Notable Theatre Cast to Star in Otis Skinner Show
Ten of the larger interior cities plan to return to New York early in the year. Percy Haswell the leading actress is quitting stellar ranks to join Otis Skinner in a demanding role. Francis Carlyle and A G Andrews are noted as strong performers. The cast also includes R W Ferguson Alfred Hudson Jr Harry Burkhardt Harry Barfoot Russell Crawford Walter Scott Sarah Padden and Mrs Octavia Woodward.
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New York
Percy Haswell
Skinner
Francis Carlyle
A. G. Andrews
Richard Mansfield
Otis Skinner
R. W. Ferguson
Alfred Hudson, Jr
Harry Burkhardt
Harry Barfoot
Russell Crawford
Walter Scott
Sarah Padden
Octavia Woodward
Wilton Lackaye to Star at Lyric and Grand Opera House
Wilton Lackaye comes to the Lyric next Sunday for a week after Joe Weber's Trav esty Company. He appears in Cleveland Moffett's The Battle at the Grand Opera House Chicago where a six weeks engagement begins next Saturday night. Lackaye as Hag a the millionaire is praised for a strong part. Liebler & Co. present with a stellar company including E M Holland Gerald Griffin H B Warner Charles Abbe Grace Filkins Josephine Victor and others of note.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wilton Lackaye
Lyric
Joe Weber
Mr. Lackaye
Cleveland Moffett
Grand Opera House
Chicago
Haga
Millionaire
Messrs. Liebler & Co
E. M. Holland
Gerald Griffin
H. B. Warner
Charles Abbe
Grace Filkins
Josephine Victor
Creole Slaves Revenge Thriller At Heuck's Today
The Creole Slaves Revenge exposes modern slave sale under criminality of Georgia with Walter Lawrence’s play based on real cases. It promises a lavish production with a large cast and impressive scenery for this afternoon engagement at Heuck's.
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Georgia
Walter Lawrence
Heuck
Champagne Girls at People's Presents New Vaudeville Edition
The Champagne Girls Company appears at the People's this afternoon marking a new departure in musical comedy with an opening satire and closing burlesque. Charles Nichols and company present an act new to vaudeville titled Western Style with Wells and Sells and Misses Fisher Corix among the cast. The program will also feature the first Cincinnati display of the Gans Nelson fight pictures taken at Colma California on September 9 claimed to be the best ever shown.
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Champagne Girls
People’s
Champagne Girls Company
Charles Nichols and Company
Wells and Sells
Marie Fisher
Marie Corix
Cincinnati
Gans- Nelson
Colma
Cal
Forepaugh to stage Brown of Harvard with Warry Woodruff
Forepaugh Stock Company will present the lively college play Brown of Harvard next week at the Olympic following Are You a Mason. Warry Woodruff, its two season star, has retired and Forepaugh is among the first stock outfits to acquire the piece.
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Brown
Harvard
Warry Woodruff
The Millionaire and the Policeman's Wife at Lyceum
The Lyceum presents Theodore Kremer melodrama The Millionaire and the Policeman's Wife. Love drives the plot with the innocent Mabel Pierce amid villainy. thrilling moments include a water fight and an elevated railroad scene.
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Lyceum
Theodore Kremer
Mabel Pierce
Are You a Mason at the Olympic Opens Forepaugh Week
Forepaugh Stock Company opens its week at the Olympic with Are You a Mason a translated German hit also known as Logenbrueder. The show features an ensemble cast with strong character drawing and scenic movement promising lively, laughter driven entertainment without a single star thrust.
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Olympic
Forepaugh Company
Father
Musical at the Walnut Delights with Wit and Chorus
A lively Walnut performance offers strong storytelling humor, clever lines, old style music, and an unusually pretty chorus as the show unfolds.
Auditor ium Family Theater On Se venth and Elm Streets
The Auditorium Family Theater on Seventh and Elm streets showcases top vaudeville and latest moving pictures from New York to San Francisco. Next week features Swan and his alligators and crocodiles by request, plus O Neill Faulkners bicyclists and other acts including Dagmar Dunlap and Essie St Clare. Admission is advertised as low.
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Auditorium Family Theater
Seventh and Elm Streets
New York
San Francisco
Swan
O'Neill
Faulkners
Black and Leslie
Dagmar Dunlap
Lee’ Klein
Essie St. Clare
Golden Crook Extravaganza at the Standard Theater
The Golden Crook Extravaganza Company arrives at the Standard Theater this afternoon turning large sums into theatrical spectacle. Insurance coverage of forty thousand dollars protects the production and performers belongings as the burlesque show mirrors grand circuses in scope and expense.
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Golden Crook
Jacobs
Jermon
Standard
Way Down East Comes to Grand in Cincinnati
The touring production of Way Down East with Phoebe Davis as the wronged girl will appear at the Grand the week after next. The familiar Hi Holler, Squire Bartletts, the thief-catching constables, and Bitters-swigging lovers headline a cast praised for its enduring appeal in repeat Cincinnati engagements.
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East Lynnes
Old Kentuckys
New England
Mrs. Bartletts
Squire Bartletts
Hi Hollers
Cincinnati
Phoebe Davis
John Brenan
Ulrich Collins
David
Rogers Brothers in Panama at the Grand Next Week
The Rogers Brothers troupe debuts a caricature style comedy titled Rogers Brothers in Panama at the Grand next week. The show blends old Spain romance with modern American flair, featuring music and large scenic tableaux. Cast includes George Lydecker Tel Taylor Marian Stanley Robinson Newbold William Edmund Henry Lehann Josephine Barrows Bileen Sheridan Avita Sanchez Olive Quinby Sybil Brenan and a chorus over fifty in a seventy member company.
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Rogers Brothers
Panama
Spain
Ben Teal
George Lydecker
Tel] Taylor
Marian Stanley
Robinson Newbold
William Edmund
Henry Lehann
Josephine Barrows
Bileen Sheridan
Avita Sanchez
Olive Quinby
Sybil Brenan
The Columbia Week of Van Dyke at vaudeville
The Columbia presents Van Dyke as headline attraction with Harrison Hunters and company performing the one act play described as the most pretentious in vaudeville. The bill features the Five Herveys, Imra Fox the conjurer, Grais and troupe of trained baboons, Hawthorne and Burt, Frank Whitman, Willard and Bond in a Bunco Hill spoof, Claudius and Scarlet, and new moving pictures Palermo and Its Surroundings and Brahmin's Miracle.
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Columbia
van Dyke
Harrison Hunters
Cosmo Gordon Lennox
Eugene Fournier Perinque
London
Beerbohm Tree
Harrison Hunter
Hunter
Arthur Blair-Woldingham
John Peters
Herveys
Imra Fox
Fox
Europe
Herr Grais
Hawthorne
Burt
Frank Whitman
Willard
Bond
Bunco Hill
Palermo
From Broadway to the Bowery at Lyceum with Chuck Connors
The Lyceum presents a four act melodrama From Broadway to the Bowery telling a tale of high and low life in the western hemisphere. It follows a broker’s daughter driven to poverty and her fight for life as the villain plots downfall. Chuck Connors stars as the Mayor of Chinatown in a lively cast with a grand production by the Harry Sellers Company.
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Chuck” Connors
Bowery
Lyceum
Broadway
the Bowery
Western Hemisphere
Chinatown
New York
Harry Sellers
Buster Brown at the Walnut This Week
The Walnut presents Buster Brown this week starting with today’s matinee. He appears with Tiger and Mary Jane as willing accessories to his mischief. A chorus of pretty girls in beautiful costumes accompanies music singing and dancing throughout the entertainment.
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Buster Brown
Tiger
Mary Jane
Buster
Theater Tour Delivers Laughter With Lavish Costumes
The review touts a successful tour with a tried show that pleases audiences. It highlights spectacular stage effects made for the tour and a cast of skilled performers who deliver strong vocals and well timed dances. Four matinees are planned and Friday offers a floral perk with a chrysanthemum for coupon holders.
Chorus Girls Set to Race at New Music Hall Rink
An invitation from the New Music Hall Rink invites ladies from the Joe Weber and Buster Brown companies to guest during their engagement. Chorus girls who skated with Anna Held last season may compete in a roller skating race before week’s end. The season shows rising attendance and growing popularity among Cincinnati youths.
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New Music Hall
Joe Weber
Buster Brown
Mr. Weber
Buster Brown Co
Anna
Cincinnati
Follies of 1908 to Play at Grand Opera House
Edward Rosenbaum announces Follies of 1908 will arrive at the Grand Opera House within weeks. Bickel, Watson, Arthur Deagon referenced as offenders. Annabelle Whitford Nora Bayes and Mlle. Dazie top the cast with Nell Brinkley girl styling.
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Edward Rosenbaum
Florenze Ziegfeld
Grand Opera House
Bickel and Watson
Arthur Deagon
William Powers
Governor Hughes
Billy Reeves
Joe Cannon
Ziegfeld
Annabelle Whitford
Gibson
Nell Brinkley
Nora Bayes
Mlle. Dazie
May Irwin to star in Frohman managed run across Europe
Charles Frohman plans a multi country star vehicle for May Irwin after witnessing her performances in Mrs. Peckham's Carouse. The move will bring her acting to audiences in England and France under Frohman’s management for a term of years.
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May Irwin
Charles Frohman
England
France
Bust of Otis Skinner as Lt Bridau exhibited at Newon studio
A bust of Otis Skinner in the role of Lieutenant Philippe Bridau from The Honor of the Family has been completed and is on display at sculptor J Scott’s Newon studio. The exhibition is by invitation with several notable artists endorsing the work, following his bust of John Gilbert as Sir Peter Teazle for the Players' Club library.
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Otis Skinner
Philippe Bridau
Newon
J. Scotta
John Gilbert
Peter Teazle
Players’ Club
John Drew Praised For Moderation In Star Bulletin
The Frohman bulletin lauds John Drew as a well rounded figure who stays young by moderate habits. It notes his self control in smoking drinking riding and sport and claims he remains at ease and sharp in any setting from presidential chats to baseball innings.
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Charles Frohman
Bulletin
John Drew
Drew
Booth
Billie Burke to Star in Paris English Version of Love Watches
After touring the United States and visiting the Grand Opera House Billie Burke travels to Paris to be presented by Charles Frohman in the English version of a Parisian hit. The play is titled Love Watches in English and L Amour Veille in French. Most of Burke's current company will join her in London and Paris.
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Grand Opera House
Billie Burke
Charles Frohman
Steller
Paris
Miss Burke
London
Vaudeville Stage Preps for Imrg Fox Act Opens Today
Stage attaches of the Columbia work days ahead for the Imrg Fox opening. Stage Manager George McArthur says the preliminaries exceed any single act prior. Property Man Neil McGuire notes the props list will stretch from here to the river.
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The
Columbia
Imrg Fox
George McArthur
Neil McGuire
Claude Gillingwater to star in The Wrong Man sketch
Claude Gillingwater, famed for his role as the American Millionaire with Fritzi Scheff in Mille, Modiste, will appear at the Columbia next week in a sketch titled The Wrong Man.
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Claude Gillingwater
Fritzi Scheff
Change in cast at Van Dyke by Harrison Hun ter
Frank Reicher takes over the role of John Peters for the first time today and also assumes stage director duties for the Columbia production of Van Dyke. Milton Boyle previously filled the part during the Eastern run.
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van Dyke
Harrison Hunter
Columbia
John Peters
Milton Boyle
Frank Reicher
Private life of Blanche King as Mrs Frederic Edward McKay
Blanche King is described as the wife of Frederic Edward McKay a noted New York drama critic. The item presents her private life status and her marriage to a prominent critic. It emphasizes social connections rather than public roles.
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Blanche King
Frederic Edward McKay
New York
Hart, Noted Bass Voice of Clipper Quartet Now in The Merry Widow
Albert Hart, former Clipper Quartet member and famed bass singer, stars in The Merry Widow and the Devil. He resembles DeWolfe Hopper and is often mistaken for the actor.
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Albert Hart
the Devil
Hart
DeWollf Hopper
Grace Griswold in The Merry Widow and the Devil
Grace Griswold, a principal in the Joe Weber Travesty Company, portrays Elsie Disburg in The Merry Widow and the Devil. She is also a playwright having written Billie’s First Love and My Japanese Wife, one act plays that have enjoyed vaudeville success.
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Grace Griswold
Joe Weber
Elsie Disburg
Billie
Vaudesville
Hobart Burlesque Cast Ties to Classic Vaudeville Line
The Joe Weber programme mentions Harry Feerwell a familiar face to old time playgoers. Mr Kernell, part of the Three Twins in the Hobart burlesque, is the son of the late comedian with the same name.
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Joe Weber
Harry Feerwell
Mr. Kernell
Hobart
W Maugham Praises John Drew and Miss Barrymoran
W Maugham writes to Charles Frohman praising John Drew in Jack Straw and Miss Ethel Barrymore in Lady Frederick and states he will devote the next year to writing two comedies.
Barrymores Stage Plans Delay For Bernstein Works
The text notes Mrs Barrymore and Mr Drew hope to suit in a production of Henri Bernstein’s Son of Sam with Arthur Bourchier in the reading part in London. Marie Doro will appear in The Richest Girl in Chicago Philadelphia and New York. London production is set for January.
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Henri Bernstein
Samson
Hondon
Arthur Bourchier
William Gillette
Marie Doro
Chicago
Philadelphia
New York
London
Frohman Plans Berlin Run After Pantgon Success
Miss Pauline Chase and Mr Frohman’s Duke of York's Theater Company, after success with Pantgon, will perform in Berlin before returning to London for a December reproduction of Peter Panow.
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Pauline Chase
Mr. Frohman
Duke of York
Theater Company
Keenan Expanding Fame From Stage to Literature
Frank Keenan, famed for his character acting and directing in David Belasco’s The War Rends of Virginia, is shifting toward a literary career. He already published essays on acting and critiques and plans a volume on character acting, anticipated as a key commentary on histrionism in the U S and England over the last twenty five years.
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Frank Keenan
David Belasco
England
Devil at Belasco Draws Raves From Critics and Public
The forked tail is ingeniously inserted in George Arliss’s ads for The Devil at Belasco Theater. Critics have exhausted praise for the impersonation and the public response is unanimous. No company will be sent out. everyone in New York must see it at the Belasco.
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George Arliss
Belasco Theater
Belasco
New York
Metropolis
Belasco Stuyvesant Theater Draws Women for Matinees
The Belasco Stuyvesant Theater hosts large female audiences at Thursday matinees featuring Blanche Bates in The Fighting Hope. Matinees were created by Mr. Belasco for out-of-town patrons unable to secure evening seats. Bates’ first Thursday matinee set new midweek box office records.
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Belasco Stuyvesant Theater
Blanche Bates
Belasco
Miss Bates
Belasco Sturvesant
Crosman Family Ties to U S Army Frontier Posts
Henrietta Crosman spent her youth with her father, an officer in the United States army. He commanded posts along the frontier in Minnesota and South Dakota, shaping her early years and experiences.
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Henrietta Crosman
United States ‘Army
Miss Crosman
Minnesota
South Dakota
Robert Edeson Keeps Vast Prompt Book Collection
Robert Edeson pursues classic stage roles and studies Shakespeare and Moliere. He owns one of the largest prompt book collections once belonging to renowned actors, highlighting his depth of preparation and historical ties to the theatre.
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Robert Edeson
Moliere
Rose Stahl's stage roots traced to Chicago first nights
Rose Stahl recalled early stage influences from Chicago first nights shared with her father Colonel Stahl long known as a dramatic critic for a Chicago newspaper.
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Rose Stahl
Chicago
Colonel Stahl
Charles Klein Early Fame as Librettist of Comic Operas
Charles Klein first gained prominence as a librettist for several comic operas after his initial recognition with The Lion and the Mouse. He contributed lively librettos that helped establish his reputation in musical theater.
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Charles Klein
the Lion and the Mouse
Helen Ware Stars in The Third Degree Role
Helen Ware, rising actress, to lead in Charles Klein's The Third Degree. She previously gained notice with Blanche Walsh in The Kreutzer Sonata, where a clever bit of PR helped elevate her profile.
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Helen Ware
Charles Klein
Blanche Walsh
Robe Gifted by Sultan Ties to U S Diplomat's Family
Marion Pollock Johnson owns a robe presented to her father by the Sultan of Turkey. Her father served in the United States diplomatic service for years and was stationed at Constantinople.
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Marion Pollock Johnson
Turkey
Miss Pollock
United States
Constantinople
Granddaughter of St Louis theater figure backs North call cast
Ann Murdock supports Robert Edeson in The Call of the North and is the granddaughter of Charles Deagle the noted theatrical manager who flourished in St Louis over fifty years ago. Her mother Therese Deagle was the first leading woman Charles Frohman ever had.
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Ann Murdock
Robert Edeson
Charles Deagle
St. Louis
Therese Deagle
Charles Frohman
Way Down East enters thirteenth season with Phoebe Davies
Miss Phoebe Davies repeats the Anna Moore role in Way Down East under a special arrangement in limited cities while Brady and Grismer prepare for her tour as star in Mrs Tantalus.
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Way Down East
Phoebe Davies
Anna Moore
Messrs. Brady
Grismer
Mrs. Tantalus
Tim Murphy Stars in Cupid and the Dollar Across South
Tim Murphy enjoys success in the South and Southwest in Cupid and the Dollar by Charles Jeffrey. He will later perform in My Boy by Rupert Hughes as announced for the season.
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Tim Murphy
South
Charles Jeffrey
My Boy
Rupert Hughes
Miss Carrie De Mar to Perform at London Coliseum
Miss Carrie De Mar appears at the London Coliseum on November 30. After six weeks there she will tour the Continental Cities.
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Carrie de Mar
London Coliseum
Worthing to star in stage version of A Little Brother of the Rich
Frank Worthing is eyed for the principal role in a dramatization of Joseph Medill Patterson s novel A Little Brother of the Rich He may be loaned by William A Brady to Liebler Co which holds the stage rights For the project Grace George appears in Divorcens with Des Prunelle as potential casting clue
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Frank Worthing
Des Prunelle
Grace George
Joseph Medill Patterson
William A. Brady
Liebler & Co
Grace George Stars in Di vorcens Across New Cities
Grace George continues her run as Cyprienne in Di vorcens with strong acclaim in cities new to the role. The actress previously found success in Mile. Fifi in 1898 and now brings talent to Give and Take by Madame Fred de Gresac and The Voice of the Cricket by Edward Peple, featuring Cyril Scott and Dustan Farnum in linked bookings.
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Grace George
Cyprienne
Fred de Gresac
Kitty
Edward Peple
Cyril, Scott
Dustan Farnum
Four Companies Stage Broadhurst Play In Philadelphia Run
The Man of the Hour, in its special Philadelphia cast, began a run on October 5 with Cyril Scott in the title role and a cast including Harry Harwood Rapley Holmes Lillian Kemble James Wilson Charles Stedman William Deming and Jo Te Otis Dellenbaugh. This marked the first return since its Philadelphia premiere two years ago amid civic upheaval between 1904 and 1906.
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Philadelphia
Broadhurst
Cyril Scott
Harry Harwood
Rapley Holmes
Lillian Kemble
James B. Wilson
Charles Stedman
William Deming
Jo Te Otis Dellenbaugh
George Broadhurst
The Man Who Stood Still Title Contest
The Man Who Stood Still is a play by Jules Eckert Goodman starring Louis Mann this season. It was first produced in Chicago as The New Generation where a title confusion with The Regeneration caused a failed run in Chicago and New York City. Chicago public offers prize and heavy attendance, yet few title suggestions.
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Jules Eckert Goodman
Louis Mann
Chicago
New York City
Arnold Daly
Mann
Brady
Play title shift noted for New York Circle Theater opening
Discussion among Chicago readers yielded "The Way of Today" as the most acceptable title while "The Man Who Stood Still" was proposed. The new play opened in New York City at the Circle Theater on October 16.
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Chicago
New York City
Circle Theater
Mantell to debut as Louis XI in Chicago run
The article notes Mr. Mantell’s first appearance as Louis XI on November 8 in Chicago. It discusses the popularity of the Delavigne play’s title role and mentions contemporaries like Richard Mansfield, Henry Irving, Ellen Terry, Signor Ermete Novelli, W. E. Sheridan, and other Louis XI appearances in works by de Banville and McCarthy among others.
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Mr. Mantell
Louis XI
Chicago
Delavigne
Richard Mansfield
Shylock
Henry Irving
Ellen Terry
Nance Oldfield
Signor Ermete Novelli
Louis
W. E. Sheridan
West
Theodore de Banville
Gringolire
Monger
Beerbohm Tree
Lawrence Barrett
N. C. Goodwin
Justin Huntly McCarthy
King
Widow of famed English actor Macready dies at eighty one
The widow of William Charles Macready has died at age 81. Cecile Louise Fredericka Spencer, his second wife since 1860, was a granddaughter of Sir William Beachey, R.A., court painter to George III and Queen Charlotte. Her death closes a link to a storied theatrical era.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
William Charles Macready
Cecile Louise Fredericka Spencer
William Beachey
R.A
George III
Queen Charlotte
Macready
Macready family obituaries reveal lengthy service and burials
A daughter was born to Mrs. Macready in 1862 and her son Cecil Frederick Nevil Macready rose to the rank of colonel with a notable record in South Africa. Mrs. Macready will be buried with her family in Bristol, while her husband rests with his first wife at Kensal Green Cemetery in London.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cecil Frederick Nevil Macready
South Africa
Horse Guards
Joe Weber's Travesty Company Burlesque Troupe
A profile of Joe Weber's Travesty Company describing its eight principal players and ten secondary actors in a production titled The Merry Widow and the Devil. It notes an eighteen speaking parts, thirty-two chorus girls, six chorus men, a pony ballet of eight, plus managers staff musicians maids valets and dressers. The company travels by a three baggage car two sleepers dining car and day coach train.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Joe Weber
Lackaye Praise of Brady Amid The Battle Legend
The article notes William Lackaye known for an artistic hit in Cleveland Moffet’s The Battle is praised for his gratitude toward William A. Brady. It recalls his summer passage to Liebler & Co and credits Brady with making Lackaye a star in The Pit. It also comments on actor manager tensions while asserting public interest lies in the entertainment produced.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
William Lackaye
Cleveland Moffet
William A. Brady
Liebler & Co
Brady
Lackaye
Walter Damrosch Leads New York Symphony at Music Hall
Walter Damrosch selects program for New York Symphony Orchestra at Music Hall on Monday October 26 featuring Tristan and Isolde finale and Beethoven No. 1 opening. Includes Bach Suite with flute solo and a Wagnerian centerpiece. Barrere solo flute. ensemble praised for acoustics and rehearsal discipline. program also lists numerous choral and instrumental numbers plus a later dance program at Music Hall.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Walter Damrosch
Music Hall
New York
New York Symphony Orchestra
Barrere
Damrosch
Atic
Idrchestra
Bach
George Barrere
Chabrier
Dvorak
Debussy
Masonic Centennial Visit Chorus to Perform at Music Hall
The Ohio Masonic centennial committee assigns the musical program to Gantvoort of the College of Music for the concert at Music Hall on Wednesday. The College Chorus and Orchestra will participate with Lilian Arkell Rixford opening on the great organ and Douglass Powell singing O God Have Mercy from St Paul. The ensemble will include Masonic and national hymns with the Creation Hymn under Saar and the Figaro overture under Henri Ern.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
State of
Ohio
Gantvoort
College of Music
Music Hall
Lilian Arkell Rixford
Douglass Powell
Barytone
St.’ Paul
Saar
Henri Ern
College of Music Chorus and Orchestra Open Concert
The College of Music announces its first Chorus and Orchestra concert on November 26 for the public. Recitals feature Joseph O'Meara with Louis Victor Sadar, performing Longfellow text with Cole music, a Leroy Scott humorous piece, and Gilbert Parker dramatic prose. Adele Westfield and Emil Knoepke perform sonatas, with a Beethoven and a Nico de nouveau work, plus new cello numbers. Tickets available by the usual application method.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
College of Music
Joseph O’meara
Louis Victor Sadar
Gilbert Parker
Adele Westfield
Emil Knoepke
Nicode
Powell Barytone Recital Sparks Hopes for More
Douglass Powell of the College of Music gave a splendid Tuesday Odeon recital. The college announces another Powell song recital with date yet to be set.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Douglass Powell
Barytone
The
College of Music
Odeon
Powell
Northside Choir Boys Form Concert Training Plan
The Northside Choir Boys gave a Sunday evening program at Harrison Christian Church with soloists. Eight best voices will train for concert work under Mr Alfred G Speer. Talented boy sopranos aged 9 to 19 may audition at 4266 Fergus Street Northside.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Northside
Harrison (Co.) Christian Church
Mendelssohn
Elijah
Robert Knowles
Rossini
Edwin Weihe
Jerusalem
Gallia
Cincinnati Choral Club preps for Eisteddfod in Lima 1909
The Cincinnati Choral Club under Alfred Hartzel rehearses for the Eisteddfod on January 1 1909 in Lima Ohio. The chorus includes top city singers with vacancies open to new members who may join by presenting themselves to the conductor on Thursday nights at North Presbyterian Church Hamilton near Chase Avenue.
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Cincinnati Choral Club
Alfred Hartzel
Lima
North Presbyterian Church
Hamilton
Chase Avenue
Northside
Evening of Sacred Song at North Presbyterian Church
An evening service at North Presbyterian Church honors the ninth choir anniversary and fifty third church anniversary with Ree teed voices led by Fred Hartzel and Miss Amelia Pettit. Soloists are listed for the program.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
North Presbyterian Church
Fred Hartzel
Amelia Pettit
Mendelssohn Centenary At Cincinnati Conservatory
The Cincinnati Conservatory of Music plans a two part celebration for Mendelssohn birthday on February 3. An afternoon program features the women’s chorus and orchestra with soloists from the master classes. Evening concert presents performances by faculty artists.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cincinnati Conservatory of Music
Mendelssohn
Conservatory
Theodor Bohlmann Opens Cincinnati Conservatory Season
Mr Theodor Bohlmann will open the concert season at the Cincinnati Conservatory of Music early in November. The event marks the start of the year’s music series and showcases the noted pianist in a city venue.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Theodor Bohlmann
Cincinnati Conservatory of Music
Conway Preparatory School of Music Pupils in Recital
Conway Preparatory School of Music presented pupils in recital at Cable Hall on Wednesday and Thursday evenings. Two certificate pupils were Amelia Marie Lang and Clara Evelyn Peters. A sketch in costume featured the younger players.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Conway Preparatory School of Music
Cable Hall
Amelia Marie Lang
Clara
Evelyn Peters
Women chorus to begin King Rene's Daughter study
The conservatory women’s chorus under conductor Harold Beckett Gibbs will start studying King Rene's Daughter next Thursday afternoon.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Conservatory
Harold Beckett Gibbs
King Rene
Woman's Club to Present Season Concert Series
The Woman's Club Music Department chaired by Miss Emma L. Roedter plans an attractive concert season with Bach Brahms and Reger works a American program and a Wess Schroeder String Quartet performance. Subchairmen for third Friday meetings include Mrs S Peterman Mrs Mary Davis Hahn Nina D Parke Mrs Henri Ern Mrs Flora Mcll Smith and Miss Emma Brand Lewis. Bertha Baur to chair February club tea.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Woman’s Club Music Department
Emma Ll. Roedter
Bach
Reger
Wess-Schroeder String Quartet
Peterman
Mary Davis Hahn
Nina D. Parke
Henri Ern
Flora MclI
Mothers' Club Meets for Election at Temple Room 311
The Mothers' Club will gather in Room 311 at the Odd Fellows' Temple on Wednesday October 21 at 2 o'clock for their annual officer election.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mothers’ Club
Odd Fellows’ Temple
Julia Ward Howe Club Meets October Meeting
The regular meeting of the Julia Ward Howe Club will be held Wednesday October 21 at the home of Mrs Elizabeth Robinson 1545 Blair Avenue Walnut Hills with Miss Gazlay assisting.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Julia Ward Howe Club
Elizabeth Robinson
Blair Avenue
Walnut Hills
Gazlay
Tusculum Monday Club Opens Season with Autumn Theme
The Tusculum Monday Club held its first meeting of the 1908 1909 season on October 6 in the East End Library auditorium. Twenty three members contributed quotations on Autumn and three papers were read by Mrs Clutch on Japan history Mrs Denham on government and Mrs Becker on language and literature. The November meeting will be a guest afternoon with stereopticon views of Japan.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tusculum
East End
Clutch
Japan
Denham
Becker
Milford Progress Club Opens At Rose Lawn
Large attendance at the Milford Progress Club opening meeting at Rose Lawn home of Mrs. Dollie Spencer. Social session with a short program including vocal duet by Mrs. Gussie Brunson and Lida Runyan, impersonation by Mrs. Myra Bass, piano solo by Mrs. Edith Scott, violin solo by Miss Lena Simmons. Mrs. Spencer attended the State Federation in Tiffin October 14 15 14. Officers listed for the year.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Milford Progress Club
Roselawn
Dollie Spencer
Gussie Brunson
Lida Runyan
Myra Bass
Edith Scott
Lena Simmons
Spencer
Tiffin
H. A. Hodges
Stella Boone
Marion Whitcher
Fannie Spence
Elizabeth Hommeyer
Norma Scott
Lillian Buckingham
Collie Spencer
Cona
Alice Elliot
Sallie
Local Reception List Names Visitors and Honorees
McGuffey, Miss Velma Hodges, Miss Lucy Harding and Miss Lida Runyan attended with visitors Mesdames Mo Lockwood White Collins Gatch Moore Loyd Cochlin and Wood at a community gathering.
Readers League Reports Encouraging Summer Work
In the committee rooms of Union Trust Building on Monday afternoon Mrs Arthur Cobb chaired the meeting. Reports from Miss Louise Armstrong and various chairmen urged progress across labor, wage earning women, child labor, and meetings. The group hopes to host Sadie American from New York for an address on The Consumers League ahead of the National Council of Jewish Women conference in December.
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Mittee
Union Trust Builing
Arthur Cobb
Louise Armstrong
Cording
Samuel J. Johnson
Minna Colburn
Laber Goods
M. Louise Sprigg
Geraldine Gordon
Eidith Campbell
Emilie McVea
League
Consumers’ League
Misa Sadie American
New York
National Council of Jewish Women
Opening Meeting of Clio Club in West Eight Street Residence
The Clio Club held its opening meeting at the West Eighth Street home of George Allan with full attendance. Officers named include Mrs. Serodino as head for the year and Mrs. Walter Palm, Mrs. Fisher, Mrs. Leyman, Mrs. Allan, and Mrs. Dolle in other roles. Mrs. Ilsen will leave the city for North Carolina, leaving a marked club legacy. she wrote a farewell verse to the chair, and the day’s program featured readings from The Daw n of English Literature Canterbury Tales Utopia and La Morte dArthur.
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Clio ‘Club
George Allan
West
Eighth
Man Serodino
Walter Palm
Fisher
W. N. Leyman
Charles F. Dolle
George Ilsen
North Carolina
John T. Stevenson
Council of Jewish Women Meeting Hears Lecture in Rockdale Temple
The Council of Jewish Women met October 15 in Rockdale Avenue Temple Sabbath school room. Miss Elizabeth Fairweather gave a lecture titled Leonarda the Universal Genius. Mrs. Lowenstein announced the upcoming triennial convention in December with at least 200 delegates expected to be hosted by the council.
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Council of Jewish Women
Rockdale Avenue Temple
Leonarda
Elizabeth Fairweather
Folklore Society Opens Season in Cincinnati
The Cincinnati branch of the American Folk Lore Society held its first meeting of 1908 09 at the Literary Club rooms on Eighth street Tuesday evening. Miss Hosea welcomed new members. Judge Hosea spoke on The Folk Lore of Time Measures explaining folklore and the pyramids relation to shadows and stars. Mr Cadman will present The Painted Desert and Tree with stereopticon slides.
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Cincinnati
American Folk Lore Society
Literary Club
Ehighth Street
Li Hosea
Socie
Lewis M. Hosea
Pyramids
Egypt
W. S. Cadman
Women mission societies hold all day meeting in Hartwell
The Cin cinnati Presbytery unit hosts an all day meeting at the Hartwell Presbyterian Church starting at 10 a.m. Miss Tompkins speaks on Porto Rico in the morning and Rev. George Gelwicks discusses Chinese experiences in the afternoon. Lunch served by Hartwell ladies. Norwood Educational Society holds its first annual meeting that evening at 8 p.m. in the Carnegie Library.
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Woman’s Home and Foreign Missionary Societies of Cincinnati Presbytery
Presbyterian Church
Hartwell
Tompkins
Porto Rico
George Gelwicks
China
Hartwell Church
Norwood Educational Society
Carnegie Library
YWCA Opens Season With Student Music Evening
The first entertainment of the season under YWCA boards will be held tomorrow at 8 p.m. Music will be provided by Miss Wiegand’s pupils. Committee in charge includes Miss Elizabeth F Torrence and Misses Helen Crane and Helen Lasher. The Sunshine Society meets Friday Oct 30. a Bazaar and reception will follow Friday Nov 6 from 3 to 10 p.m. in the YWCA rest room.
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Wiegand
Elizabeth F. Torrence
Helen Crane
Helen Lasher
Sunshine Society
Altenheim benefit euchre and domino party planned
A euchre and domino party is set for next Saturday afternoon and evening to raise funds for the Altenheim. The Clio Club meets at the residence of Mrs. S. A. Fisher on Auburn Avenue on October 27.
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Altenheim
Clio Club
S. A. Fisher
Auburn Avenue
Shakespeare Club Meeting At Bond Hill
The Shakespeare Club met with Ella Keen of Bond Hill. We Tale was read. Present were Murphy Longley Kersey Silver Huffman Misses Cooke Lantry Blanhhard. Officers are Mrs. C. E. Pummill President Mrs. J. Hart Vice President Mrs. E. G. Longley Secretary and Treasurer Mrs. A. M. Harvey Critic.
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Shakespeare Club
Ella Keen
Bond Hill
Murphy
Longley
Kersey
Silver
Huffman
Six and Twenty Club Enjoys Mooreheim Soiree in October
The Six and Twenty Club of Wilmington hosted a gathering at Mooreheim, Mrs. R. C. Stumm’s home. Mrs. Walter G. Fisher read Miss Zona Gale’s Loves of Pelleas and Etarre and shared a letter from the author. Arthurian legends and Miss Gale’s Friendship Village tales were recited, with songs by Miss Mary Cowen of Washington. A luncheon followed as plans were laid for the club’s tenth anniversary on October 30.
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Wilmington
Puzzles With Letters from Philadelphia Ledger
A reading of a puzzle column listing letter wordplay asking for three four and five letter words tied to given clues. Examples show river insect bird garden veg Chinese beverage tree and more with corresponding letter-based hints and answers.
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Dee
Not Very Obliging on Margie’s Farm Visit
Little Margie tours a barn for eggs on her first visit and returns teary. Her mother asks if she found any eggs and Margie sighs that the hens are idle and nothing to do.
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Margie
Why He Forgave Him Sunday School Tale
A Sunday School scene recounts a teacher questioning Johnnie about forgiveness. The boy from the East Side bluntly answers that the reason he forgave a foe is because he was the big one who hurt him, revealing a stark lesson on mercy.
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East Side
Johnnie
Johnnie Johnnie
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