Granville Barker on Stage Prospects for New Theatre
English manager Granville Barker arrived with critic William Archer to discuss the New Theatre venture in New York. Barker favors world drama in English translation, opposes long runs, and would not act himself. He argues theatre should be a public service with freedom to experiment.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Granville Barker
Court Theatre
Savoy
London
New Theatre
Celtic
William Archer
Barker
Otto H. Kahn
Paris
Tam
Shaw
Jong
New York
Ibsen
The
National Theatre
National Theatre should promote native drama says Barker
Barker argues the National Theatre must devote substantial attention to native drama. He says a repertoire could include native plays and that a lower initial standard for native works than for foreign drama is appropriate, with 50 percent excellence acceptable for native plays versus 75 percent for foreign.
New Theatre Plans Discussed At Dinner
David Bispham hosted a dinner at the Players in Gramercy Square with actors managers and dramatists and founders of the New Theatre. Guests included Granville Barker William Archer Augustus Thomas Bronson Howard David Warfield E H Sothern Otis Skinner Langdon Mitchell among others to discuss the theatre project and its possibilities.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
David Bispham
Players
Gramercy Square
New Theatre
Granville Barker
William Archer
Augustus Thomas
Bronson Howard
Daniel Frohman
David Warfield
William H. Crane
E. H. Sothern
Otis Skinner
Langdon Mitchell
Louis Shipman
Brander
Matthews
Walter Dainrogh
Melville E- Stone
Paul Aravath
Evert Wendell
Otto +J. Kahn
David Belasco
Money for Boston Opera Subscriptions Rise
Subscriptions for the planned Boston opera company reached 40200 for the week ending yesterday afternoon. Receipts yesterday totaled 7000, the second largest daily sum after Monday, with strong demand from New England and as far as Georgia. Seats are expected to be allocated mainly to stockholders, creating a waiting list for boxes due to excess applications.
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New York Times
Boston
New England
Georgia
Garden to Star in Salome and Sapho in New York
Miss Garden plans a Paris Opéra return and Brussels Salome performances after spring appearances in New York. She cites aims to sing Thais and Pagliacci this summer, with Sapho in the works for next season and a possible Aphrodite by Hammerstein.
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Paris
Brussels
Mme. Maraquita
Opéra Comique
Rue
Richard Strauss
Miss Garden
Salome
Aix-les Bains
Greece
Switzerland
Sest
New York
Mr. Hammerstein
Miss .Garden
Ben Ali Haggin
Thais
Beethoven Cycle at Carnegie Hall Features Scotch Folk Songs
The fifth Beethoven Cycle concert at Carnegie Hall drew a large audience led by Waller, Damrosch and his ensemble. The program opened with the Eighth Symphony and included King Stephan overture Turkish March from The Ruins of Athens and Fidelio overture. Claude Cunningham sang Scotch songs Faithful Johnnie Sunset O Sweet Were the Hours Bennie Laddie Highland Laddie with Walter Damrosch and Saslavsky Bramsen accompanying. Cunningham later performed The Kiss and The Song of the Flea with Damrosch on piano. It was among the cycle's most enjoyable concerts.
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Carnegie Hall
Waller
Damrosch
Stephan
Athens
Fidelio
Johnnie
Claude Cunningham
Walter Damrosch
Messrs
Saslavsky
Bramsen
Mr. Cunningham
Mr. Damrosch
Royal Swedish Band At Academy Of Music Concert
The Royal Kronoberg Regimental Band of Sweden performed a varied program yesterday afternoon at the Academy of Music, opening with Hands Across the Sea and ending with The Star Spangled Banner. Between them they played Grieg pieces, Carmen passages, Das Rheingold selections, and medleys of Swedish melodies to wide applause. The Kronoberg musicians plan a U S tour of major cities, concluding at Carnegie Hall on May 3.
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Academy of Music
Royal Kroneberg Regimental
Sweden
Asa
Grieg
Valhalla
Academy
Kronoberg
United States
Carnegie Hall
Goerlitz Named to Run Metropolitan Concert Tours
Ernest Goerlitz is appointed to control all concert and recital engagements for the Metropolitan Opera House ensemble. He resumes leadership after resigning as general manager last fall and will oversee Caruso's upcoming tour. A free chorus school linked to the Met will open next season to train pupils for opera jobs with salaries as they gain skill.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ernest Goerlitz
Metropolitan Opera Company
Goerlitz
Metropolitan Opera House
Opera House
Caruso
Pupi
Hebrew Sacred Concert at Carnegie Hall Delights Cantors’ Association
Visited by many, the Cantors' Association presented a sacred Hebrew concert at Carnegie Hall last evening. The large chorus sang with strong volume and tone under H. A. Rusotto, with William J. Falk on organ, Mamie Silberfeld piano, and ans Kronold cello. Notable patrons included numerous community leaders and benefactors.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cantors’ Association
Carnegie Hall
Levandowsky
Naumbourg
Miss Charlotte McGoey Engaged to William Powell
Mr and Mrs John McGoey of 61 West Seventy first Street announce the engagement of daughter Charlotte to Alexander W Powell son of Mr and Mrs Alexander McDonald Powell of 826 West Seventy second Street Powell is a Yale man and a member of the Automobile Club of America the Hardware Luncheon Club The Lambs Apawamis Baltusrol Golf Clubs and the Republican Club.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charlotte McGoey
John McGoey
West Seventy-first Street
Charlotte
Alexander W. Powell
Alexander McDonald Powell
West Seventy-second Street
Powell
Yale
Automobile Club of América
The
Hardware Luncheon Club
Lambs
Apawamis and
Baltusrol
Republican Club
Brown Eddy nuptials in Cambridge ceremony
Dr. Robert M. Brown of New York married Miss Margaret Kelsey Eddy of Cambridge last night at the Simmons home in Cambridge. The service was conducted by Rev. H. P. De Forest of Lexington.
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Brown—Eddy
New York Times
Boston
Robert M. Brown
New York
Margaret Kelsey Eddy
George Simmons Eddy
Cambridge
Simmons
H. P. de Forest
Lexington
Prominent Opera Figures Set Sail for Europe on Kaiser Wilhelm II
The Manhattan Opera Company plans a Europe voyage aboard the Kaiser Wilhelm II tomorrow. Notable passengers include Oscar Hammerstein, Mmes. Tetrazzini Garden Mary, Alice Zeppilli, Cam panini, Sammarco, Zenatello, Parelli, Coini, and others.
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Manhattan Opera Company
Oscar Hammerstein
Europe
Mmes
Tetrazzini
Mary Garden
Alice Zeppilli
Gerville-Réache
Campanini
Russ
Agostinelli
Franceska
ressler-Gianoli
Messrs. Campanini
Sammarco
Zenatello
Parelli
Coini
Eec
Final Sunday Night Concert at the Metropolitan Opera House
A large audience attended the final Sunday night concert of the season at the Metropolitan Opera House. Mme Eames performed two numbers with the chorus, the Inflammatus from Rossini’s Brabat Mater and Gounod’s Gallia. Soloists included Mme Kirkby Lunn, Messrs Lucas and Stracciari, and young Kotlarsky the boy violinist, with the orchestra conducted by Mr Ferreri.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Metropolitan Opera
Mme. Eames
Rossini
Two new casts to open and tour in Chicago and coast
Two extra companies to play Girls Clyde Fitch's new comedy are organized. One will open at the Garrick Theatre in Chicago and the other will tour the Pacific Coast. Mme Nazimova's advance receipts at the Adelphi Theatre Philadelphia this week have broken all previous records for that playhouse.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Clyde Fitch
Garrick Theatre
Chicago
Pacific Coast
Mme. Nazimova
Adelphi Theatre
Philadelphia
Gov Guild Reports Favorable Medical Update
Doctors attending Gov. Curtis Guild reported a decidedly favorable prognosis today in Boston. No complications were noted as treatment continued under hospital care.
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Boston
Mass
Gov
Curtis Guild
Meyer Bimburg Buried After Sudden Death
The funeral for Meyer Ri Bimberg known as Bin the Button Man was held at his home 217 West 110th Street. Rabbi Aaron Zisman of Temple Hikor Seholan praised his helping hand. Pallbearers included Belasco Warfield Reeder Cook Rieble Borndheim Sondhein Keister Holley. Floral tributes came from many friends including President Roosevelt. The body was later taken to Bayside L. I. for burial.
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Meyer Ri Bimberg
bin the
Button Man
West 110Th Street
Rebbi Aaron Zisman
Temple
Hikor Seholan
David Belasco
David Warfield
Benjamin F. Reeder
James Emerson Cook
Leopold Borndheim
Eugene Sondhein
George Keister
Wills Holley
Mr. Bimberg
Roosevelt
Bayside
L. L
Captain Barrett Dead After Removal Over Slocum Inquiry
Captain Thomas H. Barrett, longtime Inspector of Steam Vessels for the Port of New York, died in Yonkers at 74. He was removed by President Roosevelt over alleged neglect related to the General Slocum disaster, a decision said to have broken his heart. Barrett served on the City of Peking during the Civil War and belonged to the Loyal Legion, Atlantic Athletic Club, Army and Navy Club, and the Farragut Association.
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Thomas H. Barrett
New York
Roosevelt
Slocum
Yonkers
Barrett
City of
Peking
Loyal Legion
Atlantic Athletic Club
Army and Navy Club
The
Farragut Association
Death of Judge James D. Watters in Maryland
James D. Watters longtime Associate Justice of Maryland’s Third Judicial District died at his Belair home after a long illness. He served for thirty two years in Baltimore and Harford Counties and was born in the state. Funeral plans were not announced.
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New York Times
Baltimore
James D. Watters
Third Judicial District
Maryland
Harford Counties
Belair
Judge Watters
Grape-Nuts Helps a Weak Weanling Thrive
A family recalls desperate efforts to feed their infant who weighed little at five months. After trying many formulas, they started Grape-Nuts soaked in warm water. The child improved quickly, grew strong and cheerful, and reached adulthood as a robust 30 year old. The ad credits Postum Co. and a book hint, The Road to Wellville.
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Postum Co
Battle Creek
Mich
Wellville
Obituary: Mrs Eliza Trask Hill Dies in Somerville
Mrs Eliza Trask Hill a longtime leader in the Women's Christian Temperance Union and a King’s Daughters member died at her Somerville home after months of illness. The 68 year old was active in women’s suffrage and served on W C T U prison committees.
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Boston
Eliza Trask Hill
Women’s Christian Temperance Union
Society of King's Daughters
Somerville
Woman's Suffrage
W. C
Birth Announcements List for March
On March dates multiple families announce additions to their households. Daughters are born to Fishman Fleishman Levinsohn Levy Pearlstein Nonisof and sons to Hecht Meyers Myers Samuels with parents Mr. or Dr. and Mrs. listed. Locations include Prospect Ave Bronx.
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Israel N. Levy
Meyers
Herman Meyers
Myers
Myron H. Myers
Nonisof
Joseph Nonisof
Pearlstein
Engagement announced for Phoebe Prout and Pierpont Davis
Nutley New Jersey Mr. and Mrs Henry Gossee Prout announce the engagement of their daughter Phoebe Lee Prout to Pierpont Van Derveer Davis son of Mr and Mrs Frank Howard Davis of Elizabeth New Jersey The notice records a forthcoming marriage union between two New Jersey families within the local community.
Marriages Noted in Recent City Notices
On March dates the following unions were announced: Florence Stahl to Roman H. Bush. Estelle Florence Rosenheim to Harry H. Baum. Nana Louise Moore to Paul Y. Baumgarten. Hazel B. Samuels to Louis H. Dittenheimer. Louise Elikann to Gustav Igstaedter. Jennie S. Hyman to M. Emanuel Mayer. Elete R. Weil to Hugo H. Ullmann.
Obituaries and Funeral Notices From New York Area
Daily notices list a series of deaths and upcoming funeral services with names ages and locations including Annie Browning Ellen Bush Henry Culver Josiah Flint William Ford Sarah Green James Healy Charles Husted Eliza Magie Emma McKissock William McMurtry Frederick Meeker Anna Perry Sarah Smith Emma Thackray Elizabeth Whitson and Meyer Anthony plus residents of Brooklyn Hoboken Flushing and New York City with service times and burial plans detailed.
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Matilda Culver
St. Nicholas Avenue
Greenwood, Flint
Red Fenk
N. d
Josiah Dwight Flint
Leicester
Mass
Ford
Washington
Philadelphia
Healy
James Redmond Healy
East 116Th Street
St. Paul's Church
118Th Street
Lexington Avenis
St. Raymond's
Westchester
Husted
Paris
France
Charles Seymour Husted
Seymour L
Mary J. Husted
Magie
East 18Th St
New York
Eliza Ralston Brandt
David Magie
Paterson
N. J
McKissock
George A. Thayer
Port Washington
Emma J. McKissock
Episcopal Church
34Th Street
Eastern Ster
McEmurtry
William McMurtry
Newton
Grand Central Station
Perry
Hartford
Conn
Anna Maria
Joseph A
Emily Constable Perry
Greenwood
Smith
Sarah M
Andrew Jackson Smith
Platt H
Eliza Thorne Crosby
West 78Th St
Thackray
Emma Shaurman
Richard Thackray
McDonough S1
Brooklyn
Boston
Whitson
Flushing
N. Y
Elizabeth
Jacob H. Whitson
James E. Hillyer
Sanford Avenue
Obituary notices list New York area deaths in late March
A dense obituary list from New York and nearby towns notes deaths of many individuals with ages and addresses. Entries include Frederick F Chambers 63 Somerville NJ, Frances Y Davis 84 Brooklyn, Maria Engels } and numerous others with funeral times and private interment details.
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Chambers
Somerville
N. J
Frederick F. Chambers
Davis
Monrose St
Brooklyn
Frances Y. Davis
Deicksel
West 15Th St
Coney Island
Ottiliie Deicksel
Engels
East 82d St
Maria Engels
Fischer
East St. St
Herman J. Greenstein
Griffin
Lakewood
N.J
William Griffin
Guyon
Amboy Av
Tottenville
S. L
Margaret E. Guyon
Heinrich
Bertha Heinrich
II A. M. Hess
88Th St
George Hess
M. Hoffacker
138Th St
Bertha M. Hoffacker
Hollander
139Th St
Julia Hollander
Howe
Clara ‘Baker Howe
Lewis
Madison Av
M. Lyons
West 87Th St
Marie E. Lyons
M. McCormack
East &Th St
James McCormack
Martin B. V.nevins
Ohlweiler
118Th St
Gertrude V. Ohlweiler
M. Roby
John R. Roby
Willis Av
M. Schoonmaker
West
54Th &T
Elizabeth K. Williams
M. Wilson
Watchung Ave
Plainfield
John Wilson
Death notices of three individuals in New Jersey and Paris
JOSIAH DWIGHT FLINT a longtime fire insurance figure in the city died at his Red Bank New Jersey home after a illness several diseases. He was in his seventy third year. CHARLES SEYMOUR HUSTED 801 West 106th Street died yesterday at the Hotel Regina Paris after four months illness from liver disease. He was sixty three and son of the late Seymour L. Husted. WILLIAM McNULTY eight year old treasurer of the Rubber Celluloid Harness and Trimming Company Newark died yesterday at his Newton New Jersey home. He is survived by a daughter and two sisters. His wife who died recently was President of the Newton Woman's Christian Temperance Union.
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Josiah Dwight Flint
Red Bank
N. J
Charles Seymour Husted
West 106Th Street
Regina
Paris
Seymour L. Husted
William McNulty
Rubber Celluloid Harness and Trimming Company
Newark
Newton
Newton Woman's Christian Temperance Union
Unveiling and Masses at New York Cemeteries and Churches
A list of funeral services and monument unveilings scheduled for early April. Headstone and monument dedications include Julius and Ford Waar at Salem Fields, Maurice Plum at Mount Zion Maspeth, Maggie A Jaffrey at Mount Neboh, Hester Levy at Mount Neboh, Anna Meyer at Mon monides, Ernesta Meyers at Washington Cemetery, Birdie Rukeyser at Bayside Cemetery, and masses for Rev. James P. Byrnes, Frank T. McGlynn, Charles H. Parks, Nicholas A. Smith, and others at St Patrick’s Richmond, Our Lady of Loretta Hempstead, Nativity Church, and St Thomas Aquinas West Farms.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Baar
Julius and Ford
Waar
Salem Fields
Blum
Maurice Plum
Mount Zion Cemetery
Maspeth
S. J
M. Byrnes
James P. Byrnes
St. Patrick’s Church
Richmond
S. L
Mia Jaffrey
Maggie A. Jaffrey
Mount Neboh
Rukeyser
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Mr. Shammerstein
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Manon
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