Emigration Drains Italy Deeply Across Provinces
A 1904 report traces Italy's emigration crisis from the north to the south, noting that most leaving are able-bodied men and laborers bound for America. It describes towns bidding farewell, the spread of permanent migration, and the resulting depopulation reducing farming and wine regions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Antonio Mangano
Zanardelli
Atalion
Italy
America
Cis
Piedmont
Lombardy
Venetia
Emilia
Tuscany
Keaton
Barilentur
South America
Africa
Tunis
United States
Ocean
Europe
Mediterranean
Therthern
Atenzawa Molise Wive
Sicily
Calabria
Atlantic
Basilio
Hag
Abruzzi
Rome
Biri
Calabi
Coren
Catanzare
Reggio Jini
Peninante
Apennines
Lens
Isao
Tarrav
Altamura
Gravina
Naples
Talian
Sale
Aatoria
Long Island
Toritto
Victor Finmanuel
France
Cava
Sorrento
Positang
Han
América
Amalfi
Charities and the Commons
Chicago Millionaires Favor Subtle Style Over Display
The January Delineator notes Chicago society values simple home life over New Yorker display. Wealthy families shun powdered footmen and heavy livery while favoring Japanese servants. Chicago youths attend military and preparatory schools then college, with Bryn Mawr graduates cited as proof of practical, level headed young American women.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
Bryn Mawr
New Lyceum Theatre Offers Night of Burlesque and Drama
Local listings announce multiple attractions at the New Lyceum and Newark Theatre. The Earl Burgess Company opens with In the Shadow of the Gallows and the Unwritten Law, with vaudeville interludes and a free piano giveaway. Friday amateur night. Mrs Wiggs and her Cabbage Patch features at Newark Theatre with a cast including Mrs Flexner and Miss Rice in a stage adaptation reflecting the book.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Earl Burgess
Metropolitan
New Lyceum Theatre
Mme. Osborne
New York
Chinatown Charlie
People’s Outfitting Company
Broad Street
Empire Theatre
Newark
Williams
Isle of Mault
Newark Theatre
Hazy
Stubbins
Mary
Little Tommy
Maude Adams to Appear in The Jesters at Empire Theatre
The notice reports Maude Adams returning to New York for a first title in The Jesters after a week in Quality Street. It notes her acclaim for Peter Pan and cites tributes from readers and critics, including a quatrain by Kate Thomas.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Empire Theatre
J. M. Barrie
Quality Street
Maude Adams
John Raphael
Miquel Zamatois
Peter Pan
Bison Dream at Proctor's Twenty-Third Street Theatre
The transfer from Proctor's Twenty-Third Street Theatre in New York City runs Monday from 1 PM to 10:10 PM. It promises the latest moving pictures and illustrated songs with funny and exciting scenes captured by top photographers worldwide.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Proctor
Twenty-Third Street
New York City
Pines
Proctor’s Theatre
Elizabeth
Bae
Newark Attractions Real Show Preview
A feature preview highlights cities and venues in Newark with top acts set to perform, drawing crowds for a season of notable entertainment in the area.
Literary miscellany and puzzles in Dorothea’s pages
A jumble of poems, wordplay, and reader notes appears under Dorothea’s byline. The section features literary favorites, initials indicating books, anagrams, biblical subtraction puzzles, and reminiscences of favorite writers, all framed by quips about a library gathering and Christmas mood.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
M. Cor
D. D
R. C
Hat Doser
Tay
M. EW
Torri Wy
Vestire Fields
Jennie Merry
Conieah
Honespan
Die Bao
Urisms
Prunes
Act
Hussy
Dorothea
Curtailed enigma and cherry tree tale prompt readers
The excerpt blends wordplay and puzzles from Hawkeye era pages. It presents a curtailment riddle about numbers and habits, a cherry tree anecdote involving George Washington and a quest for reader letters, plus a column of word pairings, clues and indices labeled by numbers and names.
The Man of the Hour and Telepathy Drama at New York Theatres
The Savoy Theatre schedules a near final run of The Man of the Hour before a January 18 closure and transfer to Boston. The Witching Hour at Hackett Theatre debuts telepathy on stage with Augustus Thomas creating a dramatic exploration of mind to mind influence. A Knight for a Day at Walack's Theatre garners strong laughs and long Chicago run, praised by New York papers for its humor. Miss Hook of Holland at the Criterion Theatre opens with broad praise from Frohman and a festive, acclaimed reception.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Savoy Theatre
Savoy
Boston
New York
Broadhurst
William A. Brady
Joseph Gristher
Oddity
Hackett Theatre
Augustus Thomas
John Mason
John Slavin
May Vokes
Wallack's
Chicago
Telegram
the Globe
the Herald
the Sun
World
Alan Dale
American
I1 Years
Charles Frokiaad
Miss Hook
Holland
Criterion Theatre
Frohman
The Bad Boy and His Teddy Bears in Theatrical Notes
Following the success of Babes in Fapana The Wizard of Oz and The Top o the World as plays that appeal to children and are not unappreciated by grown ups The Bad Boy and His Teddy Bears.
Also Mentioned on This Page
Victor Emmanuel
Haland
Halland
Evening Journal
Rte
Eileeni
William Naughty
Storni
William H. Crane
George Ade
Mr. Crane
Charles Frohman
Knickerbocker
Wade
Office
Pimple
Elizabeth Theatre
Tom Tangler
E. R. Chadbourn
Melrose
Masa
Amd
George “Mackay
Wien Village
Chat
Clack
Fanny Flack
Ifeman
Yril Barker
Roofer
Slater
Walter
Jim
Joe
Avnet Lovike
M.C
Palestine
Israel
Jess
Wawkeye
George
Washington
Lawrence
Tom Davis
Hawkeye
T. Cleveland
Madison
Edward
Coke
Sir Edward
Dane
Craig
Samuel David
Hood
Thogga
Hull
Isaac
Lemon
Mark
Hannah
Weed
Thurlow
Pelham
Blamed
Ambled
Wallack’s Theatre
AMI
Ments
NEW Lyceum
Earl Burgess CO
People's Outfiting Company
Wilton Lackaye
Bondman
London
Mpire Theatre Rewark
Urkwaue
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