May Irwin Heads Grand Week in San Antonio Shows
May Irwin returns to the Grand for two nights with Madame Sherry and Widow by Proxy, joined by The Traffic matinee, Rotary Club Minstrels, and Officer 666. The week features a strong lineup with Sydney DeGray starred in Madame Sherry, and The Traffic closing as the opening act.
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May Irwin
Madame Sherry
San Antonio
Miss Irwin
Grand
Madame Schumann-Heink
May Irwin to Star in Widow by Proxy at Grand Opera House
May Irwin, famed for comedy, headlines next Thursday and Friday in Widow by Proxy. Born Campbell in Whitby Ontario, she is now Mrs Kurt Eisfeldt. sister Flo Irwin is Georgie Campbell. The Canadian-born star joins a list of renowned actors from the Dominion.
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May Irwin
Catherine Chisholm Cushing
Grand Opera House
Widow By Proxy
Irwin
Miss Irwin
New York
George N. Cohan Theater
Augustin MacHugh
Campbell
Kurt Eisfeldt
Flo Irwin
May
Tony Pastor's
Georgie Campbell
Canada
Whitby
Ontario
Dominion
Margaret Anglia
Clara Morris
James K. Hackett
Julia Arthur
Lena Ashwell
Rose Stahl
Marie Dressler
Matheson Lang
McKee Rankin
Charles J. Ross
Donald Brian
William Courtleigh
May Irwin A Multifaceted Star Of Stage And Society
The article portrays May Irwin as a prolific actress and songwriter with hit titles such as Is She The Same Me and Mrs Black Is Back. It notes her private wealth, skill as a rifle shooter, and culinary fame through May Irwin's Cook Book. It mentions her orange grove on Merritt Island Florida and a summer home in the Thousand Islands along with other New York properties.
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Mary
Miss Fitswell
Bridgeport
Mrs. Black
George Ade
Tiny Prima Donna The Firefly Wows Atlanta Crowd
The Firefly made its local bow at the Atlanta with a record audience. Edith Thayer dazzles as the tiny prima donna. her singing and acting blend charm and comedy, with a voice capable of surprising power and a stage presence that outshines larger company members.
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Atlanta
Atlanta Constitution
Edith Thayer
Lillian Russell Tour Begins Memphis December 8
Lillian Russell's big feature festival continues in the middle west drawing large audiences. The organization launches its southern tour beginning in Memphis on December 8.
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Lillian Russell
Middle West
Memphis
Broadway Plays and Players Update on Several Stars
Buckley joins Frohman for The Conspiracy after A Romance of Billygoat Hill ended in San Antonio. Marie Lloyd leaves Keith theaters. contract canceled due to poor New York crowds. Billie Burke to star in The Land of Promise by W Somerset Maugham. Edna Wallace Hopper to return to vaudeville at the Palace New York. Rose Melville plans a year‑long stage comeback after Sis Hopkins. Eva Tanguay cancels road engagements. new New York show begins Monday December 8.
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May Buckley
San Antonio
Frohman
Marie Lloyd
Keith
New York
Billie Burke
W. Somerset Maugham
Mr. Maugham
Edna Wallace Hopper
Palace Theater
Eva Tanguay
Miss Tanguay
Social whirl and stage clashes in New York and London
The report notes May De Sousa joining Charles Frohman to back Donald Brian in The Marriage Market. A party hosted by Ethel Barrymore stirs interest as Louise Dresser and Nora Bayes, ex-wriends of Jack Norworth, reconcile after years. Grace La Rue complains to Palace audiences about manager restrictions. Gertrude Vanderbilt withdraws from the Victoria New York program over discontent with her position.
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May de Sousa
Charles Frohman
Donald Brian
Ethel Barrymore
Louise Dresser
Nora Bayes
Jack” Norworth
Grace la Rue
Palace Theater
London
Butt
Gertrude Vanderbilt
the Victoria, New York
Betty Callish Lands Leading Female Role in Laughing Husband
Miss Betty Callish engaged by Charles Frohman to sing the leading female role in The Laughing Husband. A protege of Mme Bernhardt and Mme Melba, she recently moved from London with vocal training from top European artists and prior leading parts at the Gaiety Theatre under George Edwardes. She is still in her teens.
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Mme. Bernhardt
Mme
Melba
Charles Frohman
Miss Callish
London
Mme. Melba
the de Reszkes
Gaiety Theater
George Edwardes
Lillian Russell Christmas Day at Cort Festival
The John Cort Festival with Lillian Russell stars at a Grand Christmas matinee and night show. Russell will perform daily routines for perpetual youth beauty and present Paris and London gowns with songs from her comic opera fame. Cort touts the company as the season’s costliest theatrical venture in the United States. The troupe includes about forty artists and a special eight car train delivery. Chauncey Olcott contemplates retirement after a million dollars.
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Lillian Russell
Miss Russell
Paris
London
Mr. Cort
Lillian Russell Company
United States
New York
Russell
Fashion And The Cost Of Dress In Historical Society
Mme Nazimova notes that women's extravagance in clothing is as debated as social issues like the servant problem and the wife’s allowance. She cites ancient and royal spending, such as Marie Antoinette’s estimated 1000 gowns per year and Josephine’s $50,000 yearly dress outlay, contrasting social roles and buying power with modern expectations.
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Madame
Marie Antoinette
Louis XVI
Josephine
Napoleon
Whispering in Theaters Disturbs Playgoers Says World
The New York World denounces habitual whispering and talking during theater performances. It argues such behavior distracts fellow audience members as much as waving a white handkerchief, labeling persistent talkers as public pests of the worst kind.
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New York World
Amusements This Week At Grand Majestic Plaza Wigwams
Events include The Traffic at Grand Matinee today and tonight with Monday and Tuesday Rotary Club minstrel show. Madame Sherry and Widow by Proxy playings midweek, May Irwin star, Officer at Majestic Vaudeville Thursday through Sunday. Six more acts feature moving pictures at Plaza Vaudeville.
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Madame Sherry
May Irwin
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The Passing Show of 1912 to Tour Through December
The Passing Show of 1912 remains on tour into December after a year and a half of performances. The Pleasure Seekers plays at the New York Winter Garden and will likely stay until January, followed by a new Winter Garden production featuring The Passing Show cast.
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New York Winter Garden
Winter Garden
Kaiser declares stage vital to national life in speech
In a Berlin address marking the tenth anniversary of his accession, the Kaiser urged the royal theater to act as a state instrument akin to schools and universities, shaping mind and morals. In New York, Maude Adams stars in Rosalind, a Barrie play set to debut this month for authorial rights.
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Royal Theater
Rosalind
Maude Adams
New York
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