Genuine Minstrel Show Delights Victoria Audiences
Yesterday Victoria patrons enjoyed a full minstrel show by the American Girls Company at the theatre. Scottie Freidell Ray Lewis and Lillian Ziegler received strong applause for end man and interlocutor roles as songs and skits drew hearty laughs. The program included hit numbers and dancing with Lilian Root and Pauline Glenmar, ahead of a big Triangle Fine Arts feature and Douglas Fairbanks in The Good Bad Man presented tomorrow.
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Victoria
American Girls Company
Happyland
Scottie Freidell
Ray Lewis
Clio
Lillian Root
Lewis and Root
Lewis
Lillian Ziegler
Iona
Honolulu
Pauline Glenmar
Triangle
the Royal
Triangle Fine Arts
David W. Grifith
Douglas Fairbanks
David Www. Griffith
Triangle-Fine Arts
Industrial truce proposal urged by London Lord Mayor
London October report notes Sir Charles Wakefield, Lord Mayor, proposing a five year industrial tax to guarantee Britain's security and progress in the postwar era. He says engineering shops power the alliance's mechanical victory, a view greeted with cheers by engineers and government representatives at Mansion House.
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London
Charles Wakefield
Mansion House
War Department War Display Promises Far West Exposition
The Wilmington Dispatch notes a War Department endorsed show featuring a Preparedness spectacle with soldiers from the U S Army, reviews marches sabre drills cavalry charges artillery practice and a sham battle. Two daily performances at 2 15 and 8 15 with a 10 30 Far West parade and army recruiting tent open all day.
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Wilmington Dispatch
U. S. War Department
Far West
Texas
United States Army
Be Pretty Wyeth Sage and Sulphur Compound Ad
An old time hair dye advertisement promotes Wyeth’s Sage and Sulphur Compound for darkening faded or gray hair. The product, sold in drugstores for about fifty cents, promises natural, even darkening and glossy results after use. It notes the preparation is a toilet item not a medical cure.
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Wyeth
Buffalo Bill 101 Ranch Show to Exhibit in Wilmington
Thousands await Buffalo Bill 101 Ranch performances in Wilmington on Monday October 16. The act promises strenuous, notable feats with Buffalo Bill in the saddle at both showings. The program includes the military spectacle Preparedness drawing wide interest.
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Wilmington
Buffalo Bill
Beatty Murder Trial Postponed to November
Charlotte, Oct. 5 by agreement of counsel the trial of Robert Beatty charged with murdering his wife six weeks ago will be postponed to the first Monday in November. The defense will reportedly plead insanity. Beatty has been in the county jail since his arrest.
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Charlotte
N. C
Robert Beatty
Beatty
Mother of Burlington Woman Dies. Funeral Tomorrow
Mrs John A Barnwell of Burlington, mother of Mrs G W Curtis of this city, died at her home yesterday after long illness. Mrs Curtis has stayed at her mother’s bedside and Mr Curtis left this morning to attend the funeral.
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G. W.“Curtis
John A. Barnwell
Burlington
G. W. Curtis
Bashful youth unsure of relationship in hasty exchange
A brief, witty dialogue captures a bashful youth unsure whether the young woman is his wife or sister. He admits he has not asked and defers to ambiguity in the exchange. The fragment conveys social embarrassment and mistaken assumptions in a concise, period-tinged moment.
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Ahat
N. Jacobi Hardware Co
Front Street
John Robinson
Robinsons Snows
Grand Free Street
Shas
Waiwat
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J. S. Williams
Horace D. Springer
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W. I. Baxter
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James & James, Inc
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W.G. James
Kenan & Wright
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