Frohman Talks of Flays and Theatre Plans in Europe
Daniel Frohman reports major deals from Europe including Arthur Pinero and Jan Kobe lik debut at Carnegie Hall in December. He outlines plans to stage Five Act drama with Fay Davis at Lewin and to decide between Daly’s or the Lyceum for the company. He confirms acquisitions of Bushey Granity Morton Carr and Bobby. Star lineup includes Sothern at Garden opening September 16 with Richard Lovelace and Hamlet, Daly’s reopening with The Messenger Boy, and a Lyceum season led by Bertha Galland and supported by a strong company including Hilda Sponge and Charles Walton.
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Frohman
Daniel Frohman
Europe
Arther W. Finero
Jan Kebelik
Carnegie Hall
Fay Davis
Lewin
Slogk
Daly
Messnger
London
Hilda Sponge
Charles Walcot
Hubert Loraine Arthur Forrest
William Courtney
Alison Skipworth
Beatrice Morgan
Jameson le Pinney
Rhoda Cameron
Lyce
Paul Potter's Boer play stars Mann Lipman in Transvaal tale
Louis Mann and Clara Lipman headline Paul Potter's new drama set near Doppersdorf during the Jameson raid. Mann as Pet Prinston and Lipman as Mona anchor a story of love between Mona and Dr. Rodney Blake amid comic moments and Boer frontier life. The production, staged in four acts and six tableaux, features scenic work by Phystoc and aims for strong native flavor with Dutch dialect study by Mann.
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Paul Potter
Louis Mann
Clara Lipman
Doppersdorf
Tranereal
Mr Mann
Pet Prinston
Mies Lipman
Aein
Austen
Mona
Rodney Blake
Abe Jameson Raiders
Mr. Potte
Noor
Phystoc
Magn
Mise Lipman
Berlin
Hague
Holland
Zuyder Zee
Mano
Prodigy Girl Hattie Scholder Receives Musical Education
A 19 year old Germ pianist prodigy trained under top teachers is a soloist with Damroch's Symphony Orchestra. Her path began after a New York school head recognized her talent. At five, she was chosen for musical education and now balances prodigy status with normal childhood interests.
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Tve
Damroch
Riv
New York
Schovl
Hattie Scholder
Waa
Giri
Abe
Autograph Letters From Actresses Beneath The Lamp
Amelia Bingham notes postmorning mail for actresses includes autograph seekers praise and denunciations. Many fans send invitations or requests to read new works, with letters ranging from complimentary to demanding, reflecting public interest in a performer's career.
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Iyaves
Actres
Amelia Bingham
Legion
Oles
Derning Mall
The Lion and the Pella at Colonial story debut
Limerty Delle reports The Lion and the Pella produced by Kiaw and Erlanger in September appears not as a Colonial piece but a comic farce about two seminary expelled women using their wit to become self supporting. Etta Butler Sandel Millen headline the female roles with a large supporting cast.
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Harry B Smith
Conany
Kiaw & Erlanger
Haw
Mr. Smith
Etta Butler
Sandel Millen
Augusto Ghee
Edna Fianter
Margaret Walker
Lotta Foust
Pauline Chase
Edith Barr
Cyril Beote
Am Agnapolis
John Glavio
Harry Oilfell
J. A Marlowe
Story Recalls Tithe Farmer Tale and Simple Wisdom
A reader shares a child’s tale about a farmer whose father dies and his son learns the virtue of working to support his mother. The mother notes practical limits, while the boy questions means to sustain them. The scene shifts to light humor about visitors and a long day’s work.
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Ale
Tommy
Mamma
Shave Request Leads to Comical Misunderstanding
A famed professor, arriving late in a southern city to lecture, searches for a barber at his hotel. A confident boy declares he is the barber, prompting the professor to sit. The barber asks him to lie on the couch, citing a plan to shave a corpse, then clarifies his method, revealing a farcical misunderstanding.
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Procrazy
Dows
New York Tribune
Debtor and Suitor Debate Marriage Over Debt
Maud asks when they will marry, Ethel replies never, and Pibel asserts she will not marry until he pays his debts. The exchange centers on financial obligation delaying nuptials in a lighthearted vignette.
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Maud
Ethel
Pibel
Marrie
Untitled Food Themed Exchange Among Friends
In a quirky dialogue the characters discuss pie and tea as Mrs Stickier and Mrs Schoppen joke about wedding plans and confessions. The exchange hints at a playful domestic scene with a shy suitor claiming to be a vegan advocate who eats only raw food.
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Caits
A Matter of 6 Ftrict Modernift
A garbled 19th century style fragment references Mandy Shyloc, Ga Sid, and Washing tom Bitar in a cryptic note about a Beef Trust conflict and price setting during a tense moment. The legible names hint at a local incident but the context remains unclear and fragmented.
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Mandy
Beef Trust
Washingtom Bitar
Fragmented Transcript: Clergy, Marital Turmoil, Labor Dispute
A fragmentary transcript depicts a disrupted wedding with remarks on nonunion labor and a clergyman refusing to perform the ceremony. Dialogue hints at tension between Frank and Bertha and suggests broader town unrest over the event.
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Frank
Bertha
Dickh
Ostejetey
Beston Transcript
First Hoarder and Boarder Dinner Sparks Appetite Confusion
The State Journal reports a curious exchange between a hoarder and a boarder at dinner. The hoarder laments a lack of inspiration while the boarder asks why. The overheard scene centers on a chicken dish and the narrator’s surprising appetite shift.
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State Journal
Fragmented Literary Snippet with Unreadable Names
A distorted OCR fragment names several literary figures and phrases showing unclear quotes. The text mentions delight and calls for attention, but most proper nouns and context are obscured, leaving a brief, fragmented record of literary commentary.
Mra De Pushion Requests Help for Fainting Gougoter
Fragments show Mrs De Pushion seeking aid to curb fainting episodes described as apelis and par doxto. A figure named Professor Shasea enters as master and questions, while a madam Mra De Fushies is discussed and a calmer teaching of Teint mors pacefully is hinted.
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Mra de Pushion
Shasea
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