Big Orpheum Vaudeville At Wakefield April 7 Show
The Big Orpheum Vaudeville Unit comes to Wakefield on Monday April 7 with six big acts. Monti and Olson present comedy and song, Por No Reasons opens the bill, The Musti can Monroes perform musical and comedy, Mel Mae Monroe delivers monologue and song, The Lege crook drama follows, Devel and England provide fast music and whistling, The Great Westen and Co present famous diaracters, and All of Us closes the program in a grand finale. An evening of high class entertainment from start to finish.
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Orpheum
Wakefield
Monti
Olson
New York
Devel
England
Mr. feVol
Miss Bagland
Great Westen and Co
Blanche Sweet Chosen for Anna Christie Role at Strand
Blanche Sweet, acclaimed emotional actress of screen drama, is selected to star as Anna in Thomas H. Ince's Anna Christie. The release premieres at the Strand Theatre on April 20 after a career on stage and Biograph beginnings with Gertrude Hoffman.
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Blanche Sweet
Anna
Thomas H. Ince
Anna Christie
Strand Theatre
Miss Sweet
Gertrude Hoffman
Biograph Studio
Pauline Lord
Neill
Freckled Youngstar in The Printers Devil at The Strand
The Strand Theatre shows The Printer's Devil on April 17 featuring Wesley Barry star of Heroes of the Street and From Rage to Riches. Warner Brothers production directed by William Beaudine with an ensemble including Harry Myers and Katherine McGuire. A heart warming tale of Brick Hubbard the printer's devil who saves his aunt and uncle, exposes bank robbers, and unites hero and heroine.
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Strand Theatre
Wesley Barry
Warner Brothers
Julien Josephson
William Beaudine
Wesley
Harry Myers
Katherine McGuire
Louis King
George Vearce- Ray Cannon
Mary Halter
Harry Rottenbers
Brick Hubbard
Briggsville Gazette
Mighty Lak a Rose a Symphonic City Drama
Edwin Carewe directs Mighty Lak a Rose a Life symphony set in New York’s underworld with Bull Morgan Molly Malone and Jimmy Harrison opposing Rose Duncan a blind violinist. She moves the crooked crowd with music and fate, shown at the Strand theatre on Sunday April 13.
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Edwin Carewe
New York
Bull” Morgan
Molly Malone
Eddie” Foster
Jimmy Harrison
Jimmy
Rose Duncan
Mor Ivan
Strand Theatre
Old Song Hit On Screen Awakens Memories
A new film adaptation titled After the Ball mirrors the classic 1890s song in a dramatic screen tale. The Strand Theatre announces the release from Anderson Pictures, promising a lavish late- era romance with a remembered melody and a beloved story.
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Charles K. Harris
Anderson Pictures
Ancle
Puritan of Paris Stars in New Film Title Role
Andree Lafayette, the Parisienne leading lady, is hailed as the Puritan of Paris in Richard Watton Tuly’s production of DuMonnier’s immortal story. The Strate theatre will present the film with Lafayette in the title role, in a promising premiere.
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Paris
Hollywood
Andree Lafayette
Richard Watton Tuly
DuMonrier
Trilbg
Strate Theatre
Apell
Mademoiselle Lafayette
Quicksands Promises Drama Adventure With 2000 Cavalry
Helene Chadwick shines in a sweeping screen saga described as a great love story melodrama and adventure. Richard Dix stars in a fast paced feature backed by thrills and a 2,000 strong U. S. Cavalry presence. Admission 10c and 35c plus war tax.
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Richard Dix
Betty Compson Stars in Woman to Woman at Strand
Betty Compson delivers an artistic Deloryse in Woman to Woman as Clive Brook plays a loyal, memory lost husband. The film, drawn from Michael Morton play, follows a French woman’s great love and sacrifice, praised as a gripping, tasteful cinema masterpiece.
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Betty Compson
Strand Theatre
Michael Morton
Deloryse
Clive Brook
Mighty Lak a Rose to Play at Strand on April 13
Edwin Carewe frames a drama of crooks and a virtuous violinist in Mighty Lak a Rose coming to Strand theatre April 13. Cast features Dorothy Mackall James Rennie Helene Montrose Sam Hardy Anders Randolf Paul Panzer and about a hundred others with Jean Bronte as a key collie role. Carewe emphasizes music shaping the uplift in this striking production.
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Edwin Carewe
Strand Theatre
Dorothy Mackall
James Rennie
Helene Montrose
Sam Hardy
Anders Randolf
Paul Panzer
Harry Short
Jean Bronte
Scotch Collie
Jean
Carewe
Puritanical French Beauty Audree Lafayette Sets strict hours
The French capital’s Audree Lafayette boasts Puritanism as a virtue and plans early retirements. She values health and discipline, shuns parties she cannot leave on time, and maintains a vegetarian diet. The 19 year old emphasizes plain living to sustain success and avoids candy.
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Andree Lafayette
Mademoiselle
Theo
Hollywood
Welbeek
Stat
Audree Lafayette
Woman to Woman photodrama thrills Strand audience
The Strand Community Theatre screens Graham Cutts' "Woman to Woman" a gripping melodrama about a selfless sacrifice a French heroine endures while her lover duties pull him away on the eve of their wedding memory loss and reunion. Josephine Earle appears as the otherwoman April 1 shows the dramatic tale on the Strand screen.
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Strand Community Theatre
Graham Cutts
Michael Morton
Betty Compson
Deloryse
Clive Brook
Josephine Earle
Straight Talks With Aunt Emmy About Investment Safety
Aunt Emmy urges Molly that widows and orphans are often harmed by poor investment choices. She says women should seek good advice, question high promises, and steer money into conservative, well managed investments to safely grow wealth over time.
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Aunt Emmy
Molly
Mrs. Strong
Womeo
Aunt Feomy
Flirt Meets His Waterloo at Union Station
A Kansas City Times report describes a flirtation in a Union Station waiting room. A man repeatedly pressed a demure woman with questions about Sedalia, spoke loudly and misheard her responses, creating a scene that drew attention from bystanders.
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Union Station
Kansas City Times
Sedalia
Sedalia train confusion and farewell at station
A fragment describes a woman speaking with a departing crowd as a redcap informs her the train is ready. The chatter includes a dismissive remark about a “not so gay blade” and a crowd’s grin as the man slips away, with the woman replying calmly about her ear.
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Sedalia
Never Stop Train System Demonstrated at Kursaal Gardens
A full size demonstration in Southend London showcased a continuous passenger rail concept on a 300 yard loop. Two parallel tracks with a spiral driven car system carried 12 passengers per coach and allowed boarding like an escalator. Cars accelerated from stations and then sped between stops while avoiding waiting. Professor McArdie of Harvard advised on storm safety, urging cover, avoiding trees, and disconnecting radio antennas during electrical storms.
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Kursaal Gardens
Southend
London
McArdie
Harvard University
Los Angeles Times
Man Bit Mother’s Nose Over Ill-Timed Marriage Plan
In Munich, Germany, Franz Munn attacked his mother during a dispute over an arranged marriage to a 63-year-old woman. He told police he desired to disrupt the match as he fled toward the station.
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Munich
Germany
Frans Munn
Franz
Tall
Ringing Bell Riders of Seville Giralda
Young bell ringers at the Giralda in Seville ascend to the belfry and strike bells by standing astride their shoulders. They control the massive swings with feet on the bell and hands gripping a crosspiece, producing thundering notes as the bells arc outward over the arches, high above the street.
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Giralda
Seville
Elly
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