Man of the Hour at the Lyric features Big Brady production
Cincinnati theatergoers will see William A. Brady and Joseph R. Grismer’s The Man of the Hour at the Lyric Grand. The New York Savoy run is cited, with Lionel Adams as Mayor Bennett and Louis Hendricks as graft boss Horrian. The play mixes graft intrigue with a love story and multiple colorful supporting roles in a four act production.
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Cincinnati
William A. Brady
Joseph R. Grismer
George Broadhurst
Savoy Theater
New York City
Broadhurst
Alwyn Bennett
Bennett
Lionel Adams
Ruby Bridges
Felix Haney
Louis Hendricks
R. D. Cain
J. R. Armstrong
Ethel Brandon
Everett Butterfield
Thomas L. Davis
Murdock J. McQuarrie
William Lloyd
Jane Aubrey
Big Dick Horrigan
Eddie Foy
Hamlet
Edwin Booth
Foy
Hendricks
Adams
Mrs. Bennett
Son
The Dairymaids at the Grand with Julia Sanderson
The Dairymaids a wholesome English musical comedy plays the Grand this week then headlines to Ohio cities and Chicago. Julia Sanderson stars as the chief maid with Harry Bulger and Edgar Atchison-Ely among the comic leads. The show is praised for music and a lively cast of pretty girls.
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the Grand
Ohio
Chicago
Julia Sanderson
Harry Bulger
Edgar Atchison-Ely
Fletcher Norton
Peewee
Coney Island Company Opens River Excursions This Sunday
The Island Queen and Princess steamers will depart Broadway wharf for the season with music and dancing. The Princess runs to Point Pleasant and New Richmond at 9:30 a.m. and 3 p.m. The Queen sails to Lawrence and Aurora at 10 a.m. and 4 p.m. with two trips each.
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Queen
Princess
Broadway
Coney Island Company
Point Pleasant
New Richmond
Lawrence
Aurora
Primrose Minstrel Company Delights Walnut Afternoon
George Primrose and his minstrel company of black face artists perform today at the Walnut. Primrose heads the organization and arrays a first order chorus of comedians singers dancers and musicians.
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George Primrose
Mr. Primrose
In New York Town Musical Returns at Walnut
Hurtig and Seaman present Charles Howard and a company of fifty in the second edition of the musical oddity at the Walnut next week. The show features a good-hearted Hebrew character whose political ambitions drive the plot.
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Charles Howard
James Lichter
Ben Wilson
Walter Paschall
Joe West
Alfred Jones
M. Lakes
Corinne la Monde
Ida Emerson
Jennie
Clara Austin
Marie von Wegern
Hurtig
Seaman
New York Town
Bryan Endorses The Man of the Hour Play Letter at Brady Offices
Auto graph letter by William Jennings Bryan endorsed a love and politics drama The Man of the Hour. Sam Thall, representing The Man of the Hour Company, promotes the Grand production next week using the Bryan endorsement from Brady offices. Bryan witnessed a Lincoln Neb. production and was asked for comment.
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William A. Brady
Tie Jennings Bryan
Man of the Hour
Sam Thall
Brady
Bryan
Lincoln
Neb
Charmining Julia Sanderson Charms In The Dairymaids
Miss Julia Sanderson as Peggy in Charles Frohman's The Dairymaids displays charm and grace this week. The young star debuted with the Forepaugh Stock Company in Philadelphia five or six years ago in Zora and first found musical comedy success in Fantana at the Lyric Theater New York. She appears beautiful and sings and acts the part delightfully.
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Julia Sanderson
Peggy
Charles Frohman
Beyon
Indorsement Raves Over The Man of the Hour Play
The play receives high praise from a theater insider who calls it one of the day’s great works. President Roosevelt reportedly admired the Broadhurst production, praising both the play and its performers. The drama has drawn numerous endorsements from national figures, with Adams humorously asserting his only action in a late scene is to feed the leading man.
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Roosevelt
Union request denied by New York theater managers
The New York Theater Managers Association rejected the Musical Protective Union’s latest demand. Existing contracts will lapse and next season managers will sign with a newly organized musicians association in New York.
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New York
New York Theater Managers’ Association
Musical Protective Union
Association of Musicians
The
Shuberts Adopt Dress Rehearsals for Critics in New York
The Shuberts announced a new practice to hold special dress rehearsals for critics before opening nights. Critics will be invited to preview the story and action to familiarise themselves, then attend the opening to write reviews based on observed performances.
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New York
Shuberts
London
Paris
Vanity Fair Extravaganza at Standard Theater Next Week
Bob Manchester presents the Vanity Fair Extravaganza Company at the Standard Theater with two new burlettas Twisted and Tangled and A Southern Belle plus top vaudeville acts. Featured are Sam Bernard The Great Saharet Belle Wilton Welsh and Maitland Hennings Lewis and Hennings and Burns Palmer fight pictures.
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Bob” Manchester
Standard Theater
Vanity Fair
Manchester
Sam Bernard
Saharet
Welsh and
Maitland
Belle ‘Wilton
Sunny
Spain
Hennings
Lewis and
James R. Waters
Haverly and McRae
Pikers
Burns-Palmer Fight Pictures
Mrs Fiske Stars in Rosmersholm at Lyric Next Week
Mrs Fiske and the Manhattan Company led by Harrison Grey Fiske present Rosmersholm by Henrik Ibsen at the Lyric next week. The production, praised as the master’s best, showcases Mrs Fiske as Rebecca West with acclaimed emotional power and a standout ensemble including Bruce McRae George Arliss Fuller Mellish Albert Bruning and Mary Maddern.
Past Masters of Racing Slang Bring The Pikers to Town
Haverly and McRae known as The Pikers with Bob Manchester's Vanity Fair bring a new extravaganza to the Standard Theater next week. The duo boast mastery of race track slang though they have never set foot on a track. They eye the colored race as origin of many slang words and pick up new terms in various hotels while touring Eastern engagements.
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Haverly and McRae
Pikers
Bob Manchester
Vanity Fair
Standard
McRae
Haverly
Neil
Brigadiers to Present Married by Telephone at People's Theater
Sunday matinee features the Brigadiers with Frank White Lester Warren and Tim Healy in an Olio and a two act travesty Married by Telephone a satire on doing everything by phone. Songs dances and chorus numbers promise rollicking fun in an up to date performance.
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Brigadiers
People’s Theater
Frank White
Lester Warren
Tim Healy
Parsifal Lecture and Pictures at Lyric Theater
Anna Delaney Martin presents a Sunday afternoon program at the Lyric Theater featuring Wagner's Parsifal with mo rgen pictures and remarks on its origin and characters. An accompanist will interpret notable Wagner side motifs. The event is billed as a top Sunday cordial at the Lyric.
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Anna Delaney Martin
Lyric Theater
Lyric
Western Play at Lyceum Montan a by Carey
The Lyceum presents Montana a Western life play by young author Harry D Carey with twenty cast members. Jim Graham plays the lead role as a Western type drama omits the usual melodramatic villain replacing him with a Cree Indian figure amid elaborate settings and clever electrical effects.
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Lyceum
Montana
Dharry D. Carey
Mr. Carey
Jim Graham
Gambler of the West at Heuck Opera House
A. H. Woods presents The Gambler of the West a thrilling melodrama with cowboys and Indians a stage coach hold-up prairie fire mountains and a trained horse raising an American flag. The show opens Sunday afternoon for a weeklong engagement at Heuck Opera House.
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A. H. Woods
Heuck Opera House
Columbia's Next Bill Headlined by Jesse Lasky
Columbia plans a big showcase next week with Jesse Lasky as the chief attraction. The program centers on ambitious film presentations and industry names drawing local audiences.
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Columbia
Jesse L. Lasky
Carmen Delight at Lyric Theater by San Carlo Company
Last evening the San Carlo Opera Company performed Bizet's Carmen at the Lyric Theater with a packed house. Constantino as Don Jose received top applause for his Act II aria and Act III farewell scene while Maria Claessens impressed as Carmen and Milly Bramonia shone as Michaela. The orchestra under Conti earned high praise for its execution and ballet interludes. Tonight Faust with Alice Nielsen as Marguerite and Dani as Faust promises another crowded performance.
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San Carlo Opera Company
Lyric Theater
Bizet
Signor Constantina
Don Jose
Carmen
Michaela
Mme
Maria Claessens
Signor Fornari
Mons
Blanchart
Rossi
Villani
Michaela Mme
Milly Bramonia
Remendado
Iancairo
Sigi
Chidini
Franzini
Conti
Gounod
Faust
Alice Nielsen
Marguerite
Sig
Pianophiends and acts dazzle in New York roof garden show
The act features five up rights and one grand piano on stage with four young salesmen and four young ladies, followed by a musical program ending with all six pianos. The summer hit leads a bill including The New Coachman, Ten a.m. The Morning After, The Cowboy, the Swell and the Lady, The Weston Sisters, Bertie Fowler, and more.
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New York
Roof Garden
Simon and Gardner Company
Charles Wayne and Company
Ralph Remley
Cincinnati
Finely staged Oliver Twist to open at the Olympic
The Forepaugh company will present Oliver Twist next week in a liberal artistic style. Dickens characters remain true to the original drama with strong parts for many actors. Stage settings include Fagin's home and other scenes, with period costumes and careful production values.
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Dickens
Fagin
Miss Nielsen Shines in Faust at the Lyric Tonight
Cincinnati music lovers end a week at the Lyric with Aida and Faust as Wagner’s Lonengrin closes the engagement. Alice Nielsen along with Mme Bramonia and Mme Perego are slated for female roles while Dani Rossi Blanchart take supporting parts.
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Miss Nielsen
Faust
Cincinnati
Aida
San Carlo Trovatore Matinee Delivers Splendid Opera
The San Carlo Opera Company presented Verdi Il Trovatore at the Lyric in a matinee to a large audience. Madame Desana as Leonora, Oppezzo, Fornart as Count Luna, and Mme Olitzka as Azucena earned enthusiastic acclaim for vocal power and stage presence. The chorus and orchestra under Scavaglia provided strong support, yielding what critics call the finest city performance in years.
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San Carlo Company
San Carlo Opera Company
Madame Desana
Leonore
Manrico
Count di. Luna
Carse
Azucena
Eleonora
Count di Luna
Martha
Mme. Olitzka
Ortrud
Promisara Ferrando
Sig
Villani
Scavaglia
Faust Premiere Draws Star Power From Renowned Cast
Francini and Nielsen are top male leads in Gounod Faust with Nielsen as Marguerite poised for a standout performance. Mme. Bramonia as Siebel praised for the Flower Song. Rossi cited as a Mephistopheles rivaling Jean DeReske. ballet corps to present Laez bling.
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Francini
Faust
Gounod
Nielsen
Marguerite
Mme. Bramonia
Siebel
Mephistopheles
Rossi
Jean DeReske
Corps de Ballet
Ibsen in America grows with Mrs. Fiske’s rise
The public's appreciation of Ibsen expands as Mrs. Fiske popularizes his plays. When she first staged A Doll's House Ibsen was little known. now a dozen companies profit from his works and stars perform them, proving Ibsen is direct and life like, not a cult. Her Rosmersholm success shows broad appeal beyond niche audiences.
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Ibsen
America
Fiske
Mrs. Fiske
Four More Days Remain In Roller Season At Music Hall
Four more days of skating remain at the New Rink in Music Hall with nightly sessions. The big amusement place will close Saturday night after the evening program and stay closed into October. Band concerts draw many spectators as skaters turn out in large numbers. business is phenomenal and likely to peak this week.
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Music Hall
Vesta Victoria Seeks Social Rounds in St Louis
At the close of her engagement at the Columbia Theater this week Vesta Victoria travels to St Louis for a week of social attention. She accepted an invitation to attend a reception last night and is to be honored at a fashionable club next Monday evening with further engagements over the following two nights.
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Columbia Theater
Vesta Victoria
St. Louis
St.Louis
Lunatic Charge Prepares For Probate Court In Maryland
Vincent Fazio, 87, a Sicilian, was arrested at the Majestic concert hall on Tuesday night after he knelt in the crowd with a crucifix and prayed loudly, injuring Night Chief Corbin during the arrest. Relatives in Mt. Savage, Maryland, have been notified and he will be taken to probate court today.
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Vincent Fazio
Majestic Concert Hall
Corbin
Mt. Savage
Bimberg the Button Man Dies in New York
Meyer R. Bimberg known as Bim the Button Man was found dead in his bed in New York at 46. He had battled a cold that progressed to tonsillitis after a physician saw him and he was thought to be recovering. He built six theaters and managed the Yorkville Theater. he was famed for campaign buttons and his convention forecast bets. He is survived by a widow and a 14 year old daughter.
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New York
Meyer R. Bimberg
Bim
Drowns After Walking Into River at Madison Wharf
An unidentified man, believed to be a German from North Vernon, walked into the river from the Madison wharf while awaiting the down mail boat and drowned. His body had not been recovered at press time.
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Indiana
Madison
Ind
North Vernon
Court notes on Little Miami dam condemnation case
Former Judge Ferris testified on land value along the Little Miami River for the Little Miami Light Heat and Power petition to condemn land for a dam. Circuit Court upheld Judge Pfleger, ordering Espel to amend his petition. Espel, contractor, had claimed about 4000 in extras. verdict 2206.10. Roettinger Gorman for plaintiff Hammel for the village.
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Howard Ferris
Little Miami River
Little
Roettinger & Gorman
Samuel B. Hammel
Dismissal in Police Court of Murder Case Witnesses
William Marshall and wife Annie Marshall along with Alice Toker were arrested March 17 as witnesses in the Edward Warden murder on East Court Street. They faced loitering charges and were held for the Coroner before Judge Lueders dismissed their cases.
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Wiliam Marshall
United States
Annie
Alice Toker
Corbin
Gramann
Edward Warden
East Court Street
Lueders
Man Overcomes Coffee Dependency With Postum
A man recounts collapsing from excessive coffee use at age 76 on a June 1996 date, then swearing off coffee after his wife switched to Postum. He describes swelling and a disabled right arm but after six months of Postum he begins to work again and improves steadily, finally keeping up without a cane.
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Wellville
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