Dramatic chatter and Fourth of July plans in city notes
In a broad English and German stage review, L. M. Barrie joins Mr. Frohman for Peter Pan in Paris while local events preview St Joseph's Orphan Asylum's Fourth of July celebrations with Father Gallagher as impresario. The day features a military band, dances, drills, contests, booths, amusements, and meals to benefit the asylum's children.
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St. Joseph's Orphan Asylum
Colerain Avenue
John F. Gallagher
Father Gallagher
Ziegfeld Jr Announces 1908 New York Follies and Era Plans
F Ziegfeld Jr unveils next season including The Follies of 1908 at Jardin de Paris June 15 with 120 performers. The show features George Bickel Nora Bayes Anna Held and many others. Alice Lloyd and Bonnie Belle of Scotland loom later with Klaw and Erlanger backing.
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F. Ziegfeld Jr
F. Ziegfeld, Jr
Mr. Ziegfeld
New York
Jardin de Paris
Harry B. Smith
Maurice Levi
George Bickel
Harry Watson
Arthur Deagon
Billie Reeves
William C. Schrode
Barney Bernard
Lee Harrison
William Powers
Philip Jaffie
Nora Bayes
Lucy Weston
Grace le Rue
Annabelle Whitford
Lillian Lee
Grace Leigh
Elphye Snowden
May Leslie
Eva Francis
May MacKenzie
Dazie
Anna Held
Charles A. Bigelow
Genee
Philadelphia
Boston
Empire Theater
London
Stage fashion traced from chorus to stars in early 20th century
The piece notes how actors influence men's dress more than women, citing John Drew, Guy Bates Post, Douglas Fairbanks, George Cohan, and Olcott. It mentions stage staples such as hat bands, pocketed evening coats, high turndown collars, and the rise of certain suits. Actors travel to London for wardrobe and spend premium sums on frock coats and suits.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Johnnies
Evelyns
Set &E
John Drew
Guy Bates Post
Brooks
Douglas Fairbanks
Sully
George Cohan
Ey Olcott
Beau Brummels
London
Ness
Legal Erudition on the Stage Shows Lawyers on Stage
Actor-lawyer Lawrence Grattan notes plays in Chicago feature lawyers libraries and law terms. He cites Shakespeare as revealing legal knowledge, cites specific arrests and court scenes, and previews a potential book on the lawyers of the stage with references to Aristophanes and Moliere.
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Chicago
Lawrence Grattan
Powers’ Theater
Mr. Grattan
Supreme Court
Prentice
Washington
Chicago Opera House
Grant Mitchell
Mitchell
Harvard Law School
Augustus Thomas
St. Paul
Jaggard
Minnesota Supreme Court
Shakespeare
Goneril
Regan
Conrade
Borachio
Gloster
Cornwall
Sir Hugh Evans
Nym
Bardolph
Aristophanes
Moliere
Mons. de Pourceagnac
Massinger
Lord Coke
A Wife's Heroic Loyalty in Chicago Theatrical Tragedy
Amid David Henderson’s death in Chicago his wife Miss Frankie Raymonde aka Arabella Clingstone faced grief with resolve. She returned from a five minute delay to perform a grotesque old maid role, keeping composure as the curtain fell on her husband’s career. Her later matinee performance showed stoic courage despite inner heartbreak.
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Chicago
David Henderson
Pioneer
Frankie Raymonde
Arabella Clingstone
Lane
Bush Temple
Miss Freestone
Miss Curbstone
Miss Sandstone
Theatre World Notes On Acts Fame And Farewells
The article recalls Mrs. Henderson’s brave stage display and her ten year marriage to David Henderson. It recounts Peter Dailey’s death and plans for a joint starring tour with May Irwin, plus Frohman’s continental ventures and casts for The Admirable Crichton and Peter Pan.
Warfield to perform in London before return to U S
Opera and theater notes report David Warfield will appear in London prior to returning to the United States next fall. Ezra Kendall complains about friends urging him to seek a worthwhile play and to aim higher, while he states he does not want to be an actor. The season marks Bert Leslie's final year in vaudeville as he leaves to support Hattie Williams in a musical comedy.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ophdpdoodo
David Warfield
London
Ezra Kendall
Bert Leslie
Hattie Williams
The Marriage of William Ashe at Terry's Theatre
Lloyd's Weekly News notes a striking contrast in Miss Fannie Ward’s new stage production at Terry's Theatre The Marriage of William Ashe features a simple comedy adorned with a £200,000 diamond dress, marking a season highlight.
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Lloyd’s Weekly News of London
Fannie Ward
Terry's Theater
William Ashe
Mabel Taliaferro to Star Cinderella Play in New York
Mabel Taliaferro is slated to appear in a New York fall production of a Cinderella play with elaborate scenic effects, as reported.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mabel Taliaferro
New York
Tramp comedian Walter Jones to star in The Merry Widow burlesque
Walter Jones known for a husky voice accepts Joe Weber's offer to fill the late Peter F. Dailey's role in The Merry Widow at the Colonial Theater Chicago. He has been vaudeville with Blanche Deyo this season and canceled other engagements to take the part.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Walter Jones
Peter F. Dailey
Joe Weber
Merry Widow
Colonial Theater
Chicago
Mr. Jones
Blanche Deyo
Weber
O'Neill to Star in New Play The Abbe Bonaparte
Samuel French and Edgar Forrest finalize deal granting American and Canadian rights to The Abbe Bonaparte. The work features James O'Neill and recalls Wilson Barrett's acclaimed London performances before his death.
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James O'Neill
Samuel French
Edgar Forrest
Mr. O'Neill
Dailey Estate Grants Letters of Administration
The Surrogate granted administration to Robert Dailey for the Peter F. Dailey estate. The will or heirs leave about $50,000, with only two heirs identified.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Robert Dailey
Peter F. Dailey
Actress Mrs Bates Dies in New York Home
Mrs F M Bates mother of Blanche Bates and an esteemed actress of earlier years died at her New York home last week. Actor Ernest Lamson, famed for The Heir of the Hoo rah, also died last week, adding to the high mortality among players in the past month.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
F. M. Bates
Blanche Bates
New York
Ernest Lamson
Marie Doro Announces New French Stage Engagement
Marie Doro shifts from Esperanto to epigrams with London’s geniuses and now to a French play with a French company. The vehicle is by Caillavet and De Fliers. Doro is in Paris refining a new accent as Frohman loans English rights of The Three of Us to Fannie Ward in London.
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Edmund Breese
John Burkett Ryder
the Lion and the Mouse
Julia Hanchett
Boston
Miss Hanchett
Frazer Coulter
BE. A. Eberle
Frank Burbeck
Harry Harwood
Marie Doro
London
MM. Caillavet
de Fliers
Marie
Paris
Charles Frohman
Three of Us
Fannie Ward
Terry's Theater
W Somerset Maugham Early Works Noted in Brief History
The piece traces W Somerset Maugham's early output from the novel Liza of Lambeth to his travel books and plays. It notes Schiff bruchig written in German, first staged in Berlin in 1902, and mentions A Man of Honor and the later success Lady Frederick in London.
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W. Somerset
Maughan
Jack Straw
Lady Frederick
Mrs. Dot
London
Liza of
Lambeth
Mr. Maugham
Spain
Schiffbruchig
Berlin
London Stage Society
Frederick
Shaw play Candida in Paris stars Daly but not in his NY role
George Bernard Shaw's Candida is now at Theater des Arts in Paris with Arnold Daly in a different role from his New York production. American actor William Gillette is also in Paris to enjoy the novelty of the London style staging.
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Sherlock Holmes
Little Theater
Antoine
M. Antoine
Tiny Playhouse
George Bernard Shaw
Theater Des Arts
Paris
Arnold Daly
New York
William Gillette
Frohman Grants Bernhardt London Run For Les Bouffons
Charles Frohman permits Sarah Bernhardt to perform Les Bouffons in London this summer. The play was presented in America this year as The Jesters by Maude Adams. Frohman owns rights for England and the United States.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charles Frohmans
London
Paris
Vienna
Berlin
Hamburg
Crichton
Maude Adams
John Raphael
Charles Frohman
Sarah Bernhardt
Les Bouffons
the Jesters
Mr. Frohman
Puegland
America
Commencement Recital at Metropolitan College of Music
The Metropolitan College of Music in Elocution and Dramatic Art presents its commencement exercises on Tuesday June 16 at 8 p m in the Odeon. The program features Miss Alma Ulmschneider Miss Carolyn Pollock Miss Marie Strait Miss Alma Massmann Miss Jeannette Sayre Miss Flora Kramer Miss Mary Dowd and Miss Amelia Diebel with performances across organ piano voice violin and chorus directed by H C Froehlich and featuring readings arias and a ninety fifth Psalm with Rev Charles G Reade presiding.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Metropolitan College of Music
Odeon
Alma Ulmschneider
Carolyn Pollock
Marie Strait
Alma Massmann
Jeannette Sayre
Flora Kramer
Mary Dowd
Amelia Diebel
Emma Frieser
Eves Guilmant
Mendelssohn
Valentine Jackson
the Sisters
Whittier ‘String Orchestra
H. C. Froehlich
Sidney C. Durst
Barytone
Willard Purser
Metropolitan Chorus
Edith Mathews
Elijah” Schseneh
Frank Loewe
Mozart-Grieg
Fréd’ Roéhr
Sidney
Co. Durst
Cayatina
Robert le Disile
Meyerbeer
Hauser
Leo Brand
Ballard
W. C. Hline
Lillian Schaeffer
McCord
Carstens
Mathias
Koetter
Strait
Kline
Butledge
Purser
Langhorst
Charles G. Reade
St. Paul’s Cathedral
Dean W
Davis presents Isabel Sparks in a June song recital
Mr. David Davis will present his pupil Miss Isabel W Sparks in a song recital Tuesday evening June 16 at 318 Broad way. The programme includes Haydn creations and Purcell pieces with selections by Gilchrist, Stolworthy, and others.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
David Davis
Isabel W. Sparks
Broadway
Karllalat
Crea- Sago
Purcell
Gilchrist
Cata da Ee Weil
Miss’ Charlotte Stolworthy
Ethel, Kennedy
Bernard Sturm
Conservatory
Kennedy
Gladys Shailer
Clifton School of Music Graduation Evening
Graduation exercises at Clifton A B Church Friday June 19 feature a chorus conducted by H C Lerch and a keynote by Rev Calvin McNelly. Certificates will be awarded to Rose Meyers Rose Stevens Emma Streng and Bertha Udry for vocal and piano teaching roles.
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Clifton School of Music
Clifton A. B
H. C. Lerch
Calvin McNelly
Rose Meyers
Rose Stevens
Emma Streng
Bertha Udry
Weekday Recitals Scheduled at Cincinnati Conservatory
The calendar lists June 15 to June 19 recital programs by pupils and soloists. Highlights include June 16 violin by Miss Ethel Kennedy, June 18 pianoforte by Hugo Sederberg pupils, and a June 19 recital by Mrs Morris Wickersham, Miss Frances Moses and a children's piano forte recital by Miss Ida Ulmer. An advanced piano class concert is set for June 17 at 829 Walnut Street with several named participants.
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Cincinnati Conservatory of Music
John A. Hoffmann
Ethel Kennnedy
Hugo Sederberg
Morris Wickersham
Frances Moses
Ida Ulmer
Conservatory Recital Hall
Frederic Shailer Evans
Douglas Boxall
Sig
Pier Adolfo Tirindelli
Guarnieri
Sig. Tirindelli
Ethel Piland
Henrietta Weihl
Alice Shiels
Emma Norton
Piano Recitals Highlight German and American Talent
John C Haefner and Adolph Stadermann announce piano recitals featuring pupils at the Auditorium and church rooms in Cincinnati. Programs include works by Haydn Chaminade Paderewski and Diabelli with performers such as Sophia Westermeyer Milly Cordon Bessie Belmont and Julia Hammler. A dramatic arts commencement at the University of Cincinnati closes a season of varied student performances.
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Church Halls
Walnut Street
Belmont
Hottendorf
Hammler
Westermeyer
Langenbein
Cordon
Fredriks
Hathnle
Hammer
John Co. L. Haefner
Church
Sophia Westermeyer
Kahlan
Milly Cordon
Diaghelli
Jagdlied
Bessie Belmont
Alt de Ballet
Ketterer Opti
Mendelssohn
de Haehnle
Rubinstein
Paderewski
Fred Fredriks
Diabelli
Mr. Hammel
Newland
Academy of Dramatic Arts
Marie J. Warren
Bessie Kirk
Anne McConnell
Frieda Lotze
Julia Collins
Lillie Fry Fischer
Walter Closson
Joseph R. Jones
John R. Froome
William Paxton Burris
College of Teachers
University of Cincinnati
Dayton
Women clubs hold meetings and elect officers
The Price Hill History Club met in Glendale on Wednesday June 10 to read calendars for the coming year with a Modern France study plan and lectures. Mrs Charles Foster Taylor will host two days at her summer cottage near Franklin Ohio. Cincinnati women’s club elects Mrs Virginia Ellard as an alternate to the Boston Biennial. The Six and Twenty Club in Wilmington met June 5 with a large turnout, book talk on Mani Linda by Will N Harben, and luncheon. Evanston Mothers Club elected officers for the next term and planned September meeting with luncheon and music.
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Price Hill
Virginia Ellard
Boston
Cincinnati Woman’s Press Club
Wilmington
Minnie Farren
M. J. Farquhar
Mani Linda
Will N. Harben
Harben
North Georgia
T. M. Burnett
Evanston
Mothers’ Club
Michael G. Heintz
Schwartz
W.E. Kreidler
Mittendorf
Johnson
Clio Club Closes Year With Clubhouse Meeting
The Clio Club held its final meeting of the year with Mrs. Charles Dolle and Mr. Airy. Sixteen members answered roll call as Mrs. W C Van Loon read on The Second Empire read by Mrs. W Leefman. A review of Balzac Pere Goriot followed by Mrs. J A Ehlers. A dainty repast and grounds visit ended a delightful day with guests Mesdames Brigel and Greaver. The Jewish Hospital Alumnae Association held its business meeting with one minute talks on The Year's Work. An outing was planned for next Friday and adjournment set for November 6.
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Clio Club
Charles Dolle
Airy
W. C. van Loon
California
W. Leefman
Balzac
Pere Goriot
J. A. Ehlers
Mesdames Brigel and
Greaver
The
Jewish Hospital Alumnae Association
Dramatic Arts Notes for Cincinnati Expression Commencement
The Lyric Theater hosts the Cincinnati School of Expression commencement with performances by Hey Charles Frederic Goss and Elgar songs, violinists Miss Celeste Seymour Miss Sylvia Spritz Miss Fay Marshall, a Shakespeare Shrew monologue by Margaret A Buck Velma Hodges Rosa Grad, readings by George Randolph Chester, and diploma awards by Judge Jacob H Bromwell. Medals in the violin department go to Miss Judith Bou.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cincinnati School of Expression
Lyric Theater
Charles Frederic Goss
Elgar
Lyric Choral
Society
Alfred Benton
Fay Marshall
Celeste Seymour
Sylvia Spritz
Shakespeare
Margaret A. Buck
Velma Hodges
Rosa M. Grad
Lyric Choral Society
Mr. George
Randolph Chester
Jacob H. Bromwell
Elmwood Place Social Roundup Highlights Local Visits
Phy and daughter Ray visited Mrs. O G Jones on Thursday. Mrs. Black hosted cards on Friday. Trophies were awarded to Mesdames Barrett Black Huffman and Bowen. Mrs Tom Mangan returned from Toledo. Laacke hosted the Carnation Euchre with prizes to O Donnell Doellman Haney Parker and Henry. Mr and Mrs Friedman observed their wooden wedding. Guests included Mrs Dr Tyse Hansemier Mrs Johnson and Mr and Mrs David Korstall. August Redelman returned from Germany. Creta Simms hosted the Juniors and Seniors with Edith Wielly Ivy Seeger Edith Kruse Erna Hettrick Edna Dieterl e Louise McDonald Bond Hill Alma Brendle Philip Poggendiek George Babbs Eugene Howard Raymond Meyers Stanley Harris. Mrs Alice taught Jerome Mur.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Phy
Ray
O. G.jones
Black
Philip Poggendiek
George Babbs
Eugene Howard
Raymond Meyers
Lockland
Anna Clark
Stanley Harris
Alice Eaeught
Jerome Mur
Local amateur teams shine as Traction Company pictures hit Sunday
The article praises local amateur baseball teams alongside the Reds and major clubs. It highlights nine Traction Company Baseball teams and their managers featured in next Sunday's Illustrated Magazine, included free with The Sunday Commercial Tribune, promising pictures, stories, jokes, and anecdotes for readers.
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Reds
Traction Company
Zinc. A
Sunday Commercial Tribune
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