Fritz Emmet Jr Delivers Mixed Performance in Ireland Play
In Grand Opera House review the young Fritz Emmet Jr inherits his father’s fame but lacks the magnetic personality. He charms audiences with appearance and grace yet struggles with singing and voice. Cast supports him. Miss Lytton and others receive praise while the production gains polished staging and strong audience reception.
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Fritz Emmet
Emmet
Fritz
J. K. Emmet, Jr
Faderland
Grand Opera House
Mr. Emmet
Ireland
Jon
Charles Harvilson
Seaton Castle
Killarney
Mmet
Robin Hood at Duquesne Impresses Bostonians Again
The Bostonians crowd Duquesne Theater for Robin Hood with Miss Caroline Hamilton and Miss Lea Van Dyke adding to a strong cast. Edwin Hoff substitutes for an ill Tom Karl while Barnabee Cowles and Frothingham excel in humorous and ensemble pieces. Studley conducts a refined, flawless performance praised as America's best comic opera setting.
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DeKoven & Smith
Dispatch
America
Bostonians
Duquesne Theater
Caroline Hamilton
Marie Stone
Lea van Dyke
Miss Hamilton
Maid Marion
Miss van Dyke
Tom Karl
Edwin Hoff
Mr. Hoff
Messrs
MadkDon Barnabee
Cowles
Frothincham
Barnabee
Sheriff
Mr. Cowles
Jessie Bartlett Davis
Robin Hood
Duquesne
Migro
Tinker's
Studley
de Koven
McKenna's Flirtation Returns to the Alvin After Absence
The Alvin Theatre presented McKenna's Flirtation after three years away. William Barry stars as Timothy McKenna with Joseph Brennan as Michael Ryan replacing the lost Fay Barry and Far. The production appears updated with topical songs and a capable chorus of male voices and bright girls, delivering an agreeable evening.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
McKenna
Alvin
William Barry
Timothy Amckenna
Fay—Barry
Joseph Brennan
Michal Ryan
Mr. Barry
Dansing Dainty Girls Feature in Modern Topical Play
A crowded Monday night audience welcomed a then fresh but aged play noted for its dancers and lively topical songs. The scene highlights a large, humorous duel sequence as a centerpiece, delivering entertainment despite a weak overall production.
Rose Hill Folly Company Delights at Harry Williams Academy
The Rose Hill English Folly Company presented at Harry Williams' Academy last night, drawing crowded crowds with novelties in the specialty line. Frank Emerson showcased bone dexterity, Tover and Frobel impressed on horizontal bars, J. K. Mallen and Annie Dunn sang sketches, and Grace Milbern offered a pleasing mezzo-soprano. The Mountebank burlesque concluded two acts of entertaining nonsense, delighting audiences from gallery to pit.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rose Hill English Folly Company
Harry Williams’ Academy
Frank Emerson
Tover
Frobel
J. K. Mallen
Annie Dunn
Grace Milbern
Harry Davis Fifth Avenue Museum Draws Thousands
Harry Davis Fifth Avenue Museum posted a strong crowd with several thousand visitors enjoying varied acts. Big Mary impressed with size and charm, Wells delivered his signature headpiece routine, and Alfred Pilgrim the armless and legless performer drew sympathy and applause. Animals from Schenley Park are housed in the roof garden for winter.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harry Davis
Fifth Avenue Museum
Big Mary
Wells
Alfred Pilgrim
Schenley Park
Attractions at the World's Museum This Week
Miss Annie Bell displays 622 pounds of charm as Electra performs electric shocks at will. Mons A L Morrell carves a wooden electric motor along with other curiosities. The Brothers' Dramatic Company presents The Dog and trained dogs. W Thompson's black face comedy and Miss Kitty Smith's transformation dance also feature.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Annie Bell
Electra
Mons. A. L. Morrell
Brothers’ Dramatic Company
I W. Thompson
Miss Kitty Smith
Harris Theater Presents Fabio Romani Version of The Ven detta
The Harris Theater stages a dramatized Ven detta called Fabio Romani a melodrama with tragedy and comedy. The scenery shines though the cast remains the same as last year led by Charles L. Farwell as Respetti and Walter Lawrence as the Monte Cristo type hero. A new innovation is Spanish dancer Senorus Szerina with standing room signs posted for both shows yesterday.
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Fabio Romani
Harris
Charles L. Farwell
Walter Lawrence
Senorus Szerina
Lisa in The White Slave Moves Pittsburg to Tears
The Bijou audience last night witnessed Lisa in The White Slave inspiring tears for the eighth time in Pittsburg. Miss May Newman steps down as lead, with Miss Julius Stuart temporarily filling the role.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lisa
Pittsburg
May Newman
Ulis Stuart
Emma Judi Opera Season Opens at Grand Opera House
Advance sale for the Emma Judi opera season began yesterday at the Grand Opera House with many seats sold. Miss Lytton, Mrs. J. K. Emmet, starred last season as Minna the adventuress, earning strong notice. Busy theater crowds signal a full swing in the stage season. The Judi Opera Company’s next week lineup features Tannhauser Faust Lohengrin Romeo and Juliet Cavalleria Rusticana The Bohemian Girl and a matinee of Il Trovatore.
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Pitou
Duquesne Theater
Judi Opera Company
Standard Theater
New York
Barnebee
Mr. Barnebee
Mebee
Jim
Ebee
Brooklyn Navy Yard Prepares Cruisers For Sea Amid Rumors
New York dispatch notes unusual activity at the Brooklyn Navy Yard as multiple cruisers including Bennington Atlanta Concord and Chicago are readied for sea. Deser tions have declined with winter approaching while crews push work day and night to meet an ominous Friday deadline.
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New York
Brooklyn Navy Yard
Navy
Washington
Bennington
Chile
Portland
Bradford
Tracy
Atlanta
Concord
Chicago
Navy Yard
Chester
Lee
Captainee
Maine
Erben
Kane
Yard
Leach
Ordnance Department
Elopers Sought at Union Depot by Officers Holmes and Thompson
Lieutenant Holmes and Officer Thompson checked the Union depot last evening for an eloping couple. The husband identified two trunks bearing the name Annie Middleton but the pair did not appear and no arrests were made. The couple, from Twenty seventh Street and Penn avenue, planned to go to Steubenville. The wife, about 30 and married, has three children. the husband left her a week ago.
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Holmes
Thompson
Union Depot
Annie Middleton
Steubenville
Twenty-seventh Street
Penn Avenue
Ee Eee
Dr Dowie Bids Farewell After Healing Session in Pittsburgh
Dr Dowie closed his Pittsburgh and Allegheny tour at Carnegie Hall with a farewell appearance. About 40 volunteers testified to cures including tobacco addiction and inflammatory rheumatism, and the doctor announced his next field in Baltimore with a month of faith care sessions commencing Friday.
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Dowie
Cates
Thisty
Fee
Israel Hong
John Dimling
Allegheny
Gir
Mia. Winebrenner
Etna
Pittsb
Baltimore
Knights of Labor Delegates Gather for Historic Assembly
Delegates to the Fifteenth Constitutional General Assembly of the Knights of Labor arrive from across the United States and Canada for a key gathering in Toledo. Leaders including T. W. Powderly and J. W. Hayes attend as debates focus on labor, capital, and the public school system with strong support for universal public education.
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Toledo
Constitutional General Assembly
The
Knights of Labor
United States
Canada
Mexico
New York Central
A. W. Wright
General Executive Board
H. C. Lee
Assembly
W. J. Hayes
Philadelphia
North America
T. W. Powderly
Scranton
Hugh Cavenaugh
Cincinnati
John W. Hayes
General Assembly
Order
Order Bee
J. W. Hayes
Memorial Hall
J. W. Emmick
Ww. O. Zindone Dietrict
D. A. No
Hayes
Gec
Knights
Doerflinger Seeks Bail Amid Multiple Creditors
Theodore Doerflinger anxiously seeks a $10,000 bail to secure release from jail. He hopes to settle debts with the Franklin School Board and other lenders, though further suits loom if released. Courts issued a rule in the school board case restraining forced sale of his property, while ex Mayor McCallin’s judgments and other garnishee actions complicate the matter.
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Theodore Doerflinger
Franklin School Board
Doerflinger
Dexter Spring Company
Modern Building and Loan Association
Onsen
Ger
Doerfinger
Bennett
McCallin
Ager
John Em
Panther slain near Snacks Camp in Tucker County
In Tucker County at Snacks Camp yesterday an enormous panther appeared in a clearing causing workers to flee. Wilt, a local man, killed the panther which weighed 275 pounds, the largest on record in the county.
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Clarksburg
Tucker County
Wilt
Police Department reshuffle assigns inspectors across districts
Last night changes place Inspector Silvis in the Third district for a week, with McKelvey moving to the First district and Whitehouse remaining in the Second. Captain Mer cer shifts from Second to First downtown, Brophy returns to Penn avenue territory, Unterbaum to East End, and Stewart keeps Southside bailiwick amid the reassignments. In Wilkesbarre a Nanticoke mine disaster death toll rose with Thomas Thomas, 19, and Paul Koshinski dying, bringing fatalities to twelve with two more injured expected.
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Silvis
Southside
McKelvey
Inspector Whitehouse
East End
Mercer
Brophy
Penn Avenue
Lawrenceville
Unterbaum
Stewart
Wilkesbarre
Nanticoke Mine
Thomas Thomas
Morgan B. Williams
Young Thomas
Paul Koshinski
Nanticoke
Fires and losses sweep multiple towns with varying insured totals
The page lists fires and damages across Elmwood Cincinnati Macon Coleville Nellisville Buffalo Gap and Cincinnati including the Cincinnati Ice Company stock and a great coal pile fire. Losses exceed 1 5 thousand with partial insurance and several deaths in Cincinnati. Official estimates vary as investigators seek cause and coverage.
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Elmwood
Cincinnati
Cincinnati Ice Company
Orange
Mass
Washburn
Wait
Ballou
Congregational Church
Macon
France
Coleville
Bellefonte
Geo. Rider
Nellisville
Wis
North & Slaughan
George L. Lloyd
Buffalo Gap
Fremont, Elkhorn, and
Missouri Valley Railroad
Elkhorn
Oscar Oaken
Myers
William Bocklage
Ed Anderson
Dolpth
Northern Fuel Company
Maas
Ceceeanenn
Marc As Aly
Thas
Police Arrests and Hearings Reported Across City
Vincest WelrofsKy arrested for assault and battery with Welupon Barneschek as prosecutor. A 16 year old named Wittu Powatl jailed for throwing stones at an elderly man on Carson street. Torwer charged with larceny and other offenses placed in Central station. Alderman Kerr hearing tomorrow for Jar cony one receiving stolen goods. Detective Morris jailed R J Gillan of Chicago for bigamy. bail set at 1000 dollars. Joseph Levi, Hebrew peddler, held on larceny charge from office on Center avenue. bail set at 509 dollars. Kivett and John Riley jailed for disorderly conduct. Poplar alley beer incident led to fines.
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Vincest Welrofsky
Vi Barneschek
Wittu" Powatl
Carson Street
Morris
R. J. Uillan
Chicago
Jane M. Higgins
Duughter
Alderman McMasters
Josefh Levi
Hyndman
Sohn Patton
Levi
Center Avenue
Shawvenee
Newire Kivett
John Riley
Shaffer
Eleventh Ward
Poplar Alley
Donovan
Sime Matthias
East End
Intver
Rose Building and Loan Receives Charter at Hadeburs
Local notes report the Rose Building and Loan Association of Pittsburg with capital of 1 million dollars was chartered at Hadeburs yesterday. Also noted were a infant death in Homestead and a Bloomfield building boom with about fifty houses under construction.
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Rose Building and Loan Association
Pittsburg
Hadeburs
Davin Hoon
David
Elizabeth Hood
Homestead
Bloomfield
Association For the Improvement of the Poor
Southside Medical Society
Koehler
South Sixteenth Street
East End
Duquesne Traction Company
McLaughan
Allegheny Bureau of Health
Webster Avenue
Tunnel Street
Bureau of Health
Streetcar deaths and injuries mark yesterday’s accident list
A fatal streetcar accident on the Citi zens' Traction line killed Grisbo-John G aged 5 after being struck while attempting to jump between cars. Several other workers and bystanders were injured, including George Kauth arrested on bail pending inquest, and multiple men hurt by splines, machinery, or falls across Pittsburgh streets and factories.
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Grisbo
John G
Citizens’ Traction Line
Ae Dbe
Atres
Iver
George Kauth
Hutchieson
Grorgr
McClure Avenue
Pet Ie Ag Ogong
Erry
Port Perry
McGreevy
Frank Gabre
Pennsyl
Prauvex
Birmingham
South Sixth
Carson Streets
Southside Hospital
Rostriots
David Hinson
SS Yi
East Liberty
Citizens’ Traction Road
Fifteenth Street
Penn Avenue
Geo Faden
Pittsburg
Western
Allegheny General Hospital
Lake Erie Rail Schedules Updated With New Trains
Winter timetable shifts on the Lake Erie road include 4:35 A.M. to Youngstown, 6:20 A.M. departure to New Haven, and new Moon Run line service to Groveton with arrivals at 6:20 A.M. from Groveton and a 4:30 P.M. Pittsburg to Shannopin run. Moon Run expected for coal traffic. Panhandle adds four trains to McDonald. No. 21 to Chicago moves to 1:20 P.M. Central timing slower by one hour on both roads.
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Lara Erie
Youngstown
New Haven
Groveton
Moon Run Road
Pittsburg
Shannopin
Renas
Clare
Moon Run
Lake Erie
Panhandle
McDonald
Chicago
Central
Pittaburg
People Who Come and Go in Post Spotlight
A jumble of names and travels shows many residents and visitors moving through the city. W. BR Ford heads to New York. actors and businesspeople like Barry and O'Brien make trips for work and fortune. Several officials, merchants, and families visit Philadelphia, Pittsburgh, and distant cities, with plans ranging from schooling fund drives to real estate ventures and future prospects.
Pittsburg Visitors Register at New York Hotels List
The list of Pittsburghers registered today at New York hotels includes G. Anfrecht at Sinclair Hotel C. C Briggs at Windsor H L Childs at Westminster Miss Calpant at Gilsey House Miss T Donohue at St Denis J Gripp at Gilsey E Groetzinger at 50 James J R Hodges at Astor J A Howeley at Murray Hill W P Kiel at Earies F Learned at Park Avenue J Lippincott at Astor W W Littel at Sinclair W H Meleary at Gilee F McClintock at Al Yemurle N L Moore at Oriental I W Feot at Metropolitan Mrs M Thompson at St Denis J Vincent at Albemarie R Butler at Astor D M Collins at Murray Ill J B Larkin at Astor H W Lash at Hotel Brunswick T C Perrine at Metropolitan J W Rook at St Cloud Hotel.
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New York
Earie'’s
A.C Knox
St. Denis Hotel
F. Learned
Park Avenue Hotel
J. Lippincott
Astor House
W.W. E. Littell
Sinclair House
W. H. Meleary
Gilee House
F. McClintock
al- Yemurle
N- L. Moore
Oriental Hotel
I. W. Feot
Metropolitan
Mrs
M. Thompson
St. Denia
J.4. Vincent
Albemarie
R. Burter
D. M. Collins
Murray Ill
J. B. Larkin
H. W. Lash
Hotel Brunswick
T. C. Perrine
W. Rook
St. Cloud Hotel
Ex-Senator Dela mater Home Sold for 8000 in Meadville
The residence of ex Senator George W. Delamater was sold at auction today to James Kernan for 8000 dollars. The house is one of Meadville's finest and originally cost 40000 dollars.
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Meadville
George W. Delamater
James Kernan
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Small Penn Ave
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Oil City
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