Isle of Spice to Open at New Noble Theatre
B C Whitneys company of seventy appears at the New Noble on December 30 in the musical extravaganza Isle of Spice. The show previously ran in Chicago Boston and New York City and is praised for novelty in its musical picture and a twelve girl pony ballet that charms audiences.
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Beauty Chorus
NEW Noble Theater
B. C. Whitney
Chicago
Boston
New York City
Majestic Theater
Isle of Spice
Jerome 90 Song Hits and Unique Dances
A review highlights the original production The Peer of All Musical Comedies featuring Jerome as lead performer. It notes the innovative dances and the overall stage spectacle that defines the show’s charm and era.
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Jerome
Mirthful Christmas Quip From Cousin Joe
A playful exchange has Cousin Joe remarking that any man eyeing Miss Sweet at Christmas would not need mistletoe for a kiss. The lighthearted quip captures holiday flirtation and family humor.
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Joe
Slang as She Is Slurry and the Live Wireless Quip
A Kansas City Times quip questions slang vs modern talk. The line contrasts a real live wire with a live wireless remark reflecting era humor and evolving language.
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Times
Kansas City Times
Mistletoe blushes as maiden confesses first kiss
A fragment describes mistletoe above a door and a maiden admitting she has never been kissed, as a judge note or caption accompanies the scene. The tone mimics sentimental holiday verse with quiet romance imagery.
Piles Cure Claim With PAZO Ointment Guarantee
Advertisement asserts PAZO Ointment cures itching bleeding or protruding piles in six to fourteen days or money back. Includes price of 50 cents and a sales guarantee.
Fate of the Oneida A Royal Navy Tragedy at Sea
The sloop Oneida was destroyed in 1860 near port by the British steamer Bombay. Most of the crew perished after distress calls went unanswered as the Bombay sailed away. The captain faced dismissal and social ostracism in Yokohama for refusing rescue to protect Lady Eyre aboard.
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Oneida
United Stattes
Bombays
Bombay
Bowbay
Eyre
Yokohama
Where Hypnotism Failed in a Midwestern Household
A mother recounts a party spectacle of mind influence where six girls purportedly bent minds to cause a man to stand on his head and others to lick water with a fork. Lysander Appleton returns home to a circle of sober daughters who demand payment, revealing a costly lesson in hypnotic suggestion.
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Daysey Mayme Appleton
Lysander John Appleton
Lysander John
Lysander Juba
Mrs. Appleton
Atchison Globe
Money Woes in a Scottish Lunatic Asylum Tale
In a village near Edinburgh a baker and his son face a quarrel over an advance payment for three months at a lunatic asylum. The old man dies soon after arrival, and the son seeks legal advice on recovering unused funds. A cautious lawyer advises delaying and finishing the term.
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Edinburgh
Great Light and Cornwall Smugglers Recital
The piece recalls Cornwall coast wrecks as wartime revenue and tells how locals taught children to pray while smugglers and smuggling history, including Rev. Hawker’s service with old Tristram, reflect on a life of drunkenness gambling and violence before reform.
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Cornwall
England
Hawker
Tristram Lentire
When Glasgow Gets the House Down in Burlesque
Arthur Roberts, playing Captain Crosstree in Black Eyed Susan at Glasgow, turned a botched scene into a hit by pretending drunken stagger, accidentally toppling scenery. He then addressed the audience with the line that captures Glasgow’s dining theatre charm.
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Arthur Roberts
Captain Crosstree
Glasgow
Crosstree
Roberts
The Generous Barber
A London Tatler snippet quirks a barber scene with Bea being cautious as a razor is used. The barber jokes he deducts a blacpenny for every cut and spoils a patron by leaving him with fourpence.
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Bea
London
Tatler
Might Be on One's Nose
A brief humorous exchange about optimism and a misfortune with gumboil. The sufferer laments while the optimist urges looking to the bright side despite a nose predicament.
Railman Contests Wife's Will After Her Death
A rail worker has decided to challenge his deceased wife’s will. His outspoken response questions the motive and courage behind the move, noting the wife’s passing as a premise for legal action.
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Railman
Poultry Expert Miss N Edwars Runs Large English Farm
Miss N Edwars of Coakley Gloucestershire is hailed as England’s top poultry authority. She has won over 1000 prizes and exported poultry worldwide. Beginning with twenty fowls her farm grew into one of the country’s largest, now selling eggs and stock birds for the general market.
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N. Edwars
Coakley
Gloustershire
England
Luxury Trains Arrive in China With Western Touches
The article describes Chinese trains fitted with leather compartments electric lights and lavatories. A push button service delivers food or refreshments and attendants provide polished grooming via hot towels perfumed with eau de Cologne.
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China
Amusement Turns To Mockery In Village Exchange
An amateur fisherman recounts catching a three pound trout yesterday and losing it to a bank as the village grocer wittily claims fixing a fish’s weight before landing cannot affect his standing in the Ananias club.
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Micair
Ananias Club
The Atmosphere Height Examined By Observers
The height of the atmosphere above earth remains uncertain as no one has reached far enough to determine its limit. Observers estimate it extends well beyond 60 miles above the earth and sea surface.
Capudine Advertises Quick Headache Relief
Capudine claims rapid relief from nervous headaches travel fatigue and stomach or female troubles. The advertisement touts liquid effects and urges readers to try Capudine as a remedy available from druggists.
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Capudine
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