Theatre Managers Review Last Season
The Times gathers insights from David Belasco Harrison Grey Fiske and Lee Shubert on last season’s struggles due to financial distress and political timing. Managers foresee retrenchment yet expect a rebound after the presidential election with a shift toward higher tone and selective successes in American drama and musical productions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Weite
Prosavetiae
Boo Fey
Ovs
Preston
Sexason
Maes Gers
Annie Reine
David Welasco
Harrison Grey Fiske
Lee Shubert
Resi Ks
Bat I
Eulek
Wcsmes
The Bandbox Acted At Fifth Avenue Theatre
A one act sketch The Bandbox by Marle B Schrader played last night at the Fifth Avenue Theatre. Schuyler Vandervere Stevens is mistaken for a French milliner designer during a playful mishap with a bandbox and a recovering arm but the farce ends with mutual attraction as Miss Brooks and Stevens become acquainted amid brisk vaudeville humor. The performance drew laughter and approval, with strong performances by Miss Plandick Mr Stirling and Premch adtaleo in notable bits.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Schuyler Vandervere Stevens
Mr. Stevens
Times Square
Park
Julia Brooks
Fifth Avenue
Miss Brooks
Marle B. Schrader
Miss Plandick
Mr Stirling
Pruvn
The Masquerader One-Act Comedy by Playgoers' Dramatics
A one act comedy The Masquerader to be presented by Playgoers' Dramatics on Tuesday evening at Temple Itmartin Fortythird Street and Pitth Avenue.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Temple Itmartin l -Forty-third Street
Pitth Avenue
Notorious Pirates in Early 17th Century Prints and Texts
The notice describes rare historical works on pirates including Gin Wiure rinn and Danseker the Dut, with editions from 1608 and 1612. It mentions a long woodcut of two ships, tales of Ward’s ship, and a false clue about a papal connection. Also cited are works like The Tyburn Chronicle and A General History of the Lives and Adventures of highway robbers, murderers, and street felons, published in London.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Anderson Company
Jolong
Lonston
Butterlat
Ward
Psyershath
England
Malta
Robert Dabern
Dansiker
London
Anlis
T. Vd
Jor Johnson
Many Sunday Dinners at Leading Hotels in New York
Lobbies and dining rooms of top hotels and restaurants filled with Sunday diners amid fine weather. Notables at the Knickerbocker included ex Mayor Fitzgerald and successor Hibbard. Cunard Line agent Verron H Brown with guest August Silz. many others at the Plaza, St. Regis, Manhattan, Palm Garden, Waldorf Astoria, and Astor. Guests listed include George Gould, Ambrose Clark, Jacob Schiff, Oliver Boyne, Adolphus Busch, and Richard Croker Jr among many prominent figures. A Cunard diner ice sculpture and elaborate floral decor highlighted the evening.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Knickerbocker
Joan F. Fitzgerald
Mile
Mercedes Manin
Paris
Thonas
Hiamilton
John Gardner
Cowles Ross
Miss Ross
Senator McHume
H. M. Howlette
A.C. Platt
Frederick T. Lincoln
James Potter
John Stamper
William Mitchell
A. B. Walman
Thomas O'Brien
E. D. Tilton
St. Louis
Julius Walsh
George R. Sheldon
F. H. von Stade
E. C. Knight
Philadelphia
G. E. Foss
Boston
Oliver Boyne
Marshal Clyde
William Fuller
Adrian Iselin, Jr
Miss Iselin
Frederick Townsend Martin
Wiliam King
King
Morgan J. O'Brien
Willis Paine
John Roebling
Eugene O' Neil
Pittspurg
Col
Willam Hester
Peter Finley Dunne
Robert J. Collier
F. J. Clark
Harry
Jacob Schiff
I. Pedraza
John ¥. Cramer
Robert Emmet
Warwick
England
E. N. Breitung
A. G. Paine
Hotel Manhattan
William E. Roche
Peter 5. Ebbert
Samuel Mather
Edward J. Scott
T. D. Woodruff
Ll Newell
Newel
L. A. Adams
O. L. Piatt
J. L. Forthingham
A. Dreier
Ross Gooderham
W. P. Eno
T. M. Dowsett
C. H. Clark
E. Cc. Bucklin
W. F. Dennis
Gerald Wyman
S. N. Smith
Robert Pitcairn
Chevalier Scowl
J A. Lapurtas
M. S. Hernley
K. RR. Armour
M. Armour
L. Ho Armoeur
WW. W. Thomas
Wi'Ham
Fire at Ovye House School in Newport promptly extinguished
Newport May 10 The Fire Department was called to Ovye House School where a slight blaze was checked at the overtainted ramp. Students led by Masters Jack and Gordon Drexel, sons of Narard Ates, helped extinguish with extinguishers before the fire apparatus arrived. Social notices note attendees and visitors at local gatherings.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Steetel
New Yoee Times
Newport
Bi L
Ovye House School
Congdon Strandish Francis Quiet Providence Wedding
The wedding of Miss Louise Bulfur Congdon daughter of Mr and Mrs John H Congdon and Richard Strandish Francis of New York occurred quietly at the bride’s Providence home because of a recent family bereavement. Rev Edrd Sandersen officiated with only relatives and a few friends present. The bride wore white lace and was given away by her father. Best man was G Maurice Congdon, her brother.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York Times
Providence
R. L
Louise Bulfur Congdon
John H. Congdon
Richard Strandish Francis
New York
Edrd ©. Sandersen
Central Congregational Church
G. Maurice Congdon
SAY TEACHER USED THE ROD
A New York City Board of Education week promises heightened activity with three committee trials, including Music Director Frank R. Rix linked to refinished pianos and Cameron trial findings due at Wednesday meeting. An attendance officer on Staten Island faces neglect charges as corporal punishment issues surface for trial, with an Associate City Superintendent position likely to be filled at the Wednesday session.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Board of Education
Department of Education
Frank R. Rix
Cameron
Staten Island
George W. Davis
the Normal College
Just a Dog in Town and a Transit Rule Tale
A comic misadventure unfolds as Mr Wilfer tries to ferry a muddy terrier home from Harlem using a Ninth Avenue L ride. A conductor enforces a rule that dogs must ride on laps, sparking a clash over who truly authored the transit book of rules.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Amsterdam
Witter
Westrooth Stree
Rome
Liberty Street
Central Railroad of
New Jersey
Wilfer
Mr. Wiltfer
Mr. Wilfer
South Street
Accuses a Policeman in Night Court
Richard Sheehan and Frank Mullin, truckmen from West 130th and West 141st Streets, faced Magistrate Wahle on disorderly conduct charges. Mullin claimed the Stable dispute involved him reporting to Police Headquarters and calling for a policeman, leading to Mullin’s discharge while Sheehan was fined $10. The exchange and names point to a tense, informal proceeding with a wary judge and a warning about a police officer.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Richard Sheehan
S561
West 130Th Street
Frank Mullin
West 141St Street
Wahle
Edward A. Marron
West 125Th Street
Mullin
Marion
Sheehan
Iellin
Eng
Gen
Bingham
Elfie Fay to wed naval officer in San Francisco trip
Elfie Fay, vaudeville actress, will quit the stage next week to wed Lieut Damon Plerri, an American naval officer commanding Guam. The ceremony is planned in Washington after a San Francisco layover, with Plerri due for a three year tour of shore duty before sailing again.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York Times
Milwaukedm
Wwis
A M Fragner Dies in Prison
Albert M. Fragner, a Brooklyn lawyer tied to an estate by fraud and grand larceny, died Friday in Dannemora Prison after a guilty plea and a six year sentence. His body was sent to Brooklyn for burial. Fragner came from a notable Brooklyn family and built a large practice before gambling and speculation ruined him.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Albert M. Fragner
Brooklyn
Ukm
Dannemora
Hearfal
Fragner
Wall Street
Otto Rainer
Wes
Hergood
Julim
Aspinall
Ex-Police Officer William Osborn Dies Suddenly at Tremont Church
William Osborn 91, a former New York City policeman, left his home at 1763 Clay Avenue in the Bronx to attend Tremont Methodist Church on Washington Avenue and 178th Street. He was in good health upon leaving, but collapsed and died during the sermon.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
William Osborn
Clay Avenue
Bronx
Tremont Methodist Church
Washington Avenue
178Th Street
New Thought Meeting Provokes Friction at Carnegie Lyceum
A New Thought conference at Carnegie Lyceum drew a jammed crowd by 8 pm, leading to police involvement as attendees clashed over entry. Speakers included Dr. Julia Seaton Geers discussing health via a secret beyond competition, with others on medical psychology and nineteenth to twentieth century thought.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Carnegie Lyceum
Elbert Hubbard
Lyceum
Law
Town Hall
New York
Yorkshire
England
Sega
Sears
Cosmic Light
Voice of the Magi
Planetary Daily Guide
Manuel Rivero
Julia Seaton Geers
Floyd B. Wilson
China
Bath banker and civic leader noted in region obituary
Local obituary notes the passing of a Bath banker who served as president of the Farmers' and Mechanics' Bank of Bath and held prominent roles across western and southern New York communities. The report highlights his influence in regional finance and public affairs.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cles
New York
the Farmers’ and Mechanics’ Bank of Bath
Ex Circuit Inige ROBERT E FRAZER DIES AFTER SURGERY
Ex Circuit Inige ROBERT E FRAZER died Saturday night at Grace Hospital after Thursday operation for an ear abscess. Judge Prater was years old. Henry F Millington, 60, died of heart disease in SSR Smith Baseball at New Grighston. He sailed for years between New York and South American ports and worked for Donald Steam Ship Company. He was a Mason, member of Tompkins Lodge, and leaves a wife. Edwin Boyle Orcutt, proprietor of a well known downtown restaurant, died Saturday of pneumonia at 114 West Sixth Street. He was 71, born in Whately Massachusetts.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Inige
Robert E. Frazer
Grace Hospital
Judge Prater
Henry F] Millington
Ssr Smith
New Grighston
S. A
New York
South American
Tdenald Steamship Company
Tompkins Lodge
Edwin Boyle Orcutt
West Sith Street
Whately
Mass
Notable Canadian Club of New York Dinner Speakers Named
A distinguished gathering will attend the annual dinner of the Canadian Club of New York next Thursday evening at the Hotel Astor. Invited speakers include Ambassador Takahira of Japan, Congressman Olcott, Justice Longley of Halifax, M. P. R. L. Borden, Rev. Dr. M. McGee Waters, British Ambassador James Bryce, ex Judge Alton B. Parker, and other prominent figures from Canada and the United States.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Canadian Club of
New York
Hotel Astor
Takahira
Japan
J. Vane Vechten Olcott
W. Longley
Halifax
R. L. Borden
M. P
Ottawa
M. McGee Waters
Brooklyn
James Bryce
Washington
Alton B. Parker
George Tate Blackstock
K. C
Toronto
Neil Meephatter
Charles March
House of Commons
Hugh Guthrie
Guelph
Adolph Lemieux
M. Pen
Canada
Charles E. Moore
Southern Society
Paul Beattie Police Reporter Dies After Illness
Paul Beattie longtime police reporter for local papers died yesterday at St Vincent's Hospital from a blood clot on the brain. He served about twelve years in the force beat and left relatives in Schenectady with a brother Louis Beattie living in Philadelphia.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Paul Beattie
Old Guard
St. Vincent’s Hospital
Schenectady
Louis Beattie
Philadelphia
Death List of a Day Special to The New York Times
W J Murphy vice president of the Cincinnati New Orleans & Texas rail line died at his Cincinnati home after a paralytic stroke that began May 1 He was born in Greensburg Massachusetts August 24 183 Inds started as a messenger with the Erie Railroad at Port Jervis NY rising to telegraph operator dispatcher chef dispatcher trainmaster superintendent and general superintendent He left the Erie in 1838 later led Eastern Tennessee Virginia Georgia Railroad now part of the Southern then joined Queen Crescent as superintendent and later general manager Five years ago he became first vice president of the Queen Crescent.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cincinnati
W. J Murphy
Cincinnati, New Orleans & Texas
Queen & Crescent
Mr. Murphy
Greensburg
Mass
Erie Railroad
Port Jervis
Erie
The
Eastern
Tennessee, Virginia & Georgia Railroad
Southern
Death in Pau France of Mrs Frances Garner Lawrance
Word of the death in Pau France on Tuesday reached here. Mrs Frances Garner Lawrance wife of Francis C Lawrance formerly of New York was sister of Commodore William Garner. Her brother’s death led her to raise his three daughters abroad who married into noble families. Her daughter married the late Lord Vernon. Her son Francis Lawrance married a Lanier of New York and after his death wed Susan Willing of Philadelphia, sister of Mrs John Jacob Astor. Mrs Lawrance lived in Pau and had a Paris residence.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pau
France
Frances Garner Lawrance
Francis C. Lawrance
New York
Lawrance
Commodore William Garner
Stapleton
Staten Island
Taney
Marquise de Brcoteull
Leon von Moltke Hnustfeld
Gordon Cumming
John and
Maria Haggerty
Theodore Dehon
Mount Auburn
Boston
Delaif
Ellen M. Delaie
Evi
Ladies’ Christian Union
St. J
Woodlawn
Forsch
Ferdinand Forach
Rebecca Schiffer
Heidgerd
Monsey
N. Y
Diedrich A. Heidgerd
Heloved
Anna N. A. Heidgerd
Mee Wissmann
Jersey City
Evergreen Cemetery
Herrick
Dwight Stiles
Sarah Frances Simpson
Union Lnv
Peekskill
New York Central
Lexington
Hinman
Madison Av
William _K. Hinman
Rutgers Presbyterian Church
Broadway
Tid St
Manhasset
L. I
Johnston
Cecilia Halen
George Francis Rowley Johnston
Morriston Hall
Surrey
England
James and
Susan Durand
Llera
Summit Av
N. J
Joaquin Llera
St. Joseph's Church
Osborn
William W. Oscork
George W. Watermann
Franx
Pettit
Mary Bray Pettit
Samuel Pettit
Prospect Place
Brooklyn
oMonmouth County
WN. J
Church of the Ascension
London
Ritter
Frank J. Ritter
Jennings St
Borough of the Bronx
Rominson
Richfield Springs
William G.robinson
Rogers
Orange
Mary Jeffers
William J. Rogers
Reynolds Terrace
Providence
Tillinghast
Englewood
Joseph Reynolds Tillinghast
Philip Tillinghast
Charles H
William Totten
Dehon
Maria L. Dehon
Womlawn Cemeter
Caroline EF Hy
Resistance
Newhborne
Wright
Susan Wright
Clinton St
Aid-P
Wyeth
Wardwell
John Ddidow
Lewisous
George St Range
N. Z
Seth Lces
Lackawanna
Roseville
Mary Jeffers Rogers Dies at 63 in Orange Rhode Island
Mrs Mary Jeffers Rogers wife of Willian J Rogers president of the Borden Milk Company died at home on Saturday at 50 Reynolds Terrace Orange Rhode Island from heart disease. She was 63 years old. Her husband and eight children survive her including four daughters and four sons.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mary Jeffers Rogers
Willian
J. Rogers
Borden Milk Company
Reynolds Terrace
Orange, RI
Frederick H. May Ex-Vice President Dies in Newark
Frederick H. May, former Vice President and General Manager of American Rapid Telegraph, died at his Newark home. A notable railroad builder in the West and Middle West during the 1870s, he gained Civil War fame for keeping the Illinois Central north of Cairo open for Grant’s troops and supply trains. Born on the Isle of Man.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Frederick H. May
American Rapid Telegraph Company
Newark
N. J
West
Middle West
Illinois Central
Cairo
Gen. Grant
Mr. May
Isle of Man
Death of Abraham Beekman. Bath native, 78
Bath New York May 10 Abraham Beekman died here aged 78. He was a native of New York City and a prominent figure in local business circles.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bath
N. Y
Abraham Beekman
New York City
Beekman
Cir
Adler and Cohn Families Welcome Newborns in May
May 1 and May 4 announcements report a daughter for Mr. and Mrs. Louis N. Adler and a son for Mr. and Mrs. Charles Cohn. A May 6 birth adds a son to Mr. and Mrs. Louis J. Levy.
Marriages Listed in May and April Notices
A sequence of marriage notices appears with several couples formalizing unions in April and May. Details include names such as Fannie Gotthelf and William J. Eggers, Acilaide Geerken and Louis Gottschalk, Beatrice Moeserole Oltross and Edward Duer Reeves, Helen Held and Harry Roeder, and Dora Oppenheim Rothschild with Julius Rothschild.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Eggers—Gotthelf
Fannie
Gotthelf
William J. Egeers
Gottschalk—Geerken
Aiclaide Geerken
Louis Gottschalk
Reeves—Ostrogge
Beatrice
Edward Duer
Reeves
Roeder-Held
Helen A. Held
Harry R. Roeder
Rothschild
Rothschild—Oppenheim
Dora Oppenheim
Julius Rothschild
Long obituary notices from New York area May 1908
A dense list of death notices and funeral arrangements for numerous individuals across Brooklyn Jersey City and New York City. Entries include names ages and burial plans at Mount Auburn Woodlawn Manhattan and local cemeteries. Many notices request private services with interment details and transportation notes.
Unveiling and memorial mass notices in a Jewish cemetery list
A column of funeral notices and monument unveilings for multiple individuals at Union Fields Cemetery and other Jewish burial grounds. Entries include dates May 11 to May 17 with times for monument unveilings, masses at various churches, and memorials for Grace Cristiani, Alfred Bloom, Marcus Brann, Daniel Frey, Hannah Goldberg, Babette Goldschmidt and more, showing a community-wide schedule of rites.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sippy Cole
Union Fields
Cristiani
Grace
Dargeon
Florence A. Dargeon
Corpus Christi Church
Cypress Hills
Green
H. N. Green
New Union Fields
Monash
Solomon Monash
Washington Cemetery
Rosenwasser
Jack
Louie Rosenwasser
Union Field
Verein
Samilson
Harris Samilson
Sammet
Sol Sumtmet
Rodeph Scholom
Shelley
Catherine T.” Shelley
Church of St. Paul the Armstle
Columbus Av
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Theatre Managers
Business Cenre
Sion Hurt
Gurviook
Fiserenagbineni
Lic Shubert
David Belasco
No- Varker
Mr. Fiske
Thea
Gepras
Jr Watt
Shubert
Matey
Wilh Ba
Ae Lunderstood
Yey
Marie
Schrader
Eman-El
Auctin
Vernon H. Brown
Cunard Liner
Manhattan
News OF Newport
Elbriym
James J. van Alen
Vanderbilt
Mr. van Alen
Moss
May van Afen
Delanesy Astor Kaneen
Wiliam G. Roelker
Frederick P. Garretson
Hurene
Ai Iy
Oliver W. Huntington
Prilecclyat
Maeneahizer King Cottage
Arthur
Newbold
Philacedphia
Reynolds
Lancaster
Penn
William H. Byers
Newton Centre
Day
Denon
Willing
Th.tamm
Francis—Congdon
Mr. Wikter
Truckman
Man
Elfie Fay
Lieut
Damon Plerri
U. S. Navy
A. M. Fragner
NEW Thought Talk
Saal
Waters
Horace Waters
Fifth Ave
18Th Street
Harlem
W. 125Th St
8Th Ave
Canadian Club
W. J. Murphy
Kyest
Samuel Abrahams
Ackerman
Robbins
Frank N. Ackerman
Appleby
Emily Appleby
BEILY
St| John’s Pisce
Mar & Marya
Bind
East Orange
Jane Hird
Benning
Falutier
John Henning
Buckland
Chmelia St
Asteria
Almira Buckiang
Ay. Cain
Ist St
Bayonne
Ann Cein
Washington Av
Pauline Cornes
M. Coughlin
E. St
Mamie Coughlin
Curtis
Port Chester
Josephine A. Curtis
M. Deats
Flemington Junction
Elmira
Deata
Donnellon
Pacific St
William C. Dennellon
Fink
Wes 7Tith St
George A. Fink
Fly
9Th St
Charles EB. Fly
Flynn
Cooper St
Martin Flynn
P. M. Gott
West S2
Frances _E. Gott
M. Gumpert
Avenue B
Jacob Gumpert
Hanson
Pearl St
Hannah Hanlon
Hansen
Whitestone
U. 1
Aerd
Hoffman
East 12Th St
Aaron Hoffman
Gunter
Elizabeth
Catherine Hunter
Kenney
Robert A. Kenney
M. Kinney
Elton S
Kirk
Noepth 6Th St
M. Lilian Kirk
Madden
East 348Th St
Teresa Madden
Puneral
BM. Martin
Rahway
Mary E
Martin
M. Morton
Lafayette St
Pamelid J. Morton
T. Murray
West Dist St
Rose Murray
Trenox Av
St.chare
East 57Th St
Amand ' Hare
Louisa J. Porter
Power
Rower St
Joseph Ep.power
Praeger
West 84Th St
Samuel Praeger
Rhinehart
Westminster Road
Isabelle M. Rhinehart
Schneide
Park Av
Fredericka. W. Ochnlelder
Schooverling
Downing St
Rudolph Schoverling
Scott
Grand St
George C. Scott
Seickel
East St. St
Andreas Seickel
M. Sheridan
Gabriel Sheridan
Small
White Plains
Mary Anne Small
Stephe
Undertakers
Stephen Merritt
Frank E. Campbell
Chelsen
Grand Central Station
Webster and
Jeome Avenue
East
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