New Play About the Revolution Ends in Disappointment
Edward Vroom presents The Luck of MacGregor a four act Revolutionary era play at Garden. The reviewer mocks the plot praising some moments while noting its many flaws and predicting creditors will be disappointed at the verdict. The piece centers on Lt Col Johnson Col Stedman and the MacGregor circle amid Fort George and Spuyten Duyvil as a British Continental spy plot unfolds.
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Luck OF Macgregor
Edward Vroom
Larry Macgregor
Vroom
Stedman
Henry Norman
Johnson
William Walcott
Barker William F
Haddock
Bruce
Henry Duggan Avatrom
Frederick Guest Clincker
Ira T. Moore
Margaret Sayres
Margaret. Bruce
Watherine Mulkins
Gen. Sherman
Mr. Vroom
Echo
Ife
Atv
Agai
Pened
Fort George
Spuyten Duyvil
McGregor
Trish
Col Johnson
Janet McChree
Vroon
The Yankee Prince charms audiences with Cohan mix
Review lauds The Yankee Prince as amusing revue style with marches slang and flag waving. It notes Chicago setting, a money seeking heiress plot, and songs like Money and Yankee Doodle's Come to Town. Cast includes Josephine Cohan Stella Hammerstein and Jerry Cohan.
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Cohan
Mr. Cohan
Johnnie Jones
Boston
Mr.Cohan
Broadway
Chicago
New York
Michigan Avenue
Windy City
Lake Shore Drive
Stella Hammerstein
Gertrude Spivins
Frank
Impossible
Voy
Tom Jewis
Steve Daly
John L. Sullivan
Fle
Kans City theatre crackdown cases wiped from docket
More than 2,000 cases against theatre owners actors managers and staff in Kansas City were dismissed today after Prosecuting Attorney J B Kimbrell moved to drop them. The cases stemmed from Judge William H Wallace's Sunday crusade launched last September and include all theatre cases since September up to the April 3 indictments.
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Kansas City
Kansas
City
William H. Wallace
Criminal Court
J. B. Kimbrell
Yale Actor Achelis Wins Frohman Offer After Revizor
Yale Dramatic Association students staged Revizor at the Waldorf Astoria ballroom. Thomas Achelis Jr. impressed Frohman and the audience as the Russian lead, earning a potential season offer. Crane and others lauded the performance and its comedic farce. The production featured 1830 hoops and striking coiffures, with Maxwell Parry, Arthur Hartwell, Matthew Ely, and Charles Hopkins in key roles. The company plans a week’s tour following the success.
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Daniel Frohman
Yale Dramatic Association
Waldorf-Astoria
Thomas Achelis, Jr
Réle
Achelis
Margaret Illington
Margaret Dale
Elisabeth Marbury
William H. Crane
William Lyon Phelps
Frank Keenan
Yale
Thomas Achelis
West Sixty-ninth Street
Ibsen
Mr. Frohman
Maxwell Parry
Arthur Hartwell
Matthew Ely
Charles R. Hopkins
Frank Lea Short
St. Petersburg
Ivan Aleksandrovitch
Maxwell Perry
Miles C. Hannah
Revizor
Eva Tanguay quits Maryland Theatre engagement
Eva Tanguay arrived in Baltimore to perform in the Keith show at the Maryland Theatre but left after two hours. She refused to honor her contract arguing rival entertainers Rock and Fulton were promoted on the same bill. She toured billboards, demanded better billing, and returned to New York in anger.
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New York Times
Baltimore
Eva Tansuay
Keith
Maryland Theatre
New York
High Dudgeon
Rock and Fulton
Miss Tanguay
College Widow in London Delights Adelphi Crowd
George Ade's College Widow, with an American company, opened at the Adelphi Theatre in London under Col. Henry W. Savage. The packed house applauded through the final acts. Critics praised the acting, noted slang debates, and highlighted the football scene as a potential London hit.
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New York Times
London
George Ade
England
Adelphi Theatre
Henry W. Savage
Standard
The
Daily Mail
New York
Opera Stars Walk To Chicago For Opening Night
Metropolitan Opera Company members arrived in Chicago in two special Pennsylvanian trains for a week's engagement at the Auditorium starting with La Bohème. An early morning scare left stars like Caruso Plancon Stracciari Mme Fornia and Mme Jacoby rushing to platform without cabs after M Lucas woke them with a panicked call.
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New York Times
Chicago
Metropolitan Opera Company of New York
Pennsylvania Railroad
Washington
M. Lucas
Caruso
Plancon
Stracciari
Mme. Fornia
Mme. Jacoby
Love Waltz in Vaudeville Premier Fails to Charm
New York debut of The Love Waltz at Keith Proctor Fifth Avenue Theatre yesterday afternoon drew fair applause but not a clear hit. The Viennese operetta styled piece blends romance with musical pantomime and features Alfred Kappeler Alexander Baldwin Florence Sylvester and Audrey Maple in lead roles.
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New York
Jesse L. Lasky
Keith &Proctor
Fifth Avenue
Paul West
Charles Berton
Alfred Kappeler
Alexander Baldwin
Florence Sylvester
Audrey Maple
Hope for Parisi of the Marionettes Hope for Parisi of the Marionettes
The Drama Committee of the People's Institute visited the Marionette Theatre at 258 Elizabeth Street to consider adding Tales of the Paladins of France to school-recommended plays. Signor Antonino Parisi, a tradesman who funds his art, hopes school posters on Cooper Union billboards will draw patrons and steady income amid declining support from Elizabeth Street patrons. Nunzio Parisi, 16, leads the troupe, which has grown to 300 puppets. the family fears patronage loss as newer figures alienate locals, risking the marionettes’ future unless the Institute endorses the production for children.
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Drama
People's Institute
Elizabeth Street
France
People’s Institute
Signor
Antonino Parisi
Cooper Union
Signor Parisi
Signor Antonino Parisi
Nunzio
Broadway
Parisis
Signor D Parisi
Harlemagne
Roland
Jerusalem
Paris
Vicenzio
Majestic Theatre Dedication in Milwaukee Vaudeville Debut
Milwaukee debuts the Majestic theatre a fourteen story building built by Uihlein Brothers at 1 500 000 dollars. Mayor elect David S Rose delivers the dedicatory address. Lessees are Herman Fehr of Milwaukee and C Is Kohl of Chicago.
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Milwaukee
Wis
The
Majestic
David S. Rose
Uihlein Brothers
Herman Fehr
C. Is. Kohl
Chicago
Fritzi Scheff Opens Final New York Engagement
Fritzi Scheff opened her final New York engagement in Mile. Modiste at the Academy of Music last night to a large audience. She sang the favorite role with captivating spirit, supported by the touring company. Charles Dillingham announces a new musical comedy on Broadway in the Autumn featuring Scheff.
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Fritzi Scheff
New York
Modiste
Academy of Music
Charles Dillingham
Fritzl Scheff
Lil Mose musical comedy staged at Savoy Theatre
Atlantic City April 20. Lil Mose a new musical comedy with lyrics by Fréd Nixon Nirdlinger and Charles H Brown and music by A Baldwin Sloane was presented at the Savoy Theatre tonight. Songs include Maid of My Dreams Roly Poly Olyne Deutcher Maid and Dusky Dago Boys.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York Times
Atlantic City
N. J
Lil Mose
Fréd Nixon Nirdlinger
Charles H. Brown
A. Baldwin Sloane
Savoy Theatre
Gay Musician comic opera premieres at Academy of Music
In Baltimore on April 20 the comedy opera The Gay Musician by Julian Edwards with libretto by Seidl and Campbell had its first presentation at the Academy of Music. Amelia Stone and Walter Percival led the cast with bright, catchy music reported.
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New York Times
Baltimore
Julian Edwards
Seidl
Campbell
Academy of Music
Amelia Stone
Walter Percival
First English Performance of Papa Lebonnard at Broad Street
Henry E. Dixey stars in the English version of Papa Lebonnard at Broad Street Theatre in Philadelphia. Ermete Novelli, who appeared earlier in the season, features in the cast. Kate Jordan translated the play.
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Papa Lebonnard
Philadelphia
Penn
Henry E. Dixey
Ermete Novelli
Broad Street Theatre
Kate Jordan
Star couple opens New York run of The Flower of the Ranch
Mabel Barrison and Joseph Howard launched a return engagement at the Majestic Theatre in New York. The musical comedy offered several new musical and spectacular numbers to audiences last night.
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Mabel Barrison
Joseph Howard
New York
Majestic Theatre
New Theatre Buzzes with Autumn Casts and May Openings
Henry B Harris signs Flora Bowley for a chief feminine role in an Autumn production following Bowley’s last New York appearance with Robert Edeson in Classmates. Richard Carle’s new musical comedy Mary's Lamb arrives at the New York Theatre May 25 for a Summer run, adaptation of Madame Mon dogin. Otto Weil sails to Europe to arrange artists and dramas for Irving Place Theatre. Boxes for the Friars Festival at the New York Theatre draw top subscriptions led by Erlanger Shubert Thompson and Dockstader at $250 each. The Clue debuts on May at Atlantic City under Nixon & Zimmerman and ERS opens at the Garrick Theatre Philadelphia on May 11.
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Henry B. Harris
Flora Juliet Bowley
New York
Robert Edeson
Richard Carle
Otto Weil
Irving Place Theatre
Europe
Kronprinz Wilhelm
Hel
Heinrich Oh
Husarentfieer
New York Theatre
Abraham Erlanger
Lee Shubert
Frederic Thompson
Lew Dockstader
Nixon & Zimmerman
Atlantic City
Garrick Theatre
Philadelphia
Theatres in Brooklyn Open New Shows This Week
Marie Cahill opens at Montauk Theatre in Marrying Mary. Williams and Walker entertain at Majestic with Bandanna Land. Harry Clay Blaney appears as The Boy Detective at Columbia. Mme Zeke de Lussan leads vaudeville at Orpheum with many well known performers.
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Montauk Theatre
Brooklyn
Marie Cahill
Mary
Willams
Walker
Majestic Theatre
Columbia Theatre
Harry Clay Blaney
Mme
Zeke de Lussan
Orpheum
Favors New Utilities Bill
In a letter to Senator Alfred R Page Chairman Willcox of the Public Service Commission states support for extending commission jurisdiction to telephone and telegraph companies. He says he favors amending the law to include these utilities and expects the bill to reach floor action in the legislature within about ten days.
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Albany
Willcox
Public Service Commission
Wilcox
Alfred R. Page
Senator Page
Buffalo Bill Wild West Show Opens Season at Madison Square Garden
Buffalo Bill’s Wild West Tonight opens the season at Madison Square Garden with Cui Cody present. The act includes two scenic spectacles the avalanche and a prairie fire, plus a realistic Summit Springs battle featuring nearly a hundred Indian warriors. A full dress rehearsal was held last night.
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Madison Square Garden
Cui
Cody
Summit Springs
Adelaide Gance Dances Roger de Coverley in The Soul Kin
Adelaide Gance added a Roger de Coverley snippet to the dressing-room scene in The Soul Kin at the New York Theatre last night. Mortimer Weldon supported in Piero style cap and dotted garments. The Merry-Go-Round, first Circle Production Company musical, opens Saturday instead of Monday. stage alterations and pre decor wrapping up earlier than expected.
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Adelaide Gance
New York
Roger de Coverley
Empire
London
Mortimer Weldon
Piero
Circle
Circle Production Company
Isman
Fakers Parade Art Pastiche At Students League Exhibition
The Society of American Fakers staged a playful spoof at the Art Students' League on West Fifty-seventh Street. Works by Henry W. Sargent, Henry Watrous and George Bellows were parodied while a charity auction and fake gallery offerings drew crowds. The event ran through Friday with a Gram Mardi Gras finale and a Scissors Man silhouette booth.
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Society of American Fakers
Art Students’ League
West Fifty-seventh Street
National Academy
Paris
Des Beaux Arts
William M. Chase
F. Luis
Mora
Wito
George Bellows
Harry W. Watrous
Brill Clothes: Best Yet for Men Demand High Quality
To men who want the best clothes Brill offers standard American and imported fabrics plus modern tailoring and correct style. The price is not the measure for Brill. their garments come from ten premier American tailoring concerns producing high grade ready to wear. Brill prices range from 15 to 45 dollars.
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Brill Clothes
America
Brill
Uneeda Biscuit Band and Portraits Featured in Exhibit
A quirky display includes the Uneeda Biscuit band with a hand motif and a moving chair of chords, a tiny portrait framed in Amvieny, and a postage stamp portrait in a large frame. The exhibit catalogues for Des Lustice Fukir and the Nineteenth Annual Soul Kiss are available by request.
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Amvieny
Thiese
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Re Lewis
John Fagan
St. Ryan de Vrie
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Fielding Senee
Helen FL Cohan
Donald Crisp
Donald Crisp Bell
John Jarrott
Editha
Children’s Educational Theatre
City History Club
Educational Alliance
East Broadway
Jefferson Street
Mark Twain
Lower East Side
Frohman
College Club
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Eva Tanguay
Theodore
White House
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College Widow
HOPE
Parisi
Eliz
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Telephone and Telegraph Companies
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John Jameson
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N. O. Amsterdaam
Broad Street
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