. Vivian Rich and Alfred Vosburgh appear in a two reel drama. The Keystone comedy Those College Girls closes the program. Mutual masterpicture days scheduled Tuesday and Thursday. Soul Mates five part de luxe and The Secret of the Submarine are featured.
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The
Queen Theatre
Helen Holmes
Vivian Rich
Alfred Vosburgh
William Russell
Columbia Theatre Adopts New Policy For Program
Starting Monday July 3 the Columbia Theatre will offer a three reel first run motion picture service and three first class vaudeville acts. Mary Pickford stars in Broken Hearts and Clever Dot Farley appears in A Mother's Strategy with Nearly Married as the comedy. Unicorn Film Service brings the new program to Mobile for the first time with vaudeville from 3 PM to 10 PM at 19 or 20 cents and best seats at 20 cents. Matinee pictures only run from 10 AM to 3 PM at 5 cents admission.
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Columbia
Mary Pickford
Miss Pickford
Mobile
Dot Farley
Unicorn Film Service
Border Divided Into Three Army Departments
The War Department outlines a three department structure for the southern theater. Major General Frederick Funston leads the Southern department from El Paso. Brigadier General John J. Pershing heads New Mexico from El Paso. Major General J. F. Bell commands the Western department from Douglas, Ariz. Coordinated by the War Department, Pershing’s posting does not indicate withdrawal from Mexico or return to El Paso. he is expected to remain in the field, with a brigade commander to relieve him if promoted.
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Columbus
Southern Department
Frederick Funston
el Paso
Department of New Mexico
Texas
John J. Pershing
Western “Boufdary
109Th Meridian
199Th Meridian
Western Department
J. F. Bell
Same
Douglas, Ariz
General Bell
Army
Ern ‘Department
San Francisco
Supreme Command
War Department
General Pershing
Mexico
Pershing
Band Concert Tonight in Bienville Square
The band concert postponed last Friday due to bad weather will be held tonight in Bienville Square. Drago's concert band performs with a program including Pride of the Prairie and several tunes such as Down Home Rag and The Skaters Foxtrot.
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Bienville Square
Drago
Frairie
Incescarseneses
Chicago
Frisco
Rebecca
Sunnybrook Farm
Mr. Greenback
Domeon
U S Officials Discuss Mexican Border Move and Troop Deployment
Brigadier General George Bell Jr will command the El Paso district while his brigade stays on duty. Pershing’s expedition is said to be retired to bases closer to the border for military reasons. Carranza officials are believed to view the movement as a signal the expedition may withdraw, affecting diplomacy. Refugees continue across routes as Sumner, Wheeling, and Buffalo transports move Americans and bullion via Vera Cruz, Yucatan, and San Diego. An estimated 30,000 national guardsmen may soon be on duty at the border.
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George Bell, Jr
el Paso
Pershing
War Department
State Department
Funston
Carranza
Mexico
Sumner
Vera Cruz
Tampa
Interior
Wheeling
Yucatan
Buffalo
San Diego
Cal
San Jose
Manzanillo
San Francisco
Eighth Cavalry
le Roy Eltinge
Rio Grande
Wilson
Congress
Wesley Bible Class Opens New Quarters on St Francis Street
The Wesley Adult Bible class at St Francis Street Methodist church opened its new rooms this Sunday. Mr R P Roach presented the room and Mr F W Evans accepted for the class. The redesign aims to give pupils more opportunity to complete their work and improve efficiency.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wesley Adult Bible
St. Francis Street Methodist Church
R. P. Roach
F. W. Evans
Command hierarchy of U S Army major generals listed
General Funston ranks below six other departmental commanders with Major General Leonard Wood leading the eastern group, J Franklin Bell western, Thomas H Barry central, Hugh L Scott chief of staff next to Funston, Tasker Bliss after, and George W Goethals last among seven.
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Funston
Leonard Wood
Eastern
J. Franklin Bell
Western
Thomas H. Barry
Central
Hugh L. Scott
Tasker
Bliss
George W. Goethals
Street Car Service Changes for Pre paredness Parade
Street car routes are altered for the preparedness parade. Government Street east of Broad will be kept clear for cars and vehicles. Marine and Broad lines, and Government Street cars, will use Dauphin Street to enter and St Francis to exit.
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Government St
Broad
Marine
Man Drowns Attempting Rescue in White River
Frank White, a railway mail clerk, his daughter Mildred, and his niece Clara Holland of Monnett Mo drowned in White river at Fayetteville Arkansas. The girls fell from a raft and White tried to save them. Mrs White jumped in to help and was rescued with difficulty.
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Fayetteville, Ark
Frank White
Mildred
Clara Holland
Monnett
White River
White
California and Washington Guard Units Prepare for Border Entrainment
Entrainment set for the border as two California national guard infantry regiments and one Washington unit depart today for border duty.
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Border
San Francisco
California National Guard
Washington
Visitor A W Jones of Montgomery to visit YMCA in city
Mr Arthur W Jones physical director of the YMCA in Montgomery Alabama will arrive this afternoon to visit the Mobile association He will confer with the physical department committee on the association's physical work The judiciary committee in Washington reported favorably a bill to provide a session of the federal circuit court of appeals at Asheville North Carolina.
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Arthur W. Jones
Montgomery
Ala
City
Mobile Association
Ament
F. Evans
The
Jones
Physical Department
Washington
Judiciary Committee Today
Federal Circuit Court of Appeals
Asheville
N. C
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