New York Theater Season Opens With Two New Plays
California stars Rae Bronson Louise Dresser and Jack Norwood at the Park Theater as the season begins in New York with Quincy Adams Sawyer and Robert Emmet receiving praise from critics led by W H Thompson. The Eternal City cast includes Edward J Morgan and E M Holland. The National Theater will host the first performance of The Eternal City with Nov 17 Victoria Series to follow. Ezra Kendall and James Whitcomb Riley may present The Vinegar Buyer and Shakspearean comedies The Taming of the Shrew Much Ado. John Drew and company start The Mummy and the Humble Bird by Isaac Henderson with a modern twist on a familiar title.
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New York
Quincy Adams Sawyer
New England
Robert Emmet
Brandon Tynan
W. H. Thompson
Mary Mannering
Lyons
Cardinal
Captain Marshall
Hall Caine
Edward J. Morgan
David Rossi
Pope Pius X
E. M. Holland
Baron Bonelli
Frederick de Belleville
George C. Boniface
Wiill
Mariotti
C. Leslie Allen
Vivia Allen
Pifferi
Miss Allen
National Theater
Victoria Theater
New York Tribune
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Miss Sylva at English's amusing Strollers show
The Marguerita Sylva Opera Company presents Smith and Englander’s musical comedy The Strollers at the venue next Saturday evening. Sylva replaces Marie George as part of Mrs. Augustus Lump’s role. the plot follows Augustus Lump and his wife with humorous disguises and mistaken identity. The company’s principal clowns include Boniface Jr, D. L. Don, and D. Gilbert, with libretto by Harry B. Smith adapted from a German author.
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Marguerita Sylva Opera Company
Smith and Englander
Boniface, Jr
D. L. Don
D. Gilbert
Harry B. Smith
Miss
Angus Lump
Marie
California Melodrama at Park Theater This Week
Rush Bronson writes California a melodrama at Park Theater with Rae Bronson Louise Norworth and Jack Norworth in key roles. The Elks provide seats and Bronson’s California background shapes scenic acts Mount Shasta Yosemite and a Spanish home. The Montana Outlaw follows with Jack the Buster aiding Le Grand in a lynching showdown.
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Montana
Wesley le
le Grand
Grand
Jack the Buster
Hel
Jack Theer
Dire Dilemma in Writing a Comic Opera Libretto
The New York Tribune cites Lederer on difficulties in producing comic opera librettos and calls for a Bret Harte style approach. He notes many manuscripts fail to reach editors, while writers and even shoemakers propose operas. The piece references Bret Harte and a contemplated touring Wild West show linked to a story about love at a chateau, with Moor handling music.
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York Tribune
Panhard
George W. Lederer
Mr. Weld
George
Mr. Lederer
Bret Harte
the Tribune
Amerti
France
Emanuel Moor
London
Opera venture eyed by seasoned comic opera figures
Mr. Lederer and Arthur Weld urge elevating literary talent in musical theatre. Lederer notes essential craft while Weld, veteran of Floropera and The Silver Slipper, argues for greater literary heft in operatic works. The discussion cites Kipling as an example.
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Lederer
Arthur Weld
Mr. Lederer
Mr. Kipling
Tie
Comic Opera and Royalties Divide Theater World
In California at the Park Theater writers discuss comic opera versus plays and opera pay. W.8 weighs royalties, and George Ade is seen as a rising force with Sultan of Sulu. Refining taste and regional references complicate national reception for stage comedy.
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Glen McDonough
Mr. Weld
Gilbert
Pinero
William Gillette
George Ade
Weid
Ade's Opera and the Art of Construction
A manager discusses how an opera must stand on its own, noting Ade's new work and the need for completeness. He observes that untrained audiences miss structure yet reconstruction is possible if authors cooperate, while Bret Harte and similar writers are suggested as welcome references.
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Ade
George Ade
Sald
Bret Harte
Good Housekeeping
Hubert Wilke to Sing at Fair Bank Concerts
Hubert Wilke, principal baritone of The Princess Chic last season, will headline Fair Bank concerts with ballads and light opera selections. He will be accompanied by the Paw Bank band, which plans a new programme each night.
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Fair Bank
Hubert Wilke
Princess Chic
Maude Lillian Berri
Marguerita Sylva
Wilke
Duke of Burgundy
Paw Bank
Sideshow Manager Talks of Freak Business Demand
Indianapolis based C J McCann a former Park Theater glass blower and sideshow worker explains the growing demand for snake charmers tattooed ladies and Punch and Judy acts. He cites letters from across the United States and Canada and notes St Louis tattooed lady sourcing and an Indianapolis tattooed woman Mary Lerner as an example of performers returning home between tours.
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City Hospital
Indianapolis
Park Theater
J. H. Sackett
Jupe
McCann
M’cann
Mr. McCann
New York
Canada
Indiana
United States
St. Louis
F. J. King
Chouteau Avenue
King
Mary Lerner
Giants and museum life in Indiana and the West
The piece surveys Indiana and nearby states as homes for sideshow workers and purported curios. It highlights fat people and giants, notes Indiana as a notable producer, and discusses dime museums across Philadelphia New York and Boston, arguing the business remains robust with touring carnivals and authentic curiosities.
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South Capitol Avenue
White
London
Chicago
Indianapolis
Indiana
West
California
San Francisco
California Volunteers
New York
Philadelphia
Boston
Star to Star A Cosmic Sky Guide in Classic Verse
A lyrical meditation on the night sky, tracing ancient star lore and constellations. It catalogues Virgo, Spica, Arcturus, the Great Bear, Draco, the Little Dipper, Scorpio, Sagittarius, Saturn, Capricornus, Pan, and Jupiter with reverent, period-voice descriptions.
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Astrea
Vindamiatrix
Mr. Sarviss
Virgo
Rootes
Ovid
Arctophylax
Arcturus
Charless
Draco
Scorpio
Hogarth
Antares
Pan
Jupiter the Magnificent
Capricornus
Hercules
Oldest American piano on display in Savannah window
The Wulschner Music Company showcases a Chickering piano likely the oldest in America. Manufactured in 1914 by Chickering of Boston, it passed from a Savannah Southern family to a Chattanooga Supreme Court judge. Scarred by a stray bullet at Lookout Mountain, it was confiscated by a Union officer, moved to St Paul, sold to a dealer, then bought back by the judge's kin and remained there until recently.
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Wulschner Music Company
Chickering
America
Chickering Company
Boston
Savannah
Georgia
Supreme Court
Chattanooga
Lookout Mountain
St. Paul
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