Fiske Defends Illinois Child Stage Act in Chicago Post
Mrs. Fiske argues the Illinois law barring under sixteen from stage should be amended. She warns current enforcement harms actors and theaters like Grand Opera, cites potential job losses, and urges discretion to protect legitimate stage life and literature.
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Shakespeare
Isben
Hauptmann
Maeterlinck
Sudermann
d’Annunzio
Pinero
Barrie
Chicago
Grand Opera House
Illinois
Orestes to Be Presented by Faversham and Damrosch in New York
Richard Le Guilienne completed Orestes to be staged next season in New York by William Faversham and Walter Damrosch with the New York Symphony Orchestra. Only a few performances are planned as special matinees during Faversham's run in Stephen Phillips Herod. Faversham leads a special cast in the drama and Massenet music will be performed by the orchestra.
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Richard le Guilienne
Orestes
William Faversham
Walter Damrosch
New York Symphony Orchestra
New York
Mr. Faversham
Stephen Phillips
Herod
Massenet
The Candy Shop Star Mrs Yeamans Excites Chicago Crowd
Mrs Annie Yeamans, playing the suffragette in The Candy Shop, appears in Chicago at 73 in November. She exclaims Oh you kid to Mr and Miss Fulton after a few lively dance steps, seeming as young in spirit as they are.
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Annie Yeamans
Chicago
Miss Fulton
Dressler Reveals Stage Craft and Audience Then and Now
In a candid interview the performer explains her improv method fed by theater audiences. She recalls starting in Canada and Philadelphia at eight dollars, later earning eight hundred weekly while touring with Deshon Opera. She notes shifting from old hag parts to lead young roles after 1895.
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Miss Dressler
Broad Street
Columbia Avenue
Philadelphia
Deshon ‘Opera Company
Canada
London
Paris
St. Petersburg
Monte Carlo
Dan Daly
Work of the Chorus Girl One Round of Strenuosity
A chorus master details the brutal rehearsal schedule behind a musical comedy, noting that twenty five chorus girls practiced daily for weeks two weeks and two days before opening night. The piece describes long days from morning to night and a Grand Rapids dress rehearsal to polish dances and encores.
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Grand Rapids
King Edward Greets Guitry at Adelphi in L Assommoir
The king requested the opening bill at the Adelphi feature a performance of L Assommoir with M Guitry and the Renaissance theater company of Paris drawing a crowded house. The play, familiar to English audiences as Drink, marks the start of a French repertoire run during the engagement.
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Edward
M. Guitry
Adelphi Theater
London
Zola
Charles Warner
Renaissance Theater of
Paris
A Sure Sign of Delayed Trains
Sallie Fisher recalls waiting in the South for a train that ran hours late. After an hours-long delay an amused ticket agent and a yawning conductor’s dog sighting punctuated the wait.
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Sallie Fisher
Harvard Stadium Hosts Joan of Arc Play Amidst Technical Struggles
The 15 000 spectators witnessed Miss Adams portray Joan of Arc inside Harvard Stadium vast horseshoe stage. Unusual layout included cathedral set on the right leg and a wood hill on the left with a lean-to for rapid actor entrances. Lighting relied on cue lights and makeshift transformers. Players used backstage passages. wind plagued a towering seventy foot tree prop and a skycloth backdrop. Miss Adams lived at the stadium during rehearsals and the cast faced hunger and transport challenges in near‑remote Boston area.
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Harvard
Herald
S A
Oval
Joan
Miss Adams
Touraine Hotel
Boston
Alf Hayman
Frohman
Counthies
Worthing Explains Love On The Stage In Personal Terms
Frank Worthing discusses his experience with actresses from Miss George to Miss Bates, noting their distinct temperaments and professional boundaries. He stresses that stage embraces are impersonal and he has loved stars for twenty years without a real love affair, and he admits to remaining a bachelor with unclear reasons.
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Frank Worthing
Margaret Anglin
Miss Bates
Annie Russell
Worthing
Actor Richard Golden Talks Characterization at Theater
In a candid dressing room interview Richard Golden discusses his method of acting by absorption rather than study. He explains how he observes, absorbs, and embodies a character, such as a country doctor, by mirroring mannerisms and rhythm to feel the role truly.
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Richard Golden
Pight
Jman
Thebrary
England
London
English Taste vs American Vaudeville Critique
The interview with Mr. Golden contrasts English and American entertainment values. He argues Brits favor restrained, rested voices and discreet staging, while Americans seek brash, loud styles, provoking mixed reception abroad.
Sir Charles Wyndham a Storied Career in America and London
English actor Sir Charles Wyndham began on the American stage in New York and Chicago before returning to England. He served as a surgeon during the Civil War, led touring companies, and later ran theaters in London. He received knighthood and the Victoria Cross, and plans another American engagement in the fall.
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Sir Charles Wyndham
New York
Kent
John Wood
Olympic Theater
Broadway
Houston Street
Sir Charles
Ben Rogers
Rogers
England
London
Royalty Theater
St. James Theater
Louisa Herbert
United States
Crosby Opera House
Chicago
Globe Theater
Desplaines Street
West Madison Street
D. R. Allen
Vicksburg
Miss
Charles
Poreces Rine
J Ofer
John Parselle
George Leen
Alice Wyndham
Miss Wyndham
Bronson Howard
Sir Charles Him
Edward
Wyndham
The
New
Criterion
On the Eve Provokes Debate as a Russian Revolution Drama
Dr. Leopold Kampf writes On the Eve a drama about the Russian revolution inspired by Bloody Sunday. The play, produced in the United States, was banned after its first staging in Germany Austria and Denmark for political reasons.
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Leopold Kampf
Henry B. Harris
Germany
Austria
Denmark
Dr. Kampf
Vienna
St. Petersburg
Cracow
Russia
Poland
Educated Monkey Joins White Rats on Ocean Voyage
An extraordinary passenger accompanies William Morris on the steamship George Washington voyage from Bremen to New York. Consul the chimpanzee, a famed act in European music halls, arrives in first class with top hat and cane. Consul, earning $2000 weekly, performs as a trained acrobat and comedian and aims for White Rats membership.
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George Washington
Plymouth
Bremen
New York
William Morris
Consul
Europe
American Music Hal
New York City
Prago Ard
The
White Rats
Society of Vaudeville Performers
English humor and a Maine born actor described
The text discusses English humor, noting a difficulty in understanding certain jokes. It highlights Mr. Golden's powerful stage presence and distinctive voice, and mentions his birth in Maine with a blend of New England and Irish traits shaping his persona.
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Mr. Golden
Maine
William A Brady Seeks New Plays in London After Europe Return
William A Brady and Grace Gear return from Europe to a London scene buzzing about Brady’s plans. Brady, a top American manager, has settled near St John’s Wood and scouts new material while Gear earns acclaim as a gifted actress and comedian after her early success with Grace George.
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William A. Brady
Europe
Grace Gear
St. John’s Wood
London
Sporting
Matcrs
Brady
Grace George
Shaftesbury Theatre Manager Opens Gym for Members
Robert Courtneidge of Shaftesbury theatre London has arranged a gymnasium for theater members. A special instructor tutors the company in self and physical training, and every member performs at least one exercise daily.
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Robert Courtneidge
Shaftesbury Theater
London
Laura Biggar Retires From Onstage Returns To The Footlights
Laura Biggar former actress announced a shift to stage work after a high profile court battle over the Bennett estate. She claimed profit disputes with advertisers hindered her Daily Sam Albuquerque venture and noted ongoing lawsuits from Dr Hendricks and Bennett heirs. The divorce case involving Mrs Hendrick has been resolved in that file.
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Laura Biggar
Miss
Henry M Nett
Miss Biggar
Bennett
Sam
Repua
Dr. C . Hendricks
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J.J. Shubert
Shubert Brothers
Jacob J.shubert
America
Mr. Brady
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