Sheridan's School for Scandal In Daly's Boston Remix
Sheridan’s play is altered by Augustin Daly into six acts and rearranged scenes at Louis Street Theatre Boston. Critics find the format harms the balance of the comedy while admiring Ada Rehan and Drew but fault most cast work and the overall adaptation.
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School For Scandal
Boston
Ilouis Street
New York Daly Press
Winter
Daly
Mr. Daly
Letitia Piper
Sir Peter Teazle
Sir Peter
Sheridan
Ada Rehan
Lady Teazle
Lady Teazie
Mr. Drew
Charles Surface
Boston Post Publishing Rates and Address Notice
The Boston Post announces subscription prices for daily and weekly editions and provides a change of address procedure. It lists rates for one year and six months and notes payment by mail order to the Post Publishing Company. The address and publisher details appear with mailing and delivery instructions.
Amusements Today In Boston Theatres
Editor notes demand full names and addresses with submissions. Amusements listed include Lydia Thompson in The Dazzler at Marmont Theatre, School for Scandal with Augustin Daly at Hollis Street, The Hornet's Nest at Gore Theatre, Wolves of New York at Boston Theatre, A Night's Frolic with Helen Barry at Park Theatre, The Three Guardmen with Salvini at Grand Opera House, The Indian Mail Carrier at Howard Amenaca, and Go-Won-Go Monawk at Howard Street.
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Tarmont Theatre
Tremont Street
Lydia Thompson
Howard Amenaca
Howard Street
Indian Mail Carrier
Immigrant Arrivals at Atlantic Ports to May 23 1911
Immigrants arriving at Atlantic ports for the year so far total 240,983 with weekly figures ending May 23 showing Baltimore 1,450 Boston 1,758 New York 5? and Philadelphia totals. The article notes additional arrivals from New Orleans San Francisco and uncounted routes via British North American Provinces and Mexico.
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New Orleans
San Francisco
Mexico
Baltimore
Boston
New York
Philadelphia
Immigration and Good Citizenship Debate
At an annual meeting of the Society for the Promotion of Good Citizenship Mr Curtis Guild Jr read a paper on immigration urging pre departure examination of intending immigrants to safeguard citizenship. He warned that relying on post arrival checks is insufficient and called for action as immigration numbers threaten Boston's population.
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Society For the Promotion of Good Citizenship
Curtis Guild, Jr
GuiLp
Guild
Boston
Tariff Talk Hits Tin Plate Supply in Boston Dealers Fight
The piece notes the canning industry will bear steep costs from a Republican tariff of about 1.30 per box and still lack a full tin plate supply. Boston dealers see no relief, scoff at supposed US tin plate factories, and dismiss tariff rhetoric as imagined.
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Boston
United States
Park funding debate aims for prudent use of Boston loan
City eyes 700000 borrowed for park work this year and more in four years while urging restraint. Proposals emphasize finishing existing projects, avoiding wasteful driveways, and expanding open spaces, land purchase, and park access for public health and comfort. The piece also touches on Chautauqua programs and lecturer quality.
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Boston
Back Bay
Board of Aldermen
Charlestown
Park Commissioners
Tin-Plate Import Surge and Tariff Effects in Boston
The inquiry among tin plate importers shows a sharp rise in foreign tin plate at Boston ports, 22,055,782 pounds valued at 807,810 for seven months to May 1, up from 13,108,000 pounds valued at 448,115 a year earlier. Dealers estimate $5,000,000 in extra British manufacturer profits and predict coke prices rising to 5.75 to 6.00, with a looming tin plate shortage within sixty days after the tariff from July 1 takes effect.
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Boston
New York
England
Chautauqua School Promises Rigorous Vacation Study
The Chautauqua school for summer study opens July 1 and runs four to five weeks with lectures ranging from Hebrew to boxing, painting on china, Homer and Sophocles to letter writing. Aimed chiefly at teachers, its "retreat" emphasizes concentrated training on life and its laws, despite questions about feasibility in such a short period.
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Chautauqua School
College of Liberal Arts
Sophocles
Farmer laments tax burden as village utilities aid town
A farmer argues taxes fund water works and public services benefiting a nearby manufacturing village, not his distant farm. He warns against rural taxes rising if villagers gain electric lighting powers while endorsing a broader social aim of shared public goods and market benefits from improved local prosperity.
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Field’s Corner
Boston
Jerry Simpson Sways with Third Party Opposition
Jerry Simpson's stance against the third party movement has undercut his standing with the Farmers' Alliance. The fall in popularity rested on a belief he wore no stockings, a notion now deemed unfounded, leaving him with little to lose but going barefoot.
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Jerry Simpson
Third Party
Farmers’ Alliance
Presbyterian Assembly Considers Snake Emblem Seal
In Detroit a large group of Presbyterian brethren debates using the snake as the General Assembly seal. Dr. McCook advocates adoption citing symbolic reference but the creature also evokes eternity and delirium tremens.
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Detroit
General Assembly
McCook
Old East India merchants lament the modern trade shift
In Boston a writer rebukes the confounded cable era where producers whisper prices to consumers in hours, knocking the middle man aside. He laments old merchants losing status, urges dying in harness, and muses that wealth should fuel hobbies or studies beyond trade.
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Jim
Fogg
India
Banished Butler Disrupts An English Host's Jest
An English butler's overzealous laughter and boisterous jokes at a gathering disrupt cordial relations with a master. The guest’s merriment, aided by accomplices and liquor, leads to indignation and the butler’s banishment to the pantry or servants hall, highlighting tensions between wit, status, and fiduciary trust at the tavern.
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Bulder
Quips and Quips of Readers from a Dated Column
A miscellany of brief witticisms and snippets from letters and conversations. Forger, a bank, and leadership ideas intermingle with humorous exchanges about insurance, bookkeepers, and managers. Includes a postal notice from Auburn and a Sunday worm-digging anecdote from a pastor.
A Farmer Speaks on Taxation and Municipal Utilities
A farmer from a distant town argues that village water and planned town electric plants raise taxes on farms. He complains benefits go to villagers, while farmers pay. He warns lawmakers favoring municipal utilities may boost voter-influenced spending and urges farmers to act at elections.
Longfellow Scholarship for New England Men
The Longfellow scholarship, founded by Ernest W. Longfellow in 1888, funds three years of European art study for residents under 30 in New England. An exam will be held at the Museum of Fine Arts studio the week of June 8. Applications and full conditions are available from the museum director. entries must be filed by 4 p.m. June 3.
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Longfellow A
Ernest W. Longfellow
Museum of Fine Arts
New England
Europe
Boston
Bonaparte Nominated by Harvard Overseers Group
Charles J. Bonaparte, 71, was heavily endorsed for nomination to the Harvard Board of Overseers at a New York graduates meeting and Harvard Club of Maryland Executive Committee session, with a vote to recommend to the graduates of the college.
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Harvard Board OF Overseers
Charles J. Bonaparte
Harvard Poliee
New York
Harvard Club of
Maryland
Bonaparte
The
Colone
Sherman Eulogy Postponed By Boston City Committee
The Boston eulogy for General William Tecumseh Sherman has been delayed to the last week of September to accommodate General Joseph K. Hawley who will deliver the oration.
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Sherman
City of Boston
W. T. Sherman
Joseph KR. Hawley
Hornet's Nest at Globe Theatre in Boston Drama Review
The John Stetson Comedy Company staged The Hornet's Nest at the Globe Theatre in Boston. A three act farce mixing threads from A Case for Divorce and Le Process Veaurdaieux, with two couples and a theatre setting, received mixed notices as the cast led by Miss Dickson and others drew applause amid overall dullness. Performances continue through the week with matinees Wednesday and Saturday.
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Boston
Globe Theatre
John Stetson
Louise Allen
Ben Lodes
Lanust
Miss Dickson
Jussie Lampard
Rica Allen
J. J. Jennings
G. Boniface, Jr
K. Carroll
Ben Lodge
Salvini Repeats Boston Triumph In Grand Opera House
Alexander Salvini’s performance of D’Artagnan in The Three Guardsmen drew an enthusiastic Grand Opera House crowd. He showed marked improvement since his last Boston visit with finish and careful study evident in the gambling scene. Supporting cast Miss Keile Archer as Ann of Austria and Mr. Ben Johnson as Cardinal Richelieu received praise, while Miss Augusta de Forest as Lady de Winter and Miss Maud Dixon as Constance impressed. The company was well-balanced and capable. the play runs nightly all week with Thursday and Saturday matinees.
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Alexander Salvini
Grand Opera House
D’ Artagnan
Three Guardsmen
Keile Archer
Ann
Austria
Miss Archer
Ben Johnson
Cardinal Richelieu
Augusta de Forest
Lady de Winter
Miss Helen Barry Extends Run at Park Theatre
Miss Helen Barry’s comedy A Night's Frolic continues in Boston with crowds embracing the show. The popular performance, initially set for five weeks from April 20, has been extended by two weeks due to strong audience demand and high laughter from patrons.
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Helen Barry
Park ‘Theatre
Boston
Miss Barry
Night Frolics Marks Fifty Performances at Theater
On the fiftieth performance the management planned a fitting celebration for Wednesday evening June 3. A souvenir suitable for the occasion has been prepared. A Night's Frolic will be presented for the rest of this week and next week.
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Pany
Kellar At The Museum Opened Boston Summer Season
The Boston Museum inaugurated its summer season with Kellar the magician and his wife in a run of sleight of hand, mind reading and cabinet feats. Notable tricks included growing plants, card work, silk hat tricks, and spirit manifestations. Kellar stays three weeks, with a June 15 debut of the comic opera Nion.
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Kellar
Boston Museum
Lydia Thompson Stars in The Dazzler at Tremont Theatre
Lydia Thompson as Kitty Starlight in The Dazzler delights Tremont audiences after a Globe run. The cast earns praise for grace and vivacity amid a modest piece. The company is strong and the show runs this week only before Mary Lawman debuts on Monday in Vittoria.
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Lydia Thompson
Kitty Starlight
Tremont Theatre
Globe Theatre
Miss Thompson
Wolves of New York at Boston Theatre Enters Final Week
The Wolves of New York continues its second and final week at the Boston Theatre with performances again next Saturday night. Matinees are scheduled Wednesday and Saturday as audiences are urged to attend this melodrama featuring a strong cast. Mary Lawman makes her Tremont Theatre debut next week with Vittoria and During the Ball as curtain raiser. Sul Keene's benefit at Tremont next Sunday night is selling fast.
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the Wolves of
New York
Boston Theatre
Tremont Theatre
Mary Lawman
Vittoria
Mario Achard
Two Edged Sword Talk on Alliance and 1900 Race
Ex Congressmen Ewart of North Carolina predicts the Farmers Alliance could split Western states and aid Democratic gains, while warning the Alliance may be a future threat to both parties. He also weighs Cleveland as a likely next president and notes New York opposition but potential victory on a light platform.
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Washington
Ewart
North Carolina
South
New York
Cleveland
Farmers’ Alliance
Cooper Must Go in New York Appraisership Shakeup
Washington May 25 Special to the Post The exchange of appointees in New York appears imminent as Cooper’s removal is discussed. Senator Hiscock pressed for Abraham X. Parker a former four term Northern New York congressman to take the post while Miller faction backs Wilber the Treasury agent. Both Miller and Wilber attended in town amid talks tied to a Treasury broker order. Cooper’s friends concede his departure from the Custom House is inevitable.
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Washington
New York
Cooper
Senator Hiscock
White House
Abraham X. Parker
Parker
Congress
Miller
Wilber
The
Treasury
Mr. Miller
Foster
Custom House
Cattlemen to Blame for Indian Tensions on Tongue River
Captain E P Ewers reports from Tongue River that cattlemen are the real threat after the recent Indian war. He cites encroachment on lands within 200 miles of the agency and accuses ranchers of stirring up tribes by stealing land and blocking settlement.
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Cutcaco
E. P. Ewers
Tongue River
General Miles
Ewers
Tongue River Agency
Loss of Salt Lake Herald shifts Utah politics
A Salt Lake City despatch reports the control of the Salt Lake Herald has moved to Gentile ownership. The sale ends the paper's long role as a Mormon church voice and signals a shift to a strong Democratic stance pushing Utah into the Union.
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Chicagco
Salt Lake City
Utah
Ierest
Salt Lake
Velvet Department Weavers Strike at Crompton Mills
Twenty five weavers in the velvet department of Richmond Manufacturing Company at Crompton quit work over excessive fines. The new velvet division employs about 100 looms and 1000 workers overall in the mills. A complaint to the superintendent yielded no result, but managers expect a timely settlement as orders remain ahead.
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R. L
Richmond Manufacturing Company Mills
Crompton
Kieff Too Hot for the Jews Amid Expulsion Threats
From St Petersburg and London reports large scale police visits are planned in Kieff and suburbs targeting Hebrews. Authorities threaten imprisonment and expulsion to the Hebrew Pale, with General Ignatieff vowing harsh action. The Times Moscow correspondent notes distress over Goldberger who faced forced exit from Moscow.
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St. Petersnune
Hebrew Pale
Ignatieff
Kieff
London
The
Times’ Moscow
Herr Goldberger
International Bank of Berlin
Berlin
Mexican Finance Minister Dublan Near Death
In Mexico City on May 25 Senior Manuel Dublan the Finance Minister worsened after a relapse and his life is despaired of President Diaz remains watchful and many fear his death would be a severe loss to the country Rumors say Senor Matis Romero the Mexican Minister to Washington could be named Finance Minister if Dublan dies
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Chautauqua
City of
Mexico
Manuel Dublan
Diaz
Enor Dublan
Senor Dublan
Senor Matis Romero
Washington
Stolen Gloucester schooner Addie Emma recovered as prize
Halifax Nova Scotia May 25 reports the schooner Addie Emma of Gloucester Massachusetts stolen weeks ago by Captain Edward Worthley was found abandoned off Halifax Harbor by Lunenburg fishermen. The vessel was towed to Lunenburg as a prize. Worthley and his crew are missing.
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Halifax
N. 5
Addie Emma
Gloucester
Mass
Edward Worthley
Lunenburg
Halfax Harbor
Lunenbourg
Worthley
Mozambique peace pact to curb British Portuguese clashes
An official Beira dispatch reports the Governor General of Mozambique reached an agreement with the British Consul to prevent further conflicts between British and Portuguese forces. The accord aims to ensure smoother relations and reduce violence in the Pungwe region.
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Lispon
Beira
Mozambique
Lockout of London Carpenters Begins Amid Trade Tensions
A lockout of London carpenters began today leaving fifteen thousand men idle. Employers threaten to lock out masons, plasterers and workers in other building trades, signaling broad industry disruption across construction sectors.
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London Carpenters
London
Accident to the Veendam follows shaft breakage
Captain Roggeveen reports the Veendam left Rotterdam May 9 enjoyed calm seas until May 15 when a heavy blow split the shaft near the stern. Tow by Eva Fiandre began, a coupling failed, repairs completed after 24 hours, then the ship resumed at eight knots.
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New York
Roggeveen
Veendam
Rotterdam
Eva Fiandre
Philadelphia
Flandre
Worcester Man Sentenced for Embezzlement to Eighteen Months
In Worcester Judge Mason in the Superior Criminal Court sentenced Frederick Fuller to eighteen months in the House of Correction for embezzling $1000 from the American Express Company. Robert A Stanton received a reformatory sentence for embezzlement from the V Daniels-Cornell Company.
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Worcester
Mason
Superior Criminal Court Today
Frederick Fuller
House of Correction
American Express Company
Robert A. Stanton
Daniels-Cornell
Reformatory
Examiner of Would-Be Lawyers Appointed in Suffold County
Joseph B. Warner, partner in Myers and Warner, has been named examiner of candidates for admission to the suffold county bar, replacing resigned Louis D. Brandeis. Warner is a well known, highly regarded lawyer.
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Joseph B. Warner
Suffold County
Louis D. Brandeis
Warner
Myers & Warner
Books Received A long list of new titles
A scattered catalog of new books and authors across multiple publishers. Works include Beyond the Boorn, The Undiscovered Country by Amos K. Fiske, Impressions and Opinions by George Moore, The Oyster by William K. Brooks, The English Constitution translated by Isabel Baden, Riding and Polo, and many more.
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Amos K. Fiske
New York
Fords, Howard & Hulbert
George Moore
London
David Nutt
Boston
Little, Brown & Co
William K. Brooks
Baltimore
Johns Hopkins Press
Emile Boutmy
Isabel M. Baden
Frederick Pollock
Bart
M. A
Macmillan & Co
Robert Weir
Polo
J. Moray
Duke of Beaufort
Earl of Suffolk
Berkshire
Earl of Onslow
L. Anderson
Alfred E. T. Watson
Cyrus Edson
M.D
D. Appleton & Co
Gordon A. Southworth
F. K. Goddard
Leach, Shewell & Sanborn
Herbert Nichols
Henry Holt & Co
Oscar Wilde
Dodd, Mead & Co
Lewis Cass
Andrew McLaughlin
Houghton, Mithin & Co
Charles F. Richardson
G. P. Putnam’s Sons
Otello Cone
D. D
Howard W. Preston
G. P. Putnam ’S Sons
Berry Smith
D. C
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