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Seattle Star

Location

Seattle, Washington, United States of America

Date

Oct 16, 1911

Page

8

Theatres Show Staged Vaudeville And Plays

In Milwaukee etc. at The Theatres Moo tt rnard and others a busy program runs with titles The Girl In the Taxi In Old Kentucky The End of the Trail A Poor Relation and more. Andrew Rogers stars as Frank Layson with Paul Bell as Joe Lorey delivering strong performances.

Metropolitan Seattie Old Kentucky Alhambra Orpheum Andrew Rogers Frank Layson Old Kentucky Paul Bell Joe Lorey

Sam Bernard Star Rediscovers Seattle In Milwaukee Vehicle

Sam Bernard made his Seattle debut in The Man I Love program last night aboard the Milwaukee vehicle. The show mixed humor with a thin plot while Bernard displayed his famed diction and stage presence. Graceful Anna Wheaton contributed a lively performance with In Gypsy Land and other numbers sung by the supporting cast.

Sam Bernard Atry Bernard Seattle Milwaukee Anna Wheaton Nella Bergen

The Girl In The Taxi at The Metropolitan

Report on last night’s Metropolitan presentation The Girl in the Taxi. Pearl Sindelar misfires as the title role while Papa Stewart Bertie Stewart and Percy Peters are noted as typical characters with vivid Broadway scene references.

Metropolitan Pearl Sindelar Papa Stewart Bertie Stewart Percy Peters New York Broadway

Lee Willard Stars in A Poor Relation at Alhambra

Lee Willard scored as Noah Vale in A Poor Relation at the Alhambra theatre. The seedy genius and good hearted role drew applause. Miss Heatrice Meade also delivered a difficult performance to perfection.

Lee Willard Noah Vale Alhambra Theatre Willard Heatrice Meade

In Old Kentucky opens Sunday at the Seattle

The Seattle show of In Old Kentucky drew a house but fell short of expectations as C. T. Daxey’s southern play was not given full life. The pickaninny ensemble provided the highlight with lively soft shoe steps and a drum major display in the second act, keeping the audience engaged.

Old Kentucky Seattle C. T. Daxey

End of the Trail Impresses Local Audiences at Lot

Cowboys and revolvers framed a bustling opening at the Lot yesterday. Sandusky Stockdale players shone with Lloyd Ingraham delivering a big hit as Big Bill Hicks. The rest of the cast earned praise for strong performances.

the Lote Sandusky Stockdale Lloyd Ingraham Big Bill Hicks

Union Forces Crossed Potomac at Harpers Ferry Claim

The Tebeldon Record asserts Union troops crossed the Potomac at Harpers Ferry and drove off Ashby’s cavalry and three infantry regiments including the Eighth Virginia and the Thirteenth and Eighteenth Mississippi. General Jos E Johnson denies the event occurred and says infantry were not at Harper’s Ferry that day.

Tebeldon Potomac Harpers Ferry Ashby Virginia Mississippi Jos E. Johnson Harper's Perry

Lack of Harmony Scored by Leaders Over Striking Yard Workers

United Press dispatch from Oakland reports labor leaders blame lack of cooperation between strikers and unskilled yard employees for failing to bring Southern Pacific to its knees. They claim engines awaiting minor repairs sit idle in roundhouses while passenger locomotives haul freight, a charge denied by company officials who say service remains excellent.

United Press Oakland Cal Southern Pacific Company Round House

Actress Sues Husband Over Napkin Cruelty Claim

Evelyn Martine, once a leading chorus girl, seeks limited emancipation from Albert Girard citing extreme cruelty. She accuses him of whimsical acts such as whistling for her terrier at dinner and using it as a napkin. Senator La Follette plans a November speaking tour across about 11 states.

New York Evelyn Martine Supreme Court Albert Girard Mise Martine Girard Washington la Follette Wisconsin Olvo Michigan Indiana Illnois Missouri Oklahoma Kansas Nebraska North Dakota Dakota Minnnesota Pacific Coast

Dumb waiter attacks kills 19 year old in San Francisco

Miss Eva Fotheringham 19 was strangled by an automatic dumb waiter in her apartment. She was loading groceries when the lift shot upward pinning her to the wall. Found by her sister, she died before help arrived. Workmen took 20 minutes to cut through the wall to reach the body.

San Francisco Eva Fotheringham Tme

Taft Persecution Topic Highlighted By Local Democrats

J F A Strong will speak on Tafts persecution of Alaska before the King County Democratic club next Saturday noon at Wolf s cafeteria. Club president J M Hawthorne urged electing a Democrat of decision initiative and action as president at a recent meeting. A dollar dinner for the Charity Organization Society will be held next Thursday at 6 at the Beattie Commercial club with Francis H McLean addressing constructive social work and E R B DeGroot speaking on Chicago playgrounds and social centers.

Taft Alaska J. F. A. Strong King County Democratic Club Wolf's J. M Hawthorne Charity Organiation Society Beattie Commercial Club Francis H. McLean E. RB. DeGroot Chicago

Ptarmigan to be released in Golden Gate Park

Twenty birds captured near Nome will be shipped to San Francisco and released in Golden Gate Park. The ptarmigan boarded a steamer after alighting on the vessel near Nome and will be set free in the park soon.

Golden Gate Park San Francisco Nome Big Park

Mrs Rose Hinshaw Seeks Divorce Over Husband Debts

Mrs Rose Hinshaw sues for divorce alleging her husband James N Hinshaw squandered about 3000 of her money on racing and left Seattle four years into their marriage. She claims to have supported herself since. Hinshaw is said to have vanished, with whereabouts unknown. Henry Smith a London newsboy faces a month of hard labor for shouting an erroneous Extra War report.

James N. Hinshaw Rose Hinshaw Hinshaw Seattle London Henry Smith France Germany

France and England Closer by New Turbine Service

London reports travel time between Dover and Calais reduced to one hour with the introduction of a new turbine steamer. The service links France and England more efficiently, signaling a boost to cross channel transport.

London France England Porte of Dover Calais

Missing Sedro Woolley Boy Verdle Smith S: Verdle Smith, 16, from Sedro Woolley has been missing since July 4 after working at a Kent milk company denser. His mother, Mrs. Sadie Smith, urges Seattle police to help locate him, suspecting he may be in the city.

Gadeki venturing into house work instead of opera. Lotta Tauscher arrives with Hans Tauscher aboard Erion Prinzess. Gadeki leaves to begin a concert tour in Wisconsin.

Edgar M. Robinson Washington Annex Boys’ Department of the Simon Normile Waters &Y Rainier Beach Board of Public Works Verdle Smith Sedro Woolley Kent Mra Sadie Smith Seattle City Gadski New York Mme. Gadeki Lotta Tauscher Hans Tauscher Gadeki Wisconsin

One-handed Orchestra Featured At Grand Theater Week

A quirky program showcases eight musicians with seven left handed performers. They play in a small ensemble as King and McKay perform a comedy act and Capitola Evelyn delivers soprano songs. Three new reels appear in the moving picture area.

Shingle Mille King McKay Capitola Evelyn

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