Gossip of the Stage at the Grand Opera House
San Antonio audiences will enjoy a brief season of Olympia Comic Opera Company at the Grand Opera House beginning with a matinee and nightly performances this week The company, led by Daymond Hitchcock, has toured widely and earned praise for Said Pasha and The Tyranny of Tears with stars such as Cherish Simpson Flora Zabelle Greta Risley and others The review lauds Gilmore in The Tyranny of Tears and notes strong chorus and orchestra for the upcoming engagement
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San Antonio
Grand Opera of the
Olympia Company
New Orleans
Pasha
New Orleans Times-Democrat
Athletic Park
Tao Theater
Daymond Hitchcock
Tily
New York
West
Cherish Simpson
Flora Zabelle
Greta Risley
Margaret McKinney
Arthur Deagon
Wim. Coriliss
Arthur Wooley
Lyceum season opens with new acts and color
Opening night at the Lyceum heralds a fresh season with new jokes songs curtain set and costumes. Notable acts include William H Wests Minstrels and star turns like Eleonora Duse and Mrs. Fiske in Mary of Magdala with vivid performances and dramatic elaboration praised by critics.
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Lyceum Theater
William H. West
McMahon
King
Billy van
Billy
Blackville Town
Buffalo News
Sten
Mary
Little Opera Garners Praise For Rich Stagecraft And Talent
The piece lauds a local little opera production highlighting Miss Ken as Serena and Clement Parbury in The Tyranny of Tears. It praises brilliant costumes, stage axes, and the ensemble's development, noting Ken’s graceful performance and Parbury’s solid portrayal in a vivid, era-appropriate curtain of praise.
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Tom Ughly
Abe
Kenjn
Serena
Orleans
Clyde Fitch Adds Two More Plays to Return Engagements
Clyde Fitch expands his program with two more mapenties The Marriage Game for Sadie Martinet and The Way of the World for Bleie No Wolf Theatergoers will see The Cowboy and the Lady announced as a future presentation It features Nat G Goodwin Maxine Elliott and Miller Kent in a breezy dramatic piece noted for humor pathos and strong stage craft.
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Clyde Fitch
Sadie Martinet
Bleie
Wolf
Iitde
Lady
Nat G. Goodwin
Maxine Eliatt
New York
Duke of York’s
London
England
Tyranny of Tears Delight Captivates Boston Theatergoer
A theatergoer from Boston narrates a quick visit to see Haddon Chambers' The Tyranny of Tears starring Paul Gilmore. The reviewer admits being drawn in, unable to leave after seeing the production unfold, as the show ends with a vivid, absorbing performance.
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Boston
Haddon Pinner
Paul
Hanford Lauds Texas Audience’s Warm Reception
Charles B. Hanford, recently seen in the city, praises the Lone Star state. In a interview he says he feels two homes in Washington D C and Texas and notes that true approval comes as an implied handshake promising future support, beyond mere applause.
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Charles B. Hanford
Lone Star State
Washington, D. C
Texas
Sol Smith Russell Presents A Poor Relation at Grand Opera House
An early Grand Opera House attraction features Sol Smith Russell in A Poor Relation not seen here for some time. Horace Lewis plays Noah Vale and has earned a perfect triad of acclaim in recent performances.
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Grand Opera House
Sol Smith Russell
Horace Lewis
Noah Vale
Village Postmaster on Stage in New England Life
The Village Postmaster, reflecting rural New England life, will be staged at the Grom Onera House on Saturday December 26. The play traverses five acts from a village store and post office to a threshing day and the postmaster’s daughter’s wedding, with Lewis Morrison starring as Mephisto in Faust and lavish scenery and effects promised.
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New England
Grom Onera
Dominie
Lewis Morrison
Faust
Mephisto
Marguerite
Weis
Thelma at Gran Opera House Presented by Aiden Benedict
Aiden Benedict presents Marie Corelli's Thelma at Gran Opera House. Set in Norway and England, it features a realistic snow storm scene and a Viking death on a burning ship. The company is strong with leading members tied to top managers.
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Aiden Benedict
Gran
Charles W Chas
Marie Corelli
Thelma
Norway
England
Cvery
Robson to End Shakespearian Run After Forty Years On Stage
Stuart Robson announces plans to retire from Shakespearean comedy after a season that revived The Comedy of Errors on an elaborate scale marks the end of his long forty year association with the genre and stage works linked to his name.
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Stuart. Robson
Henry W. Savage stars in King Dodo promising season
The piece credits Henry W. Savage for advancing American composers and librettists. Robson, now a millionaire, plans to devote his remaining years to creating entirely new stage roles, demonstrating mastery of both pathos and comedy.
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Mr. Savage
Sulu
Henry W. Savage
Dodo
Pixley Laders
Duse Captivates New York Theatergoers With Natural Style
The great actress Duse again drew New York theater audiences to their feet with a performance praised as transcendent. The critic notes her magnetism and musical voice, calling her natural acting the reveal of a family skeleton and ranking her among the era’s finest, alongside Bernhardt.
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Rupe Yh Te Duse
Duse
New’ York
Nature
Dusé
Cat
Nateral
Mrs. Wiske
Bernhardt
Duse’s New York Repertory Delivers Morbid D'Annunzio Works
The critic notes Sarah Duse's New York program contains three D'Annunzio plays La Gioconda Ia Citta Morta and Francesca da Rimini all bleak. The review credits D'Annunzio with shaping extreme womanly emotion and faulting the author for the disturbing material.
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Duse
New York
Gabriele D'Annunzio
Florentine sculptor torn by love and duty in revival
A Florentine sculptor wrestles with a passion for his model and loyalty to his wife and child. He attempts suicide, is saved by his wife’s devotion, and during convalescence he confronts what he could lose and thanks her for her devotion.
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Duse
Lucio
Gioconda Dianti
Taeio
Silvia
Lucia
Taiio
Beata
Sirenetta
Scene of Misery and Power in a Drama Review
The passage describes Beata rushing in with hands full of powers that Silvia cannot grasp. Beata asks to be lifted as a child shows her handless arms, provoking a moving moment. Mr. Harvey appears frail yet effective, delivering a stirring tribunal scene and a broad range of emotions throughout the performance.
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Beata
Silvia
Ana
Prem
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