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Wilmington Dispatch

Location

Wilmington, North Carolina, United States of America

Date

Apr 16, 1917

Page

2

Selwyn & Company Present Fair and Warmer at Eltinge and Harris

Selwyn & Company bring Avery Hopwood’s satiric farce Fair and Warmer to New York venues Eltinge and Harris after a six month Chicago run at the Cort Theatre. Tickets 50 cents to 1.50 as the run opens tomorrow night with a history of hits including Within the Law and Twin Beds.

Selwyn & Company Eltinge Harris New York Cort Theatre Chicago Academy of Music Avery Hopwood Margaret Illington Wiseacres Selwyns Tivington

Civilization film thrills and real baby stunt shock of chimpanzee

The piece notes an intense love story plot and high suspense in a film featuring Thos. H. Ince's Civilization. A chimpanzee actor carrying a real baby during a rehearsal leads to dramatic danger and dramatic production energy. The Victoria will show the masterpiece later this week with a striking musical score by Victor L. Schertzinger.

Kodak Girls Byrne Concertina Billie Byrne Wilmington Ethel King Royal Charlie Byrne Pete Thos. H. Ince Ince Victoria New York Victor L. Schertzinger

Great Film Spectacle at the Victoria

The Victoria theatre shows The Masque of Life a seven month production marked by a deadly fire that killed twelve people three horses and four lions. Evelyn the circus girl falls for a prince whose father dies and throne ascent ends their romance amid dramatic scenes.

the Victoria Victoria Theatre Evelyn

Stay Loyal to Wilmington Merchants War Fund Mentality

Citizens urged to patronize Wilmington merchants to support home industry and sustain the city while service members defend the nation. The piece frames spending at local shops as patriotic, warning that losing merchants would harm Wilmington’s status as a commercial center.

Uncle Sam Germany Wilmington

Local Business Listings and Firms Named

A collection of business names and firms listed in a historical directory style. Includes Belk Williams Co J W H Fuchs Department Store Queen City Cycle Co Hall & Ross Green's Drug Store Bear Produce & Merchandise Company Peoples' Savings Bank Jarman & Futrelle J O Reilly Sterchi Bancroft Co Shrier & Solomon Platt L W Moore Trust Co Goodman's Ready-To-Wear Roge Moore Sons Wilmington Printing Co A O Schuster Home Savings Bank Tidewater Power Co Hotel Orton C W Yates Co W Monroe Co J Hicks Bunting Drug Co Wilmington Steam Laundry.

Belk-Williams CO J. W. H. Fuchs’ Department Store A. D. Brown J. M. Soley & CO Queen City Cycle CO Hall & Ross Green’s Drug Store Bear Produce & Merchandise Company G. W. Huggins, Inc Peoples’ Savings Bank Jarman & Futrelle J. O. Reilly Sterchi-Bancroft CO J. H. Rehder & CO Goodman's Ready-To-Wear Roge Moore Sons. and CO Wilmington Printing CO A. O. Schuster Home Savings Bank Tidewater Power CO W- B. Cooper & CO Orton C. W. Yates CO J. Hicks Bunting Drug CO Wilmington Steam Laundry

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Lowe Metro Piccures Mabel Taliaferro Thos.h.ince’s J. G. Wright & Son, Real Estate and Insurance Columbia BON Marche G. Dannenbaum Boylan & Hancock Honnet Citizens Bank J. G. Wright & Son Howard-Wells Amusement CO Murchison National Bank D. RB. Foster & CO American Bank & Trust Northams Book & Stationery THE C. W. Polvogt CO Platt L. W. Moore Wilmington Savings
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