Grand Will Lighted Tonight in Elegant Reopening
The Grand theater reopens tonight after thorough renovations, revealing new tapestries replacing old curtains and upgraded dressing rooms with modern plumbing. Kinemacolor pictures debut, with McFadden’s Mats billed for next weekend and Orpheum-caliber acts planned for the first three weeks. The Plaza awaits decorators and seating, with opening set for September 25 barring delays.
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Salomes
Lloyd Spencer
Majestic
Spencer
Orpheum
Kinemacolor Crown Event Enthralls New York Crowd
The New York American notes five day showings at Herald Square of Kinemacolor coronation scenes, first shown in London. Viewers see royal costumes and Windsor foliage in vivid color, with strong responses to the royal pageants and naval sequences.
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New York American
Grand
Herald Square Theater
Royal Command
Scala Theater
London
Herald Square
Windsor Castle
Windsor
Grand to Feature McFaddens Flats and The Girl in the Train
The Grand announces McFaddens Flats on next weekend with The survival of the fittest in a revived fourteenth year comedy. Also coming Tuesday and Wednesday is Charles Dillingham's The Girl in the Train with Polly of the Circus ahead of October 1 starring Ida St Leon and a full company in a German origin story set in Holland.
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McFadden
Tim McFadden
Jacob Baumgardner
New York City
Charles’ Dillingham
Globe Theater
New York
C. William Kolb
Aris
Vienna
Berlin
London
Polly
Circus
Frederic Thompson
Ida St. Leon
Polly of
New York's Early 1911 Theater Season Draws Busy Debut
The Herald Square district hosts a slate of premieres led by John Drew in A Single Man at the Empire and Snobs at the Hudson. Miss Jack at Herald Square features Bothwell Browne, while Thy Neighbor's Wife graces the Lyceum and Speed headlines William Collier's Comedy. The Hippodrome debuts Around the World, a lavish international spectacle, and The Girl From Rector's heads to Grand in October.
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New York
Broadway
Great White Way
John Drew
the Empire
Frank McIntyre
the Hudson
Miss Jack
Bothwell Browne
the Herald Square
Elmer Harris
Lyceum
William Collier
Comedy Theater
Drew
Fifth Avenue
Don Juan
Hudson Theater
George Bronson Howard
Henry Disney
Buck Reade
Duke
McIntyre
Regan Houghston
Herald Square
Mr. Browne
William Frederick Peters
Tin Pan Alley
Mark E. Swan
Rector’s
Weber's Music Hall
Paul M. Potter
Willibee Kershaw
World
Hippodrome
Fay Templeton
Little Buttercup
Casino
Matinee Audiences Favor Men Says Augusta Glose
Augusta Glose notes vaudeville matinees attract more men than women across the circuit. She cites San Francisco Los Angeles Salt Lake City Denver Kansas City Omaha and Minneapolis where trade patterns show male patrons dominate both matinee and evening shows. A Kansas City attendant confirms higher male attendance at daytime performances.
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Augusta Glose
Miss Glose
New York
Hammersteins
Fifth Avenue Theater
Mme. Nazimova
Hedda Gabler
Union Square
Orpheum
San Francisco
Los Angeles
Salt Lake City
Denver
Kansas City
Omaha
Minneapolis
Amusing Royal week skit A Busy Day in the Booking Office
Louie Sedaine stars as The Girl From Rector s in a vaudeville sketch packed with fast moving misunderstandings. Richard O Shaughnes sy mingles romance with comedy as Col Tandy s influence spurs farce while guests from Battle Creek to Shanghai add chaos. A lively cast including Jack Davis Collins and Elliott Eddie and Deda Davis promise song and dance routines and a dog delivered pipe cue. The program notes blend theatre history with light entertainment.
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Louie Sedaine
Rector's
Richard O’shaughnessy
Col
Andrew Tandy
Richard
Michigan
Marcia Singleton
Miss Sedaine
Buffalo
Battle Creek
Jack Davis
Davis
Collins
Elliott
Eddie
Deda Davis
R. Davis
The Royal Weekly Bill Promises New Theatrical Act
The Royal theater prepares a stronger program for the current week featuring Eaton's Boston Terriers Pauline and Kid. The dogs are billed as highly intelligent and responsive to commands delivered via telephone, with the trainer conducting from the auditorium using a phone connection.
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the Royal
Eaton’s
Boston Terriers
Pauline
Adots
Women Granted Bar Admission Across Federal Courts
Women become eligible for admission to the bar in all federal courts and in several states including Maine Massachusetts Connecticut New York New Jersey Pennsylvania North Carolina Indiana Michigan Ohio Oregon South Dakota and Washington as reported in Law News.
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Maine
Massachusetts
Connicut
New York
New Jersey
Pennesylvania
North Carolina
Indiana
Michigan
Ohio
Oregon
South Dakota
Washington
Law News
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Harry B. Smith
Holland
Amsterdam
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Makkum
Sky
Hubert Henry Davies
Maggie Pepper
Charles Klein
Rose Stahh
Patricia O’brien
Miss Stahl
Mr. Harris
Frederick Truesdell
Young Spark
Beverly Sitgreaves
Lee Kohlman
Eleanor Lawson
England
Spain
Venice
Egypt
Switzerland
America
India
Miss Davis
Generty
Blaisdell
R Webster
Cambridge University
Oxford
Beaisdedd and Webster
Dottie West Simonds
Grand Opera House
San Antonio
Engeland
Wights
Axother
Vaudeville
Eddie and
Blaisdell and Webster
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