Front Page satire at Erlanger Grand Opera House opens last week
Critics from New York and Chicago discuss The Front Page satirical portrait of newsroom life. Authors Ben Hecht and Charles MacArthur say the play mirrors police reporters’ world from their Chicago days. Zyllah Inez Shannon stars as the scrub woman in a vividly theatrical production.
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Chicago
Newspaper Life
Erlanger
Grand Opera House
Ben Hecht
Charles MacArthur
Jed McHarris
Cook County Criminal Courts
Jennie
Zyllah Inez Shannon
Hildy Johnson
Criminal Courts
Roger Pryor
Miss Shannon
Mary Margaret
Channing Pollock
Boston
E. H. Sothern
Missouri
Inez Shannon
Ruth
Shuberts
Robert Davis
David
Mme
Bertha Kalich
Macbeth at Emery brings Craig production to Cincinnati
The Emery Auditorium hosts a premiere Cincinnati showing of Gordon Craig and George Tyler's Macbeth with a famed cast and Craig sets. The piece follows mentions of George White’s Scandals at the Shübert Theater and celebrates Cincinnati theater talent, including Ann Davis in The Marriage Bed.
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Emery Auditorium
Cincinnati
Gordon Craig
George Tyler
America
Macbeth
Emery
Shakespeare
Florence Reed to play Lady Macbeth in Emery Theater run
Florence Reed assumes the iconic Lady Macbeth in the George C. Tyler production at Emery Auditorium, March 18 to 20, with J. H. Thurman directing. The piece surveys a lineage of famed actresses from Cushman to Terry, noting Reed joins a storied tradition and highlights the sleep walking scene as a centerpiece of the performance.
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Lady Macbeth
Florence
Reed
Florence Reed
George C. Tyler
Emery Auditorium
J. H. Thuman
Mrs. Betterteen
Mee. Pritchard
Mrs. Siddons
Helen Faucit
Ellen Terry
Lamb
Mary
Elizabeth Kemble
Mrs. Bowers
Charlotte Cushman
Mme. Pontsi
Matilda Heron
Fanny Janauschek
Clara Morris
Helena Moda
Janauschek
Helen Modjeska
Ann Davis Narrates Costly Midchannel Set Tale
Ann Davis recalls a theater memory from San Francisco to New York involving the play Midchannel. She explains how a Louis Quinze room, originally costing 900 dollars delivered, was sourced via a rental and discounts, then bought to complete the production and move the furniture on to New York.
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Ann Davis
Broadway
New York
West
Ann
Louis Quinze
Conway Tearle
San Francisco
Los Angeles
Frisco
Popular Russian Ballet Heads Albee's Footlight Show
The Farley Dukrainsky Ballet opens at Albge Theatre featuring the Bacchanale from Samson and Delilah and vibrant ensembles. Notable dancers include Edris Milar Julia Compton Lydia Arlova and Sana Rayya with Adolf Schmid as musical director. The company promotes its Pavley Dukrainsky Ballet school and world renowned tours.
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Albge Theater
Farley-Dukrainsky Ballet
Chicago Opera Company
Ballet
Edris Milar
Julia Compton
Lydia Arlova
Sana Rayya
Pavley - Dukrainsky
Adolf Schmid
Royal Opera
Covent Garden
London
British Symphony Orchestra
His Majesty’s Theater
Magician Ari Rosini Survives Revolt Escape in Mexican Peninsula
Ari Rosini, billed at the Palace Theater this week, recounts a life saving magic escape during a Yucatan uprising aboard a governor’s ship. He and his company fled to the coast, then to New Orleans, while Gov. Phillip Carlio was among those killed. Other performers linked to Vaudeville history include Eugene Howard Harry Richman Frances Williams and Tom Patricola with varied Broadway and Scandals associations.
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Ari Rosini
Palace Theater
Yucatan
Rosini
Peninsula
Phillip Carlio
Carlio
Vera Cruz
New Orleans
Zsini
Revival of After Dark Draws Theatre Revival Debate
The Hoboken revival of Dion Boucicault's After Dark stirs talk as a theater experiment replacing dead drama with a current hit status. Morley plans to revive The Black Crook, and observers compare the stunt to earlier so called leg shows amid debates over taste and profit.
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Hoboken
N. J
New York
Dion Boucicault
Morley
America
Niblo’s Garden
Ew York
Olive Logan
Commierit
Biographical Sketches of Stars in George White Scandals
Biographies cover George White creator of Scandals and stars Willie Howard Rose Perfect Lily Ryan. It traces White from New York debut in Ryan and White to The Echo and The Follies and Scandals ninth edition. It notes Howard start at 15 and Rose Perfect’s move from London to Winnipeg to Morosco stock company and American vaudeville before joining Scandals.
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Eugene Howard
New York
Sam
Willie
Winter Garden
George White
Eorge White
New York City
Ryan and White
the Echo
America
England
Winnipeg
Oliver Morosco
United
Real Oriental Ngara Appears in Frivolities at Empress
Real Oriental Ngara, native of the Far East, stars in Harry Strouse’s Frivolities at the Empress Theater this afternoon. The lithe dancer delivers graceful gyrations praised by dance lovers, with special scenic backgrounds enhancing Tangara’s act and new steps added to her repertoire.
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Ngara
Harry Strouse
Empress Theater
Far East
Terpsichore
Tangara
Mystery Play Title Sought For Cox Theater Next Week
National Players plan to present a mystery play at the Cox Theater next week after A Free Soul. Manager Nelson Trowbridge offers 50 dollars for a suggested title, with cash awarded whether or not it becomes the final name.
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National Players
Cox Theater
Nelson Trowbridge
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