Vaudeville acts and musical comedies at the Grand and Park theaters
The Grand offers Gennaro and 26 Italian musicians in A Night in Venice with Miss Catherine Ford and Bessie Wynn, plus Tom Davies trio with Motoring in Mid-Air. Other acts include Julie Ring and The Wrong Room, Hallen & Hayes, Two Pucks, Joe Cook, and ventriloquist The Great Lester. Park Theater presents Bandanna Land with Williams and Walker, and Langdon McCormick’s Wanted by the Police.
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Gennapo
Venice
Catherine Ford
Gennaro
Italy
America
Profennaro
Creatore
Bessie Wynn
A&a
Tom Davies
Julie Ring
Ters
Blanche
Francis Ring
Miss Ring
James Norvall
Harry Jaine
Hallen & Hayes
Don
Pat
Atlantic
Harry
Eiva
Two Pucks
Alough
Efica
Joe Cook
Dexter
Lester
Indianapolis
Ne Grand
Aerike
Scene from a dramatic play ends in justice triumph
A stage scene shows Billy West the King of the Wires causing the place to be destroyed to thwart villains who would frame the girl he loves. The girl is proven innocent and all ends happily with justice prevailing.
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Park ‘Theater
Langdon McCormick
Harold Vos-Burgh
Mitten‘tha “Brothers
Billy West
Harold Vosburgh
King of the
Heir to the Hoorah at Majestic in Forepaugh debut
Forepaugh stock company presents The Heir to the Hoorah at the Majestic for a coming week. The comedy of east and west, by Paul Armstrong, follows St Joe Lacy and eastern wife as differences threaten happiness until an heir alters the plot. The mounting mirrors the original production for authentic Broadway tone.
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Majestic
Paul Armstrong
Salomy Jane
Haro
Newport
West
Atlantic Coast
St. Joe Lacy
Century Girls present an all new Empire bill next week
Century Girls company arrives at the Empire next week with an entirely new production. The program opens with a burletta Hotel Thespian featuring quick fur promotion and chorus of New Century maids in smart costumes. Vaudeville includes Abe Goldman in Italian songs, Barrett and Belle in a new sketch, Early and Late in a novelty act, Jerome andJerome in acrobatics, and illustrated songs by James Purvis. The afterpiece, a satire on horse racing called Beans, uses genuine thoroughbreds.
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Century Girls Company
Empire
Abe Goldman
Barrett
Belle
Jerome Snd
Jerome
James Purvis
New Gayety Bill Features Variety Acts Next Week
Several acts are set for the New Gayety program next week alongside the regular moving pictures. Van Buren and Close perform a one act playlet A Husband's Awakening with comedy about a man's social life. La Adelia offers toe and fancy dancing. Frank Hall blends music and comedy. Leach and Vance present a tight wire stunt and juggle. George Peltier sings new songs. New pictures to be shown. The colored amateurs perform Wednesday night and white amateurs Friday.
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van Buren and Close
la Adelia
Frank Hall
Leach
Vance
George Peltier
Friay
van Buren
A& Husband's Awakening
Leach and Vance
Abelia
Piattice Dansuese
Pictorial’ Baltedw
Motion Pictures
Bessie Wynn Popular in Monument City Engagement
During a Baltimore visit Bessie Wynn, set for the Grand next week, was wooed by Lee Shubert with a contract for a new musical. She pleased audiences in vaudeville and at the Maryland theater the Sun praised her beauty and hit songs Hoo-Hoo and Moonlight.
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Baltimore
Bessie Wynn
Lee Shubert
Miss Wynn
Maryland Theater
Baltimore Sun
Maryland
Baltimore Star
Notable Baltimore praise for rising young performer
The Baltimore press praised a young performer last night noting her vivacity, beautiful costumes, tender voice, and rare grace. Her popularity in Baltimore is evident from multiple favorable reviews.
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Baltimore
Municipal bakeries spark bread price rise and strike
In Parma Italy on February 6 municipal bakeries trigger trouble as bakers strike and bread prices increase. Unions threaten to join the bakers unless the city halts its bid to take over the bread baking industry.
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Parma
Italy
Actor Arnold Daly Stricken, Improves After Illness
Chicago reporters say Arnold Daly, actor, became seriously ill in his Virginia hotel apartments yesterday and was de lirious for hours. He rallied by morning and is now out of danger. Initial fears pointed to appendicitis.
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Chicago
Arnold Daly
Virginia Hotel
Daly
McMorris Beats Fosii in Empire Wrestling Clash
Kid McMorris defeated Horace Fosii in a fast Empire match. He dropped the first fall in one minute but captured the final two falls in six and thirty minutes respectively.
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Kid McMorris
Horace Fosii
the Empire
McMorris
O Neal to Lecture on Conditions in Russia
James O Neal, editor on a New York paper, will lecture on The Revolution in Russia at Pierson hall on February 7 at 2 30 PM as part of the Socialist organization's regular course. He plans to argue the czarist government cannot long endure. admission is free.
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Russia
James O'Neal
Pierson Hall
N. Delaware Street
Socialist Organization
O'Neal
New York City
Siberia
Park Stage Engages Fine Plays for Upcoming Season
Dickson and Talbott have booked a Park theatre program featuring Texas and Married for Money, Little Johnny Jones for a week, Convict 9993, Lottie Williams in Tennessee Tess, a return of Stephanie Longfellow in Graystark, Lavinia Shannon in Mrs. Temples Telegram, Johnnie and Emma Ray with James J. Corbett in Facing the Music.
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Dickson and Talbott
Park’ Theater
Texas
Johnny Jones
Lottie Williams
Tennessee Tess
Stephanie Longfellow
George Barr
Electric trains to run between Evanston and Milwaukee
Chicago February 6 The Chicago and Milwaukee Electric Railroad company will put into operation next Monday between Evanston and Milwaukee an eight mile section. The line promises faster service and a new electric train schedule for commuters.
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Chicago
Chicago & Milwaukee : Electric Railroad Company
Evanston
Milwaukee
Change of Route for South Meridian Street Car Line
Notice that starting Monday February 5 1908 all city cars of the South Meridian Street line will make both end bound trips on South Meridian Street. The tracks formerly used on Union Street will be abandoned.
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City Cats
South Meridian Street
Union Street
House Ablaze DigheS Broken Two Arrested
Two men, Wilson and Gol nisch, arrived at 332 North Missouri Street Thursday night to fight the blaze breaking through the door. Fire gutted the interior as Francis, a resident with Lucy Carter, was found and accused. Carter claimed a dog toppling a lamp caused the fire. Frances faced arson charges.
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Frances
Stomach Gases and Torpid Livers Charcoal Lozenges Promoted
A historical advertorial promoting willow charcoal lozenges from Stuart as a natural absorber of stomach gas and liver sluggishness. It claims charcoal’s high absorbing ratio and notes ancients and North American Indians used charcoal for digestive issues. The copy touts two to three lozenges after meals to prevent gas, improve digestion, purify the stomach and intestines, and reduce night nausea and bad breath.
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Stuart
Ap Stuart
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