Bronson Howard and His Dramatic Legacy
Bronson Howard, born 1842 in Detroit, the Dean of American dramatists, died August 4 at Avon-by-the-Sea. The piece surveys his career from journalism to theatre, his major works Shenandoah Saratoga Aristocracy Baron Rudolph The Henrietta and Peter Stuyvesant, his revisions and the Sher idan addition, Frohman’s role in his success, and his approach to stagecraft including diagrams, scenery, and atmosphere.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bronson Howard
Saratoga
Shenandoah
Rudolph
Charles Frohman
Boston
Avon-by--the-Sea
N. J
Heartsease
Baron Rudolph
George Knight
Amiel
Sheridan
Detroit
Mich
New England
Howard
Cincinnati
Queen City
West
Michigan
Philadelphia
Cohan and Harris Minstrels to Open at the Grand
George M. Cohan and Sam Harris prepare a minstrel company after musical comedy success. They have built a large, well funded troupe to tour first-class houses in the syndicate. Rainforth and Harlin negotiate to bring the acts from New York Theater to the Grand for an opening that should be a success.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
George M. Cohan
Sam Harris
Mr. Cohan
Messrs. Rainforth
Harlin
Cohan and
Harris
New York Theater
Grand
Frohman backs Shenandoah and fuels road show success
Charles Frohman overcame reverses to back the Shenandoah production and share over 100000 with Mr. Howard on its first road season. His staging of Aristocracy also boosted that play into a theatrical sensation through a gifted cast including Viola Allen Wilton Lackaye William Faversham and Blanche Walsh.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hall Caine
Bronson Howard
Boston
Charles Froh- Man
General Sheridan
Winchester
Frohman
New York
Charles Frohman
Miss Allen
Miss Walsh
Mr. Howard
Burnet House
Cincinnati
Old Grand Opera House
Viola Allen
Wilton Lackaye
William Faversham
Blanche ‘“Walsh
Young man seeks Yale after leaving Detroit mayoral city
The narrative notes a young man leaving Detroit, the city where his father had just been elected mayor, and traveling east to attempt admission to Yale University after completing a preparatory course at Edward Russell Institute.
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Detroit
Yale University
Edward Russell
Early Career of Noted Dramatist and Journalist
The subject, educated at a military school in New Haven, failed Yale exams and turned to journalism in New York in 1865 with The Tribune after apprenticeship at The Free Press. He pursued drama, wrote Les Miserables adaptations, and achieved success with Saratoga at Daly's Theatre, later forming ties with actor Charles Wyndham and marrying Alice Wyndham.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Saratoga
Augustin Daly
Charles Wyndham
Alice Wyndham
Pioneer American dramatist Mr Howard remembered
Mr Howard stood as a sturdy early American playwright overcoming English and French prejudice. His rise alongside Fred Marsden Bartley Campbell and a few others showed American talent could thrive. His public esteem was boundless and grief at his death spread nationwide and overseas.
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Mr. Howard
Fred Marsden
Bartley Campbell
Augustin Daly
America
Belasco on Stage Illusion and Craft in Dramatic Illusion
David Belasco discusses illusion as life in theater, distinguishing broad stage illusion from authentic effect. He traces evolution from overt thrills to naturalistic, believable reactions, and explains his personal method of absorbing atmosphere to achieve desired impact on stage.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
David Belasco
Saturday Evening Post
Napoleon
Caesar
Antony
Mikado at Chester Delights Metropolitans in Park Presentation
Metropolis Opera Company members from Philadelphia are slated to perform Gilbert and Sullivan’s The Mikado tonight at Colonel Martin's park in Chester. The production promises same scenery costumes and staging from Chicago, with Mr Meyers cast as Ko-Ko and a satire of Japan featuring Yum Yum Pitti Sing and Peep Bo in a famed comic opera.
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Chester
Sheehan
Richards
Metcalfe
Meyers
Hemmi
Crawford
Metropolitan Opera Company
Colonel Martin's Park
Japan
Ko-Ko
Titipu
Poo-Bah
Nanki-Pooh
Katisha
Yum-Yum
Chicago
Lunar Moonshiner Tale Brings Parker to Eastern Tennessee
Lem B Parker departs from conventional drama to present Sure Shot Sam Out West but centers his new play on moonshining in the scenic mountains of Eastern Tennessee. The cast features rugged mountaineers famed for their hardy temperament and quick tempers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lem B. Parker
Sam
West
Tennessee
Howe's Pictures at the Lyric Opens August 31
Howe presents a new programme at the Lyric featuring Indian Empire scenes filmed with government authorization and a variety of natural history studies. The lineup includes a ten mile English steeplechase sequence, an autos trip through Savoy and Naples, and the Reedham orphans drill, all amid a redecorated theater.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lyman H. Howe
Howe
India
Bombay
Calcutta
Europe
England
Savoy
France
Naples
Sicily
Reedham
Queen City Beach Opens August Pleasures Amid Busy Week
The article notes August as peak bathing season with record crowds at Queen City Beach. The river conditions are ideal, sandy bars expose a level bottom, and current keeps water fresh. Families and visitors enjoy wading and wave play, anticipating a large turnout for the day.
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Queen City Beach
Bathing
Columbia closes summer film run for renovations and August vaudeville
The Columbia theater ends its summer movie season with two weeks of interior cleaning and renovations plus new decorations. Vaudeville resumes August 23 with top talent from the United States and Europe, promising stronger opening acts and a season of enhanced entertainment. Messrs Anderson and Ziegler report ongoing New York negotiations for premier performers. The exact opening bill will be announced within days.
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Moving Pictures
Columbia
Messrs. Anderson and
Ziegler
New York
Europe
Cincinnati
Vicinity
Lagoon's Big Programme Opens With Varied Vaudeville Bill
The Lagoon launches its season with a wide vaudeville and comedy program headlined by the Weber family of acrobats and several acts including Dutch comedian Ed Sanford and the Nor rises. Walter Sanford's drama Would You? and Bicycle Bill's juggling on a wheel add to a week of entertainment and moonlight boat outings. The Grocers and Butchers plan their annual outing with $1,600 in prizes from regional merchants. The Merry Widow will be shown, and Indiana social outings signal the resort's popularity.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lagoon
the Lagoon
Weber
Ed Sanford
Burgomaster
Two Norrises
Walter Sanford
W. P. Creswell
Cincinnati
Covington
Newport
Bellevue
Dayton
Ludlow
Bromley
Indiana
Grand Opera House Season Opens August 30
Announcement from Rainforth and Havlin states the Grand Opera House opens Sunday evening August 30. They will be in the East until October and have secured a strong winter attraction lineup to appeal to art lovers.
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Grand
Grand Opera House
Messrs
Rainforth and
Havlin
Rainforth
Amateur Band Contest at Coney Island Promised
Next Sunday the Coney Island Company holds its annual amateur band contest with junior groups. The event favors popular tunes over classics, including John Brown's Body and Sweet Evening Bells. Also on Wednesday the 19th Cincinnati children ride for free to a dollbaby and Teddy bear carnival with prizes and a grand march led by the House of Refuge band. Harvest Home and Fair runs Thursday the 20th for three days with daily oval races and a baby show on Saturday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Coney Island
the Grove
Coney
John Brown
Saul
Faust
Carmen
Cincinnati
House of Refuge
Tyrolean Warblers at Reichrath's Park
Rainy weather did not damp Reichrath's Park business on Colerain and Spring Grove Aves as Tyrolean Warblers led by G. A. Sonnenleitner entertain both matinee and evening crowds. The Alpine children, inspired by family music, perform dance and zither tunes, drawing praise from an American audience. Colerain and Clark street cars regularly pass the gate.
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Reichrath’s
Reichrath
Park
Colerain
Spring Grove
G. A. Sonnenleitner
Alps
Conservatory of Music
Tyrolean
Clark Street
Reichrath’s Park
Novel bike race at Coney Island features Fraviola against two horses
A 4 PM event at Coney Island pits Fraviola the champion bicyclist against two race horses Minnehaha and Blaze o Light from the Robinson stable Latonia. Fraviola seeks the entire purse, while Robinson’s Minnehaha is favored. The program also includes Madame Marantette’s troupe of high school horses, vaudeville acts, and Smittie’s Band performing afternoon and evening.
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Coney Island
Fraviola
Minnehaha
Blaze o’Light
Robinson
Latonia
Mr. Robinson
Blaze O
Robers
Europe
Hanson
Drew
Murphy
Coleman
Rogers
Evans
Jimmy Wald
Smittie
Young star Mabel Taliaferro recalls early stage days
Mabel Taliaferro once Polly of the Circus laughs at a greeting from Andrew Mack noting she joined his company at age five. Mack jokes that she is grown and married, but she clarifies the memory as her father.
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Mabel Taliaferro
Polly
Frederic Thompson
Andrew Mack
Missaliaferro
Miss Taliaferro
Tales From the Traveling Salesman
The traveling salesman theme unfolds in James Forbes' play with Frank J. McIntyre in the lead male role. McIntyre shares a tale about pre rail pass days when scalpers sold discounted tickets and passes, including a Western tour anecdote from St. Joseph Missouri.
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James Forbes
Frank J. McIntyre
Mr. McIntyre
St. Joseph
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