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THE WILMINGTON DISPATCHi MONDA Y AFTERNOON, SEPTEMBER 3, 1917.
I
'PVir Hi . first day oflthe-Bijou's fall
' an wtoteViseaon, fof.tfce big Labo
- JU- Day, gala' event,, no offering, couhj
. ' 'prove more 'attractive, than - Pearl j
- I White the fascinating favorite ot a.)
i: njiUioa fans,- who appears in -tne
'? , eighth mammoth chapter, of that stir-;
ring and thrilling' serial, ine ruuuj
Ring," .the - greatest irort.;oi - mr
" White in her entire screen caretn. :
k in this ereat two reel chapter is.de-
! - vised .and revealed ' one of -jthe - most'
. devilish plans for. destruction tnatnas;
r : ever . beem conceived in the brain of
man, a bomb connected with , the com-h
f - bination of a safe. When tne comui-
. h nation is worked properly, the same
x 4 instant as the tumblers fall into posi-
J ' tion, the bomb is set off and blows, to
' destruction; everything near. The Dia
mond Is in the -safe and Pearl White,
as the chapter closes, is just about -to
turn the combination. sZtoot :'knOWing
that the bomb is set-to explode if :she
opens it. . "' . -T V. ;
Other big things "on the bill include
the Ford Weektyr with; something al
ways-interesting and the latest Harvy j
Myers ana Kosemarpr xuvuy wmcuj
scream, "The JDeUcatessan Mystery,
with a scream in .every line.
' FADS . AND FOLLIES AT ROYAL.
Brewer's Fads and Follies Company,
one of the best tabloid comedy organi;
zations'toUring the South, starts a
1 week's engagement at the Royal to
day with "matinee, and judging from
I reports received from Goldsboro,
' where it closed Saturday night, Roy-
k ,al patrons indeed may look forward
1 to a big and pleasant week's attrac-
" tions, changing tihree times during
the week with new script duis mai
are sure to please.
The-Fads and Follies chorus is one
of the outstanding 'features of this
organization, although the big vaude
ville acts which it carries will un4
; doubtedly register the biggest hit,
"Peggy" Jones, the world famous i one-
- legged dancer, is a' veritable sensa
. . tion and, also carries a blackface part
, that is a genuine riot The "Lamonte
Sisters, premier singing and dancing
soubrettes, is a fascinating Jittle cou
ple that will also make a distinct hit.
Gene Gomez, the classy entertainer,
. also, has a novel and nifty specialty
act, and .Charles Brewer in Hhe lead-
i ing comedy role is simply great. 1
As an extra attraction that big se-
rial " achievement, "'The ; Secret King
dom," the first chapter being in three
reels, will be presented today and tomorrow.
"THE
RING"
FATAL
' tatest Cret. Chapter Starting.
Peat White j
Matt Moore
With Jala Gall, in' a JVIasnlflee.it
- SoperDrama.
"THE BRASS
BRIG-GEN. JOHN P. W4SSER; i
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A Drama with. as. Much . Punch and
- Action as thotllgnal? Five Keeler.
Matinee So.
Nights 10c
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A SSIES OF "BUY IN WILMINGTON EDITORIALS
INUMBER 23
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I Christy Mathewson's Red Birds can
more than hold their , own against ,the
Giants,! but Hrheit jthey-. stack ap against
he Phillies. its a different' story again.
, To .date the Chicago-Boston series
stands eleven games won by.the White
General' J. P. Wisser h'as returned to
active dutyby iarmy . orders and order
ed- to Honolulu to replace Brig.-Gen
Chafes M. Treat,' as commander of
the Hawaiian department. v
Even if the British - scribes do call
baseball' "glorified rounders," - the old
pastime has gained thousands of fans
Sox to eight for,he Red Sox," with one in England during the past -few
game 'tied.
months.
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TOMORROW AT THE j GRAN
Norma Talmadge, who reached the
height of filmdom with the Vitagraph
and Triangle companies, will make
her - first appearance-as a Selznick
Pictures star at the Grand today and
tomorrow in an adaptation of the not
ed drama, "Panthea," by Monckton
Hoffe- This is the play in which Mme.
Olga Petrava starred so successfully
on the American stage, several sea
sons agqasd which created a furore
'throughout Europe, being acclaimed
one of the strongest dramas of the
age. It was . chosen as Miss Tal
. madge's first'' vehicle under her new
management, as the title role affords
the beautiful and talented young play
er the greatest opportunity, of her ca
reer for emotional acting.
..The story is that of a young Russian-pianist,
who, suspected of Nihil
ism, escapes to England; where she
falls in love with a struggling com
poser. They are married and. settle:
in Paris, where Panthea's husband
tries in vain to get a hearing lor his
opera. Th many , disappointments
impair his health ;and the physicians
declare that, he will die ' untess his
ambition to have his opera produced
; is realized. For the sake of her .hus-
band Panthea makes a compact with
'an elderly admirer; who has great in
fluence: in musical i eircles. Her -sacrifice
brings about the triumphant
production of her husband's opera,
but at the moment of his great suc
cess; he discovers the manner , in
which . Panthea finduced her friend,
tne Baron, to exert his influence.
- This -situation leads to one i of the
strongest . dramatic climaxes ever
seen on. the screen and In the end
Panthea and her husband-are recon
ciled just" as the long arm of the Rus-'
sian secret police stretches out "from'
Petrograd ; to seize its prey in Paris
NEW SERIAL AT ROYAL.
. "The Secret Kingdom," the great
Vitagraph serial, starting at the Roy
al today, is going to make a great hit
undoubtedly.
. Starting in one of the mythical
; kingdoms, of Europe that ar found
only on the maps of the writers of
romance, the story discloses tho ex
istence of a certain Prime Minister of
; Alania, who has his ruler and the
, ,vv .wuuoukhcu, auu is omy pre-)
, ' vented from nnttinc tho irmmo- r
. - Princo out of the way , by the efforts
, of a faithful officer of the guard, who
.takes the r boy to the United States.
The. next episode shifts to Arizona,
20 years later. .The rightful ruler of
. - Alania, who does noLJjndw his real
- rank, bears the name of Phillip Barr
The daughter of the .usurper now
- ?aT5?SS thls country, is Rescued
by Phillip andthe race for "a bride
and a throne is on,
The'indispensible elements connect
ed wjth . such a . photo-drama are ade-
quate production , in every branch of
, 1 , the work. -The . makers of "The Se
cret. Kingdom"; have done this, and
t the. acting; the direction and the pure-
- ..ly mechanical side. of the production
are all conjtmensurate with the re
quirements of the picture.
, . , Charles RIchman and Dorothv tti.
. . y head 'he ;ast, ana Arline Prettv i
-joseyu ivinswur, y imam Dunn and;
: -viJe jaima? wjesi, nave important allot-
ments.- Ned .Finley figured strongly
: , in the early episodes. ...
A
REFINED MUSICAL COMEDY
Ail Week iBeginnmg Today
CHARLES BREWER'S
FADS & FOLLIES OF 1917
High Class Tabloid Musical Comedy Campany Copsistina: of 11 An
- . - . Featuring:
"PEGG Y JO NES
LaMONT SISTERS
Singrlns and Dancing: Soabrettre
GENE GOMEZ
"That Classy Entertainer"
AND THE FOLLIES GIKLIE-WillRLIE CHORUS . . ,
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Vitagraph Presents . ;
A SUPERB SERIAL, OF ROJIANTIC ADVEXTURKSr By Louims Joseph Vance,
' featuring; Dorothy Kelly and Charles Richman with Arline Pretty, Willitn
Dunn and Ned Jlnley. v
A WONDERFUL STORY OF A STRUGGLE FOR A THRONE. Love ThrUIs
and Adventure Beautifully Pictured A Sensational Gem in -a Tiffany Setting-.
erlal of the year. A Rare Treat, to be presented Each Monday snd Tues
: day for Fifteen Weeks. ' . : . ' . '
Matinee Daily, 3 P. M. ; 10-15c; Nights, 7:30,9; 1525c.
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.. Wt Virofna State Fair! ' -'.Wheeling,
W-..ya., Sept.v 3.During
- this. weekvWheeling will be the . Mec
ca for thpusanda who- annually . at
tend th6 : West Virginia , State Fair.
This year, there are "many new fea-
tures; startling vaudevnie- novelties,'
higher standards in allr departments ;
. ' and exhibits. Increased' crop produc- j
iJiX auu iwu vuuad iduuu am , 10 do
emphasised in several 6t : the special
-. - exhibits and features arranged by the
fair ntanagement. , Present indica-
... tiong-point ,to a large attendance "of
' jrisitorg during the;weeic. : .
GEMS
TODAY Al
TOMORROW
Norma Talmacige
In a Sensational Seven ReeL Film Version of
MONCKTON HOFFS DRAMA
"PANT
H
E A"
THE STORY OF A GIRL WHO KNEW WHAT
" f; y LOVE IS -' ;; -A
Picture for JPeople with Hearts
The, Story df a Love That Was
Greater Than JLife Or Death :
EXTRA AITRACTII
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H THE INTERNATIONAL ACCORDIONIST
Last Season ;jFeatured Act (Seenr;Here) with Coburn's
- ; ; , Minstrels - t
Offering an Act Brimful of . Variety, That Includes
' Comedy, Whistling,, Singing-and. Italian Yodelihg.
OFFERING ENTIRE CHANGE iOF ? PROGRAM
DAILY FOR THE WEEK, ' ;
f Restivo;1 International; Accbrdibnist: 3t00;v 4:45 :
- Panthea i 10:00- 1 1:45 A: MA 1 -30- 3-1 S-finl
6:45; 8:45 RM. ; x - - ' -
Matineesi Children 5c; Adults Oc Nights 1 5 c ;
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(BY. D. R. FOSTER.)
- THE DESIRE TO SAY"'YES, I SENT TO (OR BOUGHT IT IN) NEW YORK, CHI
CAGO, OR SOME OTHER LARGE CITY'. iIS A PERFECTLY HUMAN WEAKNESS.
BUT, DOE1S THAT PERSON, WHO THOUGHTLESSLY BOASTS OF THIS FACT
REALIZE JUSJ WHAT AN INJUSTICE HAS BEEN DONE TO THE LOCAL MER-
CHAINl ? ;
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SUPPOSE THElMAJORITY OF THE PEOPLE OF WILMINGTON BOUGHT OUT
OF TOWN WHATWOULD OUR MERCHANTS DO? WHO THEN. WOULD PAY
THE TAXES THATtO TO SUPPORT EVERY PUBLIC INSTITUTION OF THE CITY?
AND; TOO, IS THAT PARTICULAR ARTICLE ANY . BETTER OR MORE
STYLISH THAN COULD HAVE BEEN PROCURED HERE FROM SOM& LOCAL
MERCHANT? - '
. RECENTLY A CERTAIN BUSINESS MAN OF WILMINGTON; WITH I HIS , WIFE
AND DAUGHTER, WAS IN , A "NEARBYCITY. .
THE DAUGHTER SAW IN THE SHOP WINDOWS A CERTAIN ARTICLE SHE
WANTED. . - ' ' . ,
"NO," SAID THE FATHER, "I MAKE MY LIVING IN WILMINGTON, AND WE'LL
WAIT AND GET IT WHEN WE GET HOME . " "BUT, FATHER, THE STORES THERE
DON'T HAVE IT," SAID THE DAUGHTER. v - .
r BUT THE FATHER WOULD NOT LET HER-MAKE' THE PURCHASE THERE,
WHEN THEY REACHED HOME THE YOUNG LADY TRIED T OGET THAT PAR
TICULAR ARTICLE FROM THREE DIFFERENT STORES, NONE OF THEM HAD
IT. ONE MERCHANT, HOWEVER, SUGGESTED THAT HE COULD ORDER : IT.
WHICH HE DID. , . ' V
AS A CONSEQUENCE OF THE LOYALTY. OF THIS PARTICULAR : FATHER
AND CITIZEN OF WILMINGTON, IT WAS ONLY A SHORT TlME UNTIL SEVERAL
STORES STOCKED THE ARTICLE IN QUESTION, WITH THE RESULT THAT
HUNDREDS OF DOLLARS WERE KEPTJN WILMINGTON.
HOW MUCH BETTER THE ABOVE SOUNDS THAN "YES, IT CAME FROM
NEW YORK." ' ,
NAMES OF BUSINESS HOUSES-
BON mARCHE.
BELK-WILLIAMS CO.
J. W. H: FUCHS' DEPARTMENT
STORE. r v
A, D.BROWN.
J. M. SOLKY & Co. r
(iUEEN CITY CYCLE CO.
HALL & "DURHAM, INC
GREEN'S DRUG STORE.
BEAR PRODUCE & MERCHANDISE
COMPANY. -
G. W. HUGGINS. INC. :
PEOPLES' SAVINGS BANK
JARMAN & FUTRELLE.
j.O, REILLY. - L , t
STERCHI-BANCROFT CO.
J. Hi RlER & CO. DEPARTMENT
"y. STORE. - - ' -
G DANNENBAUM.
BOYLAN & HANCOCK.
HONNET. ;
CITIZENS BANK.
J. G. WRIfSHT & SON. ,
HOWARD-WELLS AMUSEMENT CO.
MURCHISON NATIONAL BANK
D. R. FOSTER & Co. .
AMERICAN BANK & TRUST CO
NORTH AM'S BOOK & STATIONERY
store; ;- -w. ,
THE C W. POLVOGT CO. , ;
SHRIER& SOLOMON
LW. MOORE. ' ;
VILMINGTON SAVINGS & TRUST
: COMPANY?-.'" ' '.
GOODMAN'S READY-TO-WEAR.
ROGER MOORE SONS AND c6l M
VILMINGTON PRINTING COf
A; O. SCHUSTER.
HOME SAVINGS BANK.
TIDEWATER POWER CO:
W.B. COOPER & CO.'
HOTEL ORTON. -C.
W. YATES CO. 1
Wo MUNROEl & CO,
J. HICKS BUNTING DRUG CO.
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