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Newspaper

Cincinnati Commercial Tribune

Location

Cincinnati, Ohio, United States of America

Date

Apr 01, 1908

Page

7

William Collier Next Week at the Grand Theatre

William Collier returns to the city next week at the Grand in Rejuvenation of Aunt Mary at the Lyric and in Caught in the Rain. The program features Frohman produced farce and a cast including Ellen Mortimer Helena Collier Garrick and Jane Laurel with seat sales starting tomorrow morning.

Lliam Collier the Grand Aunt Mary the Lyric William Collier Charles Frohman Mr. Collier Grand Opera House Mexico Dweek Collie Collier United States Frank Wilson Colllfer Helena Mont Cupid Albert Perry John Saville Reginald Mason W. H. Post Thomas Martin Charles Poore Thomas Beauregard ER. N. Whitney John Adam Ah Sam Ellen Mortimer Helena Collier-Garrick Jane Laurel Anne Bradley

The Man of the Hour draws crowded applause at Grand

Audiences applaud the National fame cast and the vivid drama The Man of the Hour at the Grand with strong situations and spectacular stage moments. Louis Hendricks Felix Haney Alderman Phelan Ruby Bridges Lionel Adams and J R Armstrong receive steady acclaim as the Brady company delivers a popular theatrical run.

Louis Hendricks Felix Haney Phelan Ateward Ruby’ Bridges Dallas Lionel Adams Wainright J. R. Armstrong Mr. Brady Men of Affairs

Boston Belles to Open at Standard Theater Next Sunday

The Boston Belles Company stars Edgar Bixley in The Wanderer From Nowhere at the Standard Theater next Sunday. The troupe promises new musical numbers exquisite costumes and lavish scenery to showcase the performers including the Boston Belles Quartet in musical numbers and specialties.

Boston Belles Company Edgar Bixley Buster Brown Company Standard Theater Standard Boston Belles Bixley Boston Belles Quartet

In New York Town at the Walnut

Charles Howard, the entertaining It tle Hebrew comedian, stars in a revised edition of In New York Town at the Walnut. The musical extravaganza reflects varied life in the metropolis and charms beyond ordinary musical comedy. Hurtig and Seaman again present the show with careful production values.

New York Town Charles Howard Walnut Hurtig Seaman

Walnut's Laughable Bill Patsy in Politics At Walnut

Billy B Van returns to Walnut next week with Patsy in Politics a new show by George Totton Smith with lyrics by Carl Hand Rose Beaumont stars alongside Van and a strong supporting cast. The production promises fast action bright costumes and lively musical comedy scenes.

Walnut Billy B. van Patsy George Totton Smith Carl Hand Billy van Van Rose Beaumont

New Musical Show Promises Careful Casting and Colorful Numbers

The article notes careful casting focused on ability voice culture and comeliness, highlighting a chorus of young pretty girls. New songs include Miss Ginger From Jamaica Maggie McGee Budweiser College Days Sweetie and Back to Dear Old Broadway. A souvenir performance next Thursday matinee at 9 offers a handsome pillow top with a Mr Van portrait to each lady purchasing a cent seat.

Ginger Jamaica Maggie McGee Broadway Van

Fiske set to perform another Ibsen social play

The New York Evening Sun editorial notes Mrs. Fiske’s Hedda Gabler success and her upcoming Ibsen social drama at the Lyric. It recalls critics’ praise for Hedda Gabler as a moral for actors managers and the public and questions what New York deserves in its theater offerings.

New York

Absurd era mirrored in Ibsen influence on drama

The writer compares current theater to Ibsen's early experimental stage and argues that a dramatist who shaped peers will eventually influence later work, foretelling a lasting impact on the craft.

Ibsen

Miss May Robson Stars in The Rejuvenation of Aunt Mary

Miss May Robson recalls a comic travel mishap from a New York to Chicago journey. She woke to bells and a crowd seeking a porter and couldn’t find her shoes, prompting a humorous scene as a fat passenger offered ten dollars for the shoes while the Pullman conductor received a telegram.

Miss May Robson Aunt Mary Lyric Theater New York Chicago Pullman Express St. Louis

Gilbert Ely Shines as Fagin in Forepaugh Revival

Stage director Gilbert Ely of the Forepaugh Company meets with notable success this week at the Olympic in a vigorous revival of the Beerbohm Tree version of a Dickens tale. Ely, versatile across many roles, excels as a character actor and especially as Fagin, earning generous applause.

Gilbert Ely Forepaugh Ely Fagin

The Mirthful Clash Over Serious Drama in 19th Century Theater

A commentator critiques modern comic operas and the backlash against Hedda Gabler suggesting audiences prefer entertainment over “unhealthy” art. He argues Shakespeare Moliere were businessmen who aimed to please patrons and questions critics who label classics as perverse. The piece contrasts public appetite with aesthetic controversy and anecdotes from a train journey ending in a shoe mishap.

Barrie Clyde Fitch Messrs. Weber and Fields Circus Hedda Gabler Shake- Speare Moliere

The Charity Ball Drama Popular On Stage History

The piece outlines how the play The Charity Ball became one of America's most popular productions. It argues popularity is proven by frequent performances and reflects on its enduring appeal in the theatre.

Charity Ball Revival Promises Grand Forepaugh Production

Forepaugh Stock Company to revive The Charity Ball by Belasco and DeMille for Olympic week. Officials promise an elaborate production with tasteful settings and period costuming, highlighting a long regarded stock comedy in a refined staging.

Belasco and DeMille Frohman

Fore paugh Stock Co Presents Oliver Twist at Olympic

The midweek matinee at the Olympic features the Fore paugh Stock Company presenting Oliver Twist. The Dickens tale pleases large audiences and remains a popular show at the Olympic in weeks.

Forepaugh Stock Company

Collier on Stage Realism at Grand Opera House

William Collier, to star in the new farce Caught in the Rain at the Grand Opera House next week, recalls Daly's Theatre innovations real money real doors and real food on stage. He notes the challenge of using real drinks and food during performances and shares a memory from The Man From Mexico involving a whisky п sip gone wrong.

William Collier Grand Opera House New York Daly Collier Augustin Daly Mr. Collier Mexico

Rejuvenation of Aunt Mary at Lyric Theater

Beginning Sunday night April 6 May Robson brings The Rejuvenation of Aunt Mary to the Lyric Theatre direct from Chicago. The one week engagement features Robson in a beloved spinster role with a witty plot about aging gracefully and seeking happiness through youthful pleasures.

Aunt Mary Lyric Theater May Robson New York Miss Robson Mary

Opera Singers Sail for Europe from New York

New York March 31 Opera singers who just finished engagements at the Manhattan Opera House sailed for Europe to fulfill summer engagements. The Kaiser Wilhelm carried eighteen singers and conductors plus Oscar Hammerstein who will be abroad until June. The party included Mme Tetrazzini Mr and Mme Campanini Mary Garden Mme Gerville Reache Mme Zeppilli Mme Agostinelli and Messrs Ancona Bassi Dalmores Daddi Gilibert Sammario Zenatello and conductor Parrelli.

Europe New York Manhattan Opera House Kaiser Wilhelm Oscar Hammerstein Mme Zeppilli Agostinelli Messrs Ancona Bassi Dalmores Daddi Gilibert Sammario Zenatello Parrelli

Tetrazzini Signs Five Year Opera Contract

Mme. Tetrazzini the coloratura soprano signs with Oscar Hammerstein of the Manhattan Opera House. She is guaranteed fifty performances per year for five years with ten in Philadelphia. Hammerstein expects forty seven principal singers next year and plans many new operas from French and other schools.

Mme Tetrazzini New York Mme. Tetrazzini Oscar Hammerstein Manhattan Opera House New Opera House Philadelphia Mr. Hammerstein

French Tenor Dalmores Served in Met Opera Contract Suit

Charles Dalmores, tenor for the Manhattan Opera House, is sued by the Metropolitan Opera Company for damages for alleged breach of contract. He may be required to fulfill or pay 20000 dollars. The Met shows papers signed earlier by the tenor enabling Hammerstein to hold him.

New York Charles Dalmores Manhattan Opera—House Metropolitan Opera Company Dalmores Metropolitan Hammerstein

Pianophiends and Opera Figures Highlight a Busy Week

Gus Kleinecke, manager of the Pianophiends at the Columbia, organized Hammerstein Grand Opera music in New York two summers ago and led Van den Berg Opera last year. Van den Berg’s brother is a Cincinnati pianist and instructor. A matinee of The Man of the Hour is planned, Hofman Kreisler recital tickets go on sale, river excursions by the Coney Company travel to Richmond Point and Pleasant, and Henrik Ibsen anecdotes surface about Rosmersholm and the strange habit of polishing his own eyes.

Gus Kleinecke Columbia Hammerstein Grand Opera New York van den Berg Opera van den Berg Cincinnati Kleinecke Henrik

Builder Begins Season With Rush on Suburban Homes

Cincinnati real estate activity surges with Myers Ylooper planning a spring plant on Hyde Park and surrounding areas. Projects include 65,000 dollar Hyde Park houses, 25,000 dollar Stettinius and Erie Ave homes, and a 35 thousand dollar Spring Grove Avenue factory to boost manufacturing capacity. Transfers include multiple sales and leasings across Avondale, Corryville, Clifton, and Oakley Park, with firms like Hayward & Cords, Theodore Mayer & Brother, and Nichols P. Smith & Bros. involved.

Cincinnati Myers Y.looper Hyde Park Stettinius Avenue Erie Avenue St. Claires Lace Duncan Avenue Zumstein Avenue Arbgr Avenue Mt. Vernon Avenue Baxton Road Corryville Clifton O. J. Cutter Cooper

Real Estate Transfers List Several City Parcels and Leases

Real estate transfers show Sophia P Bates and others leasing land to Lodge Shipley Co for 0 years at 200 dollars annually on the west side of Gee avenue. Other transfers include Brown to Edward Brown Lot 4 in F W Browns division Clifton to Albert Grisser Lot 3 in John Weighells ere, George Beck to Philip Dathin part of Lots 98 and 99 in Jacob Offners subdivision Cumminville. Joseph Rodgers to Maud Campbell feet on north side St Leger Place and 715 feet Woodburn avenue. Heirs of Juniet to Mary Kleine Lot 6 in Juniet heirs eae on Tancons to Ella Robinson and Idlewild Syndicate Lot 9% south side arms street transition. Elizabeth Shaw to August Bockhorst 29 feet east of Tusculum and 58 feet from Columbia avenue north corner of Columbia and Tusculum avenues. Joseph Verkamyp and others to Paul H. 67. i 310.

Sophia P. Bates Lodge & Shipley Machine Tool’ Co Mwest Oats Gee Avenue Brown Edward KL. Brown F. W. Brown Goode Albert Gtrisser John T. Weighell Clifton George Beck Philip “Dathin Jacob*offner Cumminéville Ivilege Purchase Joseph S. Rodgers Maud Campbell St. Leger Place Woodburn Avenue Juniet Per Crifft Mary Kleine Eae Ua Olpals Wy Belaslat Sa Heweee Otekes Ella Robinson St Idiot Idlewild Syndima Arms Street Elizabeth M. Shaw Ashgust F. Bockhorst Tusculum Columbia Avenue Columie Tusculum Fevenues Joseph B. Verkamyp Paul H Verkhiln Seventh Strest Central Gilmore St Clinton D. Frison Mary E. Hayes Woodruff Bain M. Biddle Goores Ie Orge Columbia William B. Sparks George M. Ade Theodore Scheuerle Ae Scheuerle Thomson Heights Avenue Pamsors Catherine Catherine Klopt Mary E. Hayes Miami Township Wiepen William C. Lammert Guardian C. H. Rembold Gertrude E. Buchanan Madison B Exesstessbedes Amelia Kotte L. Mes OO Odin Ericen Enon Erveveenece Henry F. Schroeder Findlay Market B. Ce Louisa Massmann Bremen Street L B. Co Gareh Expiee Saa Heesbese Bod Mary A. Hassmann Same Smeespoce Lge Pugs Bs Oss Screenekr de Canine Achsveves Katherine Biel Madigan B. A. No. 2 Lovise Scheindler S. W. Ogdem Anthony Veeneman Baltimore Avenue le & B. CO Srawede Klopt William F. Mente Arthur P. Pfaizgraf Idaho Avenue da- Ros Rvohuo “Iy Patwoodhy Theodore Vogelgesang Frank Sander AMR Oon Otk Mary L. S. Perkins Amelia B. Dick Robb & Fee Oraspire Katherine Beck Gest Street Israel Alley Wareebeee Henry F. Bieler McCormick Place C. M. Holloway John B. Johnson Jessica. Rodgers Sycamore Township Herman B. Iglet Mary P. Hall Glendale Lydia Tice Rashbel Ward Thomas J. Gaff Charles Schrattenberger Second Street Broadway Louisa Hinderer The Eagle B. Co Herman Lodge Anna Schuster Bessie M. Weil Cincinnati Workingman’s Club M. McGregor Aataldy Ose Trety August F. Bockhorst East End Bank Vowsenhoe Henry Hahn Margaret C. Williamson J. Edward Pitz Mt. Washington L Ella Dietz Brigaton German Bank Co Daniel D. Bishop Mt. Healthy 8. & L. Co Tred H. Schroder Vaansen Ceius Cncondpic Endomena Schmidt Price Hill Electric Ee Steepe Kaldhas Téen C Reatebs 200 Philomena Schmidt Dkpees Hs Haaas Ea Sibkds Bes Albert P. Kaiser Liberal L. & B. Co Anton Knuwen Ciurthage 8. & L. A Henry E. Cook Price Hill L. & B. Co D. Woltjen C. Ruemke Active Elizabeth M. Busken Bobecitie Dvcceebestvestove James Bluett Kate G. Ellman Fred H. Bauer Minnie Nerriter Karl Koeppe Citizens B. A. No Gertrude Buchanan F. H. Kinney Court Street Linn Street Kirby M. Holloway Liberal L. & B Co John J. Dittgen Madison B.A Louise Winhorst B. R. Wieman

Ibsen and Des Roche Highlight Diverse Theater Scenes

The text notes Ibsen’s precise habits and public appearances in Christiania, including a rejected speech after the new National Theater opening. It also profiles Gertrude Des Roche, rising star in Columbia productions, detailing her stage evolution from Weber and Field to The Hallroom Boys and her lively dancing soubrette role.

Gertrude Des Roche Charles Fe Columbia Miss Philadelphia Weber and Field Stock Company Hallroom Boys Miss Des Roche

Property Transfers and Mortgages in Clinton County Courts

A compilation of property deeds and mortgage filings lists transfers in Colerain and Springfield Townships, and district snippets from Clinton and surrounding areas. Notable items include tenants leasing land, parcels on Gilmore and Court streets, and several parcels for purchase options, with listed rents and lot sizes.

Harvard President Eliot to Speak at Cincinnati Luncheon

President Eliot of Harvard University will be guest of the Cincinnati Harvard Club for a luncheon at the Linton Hotel on Wednesday April 22. In the afternoon he will address the Woman's Club and in the evening the City Club. The Associated Harvard Clubs annual meeting is planned for Philadelphia May 8-9.

Eliot Harvard University Cincinnati Harvard Club Linton Hotel Woman’s Club City Club Harvard Clubs Philadelphia

POSITION OPEN FOR FISH CULTURIST EXAMINATIONS

Civil service examinations announced for United States Government service with openings including Fish culturist at $540 to $600 yearly, Magnetic observer temporary at $84 to $75 monthly, and other posts such as blacksmith custodian of archives and junior chemist. Examinations for the Postoffice service set in Bedford Indiana April 11, Troy Ohio April 18, Mt Sterling Kentucky April 25 and Franklin Indiana April 25.

United States Indian Service Philippines Mint Coast and ‘Geodetic Survey Meith Bedford Ind Troy Mt. Stirling Franklin

Attack on Mrs Holliday at St Leger Flats

A stranger tried to seize Mrs Mary Holliday at St Leger Flats Woodburn and Gilbert avenues and St Leger Place Show last night. Her screams drew residents who blocked the escape while the intruder had rung many door bells claiming wrong flats before fleeing. Seventh District police were notified.

St. Leger Woodburn and Gilbert Avenues St. Leger Place Mary

Suits Filed in Common Pleas and Probate Courts

A listing of cases filed in Common Pleas and Superior Courts including civil actions for damages and divorces. Names include Bila Meyers Prudential Insurance Ada Fox Lizzie Miller John Condor Lena Howard Jennie Copeland Louise Cordero Caine Avey Lemmink and Christy among others with various damages and estate proceedings noted.

Bila Meyers Prudential Insurance Company Squire Muller M. G. Beiita Ada ‘Fox Joseph Fox Powell & Smiley Lizzie Miller Henry R. Miller M. C. Lykins John Condor A. B. Dunlans Lena Howard Joseph M. Howard Homer H. Holbrook Jennie Copeland Oliver Copelandj W. W. Bellew Louise C. Cordero George Cordero T. Fulford C. W. Caine William A. Avey Squire Truitt

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