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Show AT THE LYRIC THIS EVENING Vivian Blackburn In Pathe's "Excuse Me," Film Pro- ductlon 1 i Vivian Blackburn, who Is Ic'Sturod In tho Patho Henry W. Savago ill in production of "Kxcuso Me," Is tho daughter of an army olllcer who wns stationed at Fort Leavenworth, Kan-sns. Kan-sns. As ovcryono knows, array clr clea havo a society of their own with a strong cast feeling. Tho youthful Miss Blackburn had a mind of her own and possessing an ardent ambition ambi-tion to go upon tho stago elio dolled conventions and cut tho (lord Ian knot by going to Now York. There sho was fortuuato enough to sccuro an engagement with May Irwin and stajtd with her for ono season. Then foUowed engagements with John Drow and throo seasons with Anna Held. Sho was In tho original company com-pany of "Every Wo'innn," nud for two seasons played with tho original company com-pany of "Excuso Me," which was such an enormous success for the Savngo forces. As "Tho Fencing Girl," Miss Hlack-burn Hlack-burn will bo remembered by very many ncrsons. Her likeness show ing hor clothes in short skirt, red heart upon her shirtwaist, and fencing fenc-ing foil in her hand was sold every whoro all over tho country, proving to bo tbo most popular pictorial sub Jcct of years. "Excuso Mo," as a Patho Gold Rooster play shows nearly tho cntlro cast of tho original production. |