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Newspaper
Oshkosh Daily Northwestern
Location
Oshkosh, Wisconsin, United States of America
Date
Mar 21, 1908
Page
2
The readable passage discusses theatrical costumes and dress practices, mentioning actresses and fashion trimming like lace and chiffon. It references cleaning routines and weekly routines involving costumes, with a brief fragment about costs and a Miss Hope. The text is garbled and lacks clear events or people names beyond a generic Miss Hope.
Chicago March 21 chorus Kir reveals the heavy use of makeup and paint in Whitney Opera House performances. Seventy eight pounds of paint yearly per chorus girl. thirty hours painting and thirty hours removing per week. plans for scenic effects include a statue horse and live painting illusions at Bijou theater.
The article chronicles a stage actress’s obsession with gowns and trunks full of dresses. It notes the constant fear of losing attire, the rivalries over costumes, and how famous wardrobes fuel both dreams and deferred purchases amid theater life.
The piece highlights lash cosmetic effects on chorus girls and previews Hickman Mackhesey company returning to Grand Opera house for a week starting March 23. It notes Miss Alice Hamilton teases vaudeville, Baby Irene Spooner and Eddie Walkup acts, free admission for ladies Monday, a diamond ring giveaway Tuesday, and praise for Hickman Bessey and Signor Coates among other acts.
George Maichow, popular vocalist, will sing in a special program arranged by the orchestra for Monday March 2 at the moving picture feature The Voyage and a trip through Yellowstone Park. The program promises to be the best of its kind at the vaudeville theater.
Richard F Scholz of the University of Wisconsin, the first Wisconsin Rhodes scholar, is leaving his instructorship in history to chair ancient history at the University of California. He studied at Oxford Berlin Paris Rome Sparta and Athens and was a 1902 03 Latin fellow.
An advertisement extols Dr Pierce’s family remedies with claims of formula accuracy, natural ingredients from American forests, and health benefits including Golden Medical Discovery for indigestion catarrh and bronchial conditions. It notes use with Sage’s Remedy and cautions about consumption in advanced tuberculosis.
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