Boston Woman's Success Leads Virginia Peninsula Town
Elizabeth S. Chadbourne of Boston founded Parksley in Virginia, driving its growth from a single farmhouse and station to a flourishing town. She serves as secretary, treasurer, and largest shareholder in the stock company, actively attracting investments and handling leases and deeds on the spot.
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Elizabeth S. Chadbourne
Boston
Georgia Cayvan
Parksley
Virginia
Miss Chadbourne
Chadbourne
Betsey
Davids
Barkises
Women Writers Hidden Behind Men’s Signatures
The piece argues theories on sex in art and the supposed artistic impulse in women. It notes how women authors using male pen names, like George Sand and George Eliot, rarely face gender suspicion until their true identities are revealed. It also praises women’s sympathetic view of men as human, often forgiving minor flaws and faults.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
George Sand
George Eliot
John Strange
Charles Egbert Craddock
Emancipation of Woman Brings Honorable Ownership Claim
Mr Carroll D Wright predicts industrial emancipation will lead to a frank admission by men that women own their own being fully. He argues women will use their minds under conditions that have benefited male relatives and that where skills match, honest competition will equalize pay and opportunity.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Carroll D. Wright
Accomplished Royalty Sends Handiwork to Columbian Fair
The English Queen and her daughters present linen woven by the Queen, sketches and watercolors, embroidery and a sailor's jersey by Princess Christian, and a carved chair by the Princess of Wales. Daughters contributed beaten brass, Sandringham School crafts, and more water colors, showcasing refined royal handiwork and industry.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Christian
Princess of Wales
Sandringham
Pansy Themed Novelty Watch Described in Detail
A late design showcases a dark purple pansy novelty watch with yellow tipped petals. The case is dark purple enamelling and gold, sized like a real pansy, with the dial hidden until the case opens. It attaches to the dress by a small pansy pin.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pia
Teach Girls How to Use Money in a Woman’s Century
From Harper’s Bazar, a call to include money management in girls education. It argues women will increasingly be earners and need knowledge of finances to avoid vulnerability to cheats and to participate confidently in business and investments.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harper’s Bazar
Mars
Crinoline Rise Promises Fashion Citywide Change
A New York World note predicts fashion upheaval as crinoline returns. Skirts will flare with ruffles from hem to waist, demanding wider streets and bigger buses to accommodate fashionable crowds. Married couples face higher costs as dress shapes grow elaborate, with merchants anticipating a spike in demand and disruption to daily life.
A Modest Heroine Receives Legion of Honor
Mme. Brochard, sub superintendent of Lenon Hospital, was awarded the Legion of Honor for faithful service during the cholera epidemic. She hid the red rib bon beneath her dress, shy to be singled out and insisting she had no greater right than others to the honor.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mme. Brochard
Lenon Hospital
Legion of Honor
Queer Trinkets From Odd Personal Mementos
A New York woman wears a ring containing her first baby's tooth set in a circle of diamonds. A London noblewoman wears a bracelet with a tooth from her poodle. A boudoir rug uses a beloved horse skin and a taxidermed pug decorates a writing table.
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New York
London
Controversy Over Women Admission at Milan Philological Society
The Milan Philological Society encounters a heated clash over admitting women. A prominent doctor opposed the move, arguing women would be reluctant company for serious scholars and dangerously alluring to younger men.
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Milan Philological Society
County Fair and Temperance Town Draw Big Audiences
The Columbia Theatre revival of The County Fair by Burge ss drew an enthusiastic homecoming crowd with Mae Branson Eileen and Vaughan receiving ovations. Hoyts A Temperance Town at Park Theatre enters its tenth week with stellar company led by George Richards and Eugene Canfield. The Boston Theatre presented The Country Circus with Tony Barnumd and Gifted Perkins earning praise as the four week run begins.
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Columbia Theatre
Miss Vaughan
Mae Branson
Eileen
Hoyt
Park Theatre
George Richards
Eugene Canfield
Essrs. Hoyt & Thomas
Boston
Country Circus
Frank Tannehill, Jr
Tony Barnumd
C. B. Hawkins
Perkins
Marlo
Dunham
Conrad
Tramp
Edith Sinclair Joins Bridge in Fresh Rice Comedy Revival
The troupe greets Edith Sinclair in the Bridge role with praise for her stage presence. The production, praised for freshness, features new costumes and dance by Regaloncita, Branson's new song Chappies, Karl as the Royal Herald, and Sinclair's In New York. Anniversaries include 1492 and Rice's Surprise Party milestone on Feb 15.
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Karl
Favor
Harlow
Kirke
Walton
Slavin
Edgerly
Signor Perugini
Edith Sinclair
Bridge
Miss Sinclair
The
Park
Tremont
Annie Rooney
Miss Branson
Mr. Rice
Rice
The County Fair at Tremont Delights Boston Audience
Nell Burgess stars in The County Fair at Tremont with an ingenious race scene showing moving fences and gears. Neil Burgess as Aunt Abbie leads a wholesome merry tale, supported by Thomas McGrath and Fanchon Campbell in refreshed roles as Otis Tucker and Sally Greenaway.
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Nell Burgess
Tremont
Neil Burgess
Abbie
Boston
Otis Tucker
Fischer
Thomas McGrath
Fanchon Campbell
Sally Greenaway
Annie Blanche
Taggs
Joel Bartlett
Frederick Perry
Lion Tamer Opens Third Week At Globe Theatre
Francis Wilson’s Lion Tamer continues to draw crowds at the Globe Theatre as audiences applaud his circus themed performance. Lulu Glaser impresses as the soubrette with graceful charm and the duet The Country Band receives repeated encores amid lively scenes and Wilsonesque dialogue.
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Isle of Lillipotu
Francis Wilson
Globe Theatre
Wilson
Lulu Glaser
Boston
Francis Wison
Francis Wilson and Company
Broadway
New York
Old Jed Prouty at Bowdoin Square Theater
Richard Golden’s wholesome portrayal of a rural New England man delights a Bowdoin Square audience. The play’s true, homely rural scenes and the Bucksport quartet’s voices, plus Alice Pleasants and Olive Smith dancing, please a large crowd. The run in Boston lasts only a week, drawing many to renew acquaintance with the character.
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Jed Preuty
Bowdoin Square
Richard Golden
Mr. Golden
Bucksport
Alice Pleasants
Little Olive Smith
Jed Prouty
Boston
Museum presents closing week of two plays and upcoming Parvenu run
The Museum opened the closing week of Good-Bye and Faithful James to a large audience despite bad weather. A limited run of The Parvenu begins Monday February 13 with a well‑mounted cast. Shore Acres follows on February 20 featuring James A. Tonn Herne Harris and the Museum company with elaborate scenic effects.
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James
Museum
Shore Acres
New England
James A. Tonn
Herne
William Harris
John Drew Delights Crowds In Masked Ball Run
Opening night at Hollis Street Theatre featured John Drew in The Masked Ball with seven curtain calls. The play and star drew packed houses, keeping audiences steady and the theatre at full capacity throughout the engagement.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John Drew
Hollis Street Theatre
Mr. Drew
Siberia at Grand Opera delights Boston audience
Bartley Campbell's melodrama Siberia played last night at the Grand Opera, with a strong Boston reputation. C. C. Brandt W. H. Sheldon Edwin Bethel W. T. Doyle C. B. Waite Esther Lyons Gertie Liddy and others led a large cast as the grand stage and scenery impressed a crowded, enthusiastic house.
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Bartley Campbell
Siberia
Grand Opera
Boston
C. C. Brandt
W.H. Sheldon
Edwin Bethel
W. T. Doyle
C. B. Waite
Esther Lyons
Gertie Liddy
May Howard Leads Lovel y Company At Howard Atheneum
May Howard headlines a bustling company visiting town at the Howard Atheneum. The all female act features the Washburn sisters plus Vede Mansfield and May Howard as favorites. The program includes Al Bellman Hanley Jarvis Charley Bank Dave and Fowler with a lively curtain rise to final. Reports of the Lyons Hogan battle were read during progress. A large audience waited to hear Griffin Murphy contest result.
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May Howard
Howard Atheneum
Washburn Sisters
Vede Mansfield
Washburn
al Bellman
Hanley
Jarvis
Charley Bank
Dave
Fowler
Coney Island
Sefton and Watsons at Lyceum weekly extravaganza
Sefton and Watsons big vaudeville company headlines at the Lyceum Theatre this week with many pretty girls, specialists and comedians in the merry extravaganzas Fidélia and Cristobella. Between them is a long vaudeville act. The Zanfretta troupe also performs the comical pantomime The Magic Trumpet with numerous new tricks and ludicrous situations.
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Sefton & Watson’s
Lyceum Theatre
Fidélia
Cristobella
Zanfretta
The South Before the War at Austin Palace Theatre
The Palace Theatre in Austin showcases The South Before the War for a one week engagement. The bill features plantation sketches led by Under the Southern Sun by Charles Howard, with Buckingham Eclipse Twilight Quartets and numerous dancers. A cake walk prize contest runs twice daily with entry sought. Colonel Charles Smith of Mobile serves as master of ceremonies. Ber toto performs twice daily with new dances.
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Austin
Palace Theatre
Charles Howard
de Buckingham
Eclipse
Twilight
Charles Smith
Mobile
Bertoto
Miss Frankie Bell Leads Boston Opening at Grand Museum
Standing room was at a premium at the Grand Museum as Roland Reed's Hum bug played with Miss Frankie Bell in her first Boston appearance as Mrs Ponsby. Little Charlotte as Freddy impressed, new scenery and costumes highlighted a long stage show from 1 to 10 30 p m. The same bill runs this week only.
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Grand Museum
Dover
Washington Streets
Roland Reed
Boston
Frankie Bell
Lothrop
Belli
Krao Returns for Second Week at Stone Shaw House
Krao the enigmatic performer begins the second and final week of her engagement at Messrs. Stone and Shaw's. Her ape like features and cheek pouches intrigue audiences. The lecture hall lineup includes George Whistler aquatic star, Neapolitan lady musicians, Walter Wentworth, Eilleen Grantley, Henrietta Moretz, Doliie Shannon, and the German midget.
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Krao
Messrs
Stone & Shaw
George Whistler
Walter Wentworth
America
Eilleen Grantley
Henrietta Moretz
Doliie Shannon
Burlesque armor and acting school notes in Boston brief
The piece describes heavy theatrical armor for forty robbers in Ali Baba and a nine pound silver captain helm. It also notes Miss Lottie Dean Bradford opening the Columbus School of Acting at 181 Tremont Street with elocution and dramatic art instruction. Lieutenant Peary will deliver a matinee lecture at Tremont Temple, drawing large audiences and praise for Eskimo stories.
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Lottie Dean Bradford
Columbus School of Acting
Tremont Street
Lieutenant Peary
Tremont Temple
Peary
Ice
United States
Supreme Court
The Boston Young Men's Congress Meeting Highlights
The Boston Young Men's Congress held at Rathbone Hall on Washington street last night. A bill to extend civil service to all U S consulates was introduced. A negative committee report on abolishing capital punishment was debated with speeches by Carruthers Ennings Stevens Barnes Wagener Bancroft and others in the affirmative. The telegraphs and telephones nationalization bill moved to the front for next Monday, with future items on national quarantine voting penalties and preventing improper marriages.
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Boston Young Men’s Congress
Rathbone Hall
Washington Street
United States
Messrs. Carruthers
Ennings
Stevens
Barnes
Wagener
Bancroft
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