Theatre brightens week with star acts and new comedy
The theatre hosts a varied week with two petite sisters as part of a strong musical team and a sparkling comedy The Wig Maker full of laughs. Hicks and Seymour deliver a pretty sketch and Babe Verna shines in character songs demonstrating vaudeville star potential. The Sunbeam with Miss Taliaferro promises to enchant audiences while Stuart Holmes and Mary Martin present The Scarlet Letter in six reels.
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Raffies
Hill
Hicks
Seymour
Babe Verna
Red’ Mulligan
New York
Miss Verna
Ferro
Metro’ Screen
Stuart Holmes
Fox
Mary Martin
Grand Theater Presents Sun Seam in Standout Week
This week at the Grand features a slate of big attractions with the stars of the season booked daily. Tomorrow Metro unveils one of its top productions, The Sun Seam, a startling realistic play that promises a strong show.
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Metro
Neil O'Briens Minstrels at Academy of Music
Neil O Briens Great American Minstrels come to the Academy of Music on Saturday April 17 with a first part featuring a patriotic number on preparedness. The cast includes Eddie Ross Lasses White Happy Benway Al Marto Steve Werher Major Nowak Allen Earle James Barardi Earl Holmes and Leslie Berry among others.
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Neil O’brien
Academy of Music
Eddie Ross
Lasses White
Happy Benway
al Marto
Steve Werher
Major Nowak
Allen Earle
James Barardi
Earl Holmes
Leslie Berry
Baseball Season Opens Across Minor Leagues in 1917
Opening days across multiple circuits begin in April with George Stovall debuting as Vernon manager in the Pacific Coast league. New managers include Jack Barry with Boston and Fred Mitchell with Chicago. North and South leagues set April 12 to start, with Doolin in Memphis and Lajoie guiding Toronto in the International league. May brings Southern and Western circuits into action as schedules expand and municipal baseball experiments unfold.
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Chicago
George Stovall
Cleveland
Vernon
Jack Barry
Bill Carrigan
Red Sox
Fred Mitchell
Joseph Tinker
Danny Shay
Milwaukee
John Ganzel
Willead
Kansas City
Joe Tinker
Columbus
Western Association
Mike Donlin
Toronto
Mike Doolan
Rochester
Tom Needham
Newark
Topeka
Joplin
Jack Dalton
Brooklyn Dodger
Missourians
Central League
Richmond
Fort Wayne
Terre Haute
Wheeling
South Bend
Grand Rapids
New Haven
Hartford
New London
Bridgeport
Worcester
Lawrence
Springfield
Portland
New York Day by Day: Bowery Prices and Dining Increases
A dispatch from New York notes rising costs in most areas except the Bowery. Dining prices in hotels climb past $2.50 for a basic meal, with a two-person meal often near ten dollars. Beefsteak John’s in Chinatown offers a $1.50 filling meal, though portions have slimmed.
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The
Dispatch
New York
New
Bowery
Houston Street
Chatham Square
Beefsteak
John’s
Chinatown
Football Rules Improve to Curb Rough Play and Coaching
The rules committee in New York tightened penalties to curb roughing during passes and kicks and to restrict sideline coaching. They banned artificial tees and multiple kicks while extending safeguards against substitutions giving onfield instructions, aiming to preserve sportsmanship.
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H. C. Hamilton
United Press
New York
Ne York
Sanford
Rutgers
Ze Ip
Springfield Armory History and Security Under War Time Demand
Springfield Mass April 7. The Springfield armory, America’s largest small arms plant, is heavily guarded as it operates on a wartime basis turning out rifles. The site, chosen by General Washington in 1789, has guarded against many plots since Civil War days and remains central to U S military armaments.
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Bowery
George Graham Rice
John Huyler
M. P
M.P
Springfield
Mass
Germany
Armory
Springfield Armory
Shays
Daniel’ Shays
Boston
Shepard
Voley
Arsenal
New York City
Connecticut
United States Army
Springfield ‘Armory
Washington
United States
Oe Armory
Worshops
Hair Color Restorer Ad Promises Hair Growth
An old advertisement touts La Creole Hair Dressing claiming to darken gray hair restore color and promote hair growth with minimal cost. It asserts risk free trials and promises to stop hair loss, soften the scalp and produce long thick hair with a glossy dark tone.
Special Round Trip Rates From Willington to Major Cities
The Progressive Railway of the South announces limited return special fares from Willington North Carolina to Atlanta Birmingham Washington New Orleans and Dallas with sale dates in April May and June. Fares range from 10.95 to 53.75 with midnight return limits and stopovers at points along the route. Further information and application details are available from railroad offices in Wilmington NC.
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the Progressive Railway of the South
Willington
N. C
Atlanta
Lee Ey
Birmingham
Ala
Inc
Washington
D.c
New Orleans
Win
Wshington
D. Cc
Dallas
Tex
Rhone
Wallagh. A
Wilmington
U. New Orleans
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Metro Presents
Ah Pens
Josephine le Fevre Co
Philadelphia
ROYAL
H. D. Zarkrow
Little Bluebird” Companies
Wizard Raffles
Mathews
Hill & Hill the
Whirlwind Entertainers
Mabel Taliaferro
Sunbeam
the Grand
Mae
Pacific Coast
Pesene
Old Cotton State League
O. O. McIntyre
Pial Out
Blain
Patrionize Home Industries
AL Armory
Seaboard Air Line
Meredith
Southey Buildiag
Renee
Whiteville
North
Careling
Mio
Sansep
Rfith
Witton
Acts CO
Oliver Mide
Pitteburs, Ftw
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