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Newspaper
Winchester Evening Star
Location
Winchester, Virginia, United States of America
Date
Jan 13, 1917
Page
6
Hearts focus on William S. Hart in The Primal Lure a five reel drama plus Coots and Gray act. The duo deliver singing talking contortion and impersonations with stylish wardrobe and stage presence. Empire presents this strong vaudeville and picture program tonight at regular Saturday prices 110c up and 15c down.
D W Griffiths new colossal spectacle Intolerance comes to the Empire Theater next Thursday and Friday. It features Babylon as reconstructed with towering walls and grand temples. The production used immense resources including one million feet of lumber and 1124 tons of statuary with 67 000 actors and more than 500 scholars contributing historical accuracy.
Advance sale of seats for the production In tolerance opens at the theatre on Tuesday next. Mail orders are now being accepted. Ticket prices range from 25 cents to 1 dollar 60 cents for evening shows and 25 cents for matinees.
The D Esta Rhoads Company presents an elite entertainment at the Empire starting Monday offering refinement and talent. Featured acts include Elizabeth Rhoads Marionettes and D Esta, America's premier ventriloquist, with prior performances on Keith and Proctor circuits and Lyceum tours in Philadelphia and Girard College.
Local theater lists endorsements including The Chester Commandery No 66 Knights Templar. The ad promises four high class entertainments with a five reel Kleine feature Fire Magic Skin starring Everett Butterfield and Mable Trunnells from Edison Studio. Admission 10 and 20 cents down with a comeback ticket offer for the second night for 20 cent ticket buyers.
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