Paramount offers a rich lineup for opening with April 15
The Robinson Grand plans to install an organ and remodel for a April 15 opening. A partial list of forthcoming plays and stars includes John Barrymore in Are You a Mason, Mary Pickford in Behind the Scenes, Edith Taliaferro in Young Romance, Blanche Sweet in The Captive, and Marguerite Clark in The Innocent. Additional titles and stars to be announced.
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Edith Taliaferro
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Henrietta Crossman
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Robert Edeson
May Irwin
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Lasky Belasco
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Blanche Sweet
Florence Reed
Caderilla
Mary” Pickford
Adele Farrington
New York Motion
George Beban
Marshal Netlan
Mary Pickford
Mrs. Black
Princess Visit to Clarksburg to Be Filmed Locally
G S Cullette and M A Harris of the Educational Motion Picture Exchange announced plans to shoot A Princess's Visit to Clarksburg in the city with local cast. A leading couple from town will play the principal roles while schools and historic sites are featured, aiming for a Bijou theater showing.
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Elks Charity Benefit Musical to Play in Clarksburg
The Elks annual charity benefit presents Maid in Clarksburg a two act musical comedy by A. J. Smith at the Robinson Grand with Dabney Lee Smith and Mrs Smith directing dance numbers. The cast includes Elsie Morris Grata Carney Robert Emmett Gill and Marmaduke Wells among others. seventy five chorus. Advance tickets sold strong with box office Monday at 9. Keyboard effects from New York and new scenery hope to surpass prior shows in Clarksburg and Fairmont dates April 7 8 and 9.
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Grata Carney
Robert Emmett Gill
Percy Byrd
Wirt Lewis
John Kane
Marmaduke Wels
Charles Gill
Fleming Holden
William Shinn
Avill
Fairmont
Woman’s League
GREAT COMEDIAN
Thomas Kurton Heath born 1860 in Philadelphia grew up touring with a uncle's company. He left Texas after a partner died and joined with McIntyre. they performed in San Antonio with eight cents between them. Now worth over a half million dollars, they still recall hungry days and the early struggle.
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Fuller’s Lies Comedy Figures in Local Stage Event
A narrative fragment describes a vaudeville style sketch where a man named William Builder pretends to face the front lines but ends up jailed. His stories trigger a clash with a real general, producing a humorous onstage conflict. The note hints at a future program and a benefit for the International Alliance of Theatrical Stage Employes.
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Gene ‘Eral
Persy
Paris
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Hindu Mystery Continues with Possible Film Indications
Fragments describe a continuation featuring Leah Baird Leo Delaney and Louise Beaudot in The Millionaire's Hundred Dollar Bill. The scene hints at a drama about self denial and universal selfishness, leading to happiness, plus an Edison comedy titled The Girl.
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Leo Delaney
Louise
Beaudot
Helen
Ralph
Humorous Concert Program Delights German Front Readers
A front line memo quotes a satirical concert program drafted for German troops. The page presents spoof acts and songs tied to wartime figures, with performers from Vienna and Essen. It ends with a mock sequence of events and a note about seat pricing.
National defense drive targets West Virginia reserve plan
Huntington reports a push by the National Reclamation Association and American Homecraft Association for a national defense reserve centered in West Virginia. The plan includes adopting Swiss education and reserve methods, German forestry, and Australian New Zealand land settlement to build a 500 000 to 1 000 000 man reserve, funded nationally.
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Bennett Wright
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Maxwell
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Seacoast
National Defense
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Virginia
Rest cure for tired troops aids nerves in forward trenches
A British soldier describes a rest cure after long frontline service. He recounts a shift from constant exposure to a hospital transfer, noting his improved sanity after three weeks of rest and a firing line reassignment. The account highlights the mental toll of trench warfare and the restorative effect of relief.
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Apenuine Sane
Halott
Prices to Rise, Newspapers Report Global Readers React
Correspondes of Amsterdam and Munich papers note an April move indicating price increases. The observed trend reflects rising costs and potential consumer impact across markets.
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