The Great Divide at Lyric Theatre
Moody's Ruth Jordan and Stephen Ghent story captivates a large Lyric Theatre audience with vivid Arizona scenery and powerful performances by Henry Miller and Margaret Anglin. The plot traces sacrifice and love amid rugged mountains, culminating in a dramatic reunion and newfound devotion.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Margaret ‘Anglin
Henry Miller
the Lyric
William Vaughn Moody
Ruth Jordan
Stephen Ghent
Lyric Theater
Great
Southern
Rockies
Arizona
Ghent
Ruth
Thig
Milford Corners
Mass
Margaret Anglin
Mr. Miller
Charles Wyngate
Pike Stock Company
Charles Gotthold
Laura Hope
Arnold Wilbur
Forepaugh Players Deliver Notable Leah Kieschna at Olympics
The Forepaugh company presents Mrs. Fiske's Leah Kieschna at the Olympic in a polished production. Critics note meticulous staging and careful detail surpassing typical stock performances, signaling a week of strong showings and high standards.
Convict 999 at Heucks Promises Thrilling Melodrama
A. H. Woods melodrama Convict 999 plays at Heucks featuring Dick Thurston turned into Convict 999 amid a Sing Sing revolt. The plot centers on a healthy young New Yorker and captain framed by circumstantial evidence and facing the death chair, drawing strong audience applause.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
A. H. Woods
Heuck’s
National Guard
Dick Thurston
Sing Sing
Heuck’'s
Miss Nethersole Returns to Cincinnati Grand Stage
After a two year absence Olga Nethersole opened at the Grand in Cincinnati with a double bill The Awakening by Paul Hervieu and The Submariné by E H Laumann and Paul Oliver. Hervieu's drama, a serious problem play on illicit love, impressed with somber decor and nuanced psychology while Nethersole’s star turn grew through the second act to powerful climaxes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Miss Nethersole
Cincinnati
Olga Nethersole
Paul Hervieu
E. H. Laumann
Paul Oliver
Comedie-Francaise
Paris
Hervieu
Éily
Pepe
Raoul de and
Tician
The Submarine and Therese A Rising on Stage
A Cincinnati review lauds Miss Nethersole in Therese as a powerful study of a wounded woman and praises Lionel Belmore and Frank Mills in strong supporting turns. The second act’s plot and Olga Nethersole’s submarine drama The Submarine are cited for bold staging and antiwar impact, with vivid stage effects and a chilling finale.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sylvainie
Therese
Jean
Pagssy
Therese Aho
Therese En Grande
Hell
Miss Nethersole
Muc
Frank Mills
Prince Gregoire
Lionel Belmore
Belmore
Henry Irving
Cincinnati
Olga Wnethersole
Mme Van Dyk to Sing With Macmillen at Grand Opera House
Dutch prima donna Mme Rosina Van Dyk is engaged to assist Francis Macmillen in a recital at the Grand Opera House on January 16. She sails for Europe after the Macmillen tour to begin leading soprano duties in Prague in September 1908.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mme. van Dyk
Macmillen
Mme
Rosina van Dyk
Francis Macmillien
Grand Opera House
Neu
Soles A E Opera
Prague
Europe
Bohemian
Zouaves On Stage Spark Neighborhood Scramble
Mothers in the neighborhood face challenges as Captain Jacob Foxs Seventeen Hoosier Zouaves appear with the Standard Theaters Behman show and Frank D Bryans Congress of American Girls. A mother rushes out when her son and friends are heard crying as he led the charge during a yard play misadventure.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jacob Fox
Behman
Frank D. Bryan
Congress of American Girls
Singer
Jackson Street
At Yale college play thrills Walnut audience
Jules Murry's At Yale draws eager crowds with a vivid college-life plot. The scene at New London shows Yale men cheering as their boat wins, with rousing songs and dramatic tension that lift the audience from their seats.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Walnut
Jules Murry
Yale
New London
Charming Elsie Janis Next Week at the Grand
The greatest and youngest star on the American stage Elsie Janis comes to the Grand next week in The Hayden a comedy with music from Paris prepared for English speaking audiences by Cosmo Hamilton and Paul Rubens Three acts feature Normandy scenes a Dieppe hotel and a Normandy finale with millinery displays Next week Dillingham players Nellie Beaumont Isabelle DArmond Anna Esmond Katherine Hutchinson Rita Pearson Esther Pendleton Ella Rock Arthur Stanford Sidney Jarvis Lovet Fraser the Ward brothers and Sam Reed support Miss Janis.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Elsie Janis
Charles B.dilingham
Janis
Hayden
New York
Paris
Cosmo Hamilton
Paul Rubens
Miss Janis
Normandy
Dieppe
Dillingham
Nellie Beaumont
Isabelle D’armond
Anna Esmond
Katherine Hutchinson
Olga Nethersole Stages Sapho At The Grand Tonight
Olga Nethersole revives Sapho at the Grand this evening with a strong cast led by Frank Millis as Jean Gaussin. The Daudet play is among her most impressive productions and she also plans Pagliacci and The Submarine on the matinee bill.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Olga Nethersole
Sapho
Thisvening
Frank Millis
Jean Gaussin
Miss Nethersole
Miss Net
Houdini to perform public escapes for week in Cincinnati
Houdini plans several public feats this week including a visit to lice headquarters to use the strongest cell and a challenge to escape from a strong cell surrounded by steel netting used by United States Marshals. John Schneider of the Cincinnati U S District Attorney’s office handcuffed Houdini on stage at the Columbia yesterday, and Houdini freed himself before the audience.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Houdini
Lice
United States Marshal's
Marshal Lewis
John Schneider
United States District Attorney’s Office
Cincinnati
the Columbia
Ohio Court Reverses Bid for Wabash Bond Claim
Justice Moody delivered the Supreme Court opinion in favor of the Wabash Railroad case involving Adelbert College of Western Reserve University Ohio. The court held the bond lien was nullified since the Toledo & Wabash Railway line was controlled by a United States receiver, placing exclusive jurisdiction with the federal court.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Commercial Tribune
Washington
Justice Moody
Supreme Court of the United States
Adelbert College
the Western Reserve University
Ohio
Wabash Railroad Company
Toledo & Wabash Railway Company
Ohio Supreme Court
United States Circuit Court
Paul Revere Bell Burned in Fire at Wiscasset Church
A bell cast in Paul Revere's workshop was destroyed when a fire gutted the Congregational Church in Wiscasset Maine last night. The Courthouse, built in 1824, was also destroyed in the blaze.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Commercial Tribune
Wiscasset
Paul Revere
Congregational Church
Man Dies at Home in Newport of Pneumonia
George Meitzel, 62, confidential man for Rudolph Wurlitzer Co for 30 years, died at his Lexington Avenue residence Newport about 1 30 this morning from pneumonia. He is survived by his widow and four sons Harry George Jr Charles and Walter.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
George Meitzel
Lexington Avenue
Newport
Rudolph Wurlitzer Company
Harry
George, Jr
Charles
Walter
Robbery at Saloon Near Plum Street
Thomas Riley of 918 Baymiller street reported being robbed in Joseph Wandstrat's saloon on Sixth Street near Plum. Two Black men grabbed him as he produced money and stole 14 dollars. Patrolmen arrested Richard Olden of 523 Plum Street on suspicion. Riley was charged with drunkenness.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Thomas Riley
Baymiller Street
Joseph Wandstrat
Sixth Street
Plum
Graver and Wessels
Richard Olden
Plum Street
Riley
Detain Man and Girl After Hotel Entry Suspected
Patrolmen Sweeney and Wolsifer arrested Silas Burnside, 44, and Marie Jacobs, 16, of 1511 Vine Street. The girl was held on suspicion of juvenile delinquency after officers alleged they saw the pair enter a hotel near Sixth and Plumb streets. Burnside says he boards at the girl's home.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sweeney and
Wolsifer
Silas Burnside
Marie Jacobs
Vine Street
Sixth
Plumb Streets
Burnside
Public Ethics Talk Urges Efficiency and Civic Duty
Mrs. Charlotte Perkins Gilman, in Vine Street Church, argues public morals are low and democracy half-formed. She lists virtues, highlights efficiency as essential, and stresses that public service and family duty must align for society to progress.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charlotte Perkins Gilman
Vine Street
Mrs. Gilman
America
Gilman
Street Cleaning Dept. to Hire Fifty Laborers
Fred Maag of the Street Cleaning Department submitted to the Board of Public Service a list of fifty laborers to be employed. He ends the flushing system of his predecessor and increases manual work with white wines. The proposed appointments were approved.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fred Maag
Board of Public Service
Maag
Flushing
Joseph Neave
Hounds Trail Burglars in Love land Bank Attempt
Postoffice Inspectors investigated an attempted robbery at Love land Postoffice. A hole was bored in the safe but a premature explosion woke the janitor and locals. Bloodhounds traced the trail about a mile toward Cincinnati, but burglars escaped with nothing.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Postoffice
Loveland
Commercial Tribune
Cincinnati
Illness Sidelights Judge Lurton's Absence on Bench
Telegram received at the Grand Hotel reports severe illness of Judge Lurton at the United States Court in Nashville Town. Judge Severance, his colleague, received the notice. Judge Knapper will assume Lurton's duties on the federal bench.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Grand Hotel
Judge Lurton
United States Court
Nashville
Severance
Lurton
Knapper
Federal
Jockey Powers Rides D Winners At Fair Grounds
Bad track at New Orleans Fair Grounds leads to scratches and upset wins. Jockey V Powers rides three winners including Goldquest at 15 to 1 in the fourth race while Bamrida salves the crowd as a 4 to 5 favorite in the second.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New Orleans
Fair Grounds
Bamrida
Goldquest
V. Powers
Banrida
George H. White
Dyer
Dorothy Ann
Molesworth
Speed Marvel
Helen Holland
My Ive
Honta
Bucking Boy
Auspicious Sundart
Florida Glen
Masson
Debar
Hogg
Prince of Press
A. Martin
Creel
Koerner
Mittiades
Abe Meyer
Marsh Redon
Martius
Don Hamilton
Lafayette
Daring
High Wind
Monte Carlo
Third Rail
Ibs
Lainesaw
R. McDaniel
Thomas Calhoun
Skirvin
J. Lee
Miss Mazzoni
Yorke
Ethel Carr
Ketchemike
Moscow Belle
Fe Kane
Georgia Girl
Arrow Swift
Chief Hayes
Higginbotham
J. Sumter
Platoon
N. Kennedy
Jacobite
Coon
Gala Proof
Charlie Eastman
Okenite
Donna
Powers
Dacile
Brushel
Delphie
Clara Huron
Nancy
Polly
Glamon
Lady Alicia
Pearl Hopkins
Emma G Drives to Clear Victory in Oakland Race Meet
At Oakland on January 6 the track was slow and Emma G won the second event in decisive fashion riding past Bravoure. Big Store won the opening race while Sycamore and St. George Jr. followed. The card featured six races with notable odds and times including 1:173-5 for 6 furlongs and 1:15 for Futurity course.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Oakland
Cal
Dick Wilson
Big Store
Sycamore
St. George Jr
Emma G
Bravour
Rice
Lynch
Borel
Manila
Carroll
Bravoure
Scoville
Jack Payne
Davis
Billy Myer
Mounce
Rene W
Princess A
Wilmore
Coppit
Sandy
Seattle
Isabelita
MacBeth
Sea Air
Excitement
Moreland
Belle of Iroquois
Kelley
Padini
Hayes
Larose
Boloman
Heroditus
Lampadrome
Koenigin Luise
May
Fair Grounds Entries List by Race
A listing of entries for the Fair Grounds races with horse names and weights across six races. Apprentice allowance is claimed.
Stanley Fay Sets Coast Record in Santa Anita Seven Furlongs
Stanley Fay won the fourth race at Santa Anita in 1:24 1/5 to set a coast record for seven furlongs. Ohlene finished third as the favorite six lengths back. Other race summaries note Pretension, Toupee, and Black Mate among top finishers in early events with times listed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Los Angeles
Stanley Fay
Santa Anita
Ohlene
Musgrave
Toupee
B Dugan
Black Mate
Giovanni Balerio
Confederate
Brazil
John Lyle
J. R. Laughrey
Monaco Maid Cloisteress
Cataling Golden Wave
the Arrowed
Copper Princ
G. Burns
Valjean
Dugan
Chilta
Bolandy
Mattie Russell
Live Oak
Traffic
Bad Rose
Hampass
Semper Ficelis
Bold
Deyel
Dinero
McCarthy
Fee
C. Roas
Blondy
el Casador
Harry Scott
Josie's Jewel
Byplay
Anora
Tbs
Waterbury
Preston
Stray
Preen
Harcourt
Ganas
Albion H
Catherine Ie
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Montgomery P
Tyler
Mile
Berton
LaTina
Montreal
David Harum
William H. Crane
Standard
Wabash Railroad
Paul Revere Bell
Gall
Cardinal Virtue
Society
California
Yrup Co
Jockey Powers
Alice
Lady Hammon
Lady Psyche
Chalice
Gloriale
Molly Stark
Lightning Lash
Mrs. Sewall
Cunning
Miss Hapsburg
Dorothy Webb
Othc
Holy Mass
My Lady Frances
Arionette
Edith M
Stella Perkins
Nicotine
Grace George
Constantia
Broken Melody
Cut Glass
Mazoni
Etta M
Tres Joll
Anna Scott
Tyrolean
Sheen
Snow Ball
Zienfandel
Caper
Tinker
Miss Delaney
Keep Moving
al Muller
Tim Kelly
Bassolo
Russell T
Frank Lord
Blackburn
Glen Roy
Royal Income
Hyperion
Mack
Phil Shinn
Darling Dan
Caucus
Mel Crackin
Brakespeare
Banridge
St. Noel
Yee
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