Theatrical Attractions This Week At Local Theaters
The lineup includes Gloriana and A German Soldier with Edwards Willard Alvin theaters hosting shows. Sam Devere's Co WorLn's MveEU-IMEATER presents Hunter's Dogs and The Bandit King. Curiosities Hankis and other acts also listed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Drquesxe Theater
Edwards
Willard Alvin Theater
Gloriana
Williams” Academnst
Sam Devere
WorLn’s
Mveeu-Imeater
Epen Mvaer
Hankis
TxaTen
Mansfield in The Scarlet Letter at Alvin a notable season highlight
A period review lauds Mr. Mansfelds performance in The Scarlet Letter at the Alvin showing strong acting, fidelity to Hawthrones novel, and careful stage craft. It credits Hattons adaptation for faithful rendering and praises Mansfields mastery in character work and dramatic focus.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Joseph Hatton
Mr. Hatton
Nawthorne
Wright
Old New England
Brockett
Mawthorne
Mr. Mansfell
Eason
Mr. Mansfeld
Mansfield
Arthur Dimeesdele
Mr. Mansfield
Beuy
Baron Cherrial
Bommel
Mr. Manstiel
Cau
Mino
Boa
Pittsburg
Willard in Renowned Roles at the Duquesne Theater
Nonetor has gained strong theater affection here. William Willard returns with The Middleman by Henry Arthur Jones and Jordan, followed by Jonas Needham's Double, A Fool's Paradise and other pieces. The company includes Marie Burroughs and a London troupe. principal scenery and effects accompany the production.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nonetor
Edward & Willard
Willard
United States
Canada
Duquesne
Henry Arthur Jones
Mr. Willard
Qyri
Lenkarn
Anthos
Jodah
Joseph Ue Bia
John Needham
Mr Willams
Joseph Norbury
Jom Needham
Josph Norley
Maybrick
A. M. Palmer
Marie Burroughs
Rayco Carleton
Fred Tyler
Massen
Cane
London
Nannie Cea — Pation
Bikol Douglasi
E Man
Skinmakers
Percy Winter
Harry —Ronggene Pit LA. Barfoot
Much Harting
Ork
Gloriana the Dashing Widow at the Alvin Theater
One of last season's sensations is to be presented this week under Charles Frolman with an admirable company of players. Gioriana, penned by James Mortimer, is the premiere attraction at the Alvin Theater.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charles Frolman
Alvin Theater
Gioriana
James Mortimer
New Little Theatre Farce Do the Happy Posaessor
The latest Talcical play features mistaken identity with Gloriana the widow and a valet posing as master. Oriana’s Russia trip returns as a romantic tangle, while Jocelyn schemes amid witty confusions. The cast includes Edwin Stevens, Miss Crosman, Otis Harlan, and others in Chicago after New York and Boston engagements.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Luis Ost
Solorinna
Diplohe
Jennie Chadwick
Oriana
Russia
Spi
Ray
Jocelyn
Gloriana
Picadilly
Calous
Ito
Pinks
New York
Dosten
San Francisco
Chicago
Schiller
Ore Comedy
Charles Frohman
Edwin Stevens
Henriett Crosman
Otis Harlan
Louise Alden
Charles B. Welles
Margaret Hobinson
William Lewers
Fits-Jocelum
Reillys German Soldier Play Promises Daring Stage Realism
James E Orr presents James A Reillys new drama A German Soldier with an elite company and new scenery from Franco Prussian War sketches. The production features mechanical surprises including A German Soldiers Dream of Home Tas City of Solan in Flames and The 614 Mill on the Counts Estate with Kellly diving 18 feet into the Rhine to save a mother, touted as perilous stage realism.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
James A. Reilly
James E. Orr
Urr
Solan
Kellly
Rhine
Sam Devere Opens Season at Williams Academy
At the Academy of Music this week the first appearance of Sam Devere and his specialty company is announced. The show features Millard Bertoto the Parisian dancer, George and Emma Highly with a new funny sketch, Leonard and Moran in Two Irish Dukes, May Wentworth the balladier with new songs, Harding and Ab Sid in a fresh act, Wood Treville Trio in a musical piece, Roo and Branner in The Dwarfe sketch, and other performers accompanying the program.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sam Devere
Williams’ Academy
Academy of Music
Sam
Millard Bertoto
George
Emma Highly
Leonard
Moran
May Wentworth
Harding
Ab Sid
Wood Treville
Roo
Branner
the Dwarfe
Eden Musee to Reopen Week With Gipsy Fortune Tellers
Larry Davis brings back the tribe of lovely gipsies to Eden Musee for an extended two week engagement after drawing huge crowds. Captain Chittenden Arctic explorer with curiosities, Signor and Sicnorm Drysa from Zac perform magic zither music, Hamilton and Glynn lead the comedy company from New York, with Harry Foster Captain Marsh Nellie Haydell Crane brothers and others in sketches dancing and novelties.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Larry Davis
Eden Musee
Captain Chittenden
Signor
Sicnorm Drysa
Zac
Hamilton
Glynn
Casino Kool Garden
New York
Harry Foster
W. L. Marsh
Nellie
Sam Haydell
Crane Brothers
Leonzo Brothers Present The Hunter's Doge at Curio Hall
The Leonzo Brothers bring a sensational bill to Curio Hall featuring dogs Tiger Lion and Sport in The Hunter's Doge with a first rate company. The act includes Lillie Kerslake with performing pigs and James Morris the elastic man. Miss Sean Sherman shows jack knife craftsmanship alongside other attractions.
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Leonzo Brothers
Connor
Keenan
Tiger
Lion
Sport
Vic
Harry Leonzo
Curio Hall
Lillie Kerslake
James Morris
Indy Whittler
Sean Sherman
Bandit King and The Cattle Ay s At Harris Theater
James H. Wallick presents The Bandit King Monday through Wednesday and The Cattle ay s for the moment both featuring Raiders Charser Texas and Pete. Marie Burroughs Minnie Seligman Cutting appear with a large Japanese chrysanthemum boutonniere noted by manager John Slocum. Reports from New York praise Minnie Seligman Cutting and Edwin Stevens in recent productions amid a gallery of theatrical gossip and reviews.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harris
James H. Wallick
Mr. Seen
Charser
Texas
Pete
John Slocum
Mr. Mansfield
New York
Minnie Seligmar
Utica
N. Y
Revere L. Cutting, Jr
New York World
Cutting
Minnie Seligman
Wuo
Zelene
Owen
Cotting
Helene
Miss Seligsman
Tfelene
Edwin Stevens
Mr. Stevens
California
Wef Sheridan i
California Theater Scooch Company
Irving
Notable Pittsburg Arts Scene Across McCormick Barrett Era
John B. McCormick, famed sporting writer and actor, visits Pittsburg. tributes to Willard and Beatrice Cameron mark theatre lore. Reviews highlight Scarlet Letter performances and Warde James Company plans with grand productions at the Alvin amid a bustling midweek arts scene. Portraits of actors, critics, and managers span multiple venues and eras.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dixie
Goodwin
Stevens
Tom Told
John B. McCormick
Pittsburg
Wilson Barrett
Cincinnati
Lippencott
Wecare
Pittsburgers
Billy Edwards-Collier
Macon
McCormick
Wilkes Booth
Richmond
Richard Lil
Barrett
J. B. McCormick
Willard
W. Charlesworth
Toronto
Stage Whispers and Musicals Light Up Local Theaters
Lorra recovers after surgery as Fantasme nears at Grand Opera House. Gipsies forecast fortunes at Eden Musee. new songs in A German Soldier. Libby Prison drama next week at World's Museum Theater. Stars including Mack, O Neill, and Cona Unquant Potter bring promises of gala shows amid continued European acts and Zola play Therese.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Con
Grand Opera House
Lorra
Grarand Sterness
Harris Theater
S1axon
Signora Cryss
Europe
Libby
Feasx Urrien
Albert J. 5Haw
Paul Markowits
Pittsburg
Dockstader
Metsburg
Harris’ Theater
Mavies Barriors
de Ancelis
W. E. Sixw
Cora Tanner
Anne
Hoyt
Chinatown
Duquesne Theater
New York
Nacroky Oscort
Augustus Pitou
Rtg
Son
Berest
Andrew Mack
Mack
Mollie O'Moore
James O'Neill
Fontenelle
Jatire
Cona Unquant Potter
Kyrie Bellew
Therese
Emile Zola
Gossip of the Guard and Regimental Notes
The Fourteenth Regiment may award new medals for a forthcoming contest and a Thanksgiving Day match shoot is possible if held within the regiment. Cavalry officer Haxiton is improving and expected to recover from six months of dropsy. The Eighteenth Regiment board met with no military business amid quiet regimental affairs and no large turnout on Thanksgiving Day. Debate over the blouse style among guardsmen continues, citing the New York parade and uniform display. The death of Lieutenant Colonel Horton of the Sixteenth Regiment removes a noted marksman and regimental figure. Legal verdicts concerning Coronin Hawara garner national attention with multiple resolutions praising acquittal. Pennsylvania politics hint at a possible march to Washington with Democrats and Grover Cleveland. rifle practice extends to November 15, boosting eligible totals. Local units report favorable showings, with the battery expected to add qualified men, while the Fourteenth and Eighth battalions manage vacancies and leadership.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Carvary Haxittox
Staf
Board of Control
Eighteenth Regiment
Diamond Street
New York
Horton
National Guard
Mt. Gretna
Creedmoor
Homestead
Ile
Coronin
Hawara
Pennsylvania
Washington
Mulisin- Inen
Grover
Lisntent Kimmel
Roesalge
Opening Up Africa Route Reaches Toward Stanley Pool
Cable dispatch reports the Matadi to Palaballa railway nearing completion with ten miles built in ten days after early delays. Belgium and other traders push inland stations 1,200 miles up the river while 40,000 porters carried goods around cataracts. Engineers build seven major bridges including a 330 foot Ngongo river span as steel aqueducts channel flood waters.
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Koggo
Matadi
Palaballa
Stanley Pool
Kange
Stanley
England
Belgium
Holland
France
Poar
Glaesner
Ngongo River
Railroad planned through Kongo basin by The Society of the Upper Kongo
Cyrus C Adams describes The Society of the Upper Kongo studying a 235 mile railroad along the Kongo cataracts from Matadi to Leopold ravine, with 2,500 laborers drawn from Africa and the Guinea coast. The project, costing about 5 million dollars, envisions rail access to inner Africa and eventual European capitals.
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Zanzibar
Sierra Leone
Lagos
Accra
Liberia
Dahomey
Senegal
Ancola
Guinea
Matadi
Fox Hunt Captivates East End as Fox Goes Free
Master Charles W. Martin, son of Mr. George S. Martin of Evaline street, East End, owned a fine gray fox captured in Somerset county, Pa. The lively chase drew neighbors into the exciting hunt as Reynard escaped.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charles W. Martin
George S. Martin
Evaline Street
East End
Somerset County
The Kongo State Rail Line and Matadi Fortunes
Fragmented narrative recalls Matadi in the Kongo State with 360 Europeans, 2000 native railroad workers, 3000 residents, and a diverse mix of Belgians and other nationalities. It describes the arduous construction along quartzite slopes, Yellala Falls, Leopold ravine, and a dramatic fox chase scene near Lib erty avenue, ending with a Watch and jewelry notice by M G Coben.
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Stanley
Europe
Hhs
Matadi
Yellala Falls
Tucker
Leopold
Palaballa
Ent
Solomon and Ruben's Shoe Department Listings
Juvenile and ladies footwear described with leather tips buttons and heel details. Sizes range up to 11 for children and up to 7 for ladies, with prices from 75 cents to $2. Footwear described includes quality veal calf lace and cloth top pat leather tip buttons. Re Vreeland Street.
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Solomon & Ruben’s
Notes and Queries on science and naval careers
An amalgam of science history and public notices covers Laplace nebular theory of planetary formation, naval academy cadet appointments, pay scales, and advice on polishing cow horns with sequential steps and materials. It blends scholarly explanation with practical guidance and scattered observations on theater venues.
Rhode Island Capitals Evolved From Five Historic Centers
The article traces Rhode Island's capitals from five centers Providence Newport Bristol South Kingston and East Greenwich to the current two. It notes legislative sessions in Newport and alternating sites, with changes in 1854, and mentions the cradle of grain cutting and Ida Lewis the Newport lighthouse heroine alongside Grace Darling of England.
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Rhode Island
Providence Plantations
Providence
Newport
Bristol
South Kingston
East Greenwich
Thomas Timser
Tunser
Ida Lewis
Lime Rock
Newport Harbor
William H. Wilson
Grace Darling
Longstone
Farne Islands
Northumberland
England
Forfarshire
Stammering Help and Opera House Loss Mentioned
The text discusses stammering causes and cures, stressing speech tempo and self confidence. It also notes the Metropolitan Opera House in New York as the finest but burned on August 27, leaving Tebor Opera House in Denver as a noted alternative.
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United States
Metropolitan Opera House
New York
Tebor Opera House
Denver
Hans Cees
Tin plate industry and local figures in 1890s America
The text notes tin plate manufactured in America with large plants planned and asks if capitalists will expand despite a Democratic victory. It mentions Hugh O'Donnell in jail awaiting trial with Critchlow set as the next Homestead trial on November 14. It also states Grover Cleveland born March 18 1807, making him 55 years and more. It repeats Allegheny population at 551,959 from the 1890 census.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Paris
Theater Libre
Max. Monet
Teernkarts
Java
Zeus Pe Lussay
England
Zeillo
Crartes I. Hoyt
New Hampshire
Cleveland
Hoyt
Congress
America
Distatce
Banaue
Hugh O'Donnell
Critchlow
Explosion at Cataract Construction Niagra Falls Kills Worker
A dynamite blast at Cataract Construction near Niagara Falls main wheel pit at 9:45 morning ignited a 1 pound magazine. John Hoben 24 a master mechanic was blown 150 feet to his death. William Weiss and others injured as debris filled the air.
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John Hoben
Douglass’ Works
William Weiss
Immense clothing sale via New York auction houses
A large shipment from Wilmerding Morris & Mitchell auctioneers arrives in Pittsburgh area delaying freight six hours. P. & G. Clothiers at Grant and Diamond streets offer wholesale fall and winter overcoats suits and ulsters at deep discounts, with refunds on rail fare for purchases of ten dollars or more. Numerous styles and sizes listed, emphasizing low prices and value for clerks laborers and professionals.
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Grant and
Diamond Streets
Messrs
Wilrorrding
Morris
Mitchell
White Street
New York
IL. J. King & Co
Americain Clothiers
Pittsmirg
Allegheny
Grant
Ugia
Melton
Prince Charles
Prince Albert
Chinchilla
Ct. C
Clothiers
Dimond Streets
Court House
railroad tours of 1996 offer guided trips from Pittsburg to coast and south
Pennsylvania Railroad announces personally conducted tours for 1996. Golden Gate trips depart Pittsburg February 3 March 2 and March 22 with Pullman drawing room sleeping dining smoking and observation cars supervised by a tourist agent. Florida sun trips run January 31 February 24 February 9 March 9 and March 24 with two weeks in the sun. rates range from 50 to 95 dollars, with a fifth tour at 160 percent return by regular trains. Detailed itineraries by Thos E Ware, Agent Western District, Pittsburg.
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Coufers
Boxe
Pennsylvania Railroad Company
Golden Gate
California
Pittsburg
Isom
Pullman
Florida
Ffth
Also Mentioned on This Page
Widow
Davis
the World's Museum Theater
Mr. Ferguson
Roger Chellingworth
Edwin Booth
Shylock
Beau Brammell
Jim the *Enman
Beatrice Cameron
Hester Nne
Miss Cameron
W. W. Griffith
Chadband
Eleanor Markille
Willis
Phiphia
Collins
Princetons
Princeton
J Bronson Howard
Aristocl
Wilton Luckwaye
Paul Arthur
W. H. Thompson
Fred Bond
Viola Allen
Blanche Wallis
Tver
Vreas Club
Air
Miss Burroughs
Gloriana Company
Bijou
the Duquesne
Heriver Jonxs
H. C. de Mille
Knowlton Iron Works
Lillian Ruesell
Audran
Russell
Montebank
Lady Lil
Henry Guy Carlton
de Benst
Frederick Warde
Louis Jones
Warde-James
Booth-Barrett
Louis James
Julius Dewaar
Francesca da Kiwini
Africa
Thys
Moose River
Leopold Ravine
Jean Baptiste Glaesner
Mposo
Society of the
Ronten
Cat Lakes
Kongo
India
Cyrus C, Adams
Reynard
Liberty Avenue
Nancy Hanks
Martin
Brown
M.G. Coben‘s
Fitch Avenue
Re Vreeland Street
Earth
Nomestead
Noone
Laplace
United States Navy
Naval Academy
Annapolis
Navy
Enlles
Boston
Alvin ‘Theater
Guodas
Maggie
Sauvet Invina
JounesTow
E. Prp
Grover Cleveland
Niagara Falls
Scuperton
Liberty Street
Saller's
Smithfield and
Diamon Streets
Lorrie
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