Vaudeville Season Opens With Brewer’s All Star Show
The Royal starts a seven month line up with Charles Brewer's Facts and Follies of 1917 an eleven performer musical comedy and vaudeville troupe. Peggy Jones the one legged dancer is billed as a riot with blackface bits and the LaMont Sisters headline singing and dancing. Gene Gomez and Brewer follow as top attractions plus Vitagraph's serial opera Secret.
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Charles Brewer
Goldsboro
Greensboro
Peggy” Jones
LaMont Sisters
South
Gene
Gomez
Vitagraph
Restivo Headlines Grand Feature at the Academy of Music
An enthusiastic audience recalls Restivo the world champion accordionist as the standout act of Coburns Minstrels at the Academy of Music last season. The piece notes his international reputation and the Grand’s timely booking to launch Heart-Throbs in Wilmington.
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Academy of Music
Restivo
Wilmington
Bijou and Grand Playbill Mix of Serial Thrills and Comedy
The Bijou screens The Fatal Ring eighth chapter with Pearl White in a dramatic plot about dangerous switches and a hidden diamond while Ford Weekly runs sharp entertainment and a Keyst plan with forty Keystone girls. Grand adds Restivo acts including comedy and Italian yodeling for a varied weekly program.
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BIJOU
Pearl White
Pearl
Carslake
Ford Weekly
Pathe
Rosemary Theby
Harry Myer
Keystone
Dante
Panthea at Grand Tomorrow A Drama Starrer Norma Talmadge
Norma Talmadge headlines Panthea at the Grand tomorrow and Tuesday. The film, produced by Selznick, features Talmadge in a role of a devoted wife who faces dishonor to save her husband, a plot praised in New York and other major cities.
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Fanibes
Perasecond
Paris
Siberia
Noma Talmadge
Norma Talmadge
Selznick Pictures
Miss Talmadge
Triangle Company
Mme
Olga Petrova
New York
McGraw Faces Series With Weakened Catching Core
United Press reports John McGraw will head into the 1947 World Series with an unusually fragile catching corps. Lew McCarty is sidelined by a broken leg and George Gibson suffers from brittle thumbs, leaving McGraw to manage with limited options after a season of catcher troubles.
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United Press
New York
John’ McGraw
Lew McCarty
George Gibson
McGraw
McCarty
Gibson
Sons Gone To War And Prayer From Mothers
A poem notes boys going to the army and navy, trading old rifles for khaki, while mothers pray at home. It reflects on the cost of war and the sad possibility that not all sons can be spared from danger.
McGraw to rely on six left handed pitchers in world title bid
The article notes John McGraw plans to enter the world championship with three notably effective left handed pitchers and others in reserve. Schupp Benton and Sallee would shoulder the load while Perritt Tesreau and Anderson struggle for form. Critics question if McGraw’s lefty strategy suffices against strong American League pitching and hitters.
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Schupp
Benton
Sallee
Perritt
Tesreau
Anderson
White Sox
Red Sox
McGraw
Mystery pitching liftoff as shine ball speculates rise
Efforts focus on why Chief Bender returns to stardom with talk of a new pitch. Reporters note curiosity about a mysterious curve ball such as a shine ball or Heorice ball guiding pitchers in the National League.
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Chief Bender
Lumina Labor Day Event With Drums and Dance
Athletic contest featuring 16 events presented by Drilling Wilmington Drums and Bugle Corps with music dancing and free motion pictures advertised for Labor Day at Lumina.
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Lumina
Wilmington Drums and Bugle Corps
Peggy Jones Dancer Invades City This Week Ad
Persistent ads announce Peggy Jones, famed one legged dancer, performing all week in the royal revue. Local venues tout her act as a headline draw with daily shows and special events.
Restivo Int'l Accordionist Tops Coburns MinuTrela Tour
International accordionist Restivo wraps a last season with Coburn's MinuTrela. Grand All This Week advertisement notes performances across venues this week.
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Coburn
Minutrela
Grand
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