The New Roosevelt Theatre Opens With Grand Features
The New Roosevelt Theatre cost over 167000 dollars to build and seats 950. It features a large stage, modern dressing rooms, a rest room for ladies, and offices for officials. Six boxes with five seats each and eight loges with six seats each. First run pictures from The Strand Walnut and Capitol. Night seating 20c for last ten rows and 30c for other seats. Box and loge seats 40c.
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Pike Theatre
Roosevelt
Lincoln
Strand
Capitol
Bruner Leads Lincoln Amusement Co Defying Union Racial Pressure
John B Bruner founder of The Lincoln and The New Roosevelt heads the Lincoln Amusement Co He refused to hire white only stage bands when The New Roosevelt was built and instead employed trained colored workers The move kept machines running with pay about 700 dollars weekly Bruner, a National Colored Vaudeville Association VP and Cincinnati Theatre Owners director, advocates deeds over color and upholds the Golden Rule in business and race relations.
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John B. Bruner
Lincoln
Roosevelt
Lincoln Amusement Company
Bruner
National Colored Vaudeville Association
Cincinnati Theatre Owners’ Association
Lou Henry praised for lifelong stage craft and theater work
The article recalls Lou Henry born in Leavenworth Kansas who built a career as a singer dancer and comedian traveling the world. It notes his prowess in stage craft becoming past master and his role as manager at Lincol n and Lyceum Theatres linking him to Spencer Pinkneys and Findley and urging public support.
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Lespvenworth
Kansas
Tiriasz
National Alliance of Stage
Lou
Henry
United States
Lincolm
Lyceum
Spencer Pinkes
Henry Dixon Seizes Opportunity as Manager’s Assistant
Henry Dixon, described as bright and eager to learn, serves as the assistant to Manager Henry. He is portrayed as polite and aspirational, with a strong chance to prove himself and demonstrate that young men with grace deserve a chance.
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Henry
Dixon
The
Grace
National Colored Vaudeville Association Meets in City
The National Colored Vaudeville Association held its meeting here during the week of the new Roosevelt opening and attended in a body. Members praised the Roosevelts, placing them at the front rank of such theatres. Milton G. Starr, owner of three Nashville theatres, serves as president.
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Roosevelt
Roosevelts
Milton G. Starr
Nashville
The Palace of Fifth Street Presents Lost Souls and Within the Law
The Linco Theatre on Fifth Street advertises The Wailer of Lost Souls a pathos filled feature with a comedy Important Lover. It also screens Within the Law starring Norma Talmage with a noted cast, highlighting a refined crook tale from the Lafayette Players. Matinees are daily 2 to 5 pm and evenings 7 to 10 30 pm.
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Fifth Street
Norma Talmage
Little Acorns Mighty Oaks Arise at Lincoln Theatre Era
An origin tale of the Lincoln Amusement Company and the Lincoln Theatre, tracing how prejudice in theatres spurred founding a universal venue. Key figures include Rehbun, Bruner, Marion, and the rise of the Roosevelt on the Lyceum site, signaling a new era for entertainment for all races.
Within The Law and Other Features at Local Theatre
The program promises thrilling scenes from Within The Law a Paramount Wallace Reid comedy drama The Fast Mail Man and a four day engagement starting Sept 22 featuring The Devil's Match a colored melodrama with Bobby Smart plus Steel Trail No 4 audiences may find excitement strong moral lessons and diverse entertainment options this week.
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New Police
Young
Paramount
Wallace Reid
Fast Mail
Bobby Smart
Sandy Burns
Roosevelt Theatre Presents First Run Features and Vaudeville
The Roosevelt Theatre bills itself as the most beautiful in the West offering first run features with vaudeville acts and tabloid road shows. Two shows nightly and daily picture matinees with vaudeville matinees Thursday and Sunday.
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Vodville
Sat and Sun Show: While Satan Sleeps and More
A bustling page advertises a film program with a child star hailed as the greatest kid in town. It promises mischief and lessons in an entertaining drama starring Jack Holt, plus vaudeville acts led by Magnolia Brown and Lilly May Brown. Also billed are Miss Johnson and Elliotte, a comic preacher, and Elinor Carpond, the Nightingale of California.
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Satan
Jack Holt
Magnolia Brown
Lilly May Brown
Hottentot
Applaud! The audience honor actors with praise
The piece urges readers to applaud theater performers as they deserve and to give a hearty hand clap to encourage hard work. It emphasizes that actors are human, desire attentive audiences, and are uplifted by Christianly shown appreciation.
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Roosevelt Theatre
Fused
W. Henry
Linco Theatre
Lincoln, Liychim, Roosevelt
Lincoll Amusement Company
Mr. Rehbun
Walnut Hills
Kehban
Kid” Ashe
West End
Rehbun
Marion
Lincoln Theatre
Merton
City Building Commission
Eva Novak
Vitagraph
Fox Sunshine
Penkod
Sam” Booth Tarkington
Buddy Alexander
Buddy Messenger
Sunshine Sammy
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