Grand Theatre Amusements Offer Farcical Acts and Miniature Cirque
The Grand stages a varied bill next week with Paul Sandor's Miniature Cirque from the New York Hippodrome featuring daring bareback riders clowns and canine performers. Acts include Handkerchief No 15 with Fred Bond and Miss Fremont Benton Mile Bernard Blossom Seeley and Espe trio of gymnasts and a Kinodrome program highlighting the American fleet visit to Australia.
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Grand
Paul Sandor
Fred Bond
Fremont- Benton
Big City
Rover
O'Hara
Bates
Reed
Simiar
Indianapolis
Mabel Sinclair
Dolesch
Zillbauer
Fentelle
Carr
Mile Bernard
Blossom Seeley
Paderewski
Paedienne
Park Theater Presents The Wizard of Oz Extravaganza
The big original company of The Wizard of Oz will perform at the Park theater Merday Tuesday and Wednesday with a famed chorus and vibrant scenic effects including a cyclone and snowstorm. Also on bill is 4 H Woods military drama On Trial for His Life, a four act production noted for its vivid frontier scenes and tragedy.
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Park Theater
Merday
Wizard
the Scarecrow
Tin Woodman
Dorothy Gale
Trixia Tryfles
Va dull moniertt thriller praised for pace and scale
The action moves swiftly and the incidents and thrills engross the audience from rise to final curtain. The new thriller eclipses melodrama and rivals any offer outside the popular price circuit in characterization and scenery. Scenes faithfully reproduce far southwest locales with forty five people involved. Capt Foxs Zouaves of this city add an attraction. no price increase and usual matinees remain.
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Fox
Forepaugh at Majestic with A Bunch of Keys Farce
The Forepaugh Stock Company presents A Bunch of Keys at the Majestic. A merry musical farce comedy featuring the Keys sisters and Grimesy Snagegs, with vaudeville turns and new songs. A lively, wholesome comedy about an uncle's will and family schemes, promising lighthearted entertainment.
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Majestic Theaterestic
Majestic
Hoyt
Forepaugh Company
Hoyst
Teddy
Rose
May
Keys
Grimesy Snagegs
B-U-M-S
Brakemen's United Merciful Society
Charles Hoyt
Forepaugh
the Majestic
Empire Theater Presents Cafe Boulevard Burlesque
The Merry Maidens company brings a rattling bur lesseque to the Empire next week starring Sam Rice penned acts with Eva Tanquay Josephine Cohan Harry Lauder George M Cohan and Williams and Walker impersonations. Vaudeville features include Patti Carney Patsy Lewis Gilday Minstrel Four Tyson and Brown plus Miss Brown in a diamond dress.
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Coney Island
Sam Rice
Merry Maidens Company
The
Empire
Bulletta
Eva Tanquay
Josephine Cohan
Harry Lauder
George M. Cohan
Williams
Walker
Patti Carney
Patsy’ Lewis
Gilday
Minstrel Four
Tyson and Brown
Miss Brown
Italian Wrestler Leo Pardello Featured In Act
A lively program adds Leo Pardello the Italian wrestler as an extra feature joining a singing and dancing act. The show highlights variety entertainment with a notable athlete adding star appeal for audiences.
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Leo Pardello
New Gaiety Announces Five Vaudeville Numbers and Films
The New Gaiety will expand its vaudeville to five numbers next week and present two reels of motion pictures including comedy and travel subjects plus Biograph melodramas. Acts feature Orville, Xenia Swan, Osborne and Beard, Bernard and Seifert, with Mr Peltier singing ballads and lecturing. Weekly colored amateur night on Wednesday and white amateurs Friday. One matinee daily and two 90 minute evening shows.
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Gaiety
Orville
Xenia Swan
Comedienne
Monologist
Osborne
Beard
Bernard
Seifert
Peltier
Chief Engineer Dies at Baltimore & Ohio Railroad
D. D. Carrothers, chief engineer of the Baltimore & Ohio railroad, died this morning in Baltimore Maryland from pneumonia.
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Baltimore, Md
D. D. Carrothers
Baltimore & Ohio Railroad
THEN AND NOW Complete Recovery from Coffee
A Louisville mother recounts her daughter's near nervous prostration from coffee. After stopping coffee and tea and using Postum with Grape-Nuts, the daughter recovered fully, became healthy and active in three charities and clubs, crediting Postum for the improvement. There’s a reason.
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Louisville
Postum
Park Theater Books Return of Ward and Vokes Three Days
Dickson and Talbott book Ward and Vokes for a three day Park theater engagement with a matinee starting Monday, Jan 8. The Promoters is a major laugh producer with Lew Kelley as a key dope fiend, Lucy Daly and chorus add flair. School Days by Gus Edwards is booked for three days starting Monday Jan 3.
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Ward and
Vokes
Lew Kelley
Lucy Daly
Gus Edwards
New York City
The
Park Theater
Princeton Defeats Yale In Duquesne Gardens
Princeton’s hockey team defeated Yale 2 to 0 at Duquesne Gardens in Pittsburg. A large crowd witnessed the game as Princeton secured the victory on January 1 in a strong performance.
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Princeton
Pittsburg
Yale
Duquesne Gardens
The Gem Laundry and Bliss Native Herbs Ad
An old newspaper snippet markets The Gem Laundry offering family washings rough dry by the pound and flat pieces ironed with the phone number 1671. Bliss Native Herbs is advertised at 255 Washington Street.
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GEM Laundry
BLISS
Washington Street
Deal Proposed For Danlen To Lead Dodgers In Brooklyn
In Boston Mass on January 2 1904 reports say Bad Bill Dahlen may finally get his major league managerial chance. A three way deal among Cincinnati Boston and Brooklyn could place him with the Dodgers, with President George Dovey and Manager Frank Bowerman eager to aid the move. A Cincinnati Boston Brooklyn conference on Sunday and Monday is expected to yield progress. The proposal has reached Dovey who is said to be ready to accept.
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Boston
Mass
Dahlen
Doves
George Dovey
Frank Bowerman
Cincinnati
Brooklyn
Dodgers
Dovey
Indoor shooting meet heats up at Indianapolis armory
Expert shooters gather for a 20 event indoor tournament at the Indianapolis battalion armory on Thirteenth Street and Ashland Avenue under the Indiana State Rifle association. Local police, soldiers, and sharpshooters from across the state compete, with Ft. Benjamin Harrison teams and Battery A aiming for top honors.
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Indianapolis Battalion Armory
Thirteenth Street
Ashland Avenue
Indiana State Rifle Association
Indianapolis
Ft. Benjamin Harrison
Battery A
Fort
Fight Averted by Compromise of Feudists
Jackson Ky January 2 The threatened street clash between the Callahans and Deatons was halted by a compromise between rival factions. All prosecutions for violations of the law were dismissed and the armed groups quietly departed from town.
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Jackson
Callahans
Deatons
Brush presents New Year gift to Indianapolis friends
Owner John T. Brush of the New York Giants sent a leather carman case with a deck of cards a season pass to Polo Grounds and a picture of Mr Brush to his Indianapolis friends as a New Year token.
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John T. Brush
New York Giants
Indianapolis
Brush
Lumber Camp Frolic Ends in Four Deaths
Fragmentary OCR reports a holiday event at a lumber camp ending in four deaths. Names such as Jim, Bruce Gills, Sam Lowe, and Bill appear in garbled form, with insufficient details on location or cause. Further readable context is required to clarify participants and circumstances.
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Jim
Bruce Gills
Sam Lowe
Bill
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