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TONIGHT
That Favorite,
BLANCHE SWEET, in “THE DUPE."
ALSO
The Big $25,000,000 Explosion and Fire that shook the
country for miles around New York City last Sunday Don’ t
miss this.
WEDNESDAY:
The Big Blue Ribbon Feature,
“THE VITAL QUESTION,"
With an All Star Cast. includ-
ing Virginia Pearson.
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THURSDAY:
The William Fox Corp.
P1esents George Walsh and An-
na Luther
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“THE BEAST."
FRIDAY:
Paramount Picture t‘orp. Presents {e i o
DONALD BRIAN in “THE SMUGLERS."
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NANCE O'NEILL BILLIE IURKE '
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—m—« N Gloria's Romance (Fifth 1
“THE FLAMES Chapter),
"THE GATHERING
0F JOHANNIS." D STORM."
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PALACE THEATRE
The Coolest Spot In Town.
§ Net. Daily, 2:15 Eve. 7: l5 and 9 'l
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Today— Tuesday
. WILLIAM A. BRADY
In Association with the World Film Corporation Presents
HOLBROOK BLINN
_in_
“THE WEAKNESS OF MAN"
Directed by Barry O'Neil
. A strong dramatic document especially well adsped for Mr.
Blinn and his co-workers. including Johnnie Hines, Eleanor
Woodruh‘ and Alma Hanlon.
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WEDNESDAY
MAE MARSH and ROBT. FARRO
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“THE WILD GIRL OF THE SIERRAS”
‘And An All Star Cast
Keystone Comedy
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Every room well ventilated, electric lights and gas.
Everything first class.
ierlca he gave Kid Williams a strongi
iargument In a six round bout. andi
iwhiie Hughes is not so good now. yet
he is a capable performer. The only
Iline we hale on Wilde Is his eleven
round knockout of Young Rasnen'
Rosner is not a first rater. but Is a
tough lad to beat. Young Zulu Kid
.would doubtless give Wilde a real but
ltte. Wilde's proposed trip to America
has been declared off.
Bathing
— at —.—
Roton Point
Evety Evening imtil
10;30
Beach Illuminat-
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iTHROCKMORTON STAR
OF JUNIOR TOURNEY
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gPisya To Matches and Wins Both at
1 Forest Hills Courts.
} Harold A. Throckmorton. 'lhe
T'tional interschoiastic tennis cham~
ipion,.was the star of _the Middle
iStales championship tournament on
the courts of the ‘West Side Tennis
Club. at Forest. Hills. yesterday.
Playing In the singles for boys under
20, 'Throckmorton participated In two
matches and with them botif He.
fo‘l'ndflhe weather particularly warm
Iii his third round match with John T
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"111-11.11: scones KNOCKOUT.
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Fiyweight Champion of England Puts
Hpghes to Sleep In 'LT'onth.
, LONDON- August Lt—Uii'nniy Wilde.
1‘11 Wales .the Wake champion or
I. ngiand, knocked out ”animals:
I“ '1“ “nth found 01' '5 5'0“ here 3’95' Coliom, whom he defeated after three
Im'ay ' intetesun'g bets at £174,624
Wilde, who Is a ninety pound"
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MPIShMIh has MINES In his ‘P‘ CUBS DUY THIRD SACKER.
pearnnce to indicate the fighter.~yet - ——--
he Is unquestionably the most won-
beiiui little man in the history at
puguum world afi- He his beat- sauna aim. of the Norfolk va-
in fiery dyweight of prominence In 31.111.191.111 ems—.119 has a batting—
mg or for «new. mop.
ass was “light by four other clubs.
m It W to Ioln‘ .lh club
CHICAGO, August 1.—.—The Chicago
' mounted
‘ value.
lplace and Jimmy denounces
Nationals yesterday psi-chased Third ’
m IN PICTURE ONO!
asLouaso T0 suture? ‘11“?!hWGfildlhm“ 111-e old Mm or the prise nag.
'Ioageliaa Rosewood Humidor Was
The Property of Mohammad
V. of Turkey.
Used by am Randoif In Big For
tun Production
' Auderws Rudolf, who plays the
“'"heaty in ‘The Vital Question,’
smokes the best cixars throughout
the pla'y and his affection for the prec-
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lioua weeds is one of the characteris-'
'tics of his part. To be sure there
’fore that the air of wealthful indul-
,geuce should be carried out to the
extreme of perfection, Director is.
1Rankin Drew provided him with a‘
[desk humidor. which makes a rather
flielegant
{that it is made of Mongolian rose-
'wood and was once the property of
“prop," considering the fact
the Sultan of Turkey, Mohammad \
now in retirement with his harem,
and win used by him as a portable
preservator of the. cholaest Turkish
tobacco. The flavor of the oriental
'leaf still remains and gives the jewel,
tobacco boa its intrinsic
It In said the humidor was
given with a number of other valuable
presents to an American cartoonist
{who visited the Sultan for a New York
{newspaper some years ago. . The
then-ruling monarch of the land be
'yond the Dardanelles. was so pleased
with the humorous sketches made of
Nhim that he burdened the artist with
In deluge of gifts. including a herd of
The live stock was kept on the farm of
the cartoonist In New Jersey. for some
time, but ate so much hay that as a
' matter of self-survival. the cartooner
was compelled to wish them on s cir-
cus. How the humidor came into
possession of the Itagrsph Is un-
known. and like the play in which lt
figures, this mystery may be said to
Le a Vital Question.
PALACE THEATRE
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BLANCHE SWEET IN "THE OUPE"
AT THE REGENT TONIGHT.
Jimmy Regan. a wealthy young
member of the ultrrsmart set, is
imolved in a love affair with Mrs.
Strong. a good-looking young aociet)
woman who is bored to death with
her husband an ordinary type of suc
(essfui business man.
Mrs. Strong. finding herself unable
' to keep up with her correspondence.
etc , secures the services of Ethel
Hale, in the capacity of social aecre
tary. Ethel Is countrilied, unused to
3801119”, and unspoiled. Jimmy. tlred
tracted by Ethel' a sweet, natural man
ner, but feels unworthy of her lo\e
Ethel, boomer, believs him all that
is good and honorable.
Mrs. Strong In planning a big party,
and takes Ethel downtown with her
to assist In the selection of her gown.
Seeing the many beautiful and expen»
slve gowns, Ethel fears she will lose
Jimmy's admiration if she can not In
some way obtain a new dress for the
affair_ The temptation to take the
necessary funds from Mrs. Strong's
purse. which falls open. is too great
for the little girl. and she orders a du-
plicate of one of the gowns in cheap-
er materiel.
live to Ethel at the hall, Inciting Mrs.
Strong‘s jealousy. '
The next day Ethei's troubled con-
science leads to her confession of the
theft. and Mrs, Strong. having been
advised by her lawyers that If she
Would secure a divorce from her hus-
lband she must "make a case“ against
him. take? advantage of the situation
and invigies Ethel Into consenting to
ins‘sist her by accompanying Mr.
Srtong to dinner iJmmy and a party
of his friends are dining at the same
Ethel.
Private detectives, employed by Mr.
Strong, enter the private din 1: room
just as Strong is about to k s Ethel.
who Is struggling desperately to get
away. After the dectlves leave,
Ethel confesses evrythlng to Strong.
Jimmy goes to Mrs, Strong‘s home
and as he Ia trying to persuade her
nil-:10 go with him to save Ethel, Mr. .
'Strong and Ethel appear at the door.
Ethel, forgetting all conventions.
starts to make a confession before all
the guests. ’Jlmm lake‘s ‘her from
the room. and Mrs. Strong, confronted
by her husband. realises that it's all
up
Jimmy annou
crowd that be an
ea to the astonished
Miss Edie are to. be
against such a sacrifice. as .her
congratulations «11... cats who
. have witnessed the unfortunate affair.
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MAE man's" knew How a
It Is a secures 9! considerable can:
ineiit" among the male of the mug.
coast studies that Mae Hersh. the Tri-
angle star, has alibi: a quick sense of
Willie. No atelier bow as.
Jimmy Is very atten- ‘
where she is entertaining at cards. _
married at once, and as Ethel protests .. '
In his arms and receives the hearty
WILD GIRL WOULD DRINK
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her newest m she has the role of
a young woman who has grows almost
since babyhool alone In the woods
She scarcely kuws what human be-
tags are like. bu companions have:
been wild beasts; her habits are theirs
111 is a character almost without proc
‘:edeat but Miss Marsh seemed almost
intuitively to know just how it should
be played. although her own life has
always been one of the greatest pos-
sible refinement.
For instance, when. as the wild girl,
she is wounded and carried to the
prairie schooner by Robert Harroa in
the character of Bob Jordan, she is,
given a cup oi water. Now, as Director
Paul P0111 ell realised. a wild girl would
not be apt to know what a cup was or
how to drink from it. But before he,
came to the close—up. be halted the'
camera to think it out. But before
could ofler the slightest suggestion
Miss Marsh was there. lapping up the
water with a facility of a kitten drink-
ing milk. It shows up splendidly on
the screen. too at the Palace Theato
re Wednesday.
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Dove's strange a'itlcs forms the plot
of “The Weakness of Man," the
World I-‘ilm feature, which will be the
attraction coming to the Palace the».
tre today with llolbrook Blinn, now.
'starring on Broadway with Margaret:
Anglia In “A Woman of No Import-1
since," in the leading male role. It is
a picturisatlon of Count Leo N Toi-
atoll' a last play. “The Living Dosth. ”
I elephants and camels and the humldor i WM”! “‘5 S "'7 WWI“ drama while '
It was on the road. ,
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FITZBINMONO BEAT. N'EUR.
Yonkers Iantam Outclasaes Woetsm'
Negro at Clennont A. c. 1
NEW YORK. August 1.——Billy I-‘ita-l~
slmmons. the Yonkers bantam, addedi
another victory to his record lastt
night at the L‘Iermont A. C., when be’
thoroughly trounced a aegns from the
West clrrylng the queer name of Pad
dy McGur. Fituimmons won every‘
round of the ten. and nearly had his?
opponent out at several points In the'
contest. F‘itssimmons weighed but
117. while NeGur, who posed as a ban;
tam. scaled 126.
Fitsslmmons displayed an active
and accurate left hand. but seemed
a bit cautious with his right.
In the six tound semifinal Mickey
Delmont. of Newark. outpointcd Wild
Pat Williams, a colored bantam.
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wanes naukouo ' .
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Waiter Hammond. the star second
.baseman of the Springfield Green 8011
and the leading batter In the Eastern
League, made his 100111 hit yesterday
afternoon In the game with Portland
when he poled out a doable and a
homer, being Instrumental In bringing
to a close Portland‘s long string of
victories. Hammond Is the drslman
to reach the century mark In hitsi
made/,belng far in advance of the}
oth'e’r sluggers In the league,
LOUISVILLE GETS JOSH DILLINGS'
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LOUISVILLE, Ky. August 1.-—O. “'i
Walhen, owner of the Loiilsvllle Am-
erican Association team. announced
today that he had purchased Josh Bil-
lings, a catcher, from the Cleveland
Americans.
ACOSTA BACK TO MINORS.
CLEVELAND. August l.—0utlie.ld-:l
er Acosta, Cuban and Washington's
leadoff batsman. was en route to join
the Minneapolis team yesterday, hav-
mmm; custom .s 1 I
Mlhyton. next Wednesday night.
ANITMINIUIIAVIN
Wleck'm‘esl
opened a three days' vaudeville ea-
Memeat at Poli's theatre. New [is-
you, yesterday. O‘Briens sketch
made a decided hit with the big audi-
ences which attended both perform
.anaoes. O'Brien appeared in a mono
loans and received a rousing ovation.
O'Brien announced that on the come
pletlon of his vaudeville tour be will
leave for Australia, where he will
light Les Darcy a “round bout. Ac
cording to O'Brien he has been prom 1
ised $15,000, win, lose or draw.
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Prank blame“, the ex-l’awtucket
middleweight, who left the police
mice at Dayton to go back into the
1mg. is to meet Joe Mct‘arron. at
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