Actors in Roles of Women and the Rise of Masculine Impersonation
The piece surveys feminine impersonation on stage from Elizabethan times to today, noting few performers like Etienne Girardot and Julian Eltinge still succeed in serious female parts. It contrasts rising acceptance of women in male roles by actresses such as Sarah Bernhardt, Maude Adams, Henrietta Crosman, and Mabel Hackney with the dwindling, highly scrutinized niche of male impersonators.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Etienne Girardot
Julian Eltinge
Plaud
Girardot
Charlie
Russell Brothers
Eddie Foy
Harry Bulger
Eltinge
Sarah Bernhardt
Striplings
Hamlet
Cyrano
Maude Adams
B'Aiglon
Destiny and critics clash on first night scene
A young actress, in stock for two years, watches New York critics with serious faces. She notes a difference as a critic in her town, who once faced dismissal for writing about plays, becomes a dramatic critic because the theater needs one. The exchange hints at tensions between local and city press.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Eritic
Efstar
Rose Stahl’s First Stage Laugh Over Eggs Line
Rose Stahl recounts her first stage experience with a traveling company. She describes a single-standby role, learning two lines, and a comic mishap when she forgot a cue and delivered a grocer eggs line to wild audience laughter, earning lasting ribbing from the company.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rose Stahl
Kiddo
Gossip of the Stage Anticipates Tours and New Plays
Englishman s House set for tour. Enrico Caruso sails for Europe to rest. Florente Roberts finishes a Canadian run in The House of Bondage. Grace Van Studdiford continues The Golden Butterfly until mid June. D Annunzio s Pedra faltered in Milan. Peer Gynt stars Louis Jamea s company with 50 plus cast. W J Hurlburt plans a Pay for Phoebe Davis produced by Joseph Grismer. Tddis by Roy Horman to be staged next season. G Bernard Shaw works on a London production described as a short dramatic sermon of theological character.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Enrico Caruso
Europe
Florente Roberts
Canada
Grace van Studdiford
D’annunzio
Phedra
Milan
Peer Gynt
Ibsen
Louis Jamea
W. J. Hurlburt
Phoebe Davis
Walter N. Lawrence
London
Afternoon Theater
Ths
Woman, 68, Bride for Tenth Time in Evansville
Evansville Indiana tale of Polly Weed Baker, 68, who wed her tenth husband Simon Shippert after seven prior marriages. She recalls a history of divorces, a mysterious death, and a suicide by poison. She remains active, milks cows, and tends her Newburg property with no help.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Evansville
Ind
Polly Weed Baker
Newburg
Simon Shippert
Burington
Burlington
William Baker
Baker
Henry Fuquay
James Fuquay
James Henry Robinson
Warrick County
George S. Boyden
S. R. Weed
Biras
Boyden
R. B. Howards
Newbury
Rescued From Vault By Telegraph Code In Midnight Save
In St Louis, telegraph operator Cora Benson used Morse code tapped on a steel vault door to relay the safe combination to cler k Bonneville, who was trapped in an air tight vault behind the hotel counter. Mail clerk Jack Shannon had bolted the vault with Bonneville inside, prompting Benson to signal from outside and avert a disaster. Bonneville and Benson downplayed the rescue, joking about its significance.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
St. Louis
Cora Benson
Planters
Bonneville
Jack Shannon
Bonnneville
Shannon
Miss Benson
Migs Benson
Three Year Old Boy Delays Belleville Train
A three year old son of Antonio Steffanelli wandered onto the Greenwood Lake branch in Silver Lake, Belleville New Jersey dragging a battered lin horse. He stood between the rails as the Erle railroad engine approached and caused the train to stop. Passengers alighted thinking a disaster loomed while the boy fought to avoid removal but was eventually moved aside by a trainman. The event sparked merriment once the situation was understood.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Greenwood Lake
Erle
Siiver Lake
Belleville
N. J
Antonio Steffanelli
Rampaging bull shot after spree in Jersey City business district
A large bull escaped from its keeper near Washington and Bay streets, Jersey City. It charged a woman in a red dress, knocked her down, trampled others, and rammed into two schoolchildren. The beast injured several, forced hundreds back to a school, damaged a fish store and a tailor shop, and was finally killed after 16 shots from a patrol wagon.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Washington and
Bay Streets
Jersey City
Home made curtains and screens for bedroom comfort
The article favors cretonne and dimity curtains for small windows, cheap crash for filters, and white bed spreads. It recommends storing lingerie in dower boxes, shirtwaist boxes with cushions, and using packing boxes as winter chests. It notes screens can be homemade with wood strips and hinges to provide privacy and light control.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bessie Blanchard
the Home Magazine
Miladi
New Waist Line Adjusts Fashionable Fit Rule
The average waist line is described as three inches above the true waist, excluding the empire line. This notation reflects a historic measure used to determine silhouette proportions in fashion discourse of the period.
Skirt Drapery Trends Show Toward Fuller Silhouettes
The era's fashion notes reveal a growing emphasis on fullness in skirts with drapery hints. Designers favor volume, creating a softer line and a more generous outline across ensembles. Local style curators highlight the shift toward abundant fabric and shaping details.
Fashion Note: New ecru pique wool street suit gains traction
A New York Press summary describes an innovative street suit blending ecru pique with wool. The outfit features piqué collars cuffs and panels on a long line three piece coat with gold braid accents, Henrietta cloth foundation, and a silk waist. Also mentions straw hat brims shrinking to two inches or absent.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Paris
New York Press
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