The Witching Hour dramatizes telepathy in New York
Willits Wood-Augustus Thomas presents The Witching Hour in New York and Chicago as a metaphysical drama about gambler Jack Brookfield whose psychic tests reveal a fate tied to a murder plot. The plot follows Brookfield aiding Clay Whipple in a second trial, exposing Hardmuth’s conspiracy, and ending with a moral reckoning on psychic influence and responsibility. William Morris stars as Brookfield in a cast linked to other notable productions.
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York City
Chicago
Augustus Thomas
Jack Brookfield
Louisville
Helen Whipple
Clay Whipple
Viola Campbell
Judge Prentice
United States Supreme Court
Brookfield
Corot
Frank Hardmuth
Ye Prentice
Washington
Prentice
Whipple
Kentucky
Hardmuth
William Morris
Admirable Crichton to Open at Shubert Theater Next Week
Shubert theater presents Barrie’s The Admirable Crichton by Barker Stock Company led by Henry Kolker with Maude Adams noted for Barrie works. Plot follows Crichton the butler who becomes de facto leader during a shipwreck, then reverts to his role upon rescue, illustrating class satire.
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Shubert
Crichton
Kansas City
James Matthew Barrie
Quality Street
Peter Pan
Maude Adams
Barrie
Barker Stock Company
Shubert Theater
Henry Kolker
Bertha Kalich
Butler
Earl of
Tropics
Earl
Thoes
Lesenby
London
Earl of Loam
Henry B
Gillette and Kalich Broadway and Orpheum vaudeville notes
Irving and William Gillette produced the Samet drama in London before the United States. Henry Karker joins Barker company as a veteran leading man with wide experience. Della Fox's return to Orpheum and Augustus Thomas's The Witching Hour recall early St Louis success with Editha and Dickson Sketch club.
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Irving
William Gillette
London
United States
Henry Karker
Barker Company
Bertha Kalich
Mary Mannering
Amelia Bingham
Ada Rehan
Orpheum
Della Fox
Augustus Thomas
Willis Wood
Miss Fox
Mr. Thomas
St. Louis
Dickson Sketch Club
Della
Editha
Editha Pepe Ee
Bor
Jon
Papa Fox
Della Fox rise from child prodigy to Broadway star
A vivid portrait traces Della Fox from child performer in a prison cell tale to stage success. She rises through St Louis schools to join Bennett and Moulton Opera Company, conquers critics, then stars with Herr Conried in New York. The piece lists her early roles and later vaudeville circuit glory with Orpheum bills and contemporaries in a bustling entertainment scene.
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Della Prempcy
St. Louis
Bennett and Moulton Opera Company
Pittsburg
Della
Miss Fox
Buffalo
Herr Conried
New York
de Wolf Hopper
Hour
Prince Malaya
Wang
Hopper
Enda Wallace
Jefferson de Angelis
Lillian Russell
Orpheum
Nellie Floredo
Pantzer
England
Macart
James S. Devlin
May Ellwood
Outcault at Grand for Six Day Engagement with Buster Brown
Outcault will play its annual engagement at the Grand for six days beginning Monday night. The "Buster Brown" show this year introduces considerable new dialogue and music, with the musical aspect emphasized as a feature. Master Rice.
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Outcault
Buster Brown
Master Rice
Woodward Stock Company Opens Season With His House in Order
Bell, known as dog imitator Tige after a five season run, speaks of enjoying his current role. Auditorium Tonight features the Woodward Stock Company in Pinero drama His House in Order with John Drew and Margaret Illington, a serious tale of domestic misfortune as Jesson loses his wife and remarries Nina, a governess.
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Jack Bell
Tige
Bell
Woodward Stock Company
Arthur Wing Pinero
John Drew
Margaret Illington
Willis Wood
Pinero
Filmer
Jesson
Nina
Cast and shows announced for Transatlantic Burlesquers troupe
The Woodward company presents Eva Lang as Nina and Jack Chagnon as Hillary Jesson in a melodrama where Nina uncovers a first wife’s hidden actions. Cast includes J Francis Kirk Rita Knight Jane Evans Henrietta Vaders Frank Beamish Tom Hall Charles Dingle and R G Thomas with the Majestic. Two burlesque extravaganzas A Gay Modiste and Two Hot Knights feature Lizzie Freligh and others.
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Nina
Hillary Jesson
Eva Lang
Jack Chagnon
John Drew
New Woodward Company
J. Francis Kirk
Rita Knight
Jane Evans
Henrietta Vaders
Frank Beamish
Tom Hall
Charles Dingle
R. G. Thomas
Garden of Love
Lizzie Freligh
Kallinowski Brothers
Norma Bell
Freligh
Fitzgerald
Quinn
Charlie Dingle
W. G. Thomas
J. Francis Kirke
William Phinney
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Willits Wood
Augustus ‘Thomas
Amelia Gardner
Empire Stock Company
New York City
Henry Miller
William Faversham
Charles Richman
Mr. Morris
Boston
Old Boston Museum
the Grand
Ann Warrington
Edward Lee
David H. Turner
Louis Bishop Hall
Seen Graybill
John Sampolis
William Humphrey
Burr Caruth
Joseph Waters
The
Merry Entertainment
F. A
Marta of
Woodward
Buster
Bellboy
R. F. Outcault
Bobby Burns Brigades
Ralph Stewart In
Kansas
Cliy
Mars
Sam
LEE Shubert (Inc
New York Evening Mass
David Turner
Sond Bishop Hall
Nee Gardner
Ann
Fay W
Joan Grayville
John Saintpolis
Jance Bratton
Frank Opperman
K. K. Caruth
Percy Moore
Tol
the Company
Marie Hudson
Ica Mentch
Ritta Knight
Helen Levenson
Arthur W. Pinero
Prom
Misia Kuckelosa
Shakespeare
William A. Brady
WTR
MT Antell
Ruiany Night As
King Richard Ht
Richelieu
Red Seals
Oklahoma
Alns
Cowboys
Guardias Rurales
Rough Riders
Pony Express
Overland Trail
Enterprise
Gilliss
Lillian Mortimer
Runco
Arizona
Majestic
Ieckon
Ng Sun
Nellie Florede
Macart’s Monkeys
Devlin & Ellwood
Yonkers
Bernier & Stella
Bootblack
Kinodrome
Entury
BEST
Miss Jane Addams
Central High School
Franklin Institute and Social Settlement
Bryant & Douglass
Swan Art Co
J. R. Mercer's
Woolf Bros
Franklin Institute
H and McGee
Rudolph Ganz
Max Bendix
New Cine
Sock and
Welnut
M' Laughlin
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