Lion and the Mouse heads to Grand next week
The Lion and the Mouse comes to the Grand for the week starting Monday with Edmond Breese as John Burkett Ryder the money despot. The cast includes Miss Gertrude, Julia Hanchett, Frazer Coulter, Grace Thorne and veteran A Eberle with Carolyn Elberts Ella Craven and others. The College Widow and a Halstead Janis pairing also feature in the Grand program.
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The
Edmond Breese
John Burkett Ryder
Lion
Gertrude
Charles Coghlan
Rose
James J Corbett to headline at O Heucks Opéra House
The famed globe trotter James J Corbett is announced as the attraction at O Heucks Opéra House for next week. He is described as universally known, American by birth with a wide travel record and keen observations. Corbett is praised for his ease of approach and enduring friendships, promising a pleasant week with friends arranging entertainments during his stay.
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James J. Corbett
O’heuck
Opéra House
Adelaide Street
Melbourne
Victoria Street
Sydney
London
Kremlin
Moscow
Mosque of St. Stephanie
Constantinople
Jim
Corbett
Heuck
Opera
Barrymore Starred Western Tale Sunday at Olympic
Ethel Barrymore headlines Forepaugh Stock Company presenting Sunday at the Olympic next week. The drama blends Western mining grit with English estate refinement, highlighting Sunday’s endearing character and strong four Western companions. Rich Western and English scenes aim for meticulous, handsome mounting.
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Sunday
England
Fascinating Flora at Lyric Brings Bright Music to Stage
After five months as a Broadway favorite at the Casino Theatre the Canino musical Fascinating Flora moves to the Lyric. Adele Sheene headlines the cast with an engaging blend of grace beauty and talent. The production features stylish costumes lively songs and witty comedy from writers Burnside Herbert and Kerker.
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Flora
Lyric
Casino Theater
Eat
Witten
R. H. Burnside
Joseph W. Herbert
Gustave Kerker
Adele Sheene
Ritchie
Miss Ritchie
New York
Fore paugh Stock Company at the Olympic this afternoon
The midweek matinee at the Olympic features Fore paugh Stock Company presenting David Harum after a season of strong successes. A capacity audience is anticipated for the performance this afternoon.
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David Harum
The Man on the Box at Lyric Theater
The comedy stars Jameson Lee Finney under Walter N. Lawrence's management. A dashing army officer impersonates a coachman to woo his beloved, gets arrested for reckless driving, then serves as her driver, and they wed. Local theater-goers await a generous reception next week.
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Jameson Lee Finney
Walter N. Lawrence
Mr. Finney
Lyric
Fred Irwins Big Show at Standard Theater Next Week
The Standard Theater presents Fred Irwins Big Show under his supervision with a new, larger production billed as The Great White Way. The program features a six act vaudeville lineup, notable performers, and a burlesque led by Maggie Bennett Hazel Sanger Fanny Watson and Lillian Carter. The Bennett Sisters perform athletic culture acts including fencing boxing and wrestling.
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Fred Irwin
Standard Theater
Campbell
Kenney
Brady and Mahoney
Ward Lynch
Watson Sisters
Maggie Bennett
Hazel Sanger
Fanny Watson
Lillian Carter
Murry Livingston
Harry Campbell
Billy Walsh
Louis Bates
Joe Brady
Elsie Janis Stars in The Hayden at Grand Wil
The week of Elsie Janis in The Hayden at Grand Wil drew large crowds signaling a record run this season. Miss Janis and Joseph Cawthorn headlined opening night and again drew the same size and enthusiasm as the premiere, with ticket buyers filling the lobby all day. It notes the absence of a Wednesday matinee and predicts a very large audience if she performed today.
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Elsie Janis
Hayden
Grand Wil
Joseph Cawthorn
Miss Janis
Mr. Cawthorn
the Grand
Village blacksmith steals scene in The Hayden at the Grand
Edgar Halstead delivers a standout performance as the village blacksmith in The Hayden at the Grand. His portrayal elevates a minor role into notable presence amid a cast of stronger parts. Halstead is remembered by local playgoers for his earlier bookish character.
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Hayden
Edgar Halstead
Halstead
Texas Play At Walnut Next Week
The Texas by J Mauldin Feigl will be shown at the Walnut again next week under Broadhurst and Currin. The romance centers on Texas West daughter of a ranch owner and her sweetheart Jack Dallam the cowboy Texas ranger with Pasquale the Mexican greaser as the villain. The same company and production return, promising realism.
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Texas
J. Mauldin Feigl
Walnut
Messrs. Broadhurst and
Currin
Texas West
Jack Dallam
Pasquale
Molise Campion in Anita the Singing Girl at Lyceum
Pacific Coast actress Molise Campion, a standout in the Great Divide cast supporting Agnes Cameron, appears in Anita the Singing Girl at the Lyceum next week. She hails from San Francisco and has been a popular stage beauty and performer, also posing for Western artists.
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Molise’ Campion
Pacific Coast
Agnes Cameron
Campion
Miss Campion Stars in Anita the Singing Girl at Lyceum
Molise Campion, an experienced actress, has a prominent part in Anita the Singing Girl to be staged next week at the Lyceum.
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Miss Campion
Campion Family Ties Highlight San Francisco Theatre Scene
The piece notes Mollse Campion known as Mollie, a San Francisco political figure and rising actress, stars in Anita the Singing Girl. Her brother, a former Australian and Hawaiian theater manager, built a fortune in the Antipodes, lost it in Alaska, then recovered wealth in the Orient and now rides prosperity again.
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San Francisco
Miss Campion
Australia
Hawaii
Antipodes
Alaska
Orient
Mollse Campion
Mollie
Anita
Al Reeves Beauty Show Draws Packed Houses at Standard
The Al Reeves Beauty Show plays to packed houses with Mr. Reeves Andy Lewis Ed Morris and other comedians delivering laughter. A moving picture of Mr. Lewis fleeing opponents and pursued by Reeves and others serves as a highlight of the concluding burlesque.
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al Reeves
Mr. Reeves
Andy Lewis
Ed Morris
Mr. Lewis
Violin Virtuoso Francis Macmillen to Perform with Van Dyk
Music lovers will hear Francis Macmillen the premier American violinist along with Mme Rosina Van Dyk from Holland and Richard Hageman pianist in a Grand Thursday afternoon concert in the city and vicinity.
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America
Francis Macmillen
Europe
Mme
Rosina van Dyk
Holland
Royal Opera of
Amsterdam
Dutch musician leads European tour trio harmony
Fame abroad and a protege of Queen Wilhelmina, the musician was once a member of the Amsterdam Orchestra and regarded by critics as Europe’s best. Mme Van Dyk and Herr Hageman joined Macmillan on European tours and the current American tour, forming a trio praised for its harmonious program appealing to all lovers of harmony.
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Wilhelmina
Amsterdam
Europe
Mme. van Dyk
Herr Hageman
Mr. Macmillen
Performances and theater news from the Lyric and Walnut
Sam Edwards leads in Fascinating Flora at the Lyric after earlier managing Newport Ocean House. Elsie Janis tours Grand, suffering a hand injury and a limp. Adele Ritchie sick with grip. Dr Meade attends. Arthur Fabish visits Havlin while scouting venues for new vaudeville houses. Columbia shows The Geisha's Dream, with Japan themed scenes and lavish color, music, and lighting.
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Adele Ritchie
Flora Company
Lyric
Dr. Meade
Husband slays wife and infant then kills self in Illinois
In Decatur on January 14 Harvey Lackner of Tuscola in a fit of insanity gashed his wife’s head and that of his seven month old son with an ax then killed himself with a razor. The woman died later and the baby did not survive. Lackner was described as dissipated epileptic and partially paralytic.
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Commercial Tribune
Decatur, Ill
Harvey Lackner
Tuscola
Lackner
Husband shoots wife and wounds himself in Oakland
Smith Arthur Brandon a Beaumont Texas clerk in a local grocery shop shot his wife Helen after suspecting she visited a race track with another man. He then wounded himself in the neck and was taken to a hospital in serious condition.
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Commercial Tribune
Oakland
Cal
Helen
Smith Arthur Brandon
Brandon
Beaumont
Tex
Mae Wood Wins Inspection Order in Platt Divorce Suit
Mae Wood, seeking divorce from Senator Thomas C. Platt, secured a New York court order directing the senator to turn over all letters and papers related to the case for inspection. The papers were then submitted to the court. Wood contends she married Platt in 1901, while the senator denies the wedding.
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Commercial Tribune
New York
Mae Wood
Thomas C. Platt
Justice Newburger
Miss Wood
Senator Platt
Rabbis Confer on Unspecified Church Meeting Topics
Rabbis from across the country met yesterday at the Hebrew Union College. Rabbi Grossmann presided as the details of the proceedings remained confidential. Attendees included Rabbis Da vid Philipson, Levy of Peoria, Pries of Cleveland, Lefkowitz of Dayton, Morgen stern of the city, and others.
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Hebrew Union College
Grossmann
Rabbi Grossmann
David Philipson
Levy
Peoria
Ill
Pries
Cleveland
Lefkowitz
Dayton
Morgenstern
City
Shooting Husband Arrested in Jealous Quarrel
Walter Reed of Lebanon Ohio was arrested last night by city patrolmen as he alighted from an interurban car after shooting his wife Alice during a jealous quarrel at their home. He admitted guilt and the woman is reported to be recovering.
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Walter Reed
Lebanon
Kergan
Schwebel
Therring
Alice
London
Woman Screams in Hyde Park Church Scene Sparks Hospital Admission
Josephine Schweibald a 35 year old saleswoman of 203 Woodward street was taken from St. Marys Church Hyde Park to City Hospital after creating a loud scene and prolonging prayer. She was placed in the strong ward following the disturbance.
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Josephine Schweibald
Woodward Street
City Hospital
St. Mary’s Church
Hyde Park
Dinner honors U S Printing Co official E B Sullivan
The United States Printing Co associate force at Norwood hosted a testimonial dinner at Hotel Havlin last night for E B Sullivan Western salesman newly appointed. John Omwake, company president, gave a speech with T M Dickie as toastmaster in attendance of about fifty.
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United States Printing Company
Norwood
Havlin
E. B. Sullivan
John Omwake
T. M. Dickie
British Ship Tolseby Goes Ashore at Fresheather Point
The British steamer Tolseby, sailing from Galveston to Havre, ran ashore during a heavy snowstorm at Fresheather Point, Cape Race. The crew is safe though the vessel is believed to be a total loss.
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ST. Johns, N. F
Galveston
Havre
Decline in Fiction as Biographies Rise in 1907
A London report notes 1907 produced 9,914 total books with 7,701 new titles. Fiction fell from 2,108 in 1906 to 1,862 in 1907 while history and biography jumped to 713. Elizabethan verse anthology planned for Chatto’s Library.
Powder with no flame adopted by Fairmont Coal
Powder that ignites only with a dynamite cap and emits no flame will be used in the Monongahela mines of the Fairmont Coal Company. The move follows a December disaster in which over three hundred men died, and applies to all local mines of the company. President Clarence W. Watson announced the change after visiting Fairmont, West Virginia.
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Commercial Tribune
Baltimore
Monongahela
Fairmont Coal Company
Clarence W. Watson
Fairmont
W. Va
Five Hundred Dollars in Gold Burned in Worcester Fire
A bedroom fire on Ledge Street, Worcester, destroyed a $500 sum of gold silver and bills with checks. Much coin was melted on the floor and found in shoes and clothing. Captain E C Noyes helped avert a stampede as White tried to reenter to save the money and sustained a deep cut.
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Commercial Tribune
Worcester
Wolfe White
Ledge Street Court
E. C. Noyes
White
Harrison and
Waverly
Nurses Receive Diplomas At City Hospital
Graduation exercises of the Training School for Nurses were held at City Hospital. Robert Laidlaw of the Board of Public Service presented diplomas. Samuel Weil Jr gave badges. A luncheon followed. Diploma recipients include Bessie Pelley Jane Ruth Malcom Carrie Henning Pickering Pauline Margarte Stephen Fannie Schwartz Edith Snowden Marguerite Fagen Elizabeth Culbertson Anna Sutter Katherine Ellison Emma Shilling Anna Baker Anna Clay Minor Rose Hoffman Bertha Varian.
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City Hospital
Robert Laidlaw
Board of Public Service
Samuel Weil, Jr
Bessie Pelley
Jane Ruth Malcom
Carrie Henning Pickering
Pauline Margarite Stephen
Fannie Adele “ Schwartz
Edith Pearl Snowden
Marguerite Elizabeth Fagen
Elizabeth Maud Culbertson
Anna Sutter
Katherine Isabel Ellison
Emma Frances Shilling
Anna Rachel Baker
Anna Clay Minor
Rose Hoffman
Bertha Varian
Gotham Women Adopt Cigarette Habits in Public
London cables report New York women now allowed to smoke in upscale restaurants as European fashion influences rise. Society smokers buy jeweled cases. clubs provide smoking rooms. experts say no harm, viewing cigarette as spice of adventure and social equalizer with men.
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Lyceum
New Century
Empress
Sesame
Pioneer Clubs
Joseph Lyons
Trocadero
New York
Europe
America
London
Carlton Hotel
Carlton
Beckham Seen as Kentucky Pick to Succeed McCreary
Kentucky Governor Beckham is viewed as the likely successor to Senator James B. McCreary, though strong opposition within the party threatens his election. The state legislature will decide as intra-party battles unfold and other senatorial contests draw national attention.
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Commercial Tribune
Washington
Senate
Roosevelt
Congress
Oklahoma
Thomas P. Gore
Haskell
Allison
Thomas
Platt
New York
White House
Taft
Iowa
United States Senate
Foraker
Ohio
Pennsylvania
Penrose
Flinn
Pittsburg
Allegheny County
Matt Quay
Hansbrough
North Dakota
Beckham
Kentucky
James B. McCreary
Taxi-auto Cabs in Paris Consider Unified Fares
Paris reports show thirteen hundred taxi-autos on the streets with twenty one tariffs. Drivers vary fares within the old maximum three years after its fix. Proposals call for a three tier tariff of thirty five forty and fifty centimes per kilometer with distinct flags for each class.
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Commercial Tribune
Paris
Rush to South Starts Across Europe on Travel Boom
Paris reports the southward migration is under way as trains fill. Officials predict a strong Riviera season with Italy Switzerland and Egypt as favored destinations. Sleeping car companies note 10 percent more tourists leaving for the south than last year with English and German travelers rising, especially to Nice and Monte Carlo.
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Commercial Tribune
Paris
Riviera
Italy
Switzerland
Egypt
Sleeping
South
Nice
Monte Carlo
Heart Disease Deaths Rise Sharply in Manhattan and Bronx
New York reports a 1246 increase in heart disease deaths for January to November 1907 versus 1906 in Manhattan and the Bronx with a projected year end rise near 1500. Dr. Guilfoyle cites fast living and a grip epidemic as key factors.
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Commercial Tribune
New York
Manhattan
Bronx
Bureau of Vital Statistics
Health Department
W. HB. Guilfoyle
Bureau
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Lane
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