Laughing Lulu Glaser Dons Men’s Garb In Rehearsal
The article recounts Laughing Lulu Glaser wearing boys clothes during a rehearsal for Mlle Mischief, explains she did so to test a men’s role as stage director, and notes others misread her motives while she promises to return to being a proper lady. It also recounts Mary Mannering’s account of illness from chicken pox and measles leading to her stage debut and early schooling disruption, with Bellew and Potter connections and the Hero and Leander origin story.
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Lulu Glaser
Mary Mannering
Miss Glaser
Mlle
Kyrle, Bellew
Hero
Leander
Ben
Glimpses of the Stage and theater plans
Eddie Foy enters vaudeville with a Hamlet burlesque. The Cheesiest Way tops recent New York burlesques. The Motor Girl is a Shubert summer musical. Jefferson may tour vaudeville in condensed form. Faversham and Opp spend summer in Sussex with family. Hackett to star next season under Frohman. Bill Truetell to be staged west fall. Maja d Alcarez joins new vaudeville act. D An nunzio’s Ferrra staged in Milan. 17 days. Maude Adams’ What Every Woman Knows runs six months in New York. Ibsen’s The King staged in Berlin.
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Eddie Foy
New York
Shuberts
Thomas Jefferson
William Faversham
Julie Opp
Sussex
England
Ames K. Hackett
Charles Frohman
Bill Truetell
West Fall
Miscppi
Froelich
Metropolitan Opera House
Maja‘ d'Alcarez
Gabriel d’Annunzio
Ferra
Milan
Italy
D’annunzio
Maude Adams
Empire Theater
Ibsen
Berlin
Truly a Deadhead and Mantell’s gift of theater favors
Robert Mantell has long granted requests for theater pairs to a dying acquaintance. Two seasons ago the patient, in a hospital note, asked Mantell to send a pair for game night before death. Mantell arranged tickets for the New Amsterdam engagement, despite the illness and funeral plans.
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Robert Mantell
New Amsterdam
Mantell
Applegate
Mr. Mantell
62‑Year‑Old Mrs Gates Sits on Burglar in Chicago Home
Mrs Mathilda Gates aged 62 in Chicago overpowered an alleged burglar at No 111 Honore Street. She described how she grabbed him by the chest and finally sat on him after a struggle that included broken glass and a carpet trip. A neighbor and carpenters aided until police arrived.
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Chicago
Mathilda Gates
Honore Street
Hen on Golf Ball Hatches Quotation Kitten?
St Louis county spinster hen mothering five kittens she believes hatched from a golf ball. The true mother, a black and white cat, protests custody while Tabby the cat fights for position. owner George W. Kriegsmann of Webster Park watches the comical dispute unfold as the nest becomes a battleground between birds and feline."
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St. Louis
St. Louis County
Tabby
Biddy
George W. Kriegsmann
Webster Park
Girl saves family after storm wrecks Bowden home
In Bowden near 15 year old Mamie Price is praised for rescuing her family from a storm wreckage. She freed her father by severing a mangled arm with an ax after applying a tourniquet and guiding others to safety. Doctors expect recovery. a Carnegie hero medal is sought. Also noted, Mrs Laupaule Orbe is fined ten days in jail for witchcraft accusations in Butler.
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Bowden
Mamie Price
Price
Laupaule Orbe
Julia Kroner
Orber
Penalty of Fame and a Daughter's Novel Fear
A dialogue about a daughter writing a novel, fearing public shock either way. If she fails, she will be broken-hearted. if she succeeds, people will be shocked by what she knows and says. The exchange centers on parental concern and the social consequences of a daughter’s literary ambition.
Trousseau Motifs Embroidery For Bridal Lingerie Designs
Delicate bridal lingerie fashioned with ribbons laces and fairylike embroideries on sheer lawns batistes and mulls all handmade with fine entre deux sewing. Embroidery motifs are shown for tracing after cutting and scalloped edges may be left raw if the wearer prefers. Three scallop examples illustrate how to apply motifs and finish the garments with buttonhole stitches.
Powder Puff Holder for Travelers
Make a dainty powder puff bag from pasteboard circles four and three inches in diameter, a three inch bone ring as a lid, and silk with cotton batting. Assemble by wrapping, gathering, and fastenings to form a collapsible, lighter case for powder and puff for travel.
New Factlone Watches Charms Girls With Tiny Locks
Girls are entranced by a new miniature watch craze described as 80 microscopic items worn like lockets. Designs range from jewel-encrusted to plain metal, including a thin gold open-faced model with the wearer’s initial in turquoise set with Argold and turquoise chain.
Novel Belt With A Border For Linen Belts
A linen belt casing with a colored mercerized cotton border, matching a heavy rib bon belt. The casing is wider, with irregular edge and embroidered medallions. Edges and medallions use buttonhole stitch. slides form over the belt. Satin stitch flowers and casein with clover and chestnut motifs suitable for green or brown belts.
Black chiffon gown with silver embroidery and accessories
A recently seen gown features black chiffon over a white satin sheath. It is richly embroidered in silver with longitudinal silver trim and round motifs. The ensemble includes silver embroidered cap sleeves, white bow puffs, a red flower corsage, and a large black hat with patrick plumes.
Weight a Hat Why Not Try Lead Weighting
A humorous tip advises women to weight the right side of their hats with lead to keep headgear straight. The suggestion claims this simple fix will prevent rakish tilting and align with conventional expectations for hat wear.
Nail Polish In Tubes Hits The Market Art Anew
A new toilet novelty presents nail polish in a tube that presses out like pigment. The cream to squidlike polish applies smoothly with a nickel plated case and a pullout cap. An ejector mechanism helps dispense the enamel.
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Charming
Marguerite Clark
DeWolf Hopper
Father
Trousseau
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