People of the Stage at Coney Island Plan $500000 Theater
Coney Island seeks a half‑million dollar theater with modern amenities to host leading Broadway acts in summer engagements. The piece notes regional growth in outdoor parks offering dramatic and operatic performances, with Chester Park and the Metropolitan English Opera Company highlighted for high quality summer entertainment.
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Coney Island
New York
Chester
Metropolitan Company
Joseph Sheehan
Thomas Richards
Edward Metcalf
Aida Hemmi
Margaret Crawford
Luna Park
Dreamland
Steeple Chase Park
Charles Feltman
Ocean View
Cincinnati
Atlantic City
E. H. Sothern
David Warfield
Frohman and
Belasco
Ike Martin
Chester Park
Power
Zoo Gratis
Prof. Wormwood
Ha- Senbeck
wiMe
Chester Opens Summer Season With Robin Hood Cast
Colonel Martin signs ten week Chester engagement after praising the company. Joseph Sheehan leads as a strong tenor with a striking stage presence. Aida Hemmi from the Pacific Coast shines as Lady Marion and is expected to excel in Trovatore. Thomas Richards for Little John garners ardent applause, with his October Ale encore drawing repeated ovations.
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Chester
Joseph Sheehan
Robin Hood
Aida Hemmi
Pacific Coast
California
Miss Hemmi
Chester Opera House
Lady Marion
Thomas Richards
Little John
Smith Opera
Colonel Martin's Park
Chester Opera Season Sees Verdi Trovatore Preview Amid Mixed Cast
Edward Metcalfe leads a capable chorus as Chester plans for a summer opera house. Critics note uneven performances in Robin Hood though future Verdi selections promise pleasant surprises. The piece argues Chester could rival Eastern resorts with modern theater facilities.
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Edward Metcalfe
Metropolitan
Chicago
Cleveland
Chester
Coney Island
America
Chester Park Opens Second Week Opera With Verdi Masterpiece
The Metropolitan English Opera Company returns to Chester Park tonight for a second week presenting Verdi's Il Trovatore. The performance features a strong company cast praised for its charm and musical quality.
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Chester Park
Metropolitan English Opera Company
Il Trovatore Shines in Chicago Engagement Stars Lead Cast
Joseph F. Sheehan as Manrico gains praise as Aida Herkini sings Nora and Thomas D. Richards stars as Count di Luna. Margaret Crawford Azucena and Edward Metcalfe Ferando receive noted performances. Stage director Jones promises lavish settings and a record attendance week.
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Il Trovatore
Chicago
Joseph F. Sheehan
Manrico
Nora
Aida Herkini
Thomas D. Richards
Barytone
Parytone
Margaret Crawford
Azucena
Speech Standards Across Regions A Challenge In Theater
The article recalls Miss Maude Adams facing uniform speech in L Aiglon on a Western tour. It notes Western burrs, New York accents, Southern drawl, Yankee twang, and English clipped speech coexisting among twenty players. It argues no universal standard exists and cites Pittsburg as best exception.
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Maude Adams
Charles Frohman
L’aiglon
New York
Boston
Chicago
San Francisco
Pittsburg
New Idea in Programme at McVicker's Invader
A new idea in the programme marks a shift in the staging of The Invader produced at McVicker's Theatre. The article notes changes in cast lineup and presentation.
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McVicker’s
Pinero Praises American Audiences in Talk
English dramatist Arthur Wing Pinero credits American crowds as more intelligent than British ones. He notes American viewers grasp scenes quickly while English audiences miss the point. His new play The Thunderbolt debuts in the U S in November with George Alexander presenting in London.
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Arthur Wing Pinero
America
Trelawny
Wells
Mr. Pinero
George Alexander
London
Drew Returns from West Tour With Thumb in Plaster
Actor John Drew returns to New York after a 15000 mile tour for the play My Wife. A Western overland express washout delayed the party causing a makeshift baseball game on the train. Drew captained the team as Rex McDougall pitched while Miss Billie Burke umpired. A liner struck his unprotected thumb and he applied arnica and bandages.
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Mr. Drew
John Drew
New York
Pullmans
Drew
Billié Burke
Pullman
Rex McDougall
Arnica
Chester vaudeville scene thrives with new acts
Manager Martin showcases a strong lineup at the free pavilion. Theo and her dandies perform Parisian songs in English while Clemenze brothers deliver witty musical comedy. Dona hue and Hudson, Hastings and Wilson as The Lunatics, Brewster's Millions and Salome draw crowds amid the hot beach days and lively lakefront clubhouse dining.
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Martin
Theo
Cincinnati
Chester
Mile
Clemenze Brothers
Donahue
Hudson
Hastings
Wilson
Brewster's Millions
Salome
Eventful Week at Lagoon Reveals Wild Show Perils
A Lagoon resort week featured misadventures from a broken necked mule to a vanquished insect troupe. A well known Walnut Hills girl loses a pocketbook but diver Billy Hauze recovers it. Hector the St Bernard rescues a six year old child from the lake amid crowd praise. Ada Thorne and Cartin Brien are noted.
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Hunt
Walnut Hills
Billy Hauze
Ant
Hector
St. Bernard
Weaver
Ada Thorne
Cartin Brien
Picnic crowd drives record Coney Island business
A massive turnout for Councilman Mullen’s Eighth Ward picnic and multiple events at Coney Island boosted attendance to new seasonal highs. Over 20 000 tickets were issued for yesterday’s and today’s outings with ample rides, free children's playgrounds, and a packed Midway. Smittie's Band headlines from 1 pm and vaudeville shows run 4:30 and 8 pm to entertain festival crowds.
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Merry Coney Island
Yar Herness
Coney Island
Michael Mullen
Eighth Ward
Stamina Republican League
Hotel Clerks’ Association
Eagles of Newport
Western and Southern Life Insurance Company
Clubhouse
Lake Como
Smittie
Harrises
Woodwards
Rubes
Charles Gano
Hay and Brothers
Two Fourth of July Celebrations at Coney Island
Two Fourth of July celebrations are planned at Coney Island with events starting next Saturday the anniversary of the Nation’s birthday and continuing through Sunday. Excursions from up river points will bring large crowds, and a generous programme includes balloon ascensions, parachute leaps, baseball, athletic sports, free vaudeville, dancing on island steamers, and a large fireworks display after nightfall on Lake Como.
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Indiana
Weaver
Belschazer
Babylon
San Francisco
Satan
Hell
Heaven
Seven Russells
Scott and Lorimer
Bell Hardie
Ruth McCabe
Hi Tom Ward
Sandy Hook
Lagoon Park
Kentucky
Coney ‘Island
Coney Jubilee Ground
Lake Como
Paid in Full touring across New York and Chicago
Wagenhals and Kemper present the American play Paid in Full with two companies in New York at the Astor Theater and three months at the Grand Opera House in Chicago. The producers plan four to five companies for the coming season, promising high production standards and no early shutdowns.
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Astor Theater
New York
Grand Opera House
Chicago
Wagenhals
Kemper
Bathing Beach draws crowds with illuminated river view
Bathing at night draws large crowds as hundreds of lights glow on towers and bathers splash along the river. The sandy beach remains ready for another big turnout today with lively scenes and bright reflections on the water.
Froehlichs Orchestra Opens Summer Concert Series
Henry Froehlichs Orchestra and Reed Band, the first of its kind at the Zoological Garden this summer, begins a series of concerts this afternoon. The conductor aims for high ideals in outdoor summer programs, promising an unusually interesting run.
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Henry Froehlich
Zoological Garden
Froehlich
Canned drama and copyright talk shape future theatre
Walter Eaton argues in The New York Sun that canned music and drama threaten writers and should be protected by statute. He notes playwrights push for rights as moving pictures expand, while some authors resist. Charles Frohman signs Adel Owlong for Fluffy Ruffles and plans Gaiety Company stars Gertie Millar and others for The Girls of Gottenberg in New York.
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Walter Eaton
New York Sun
Washington
Charles Frohman
Gertie Millar
London Gaiety Company
America
New York
Gottenberg
Yankee Prince Draws Laughter In Knickerbocker Run
The Herald reports M. Cohan’s new piece The Yankee Prince faced criticism for its serious elements but drew a strong audience response with song and dance. Rose Coghlan has been engaged by Charles Frohman for a leading role in John Drew’s next season
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M. Cohan
Wall Square
Knickerber Theater
Herald
Ais
Draon
Rose Coghlan
Charles Frohman
John Drew
W. Somerset Maugham
Jack Straw
Miss Billie Burke Sails for Liverpool With Mother
Miss Billie Burke returned from a West Coast tour as leading lady in the John Drew Company and has boarded the Lusitania bound for Liverpool with her mother.
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Billie Burke
West
John Drew Company
Liverpool
Quote on art, fault, and striving from Charles Frohman
The passage argues that genuine effort matters more than immediate success or failure. When both the playwright and producer act rightly, outcomes do not define value. but if either errs against high standards, it demands renewed effort and new trials.
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Charles Frohman
Frohman Shapes International Plans From Paris Hub
Charles Frohman has expanded his dramatic ventures to a global scale with Paris as his headquarters after tours in London and Berlin. His expansive plans position him at the center of European theater, signaling a bold shift in international operations.
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Charles Frohman
Londo
Berlin
Paris
Your German and American on Sitting Standing and Walking
A quotation contrasts national character by language habits with Frohman noting Germans sit, French stand, and Americans walk, each making their own plays accordingly.
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Charles Frohman
Theatre chatter on Anglo Saxon genius and American stars
London interview with Coquelmaine questions national theater in England and echoes Mr. Wyndham’s views on Anglo Saxon genius. Marie Wainwright to star in Samson by Henri Bernstein under Charles Frohman. Drew to summer at Easthampton. Mrs Langtry’s A Fearful Bore teased. Charles J Rich takes over Hollis Colonia Tremont theaters management. Florence Nash noted for Miss Hook of Hol.
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Coquelmaine
London
England
Charles Wyndham
Comedie Anglaise
Iterviewer
Comedie Francaisé
Comedie Francaise
Marie Wainwright
Charles Frohman
Samson
Henri Bernstein
William Gillette
John Drew
New York
Mr. Drew
Easthampton
L. I
Frohman
Charles J. Rich
Hollis, Colonia, Park “ Tremont
Boston
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