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Newspaper

Cincinnati Commercial Tribune

Location

Cincinnati, Ohio, United States of America

Date

Mar 19, 1908

Page

7

The Dairy Maids Next Week at the Grand

Frances Starr stars in The Rose of the Rancho in a Romantic California tale with socio economic visions. The Dairymaids musical comedy features new songs by Vincent Bryan Roy Goetz and others and opens next week at the Grand Opera House in New York.

the Grand Rose OF Rancho New York Boston Harry Bulger Mr. Bulger Ben Teal Mr. Teal Mr. Frohman Vincent Bryan Wurtzberger Roy Goetz Eddie Foy Bulger Mary McGee Mabel Hollins

The Merry Widow and Its Musical Echoes

In New York City a wave of attention surrounds the musical The Merry Widow and its influence on new works. The piece is cited as a standard for composers and librettists who evoke Lehar’s waltz in striving for catchy tunes.

New York City Lehar Charles Froh

Aristocracy Revival at the Olympic Rouses Interest

Forepaugh Stock Company brings back Aristocracy at the Olympic, a rich Bronson Howard drama about American wealth and European nobility. The production promises lavish sets, elegant costumes, and a clash between democracy and aristocracy, with a standout second act and notable onstage gowns.

Forepaugh Bronson Héoéward

Engagement at the Grand Opens This Morning

The Grand begins its engagement this morning with a spotlight on a new program. Local patrons are expected to attend as doors open early and tickets move quickly.

Red Mill sets Pittsburg box office record

Frederick Berger reports the Grand theater week highlights a Pittsburg run of The Red Mill. Matinee and evening shows earned about $3,000 each, totaling just over $6,000 for the day. The strong receipts reflect the playhouse’s large seating capacity and strong Cincinnati demand.

Frederick Berger the Grand Pittsburg Cincinnati

Exceptional Weather Highlight Of The Season

A standout feature of the season captures attention for its unusual conditions. Rumors of record warmth and late-season bloom bring excitement to gardeners and sportsmen alike. Local observers note the broader impact on plans and events across the region.

Sothern to Stage Benefit Play by 13-Year-Old

New York report says E H Sothern will present a benefit for the Actors Fund of America and produce a one act blank verse allegory titled The Weakness of Man written by John Allen Wyeth age thirteen, son of Dr John A Wyeth.

Mr. Sothern New York E. H. Sothern Actors’ Fund of America

Genuine Black-Faced Minstrels at Walnut Next Week

Old-time minstrelsy returns in luxurious twentieth-century surroundings at the Walnut with a Sunday matinee. George Primrose and his troupe of black-faced comedians singers and dancers bring a varied program after a recent highly praised performance.

the Walnut George Primrose

Checkers Matinee at Walnut This Week in Cincinnati

After a successful tour from the Middle West to Vancouver and Los Angeles the popular Checkers comedy returns to Cincinnati for its fifth road season. Hans Robert is Checkers with Dave Braham and Joe Wilkes in place. Miss Stephanie Longfellow appears as Pert and is noted as a poet and author. The regular matinee is scheduled for this afternoon.

Checkers Middle West Vancouver Los Angeles Colorado Texas South Walnut Cincinnati Hans Robert Dave Braham Joe Wilkes Stephanie Longfellow Pert

Conried to retire memoirs after Metropolitan Opera tenure

Heinrich Conried plans a three month break abroad starting late April. He will write his personal memoirs of a thirty five year career in theater and opera, including five years in Germany and thirty in the United States, then may spend much of next winter in New York.

New SCR Heinrich Conried Conried Metropolitan Opera Company Metropolitan Opera Company Conried London Paris Berlin Vienna Germany United States America New York

Campanini to Return to New York Opera Stage

Mme Cle fonte Campanini wife of the Manhattan Opéra House conductor and sister of Luisa Tetrazzini returns to New York opera March 27. She will perform Giordano’s Andrea Chenier marking her first appearance here since 1888 at the Academy of Music in Otello with Italo Campanini.

New York Mme Clefonte Campanini Manhattan Opéra House Eva Tetrazzini Luisa Tetrazzini Hammerstein Company Mme. Campanini Academy of Music Giordanos Andrea Chenier

O Rourke Presents Green Pigs at The Dairymaids Premiere

Eugene O Rourke plans a St Patrick's Day celebration at the Grand by presenting every female patron with a green pig souvenir bought from a confectioner. He and Pat Short collect pigs from shops in St Louis to gift the audience, prompting cheers as he appears on stage.

Eugene O’rourke Charles Frohman Cork St. Louis Moses O’rourke O'Rourke Pat Pat Short Mr. Short St.Louis Mr. O’rourke

Vesta Victoria to Headline at the Colum bia Next Week

The famous English comedienne will star in a program at the Colum bia next week. Miss Victoria will sing three new songs and add revived Favorites Waiting at the Church and Poor John. Other acts include the Three Mears and a roster of comic performers in a varied program.

Vesta Victoria Columbia New York Chicago Miss Victoria John Mears de Witt Burns and Torrance Stuart and Keeley Warren and Blanchard Charles Ledagar Ed le Vine

Two Burlesque Acts Lead Transatlantic Show at Standard

The Transatlantic Burlesquers premiere at the Standard with Two Hot Knights and A Gay Modiste headlining. Thirty beautiful women perform across scenes set in New York and Paris with vaudeville features from Kalinowski Brothers, Opera Queens, Norma Bell and more.

Lizzie Freligh New York Paris Kalinowski Brothers Norma Bell Fitzgerald and Quinn James Whitely Frank Killion William Sharkey DeGraff

Blaney Temperance Play At Lyceum Features Train Scene

Mr P Aug Anderson stars in The Curse of Drink at the Lyceum with new features and strong scenic effects. A dramatic railroad sequence shows a locomotive speeding as a fireman saves his sweetheart from danger. The action shifts through railroad offices barroom roundhouse tunnel and home life with a notable company cast.

Mr. P. Aug. Anderson Charles E. Blaney Lyceum Blaney Bill Sanford Mr. Anderson Dorothy de Schelle Queenie Phillips Adbert Brighton Jules Ferrar Irene Meara Iss Helen Gildea Imperial Comaey Four

Heuck's Opera House Presents The Cowboy and the Squaw

The Cowboy and the Squaw is listed at Heuck's Opera House. Show details or schedule appear in local listings with seating and dates pending.

Heuck’s The

Seasonal Play Captures the Great West Life

A forthcoming Sunday matinee presents a Western life panorama with scenes of trappers hunters pioneers gamblers cowboys and rustlers. Viewers will recognize regional locales as the scenic design reflects West experiences and landscapes from visiting sections.

House Iwick Great West West

At the Old Cross Reads at Lyceum Theater

Arthur C. Alstons melodramatic play At the Old Cross Reads is to be produced at the Lyceum Theater for the last local performance. The story highlights the sunny South with true characters and memorable incidents. A special cast will portray the personages with natural comedy and heart interest.

Arthur C. Alstons Old Cross Reads Lyceum Theater Sunny South

Pat White and Gaiety Girls at People's Theater

Pat White and his Gaiety Girls return next week to the People's Theater with two clever satires and a vaudeville olio. Their main piece is Casey at the Bat featuring Michael as the Mudville Nine savior. Michael Clancy and the cast join to aid the production with good scenery and costumes.

Pat White People’s Theater Casey Mr. White Michael Mudville Nine Michael Clancy

Amusement Notes at Columbia Features Back to Louisville

A act titled Back to Louisville captivates Columbia audiences this week. John Clinton, alias John Cartmell of Columbus, Ohio, teams with Irene Jerman in a lively routine packed with jokes and rapid gags. Vesta Victoria, based in Buffalo, New York, must cancel Saturday night to accommodate a two hour Sunday morning rehearsal with the Columbia Orchestra before opening in Cincinnati next Sunday.

Columbia Louisville John Clinton John Cartmell Columbus, O Dainty Little Irene Jermon Cincinnati Vesta Victoria Buffalo N. Y Columbia Orchestra

Grand Theatre Presents Repeats of Travel Themed Film

Last week’s motion picture show at the Grand drew good crowds and another Sunday afternoon program is planned with a new lineup. The camera presents Switzerland Ireland Sweden and South Africa and upcoming entries promise more travel results with trick pictures and vocal selections. Ticket prices are reduced to twenty five cents for all seats. Box office opens for the Dairymaids engagement next week.

Switzerland Ireland Sweden South Africa Ug Sven

Lyric to stage Lenten program with Roberson talks

The Lyric presents the third Lenten program this Sunday featuring Frank R. Roberson. He will give a Sunday afternoon travel talk titled Russia Aflame and a Sunday night talk on The Panama Canal. The entertainment lineup includes Harry Bryant's Burlesquers and Billy Wells the Hebrew monologist drawing large crowds at the Standard.

Harry Bryant Billy” Wells Frank R. Roberson Russia Panama Canal

Alaska Natives Face Tuberculosis Crisis, Senator Says

A Senate document based on Judge Gunnison and Captain Hutton reports warns Alaska Indians suffer extreme tuberculosis and other diseases. Nearly 48 percent examined carried TB or were suspected cases, with blindness from trachoma and severe sanitation gaps blamed. a plan calls for sanitary districts and inspectors.

Commercial Tribune Washington Senate Teller Colorado Alaska Captain Hutton Grand Jury Gunnison

Wh ite Restaurant Employees Get Court Attachment

Employees of the White Restaurant Company led by manager Joseph Daugherty secured a writ in Justice Smedes court to attach fixtures at 39 West Fifth Street after the venue closed last Monday. They claim one week’s salary is due. the restaurant was owned by E J Stevens.

White Restaurant Company West’ Fifth Street Joseph Daugherty Justice of the Peace Smedes’ Court E. J. Stevens Commandery John H. Gibson Gibson Knights Templar Charles G. Foertmeyer Foertmeyer

Yiddish Spelling Reform Initiative Draws Mass Meeting

A large East Side gathering launched a movement to reform Yiddish spelling and language for literary use. The plan includes an August international conference in Chernovitz to standardize orthography and support Yiddish literature across eastern Europe.

Commercial Tribune New York East Side Chernovitz Bucovina Europe

Hobson's Clerk to Testify in Submarine Inquiry

Edgar Clarkson secretary to Representative Hobson of Alabama will be first witness when the Submarine Investigation Committee resumes. He is expected to contradict former Naval Constructor Lawrence Y. Spear who denied Hobson's claim that Electric Boat influenced Speaker Cannon to favor Hobson on submarine assignment. Hobson formally requested Clarkson testify after the committee twice rejected his offer.

Washington Edgar Clarkson Hobson Alabama Submarine Investigation Committee Clarkson Naval Lawrence Y. Spear Electric Boat Company Speaker Cannon House Committee On Naval Affairs Mr. Clarkson

Woman reports purse stolen in store on West Fifth Street

Mrs. George Gerar of 714 rman Street Newport Kentucky told police last night her pocketbook disappeared after she set it on a store counter while adjusting her dress on West Fifth Street. The purse contained money and other items.

George Gerar Rman Street Newport West Fifth Street

Seven Men Arrested In Saloon Crackdown

Lieutenant Geist and officers raided Stahl and King's saloon at 1235 Vine street. Seven men were detained: Edward Stahl Charles Smith Harry Wilson Edward Ruebe A G Krieger William Fisher and Henry Miller. Charges include running and participating in a game of chance.

Geist Deers and Reisinger Stahl King’s Saloon Vine Street Edward Stahl Charles Smith Harry Wilson Edward Ruebe A. G. Krieger William Fisher Henry Miller

Walking record broken in Oklahoma cross country

Guthrie Oklahoma March 18 By walking 38 miles from Stillwater to Guthrie in seven hours and twenty minutes O T Peck and C A Woods students of the A and M College broke the state cross country record.

Guthrie Okla Stillwater O. T. Peck C. A. Woods A. and M. College

Davis Grants Record 788 Pardons in Texas

Governor E J Davis issued 788 pardons as Texas chief executive, more than two thirds to African Americans, the highest total for any Texas governor to that date. He was the second governor after the war.

Commercial Tribune Austin Tex Secretary of State’s Department E. J. Davis Texas

Bert Larimore Sentenced for Arson to Two Years

Bert Larimore of Scott County appeared at the State Penitentiary and presented his own commitment papers after being sentenced to two years for arson.

Commercial Tribune Little Rock Ark Bert Larimore Scott County State Penitentiary

Music Students Find Postum Eases Nervous Musicians

A Michigan music student reports severe nerves cut practice to minutes daily. After switching from coffee to Postum, she resumes seven to eight hours of practice and two hours of harmony study. Her improved nerves and performance persuade family physician father and others of Postum’s benefits.

Postum Postum Co Battle Creek Mich Weilville

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Frances Starr David Belasco Utopia Elysium Ancient Thessaloy Pisistratus Ibsen Mr. Howells Starr Carnegie Socrates Rockefeller Pitticus Wall Street Walt Whitman Grand Opera House Montgomery Stone Allene Crater Primrose Sam Harris Jose St. Mark's Church Farry Miss Starr Charming Frances Starr le Lyric Juanita the Rancho Conreid Tetrazzini Transatlantic Burlesquers the People’s Theater White Anights Templar Hanselmann Commandery Armory Hanselmann Commandéry No. 16 State of Ohio James W. Montgomery Knights of Old George V W. Attridge W. H. Schwarz Samuel Corbin David H. Pottenger J. W. Montgomery F. W. Hendley W. N. Devon H. E B. German James Dillaby Stanley K. Chacksfield John B. Peaslee Harry B. Threlkeld William E. Barnwell John M. Champlin Henry E. Deckebach Charles Eberling Lyman Perin, Jr Joseph 2. Harrison Albert C. Shattuck Frank W. Hen Corn Products Mig, Co Davis Arkansas Man
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