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Newspaper
Seattle Star
Location
Seattle, Washington, United States of America
Date
Nov 09, 1909
Page
4
Charles R. Allen reports negotiations for a site in Vancouver for a Shubert Playhouse. Amusements weekly list notes Sheldon Lewis fractures his shoulder and Martin Beck spends a fortune on his orchestras.
The veteran actor Charlie Allen, famed for stage villains and heavy parts, now fronts his own finances after moving from Vancouver to real estate. He projects a big apartment building on Vancouver Bay and aims to land a double corner to fund a theatre with Shu bert a and Russell and Drew. Sheldon Lewis injures shoulder on stage in New York. Ida O Day to headline in A Bit of Old Chelsea on the Orpheum Road Show.
Martin Beck has increased Orpheum orchestra numbers and allocated 126000 dollars for the 1909 10 season to cover added musicians pianos organs kettle drums and new music. Shuberts send three vaudeville companies Cherry Girls and Billy to various cities while Zaza sets box office records at Lois.
A lively bill features Rogee known as the Human Orchestra with imitations of musical instruments and a standout jail sketch. Keone and Adama open at Pantages with fresh songs and witty patter while Coyne and Tinlin perform acrobatic balance acts. James R Waters offers Hebrew and Italian characterizations with a voiced presence. Dettorelli and Gliascando deliver a humorous musical number alongside Eddie Redway and Gertrude Lawrence.
Readers note a fragmentary item describing animals, likely a show or performance with Herbert and Lowe. The text mentions daga trained for tricks and lists various playful phrases reflecting a casual, promotional tone.
The Seattle theatre sold the last possible standing room seat at 1 p.m. for the matinee though the house was already used, and the evening show sold out at 7 25. Friday will bring Dick French and his troupe to Bremerton with The Fatal Wedding after a prior Bremerton run. Edna Wallace Hopper returns home and will appear in a new musical production.
Eddie Boyden reviews a bustling Orpheum program with Bob Adams and Bob Alden causing laughter and Merriment. William H Thompson Lauretta Allen Fred J Webber star in The Pride of the Regiment while Miss Mabel McCane and Max Duffek draw big laughs. The Nat Nazarro troupe showcases acrobatics as a busy night closes with Gertie Everett and other acts delivering humor and novelty.
Three vacancies for capable operators, with opportunities for travel and advancement. The ad seeks men and women who can break records, citing Operator Phelps on the Korea liner. It promotes learning wireless telegraphy by the International Institute of Wireless Telegraphy at 105 Arcade of the White Blog in Seattle.
A narrative recounting the legality and practice of dentistry in 1903. It argues that dentistry is illegal in this state, that unregulated practitioners operate, and that a 1901 law enabled a powerful dental combine. It critiques Supreme Court decisions and state standards while noting the board's examinations.
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