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Newspaper

Wakefield Advocate

Location

Wakefield, Michigan, United States of America

Date

Feb 16, 1924

Page

6

Up In Mabel's Room at Strand Community Theatre

A romantic comedy by the Obrecht Company lights Sunday night with John Sullivan as Garry Ainsworth and Nell Obrecht as Mabel. Friendly farce follows Garry’s affair, a coveted pink silk slip, and a house party on Long Island. Strong performances and music enrich the evening.

Woods Mable New York inChicago Strand Community Theatre Obrecht John Sullivan Garry Ainsworth Honey Mooner Mabel Nell Obrecht Mr. Horsel Soubier Jimmie Long Island Sara Obrecht Gary Jane Obrecht Alicia Garry

Fiery Colonel Stakes Fortune on Kentucky Derby

The Universal Jewel special production The Kentucky Derby debuts at Strand Community Theatre on February 28. It depicts old Kentucky hospitality and the Derby era, with Lionel Belmore Emmett King and a cast including Reginald Denny Lillian Rich Gertrude Astor and others as Kentucky colonels risking fortunes on race day. Two strangers gain entry to a colonel home, testing hospitality and honor in a tale of Southern charm.

Universal Jewel Strand Community Theatre Kentucky South Universal Lionel Belmore Emmett King King Baggot Reginald Denny Lillian Rich Gertrude Astor Walter McGrail Wilfred Lucas Belmore King Kingsley Benedict Harry Carter

Diphtheria rising across Michigan in 1924

Lansing reports 944 cases in first month of 1924, far above the 10 year average of 730. Dr. R M Olin urges expanded toxin-antitoxin use and follow up Schick testing to identify non immune individuals and strengthen prevention statewide.

Lansing Michigan Department of Health R. M. Olin Olin Stummmer

Neilan Blends Comedy and Tragedy in Minnie at Strand

Marshall Neilan presents Minnie a blended comedy tragedy featuring Beatrice Joy as the homely girl and Matt Moore as the forgetful reporter. The Strand Theatre hosts the film next Tuesday with Joy and Moore delivering notable character portrayals in a lively small town versus big city setting.

Marshall Neilan Minnie Strand Theatre Beatrice Joy Renue Matt Moore Miss Joy Moore Toeo

Daily life miseries spark лак jokes and laughter

The tale highlights small, ordinary woes as the engine of humor, focusing on everyday trials that endear and amuse. Ordinary scenes unfold with gentle irony, portraying how tiny defeats and bumps in daily routines generate warmth and laughter.

Chaplin's Pay Day Delivers Laughs At Strand Next Week

The Strand theatre will feature Charles Chaplin in Pay Day a two reel comedy praised as a galaxy of fun with new gags. Chaplin plays a laborer anxious for payday moving from a skyscraper site to the tenderloin then home to his wife in a fast paced tale of minimal effort and maximum humor.

Strand Theatre Charles Chaplin Chaplin

Dorothey Phillips Slanders Woman In Stage Drama

A Strand theatre production features Dororthy Phillips in Slander the Woman, a tale where circumstantial evidence threatens Mile. Yvonne Desmarest. A judge’s sensational verdict and public scrutiny underscore the drama’s moral: freed tongues bring evil. Local society notices include visits and arrivals from nearby towns.

Allen Iubar Dorothy Phillips Strand Theatre Mile Yvonne Desmarest Miss Phillips Desmarest

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