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Newspaper

Wilmington Dispatch

Location

Wilmington, North Carolina, United States of America

Date

Feb 05, 1918

Page

3

Panace Records Smashed in Evening Matinee Attendance

Large crowds fill the matinee as records for attendance are smashed. The Pance Records show demand for the new William A Brady production featuring the Pickert family and their dramatic acts. Baby performers Evlan Carol and Betty join a spectacular two-week engagement with tickets going on sale early.

Cogramme Enie William A. Brady Picketts Wilmington Broadway Erlan Baby Carol

Madame Petrova in The Law of the Land at Grand Friday

Madame Petrova, the famous Russian actress, stars in The Law of the Land at the Grand Friday. The Paramount photoplay, directed by Maurice Tourneur, centers on a woman driven to drastic action after a confrontational case with a violent suitor.

Petrova George Benadaurs Maurice Tournaur Mme. Petrova

Alan Dale and the Play That Breaks His Word

Special correspondent notes Alan Dale, famed drama critic, writes his own play in New York after vowing never to write, causing Rialto talk. The piece traces Dale’s career, his sharp reviews, and the evolution of New York theater culture from Hawaiian craze to two cent papers.

B. Gi-O. McIntyre the Dispatch New York Alan Dale The Dramatic Trust Rialto Herald Square Dale Alan Daley Chatter Hearst

Days of the Week Food Protests Stir Public Debate

A tongue in cheek Asheville Times feature mocks wartime rationing with daily themes like heatless and wheatless on Monday and meatless Tuesday. The piece mimics a schedule of daily diet limits and hints at broader fears of a Germanless world amid wartime shortages.

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