Devils on Broadway as Two Theatres Stage Competing Versions
Controversy over rights to The Devil draws crowds at Belasco and Garden. Savage presents his Garden version after a trial run. Fiske counters at Belasco with a separate English adaptation. audiences flood box offices, sandwich men march with Thou Shalt Not Steal signs, and critics note sharp wit and a perilous plot centering a devilish figure exploiting romantic entanglements.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Garden Theatre
Harrison Grey Fiske
Belasco
Forty+second Street
Ferenc Molnar
Monte Carlo
George Arliss in The Devil at Belasco Theatre
A review praises George Arliss in The Devil at Belasco Theatre for his polished performance and dual character portrayal. It lauds his wit, intelligence, and commanding presence, with strong support from Elliston Revelle Stevens and others in a stylish, occasionally clumsy adaptation.
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George Arliss
Pelasco Theatre
Mr. Arliss
Belasco
Miss Elliston
Revelle
Miss Stevens
Col Savage stages Hereford version of The Devil at Garden Theatre
Col. Savage’s company presented The Devil in Mephistopheles disguise at the Garden Theatre. Edwin Stevens as The Devil dominated, with strong turns from Olga Hofmann as Dr Miller’s victim and Paul McAllister as Karl Mahler. Recovery from vacation boosted the cast, audience reaction mixed, curtain calls plentiful.
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Iarl Mahler
Paul McAllister Heinrich
W. Chrystie Miller
Dee Als
Marion Lorne
Olga Hofmann
Dorothy Dorr
Herman Hofmann
Frank Monroe
Devil
Dr. Miller
Edwin Stevens
Elsa Berg
Marguerite Snow
Madame Zanden
Nan Lewald
Madame Reineke
Ees
Jane Murray
Schleswig
Theodosia de Cappet
Enna Stan Seis
Arthur Hoyt
Franklin Bixby
Col. Savage
Oliver Herford
Garden Theatre
Savage-Hereford
New England
New York
Mephistopheles
Aulis Dorothy Dorr
Dr Miller
Ian Olga Hoffman
Karl Mahler
Paul McAllister
Merman Hoffman
W. Chrystie Iiller
Heinrich
Mahiler
Robert Milton
Mr. Hereford
Theatre Notes: Florence Reed leads Pamela in Girls at Daly's
Florence Reed, formerly with E. H. Sothern, is engaged by the Shuberts for the title role Pamela in Girls at Daly's Theatre. Alda Overton Walker, a colored Salome, joins Williams & Iker's Grand Opera House program Monday night. This afternoon at Weber's Theatre the Eugene Walter play Paid It Full will be staged with three entire companies, Wagenhals & Kemper to follow.
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Florence Reed
E. H. Sothern
Shuberts
Pamela
Daly's Theatre
Salome
Alda Overton Walker
Legion
Williams & Iker
Grand Opera House
Wagenhais & Kemper
Preulat
New York
Isadora Duncan Brings Grecian Dances to New York Stage
Isadora Duncan, famed dancer, opens at the Criterion Theatre with Grecian inspired pieces from Gluck and Schubert. Her program includes Iphigenia at Aulis sequences, Chalkis maidens, Scythes, Musette, Sicilienne, Bacchanale and a Spanish number, praised for spirit and poetry but noted for minimal personal display.
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Isadora Duncan
New York
Windsor
Criterion Theatre
Miss Duncan
Gluck
Agamemnon
Clytemnestra
Euripides
Iphigenia
Aulis
Artemis
Calchas
Tauris
Duncan
Chalkis
Bones
Flowers
Fiske Replies to Savage in The Devil Controversy
Harrison Grey Fiske announces legal steps by Konta to block Savage from presenting The Devil under that title. He notes copyright ownership belongs to the original author abroad, while Savage chose The Cloven Foot for his translation. Fiske compares moral rights to the Merry Widow case and defends secrecy and managerial diplomacy.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harrison Grey Fiske
Himself
Henry W. Savage
Konta
Savage
Erlanger Defies Police Over Auto Stop on Hoffman Boulevard
A. L. Erlanger of Klaw and Erlanger was stopped for speeding on Hoffman Boulevard in a 70 horsepower car. His chauffeur and associates were in the vehicle. Erlanger refused to let the officer enter the car and offered to walk to the station. the driver was bailed out and the case set before Magistrate Smith in Flushing Court today.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Erlanger
A. L. Erlanger
Klaw
Mr. Erlanger
German Theatre Chief Denies Resignation in Arbitration Fight
Dr Maurice Baumfeld director of the German Theatre at Sixty ninth Street and Madison Avenue says he has not resigned but his three year contract is canceled and he will fight the action. Henry Blitz associates deny action against Baumfeld and say the contract was broken by personal conditions. The lease contains a clause forcing Baumfeld to serve as manager for three years, which he plans to contest.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Maurice Bawnfield
Sixty-ninth Street
Pnd
Madison Avenue
Gaumfield
Henry Blitz
Dr. Baumfeld
Dr.Baumfeld
Walter J. Saloman
Mae
Brooklyn Arion Society Sings Home After Continental Tour
The 110 members of the Brooklyn Arion Society returned aboard the North German Lloyd Bremen after seven weeks in Europe. A Brooklyn delegation met them with a band as the voyage was described as a continual song fest. Sam Betz won a Schutzenfest prize and a deck carnival with colored electric lights took place. Prof. Karl Mohrmann, bearing a letter to President Roosevelt from Emperor William, will tour the United States and Canada. Other notable passengers included E. Carlton Edward Block Henry Miller George Fuerst Mrs J E Godfrey and several others.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bremer
Bucharest
Brooklyn Arion Society
Bremen
Brooklyn
Sam Betz
Karl Mohrmann
Department of Buildings and Agriculture
Roosevelt
William
United States
Canada
E., W. Carlton
Edward Block
Henry Miller
George A. Fuerst
J. E. Godfrey
Edward Perry
W. L. Lomax
B. M. Hess
Small Hats Return As Paris Styles Change
Gustave H. Schwab of the North German Lloyd Line reports no agreement on steerage rates for the Mediterranean trade after Berlin conferences, with adjournment until late August. Miss Mary S. Moore and Miss Isabelle Holland arrive aboard the Kaiser Wilhelm der Grosse with Paris Fall styles, noting big hats fading while a saucer size leads the latest vogue.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gustave H. Schwab
North German
Lloyd Line
America
Berlin
Hner
George Washington
Schwab
Mary S. Moore
Isabelle Holland
Boston
Paris
LUCANIA and MAJESTIC Sail for Europe Today
Ship departures to Europe include the LUCANIA from Liverpool with a mixed passenger list led by Col. M. F. Barrett and the Rev. J. E. Rockliff among others. The MAJESTIC from Southampton carries Mr. and Mrs. A. Herz plus several named travelers and excursions.
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Lucania
Majestic
Europe
Liverpool
Col. M. F. Barrett
Harold Boyd
William M. Coates
J. E. Rockliff
H. ©. Fayior
John R. Townsend
B. Walker
Charles A. Webb
T. Whitehead
A. E. Herry
Albenck Curly
Southampton
A. Herz
Richard Churchill
Curtis Brown
W. §. Barrett
Mabel E. Harrison
9. B. Miller
F.L. Potts
D. A. Pierce
Rosita Rhodes
Anne Cochran Engaged to Henry Rittenhouse
Miss Anne Cannell Cochran, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. William G. Cochran of Rydal, announces her engagement to Henry Lockwood Rittenhouse of a prominent Philadelphia family. They reside at the St James Hotel during winter and will marry in Philadelphia before Christmas.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York Times
Philadelphia
Anne Cannell Cochran
Henry Lockwood Rittenhouse
Miss Cochran
William G. Cochran
Rydal
St. James
Willis Cochran
York Harbor
Mr. Rittenhouse
Society Notices of Summer Travel and Stays
Britons and Americans mingle travel reports as Prof Bashford Dean and Mrs Dean head toward the Lusitania west Friday. The Misses Iselin sail to Cape May. Mrs Edward Tyman Short returns from Eupes with son Livingston and plans a Berkshire summer. Families including Warne Norwood and Dulles clan converge at White Mountains Lenox Newport and Southampton camps with many periods of autumn plans.
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Bashford
Columbia University
Dean
Lusitania West
Iselin
Cape May
William F. Havemeyer
New York
Mount Washington
White Mountains
Lewis Morris Norwood
Misses Norwood
East Eighty-first Street
Lenox
Charles R. Henderson
Miss Robb
Dolphin
Southampton
L. I
Adirondacks
Nordica Sings at Ocean Grove Sold Out Auditorium
Mme Lillian eA captivated Ocean Grove audience of nearly 11 000 in the monster Auditorium. All seats were sold, forcing extra platform and choir loft seating for late applicants. The crowd consisted mainly of cottagers and hotel guests from nearby resorts.
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Ocean Grove
N. J
Lillian Ea
Monster Auditorium
Morgan
Faith Davis Case Mystery in Palmer Pond Death
Boston visitors identified in connection with the missing Miss Faith Davis found in the power pond near Palmer Massachusetts. State detectives pursue leads as father offers a $1000 reward and investigators probe whether foul play occurred. Funeral service held for Miss Davis with about thirty relatives in attendance.
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New York Times
Palmer
Mass
Thomas E. Bligh
Faith Davis
Power Pond
Taft
William Marsh Rice
New York
Albert T. Patrick
Miss Davis
Mary E. Deland
Boston
Maguire
Davis
Warren Road
Bligh
Miss. Davis
Monson Academy
Injunction halts gas pumping in Saratoga case
Supreme Court Justice Houghton in Saratoga Springs rules the anti pumping law constitutional in a suit by Frank Hathorn owner of Hathorn Spring against Natural Carbonic Gas Co. The decision aims to protect public good despite business disruption and sets a $20,000 bond and September appellate argument.
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New York Times
Saratoga
N. Y
Supreme Court
Houghton
New York City
Frank H. Hathorn
Hathorn Spring
Hathorn
Winthorn
Death List of a Day George Osgoodby Dies at 72 in Asbury Park
George Melvin Osgoodby former Erie Railroad adviser and Jay Gould associate died at his Asbury Park summer home after a long illness. A New York born lawyer of Nunda, New York, he practiced insurance law after leaving active service. He and wife celebrated a golden wedding last January and he served as Grand Master of the Masonic body in the state.
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George Melvin Osgoodby
Jay Gould
Erie Railroad
Asbury Park
Mr. Osgoodby
Nunda
N. Y
Erie Road
Osgoodby
Alfred B. Osgoodby
Greenwich banker John Dayton dies at 80 in Greenwich
John Dayton aged 80 died in Greenwich today. He served as President of Greenwich Savings Bank and Vice President of Greenwich Water Company, was active in the shoe trade, and held political offices including Warden of Greenwich Borough. He was twice elected to the State Legislature in 1870 and 1872.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York Times
Greenwich
Conn
John Dayton
Greenwich Savings Bank
Greenwich Water Company
Notable Obituaries in Brooklyn and Beyond
Obituary notices honor Michael J. Tierney a Gowanus district charity leader who died at his Brooklyn home, and Phillip C. Hanna wife of the U S Consul General in Northern Mexico who passed in El Paso. Other obituaries include Leroy B Hartley former Eagle staffer and war correspondent, Elizabeth Wilkes daughter of Admiral Wilkes, Orville Dewey Baker ex Maine attorney general, and Mary A Myers active Washington Square Methodist worker.
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Michael J. Tierney
Gowanus
Seventeenth Street
Brooklyn
Tierney
Philip C. Hanna
United States
Mexico
el Paso
Tex
Des Moines
Iowa
Hanna
Porto Rico
Leroy BF. Hartley
Brooklyn Eagle
Clarkson Street
Hartley
New Jersey
Cube
Fifth Régiment
N. G
N. J
Gen. Wheeler
San Francisco
Elizabeth Wilkes
Admiral Charles Wilkes
Winchester
Jane Wilkes
New York
Wilkes
Episcopal Eye and Ear Hospital
Washington
Orville Dewey Baker
Maine
Small Point Beach
Augusta
Mary A. Myers
Washington Square Methodist Episcopal Church
James R. Bryan
Plainfield
Myers
East Orange
Georges E. Myers
Dr Henry Hopkins Dies Former Williams College President
Dr Henry Hopkins former Williams College President dies of pneumonia in Rotterdam after resigning at June commencement and sailing to Europe. Born November 30 1837 in Williamstown he served as a Union chaplain at Bull Run and later led several churches before his Williams presidency lasting twelve years.
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Williamstown
Mass
Henry Hopkins
Williams College
Rotterdam
A. L. Hopkins
Union Theological Seminary
Hawkins
Lincoln
New York Volunteers
Bull Run
Hopkins
Massachussetts
Missouri
Burial of Rear Admiral James K. Cogswell in Milwaukee
The body of the late Rear Admiral James K. Cogswell was buried at Forest Home Cemetery Milwaukee today after funeral services at St. Pauls Episcopal Church conducted by Rev Henry S Gaftley. Pallbearers included Lieut Gen Arthur MacArthur and Gen Charlies King.
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Milwaukee
Wis
James K. Cogswell
Forest Home Cemetery
St. Paul's Episcopal Church
Henry S. Gaftley
Arthur MacArthur
Charlies King
Married Couples Listed in New Jersey Notices
On Aug 15 to Aug 17 several marriage notices are announced in New Jersey. Caroline Leah Smith wed Walter William Mayor. Margaret W O Connell married Richard F Price. Anna M Costello wed Leo F Ray. Victoria D Peckham wed G Dexter Richardson. Annie E Robertson married John aw in Kingston Newark and Kearny areas.
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Mayor Smith
Caroline Leah Smith
Walter William Mayor Price—O'connell
Newark
N. J
Marraret
W. O’connell
Richard Francis Price
Ray—Costello
Kingston, N. J
Anna M. Costello
Leo Francis Ray
Richardson—Peckham
Victoria D. Peckham
G. Dexter Richardson
Shaw—Robertson
Kear- Bee N. J
Annie E. Robertson
John Aw
Notices of deaths and funerals in New Milford and surrounding areas
Sudden deaths fill multiple notices from August 15 to 21 including Alice C. Bostwick at New Milford and Edwin A. Bradley in South Norwalk. Other obituaries list Beatrice Couillard Beatrice, John Dayton, Georgia Dunham, Ella Esther Frankenbach and more with funeral times at churches or private services. A Bank of New York director Gordon Macdonald dies, with formal condolences from the board.
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Bostwick
New Milford
Alice C. Merwin
Henry E. Bostwick
Bradley
South Norwalk
Conn
Edwin A. Bradley
Herbert c
Gertrude Bradley
Couillard
Beatrice Coultlard
Marie Couillard
Dayton
Steel Point Road
Greenwich
John Dayton
Second Congregational Church
Lamenton Grand Central Depot
Saratoga
Willam M. Habirshaw
St. Thomas's Church
Hopkins
Henry Hopkins
Williams College
Rotterdam
Holland
Smith
Edwin H. Smith
Maria Smith
Valentine Av. Strobbell
Emeline Opdyke
Edward C. Strobell
George Opdyke
van Bergen
John P. van Bergen
Lyme
Greenwood Cemetery
Obituary notices from New York area dated August 19
Death notices across Brooklyn Newark Jersey City Hoboken and nearby towns list Edmond Ernst Sarah Filmer Caroline Fleischser Rachel Fordham Katharine Golz Jane Gradwell Edward Hass Paul Henry Aron Herzog Mariam Hoch Agnes Howie Thomas Kelly John Kenny Mary Knauer Charles Kretschmer Julia Lang Carolina Left Wilhelmina Mende Anne McGarrall Thomas McGuire Edward Martin John Merck William Neil Sarah Nichols Annie O Brien Ann Osborn William Patt Charles Parish Lydia Phelps William Quigley Edward Heiliv Rode Romer Patrick Sammon Alice Swann Maximilian Timm Patrick Toner Maria Traynor Ly M Van Auken Isaac Van Driel Chatel Wichser William Williamson Caroline Wisel among others, with birthdates ages and funeral notices.
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Arthur P- French
Gafney
Lexington Av
Sarah A. Gaffney
Golz
Verona
Newark
N. J
Katharine I. Golz
Gradwele
West 48Th St
Jane E. Gradwell
Hass
Park
Hoboken
Mende
Kingston
N. Y
Wilhelmina BH
McGarrall
West
Anne McGarrall
M. McGuire
Irvington
Thomas MeGuire
Martin
High St
Edward Martin
Merce
John Merck
Mestivifer
Sumpter St
Brooklyn
Julia Mestivier
Meusel
Calwell
Bertha Meusel
M. Moran
Boulevard
Jersey City
Francis J. Moran
Murphy
West 37Th St
John Murphy
Myers
Plainfield
Mary A. Myers
Warne St
Jersey
Wiliam H. Neil
Nichols
Maryland
S. Y
Charles EB. Parish
Phelys
Orange
N J
Lydia H. Phelps
Quigley
Willam
Quizer
Reilly
Helmont
Bronx
Edward J. Heiliv
Priner
Woo A. M. Rommr
Crescent Av
A- Romer. Sammon
Kearny
Patrick Sammon
JST South Orange
Ave
Alice
Sthwan
Des Ltheis
Anthony
Brorre
Aus
Pin F. Schulthels, Jr
Timm
Gates Av
Maximilian Timm
Toner
Patrick Toner
Traynor
Newark ,&J
Maria Traynor
van Adren
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M. Barker
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Washington Av
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Crandall
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Dietz
North 4Th St
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Dillon
Cherry St
Nay
Ann Dillon
Doering
15Th Av
Carl Deering
Dore
Union Av
Brlyn
Wiliam L. Dore
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Throop Av
Otto Einer
Bird
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Smith St
Edmond Ernst
Woodlawn
Harlem
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