Dailey Dies After Performing Final Scene
Peter F. Dailey, longtime partner of Joe Weber, died at noon in the Auditorium Annex after performing in The Merry Widow Burlesque company. He had contracted a severe chill, then a 104-degree fever, and insisted on finishing his role as Caramel de Jolodog before dying of pleural pneumonia.
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Peter F. Dailey
Auditorium Annex
Chicago
Joe Weber
Dailey
Mel
Caramél de Jollidog
Francis
Charley
Ross
Mabel Fenton
Kate Cosell
E. Burke Scott
Scott
Condon
Rome
Miss Fenton
Miss Condon
Max
L. J. Rodriguez
Weber
Pete
Dr. McNamara
Mr. Rodriguez
Rodriguez
Max Weber
New York
J. McNamara
Health Department
McNamara
Nish
Peter Dailey On Atchison
In an Atchison interview from March 1904 Peter Dailey recalls his Weber & Field tour stop in town. He jokes about being a dollar actor, notes his reluctance to visit, and shares a humorous hotel room anecdote while recounting early experiences with Miss Russell and Miss Ross.
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Rus- Berkin
Russell
Miss Russel
Ork
Miss Russell
Atchison
Egglinger
Bath
Egglingers
Mr. Ross
Mr Dailey
Field
Dailey
Pete
The
Star
Weber & Field
Ara
Kas
Ross
Mann
Peter Dailey
Iga
Atchison Globe
Goto Atchison
Billy Sill
Peter
Comedian Peter Dailey Marks Life Beyond His Lithographs
The piece notes that Peter Dailey did not resemble the familiar lithographs used to promote his cigar branding. It reflects on his life on and off the stage with a sense of real comedy touching his experiences.
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Peter Dailey
the Star
James J. Corbett
Grand Theater
Mr. Corbett
Broadway
Dailey
Dailey the Comic recalls a circus past and silk underwear tale
In a rambling reminiscence at a Shubert dressing room, comedian Mr. Dailey recounts his rise from circus water carrier to actor. He jokes about obesity, recalls early life in New York America, and details a quirky silk underwear mishap with a fellow performer Gale, ending with a Cincinnati dressing room mishap involving a feather belt.
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Dailey
Peter
Shubert Theater
New York
America
Peck
Simon Kemp
Philadelphia
Gale
Frisco
Cincinnati
Remembering Peter Dailey in Theater Tales
Actors Henry Miller and James J. Corbett recall Peter Dailey, a comedian known for his onstage humor and offstage wit. Dailey’s sudden death shocks Broadway observers who remember his lively personality and surprising anecdotes from dressing rooms and nearby shops.
Pete Dailey Career Highlights in Vaudeville to Burlesque
Pete Dailey born 1868 in New York built a stage career from Globe Theatre debut in 1876 to vaudeville star with the American Four and Pettengill Gale Hoey. He worked with Boston Howard Athenaeum, Kate Castleton, James Powers and Weber and Field, with notable shows The Night Clerk The Press Agent and more.
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Pete” Dailey
New York
Globe Theater
Dailey
Pettengill, Gale and Hoey
Boston Howard Athenaeum Company
Kate Castleton
James T. Powers
Hodge Podge & Co
Weber and Field Company
Dailey's Final 1907 KC Burlesque Appearance with Lew Field
Dailey toured as part of Lew Field's company in March 1907 in Kansas City marking his last appearance there. Earlier in 1906 07 he returned to vaudeville with a one act version of Press Agent titled Nearly a War Correspondent. In January he joined the burlesque of The Merry Widow ending his stage appearances in that cast.
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Dailey
Kansas City
Lew Field
Another Ducal Suitor Coming to America
Washington reports a rumored arrival of Duke D ABe of Spain, a suitor for Miss Townsend of New York, with August plans to visit Colorado for hunting alongside British nobles. Mrs Townsend will summer in Bar Harbor, Mount Desert, after years abroad, with D ABe largely based in Paris and recently introduced to her.
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Washington
America
House of Savoy
Katherine Ikins
West Virginia
D’abe
Spain
Miss Townsend
Richmond Townsend
New York
Indian Lands Bill Passes With Two Pens Presented
In Washington on May 23, the Senate passed a bill ending land restrictions in Oklahoma, allowing roughly 10 million acres to be sold and taxed. Senator Owen delivered two pens to President Roosevelt for the signing, one for Owen and one for Representative Davenport of Vinita, with a Monday signing anticipated.
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Washineton
Oklahoma
Senate
Owen
White House
Roosevelt
Davenport
Vinita
Mattocks Wins Elm Ridge String Championship Final
S J Mattocks defeated F A Britton in the finals to win the String championship at Elm Ridge golf club. W C Tabb beat H J Curl in the consolation event. Heavy rain left the grounds in poor condition.
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Elm Ridge
S. J. Mattocks
F. A. Britton
W. C. Tabb
H. J. Curl
Death of Elsie Kammeyer in Manhattan Kansas
News reached Kansas City. Miss Elsie Kammeyer aged 17, daughter of Prof J E Kammeyer, died in Manhattan Kansas. Prof Kammeyer has been chair of economics at Kansas State Agricultural College since 1902 and previously served as assistant principal of Kansas City Kansas High School for several years.
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Elsie Kammeyer
Manhattan
Kas
J. E. Kammeyer
Kansas City
Kammeyer
Kansas State Agricultural College
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Alexander Smith & Sons
Zhi
F. G. Smith Piano Co
House of Quality
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Muskogee
J.D. Benedict
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Pederson
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Main St
Elgin
United States
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Union Painless Dentists
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