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The Topeka State Journal
Topeka, Shawnee County, Kansas
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Commercial Club promotes educational film 'The Coming of Columbus' at Shawnee County Auditorium on Friday-Saturday nights, targeting schoolchildren with a cheap matinee; includes comedies, westerns, music; proceeds for pipe organ fund.
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Life of Columbus Subject of Splendid Film Show.
The Commercial club has prepared a circular letter which will be sent to all school principals in Shawnee county announcing the educational motion picture show that will be put on at the Auditorium Friday and Saturday nights. The feature of the entertainment will be the spectacular picture in three reels "The Coming of Columbus." The school teachers will be asked to urge their pupils to attend the shows on account of the educational value.
"The films show every detail of Columbus' life from the time he left Portugal to his final return to Spain in irons and his'death before released." reads the letter.
"We want you to see this picture program and believe it would afford the best and clearest kind of instruction for your students. A special matinee has been arranged for Saturday at 2 o'clock p. m. with an admission price of five cents for every body. There will also be two other fine subjects and special vocal and pipe organ numbers."
Other features of the program will be an Edison comedy entitled "Is He Eligible?" and "The Trail Through the Hills." a western subject. There will also be special pipe organ and vocal music.
The show will be given by Frank Klingaman of the Crystal theater. The proceeds will go towards the pipe organ fund.
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Shawnee County, Auditorium
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Friday And Saturday Nights, Saturday At 2 O'clock P. M.
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The Commercial club announces an educational motion picture show featuring the three-reel film 'The Coming of Columbus,' depicting Columbus' life from leaving Portugal to his return to Spain in irons and death before release. School principals are sent letters urging pupils to attend for educational value, with a special five-cent matinee on Saturday. Additional features include Edison comedy 'Is He Eligible?,' western 'The Trail Through the Hills,' and special music. Presented by Frank Klingaman of the Crystal theater for the pipe organ fund.