Du Barry the Second at Belasco Theatre
Miss Blanche Bates stars in The Darling of the Gods a Belasco production cast in the Du Barry mold. The review praises lavish tableaux rich color and crowd scenes yet faults the melodramatic acting and Sardouan plotting while noting Bates and Haines retain stage presence amid political pomp and theatrical excess.
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David Belasco
John Luther Long
Belasco Theatre
Blanche Bates
du Barry
Geisha Street
Leslie Carter
Metropolitan Art Museum
Belasco
Great State Hall
Dovers Street
Biwa
Samisen
Koto
Tsudzumi
Fuye
Burton Holmes
Yo-San
Miss Bates
Kara
Robert T. Haines
Yo-Sai
America
Pinero
Oene
Sardou
Japan
Yo San
Sheide
Mr. Belasco
Mr. Gong
Jaren
Karat
Mr. Haines
Arliss Leads In Supporting Cast Of Yo San
The review praises the supporting company for high merit and good acting balance. War Minister George Arliss delivers a melodramatic part with restrained intensity, while others like Mr. Walcott, Mr. Berwind, Mr. Armstrong and Mr. Pike appear in notable but limited roles.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
George Arliss
Mr. Harrison Armstrong
Yo-San
Mr. Maurice Pike
Traviata Replaces Puccini Work as New York Opera Struggles
New York climate affects opera season with La Traviata replacing Puccini’s La Boheme due to illness of M. Gilibert. Mme Sembrich again sings superbly as audiences shrink and demand for early Verdi wanes, with only a few performances likely to draw crowds.
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New York
Mr. Grau
Opera House
Puccini
M. Gilibert
Sccaunard
Gilibert
Dufriche
Mme. Sembrich
Hall Caine Denies Rift With Viola Allen Aboard Celtic
Hall Caine aboard the White Star liner Celtic denies reports of a rift with Viola Allen over The Eternal City role. He announces two new contracts with N. C. Goodwin for a novel adapted play and Liebler & Co. for The Manxman with James O Neil in the lead. Caine plans a new Appletons novel and will travel to the Isle of Man. Sir Albert Rollitt tours Canada and Washington after heading the British delegation.
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Hall Caine
England
Celtic
Viola Allen
NOTES OF THE THEATRES
A night at Florald Square ended with Brutus knife scene disturbed by a stagehand knocking over a calcium gas tank. Eleanora Duse reports Gabriel d Annunzio near completion of Sigismondo to be staged in Rome. Madame Duse to tour Berlin possibly Paris then return to rehearse in America. Henry Miller returns to New York with Heartsease company. C B Dillingham may lease Sire Brothers theatre on Forty-ninth Street and Seventh Avenue after touring with Julia Marlowe. Standings room suit at Metropolitan Opera House prompts renewed admissions sales. Fire Commissioner prepares to press appeals on theatre fire safety. Plans for a sanitarium for consumptive actors proposed for Colorado or Arizona.
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Julius
Caesar
Mr. Mansfield
Brutus
Eleanora Duse
Gabriel d’Annunzio
America
Berlin
Arma
Paris
C. B. Dillingham
Sire Brothers
Forty-ninth Street
Seventh Avenue
Julia Marlowe
Metropolitan Opera House
Court of Appeals
The Onoto Watanna Case Takes a New Turn
Mrs. Bertrand W. Babcock alias Oncto Watanna surrendered at the Sheriff’s office on the Be lasco suit over ideas allegedly taken for a play. Bail posted. David Belasco said he would take a $1,000 wager from Marc Klaw that he would not press the case to final issue, promising to donate if he wins.
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Bertrand W. Babcock
Oncto Watanna
David Belasco
Mbel
Babcock
Marc Klaw
Klaw & Erlanger
Belasco
Oumiroff Delivers Varied World Song Recital in America
Bohemian baritone Bogea Oumiroff gave his first U S song recital in America presenting Italian French German and Bohemian works. He excelled in Bohemian songs with folk tone showing color and passion, but faltered in German lieder lacking depth and masculine fervor.
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Zdenko Fibich
Karel Bendl
Dvorak
Mr. Dumiroff
Dumiroff
Caldara
Monsigny
Louise
Schumann
Brahms
Oumiroff Charms Newport Salon Audience With Slavonic Song
Mr Oumiroff impressed Newport and Bar Harbor drawing rooms with a well trained voice and graceful delivery. Though not radiating beauty, his voice shows finish and clear enunciation. A fair audience praised his performance and he accompanied himself at the piano on a Slavonic folk song after recalls.
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Oumiroff
Newport
Bar Harbor
No Chorus Girls Strike At Mrs Osborns Playhouse
Tension over pay and etiquette at Mrs Osborns Playhouse led to a brief chorus walkout after a payday dispute. The manager refused unpaid wage demands, offered to listen next morning, and four chorus members left while the rest apologized and stayed.
Boston Theatre Changes Hands
Rich Harris and Charles Frohman gain control of the Park Theatre after December 15. Corse Payton relinquishes the lease and his stock company will perform for the last time December 18. The theatre reopens December 22 with Everyman presented by Frohman and his company.
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New York Times
Boston
Corse Payton
Mount Clemens
Mich
David J. Ramage
Mascagni Concert Tried by Former Managers
Pietro Mascagni announced to perform at Herald Square Theatre Sunday night but Mittenthal Brothers, his former managers, say a legal step will bar him from appearing. They claim ongoing management under the original contract and deny him the right to perform without their consent.
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Mascagni
Pietro Mascagni
Herald Square Theatre
Mittenthal Brothers
French Play Presented by Yale Men at College Street Hall
The Yale University French Club staged three act comedy Les Vivacities du Capitaine Tic by Eugene Labiche in College Street Hall New Haven. An audience of several hundred including professors and students received the performance enthusiastically.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Yale
New Haven
Conn
Yale University
Eugene Labiche
College Street Hall
Lelong Art Collection Auction Plans At Paris
The Lelong collection catalog reveals a vast Paris sale to be the most notable dispersal since the Spitzer collection. It features Renaissance jewelry, ivories, textiles, Della Robbia ware, wood carvings, tapestries and prized works by Clouet Bronzino and early German Flemish masters. Proceeds from the sale and Mme Lelong's cash inheritance go to the Society of Musicians.
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NEW York Times
Mme. Lelong
Paris
M. Durand-Ruel
Lelong
Spitzer
Mme, Lelong
Melay
Clouet
Bronzino
Giovanni Della Robbia
Della Robbia
Society of Musicians
Boston Girl Weds a British Officer
In St John’s Memorial Church Cambridge Mass this afternoon Miss Mary Emma Pope eldest daughter of Mr and Mrs Eugene Pope wed Cecil John Somerset Wreford Paddon eldest son of Samuel Wreford Paddon of Portman Square London England The ceremony was performed by Rev Edward Horncamp The bride was attended by her sister as maid of honor and Beatrice Elizabeth Pope and Harriet Lounsbury as bridesmaids George M Pope brother of the bride served as best man The bridegroom served with distinction with the British forces in South Africa and was commended for service during the Mashona land and Matabele campaigns and during the Boer war
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New York Times
Cambridge
Mass
St. John’s Memorial
Mary Emma ‘Pope
Eugene Pope
Cecil John Somerset Wreford Paddon
Samuel Wreford Paddon
Portman Square
London
England
Edward_horncamp
Beatrice Elizabeth Pope
Harriet Lounsbury
Boynton
Clara Hammond
George M. Pope
South Africa
Mashonaland
Matabele
Perfect Artificial Rubies Demonstrated in Paris
The Paris Academy of Sciences heard that artificial rubies rival natural stones in color clarity and size. Verneuil’s new process uses a blowpipe, enabling superb red crystals with low production costs. The Leeds London Mail notes the stones’ beauty and potential price drop.
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Paris
Académie Des Sciences
M Verneuil
Academy
London Mail
Odell Coler meeting and city政治 legislative talks
Gov Odell and defeated rival Bird Coler met at the Fifth Avenue Hotel in New York after the election. They exchanged awkward mild exchanges before a conference with Mayor Low and Commissioner Partridge on city legislation and police chief appointment plans. Odell planned speeches and canal plans while discussing Albany priorities with Nixon and Bond.
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Albany
Mr. Coler
Krum
Schoharie County
Fuller
Coler
Gov. Odell
Whitelaw Reid
Washington
Fraunce’s Tavern
Pearl and
Broad Streets
Woman's Auxiliary
American Scenic and Historic Preservation Society
Andrew H. Green
Mayor Law
Morris K.jesup
St. Clair McKelway
Odell
Low
Partridge
Board of Aldermen
Gov
Gibbs
Republican Club
Fifth Avenue
S. Fred Nixon
Bond
Wilson Family Troubles Stir Northport Notices
William Wilson seeks police aid to eject his wife’s son in law Mann from a Commack farm after a dispute over living with the family. Mrs Wilson files for divorce citing threats to her life, and Mann threatens to sue Wilson for slander as deputies serve notices ordering eviction within twenty four hours. The Wilsons recently moved from Buffalo.
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Northport
L. J
Wilson
William Wilson
Commack
Chicago
Mann
Hauger
Justice Partridge
Wilsons
Manns
Buffalo
Death List of a Day Col Harry H Beadle
Col Harry H Beadle died suddenly at his home 320 Union Street Brooklyn aged 74 born Wallingford Conn. A longtime Water Register clerk he served as organist and clerk at South Congregational Church for thirty years. In 1861 he helped organize the Carroll Guard which became Company F of the Thirteenth Regiment where he rose from Second Lieutenant to Captain and brevetted Colonel. He led the Thirteenth Regiment Veteran Association and U S Grant Post No Cay toed ie.
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Harry H. Beadle
Union Street
Brooklyn
Wallingford
Conn
Water Register
South Congregational Church
Carroll Guard
Thirteenth Regiment
Beadle
Thirteenth Regiment Veteran Association
U. S. Grant Post
No. Cay
William Few Chrystie Dies in Hastings on Hudson at 80
William Few Chrystie died yesterday at his Hastings on Hudson home aged eighty. Born there he spent much of his life on the family estate. He held local offices including village president but did not pursue business. A social figure and patron of art, he belonged to the American Geographical Society, the Metropolitan Museum of Art, the Ardsley Casino, and the Union and Reform Clubs. He is survived by a widow, two sons, and two daughters, one married to Rev Curtis of Adelbert College.
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William Few Chrystie
Hastings-on-Hudson
American Geographical Society
Metropolitan Museum of Art
Ardsley
Union and Reform Clubs
Curtis
Adelbert College
Cleveland
Ohio
Notable Local and Regional Obituaries Across States
Obituaries report the deaths of Isaac N. Glauber president of Glau ber Brass in Cleveland aged 38, Charles T. Hills Michigan lumberman aged 81, Eliza Manahan cousin of Secretary Stanton aged 87, Col. Hezekiah Bowen aged 81 near Medina, Francis H. Coutts Perth Amboy elder born 1820, and George M. Coutts husband of the late Mrs. Coutts.
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Isaac N. Glauber
Glauber Brass Manufacturing Company
Cleveland
Charles T. Hills
Michigan
Ryerson, Hills & Co
Muskegon
Mich
Eliza Manahan
Stanton
Beloit
Wis
Manahan
Illinois
Wisconsin
Hezekiah Bowen
Medina
Bowen
Grand Army
New York State Fair Association
Francis H. Coutts
Perth
Amboy
Disay
Perth Amboy
George M. Coutts
George H. Coutts
New York
Presbyterian Church
Defective Votes Cast in New York County Electoral Totals
A Board of Canvassers report notes wasted or invalid ballots in New York County Manhattan and the Bronx. It compares State Engineer and Surveyor totals to Governor results, cites blank ballots, and highlights potential shifts if valid votes had been correctly counted.
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Court of Appeals
New York County
New York
Manhattan
Bronx
Odell
Mr. Coler
Democratic Party
Court O Appeals
Benjamin B. Odell, Jr
Bird S. Coler
Blank
Henry B. Coman
John Cunneen
W. E. Werner
John Clinton Gray
Death of Count Belcredi in Austria
Count Richard Belcredi former Austrian premier during the Austro Prussian War died at Gmunden this morning in Vienna reports on December 3.
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Vienna
Richard Belcredi
Austria
Gmunden
Count Belcredi Yoak Belcredi Biography
Count Belcredi, born February 12, 1823, hailed from an ancient noble family. In 1861 he gained a high political post in Silesia, becoming governor a year later, later rising to premier from July 1865 to February 1867 during which time the country fought Prussia. In autumn 1881 he was named president of the Court of Administrative Justice.
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Count Belcredi
Silesia
Prussia
Court of Administrative Justice
Ex-Lord Mayor Green Dead
Sir Frank Green once Lord Mayor of London 1900 1901 has died in London at the age of about 70. His tenure followed by public service and municipal leadership in the early 20th century.
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Mayor Green
London
Sir Frank Green
Life and offices of Sir Frank Green 1835 1901
Sir Frank Green born Maidstone 1835 founded Frank Green & Co. paper merchants. He served Vintry Ward in 1878, chaired Bridge House Estates in 1884, became Alderman in 1891, and held roles as Chief Commoner and Chairman of the Sewers Commission. He was Sheriff 1897 98, Lord Mayor 1900, and created a Baronet in 1901. In 1869 he married the eldest daughter of Joseph Haydn.
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Maidstone
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Court of Common Council
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Frank
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Sudden Death of George Lindsay at Fulton Street Foundry
George Lindsay 73 founder of a local type foundry died suddenly at 7 Fulton Street where he served as manager since 1881. He collapsed after noting papers in the hall. nephew Robert found him on the floor. Lindsay, born in Scotland, lived at 462 Jefferson Avenue Brooklyn and leaves a widow and four children.
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George Lindsay
Burr Dauchy
Fulton Street
Robert Lindsay
Scotland
Jefferson Avenue
Brooklyn
Murphy Honored at Democratic Club Reception
The Democratic Club hosts an evening reception for Charles F. Murphy leader of Tammany Hall. A banquet and improvised speechmaking are planned with club members in attendance.
Grandson of President Tyler Dies in Richmond
James Rochelle Tyler, grandson of President Tyler, died today at the Confederate Soldiers' Home in Richmond aged sixty four. He came from Southampton County in 189. He served as a lieutenant in the First Battalion of Virginia Infantry known as the Irish Battalion.
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Tyler
Richmond
James Rochelle Tyler
President Tyler
Confederate Soldiers
Southampton County
Virginia Infantry
Irish Battalion
Morgan attends funeral of banker killed in runaway
J Pierpont Morgan arrived by special Pennsylvania Railroad train to Philadelphia to attend the funeral of James B Murkoe a prominent clubman and banker killed in a runaway accident. He traveled ninety miles in 73 minutes and departed Broad Street Station shortly after 4 PM following the services.
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The
New York Times
Philadelphia
J. Pierpont Morgan
Pennsylvania Railroad
James B. Murkoe
Morgan
Broad Street Station
Gen Wager Swayne Confined by Severe Cold in New York
Gen Wager Swayne is confined to his bed with a severe cold in his suites at the Hotel Renaissance on West Forty third Street. His physician Dr A H Smith said the illness is not necessarily serious but the general is unable to leave bed or his apartments for several days.
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Wager Swayne
Gen
West Forty-third Street
A. H. Smith
Gen. Swayne
Treasury seeks funds to pay Hague Pious Fund award
Secretary Limantour asks Congress to authorize 1 420 682 pesos to the United States plus 43 050 interest as per The Hague arbitration. He notes about 73 000 pesos already paid for proceedings as required by national honor and decorum.
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Mexico City
Secretary of the Treasury
Limantour
Congress
United States
Hague
Donation of 50000 to Oberlin College announced
Oberlin Ohio December 3 President King announced a fifty thousand dollar donation to Oberlin College with conditions attached The donor’s name was not revealed and the college is assured the funds will be received
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Oberlin College
Oberlin, O
King
Oberlin College Today
Deaths Reported in Manhattan December 3
A long list of Manhattan deaths with ages and addresses appears. Names include Maria Agato 12 Lewis St and many others across several streets, with dates and ages noted, plus a section for November deaths.
Hollister Forrest Wedding in St Bartholomew’s
Louise Hollister daughter of H. H. Hollister wed Richard E. Forrest of Philadelphia at St Bartholomew's on Wednesday December 3 with Rev. Dr Greer and Rev. R L Brydges officiating.
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Forrest Hollister
Obituary notices from New York families December 1902
A compilation of funeral announcements for John Winfiell Baldwin John Cox Barton William Fen Chrystie Alma Wisner Coates Maria Frame T Henry French Antoinette Gearon Alice Capes Maddock William A Mairs Wales Henry Western and others with dates December 2 to December 6 detailing residences service times and burial plans across New York Brooklyn and New Jersey venues.
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Church of the Heavenly Rest
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Arizona
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Caswell Massey Florentine Orris Perfume Ad
Caswell Massey and Co. presents specially selected Florentine Orris as the perfect violet scent for fabrics. A concise advertisement highlighting refined perfumery.
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Caswell, Massey ,& Co
ORRIS
Presbyterian Hospital 34th Anniversary Observed
The Presbyterian Hospital marks its thirty fourth anniversary with a December 6 program at 3 PM, including an address by Rev. Howard Agnew Johnston. The hospital will be open for inspection from 1 30 to 6 PM and the public is invited.
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Presbyterian Hospital
70Th St
Madison Avenue
Howard Agnew Johnston
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