Opera and stage notes highlight Boston Lyric Opera in town
Boston Lyric Opera sails into a busy week at the Grand Opera house in Butte with an extended engagement and new features. Marian Lea Langdon Mitchell, a leading American actress, is profiled, while James Lane Allen and Edgar Davenport are noted for upcoming Philadelphia and Boston productions. Casts and plans for "Said Pasha" and other works are described along with theater developments in New York and Chicago shows.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Marian Lea
Henry E. Dixey
Rene
Francois
Iivate
Miss Lea
Ogdon Mitchell
Mr. Dixey
Mrs. Mitchell
Philadelphia
Anna Lea Merritt
London
Garcia
Benson
Stephen Phillips
Paolo
Francesca
Juliet
Desdemona
Mercy Merrick
Magdalen
DeMusset
Ruth
Mr. Mitchell
Liebler & Co
Park Theater
Henry E Dixey
James Lane Allen
Frances Hastings
Liever & Co
Boston
Armored Trains From Civil War to Modern Concepts
A historical overview traces armored trains from the American Civil War origins with a converted baggage car and iron plating to French siege trains at Paris and later uses in Egypt Cuba and Africa. It notes vulnerabilities if lines fall to the enemy and mentions a German plan inspired by Krupp with self contained cars and loopholes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Philadelphia
Wilmington & Baltimore
Paris
Arabi Pasha
Kassasin
Tel-el-Kebir
Chit
Cuba
Colon
Banta Clara
Mafeking
Krupp
Dr Bennett Electr Belt Promises Health Hoax Exposed
Period advertisement exposes Dr Bennett who sells electric belts claiming cures for nervousness and sexual weakness. The notice warns the belt is a false profit scheme and urges readers to ignore promises of hundreds of thousands served. It advertises a free information booklet but offers no genuine medical advice.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dr. Bennett
Dr. Bennewes
Modjeska to Star In Wagenhals Kemper Season With New Productions
Modjeska will be given a splendid company the coming season by her new managers Wagenhals and Kemper along with notable scenic productions. The King John production will compare favorably in elaborate detail and spectacular effect with the Berbohm Tree production at Her Majesty's in London. Productions of Macbeth also featured.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Edgar Davenport
Horatio Drake
Viola Allen
Louis Des Torres
Philip II
Miss Allene
Spain
Shenandoah
Jacob Litt
Mr. Litt
Broadway Theater
New York City
Modjeska
Wagenhals & Kemper
Her Majesty's Theater
London
Minister's Remedy Saves Neighbor and Baby After Illnesses
A Kansas minister credits Chamberlain's Colic Cholera and Diarrhoea Remedy with curing his sick neighbor after other doctors failed. He also reports its success for a teething infant and a Williams Oregon baby with severe diarrhoea. The remedy is sold by Standard Drug Co Smith Drug Co and Martin Drug Co.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chamberlain
Rev
A. A. Power
Emporia
Kan
C. P. M. Holliday
Deming
Ind
J. H. Doak
Williams
Oregon
Standard Drug Co
Smith Drug Co
Martin Drug Co
Actress To Return To London Stage After Visit
A performer plans to return to London to resume stage work at the head of a large company. Dunne and Ryley’s all star aggregation booked for the Grand tonight has canceled its engagement. Beach and Bowers’ minstrels will headline at the Grand next Sunday night.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
Beach and Bowers’ Minstrels
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Itspeople
Boston Lyric Opera Company
Grand Opera House
Butte
Lone
Thompson
Pasha
Miss Stanton
Miss Davis
Miss Carr
Henderson
Kunkel
Colonel Thompson
James J. Corbett
Romeo
Victory Bateman
Leander Richardson
Corbett
William Winster
de Rol
Marie Stuart
Camille
R. Db. MacLean
Odette Tyler
Barry Johnstone
Max von Mitzel
Kate Hassett
Henry Vandenhoff
Lillian Page
Julius MacVicker
J. R. Lafferty
Lost River Valley
Joseph Arthur
United States
Lost River
KE. M. Kindle
Indiana
Oscar Hammerstein
Theater Republic
Forty-second Street
Broadway
New York
James A. Herne
Sag Harbor
Hammerstein
Frank Daniels
Manhattan Beach
Victor Herbert
Kirke la Shelle
Frederick Rank
Wallacks
Canada
Talma
Charles Fechter
Monte Cristo
James O'Neill
Dumas
Fechter
Louie James
Kathyrn Kidder
Mendelssohn
Ethel Browning
Puck
Ashley Miller
Oberon
Miss Brooks
Titania
Miss Kidder
Jane Oakes
Messiée
Nornan Hackett
James Ryan
William Rudolf O'Donovan
Sarah Cowell LeMoyne
The
Eliza Practor Otis
Europe
William A. Brady
Mabel Eaton
Millie James
Marion Winchester
Frank Lander
Frank Hatch
Hudson Liston
Daniel Halifax
James M. Ward
Manhattan Theater
Anna Held
McVicker's
Chicago
Shore Acres
Julia Stuart
Glory Quayle
Miss Raylockman
Dr. Rockman
Missoula
Haus
Bennett
Sealthy Ust
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Br. Benne
Electric Belt Co
Denver, Cele
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Pitla Mma
Directoire
Hennessy’s
Utte
Montana
America
Union
Merino Union
Tnion
Portage
Columbia
Silver Thistle
Saxony
Skein
Zephyr
Germantown
Pocketbooks
Morocco
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