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Palisadian. [volume] (Cliffside Park, N.J.) 1906-current, 1916-05-27
Borough Of ClittsIde Park
NOTICE TO CONTRACTORS

Sealed proposals endorsed, "Pro-
posal for the construction of a
lateral sewer in Main Street,
sometimes called Division Street,
Kamena Street, John Street and
Nagel Street." to be constructed in
the Borough of Cliffside Park, with
the names of the person or persons
making the same, and addressed to
"The Mayor and Council of the Bor-
ough of Cliffside Park, New jersey"
will be received by the said Mayor
and Council at regular meeting to
he held in the Borough Hall of the
Borough of Cliffside Park, situated
on the westerly side of Palisade Ave-
nue., Cliffside, between the hours of
eight p. m. and eight-thirty p. m.
on the twelfth day of June, Nineteen
hundred and sixteen, and mo bids will
be considered that are presented be-
fore or after said stated time. Each
bid must be accompanied by certi-
fled check on a National Bank or
Trust Company of the State Of New
Jersey, for three ($300.O0) hundred
dollars, or like amount in cash.
Each bidder will be required to
give the name Of Surety Company,
or the names of Surety Companies,
he will offer as bondsman in each bid
presented.
Upon the award Of contract, the
certified checks or cash will be re-
turned to the unsuccessful bidders,
and successful bidder will be required
to furnish bond from Surety Com
pany, acceptable to the Mayor and
Council, equal to fifty (50) per cent
of the cost of constructing the said
Palisadian. [volume] (Cliffside Park, N.J.) 1906-current, 1916-05-27
Borough Of CGffside Park
NOTICE TO CONTRACTORS

Sealed proposals endorsed, "Pro-
posal for the construction of lateral
sewer in Lincoln Avenue and Oak
dene Avenue, between Gorge Road
and the westerly side of the property
of the Public Service right of way"
to be constructed in the Borough of
Cliffside Park, with the names of the
person or persons making the same,
and addressed to "The Mayor and
Council of the Borough of Cliffside
Park, New jersey" will be received
by the said Mayor and Council at a
regular meeting to be held in the
Borough Hall of the Borough of Cliff
side Park, situated on the westerly
Palisadian. [volume] (Cliffside Park, N.J.) 1906-current, 1916-05-27

hereby accepted as public street or
highway.
2. This ordinance shall take effect
on the twelfth day of June, Nine
teen hundred and sixteen, AID.
Approved May %, 1916.
John G. Cadien,
May 27-June 80 Mayor.
Palisadian. [volume] (Cliffside Park, N.J.) 1906-current, 1916-05-27

Strong and practically freproof
artificial sandstone has been made in
the Philippines from beach sand and
volcanic tufa.
For carrying baby a California
inventor has patented a sling sup
ported by straps around parents
shoulders and chest.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1916-01-23
MISS DOVEY'S DoINGS.
Facts About the Little wife in
avery Good Eddie"

Yes, Alice poNcN'S name is hor own
even though il does sound like a story
book cognomen The name of tho
dainty little prima donna now apprar-
ing In Very Good Eddie" at tho
Princess Theatre may Ice found ~
scribcd in the parish register Of p.ai,,-
mouth. Neh, whore she was born ON
May l, 1887.
The Dewey family father. mother
and IA great houSeful of girls and ho,s
y a merry, sensible lot of pcop,n.
in whom the doctrine had been ir-
stilled that the hest way To mails,
other people happy is To lac hapry
oneself.
In accordance with which hrlonis,Ic
theory. wAen siNlern-yeur-uld Alice
ana her seNontten-N"ar-old sister an
bounced one day that thpy believed
they could not only add to the ulNp,v
or nations hut To the family cNrhruU.r
by going on the stage, Father and
Mother Dewey, unlike the traditional
musical comedy parents, hcamad a,,-
proval, and hreath"d "A hearty God
bless YOU, my daughters"
Never was there such II furry in tho
horey household not even when the
stovk had eft twins on the doorstep
several years before. Alice and Ethel
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1916-01-23
MR.. LINKS CAREER.
lie Says lie Likes 4" PlRy In
uauptninnn's Dramas.

Adolph Link, who plays with such
skill the role of Oh RrHmcrt in
Emanuel lteicher's production Of The
Weavers" nj the Garden Theatre, II
giving his second English spcakpg
performance. Last season after "A long
career with the Irving Place Theatre
here he essayrd his first English
speaking part in The Lure" in which
he aged the lovahle old German
doctor. II had long been his ambi-
ton To play iH English. hut his activi-
Ties were 50 keen in his native Ian
guage that he Confesses he did not
have the time 20 property prepare
himself for English work.
when | stepped upon the stage
the first time with the knowledge that
! was speaking a new language | con
fess that | received n fright which had
been n stranger To me since III" time
when first ! appeared on the stage in
Europe, and this was more wears ago
than am willing To admit. The
sensation of seeing familiar surround
inGS and speaking an unfamiliar
tongue is peculiar, to say the east"
he says, ut was intensely fascinat-
In, however. and I got through the
ordeal With better result than ! had
anticipated. In old Baumert. however.
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were going to Chicago on the midnight
Thursday. and there were a million
things to do. The village dressmaker
Was called in "a get their dresses IN
order lin plattsmouth 1t is dresses"
not gowns" to his day). Mrs. Dove
herself sorted oye and mended the
lingcri" end If her daughters ward
robe, after which the lady who
washes out 10y the day was called In
Ia help the Doveys' hired girl 10
them up.'
which meant much starch and
fcarfullv ana wonderfully made con-
.oluti"ns ou the part of the fiuting
iron laughed Mss Dewey in recount
ing the incident the other night in
her dressing 'onm AZ the Princess.
cur first engagement. which ~
were lucky enough to get within twO
weeks after "ur arrival in Chicago.
VAS with TIL" Strollers,'" continued
the tiny star Of Very Good Eddie"
W. were ia tho chorus Of course. and
No STAYED until the piece closed. Then
"" wen to- IN" chicago Musical Col
lc=" and studied until another fob
:ur1'l up. which came with the for
mat,ur "f a = It'd company Of Miss
Bob Nhi'o.' ! had the rrlma donna
r",". ana "~ such I had the glory Of
pieN.U- one NIGHT stands in towns like
Wheeling. W Va. and Chillicothe.
''Uio. Eur ui,yInu~ reasons always
walked L. and from the station. even
though I was u prIma donra. Usually
! carried my Nv suitcase. unless some
gallant NAL" member OF the company
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arrangement which had been hailed
with delight by all who saw in the
presence Of an authoritative actor
manaser at the head Of his " thea
ire a certainty of artistic achievement
OF something higher than the usua.
average.
There were Of curse grounds for
grave dIsappointment in the frs, pro-
duction tina; MIR. Sothcru made. As a
play The Two Virtues was So ut
terly British in it's ind,rectness and
general ineptitude that there was every
ground for sympathizing with the ac-
tor who had tn struggle with it not
only as Interpreter hut as producer.
In nearly every detail the performance
was far below the prevailing Sew
York standard. Its Deficiencies might
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well he understood 10y a comparison
with the work OF Arthur Hopk.nf and
Robert Jones in The Devils Garden"
Tina; is modern stage art In It's hos. oN-
preston. II Mr.. Sothern engaged some
of the actors ~ important parts in
The Two Virtues hecauc h.
thought them capable, then his long
experience in engaging companies for
,he road has made him s,rah.sm.c as
10 the degree of qualification de-
manded in this city. There are pos
-ihlc observations as TO the manRer
IN which the humor Of David Gar
rick was published 70 the audience
lat week, but .incc Ny. Sothcrn So
pr mptly withdrew the play. il IT,
evident that he recognized the i!tt.o
interest the public was likely TO taxi
in It..
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1916-01-23
A NEW PLAY WEEK.

The Standard Theatre will this
week bring another New York
ucces half way to The Bronx.
Selwyn & Co. vii! present Julia
Arthur in THE Eternal Magda-
lene" by Robert McNaughton, a
famous Cleveland playwright.
Julia Arthur will have the same
>ole she acted with success at the
Forty-eighth Street Theatre and
the principal actors of that COM
pany will be associated with her
ut Ninety-siXth street and Broad
way. The performances at the
Theatre Francois cannot be ac-
cused of being too brief. They
last until all hours of the morn
ing. 1t was almost J o'clock when
the excellent acting of Edgar
Recman in "Arsene Lupin" was
finally brought to an end. The in
termissions are interminable and
the audiences are growing i'm
patient. This week Lucien Bon
heur will present "Le Poussin," a
farce by Maurice Guiraud. An
drce Merry, who created the lead
ing role in Paris, will act il here.
Brieux's "Blanchettc" will be
acted on Friday afternoon.
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! have a part which ! know
thoroughly. ] have pa. ed IN Tine
WeRvefs' many times. hlt never be-
fore NOR" appreclativ" audience
than the present. The first week Mr..
Ttcicher PLAYED The Viewers at the
Garden Theatre was devoted to that
branch of his artistic enterprise which
he calls The Modern stage This has
for its principal subscribers lovers
of high class drnma who ate at
tracted by it, literary quality. In I'll"
p~arlancc OF current ConV.rtat.un they
are select In their dat. life at
least they are the autith,Sis Of the
wage and students who form
the major part nf the subscribers to-
the American Peoples Theatre, Ia
whom W. know full well The
Viewers would appeal. But now TINT
the play has been presented hCflrc
casses uf piaNgncrS In" fact j. lu-
dcniahle that the modern stage sub
scribctr ~" every bit rs Interested
and manifest their approval uuit" uH
! strongly rs tho American Peoples
Theatre C~cUtilg"nt. And both have
been imurr dcmon>traiiN" than IN"
German element I" whom TIA" play
| has made IS exclusive aHIoal in this
, country hitherto
Mr.. Link began his professional Ca
reer AT the age of 10 Years in budapest.
Hungary, whore he was horn. several
years later he went To- Vienna. and
for many years fclluW.rc no toured
through tho continental cities, playing
- variety If roles which measured Icy
d ia, 90 .Hrlp- 81 ,,s,l11 .,,.t.,
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1916-01-23
Vaudeville and Burlesque.
PALACE THEATRE-McIntyre

PALACE THEATRE-McIntyrc
and Heath in 1.-THE Georgia
Minstrcls." Henri de Vries, a
celebrated protean actor taking
seven different parts, in a melo-
drama, called "A Case of Ar
SON." Others will be Wilbur
Mack and Nella Wal
ker, Will Morrissey and Dolly
Hackett, Joe Cook, 1.-THE New
Producer" and Florence Hardc-
man.
COLONIAL THEATRE-Mer.
cedes, Morton and Moore, Belle
Blanche, Mile. Ameta, the
Horelik Family, Sylvia Jason
Travers and Douglas in
"Meadowbrook Lane" Dunbar's
old time darby singers and min
s~trels, and Emerson and Bald
win.
ALEXANDRIA THEATRE-Anna
Chandler, Josie Heather, with
William Casey and Bobbie
Heather, Raymond and
CaverIy, the Charles Ahearn
Troupe, Clarence Oliver and
George dip. Robert Henry
Hodge and company, Fritz and
Lucy Bruch and Lohse and
Sterling.
COLUMBIA THEATRE-Bily
Watson and his beef trust ag-
gregation, it is called, at the
Columbia Theatre this week.
The company will include be-
sides Watson, Frank Bambard,
William Swan, Margaret
Newell and others.
YORKVILLE THEATRE-The
September Morning Glories
will be see here this week in
a burlesoue called "The Topsy
Turvy Honeymoon" In the
cast are Bert Bertrand, Billy
West. AL Warner. Beulah Ben
ton, Ethel Reynolds and others.
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WHERE TO N


The Midnight frollc on the roof
81 the New Amsterdam Theatre Is
to he entirely new after to-mor-
row night. Flo Iiegield a ar
ranged an entirely new spectacle.
He has devoted many hours to
selecting the most beautiful
chorus available and as the re-
suit announces that such pulchri-
tudiniouS mknownS AS May Car
man. Edith Whitney, Leonora
Rammacci, Alberta Turner, Ruth
Harris. Dolly Allwyn and Anne
Van Rykcr are to he the most
conspicuous figures in his chorus.
Then there will be 10 set off this
impcccahlo background, the Dolly
Sisters. VIII Rogers. Odctte Myr-
I'll. Paul Gordon and Sybil Car
men from frolics of an earlier
vintage, while the newcomers are
Oscar shaw, Marion Harris, Paul
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her father is engaged the Major sends
hcr To Europe to be educated under
the care IF an aunt. Mrs. GGrth. whose
name she takes. While in Europe she
Is carefully trained in the belief that
her father Is a great reformer and that
any talk or articles she may come in
contact with revil!ng him are the re-
suit of malicious falsifers Attempting
10 nullify his good work in the vino
yard Of the Lord. Sblrid returns sud
denly from Europe for some reason
she does not explain. and at the home
of Rcrtic and Mtly SdVrc. two drama
t.zatlons Of a wei known New York
couple. meets one Otis EHis, n real
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1916-01-23
THE A THAT LAST

The plays that continue in New
York are Our Mrs. McChesney"
at the Lyceum Theatre, Hob
sons Choice" at the Comedy
Theatre. 1.-THE Little Minister" ae
the Empire Theatre. "The Boom
erang" at the Belasco Theatre,
Common Clay at the Republic
Theatre. 1.-The Pride of Race" at
the Maxine Elliott Theatre. "Sadie
Love" at the Harris Theatre,
Just n Woman" at the Forty
eighth Street Theatre, THE Gin
derella Man"at the Hudson Thea
tire. Major Barbara" at the Play
house. Treasure Island" at the
Punch and Judy Theatre. THE
Viewers" at the Garden Theatre,
1.-THE Great Lover" at the Long
acre Theatre, "Erstwhile Susan"
at the Gaiety Theatre. "Fair and
Warmer" at the Eltinge Theatre,
"Abe and Mawruss" at the Lyric
Theatre, "Hit-the-Tra Holiday"
at the Astor Theatre, THE Tn.
chastened Woman" at the Thirty
ninth Street Theatre. and the
Washington Square Players at
the Bandbox Theatre.
The musical plays are very
Good Eddie" at the Princess The
atre, "Alone at Last" at the Shu-
bert Theatre. THE Blue Para.
disc" at the Casino Theatre,
"Sybil" at the Liberty Theatre,
stop! Look! Listen!" at the
Globe Theatre. Around the
Map" at the New Amsterdam
Theatre, and "katinka" at the
Forty-fourth Street Theatre.
The Hippodrome is open with
Sousa's Band. "Hip-Hi Hooray"
and Flirting at St. Moritz," .
big spectacular offering.
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PLAYS OF THE WEEK.

to act, Q gentlemanly bounder Of the
English racetrack was the last in the
world to be selected for him. But OF
course that feature of the play was
only incidental. Nothing is 30 surpris.
ing about THE Ware Case" as it's
London popularity. II was sdored
there to the extent of hundreds OF per-
formances. But so was "The Angel in
the House on which Arnold Daily
wasted his admirable talents for a few
nights. But II IL OF book plays that
the theme is at present.
The material for theatric use which
a book may contain is not altogether
the cause OF its selection by a theatre
manager. 1t is the sympathy already
aroused in the many readers of the
work who are prejudiced in advance
in its favor. II used To be indeed the
circulation of a novel which led mana
gers 10 accept or reject 1t for stage
use.
With this standard in View, the
work Of making n play out OF the
given material was up to the play
wright. He had perhaps nothing more
than the dOnnee which the book con-
tanned, and from that point he was
expected to proceed. II he were a
playwright he got his drama what
ever the extent Of the material sup
piled by the novelist. II he were an
amateur he did not. Nowadays there
is an .ncomprehensible disposition on
the part of managers who have got
possession Of a novel for stage use to
hand 1t over to persons not in the
least distinguished for their skill as
dramatists. Indeed, 20 be unknown
az a playwright appears now a rec
concentration TO the manager who
wants a piece Of fiction transferred
from the OF a novel TO the
s~tricter limitations Of tho proscenium
arch. As a matter Of fact, 4 the0- Is
one problem which demands the SER
vices Of the man of the theatre II is
the task OF making a play out OF a
book. 1t Is his task often to make
bricks without straw.
1t Is Of course possible to recall
many popular plays made from novels
when II was considered important to
entrust the works to the hands Of skill
full men Of their craft. Camille"
East Lynne" Jane Eyre" "The
| Dukes Motto Uncle Toms Cabin
these are n few Of the plays made
from hooks which by the number OF
their performances showed that it is
possible to impart to dramas created In
this way a vitality equal to that pos
sessed by the most striking creations
Of the flaming geniuses Of the theatre,
II fewer OF these geniuses were let
loose on the books prepared for the
stage to-day there might be more sue
cessful use made OF the books ac-
quired for stage use.
Edward Hugh Sothern has evidently
found the labor Of conducting n New
York theatre too great and has retired,
leaving Miss George in possession OF
the field. Mr.. Sothern promises to re-
turn with a new work after he has
| shown the country something Of the
two pieces which he acted At the
Booth Theatre. II was doubtless the
difficulty in finding plays tha; led Mr..
sothern to end at least temporarily an
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1916-01-23
~ LAWRENCE REAMER.

TT would be difficult TO discover
moro delightful comedy acting
than Mira Ftske il offering the
New Yorkzpubhc in "Erstwhile Susan"
And it might be added that the
actress haa not looked 40 we'll nor
piayed with such complete command
.! her RESOURCES in years. Possibly
her evident physical we'll being Is due
10 hee employment on material which
,he knows Is not only worthy OF her
distinguished abilities but the soure&
u delight to the public; not merely
Ter own public-that select gathering
known as Mrs. Fiske's-but TO the
great public which is made up on one
,ide o. the tired business man. 1t has
ever appeared in considering this sec
ton OF the public which patronizes the
'heatre merely for entertainment OF
he least exacting character that this
,usiness mans wife was any ex-
citing as to the intellectual quality OF
'er entertainment than her spouse.
Mrs. Fiske must well prove ire
slible 20 any public in her new play.
Her role Is altogether original. since
no type Is newer TO the stage than the
'-called Mennonites, who are easily
'uough made vital on the stage. But
T., a study o. an e~mancipated Western
oman with the keen intellect of her
,ortion Of the country. the desire for
-. f.asSert.on and above all the longing
''r tho pleasures Of maternity which
Al been denied 70 her, Mrs. Fiske
-iycs a complete portrait. OF course
re sense Of humor in such a character
IL a ~foregone conclusion when it il
played by Mrs. Fiske. who exhibits her
flmor so irresistibly.
So whether Mrs. Frske in "Erstwhile
susan" is acting the altogether impos-
S!o'e first scene, in which she con
sents To become the wife Of the misery
farmer, or taking her fun Out OF the
family Al tea in which she INDUCES to
IN" fullest extent her taste for quota
tons from Shakespeare and other
classics, or describing to the family
gathered to read the will that she did
elope inst as she is accused OF having
done by the avaricious stepson. but
eoped through no fault of her own all
oy hersclf-!n all these minutes OF the
new comedy the actresses comic acting
10 irresistible and of such n broadly
comprehensive nature that everybody
Will No amused by II. "Erstwhile
susan" Is not for the Fiske public only
out Tor every audience with a sense
Of humor.
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Two New Plays and Some Music
Are the Offerings of the Week

Two new dramas by American au-
thors will he seen this week, and to-
morrow night at the Winter Garden
the Shuberts will show "A new edition"
as IL is called of Town Topics" which
blighted the hopes Of some Western
angels whose wings huttcred about
the facade Of the Century Theatre.
Nme Of the geniuscs who appeared
in the original representations Of
Town Topics" are to he seen, lnclud-
ing Trixie %F'rieanza. Bert Leslie. Cross
and Josephine. Marie L.avarrc and Lew
Hearn. Other .llustrious performers
10 he observed are Bonita. Mabel
Elaine. Peter Page, Artie Mchlinger
and others.
Rose Stahl will he seen Mt the Full
ton Theatre m Tuesday in moonlight
Mary" which has been written for her
by George Hobart. In her new play
the Coincidence who has proved 50
charming on previous occasions Will
take the part Of II magazine writer.
Lorraine Frost, Elisabeth Arians,
David Herblein, Robert Taber, Ecklin
Gayer, Miriam Doyle, Mabel Carruth-
ers and Kate Jepson will appear.
Society journalism Is the subject OF
the play which the Shuherts will pre-
sent at the Booth Theatre on Wednes-
day. As the c~hastisement Of the sins
OF society is n dangerous topic. the
following official account from the
sponsors for the play is submitted
without recourse:
Amelia Rives princess Pierre
Troubetzkoy) has written "a new play
called THE Fear Market" which will
open with a notable cast under the
direction of George Mooser and Harri.
son Grey Fiske at the Booth Theatre
on next Wednesday evening.
This is the first drama the authoress
OF 1.-THE Quick and the Dead" Shadows
Of Flame" and nine other literary pro-
auctions of note has written. The
decorations for three of the scenes in
the play were done by her husband,
Prince Pierre Trouble; zkoy, the painter
and sculptor.
The play Is said to he a dramatlza-
ton of a situation arising from the ac-
tivities Of n certain Hdjor stone, editor
and publisher Of a weekly periodical in
New York, which in The play is called
he Mentor and the purpose Of which
IL the discussion of the fOibles Of So
ciety for the amusement of lis readers
and the Withholding Of the frailtlcs
of society for II price.
The Ma jor IL u fascinating old sinner
with one daughter, Syirid, the apple of
his eye, the child Of 4 dead wife whom
he worshipped. In order that Sylria
might not know the business In which
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lieicher IS hut a step ahead OF his col
league. as he has played three Eng
lish roles and Mr., Link two.
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the first drafts. the names of course
being charged in the final manuscript.
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Another book play has passed into
we .lm"o Of the bad boys. and there
VIII AGAIN 10 the usual comment that
'"''e probably was not a play in the
NOOK What this always means IS that
"N person who tried TO extract a
''"na from the hook was not equal
"'he task, Yet George Bancroft, who
"a h'S name under the nom de plume
VI George ~lleydell, had lived always
:" 'heatriral atmosphere. But into
me Ware Case" he put no more
"'"'h" man there was in the hook, and
Wv 'u''enr" Was kept in disappointed
'''''hr ON an interest that never came.
VI course, Lou Tellegen was altogether
'"S' a" the hero. N all parts In
word that he might be expected
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1916-10-04
CITY HALL TODAY, THURSDAY
AND FRIDAY, OCT. 4, S AND s
"The Mother of the Moviss."

Not only is she the mother confessor''
to all her boys" and girls Of the vita
graph Company. who find in Mother Mau-
rice great wealth Of human kindness
and tenderness. but on the screen these
same heart-appealing emotions have
registered just as strongly.
Perhaps the studious life of her earlier
years Is in her part responsible for her
sympathetic kindness. or perhaps her
contact with the world, later in profess
slonal life, has divulged to her the aches
of the human heart.
Nearly 80 years ago. when her "silver
strands were golden Miss Maurice
started her professional career in Pitts
purgh in farce. but gravitated toward
shakespearean roles. with John McCol-
Tough. Edwin Booth and Lawrence. and
then with Joseph Jefferson in RIP Van
Winkle.''
Mother Maurice who plays the won
derfpl role Of the mother in THE Battle
CRY OF Peace" to be shown at City hall
Wednesday, Thursday and Friday, Oct
!, and 6, has won the title. THE
Mother of the Movies through the swes,