A Novelization Scene of Flight and Forgiveness
In a Billie Burke comedy Daphne Jacqueline seeks counsel from an Abbe on whether a friend who fled her husband can be forgiven. The Abbe hesitates, then approves, prompting Jacqueline to rush to meet the woman she plans to visit, while the Marquise plans rescue by carriage as doubts rise.
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Billie Burke
R. de Flers
Caillavet
Gladys Unger
Charlies Frohman
Joseph O’brien
Jacqueline
Jady
Jacquéline
Abbe
Marquise
Francis
The Haunted Library of Ernest and His Devoted Secretary
Ernest, gloomily dwelling in a large old library near the Seven Martyrs church, wrestles with memory of Jacqueline while Charlotte devotes herself to his work. Rose the nurse tends the house as Ernest ponders, dictating and admiring Charlotte's unseen efforts and devotion. The scene hints at a competing affections triangle and ends with a cliffhanger.
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Ernest
Jacqueline
Rose
Charlotte
Beethoven
Wives Debated As Gilman and Shaw Clash On Support
At Carnegie Lyceum New York City Mrs Charlotte Perkins Gilman argued wives are not self supporting citing that a wife’s food and clothing come from her husband’s earnings even if she works hard. Rev Anna Howard Shaw countered with her family’s example and a community belief that a father’s weekly wages imply sole support.
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Nixola Greeley Smith
Charlotte Perkins Gilman
Carnegie Lyceum
New York City
Anna Howard Shaw
Terpsichore
Emall
Debating Self-Supporting Wife Role in Boston Meeting
Mrs. Gilman and Dr. Shaw debated whether a wife should be self supporting, arguing mothers’ care of children and household work as non-wage labor. They contrasted bread and clothing making with ownership of wages, noting census labeling quirks N G and N C. The lively exchange ended with a sharp quip on choosing N G over N C.
What He Calls Her and a Teacher’s Testy Joke
In a Chicago primary class a teacher asks Wille to name a graceful animal with big pronged horns. The exchange turns into a joke as the father supposedly calls his wife Betsy when he returns home, prompting laughter.
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Wille
Chicago
Betsy
Amusements: Hilarion and Rosalia Ceballos at the Grand
The globetrotting duo Hilarion and Rosalia Ceballos star in Phantastic Phantoms on this week's Grand bill, drawn from their travels and lively stage persona. They aim for notable salaries, making touring logistics easier, as Forepaugh presents The Devil at Majestic, a top season event.
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Hilarion
Rosalia Ceballos
the Grand
Four
Rosalia
Sis Hopkins Captivates Park Theater for Eleventh Season
The Park theater presents Sis Hopkins in its eleventh season with Miss Melville in the lead. Her portrayal of the quaint country girl blends sentiment and charm, drawing audiences with the play’s homely world and moments of pathos. A strong supporting company and fresh scenic dressing enhance the performance.
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Sis Hopkins
Park Theater
Miss Melville
Posey County
Devil at Majestic theater draws on global intrigue
Forepaugh management announces the play The Devil by Ferenc Molnar at the Majestic with two performances today. It is an international hit praised for brilliance and novelty, having sparked rights battles involving Henry W. Savage Harrison Gray Fiske and featuring George Arliss in earlier runs.
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Arvine
the Majestic
Majestic
the Devil
Ferenc Molnar
Henry W. Savage
Harrison Gray Fiske
George Arliss
Thoroughbreds at Empire Theater This Week
Empire Theater presents Frank B. Carr's Thoroughbreds this week. The show includes the one act comedy Maloney the Judge and the burlesque Union Men with the Thoroughbred Beauty Chorus in musical numbers. A vaudeville act completes the program, promising broad entertainment.
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Empire Theater
Frank B. Carr
Maloney
Union Men
Thoroughbred Beauty Chorus
The Ideal Man as Girls See Him in Dreams
A Miss Fairfax letter presents a playful ideal of a perfect partner. The writer outlines physical traits such as height hair color eye color and a well groomed appearance. She emphasizes courtesy ambition cleanliness and restraint as defining qualities.
Dream Man of an Indiana Girl Described in Detail
A romantic portrait seeks a western loving husband. The suitor is a cowboy, tall and lean with olive sunburned skin, dark brown hair, brown or grey eyes, and long lashes. He should be solemn yet capable of warmth, deeply loyal, forgiving, educated, well read, and willing to fight for a woman he loves. He bears a wild, regretful past and values the partner for who she is, not for looks or money.
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Plains
Lfe
Judge'squipasides on wardrobe costs in court tale
The judge notes the weight of clothing expenses in a domestic dispute as a character laments the burden of dressing on a five thousand dollar yearly income. The exchange highlights tension over spending versus propriety in a minor courtroom moment.
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Party
Victor Records
Massachusetts Avenue
Mass. Ave
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Mgr
15Th St
Vonnegut Hardware Co
E. Wash. St
J. Francis Wilson
Newton Cit
Coughlin & Wilson ‘Dental Co
Texas
Indianapolis
Houston
Southwest
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Manuel
Sealy
Hauck-Nall Realty CO
Claypool
Corners
Washington and
Ilinots Street
Cincinnati
Union Station
Louisville
Terre Haute
City Office
Union Statron
Blake Street
Polk’s Milk
Hoffiman
Hoffman
Pearson Drug Store
Virginia Avenue
Hoo Ray
Mrs Trubbell
TS Young
Castoria
Boston
Pr. Shaw
Mrs. Gilman
Dr. Shaw
Shaw
N. G
N. C
HE Calls
Her
Majestic Theater
Miss Fairfax
Nellis
Cowboy
Indiana
Algo
Dr. Pierce
Pierce
Dispensary Medical Association
R. V. Pierce
Buffalo, N. Y
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