Retirement of German Ambassador Von Holleben Sparks Gossip
The recall of Dr. von Holleben, German ambassador to the United States, draws sharp comment amid theories of German dissatisfaction with his Venezuela policy. Baron Speck von Sternberg will succeed him, sailing to New York January 20. The new envoy, born in Leeds, will hold ambassadorial powers during the transition.
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United States
Washington
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Wu Ting Fang
China
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Calcutta
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Leeds
England
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Broadway attractions feature Florence Roberts in Zara Magda and The Unwelcome Mrs Hatch
The Play World reviews show Florence Roberts star in Zara and Magda at the Broadway with Mon day Tuesday and Wednesday Thursday. Virginia Drew Trescott headlines Lord Strathmore at the Grand and The Auctioneer at the Union Family Theater.
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Florence Roberts
Virginia Drew Trescott
Frederick Warde
Lord Strathmore
Miss Trescott
Miss Tresecott
Butte
Florence Roberts to reprise Zaza at the Broadway in Butte
Florence Roberts, who sparked a sensation in Butte with Zaza playing the title role, returns to the Broadway tonight to repeat the success. She will present Magda on Monday and then close her Butte engagement.
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Florence Roberts
Butte
Zaza
Magda
Captain Jinks at the Broad Street Tonight and Tomorrow
The comedy Captain Jinks comes to Broad Street for Friday and Saturday performances with a special matinee on Saturday. Elizabeth Kennedy stars as Mme Trentoni in Clyde Fitch’s era comedy set in 1870s New York where three young men bet to charm the prima donna on her American debut.
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Clyde Fitch
Elizabeth Kennedy
New York
Cunard Line
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Trentoni
Miss Kennedy
Aurelia Johnson
Trenton
N. J
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Jinks
Jinks Wins Heart of Actress Amid Theatrical Intrigues
The rowdy rivals dispute Jinks fate as he wins the actress Kennedy by a wager. Her foster father dismisses Jinks on debut, she grieves and plans Europe, but Jinks persuades her to forgive. Kennedy delivers witty and sentimental lines, while a long New York run boosts the show’s fame.
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Jinks
Europe
New England Playwrights Reap Big in Short Time
Pauline Phelps and Marion Short rise from struggling authors to successful playwriters. Their first hit "Sweet Clover" featured Adelaide Thurston under the Wilstach brothers last season and earned over $5,000 in royalties. This year they wrote "At Cozy Corners" for Miss Thurston, projected to net over $4,000 plus at least $2,500 from "Sweet Clover" again. Both writers are New England women drawing on familiar settings to fuel rapid earnings in a single quarter.
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Pauline Phelps
Marion Short
Adelaide Thurston
Wilstach Brothers
Miss Thurston
Jersey man balks at theater price in Daly tale
A Jer sey resident visits New York to see The Forty Thieves and offers five dollars for a top seat. After a clerk explains the ticket costs two dollars the man, quipping about the other thirty nine, keeps his three dollar change.
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Augustin Daly
Jersey
New York
Paul Gilmore to Stage The Ty ranny of Tears at Broadway
Paul Gilmore will present Haddon Chambers famous comedy The Tyranny of Tears at the Broadway next week. The play satirizes life in an author's home and the despotic rule of a tearful wife. Gilmore appears as the literary man with a strong company.
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Paul Gilmore
Haddon Chambers
Union Family Theater Reopens Tonight Under New Management
The Union Family theater reopens tonight with a clean show and a burlesque vaudeville bill titled Japanese Courtship. Al Omken will manage the house for the opening night performance.
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Union Family Theater
al Omken
Indians Knew It In Highlands Hudson Beauties
From the Brooklyn Eagle the piece extols the Highlands of the Hudson as a grand stretch of country praised by leaders of American finance. The prose frames the region as famed in song and lore, highlighting its scenic and historical appeal.
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Highlands Sold Soon as Private Park by Harriman Morgan and Others
A history of untouched mountain lands near New York becoming a planned private park. Wealthy buyers including Harriman, Morgan, Stillman, and allies acquire valleys and acres east of Central Valley, aiming to shape roads and residences, with Summit Lake house forming a fishing hub near Tuxedo and Arden.
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Hudson
Harriman
Cornwall
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Tuxedo
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Arden
Skye Mead
Mineral Spring
Stillman Land
Highland Falls
John Bigelow
Pierpont Morgan
Morgan
Stillman
Summit Lake
Stockbridge Lake
Percy Chubb
Glen Cove
James W Grover Retires After Long Public Service
James W Grover aged 80 retires as superintendent of the United States storehouse Jersey City after a federal career begun in 1861. He was appointed by President Lincoln and kept his post through party changes due to friendship with President Cleveland. The president’s name Stephen Grover honors his grandfather.
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