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Newspaper
Winchester Evening Star
Location
Winchester, Virginia, United States of America
Date
Dec 18, 1920
Page
7
Announced wedding between Doris Agatha Fant daughter of E W Fant Strasburg and Dr. Charles Elvin Willard of Washington D C. The ceremony occurred Saturday December 11 in Washington with the couple to reside in Baltimore starting January 1 1935.
The Wesleyan Bible Class plans discussion tomorrow on Five Loaves and Two Fishes taken from Matthew fourteen. The session invites all to ask questions on the mind of the kingdom to physical welfare.
A burning flue at Miss Rose Janney's South Main street home triggered a 7 PM fire alarm. The fire department was called but did not need to respond further as no damage occurred.
Virginia to give Christmas presents to about 2000 inmates across the penitentiary, state farm, and prison camps for the first time. A minstrel show by convict participants and a four-voice quartet are planned at the penitentiary. The Prison Board has abolished stripes, aiming for a nonuniform celebration this year.
William S. Hart appears in The Toll Gats at the Empire on Wednesday in what critics call his greatest success. The program includes the serial The Tide Band with new episodes starting December 27. Alice Brady in The New York Dandy screens December 23 followed by Uncle Tom Without a Cab in, a Paramount comedy.
Mary Miles Minter headlines the new drama Eyes of the Heart presented with a true-to-life touch. Christman will release the picture in Windicate, backed by Realart Pictures Corporation as a top 1920 1921 release.
On Christmas Day the Famous Players present a Christmas Story The Pringe Chap in matinee and evening showings. It is described as one of the season’s most expensive releases with unchanged price to screen the story for all to see.
William Fox presents a new serial with thrill and danger, portraying famed French detective exploits in tense scenes. Each Friday night the chronicles will play on the Empire screen, promising hair-raising adventures based on real cases, as the theater touts its choice of top serials.
For the same price as past releases you will see current films starring well known stage and screen folk. Each evening will feature music and courteous service. A standard price applies to all evenings with a more affordable feature. Super specials may cost more but offer value.
Paramount Realart Metro and First National are cited as the top tier films acquired by Empire. The article notes exclusive rights to late releases from these four big producers and promises screenings after initial reviews in major newspapers in New York and Washington.
Theater listings promise Irvin Cobb’s Life of the Party on New Year’s Day followed by Humoresque and The Furnace. The three films will premiere in Winchester before any other markets outside major cities.
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