Plaza fiesta week bill features Six American Beauties
The Plaza presents a lively fiesta week lineup headlined by Six American Beauties, a troupe of six skilled female musicians. Cornelia and Wilbur perform a Berlin vogue act, Ellis and McKenna sing classically, James Rennie and Company offer a farcical satire I Died, Elina Gardner debuts new juvenile imitations, John Neff showcases brainy comedy, and the Rossow Midgets close with a polished act during the big Plazas week advancing the Master Plumbers' Association convention audience.
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Cornelia
Wilbur
Ellis & McKenna
James Rennie & Co
Elina Gardner John Neff Rossow
Lloyd Spencer
Plaza
Kirksmith
Master Plumbers’ Association
San Antonio
Berlin
Hapsburg
Dresden
Hamburg
German Empire
Ellis
McKenna
James Rennie and Company
Elina Gardner
John Neff
Exposition Park draws crowds with free concerts and rides
Exposition Park attracts thousands who praise its beauty and free attractions. Concerts by Prof Polletts Orchestra, a well arranged dance hall, children's playgrounds and free seesaws draw families daily. Coaster and lovers tub work well, Diaz sisters perform prize dances, and German village concerts delight visitors. Manager Sinsheimer aims to keep the park lively with new concessions and courteous service. No admission fee and ample streetcar service.
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Exposition Park
W. H. Pollett
Archer
W. E. Dean
Diaz Sisters
W. S. Sinsheimer
Direct election era opens in Maryland with Jackson case
The first use of direct senatorial election under the seventeenth amendment looms in Maryland. William P. Jackson, appointed to fill Isidor Rayner’s vacancy by Governor Goldsborough, faces a possible political test as Maryland must set election machinery. If a special session is called, a November election could seat a successor. otherwise Jackson could remain until December or November, depending on legislative action. The unfolding power struggle centers on Goldsborough, the independent Republicans and Democrats, and the move to implement direct election nationally.
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Washington, D. C
United States
Maryland
William P. Jackson
Goldsborough
Isidor Rayner
Jackson
Connecticut
Senate
John Walter Smith
Arthur P. Gorman
Senator Jackson
United States Senate
State Department
The Purple Road and Divorcons Shine On Broadway
Broadway critics hail The Purple Road as a strong historical operetta with Napoleon and a peasant heroine led by Harrison Breckwank and Valli Valli. Divorcons receives praise for Grace George’s Cyprienne and witty dialogue. The Lady From Oklahoma elicits farce and satire from Elizabeth Jordan.
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the Liberty
Napoleon
Heinrick Reinhardt
William Frederick Peters
Fred de Gresac
William Cary Duncan
Miss Valli Valli
Eva Fallon
Harold H. Forde
Purple Road
Schonbrunn
Austerlitz
Paris
Tuileries
Fouche
Talleyrand
Murat
Bernadotte
Janet Leecher
Josephine
William J. Ferguson
Wanda
Valli Valli
Pdivorcons
Playhouse
Grace George
Cyprienne
Preserve Indian tunes by recording native music in schools
Secretary of the Interior Lane appoints Geoffrey O'Hara, a 28 year old composer and Bureau of Indian Affairs instructor, to live on reservations, record indigenous music, and arrange it for use in Indian schools. He aims to foster pride in ancestral arts and legends among young Indians.
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Washington
Lane
Geoffry O’hara
Bureau of Indian Affairs
O’hara
Windy Washington Creates Massive Snow Ball Pile
In Washington a strong wind over snow covered ground rolled up thousands of snow balls. Some grew as large as barrels and resembled hugging rolls of cotton batting in a striking winter scene.
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Washington
Sydney snake farmer turns venom sales into profits
Fred Fox of Sydney earned a profit of 3500 last year from selling snake venom. His collection includes about 3000 reptiles. Venom, worth 1500 an ounce, evaporates and crystallizes for medical use. By products include oils and skins, while live specimens fetch strong returns from zoos and museums.
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Fred Fox
Sydney
Australia
Beauty Parlor Farce Delights In New York Run
The review notes suggest intimate shop talk and farcical routines in a beauty parlor set piece. Jessie Bonstelle charms as the Lady, while William K. Harcourt and actresses Mary Scott Victoria Macfarlane and Maud Gilbert deliver lively, humorous performances. The piece balances grotesque gags with light comedy, promising a strong stage run.
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Oklahoma
Forty Eighth Street Theater
Elizabeth Jordan
New York
Jessie Bonstelle
William K. Harcourt
Mary Scott
Victoria Macfarlane
Maud Gilbert
Restored room in Annapolis recalls Washington resignation
The senate chamber in the old state house Annapolis Maryland has been fully restored as the most accurate restoration in the country. The room is tied to December 23 1783 the resignation of General Washington's military commission.
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Senate
Old State House
Annapolis
Washington
Boy Confused by Stepfather Name Mixup in Ft Scott
A Kansas City Star tale from Ft Scott recalls a young boy whose mother remarried when he was five. He clings to his birth surname Smith, explaining the stepfather’s name confusion with humor and innocence.
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Ft. Scott
Smith
Kansas City Star
Theater Going Affects Sleep And Health Habits
A discussion on how theater attendance influences sleep and health recommends postshow brisk walks to counteract sleepiness. Tests show a 30 minute plus walk after a performance improves morning alertness and memory of the evening, due to reduced arterial strain and better recovery from daily stress. The piece notes many city residents favor extended walks or other exercise and suggests reduced theater rates to reward constructive audience feedback.
2000 Miles for Baptism in Lynn Massachusetts
Colorado Springs resident Mrs Catherine L Cragin traveled about 2000 miles after a vision to Lynn Massachusetts where she received a triple baptism at the Church of the Apostles in Fox Pond. Elder Adoniram Rawson accompanied her as they broke ice and waded chest high into frigid water for the ceremony.
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Colorado Springs
Catherine L. Cragin
Lynn
Mass
Church of the Apostles
Faix Pond
Colorado College
Adoniram Rawson
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Howard Estabrook
Adhemar
Adhemars
Marthat Hedman
Liberty Hall
The
Empire
Gaby Deslys
Winter Garden
Janet Beecher
Elsie Ferguson
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Lyric
Caner S
Srcie
Pmd
Minnie Palmer
Corvella & Wilbur European Comiques
JAS. Berrie & CO
John Weff
Elina Gardiner
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