Royal visitors attend Lohengrin and Tristan shows
The season featured repeats with modest cost changes. Princess Christia Victoria of Schleswig Holstein and Princesses Margaret and Victorie Patricia of Connaught attended Lohengrin. Henry of Battenberg watched Faust on Tuesday with Lilian Blauvelt as Marguerite. Blauvelt gave refined garden scene music. Mephistopheles acted by Plangen and Faust by Saliguao received praise. Duke and Duchess of Connaught attended Tristan and Isolde on Thursday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Christia
Victoria
Schleswig-Holstein
Margaret
Victorie Patricia
Connaught
Princeps
Henry of
Battenberg
Faust
Madame Lilian Blauvelt
Marguerite
Madame Blauvelt
Mephistopheles
M. Plangen
M. Saliguao
Valentin
M. Beveiliac
Madame Fritzi-Scheff
Siebel
Signor Mancinelli
Richard Strauss Festival entertains Amsterdam audience at St James Hall
The chief event of the week was a Strauss festival at St James Hall featuring the Permanent Amsterdam Symphony Orchestra headed by Willem Mengelberg and soloist Frau Strauss. The program included Till Eulenspiegels Lustige Streiche and Also Sprach Zarathustra, while Frau Strauss gave the standout vocal numbers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
St. James’s Hall
Richard Strauss
Amsterdam Symphony Orchestra
Herr Willem Mengelberg
Herr Strause
Thorn Waa
Thin
Nietzsche
Frau Stravsa
Don Quixotte
Crazy Knight
Crystal Palace Fireworks Open Brock Season at Sydenham
Brock fireworks herald the summer amusement season with a Bank Holiday display at Sydenham. The Ruut set piece portrays the Delhi Durbar with a camara procession before a grand mosque, featuring new wheels, sky trails, and a magnesium flood. The Niagara effect is surpassed by brighter sky-fire, with Derby in 1903 as the main piece for Saturday shows.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Brock
Sydenham
Paloes
Linton
C.T. Brock
Delhi
Elephanta
Frohman Company to Perform in Paris Then Return For London Shows
Mr Charles Frohmans Duke of Yorks company will perform Lieddmirabble Crichion at the Nenaissanes Paris on Monday evening. They return by special train to reach London in time for a re appearance at the Duke of Yorks on Tuesday evening. Consequently there is no performance at the Duke of Yorks Monday night. Weedon Grossmiths new three act melodrama The Cvre with Mrs John Wood will play at the Kings Hammersmith on Monday. In Womens Grip is set for the Grand Pulban next week.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charles Frohman
Paris
Weedon Grossmith
John Wood
King’s
Hammersmith
the Grand
Pulban
Charles Brookfield
Revine
Prince of Wales's
Mies Lottie Vaade
Natinge
Imperial
W. H. Spottiswoade
Friniers’ Pension Corporation
Sarah Hernardt
Adelphi Theatre
Parformance
Mona de Max
la Belle Guerrero
Devil's Forge
Cives Misa
Edith Slick
Mme
Luvette de Verly
Derby
Tun Colquhoun
Cine
Stansby Vulliaing
Oxford Air Enisade
Bnll
Thaating
Kranzby Wiliams
Frank M. Wood
Abativa Ag
Clark
Hamilton
London
Abdallah Areba
Souday
Peppy Pryde
Loueemaid
Gordon
Public Zungements Farce Adapted From French on Criterion
A lively farce adapted from the French by Afr. Cosmo Gordon Lennox features Manderberry as a flighty husband who fabricates a double to mislead his wife. Fanny Brough shines as Mrs Hare, with Kerr and Clarence providing broad comic support. Annie Nughes and Kate Hubillips star in key roles.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Iake Callaghan
Afr
Cosmo Gordon Lennox
Mr. Manderberry
Tettera
Qwarning
Manderbury
Callaghan
Such & Craon
Gehan
Manderberry
Vallaghan
Miunderberry
Hare
Fanny Brough
BL. F. Kerr
C. J. Clarence
Annie Nughes
Mrs. Manderberry
Misa Kate Hubillips
Hfessra
Minstrels Bring Lively Staging At St James Hall
The Mohawk Moore and Burgess Minstrels stage a well staged novelty and strong performances. Robert Dredge, F Robinson, Norman Ballard, Warren Lawson, Alfred Evans, and Master Hamber garner praise for expressive ballads. John Francis, John Danvers, Fred Lyne, Billy Richardson provide popular turns and comic bits. The show closes with That Boy Pete and a brisk farce, drawing a capable audience.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
St. James's Hall
Hunter and
Francis
Robert Dredge
Rosalie
Dolly Gray
F. Robinson
Norman Ballard
Warren Lawson
Master Hamber
Isle of the Bea
Alfred Evans
Annie
Comediens
Johnnie Danvers
Bir
Fred Lyne
Mary
Hooping the Hoop thrills London Hippodrome crowd
Misa Min Alix performs a daring hoop stunt at the London Hippodrome resort. She descends from a great height in a motor car to complete a perfect hoop, surrounded by nets. The act features a 60 ft circumference loop and a single long piece, highlighting its immense weight and danger.
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Westminster Aquarium
Bleak House stage adaptation before GRAND THEATERS
Herbert Ross and Frederick s 96 feature a dramatic version of Bleak House at the Grand Theatres Islington. Charles Dickens influence noted, with Jarndyce and others reduced to shadows while Chadbend, Snagsby and Guppy supply comic relief. Lady Dedlock portrayed powerfully, and the piece draws strong audience reaction. Next week A Lie for a Life rotates in a 45 degree arena setup with Miss Alix's arena entry drawing cheers. The variety program includes Milly Emmy and her fox terriers and other acts.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mr. Oswalt Brand
Charles Dickens
Erlepneas
Mr. Brand
Sir Leicester
Dedlock
Hortense
Mr. Talkinghorn
Tie Wail Jo
Tuspestar Backut
Mr. Jarndyce
Chadbend
Snagsby
Guppy
Hippodrome
Alix
Milly
Emmy
Fox Erriers
City drama depicts Zanzibar bombardmenton stage
The West London theatre presents a new drama The City of BI duns Mesers with scenes from Regents-park Hampstead canal bridge and Old Bailey. A theatrical tale unfolds with villainy and a couple nearly cannoned to death, kept lively by Madge Girdlestone Rachel don F Booth Conway J Kingsley Roydan and T O Haynes for comedy and drama.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W. Bailey
San
Chae
Berte
Tuvyehow
Misees
Madge Girdlestone
Rachel Don
Messrs
F. Booth Conway
J. Kingsley Roydan
Mr. T. O. Haynes
Earl's Court Exhibition Showcases Fire and Variety
The Earl's Court Fire exhibition draws crowds with dramatic fire displays and stage craft in Empress theatre. Gardens offer a cool avenue near the band stand as music and side shows widen the entertainment. Duke and Duchess of Connaught attended The Admirable Crichton. other theatre plans include My, dohn Hare at Wimbledon and a Daly's matinée in aid of London Hospital.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Earl's Court
Empress Theatre
Agsouan
The Finest Site in Europe and London Theatre Notes
The Lancet attacks Wratalgarsquera fountain water as Buckingham Palace supply, condemns Trafalgar Square as a ruin and suggests replacing asphalt with grass. The hundredth Big Lady Moly at Terry's and multiple theatre acts at Elephant and Castle and Alhambra are described with artists like La Belle Guerrero, Edith Slick, Luvette de Verly, and the Vullings troupe featured alongside circus and variety acts in London venues.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Europe
Buckingham Palace
Marlborough House
Trafaleay
Asphuls
Gether
Hinksith the Poets and Mrs Barbauld’s Early Fame
Special interest centers on Mrs Barbauld, a pioneer woman writer born June 1743 in Kilworth Harcourt Leicestershire. The piece traces her literary rise with brother Misa Aikin, marriage to Rev. Rochemont Barbauld, schooling ventures, and early works. It notes her later life at Stoke Newington Green and her death in 1825, highlighted by admiration from contemporaries and portraits of her quiet character.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Barbauld
Peles
Leighant
Anna Letitia Aikin
John Aikin
Kilworth Harcourt
Leicestershire
Aikin
Misa Aikin
Hur
Hochemont Barhrard
Warrington Academy
Hed
Palgrave
Dias
Misa Aikin Ha
William Taylor
Norwich
George Burrow
Carlyle
Bry. Verbauld
Harry Leasors
Charles
Elen
Stoke Newington-Green
Stoxh Newington
Young
Harbuulil
Wordsworth
Henry Crabb Robinson
Late Spring Langur and Bile Beans Chronicle
Fragmented medical column recounts late spring languor with appetite loss, irritability, sleepiness, and general malaise. Patient describes fatigue after meals, constipation, piles, and seeking tonic bile beans from Forde’s. A doctor visit leads to hospital care and warnings about similar symptoms.
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Queen's Uall
Cavaliere
Alessandro Vessella
Italy
England
Amina Goodwin
Signor Simonetti
W. E
Hirwen
Royal Society of British Artista
Suffolk-staeet
Brixton Hall
Ast London and School
Warwick Rosd
Clapton
Bonth London
al, Witmark and Sons
Alex
Roger
Mensis
Williams
Walker
Dahomey
Bhattesary
Harry Freeman
Crystal Palace Fireworks
Criterion Theatre
Hippodromea
Herbert Ross
Frederick
Producen
Grand Theaters
Islington
West London
Pheatre
Earl’s Court
Big Lady Moly
Terry's
Avrah-na-Pogue
Trivie's Trust
Elephant and Castle Theatre
Svdury Alport
Vaudeville
Carmen
Alhambra
Douglas Cox
Evar
Mller. DE Verly
Hinksith
Poets
Teia
Luis
Louina Sith
Ponstou
Essex
le al Wediciue
Muiara
Losey
Frovits TackNelie
Gentliman
Ance
Fergus Ron
Daf TD
CBN Able
Sxenton Street
Wollinghaw
Wy BuiLs
Ron
Chaurils
QTE
Arfrey, & CO
Silico
Rannouk
Fulsam Pacage-Road
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Egndon
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