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Newspaper
Wilmington Dispatch
Location
Wilmington, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Nov 05, 1917
Page
2
An investigation of New York area dental practices reveals many people neglect brushing gums and teeth. Experts advise strict use of prescribed medicated treatments and proper brushing technique to prevent Riggs disease and gum recession.
John W. Vogel's Big City Minstrels appear tonight at the academy of tae presenting rapid-fire fun music and dazzling effects. The mammoth program is kept in absolute perfection with no detail curtailed. Prices are 50 75 and 1 dollars with tickets at Elvington's.
Arthur Hammerstein presents You're In Love at the Academy of Music with matinee and night shows on Saturday, November 17. The comedy musical follows its New York Casino run and promises charming novelty, rich melody, and a strong principal cast with a fine chorus.
Lyman H. Howe brings a multi scene travelogue to the Academy of Music with colorful Southern France gorges and ruins, Alpine climbs, Maine logging, a Cascade ride, a broncho contest, and a U S Navy exclusive from Some where in the Atlantic. Midshipmen related scenes complete the program.
Mrs Mary Garganious orders six bottles of Peplac to 1017 Castle Street praising its health benefits. Neighbors including Mrs Mary Southerland attest to Peplac improving health and energy. The ad notes Peplac is dispensed at Bellamy's under the Peplac Expert and at other local stores.
Raleigh November 5 Special to The Dispatch State Epidemiologist A MecR Crouch says the new quarantine law will reduce school closings by better outbreak control. He notes the old practice of closing when illnesses appeared allowed spread and home exposure, but the modern approach keeps schools open with inspectors nurses and teachers guiding first steps to isolate beginning cases.
At the U S Naval Academy in Annapolis cartoons offer light relief by depicting officers of the fleet among animated scenes. The animations mock serious subjects with quaint clever antics and lively inter mingling with cadets and naval life.
Johnson and Leicht bring the Teddy Bear Girls chorus back to the Royal this week with Leicht’s rag act and a lineup of specialty features. The McCash sisters in costuming, Helen Lease with whistling, Jim Parkwood’s “Headini the Second,” and The Four Dancing Dolls headline a lively variety show promising strong capacity and eager audiences.
George Blaisdell hails Goldwyns Polly of the Circus as a great motion picture. Mae Marsh shines as Polly in a tale of affection for the sky pilot amid circus life. The critic notes strong spectacle but says the heart of the film is Polly’s growing bond with the appealing cleric.
During the ninth episode filming of The Red Ace at Big Bear Lake a sport speed boat sliced a canoe in two. Marie Walcamp stayed underwater until danger passed, with the incident captured on camera as a real accident rather than a staged thriller.
Olive Thomas rose from Flo Ziegfeld's Midnight Frolic to film work across the continent to be near her love Jack Pickford. They are now married after years as a stage darling and sought after starlet.
Photoplay critic Julian Johnson selects Dorothy Phillips and Norma Talmadge as the two actresses who made the greatest advance in the past year. Talmadge is praised for her growth in craft and screen presence as Phillips receives equal recognition for her evolving star status.
The notice lauds performances by Mrs. Philips in Hell Morgan's Girl and The Rescue and highlights her standing in Panthea and Poppy.
Doris Kenyon balances acting with goodbye scenes for officers headed to France and training camps. At her studio a conversation between two soldiers was overheard as they sought directions to their regiment’s headquarters and left with thanks.
After a stint directing kid pictures, Li’s Warrenton, nicknamed the lighter among friends, is back at Universal City.
Comedian Babbie Gossans headlines with Vogel's Big City Min Strel at the Academy of Music this evening.
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