Broadway stages see unprecedented theatre successes in New York
The writer notes September brings broad success across New York theaters with Broadway high days rivaling December. Managers grow wealthier as bookings fill before New Year, increasing opportunities for actors and a rising corps of experienced young players. Managers and actors adapt, aiming for broader influence and careers.
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New York
Metropolis
Henry Savage
Molnar
Shepherd of the Lambs
Weber Show Tonight Brings The Merry Widow and The Devil Burlesque
The Lyric presents Joe Weber's Travesty Company in The Merry Widow and The Devil a burlesque merging the two hits. George W Hobart crafted the production mixing music dance and lavish costumes. Cincinnati audiences are promised a complete story with new entertainment this week and beyond.
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New York
Merry Widow
George W. Hobart
Henry W. Savage
Weber
Lyric
Joe Weber
Travesty
Cincinnati
Weber and Ring Star in Grand Stage Spectacle With Fashionable Gowns
The production combines original Franz Lehar music with modern American songs praised as hits. Julian Mitchell calls it his masterpiece while Joe Weber notes its lavish cost and beauty. Thirty two show girls wear dazzling gowns as three acts unfold with rich settings including The Three Twins and The Witching Hour cast.
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Franz Lehar
Julian Mitchell
Joe Weber
Blanche Ring
Bonnie
Otis Skinner Recounts Booth and a Boston Delayed Act
Otis Skinner recalls acting with Edwin Booth and Mrs. Bowers in Boston. He describes Longfellow’s critique, Booth’s measured rage with Robinson during Othello rehearsal, and Booth’s later illness on tour. A Buffalo stop reveals Booth’s odd appetite for doughnuts and pie amid a bleak depot scene.
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Boston
Brattle Street
Cambridge
Craigie House
D. P. Bowers
Longfellow
Otis Skinner
Edwin Booth
Booth
Longfellows
Frederic Robinson
Robinson
Mr. Booth
Modjeska
Barrett
Buffalo
Ring and Ross Lead Singers in Seventy Performers
Walter Jones Al Hart Blanche Deyo Grace Griswold Lillian Fitzgerald and Charles J. Ross feature in a revue with seventy fanmakers and singers. Ross performs songs "Gee Ain't I Glad I'm Single" and "She's My Daisy" in a lively company number.
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Joe Weber
Blanche Ring
Walter Jones
al. Hart
Blanche Deyo
Grace Griswold
Lillian Fitzgerald
Charles J. Ross
Otis Skinner Returns to Grand for The Honor of the Family
Otis Skinner opens a week at the Grand with The Honor of the Family adapted from Balzac. The actor portrays a blustering hero with dash and swagger in a lively comedy of virtue versus vice, marking a major season event after two Cincinnati absences.
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Otis Skinner
the Grand
Mr Skinner
Cincinnati
Mr. Skinner
Skinner
Sale Opens at Smith and Nixon's This Monday
Local notice announces a sale opening on Monday October 19 at Smith and Nixon's. Ticket prices range from 50 cents to 1 dollar and 1 dollar fifty.
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Tirand
Rainforth & Haviinannor
Smith & Nixon's
Rogers Brothers Triumph in Final Curtain
Mr. Skinner portrays Colonel Philippe Bridan, a noted figure in French literature, famed for losing his martial role after Napoleon’s capture as the Rogers brothers deliver a stylish performance in the closing scene.
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Mr. Skinner
Colonel Philippe
Bridan
Napoleon
Colonel on Broadways Skyward Theatrical Tour
The article reviews a play featuring Colonel Philippe as he foils Flora Brazier and her lover to protect his uncle Rouget. It highlights Mr. Skinner’s celebrated stage presence on Broadway, the push of the New York writers praising his rising career, and his upcoming tour despite temptations of lighter drama.
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Rouget
Adventuress
Flora Brazier
Philippe
Mr. Skinner
New York
Skinner
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