Turning Tables on a Kidder in Tom Jones at the Stage
The comic opera Tom Jones features Henry Norman as Squire Western countering John Bunny's practical joke with six brimming glasses. Bunny, as Gregory, drinks four and a half glasses, while the audience laughs, unaware of the stunt. The stage manager Bunny receives no reprimand. Denman Thompson returns to The Old Homestead. rural drama thrives with Shuberts reviving Shore Acres. Clyde Fitch and Henry Hamilton push rural pieces. Otis Skinner notes French rural works falter in Harvest. Old Kentucky endures with a strong rural backdrop.
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Tom Jones
Henry Norman
John Bunny
Mr. Norman
Squire Western
Mr. Bunny
Gregory
Bunny
Denman Thompson
Swansea
N. H
William A. Brady
Joseph Grismer
Shuberts
Shore Acres
Digby Bell
James A. Herne
London
Joseph Murray
Kerry
Ireland
Wilton Lackaye
Isle of Man
Hall Caine
Joshua Whitcomb
Clyde Fitch
Chicago
England
Henry Hamilton
Bohemia
John Boyle O’reilly
Otis Skinner
Ethel Barrymore
Old
Kentucky
United States
People and Plays Highlight New Productions and Departures
Denman Thompson buys Forest Farm Folks by Frank A Ferguson and Arnold Daly opens The Regeneration in Chicago. Frederick Thompson plans The Order of the Rose from Edwin Carpenter and Virginia Earle. George M. Cohan’s Yankee Prince set for Philadelphia debut. Tom Lewis roles in Little Johnny Jones. Clyde Fitch’s The Truth staged in Hamburg with Fraulein Planck-Wilt. Otis Skinner stays with The Honor of the Family in New York. John D. O’Hara shifts from Pegi Macree to Wild Fire with Lillian Russell, portraying Dr Woodhurst.
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Denman Thompson
Frank A. Ferguson
Arnold Daly
Owen Kildare
Walter Hackett
Mr. Kildare
Mamie Rose
Chicago
Frederick Thompson
Edwin Childs Carpenter
Philadelphia
Virginia Earle
George M. Cohan
Tom” Lewis
Little Johnny Jones
Clyde Fitch
Thalia Theater
Hamburg
Fraulein Planck-Wilt
Becky
Otis Skinner
Hudson Theater
New York
John D. O'Hara
Denis O'Sullivan
Pegey Macree
Lillian Russell
Mr. O'Hara
Dr. Woodhurst
It was waiting in the post office in a little Mississippi town
The anecdote relates Kyrle Bellew's tale The Thief in which an old negro tries to mail a heavy letter. The postmaster asks for an additional stamp while the man innocently asks if another stamp will make the letter lighter. The humor centers on a literal misunderstanding of stamp weight.
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Mississippi
Kyrle Bellew
Darkey
Miss Rose
Miss Doughface
Messrs. Smoothface & Punchett
Chicago
Ill
Chase
Mr. Bullwinkle
Atonographer Miss Rose Enters Rosewinkle & Cooley Office
A busy Chicago firm hires a new stenographer Miss Rose. She trades letters with Miss Doughface while the old boss Bullwinkle eyes her, then orders Miss Doughface back in and prepares a firm reply to a critical client.
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Mer. Bullwinkle
Mr. Bullwinkle
Tam
Miss Rose
Messrs. Smoothface & Punchett
Chicago
Charles Reade
Easy to Trace Origin of Words and Fabrics
Velvet named from velluto meaning shaggy mirrors the satin link to seta. Many textile names derive from places such as Fustat Cairo Mosul Damascus Cambrai and Milan. Silk derives from Seres, the Greek adaptation of the Chinese term for silk worm.
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Velluto
Fustat
Cairo
Mosul
Mesopotamia
Damascus
Cambrai
Milan
His Claim to Distinction
A newly arrived visitor finds Bob, busy building a gravel fort in the garden. When asked who he is the boy answers proudly that he is baby's brother, prompting a lighthearted moment from Youth's Companion.
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Bob
Baby
Province Lands Reclaimed on Cape Cod Across 500 Acres
Massachusetts work to bind Cape Cod Province Lands with beach grass shrubs and trees nears completion. Since 1893 about 350 acres have been stabilized with 170 acres remaining to be planted over the next three years. Revenue from cranberry bags shown a small return on investment.
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Provincetown
Mass
Massachusetts
Cape Cod
Commonwealth
Massachusetts Bay
Crown of England
Cape
Truro
Sahara
Brittany
Cape Hatteras
Virginia
Atlantic
One Egg a Day Is Boy's Diet in Philadelphia
Howard Elliott eight year old son of Mr and Mrs S W Elliott of North Uber street survives on one egg daily due to weak digestion. Doctors puzzled by the diet yet the youngster grows stronger and shows notable mental alertness. He outpaces peers in class and tries to play hard despite frail muscles and limited energy. Birthday celebrations drew many playmates to his home.
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Philadelphia
Howard
S. W. Elliott
North Uber Street
Howard Elliott
Million Point Cribbage Duel Lingers In Des Moines
In Des Moines Col. John C. Lopez and Milo Ward continue a seven year cribbage duel for a million points. With 460,284 to 455,234, they estimate finishing in 1915 after weekly 7:30 to 11 p.m. sessions. Both are prominent locals, sharing a 100000 point series and preserving relic boards and decks.
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Des Moines
John C. Lopez
Milo Ward
Loper
Polk County
The
Commercial Exchange
Lopez
Ward
Society woman tests Wu Ting Fang with pencil card
In San Francisco at the Fairmount, a young society woman asks Wu Ting Fang to write a message on a golden filigreed pencil card for her cook. The Chinese minister hesitates then starts to write but is interrupted by other women as the scene ends with her departure.
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San Francisco
Wu Ting Fang
Fairmount Hotel
Mr. Wu
Cradle Rocked Through Generations In Worthington Home
In Worthington Ohio a newborn, Edward Griswold McCullough, becomes the latest in a long line tied to the Griswold inn and its cradle. The cradle, brought by Ezra Griswold from Connecticut in 1806, may have rocked his great great grandfather, with baptism to feature a historic hand me down dress.
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Columbus
Old Connecticut
Edward Griswold McCullough
Earth
Old Griswold Inn
Worthington
Edward Miles McCullough
Harriet Griswold McCullough
Old
Griswold Inn
Ezra Griswold
Connecticut
Western Reserve
Ohio
Ezra
Griswold
Great West
George Griswold
Worthington Franklin Griswold
Harriet
McCullough
Must Win Child’s Love Custody Case Aims at Mildred
In Los Angeles Judge Monroe grants Jacob Schild custody of Mildred after a seven year pursuit from coast to coast. The bizarre ruling requires Schild to reside in Los Angeles, place Mildred with another woman, win her affection, and allow the mother to visit. Mrs. Anna Malody fainted when the decision was announced.
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Los Angeles
Cal
Jacob Schild
Minneapolis
Mildred
Atlantic
Pacific
Monroe
Schilb
Schild
Anna M. Malody
Two-Tailed Cow Sells At Wal dorf Story Farm Auction
A large Halifax crowd attended a Wal dorf Story farm sale last week to bid on Mr Story's famed two tailed cow. Baron von Thiessen, a Danish breeder, bought the animal for 74 dollars after spirited bidding. The cow reportedly kept steady milk output in summer while pests were distracted by its double tail.
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Halifax
Waldorf Story
Whisky Kits for Trains Urged by First Aid Society
Dr. Inslee H. Berry urged at the annual Society for Instruction in First Aid to the Injured that every New York train depart with a first aid kit including bandages whisky splints plasters and sterilized cotton. He noted hundreds of trained trainmen ready to use such supplies.
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New York
Inslee H. Berry
The
Society For
New York City
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Kidder
Walden Fawcett
Clarence Hall
Congress
Boy
Little Howard Elliott
Cook
Duan
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