Winnipeg Theatre Listings

November 24-29th, 1913

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"The Great Divide" by The Permanent Players

Nina Morris

"The Yellow Peril" by Albert Cowles with Nina Morris and a clever supporting company. The menace of the Far East is so frequently the theme of later day journalism, conversation and speculation, that this story is particularily timely. It deals with the supposed plot of Japanese agents to blow up U.S. battleships and the foiling of the plot by keen detectives. One of the most interesting feaatures of the act lies in the fact that the dictograph is shown in full operation, for the first time on the stage
Bert Fitzgibbon- Eccentric humorist; inventor of "daffy-dills" Not so long ago everybody was trying to manufacture "daffy-dills", simply by way of being in fashion. Old and young succumbed to the craze...
The Vanias- four opera singers, including a remarkable young soprano: Esther DeLour, in "The Fisherman's Betrothal"
Martin E. Johnson's Travelogues. Everyone remembers the excitement and apprehension caused by Jack London's daring cruise of the South seas in his little boat, "The Snark". There was one white man who made the voyage with him and only one. That man Martin E. Johnson tells by word of mouth and through a series of really marvellous pictures some of the thrilling particulars of a voyage, the principals in which were more than once given up for dead.
"The Little Prima Donna" is Daisy Leon, once a child prodigy
Roberto and Verera- foreign jugglers
Marlo and Duffy- eccentric gymnasts
a Lubin film, entitled "The Harmless One"
The Orpheum Orchestra
daily souvenir matinees

Archie Goodall (former greatest football player of the past decade) in his thriller: walking the hoop. Here is an indescribable sensation that has startled two continents. He will defy the laws of nature and walk the interior of a hoop 50 feet in circumference, 5 inches wide, three inches thick and weighs two hundred pounds.
Maurice Freeman and his company in the Italian playlet, "Tony and the Stork"
Chad. C. Drew and Co.in a breezy bit of patter and persiflage entitled, "Mr. Flynne from Lynne".
Frostick, Hume and Thomas with a mass of melodies
Williams and Warner, two musical merrymakers and inventors of the "slapophone"
Pathés Weekly
fourth week issue of the "S&C News"

Palfry, Barton and Brown in "Follies of Broadway"
Ted McLean and Co. in "Let Well Enough Alone"
Klais and Bernie play anything that is named by the audience
The Yalto Duo, dancing team- many different forms of the much discussed "Tango" will be played
a first run picture will be shown

Hermann, nephew of the Great Hermann, comedy magician with a stock of extraordinary tricks to mystify and entertain, assisted by La Petite Gladys and co.
Stanley and Stewart - monologists and songsters
Upton and Ingraham - comedy sketch entitled "Sauce for the Goose"
Farley and Prescott with a special comedy presentation of their own.
motion pictures will be "thrown on the screen" as well

"Salome" 3 reel biblical photoplay (3/4 hour), starring Mlle. Cateilla of Southern Europe

Monday and Tuesday: "The Gun Men of New York" - a four part feature

Rex

Monday&Tuesday

Wednesday &Thursday

Friday&Saturday

Coliseum

Mr. and Ms. Worth, dancing instructors at this society house will give an exhibition of the reknowned "Hesitation" dance
changing of the moving pictures every evening
The Harmony Three will render a number of new selections every evening