Vaudeville star lineup at Indiana Grand New Year's week
The Grand's New Year program features Russell brothers in Our Servant Girls with Miss Flora Bonfanti Russell, plus the Seven Julians, La Vine Cimaron trio, Esmeralda on xylophone, Nell Lockwood, Azel Bryson, and a moving picture program on cotton industry. George Delmore and Jules Lee return from Europe with patented gymnastic apparatus, all to inaugurate Graystark at Park. The Graustark adaptation brings McCutcheon’s up to date American hero Greenfall and a full ensemble, with elaborate scenery and a Park theater premiere of The Governor and the Boss by Blaney in later showings.
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Russell Brothers
Flora Bonfanti Russell
Russells
America
la Vine-Cimaron
Frank Gardner
Audi
Jim
Jarrow
Esmeralda
Azar Midgley
Gertie Carlisle
Nell Lockwood
Azel Bryson
South
George Delmore
Jules Lee
Europe
Indiana
Governor Graham Triumphs as Boss Fails in Plot
In a Graham house library the Boss offers help to the independent candidate for governor, prompting surprise. McCormick claims revenge on the mayor, a compact is formed. Later McCormick doubts Graham's honesty after charges aired publicly. The Boss proves Graham innocent, saves him from Vincent, and Graham wins the governorship amid public praise while Vincent dies by his own hand.
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Graham
McCormick
Vincent
Old Heidelberg at Majestic Theater Next Week
Majestic Theater presents a romantic comedy Old Heidelberg featuring George Arvine as the shy prince and Lucille Spinney as Kathie in a New Year week revival. The Forepaugh Stock company offers big musical skits What Happened Fast and What Happened West with a lively chorus and a lineup including Dick Brown Sam Adams Gladys St John Hanta brothers Carl Andersen Ruth Beyverett and more.
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Old Heidelberg
Richard Mansfield
Heidelberg
Neckar
United States
Australia
George Arvine
Prince
Mr. Kirk
Lucille Spinney
Kathie
Mr. Arnold
Dick Brown
Indianapolis
Burgess Brown
Sam J. Adams
Gladys St. John
Hanta Brothers
Carl Andersen
Ruth Beyverett
Devere Beauty Chorus
McCutcheon draws Europe in novelists demand
The passage notes a spike in interest in stories about smaller European nations as a key influence on George Barr McCutcheon’s latest contribution. It frames the trend as a major factor shaping contemporary fiction.
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Europe
George Barr McCutcheon
Folly student Dettler to stage sumptuous show with chorus
Dettler, the folly student, will present a lavish program with a specially engaged chorus of young men for student songs. Besides the usual performances both afternoon and night, an extra holiday matinee is added on Friday New Year's day.
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Dettler
Empire Theater Presents Houdini Handcuff and Milk Can Escape
The Empire Theater offers New Year week thrills with Sam Devere presenting Houdini's famed handcuff routine. Leonard performs Houdini's latest sensation an escape from a giant milk can. The can is filled with water and sealed. escape occurs within two minutes. The act has sparked widespread buzz wherever shown.
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Empire Theater
Empire
Sam Devere
Houdini
Leonard
Roosevelt to receive boots for big game hunt from Brockton factory
A half column item claims President Roosevelt ordered hunting boots to be made in Brockton Massachusetts. Boots will use calf leather have eyelet lacing straps and double soles crafted from a plaster cast last for speed and jungle terrain. A hunting shirt and trousers are also under consideration with material options debated.
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Roosevelt
Brockton
Mass
Suspense Ends as Man Chooses New Suspenders Exchange
A local resident settles a wardrobe concern by selecting a fresh pair of suspenders through an in-store exchange. The event highlights consumer patience and minor fashion decisions in everyday life.
Old-fashioned Christmas idea questioned by climate study
Weekly notes debate on whether climate differs from past years and argues the old-fashioned Christmas legend results from retrospective imagination rather than truth, highlighting the article's findings.
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Dagmar, Jr. McCutcheon
Mr. McCutcheon
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Axphain
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Darwensberg
Caspar
Yvonne
Capt
Quinnox
Danglass
House of Graustick
McCutcheon
Charles E. Blaney
Park Theater
Times
Willian H. Turner
Big
Tim” McCormick
Ross
New York City
W. H. Turner
ING
Majestic Theater
Flv
Bonfanti Russell
Delmore & Lee
Lock Wood & Bryson
Nightingales
Midgley & Carlisle
Kinodrome “Cotton Industry
Forepaugh Stock Co
Luc Richard
Apollo
Nxt
Hoyt
M’cutcheon
Park
George Barr MsSutchson
Graystark
Metropolitan
Stepanie Onge
Great Houdini
Marvelous
Houdinis
Mina Stanley
the Empire
BIG News
THE
Theater For the
P.M
Into All
Kansas
Darky
Harper’s Weekly
Walter F. Gray
Harper's
Wilmington
Del
Patsy'' Reardon
John Dougherty
Philadelphia
Brandywine Springs
Miss Mattie
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