Pittsburgh Theaters Set for Big Reopening Season
Pittsburg prepares for a major winter opening as the Duquesne Grand Bijou Alvin and nearby venues announce $40 000 to $50 000 in improvements. New seating lighting and decor upgrade the theaters while managers plan early fall reopenings and a strong lineup led by director McCullough and producer Davis.
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Ohio
West
Duquesne Theater
Grand Opera House
Bijou
Alvin
Harry Williams’ Academy
Harris' Thester
Pittsburg
Bijou and City Theaters Readied for 1892 93 Season
The Bijou Theater undergoes a $12,000 summer renovation with a light white and gold interior, new lincrusta Walton walls, extended lighting, fresh carpets, and a grand curtain. Management promises a brighter, better equipped house with an enhanced stage and orchestra.
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Bernard Beers
Modeska
Fanny Davenport
Stewart Robson
William H. Crane
The
Bostonians
Forty Thieves
Hoyt
Russell
Comedians
Wilson Barrett
Chinatown
Neil Pergo
Francis Wilson Opera Company
de Wolf Hopper Opera Company
Margaret Mather
Nat Goodwin
Isle of Champagne Opera Company
Digby Bell
Pittsburg
Gulick
Walton
Bijou
Hoss and
Hoss
Bridget
Robert Mantell
Darler
John L. Sullivan
Boston
Dowd
Limited Mail
James J. Corbett
Frank Daniels
Yon Yonson
Harry Williams
Cees
Bill
Tony Farrell
Colleen
Donnelly and
Girard
Jack
P. F. Baker
Ezra Kendal
World’s Museum to Reopen with Enhanced Attractions
The World’s Museum in Allegheny plans a major upgrade with $5,000 spent on decorating the house and new wax works. Owners promise better attractions across the circuit theaters, additions to the menagerie, and automatic novelties in the curio department. The venue will reopen August 15 with new scenery, repapered interiors, and upgraded exhibits.
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Greas Way
Dan Hes
Harrisburg
Altoona
Johnstown
Allegheny
Flood Devastates West St Paul. Homes Carried Away
A flood on Page street above Concord in West St Paul swept four acres with water up to 25 feet deep. A sluice failed at 10 pm sending water down a ravine destroying several homes including a three story brick building. Mrs Williams drowned. others injured or missing. multiple fatalities reported.
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Pau
Mixn
Page Street
Concord
West St Paul
T Williams
Gollrick Horne
Freddie
Phillip Stochra
Concord Street
Pearl button bargain from Pearl Buttons sale
New advertisement invites ladies to a sale offering twenty four pearl buttons for twenty five cents. The notice emphasizes the unusually low price and claims the deal is unmatched, urging readers to take advantage this week.
Pearl button listing with sizes and qualities
An advertisement announces 500 gross or 6000 dozen pearl buttons. Describes best made pure white and shaded options with shanks, 2 and 4 holes, plain and fancy carved, in sizes 20, 22 and 24 line. Emphasizes desirability of these button sizes for purchase.
Two Dozen for 250 Button Sale Announcement
The McKinley bill has pushed prices up for buttons, but this lot is offered at a lower price than ever before. Two dozen buttons are on sale this week and may sell out quickly.
But One of Many Offers Value in August Sale
The ad touts unmatched department values and says prices on summer wear are deeply discounted this August. It claims the store never carries over stock and promises savings rivaled by no other shop in the city, inviting customers to compare and be persuaded.
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Eve
Itaburg
al- Jegheny
America
McCullough
Duquesne
Chicago
Harry Schwab
Mt. Clemens
Wilt
Grand Opera House
Atlantic City
L. Davis
Hyde
Alvin
New York
Davis
Alvin Joslyn
Mr. Davis
Charles Lamb
Pittsburg
Barge
California Fig Syrup Co
Cynthia
Ostyn
Mameria
Cynthy
Lucius
Tailor clearing sale of suit remnants at cut prices
A tailors shop promotes a remnant sale offering suits originally priced at 35, 30, and 25 dollars now available to order for about 20, 25, and 39 dollars. Pants remnants plus sizes in the 5 and 6 dollar range are offered, with values from 8 to 70 dollars.
A Knight of Chivalry Romance in Devon
Cynthia Needham in a Devon garden contends with a love triangle between Granville Mostyn and Lucius O Neil. Granville pressures marriage while Lucius fights in Sudan. The scene shifts from hopeful engagement to fear as news of wartime heroism swells the household and shocks Cynthia into fainting at the prospect of a match with Mostyn.
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Devon
Cynthia Needham
Cynthia
Granville Mostyn
Captain O'Neil
Mr. Mostyn
Honor
Lucius O'Neil
Granville
Soudan
Mr. Needham
Lucius Iagh
Mra Elland
Wymouth
Dolly
Weymouth
Mostyns
Energies Flag Nerve Tonic Dr T C Smith Praises Horsford
Dr T C Smith of Charlotte NC hails Horsford acid phosphate as an invaluable nerve tonic and delightful beverage that restores energy and boosts spirits. He highlights its uplifting effects and calls it one of the best restorers.
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Horsford
T. C. Smith
Charlotte, N.C
Train Route Details and a Brief Health Claim
The memorandum outlines a state railway journey via B and O R B with a stop at Washington. It mentions leaving Pittsburg at an early hour with a stated fare and includes a reference to a claimed medical benefit from a pill.
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R. BR
Wington
Pittsburg
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Pittsee
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Scrotc
Li Hall
Golick
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Primrose and West
O'Neil
Superba
the Hanlons
Gordon
Joseph Jefferson
Rip van Winkle
John Drew
Herrmann
Fred Ward
Louis James
Jed Prouty
Joseph
Blue Jeans
Denman Thompson
Grey Mare
Jane
Gloriana
Harris
Ces
Starr
Harris, Britton & Dean
Harry Davis
Fifth Avenue Museum
St Paul
N.K. Fairbank &Coc
Bole Manufacturers
Pittsburgh
F. Sellers & Co
Says
Pyenie Z
Market St
Jacksons
Liberty ST
Jydl-Stoowr
Supolio
Knight OF Chivalry
Florence Marryat
Veronique
Soudon
Ranville Mostyn
Cinthia
Mostyn
Apna
Tly
Needhams
Cynthis
More
Agy
Exandria
Res
Miss Parton
Jenkins
Mr. Neednam
Sam
Floresce Mareyatti
Denver
Pittsburg and Western Railway
Col
Kansas City
la Kaneee
Gleason's
Firth Avenues
Liberty Street
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