American Stage Farce Comes Alive with Hopwood Surges
The arrival of Margaret Mayo and Avery Hopwood spawns a distinctly American farce tradition. Works like Fair and Warmer and Seven Days fuse wit with tact, avoiding vulgarity. The piece traces Hopwood’s growth from Clothes to Our Little Wife and notes shifts toward musical comedy.
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Margaret Mayo
Avery Hopwood
Mark Twain
The
Land Leader
Channing Pollock
Blanche Bates
Love
Oliver Morosco
Broadway
California
Canary Cottage
Wood
Margaret Tilineton
Harris
Folk
Popular Beauties In Aide To The Stage Careers
An interview with Alfred Holzbeck discusses how artists should restrain their feelings and avoid politics, noting hostility to living composers and the need to boycott hostile foreign demonstrations while continuing to support harmless foreign works. The piece shifts to reviews of Sara Bernhardt’s American tour and a busy Butte holiday stage lineup featuring the Borden Brothers, Bob the kangaroo, Van Der Koors, Felix the duck, and a strong vaudeville program including Jean McElroy and the Metropolitan Five.
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Alfred Holzbeck
Berliner
Lokal
Reiger
Strauss
Butte
Borden Brothers
Bob
Gordons
van der Koors
Felix
Powder
Capman
Jean McElroy
Arthur du Mais
Jewel Floyd
Gruber
Wilson Brothers
Metropolitan Five
Ray
Emma Dean
Gaston Palmers
Pantages
Actress Patricia to star in Eugene Walters play for Charlotte Walker
The next production at the hotel theater features Patricia in Single Speculation under Eugene Walters, with Charlotte Walker as lead. Laurette Taylor has earned strong notices in The Harp of Life, while The Globe's box office last week showed solid first-week returns.
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Strauss
Richard Strauss
Garmisch
Bavarian Alps
Berlin
Musical America
Puseyfoot
Patricia
Eugene Walters
Charlotte Walker
Laurette Taylor
Nice
How Uncle Sam Got His Nickname From A New York Herald
The article traces the nickname Uncle Sam to 1812 with Samuel Wilson and government contractor Elbert Anderson. It notes John Bull as England’s personification and links the term to wartime supply marking, recounting how U S initials on casks led to the familiar name. The piece references Arbuthnot and Pope and describes John Bull as bluff and irascible.
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New York Herald
England
United Sa
Arbuthnot
John Bull
Uncle Fam
United States
Uncle Lam
Elbert Anderson
Hudson
Samuel Wilson
Samuel Wilson, Who Was Always Called “Uncle Sam
Bibert Anderson
Uncle Sar
Virginia Day Law Sweepings in Detroit News
The Virginia prohibition law prohibits saloons and liquor in clubs or private homes with monthly shipment limits. A house head may ship one quart whiskey or high proof liquor or four quarts wine or 12 quarts beer per month, choosing one beverage. Gifts allowed only from the allotted stock. Drug stores and hotels have restricted liquor sales. Private residence stock may face confiscation if over limits. Cider may be made from apples but must stay under 1 percent alcohol. A state excise department with an $80,000 budget enforces the law, led by Rev. J Stanley Peters, and federal employment offices join the labor information division in 20 states.
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Tsianina
Charles Wakefield Cadman
Alwave
America
Virginia
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United States Department of Labor
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