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Newspaper
Goshen Daily Democrat
Location
Goshen, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Mar 24, 1908
Page
8
In the comic opera Tom Jones Henry Norman as Squire Western turns the joke on John Bunny who plays Gregory. Norman drinks six glasses before prodding Bunny to join, the trick drawing easy laughter but no discipline as Bunny is stage manager.
Denman Thompson buys Forest Farm Folks by Frank A Ferguson and Arnold Daly stars in The Regeneration from Owen Kildare and Walter Hackett in Chicago. Frederick Thompson to stage The Order of the Rose by Edwin Carpenter, winner in a 117-entry contest. Virginia Earle plans retirement abroad. George M. Cohan's The Yankee Prince opens in Philadelphia April 6 with Tom Lewis in a key role. Clyde Fitchs The Truth premiered in Hamburg. Otis Skinner remains in The Honor of the Family on Broadway. John D. OHara joins Lillian Russell in Wildfire as Dr Woodhurst.
The piece surveys the enduring appeal of rural drama, noting New Hampshire’s Newman Thompson in The Old Homestead and the Shuberts revival of Shore Acres. It cites actors Joseph Murray and Wilton Lackaye, Clyde Fitch, Henry Hamilton, Otis Skinner, and Ethel Barrymore, highlighting the genre’s financial vitality and cross Atlantic reach.
Brooklyn rug maker Louis Wolf admits his double life as a successful craftsman and persistent pickpocket. He says the chase appealed more than reform, earning up to seven thousand dollars yearly from theft and noting his will often overrode his heart.
A Baltimore subscription dinner at Elk Ridge Hunt Club featured guests in costumes and a bathing suit incident. Mrs. Ral Parr and others were involved as a tub and shower bath with seltzer occurred amid champagne fueled mischief. Governors began an investigation into the affair.
A detailed blueprint describes a bank barn for a farm of 100 to 150 acres. It includes stalls for five horses, cattle and calf stalls, a root cellar, and a stone or concrete basement with specified dimensions, materials, and a spliced main and purline system.
In a Mississippi town a man recalls waiting in a post office when an old negro tried to mail a letter heavier than a single stamp. The post master said another stamp was needed and the man asked if an udder stamp would make it lighter.
In Saginaw Michigan two pet Texas squirrels fought to the death over a mate and a nest corner. A larger female killed the rival after a ferocious brawl witnessed by neighbors. The victor joined the male afterward, while New York Public Parks lists 113 parks ranging from small patches to Pulham Bay Park.
Emmer and spelt, related to wheat, differ in readiness for cattle feed with emmer yielding higher than spelt. Dry farming requires substantial planning and gear including horses, harrows, plows, a drill, and a harvester, while careful seed bed and potato planting practices boost yields.
In a searing backstage moment Dainty Marguerita, star of Senor Avarillo’s knife act, watches a dangerous flourish nearly fatal as the blade nearly pierces her heart. She announces her final appearance amid fear and despair, while Avarillo’s brutal grace remains unshaken.
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