Society Women and Bazaar Scandals in London Society
London society reports expose charity bazars as fronts for self serving stall holders. Duchess of Sutherland and other nobles allegedly use earnings to cover expenses, prompting calls to end bazaars for hospitals and charities. Public funds rerouted through personal accounts, with theater fundraisers replacing traditional fairs.
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London
Bootha
Tila
Duchess of Sutherland
Scotland
Mre
Yone
Bayara
Paget
Wilthe
Arthur James
Strong bill this week at the Forsyth Theater
Stuart the male Patt will headline the Keith vaudeville bill at Forsyth for the week starting Monday matinee with clever singing novelty numbers a sensational feature and drawing cards The bill also features OBrien Havel and Company with Miss Bessie Kyle plus Dooley and Stiles Randall Brothers and Dutton Shields and Rogers and more a lively program of novelty comedy and music in Atlanta.
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Stuart
Forsyth
America
Atlanta
New York
Anther
O’brien Havel and
Dainty Bessie Kyle
O’brien Havel
Miss Kyle
Dooley and Stiles
Fred Ward
Randall Brothers
Dutton
Shields
Rogers
A Winning Miss at Lyric Week of Big Musical Offering
The Lyric plans a major musical week with Boyle Woolfolk's A Winning Miss, touted as the largest Wells circuit show yet. Birmingham News cites a packed Bijou crowd and praises the company for tuneful numbers, bright scenes, and strong performances led by Max Bloom, Captain Mike McGinty, Clarence Backus, and Miss Goldsmith with Miss B DeVon delivering standout numbers.
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Lyric Theater
Wells
Boyle Woolfolk
Birmingham News
Jake Wells
Bijou
Max Bloom
Pinkerton Pink
Ae Kangee Lad Skipper
Max
Joe E. Qogjan
Aa Carntain
Mike McGinty
Nancy Lee
Zomeone
Clarence Backus
Miss Goldsmith
London Dinner Highlights Jacobs Cynical View Of Literature
London May 14 W W Jacobs headlined a dinner for the lord mayor of Liverpool. He joked that a literary career costs little to start and that no formal training or spelling is required if handwriting is poor. He noted prizes come after death and mocked critics, while recounting publisher ethics and Browning editor anecdotes. The piece also mentions Katherine Thurston’s divorce and a Soho life, ending with a review of Miss Manlove’s songs and a week of performances with an augmented orchestra.
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London
Liverpool
W. W. Jacobs
Oscar Browning
Fox
London Repository
Robert Browning
Pauline
Fox-Browning
W. J. Fox
Dr Garnett
National Biography
Gosse
Browning
Monthly Repository
Chesterton
Taits
Katherine Cecil Thurston
Charles Thurston
Mr. Thurston
Soho
Mr Broom
D Annunzio Dabbles In Vice To Secure Literary Material
London reports Signor Gabriele d Annunzio during a Paris stay studied the midinette as inspiration for Amaranta a tale of a young Italian woman seeking fortune in Paris and dabbling in Parisian vices while facing financial woes with creditors distraining on Villa Capponcina art and dogs. The piece also notes a Birmingham police literary burglary and Swedenborg Society centenary plans with historical references to blue stockings and cultural circles in Europe.
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London
Paris
Signor
Gabriele d’Annunzio
D’annunzio
Amerenta
Toya
Tenter
Annunzio
Bank of
Rome
Villa Capponcina
d’Annafisto
Florence
Pcet
Methuen
Wheeler
George II
Italy
Venice
France
Sydney Smith
Montague
England
Gentle Laxative for Children Promoted by Dr Caldwell
A historic ad-style promotion extols Dr Caldwell’s Syrup Pepsin as a gentle liquid laxative for children and all ages, claiming quick relief from constipation, liver trouble, and upset stomach. The lettered testimonials praise rapid, painless results and urge readers to request a free sample, then buy the remedy at fifty cents to a dollar per bottle.
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Caldwell
Roctor
Monticello
Ill
McKinley Dixon
G. W. Witten
Mingo
Dorothy
M. Johnson
Dayton &J
Kenosha
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Says W.W. Jacobs
Bernard Capes
Mesers
Chapman and Hall
Meredith
Mr. Capes
the Southern States Life
Wilmer L. Moore
Atlanta, Ga
S. H. Wolfe
Insurance Department
State of
Alabama
State of Alabama
Teo
The
Southern States Life Insurance Co
Atlanta GA
Wilmer SL. Moore
Thomas D. Meador
Frank T. Orme
Jackson & Orme
Joseph H. Williams
W. S. Kendrick
Robert F. Moore
Birmingham
Bath
Bristol
Longfellow
Charles Place
Ned Kelley
Jack Sheppard
Deeming
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Himalayas
Swedenborg
Swedenborg Society
T. Hartley
Northamptonshire
Heaven
Hell
Southampton Row
Rev
Hartle
Flaxman
Emerson
Coleridge
Henry Ward Beecher
Brownings
Swedenbors
Raphy
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