Stage Glints and Plans for Fall Theatre Season
Florence leads with James K Hackett next season as stage news notes an organization of New York chorus girls the White Mice. A Tom Moore play will be staged by Andrew Mack next season and Ben Tur will stay in Boston. Laurence Irving aims for a New York fall to see his play produced by Mr Sothern. Five versions of Manon Lescaut likely on American stages next season. William Gillette's Thunder role cited in a London announcement. Ella Terriss and Seymour Hicks rumored for Atlee in Wonderland in New York autumn. Joe Murphy ends his tour to go tarpon fishing and Marie Bates joins Warfield’s The Only Levi cast. Minnie Ashley unable to return due to Amelight glare. Jee cold soda at Kelper's.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Florence
James K. Hackett
New York
White Mice
Tom Moore
Andrew Mack
Ben-Tiur
Boston
Laurence Trvng
Mr. Sothern
Manon Leseaut
Armerican
Wiliam Gillette
Seymour Hicks
Ellaline Terriss
London
Murphy
Marie Bates
David Warfield
Levi
Minnie Ashley
Kelper's
Interesting Bits From The Times Of Old
Items of interest include older city post offices counts in 1800, the first female lectures by Panny Wright in 1828, salaries for Swiss cabinet members, and historic grain harvesting methods. Notes claim 80 000 English barmaids at ten shillings weekly, electric underground railways, and ozone notions. Also details a Paris exposition entry door sold for 60 dollars and giants from Sardinia’s tombs. Further items cover Shelley’s skylark, Leghorn lanes, Congressional Record circulation, and Philadelphia lawyer James Parsons left shore land for a boulevard project in New Hampshire.
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Panny Wright
England
Te Republic
Sweden
Paria
Sardinia
Shelley
Leghorn
Congressional Record
James Parsons
Philadelphia
New Hampshire
Notice of store hours and medical remedy anecdote
Beginning Monday April 15 A Oswald will close his store at 8 pm daily except Saturdays and the general pay nights. Our little girl was unconscious from strangulation during a sudden attack of croup and quickly recovered after three doses of One Minute Cough Cure. A L Spafford Chester Mich Grover's City Drug Store.
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Heginning
A. Oswald
A. L. Spafford
Chester
Mich
Grover's City Drug Store
Portrait of Mrs Stephens Hangs in Missouri Executive Mansion
Mrs Lon V Stephens wife of former Governor Stephens has her life sized portrait hung in the Missouri executive mansion She is the first woman so honored The portrait shows her in a reception toilet with costly lace Her youth and tact are noted as aiding her husband’s political fortunes The Stephens home Toy Terrace Jefferson City is praised for its beauty and hospitality and their support of local charitable projects is highlighted
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lon V. Stephens
Ellen Terrys Sewing Guild and Needle and Thimble Guild
In London the Theatrical Women’s guild forms the Needle and Thimble guild led by Miss Margaret Alston. Ellen Terry serves as president with membership over 800. The group collects garments and funds for theatrical poor, awards badges yearly, and Miss Terry once offered a gold thimble prize for the sender of the most garments. Mrs Arthur Morrison earned it by sending 112 garments, 44 self-made. Vice presidents include Mrs Nevill Dundas, Arthur Morrison, Miss Lucy Hare, and others.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ellen Terry
Theatrical Women’s Guild
London
Needle and Thimble Guild
Margaret Alston
BOO
Terry
Arthur Morrison
Nevill Dundas
Lucy Hare
Lindsay Jardine
Baylys Jones
Low
Maclagan
Er. Shaw Stewart
Lola Duncan
Velvet Bracelets and Bands in Paris Fashion Fifty Years Ago
Fifty years ago Paris belles wore black velvet bracelets seen as chic. Today the ultra fashionables revive the style with diamond or pearl edged loops and ends, a left wrist hanging ornament, and a clasped velvet band. Black velvet neckbands with jeweled ornaments or art nouveau flowers complement white bands. Irenel women rarely appear decoLette with a band around the throat matching the dress.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Belles of
Paris
Caps For Maldna Maids Dress Code Across Houses
The article notes differences in maid uniforms across households. Light cambric gowns are common, black gowns after noon, with white caps and aprons. Some mistresses furnish gowns and aprons, others only materials, and preferences for colors like blue or pink appear in wealthy homes.
Five Hundred Dollars For a Woman's Life Verdict
Akron judge Hayden sustains a 500 dollar verdict against a railroad for a woman’s life while a man’s life earned 10,000 in the sine wreck. He says a wife’s value under ordinary circumstances is not equal to a man’s life, noting the man was employable and supporting a young wife. Advocates of equal rights may criticize the ruling. The text also promotes Kodol Dyspepsia Cure from Grover’s City Drug Store, claiming it aids digestion without stomach involvement.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
E. C. Dewitt & Cor
Chicago
Grover's City Drug Store
Hayden
Akron
Grover’s
City Drug Store
Advertising Men and Mural Painters in City Life
A New York Test Atlantic feature outlines how poster artists and wall painters work in advertising, their training and studios, the shift from fine art to commercial art, and the high rents for prime wall space. It notes the risks from tramps and fires, the spread of machine made reproductions, and the cross copying of French poster styles.
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Brooklyn
Paris
Daubers
United States
Maine
California
Tle
New York
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Miles
Mus
Wiseman
German Valley
Wiles
Mites Mepicar
Elkhart, Ind
Lish
Laxakola
Laxaka
Cscastoria
New York Press
THE
Ken
McMenamin’s
South Centre Street
Elite
Wilkes-Barre
Pennsylvania
Wilkes-Barne
Boyle
Eale
Rochester
Youngling
Centre Street
Delawank
Subquemania
Seemvyein
Bailroap
Drifton
Jeddo
Eckley
Hazlebrook
Stockton
Beaver Meadow Road
Kean
Usgeton Junction
Barwood
Upis Daly
Deringer
Sun
Oneida Junction
Darwood Road
Rumbolds Tk
Oneida
Kepplon
Fun Aggiane
Hazieton Junction
Harwood Cranberry
Tombicken
Sunder
Hazicton Junction
Ouelde Junction
Starwood Road
Humboldt Road
Ouelda Eid Shepptop
Bungay
Tombiekes
Cranton Junction
Kk Pom
Brook
Bokley
Jedd
Dritton
Bundey
P. ER. R
Wilkesbarre
Sunbury
Harrisburg
Poll Wort
Lotabr
AMITS
Sarpat Tillam
Ehigh Valley Railroad
Freeland
Weatherly
Maveh Chunk
Allentown
Lethlehe
Easton
Delano
Pottsville
Sandy
White Haven
Pittston
Scranton
Hazleton
Bethlehem
Mahaney City
Shenandoah
At. Carmel
Sharmakis
Mauch Chunk
Sandy Run
Tilken-Barre
Keranton
All Points Weat
Potts
Iazleton
Benton
Klubanoy Guy
Shenaadoah
Mt. Carmel
Shamokin
Suston
Mahanoy City
Rollin H. Wilbur
Cortlandt Street
New York City
Chas
Ler
G. J. Gildroy
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