Oswego's Richardson Theater Through The Turn Of The Century
Oswego audiences enjoyed a rich decade of stars and long runs at the Richardson Theater. Otis Skinner, Charles Hanford, Julia Marlow, and Ethel Barrymore headlined from 1897 to 1900, with Shakespeare, melodramas, and new plays shaping a vibrant stage scene. The era saw growing prominence of women stars, the shift toward comedies mixed with romance, and a broad program from minstrels to concert bands before film ended the stock company era.
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Charles Hanford
Elihu Spencer
Nora O’brien
Thomas Keene
James O'Neill
James Young
Madame Janauschek
Richardson
Otis Skinner
William Gilette
Secret Service
Oswego
Prince Rudolph
Skinner
Frohman
Edwin Booth
Lawrence Barrett
Mojeska
Ada Rehan
Francesca da Rimini
Gabriele D’annunzio
Lazzare
Julia Marlow
Richardson Theater
Clyde Fitch
Barbara Frietchie
Bronson Howard
Howard
William Gillette
James Herne
Augustus Thomas
David Belasco
Jed Prouty
Richard Golden
Peaceful Valley
Sol Smith Russell
Shore Acres
Judson K. Smith
George Lavere
Joe R. Perrott
J. Carroll Smith
John C. Snyder
Karl Beckstedt
Henry Cavanaugh
Henry Colvin
Neil Wheeler
Charles Marsden
David Russell
Nora Benz
J. F. Griggs
Harry Lund
Charles Durie
Louis Lavere
James Benton
Charles Palmer
Matt Lynch
William Crimmons
James Mack
Joseph Porter
Daniel Emerson McCarthy
Shakespeare
Academy of Music
Academy
Richard the Third
Viola Allen
John McCullough
Robert B. Mantell
Minnie Maddern Fiske
Henrietta Crossman
Leslie Carter
Eva Tanguay
Queen of
Maude Adams
Lillian Russell
Casey
Peter Pan
James M. Barrie
Barrie
Miss Adams
Charles Frohman
Palladium
Burgess
DeWolf Hopper
Charles Coghlan
May Irwin
Eugene Walter
Frances Starr
Tyrone Power
Charles Rann Kennedy
Madame Alla Nazimova
Robert Hichens
George Arliss
Patrick Campbell
Margaret Anglin
Marie Tempest
Charles Coburn
Mr. Coburn
Old Bill
John Phillip Sousa
United States Marine
Victor Herbert
Katherine
Fulton
Providence
R. I
J. H. Foster
Onondaga County
Fred B. Bosworth
The
Syracuse Theater Company
Market Hall
Doolittle Hall
Charles K. Champlain Stock Company
Oswego Plumbing Co
Oswego “Times
Champlain Company
Henry Clay
Kirk M. White
George Hessler
Gertrude Ingalls
James Lewis
Margaret Delisle
Charles Rowe
Willard Mullen
Richardson Theater’s Rise and Fall in Oswego History
A historical account recounts Oswego’s Richardson Theater from its 1897 Edison projectoscope showings to the final 1945 demolition. It traces ownership changes from Max Richardson to Norman Bates, the 1930 end of live performances, and the building’s collapse after wind damage before razing, ending with reflections on Oswego’s theatrical heritage.
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Oswego
Fitzhugh Hall
Richardson Theater
Edison
Richardson
Limerick Town
St. Paul's Players
Clifford Bennett
Max B. Richardson
Lawrence J. Richardson
Norman L. Bates
Bates
Charles H. Snyder
Monte Lass
Fire Department
Myron D. Stone
Bates Estate
Pelnick Wrecking Co
Yorkville
Charles Wells
Market Hall
Doolittle Hall
Academy of Music
Officers Elected by Pulaski School PTA
Pulaski PTA announces 1964 65 officers including President Augustus Steele, Vice President Mrs Richard Miller, Secretary Mrs Harold Gilson Jr and Treasurer Mrs Rodney Caufield.
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Pulaski
Parent- Teacher Association
Augustus Steele
Richard Miller
Harold Gilson Jr
Rodney Caufield
Bloodmobile in Pulaski Monday at Park Methodist Church
Mrs. Bruce Merritt announces Red Cross Bloodmobile will be in Pulaski Monday June 8 at Park Methodist Church social hall from 12 30 to 5 30 p m. Donors needing appointments should contact Mrs. Merritt or Mrs. Carleton Martens.
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Pulaski
Bruce Merritt
Red Cross
Park Methodist Church
Merritt
Carleton Martens
Kouples Klub Plans Sunday Picnic at Sandy Creek Park
The Kouples Klub of Park Methodist church meets Sunday June 7 at 1 30 p m at the church to travel to Sandy Creek Community Park for a family picnic.
J. B. Butler Post 127 W R C Meet Monday
A meeting of J. B. Butler Post 127 W R C will be held Monday June 8 at 8 pm at the Odd Fellows Temple. Miss Hattie Scott will preside over the business meeting and members are to bring a box lunch.
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Pulaski
J. B. Butler
Odd Fellows Temple
Hattie Scott
Commercial Printing Dept Palladium Times Blog
The brief item lists a contact line for the Palladium Times Commercial Printing Department with two phone numbers FI 3 3800 and FI 3 3801.
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Commercial Printing Department
Palladium-Times
Pulaski Deputy Treasurer Resigns. Village Seeks Change
The Pulaski Village Board met for routine business with the treasurer's report. Deputy Treasurer Mrs Richard Comins resigned. Mrs William Guthrie was named to fill the vacancy. The board discussed Maple Avenue traffic, Port Street gas cylinders, extending the water line to Hinman Road, and whether to raze or restore the Ontario Mills building.
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Pulaski
Maple Avenue
Port St
Richard Comins
William Guthrie
Hinman Road
Windcrest
Ontario Mills
Pulaski Alumni Banquet to Honor Members June 20
The 75th annual Pulaski Alumni Association meeting and banquet will be Saturday June 20 at 7 30 p m in the school cafeteria. Dr James R Manwaring of Syracuse University will be guest speaker. 50 and 25 year members will be honored and the oldest member recognized. Officers for 1964 65 to be elected.
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Pulaski
Pulaski Alumni Association
James R. Manwaring
Syracuse University
Manwaring
Pulaski Academy
Central School
Alumni Association
Max Butler
William Farrington
Pratt Balcom
Florence Hilliker
Phyllis Burr
Fred Killiam
Final O E S Chapter 159 meeting set for June 9
Pulaski announces the last meeting before fall for Chapter 159, O E S. The session at 8 p m will be at the Masonic Temple with Worthy Matron Reta Summerville and Worthy Patron Charles Summerville presiding. Refreshments by Tracy Wilder, Richard Elmer, Virgil Hager, Charles Summerville and Donald Litts.
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Pulaski
Masonic Temple
Reta Summerville
Charles Summerville
Tracy Wilder
Richard Elmer
Virgil Hager
Donald Litts
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