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New York Times

Location

New York, New York, United States of America

Date

Dec 05, 1908

Page

9

Annie Russell to Open New Theatre on West 44th Street

Wagenhals and Kemper announce construction of a new 131 by 100 foot theatre on West Forty fourth Street joining the Lambs Club near Broadway and Sixth Avenue. The Annie Russell theatre is named for the actress and will cost about 300000 with completion aimed for next winter.

Wagenhall & Kemper Lambs Club West Fortyfourth Street Broadway Sixth Avenue Annie Russell Weber's Theatre Forty-fourth Street Wagenhals & Kemper McVickar-Gaillard Realty Company West Forty-third Street Miss Russell New York Wagenhals Europe Astor Theatre

Dinner of Herbs staged by American Academy cast

A large Empire Theatre audience of local artists and writers watched Annie Myers novelistic comedy A Dinner of Herbs. The three act play follows a poor painter daughter loved by a wealthy collector who tests love by posing as a poor student. The cast includes Anthony Burger and Carol Arren among others.

Annie Nathan Meyer Empire Theatre American Academy of Dramatic Arts Mrs. Meyer Anthony J. Burger Carol Arren Marshall Stuart James Moran Carle B.robbins Laura Easley N. Leslie Wallace Arthur P. Hyman Alfred Cross Malvina Longfellow Felix Krembs Florie Hart Sydney Bennett Lovell Old

Frohman to Attend Maude Adams Opening in What Every Woman Knows

Charles Frohman will travel from Europe to attend the Empire Theatre opening of J. M. Barrie play What Every Woman Knows with Maude Adams on December 23. Adams was to act December 21 but delay was made. Frohman sails back on the Lusitania the following Saturday and will monitor daily box office by wire.

Charles Frohman Europe Maude Adams J. M. Barrie Empire Theatre Miss Adams Frohman

Tosca at the Metropolitan Opera with Martin as Cavaradossi

Tosca was presented last night at the Metropolitan Opera House with Ricardo Martin in the title role. The rest of the cast remained as usual and the audience showed enthusiastic approval.

Tosca Metropolitan Metropolitan Opera House Ricardo Martin Cavaradossi

Theatre Notes and Upcoming Performances in New York

Liebler & Co plan Cleve and Moffett's The Battle at Savoy Theatre on Dec 21. Sicilian Players join Actors Fund Benefit at Broadway Theatre next Friday afternoon. Mme Aguglia presents Cavalleria Rusticana scene. Margaret Illington leaves Bloomington home for a fortnight with husband to join. Contracts Henry B Harris and L Frank Baum for matinees at Hudson Theatre starting Dec 14. Hymack the Chameleon arrives today for Colonial Theatre. Richard Croker seen at New Amsterdam Theatre watching Little Nemo. Severin arrives today to appear Dec 14 at Lincoln Square Theatre for Jane Morris. Lieut Gov Chanler attended The Man From Home at Astor Theatre last night. Roy L McCardell to launch The Gay Life in Baltimore next Monday with Consuelo Bailey and Tremas Thorn leading cast.

Henry B. Harris L. Frank Baum Nemo Severin Touraine Jane Morris Lincoln Square Eatre Gov. Lewis Stuyvesant Chanler Astor Theatre Roy JL. McCardell

Cavalleria Rusticana and Pagliacci At Manhattan Opera House

The season opened with Cavalleria Rusticana and Pagliacci at the Manhattan Opera House, coupled with a new operatic pantomime La Chair by Georges Wagnes. Odette Valéry, Christine Kerr, and Mor nac starred in La Chair, while Labia sang Santuzza and Taccani Turiddu in Cavalleria Rusticana and Espinasse appeared as Nedda in Pagliacci. Conductors were Cam panini for the two operas and Marcel Charlier for the pantomime.

Cavalleria Rusticana Manhattan Opera House Georges Wagnes Albert Chantrier Mile Odette Valéry Christine Kerr Mr. Mornac Labia Santuzza Lola Manhattan Mme. Espinasse Nedda Mr. Campanini Mr. Charlier

Philadelphia Orchestra Abandons Sunday Concert Plan

The Executive Committee of the Philadelphia Orchestra Association drops the idea of Sunday afternoon sacred concerts after finding influential city elements unpersuadable. Director Carl Pohlig and the musicians shared strong enthusiasm, but disappointment follows the decision to halt the campaign at this time.

Philadelphia Philadelphia Orchestra Association Carl Pohlig Philadelphia Orchestra

Frohman Sails to Bring Stage Stars to America

London producer Charles Frohman sails for New York aboard the Lusitania after arranging for American stars to appear in his plays and for London attractions to be shown in the United States.

London Charles Frohman United States New York Ecc Lusinia America

Miss Fina Lerner Recital at Mendelssohn Hall

Miss Fina Lerner, the young Russian pianist, gave a recital at Mendelssohn Hall after a recent Russian Symphony Society appearance. Her Bach Capriccio On the Departure of a Friend and Mozart A major Sonata with the Turkish March finale opened a program praised for taste and fluency, though her tone and dramatic reach were limited.

Fina Lerner Russian Symphony Society Mendelssohn Hall

Farrar Surprised at Waldorf Luncheon

Metropolitan prima donna Geraldine Farrar attended a luncheon at the Waldorf Astoria in her honor. During the meal, the orchestra played Annie Laurie and a duet from Madama Butterfly as she listened to records she had made for a phonograph company, a surprise arranged by host Mr. Bagby.

Geraldine Farrar Hearsterself Geraldine Farrar Waldorf- Astoria Annie Laurie Madama Butterfly

James J Nealis Dies. Long Serving Supreme Court Stenographer

James J Nealis, official stenographer for Special Term Part II of the Supreme Court, died yesterday at his home on East Fiftieth Street. The longtime court employee, who came from Ireland as a boy, was 40 years a court reporter and leaves a wife and child after a recent cancer operation.

James J. Nealis Supreme Court East Fiftieth Street County Roscommon Ireland Nealis

Civic Leader Sherman Knevals Dies at 76

Sherman W. Knevals of Knevals & Perry, once a partner of the late President Chester A. Arthur, died at his home on West Fifty-sixth Street. He was born in New Haven, Connecticut, and studied at Yale. He belonged to the Yale and Whist Clubs and the New England Society.

Sherman W. Knevals Knevals & Perry Nassau Street Chester A. Arthur West Fifty-sixth Street New Haven Conn Yale University Whist New England Society Simpson St Bronx Joan J Emma Rooney Dempsey Hanna New York City Robert Hanna United States Army Sixth United States Cavalry Bloomington Ill Herzig Leopold Herzig West 86Th St Chicago Berlin Vienna James Woodside Torquay England Hugh C., Boyd Mary J. James R. EB. James Knevals West 56Th St Larocque Annie S. Whittemore Joseph Larocque East 56Th St McCosh Presbyterian Hospital Andrew J. McCosh Wirth Avenue Presbyterian Church 55Th St Medical Society of County of New York J. McCeeh Fifth Avenue J. Riddle Goffe John van Doren Young Mem Joe iSocchos Patrick

Rumson Country Club Incorporation Planned at Rumson

Articles of incorporation filed for the Rumson Country Club of Rumson Borough with a capital of 250000 and 300 acres on the Shrewsbury River. Incorporators Edward D. Adams George F. Vietor and Thomas N. McCarter, who own summer homes in the area, aim to create a combined clubhouse for the Meadow Yacht Club Rumson Polo Club and Sea Bright Golf Club.

New York Times Long Branch N. J Rumson Rumson Country Club Meadow Yacht Club Monmouth Beach Rumson Polo Club Sea Bright Golf Club Cricket Rumson Club Shrewsbury Mr. McCarter Yacht Club Polo Club Golf Club

Off to Europe Today on Transatlantic Liners

The Carpathia Cedric Minnetonka and California sail today from Naples Liverpool London Glasgow with numerous passengers including families and notable travelers. The list includes Mr. and Mrs. F G ae, Dr. James A Petrie, Rear Admiral Robert Potts, Mrs. Potts, and many others.

Carpathia Naples F. G. Ae A. E. Bates A. B. Carleton Cole A. O. Tandon John le Rage H. R. Loomis James A. Petrie J. J. Richardson E. C. van Wart L. A. Wagenhall NEW Pea Charles N. Daniels Sheffield England Henry B. Dean Joseph Devlin M. P A. T. Drummond J. G. Bywards S.O. Fawcett Gene W. H. Heard Heard Mae J. D. Maitland Shaw Ernest Die Minnetonka London H. V. Blakley F. I. Bright H. A. Cole T. W. Hillyer Robert Potts U. S.N Potts A. G. Waghorn M. D. Youngman California Glasgow B. A. Atkinson R. H. Boyd J. Campbell Frank J. Donald F. D. G. Fontes W. R. Lawson C. M. Stevenson

New Williams Playhouse in Bronx Project Details

Percy G Williams announces a Bronx Theatre on a 100 by 175 foot plot at Melrose Ave and 150th St built by American Real Estate Co. The building will house an auditorium with stores and offices. Williams leases plans for 20 years at a total rent of 700000. Jacob Leitner handled the lease negotiations.

Percy G. Williams Bronx American Real Estate Company Melrose Avenue 150Th Street Williams Jacob Leitner

Debutantes Presented at Multiple New York Receptions

The Misses Purdy Lazarus Holt Mc Call and Sturgis were introduced at gatherings hosted by Mrs. David Thomson and other hostesses across Manhattan. Eva Purdy sailed for London in spring to join an aunt, as Mrs. Thomson celebrated a silver wedding anniversary. Additional receptions were held for Elsie Lazarus and Sylvia Holt, with a large receiving party including relatives and social figures at the Colony Club for Mary Lyman Sturgis and others.

David Thomson Eva Thomson Purdy East Seventy-fifth Street Thomson C. H. Purdy Alice Hasell Miss Purdy London Jordan L. Mott Charles P. Howland West Eleventh Street Elsie Lazarus Colony Club Mary Lyman Sturgis Sturgis James Potter Charles Ingersoll Anna Ingersoll of Lee Helen Henderson Josephine Osborn Cornelia Montgomery Martha Montgomery Elinor Lee Dorothy Toler Cornelia Landon Elizabeth Hare Powell Gertrude H. Schirmer Florence Gayley Katharine McCook Gertrude Simonds Theresa V. de H. Ingersoll Anne Bigelow Tracy Charlotte K. Harding

Mrs Horner to Wed Again in Plaza Wedding

Baltimore publishes word of the engagement of Mrs Emerson Horner to James McVickar. The couple plan a January 4 wedding at the Plaza after her divorce from John Horner. McVickar is linked to the Jaffray and McVickar families and has several siblings.

Mrs. Horner James McVickar Idaac E. Emerson Baltimore Emerson Horner E.S. Jaffray Herman P. Tarps Plaza Horner John Horner Smith Hollins McKim McVickar E. S. J. McVickar King John McVickar Dorothea Gun Noel McVickar

Bell Perry Wedding in the Brick Church Plans

Alfred D. Bell and Dorothy Perry reserve a 3 30 wedding at Brick Church Fifth Avenue and Thirty seventh Street with Marjorie Perry as maid of honor and bridesmaids Emily Bayne Katharine Schley Edith Rossier Helen Dennis Mary Bell and Mrs Thomas R Fisher. James Christy Bell Jr serves as best man. Helen Youngs and Russell Wheeler Strong announce their engagement.

Alfred D. Bell James Christy Bell Dorothy Perry Safford G. Perry Perry Fifth Avenue Thirty-seventh Street Marjorie Perry Emily Bayne Katharine Schley Edith Rossier New York Helen E. Dennis Morristown Mary Bell Yonkers

MISS BROWNS THEATRE PARTY

Guests move from the Garrick to a second venue after Miss Brown hosts a theatre party with local society attendees and performers in attendance at the event.

Miss Brown

Debutante and society receptions fill Manhattan social calendar

Multiple society hostesses announced today's and upcoming receptions at luxury addresses in New York. Miss Marjorie French, Miss Dorothy Schoonmaker, and other debutantes were to be introduced at private residences and hotels. The Little Mothers' Association planned a bazaar at the Waldorf Astoria with a laundry demonstration by local children, and a parrot exhibition. The wedding of Claire Ellsworth and Bernon Prentice was slated for late month in a small ceremony due to Mr Prentice's mother's illness.

Daniel C. French Marjorie French Dorothy Schoonmaker West Eleventh Street Robert J. Hare Powell Dobbs Ferry Gotham Elizabeth Hare Powell Frank V. Burton Catharines Burton East Fifty W. Willoughby Sharp Flournoy Adams 1St Eleventh Street Madeline Smith R. A. C. Smith West Seventy-second Street Arthur Crosby Clarkson Harriet Ashton Clarkson Clarkson Emily A. C. de Neufville Miss de Neufville Lewis Iselin Stephanie de Neufville Colin Macrae Ingersoll Theresa V. de H. Ingersoll East Seventieth Street Gilbert Colgate Elizabeth Colgate West Seventy-sixth Street William Arault Hazard Jessie Hazard West Fifty-first Street William Strauss Constance Strauss Sherry’s Walter Watson Paris Virginia Hot Springs Plaza Hotel Watson J. P. Duncan Miss Duncan Little Mothers’ Association Waldorf Astoria Little Graduate Secon Avenue Ope Claire Ellsworth Bernon Prentice Owlys

Bacon It from Tonsillitis Washington

A brief dispatch from Washington notes an assistant reports on a case of tonsillitis with a phrase Bacon It. The item outlines a medical or dietary pun tied to a government or press source.

Washington

Notable Deaths Sweep Through Public Life and Industry

A cascade of obituaries notes the deaths of Major FE L Dubarry Norfolk terminal head, Annie Whittemore Larocque widow of Jen Larocque a New York bar figure, and Lowry Somerville Brooklyn real estate head among others. Also listed are William V McKenzie Rahway, Eliza Stewart Brooklyn Alderman's widow, and Edwin L Gurney Cambridge composer.

FE. L. Dubarry Norfolk & Western Railway Norfolk Annie Whittemore Larocque Jen Larocque New York East Joseph, Jr Louis E. Larocque Howard L. Thomas H. C. Tinker Lowry Somerville Somerville & Mandeville Brooklyn Adelphi Street Fulton Street Sands Street Memorial Eliza Stewart David S. Stewart William E. Spinning Bloomfield Edwin L. Gurney Cambridge Mass Ee Memorial Church Harvard Street Methodist Church John C. McLean St. Louis East St. Louis

Masses Held at Newark Churches Today

Annie Foley of St Church Newark and Francis L Miller of ies Church Newark attend Mass at 8 9 A M Matilda Tone of Convent Heart participates at 9 A M across Newark venues in a local church schedule.

Woodlawn Cemetery Access by Harlemoe and Transit

The notice lists access to Woodlawn Cemetery by Harlemoe, Grand Central Station, Webster angle Avenue trolleys, and by carriage. It mentions contact at Gramercy 4885 for the Blews represent a office East 230 Street and notes Carr Crematories Rosehill with future bids and arrangements.

Woodlawn Grand Central Station Webster Angle Avenue Ad Ap Gramercy Lews Carr

Also Mentioned on This Page

Anne Russell Lambs’ Club Fourth Street Russell ART Colony Mme Odette Valery M. Monnac M. Marcel Charlier I. Ee Eenson Beppo M. Jacques Lusitania 38Th Street 20Th Street Canal Street Smith NEW Country Club Jersey Shore The Meadow Polo, and Seabright Golf D. Adams, G. F. Vietor, and Ona N. McCarter Garrick Brown Park Avenue Miss Jorie Gould Ethel Roosevelt Rothy Hayden Agnes G. Landon Julia Loomis Mollie Sturgis Eleanor Rhodewald Leonie Alexandre Jeanetta Alexandre Jeanette Kissel Katharine Is Dorothy Muriel Smith Eleanor Potter Susan 5. Presser Maude Shepherd Katharine Auerbach Violet Cushman Henry Alexandre, Jr Ree Ee Dutton C. E. Brock West 23d Street Tiffany & Co NEW Williams Playhouse Purdy Lazarus Holt, McCall Youngs R. W. Strong William J. Youngs Oyster Bay L. I Helen Youngs Russell Wheeler Strong Betauket Social Notes Guilford Shaw Reed Roger Williams Riverbank Court Peter Stevenson Roxbury Kelso Scotland Fourth Presbyterian Church Mercantile Library Emile P. Gamreau Catholic University State Medical Society Tham N. Y State Bank of Chatham Board of Education Ward Burlingame Kansas Kan James H. Lane Preston B. Plumb George P. Caldwell Rachel M. Prall Edward Theodorell Paterson New Jersey National Guard Florence Italy William Pratt New Jersey Patrick H. McMahon Riverside Drive Church of the Blessed Sacrament H. M. Shelton G. H. Shelton Montclair India Shelton American Home Missionary Society Dana Hall Wellesley College Scott Smiedren's Village Guitars Mandolins Victor Talking Chas. H. Ditson East 34Th St F. T. Barton M.A.C.V.S Mitchell Kennerley East 29Th Street Tompkins Times Square 45Th St Wills Lester—Whelan Helen R. Whelan Franklin S. Lester Smith—Knappman Lillian I. Knappman Robert C. Smith Troutman-Donnell Florence L. Donnell Godfred L. Troutman Essie Willcox Aileen Cleveland Higgins Grove &T Clair Spri Isl Derby Somerville 354 St Whiteford M. E Chi Clark Henry Andresen Fingerboard Road Fort Worth Isabella Andresen Baker Grand St Jersey City Catharine Baker Hicksville Mary Mi Baker Noom Bischoff Lincoln St Newark Caspar Bischoff Blankenhorn Glendale John Blankenhorn Bouffler Clifton Place Brooklys Kate Bouffler Bradley West 85Th St Helen G. Bradley Brady Westbury L. L Brennen Perry St Gie Hes Brennan Ocean Av Patrick Brennan Caffrey Kingston Mary Caffrey A. Mm.clark Terence Clark Ae Clauss Rock St Des Henry Clauss Cohn East 49Th St Frances _ Cohn Coleman Mercer Mercer 8&J., Jersey City, Dey 4, Maria Coleman. — Condon Washington St Willeam Condon Cornell Central Av Jersey Arnold Cornell Courtney Amsterdam Av Maris m Ae Crawford East 123d St Crafford Denny Heller Parkway N. 3 Florence Denny Doyle Union Dée Agnes Doyle Drumgold John Frees Glynn Roselle St Westchester Del Emily Glynn Grahn Elton St Gustav Grahn Hermanson East Ist St. Dee William J. Hermanson Joline Long Ranch Irma Joline Jordan Gansevoort St Joke Karrer Kane Place Margaret Karrer Kavanah N. Say Patrick Kavanah Kern Webster Av Edmund F. Kern Kircher Avon Jacob Kircher Kendrick East Orange Dep Harold R. Kendrick Mig Scat Kennedy Furman Elizabeth Kennedy Ah Koskie Gestruds Koskie Oe Kuehnhold Ersea Bronty Jakob Kuehnhold Laurie Stewartsville N J William A. Laurie Ma Lowery Water St John Lowery Dul McCann West Orange Bernard McCann D McCarthy India St Greenpoint Lily Stephen McCarthy McDonough Harrison Margaret McDonough Mack Bergen St Mabel E. Mack Re Madden Fairmount Ella F. Madden Meyran Moffatt St Sutwater Eagles St Tee Mabel Outwater Ohmbferger 50Th St Angele Overbaugh Charles Overbaugh Palmuson Bergenline Av York Anna Palmuson Raupp Margarette Raupp Rittenhouse Flemington Rap Jane & Rittenhouse Ee Spenning D. Spenning Stafford Newburg John Ota Stevens Benjamin Stevens Er Ee Thornton Bridge St B. Thornton A. van. Dyke Layalton Ac Peai Mb Vrooman Pacific Av Charles A. Vrooman Wachsman Brook Wehdebrook Park Uan WRAY East 19Th St Rosehill Fiatire Tok Tae Undertakers
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