Park Theater Christmas Show Praises The Black Politician
The Park theater presents The Black Politician by S H Dudley with a full company of color performers. Audiences applauded loudly at Thursday opening as Dudley delivers rapid fire comedy with a strong chorus and lively dance numbers. The plot centers on a mayoral race with a bogus New York politician, supported by Irving Allen and others, while songs include In the Right Church but the Wrong Pew and Olde Black Crow.
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Park Theater
S. H. Dudley
Mr. Dudley
Marco
New York
Irving Allen
J. C.wright
William Ramsey
Nettie Glen
Jennie Pearl
Alberta Ames
Mexico
Mandy Lane
Majestic to Stage Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde and Old Heidelberg
Majestic Theater schedules this afternoon the drama Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde with a later New Year attraction Old Heidelberg by Forepaugh Stock company. The Heidelberg scene features Ryder's garden and a ruined castle, with students in colorful corps bands and festive dress amid a famed garden setting.
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Old Heidelberg
Majestic
Ryder
Heidelberg
Stomach facts and Stuart's Dyspepsia Tablets claim
An advertising style overview asserts the stomach’s digestion role and how Stuart's Dyspepsia Tablets fix lacking gastric juices. It boasts physicians' endorsement, wide drugstore availability, and invites mailing a free sample from F A Stuart Co Marshall Michigan.
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Stuart
F. A. Stuart Co
Marshall, Mich
Pretty Actress Is Relative of Pog in Graystark Tour
The article tells how Miss Stephanie Longfellow, a grandniece of Henry Wadsworth Longfellow, travels with the George Barr MacCutcheon play Graystark. During a Boston-area tour she sought a tavern portrait of her renowned ancestor but the owner refused, stating the picture had long belonged to the tavern.
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Pog
Stephanie Longfellow
Park Theater
Princess Vetive
George Barr MacCutcheon
Graystark
Miss Longfellow
Henry Wadsworth Longfellow
Henry Bloossom
Andover
Boston
Henre _ Wadsworth Longfellow
Miss Jongfellow
Christmas Tree for the Actors at the Empire
The Kentucky Belles company performs at the Empire tonight and will celebrate with a Christmas tree backstage where each member receives a present. Santa Claus will be played by manager Robert Gordon as the troupe enjoys a festive, homeward moment away from home during Christmas.
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The
Empire
Kentucky Belles’ Company
Kentucky Belles” Company
Santa Claus
Robert Gordon
Forepaugh Players Present Old Heidelberg at New Year's Week
The Forepaugh company stages Old Heidelberg next week in which Karl Heinrich, played by George Arvine, joins the students in song and frolic. Dr Juttner, Kathie Spinney and Detlev bring life to the cast as the production promises youth, love and duty with an extra New Year’s matinee.
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Heidelberg
Ryder
Karl Heinrich
George Arvine
Dr. Juttner
Mr. Kirk
Kathie
Miss Spinney
Mr. Arnold
Detlev
New Gayety Amateurs Feature Tonight at the Gayety
New Gayety Presents a strong lineup of amateurs for a special feature tonight despite the Christmas holiday. The doll prize will be given to the holder of the lucky number at the close of this afternoon's show with the winner announced Saturday. The pictures are unusually good.
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Gayety
Grace George in Sardou comedy Divorcens at Grand Opera
Grace George, following New York and London triumphs, opens a two week stay at the Grand Opera house with Margaret Mayo's Divorcens. She portrays Cyprienne, famed for her beauty and capricious nature, in a three act comedy centered on divorce and romantic entanglements. The plot involves a neglected wife attracted to a young forestry officer.
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Grace George
New York
London
Grand Opera House
Margaret Mayo
Sardou
Miss George
Cyprienne
Chicago
Forestry Department
Miss George Stars in Sardou Comedy at Special Matinee
A play featuring Miss George with Frank Worthing and Max Freeman in the supporting cast highlights a New Year's matinee. The actress brings a girlish charm and strong comedy timing, avoiding vulgarity in Sardou's heroine and earning praise for her handling of a romance once thought forbidden. The program notes emphasize the full sanction of the husband in the plot.
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Miss George
Sardoin
Frank Worthing
Max Freeman
Adam Bed e Story of a Traveling Carping Conductor
Minnesota humorist J Adam Bede narrates a friend’s train tale. The friend, traveling for a carpet firm, asks a stranger to check a trunk on his ticket to Chicago, claiming the stranger is the conductor to save money. The joke hinges on the mistaken identity and the stranger’s lack of a ticket.
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Adam Bede
J. Adam Bede
Minnesota
Bede
Chicago
Tye
Suime
Lion department store closes as owner retires
The Lion department store of Charles L. Henry & Co. in Anderson Indiana shut permanently last night as Charles L. Henry retires from mercantile lines. Goods will be shipped away.
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Anderson, Ind
Lion Department
Charles L. Henry & Co
Henry
Berman Sones Will Be Heard at Majestic
Forepaugh Stock company brings Richard Mansfield's Old Heidelberg to the Majestic next week. German student songs in acts two and the finale include Gaudeamus Igitur Ergo Bibamus Lindenwirthin Perkeo and O Alte Burschenherlichkeit. Arvine appears as Prince Karl Heinrich. Spinney as Wathie. Kirk as Dr Juttner. Arnold as Detlev von Asterberg. Extra matinee on New Year’s Day plus regular shows.
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Old Heidelberg
Richard Mansfield
Majestic
Gaudeamus Igitur
Lindenwirthin
Perkeo
Heidelberg
Mr. Arvine
Prince Karl Heinrich
Misa Spinney
Wathie
Mr. Kirk
Dr. Juttner
Mr. Arnold
Detlev von Asterberg
Picture of Simple Life sung as cornet solo at Majestic Theater
A new song called A Picture of Simple Life dedicated to Mr George Arvine of the Ferepaugh Stock company will be performed next week as a cornet solo by the Majestic theater orchestra. The piece by Sidney Jerome with music by Roy L Burch is gaining attention and is stocked by Wulschner Stewart Music store.
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George Arvine
Ferepaugh Stock Company
Majestic Theater Orchestra
Wulschner-Stewart Music Store
Sidney Jerome
Roy. L. Burch
Wulschner-Stewart Company
Dwyer a well known horseman dies by gas inhalation
In Los Angeles California on December 3 T W Dwyer a prominent local horseman took his own life by inhaling gas. The event is reported as a suicide and details mention the individual and method without graphic description.
Women’s Ailments Melancholy Nerves and Weakness Described
A historical account outlines how women’s ailments cause nervous debility and low mood, detailing symptoms such as headaches and general weakness and the impact on overall health.
Woman Seeks Void Marriage After Deception in New York
Mrs Minnie Esther Singer, 21, asks Justice Dowling to annul her Sept 8 1907 marriage to Harry L Singer. She alleges the ceremony by Rabbi Adolph Speky was a betrothal deception to be followed by a real marriage if her parents approved. She says she never saw him again after leaving Middletown. Esau Singer admits providing the address but testifies inconsistencies remain.
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New York
Minnie Esther Singer
Justice Dowling
Supreme Court
Harry L. Singer
Adolph Speky
Sirger
Fall River
Singer
Middletown
Esau Singer
Navy seeks changes to enlisted men's shirt design
The navy department forwards an official communication from the commander in chief of the fleet on uniform shirt changes for enlisted men. Endorsements from various officials accompany the letter, each briefly outlining their views on the proposed alterations.
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Navy Department
Jeffries refuses comeback as referee after Johnson win
Los Angeles, December. James J. Jeffries declares he will not return to boxing in any role other than referee. He says a Johnson victory over Burns would bring demands to challenge him, but he will resist all pressures and doubts he could train to reclaim the heavyweight title for the American public.
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Los Angeles
Cal
James J. Jeffries
Jeffries
Johnson
Burns
Nix
Woman of 93 makes first phone call in Louisville
In Louisville Indiana on December 25 Mrs. James Scott age 93 became the oldest Hamilton county resident to speak by telephone. Her daughter Elva Jewell called her, and although she hesitated at first she enjoyed the novel experience. She has long owned a leading Hamilton county farm established by her husband.
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James Scott
Elva Jewell
Scott
Hamilton County
Owensville High Forms Debating Society
Debating has become a popular feature at Owensville high school with a formal society organized. William Moore serves as president, Alfred Bell as vice-president, Russell Blythe as secretary, and Shirley Callis as treasurer.
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Owensville, Ind
Owensville High School
William Moore
Alfred Bell
Russell Blythe
Shirley Callis
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