Amusements listings: vaudeville and theatre programs
A compiled page of theater and vaudeville show listings with venues such as Astor, Belas, Broadway, Carnegie Hall, Casino, Knickerbocker, Lyceum, Lyric, Madison Garden, New Amsterdam, New York, Hippodrome, Hackett, Hammersteins, Garrick, Imperial, and others. Entries include show titles like The Merry Widow, The Witching Hour, The Royal Mounted, The Yankee Prince, The World to Wax, Battle of Port Arthur, and The Music Master. Prices are shown next to many items, with dates and captions indicating performers and acts.
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Astor
Bela
Warrens
Virginia
Bidu
le Bonnard
Blaney
Broadway
Carnegie Hall
Taft
Circle
Empire
the Royal Mounted
Madame Bonivaré Hackett
Hammersteins
Port Arthur
Ballet
Circus
Craig Hudson
Knickerbocker
Liberty
Polly
The
Circus Lyceum
Wolf Madison Garden
Manjestic
New Amsterdam
New York
Kissery VESANT_e
Tyvesant
Wallace S
Music Hall
New York Daily Tribune Office Details and Leadership
New York Daily Tribune listing its ownership by The Tribune Association a New York corporation with offices at Tribune Building 154 Nassau Street New York Ogden Mills president Nathaniel Tuttle secretary and treasurer the officers office address appears in the newspaper office directory.
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The
Tribune Association
New York Corporation
Tribune Building
Nassau Street
New York
Ogden Mills
Nathaniel Tuttle
Roosevelt Urges Legislation In Special Message
A condensed political roundup notes President Roosevelt urged new legislation but his message was not read in Congress. Senate passed the naval appropriation bill, defeating the four battleship amendment 50 to 23. House debated the sundry civil appropriation along partisan lines. Foreign dispatches report royal funeral in London, naval inquiries, and regional unrest. Domestic items mention battleship itinerary, storms, and local incidents including a drowning, a school chimney collapse, and streetcar seating mandate. Weather outlook shows showers and cooler conditions with highs near 67 and lows around 54.
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Congress
Pres!Gert Roosevelt
Senate
House
Henry Campbell-Bannerman
Great Britain
Westminster Abbey
London
Tribune
St. Paul
Tangier
Ratsuli
Caracas
la Guayra
Claude Heritier
Lond
David B. Morgan
Ecuador
Brett Huel
St. George
Bermuda
Mexico
Asiatic
Roosevelt
Washington
Santa Barbara
Georgia
Middle West
Albany
Grady
Bourke Cochran
Piscataquis River
Milo Junction
Buffalo
Stecks
Strone
Joseph H Choate
Taft Organization
State of New York
United States Stem Corporation
Pennsylvania Railroad
Harlem
McIntyre Brokerage
Public Service Commission
Grehose
Jerome
Mme Eames
Governor Hughes Emphasizes Anti Gambling Campaign
The governor renewed his anti gambling push at Albany Sunday aiming to rally voters before the imperial session. He warned that local bosses and pressure from state senators will be exposed and held to account for any defiance as he continues to press the issue and demand accountability.
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Hughes
Alboem
Mr. Barnes
Albany
Bailiwick
Grattan
Barnes
Albany Journal
Senator Grattan
Dille
Governor’s moral fight rallies public, drivers behind the straw men
The Governor directs attention to responsible leaders while track Senators lose momentum. County leaders cling to power as his ultimate success looms. He vows to fight for what he believes is right until victory, energizing the public to press for accountability.
President Roosevelt presses Congress for late session action
The President urges Congress to pass key measures before adjournment including compensation for federal workers injured in public service, child labor restrictions in the District, Inland Waterways work, and tariff and currency investigations. He notes Congress may defer major items to the next session while seeking safeguards on injunctions and modernization of the Sherman act.
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Roosevelt
Congress
Legislative Department
District of Columbia
Inland Waterways Commission
Senate
Pennsylvania Bond Oversubscription Reflects Lifted Credit Strain
The Pennsylvania Railroad bond issue attracted strong oversubscription signaling improved demand for high grade securities. Analysts view the sale as a test that could encourage other railroads to issue bonds, with $4.505 million in bonds sold yesterday versus $1.289 million last year and stock market activity showing reduced trading.
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Pennsylvania
Pittsburg
Stock Exchange
Misfit Education and the High School Curriculum
Educators and parents push for a thorough revision of high school courses to match a balanced plan where each subject has a proper place. They warn that liberal education trends threaten overexpanded catalogs and risk turning city high schools into preparatory schools only for college bound students.
Rethinking High School for Business Needs
Professor David Snedden argues that public high schools waste crucial years on classical courses for students who intend to enter business or industry after age sixteen. He cites New York City data showing large early-year enrollments with few graduates, urging boards to offer vocational paths aligned with real wage-earning futures.
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David Snedden
Teachers ¢ College
Columbia University
New York City
Counting the Delegates in Republican Nomination
The article analyzes how Republican delegate math differs from Democratic methods, noting the district as the unit in the GOP system. It explains that up to a recent Saturday 540 delegates had been chosen, with Taft at 270, and outlines how 390 more are to be elected across several states, warning against miscounting based on state conventions alone. It cites specific states and delegate totals, illustrating potential gaps and the impact of later conventions on the nomination outlook.
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New York Evening Post
Congress
Evening Post
Taft
Colorado
Pennsylvania
Maryland
New Jersey
Kentucky
Wyoming
Utah
Michigan
Idaho
California
Montana
North Dakota
Oregon
Washington
West Virginia
Knox
Observing China after Opium Abolition
The article discusses potential shifts in Chinese intoxication patterns after opium restrictions. It notes reports of rising alcohol use inland, suggesting a reversion to pre opium habits. It traces historical links from tobacco and opium to narcotic dominance and possible renewed stimulant craving.
Opium Problem in China Tests Government Resolve
The article argues that all societies have intoxicants and notes China shifted from rice wine to opium three centuries ago. It discusses ongoing governmental efforts to curb opium without reviving alcohol use, predicting the challenge will be hard to solve. It reflects on broader human tendencies toward intoxication and uses historical context to frame current policy debates.
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India
China
Bishop Robinson in Baltimore for General Conference
The Methodist leader Bishop John E Robinson of Southern Asia arrives in Baltimore ahead of the General Conference. He speaks on Far East affairs and the Philippines, praising English education and the Philippine Assembly as ahead of European colonial efforts and valuable for self government.
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John E Robinson
Methodist Church
Southern Asia
Baltimore
Far East
Philippines
East
Knox Boomed at Grant Dinner in Pittsburg
In Pittsburg April 27 the Americas Club marked Ulysses S. Grant’s birthday with a dinner for about five hundred. Speakers included Congressman Nicholas Longworth and Governor F. E. Stuart, praising Knox’s presidential prospects while pledging loyalty to preferred candidates.
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Pittsburg
The
Americas Club
Central West
Ulysses S. Grant
Roosevelt
Nicholas Longworth
T. J. Stuart
Pennsylvania
General Grant
Charles BR. Landis
Philander Knox
Knox
Longworth
George B Orlady
State Superior Court
FE. S Stuart
R. O. Murphy
Willis L. Moore
United States Weather Bureau
R. H Warner
James H. Burke
A. J. Barehfield
W. H. Graham
Grant Birthday Dinner Hosted by G A R Union League
Grant Post G A R and the Union League Club in Brooklyn held an eighty six year birthday dinner for General U S Grant at the Union League clubhouse in Grant Square. About two hundred guests attended with Almet F Jenks as chief speaker and Almet R Larson welcoming guests. Other speakers included Fenwick Hedley Henry Knight Lewis Griffith H Heistand and William A Prendergast.
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Grant Post
Union League Tub
Brooklyn
U. S Grant
Union League
Grant Square
Almet F. Jenks
Appellate Division
Supreme Court
Almet R. Larson
Union League Club
Fenwick Y. Hedley
Henry F
General Grant and Son Attend Boston Grant Night
In Boston on April 27 Major General Frederick D Grant and Lieutenant U S Grant 3d added interest to the Middlesex Club Grant night at the Brunswick Others on the program included Corporal James Tanner former G A R commander Eben S Draper Lieutenant Governor Edward Anderson and Rev Dr P F S Henson of Tremont Temple
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General
Grant
Gambling issue splits party over Hughes stance
The Republicans nominate a candidate to fill Senator Franchot's seat who pledges support for Governor Hughes on the racetrack betting issue. With Rooney support shifting, racetrack interests may back a Democrat, arguing the Democratic Senate faction aided their belt policy defeat.
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New York World
Dem
Franchot
Hughes
Senate
President expresses Mississippi tornado aid and sympathy
The President sent a message of sympathy to Mississippi's governor and offered federal aid if needed for tornado sufferers. William R. Wheeler of San Francisco, a current Immigration Commission member, has been offered the post of Assistant Secretary of Commerce and Labor. The Turkish Minister Mehmed Ali Bey presented Roosevelt with a Sultan made rug from Constantinople.
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Tribune Bureau
Washington
Mississippi
William R. Wheeler
San Francisco
Immigration Commission
Constantinople
White House
Root
Metcalf
Bacon
State Department
Newberry
Navy Department
Allison
Piles
Long
Cullom
Nixon
Underwood
Wilson
Gillett
Adamson
Diekema
French
Carey
Maynard
Alien
Justice Moody
Supreme Court
Hamilton Wright Mabie
Florence Crittenton
Postmaster General Hosts Luncheon. Meyer Family on European Trip
The Postmaster General and Mrs Meyer hosted a luncheon at the Chevy Chase Club in Washington. Mrs Meyer and daughters Julia and Alice Meyer plan to sail from New York on May 7 for Europe, heading to Kissingen for Alice’s health. The Secretary of the Navy departed Washington for San Francisco to greet the battleship fleet on arrival.
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Tribune Bureau
Washington
Postmaster General
Diplomatic figures travel and social whirl in Washington
The German Ambassador and Baroness von Sternburg plan a May 19 New York departure, spending summer in Germany and Europe with Miss Langham joining to Cherbourg. Mrs Bryce hosts a tea for Lady Isabella Howard at the embassy as the Poi son carries on. Arnold Morley arrives as guest of honor. Wu Ting-fang returns from a regional trip. Panamanian minister Arango leaves for a month abroad via New York.
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Tribune Bureau
Washington
Baroness von Sternburg
New York
Germany
Europe
Miss Langham
Cherbourg
Langham
Bryce
Isabella Howard
England
Arnold Morley
Wu Ting-fang
Philadelphia
Panama
Sefior Arango
Conquering Cupid charms Washington society crowd
A brilliant audience in Washington for the Paint and Powder Club of Baltimore performance. Cabinet and diplomatic corps plus New York set attended. Vice President Fairbanks and Mrs. Fairbanks hosted a dinner with Rep Weeks and wife. Debutante Juliette Williams honored at multiple events. Miss Williams attended by Miss Pulitzer of New York.
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Tribune Bureau
Washington
Paint and Powder Club
Baltimore
Cupid
Cabinet
Diplomatic Corps
New York
Fairbanks
Weeks
Summerlin
High Mass for Duke de Chaulnes in Paris
A solemn high mass of requiem was held at St. Philippe du Roule for the Duke de Chaulnes who died of heart failure. The funeral procession included prominent French aristocrats and American society figures. his body was then taken to Dampierre for burial.
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Paris
St. Philippe du Roule
Duke de Chaulnes
Hotel Langham
de Chaulnes
Theodore P. Shants
New York
Duchess de Luynes
Duchess Noailles
Marquis Herschel
Drake
Baron
Baroness de Graffenried
Duchess de la Rochefoucauld
Count Roni de Castellane
Negroes Dine With Whites At Cosmopolitan Dinner
A mixed race gathering of about one hundred whites and Negroes met at Peck's restaurant in Brooklyn to discuss The Spirit of Caste in a Republic. Dr Owen Meredith Waller acted as toastmaster, with speakers Rev Dr George F Miller and Hamilton Holt.
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Cosmopolitan Society
Peck’s
Fulton Street
Owen Meredith Waller
Republic
George F. Miller
Brooklyn
Hamilton Holt
Ir. Waller
Holt
Dr Miller
Republican Party
Democratic
Marriage of Eleanor Roak to Rev Francis Smithers Jr at Grace Church
Miss Eleanor Roak daughter of Mr and Mrs Abram V Roak wed Rev Francis Sydney Smithers Jr rector of Grace Episcopal Church in a Grace Church ceremony. Bishop Greer assisted with Reverend Chal mers and other clergy while matron of honor Mrs Homer Leigh Conner and bridesmaids Frances Boak Lyndia Boak Esther Macardell and Louise Sieley attended. Best man was Rev Edward H Schlueter.
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the Tribune
Middletown
N. Y
Eleanor Roak
Abram Vail Roak
Francis Sydney Smithers, Jr
Grace Episcopal Church
Grace Church
David H. Greer
New York
James V. Chalmers
Holy Trinity Church
New York City
Homer Leigh Conner
Haverhill
Mass
Frances and
Lyndia Boak
Esther Macardell
Louise Sieley
Walden
Edward H. Schlueter
All Saints’ Cathedral
Albany
Transatlantic Travellers Sail Today for Europe
Passengers listed for today’s sailing to Europe include Kaiser Wilhelm, Mr and Mrs J Ogden Artur, Mr and Mrs Henry A Budd, Mr and Mrs Townsend Burden, Mr and Mrs J P Chamberlain, James Deerte, for Bremen. Also aboard Miss Geraldine Farrar, Mrs Oxcen Mills, Miss Reatetee Mills, Miss Margaret A Mackay, Cornelius Vanderbilt, Mrs W Hamilton Russell, Reynold Webb Wilcox, William de Lancy Ward.
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Nur
Henry A. Budd
Bremen
Geraldine Farrar
Oxcen Mills
Europe
S. Townsend Burden
Burden
Cornelius Vanderbilt
R. Sheldon
Gertrude Sheldon
Lady Herbert
Hermann Oerridha
Yre Henry Spies Kip
Swagger Sticks in the Marine Corps at League Island
The Philadelphia Record notes a new trend among Marines stationed at League Island. Many men carry two foot silver headed canes with English style flair, seen on Market Street as they stroll. The piece observes that Marines adopt foreign fashions while maintaining a natty appearance without harming service image.
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Philadelphia
Marine Corps
League Island
Market Street
Miss Helen Van Cortlandt de Peyster Wedding Today
Miss Helen Van Cortlandt de Peyster, daughter of the late Frederic J. de Peyster, will wed De George Augustus Lang in St. Bartholomew's Church this afternoon. A reception at Mrs. Frederic J. de Peyster's East 80th Street home will follow, with numerous society guests and summer plans across Europe and Southampton.
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Helen van Cortlandt de Peyster
Frederic J. de Peyster
St. Bartholomew's Church
de George Augustus Lang
East Suh Street
Miss de Peyster
Frederic Ashtonde
Lakewood
Figs Abercromble-Miller
Ole Bridere
de Peyster
Abercrombie-Miliera
Social Notes From Newport Heralds Society Visits
Newport social page notes Mrs. Alfred G. Vanderbilt’s visit to Herbourview opened for May. She plans to sail to Europe after a stay at Tuxedo to see her mother. Edward C. Knight Jr. arrives to inspect his summer home. Mr. and Mrs. Lorillard Spencer Jr. are also mentioned among Newport society figures.
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Newport
R. L
Herbourview
F. French
Alfred G. Vanderbilt
Lawyers Weigh in on Alleged Art Fake Probe
Investigators study authenticity of paintings attributed to famed artists. Rumors of potential action by a claimant who says he was deceived circulated amid debate over a dealer’s sale of imitations. Attorneys from Lawrence & Hughes represent collectors as talks of possible developments surface.
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Wyant
Inness
Blakelock
George Fuller
Homer Martin
Frank R. Lawrence
The
Lotesub
Law Frm
Lawrence & Hughes
No. 1 Broadway
Alexander Co. Humphrirers
Stevers Institute
White & Otheman
Neal Nass Street
Lawrence
Otheman
Taft to Speak at Civic Forum Tonight in New York
Secretary Taft will address The Influence of America on Popular Government at Arnecie Hall tonight. Isaac N. Seligman will press the issue, and after the talk the audience will ask questions. Taft forces in New York are expected to mobilize in force.
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Taft
Arnecie Hall
Civic Forum
America
Isaac N. Seligman
New York
Inquiries About Big Hearted Man
A letter to the editor asks readers to verify a claim of a sailor who died at a Seamen's Home hospital on Staten Island about 40 to 45 years ago after an extraordinary heart enlargement said to weigh over seven pounds. The writer seeks medical journal verification and welcomes physician input.
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The
Tribune Str
Seamen's Home
Staten Island
Paterson
Complaints of Dirty Streets Prompt Tribune Reader Letter
A Tribune reader laments filthy New York streets east of Third Avenue and recalls last year’s strike as a reflection of municipal negligence. The letter, dated April 18 1998, urges action against the city’s grime and belated spring conditions.
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the Tribune
New York
New
1Th Street
Third Avenue
St New Yorker
Bronze tablets bear Lincoln address in schools coast to coast
A campaign funds bronze tablets bearing Lincoln’s address to be installed in public schools and schools buildings across the United States. More than a score have been placed this year and are viewable in nearly 99 states. The first bronze copy in a public school is in Kearny New Jersey with approval from Robert T. Lincoln. Veteran, Arlington New Jersey, April 19.
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the Tribune
Educational League
Lincoln
Kearny
N. J
Robert T. Lincoln
Arlington
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Detroit Free Press
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U. S. Grant
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Miss Pulitzer
William J. Boardman
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Thomas F. Walsh
the Diplomatic Corps
IN Washington Society
Kaiser Wilhelm
J. Ogden
Swagger
NEW York Society
Waldorf-Astoria
Morris Howlett
Thomas Hastings
Louisa Sulliver
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Peurs Tn
Mary Harriman
Henry Pelham Robbins
Sal
Sit
Southampton
William Sloane
Mount Kisco
J. Hampden Robb
Miss Corsetta
V. Robi Wi
John Sherman Hoyt
Helen Gould
Fifth Avenue
Lyndhurst
Irvington
Georges. Robbins
Bar Harbor
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