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Newspaper
Indianapolis Sun
Location
Indianapolis, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Nov 25, 1908
Page
23
The show, fresh from a long Broadway run, delights local audiences with clever vaudeville acts. The Hight Little Dancing Friars, petite dancer girls, create a striking stage picture. Snitz Edwards and Artie Hall head the company in a repertoire of coon songs, with matinee today and evening performances tonight featuring several new elements.
A historical sale notice lists household items with prices per unit including turkey feather dusters, Old Dutch Cleanser, shelf paper, toilet tissue rolls, engraved tumblers, toast racks, lap boards, stoneware slop jars, willow and clothes baskets, brass extension rods, and various low price points. Entries resemble an ad snippet with fragmented descriptions and pricing.
Readable fragments show household goods including pot lids of various sizes roll of crepe paper two boxes wax tapers clothes brushes hot water clothes tongs and chair seats.
Clearance sale notes reduced prices on linens including bed spreads at 69c value and 35c tray cloths damask and plain art linen. Other offers include 60 inch wide 50c mercerized damask, 60 inch bleached damask at 25c, bleached linen tea napkins at 49c, bleached damask napkins 22 by 22 inches, and all linen tea toweling.
Readable sale listing shows blankets in various sizes and types with marked prices. Twelve-quarter size blankets at 1.45 per pair, double fleeced at 1.19 per pair, eleven quarter size cotton blankets at 0.49 to 0.85 per pair, comforters at 1.98, goose feather pillows at 4.00, and all feathers pillows at 0.95 per pair. Sales pitch mirrors a mid-20th century department store discount page.
Readable items include Outing Flannels at 8¢ per yard with Hope Muslin limited to 10 yards per buyer. Muslin remnants at 4¢, unbleached close weave. Dress Ginghams remnants up to 20 yards at 15¢. Persian Challis for kimonos at 5¢. Flannelette Waistings at 10¢, 14¢ qualities. 12'4c Outing Flannels for skirts and gowns at 9¢. White and fancy Outing Flannels at 5¢ per yard.
Bargain sale offers women s kimonos at 19 cents and flannelette and percale fabrics in limited quantities up to 15 cents. Men s shirts at 29 cents with collars and other variations. Underwear and union suits at 33 cents. Men s Balbriggan shirts and drawers at 39 cents and lateen skirts at 39 cents. Values originally higher. Limited stock.
The Majestic presents The Warrens of Virginia by William C. de Mille with Belasco’s imprint. Charlotte Walker and Frank Keenan headline a strong cast including Emma Dunn and William McVay in a Civil War era drama centered on Agatha Warren and her family, staged with authentic southern scenery and lush production values.
A full program change graces the New Gayety with Talk-4-Graph presenting Thomas Hood’s poem The Song of the Shirt as the feature. A recent Oxford and Cambridge football clash decorates a Thanksgiving time display. Specialty performers alter acts for the final three days with amateur showcases opening tomorrow night.
Sam Liebert of the Strolling Players at the Empire Theater recounts an anecdote from last season on a train. He notes Irishmen playing poker with a log jackpot, a banter about high spade cards, and a playful exchange between Mike and Pat as the tale unfolds.
The Indianpolis event traces preparations for Prof Napoleon staged by the Indianapolis Orphans' Asylum at English's. More than 1,000 costumes arrived from New York and elaborate scenery was shipped in. Rehearsals dupe heavy stairs, balconies and long sections, while the army of participants rehearse after Thanksgiving break. The show aims to be a musical artistic triumph.
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