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Newspaper
Seattle Star
Location
Seattle, Washington, United States of America
Date
Nov 10, 1909
Page
4
Magnate W. Consi declares Beck will start the war by assembling forces for invasion. Cohan is set to preside in Washington as policies unfold, with public announcements signaling broad movement at the house.
This week features Lorimer and Del Lawrence in a vaudeville lineup. Sydney Leane presents Zara and Vaudeville routines while The Gambler of the West appears in the program.
The report notes Beck moving to build a new Orpheum house on Broadway in New York with Harris to rival George M. Cohan’s theatre. It mentions his break with Eastern vaudeville managers and a coast-to-coast pact with Keith Proctor and others. The piece highlights a major circuit realignment and ongoing negotiations with Considine.
John Cort sells the comedy Mary Jane’s Pa to Savage and keeps the company with PE Dixey. A dispute arises with the manager and Cort seeks to replace him with Max Figman, slated to join the coast tour as the new lead.
Fragmentary text reports Dallas Hopkinson joining Eddie Foy in a touring comedy seen in San Francisco. Mentions a “Kissing Girl” production organized by John Cort and a Chicago feature, plus ongoing stage concerts and a world tour plan. No clear dates or venues confirmed.
Wright Lorimer addressed 2,000 at the state university. Henry Hadley rehearses for a Seattle Symphony concert at the Moore featuring Mozart and Francesca aria with George Hamlin, followed by Schubert. Vancouver's EB Ricketts discusses theatre lease. Clyde Fitch mocks a Detroit critic. Cort shifts Moore schedule to aid the orchestra. Klaw & I sell Chicago Auditorium lease to Andreas Dippel for grand opera.
Wright Lorimer continues at the Moore in The Shepherd King one night. Pixley Luder's King Dodo opens Sunday at the Moore for a week of performances. George Fawcett ends his Alhambra engagement with Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde through Saturday.
The Fisher and Burk Hart team is scheduled to visit the Pantages next week, not to be confused with Fisher and Bruckhart the regular imagination experts at the Alex Pantages establishment.
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