Friday, May 25, 1923

Wonderful, glorious, bright hot and still. Arose 7 A.M. Breakfast & devotions. Studied. Dinner etc. Bought some stuff. Packed up a bit. Played volley ball. To Ginter Co. Received a box of candy and one of cookies from the manager Mr. White in expression of appreciation of services rendered. Most thoughtful & generous of him. I appreciate them immensely. Shine, shave and shower. To St. James Theatre with M.L.Y. "The Broken Wing." Very good. For walk, talk etc in God's wonderful atmosphere and moonlight. To bed 3 A.M. PRAISE GOD FROM WHOM ALL BLESSINGS FLOW.

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Stanford seems to be very fond of Mary Leah already. Amazing that it takes him until February to figure that out.

The play they go to see, The Broken Wing, first appeared on Broadway in 1920. This plot summary (taken from IMDB) is from the movie of the same name which was released in December 1923:
An American pilot flying in Mexico crash-lands on a ranch, and is nursed back to health by the daughter of the ranch's owner. Unbeknownst to the pilot--who has lost his memory because of the crash--the girl has been praying for a husband, and believes that God has answered her prayers by sending him this handsome pilot. However, a local guerrilla leader has also had designs on the daughter, and comes up with a plan to get rid of his competition, make some money and win the girl in the bargain. Written by frankfob2@yahoo.com
Below is a photo of the interior of the St. James Theater, as it appeared in 1912:

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