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Newspaper

Seattle Star

Location

Seattle, Washington, United States of America

Date

Dec 16, 1911

Page

8

Carmen anticipated at the Orpheum with Myrtle Vane

The Week at the Theatres outlines Ethel M Dounough at the Orpheum where Myrtle Vane will play the named role in Carmen after La Towea. Frank Rutledge and Grace Bainbridge join next week in Our Wife with Billy Nobles and Jeanne Brooks performing The Dixie Boy and The Girl With the Smile. Mile La Fleydia presents transparent art creations along with Reiff Clayton and Relff in song and dance numbers.

Frank Rutledge and Pretty Grace Bainbridge Billy Nobles Dixie Boy Jeanne Brooks Mile la Fleydia Reiff Clayton Relff

Theatres Run Moore Lombardi Opera Casts and Vaudeville

At the theatres the Moore Lombardi Opera Co presents Thais while Seattie Dave Lewis stages Don't Lie to Your Wife Lois performs La Tosca. Other venues feature Orpheum Vaudeville Pantages Vaudeville and Grand Vaudeville along with motion pictures listed.

Moore the Lombardi Opera Co Metropolitan Seattie Dave Lewis Lois Orpheum Pantages

Busy Izzy Returns for Two Seattle Performances

The George Sidney company brings Busy Izzy back to Seattle for two performances tomorrow a matinee and tomorrow night. The musical comedy is described as a big hit with audiences.

George Sidney Izzy Seattle

The Chaperon Secured for Christmas Week in Seattle

Maxine Elliott company presents The Chaperon during Christmas week at the Lois theatre for Myrtle Vane and her troupe. The production has not yet been seen in Seattle.

Maxine Elliott Myrtle Vane Lois Theatre Seattle

Carmen to Open Second Week at the Lois Theatre

Beginning tomorrow matinee Myrtle Vane and her company present Carmen dramatized by Miss Vane from Prosper Mérimée. The coquette is known to the world of literature opera and drama, and in each field she has filled an enviable reputation.

Myrtle Vane Lois Theatre Miss Vane Prosper Merrime

Empress Weekly Road Show Presents Clancys Ghost

The Sullivan and Considine circuit brings the second 1911 14 season road show to the Empress next week headlined by Mr and Mrs Marc Murphy with the domestic comedy Clancy's Ghost. Lew Hawkins returns with new blackface material. The Malvern troupe of five acrobats joins plus The Three Dic ons dance trio Paul Stephens balances on a pole and walks a wire.

Sullivan & Considine Empress Marc Murphy

Abou Hamad's Nine Arabs Open at Pantages

Abou Hamad's nine Arabs highlight the new Pantages bill opening Monday afternoon. They perform dazzling pyra mid formations and whirlwind tumbling described as sensational and bright.

Abou Hamad

Orpheum Week Features Dick Crotias and Athletic Girls

The Orpheum offers a varied week headlined by Dick Crotias, a slang artist, with Wil Boehm's Athletic Girls performing boxing fencing and wrestling. George Carson and Jake Willard present The Dutch In China, while Ethel McDonough showcases gown beauty as a former Boston Fadettes drummer girl. Monroe Hopkins Lola Axtelle present Traveling as part of the program, and color photography highlights the lineup with Lou Duris as sole woman shadow.

The Orpheum Dick Crotias Wil Boehm Crotias George Carson Jake Willard China Ethel McDonough Boston Fadettes Monroe Hopkins Lola Axtelle Lou Dur

Judge rules six month remarriage starts at decree filing

Judge Dykeman ruled that a divorce in Washington becomes effective for remarriage prohibition only when the decree is filed with the county clerk, not when the divorce is granted in court. The decision could invalidate many marriages and reflect delays in filing by lawyers.

Dykeman Washington Judge Dykeman Hattie T. Fezler Walter B. Fezler Fezler

Wild animal oddities across New Jersey and New York headlines

A 400 pound buck chased a train near the Rockefeller estate in New York. Cats, pelicans and wildcats feature in a run of curious incidents including blindness from clams, clashes with birds, and a dog returning a lost purse treasure found after months.

Duke W. W. Seeley Mount Vernon

Gooses Battle in Central Park Menagerie

An Arctic goose deemed the largest in captivity defeats a black swan, a white pelican, and the largest stork in a dramatic display at the New York Central Park menagerie. The vanquished were confined to the flying cage after the contest.

Central Park New York

Various Local News Briefs From Portsmouth and Nearby Areas

Samuel Grossman to serve one year in naval prison after surrendering as a naval deserter in Portsmouth New Hampshire. Alfred De Forrest dies in an aviation accident near Marblehead while riding with Burgess in a biplane. Harbor funds debated as Rivers and Harbors committee suggests diverting 950000 harbor bond to Harbor Island improvements. Mrs Katherine Ross widow of Rev Donald Rows noted as deceased with two children and a Spokane grandchild. Golden West Lodge delegates in Seattle elect officers led by Grand Commander L Charles Neville and others.

Katherine Ross Donald Rows Indead Spokane Grand Lodge of the Order of Golden West Seattle L. Charles Neville Willam W. Holland George F. Jacobson C. D. Banborn EB. F. Chariton

Van Trump recounts Rainier ascent at Mountaineers meeting

P B Van Trump, who with Gen Hazard Stevens first summited Mt Rainier forty years ago, recalled incidents from the climb during a Mountaineers gathering at the New Chamber of Commerce.

P. B. van Trump Gen. Hazard Stevens Mt. Rainier New Chamber of Commerce

Women of Tracy Organize Shooting Gallery Patrol

In Tracy a group of local women who carry revolvers for protection held a shooting gallery practice. Last night 300 couples danced at the annual ball honoring gridiron heroes who won a fourth consecutive championship for Washington. A dairy lecture in the Y M C A series will be delivered tonight by L W Hanson on the Dairy Herd with stereopticon illustrations.

Tracy Washington L. W. Hanson Hanean Heaving

Telegraph sounder order curbs hearing at army

Historical note recalls Gen George B McClellans order restricting access to a military telegraph sounder after leaks warned Confederate plans. Nearby items mention Milan's Mile Gamelli acquittal in slander suit against Caruso and a gas incident killing hundreds of pets in New York. A fireman dies watching a blaze and a Mexican banker’s widow body moves toward Chihuahua mausoleum.

Jost G George B. McClellan Joafere Army Telegraph Office Military

Senator Guggenheim Announces Retirement in 1913

The Hig Business man in the senate, Senator Simon Guggenheim, told Colorado voters he would retire from the senate in 1913 for business reasons. They had expected his retirement in 1913 for business reasons.

Simon Guggenheim Hig Senate Colorado

Vanderbilt Siblings Visit After Appendectomy Operation

Cornelius Vanderbilt underwent an appendectomy at his home. Dr. Austin Flint announced at noon that the operation was successful. Vanderbilt was attended by his sister Mrs Harry Payne Whitney and sister Mrs Eli Bay Nee and brother Reginald.

Cornelius Vanderbilt Austin Flint Harry Payne Whitney Eli Bay- Nee Reginald

Probe explosion at Cross Mountain line in Briceville Tenn

Government lifesaving crew opened an investigation into the Cross Mountain explosion that left sixty seven bodies recovered by noon and feared dozens more missing. Rescue teams labored through hazardous conditions as authorities pursued the causes and potential safety failures.

Briceville Tenn Lfesaving Cross Mountain Line

Hazardous devices found at government offices in Constantinople

Clockwork explosive devices were found today in the offices of the Grand Vizier and the minister of war in Constantinople. Followers of the deposed sultan Abdul Hamid are suspected to be responsible for the plot.

Constantinople Abdul Hamid

Hat And Dress Said To Hold Women Back In Business

Mina Edith Campbell of the Cincinnati school board urged Seattle readers that women’s fussiness over attire slows progress in business. She advised simple dress, no jewelry, and sticking to one flattering style to save time for work.

Mina Edith Campbell Cincinnati School Board Seattle Mies Campbell Schmidlapp Fund For Girls

Wife Seeks Divorce After Desertion Allegations

Edith W Stamford filed for divorce from Capt H W Stam ford alleging cruelty and desertion after he alleged she refused to follow him from Fort Meyer Virginia in 1903 when transferred to another post.

H. W. Stamford Fort Meyer Edith W. Stamford

Queen Anne Hill Chooses Site For New Library

At a mass meeting Queen Anne Jr and Garfield streets were selected as the site for a new library on the hill. Carnegie will donate thirty five thousand dollars toward the building's erection.

Queen Anne Hill Queen Anne Jr. and Garfield St Carnegie

Beauty Doctor Beaten by Scrub Woman in Tacoma

Warrants issued for Mrs. Norah O Malley after she beat beauty doctor M Marie Purcell and attorney L Whitney on courthouse steps. Purcell had accused O Malley of stealing items from her apartments and allegedly arranged a fake detective search.

Tacoma Norah O'Malley M Marie Purcell Pat L. ©. Whitney

Comforter-2 and Crime Wave End in Spokane

The poem Comforter-2 by Berton Braley expresses a son’s plea for maternal comfort as a city faces a crime wave in Spokane. Police say threats and widespread arming of citizens contributed to a recent halt in hold ups and murders.

Spokane

Ex-convict Grimm to return to penitentiary after hold ups

Tacoma dispatch reports HM. Grimm, an ex-convict, confessed to several hold ups including the tying up of a street car conductor. He was sentenced yesterday to five to ten years at hard labor.

United Press Tacoma HM. Grimm

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