Beeson Theater – June 1918

June 1 – 2: No listings for these dates.

June 3 – 4: “Loaded Dice” starring Frank Keenan and Florence Billings

Dodge City Daily Globe, June 3, 1918

June 5 – 6: No listings for these dates.

June 7: Pantages Vaudeville acts American-Hawaiian Trio, June Mills & Co., and The Kinkaid Kilties featuring Rose Maura

Dodge City Daily Globe, June 6, 1918

“The Seal of Silence” starring Earle Williams and Grace Darmond was also shown in addition to a Pathé newsreel.

June 8 – 9: No listings for these dates.

June 10: Disaster films “San Francisco Earthquake and Fire, April 18, 1906” and “The Eastland Disaster” were shown June 10 only with a portion of the box office receipts donated to the Red Cross.

Note: The San Francisco film can be viewed by clicking here. Newsreel footage of the SS Eastland recovery efforts can be viewed by clicking here.

June 10 – 11: “Baree, Son of Jazan” starring Gayne (Alfred) Whitman and Nell Shipman

Dodge City Daily Globe, June 10, 1918

June 12: The theater was closed due to the death of Merritt and Beth Beeson’s infant son.

June 13: St. Mary of the Plains Academy Commencement

Dodge City Daily Journal, June 9, 1918

June 14: Pantages Vaudeville acts Chung Hwa Four and The Yucatan Girl

Dodge City Daily Globe, June 14, 1918

Due to a train wreck west of Dodge City, the actors arrived late and held their rehearsal in front of the audience. This was the last Pantages show of the season.

“The Little Runaway” starring Gladys Leslie and Edward Earle was also shown in addition to a Pathé newsreel.

June 15 – 22: No listings for these dates.

June 23: Patriotic speech by Captain Robert Abercromby

June 24 – 30: No listings for these dates.

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