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Wilmington Dispatch

Location

Wilmington, North Carolina, United States of America

Date

Oct 16, 1917

Page

2

Oh You Holland Wooden Shoes heads to Academy of Music

The article previews two entertainments in Wilmington. Hans Und Fritz a Dirk cartoon inspired musical comedy arrives with Frank Kennedy as librettist and Leo Edwards Will Cobb music, plus choristes. Katinka a Broadway musical comes Friday October 26 with Otto Harbach Rudolf Friml score and top cast. June Caprice stars in Every Girls Dream at the Grand with Harry Hilliard and Kittens Reichert.

Holland Hans Und Fritz Frank Kennedy R. Dirk Dirk Leo Edwards Will Cobb Frank Tannehill Academy of Music Tonight Elvinston Katinka Academy of Music June Caprice Grand Theatre William Fox Harry Hilliard Miss Caprice Kittens Reichert Fox Pearl

Katinka and Rackety Coo boost Friml and Har bach hit

Review notes American musical comedy stars Friml and Har bach with Firefly High Jinks and Youre in Love. Rackety Coo spreads from Atlantic to Pacific, Katinka may be the feature with Rackety Coo out of the way. I Went To Marry A Male Quartet charms with novel rhyme and rhythm. The show emphasizes dancing and chorus numbers, with Arthur Hammerstein responsible for stating. The cast includes Herman Lewis and the Virginia Beauties at the Roy friend, Margaret Fielding, Dan Mason, Marcia Harris, and June Caprice in Every Girls Dream set in Holland. Carl, Gretchen, Hulda, Mynher and a lost princess drive the plot with a royal twist and a king’s death, crowning Carl.

Eddy Wilmington Herman Lewis Old Dominion Quartette Harold Pate Jack Owens Harbach Friml Katinka Roy Margaret Fielding June Dan Mason Fox Marcia Harris Holland June Caprice Gretchen Carl Mynrher Hulda Hiarry Millarde Fox Organization

Public Auction Sale Under Mortgage Deed in Wilmington

Public auction to sell the southeast quarter of lot 3 in Block 41 in Wilmington North Carolina. The sale follows a mortgage deed by Charles Nixon and Martha Nixon recorded in book 82 page 345, with Mechanics' Association as mortgagee. The property borders Davson and Dawson streets and is part of the city plan, with default on payments noted on September 22, 1917. W. B. McKay presents the Mechanics' Home Ass'n notice.

Charles Nixon Martha Nixon Hanover Tee Agee Mechanics' Association County of Oval Twelfth Street Dawson Street Bert Wilmington N. C

North Carolina Day Will Focus on Thrift and Patriotism

Raleigh reports North Carolina Day set for December 14 will emphasize thrift conservation and patriotism. The program involves state schools led by State Superintendent of Public Instruction with support from the State Council of Defense and historical and food agencies. The aim is to educate children and communities about wartime duties through school activities and community programs.

Dispatch Raleigh Trinity North Carolina Food ,Conservation Boards Councils of Defense Red Cross State Council of Defense State Historical Commission State Department of Education R. D. W. Connor Henry Page

Cure for Catarrhal Deafness Promoted by Local Ad

An ad claims catarrhal deafness cannot be cured by local remedies and requires a constitutional treatment. It explains inflammation of the Eustachian tube causes hearing loss and offers one hundred dollars for a cure from Unil’s Catarrh Medicine with free circulars from FP J Cuennney & Co, Toledo, Ohio.

Unil J. Cuenxney Loledo

Remarkable seventeen-year-old Mildred Starris earns top photo play distinction

The article notes Mildred Starris as the year's most ambitious photo play star at seventeen for The Price of a Good Time. Lois Weber praised her as a real find after her ingenue role in The Old Folks At Home and as Linnie in Weber's six reel production. A new palatial theater at Broadway and Forty-ninth Street will be guided by S. L. Rothapfel with a fifty-piece orchestra led by Hugo Reisenfeld. The plan includes advanced color illuminations and a 2,500 seat capacity as the Rialto project progresses.

Miss Allen Brooklyn N. Y George W. Connor C. F. Celie Earl Neville Celie Celic Attorney Jones Nevill E Buck Jones Daniels Wing J. W. Bailey Mr. Jones Bailey Mildred Starris Lhere Lois Weber Miss Harris Sir Herbert Moving Picture Theatre Broadway Forty-ninth Street S. L. Rothapfel The Rialto Rothapfel New Theatre Hugo Reisenfeld New York

Wedding Bells and a Moving Picture Surprise

After a recent wedding, Eugene Spearman, son of Frank H. Spearman the noted railroad story author, was invited to view the entire ceremony and festivities on a moving picture screen. The elder Spearman counts Henry McRae of Universal City, California as a close friend.

Eugene Spearman Frank H. Spearman Hele Gibson Bison

Birthday Dinner Party at Hotel Knickerbocker NY

Kimball Young entertained friends at a birthday dinner in the main dining room of the Hotel Knickerbocker New York. A luge cake set with twenty seven candles drew attention from guests and the hostess.

Knickerbocker New York Kimball Young

Romance Sparks On Honeymoon Between Emory Johnson and Ella Hall

Emory Johnson and Ella Hall are reportedly honeymooning together in a quiet celebration. The couple’s travel and location remain private, with friends noting their happiness.

Emory Johnson Ella Hall

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HANS Hands Und Fritz Academy OF Music Today Lonight Gus Hill Hans and Katzenjammer Kids Ghillren Elvington’s W. B. McKay Mechanics' Home Ass'n Sical Amake Cave Elsie Allen Meredith College Boushall House Blount Street Ellen Wiliam Fox Sunshine Girl Jane Caprice Robert Warwick Silent ROYAL Virginia Old Dominion Quartet Sotaist North Joel Goodlett Alfredo Barili Adelina Patti Barili Conservatory of Music Atlanta Henri Hubert Haas Rubinstein New Bingham -Lith & Market Streets Philadelphia Bath Frank Kimble Legw’n Frinting CO Jarman &Futrelle Herald Square Hotel 34Th St, Inc R. R J. Fred Sayers ePeenanie Ogden Laws NEW Photoplay House Hollywood Universal Mildred Harris
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