Russell Stages Fist Battle in Elevator Shaft
New York Luck presents screen fighter in bloody encounter on elevator cables. At the Orpheum Tow the star of the scrorn faces a perilous showdown with his antagonist as they hang from a narrow shaft. The dramatic scene ends in a knockout as the cables swing. The production follows Nick Fowler an ambitious agent chasing a fortune in New York with Francelia Billington in a comic vein.
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New York
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Nick Fowler
Kalion
Iungjoks
Nick
Hin Rearch Tar
Francelia Billington
Back to the Country Visit Sparks City to Country Confusion
A fragmentary note shows a speaker longing for a rural visit to see an elder and recalling a life raised in a string of cities. The garbled line hints at memory gaps about places and journeys.
Miss Esther Cleveland Aims For Royal Army Link
The White House baby, Miss Esther Cleveland aged 24, is linked to Captain Alfred Bosaniuet of the British army. The romance began three years ago in Bwitzerland, and the tale unfolds amid the public gaze surrounding high society and the presidency.
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Esther Cleveland
White House
Alfred Bosaniuet
Cleveland
Rot ‘Mance
Bwitzerland
Misplaced Motion Affecting Carpet Purchase Debate
Fragmentary local item notes a chaotic council moment over buying velvet carpet, with confusion and misheard remarks. Mentions a Baltimore American quote and a brief aside about a “queer placate” on the table. Includes stray names and places, with unclear context and dates.
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Baltimore American
Bird of Paradise at Orpheum Soon
Theatrical notice previews Oliver Borosey presenting Richard Watson Tully’s Bird of Paradise at the Orpheum Theatre Sunday night January 13 for one performance. Set in Hawaii, the drama follows the love of a Hawaiian princess and a young American doctor, with themes of passion, betrayal, and salvation, plus a subplot about a reformed drunken beachcomber. The production features five Hawaiian guitar and ukulele players and climaxes with Mount Kilauea eruption on stage. Tickets go on sale next Wednesday.
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Oliver Borosey
Richard Watson
Tully
Alory
Orphenny Theater
Colla
Laan
Alved
Mele
Oliver Morouca
Flve Lunnas
Payatne
Celote Scudder
The Subterfuge on Rex Screen Adds Farce and Mystery
The Rex program includes The Subterfuge episode 18 of The Fatal Qing with a hodgepodge of acts. A comedy Lake Vases Vatients appears alongside a melodrama plot where Pearl battles Carslake, dupes and disguises unfold, perfume shipments spark pursuit, and a chase ends with broken glass and a gleaming Violet Diamond.
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Hater Wil Ecreen
Pearl
Nessie
Violet Mitangnd
Tinsate
Carslake
Realzing
Csarl
Tearl
Thie Jetera
Tam
Tom
Spider
Spier
Bear
Lass
Carbiake
Fragmented chase and lessons intermingle in odd scene
A fractured scene follows Pearl and Tom as they pursue Carslake to recover a gifted Violet Diamond while guards falter and a heist ends with a prisoner reveal. A mounted joke about planting and a classroom moment mix with a wartime wage bonus for low earners.
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Carslan
Ind
Pearl
Tom
Hoe
Spider
Carslake
Pottieres
Peark
No War Tax on Elks Show
The revenue collector rules that no war tax will be collected at tickets for the Elks charity show. The whole merit will be presented at the Orpheum theater January 14 15 and 16.
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Orpheum Theater
DanceNight Confusion and Grazing Cheese Exchange
A memory muddle at a social gathering shows George McMinn unable to recall which air he escorted, while a friend teases his confusion. A grocer and a college educated young woman spar over usage of the word lovely as they discuss cheese. The scene shifts to a hillside farm where a rustic commentator notes a curious roadside tableau during a watching tour.
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George McMinn
Tepor
Gialiss
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