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1924: Robbins and Company come to town

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Bits by Betty
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Betty Mann, President, Rock County Historical Society

The following appeared in the Rock County Herald on October 3, 1924:
 
POPULAR ENTERTAINERS TO BE HERE FOR ONE WEEK
 
Clint and Bessie Robbins and company Coming to Palace Theatre Monday Evening With New Repertoire
 
Clint and Bessie Robbins and their company, longtime favorites of Rock county theatre goers, will open a week’s engagement at the Palace Theatre next Monday, October 6th. The opening attraction will be a George M. Cohen comedy, “So This is London.”
These popular entertainers come to Luverne this year with a complete new repertoire of plays, costumes and settings and orchestra of soloists. They carry a carload of scenery and baggage. Among the other comedies which they are presenting this season are ”New Toys,” “The Old Soak,” “Blue Beard’s 8th Wife,” “Mike Angelo,” “Remnants,” and “The End of a Perfect Day.”
The prices of admission will be 75 cents for the entire first floor and the first two rows of the balcony and the rest of the seats in the balcony will be 50 cents. Tickets for the children under twelve years will be 25 cents. Reserved seats will be on sale at the Palace Song Shop tomorrow morning at 10:00 a. m.
Donations to the Rock County Historical Society can be sent to the Rock County Historical Society, P.O. Box 741, Luverne, MN 56156.
Mann welcomes correspondence sent to mannmade@iw.net.

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