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Newspaper
Cincinnati Commercial Tribune
Location
Cincinnati, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Jun 20, 1909
Page
18
Fragmentary reminiscences recount Hattie Williams abandoning musical comedy and Irving’s iron yet humane backstage manner. Anecdotes depict Thurston meeting Irving at Lotus Club, a fond memory of a Dodson remark, and a tale of generosity amid hardship with a tramp and a pair of skates.
Chester Park hosts Turnfest week with daily Turners joining afternoons and evenings. National championship swimming races on Friday attract top American swimmers and a fireworks display featuring portraits and a Turner in action on a horizontal bar.
Visitors flood Cincinnati’s riverfront with steamer trips to Coney Island and Island Queen excursions. The Island Queen sails from Broadway at multiple nightly times and offers a day and half day ride plan with scenic upland views and traction trips along Little Miami. Free vaudeville and Rice’s Circus add family entertainment as Pete Baker’s German act stays for Turnfest patrons.
Ling and his dialect stories and impersonations headline a free bill with Helen Walters soprano the Hue gel brothers comedy acrobats and the Five Musical Marines Smitties band plays at the club house this afternoon and evening The Coney steamers carry orchestras for dancers drawing a crowd of young people to the park during festival time The Turners will travel to Coney in large numbers and visitors are sure to be entertained and delighted.
The New York Musical Comedy company's The Hustler starts its third Lagoon engagement, with matinee at 3 15. Scott Marble's musical farce stars B F Forbes and Happy Golden as Don McFadden and Con, with Marie Barry and Adéle Leonard leading the cast alongside Bradley Martin, Harry Hughes, Florence Bennett, and Nettie McLaughlin.
Bohumir Kryl resumes a second week of performances at the zoological garden starting Sunday. His company of eight star grand opera singers has drawn large crowds, marking a rare, expansive engagement. The week features grand opera and Wagner programs with varied selections, and solo numbers by Norris Hunt McDonald Case Vondra Howard Christopher Emerson Red Cloud Chimera and Kryl himself with instrumental interludes by the tuba and trombone players.
The Zoo will stay open for another week with both free and reserved seating available for visitors of all ages, ensuring more laughter for children and smiles for adults.
The Turnfest schedule features The Bohemian Girl and Il Trovatore with Adelaide Norwood as Leonore and Thomas Evans Green as Manrico. Ottley Cranston and Miss James headline as leading principals. tickets urged early as packed houses are expected. Lyric shows continue five cent programs with illustrated songs and lectures, kept cool by a modern system.
The river falls steadily and the Sandbar at Queen City beach appears solid for crowds. Preparations are complete for the week of the turnfest as Turners, fond of this aquatic sport, plan frequent plunges in the Ohio during their stay.
The management says it cannot grant such demands but assures all will be cared for. Over 6 000 people can be accommodated in the dressing room building at once, with room for several hundred more if needed. Beach cars on the green line will run every five minutes during the week.
The flea circus debuts at La Goon today as a special attraction featuring hundreds of German imported fleas of many varieties. The show promises entertaining and wonderful exhibitions.
Major Bob Yokum unveils a pair of trained buffaloes claimed unique in the world. They will perform on the Carthage fair race track twice daily during the Turners encampment, with the first show held last night. A canvas wall encloses the area for daily evening exhibitions throughout the week.
The article reports Colonel Martin securing Dunbar and his bewhiskered goat performers for the current week at Colonel Martin's park in Chester. He canceled other bookings after negotiations with Chicago Morris agency to keep the popular act for the turners visit and weeklong run.
Italians who welcomed D'Annunzio's Francesca da Rimini mock his latest play Fedra written in seventeen nights. Critics question his pledge to Italy and accuse the young poet of failing to honor Carducci's torch and ideals.
Eddie Foy speaks with Chicago Tribune about his sad life as a performer. He laments public expectations and Mazuma money shaping his career, dreaming of Hamlet and true esteem beyond being a clown, and hints at a forthcoming family stage pursuit. He ends with a quiet farewell.
The article notes Eskimos in Labrador use violins in church choirs and enjoy both familiar worship songs in Wekimo and secular tunes. Dr Townsend describes an evening in Nain with the Eskimos singing and reacting to records from pop songs to Ball and Mack tunes. The piece mentions a wife beating joke, laughter at the interpreter, and Irish jigs prompting dancing.
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