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Newspaper
La Crosse Tribune
Location
La Crosse, Wisconsin, United States of America
Date
Oct 24, 1908
Page
8
Wienry Miller presents The Great Divide in La Crosse on Monday Oct 26. The long awaited American play gained fame after 500 New York performances and features Henry Miller as actor manager with Western characters of unusual ability among the cast.
The Road to Yesterday returns to La Crosse theatre on Thursday October 29 starring Minnie Dupree. The play has earned widespread acclaim in New York Chicago and Philadelphia for its mystic romantic drama with comedy love scenes and satire and features the same stellar cast from the Lyric Theatre New York.
A medical note urges use of Foley's Honey and Tar for coughs colds and lung trouble and condemns giving anything else to family members. The genuine product contains no opiates and comes in a yellow package, as recommended by O. T. Erhart.
The text argues that a church remains alive not by world approval but by its commitment to serve and save others. It frames faith as action toward the world, emphasizing tangible impact over popular support.
Critics hail The Great Divide as a landmark American drama. The play, set in Arizona and Massachusetts, pits Eastern tradition against Western freedom. Moody’s writing plus Miller’s direction and company deliver a powerful study of love, conflict, and social constraint.
The Lion and the Mouse by Charles Klein comes to La Crosse on October 30 under Henry B. Harris. Edna Archer Crawford and Pan Everton star with a cast including Edwin L. Barnes and Cantor Curtis in a vaudeville bill.
The Bijou hosts an amateur bill with Marie singing San Antonio in cowboy dress and Walter Schaldach the boy soprano. The Newsboy Duo and Ging Seng Brothers entertain as Martin Beck plans a 1920 Orpheum season. Next week, Jarrell company promises high class comedy with Marie Van Etten and others.
A note announces the play Stubborn Cinderella coming next month. It contrasts this work with prior pieces The Time the Place and the Girl and The Girl Question and Honeymoon Trail, noting no Broilers in A Stubborn Cinderella and triggering a loud public reaction.
An advertisement by O. T. Erhart urges readers with kidney trouble to use Foley’s Kidney Remedy. It claims the product makes healthy kidneys and restores vitality, restoring weak people to health. The claim is presented as a personal endorsement.
The famous comedy Brown's in Town comes to the La Crosse theatre for tonight and tomorrow matinee and night. Critics call it one of the best laughing hits in recent years and expect a full house for the engagement presented by Messrs Johnson and Ruppert with the season's strongest company.
The Internatioal Planters' company, successor to the Mexican plantation company, faces court action with an attachment on its property for $28,000 Mexican, or about $14,600 gold, sued by W. J. Bowen. A notice lists stockholders, including many La Crosse residents, for a meeting to be held.
A Monday night session at the La Crosse club considered steps to strengthen the finances of the concern.
Pittsburg October 24 Former Allegheny National Bank cashier William Montgomery goes on trial charged with taking 400000 dollars from bank funds. He is expected to plead not guilty.
The condition of Mrs. E. E. Bentley at La Crosse hospital is about the same today. She has not improved as rapidly as doctors would like but they hope for a change for the better.
A remark on the common stance that many women perform with talent beyond public eyes. It suggests a view of personal conduct mirroring stage charm, implying social expectations of women in private life.
The hearing of Miss Daisy Le alias Nellie Roach, linked to silk robberies at Ellsworth, Wis., was postponed until Monday morning due to District Attorney Bost’s busy schedule. Attorney F. H. Hartwell represented the defense.
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