Ellen Terry and Sarah Bernhardt Two Stage Legends in London Tribute
Celebrated actresses Ellen Terry and Sarah Bernhardt are highlighted for their remarkable careers. Bernhardt returns to France after a record-breaking tour, while Terry earns a 50th year testimonial at Drury Lane with a £44,000 endowment. The piece traces Terry’s Coventry origins, family acting lineage, early debuts, and rise to Irving's Hamlet era, noting tours in America and influence on theatre.
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Ellen Terry
Sarah Bernhardt
Hotel Cecil
London
Miss Terry
America
Bernhardt
Montgomery Phister
France
England
Queen Victoria
Princess Theater
Charles Kean
Edmund Kean
Drury Lane
Italy
Coventry
Kate
Ellen
Marian
Florence
Charles
Fred
Morris
Terry
Hale
Henry Irving
London Lyceum
Irving
Knight
Sir Henry
Robespierre
Terry- Wardell Union
Ailsa
Gordon Craig
Macbeth
Chester Park Opera House Rings With Summer Talent
Cincinnati patrons applaud a first class opera company and chorus at Chester Park Opera House. The Rounders dominated last week as the largest opening week in the park's history. The era shows chorus girls rising to stardom with stars like Lulu Glaser and Aileen Goodwin moving from chorus roles to leading parts.
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Cincinnati
Chester Park Opera House
Rounders
Lulu Glaser
Mabelle Gilman
Minnie Ashley
Trixie Friganza
Julia Sanderson
Effie Fay
Edna Goodrich
Frances Belmont
Baroness Ashburton
Aileen Goodwin
Clansman Company
Miss Goodwin
Chester Park Bathing Beach Water Slide Feature
A partial view of Chester Park’s famed bathing beach shows its wide water area and the popular yet safe water toboggan slide for juveniles. The shallow water area provides security for young patrons as the scene highlights this local recreation feature.
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Chester Park
Belle of New York to Headline Park Week Attractions
The week begins with The Belle of New York in prominent roles, praised for its pleasant smoothness and skill. A free vaudeville program features Mme. Emmy and her trained dogs, the Czars juggling comedy, Fern Melrose, contortionist L. De Aerien, and Emmonds trio. The lake remains delightful and the bathing beach popular at Chester with many other park attractions. opera begins nightly at 8 and 3 on Saturdays, seats at Smith & Nixon's.
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Pany
New York
Mme
Emmy
Czars
Fern Melrose
L. de Aerien
Emmonds
Emmerson
Chester
Smith & Nixon’s
Sweatnam to Star in George Washington Jr with Cohan
Willis P Sweatnam long known for Sassafras Livingston in The County Chairman will appear next season with George Cohan in George Washington Jr in a role similar to his black face performances. Cohan secured Sweatnam to develop and boost the part, hoping it becomes a feature of the play. Sweatnam has deep roots in minstrelsy and vaudeville and is famed as a darky interpreter.
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Willis P Sweatnam
Sassafras Livingston
George Cohan
George Washington, Jr
Sweatnam
Philadelphia
Darky
Burnt Cork
Mr. Sweatnam
Miss Goodwin Takes Lead in The Clansman After Sudden Death
Georgia Wailes died while portraying the role of the leading part in The Clansman. Miss Goodwin understudied and received the opportunity, delivering an able performance that earned permanent engagement for the role.
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Georgia Wailes
Miss Goodwin
Dramatist-actor Chirac dies on stage in Nemours alcohol tragedy
In Nemours France M Chirac famed dramatist and inebriate actor collapsed and died from alcoholism during a stage portrayal of a drunkard. The audience cheered his performance until the fatal convulsions ended the play and revealed he was not acting. Police had to curb Chirac’s controversial productions.
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Nemours
France
M. Chirac
Paris
Chirac
Olga Nethersole’s Debut at London Lunatic Asylum
English actress Olga Nethersole recalls her first public appearance on any stage at Colney Hatch in a London asylum. She describes rehearsing with a local amateur club and debuting in a farce titled Leave It to Me, performing as a domestic servant while a thousand lunatics watched.
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Terry
Macready
Irving
Charles Wardell
Charles Reade
Bancrofts
Portia
Olivia
Lyceum Theater
Charles Kelly
Sir Henry Irving
Lyceum
England
Miss Terry
Marion
Olga Nethersole
London
Colney Hatch
Cincinnati Zoo Showcases Innes Band as Summer Attraction
Cincinnatians praise the Zoo for beauty and value as travelers return home. Innes and his band open a high priced summer concert at the garden, drawing strong crowds on favorable days. Rice's dog and pony circus also debuts today as part of the Zoo’s attractions.
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Cincinnati
Cincinnati Zoo
Zoo
Innes
al Jry
Coney's Enormous Picnic Season At Coney Island
Coney Island hosts swarm with picnics and banquets as fourteen big outing events unfold last week. Owl steamer service launches with a late-night return, aiming Saturday runs and potential weekday extensions. Week features include Bryan's Minstrels farewell, Jacques magic, musical acts, and performances by Schmittie's Band.
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Coney Island
Coney Is
Bavarian Mutual Aid Association
Italian National Benevolent Society
Coney
Cincinnati
Bryan
Jacques
Houdini
Marion
Grace
Casad
de Verne
Mack
Bergier
Little Willie
Girl
Nelson Woman's Relief Corps
Odd Fellows of Cincinnati and Vicinity
Order of American Mechanics
the Daughters of America
Queen City Juvenile Opera Company Appears at Lagoon
The Queen City Juvenile Opera Company will headline this week at Lagoon with a matinee in the amphitheater this afternoon. The local troupe, known to Kentucky Park patrons, wowed crowds last summer, extending their run for two weeks. This week’s engagement lasts seven days before a vaudeville bill led by John L. Sullivan arrives next week.
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Queen City
Kroger
Queen City Juvenile Opera Company
Lagoon
Kentucky Park
John L. Sullivan
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Market Street
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Princess
Puck
Titania
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King John
Tiger Tim
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Royalty Theater
Mr. Kendal
Sir Charles Wyndham
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E. H. Sothern
Sothern
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Katherine
Watts
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Queen City Bathing Beach
Charles E. Rice
Rice
Virginia Listemann
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Ooowoee
Rice’s Dog and Pony Circus
Coney’s
Opera
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