Christmas Theatres Offer Week of Laughs and Dramas
Next week features Milred Havens in The Courage of the Commonpiece and Harry the Tramp at Theatre One. Rose of cartoons and comedies share billings with True Boardman in Stingaree Western and Ruth Stonehouse in Winner Pair. Other attractions include Billie West in Candy Kid and The Edge of the Law.
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Milred Havens
Harry the Tramp
True Boardman
Baby Maris- Osborne
Skinner
Moodsy
Ruth Stonehouse
Family Theatre
Yale
Leslia Austin
Johnny McLean
Mildred Havens
Baby Marie
Osborne
Skinne Komedy
Little Zoe Rae
Biliae West
Patton in New Comedy at the Waterloo Christmas
B Patton in a new comedy A Wise Book opened in Indianapolis for a week with matinees. A rural spectator sat front and watched every word, then explained to managers the scene involving exits and a hidden plan, hinting at a private room reveal.
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W. B. Patton
Waterloo Theatre
B. Patton
Waterloo
Indianapolis
Patton
First Pictures of the Halifax Disaster at Majestic Sunday
The Majestic theatre will show the first pictures of the Halifax disaster, a Pathe news segment, tomorrow afternoon along with a vaudeville bill. Headlines promise two headliners Alfred White and company, Gen Pisano with Italian Front tableau, Kelly and Galvin, and Valyda with the Brazilian Nuts and DeBourg sisters, plus three pieces on Christmas day.
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Halifax
Majestic Theatre
Pathe News
Alfred
HH. White
Pisano
Piave
Kelly
Galvin
Valyda
Dramatic Powers of Emily Stevens Shown in Special Film
Emily Stevens stars in the Metro production A Sleeping Memory at the Palace Theatre Sunday and Monday. The adaptation spans eras from Glirce the Viking to Catherine de Medici and Salem witchcraft, showing her range across present day and historical roles.
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Emily Stevens
Metro
Palace Theatre
Phillips Oppenheim
Glrce
Catherine de Medici
Salem
Miss Ste. Yens
Alice Brady in War Mother’s Role at the Crystal
Wealthy New Yorkers Mr and Mrs Roger Fludson journeyed toward wartime Europe but were halted at the Belgian border. The article notes their dismay as the horrors of war unfold and Alice Brady’s portrayal mirrors maternal wartime sacrifice.
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Adoree
Mr. Hudson
Cuba
Alice Brady
Adcree
Belgium
Crystal Theatre
THE
Crystal
Roger Fludson
Bor
Right Word Dictionary Promises Better Speaking and Writing
The article promotes the New Universities Dictionary as a tool to improve diction and accuracy in speech and writing. It highlights its inclusion of new common words and simple definitions, aiding readers in choosing the right terms for professional correspondence and daily use.
Socialists Launch $1 Million Campaign for 1918 Congress
Chicago December 22 Socialists begin a nationwide drive to raise one million dollars to fund the 1918 congressional campaign and defend Socialist party members accused by the government of anti American acts and utterances. Plans were outlined at a meeting of the national Socialist executive committee.
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Chicago
Socialist Party
National Socialist Executive Committee
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