Hoyt the playwright dies leaving enduring legacy
The obituary honors Hoyt, the American dramatist, noting his rise from Boston newspaper work to fame with plays like A Bunch of Keys and A Rag Baby. It praises his genius, influence on American theater, and enduring memory beyond flaws, while recounting his substantial wealth at death and the shift in public perception after his passing. It also previews a Grand Theatre engagement of Old Jed Prouty by Richard Golden's company and highlights musical features and stagecraft showcases.
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Pearles
Hoyt
Apirit
Hoyts
Boston
Chinatown
Texas
New York
Washington
United States
New England
Jed Prouty
Mr. Golden
the Grand
Richard Golden
Primrose and Dockstader Form New Minstrel Company
The professional union of George Primrose and Lew Dockstader has formed a minstrel company that amuses. Seats are on sale at the Grand Opera house for next Thursday evening with performances also scheduled for Friday and Saturday. The company lists many luminaries of the minstrel stage and promises a high class program with an impressive stage setting.
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George Primrose
Lew Dockstader
Grand Opera House
Paris mob attacks theater crowd over a pay dispute
Footlight notes recount Charles B Hanford in Paris during Thanksgiving chaos as Lehigh students mob a Bethlehem theater after an actress paid. Gentry studied delirium tremens in hospital while acting. Gossip covers London plans for Othello with Robertson and Elliott, plus Bernhardt and Duse earnings.
The Lay Carnival and The Swain Vucker in Paris and London
A Paris stage note reports Evelyn Millard delaying a line about an unborn babe in The Lay Carnival, then joining The Swain Vucker with apparent forgiveness. Marguerite Corneille sails back to London with Megefighter Corbett, performing at two music halls, while Gertrude Eloi in Shakespeare is led by Fortes Robertson. Edna May, once a comic soubrette in Britain, reportedly faced a stern telegram about her New York start and the gap to her former management.
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England
Evelyn Millard
Daventry
Marguerite Corneille
Tonden
Megefighter Corbett
Gertrude Eloi
Maxine Eliott Goodwin
Fortes Robertson
Edna May
New York
Miss May
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Modern Jewelry House
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Paris
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Gentry
LiAssamvir
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Prisculla Bird
Julia Arthur
Grace George
London
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Court Theater
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All New England
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Mpire
Walkerville
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