The Week in New York Theatrical Circles
New York critic reviews Gertrude Hoffmans Russian calisthenics at the Winter Garden and Col umbia burlesque Merry Whirl with Morton and Moore. Elaine Redmond Rita Redmond lead a lively segment while the Belmont suffragettes figure in farm intrigue and James Francis Sullivan stars in a vaudeville melange with Raffins monkeys Beth Densmore and De Fur and Estes also appear.
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Emory B. Calvert
New York
Gertrude Hoffman
Winter Garden
Morton and Moore
Columbia
Tympanum
Optic
Sahara
Shar Rar
Rimsky and Korsakov
Morton
Moore
Rita Redmond
Mildred Eaine
Cherie
Paree
Paris
Spike Arthy
Dan McCormick
James Francis Sullivan and Company
Sullivan
Raffin
Beth Densmore
de Fur
Estes
Metropolis
Lydia Lopoukhova
Miss Hoffman
Saison Des Ballets Russes
Alice Brady
Casino
Miss Allice Gentle
New Grand Opera Company
Daly's
Exposition Park draws crowds with free band concerts
Warm weather brings San Antonio residents to Exposition Park where free band concerts, children's playgrounds, and open-air dining at the German and Mexican villages attract large crowds each Sunday. The new large carousel and extended amusements boost evening visits.
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Exposition Park
San Antonio
St. Louis
Royal Manager Nix Presents Premier Acts to Royal
Manager Nix continues to present top acts to the Royal as attendance remains exceptionally large for the season with no curtailment in the program.
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Royal
Nix
The
The National Game Prayer to a Young Big League Player
A speaker warns a hopeful youth about the Big League path. The poem frames talent as a fast start followed by tolls on nerves and soul, recalling a veteran player’s rise and fall. It ends with a plea for guidance as the youngster pursues a strenuous career in baseball.
The Fearless Umpire Flynn in Kipling’s Verse
A poem depicts Flynn, a feared baseball umpire with six years in the league. He rules the field with toughness and silence, while at home his wife dominates him. Kipling’s line about “bearing the yoke” contrasts a woman’s claim versus an umpire’s mockery.
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Kickers
Flynn
Mike
Kipling
Flynns
Arthur Raymond Drives a Water Wagon Like Revere
The poem-like piece praises Arthur Raymond as a spitball king, likening his performance to a modern Paul Revere ride. It uses a humorous water wagon metaphor drawn by a stubborn horse named WILL to depict Raymond’s rapid, tense progress and his refusal to falter as he travels toward a notable feat.
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Rooters
Paul Revere
Arthur Raymond
Raymond
Will
London police court case inspires New York petrol excuse
A New York taxi driver charged with intoxication claimed petrol fumes from his cab caused his drunken state, describing two whiskies as irrelevant. London papers dubbed the excuse petrolitics while the magistrate ruled it plain drunk. Also noted: North Dakota farm size averaged 383 acres in 1910 versus 343 in 1900.
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New York
London
Metropolis
New York Press
North Dakota
Balloon Race for Bennett Cup Draws Global Entrants
Aeronauts push for glory in the James Gordon Bennett trophy race starting October 15 in Kansas City. International entrants from Germany France Italy Switzerland England compete with America aiming to defend the cup won in 1909 and 1910 by Mix, Post, and Hawley. The prize has no cash, entrants pay expenses, and the winner is the one traveling the greatest distance from the start.
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Blue Dome
Kansas City
Germany
France
Italy
Switzerland
England
America
Paris
Frank P. Lahm
Herr Oscar Erbslob
Pommern
St. Louis
Helvetia
Colonel Schaeck
Zurich
E. A W. Mix
Columbus
Warsaw
Wix
Post and Hawley
Canada
Quebec
Post
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Elaine
Redmond
Victoria
O. H. P. Belmont
Hempstead
S. 1
Belmont
William F. Kirk
National News Association
Raymond's
Revere
Hot Wells
Greater Ova
James Francis Suddivan
Raffin’s
DE For & Estes
Royadscope
SAN Antonio Brewing Assn
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