Prince of India at English's Opera House Week of Jan 14
The Prince of India is presented at English's for the full week starting January 14 with Wednesday and Saturday matinees. Reviews praise the adaptation of Lew Wallace's romance, noting it as a major modern dramatic achievement and a three hour production blending action and clarity.
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Lew Wallace
Indianapolis
Opera House
J. I. C. Clarke
Klaw & Erlanger
Gen. Lew Wallace
Kid Herman Seeks Gans Rematch After Tonopah Loss
Special to The Sun. In Chicago on January 8 Kid Herman, the small but bold lightweight from the ghetto, arrived amid fanfare after losing to Joe Gans in Tonopah New Year's Day. He credits Gans as the best man he ever met and believes he could beat him at 133 pounds with a rematch. He blames the late ring time and a jaw knockout for his defeat and vows not to retire or fight for small purses.
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Sun
Chicago
Ill
Kid Herman
Joe Gans
Tonopah
Gans
Herman
Civil Service Examinations For January And February
Civil service notices announce January exams on the 25th and 26th to fill at least 100 teacher positions in the Philippine service with starting salaries from 1 000 to 1 200 dollars, and potential promotion to 2 000 dollars. Women may participate under specific familial conditions. A second batch seeks college graduates for clerk and teacher roles with salaries from 1 200 to 3 000 dollars, promotions to 2 000 for teachers and 1 600 to 3 000 for division superintendents.
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Philippine Service
Barber and bun hair cut tale told in barber shop
A man enters a barber shop asks for a haircut and falls asleep. He wakes to find his hair cut and asks for another cut with an olive in it. He then sleeps again, ending with the barber confirming the haircut.
Grand Opera House Vaudeville and Park features enthrall crowds
The Grand Opera House bill Monday night mixed new acts with old favorites, including Tim McMahon’s Minstrel Maids canceled in favor of Smedley Sketch club and Delophone. The program showcased Waterbury Bros Tenney, Manhattan Comedy Four, James Thornton, Frank Byron and Louis Langdon, plus Irish comic Walter Jones and Mabel Hite. LeBrun Grand Opera trio led by James F. Stevens drew hearty applause, and Robert Downing in Running for Governor proved a hit. Kell ar at the Park anchors Lovers and Lunatics with a strong chorus and notable vocal turns including Lillian Lawson Florence Little and George P. Watson.
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Grand—Mcmahon
Walter Jones
Mabel Hite
Park
Robert Downing
Waterbury Bros
Tenney
Waterbury Brothers
Manhattan Comedy Four
Faust
James Thornton
Siire
Frank Byron
Louis Langdon
Mr. Byron
Sissy
Miss Langdon
Miss Hite
Mr. Jones
LeBrun Grand Opera
Il Trovatore
LeBrun
James F. Stevens
Count de’ Luna
Mme. LeBruno
Park Theater
Heinrich
Shanely
Lillian Lawson
Florence Little
George P. Watson
Wilbur Mack
Tack Ward
Joe Morris
Morris
Ikey Rosenster
Henry P. Nelson
Heinrich Dinkelspiel
J. Maurice Helden
Cornelia Dinkelspiel
Lillian Satakeiad
Nellie
Grand
Arien Fies
LE Brun Grand Opera
The
Monologist
Byron
The Play at the Park Descriptive Adjective Parade
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Black Bass Quip Echoed At Empire Show
A satirical exchange spots a racial edge as Gruet and Gruet perform at the Empire, joking about clothes fitting a Black person like fish scales and quipping about being a black bass.
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The
Empire
Empire Theater features mix of song, dance and burlesque acts
At the Empire, The Girl in Scarlet heads the bill for the first three days, drawing full houses. The Jolly Grass Widows plus two burlesques headline. Ruth Everett leads the female acts with a mechanical doll routine and a large chorus performs in stylish costumes. Gruet and Gruet, Gruet and trio acts, and Gardner and Somers on xylophones provide variety.
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THE
Empire
Empire Theater
Arthur Clamage
George Guhl
Ruth Everett
Lawrence Sisters
Gruet
Miss Everett
Zarrow
Gardner
Somers
Mam Wabash & del
Eqosier
New York, Jr
Mephisto Gambler Credited by Old Coal Man
A terse dueling tale hints that Mephisto and a long lived gambler clash with McSweeney the coal man seen as a shoemaker. An old associate suspects a crook in a cryptic aside reflecting timeless sly mischief.
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Mephisto
McSweeney
Behman Show Delights in Original Burlesque Return
The Behman Show at the Gayety opens a return engagement this week with sparkling, original burlesque. Notable for departing from set conventions, the act features an Irish performer described as "a bird" and avoids a Jewish comedian, drawing praise for freshness and flair.
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Behman
McSweeney the coal man leads emerald burlesque act
Pete Curley plays McSweeney the coal man in a burlesque show. Hofnagle is Frank Manning, with Eddie Hayes and Lemmy Glenroy. The Alio features The Rapplers Hayes Wynne Las Georgis Geiger and Walters plus three chorus turns. Geiger shines on the fiddle and earns an ovation, while Nellie Walters assists with a strong voice.
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Emerald Isle
Purgatory
Pete Curley
McSweeney
Coal Man
Unction
Frank Manning
Hofnagle
Eddie Hayes
Lemmy Glenroy
Behman
Alio
Rapplers
Hayes
Wynn
Geiger
Walters
Nellie Walters
For Sale Misc Ad Excerpt In The Sun Classified
Classified note shows an offer to insert ten words under For Sale Miscellaneous for three days at a cost of 15 cents in The Sun. This brief item outlines standard ad pricing and placement.
Death of Jacob Irving Real estate dealer and church elder
Jacob Irving aged 72 a prominent real estate dealer and senior deacon of May Flower Congregational church died Sunday at his home 1022 Central Ave He came from Delaware County Ohio where he was born in 1853 A son daughter and two sisters in Ohio survive Funeral will be held Wednesday morning
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Jacob Irving
Central Ave
Delaware County
Ohio
May Flower
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