Notoriety of Miss Steer Sparks London Row Over Pygmalion
Miss Janette Steer clashes with playwright Gilbert over stage business in his comedy Pygmalion and Galatea leading to temporary injunctions and public ridicule in London. The feud echoes Sardou and Hoyt strictures on preserving authorship and staging details.
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Mr. Gilbert
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Bedloe's Island
Gilbert
Cynise
Miss Anderson
Galatea
Cynisca
Sardou
Sarah
Cynis¢a
Montgomery Phister Leads With Quiet Resolve
The brief note marks Montgomery Phister as moving into a dignified seventh age, noting a softened demeanor and preserved humor in his advancing years.
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Montgomery Phister
Lagoon Week Brings Vaudeville Acts and Big Investments
At the Lagoon Cincinnati hosts two daily first class vaudeville performances in the amphi theater with acts by Tootoo i in Arabs and acrobats Cook and Clinton. Palm garden concerts illuminate the night as $40,000 in improvements add a bathing beach and landscape features. chutes and a $18,000 steel trestle rise figures. Fireworks and contests promise a stellar week with past Bar Association and Bankers Club banquets and the Tri-State Ben Hur conclave at the Zoo.
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Cook
Clinton
Charles Ulrich
John T. Powers
Manjonita
Eugene
Palm Garden
Battle of
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Cincinnati
Bar Association
Bankers’ Club
Zoo
Tribe of Ben Hur
Vaudeville Bill Delights Coney Island Crowd Today
Manager Clark selects Wilson and Clayton Dutch duo and the Ash tons in horizontal act. White and Dennison the Yankee farmers perform City Girl and the Rube. Helen May Smith to sing and whistle. Cincinnati Full Military Band led by Jacob Hoffman to give concerts this afternoon and night.
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Coney Island
Clark
Wilson
Clayton
Ashtons
White
Dennison
Helen May Smith
Indianapolis
Cincinnati
Jacob Hoffman
Deaves
Royal English
Lake Como
Grand promenade concert and fireworks at the Zoological Garden
Weber's Military Band returns to Des Moines for a grand promenade concert at the Zoological Garden tonight. A rich program includes a cornet solo by E E Nickerson and serenade for flute and horn by Loehman and Hoefer. The fireworks display, by the A L Due Company, promises new set pieces and extra colorings. Attendance has surpassed expectations with big outings booked for coming months. Firefighters’ Day on August 11 is tipped as a banner event with large delegations expected.
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Zoological Garden
Weber
Military Baad
Des Moines
E.E Nickerson
Loehman
Hoefer
A. L Due Company
Display
Brotherhood of Locomotive and Order of Railroad
Committee of
Paris Exposition Echoes Moliere Roots and Stage News
A slice of theater life spans Moliere birthplace lore in Old Paris, notes on American plays in London, and roster changes in New York and European houses. Highlights include Verdi’s Milan project, Rostand and Hauptmann plans, and Masquerade of performers from Adams to Sothern with tours and openings across major cities.
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Moliere
Paris
Poquelin
Lederer
London
New York
Frightened Audience Forgets Performer as Piano Echoes
The report notes an unfortunate incident during a performance where the intelligent animal halted the show. The audience is expected to respect the mammal’s reason as it pauses at the piano. The piece references a haunting moment involving the entity recognizing its deceased mother’s teeth in the keys.
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San Francisco
Destruction of the Poor and Provident Living
A PHILANTHROPIC lecture urged thrifty household economy for the poor and working class wives. It urged wholesale buying, careful waste reduction, and practical substitutions, contrasting urban poverty with middle class buying power and noting the challenge of affording basics while maintaining dignity.
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Marion Harland
Bella Rokesmith
Nee Wilfer
Compion
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