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Newspaper
Winchester Evening Star
Location
Winchester, Virginia, United States of America
Date
May 23, 1917
Page
6
The Empire presents Little Mary Pickford in A Poor Little Rich Girl at Friday matinee and night. The latest and greatest picture is secured at tremendous expense for patrons, with an accompanying advertisement urging attendance.
Fatty Arbuckle presents a two part comedy The Butcher Boy on the Paramount Program. The feature headlines a strong vaudeville bill with a three part mystery serial The Double Cross and other reels. Audiences in Maine to California praised packed houses and the lively film aims for a top Saturday showing at 10 15 and 20 cents.
Empire showcased a two part program with seven reels of Fox pictures creating a grand musical event. A dog trained by Mr. Art Browning performed astonishing feats predicting audience actions and counting remaining patrons with perfect accuracy.
The performance features a highly trained dog that can draw from a deck, bark numbers, perform on piano and typewriter, and astonish audiences. The act, billed as the most wonderful attraction seen in Winchester, is described as a standout show with high demand on big circuits. The farewell engagement at The Empire tonight is expected to large a capacity crowd.
Hunter, Chick and Hunter head the Happy Hooligan show with a novelty grotesque musical act and three rich black-face comedians and mimics along with the usual high-class pictures. Miss Bessie W. Conrad leaves for Washington to visit friends.
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