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England Quarters Art Patrons despite Trade Emphasis
A column argues that English nobles still fuel the arts, citing Edna May and Miss Hobbs as examples of stage influence. It traces Miss May’s rise from Syracuse to London praise and details May Irwin’s farce success, while noting theater culture and a science lesson on flies concluding with a devotional nod to divine design.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
England
Edna May
Jerome K.jerome
Miss Hobbs
Powers’ Theater
Chicago
Annie Russell
Syracuse
N.Y
London
Salvation Army
de Wolf Hopper
New York
America
Miss May
May Irwin
Miss Irwin
Miss Irving
Canada
May
Buffalo
Tony Pastor
Daly’s
Charles Frohman
Misa Irwin
Mary