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, REGENT THEATRE.
“OUR LITTLE WIFE."
Miss Margaret illington'the famoust
dramatic star, fresh from her triumph
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THEATRE I
PHONE 1 501
REGEN
TONIGHT
-FANNIE WARD IN “EACH PEARL A
TEAR.” AND CHARLIE CHAPLIN IN “A NIGHT
AT A SHOW.”
SATURDAY, LOCKWOOD’S HALL -- “THE RE-
DEMPTION OF DAVE DARCY,” AND BILLIE
BURKE IN “GLORIA’S ROMANCE.”
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IArthur Jotiés play “The Lie" is to play'
Va comedy for the first time since she
appeared in “Mrs. Lemngwell‘s Boots".
when eSlwyn & C.-pany present;
"Our Little Wife"
new comedy for its premier at the
Regent theatre. Saturday. for one per-
formance only! in the evening, Miss
lllington is probably the best known
exponent of emotional roles on the
American stage and her career em-
braces a score or ntore of sp‘enditi
interpretations. For the past two
seasons Miss lllinzton was the star of
the Henry Arthur Jones play “The
Lie" in which she achieved her great-
est triumph She first Went on the
stage in “The Pride of Jennico” and
since then she has appear-ed in
“Frock and Frills." "Notre Dame."
“A Japanese Nightingale," “The Two
Orphans." “Mrs. Leftingwell’s Boots"
"The Lion and the Mouse,""“‘The
Thief." "His Hm‘ In Order.“ “The
Whirlwind“ and “Kindling.” In the
role of a flirta'ious young married wo-
man whose penchant for tete a tetes
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SATURDAY, SEPT. 30th
ONE PERFORMANCE ONLY
Evening at 82:5
Selwyn .8: Company Present
Avery Hopwood's New Play
“Our Little Wife”
WITH
Margaret Illir‘lgton
. The Wonderful Cast Including
Walter Jones C. Aubrey Smith
Gwendolyn Piers Robert Fisher
Charles Hampden Rae Selwyn . with young unmarried men. involves .
. lter in difficulties, Mist llltngton is
Prices - - - - - - - ~ - - - ~ - - - - ----- - . - 25¢ 5°C 75C, $1 90 $1. 5° said to have the best character she has
A few seats at. ........................ . $1.00 ever been called upon to portray. Sel-
§ 220 Reserved seats at ......... . ....... . . . . . .. 25c W" & (‘Ompflnt h“? WOW“ I W“
of sterling excellence which includes
in addition to Miss lllingtou. Walter
Jones. C. Aubrey Smith. Gwendolyn
Piers. Robert Fischer, Charles Hamp-
'den and Rae Selwyn. Seats for this
performance are now on sale at the
box oihcs.
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SEATS NOW ON SALE.
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titMrttt Iliililtt
I'll!“ WAKI'IMAN HARTLEY. Mgr. Plane .3”
—ONE NIGHT ONLY—
SATURDAY. SEPT. 30
CHARLES FRUIIMAX I’RICSEN'I‘S
Tilt: New Aitttcrican Play of Military Life
“RIO GRANDE”
AI'IiI'S'I‘I'S THOMAS
Direct From I-itttpirt- 'l‘hczitrc. Ncw York.
BLANCH: RING.
After all absence of several years,
Blanche Ring. America's foremost
singing com-edlenne. returns to the
stage and will play at the Regent thea-
tre one night only. Wednesday. Octo-
:ber lth. with «on» new songs that
are said to be as tuneful as the old
'OIIPIA, and W illard black a new comedy
"Broadway-Hind Buttermilk." Ibis
:suid that the piece was written by Mr.
.Mack to show that although he has
V made his greatest success with “crook"
'plttys he could be lust as convinclnx
in it play of simple life In one of those
quiet hamlets where the inhabitants
ttre culled "boobs" hy the city visitors
'und where the III‘OHII‘HI)‘ rountlt-r it
looked upon with lent-en; pity by IIll‘
men and women of social proinlnencw
ttit‘l its tho villituc hittllcr r. the ioctil
”opt v\ " Itoti o uiitnzttzcr t.l . telegraph
tipl‘ldllvr .ttti ho lady who kt‘t‘pi the
only hottrtling ltottsc In town uttd has
n d:tttuhtcr who Ilit‘t been to it cill'
>(Iltltli. M :1 \litck has introduced all
of t‘cao and other of the some kind.
as will to. .InIlt' ()lltty, it llrottdtmy
millincr. played by Mist Him: and at‘\'-
oral other cl‘uritctcrs frotii the tiny
White \\'ity.
L.
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“Best; Written, B ist- Acted Melo-
drama Since ‘Arizona”y
Spicittlid ('ttst licndcd by
FRANK I‘AAII'I‘LAIV .'\.\Il“.I.I.\ GARDNER
illltI
eon.-
Pricc\s . ...... . .......... $1.50. $1.00, 75c and 50.;
PALM?“ IH[:I:_IIII
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"The Playhouse. That PI‘ases."
.......r.._..———« [:1 ”wrnmlpmy pulipttl"il‘.lz All.“
thSTEo BAKERS FIGHT. ' . . - - - -
\Vth‘li‘ll, Sept 29-~I“I‘t‘(IelI(‘It Riot. .tto llel-‘n Lowell. Hairy llol'
mimmr a Mk”, is suffering from tlngsuorth tun-tot tlrr. Tomvnt
.litlilt‘t ll stab wounds In writing parts “Nd" l‘r‘m“ Aldcnton' Knule Mr
of th.- PM; [Olitlt"\:|lld Lorenz Ruhl. kson (harlt-a “tillers (yril Rniumnd.
unttitti m or 0 ew York cit' '
. lotltotl up on it charge of assault )tyitiii Josephine \Iorst‘. l JflCflUOII“ Maw"
intent to kill as a result of a fight and Kathryn ”mo ”Mm.
between the two men early today over A-“
9. Shin" sum of money.
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FANNIE WARD IN “EACH PEARL A
! FRIDAY AND SATURDAY ‘Rnhl is charged with inflicting the TEAR."
wounds on tit-is‘fiier with a pocket 'I ~ - n R t
VAUDEVILLE tknife. Geistner'a condition it t . Today» "‘m“ 'm“ ‘H [1“ "gm
Irhc Doree Opera Company. 'lous it with said. 3 no mp thcutro will he Fannie Ward in "Hitch
l Rah] “its giyen ll hpnrtng Ll u", War] a TP.1"" (mo of ”iv Falllml:
IEdgar, Foreman & Co.
[Marie
t Melba
[Eddie Nichols, comedy-musician.
[Roder 8: Dean fun- making acro-
t bats.
. I FEATURE PICTURES I
[Tonight—House Peters in “The‘
Rail Rider.”
Saturday—“The Innocent Lie.‘
Monday—Triangle Feature. “Pil-.
‘ lars of Societyf'
.Tuesday—“Footlights of Fate.”
Special Tuesday Feature
‘locul court today Illld held for the Players of i’ai'imount pictures that
““Dt‘l'im‘ (‘Olll‘i Ulldt‘TSi’ .000 bonds. in will tertitittly he of special in. crest
.slflflault of the bonds he was taken to ac 3mm“. \\.trd l~ said to be especial-
Orvclla. Vaudsville 3
My hood iii this piece and should draw
.good crowds at each performance.
TROTTING MEET POSTPONED. I'l‘hcre doesn't have to be Mild so very
COLUMBUS. 0.. Sept. 29.—-A hertt'y' much 'about lFttnnic Word as site is
rain and wind storm prevented the‘ulwrtys good in all 'the plays that she
staging of the Grand Circuit rttccs takes the leads in and on it whole her
here yesterday. The races “‘(‘repost- supporting company is of
tponed until today.- .mttteriul that is in the employ of the
‘t‘1‘ttamount company. Along with this
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Personal lax Otiices
\‘(icht \\ itlt a Show" width is. said
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Charley Cgipll‘linhe 1": In ‘ the Citv Hall Se d D on... one of the funniit-tt things that
e c 5' Tovvn He'll Eon D‘Str‘ ‘Ct (ltnplin has etcr done in the “at of
.___ .. . -..____-___, -..;,__._.A,. " ' “St ‘Strict making people long h to if you contemv'
Open Saturday and Mondav
All Day and Evening Until
9 P
Pay_ Your Tax _N0w.
plate it good laugh today why just
drop‘in The Regent theatre and sec
(‘harlie 'Chnplin in “A Night With a
Show " ‘5‘.
"1' to looking for a tety cold winter.’ ‘
"Welt. why don t you go to Alaska?"
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LCHARLES FROHMAN PRESENTS
“RIO GRANDE"
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An American Play of Army Life By
Augustus Thomas.
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Welcome indeed is the announce-
‘ment that the newest drama. fromtho
pen of Augustus Thomas, moist distin-
guished of our playwrights, comes to
,the Stamford theatre for one perfor-
. . imancs Saturday evening September
' Q [30th. It is entitled ‘fRio Grimdo'l and
Is the first of Mr. Tliomaa'. plan since
‘ Torment for its background. Its scene
is laid at a Unit-ed States army post at
Ilai'odo, Texas. on the shore of the Rio
Grands.
it is with the tragedy growing out
of the intimate lite entorced upon the
man and women living in thin army.
' a. wot-am: this in... ma or wit-mitt all minty I
urn-ream“ rum. n r~7~ m. '
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2 of two seasons as the heroine of Henry 3’
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A\'ery Hopwood‘s U
the best .
on will be shown (“.t'Zml 1 (‘Ituolin In.
‘Ariaona" to have a, big outdoor envl- »
,poat that the story at "Rio Grade“
' iconoaraa innit. as well u with tho «-
timed thou peoploof theiraurroaade b their
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ONE MORE DAY!
TOMORROW, SATURDAY, IS THE LAST DAY OF THE
GAS RANGE SALE. MONDAY, OCT. and, THE NEW
SCHEDULE OF PRICES GOES INTO EFFECT, THE IN-
CREASE IN PRICES CAUSED BY THE INCREASED COST
OF MANUFACTURE.
ELEVEN GAS RANGES at MAIN hon. our Summer Stock which are being.
soidat regular prices. All. new 1916 Ranges and in Perfect Condition. These
Ranges are of the famous “Vu can make and are unquestionably the finest Gas
Ranges on the market today
Easy Terms on Any of These Ranges at No Advance in Price
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Our Stock of Gas Ranges
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r Sale Price. Oct. xst Price
.3 l—NO. 16-61 Vulcan Cooker $11.00 $14.50
’. 6—No. 802 Vulcan Ranges $34.50 $39.50
} r—No. 800 Vulcan Range $30.50 $34.50
‘r—No. 874 Vulcan Range $42.50 $48.50
t—No. 843 Vulcan Range $32.50 $36.50
t—Second~hand Jewel Range, in
perfect condition $12.00
tilllce open Saturday 'Illl Nine r. M.
The United Electric Light and Water Co.
Phone 1680 67 WALL STR EET.
.. «WWW t’i‘hfi W‘s-rumour“ star's-cm”
lugs, military, taocial and climatic. The !
principal character la Nan. the daualr is better tho the other all that can
[er of Colonel Wolcott. The girl has be said 1,. that (my, act is different
been brought up with the soldiers. haV- and each brought the audience .0 an
in; been born in camp when her pa- enthusiastic attitude.
rents were detailed on duty with thc‘
Apaches. lier estimate of men ha:
been formed with her knowledge of FOR'TRIAL.
”’V' mm" a: n i 0‘“ Early in “w. ’l‘hr following cases will come up
I’m-V. (“WW Wo.co'.t ‘1‘“ ""d N ”' before the (unit of Common Pleas,
in tin t’htt\§ of filial rtgatd (OI‘SII‘lIt‘fi In liritlktport today Judge ”0mm.
his inst wortlt sontculuit 'too literally. ll. Sm” will preside m." the cont
II'ltI instead of marrying the young '
mutt rilt‘ lot 4, .the becomes the wife REES“: S‘lelzfitffldlzlrégihrnf‘s‘i
of the fliidtlit‘tllilf‘d colonel who into _ ‘
cecds her “mm. In command. dN‘ Plaintiffs motion for answer or
Judgment. '
from thc warring elements of this
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ei tuttlott minus the sentimental trltgg Anctlo Matteo ”h Iflfiqunlc (apne-
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One cannota really say that anyone
NORWAI.K CASES SCHEDULED
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tnly. kttowit-tluc of which tailing into 5‘“ (V'mll'y & (‘Iza'ttberluim J. J. (‘1,
the procession of the sinister person» nco, Jill‘ll
up in the Mist, I\ used “mt gilt-h 0502”" Smith ya. Napoleon it. lint-it.
u... .3... 5-,." mm... she E. .\I. LOcItwood; it. it. Slicrtt'ood.
prefers death .0 Lie to: I’Iaintiti‘s motion for judgment.
She writes her story in a letter to MT Luther M. Wright w. The Filil'flt‘III
husband. This mun is the principal Auto t‘otupnny. I). J. Quinlan: Shu-
inttlc figure in the drama. lie is no piro g; Shapiro. Plaintiff's )“(yfiuvyfgr
ionizer young rod is it man of considt-r- judgment.
iiittlicn prc:~
:Itc sot-s it.
ublt‘ ilumtlll (Illiliili'fs- NM” ”3“" [do \V. Crofut vs. Niltltta itabns.
ttory is a lcrrilic blow to him. .\n W. I“. Tamrntttiy. Plaitlti”'; niotiott
old comr'ldt' ““0 I“ “‘3 ”mmm“ to disclosure of defen
or foreclos-
helps him in his crlnsis; and 'thc ‘ils- .
tct man of the phi) it brought to pun-
t~hnient. Nan is forgiven and restor-
ed to tho placi in her hushuuu‘ -t ttIfcc- I
lion which she has really always cov-
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SIXTH IN THE SERIES.
Norwalanew Canaans to Meet on
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“Rio Grandc." has been produced un-i Sunday Afternoon “ Amuaemem I , ,
der the personal direction of lltr.~ P'rk- . Blanche Ring in “Broarlwc cy and Buttermilk," at The Regent, 00¢ '
The Not-walks and the New Cn-
nnane clash at Amusement Park. Sun-;
day afternoon, for the sixth time this}
season. Ottt of the five games now;
played. the New (‘anaun aggregation
has tucked away three rictories.whilc
the Norwalks have. succeeded in hair“
glng but two wins out of the series.
itt tiew of the fact that the series has
now been extended to more than fite
games the local+ are out to win Stin-
\lanager Uotlins '9 ”"9“” an excep day out] even up the final score at
tionally strong bill these last three
ltltiys of the week. There was a go
sized audience at tch matinee and t1)
capacity house in the evening.
Roder and Dean. contcdy acrobata,
hate an act that it thrilling and the
audience applaud 3d and applauded. it
‘ttas unwilling -.0 let them close their
act.
niglit__ cnly. Wednesday. Oct. II.
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Thomas and the call interpreting it Is
it notable one. Elr ic ther portrays
\‘ztn and surrounding roles are in he
capable hands of Frank (‘ampettn \I'ii-
lam (‘orbett Francis .\l. Verdi. John
\‘illusana. Amelia Gardmer and others.
The scenic equipment is an extemcly
attractive one.
PALACE THEATRE.
tltrcc nlI.
Woodward. a slnhnman of no mean
ability. will he. on the mound for the
\lsitors, and the New Haten ltu: ler
will have to pitch every minute to get.
away with the locals again. \Vrod-
wart! has now faced the Norwalkson
ltwo successive occasions. and each:
Marie Orvclla, Vtaudevmps Melba time has held Item to a minimum,
who, on account of Illness was, unab‘e amount of hils- This time it Will
to finish her enwemcnt last week, is ptolnblvtbe different. The New (‘o-l
on the bill and was forced to respond nnnn lineup will remain the some as
to several encores. fin the last game. I
Edgar Foreman & Co.. have n shit. “Dress" Tobin wiil caper in the box.
thatt brings the audience up to tension for tho Norwnlks. and the stockyi
pitch and at the right moment PBIIBVGH flinger of the horsehide hopes to hang;
the strain and the audience smiles'Iup another victory over the boys fromt
This company I? a capable 011° Wine “ii—oft station ” The Norwalltline i
“35 heartily applauded. |op, including Carroll. Ferris anti I "
Edward Nichols h“ the ““5“"? o'lBt-owno. all. {200d hitters! and ileldcrs,.
“99‘" ”1° “mm m 5°“ hm" will remain the same as in last Slim:
and as an xilmltittoLdl'lfitlayeti int-k0 a: day's contest. t
bility, with: was '9' y apprec -
The big cat or the but to the‘ we a grim "“1 5"" "95‘9“” “ ‘ '
Opera Company. Eight singers of abil- '
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lty compose thiacompany and their. AL THOMPM‘N DEAD.
act'ireats‘ the audience to bits of has.
opera. The oudlénc, was also llborall CHICAGO- 8"“ 29-‘1511’9‘37110'39'
a star pitcher with the Boston.
in their applauae tor this feature. 1'“- ..
At tlmoa thunk!" during 0,. Non York and Pittsburgh clubs of ,
013mm“ tn. “gum “q the National Lame fifteen year- ago. nocticttt Company under the Wash- Finch and m “lined a it
the way the m were put over ahow~ was found doadcof hoafi disaaao in lotion street railroad bridge. Tho not. my um mt
dowymptarm wamdtiaulatbtl a cheap cheating noun hora» ygatao‘. curb ammlialaatoraoo aadwlll
moon. > 1 “all“.
Margret Illiritg-on in "on. Little .titc.’ at the Regent,
morrow.
Repairs are being mt. by the Con- - with. m
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