The Perfume of the Lady in Black Chapter XII
Rouletabille and Bernier grapple with fear after Larsan’s death as Old Bob’s tower study becomes the focus of investigation. The dawn reveals no escape by the windows and the duo pursue clues in the Tower of Charles the Bold while pondering the Lady in Black's secrets.
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Gaston Leroux
Monsieur
Bernier
Roulembille
Mme. Darzac
Rouletabille
Larsan
Toby
Sainclair
Black
Old Bob
Charles the Bold
Dargrac
Bob
M. Darzac
Rouletbille
Local society notes from Indianapolis crowd over Christmas season
Mrs. Marvin Rice Maxwell will visit San Antonio for Christmas with her mother Mrs. Clifton Comly. Mr. and Mrs. George Parks of Chicago will see Indianapolis friends. Miss Katherine Russell of Detroit has returned from visiting the Misses McGowan. Miss Becker of New York arrives Dec 27 to visit Mr. and Mrs. William Avery Atkins. The Taggarts host a cetition at the Propylaeum Dec 23 for Emily Taggart and Thomas Taggart Jr. Mrs. Gladding and guests attend a reception day with many local friends. Lat Bool club gathering at Mrs. M. C. Smith’s with a Christmas program. Miss Stella Wise of Greensburg among guests. John Irwin and Amy Speake wed at the Speake home 17% Park Ave. Rev. Ballard officiates. Newlyweds to reside at 10% Broadway after Jan 1.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Marvin Rice Maxwell
San Antonio
Texas
Clifton Comly
Miss Becker
New York
William Avery Atkins
Thomas Taggart
Propylaeum
Emily Taggart
Thomas Taggart, Jr
John Irw'r
Amy Speake
Lewis
Park Avenue
Ballard
Broadway
Aerial Act by the Curzon Sisters at Grand Opera House
The Curzon sisters perform a four feature aerial act at the Grand Opera House with daring feats on a 12 foot bar and rope, including teeth hangs and midair serpentine dances. They plan a first ride in an airship at the Speedway weather permitting.
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Curzon
Grand
Real
J. W. Curzon
The
Speedway
Curzon Sisters
Grand Opera House
Indianapolis
The Red Moon at Wark Theater Colored Cast Delights
Patrons flock to the Park theater for The Red Moon featuring Cole and Johnson and a 50 member cast of singers dancers and comedians. Aida Overton Walker and Willams and Walker troupe members join the show with an augmented orchestra. Local box parties praise the performance which blends Negro singing dance and comedy to celebrate entertainment by colored performers.
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Wark Theater
Park Theater
Cole and Johnson
Cole
Johnson
Aida Overton Walker
Willams and
New York
Veteran colonel praises Blackburns Casca Royal Pills for constipation
Col Nathan Meeker, a veteran from Syracuse, says Blackburns Casca Royal Pills beat all previous remedies for chronic constipation. He reports feeling lively and energetic with one pill every other night and plans to tell friends about their merit. He urges readers to seek a free trial from The Blackburn Products Co. Dayton Ohio or a 10c or 25c package from a druggist.
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Nathan Meeker
N. Y
Syracuse
New York
Blackburn
Blackburn Products Co
Dayton
Ohio
Sam Devere Company at Empire with The Hoodlums Holiday
The Sam Devere Company headlines Empire Theater with The Hoodlum's Holiday and The Queen of the Harem. Adele Ranney leads a 50-strong cast in witty sparking burlesque scenes set in Dr Dippy's Sanitarium and Senator Jack Browne's residence. Music, comedy, and vivid vaudeville acts promise rapid, infectious humor with catchy songs and a Watermelon Trust quartet.
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Gmpiee Theater
Sam Devere
Empire Theater
J. Grant Gibson
Adele Ranney
Watermelon Trust
Morris and Daly
Those Christmas Letters by Beatrice Fairfax
A Christmas guidance essay urging distant sons and daughters to write home. It emphasizes letters over gifts, the enduring love of mothers, and the value of keeping family ties alive during Christmastide. The piece speaks to emotional bonds, memory, and the homeward pull of parental affection.
Stage News Sketches From Philadelphia to New York
After a short Philadelphia opening The Arcadians move to New York for the winter. Lionel Barrymore returns to the stage in The Fires of Fate as Abdulla the Egyptian dragoman. Miss Billie Burke clarifies her name change while James K. Hackett calls for football reform. Charles Frohman notes progress with Henri Bernstem as a playwright.
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Philadelphia
New York
New Yorky
Charles Frohman
Henri Bernstem
Lionel Barrymore
Sir Arthur Conan
Billie Burke
Billie
Ethelberta
William Burke
James K. Hackett
Mr. Hackett
Stage plans tie in with Frohman season and Barker authors
News from London says Granville Barker G B Shaw Galsworthy and Haddon Chambers plays will be finished and submitted within the next fortnight. Frohman will stage Clyde Fitch The Climax and Thos Buchannan A Womans Way. After Atlantic City Frohman begins final American productions with Ethel Barrymore as Pinero and others before sailing for England. Hattie Williams has spent spare hours writing a book on stage detectives detailing Holmes Guerchard and classic sleuths.
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Granville Barker
G. B. Shaw
Galsworthy
Haddon Chambers
Mr. Frohman
Clyde Fitch
Thosas Buchanan
Charles Frohman
Atlantic City
William Collier
Ethel Barrymore
Pinero
Mid-Channel
Bille Burke
Hattie Williams
Sparka
Sherlock Holmes
Guerchard
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Chicago
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Detroit, Mich
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Arthur B. Grover
Charles A. Layman
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Mary Parrott
Louise Hibben
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McGowan
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Estic Theater
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Mr. Clarke
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Ada Rehan
Edwin Booth
John Sleeper Clarke
Walnut Street
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Columbia National Bank of Indianapolis
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