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Newspaper
Seattle Star
Location
Seattle, Washington, United States of America
Date
Apr 30, 1910
Page
3
Fragmentary OCR text mentions Otis Skinner, Daphne Pollard, Irwin, and odd phrases. No clear event or context emerges. The readable items resemble theatre or literary notes with scattered proper nouns and quirky terms.
The Moore Theatre concert last night highlighted Henry Hadley in his first season as conductor and KeGTize who shaped the Sym Orchestra into a solid ensemble by early fall. The two year engagement began last summer with expanded size, better instruments and improved music, reflecting a disciplined and refined approach.
Bar restaurant cigar stand and chair barber shop advertised as the largest of its kind. An $18 giveaway is noted. Address or location given as between Pike and Unica, with room numbers and table references.
The season closes with high praise for the orchestra under Clayton as it debuts new music and showcases solo talents led by Miss Marguerite Lemon. Tachalikowsky’s Pathetic Symphony and works by Wagner and Weber draw strong audience praise, while tickets for 1910-11 concert season gain solid early sales.
Booth Tarkington and Harry Leon Wilson coauthor a play starring Otis Skinner as Lafayette Tower. The story follows a versatile tragedian whose ambition clashes with vaudeville life and romance with Margaret Cruce, the ward of another actor. The production unfolds at The Grand amid chaos and humor.
The program features The Man From the Weeet and The Morriney Staters with four dancers, Taylor Krangman and White the three great laugh getters, Three Brothers Hickey, Ethy Young, Walker and Sturm fresh from Australia, Kara the tops of the bill, Deborah's Wedding Day with Heteny Bacon, Hamilton Hill Australia's leading baritone, Tom Haverty Corinne Wells, Lero and Payne, Reif the cartoonist, Daphne Pollard's second week, and Bo areet hase among others.
Little Daphne Pollard, aged 17, has packed the Pantages theater all week and will be retained for a second week. Her stage experience and charm excite audiences and some foresee a future with four figure salaries. The rest of the bill includes Keogh and the Valentines, the Harmth Trio, Cates Brothers, and the killings, with Wise Mike at the Star and Lyceum offering new pictures endorsed by censors.
United Press reports on April 30 in New York as Abe Thanger William Morris and Joseph Brooks arrive penniless after a five day auction pinochle session with William Harris. Harris refused to lend them money and the joke about Harris being a professional gambler backfired. A separate note from Bellingham states a jury valued an ordinary hand at four thousand dollars for one seat on a refuse chute at the Acme shingle mill.
After the theatre in Savoy Cafe, beginning May 1 a concert by Leach at Park Tomorrow draws attention. The event promises a lively evening with Leach performing in a casual outdoor setting.
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