Tremendous Crowds at Parks for Pain Pompeii at Norwood
Chester crowds pack all parks and the Vaudeville theater as Pain's Pompeii playhouse at Norwood draws record attendance. The day features Dreamland 23 Figure 8 and a busy bathing beach with free vaudeville and popular acts like Luba De Serema and a trained animal show. The lake and clubhouse buzz with activity as visitors enjoy rides, slides, and performances across the grounds.
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Chester
Seattle
Chester Beach
Luba de Serema
Cuba
Sammy
Sa van
McBrien
Cook
Stevens
Chinaman
the Coon
Jeanne Brooks
Great Day at Lagoon Vaudeville Draws Big Crowds
Visitors packed Lagoon's big pavilion for a full day of vaudeville action with Prof. Spink's Coontown Circus headlining. Hank and Lottie Whitcomb, Ariminta and Burke, and Lionel Legare drew encores as Clarke promises more popular shows. The new carousel drew crowds day and night, hailed as the largest in the Middle West and a standout attraction at the park.
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Lagoon
Prof
Spink
Ricardo
Ariminta
Burke
Clarke
Lagoon Vaudeville Pavilion
Lionel Legare
Middle West
Japan
Queen City Bathing Beach A Hot Day Draws Crowds
Report from Queen City Beach describes a scorching day bringing large crowds to the riverfront bathhouse. The site’s safety and easy trolley access drew families, while the big bathhouse offered river views and refreshments. Manager Kroger praised orderly, well behaved visitors enhancing the beach’s reputation.
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Queen City Bathing Beach
Queen City
Gotham
Kroger
De Wolf Hopper Faces Stage Fright at Wedding
De Wolf Hopper, famed for comic opera and four marriages, served as chief usher at the wedding of Bijou Fernandez and W L Abingdon. Although familiar with al tar scenes from onstage life, he admitted this church wedding was the most trying moment of his career, having never attended such a ceremony before.
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de Wolf Hopper
Minstrelsy’s Enduring Grip Say Primrose
Georg Primrose notes minstrelsy endures beyond the critic’s scale. He recalls thirty nine years since disguising himself with burnt cork and predicts continued novelty with his latest organization set for Manhattan Beach at month’s end. He bars outlays as a sign of prodigality and promises new ideas from his troupe.
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Coney Island
George Primrose
Mr. Primrose
Pennsylvania
Manhattan Beach
Arrival of Chester Park Opera Co at Chester Park
The Chester Park Opera Company and chorus arrived after a week of New York rehearsal. They begin performances next Sunday, led by musical director Charles Zimmerman and director Lester Brown, with all but Clara Palmer in attendance. Lillian McIntyre from Cincinnati joined the chorus and will rehearse all week.
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Chester Park Opera Co
Chester Park
Chester Park Opera Company
New York
Winton Place
Clara Palmer
Lester Brown
Charles Zimmerman
Blanche Rae Edwards
Edna Remyng
Sylvester Cornish
Charles Fulton
J. McElhern
Tom Ince
Sam Mylie
F. J. Boyle
Basso
Mildred Cecil
Amelia Milton
Marcella Moray
Iianthe Willis
Alma Stetzler
Olivette Tre Mayne
Karene Carter
Lucille Webster
Cecil Whitmer
Ina Moulton
Stella Anderson
May O’neil
Orrel Booth
Marion Oliver
Nellie Downdake
C. M. Hood
Ed Reader
Eugene Arnold
P. N. Clark
Ralph Nichols
J. E. Bingham
Harvey Becker
W. Meyer
Lillian McIntyre
Cincinnati
the Park
Com
Coney Island Sees Big Weekend Crowd Amid Minstrel Show
The Eastern scene shifts as Coney Island attracts thousands for a sunny outing. Bryant's Minstrels delight crowds with a strong cast including Mr Campbell and Mr Balz as 25 000 visitors are tallied across two days. The park rides lights and Smittie's Band fill the night scene.
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Coney Island
Broadway
Coney
Bryant
D'Arcy Campbell
John Cartmell
Burt Melburn
George van
Billy McKee
Mr. Campbell
James Emerson
Percy Reed
Eddie Balz
Robert Carl
Coney Company
Eagles
Smittie
Up-River Park
Two Tragedies of Vesuvius at Norwood Tonight
The article notes two ancient and recent volcanic disasters, Pompeii and Naples, compared with San Francisco’s quake and a modern stage production. Acres of scenery and hundreds of performers will recreate Pompeii’s final days. The first performance begins tonight at Norwood for a two week engagement.
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Mt. Vesuvius
Italy
Naples
Pompeii
Pompeiy
San Francisco
Norwood
London Play Season Closes Amid Declining American Dramas
The short run of The Lion and the Mouse ends at the Duke of York Theatre while Shore Acres departs Waldorf on June 15. American plays have struggled in London, with misread dialects and unfamiliar settings cited, including Gillette's Clarice and Nat C. Goodwin's A Gilded Fool.
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London
Duke of York Theater
Shore Acres
the Waldorf
William Gillette
Clarice
Nat C. Goodwin
London Audiences Shift From American Stars In Plays
Critics praised The Lion and the Mousey but London audiences failed to embrace the revival of An American Citizen. Shore Acres fared better with Cyril Maude and Winifred Emery, yet its Long Island setting adapted to Cornwall could not bridge the American flavor for local playgoers.
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Bower
Shore Acres
Cyril Maude
Winifred Emery
Long Island
Cornwall
Music and Jubilee at Cincinnati Zoo Concerts
Conway's Band began its final week at the Cincinnati Zoo while the Druiden Saengerchor celebrated its golden jubilee with a daytime performance. The sunny program ran 3 to after 4, followed by further singing near the lake. The zoo’s landscaping and animal displays drew crowds enjoying the concert and the garden’s attractions.
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Zoological Garden
Conway
Garden
The
Druiden Saengerchor
Cincinnati Zoo
Cincinnati
Zoo
Toledo 10 Holds a Trotting Meet This Summer
Toledo will host a trotting race meet June 19 to 21 at the Fair Grounds. Toledo Racing Association secures funds for purses with uniform 400 dollar prizes across ten classes including 2:14 to 3:35 trots and 2:14 to 2:30 pacers. Entries close June 14 with officers elected to lead the event.
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Commercial Tribune
Toledo
Toledo Racing Association
Fair Grounds
Salem
Association
Z. H. Travis
A. G. Argue
Clark A. Browning
John Jackman
Thomas McGettigan
J. W. Newton
S. B. Chambers
George M. Parks
J. B. Davis
England Favors Simpler Divorce in Reform Debate
London June 10 The push to abolish judicial separations in favor of easier divorce gains support among reformers. Charles Russell argues for mutual consent divorce with court oversight to protect children, while Thomas Holmes notes relief for abused spouses but warns of misconduct and enforcement issues amid existing separations and arrears.
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London
Gorell Barnes
Charles Russell
Thomas Holmes
Mr. Holmes
Sir Gorell Barnes
Holmes
Elegant Persian lawn lingerie gown with lace trim
The model is a wedding or summer gown in Persian lawn with Val enciennes lace and yoke of tucking. It features a seven gore skirt with alternating longer and shorter groups and a novel shallow tucking yoke. Material quantities listed for waist and skirt sizes and May Manton patterns offered by The Commercial Tribune Fashion Department for ten cents each.
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Batiste
the Commercial Tribune
Call for Thorough Inquiry Before Divorce and Fewer Separations
The speaker argues for less separation and easier divorce with independent evidence. He suggests inquiries before magistrates, with cases then referred to higher courts. He notes separation orders disproportionately affect the poor and remarks on bruised women waiting in court to testify against their husbands.
Spook Frog Disturbs New Orleans Neighborhood
Police removed a twelve pound frog believed to be the cause of noises at a haunted house at the corner of Toure and Royal streets. Residents had fled their homes and police searched the site at night before locating the creature beneath the house.
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Commercial Tribune
New Orleans
Toure
Royal Streets
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