Molnar Devil in New York Sparks Theatre War
In New York a clash erupts between Henry W. Savage and Harrison Grey Fiske over Ferenc Molnar’s The Devil. George Arliss stars with Isadora Duncan drawing crowds as both productions race for opening night, while critics hail the drama as a modern Faustian allegory despite moral controversy.
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New York
Harrison Grey Fiske
Ferenc Molnar
Mr. Savage
the Garden Theater
Edwin Stevens
Mr. Fiske
Belasco
George Arliss
Isadora Duncan
Charles Frohman
Europe
Henry W. Savage
Budapest
Vienna
Savage
Hungary
Isadora Duncan at Criterion Draws Chicago Crowds
Iso data Duncan’s barefoot Greek dance captivates Criterion audiences in New York as critics compare her to predecessors and rivals like Mildred De Gray Maud Allan and Gertrude Hoffman. Frohman’s promotion boosts a varied bill including Pryor Norris and the Human Globe of Death at the Lagoon with the Bethel Band honoring its contest success.
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Isadora Duncan
Charles Frohman
Criterion Theater
Miss Duncan
Mildred de Gray
Miss de Gray
Sam Devere
People’s Theater
Empire
Gertrude Hoffman
Allan
la Sylphe
Fifth Avenue Theater
New York City
Duncan
Pryor and
Norris
Stappleton and Chaney
la Fette la Monte
Ollie Villate
Bethel
Walnut Street Theater Opens With Wide Variety of Attractions
The Walnut Street Theater announces a broad lineup for opening this afternoon including Just Out of College The Virginian Corrine in Lola From Berlin Time Place and the Girl Coming Through the Rye Fifty Miles From Boston The Honeymoon ers York and Adams Checkers Me Him and I Wine Women and Song Forty five Minutes From Broadway Buster Brown the Rays In Old Kentucky Murray and Mack George Sidney in Bizzy Izzy's Boodle The Wizard of Oz The Old Homestead Charles Grapewin in Mr Pipp Williams and Walker Ward and Vokes and others.
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Walnut
Walnut Street Theater
George Ade
Corrine
Lola
Berlin
Boston
German Day at Lagoon Honors Local Maennerchor Groups
Sixteen societies join the Lagoon outing with four hundred dollars in cash prizes for singing and music by each maennerchor and society and for largest member turnout. Singers from Cincinnati Louisville and Lexington Ky perform with Pete Baker and Helen Walters in a new vaudeville act.
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Lagoon
the Lagoon
Cincinnati
Louisville
Lexington
Pete Baker
Helen Walters
Baker
Summer bathing among Cincinnati women at Queen City Beach
The article extols outdoor bathing as beneficial summer exercise for women, notably at Queen City Beach under Mr W E Kroger. It notes bathing develops the chest, strengthens muscles, makes the wearer graceful, and that Cincinnati and nearby cities see increasing crowds as August ends and September begins with another large turnout expected.
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Cincinnati
Queen City
W. E. Kroger
Metropolitan English Opera Company to close Chester Park with Rigoletto
Opening the last week at Chester Park the Metropolitan English Opera Company presents Verdi's Rigoletto. Critics praise the cast including Sheehan Hemmi Richards and Metcalfe and urge Cincinnati and Chester Park patrons to support a banner final week.
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Metropolitan English Opera Company
Chester Park
Sheehan
Hemmi
Richards
Cincinnati
Metcalfe
Chester
Walnut Mounts Ade Comedy Just Out of College at Walnut
George Ade’s sparkling comedy Just Out of College opens this afternoon at the Walnut for a week with Thursday and Saturday matinees. The plot follows a rich pickle manufacturer’s wife and a penniless young man who starts a rival pickle factory. Aunt Julia from Duluth provides hearty laughter as the story ends happily with romance and humor.
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Walnut
George Ade
the Walnut
Simon
Ade
Caroline
Edward Worthingto Swinger
Pickering
Pickle Trust
Julia
Duluth
Grand Opens Next Sunday at the Grand Opera House
The Grand Opera House will begin its season next Sunday evening August 30 with the minstrel company of George M. Cohan and Sam Harris as the first attraction. Led by George Evans the troupe includes George Thatcher Eddie Leonard John King Ernest Tenney and many more. The program features In the Glade of the Orchids with elaborate stage pictures and numerous musical numbers including ballads by Frank Morrell Matt Keefe and others. The vaudeville portion promises to be among the busiest yet with Evans performing a new monologue and the act Bumpety Bumps by Waterbury Brothers and Tenney.
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Grand
Grand Opera House
George M. Cohan
Sam Harris
New York Theater
Broadway
George Evans
Honey Boy
Evans
George Thatcher
Eddie Leonard
John King
Ernest Tenney
Frank Morrell
Matt Keefe
Thomas B. Clifford
Paul J. Benham
Charles F. Orr
Charles J. Snow
Prevost
Waterbury
Brothers
Tenney
Columbia Theater Opens Season With Star Vaudeville Lineup
The Columbia Theater launches its season with a fresh lobby to stage transformation and a strong opening week program. Gus Edwards presents Blonde Typewriters and the office boy sketch A Picnic for One, plus The Eight Original Madcaps, Bowser and Hinkle with Superstition, Josselin Trio aerial act Pictures in the Air, Amy Stanley with four pickaninnies, Tom Armstrong and Ella Verne in Kid die Kerdee, Burt Earle banjo novelty, and Paul La Croix from Hammerstein's Roof Garden, along with films The Busy Fiance and The Face on the Barroom Floor.
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Columbia
Columbia Theater
Cincinnati
Messrs. Anderson
Ziegler
Gus Edwards
Blonde
Arthur Conrad
New York
Wallack
Charles W. Bowser
Edith Hinkle
Sear
Josselin
New York Hippodrome
la Croix
Serenaders Bring New Burlesque Path at Standard
C B Arnold and company present a week long burlesque run at the Standard starting with today matinee. The show features The County Fair and In the Justice's Court with natural humor and a fresh view of city life. Chorus, surprises in costumes, and a strong cast including Bob Van Osten Harry Evans James Rowland Ed Lowry Theresa Baldwin Grayce Celeste Margy Ryan and eight Lancashire Lasses from London headline a diverse entertainment bill.
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C. B. Arnold
Justice’s Court
Serenaders
Bob van Osten
Duck Nose
Harry Evans
James Rowland
Ed Lowry
Theresa Baldwin
Grayce Celeste
Margy Ryan
London
Dainty Carroll Sisters
Lyric Four
Lou Lowry
Weston Sisters
Faversham Stars in The World and His Wife on Tour
William Faversham headlines a new tour presenting El Gran Galeoto adapted by Charles Nirdlinger. The production marks a bold departure for the actor, with the drama’s devastating gossip and jealousy at center stage, delivering a powerful vehicle unseen in years for the star.
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William Faversham
Charles Frederick Nirdlinger
Jose Echeraray
Nirdlinger
America
Faversham
Maude Banks
Nirdlinger-Faversham
Boston
William Archer
Echeraray
Galeoto
Don Juan
Mr. Faversham
Henry Harris Adds An Official Milliner For The Stage
Henry B Harris expands his theatrical operations with a dedicated milliner for women hats. Kurzman of New York and Paris will supply Paris designed hats for The Chorus Lady The Lion and the Mouse and the new Charles Klein play. He recently returned from Paris with the latest styles including picture hats dark colors airy trimmings and elaborate feather adornments.
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Henry Harris
Henry B. Harris
Harris
Kurzman
New York
Paris
Charles Klein
New York Herald
Clothes and the Chorus Lady Opens at Grand Opera House
Rose Stahl returns to the stage in The Chorus Lady on September 7 at the Grand Opera House after playing Patricia O'Brien around 2,000 times. Her original Patricia costume survives as a mascot coat, worn and patched through eight hats, twenty belts, ten slippers, eight petticoats, twenty-two stockings, and many black skirts. The production is new to Miss Stahl’s touring era with Henry B. Harris backing for three years.
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Rose Stahl
James Forbes
Grand Opera House
Patricia O’brien
Patricia
Miss Stahl
Henry B. Harris
Two Weeks More of Coney Island Season
Two weeks remain in the Coney Island season before the river gates close and the park ends its season. Beachgoers brace for the final days as vendors prepare for the finale.
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Coney
Coney Island
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