The Three of Us at Lyric and Grand
The Three of Us by Rachel Crother is set for Sunday night at the Lyric with Walter N. Lawrence staging a notable production led by Mabel Cateron. The Dainty Duchess Company, starring Francis Wilson, comes to the Grand next, promising two and a half hours of elaborate musical comedy and a dainty love story amid lively performances.
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LYRIC
Francis Wilson
the Grand
Lyric Theater
Walter N. Lawrence
Furdre
New York City
Rachel Crother
Mr. Lawrence
Mabel Cateron
Dainty Duchess Company
Hip Hip Hogray Company
Dainty “Duchess
Hanlon
When Knights Were Bold opens at Grand Opera House
Scores of seats and boxes await the sale for Francis Wilson in his new dream play. Charles Frohman chose the farce by Charles Marlowe, surrounded by an opera company of forty two, including twenty choristers. The plot shifts from 1906 to 1196 in a satire on ancestry and modernity.
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Guy de Vere
Wilson
Broadway
New York
Beechwood Towers
Battlement of the Towers
Richard the Lion Hearted
England
Land of Dreams
Mr. Wilson
Sir Guy
Earth
Mary Roland
Clarence Handysides
George Irving
Campbell Gollan
Augustin Duncan
Joseph Allen
Victor Benoit
Edna Bruns
Adelaide Wilson
Florence Edin
Margharita Sargent
Rae Arnold
Grand Opera House
Francis Wilson
Charles Frohman
Charles Marlowe
Frohman
Charley
James O Neill Newsboy Success After Matinee
After yesterday's matinee James O Neill, appearing this week at the Lyric Theater in a repertoire, found success as a newsboy. The scene reflects his growing popularity and connection with theatergoers.
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James O’neill
James O'Neill
Lyric Theater
The Three of Us Author Strives for a NY Manager
Two years ago Rachel Crothers sought interest for her plays from several New York managers. She was not starving and was active in theater circles, pursuing opportunities for her work despite multiple rejections.
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Miss Crothers
New York
Charles Frohman
Mr. Lawrence
Europe
America
Rachel Crothers
of Us
Louise De Varney to star in Dora Thorne at Heucks
Miss Louise De Varney, acclaimed young actress, will play the title role in Dora Thorne for the Harry Sellers Amusement Company at Heuck's the week starting Sunday afternoon.
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Louise de Varney
Harry Sellers Amusement Company
Dora Thorne
Heuck
Actor recalls newsboy days and the genesis of The Three of Us
Virginius Monte Cristo and Julius Caesar walk with a drama editor and recall childhood dreams of selling papers. Walter N Lawrence read The Three of Us, saw real human motives and a soul in the story, then contracts and casting moved quickly toward a Madison Square debut and triumph.
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Virginius
Monte Cristo
Julius Caésar
Commercial Tribune
Fountain Square
Three of Us
Walter N. Lawrence
Wizard of Oz at Walnut Promises Grand Scale Show
The Wizard of Oz production at the Walnut next week boasts huge scenery and ten pictured scenes. Ten stage sets require nearly twenty carpenters electricians and mechanics and three railroad baggage cars to move props.
The Old Homestead at Walnut Proves Popular
The Old Homestead will be presented at the Walnut this afternoon with a packed house expected. Critics note the play’s moral wholesomeness and placid humor, praising its pathos and character delineations as a lasting public favorite.
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Old Homestead
Forepaugh Adds Carolyne Harris For The First Violin
Managers Fish and the Forepaugh Stock Company announce the special engagement of Miss Carolyne Harris to play part of Anna Sarti rius in The First Violin at the Olympic next week. Harris comes with a splendid reputation and has stock experience with the Bush Temple Company in Chicago. She was with The Great Divide and was chosen by Mme Nazimova to aid her in English studies. Harris has arrived and is rehearsing for next week's performance.
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Fish
Forepaugh
Carolyne Harris
Anna Sartorius
Olmpic
Miss Harris
Bush Temple Company
Chicago
Mme. Nazimova
Miss .Harris
Mrs Campbell Disappoints Audience In Chicago
Decatur dispatch reports Mrs Patrick Campbell's engagement in The Second Mrs Tanquefray canceled by telegram from Terre Haute. Voice gone, Cedar Rapids trip planned. audiences at the opera house faced ticket refunds with no notice.
Avenue Girls at People's Theater Promised Burlesque Show
The Campbell-Drew Amusement Company presents Avenue Girls at the People's Theater next week with the musical Tom Dick and Harry as the main feature. Headliners include John Hansom Dave Conroy Joe Emerson Libby Blondell Jeannette Sherwood Carrie Thomas and others in burlesque. Irma Lorraine performs The Human Statue in Gold and a chorus of twenty-odd young women with ten male voices accompanies the act.
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Campbell-Drew Amusement Company
Avenue Girls
People’s Theater
Tom, Dick and
Harry
John Hansom
Dave Conroy
Joe Emerson
Libby Blondell
Jeannette Sherwood
Carrie Thomas
Irma Lorraine
Way of the Transgressor at Lyceum Theatre
Charles H. Yale brings The Way of the Transgressor to the Lyceum Theatre for the week starting Sunday afternoon. Francesca Parker and Walter Fredricks head the cast in a melodramatic tale noted for gripping episodes and clever mechanical devices. The production features trained Landseer dogs performing their roles with notable precision.
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Charles H. Yale
Lyceum Theater
Francesca Parker
Walter Fredricks
Dora Thorne Play Set For Heucks Next Week
The Dora Thorne adaptation will be staged at Heuck's next week. The drama, based on the popular novel, offers a stronger, more exciting plot with swift action and humor. A well-matched company is engaged to portray the characters for an enjoyable evening.
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Dora Thorne
Heuck
The First Violin at Olympic Delicacy of Stage Truth
The For¢paugh stock Company will present at the Olympic a delicate touch and sentiment showing intimate knowledge of the subject. Jessie Fothergill wrote the book, with Elberthal based on a German village life. Mansfield ensured accurate transfer of scenes to the stage and Forepaugh aims to reproduce truthfulness and avoid decorative excess.
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Olympic
For¢paugh Stock Company
Jessie Fothergill
Elberthal
Rhine
Mansfield
Forepaughs Present Thorough Keeps With Beauty of Story
A fragment notes the Forepaughs organizing a presentation in thorough keeping with the beauty of the narrative. The line hints at a staged performance prioritizing aesthetic storytelling.
Columbia Next Week Bill Promises Variety Itinerary
The Columbia program features Salerno the European juggler the La Scala Sextette four men and two women Italians U Herrmann The Great with Marie Herrmann and company presenting the Palace of Enchantment and other wonders the Three Ernesto Sisters wire artists Alf Grant Ethel Hoag in a singing and dancing sketch William Macart monologue Burton and Brooks character comedians and Daisy Dumont.
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Columbia
Salerno
la Scala
U Herrmann
the Great
Marie Herrmann and Company
Ernesto Sisters
Alf Grant
Ethel Hoag
William Macart
Burton and
Brooks
Daisy Dumont
Lyceum Matinee Offers Souvenir Copy of The Shoemaker
Lyceum Theatre announces a special offer for Friday matinee patrons with reserved seats. Each purchaser will receive a souvenir copy of the play's story, provided by arrangement with the publishers.
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Lyceum
Lyceum Theater
Dora Thorne and The Three of Us Highlight Heucks Opera House
Proprietor Harry Sellers recalls a chaotic Jersey City pass scandal involving a box seat as Dora Thorne headlines at Heucks Opera House next week. Miss Mabel Cameron, San Francisco bred, stars in The Three of Us at the Lyric Theater, marking her Western debut and forecasting stardom.
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Harry Sellers
Dora Thorne
Heuck’s
Jersey City
New York
John
Treas
Mabel Cameron
Lyric Theater
San Francisco
Cameron
Waddell Leaves Rob inson Circus for Sells Floto Role
Doc Waddell, long the press agent for the John Robinson Circus, switches to the Sells Floto show as word athlete and story man. He foresees a summer appearance by Sells Floto in the West, opening April 6 in Los Angeles under the ShrIners. Waddell also contracts with William Curtis for a seat-truss system to prevent seats from tipping.
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Waddell
John Robinson Circus
Sells-Floto Circus
Los Angeles
Shriners
William Curtis
Cincinnati
Balance of the week at Lyric devotes to Monte Cristo
The Lyric will stage Monte Cristo for the balance of the week with a Saturday matinee replacing with Julius Caesar in which Mr. O Neill plays Marc Antony.
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The
Lyric
Phil Sheridan City Sports Company tops Standard bill
The Phil Sheridan City Sports Company shines with Ellis Nowlen troupe five Salvagge whirlwind dancers and other big features playing to packed houses at every performance.
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Phil Sheridan City Sports Company
Standard
Ellis-Nowlen
Travel talk on The Yellow Peril at Lyric Theater
Sunday afternoon Lieutenant Frank J Baum will present the second travel talk at the Lyric Theater with The Yellow Peril as the theme. He will show 300 colored views and motion pictures as part of Lent entertainment. Francis Wilson offers a Napoleon souvenir collection including autographed letters from Napoleon and family signatures.
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Frank J. Baum
U. Ss. A
Lyric Theater
Europe
America
Francis Wilson
Napoleon Bonaparte
Napoleon
Fire Breaks Out In Shoe Store On Walnut Street
A fire at the Macdonald & Kiley Shoe Company's store at 418 Walnut Street caused $300 in damage after flames started in the rear office, likely from crossed wires. The Mercantile Library Building’s concrete floors limited spread. John T. Graydon and others were nearby as Assistant State Fire Marshal Sweeney and insurance men investigated.
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Macdonald & Kiley Shoe Company
Walnut Street
Albert Costello
Bismarck
Mercantile Library
John T. Graydon
Macdonald & Kiley Company
Linton
Sweeney
Pleads To Stay In Workhouse For Spring
James Howard, a laborer with no home, finished his term yesterday. Superintendent Bader allowed him to plead to stay until spring. Acting Judge Holmes fined him $25 and costs, keeping him in the institution until summer.
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James Howard
Bader
Holmes
There to Stay Major Halford Says War is Over
Bishop Cranston and Major Halford address the Foreign Missionary convention at St Pauls Church. Halford asserts U S aims in the Philippines are civil self government and religious liberty. They discuss Japan Korea and missions with emphasis on cooperation and nonconfrontation.
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Philippines
Japan
Korea
Earl Cranston
E. W. Halford
St. Paul’s Church
Major Halford
United States
Rome
Cranston
New Independent Methodist
C Ch
M. B
Crasston
Jao
University of Tokyo
Porto O
Woman’s University
Tokyo
China
Bishop Vincent
J. G. Vaughan
Central
Don EB. Nichols
North
H. H. Lowry
Students of
W. ©. Chen
West China
Joseph Beech
F. H. Sheets
Colonel Halford
Vincent
William A. Quayle
The
Homer C. Stuntz
Oxford Man in Critical Condition After Blood Poison
Thomas B. Flower of Oxford is in critical condition from blood poisoning after a minor hand injury in Canada. A Cincinnati specialist was summoned for treatment as fear grows he may not survive.
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Commercial Tribune
Mamilton, O
Thomas B. Flower
Oxford
Canada
Cincinnati
Tobacco Stored by Equity Society in Lexington Warehouses
In Lexington Kentucky on March 4 a group of Equity Society members moved tobacco to city warehouses fearing independent farmers may raise crops this year. They reported receiving two hundred third pounds this week.
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Commercial Tribune
Lexington
Equity Society
Wounds Husband Who Shot at Wife in Pittsburgh Duel
John McDermott 86 a syrup maker from Avondale fired at his wife in their Morgan street home. Motorman Sam Saffin pursued and returned fire wounding McDermott who then surrendered. Both men were arrested on shooting to kill charges and the wife fainted after the incident.
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John McDermott
Morgan Street
Reading Road
Avondale
Sam Saffin
East Liberty Street
McDermott
Saffin
Jennings
Kessen and
Cheders
Traction Company
S. McHenry
Jewish Hospital
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