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Newspaper
Cincinnati Commercial Tribune
Location
Cincinnati, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Jan 23, 1908
Page
7
Minnie Dupree and a strong cast headline The Road to Yesterday at the Olympic this Sunday. The show, praised by critics and audiences in New York Chicago and Boston, returns to Cincinnati with a Broadway run of 300 nights, offering romance and comedy with dramatic thrills.
An attentive spaniel startled the audience as Miss Nielsen hurried to bow and remove a basket from the stage. The incident interrupted the performance and drew surprised reactions from spectators.
The ninth season of Bob Manchesters Cracker Jacks brings twenty four stars to the Standard with songs dances and elaborate scenery. The show features Bob Van Osten Lillie Vedder Ruby Leoni and a host of comedians dancers and acrobats in a lively burlesque program ending with a second edition of Nature in Marble Hall.
The Executive Board of the Empire Circuit discussed opening new theaters in Wilkesbarre Schenectady Casino and a Brooklyn site at a meeting last night. President John A Butler said business is prosperous while attendees included Heuck Fennessy Martell Whallen and Rife.
The Forepaugh Company stages Glyde Fitch play Her Own Way at the Olympic next week. The production features several splendid and unusual scenes that set it apart.
The performance delights with a charming nursery scene and witty epigrams from a hairdresser character. Fitch’s drama builds to a powerful third act and resolves in an unexpectedly satisfying finale, marking it among his best works for rich settings and costuming.
Trixie Friganza will make her first Columbia vaudeville appearance next week. She will sing numbers from The Orchid No Wedding Bells for Me. Featured acts include Cliff Gordon the German politician the Carmen Troupe Mason and Bart comedy gymnasts Marie Florence the American Sembrich Carroll and Cook in The Men of the Hour Carlin and Otto German comedians Cartmell and Harris and the kinodrome. Edna Aug stars, her local popularity ensuring strong ovation.
Lincoln J. Carter's racing play Bedford's Hope comes to Heuck's Opera House next week. The drama follows a Montana mining camp with a dramatic race between automobile and locomotive at sixty miles per hour driven by love and hate. A large cast enhances the thrilling production.
Twenty young women known as the Broilers graduate from the Broiler University at LaSalle Theater Chicago. The school established six months ago supplies comely, agile chorus girls, easing a shortage in theatrical ensembles for The Time the Place and the Girl at the Lyric.
The Lyceum presents Kidnapped for Revenge starring Will H Vedder, a former Cincinnati actor. Charles E Blaney wrote the tale of a young heiress kidnapped in infancy who seeks to rob her rich father but discovers familial love and refuses the crime.
The Colonial Belles will present at People's Theater, boasting a cast of fifty. The program includes a minstrel show, a burlesque travesty farce, and an advanced vaudeville, with scenery and lighting designed to enhance the performances.
Announcement of Anna Held’s appearance in Florenz Ziegfeld’s The Parisian Model draws public interest. The famous revue features sensational scenes such as the bell ringing number and a grand skating rink and model tableaux with many of Held’s celebrated beauties.
The long running drama In Old Kentucky, first staged in 1892, will return to the Walnut next week in capital style with strong scenery and renowned performers. The show remains a crowd favorite, known for its music and the memorable pickaninnies acts that contribute to its enduring appeal.
May Stockton will assume the role of Madge Brierly in In Old Kentucky. The troupe includes Bert G. Clark Charles K. French T. G. Hamilton Katherine Raye Margaret Lee and A H Wilson with the Woodland Wangaoodles band of juvenile performers promising lively entertainment for theatergoers.
Texas a stirring story of the Southern plains will be presented this afternoon at the Walnut. Playwright J Mauldin Feigel, born in the locality, depicts the West with life like scenes of the Mexican, cowboy, ranger and ranch owner.
Actress Anna Held compares hotels across countries noting German and Swiss management in England, French, Belgian or Italian cooks, and continental upgrades like elevators, ice, and cocktails. She critiques policing of guests in France and Germany, praises European porters yet says US hotels are the best for comfort and organization.
James J. Corbett, rising star of The Burglar and the Lady at Heucks, will occupy a Standard box Friday afternoon with a party of friends. He enjoys drama in all its phases and notes burlesque as part of his amusement. Fred Irvin's Big Show also interests him.
The Klein company presents The Lion and the Mouse to delighted audiences at the Grand. A large matinee crowd filled the seats yesterday and city visitors discussed the play after evening performances. The 90th show is set for next Tuesday in Indianapolis, a record for unusually small audiences in prior runs.
A tale from Bedford's Hope Company notes their act to be billed at Heuck's Opera House next week begun by admiration for Miss Jane Tyrell. An onlooker admires her looks while another warns his wife with a suggestive remark about her appearance.
A small Japanese spaniel slept in a bed of carnations and roses and was handed to Miss Alice Nielsen at the Auditorium in Chicago after her applause. The gift interrupted her bowing as the dog stirred, making the moment a notable oddity in the performance.
Interview with Minnie DuPree star of The Road to Yesterday at the Lyric reveals her love of books riding and yachting, plus her view on originality and simplicity. She discusses favorite authors Stevenson Shaw Kipling and Henley, her Californian roots and a string of past roles from Held by the Enemy to Heidelberg and The Music Master.
Jameson Lee Finney stars in Walter Lawrence's The Man on the Box at the Lyric Theater and wins strong praise from Cincinnati theatergoers. The performance features his unique interpretation as the groom a disguised army lieutenant and is credited with establishing him as a rising leading comedian. The supporting company also earns favorable notices as the week advances.
George D Walters tells a humorous tale about Will H Vedder a Blaney star and a group of theatrical locals who form a Fair Haven based theatrical colony on the Shrewsbury. They organize a village fire department with Charley Bugbee as Chief. Vedder joins the crew and a big Jersey fire erupts leading to fines for missing the alarm. Walters also notes Bugbee captains the Arizona a seventeen foot cat boat and his dual roles in town affairs.
The passage lists individuals serving as water boy Frank Martineau, banner carrier Billy B. Van, and harness finisher Tiffany Dugan, with a man in charge of the horses overseeing the engine company during a parade.
Heinrich Conried outlines a three week and a half spring tour for the Metropolitan Opera Company. The company will visit Chicago Boston Washington Baltimore and Pittsburgh with engagements at the Boston Theater Lyric Theater National Theater Auditorium and Nixon Theater concluding April 29.
Frank Wilstach passed through the city for a few hours between trains on his way to New York in support of Mrs. Leslie Carter. Mrs. Carter arrives at the Grand the week after next to perform David Belasco's Du Barry. The week promises a red letter season for the local stage.
Terry Lewis a Lexington, Kentucky man, was approached by two masked white men on West Sixth Street near the Southern Bridge. After being knocked unconscious with a pistol butt, he was robbed of 63 dollars and 10 cents. Lewis had recently sold a small property and previously worked as a coachman on Dayton Street for Mrs. Andrew Hickenlooper.
Some of Cincinnati's representative business men will be represented in next Sunday's Illustrated Magazine. Secure a copy of The Commercial Tribune and look for their pictures, as the magazine comes free with the Sunday paper and includes other foreign and local subjects.
Relatives from Hamilton retrieved Owen Hager, 19, and Ethel Duvall, 17, arrested nearby on Longworth Street. They confirmed the youths planned to marry in Hamilton and will have the ceremony there after returning home.
Edward Dolan known as Kid Dolan was arraigned in Police Court and held to the grand jury on the charge of murder in the killing of Patrolman Carl Hauck. He waived the preliminary examination and the robbery charge. Dolan is jailed with Peter Dugan, also accused in Hauck’s murder.
In Lexington Circuit Court Elbert Hargis and William Britton charged with complicity in the assassination of James Cockrill in Breathitt County. The cases were recalled and assigned for trial February 4.
Covington caterer Silas Rockwell will host an informal reception at 314 Gerrard Street on Sunday January 26 to mark his ninety second birthday. Music and refreshments are provided and invitations have been sent to friends and acquaintances.
Dr Thomas Stewart addressed the Cincinnati and Hamilton County Homeopathic Lyceum at Pulte Medical College on why headaches are more common in youths. He blamed bright study demands, brain use, improper classroom light, and poor desk posture for the rise in pupil head pains. Dr William Gillespie of the old school spoke, with Principal Lafayette Bloom attending to hear about student ailments.
A Bethany College dormitory fire sent clouds of smoke through the girls' building as 100 male students formed a bucket brigade and entered the burning dorm to guide the girls to safety. The blaze damaged half the three story structure. one girl was shaken but no serious injuries occurred. The fire began from furnace ashes in the basement.
James Coston reports two Greeks Nick Kourlas and M Kasetos linked to the December 3 murder of George Boulougaras who ran a shoe shining parlor at 613 Walnut street have returned to their homeland. Arrests were attempted as officers surrounded their residence but they escaped through a rear window into heavy rain of bullets and fled toward the sea. Detectives Sweeney and Houillion expect to pursue those believed to be connected once apprehended.
An advertisement touts Dr Miles Anti Pain Pills as safe and effective for headaches and excited brain nerves. It includes a testimonial from Mrs Eliza Webster of Worcester Massachusetts and notes a 25 cent price with guaranteed refund if the first package fails.
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