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Newspaper
Cincinnati American
Location
Cincinnati, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Oct 04, 1913
Page
2
Prof Perkin described a fireproofing process for cotton fabrics tested by cotton manufacturers. The method uses sodium stannate and ammonia sulphate with heating and washing, claiming to prevent flareups in clothing and reduce fire risks in homes lit by gas or oil.
A dental ad touts a painless nitrous oxide and oxygen gas technique for fillings crowns and other work without pain. It claims instant relief from toothache improves digestion and nourishment, and invites free examination with low cost in the Poole’s New System Dentists office at Fifth and Central Ave.
The American legation reports a child killed and other foreigners harmed by bandits at Tsaoyang. Missionaries Rev C Stokstad and Rev Johnson held by captors. ransom hoped minimal. Rescuers still plan to act as consular efforts try to secure release amid regional danger.
Paris explores a narrow tunnel with oversized conduits for water gas and electric cables. A plan proposes a miniature electric road in the tunnel to move men and materials, using front motor car traction and trolley wires from the ceiling.
Strauss operetta The Vale of Love considered more tuneful than its predecessors and to premiere in America at the Grand next week. German company led by Manager John H. Havin and Director Otto Ernst Schmid will perform all week with Das Konzert and Alt Heidelberg also on the bill. Fraulein Rosel is introduced to Cincinnati audiences with the listing noting London and Vienna acclaim and prior Cincinnati popularity.
Frey, new soubrette of the German company, has gained high rank after successes in Munich and Dresden. The orchestra will be conducted by Prof. Lewis Vieter Gaar of the College of Music.
Earle Rowe recalls a two year Asia tour with The Point of Living and his varied roles on stage. He describes Chinese theaters with no seats and audiences standing while smoking, plus quirky backstage corridors in Shanghai and Calcutta venues.
A city concert at Music Hall next Thursday brings Mme Neilli¢ Melba and Kubelik the famed violinist in one program. The event opens the season with high expectations as advance orders crowd the Cable Piano store on West Fourth Street for seat sales.
The article recalls how Dame Nellie Melba’s early notoriety spread through easy pronunciation and spelling helping her reach global audiences. Ambroise Thomas admired her after a Musikale, Maurice Strakosch backed her, and he declared I want that singer after hearing Caro Nome in a studio. Bounod and Leo Delibes became close associates during this pivotal period.
The Orpheum will stage Yeats and Bastholomae’s Over Night, a lively farce famed for broad laughs and strong Paris Adirondack hotel set. Cast includes Edward Gould Robinson Daniel Matthews Paul Doucet Frances Verne Shelby Foretello a warren nat mart hotel clerk Ogden Crane with Hallett Thompson and Nor e. The House Next Door with Joseph O Meara follows.
The Empress next week features Joe Maxwell's The Canoe Girls as headliner in a four scene musical comedy revue. Act includes glass window models on Broadway and notable acts by Bert Gardner, The Three Voscarys, Freimann and Shirley, James McDonald, Kyte Peliser Whyte Neary Miller, and a humor segment promising laughter and up to date melodies.
The Olympic opens Sunday matinee with The Dandy Girls ensemble praised as one of the season’s strongest. The cast includes Shaw and Lee Standard Trio Sam Wright Jack McSorley Bert Lester Aretha Hall Margiere Demerest Quinn and Quinn Babe Quinn the Florenz family and Mile Rono. A pony ballet Tango dance eight girls and two burlesques It Happened in Havane and It Happened in Paris head a lively program with new scenery and effects and bright music.
The theater will show baseball games via a board that flashes each play. The board displays a miniature baseball field and entire action. Games start at 8 p m Eastern time, 1 o'clock our time. Doors open 12 30 pm. No price advance. Those present by 1 pm can watch the game and the performance for the admission.
The Standard Theater presents Taxi Girl Joe Hurth for a week with musical farciettas and vaudeville. Wilbur Dobbs headlines as wit, with Princess Laba Meroft and a strong supporting cast including Ward and Bohrman Chas Jansen Edna Green Lynn Canter Maudie Harris and Newe Larkwood delivering varied acts.
Detroit Minnesota October report notes Bishop Quale of St Paul using a beer tapping gavel at the Northern Minnesota Methodist Episcopal Conference sessions. The item, tied to a saloon past, was presented to the Anti-falcon League as a symbol of the new administration.
A garbled passage notes 24 writers forming a chorus in a crowded event. It references good Wolven and shapely forms and the phrase Taxi Girls as a source of overload. The text is fragmented and lacks clear detail.
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