Follies of 1909 on Roof Tops Amid Airship Gags
Ziegfeld’s revue The Follies of 1909 staged at Jardin de Paris on the New York Theatre roof features an airship circling the audience and a raft of burlesques from Roosevelt to Taft. Lillian Lorraine headlines the aerial numbers with strong turns by Mae Murray and Sophie Tucker among a cast including Nora Bayes and Edna Chase.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ziegfeld
Jardin de Paris
New York Theatre
Maurice Levi
New York
Herr Dimpel
Caruso
Hammersteins
Harry Kelly
T. R
Jack Norworth
Kermit
Mr. Roosevelt
Taft
Lillian Lorraine
Shakespeare
Bingham
Bessie Clayton
Billy
Reeves
Arthur Deagon
William Bonelli
Mauriceiegeman
Annabelle Whitford
Edna Chase
Elise Hamilton
Nora Bayes
Sophie Tucker
Mae Murray
Twelfth Night Seen Again by Sothern Marlowe at the Academy
A large Fourteenth Street audience attended a late performance of Twelfth Night. The show featured Miss Marlowe as Viola and Sothern as Malvolio, with substantial cuts and scene transpositions altering the plot but generally well received by the enthused crowd.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Academy of Music
Fourteenth Street
Sothern-Marlowe
Sothern
Viola
Miss Marlowe
Sebastian
Caesario
Orsino
Shakespeare
Marie Dressler Quits The Boy and The Girl Engagement
Marie Dressler announces ending her run in The Boy and the Girl at New Amsterdam Roof Garden on Saturday. She has signed a three year contract with Lew Fields for a new musical farce by Edgar Smith and plans a September opening at the Broadway Theatre. Dressler also ends her year long contract with Mr. Marks for The Boy and the Girl.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Marie Dressler
New Amsterdam Roof Garden
Lew Fields
Edgar Smith
Miss Dressler
Mr. Marks
Not Show Places They Say Appellate Court Hears Liquor Case
The Brooklyn Appellate Division heard arguments on making permanent a temporary injunction that barred police from interfering with liquor sales at tables in Surf Avenue and Bowery venues. Proponents claim these are restaurants with music. opponents say they are concert halls. Licenses were rescinded by the Police Commissioner on June 1 and decision was reserved.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Appellate Division
Supreme Court
Brooklyn
Rich
John R. Wood
Surf Avenue
Bowery
Charles H. Hyde
Coney Islanders
Hahlo
Marriage of Miss Isabel McKee and Reuben Maplesden
Miss Isabel Frances McKee daughter of Mrs Frank McKee of 211 West Seventy eighth Street married Reuben Maplesden yesterday at the bride’s home. Rev Dr S De Lancey Town send of All Angels Church officiated. The bride wore white satin with lace embroidery and orange blossom veil. Attendant Miss Clochette Magruder wore pearl pink chiffon and carried American Beauties. Best man S Wright McCallum of Boston. Ongoing mourning prevented ushers. The couple will reside in Boston.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Isabel Frances McKee
Frank McKee
West Seventy-eighth Street
Reuben Maplesden
de Lancey Townsend
All Angels’ Church
Upper West End Avenue
Miss McKee
Clochette Magruder
Washington
S. Wright McCallum
Boston
Berkeley Gerhard Wedding in Grace Church Orange New Jersey
Dr William N Berkeley of Annapolis and Miss Isabella Gerhard daughter of Mr and Mrs Paul Frederick Gerhard of Nuthurst were married yesterday afternoon at Grace Church Orange New Jersey. Rev Charles T Walkley officiated with assistance from Rev E Ashley Gerhard of Cambridge Mass brother of the bride. Maid of honor was Miss Helen Bradish and bridesmaids were Miss Gertrude Lohrke Katherine Kirtland and Hildegard Gerhard sister of the bride. Best man was Frederick Gerhard. ushers included Dr John Randolph Page Arthur C Zimmerman and Charles I and Paul Gerhard.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
William N. Berkeley
Annapolis
Isabella Gerhard
Paul Frederick Gerhard
Nuthurst
Grace Church
Orange
N. J
Charles T. Walkley
E. Ashley Gerhard
Cambridge
Mass
Miss Gerhard
Helen Bradish
Gertrude Lohrke
Katherine Kirtland
Hildegard Gerhard
Frederick Gerhard
John Randolph Page
New York
Arthur C. Zimmerman
Charles I
Paul Gerhard
Berkeley—Gerhard
RE. Ashley Gerhard
Isabella
William Noland Berkeley
Davidson—Maesing
Michael's Episcopal Church
Edward C. Id. Tower
Augusta Marie Maesing
Alexander Davidson
Mellick—Waring
Elinor Griffith Waring
Orville T. Waring
Plainfield
J. Hartley Mellick
George P. Mellick
E. Vicars
Stevenson
Sumner
Ensign
Central Presbyterian Church
Grange
John F. Patterson
Emilie Kingsley
Charlies K. Ensign
Cyril Sumner
Rochester
N. Y
Lederer Marries Mrs King at Hotel Belmont
Allison M Lederer a lawyer of 27 William Street and Mrs Lucye M Pinchot King of Milford Penn wed yesterday afternoon at the Hotel Belmont in a civil ceremony conducted by Supreme Court Justice Charles Guy. The event followed a small reception and the couple plan a brief honeymoon before settling in Milford.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Allison M. Lederer
William Street
Lucye M. Pinchot King
Milford
Penn
Belmont
Supreme Court
Charles Guy
Guy
Lederer
S. M. Lederer
M. H. Moses
William Vaughn
Isaac H. Herts
Wedding of Miss Gertrude Witney to Julius Neid
Miss Gertrude Floy Witney wed Julius Charles Neid of Buffalo last evening in Grace Church Chantry. The ceremony was led by Rev. Karl Reiland with Emma Daniels as bridesmaid and Arthur T. Neid as best man. A reception followed at 290 West Twelfth Street, home of the bride’s aunt Mrs Mary M Joyce.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gertrude Floy Witney
Julius Charles Neid
Buffalo
Grace Church Chantry
Karl Reiland
Emma Daniels
Arthur T. Neid
Mary. M. Joyce
West Twelfth Street
Marriage of Cornelius Wicker sham Jr. and Rosalie Hinckley Set for June
The wedding of Cornelius W. Wicker sham Jr., son of Attorney General Wickersham, and Miss Rosalie N. Hinckley of 166 East Sixty-first Street, is planned for June 20 at Trinity Church Far Rockaway.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cornelius W. Wickersham, Jr
Wickersham
Rosalie N. Hinckley
Samuel Parker Hinckley
East Sixty-first Street
Trinity Church
Far Rockaway
Mme. Nabuco
New York
Smith’s Point
Manchester
Mass
Kimball Cottage
L. E. McComas
Joshua McComas
Washington
Europe
M. L. Wood
Bryn Mawr
C. Gilpin Wood
Bridgeport
Walcott
W. H. Crocker
Miss Crocker
San Francisco
St. Regis
Prescott Lawrence
Katherine Bulkley Lawrence
Newport
Shepherd Knapp
Worcester
Atlantic City
Boks
Worceser
Transatlantic Steamship List and Notable Arrivals
On the Atlantic Highway today several liners depart including Kronprinzessin Cecilie with Otto Kahn and many prominent travelers listed. Arrivals yesterday from abroad include Savoie Havre and Minnehaha London with a host of passengers and notables aboard.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kronprinzessin -Cecilie
Kronprinzessin
Cecilie
Bremen
Otto Kahn
J. P. Greenhut
Charles Adler
Emil Albrecht
Claus Bohliing
Lieut. von Bredow
W. T. Bull
Adolphus Busch
E. F. Caldwell
Alexander. Cochran
A. C. Dana
Mortimer P. Crane
Mordaunt Dore
William W. Farnam
M. J. Goldenberg
Edwin Gould
Isaac Guggenheim
Joseph C. Hoagland
Joseph Horner
S. J. Jacobs
E. Clarence Jones
H. de Lagecrantz
Washington
John Wanamaker
Norman Williams
Potsdam
Rotterdam
P. W. Aimes
George H. Bogert
Neal C. Brooks
A. van Cortlandt, Jr
Gerald A. Deacon
William H. Fearing
J. B. W. Gardiner
F. Hamilton
Gordon Law
Charles H. Law
Albert van der Naillen
Minnehaha
London
Alexander Fay Brigham
J. L. Coker
Edward E. Hulber
Charles Everett Johnson
M. G. Knox
Josephine S. Loomis
George E. Lusk
Frederick T. Morris
Reward Offered for Pawn Ticket and Pearl
The Times advertises a $1,000 reward for returning a pawn ticket bought from Morris A Forgotston at 1490 Broadway or $4,000 for the return of a twelve and a half grain pearl called for by the ticket. The pawnbroker had not commented by last night.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Times
Morris A. Forgotston
Broadway
Forgotston Ae
Furnished Rooms in All City Areas Advertised
Boxed ad notes furnished rooms available across the city with listings spanning multiple neighborhoods and monthly rates. Page 15 contains the full directory and contact details.
Clerk's sketch leads to arrest of Miss Beattie in London
A Gorham Jewelry store clerk sketched a young woman posing as Mrs. Margaret B. Stearns to buy $1,000 worth of jewels on credit. Miss Eleanor Lorraine Beattie, linked to the disguise, is arrested in London after pawning items and surrendering some jewelry. Extradition fight looms as authorities pursue the case.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gorham Manufacturing Company
Fifth Avenue
Thirty-fifth Street
Eleanor Lorraine Beattie
London
Gorham Company
Daniel Perugini
Shanghai
China
Miss Beattie
Margaret B. Stearns
Hoffman Arms
Mme. Gadski
Harry E. Anderson
John H. Taylor
Taylor
Anderson
Gorham’s
New York
Adirondacks
Saranac
Newport Court
Cunard Line
Campania
Bruce Blake
Beattie
Grand Jury
Scotland Yard
George W Appleton Dies in Highgate at 81
George Webb Appleton died at his Highgate home after a life as a dramatist, novelist, and NYT Paris and Rome correspondent. Born in New Jersey in 1845, he founded England’s lecture bureau system. Survived by his wife Georgiana Schuyler and one son. His notable works include The Blue Diamond Mystery The Co-respondent and Zana.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
NEW York Times
London
George Webb Appleton
Highgate
Georgiana Schuyler
George W. Appleton
New Jersey
Europe
Paris
Rome
England
Zana
William R Moore Dies In Memphis Mausoleum Dedication
William R Moore 80, a wealthy Memphis dry goods merchant and former congressman, died. A friend of A T Stewart and H B Claflin, he built a mausoleum with a statue of himself and a medallion of Mrs Moore for the cemetery he helped found. His epitaph reads He did the best he could.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York Times
Memphis
Tenn
William R. Moore
A.T. Stewart
H. B. Claflin
Congress
Moore
Death of Mrs Theresa Baumann Widow of Ludwig Baumann
Mrs Theresa Baumann widow of Ludwig Baumann died after a brief illness on Saturday June 12. Funeral services are at 826 Lexington Avenue at 10 this morning conducted by Rev Dr Moses of Temple Ahavath Chesed Shaar Hashomayim. Burial in Linden Hill Cemetery mausoleum. Survived by three daughters Miss Lillian G Baumann Mrs D Froelich Mrs H Meyer and Mrs J Fischer and two sons S J Baumann and C Ludwig Baumann.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Theresa Baumann
Ludwig Baumann
D. Froelich
Lexington Avenue
Moses
Temple Ahawath Chesed Shaar Hashomayim
Linden Hill Cemetery
Lillian G. Baumann
8. Meyer
J. Fischer
S. J. Baumann
C. Ludwig Baumann
L. I
Long Island City
Atlantic Av
Maple Grove Cemetery
Friends and Hyatt Lodge
Frees
Katharina Frees
John Frees
East
156Th St
Grand Central Station
New
Grant
Kathrin Manice
G. Grant
East 49Th St
New York City
Gunther
West 44Th St
C. Eugene Gunther
Julia L. Gunther
William Henry Gunther
St. Bartholomew's Church
Madison
44Th St
Sons of the Revolution
New York
Fraunces Tavern
Corner Broad and
Pearl Sts
Eugene Gunther
St. Bartholomew’s Church
Madison Av
Edmund Wetmore
H.R. Drowne
Heath
Summit
N. J
Florence L. Wheeler
Walter C. Heath
Hillside Av
Newark
M. Jones
Salt Lake City
Utah
Thomas J. Jones
Margery F
Elbert H. Jones
Oyster Bay
I Lathron
Maria V. Lathron
Washington
Lynch
Rhinebeck
N. Y
Eugene Tillotson
James Lynch
Morris
Brooklyn
Russell St
New Britain
Conn
Torrington
Robertson
East 38Th St
Charlotte Markoe
R. H. Robertson
Thomas Masters
Charlotte How Markoe
Southampton
Long Island
Philadelphia
Rocsa
Middletown
James Foster Rocsa
Smith
Amy Mueller
Frantz Bulow
Cornelia Wetmore Mueller
President Penna of Brazil Dies After Illness
Dr. Alfonso A Moreira Penna, President of Brazil, died after influenza complications. He had served as state governor and vice president, contributing to Minas Gerais and the founding of Belo Horizonte. Vice President Pecanha expected to finish his term, with potential successors Hermes Fonseca or Baron de Rio Branco.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Janeiro
Alfonso A. Moreira Penna
Brazil
Nilo Pecanha
Penna
Vasco Abreu
Rio Janeiro Journal of Commerce
Senhor Pecanha
Abreu
Hermes Fonseca
Baron de Rio Branco
Santa Barbara
Minas Geraes
Bello Horizonte
Caraca College
Saurant
Federal Senate
Republican Party
Republic
Edward Callahan Still Improving
Edward Callahan former sheriff in Jackson Kentucky remains in improving condition after being shot at Crockettsville the previous Monday doctors report steady progress as family faith grows.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Edward Callahan
Jackson
Crockettsville
German operetta on Irving Place Theatre next season
Berlin sources report Max Preger, famed German opera director, opened talks with A Luchow, owner of Irving Place Theatre, about housing a first class German-Austrian operetta company next season. Luchow confirms talks with Berlin managers but says nothing definite yet. He is open to turning the theatre over to responsible parties with ongoing offers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Berlin
Max Preger
A. Luchow
Irving Place
Luchow
Mr. Luchow
Institute of Musical Art awards first artist diploma to Miss Bach
At Mendelssohn Hall Dr. Frank Damrosch presented Miss Henrietta Bach with the institute’s first artist’s diploma for violin and a silver medal voted by the Trustees. The institute, founded four years ago with a $500,000 endowment by James Loeb in honor of his mother, marks a historic milestone.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mendelssohn Hall
Institute of Musical Art
Frank Damrosch
Henrietta Bach
James Loeb
Notable Obituaries From Brooklyn and Beyond
A roundup of notable deaths includes G W Bert of Macon died of heart disease in Jersey City. Dr B L Wiggins of Sewanee, Tenn. and Joseph C Cabble of Brooklyn also died. Other obituaries cover Arthur Hurst, George Crawford, Adolph Herrmann, Robert J Gray, James F Roosa, John Paul, Gen John S Kountz, Benjamin L M Tower, George C Winslow, Oliver C Carpenter, Frederick Leroy Williams and more, with brief details on service, family, and affiliations.
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G. W. Bert
Jefferson Street
Macon
Henderson Street
Jersey City
B. L. Wiggins
University of the South
Sewanee
Tenn
Joseph C. Cabble
Cabble Wire Company
Brooklyn
Madison Street
Twenty-third Ward
Republican Association
Union League Club
Manufacturers’ Association
The
Odd Fellows
Stuyvesant Heights
Republican Club
Frederick Ahrens
Williamsburg
Lewis Hurst
Aldebarn
Germany
Henry E. Horan
North Maple Avenue
East Orange
N. J
England
Adolph Herrmann
First
New York Cavalry
West Thirty-fifth Street
Robert J. Gray
Lenox Avenue
Jane
West Streets
Union Methodist Episcopal Church
Forty-eighth Street
Broadway
James F. Roosa
Middletown
N. Y
Philip G. Roosa
Albany
John Paul
Wisconsin
Florida
Watertown
Fla
John S. Kountz
Grand Army
Toledo
Bright
Thirty
Ohio Volunteer Infantry
Grand Army of the Republic
Benjamin L. M. Tower
Suffolk County
Tower, Ibot & Hiller
Boston
Cohasset
Col
George C. Winslow
William T. Sherman
North Milford
Mass
Cavendish
Oliver C. Carpenter
Kingston
Forty-fourth
New York Regiment
Sherman
Lee
Carpenter
Appomattox Station
Lynchburg
Ulster County
Frederick Leroy Williams
McDonough Street
West Side Bank
Eighth Avenue
G. le Roy Williams
Marriage and death notices for The New York Times telephoned
Notices intended for The New York Times are to be telephoned to 1000 Bryant for inclusion, covering marriages and deaths as standard obituary and social notices.
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New York Times
Bryant
Marriages Listed From Grace Church and Nearby Parishes
Baptismos and weddings listed across New Jersey and nearby states show couples from Berkeley to Davidson and Waring to Mellick. Names include Isabella Gerhard Berkeley, Augusta Maesing Davidson, Elinor Waring Mellick, Emilie Ensign Sumner, Mamie Sullivan Clark, Elizabeth Graham Gadsomey, Ida Hodgson Gard, Charlotte Alton Goodwin, Elizabeth Lawrence Hebard, Violet Miller Sattig, Ethel Lawrence Smith.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Clark—Sullivan
Jersey City
Mamie SuLlivan
Charles T. Clark
Gadsomey—Graham
Elizabeth Graham
Peter Gadsomey
Gard—Hodgson
New _ Haven Conn
Ida L. Hodgson
Russell T. Gard
Goodwin
Alton
Hartford, Conn
Charlotte Alton
Howard Goodwin
Hebard—Lawrence
Elizabeth . Lawrence
Charles F. Hebard
Sattig—Miller
Violet Miller
Gustave R. Sattig
Smith—Lawrence
Ethel Lawrence
Milton G. Smith
Obituary notices from June 1909 highlight diverse deaths
A collage of funeral announcements across New York New Jersey and Connecticut lists individuals with addresses and dates such as Harriet A Stokes Milton Rusling Jr Bridget Colgan Bernard Colan Hugh Edwards and many more. The notices indicate funeral times private services and interment plans with locations including Brooklyn Newark Jersey City and Yonkers.
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Stokes
Harriet A. Stokes
Mahlon
Frank W. Stokes
North Washington Square
Williams
McDonough St
Brooklyn
Frederick le Roy Williams
Wood
South Grove St
East Orange
N. J
Milton Rusling, Jr
Milton Rusling
Lucile Boice Wood
Aguado
Louise
West 80Th St
Baumann
Conrad
St. Anns
Bronx
Theresa
Lexington Av
Susan G
West Saugerties
N. Y
Edwards
Hugh H
Stamford
Clark
Philip
East 18Th St
George P
New Haven
Conn
Foe Dee A
Seymour
Age Ford
Mary C
Naugatuck
Frederick
Dora
East
Gallagher
Bridget
Waterbury
Gibbons
Mary F
West 4Th St
Hennis
Michael
West 40Th St
Henoch
Jacob
East 106Th St
West 107Th St
Koenig
East 231St St
Grasmere
S. L
McLaughlin
John
Lawrence St
Plummer
Hotel Endicott
Roese
Maine
Funeal
Staples
Mary
West Marlborough
Stone
William
Columbus
Strauss
Abe
Henry Hall Stages Daniel Voorhees Pike at Astor Theatre
Henry Hall succeeded William Hodge as The Man From Home at the Astor Theatre. Hodge began a honeymoon tour with wife Helen Hale. Hall has played the part all season in cities outside New York and delivered a flawless performance last night.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Henry Hall
William Hodge
Daniel Voorhees
Pike
Man From Home
Astor Theatre
Mr. Hodge
Helen Hale
Mr. Hall
New York
Five Thousand Verdict Against Mrs La Shelle
John Stapleton secretary to the late playwright Kirke La Shelle won a $5,000 judgment from Mrs. La Shelle as administratrix of the estate in a Supreme Court case. Stapleton sought $20,000 for work on the plays The Virginian and Checkers produced by La Shelle.
New Brighton Theatre Opens in Coney Island
The New Brighton Theatre on Ocean Parkway Ocean Parkway in Coney Island opened last night for the first time. The 1 700 seat building fronts Ocean Parkway 90 feet and extends 100 feet back along Sea Breeze Avenue.
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Theatre
Marlowe
Marie
Dressler
Fields
Coney Island
Maplesden—Mckeee
Berkeley
Gerhard
King
Neid—Whitney
Social Notes
George A. Robbins
East Thirty-sixth Street
Bar Harbor
Edwin Parsons
the Oaks
Cantrell
Katherine B. Schrey
Tuexdo
Philip W. Boardman
Delmonico’s
Clerk
Gorham
London Police
Elry
Stewart
Claflin
Pecanha
Premk
Ross
Belfast
Ameese
Adele
Ellery St
Brown
Florence M
Nostrand Av
Cabble
Joseph C
Madison St
Igones
Bedford Av
Christ
Frank A
Palmetto St
North 9Th St
McMahon
Reynolds
Sandford
Samuel
Greene
Ward
Emma M
16Th St
James
Franklin Av
Vergason
Arline
Park Place
Baldwin
Joseph E
Sae
Bartlett
Clarence
Barton
Walter
Bayonne
Fred C
Market St
Bocario
Haas
Central Av
Carey
Greenville Av
Gaffney
Muriel
Bloomfield
M. Hardy
Libbdie
New Durham
Hartman
College Place
Julia
Kernan
Delta
Kleber
Katherine
Trenton
Klein
Adolph
Washington St
Hoboken
Little
William H
Weehawken St
West Hoboken
Parker
Bruce St
Rooney
Ann
Hopkins Av
Rebecca R
Lambertville
Touhig
Bleecker S&j
Webber
Harriet
Arthur
Goodrich
Jane Spencer
D. Appleton & Co
New Brighton Theatre
J. Williams
West 54Th St
America
James P. Smith & Company
Fabrica
Nassau
Bathodora
Dept. C
Crown Perfumery Co
East 20Th St
Ivory
Pura
Woodlawn Cemetery
Harlem
Webster and
Jerome Avenue
East 230
Cry
Undertakers
Frank E. Campbell
Weat
Chelsea
Alliance OF Reformed and Presbyterian Churches
5Th Ave. Presb
5Th Ave
55Th St
James D. Moffat
David James Burrell
Samuel Chisholm
Alliance
J. Oswald Dykes
Derty Unitary
Eskstyles
Derby Desk Co
38Th Street
R. Simpson & Co
West
Cor
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