Colonel Ike Refuses Fame Tales Over Elephant Ring
Colonel Ike Martin denies sensational claims about an elephant named Lou swallowing a diamond ring. He recalls the event with humor, disputes press pretensions, and contrasts rumored prevaricators with his truth telling.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ike Martin
Ananias Club
Elephant and the Ring
George Cohan
Ike
Friars Club
Barnum & Bailey
Max Anderson
Hippodrome
Mister Power
Lou
Power
Flea talk and theater gossip from the professor
A muddled monologue reveals a circus menage involving fleas, a German professor narrator, and Italian actors. The speaker jokes about feeding fleas, taming their hops, and delays in a diamond ring and elephant performances at a diamond digest.
The Thief play urged on husbands nationwide tour
The piece condemns husbands for nagging wives and praises wives patience. It wishes Charles Frohman to tour the play The Thief across the United States, compelling many husbands to attend.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charles Frohman
United States
Flea Actors Drawn In By Coronel Gag At Show
The Coronel complains his press agent is absent and the professor struggles with English as he admits the real truth about flea actors may be hidden in their act. He hints some perform in costly carriages, a sign of their pretended glamour.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Coronel
Gol
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OROROR text fragment presents a repetitive pattern with unclear original context. The readable parts mention a sequence of OR sequences and a symbol. No distinct persons places organizations events or dates are identifiable for a factual card.
The Thief stage play blinds us with fashion and love
Charles Frohman presents The Thief translated from the French by Henri Bernstein with Margaret Illington in the principal role. The plot centers on a wife who steals to buy clothes and win her husband’s admiration, challenging the idea of marital money disputes and urging men to value affection over appearances. Richard, the husband, undergoes moral spasms after learning of her theft and the dress price she paid.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charles Frohman
Henri Bernstein
Margaret Illington
Richard
Two David Harums and a tale of stage and bluff
Rose Stahl recounted a dinner tale about a jockey and a horse doctor at a country fair who swindled a buyer with a lame mare. The doctor claimed the horse was sound, the jockey admitted the ruse, and the buyer exposed it as a counterfeit five dollar note.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
David Harums
Rose Stahl
Has
Lew Fields Faces Public Taste in Stage Comedy
A reviewer argues public amusement in theaters hinges on low humor and slapstick. Lew Fields says audiences laugh at comedians in trouble and at puns, favoring obvious jokes over sophisticated wit. He cites the need for the playwright to do the thinking.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chary
Lew Fields
Mr. Field
Weber-Fields
From Obscurity to Stage Stardom A Night’s Chance
The article recounts how several now famous actors rose from unknown understudies or lone chances. Margaret Anglin, Eleanor Robson, Richard Mansfield, Annie Irish, Mary Mannering, Ada Rehan, and others seized opportunities when peers fell ill or failed, turning sudden debuts into lasting success.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Margaret Anglin
Virginia Harned
Lady Ursula
Miss Anglin
Miss Harned
Eleanor Robson
Frawley
Pacific Coast
Richard Mansfield
J. H. Stoddart
Baron Chevrial
Mansfield
Annie Irish
Mary Rorke
Harbor Lights
Adelphi Theater
London
Mary Mannering
Kyrle Bellew
Mrs
Oliver Doud Byron
Miss Rehan
New Jersey
Rancho
Mino
Richard Bennett predicts romance will dominate next season
Richard Bennett, starring in Twenty Days in the Shade, says the next season will usher in a romance revival as dramatizations of popular novels return to the stage under Frohman. He plans Richmond tryouts for three romantic plays including The Stolen Throne, Richard the Brazen, and an Ongley piece, with The Stolen Throne seen as most promising.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Richard Bennett
Frohman
America
Pilsen
Sulu
Bennett
Richmond
Richard the Brazen
Byron Ongley
Mr. Bennett
Herbert Kaufman
Miller Plans Savoy Residency for Three Years
Henry Miller signs a three year deal with Frank McKee to use the Savoy Theater as home for the Henry Miller Associate Players. The company will stage The Servant in the House and two Kennedy plays before going to London in March. Miller also plans to present The Great Divide at the Savoy and feature Margaret Anglin in Mater, then The Faith Healer.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Savoy Theater
New York
Henry Miller
Frank McKee
Savoy
Charles Rann Kennedy
London
Mr. Miller
Kennedy
Margaret Anglin
Percy MacKaye
The
Percy MacKay
Langdon Mitchell
Miller
Lagoon hosts first family outing with new features
The United German Benevolent Society of Newport Kentucky holds its annual family outing at the Lagoon today. Management reports new improvements and attractions to make the popular summer resort more attractive this season.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United German Benevolent Society of
Newport
Fragmented quotes from a nonsensical column
A damaged text presents scattered phrases about cities and ideals. It includes jumbled lines on New York Opportunity Optimist America and London, with stray reflections on clever bodies, hats, an overboard fall, and national labels.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
America
Europe
London
Person of Ideas and Maude Adams Stage Roles Spotlighted
The text profiles a Person of Ideas described as an idle dreamer and enemy of the bath tub while praising Maude Adams as a quintessential heroine and ideal stage partner. It frames a satirical view of public performance and committee culture in a theatrical context.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Committee On Conversation
Maude Adams
Flower of the Ranch thrills Lyric in farewell run
The Lyric Theater presents the musical comedy The Flower of the Ranch for the last time starring Mabel Barrison and Joe Howard. The three hour show features new songs and chorus numbers including I need the Morning Air and a cow boy quartet. If Chicago sees the same reception it may run a full year.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lyric
Lyric Theater
Mabel Barrison
Joe Howard
Mr. Howard
Chicago
Grand's Continuous Picture Show Opens With New Vaudeville
Cincinnati's Grand theater launches continuous vaudeville from 1 PM with new acts and talking pictures. Featured performers include Charles Ndall and La Auto, Swan's Alligators, Ivy and Johnson, and more. Pictorials feature eight stage-hit films and fifteen song items, aiming for affordable summer entertainment.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charles Ndall
la Auto
Swan
Alligators
Ivy and Johnson
Vardeman
Marcelle
Evans
Harrigan
George M. Cohan
Boston
Maxim
San Antonio
Cameraphore Company
Cincinnati
Power's Elephants Back for Week at Chester Park
Power's Elephants return for another week at Chester Park with acrobats Harding and Ah Sid the Chinaman and the Clown Fort Melrose and Mile Olive in juggling. The Stanley Submarine Exhibit draws interest as negotiations with France and the United States proceed. The Tickler ride grows popular while the Bower private dining area and Tetrang Quartet concerts enhance the club’s offerings. The roof garden ballroom and Flea Circus draw large weekend crowds as the lineup remains strong.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Power
Chester Park
Martin
Harding
Ah Sid
United States
Luna Park
New York
Chester
He Tetrang Quartet
Cincinnati
Coney Opens Saturday With Queen and Princess on River
The opening at Coney Island is scheduled for next Saturday at 9 30 a m when the Princess sails to the river park. The Queen follows at 11 and by 8 p m the river will feature both vessels with flags, music, and ballroom dancing. Boat clubs wear their best, creating a festive inland marine scene on Ohio’s first summer festival day. The season preparations promise a well kept, bright Coney in spring and early summer.
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Coney
Lake Como
Broadway
Lawrenceburg
Aurora
Louisville
Cincinnati
Falls City
Cnterer
George W. Engelbreth
Amuement
Twin City
Evans
Evens
Roselle
Smith and
Dom
Ardell Brothers
Coney Island
Ohio
Gargiulo's Second Week at the Zoo in Cincinnati
The second week of Chevalier Enrico Gargiulo's engagement at the Zoo begins this afternoon. He is a noted band leader with a history of dueling and knighthood. Vocal soloists Senorita Morini and Senorita Ariato perform nightly amid Wagner and classical programs. The Club House Cafe remains popular and families enjoy pony and elephant rides, a merry go round, and the world tour car. Gargiulo also composes and plans brief fencing bouts with local enthusiasts.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gargiulo
the Zoo
Chevalier Enrico Gargiulo
Italy
Senorita
Isabel Morini
Ariato
Club
Does It Pay Art In Theatre In America
Actress Henrietta Crosman laments that American theater is treated as amusement rather than seriousness. She urges gradual uplift through better English and diction, noting commercialism and poor plays hinder the art while audiences must be educated softly through entertaining instruction.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
America
Henrietta Crosman
Columbia Theater Brings Realistic Moving Pictures to Town
The Columbia Theater in Cincinnati and other cities adopt moving pictures shown daily from 1 to 10 PM. A company of actors speaks the silent film narration adding realism to the story as audiences hear the narrative.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Columbia
New York
Boston
Chicago
St. Louis
Cincinnati
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Patricips Garabaldi
Michael Spiil
Heinrich Caruso
Naples
Celestial
Diamond Digest
Ilimm
Ghia
Zeels
the Thief
Arthur Brisbane
Jeffries
Fairbanks
Hercules
Scar Eagle
Miss Starr
Miss Andrews
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Mankato
Minn
la Salle
Os Eagle
Rose of the Rancho
Philadelphia
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Romance
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Chester’s
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