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New York Tribune

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New York, New York, United States of America

Date

Mar 17, 1908

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10

Farce at Garrick Teddies Presents Amusing Irresolution

A Garrick Theatre revival of the French farce Tripletappe titled Teddies, adapted by Clyde Fitch, follows Lord Meadows a kindly but irresolute English nobleman. Aunt Lady Dover pushes marriage to heiress Constance Joblyn as relatives demand payoff from a moneylender. The comic climax lands Meadows in bed surrounded by relatives, then escorted in pajamas to a magistrate’s office. The piece is well staged and decently acted.

Garrick Theatre Washington Europe Messrs Tristam Everoard André Goffrenaux Paris Berlin Vienna London Garrick Clyde Fitch Lord Meadows Lady Dover Constance Joblyn

Faversham Returns to Academy in The Squaw Man

Mr William Faversham greeted by a large New York audience at the Academy of Music last night in The Squaw Man The play's tale and its portrayal by Faversham drew praise for earnest simple manliness He will continue performances at the Academy through April 11.

William Faversham New York Academy of Music Faversham Academy

Kath leen Mavourneen revived at Lincoln Square Theatre

A revival of Kath leen Mavourneen played at Lincoln Square Theatre last night. Edna May Spooner portrayed Kathleen with charm in this romantic Irish drama, fitting the Saint Patrick's Week tone of the occasion.

Kathleen Mavourneen Lincoln Square Theatre Edna May Spooner Kathleen Saint Patrick's Day

Colonial Theatre Draws Big Audiences With Varied Acts

Audiences flocked to the Colonial Theatre yesterday for a Percy Williams produced bill. Highlights include William Bramwell and Minnie Seligman in The Dakota Widow, Maude Fulton and William Rock in a singing and dancing specialty, with Vinie Daly, Callahan and St. George, Welsh, Mealy and Montrose, and That Quartet also performing. Two shows daily.

Colonial Theatre Percy Williams Music Hall Colonial William Bramwell Minnie Seligman Dyainty Maude Fulton William Rock Callahan St. George Welsh Mealy Montrose The

Cecelia Loftus Delights Fifth Avenue and Fifty-Eighth Street

Eva Tanguay was indisposed and Miss Loftus stepped in at both Keith & Proctor theatres on Fifty-eighth Street and the Fifth Avenue. Loftus drew enthusiastic applause with witty mimicry of famous players, sharing the bill with Jennie McCree Jack Norworth Sears Violet Allen Carter Bluford Ella Snyder and the Byrne Brothers.

Cecelia Loftus Fifth Avenue Keith & Proctor Ciri Eva Tanguay Missus Fifty-eighth Street Fifth Avenue Theatre Jennie McCree Jack Norworth Sears Violet Allen Carter and Bluford Ella Snyder Byrne Brothers

Victoria Theatre Brims With Variety This Week

Victoria Theatre runs two daily shows with Emma Carus leading the merriment. Edmund Day presents The Futurity Winner and a Clay M Greene sketch A Case of Divorce featuring Richard Golden. Cast includes Lela Cotton Irving Jones James Thornton and Great Seeback in The Blanning Grenadiers.

Victoria Theatre Emma Carus Edmund Day Clay M. Greene Richard Golden Blanning Grenadiers

Tony Pastor Celebrates 43rd Anniversary

Tony Pastor marks the forty third year of his career as manager with a special event at his Fourteenth Street playhouse. The current bill features a varied and amusing lineup including the Everetts Tippel Kliment Cogan Pancroft J Aldrich Libby Katherine Trayer Claude Marion Cleveland and Pex Gray.

Tony Pastor Mr. Pastor Fourteenth Street Everetts Tippel Kliment Cogan Pancroft J. Aldrich Libby Katherine Trayer Claude Marion Cleveland Pex and Gray

The Travelling Salesman comedy at Columbia Theatre

James Forbes wrote the comedy The Travelling Salesman which premiered at the Columbia Theatre in Washington. Thomas W. Ross played the lead as Bob Blake the traveling salesman who helps Beth Elliott telegraph operator whose farm faces sale for back taxes. Blake discovers he competes against his own employer creating dramatic yet amusing complications. Marion Kerby of Chicago portrayed the leading feminine role.

Washington James Forbes Columbia Theatre Thomas W. Ross Grand Crewing Middle West Bob” Blake Beth Elliott Blake Marion Kerby Chicago Prince

Going Some Opens in Waterbury Tonight

Waterbury debuts the play Going Some by Paul Armstrong and Hex Beach focusing on student life and ranchmen. Cast featured James Orion Howard Esterbrook and James R Sullivan. Eugene Walter, author of Peso to Pull, attended the reading and saw the show.

Iby Telegraph the Tribune Waterbury Conn Paul Armstrong Hex Beach James Orion Howard Esterbrook James R. Sullivan Eugene Walter

Butler's Stand Backed In Slander Case At Port Jefferson

Long Island realty operator Dean Alvord declares support for his Japanese butler Zenji Yamada amid a slander suit brought by Mrs. Jennie B. Rumsey Baxter. Notices defend Yamada and deny Mrs. Rumsey Baxter debts, while Yamada sues for malicious prosecution after larceny charges against him were dropped.

Dean Alvord Long Island Zenji Yamada Jennie B. Rumsey-Baxter Mr. Alvord Port Jefferson Seong Belle Terre Estates, Incorporated Mrs. Ramsey-Baxter

Hippodrome Stallions Impress Audiences

The Hippodrome featured Morning and Night, two trained stallions, in The Battle of Port Arthur and The Four Seasons. Morning is milk white and Night coal black, trained by Frank Melville. A green elephant novelty named Shamrock sparked interest but faced protests from animal welfare advocates.

Hippodrome Port Arthur Frank Melville Shamrock Wells Hawks Society For the Prevention of Cruelty To Animals Elephant Quarters

Two Major Art Auctions Bring Rich Oriental and Tapestry Collections

Two sales this week offer remarkable estates from Yamanaka Co and Benjamin Benguiat. The Orientalia at American Art Galleries feature jade and porcelain highlights alongside cloisonné and a hundred antique Chinese rugs, while Fifth Avenue Galleries hosts Benguiat textiles, tapestries, vestments, and lace panels, presenting a museumlike panorama of historical craft.

Orientalia Yamanaka & Co Fifth Avenue Benjamin Benguiat Yamanaka Benguiat Arras

Mahler offered Met Opera post, declines amid praise

A Vienna letter reports Gustav Mahler rejected a Met Opera directorship even with a six month salary of about 600000 crowns. An interviewer in Munich recalls Mahler’s New York triumphs with Tristan and Don Giovanni, praising his rehearsals, precision, and leadership, while noting Knote’s celebrated tenor and the chorus’s renewed vitality.

Neue Freie Presse Vienna New York Metropolitan Opera House Herr Mahler Knote Munich Minnchener Zeitung Gustav Mahler Mahler Tristan Mahier Lehmann Vogl Mielke Gudehus Sucher Alvary Nordica de Reszke Litvinne Kalisch Ternina van Dyck Anthes Kraus Seid Mott Herz Damrosch Caruso

Morena Impresses as Elizabeth in Wagner Tannhauser at the Met

Mme Berta Morena’s Elizabeth in Wagner’s Tannhauser at the Metropolitan Opera House drew praise for statuesque presence and regal dignity. Mr Burman offered incisive, if choppy, accompaniment while Mr Van Rooy as Wolfram and Mme Fremstad as Venus earned emphasis for musical and dramatic contrast, with Morena praised for warmth and poise though needing more sensuous warmth to fully win the city’s audience.

Mme Berta Morena Elizabeth Tannhauser Metropolitan Opera House Mr. Burman Mr. van Rooy Wolfram Mme. Fremstad Venus Mme. Morena Denison

Hammerstein Plans Sunday Night Grand Opera at Popular Prices

Oscar Hammerstein announces Sunday night grand opera next season at Manhattan Opera House with popular prices, ending Saturday night opera at those rates. He cites patron demand for stars and current law allows regular grand opera on Sundays. He will seek new singers before sailing to Europe to keep low priced productions after the season ends.

Oscar Hammerstein Manhattan 31Th Street Mr. Hammerstein Hammerstein Board of Aldermen Europe

Calve in Carmen Saturday at Manhattan Opera House

Oscar Hammerstein has arranged with Mme Calve for her last appearance this season at the popular price performance next Saturday night. Carmen will be the opera with Miles Zeppilli Trentini and Giacoma and Messrs Dalmores Dufranne and Gilibert in the cast. Dufranne will take the father role in Louis tomorrow evening due to Gilibert illness.

Oscar Hammerstein Mme. Calvé Popular Price Manhattan Opera House Carmen Miles. Zeppilli Trentini Giacoma Messrs. Dalmores Dufranne Gilibert Mr. Dufranne Father Louis

Duke of Abruzzi Engagement Denied in Rome

An Italian court denied rumors of an engagement between the Duke of the Abruzzi and Miss Katherine Elkins daughter of Senator Elkins. The duke, who commands the battleship Regina Elena, is to attend a Monaco prince lecture on oceanography and is slated for promotion to rear admiral.

Rome Abruzzi Victor Emmanuel Katherine Elkins Elkins West Virginia Prince of Monaco

Install of Rev Dr Mackay at North Presbyterian Church

The Rev John R Mackay of Giens Falls N Y is to be installed tonight as pastor of North Presbyterian Church on West Mth Street. Rev David G Wylie will preside with Rev J Ross Stevenson as alternate. Sermon by Rev Dr George Alexander and dedicatory prayer by Rev Dr Robert MacKenzie.

John R. Mackay Giens Falls North Presbyterian Church West Mth Street David G. Wylie Scotch Presbyterian Church J. Ross Stevenson Fifth Avenue Presbyterian Church George Alexander University Place Presbyterian Church Robert MacKenzie Rutgers Riverside Presbyterian Church

Alumni Association Dinner at Hotel Astor NYU Law School

The annual dinner of the Alumni Association of New York University Law School will be held Thursday evening at the Hotel Astor. Governor Fort of New Jersey, General Horace Porter, Lieutenant Governor Chanier, and members of the bench and several courts of New Jersey are listed as guests.

New York University Law School Hotel Astor Governor Fort New Jersey Horace Porter Chanier Memrs Court of Chancery Supreme Court of New Jersey Supreme Court Coepts of Air Mocseloz. Oe

Falls in love with Emma Goldman

Chicago dispatch reports Dr. Ben Reitman declares he has fallen for Emma Goldman, the so called Queen of the Reds, after constant attendance in Chicago. The romance reportedly unsettles Alexander Berkman, recently freed and then in contact with Goldman as he had long served for the attempt on Frick.

the Tribune Chicago Emma Goldman Ben Reitman The Reds Alexander Berkman Red Henry Co. Frick Berkman Nme Golgman

William March Walton Obituary: Newark Engineer and Civil War Vet

William March Walton died in Newark at his home of his son-in-law Alexander Brenigan after a stroke two days earlier. Born 1829 in New York, he aided the Isthmian railroad survey across Panama and helped build San Francisco’s first wharf during the Forties. He served as captain in the 8th New York Volunteers in the Civil War, retiring as brevet colonel. a Mason. Survived by two daughters, Mrs. Jesse A. Dodd and Mrs. Brenigan. will be buried tomorrow in Trinity Cemetery.

William March Walton Newark Alexander S. Breiigan Mr. Walton Isthmus Panama San Francisco Isaac Walton George Walton Isaak Walton New York Walton Howard and Aspinwall Major Totten California New York Volunteers Jesse A. Dodd Brenigan Trinity Cemetery

Major John B Hopper Dies After Wall Street Loss

Major John B Hopper longtime Mutual Reserve Life representative in Washington and London died of heart disease at Mount Vernon Hospital aged seventy. Confederate veteran and John A McCall's Europe agent he once insured King Edward for 150000 dollars. Returning to the U S he lost his fortune in Wall Street and died penniless. He lived seven years in Mount Vernon and worked in advertising and brokerage. Survived by a Baltimore sister Mrs P W Hagson and nephew P B Hopper of Centerville Md.

John B. Hopper Mutual Reserve Life Insurance Company Washington London Mount Vernon Maryland Major Hopper John A. McCall Europe King Edward America P. W. Hagson Baltimore P. B. Hopper Centerville

Alfred Nearing Dies After Illness in Brooklyn Home

Alfred Nearing treasurer of the Long Island Baptist Association and a trustee of the Industrial Home for the Blind died Saturday at his Brooklyn home 689 Putnam avenue from pneumonia after a week long illness. Born in Manhattan in 1856 he long served as cashier for Henry Matier & Co. He belonged to several Baptist churches. His wife a daughter and two brothers survive.

Alfred Nearing Long Island Baptist Association Industrial Home For the Blind Gates Avenue Putnam Avenue Brooklyn Manhattan Henry Matier & Co Hanson Lace Sixth Avenue Baptist Church Greene Avenue

General A Saunder Piatt Dies at 86 in Bellefontaine Ohio

General A Saunders Piatt, aged eighty six, died in Bellefontaine Ohio on March 16. He was a Civil War veteran who organized Ohio’s first zouave company and later wrote magazine articles. He was a brother of the late Donn Piatt.

Bellefontaine Ohio A. Saunders Piatt Donn Piatt

Sea monster sighting aboard Farragut sparks farce in Atlantic City

An Atlantic City paper reports a West Indian steamer Admiral Farragut sighting a marine monster near the ship. Captain Mader log notes a phosphorescent creature half a mile off the starboard bow, following all night and forcing speed reductions. A passenger adds the tale of a drink of seawater causing a six foot stern hollow.

Father Neptune Admiral Farragut Mader Farragut

De Beers Diamond Mine Closure in Kimberley

In Kimberley on March 16 a slump at the Dutchspan mine, part of the De Beers property in Cape Colony, led to a decision to close the mine on April 24 until demand revives.

DE Beers Kimberley Dutcitspan Cape Colony

Weather Report From Washington March Forecasts

Official Weather Bureau record outlines a southeastward move of high pressure from the St. Lawrence Valley and a new high north of Montana. Temperatures vary 50 to 60 degrees between regions with unsettled rain possible Tuesday and Wednesday. Winds shift along coasts as mixed conditions develop across the Northeast and mid-Atlantic regions.

Washington St. Lawrence Montana Lake Ohio Mississippi Middle Atlantic New England South Atlantic Gulf Coast European

Andrews Named Commissioner in Jerome Case

Governor Hughes appointed Charles Andrews of Syracuse former Court of Appeals Chief Judge to handle charges against District Attorney Jerome. Andrews will limit his jurisdiction to Jerome's current term and will conduct oral examinations for Jerome and the charges’ makers. Andrews, about eighty, has a long Syracuse career as district attorney and mayor, and helped found Syracuse University while holding LL D honors from Columbia and Hamilton College.

the Tribune Albany Hughes Charles Andrews Syracuse Court of Appeals Jerome Andrews Metropolitan Stockholders’ Committee Cornell William C. Ruger Onondaga County Syracuse University Columbia University Hamilton College

Lawyer Maguire Dies in Brooklyn Court

Elections Commissioner John Maguire collapsed and died in a Brooklyn County Court during Solomon Goodman grand larceny trial. He died of heart disease after summing up for the defendant. Judge Fawcett declared a mistrial and adjourned the court. Maguire lived in East New York with his mother and sister.

John Maguire Brooklyn Maguire Solomon Goodman Charles G. Gall Fawcett Mr. Maguire Arlington Avenue Hendrix Street East New York New Lots St. John's College Columbia Law School McClellan

Royal Mounted presented at Garrick Theatre in Philadelphia

Cecil B. De Mille and William De Mille bring The Royal Mounted to the Garrick Theatre with Cyril Scott in the leading role. The action is framed in Calgary Alberta with a supporting company including Cliva Blandick Charles B. Wells Charles Lane Brigham Royce Elwood Bostwick Charles Lamp and Ethel Wright.

Philadelphia The Royal Mounted Canadian Northwest Cecil B. de Mille William de Mille Cyril Scott Garrick Theatre Calgary Alberta Cliva Blandick Charles B. Wells Charles Lane Brigham Royce Elwood Bostwick Charles Lamp Ethel Wright

No respite for Chester Gillette execution stands

Governor Hughes will not intervene with the death sentence for Chester Gillette of Cortland convicted of murdering Grace Brown at Big Moose Lake. The case draws reaction as Mrs. Louise Gillette, his mother, plans to seek an audience in Albany, while Gillette remains in Auburn prison’s death cells.

Chester Gillette Albany Hughes Cortland Grace Billy Brown South Otselic Chenango County Big Moose Lake Adironds Auburn Prison Syracuse Louise Gillette

Prominent Arrivals at Notable Hotels

A list of distinguished guests checking into leading hotels. Includes Lieutenant S H R Doyle USN at the Belmont, Captains H G Hebbinghans and Erick von Bruining at the Hotel Astor, Joseph E Otis at Holland, Dr W T Adams in Manhattan, John Leggett in Netherland, Mr and Mrs F E Vivian Bond at Prince Gorh or Barmer Hall, and Warren Salisbury plus Judge John M Davy and Senator William M Crane at Waldorf Astoria.

Belmont S. H. R. Doyle U. S. N. Fifth Avenue Philadelphia Hoffman House George Oxuvie Ieage J. A. Drake Corning Astor H. G. Hebbinghans Erick von Bruning Emil Washington Holland Joseph E. Otis Chicago Manhattan W. T. Adams San Francisco Netherland John Leggett Detroit

Rodman and Marvin wed at Epiphany Church home

On Monday March 16 at the bride’s sister’s residence 123 Fast 39th street the Rev Wm T Crocker rector of the Church of the Epiphany united Nannie Van Nostrand Marvin and Cary Selden Rodman. Notices of marriages and deaths require full names and addresses.

Rodman Marvin Wm. T. Crocker Church of the Epiphany Nannie van Nostrand Marvin Cary Selden Rodman

Boorum and Brown Deaths in Tribune Notice Card

Death notices list Boorum George C Magie Mildret G Brown Abbie C McGonigle Annie Burr Abigail S Moore L Owen Ditmas Jane G Paton Thomas Gibbens Harriet Reilly William J Kane Theodore F Ryan Mary Kellogg William A Leake Albert L Loesch Fanny Tompkins Mary C Lowery Margaret Tweedy Adelaide A Poorum services for Boorum at Forest Hill NJ on Sunday March US Interment private LROWN Abbie Center Brown died in Pittsfield MA aged 93 funeral details pending.

Poorum Forest Hill George Cheever Boorum Caroline Irving van Horne Cornelius and Catherine Boorum Lake St New York Erie R. R Chambers St Ferry Reston Pittsfield Mass Abbie Center Brown George Brown Boston Buffalo Ryan Mary Franklin Ave Brooklyn James Ryan James Hetty Charles J Walter St. Patrick's Roman Catholic Church Saake Albert Louis Dearly Henry Snake Willoughby Ave Tompkins Tarrytown Mon Mary Cone Tompking Middletown Conn

Mourning notices from March 1908 obituaries and funerals

A collection of death notices and funeral details from New York area newspapers referencing Abigail Burr Jane Ditmas Thomas Paton and others. Entries list dates March 14 15 16 17 1908 1909 with residences Brooklyn Jersey City Danbury and New Haven, ages and service times at Trinity Church St Patrick’s Cathedral and local chapels, interment details and funeral carriage arrangements.

Ditmas Brooklyn Jane Ditmas Church of the Holy Trinity Clintom and Montague Sts Gibbons New Haver Thomas P. Gibbons Frederick Prime Mary Rutherford Jay Trinity Church New Haven Grand Central Depot M'Gonigle Annie Daniel Rose McGonigha St. James's Pro-Cathedral Moore New York City I. Owen Moore Washingtonville

Desirable Help Quick Offered at Uptown Tribune Office

The New York Tribune announces a file of applications for positions of various kinds available at its Uptown Office, 1364 Broadway between 36th and 37th Streets. Hours are 3 a.m. to 6 p.m. The notice invites employers to consult the listings to save time and expense.

37Th Streets

Tribune Subscription Rates and World Reach

The Tribune outlines mail subscription options for domestic and foreign addresses with varied plans including daily, sunday, weekly farmer, tri weekly, and almanac prints. International delivery covers Cuba Porto Rico Hawaii and the Philippines with different pricing based on duration and edition. Offices listed in New York City and major overseas exchange points accompany lists of international hotel reading room arrangements for access.

Tribune United States Mexico Manhattan Evons Cuba Porto Rico Hawaii Philippines Sitio Soess New York City Daily Sunday Tribune London Hore Victoria Langham Carlton Claritre’s Metras the & Street Embankment Liverpool Manchester Queens Hotel Leeds Midland Bredford Hotel Wellington Tunbridge Wells Morecambe Bay Midland Derby Holdter’s Hotel Shacktin Isle of Wight Scotlam Glasgow Station Ayr Dumfries Turte Herry Gibraltar Cecil Paris Chatham Hotel de Lille Et de Athenée St. James Et Atheny Belgium Grant Hotel Brussels Germany Nassauer Hof Wiesbaden Munich Bellevus Dresden Rome G. Vieussens Florence Imperial Nice Cannes Savoy Hotel Eden Palace Daniels Venice Naples San Remo Hermitage Monte Egypt Savex Hotel Cairo Grand _ Bouches Sunday Tribune Europe the Tribune Tve

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