Show Business Gossipy Notes From Seattle Theatre Scene
The column surveys local vaudeville and stock theater activity with mentions of Lawrence and Friedlander exposing Lawrence for IOUs, Wilder’s underwear question, Olivette Haynes, Rex Beach plays at Alhambra and Lois, Jack Harlow in The Dicky Bird, New York praise for Seattle performers, and a one week run policy by manager Del Lawrence affecting The Spoilers and other shows.
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Friedlander
Heck Theatre
Lawrence
Bobby
Henry McRae
Bellingham
Whatcom
Bobby Lawrence
Rex Beach
Alhambra
Lois
Jack Harlow
Seattle
J. P. Howe
Harlow
Sycamore
Dicky Bird
del Lawrence
Lawrence & Co
Maryland
Franc
Theaters in City Stage Busy Week With New Acts
Local playhouses announce a busy period with openings at the Orpheum Shubert and Alhambra. Notable productions include Going off Comedy by Rex Beard and Miles, plus The Cat and the Fiddle and Queen of Maryland with featured stars.
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Thie
Georg
John Gan
John Ttth
Eddie Foy
Shubert
Turn of Earth
Corinne
John Cort
Alhambra
Rex Beard
Miles
Boston
Sunda
Char
Maryland
Life
Mek Rossiter
Majestic
Pan
Kore
Anna Ev
Dolly Nobles
Poor Horses Suffer From Water Closures In Seattle
Seattle faces a heat and disease scare as Dr Crichton orders all public horse drinkings closed to curb a deadly landers outbreak. Dr Drake reports two affected horses, prompting quarantine and enforcement of drinking restrictions citywide with staged visits to stables to provide water.
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Seattle
Landers
Edward J. Drake
Crichton
Health Department
Glanders Threat Spurs City Action on Horse Fountains
City health officials move to halt the glanders outbreak by funding horse inspections in stables and by closing public fountains and troughs. Residents like Anna Rasdale push for continued water access for animals, while officials seek rapid, sanitary measures to protect horses and dogs.
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Pioneer
Milas Rasdale
Trusting Old Woman and Wayward Boy in Pitiful Life Tale
A weak bell echoes at a county jail as a frail old woman pleads for her son Charley Robinson who has fallen into trouble. The mother clings to faith in his innocence while the boy explains the fault of peers and faces imprisonment, their reunion shadowed by sorrow.
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Seast
Charley
Charley Robinson
Yakima
Seattle Girl Weds Everett Minister Aboard Canadian Steamer
Rev Harry O Henderson of Everett Washington and Ida L Rupkalvis of Seattle wed aboard the Princess Victoria near Canadian waters. Master P J Hitkey warned of a disciplinary breach with a $26 penalty. couple registered in the log making the marriage legal as flags flew and officials gathered at the dock.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Seattle
Everett
Ay United Press
Vancouver
B. C
Harry O. Henderson
First Evangelist Church
Wash
Ida L. Rupkalvis
Max Rupkalvis
First Av. N
E.G. Hornschuch
Grace Prangeli
Ssattle
Canadian
P. J. Hitkey
Victoria
Battle near the Rift tribes reported in Spanish advance
Reports from Gibraltar describe the fiercest battle of the Spaniards against the Rift tribes. Heavy gunfire devastates the area with enormous losses on both sides. Twenty Spanish officers are dead and Moorish dead litter the ground as the Spanish advance continues.
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Gibraltar
Citric Acid Drink Ban Ends Refreshment Stands
A lemonade known as WY Bua, named for a lemon slice, is banned from refreshment stands. Six persons reportedly drank the drink, and Inspector Charles J. Imhoff presided over the alert and enforcement action.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charles J. Imhoff
Judge Denies Petition to Set Aside Fire Apparatus Award
Judge John F. Main denied the petition to set aside the award of the fire apparatus contract to the Star Electric Company. The Gamewell Company and Frederk & Pierce challenged the award as illegal and sought bid re-advertisement. The report notes related remarks about references and advertisements.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John F. Main
Goshert
Star Ewlectric Company
Gamewell Company
Frederick & Pierce Company
I Llegal
Doctors Uphold Liver Health With Ayers Pills
Doctors agree an active liver is essential to health and recommend consulting a physician before using Ayers Pills. J Ayer Co Lowell Massachusetts advertises the product as a health aid.
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Ayer
Ayers
O, Lowell
Mans
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Queen of the Slaves
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Marshall P. Wilder
Porgy
Paris
Heinie
Sousa
Olivette Haynes
New York
Maddalena
Manhattan Opera House
Italy
Sears
Yatwell
Ted
W. Sayre
Ards
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Who
Seattle Theatre
James EB. Crichton
Glanders
Anna Rasdale
Beattie
Miew Reedale
Pioneer Square
the Stone, Fisher Company
ODD Fellows
Yakima Day
Rebekah
Washington
Fisher
Taft
Sample Shoes
Alhambra Theatre
Westlake Boulevard
Star Sample Shoe Shop
Stevens
Pike &T
Columne
Allen
Iti
Seneca
Anc
A. L. Hall
Ttt
Firet Ave
Frederick V. Bowers
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Russell & Drew
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Russell & Drew Stock Co
R. &. French
Northwestern League
Dugdale's Athletic Park
Aberdeen Va
Yesler
2Bo
Boo
Model Millinery
People’s Bank
Second and
Pike
Mars
Valerie Bergere & Co
Carlin & Clark
Joe Jackson
Laura Buckley
Albertus & Altos
Trah
Orid Eiri ND
Anoa
Lois Theatre
Chinese Theatre A.Y.P.E
America
Native Chinese Orchestra
DR. B. F. Roller Battle
Bert Warner II
the Arena, A.Y.P. Exposition
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