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Event date: February 10, 1920  

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Rioters sack theater

On this day in 1920, Kathleen Mavourneen, starring Theda Bara, provokes a riot when it opens in San Francisco. Rioters sacked the Sun Theater in protest of the film's portrayal of the Irish poor.
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