The Isle of Champagne thrills Pittsburghs theatergoers
Thomas Q Seabrooke leads a lively comic opera at the ee Theater with The Isle of Champagne. The new three act piece by Byrne and Harrison, with music by Furst, draws big crowds, features sharp dialogue, tuneful songs, and strong performances by Minnie, O Rourke, and Dunbar. The plot centers on a Champagne ruled land and a king spared from an ancient tax by a Massachusetts wife. The show is praised for humor and songs though noted as a touch long with ample wine and dancing.
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Seabrooke
Isle of Chameo
Charles Alfred Byrne
Louis Harrison
W. W. Furst
Isle of Champagne
Isle of
Champagne
Massachusetts
North Pole
Mr. Seabrooke
Minnie
National Opera Company
Walter Allen
Eugene O'Rourke
Sam Benneck
Robert Dunbar
Alice Hosmer
Iscen
Elvis Crox
Champagnie Steels
Mille, Qualitz
Old Jed Prouty Charms Townites Again With Charm
The play Old Jed Prouty plays to a lively town audience with Mr. Golden Always delighting as the kind farmer and Dora Wiley singing Maine ballads. Olive Smith appears unusually poised as a stage child. The Bucks male quartet and a strong supporting company contribute to an authentic performance with newly scenic glimpses of the Penobscot Valley.
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Jed Prouty
Golden
Dora Wiley
Maine
Olive Smith
Mr. Golden
Bucks Part
Penobscot Valley
Edwin Arden Stars in Eagle's Nest at Academy of Music
Edwin Arden appeared in Eagle's Nest reviving a long unseen play with new scenes that showcase his heroic acting. Marion Elmore as Sierra Suse impressed in a Western girl role while the rest of the cast and staging met high expectations. The audience filled the house with liberal applause and the Pittsburg company was praised as one of the best. Tony Pastor's Company also performed with Bessie Bononill Maggie Cline and Tony Pastor leading a popular, well received show filled with bright talent.
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Edwin Arden
Arden
California
Mr. Arden
Pittsburg
Academy of Music
Tony Pastor
Bessie Bononill
Maggie Cline
Tony
Maggie Cline Rocks Audience with New Tropical Song
Maggie Cline electrified the crowd on tour with a fresh tropical tune Would You Do It? Two other numbers Since Murphy Broke the Pledge and If Donovan's a Better Man Than I Am drew added excitement. Bonehill also earned wild praise for The Cutting Part of the Play and The Knickerbocker as Beaty AVest Nawns Lizzie Daly and Little Verne the Detroit Brothers Miss Birdie Brightling George F. Austin and Ward and Vokes were applauded.
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Maggie Cline
Murphy
Donovan
Bonehill
Beaty
Avest
the Nawns
Lizzie Daly
Little Verne
Detroit Brothers
Miss Birdie Brightling
George F. Austin
Ward and
Vokes
The Cannon Ball Express At Harris Theater Review
The Harris Theater presents a melodrama The Cannon Ball Express with strong scenic accessories The cast includes Augustin euville as Dick Nod Miss Lillian Barlow as Madys and William McBride as Terence Reagan The escape of the cannon ball Express and the ore crushers in the third act drew the loudest applause.
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Harris Theater
Augustin Euville
Dick Nod
Lillian Barlow
Mladys
William McBride
Terence Reagan
The Worlds Museum Theater Show Draws Large Salisbury Crowd
The big bill drew crowds to the Worlds Museum Theater yesterday with a four legged girl and P. d. Kenyon performing skilled equilibrist acts. Salisbury's variety stars offered capital entertainment and amused the audience with humorous acts.
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P. d. Kenyon
South Carolina
Salisbury
Capital Entertainment
De Gray Brothers Entertains Pittsburg Museum Audience
The De Gray brothers performed a hypnotic dance at the Pittsburg museum yesterday and ranked among the best seen. Prof. G A Giovanni's cockatoos delighted audiences, especially ladies and children, while Parker and Retarde presented a fair variety show with Vernelle the country juggler unveiling new feats.
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Brothers de Gray
Museum
Pittsburg
G. A. Giovanni
Parker and Retarde
Vernelle
Bijou Theater Shows Esra Kendal Prins in A Pair
Esra Kendal Prins performs at the Bijou Theater in A Pair, a production already seen here, this night at the house. The show features Kendal Prins in a familiar role as audiences revisit the piece.
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Esra Kendal Prins
Dramatic Note on Miss Jeannette Canrote and Annie Myers
Pittsburg theater news notes Miss Jeannette Canrote rests after leaving The Hand of Fate company. Duquesne Theatre reports Isle of Chamée packed before opening. Annie Myers, star of Tar and Tartar, upcoming in Pittsburgh earning 350 dollars weekly, among top light opera salaries. Myers once joined Ford Company chorus for ten dollars a week. Leading soprano illness boosted her chance to reveal her soprano voice.
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Jeannwette Canrote
Pittsburg
Duquesne
Isle of Chamee
Annie Myera
Black Patti Delights Crowd at Exposition Performance
Miss Sissieretta Jones known as the Black Patti charms a packed Exposition hall with a powerful, steady voice and intelligent singing. The piece highlights her despite claims of limited spirit, noting her pale skin and striking stage presence as Weldin & Co. showcase fashionable stationery and engraved cards at the North aisle stand.
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Sissieretta Jones
Patti
J. E. Weldin & Co
Pittsburg
Weldin & Co
J. R. Weldin & Co
Mirror Exhibit At Conroy Prugh Co At 4147 Western Ave
The Mirror Exhibit by Conroy Prugh & Co features glass plates and beveled mirrors that reflect occupants at their best. The firm highlights its own production of mirrors and floor lights and offers windows and architectural ornaments. Located at 4147 Western Avenue, Allegheny, the company serves large orders with full fabrication capabilities.
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Conroy, Prugh & Co
Oral Prug Co
Western Avenue
Allegheny
Taylor and Dean Exhibit A North Side Show
Taylor and Dean at 23 and 3S Market Street present a wire exhibit of useful and ornamental items while heavy iron work like doors shutters railings staircases grilles and fire escapes remains in stock. The display is viewed for its handsome North Street exhibit.
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Taylor & Dean
Market Street
Pickles and Preserves at the Exposition
The H. J. Heinz Company showcases sauces pickles and catsup with zest at the Exposition. Tasting invites further trials as the stand repeats visits. Preserves prove the advantages of quality materials and methods in canning.
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H. J. Heinz Company
Exposition displays gas ranges and boilers on metal list
Readable text notes wrought steel and Jewett gas ranges and boilers on display at the Exposition. The fragment mentions locations near Wood Street numbers 200 and 908.
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Double Breasted Suits at Clothiers Corner Grant and Diamond
Eighteen different patterns of double breasted suits advertised by Clothiers at the Grant and Diamond corner. Prices begin under sixteen dollars, with models labeled as sen fone and ae 98. No duplicates allowed.
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Diamond Renee
Garza and the Great Bond Scandal Above the Border
A New Orleans report details a scheme where a Mexican revolutionary figure Garza was used to depress Mexican bonds held in abroad. The plan supposedly yielded millions to a New York and San Francisco syndicate while Diaz and partners profited as markets panicked.
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Garza
Germany
Dias
Republic
New York
San Francisco
Rio Grande
Diaz
Oakdale Oil Field Update From McDonald and Nearby Wells
Oil field bulletin reports McDonald production at 20,500 barrels daily, unchanged from Saturday. Multiple wells show varied outputs from 25 to 60 barrels per day, with activity near Wildwood, Noblestown, and Moon district. A notable dry hole and a gas flow are noted, plus personal obituary of Mrs. J A Kelly.
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McDonald
Greenlee & Forst No
Noble Heirs
Marshall Propery
Woodland Oil Company
Crawford Farm
Gordon
Gladden
Gordon and Fourth
Forest Oil Company
Getty Farm
Coraopola
North American Oil Company
Stevenson
Moon District
Coracpolis
Greenlee & Forst
Marshall Farm
Noblestown
Metropolitan Oil Company
Colter Farm
Philadelphia
Howe Farm
Elizabeth
John A. Snee
Howe
Freeman Lot
Iron Brewery
Pennmak
Barnsdall & Klein
Jos Moon Farm
Ganges
McDonald 5
Resterdsod
Niles & Forst
Marshall
October oil market sees mixed trading and firm close
Market report notes refined oil from New York and London offerings, with Antwerp and Pa. assets referenced. Overnight activity shows open certificates and shipments totaling substantial barrels, while Pennsylvania spot sales are limited and October option volumes reach 10 000 barrels. The Petroleum market ends the session firm then declines on email sales before closing steadier.
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New York
London
Antwerp
Giry
Pennsylvania
Speak-Easier Closes as Five Proprietors Arrested
Allegheny police led by Superintendent Muth raided illegal speak-easies. Five proprietors were arrested for selling liquor without license and on Sunday. Suspects named include Frank Kumert 305 Robinson Street David Edgar and Andy Carlisle Robinson Street Henry Schmidt Sawmill Alley and Charles Hasser 249 Spring Garden Avenue. All were jailed at Allegheny Central station.
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Muth
Allegheny Police Department
Frank Kumert
Robinson Street
David Edgar
Andy Carlisle
Henry Schmidt
Sawmill Alley
Charles Hasser
Spring Garden Avenue
Allegheny Central Station
Late News In Brief From Around The Nation
A volley of brief items reports violent deaths in Vincennes and Bessemer, a gambler Dennis Kehoe killed near Thompson North Dakota, and a steamer Dora reporting two submarine explosions near Artka Island. A Tecumseh Michigan storm kills a woman and injures others, a US Britain Bering Sea talks wrap up, and finance minister drafts a tariff with possible free trade leanings. Other notes cover a public lecture fight in Cheyenne, China’s Pamira stance, a marriage in Tacoma, and anti foreign governor placards in Changsha.
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Bessemer
Mich
Dennis Kehoe
Thompson
N. D
Suny
Dora
Pacific Ocean
Artka Island
Tecumseh
Sigal
United States
Great Britain
Bering Sea
Sarre Peregas
Cheyenne
T. J. Lyons
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