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Kansas City Star

Location

Kansas City, Missouri, United States of America

Date

May 18, 1908

Page

3

Mary Garden to Debut in Paris after New York Run

Mary Garden plans to return to Paris after finishing her New York season at the Manhattan Opera. She will debut in Thais around April 15 with M. Renaud and sing Pagliacci and Faust at the Opera Comique. She also agreed to perform Salome in Brussels starting April 25, with dance and costume work to be done in Paris.

New York Mary Garden Paris Finher Manhattan cm House Miss Garden M. Renaud Opera Comique Salome Brussels Mme. Maraquita Richard Strauss Aix-les-Bains Greece Switzerland Grand Opera Metropolitan Opera House Hammerstein Manhattan Opera House Metropolitan Manhattan

Orpheum Week Features Fadette Orchestra and Varied Acts

This week at the Orpheum showcases the Fadette orchestra of women with Lily Flexmore, the Dixon brothers, Bertha Herron the Minstrels Miss, and Carlotta the contortionist. Avery and Hart imitate Williams and Walker, the kinodrome presents The Far man Aeroplane, and Gilliss offers The Terrible Secret with Melmoth the man monkey as a keynote.

Orpheum Fadette Lily Flexmore Dixon Brothers Howard Kyle Bertha Herron Carlotta Avery and Hart Williams Walker Farman Gilliss Charles E. Blaney Melmoth

Why Not Find Out About Street Car Fare Reductions

The Kansas City area had 50 000 families spending 4 million dollars on street car fares last year. At 80 dollars per family, a four cent fare would have saved 16 dollars per family and a three cent fare 32 dollars. Beardsley would study whether fares could be reduced.

Missouri Kansas City Beardsley

Century Burlesque Presents Dreamland Beaux and Newport

Melmoth battles the beastly side in a clever performance with William H. Turner and a strong support including Edith Yeager, David Elwyn, and Richard Earle. The Dreamland Burlesquers deliver clever acts and a seaside burletta Newport with an attractive chorus. Pickings from Puck at Auditorium blends melodrama with music and solid singing. Francis Wilson and company bring When Knights Were Bold to Willis Wood tonight, closing Wednesday. Shubert features The Light Eternal from last season. Barker Stock offers its greatest undertaking yet. Al G Field Greater Minstrels start a week at Grand with new features not seen before in minstrelsy.

Melmoth William H. Turner Edith Yeager David Elwyn Richard Earle Century Dreamland Auditorium Puck Auditorium Theater Clyde Hyatt Charles Frohman Francis Wilson

Strike on Gould Line at Denver Expands Likely

Union labor may be recognized in Denver & Rio Grande shops today, ending a machinists and blacksmiths strike begun March 14. If not announced, the action could spread to all Gould system shops west of the Missouri River, per IB Blacksmiths second VP J J Meckler.

Gould Denver Denver & Rio Grande Railway Missouri River J. J. Meckler International Brotherhood of Blacksmiths

The Union Depot for a Day Play Benefit Repeat

The play The Union Depot for a Day will be repeated tonight to aid the building of the Ivanhoe Park Congregational church. It will be staged in Walsman’s hall at Thirty-eighth street and Woodland avenue.

Union Depot Ivanhoe Park Congregational Church Walsman Thirty-eighth Street Woodland Avenue

Old Drury Lane Hamlet Cast Book in Jones Library

A worn copy of Shakespeare’s Hamlet from Drury Lane, damaged by fire, sits with the Jones family since 1803. The fly leaf lists a cast including Hamlet and Miss Tidswell, with William Winter confirming Master Betty’s era around 1808. Jones calls it possibly the only such book in the United States.

Godfrey A. Jones Forest Avenue Mr. Jones Hamlet Drury Lane London Jones Jonas Phillips Godfrey Jones Jessel Betty King Mr. Cowell Polonius Mr. Dowton Laertes Mr. Bartley Horatio Holland Rosencrans Mr. Lee Guilderstern Mr. Fisher Osrick Mr. Palmer Marcellus Cooke Bernardo Male Francisco Mr. Evans Priest Mayer King Mr. Webb William Winter New York Ee Lane Hetty the Dane Covent Garden Drur Lane Barcelona United States

The Joy of Veranda Boxes

A reader praises galvanized iron veranda boxes for windows and porches. Boxes cost about equal to wooden ones, are durable and neat, and can be brought indoors in winter. The writer uses sand for drainage and notes plants stay healthy without dirt spillage. Soutmiror.

Village Opens Hans Christian Andersen Museum in Birth House

The municipality of Odense plans a museum honoring Hans Christian Andersen in the house where he was born. The collection includes items shown at the Chicago World's Fair and the museum opens on April 2 in Copenhagen area press note.

CopenHagen Odenze Hans Christian Andersen Andersen Chicago

Hope for Senator Penrose Improves Health Outlook

Physicians caring for Senator Penrose report improvement in his condition after a night of comfort. The statement marks the most encouraging update in ten days regarding the Pennsylvanian's serious illness.

Parapetraia Penrose

Lace and Embroidered Batiste Allover Print Price Mix

Advertisement item listing an $8.50 combination lace and English eyelet batiste embroidery and a $5.98 price point.

Grand Avenue

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