Opera News and Theatre Notes from Early 1900s
Belgian composer Jean van den Eeden completes a four act opera text by Michel Carre and O Narey. The Oga lallas flops in New York despite excellent music. Henry Pettitt's A Woman's Revenge fails at the American theater in New York. Rodrigues Ottolengus adapters Love's Extract slated for Fifth Avenue theater on March 12. May Brookyn, who died in San Francisco, left no property. Queen Victoria’s full title is listed as Victoria of the United Kingdom and other realms with defender of the faith and empress of India appended.
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Jean van den Eeden
Michel Carre
O. Narey
Bostonians
New Opera
New York
Henry Pettitt
London
American Theater
Rodrigues Ottolengus
Fifth Avenue Theater
May Brookyn
San Francisco
I Elopes in Blue Dress and Moonlit Chase
A narrator recounts glimpsing Mollie in a blue frock hanging laundry near a rural town. He recalls stalking her, planning to act, and later schemes to uncover her identity while dodging danger and a dramatic night involving a boa constrictor and a freight car. The tale centers on his fascination with the girl in blue and his intent to reveal her.
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Mollie
Chewborn
Girl In Blue
Boston
Sam
Deacon Stackpole
Stackpole
Mrs. Grubb
Jim Stokes
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Courage to marry under the old man's gaze and a daring rescue
Sam Thorpe, an engineer on the 47, pursues Mollie Stackpole against her stern grandfather's objections. He plots a bold plan to marry by locomotive across a side track, using a plank bridge to carry Mollie to safety. Grandfather forgives Mollie. Tom's sons remain distant, while the couple builds a life with their two boys.
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Mollie
Sam Thorpe
Chewboro
Stackpole
Maine
Tom
Bije
Deacon Stackpole
Sam
Grandfather
Abijah
Uncle Tom
Blackpole
Thomas Stackpole
Joe McDonald
Grandfather Stackpole
Express
Hartford Times
Nurturing a Child's First Word Truths
A Boston Transcript quote on a mother gently teaching her baby language. She starts with "bow wow" then "dog gie" before finally revealing the full term "dog" as the child matures. The piece emphasizes gradual exposure to truth and the care needed to avoid overwhelming a developing mind.
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Boston Transcript
An Easier Plan Story Exchange
A humorous exchange contrasts customs in Norway and America. A daughter notes Norwegian marriage linen duties while the mother smiles at an American shortcut willingness, highlighting cross cultural differences and a joke about simplifying tasks.
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Norway
Convict's Clever Escape Across Frozen Hudson
The oldest Sing Sing inmates recall a jailbreak when a prisoner feigned skating ignorance to nab guard skates. He bolted across the ice to Rockland County, pursued by guards with skates, escaping unseen before dawn. The New York Times reports the daring breakout as one of the prison's cleverest.
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Sing Sing
Hudson
South
New York
Rockland County
New York Times
A Horse's Sense of Locality
A Maine born colt from Aroostook County proves remarkable in memory. Sold early to a Houston physician, he served in the Civil War with his master, surviving the Red River expedition and other trials before returning to Maine. On the final journey home he navigates back to the old farmhouse with perfect bearing.
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Aroostook County
Maine
Houston
Red River
Houlton
Aroostook
Lewiston
Two Swedes Race Ferry To Beat Time
In Ashland Wisconsin two Swedish workers rushed to board a small ferry as its whistle blew. Peter Peterson made it aboard but Ole Olson fell behind by about 26 feet. Peterson shouted to Olson to make it in two jumps, echoing a Ram's Horn remark.
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Ashland
Wis
Sweden
Peter Peterson
Ole Olson
Peter
The Right Size of Extinguisher
A garbled Chicago Record fragment references an extinguisher scene with phrases like Mi se Caustique and an atomizer plea, hinting at a chaotic artsy or comic snippet.
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Chicago
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