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Newspaper
Winchester Evening Star
Location
Winchester, Virginia, United States of America
Date
Oct 16, 1916
Page
6
The Empire presents Robert B. Mantelle in his first screen production The Blindness of Devotion. Mantelle, famed stage actor, is expected to deliver strong screen work and has appeared in other Fox silent dramas.
The manager of the Empire theater states the age ban on The Birth of a Nation has been lifted for weeks and there is no alarm. Children may attend with tickets. no children admitted from Berkeley county.
Classified ad note references Warner Rustproof Corsets on the south page. The readable fragment confirms an item advertising corsets and a general newspaper ad placement.
Director David W. Griffith staged Civil War and Reconstruction sequences requiring a large private war area. County authorities cleared ten square miles and grade altered roads to resemble southern terrain. It cost about $25,000, but patrons praised the spectacle with tickets from 25 cents to $2.00.
World Series scenes from the Boston and Brooklyn battle are highlighted with other late world events in this release day notice. Also featured are an installment of Gloria's Romance and a Beatrice Fairfax story with a fashion review reel and a comedy moon segment. Admission ten cents.
List of unclaimed letters remaining in the Winchester post office for the week ending October 14 1916. Recipients must pay one cent per letter. Names include Jim T Ballard L E Burney William Gopeland Mrs Leia V Kerns Miss Eth Mayheimer Miss Maurhea Miller Walmer Reider A O W Libert postmaster
Mae Marsh portrays Flora Cameron in The Birth of a Nation at the Empire Theater this Wednesday and Thursday. The article praises her expressive acting in key scenes such as the Civil War welcome, the southern banquet, and intimate family moments, noting her charm and versatility as a leading film favorite discovered by producer D. W. Griffith.
Mrs. Eliza Moore Dorsey of Berry Virginia announces the engagement of her daughter Miss Frances Lynn Dorsey to Mr. Walter Helmes Robertson of Gainesville Virginia. The wedding is planned for late fall.
Mr and Mrs A M Haines of Connellsville Pennsylvania and Mr Robert L McCarty of McKeesport Pennsylvania have returned home after visiting relatives and friends at Stephens Coly in this county. The trip was made in their large vehicle.
Motor car travel described with Mrs Annie Williams of Stephens City accompanying the party who will visit Pennsylvania.
The Sun day School Association of Jefferson county holds its annual convention October 19 and 20 at the Methodist Episcopal Church in Harpers Ferry. President is Harry L. Snyder of Shepherdstown. Walter A. Snow, new state secretary, will speak from a distance. Star Want Ads bring results.
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