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Wilmington Dispatch

Location

Wilmington, North Carolina, United States of America

Date

Dec 14, 1917

Page

2

North Carolina pep talk touts Peplac benefits

North Carolina men and women unite to praise Peplac claiming restorative powers for indigestion, sleep, and appetite. Endorsements from Col Dwytr and several residents describe weight gain, improved energy, and relief from nervousness after using Peplac, marketed as a vegetablecompound from a large southern lab. Sold in Wilmington and nearby drug stores. ask your pharmacist.

Col Dwytr Peplace Peplac South North Carolina Margaret Doggett North Tryon Atlan Avinat John H. Sharpe Charlotte N.C Thomas P. BE. Ausband West Trade Street Soa Wilmington

The Beauty Shop to Open at Academy of Music

The Beauty Shop a musical comedy by Channing Pollick Rennald Wolf and Charles J Gebert opens next Wednesday at the Academy of Music with a 60 member company. The show previously drew large business at the Ritz Theatre New York and later in Boston Philadelphia and Chicago. Matinee 50 cents to 1 50. night 75 cents to 2 00 plus war tax. Tickets go on sale at Elvington's Tuesday.

Beauty Shop Academy of "Music Channing Pollick Rennald Wolf Charles J. Gebert Riez” Theatre New York Ueston Philadelphia Chicago Arbutus Budd Red Widow Lillian Russe Gazzazus Corsica Lady Fair Broadway Elvington

Ghost Romance on Stage With Human Form Revealed

Dick Rosson stars opposite Miss Aller in a play by Robert Shirley directed by Albert Parker with Rosson assisting under Allen Dwan. The plot follows a man who befriends a ghost that sheds its white robes and becomes fully human, sparking a strange romance.

Dick Rosson Miss Aller Robert Shirley Albert Parker Rosson Allan Dwan

Royal patrons promised rare treat at General Wafumpuff bill

The Merry Casino Girls present their third big bill General Wafumpuff a farce comedy with Pearl Derby and Billy Lightelle plus Guy West in blackface. The Levans perform a new comedy sketch and Newman and Newman sing Send Me Away With a Smile. Special acts and elaborate costumes add charm to this standout Royal show.

Merry Casino Girls Pearl Derby Soubrette Billy Lightelle Guy West Royal Levans Newman the Royal Newnan Poth Billy ‘Lightelle

Bird Girl Winifred Allen Stars in The Flaunted House

Winifred Allen known as the bird girl in Triangles is featured in The Flaunted House under Allan Dwan. The film shows a New England village girl who talks with spirits and visits a haunted mansion where a fugitive robber seeks refuge.

Winifred Allen Allan Dwan Grand Theatre New England

Jane Cowl Stars in The Spreading Dawn at Grand

noted emotional actress Jane Cowl makes her first screen appearance as a Goldwyn star in The Spreading Dawn shown at the Grand Monday and Tuesday. Born in Boston she rose to dramatic heights despite early family hardship and began work as a writer for newspapers and magazines.

Jane Cowl Goldwyn Miss Cowl Mary Turner Fren Neal Law Common Clay Boston

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