Quo Vadis stage production set for city debut weekend
The stage adaptation of Quo Vadis directed by Stanislaus Stange opens Friday and Saturday September 21 and 22. The cast features Vinicius Mason Mitchell Lygia Mary Emerson Nero by Joseph Catta and Ursus by Theodore Marston with music by Julian Edwards and a choirs and augmented orchestra.
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Slenkiowlex
Peirsnius
Mason Mitchell
Vinielis
Marcus Ford
Nei
Lene
Joseph Catta
Paulina
Annie Richarts
Juni
Edna Harrington
Servilla
Susie Knight
Lygia
Mary Emerson
Pomponia
Elon Hill
Acte
Mary Barringer
Stanislaus Stange
Petronius
Vinicius
Aulus Plautius
Ursus
Circus
Fred C .Whitney
New York
Aulus
Nero
Antium
Linus
Rome
Mamertine
Rior
Julian Edwards
A Black Sheep Burlesque Skit Draws Crowds in Tombstone
A Hoyt comedy revue titled A Black Sheep captivates audiences with a bar room scene at the Morgue hotel in Tombstone, then follows Hot Stuff to New York and Europe. The cast of thirty features Lenore Lockwood and Edna Wallace among others, with songs, dances, and lavish scenery. The plot blends romance, czarist intrigue, and a Siberian convict mine sequence.
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Selon
Tajer
Hoyt
Spere
Miemiteer
Relay
Ins
Morgue
Tombstone
Arizo
New York
Burlesque .Company
Muldmanson
Coasi
Hot Stuff
Nps
Europe
Lenore Lockwood
Ada Steele
Edna Wallace
Ruth Madrigan
Lulu Beeson
Lilian Renwick
Dan Maley
Larry Gero
Tombstone tale cast boosts burlesque show lineup
A wild western plot centers on Hot Stuff a fortune heir who must move to New York and wed a cousin while a cash trolley ferries drinks near the editor's sanctum. George W Allen Harry Devere Franklyn Wallace Ed Moncrief Tom Beeson and Fanny DaCosta headline the burlesque pageant in a satire of high society and theatrical exploits.
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Hot Stuff
Tombstone
New York
Edy
George W. Allen
Harry Devere
Under Dog
Franklyn Wallace
Ed Moncrief
Keith & Proctor
For Her Sake Play At Suttons Theater This Week
A Russo-Siberian drama titled For Her Sake opens at Suttons Theater tonight and runs all week. The production is described as metropolitan and costly with star names and elaborate scenery. It is offered at popular prices, described as a new departure for the venue.
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Sutton
Della Fox
Belle Money
Rogers Brothers
Central Park
Philadelphia
Victoria Theater
New York
Cabby
Kipling in the Siege of KimberleyHeadline
During the siege of Kimberley Kipling and a Rhodes manager stay at a Dutch farm. Early one morning the flag is lowered, placards on every tree cry famine and breakfast appeals, and Kipling waits inside for his breakfast, amid the author’s characteristic social satire.
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Kimberley
Rhodes
Kipling
Kippling
Stalky & Co
Hall Caine Neighbor Tale Reveals Local Attitudes
A bank manager recalls a Manx anecdote about Hall Caine living near Greeba Castle. A farmer and his wife dismiss the famed author as lazy, sparking humor on weather and laundry bills. The conversation ends with two farmers debating life and literature.
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Hall Caine
Isle of Man
Greeba Castle
Parmer
Mystery Bits and Wisecracks From City Columns
A fragment from the Detroit Journal recalls a palmist joke about ambassadorships. The Cleveland Flann Dealer quotes a comical exchange with Harold Hildegrave and Genevieve de Groundrent, noting a playful anti trust jab by Genevieve in a Women’s Progressive scene.
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Genevieve de Groundrent
Harold Hildegrave
Harold
Genevieve
Women's Progressive and Argumentative Society
Baltimore
Hair Glory Sparks Family Banter In Local Quip
Miss Wellatong jokes about her abundant hair while her brother praises the display. He adds a playful nod to waving “old glory” as she touches her tresses, reflecting a lighthearted domestic moment.
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Miss Wellatong
Guest at St Paul hotel Forced to Eat Beans by Stranger
A hotel guest in St Paul refused his beans and was compelled by a stranger armed with a revolver to consume every bean on his plate. The remark about Boston sellers carrying loyalty to home institutions appears in the same column.
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St. Paul
Boston
The Ameer Star Breaks Receipts Record at Manhattan Beach
Frank Daniels set a receipts record at Manhattan Beach last Saturday night earning 3293 dollars while performing in The Ameer. Marguerite Sylva plans a touring start in The Princess Chic early next month with aims to appear again later in the season.
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Frank Daniels
Manhattan Beach
Marguerite Sylva
Kirke la Shelle
Princess Chic
Coffin Nail Joke Reveals Salesman Switch in Prose
In a quip from a bygone era a speaker jokes about quitting smoking. He asks if the other has quit, replies he found the habit unfitted him for business, and explains he now travels as a salesman for a factory that makes them.
Miscellany quotes and newspaper quips from early papers
A collection of metropolitan gossip and literary jokes features lines about Maud Goody at a lawn party, a correspondent’s dubious reliability, a Yale crew reference, a New London policeman, and a palmist predicting repeated LL D recognitions, all echoing press wit.
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Bess
Maud Goody
Joneses
Jack
Philadelphia Press
Papa
Heavy
Yale
Agnes
London
Harper's Bazar
Lexington man claims fame for vast written card
A Lexington Missouri citizen contends a unique claim by writing 14 685 words on an 8 by 5 inch postal card. The mix includes the Declaration of Independence the United States Constitution the Articles of Confederation the Lord's Prayer the 119th Psalm the 145th Song of Songs and Evangeline plus related items.
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Lexington
United States
Pittsburg
United States Land Office
Helena
Montana
Barker, Jr
Butte City
Crosse Cut
Louise Lode
Summit Vaidey Guns
Bliver Bow County
Blate
Bure Vey
M. A
Bection
Recorder's Office
Silver Row County
State of Montana
Placer
Boston & Montana Consolidated Copper & Silver Minin Company
Lot Ca
Copper Company
Chico
Alf Warcenweiler
Mat Lode
Joel W. Ranson
Om He West
George D. Greene
Register
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Quo Vadis
Tiorlinus
Edward Synl
Aulas Maulius
Geo
Feester
Tiasta
Richard Why
Chilonites
Wittard Viulian
Henry Stanty
Aed
Pelee Mikertot Agoy
Shwete i
Susan
A Poe
Bert Hart
Teretias
Musichan
Jasten Downs
Disdorus
Basil Booth
Tiveslan
Freedman
Henry Buckler
Melton
Fred Arundel
Title Aulus
Plautius
Freddynsfield
Aucus
Pheniope
F. P. Ursus
Theodore Marston
Mark G. Lewis
Aevius
Willie Russell
W. W. Utter
Poy Uew
Siberia
Ervin Blankall, AS
Prince Valdemar
Lyllian Atwood
Olga
William DE Viere
Grand Opera House
Dick P. Sutton
William Devere
Arizona
Charles Hoyt
England
Detroit Journal
East End
Cleveland
Agoust
Paris
John J. McNally
Mary Mannering
Janice Meredith
Robert Drouet
Charles Fownes
Bondman
Col
John Brereton
General Washington
Burr McIntosh
Philemon Hennion
A. S. Liapman
Lord Clowes
George Backus
Lieutenant Mubray
Carl Andrendt
Colonel Rahl
Charles M. Collins
Julie Meredith
John D. O'Hara
Sergeant Willis
Aubrey
Chicago
Meeker
William A. Brady
Klaw & Erlanger
Casino
Victoria
Tol i Kipling
Cecil Rhodes
Washington Star
Dick P. Sution
Academy of Music
Charles B. Blaney
Charles A. Taylor
Sutton's New Theater
Rusco & Holland
Russia
Suttons Theatre
Butte
Suttons
Samuel Barker
Hopliga
Price Baking Powder
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