Grand Kentucky act and vaudeville on Third Avenue week
A rotating slate of attractions for the coming week features Grand’s In Old Kentucky and Uncle Josh Perkins on Third Avenue. Star-Vaudeville at the Grand showcases May Howard and company with a large, elaborate production. The Girl From Kay’s ends Saturday night, aided by Max Lovell. Sam De Vere’s Own Bhow closes that night. Honest Hearts ends after Saturday. Sunday afternoon add Uncle Josh Perkins, a wholesome New England play of mixed comedy and pathos.
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Old Kentucky
Seattle
Miile
Kay
Max Loveile
Sam de Vere
Josh Perkins
Alma Hearn
Avea Darster Goers
Jegh Perkina
New England
In Old Kentucky Opens Mile. Fi Fi at Seattle Stage
Beginning Sunday night In Old Kentucky now in its thirtieth year will open a four performance Mile. Fi Fi to the title of the two act musical extravaganza. The popular comedienne May Howard will appear in Seattle for the all week engagement beginning Sunday afternoon.
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Old Kentucky
May Howard
Seattle
Do You Smoke Opium This Question At Mrs Brown
Mrs Brown denies knowing opium as Mrs Jones questions her about the weed. The piece notes gossip and a Chinese laundry rumor, then advertises Palace Laundry Co promising sanitary service and five pounds free with a new order of eight pounds rough dry.
Laundry Pricing Update for Dry and Starch Services
The notice lists prices for rough dry at 6c per pound and states both plain work and garments are weighed and charged at 6c per pound. It also offers free washing of flat work and starching on garments if desired, with woolen blankets priced at 5c for double and 25¢ for single.
Star Theater Week Close with Clever Vaudeville Ends
Alice Shaw and the clever vaudeville troupe close the Star theater week with Sunday performances. A new slack-wire act by Violet Webb Cook premieres Monday afternoon. The Star Show Girl debuts at the Grand week after next with novelty costume and stage effects. The Yellow Dragon, a United States China secret service tale, is featured in Bidney Drew’s program. At Keith’s, The Girl of the Golden West is in rehearsal for Blanche Hates. The Merry Millennium opera title is chosen for John Kendrick Bangs. Mearrymore shines in Sunday in San Francisco. Jefferson de Angeli travels from Yonkers to the Lyric theater, pauses for repairs after minor accident involving curious local boys. George Ade’s Just Out of College opens at the Lyceum, with Joseph Wheelock Jr. in the star part and bright, funny lines.
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Alice Shaw
Whistler
Star Theater
Violet Webb Cook
George Ade
Hag
Lyceum Theater
New York
Joseph Wheelock, Jr
Frederick T. McIntyre
Meintyre
Nookie
Drew Carnegie
F. T. Mcintyre
West Thirty-fourth Street
N. Y
Three Hungarian fiddler brothers in Cleveland delight locals
The Mike brothers Sander 14 second violin George 8 first violin and Louis 15 on the right live in a modest Cleveland Hungarian area. They gather pennies and nickels from cars and streets while their father works. At night the family plays violins together, delivering charming renditions of Hungarian rhapsodies.
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Cleveland
Ohio
Mike
Sander
George
Louis
The Hague Peace Conference 1899 Origins and Acts
The czar of Russia convened the first peace conference at The Hague in 1899. Delegates from 27 powers drafted three treaties and six resolutions, aiming to curb warfare rules and promote arbitration. The meeting produced a permanent court of arbitration and set limits on balloons and certain bullets.
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Czar
Russia
The
Hague
Nicholau
Bloch
One of Uncle Sam's fleets at the Navy Yard
A visit to see one of Uncle Sam's fleets is offered with boat departures from Pier 2 at 9 10, 11 a m, 1 15, 2 30, 4 30 and 7 40 p m Sunday. The note urges preservation and directs readers to Page 6 for more details.
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U. & Navy Yard
Puget Sound Navy Yard
Pacific Coast
Uncle Sam
Navy Yard
Pier 2
Peace Conference Creates Permanent Hague Court of Arbitration
The conference condemns projectiles diffusing asphyxiating gases but retains their use. Sixteen states commit to settle disputes by pacific means. A permanent court of arbitration is created with eminent international law minds. Each power names four, terms six years, two members chosen per party, with an umpire. Meetings held at The Hague House-in-the-Wood. Andrew Carnegie donates 1,500,000 for a peace temple at The Hague.
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United States
Great Britain
House-in-the- Woode
Hague
Andrew Carnegie
the Hague
Crown Prince Exalts Wife as a Worldly Favorite
A royal couple opens the world stage with unmatched popularity as the crown prince and his wife captivate the public. Her cheerfulness and kindness endear her to court society, bringing a Parisian chic to the German court and lifting spirits among the nobles and poor alike. The princess is described as dignified and simple, beloved by the court and people. The article contrasts royal formality with her engaging warmth and public grace.
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Ctiff
Brooks $3 Hats Sold By Brooks & Co.
Brooks and Company advertise hats priced at three dollars each. Located at 1331 Second Avenue, the ad emphasizes quality and value with Ben Brooks as the brand signal.
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E. N. Brooks & Co
Second Avenue Oee
BEN. Brooks & Co
Second Avenue
Princess Cae cilia Expecting Royal Confinement Next April
Herlin dispatch reports Princess Cae cilia wife of the crown prince has publicly announced she is expecting a child. The event, long speculated in court circles, is due to occur in April next year.
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Herlin
Caecilia
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