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Winchester Evening Star

Location

Winchester, Virginia, United States of America

Date

Oct 24, 1919

Page

8

Listen Lester brings lavish musical comedy to Empire

The Empire schedules Listen Lester for the season with a 46 member company including crew women maids and five musicians. It features two new elaborate acts costly costumes scenery and electrical effects and tickets range 50c to 2.00. Patrons call it the best musical comedy ever in Olean and similar towns report strong interest. The plot blends a strenuous widow a flirtatious widower a female detective a hotel porter and a bright daughter with catchy music dancing and humor.

Lester Empire Eneting Olean Harrisburg Bradford Williamsport Titusville Allentown Penna Winchester New York Broadway Listerr Lester

Listen Lester Proves a Hit at Majestic Theater

Reports from Pennsylvania cities praise Listen Lester as a high class show with a five piece orchestra. October coverage in Williamsport Gazette notes record receipts for a scintillating musical comedy with lively dances and catchy tunes, featuring Miss June Roberts as Mary Dodge.

Williamsport Majestic Theater Lester June Roberts Mary Dodge

Millersport Theater Delivers High Class Attraction

Audience enjoyed a polished presentation featuring Erne 8 S Adams as Les ter Listen the porter provided much of the comedy. The supporting company sang well danced gracefully and wore elegant costumes. Manager Robb earns thanks for bringing a first class show to Milliamsport.

Erne S. Adams Lester Porter Robb Milliamsport

Checkers Great Racing Melodrama At Empire Tonight

Empire presents Checkers a two day racing melodrama hailed as the era’s top stage hit now adapted by William Fox. Screen version praised for thrills humor and romance under director Richard Stanton with horse racing train wreck Chinatown scenes and airplane lights. Sunshine Comedy Money Talks and Pathe News accompany the feature with admission 15 29 and 25 cents.

Empire Tonight William Fox Richard Stanton Chinatown Pathe News

Fruit Farm For Sale Near Winchester on Sen Seney Road

One hundred acre farm two miles from Winchester on the Sen Seney Road with shale soil and good cultivation. Blue bass and apple varieties Grimes Golden Stayman Winesap in bearing, clay subsoil. Growing apple center area, attractive home-site, special inducement for immediate sale. Hunter Boyd Gold offers £2 1p 1t 6p 2t.

Winchester Senseney Hunter Boyd Gold

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Ss. H. Hable Clothier Hatter Shenandoah Valley R. R Bruce, Capper the Commercial & Savings Bank the Friendly Bank Fred. L. Glaize Empire Management Empire Theatre Josef Konecny Lola Alley Mary Tris Donegan Henrietta Byron Leta Pennsylvania Checkers Sunshine Woodward's Hable Hable’s S. H. Hable the Farmers & Merchants National Bank Virginia Winchester and Frederick Co the Union Bank of Winchester
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