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Newspaper
Cincinnati Commercial Tribune
Location
Cincinnati, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Jan 12, 1908
Page
19
The article notes the staging following Crane models and stage effects, highlighting a rainstorm in the final act where Squire Perkins battles a recalcitrant mare. Mayall will portray Da vid, Miss Adair Mary Blake, and the company is praised for strong competence and reputation.
A breezy burlesque troupe The California Girls, from the Pacific slope, performs The Sultan's Wives with Sam J. Adams and Harry Kelly, followed by The Girl From Chelsea. Sisters Towner and twenty-five dancers join in. The Clio promises bright costumes and attractive scenery.
The Forepaugh Stock Company follows David Harum at the Olympic with Sunday, a West story featuring Ethel Barrymore. The charming idyl, praised as beautiful, promises a welcome addition to the Forepaugh season.
A mature dramatic piece by Joseph Le Brandt titled Through Death Valley plays this week at the Lyceum Theater. Set in Utah Mormon conflict, it follows a Mormon elder and his son in a bitter pursuit of a Gentile woman, ending with their imprisonment. Six full blooded Indians perform a key role with native musical ensemble. Cast includes Maretta Smart, James Edwards, Polly Holmes, Gus Carney, Dolly Du Pree, Ralph Lamoric, Vivian Damond, Walter Rider, Harry Martin, and Fred Fisher. Scenic and electrical effects praised.
Heyck's Opera House hosts Gus Hill's McFadden's Row of Flats with new vaudeville acts clever comedians and dazzling dances. Cast includes Purvis Gilmore Hearn Hart Durwold Plackley Buchanan Eagan Stephenson Donahue. Settings promise magnificence rivaling popular theaters.
The Lyric presents Fascinating Flora starring Adele Ritchie in the title role fresh from Broadway. The musical is a lavish Casino work with a Paris to Manhattan Beach setting, a large chorus, and songs by Gustave Kerker. Supporting cast includes George A. Schiller Ada Lewis James E. Sullivan Frank Rushworth Sam Edwards Laura Jaffray and others.
Officers of the Pony Poultry and Pigeon Association push the tenth annual show at Music Hall with over 400 ponies entered and at least 2000 birds expected. Superintendent Charles A. Aull leads the event, aiming to make it the best yet.
Frederick Schaurer will judge the pony classes for the Cincinnati Riding Academy. The poultry and pet stock judge will be named on Saturday. Mr. Aull emphasized ponies must be halter-broke and warned exhibitors causing delays will be excluded from the show ring.
The Al Reeves Beauty Show starts this matinee at the Standard with an elaborate company. Headliners include Blanche Martin, Miss Fowler, and the Wight acrobats making their local debut. The bill features the Savoy quartet and a cast including Mae Powers, May Smith, Daisy Martin, Eva Mallard, and many others along with comedian Andy Lewis and Al Reeves.
English and German observers claim Americans lead the world in amusement loves with a preference for clean-cut comedy over serious drama. Walter Lawrence and Jameson Lee Finney bring The Man on the Box to Lyric after a long New York run, while the era’s actors, including Finney and Mantell, are noted for magnetism and Shakespearean focus amid evolving stage technology.
An agent for a major opera company arrived in a small Texas town to arrange a future engagement. The venture appeared costly and prospects for strong business were uncertain, despite local management rushing new billboard advertising for the potential show.
Miss Elsie Janis, star of The Hoyden, under Charles Dillingham’s management, appears in her dressing room during engagement in New York. The photograph previews her Monday night Grand appearance.
Haddon Chambers did not preview the London version prepared by Cosmo Gordon Lennox for the St. James Theatre with Irene Vanbrugh. Lennox Britishizes Bernstein's The Thief, transforming French characters into English types, producing a diluted version in a setting deemed more fitting for British audiences.
The text profiles Francis Macmillen, a young American violinist, noting he was born under a lucky star and described as a promising talent.
William A. Brady passes key Shakespeare prompt books from Edwin Forrest to Manstell, including marked King Lear Othello Macbeth and Hamlet. A New York astrologer predicts bright future for a rising virtuoso, noting Cancer rising Jupiter and Venus in art houses.
Henry Miller argues that it is easier to be a bad actor than a good one. He with co star Margaret Anglin in The Great Divide contends true acting relies on natural portrayal of character, avoiding posturing. He says great actors blend intelligence with restraint and that subtlety comes from understanding, not hollow flair.
Marie Doro will perform in The Morals of Marcus before her London appearance as she tours the West. Charles Frohman plans a London season for her upon arrival, reinforcing her strong appeal to British audiences. She previously starred for William Gillette, achieving notable success in London.
Miss Nethersole will perform in New York in February with two new plays plus The Awakening The Submarine and I Pagliacci. She may tour Mexico opening a new 2 million theater in Chihuahua and perform in Mexico City Guadalajara and other towns. She has bought property in Los Angeles Seattle and San Bernardino and awaits a world tour offer from London managers, with a decision due by March 1.
The Road to Yesterday with Minnie Du Pree and cast departs New York after long run to make room for other bookings at the Lyric. The Time, the Place and the Girl, musical success from La Salle Theater Chicago, comes to the Lyric in a few weeks. Ned Wayborn directs the dances for this whiskable story with girlie effects amid Virginia nostalgia.
The Lyric Theater will host the San Carlos Opera Company with stars like Alice Nielsen Noria Olitzka and Segurola. The group just wrapped a four week run in Boston and will perform in Chicago before arriving in the Queen City. Repertoire details are to be announced next week.
Julia Marlowe comes to the Lyric with her newest work Gloria a success in Philadelphia and other cities where the noted actress has earned wide acclaim. Coming date will be announced soon.
Broadhurst and Currier touring the Western play Texas to the Walnut next week. The production, praised for artistic merit, features thrilling incidents and startling climaxes likely to pack houses with overflowing audiences.
Rebecca West played by Mrs Fiske comes to Cincinnati with her New York company for a Lyric run planned near the end of February. The production travels from New York to the Lyric Theatre presenting Ibsens Rosmersholm in a period show.
Melville Hammet serves as Miss Adele Ritchie’s personal representative and the manager heading the Fascinating Flora organization opening at the Lyric tonight.
In New York after a European tour, Anna Held, Ziegfeld, and the company’s musical director chose all voices for The Parisian Model. The result is touted as one of the best singing companies in American musical comedy with a mix of handsome women and fine voices.
The act features Anna Held with a company including Otis Harlan Henri Leon F Stanton Heck Edouard Durand George Wharnock Edith Decker Ma bella Baker Madlyn Summers Edith Daniels and eighty five more ballet and chorus performers. Ziegfeld is said to have presented an original and royal entertainment.
Local clubs and social groups across Delhi Home City and Fernbank report meetings and events. Willa Kayser illness alters Presbyterians gathering. Matson Quartet provides music for Addyston Woman's Club reception. Delhi families visit, Fernbank Guild hosts all day luncheon. Whist Club and Delhi Fortnightly Club convene with program topics and hostesses noted.
Mrs H Ketcham hosts the Five Hundred Club at Poplar Street with Mrs Buttenhorn Mrs Fritz Mrs B Shenke and Mrs Hare taking pretty prizes. Mrs Alex Orton entertains the Afternoon Club at her mother Mrs William Laacke’s Oak Street home. The Solo Club met at Mrs John Kline’s Oak Street home.
Miss Rogers of Norwood spent Sunday with Miss Louise M. Jackson. Mrs. Frank Workman visited Mrs. P. P. White on Ridge avenue. Harry Rainey left for Maryville Tennessee to attend college. Miss Cellero Marvin of Chicago stayed with Dr. and Mrs. J. J. Marvin last week. Mrs. Crane of Main avenue hosted the Qui Vive Club. Miss Gladys Bowlby, Hazel Yates and T. Grace White were guests of Hazel W. Senour. Mrs. Black of Aroma returned from a visit with her parents on Main avenue. John J. Williams visited his sister Mrs. J. J. Marvin. Camille Durrell was guest of Mrs. Hendon in Madisonville.
Glendale residents report travel to Harvard and Cuba. Students Richard Biggs and Stanley Allen return from Ann Arbor and Ithaca respectively. Mrs. Rufus Southworth’s family and Miss Williams arrive home from Gambier amid a family illness and death in Glendale.
The fragment lists social gatherings and club activities with multiple households in Concord and nearby areas. Items include visits by Miss Harriet James and Miss Mildred Pollock, hosting by Miss Margaret Titus, and a Mary Queen of Scots topic discussion. A reading event judged by Dr Wilson and Reverends Benedict and Conner is highlighted.
A catalog of recent books and authors with numerous titles from publishers such as Scribner's Sons Appleton Dutton and Co and others. Notable items include works by Bernhard Berenson Elbert Hubbard and Henry James with illustrations by various artists. Prices range from 25 cents to 3.50 as publishers advertise new releases and editions.
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