Beyond Pardon at Bristol Opera House Impresses Few
Theodor Kremer’s Beyond Pardon was staged at the Bristol Opera House under F. G. Ross. The company, praised as a strong unit, drew a smaller crowd than deserved. Miss Hammond portrayed Velma with strong emotion, supported by Miss Lewis and Thomas Donnelly in singing. The piece and costumes earned wide praise, with hopes the troupe returns before season end. A Philadelphia Record quote on circus life follows, noting hardships and temptations of performers and canvasers alike.
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Theodore Kremer
F. G. Ross
Opera House
Miss Hammond
Velma
Miss Lewis
Thomas Donnelly
Messrs. Lannon
Vera
Philadelphia Record
Heart of Chicago melodrama at Bristol Opera House
Lincoln J. Carter presents The Heart of Chicago at the Bristol Opera House for one night Friday Oct 2. The sensational plot features fire and fair memories with stage effects rivaling major melodramas. A crooked partner is murdered during the Great Chicago Fire, later justice is served in a dramatic finale.
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Chicago
Lincoln J. Carter
Bristol Opera House
Masonic Temple
Mystic Midgets at the opera house this month
The Mystic Midgets perform on the 28th and 29th with a cast including characters from many nations and fantastical figures. The show features grand scenery, beautiful costumes, and changing color pictures. Reserved seats are on sale at C. W. Sparks' drug store.
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Opera
America
England
Ireland
Scotland
France
Spain
Italy
Germany
Russia
Japan
C. W. Sparks’ Drug Store
Italian Band Benefit and Bristol Opera House Schedule
A dated city events list for Columbia and Bristol detailing social at Columbia hall with the Italian Band benefit on Sept 19, a juvenile fairy opera The Mystic Midget at Bristol Opera House on Sept 28-29 by St. Mary’s Sunday school, and multiple shows at Bristol Opera House and Pokanoket Hall through Jan 12 featuring acts like Brindamour the Magician Maud Muller and Utah the Great Mormon play with dates in October November and January.
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Columbia Hall
Wood Street
Bristol Opera House
St. Mary’s Sunday School
Heart of Chicago
Second Regiment
Pokanoket Hall
Utah
Profitable Politeness at the French Custom House
An experienced traveler notes that knowledge of foreign manners greatly reduces nuisance at customs. Politeness helps pass through the douane in France, with phrases like Pardonnez moi a safe prelude to swift release. A light joke about importing goods can ease interaction, but politeness remains paramount.
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France
Small Plastic Judgments Insects and the Bees
A French neurologist observes ants and bees and argues for a middle ground between instinct and intelligence. He notes that insects show small plastic judgments guiding them past dangers and that bees’ memory for places cannot be fully explained by automatism.
Plowing the Water in Siberia for Platinum
A curious method along the Tura river in Tomsk Siberia uses a raft, an inclined gutter and an iron plow to scrape river bottom sand. The sand collects in a tub with pine boughs where platinum deposits. Local peasants profit from rich platinum in the river sands.
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Tura River
Tomsk
Siberia
Tura
Towro Pictures at Once Remains a Clever Quote
A London London M A P item notes a landscape painter dashing sun set colors from tube to palette to canvas in haste to capture the effect. A rustic bystander jokes that the artist is painting two pictures at once and prefers the one with the artist’s thumb showing through the paint.
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London
Death Ends Haydon's Struggle with Debt and Shame
The celebrated historical painter and writer Haydon, worn by debt and ingratitude, laid down his brush and, with a pistol, ended his life after finishing his last work Alfred and the Trial by Jury. His plea Stretch me no longer upon this rough world is noted as part of his final act.
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Haydon
Alfred
First Serious Trouble Between Couple Over Baptism
Mother questions Hortense about a quarrel with Harry. The young wife sobs that he criticizes her on the subject of baptism, though she says his complaints are not about her cooking. Chicago Tribune.
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Harry
Hortense
Chicago Tribune
The Disturbance's Cause in a Side Show Skeleton
In a comic scene a farmer questions the rattlesnakes in a side show while a lecturer explains the living skeleton suffers from the ague. The judge remarks the creature’s ailment is the presumed source of the alarm and amusement.
Fond Recollection in a Tender Married Exchange
A light exchange between a married couple recalls gifts before and after marriage. He jokes about previous offerings while she chides him for not bringing a box of candy. Their playful banter reveals affection and shared history.
A Good Big Figure from a witty exchange
A quotation compares Miss Milton to having fortune in her figure, not her face. The remark implies wealth or status is evident in appearance, sparking social humor about beauty and fortune.
Perry Couple Celebrates Twenty Fifth Anniversary
Mr and Mrs Charles V Perry observed the twenty fifth anniversary of their marriage at their Varnum Street home. Despite a storm the event drew a large attendance from out of town. The interior boasted flowers, and daughter Miss Mary I Perry helped greet guests. Mrs Perry wore her wedding white silk gown from a quarter century ago. Gifts included a silver loving cup from the National India Rubber Co foremen and clerks. Elizabeth Williams Mrs Emmons of Drownville and Mrs Merriman Mrs Trotter served refreshments.
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Charles Varnum Perry
Varnum Street
National India Rubber Co
Elizabeth Williams
E. F. Emmons
Drownville
A. M.merriman
W.R. Trotter
His Life Saved by Chamberlains Colic Cholera and Diarrhoea Remedy
B L Byer a cooper in this town credits Chamberlains Colic Cholera and Diarrhoea Remedy with saving his life after a month of bilious dysentery. He found no relief until the remedy provided immediate help. Testimonial from Hancock Md merchant B T Zittle. For sale by W H Boffington. Rent receipts for sale at Phoenix Office.
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Chamberlain
B. L. Byer
B. T.zittle
Hancock, Md
W. H. Boffington
Sloop Sachem Ashore After Gale at Ferry Hill
A severe Atlantic gale reached this vicinity Wednesday and lingered into last night. Notable damage included a bow-on blow to the sachem flagship of the Bristol Yacht Club, a catboat swamped at MacNaught boatyards, and several trees and corn blown down. The Sachem will be bailed and placed overboard today.
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Ferry Hill
Atlantic
Mt. Hope Bay
Frank Hilliard
Mac-Naught
Sachem
William H. Thurber
MacNaught
Bristol Yacht Club
Thurber
Cure a Cold in One Day Advert
An old advertisement promotes Laxative Bromo Quinine Tablets promising to cure a cold in one day. Each box bears E W Grove's signature, costs 25 cents, and druggists offer a refund if the remedy fails.
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E W.grove
Keith's New Theatre Heads Bill With Isabelle Urquhart и
Keith's next week features Isabelle Urquhart in a comedietta Even Stephen about a couple hiding a fancy dress ball plan. Monroe Mack and Lawrence perform How to Get Rid of Your Mother-in-Law, George Wilson the minstrel comic, Albanos troupe instrumentalists, Cara Kiliane vocal act, and Francis Gerard brings European muscular demonstrations.
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Keith
Isabelle Urquhart
Miss Urquhart
Comedietts
Stephen
Monroe
Mack
Lawrence
George Wilson
Albanos
New York
Cara Kiliane
Francis Gerard
Europe
Astonishing feats headline a Providence at stage show
Development and equilibrism promise astonishing gymnastics and classical poses. Sandow's rival is anticipated by theatregoers. Blockson and Burns deliver fanny acrobatic eccentricities with clever surprises. Cherry and Bates offer new trick cycling feats. Si Stebbins performs card conjuring. Ed Gray tells tall tales. Simmons and White present blackface comedy. Kelter shows wire work. The biograph closes the program, a strong novelty lineup.
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Sandow
Providence
Blockson and Burns
Cherry
Bates
Si Stebbins
Ed Gray
Simmons and White
Kelter
Biograph
Trinity Church Services and harvest festival date
Sunday services at 7:30 and 10:30 a.m. and 7:30 p.m. Weekday 8 a.m. Thursday 9 a.m. The Sunday evening sermons begin Sept 26 on The Doctrines of the Church with a practical aim. Oct 4 memorials to Bishop Clark at 7:30 and 10:30 a.m. 259 confirmed. 85 living in town urged to attend and commune. Harvest festival Oct 8 at 8 p.m. Offerings requested. Owes Life to Neighbor’s Kindness. D P Daugherty nearly died from diarrhoea. neighbor gave Chamberlain’s remedy cured in 24 hours. For sale by W H Buffington.
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Clark
D.P. Daugherty
Mercer
Sumner Counties
W. Va
Chamberlain
W. H Buffington
DeWitts Little Early Risers Purgative Pills Ad
If you ever took DeWitts Little Early Risers for biliousness or constipation you know what a purgative pleasure is These famous little pills cleanse the liver and rid the system of all bile without producing unpleasant effects They do not gripe sicken or weaken but give tone and strength to the tissues and organs involved H Howell of Houston Tex says No better pill can be used than Little Early Risers for constipation sick headache et Sold by W H Buffington.
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DeWitt
H. Howell
Houston
Tex
W. H. Buffington
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Keith's New Theatre
Bristol High School
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Bill
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Bristol
R. I
Trinity Church Services
N.Y
N.H. & Hartford Railroad
Fall River
Fox Point
Dorrance
Weybosset
Riverside
Weyhbosset
Franklin Street
Phcnix Office
W. H. Bullington
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