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Month: November 2023

The Spirit of Audubon: Birds in the Silent Film Era

Posted on November 14, 2023November 13, 2023 by Robert Francis

For just ten cents a show, movie-goers had their choice of silent films showing at the Annapolis, Maryland Republic Theatre during the week of January 25, 1916. The Destroying Angel told the dramatic (to some, sordid) tale of a young starlet whose succession of lovers all meet an untimely end. For a lighter option, viewers…

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