Salome at Blaneys Lincoln Square Theatre
Blaney's Lincoln Square Theatre hosted William Morris vaudeville with Mlle Bianca Froehlich performing the dance of the Seven Veils in a full Salome portrayal. The bill featured the Australian Tree, Fellers, The Royal Musical Five, Alex Gear & Co., Frank Bush, and Jjgmma, with strong crowds and a redecorated entrance.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Blaney
Lincoln Square
William Morris
Mlle
Bianca Froehlich
Metropolitan Opera House
Herodias
John the Baptist
Bush Country
Royal Musical _ Five
Alex Gear
Frank Bush
Jjgmma
Shubert Theatres Win Grand Opera House in Brooklyn
Announcement says Shubert management takes over the Grand Opera House Brooklyn for next season. Klaw and Erlanger booked Montauk shows and previously controlled the Grand. Stars slated include John Mason in The Witching Hour and E. H. Sothern Julia Marlowe Mary Mannering Sam Bernard Lulu Glaser Eddie Foy. Senator Reynolds of Montauk says no injury to competition and welcomes a first class theatre.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Shuberts
Grand Opera House
Brooklyn
Montauk Theatre
Klaw & Erlanger
Montauk
William H. Reynolds
Shubert
John Mason
E. H. Sothern
Julia Marlowe
Mary Mannering
Sam Bernard
Lulu Glaser
Eddie Foy
AIDA Opens Four-Week Opera Run at American Theatre
AIDA staged by Ivan Abramson's Italian Grand Opera Company opened last night at the American Theatre to a crowded house. Police halted standing-room ticket sales as Mme. Helena Therry starred as Aida with Mile. G. Strauss Amneris and M. Michailoff Rhadames. Conductor M. G. Morola received strong ovations in a season launch that signals vaudeville use under William Morris after renovations to the venue.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Diana of
Dobson’s
Cicely Hamilton
Savoy Theatre
Miss Smithers
Kitty Brant
Beatrice Moreland Tiss Jay
Ewes
Jane Lloyd
Diana Massingberd
Carlotta Nilsson
Miss Morton
Katherine Kappell
Miss Pringle
Florence Edney
Cantelupe
Pfilcott Paget Walter
Frederick Beane
Whyte Fraser
Millicent’ McLaughlin
Jabez Grinlay
Grinlay
Emporia
Harrison Carter
Victor Bretherton
Welsh Guards
Richard Bennett
Dlay Galyer
London
Diana
The
Dobsons
Victoria Embankment
Cook
Dobson
Engadine
Paris
Thames Embankment
Richard Bennet
Beatrice Moreland
Mildred Morris
Watherine Kappell
Ffolliett Paget
Ivan Abramson
Mme
Helena Therry
Aida
Mile. G. Strauss
Amneris
M. S. Michailoff
Rhadames
M. A. Arcangeli
Amonasra
Verdi
M. G. Morola
William Morris
Coney Prepares For Mardi Gras Parade Floats
Preparations for Coney Island Mardi Gras are nearly finished with the closing event of the year approaching. Remaining work centers on feature parade floats including the King and Queen throne garden, the sea allegory, Spirit of the Carnival with clowns and ballet dancers, and floats illustrating heroes, the Age of Progress, and inventive commercial and mechanical achievements.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Coney
Coney Island
Age of Progress
Crescent Stock Company Opens The Rose of the Rancho
Miss Laura Lang leads the Crescent Stock Company in The Rose of the Rancho at the Crescent Theatre in Brooklyn. Edward Mackay stars as the leading man in a season opened at the redecorated Montauk Theatre with a new air cooling plant and improved comforts. Next week the four act comedy The Walls of Jericho by Alfred Sutro will be produced.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Laura Lang
New Crescent Stock Company
Crescent Theatre
Brooklyn
Edward Mackay
Fercy G. Williams
Montauk Theatre
Walls of Jericho
Alfred Sutro
Percy Williams
Devil drama draws large Philadelphia audience at Broad Street Theatre
Henry W. Savage produced Franz Molnar's drama The Devil at the Broad Street Theatre in Philadelphia. Harrison Greg Fiske was not to stage a competing Devil, and Savage's production attracted one of the largest crowds in years with several hundred people turned away.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York Times
Philadelphia
Henry W. Savage
Franz Molnar
Broad Street Theatre
Harrison
Greg Fiske
Mr. Savage
Thompson denies Coney Island theatre plans
Fred Thompson denied tonight in Chicago that he will sign with Feltman Brothers to control a new Coney Island theatre. He stated he has no idea of taking a theatre at Coney Island. The report originated from New York.
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Coney Theatre
Fred Thompson
Chicago
Chicago Opera House
New York
Feltman Brothers
Coney Island
Staten Island Inter Borough Fair Opens at Dongan Hills
The annual inter borough fair begins tomorrow at Dongan Hills with a full week of fasting and old fashioned county fair magic. Emil Sauer launches his second American soloist tour with the Boston Symphony Orchestra after nine years away from U.S. stages. Liebler & Co acquire dramatizing rights to Joseph Medill Patterson’s A Little Brother to the Rich with plans for a December stage production. The Theatrical Managers Association forms with A L Erlanger as President and John H Havlin as Secretary. Klaw Beck and Havlin form by laws committee to report in October. Marathon race first moving picture at Manhattan Theatre attracts large crowds showing Windsor Castle start, the Princess of Wales review, Dorando’s finish fall, and Hayes winning.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Staten Island
Dongan Hills
Tomorow
Emil Sauer
Boston Symphony Orchestra
Liebler &Co
Joseph Medill Patterson
Theatrical Managers’ Association
Klaw & Erlanger
A. L. Erlanger
John H. Havlin
Messrs. Klaw
Beck
Havlin
Manhattan
Windsor Castle
Princess of Wales
Dorando
Hayes
Employment Offers Through New York Times Ads
After holidays you may seek new work as a prosperous era approaches. The New York Times is chosen by major employers for cultured help. Advertisements at American District Telegraph Company offices and 500 agencies in Greater New York and suburbs. Telephone 1000 Bryant. Adv.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York Times
American District Telegraph Company
Greater
New York
Bryant
Balzac Dominate at Locust Valley Dog Show
Long Island summer colony residents attended the Piping Rock Dog Show Association event at Locust Valley with over 400 entries. Elise Laden’s Balzac defeated champion Mell Cote Fan Fan as St. Lambert Royal bested Ladew’s St Clouds Rossmaine in another top class. Meadow Brook clubs and many notables were on site.
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Long Island
Piping Rock Dog Show Association
Piping Rock Horse Show Association
Locust Valley
Elise Laden
Balzac
Meadow Brook Club
Ladew
St. Cloud Rossmaine
E. C. Phillips
St.Lambert Royal
Tyler Morse
E. R. Tadew
Emily Potter
Howard Cowperthwait
Hastings Arnold
Alfred Gardner
C. Busch
Alfred B. Ma~clay
August Vatable
Howland Pell
T. R. Pell
Keagh
Hilda Holmes
M. K. Bird
Mr. Fox
Mimson Morris
Peter Hoe
Theodore Offerman
E. M. Oldham
John Sargeant
St. Bernards
Nana A. Dodd
Barry
Thomas J. Regan
Baron Milan
A. J. Hammerslaugh
Christine Whitney
M. K. Bourne
Annandale Reynold
Miss W. Low
Annandale Kennels
Annandale Rosalie
Daffodil Farm Kennels
Annandale Arm Kennels
Daffodil Farm
Franza
Ee Beagles
Windholm_ Kennels
Windholm -Robino Ill
Windholm Kennels
Windholm
Mrs. A
van Hueen
Blue Dragon Kennels
Bitches
Blue Dragon
Poppy
Thomason & Hyland
Alfred Blewitt
Southport Summit
A. R. Conklin
R. S. Edeson
Hillhames
Doris
Norton
Miss Grey
Middleground
Airedale
Antoine Bournondill
Jerry More
Frank H. Addiman
Watland
Reginald
John McGough
Lillian Jones
W. H. Mulford
Hedgeley Flash
Commodore Webb Injured in Canal Acci dent
Commodore Thomas Webb, a noted yachtsman, was seriously injured when he jumped from a lock to his launch on the Hennepin Canal two miles below Wyanet. He broke his right leg above the ankle suffered internal injuries and head wounds. Webb was rushed to Bureau Junction then transported by special train to Peoria for treatment.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Peoria
Hennepin Canal
Sterling
Thomas Webb
Wyanet
Bureau Junction
TALK BETRAYS BLACK HANDER
Magistrate Walsh in the Tombs Court sent Nichole Scaranello of Ardsley to Westchester authorities for alleged involvement in a Black Hand extortion plot. Tomaso Vescia, also of Ardsley, faced arrest after delivering a threatening letter demanding $150 or death. The note warned of eye gouging and ear removal and described a rendezvous at a rock between Ardsley and Dack 3.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Walsh
Westchester County
Nichole Scaranello
Ardsley
Tomaso Vescia
Dack
Tommaso
Black Hand
Vescia
Scaranello
Mulberry Street
Dondero
Eaton
Westchester
Final Tale Of Mrs Williams Farm Pets Estate
In Riveredge New Jersey lawyer George W. McAdam closes the affairs of the late Mrs Helen Williams. The rich New York contractor William Williams and his wife kept many pets and livestock whose fate after her death includes selling poultry and killing remaining stock. The Williams home is abandoned awaiting probate and possible rescue of the property.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York Times
Riveredge
N. J
George W. McAdam
Tarrytown
N.Y
Helen Williams
New Jersey
William Willams
New York
Williamses
Worst Drought Strikes Western Pennsylvania Areas
Clouds linger over Western Pennsylvania as hopes rise for rain to end a drought affecting Eastern Ohio and West Virginia. More than 5,000 workers idle across industries amid water shortages. crops and livestock suffer with Dubois reservoir empty and plants like W. J. Rainey Co and H. C. Frick Co halting operations. Water hauled from distant streams, prices rise to 10 cents a gallon in Jackson, and the Pennsylvania Low Grade Railroad threatens suspension without rain.
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Pittsburg
Pennsylvania
Ohio
West Virginia
Dubois
Connelsville
W. J. Rainey Company
H. C. Frick Company
Indian Creek
Franklin County
Jefferson County
Jackson
Greene County
Armstrong County
Gold Hidden in Pig Pen Saved by Fire Blazing Heist
In Berea on September 5 Frank Marks a Strongsville farmer hid his gold coins under his pig pen floor rather than in a bank. While he and his wife were away robbers burned the barns and searched the home. Neighbors fought the fire and Marks recovered a lump of melted gold worth several thousand dollars from the pig pen ruins.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Berea
Ohio
Frank Marks
Strongsville
Cleveland
Marks
Robbers Hide Wooden Leg of Station Agent
Robbers forced Oscar O Harrah, ticket agent at Colliers West Virginia, to lie on his bed while they searched his house and stole $125, a watch and valuables. They also took his wooden leg and overlooked $150 of railroad money hidden in a coat as two men kept him silent at gunpoint.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington, Penm
Oscar O'Harrah
Colliers
West Va
O'Harrah
Cheery Old Couple Favor Grape-Nuts Breakfast
A letter from a 71 year old minister and his wife extols Grape-Nuts and Postum. They report relief from dyspepsia and bilious headaches after eight weeks, crediting renewed health and cheerfulness to the cereals. The Postum Company signature from Battle Creek says “There’s a Reason.”
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Postum
Postum Co
Battle Creek
Mich
Wellville
New Gillette Play Produced in Chicago Opera House
A modern comedy by William Gillette titled They was staged at the Chicago Opera House. The London stage life farce centers on a love story between a leading actress and a struggling playwright with Mary Ryan of Chicago in the lead and Frederick Lewis supporting the author.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
William Gillette
Chicago Opera House
London
Mary Ryan
Frederick Lewis
Frank Craven
Thomas Thorne
Miss. Leora
Moore
Frederick Powell
New Army School Opens for Guardsmen at Fort Monroe
War Department announces National Guard officers may enter new Coast Artillery School at Fort Monroe beside Army School of the Line Signal School and more. Requirements include US citizenship 21 to 35 age level three years guard service, state governor nomination, state uniform wear, and full-time study with government pay. Certificates of proficiency awarded on graduation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United States
National Guard
Secretary of War
Regular Army
Eligibility Rules for Army Signal School and Staff College
The text outlines entrance requirements for educational and military courses including a physical exam. Garrison school graduates may substitute for exams. National Guardsmen must be graduates of the Army School of the Line or an officer in a signal unit to qualify for the Army Signal School. Staff College entrants are chosen by the Secretary of War from top graduates of the Army School of the Line. Army Medical School in Washington requires militiamen aged 22 to 35 who are graduates of a reputable medical school.
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Army Signal School
National Guardsman
Army School of the Line
Staff College
Secretary of War
Army Medical School
Washington
Hazardous horse accident sidelines two subway workers
Two Empire City Subway workers, Dominick Ronero and an unnamed man, were digging a trench at West Broadway and Lipman Street when a horse pulling a truck owned by George Smith slipped into the hole. The horse kicked and both laborers were rescued after police charged Frank Botts and John Behrman with reckless driving. the incident involved Behrman’s and Hi Leggett & Co. trucks and a wrecking crew from the Metropolitan Street Railway.
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Empire City Subway Company
West Groadway
Lispenard Street
George Smith
Dominick Ronero
Baxter Street
Hudson Street Hospital
Smith
Frank Hotts
St. Marks Place
Francis Hi.Leggett
Behrmann
Metropolitan Street Railway
Henry Masterson
Carlson
Leonard Street
Botts
Hehrman
Prosperity Advocates Echo In City Real Estate Talk
Sidney Ashbridge, noted in Baltimore and Washington circles, carried a bullish view on the country’s economy at the St. Albans Hotel. He said farmers now own autos and telephones, and recounted a farm visit where a gun-wielding husband tried to eject him, noting prosperity remains despite naysayers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sidney Ashbridge
Baltimore
District of Columbia
St. Albans
East Thirty-first Street
Ashbridge
Virginia
Maryland
Washington
New Drill Can Bore 40 Feet a Day in Rock
Terry and Tench build one of the rock boring machines after acquiring inventor Olint S Proctor patents. The 22 foot device uses 8 drills on an air powered head to bore 18 to 40 feet daily in solid rock, promising $500 daily savings and reduced surface settlement risks.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Terry & Tench
Denver
Olint S. Proctor
Harlem
Gill
Park Avene
Terry &Tench
Aaveduct
Arsepus Mountains
Retired Philadelphian Fatally Falls From Boat
Richard Devlin, a clothing salesman from Philadelphia, drowned while fishing in the bay at Ocean City. He spent the summer there. while stamping up in his boat he lost his balance and fell overboard. The body was not recovered.
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Ocean City
No 1
Richard Devlin
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Diana of the
Miss Nilsson
Mile
Shubert Theatre
Abramson
NEW Brooklyn Company
Williams
Rancho
the Devil
Commodore Webb
Talk
Black Hander
Arcady
Mac
Monroe Institution
War Department
Coast Artillery
Fort Monroe
Great Service
Fort Leavenworth
Kan
Army
Coast Artillery School
Army Staff College
Washington, D. C
Mr. Ashbridge
Salesman
Oppenheim
LLINS
Cloak and Suit House
34Th Street
Paquin
Doucet
Drecd
Francis
Bechof David
Perdoux
Messaline
Directoire
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