Fanchon the Cricket at Olympic and Related Plays
The Forepaugh Stock Company brings Fanchon the Cricket to the Olympic with Adair and a strong cast led by Maggie Mitchell memories. The program also features Bridge by Alicia Ramsey with Kelcey and Shannon, and The Girl Question by the Askin-Singer company with Paul Nicholson and Henrietta Tedro in prominent roles.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fanchon
Olympic
Cincinnati
Mitchell
Maggie Mitchell
Miss
Adair
George Sands
Flood
May Robson Ponders Star Playwriting And Authorship
May Robson, dazzling audiences at the Lyric Theater in The Rejuvenation of Aunt Mary, advocates actors writing their own plays. She argues stars understand character and stage craft, citing Boucicault Herne Belasco and Thomas, and predicts many leading actors will author plays themselves, mentioning Francis Wilson as already having four scripts awaiting production.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
May Robson
Lyric Theater
Aunt Mary
Miss Robson
Shakespeare
Dion Boucicault
James A. Herne
David Belasco
Augustus Thomas
Advanc
Francis Wilson
Kelcey and Shannon at Lyric revive Stock Company era
Herbert Kelcey and Effie Shannon return to the Lyric for a forthcoming appearance starting Sunday night with a matinee. Readers recall their earlier artistic efforts as co stars in the Lyceum Stock Company under Daniel Frohman. Kelcey served nine years in that era.
Royal Chef's McCarthy Charms Chicago Fans on Tour
William J. McCarthy of The Royal Chef Company visits Wal nut for a week after a Garrick performance in Chicago. He explains a career path from granite cutter to comedian epitaph scribe, delighting audiences with tombstone related verses and German dialect tales.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Royal Chef
William J. McCarthy
Royal Chef Company
Walnut
Garrick
Chicago
McCarthy
Young Men's Society
Heinrich Lemphauser
Rice and Cady Do Bet Drama After New York Ride
Charles C Rice and Cady of the German comedy team Rice and Cady faced a betting dispute after a day at Sheepshead race track. Rice offered to cover expenses and tipped a hackman twenty dollars, but the driver needed change for the ferry. The pair argued briefly over the split winnings and transportation costs.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charles C. Rice
Rice and
Cady
New York
Sheepshead
Rice
Hackman
Ferriage
Blue Ribbon Girls at Standard Theater for Week
The Blue Ribbon Girls bring a major vaudeville burlesque show to the Standard Theater for one week with daily matinees starting Sunday. The company of fifty includes twenty five show girls. The program features two burlesques, a strong alio bill with Rice and Cady, Ward and Raymond, Violet Holmes and her Ten Cyclone Dancers, and the Misses Armstrong and Ashton.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Blue Ribbon
Niagara
Monte Carlo
Alio
Rice
Cady
Ward
Raymond
Violet Holmes
Armstrong
Ashton
The Bridge Whist Fad In American Society
Bridge whist, once a refined pastime, shows signs of a gambling impulse spreading through high society. Newport scandals a year ago shocked society, though milder than Monte Carlo cases. Lady Warwick’s arrival revived interest with a sharper, more scrutinized edge to the game.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Newport
Monte Carlo
Bridge Ames
Lady Warwick
Bridge
Johnson Club Visits Governor Amid Girl Question Debate
A Minnesota Governor hosts a visit from the Girl Question Democratic Club from St. Paul. The group arrives in a four-horse sleigh, presents a banner, and discusses women’s influence in politics and suffrage with the governor, who remains noncommittal about a presidential bid.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Governor Johnson
Minnesota
Metropolitan Theater
St. Paul
Capitol
Girl Question Democratic Club
Johnson
Henrietta Tedro
Tedro
The Girl Question Shows New Musical Comedy Edge
Chicago University writers Hough and Adams push beyond traditional shtick in The Girl Question at the Grand next week. The leading female Jo Forster, played by Henrietta Tedro, is a dramatic center with pathos, singing little yet shaping a vivid, modern print in a lively musical play noted for humor, spirit, and fresh methods.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Will Hough
Frank Adams
Chicago University
Nod
Jo” Forster
Henrietta Tedro
Chicago
Don Quixote Debut at Lyric Theater in New York
Paul Kester’s dramatization of Cervantes novel Don Quixote opened at the Lyric Theater with BE Sothern as Don Quixote and Roland Buckstone as Sancho Panza. The four act production marks Sothern’s first Lyric season show.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Paul Kester
Cervantes
Don Quixote
Lyric Theater Tonight
BE. H. Sothern
Roland Buckstone
Mr. Sothern
Sancho Panza
Mr. Southern
Lyric Theater
Intruder by Thompson Buchanan staged at Fremont Theater
In Boston on April 9 the three act play The Intruder had its first afternoon production at the Fremont Theater. Harriet Otis Dellenbaugh Lillian Kremble James B Wilson Ralph Homes and Charles Mackay lead a cast as a divorce theme drives business rivalries and dramatic complications.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Boston
Thompson Buchanan
New York
Fremont Theater
Harriet Otis Dellenbaugh
Lillian Kremble
James B. Wilson
River excursion boats resume season despite poor weather
The Coney Company reports higher weekend ridership than early season last year as boats resume service. Island Queen will run to Aurora and Lawrenceburg at 10 am and 4 pm from Pringle’s foot. Princess departs to New Richmond and Pleasant from Broadway at 9:30 am and 3 pm.
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Coney Company
Aurora
Lawrenceburg
Pringee
New Richmond
Pleasant
Broadway
Company Plans Rainy Night Show Before Pacific Tour
The Grand company rehearses a vacation next week before a long run to the Pacific coast. Mr. Collier will travel to New York for a few days as the troupe rests in Cleveland.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
the Grand
Pacific Coast
Collier
New York
Cleveland
Robinson Circus Opens Season in Reading Road Area
The Robinson Circus premieres its season in the city on April 27 at Reading road and Florence avenue on a mammoth canvas setup. It will remain at the site for an entire week.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Robinson Circus
Reading Road
Florence Avenue
Amusement Notes at Columbia Week Highlights One Act Drama
Robert Hilliard and company present As a Man Sows at the Columbia with a dramatic concluding scene. Kemp's Tales is another feature as Howard H Kemp runs panoramic and moving pictures with Mrs Kemp narrating. An animated Hopi rattle snake dance uses sixty snakes for a thrilling display.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Columbia
Robert Hilliard
Kemp
Howard H. Kemp
Wan derer From Nowhere at the Standard with Bixley cast
Edgar Bixley stars in the title role of The Wanderer From Nowhere at the Standard. The cast features the Boston Belles Quartet Montgomery and Moore Rice and Walters Charles Banks J. Lee Allen and thirty others adding comedy and musical specialties for a welcome visit.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Edgar Bixley
Buster Brown Company
Wanderer From
The
Standard
Boston Belles Quartet
Montgomery and Moore
Rice and Walters
Charles Banks
J. Lee Allen
Boston Belles
Younig Arrives Ahead of Gay White Way Stars
Fred Grant Younig former business manager for Clara Bloodgood arrives in the city ahead of the Gay White Way show starring Jefferson de Angelis Blanche King and Alexander Carr by the Shuberts. May Robson in The Rejuvenation of Aunt Mary will be seen here only three more times before the company returns to Chicago for a long run. The clever comedy farce has pleased audiences and drew on its rejuvenating influences.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Miss Shanman
Lyceum
Mr. Kelcey
Miss Shannon
Tim
Alfred Sutro
Cincinnati
Alicia Ramsey
Lyric Theater
Herbert Kelcey
Effie Shanner
Indéea
Washington, D. C
Mrs. Roosevelt
Admiral Dewey
Cannon
Diplomatic Corps
Columbia Theater
Washington Society
Alicia Ruamsey
Washington
National Capital
Fred Grant Younig
Clara Bloodgood
Jefferson de Angelis
Blanche King
Alexander Carr
Messrs. Shuberts
May Robson
Aunt Mary
Chicago
Australia fears Jap aggression highlighted in London talk
In London the Australasian Chamber of Commerce heard South Australia Premier Thomas Price urge Britain to show tangible interesse in its colonies. He warned flight of a flag fails to protect Australia and supported plans for a large federal citizen army to defend the nation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
Australia
Japan
Australasian Chamber of Commerce
Thomas Price
South Australia
Price
Great Britain
Notable Chicago Broker Kills Self in Home
Lorenz D. Kneeland, 55, former senior member of Kneeland Clement Curtis brokers, shot himself at his Chicago home. A longtime figure in finance, he had retired about a year and a half ago and suffered ill health, with ties to the Board of Trade and Stock Exchange and memberships in the Union League and Athletic Clubs.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
Lorenz D. Kneeland
Kneeland, Clement & Curtis
Kneeland
Chicago Board of Trade
Chicago Stock Exchange
Chicago Union League
Chicago Athletic Clubs
Howe probe details reveal pay and deposits questions
The Howe probe committee uncovers that expert Tanner is tied to the Cleveland Water Works, with total pay of 50 dollars a day including attorney Boyd. Secretary of State Thompson faced questions on deposit procedures and proposed remedial legislation while McKinnon testified about personal holdings and state deposits.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Commercial Tribune
Columbus, CO
Howe
J. B. Tanner
Cleveland Water Works Department
Boyd
Lothman
Thompson
McKinnon
Guilbert
Senator Howe
Cleveland
Mr. McKinnon
Commercial National Bank
State Treasury
Columbus
State Savings, Capital Trust
Commercial National
City National
Olive Street Bank in St. Louis closed by state examiners
The Olive Street Bank of St. Louis at Garrison avenue and Olive street with 100 000 capital and 350 000 deposits was closed today. State Bank Examiner R M Cook took charge after the bank failed to secure further loan indorsements. Officers include Pinckney French president Jesse French VP and E T French cashier.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
ST. Louis
Olive Street Bank
Garrison Avenue
Olive Street
R. M. Cook
State Bank Examiner
Vandeventer Bank
Swanger
Jefferson City
Cook
Bank
Pinckney French
Jesse French
E. T. French
Prominent Lawyer Delacey Dies In Gas Suicide
Colonel William J. Delacey of Poughkeepsie a Civil War veteran and Grand Army of the Republic member died by inhaling illuminating gas in his home. A suicide note claimed life is a game and asked for charity after his death. He expressed disbelief in afterlife and transmigration.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Poughkeepsie
N. Y
William J. Delacey
Grand Army of the Republic
Two Nominated for Judges Washington Co H Ohio
The Republicans of Ohio's Second Subdivision Fifth Judicial District convened in Washington Court House and nominated two candidates for Common Pleas Judge to succeed Wiggins of Chillicothe and Durflinger of London. Goldsberry was nominated by acclamation after four ballots for Carpenter, with Durflinger urged for renomination. District committee members elected include Logan, McDowell Smith, McCloud, May, and Galbraith.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Commercial Tribune
Washington CC
Fifth Judicial District
Ohio
Common Pleas
Willis H. Wiggins
Chillicothe
S. W. Durflinger
London
Messia
W. Durflinger
Madison
John
Grand Trunk Road Board Censured Over Poor Returns
At a London meeting of Grand Trunk Railway of Canada directors, heated charges of mismanagement were aired amid a taint of bad harvests in Canada and financial disturbance. Sir Charles Rivers Wilson apologized for the "miserable document" report while urging unity to protect the company's credit and outline plans to raise cash via land acquisitions and preferential bonds.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
Grand Trunk Railway of Canada
Road
Charles Rivers Wilson
Sir Charlies
Grand Trunk
Canada
A. W. ‘Smithers
Montreal
Charles
Great Northern Is Fined in Rebate Case
In Federal Court the Great Northern Road pled guilty through general counsel W R Begg to a rebate case. Judge Morris imposed a $3000 fine on the corporation. other named officers faced charges but the penalty applies to the company only.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
ST. Paul, Minn
W. R. Begg
Great Northern Road
Morris
United States
Haupt
B. Campbell
Wice
W. W. Broughton
Reading Officer Resigns From Reading Railroad
Philadelphia April 9 Charles J L Henderson Second Vice President of the Philadelphia Reading Railroad resigns to take effect by May not later than then letter thanks the President and Board for favors The directors will act next week Henderson is advanced in years and Baer appoints B H Rail Freight Traffic Manager to assume duties of Second Vice President
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Henderson
Philadelphia
Charles JL. Henderson
Philadelphia & Reading Railroad Company
Baer
Sweek
B. H Rail
Missouri Kansas Texas Declares 2 Percent Dividend
At Parsons Kansas the Missouri Kansas & Texas Railroad directors declare a regular semi annual dividend of 2 percent on preferred stock payable May 9. Stockholders elect four year directors Henry W Poor B P McDonald James Hagerman and James Brown Potter. A committee is named with Adrian H Joline Charles G Hedge Henry W Poor James N Wallace J G Metcalfe and James Brown Potter and general officers are re elected.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Missouri, Kansas & Texas
Parsons
Kan
Missouri, Kansas & Texas Railroad Company
Henry W. Poor
B. P. McDonald
James Hagerman
James Brown Potter
Adrian H. Joline
Charles G. Hedge
James N. Wallace
J. G. Metcalfe
Louisville & Nashville Railroad Fined in Safety Violations
Mobile April 9 The Louisville & Nashville Railroad was convicted on four charges of violating safety appliance laws for cargo and fined 100 on each count. By agreement the Tombigbee Valley Railroad pleaded guilty to two counts and was fined 200.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mobile
Ala
Louisville & Nashville Railroad
Tombigbee Valley Railroad
Prisoners Saw Jail Bars In Huntington Escape
Ben H. Wilson a Federal prisoner charged with robbing the post office at Clay and other robberies and Joseph Hanley charged with highway robbery escaped from the county jail this morning. They sawed the cell bars and lowered themselves to the ground from the third floor using blankets. Bloodhounds are in pursuit. neither man has been recaptured.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Huntington
W. Va
Ben H. Wilson
Clay
Joseph Hanley
Jalil
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Askin-Singers Company
Girl Question
Paul Nicholson
Henry W. Savage
Marguerite de Vou
Helens Royton
Charles Damerel
Carl Horge
CHER
Will
Blue Ribbon Girls
Sothern
the Robinson Circus
Broker
Dny Gost
Cleveland’ Water Works Department
M’kinnon
Secretary of State
Union National Bank
Capital Trust Company
Columbus Savings and Trust Company
State’ Treasury
Treasury
Board of Appraisers and Assessors
Emergency Board
NT. Louis Bank IK Examiner
Colonel Delacey
Carpenter and Goldsberry
Grand Trunk Road Board
Great Northern
Railroad Company
L. & N. Railroad
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