Vaudeville and theater bills at Indianapolis venues
The Grand promises new acts next week including The Timmensaphone a New York novelty by B A Stolfe company and Harry Tates London comedians in Fishing The Park presents From Sing Sing to Liberty by Charles M Blanes with an escape scene Sing Sing prison and Bellevue hospital as its dramatic trio Julie Herne daughter of James A Herne appears as playwright and actress alongside European acts and local comic Daisy Pument and Al Shean company join the program
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GRAND
Harry Tate
Sing Sing
Liberty
Canning
Lottie
London
England
Indianapolis
Mr. Tate
Julie Herne
James A. Herne
Ber
Shore Acres
Four Arconis
Winter Garden
Berlin
Merrero
Paris
Winnie Subers
Primrose Minstrels
al Shean and Company
Farciei
Daisy Pument
the Park
Charles M. Blanes
Sing Sing To
Park Theater
Herry Clay Blanes
Morgan Sate Company
New York State
Bellevue Hospital
B. A. Rolfe
Shean & Warren
Julie Herne & Company
Ferrerc
Musical
Arconis
Willie Zimmerman
Ewnis Subers
Pepulac Derar Cork
Primrose
Alb Burts
Stage shows feature jail breaker plot at Park and Majestic
The text reviews a Park stage production about a clever jail escape artist and a millinery girl plot with Lottie. It notes the performance of Lyda Powell and a 30-member company in a melodrama involving Randolph Steinway and a gambling-house plot. The Majestic will open Kyrle Bellew’s Raffles with rehearsal starting Monday. The Empire presents Oriental Cozy Corner Girls with vaudeville acts and amateur night Friday.
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Misa LaMont
Empire Theater
Fast River
East River
Brooklyn Bridge
Lottie
Park
Lyda Powell
New York
Randolph Steinay
Frank Maron
Europe
Jeanette Black
Steinway
THE
Majestic
Kyrle Bellew
Raffles
W. Hornung
Eugene Presbrey
Priestly Morrison
Lawrence
Empire
Bruce and
Dagneau
Red Feather
Smith
Aarado
Belle Travers
Lafferty and Ward
Honan and
Kearney
Frank Riley
Wanted an Extra Step in the Stairs
A reader nickname Suseh asks an architect to add another stair step at the head of the stairs after almost breaking his neck reaching for the top step when coming home late. The Philadelphia Press captures the lighthearted plea.
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Susehman
Philadelphia Press
Gayety and Empire Burlesque Acts Feature Local and London Talent
The Gayety presents Bob Manchester's Gay Masqueraders next week with the Monday matinee. The company features agile chorus girls in Dr. Dippy's Sanitarium, two acts full of song and comedy led by Billy Hart, and a London Eight English Hoses act. Notable acts include Stewart and Raymond California Duo, Uncle Sam's Dancing Sailors, and the Haywards. The Empire showcases Phil Ott and the Sam Devere show with a strong company, Ott known for original comedy, and a new sketch with Nellie Nelson.
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Bob Manchester
Wessie Hayward
Bessie Pardue
Lillian Raymond
Susie Isher
Jessie Sharp
Frank J. Conley
London
Miss Fisher
sStewart
Raymond
California
Smith and Baker
Uncle Sam
Haywards, Conroy and Company
Empire
Phil. Ott
Sam Devere
Ott
Joe Ott
Mars
Boston
Nellie Nelson
Devere
Cunning Cunning to Perform Inmates Escape Show
Cunning Cunning, billed as jail breaker, will appear in From Sing Sing to Liberty at the Park early next week. The act features escaping handcuffs and freeing himself from locked cells.
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Cunning
Sing Sing
Liberty
Yes Machm A Owe Who Swallowed Paris Green
A quirky excerpt from the St Louis Republic notes a child who swallowed Paris green asks a companion to be kind while one departs. The fragment hints at a cautionary tale or anecdote reflecting newspaper humor or moral framing of poisoning incidents.
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Paris
Green
St. Louis Republic
Not Much Rocking Says Noahville Quote
The Noahville American quotes a wry exchange on rocking the cradle and the world. A quip notes no cradles remain and the world has not rocked notably of late. The brief item reflects local wit in a newspaper snippet.
Vermont Maple Syrup Teaches Tolerance
Fragmentary dialogue notes a discussion of maple syrup in Vermont and a suggestion that someone named T could learn to like it once accustomed. The lines hint at taste adaptation and cultural exposure without a clear event or outcome.
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Vermont
Crusade Against Spitting by Indianapolis Students
About 800 high school pupils in Indianapolis plan a crusade against spitting in street cars. They study sanitation and decency, aiming to arouse public opinion or act as young missionaries to scold warn and instruct offenders. The effort reflects civil duty and civic spirit in a capital city transit setting.
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Indianapolis
Novelty Melo Drama Features Upright Piano Mover Hero
A witty exchange marks the premiere of a new melo drama where the hero is an upright piano mover. The critic quips about tired honest blacksmiths while the playwright retorts with the novel conceit.
Notre Dame Lady’s Appeal for Free Home Cure
An appeal from Mrs. M. Summers of Notre Dame Ind offers a free home treatment for rheumatism and related ailments. She claims the remedy dissolves uric acid, loosens stiff joints, purifies blood, and improves general vitality, inviting sufferers to write for proof and address.
Indianapolis Public Works Vacations of Alleys Proclaimed
City of Indianapolis Board of Public Works adopts Declaratory Resolution to vacate parts of the First Alley South of New York Street and First Alley West of Elder Avenue. Remonstrances allowed until December 27, 1907, with a public meeting at 10 a.m. to consider objections and final action by the board. Joseph T. Elliott presides. other board members listed.
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Department OF Public Works
Majestic
Elder Avenue
New York Street
Lynn Street
New York Streets
George W. Stout
Board of Public Works
Joseph T. Elliott
Preston C. Trusler
Fred J. Mack
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Kellar & Thurston
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Rfarry Clay Blaney
Nning
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Wabash and Delaware
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New Jersey
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Billy Hart
Hayward-Conroy CO
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Exglish
Roses Stewart and Raymond
Abessie
Pardue
Smith and
Baker
Matinez
CUT Price Drug Store
Virginia Avenue
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P. M
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Miller Hardware Co
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Bryce Baking CO
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