Park Opening Season Promises Vaudeville and Classics
The Empire and Grand Opera House launch a revived season with the Russell brothers headlining vaudeville, plus two performances daily. Lincoln J. Carter's Two Little Waifs opens the Park engagement, followed by Uncle Tom's Cabin with Frank Leo. Notable mentions include Richard Mansfield planning Julius Caesar, Ethel Barrymore's country mouse, Maurice Grau refitting the Met, and Frohman engaging Harry Davenport for comedy roles.
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Utopian Burlesquers Open Empire Theater Season
The Utopian Burlesquers begin a varied program at the Empire Theater with two performances daily for a week. Shows include The Magic Hat and Hotel Razzle Dazzle featuring a principal company and a chorus of twenty five. Also in vaudeville are Madden and Jess Irish comedians Joe Morris Ghetto parodist Josselin trio Eymnasts the Lavelles dancers Annette Yale soubrette the Utopian Four singers and Charles Foreman tenor.
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Trish
Empire Theater
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Hammerstein
New York
Aweet Marple
New Jersey
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Ofentree
Ruseelia
Linxie
Vinie Daly
Ike
Daly
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Millettes
Young America
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Madden and
Jess
Joe Morris
Josselin
Eymnasts
Lavelles
Annette Yale
The
Utopian Four
Charles Foreman
Fair Bank Concerts Bring Three Singers This Week
W Frederick Holcombe baritone and sopranos Katherine Leslie Maude Angell headline this week at Fair Bank. Originally slated for next week, due to Licrati's Band the trio will perform now. The program blends popular and operatic selections with a complete string orchestra.
Notes of the Stage and Current Theatre Plans
Edith Wharton translates Sudermann for Mrs Campbell as plans of the stage unfold this season. Reviews and portraits highlight Mary of Magdala with Mrs Fiske, Aunt Jenny with E F Benson, and Monna Vanna with Maurice Maeterlinck. Star turns include Miss Lavinia Shannon, Otis Skinner, Maxine Elliott, and the Rogers Brothers in Harvard. Johnson, Parker, and Frohman figure in tours and music festivals at major venues.
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Paul Heyse
Mary of Magdala
Fiske
Manhattan Theater
J. C. Hyde
Gustave Kobbe
Richard Suwauss
America
Monna Vanna
Maurice Maeterninck
du Barry
Maxine Elliott
Portia
Mrs. Campbell
Lady Macbeth
Otis Skinner
Lazarre
Patrick Campbell
London
Edith Wharton
Sudermann
Lavinia Shannon
Grand Opera House
Je Kremer
Mugila
Austinig Mason
The Underpaid Profession in West Virginia Teachers Strike
The piece argues teachers in a West Virginia county unionize for higher pay, citing an average monthly salary near zero and rising living costs. It contrasts teaching with higher paid professions, notes a surplus of entrants, and suggests reforms like stricter entrance standards to improve pay and reduce mediocrity.
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Boston Transcript
West Virginia
Hello Tad Weekends on the River Adventure
A Chicago Tribune joke sketch follows Tad as he explains a vacation spent on a river boat, clarifying that the watercraft was a ferryboat run by his uncle. The dialogue plays on misdirection and a nephew’s playful curiosity about river travel and names.
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Tad
Ilinois
Henry
No mortal ever dreams That the isthmus was future earth’s hope
Quoted line by J R Lowell contemplates a hypothetical isthmus between two oceans. It contrasts the Stormy past with a Peaceful future, suggesting that fulfillment of earth’s heated hope would mark a decisive past moment missed by poets.
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Earth
Festival Field Preparations Promise a Spectacle Week
The festival field plans call for a week of Oct 13 to 18 with a city of canvas and electric lights. A 21 acre White fence along Washington street encloses grand entrances, ornate gateways, and a banyan-like display of colors and vines. The executive committee, chaired by A L Block, approves building plans by BE Hunter and lines up contracts to start immediately.
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Mr Schwab Personal Life Critique in Philadelphia Press
A Philadelphia Press analysis questions Andrew Carnegie Steel magnate Charles Schwab's private life in New York. It cites lavish hotel suites, Riverside Drive plans, and conspicuous entertaining as signs of a possible Achilles heel alongside his vast business power.
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York
American Voice Draws Toasts and Tones From Europe
A New York Sun piece criticizes the shrill high pitched voice of American women, noting fashion abroad favors stronger vocal tones. It cites regional contrasts, influential actresses proving cultivation improves voice, and a New York contralto opening a studio to train American women in proper speech.
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New York
London
Broadway
Nome
Russia
Italy
Ireland
England
America
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Washington
Voice Care For Women In The Theaters And Homes
The article urges women to improve voice quality through breathing and singing exercises. It warns against shouting and pale tones, notes that deep breathing can deepen conversation, and cites routines like inhalation, vocal drills, and gentle toning as remedies. It also discusses social implications of vocal habits in public and private settings.
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Gers
Zaghlon
An American St Pierre Mystery in Rio San Francisco Valley
Santa Fe letter recounts a statuesque burial site along the Rio San Francisco where prehistoric homes buried with a cloud of mystery show swift deaths and a mud flood. Cowboys discovered skeletons, kneeling women, and a papoose near a metate highlighting a sudden catastrophe akin to St Pierre. The debris filled the rooms with earth not local to the river bank, suggesting a volcanic gas eruption and subsequent flood swept the valley.
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Indianapolis Conservatory of Music shaping future talent
The Indianapolis Conservatory of Music, led by Edgar M. Cawley, has grown from a small start to a prominent school at 6 North Illinois Street. The Royal Conservatory graduate directs piano and violin studies, with Mrs. Cantey praised for violin development and many graduates securing key positions nationwide.
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Illinois Street
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Cantey
Earim
Johannes Moetrech
Joan Malvorgen
Juilun Schacter
Bertin Herr Cappenmeister
Hane Belt
Rey Conservatory
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Mire
Caw Hee
Cover
Perth
Tenoher
Conservatory Adds Noted Vocalists and Elocutionists to Faculty
The Conservatory strengthens its staff this season with Edward Taylor of London joining the vocal department, Harriet A Prank of Indianapolis leading elocution and dramatic arts, and Mrs Eugene Scorete returning to oversee the piano department. The school year begins Monday September 1.
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Indianapolis
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Baltimore
Mary Lyons
Holyoke Seminary
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Peabody Conservatory of Music
McDough Institute
Eingland
Wales
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Harriet A. Prank
Indland Hoetin School of Expression
Indianapolia
Department of Elocution
Oratory
Delsarte
Prunk
Ose
Conservatory
Eugene V. Scorete
Eurepe
Plano
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