Amusements listing of New York theatres program slots
The page catalogs theatre and vaudeville showtimes across venues including Academy of Music Belasco, Astor, Criterion, Harlem Opera House, Knickerbocker, Madison Square Garden, and Wall Street venues. It notes acts such as The Ninety and Nine, A Remarkable Case, The Tailing of the Gods, The Mocking Bird, The World in Wax, The Cardinal, Julius Caesar, and When Johnny Comes Marching Home among others with various start times and dates.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Academy OF Music
American Theatre
Belasco Theatre
Brnou Theatre
Empire
Street Theatre
Garrick Theatre
Geraldine
Garden Theatres
the Cardinal
Harlem Opera House
Herald Square Theatre
Julius Cesar Irving Flace
Alt Hettelbere
Keith's
Knickerbocker Theatre
Madison Square Garden
Madison Square Theatre
Princess Theatre
Heidelbere
ST. Nicholas Skats
Skatine
Victoria
Wallace ’S Theatre
West End
New
Retirements, pensions, and city costs loom over New York
The piece rails at growing police retirements straining the pension fund, notes a costly plant to flush streets from rivers, warns of persistent Western prosecutors, and mocks Eastern criminals. It cites Herrick Weed Hill and Croker amid Democratic politics and anti absentee landlord sentiment in Fourteenth Street.
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New York
Axe Trust
D. Cady Herrick J
Smith M. Weed
David Bennett Hill
Croker
Tammany
Democratic Club
Fourteenth Street Tepees
Congress Debates Statehood Militia Bills And Rail Station
The Senate committee favored admitting Arizona New Mexico and Oklahoma. The House passed bills to fund a Washington union railroad station and allocate funds to combat cattle disease in New England. The weather forecast calls for rain and warmer with yesterday’s high 35 and low 14.
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Congress
Senate
Committee On Territories
Arizona
New Mexico
Oklahoma
House
Washington
New England
Venezuela
London
Berlin
House of Commons
Lord Cranborne
Great Britain
Caracas
Castro
Roosevelt
Havana
Tribune
United States Supreme Court
Gray
Sewall
Boston
United States
Wiiea
New-York Central
William B. Brooks
Erie
Penn
Park Ave
New York State
Mississippi Valley
Brondin
Blondin
Perth Amboy
Charles F. Murphy
Pennsylvania Tunnel
Wall Street
Huntington
Central Pacific Railroad Company
Free import of art 50 years old urged in House bill
The Tribune endorses Congressman Lovering's plan to abolish duties on works of art created fifty years prior to entry. It argues duties chase away valuable pieces from American museums, notes broad artist support, and urges deeper public education and stronger museum resources through tariff reform.
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Congressman Lovering
Massachusetts
House of Representatives
Tribune
London
Artists oppose tariff obstacle blocking collector access
The Tribune notes artists favor preserving import access despite tariff pressure arguing it educates the public and enriches taste. It highlights Mr. Cox and Congressman Lovering insisting protection harms artists while civilization and culture depend on access to master works abroad.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tribune
Cox
Congressman Lovering
America
Wailed fist in action and German aims in Venezuela
The piece argues that German initiative in Venezuela exceeds that of Britain as Berlin pushes harder for power while London avoids responsibility for sunk ships. It notes the Venezuelan bombardment of Porto Cabello, German casualties, and diplomatic tensions, urging diplomacy and arbitration over further gunpowder.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Venezuela
la Guayra
Porto Cabello
London
Berlin
Great Britain
Germany
Sweden
Samoa
Oscar
Caracas
Castro
Lorenz's Bloodless Hip Dislocation Remedy Pioneered
A discussion of Dr Lorenz shaping hip dislocation treatment emphasizes his bloodless method for young children and his open demonstrations to share technique. The piece credits Lorenz as the true originator of his approach while praising his benevolent, non monopolistic dissemination to fellow surgeons and the public.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lorenz
Boston
Buckminster Brown
Hoffa
Paci
Suli
Vienna
America
Christmas tipping turns into a Christmas tax on streetcars
A columnist laments tipping excesses as Christmas gifts drift from spontaneous acts to an expected, organized tax. He cites streetcar conductors, postmen, and hotel staff, warns of double fares and ever-larger tips, and urges restoring the season’s spirit over mercenary giving.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Philadelphia
Divorces Here and Abroad Stir Italy and U S Readers
The article discusses intense debate in Italy over a proposed divorce law. It notes public protests, referees findings, and court confirmation while contrasting with a blunt and sensational past practice in rail travel. It decries drastic divorce methods and suggests a shift toward calmer deliberation in severing marriages.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Vesuvius
Pompeii
Herculaneum
Italy
Chicago
Sioux City
Palace
Cook County
Lake Michigan
Dakotas
King Leopold's curious band greeting provokes in Belgium
The Indépendance Belge reports King Leopold met rustic bands in a Brussels district. Each group blew random tunes to greet him as their conductor shouted La Brabanconne, but none knew it. The King remained untroubled and thanked them for the agreeable surprise.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Leopold
Brussels
Indépendience Belge
la Brabanconne
White House visitors mix personal aims with policy talk
At the White House on December 15 the President received a mix of visitors whose conversations centered on patronage and personal matters rather than policy. Reports spoke of an expected Venezuela conference, but participants clarified that no joint meeting occurred.
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Washington
Senate Foreign Relations
House Foreign Affairs Committees
Venezuela
Hay
Root
Cullom
Huntington Wilson
Tokio
Hitt
Paris
Diplomatic Holiday Events In Washington Foreshadow Season Seats
Washington December 15 Special The British Ambassador and Lady Herbert plan an official reception tomorrow at 5 pm with leading diplomatic corps members. Baroness Hengelmuller hosts tea December 3 for Baroness von Palm. Italian Ambassador and Signora de Planches hosted a dinner tonight for Russian Ambassador Countess Cassini and many officials. Major von Etzel, second military attaché to the German Embassy, arrives January 1.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Herbert
Baroness Hengelmuller
Baroness von Palm
Signora de Planches
Cassini
Sefior Ojeda
Cowles
Zaniti-Salazas
Milo. Des Planques
Miss Ward
Regis de Oliveira
Legation
Richard Parsons
Sefior Montagna
Major von Etzel
Washington Society Notes Pepper Capitol Life
Washington society items detail social events at the Supreme Court circle and from diplomatic hosts. Mrs. Fuller hosts, Justice Peckham entertaining son H E Peckham in Lakewood N J, invitations by Justice Brown after his wife’s death. Capt Winfield Overton guest of General and Mrs Anson Mills. his marriage planned for spring. other guests include Helen Stewart Carl A Martin and more. Marion Cockrell and Edson F Gallaudet engagement announced with February wedding planned at Church of the Covenant.
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Justice
Mrs. Peckham
H. E. Peckham
Lakewood
N. J. Justice Brown
Rose Douglas Wallace
Texas Bates
Winfield
Overton
Artillery
Anson Mills
Miss Mills
Washington
Presidio of
San Francisco
de Koven
New Willard
N. C. Norman
Walter Farwell
Mary Patten
Alice Ward
Isabel Nay
Geoffrey Howard
Arthur Stanley
Senator Cockrell
Church of the Covenant
New York Society Glitters at La Bohéme Season Night
A gala New York Society attendance at Puccini's La Bohéme draws Mrs. Ogden Goelet Miss May Goelet and many leading names. Whitney plans a late January departure with relatives. multiple dances dinners and society events color the season, including balls at Mrs Cutting and Waldorf Astoria, and debutante affairs across Manhattan.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Puccini
Ogden Goelet
May Goelet
R.T. Wilson
Astor
John Jacob Astor
Clinch Smith
H. A. C. Taylor
Adrian Iselin, Jr
John B. Sloane
Edmund Baylies
Henry I. Barbey
Barbey
Seth Barton French
Elbridge T. Gerry
Gerry
Josephine Johnson
Alexander van Nest
T. Barney
William Jay
W. K. Vanderbilt
C. N. Bliss
George F. Baker
Hendrews
C. B. Alexander
W. Sewart Webb
Miss Webb
James Henry Smith
Richard Gambrill
W. Bayard Cutting
Edith Huntington Weds John D Spreckels Jr at Palace Hotel
In San Francisco on December 15 Miss Edith Huntington married John D Spreckels Jr at the Palace Hotel. Archbishop Riordan officiated with several priests assisting. The bride, daughter of Willard H Huntington, is Collis P Huntington’s grandniece and the groom is the son of John D Spreckels Sr, owner of The San Francisco Call.
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San Francisco
Edith Huntington
John D. Spreckels, Jr
Palace Hotel
Riordan
Willard H. Huntington
Collis P. Huntington
John D. 5
Kels
Parkinsons Debut in Paris Lakme Revival
Elizabeth Parkinson of Kansas City debuted in the title role at the Opera Comique in Lakme. She attracted applause and recalls with a high soprano voice as a large audience including Ambassador and Mrs Porter and Consul General and Mrs Gowdy attended.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Paris
Elizabeth Parkinson
Kansas City
Lakme
Opera Comique
Dinner Honors Fifteenth Anniversary of Seney Hospital
A dinner by the Seney Hospital board of managers celebrated 15 years of the Methodist Episcopal Seney Hospital Brooklyn. Speakers included Rev Dr James M Buckley, Dr Lewis S Pilcher, and Rev A J Kavanagh. Buckley mocked Christian Science, recounting an offer to permit a healer to treat patients and the healer declining to come or attempt absent treatment.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Methodist Episcopal
Seney) Hospital
Brooklyn
Montauk Club
James M. Buckiey
Lewis S. Pilcher
A. 3. Kavanagh
Buckley
Transatlantic Travellers On Lombardia Passengers Listed
On the Lombardia of the Italian Royal Mail Steamship Company five travellers are listed for arrival tomorrow including Captain C Nicolini Mr Viganotti Mr Fritz Bacon L Febles Emilio Elles Count Francis McDonnell Miss C Ayers L Garbarinoe The Rev Mr Kreidt and The Rev L Reyan.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lombardia
Royal Mail Steamship Company
Norrow
C. Nicolini
Viganotti
Fritz Bacon
L. Febles
Emilio Elles
Count Francis McDonnell
C Ayers
L. Garbarinoe
Mr. Kreidt
L. Reyan
Hope for Felix McCloskey in Brooklyn Home
Dr. Franklin P. Miller, attending Felix McCloskey for pneumonia, reports greater resistance than expected and hopes for recovery. McCloskey, a forty-year assistant sergeant-at-arms in the House, resides with his daughter Mrs. Anna Selkirk at 314 Stuyvesant Ave in Brooklyn. She fears domestic family rifts may break his heart.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Franklin P. Miller
Felix McCloskey
House of Representatives
McCloskey
Anna Selkirk
Stuyvesant Ave
Brooklyn
The Drama Roundup at New York Theatres
A flurry of openings and appearances across New York venues last night and upcoming shows. Joe Welch starred at Fourteenth Street Theatre in a Jewish character role while Alt Heidelberg graced Irving Place Theatre. Next week features The Billionaire at Daly's and When Johnny Comes Marching Home at New York Theatre with further December 29 productions planned at several houses.
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Joe Welch
Fourteenth Street Theatre
Princess Theatre
Daly's Theatre
Johnny
New York Theatre
Harlem Opera House
Irving Place Theatre
Alt Heidelberg
New York
Murray Hill Theatre
Ralph Stuart
Badger
American Theatre
Langtry
Garrick Theatre
Movements of stars head to Harlem and other cities
The article lists actors and engagements across major cities. Blanche Walsh acts in The Daughter of Hamilcar in Harlem on the 22d, Duse, Carter appear in Boston and Chicago dates, Patrick Campbell in Philadelphia, Wilson closing in Boston, and other stars slated for Chicago Philadelphia Baltimore Washington Montreal and New York venues with dates early January and performances at the Metropolitan Opera House Madison Square Theatre Gardena Theatre and more. It notes Magda Francesca Domitile and William Gillette tours, Edith Wynne Mathieson in Everyman, Virginia Harned Iris, and Gretna Green date in early January.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harlem
Blanche Walsh
Hamilcar
Montreal
Mme. Duse
Leslie Carter
Boston
Chicago
Patrick Campbell
Philadelphia
Francis Wilson
Baltimore
Metropolitan Opera House
Magda
Francesca
Domitile
William Gillette
Philajacena'e
Edith Wynne Mathieson
Everyman
Virginia Harned
Iris
Martin Harvey
Washington
Elizabeth Tyree
Madison Square Theatre
Gretna Green
Willard
David Garrick
Gardena Theatre
Middleman
Tom Pinch
Contests Prager Will Heirs Allege Fraud and Influence
Heirs contest Morris Prager will filed by James Elkus Schell and Arthur Spinsarr. They allege improper witnessing and lack of testamentary capacity, claiming fraud and undue influence by Abram J Prager who inherited about 200000. Abram and others named are said to conspire to deny rightful shares.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Morris Prager
Hotel Netherland
James, Elkus & Schell
Arthur B. Spinsarr
Prager
Bla Tynberg
Ashton
Madison Ave
Ninety-third St
William Hauchhaus
George I. Koplik
Samuel T. Koplik
George Kopl
Abram J. Prager
Abram J. R
Cnt
Abram Jager
Morris J Hirsch
Williamst
Hirsch
Mr. Prager
Buckley Will Bequeaths Repeating Watch To Nephew Buckley
The will of William F Buckley filed for probate in the Surrogate's Office states bequests to John Dunlap Buckley and Molly Browson Buckley. The open faced dial repeating watch formerly owned by Sir Henry Strachey and worn by him as secretary to Clive, Governor of India, is left to the nephew. A diamond ring won at the Homeopathic Fair in 1861 is left to Mrs Rebecca Ebert, later Buckley’s wife. The will, dated August 3, leaves estate portions to relatives free of transfer tax.
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William F. Buckley
John Dunlap Buckley
Sir Henry Strachey
Clive
India
John D. Buckley
Molly Browson Buckley
West Fourteenth
Rebecca Eebert
Wwe
Mr. Buckley
West Forty
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Luther Kounitze
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John R. Harris
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James W. Gerard
Fitzhove
Gustav E. Kissel
Morristown
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William G. Read, Jr
Helen Read
W. M. W. Hoffman
Jeky Island
James M. Waterbury
Elsie
Edward V. Loew
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Marguerite Loew
Miss Parkinson
Seney Hospital
Felix M'Closkey
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