At City Theaters This Week Dramatic and Musical Offerings
The city's playhouses feature David Harum with William Bi Crane at Meelish's James J. Corbett and others at the Grand. English's Opera House presents Florodora in its first local showing, with Gwen Hall and Leslie Stuart material. The Empire Show at the Grand includes Corbett vaudeville and various acts. Park Theater offers Man's Enemy and The Dainty Duchess with a mix of melodrama and vaudeville. A separate anecdote recalls a tense encounter between a young dramatist and manager Frohman aboard a steamer.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
English
Opera House
David Harum
William Bi. Crane
R. and
M. W. Hitchcock
Mr. Westcott
Homeville
Harum
Chet Timson
New York
John Lenox
Deacon Perkins
Bank
Cullom
Crane
David
Gwen Hall
Leslie Stuart
Philippine
Qrarcers
Wales
W. T. Carleton
Philip H. Ryley
M. J. Smith
Dney Jarvis
Herry Burgess
Charles Boyd
Grace Dudley
Laura Millard
Lang Gordon
Ida Doerge
Selma
Empire Theater
Cleveland
Grand Opera House
James J. Corbett
Hill
Suvainy
Hickey
Nelson
Otts
Kelly
Kent
Glass Brothers
Duke
Harris
the Park Theater
Agnes Herndon
Sarah Drake
Monte Carlo
London
Gambting House
Blenheim Castle
Go-Won-Go-Mohawk
Theing Arrow
Lincoln J. Carter
Qatar
Bostonians
Lulu Glaser
Playwright’s Long Chase Across Ocean to Frohman
A Swede aboard a transatlantic steamer tells how he wrote a world play in Stockholm, sought translation and readers in London and New York, and finally pursued Charles Frohman for a reading. He explains months of effort, failed meetings, and his resolve to gain Frohman’s attention for his English-version production.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Europe
Charles Frohman
Paul Potter
Potter
Stockholm
Sweden
Charles Frotiigan
London
Mr. Frohman
Crust X
New York
Pe Ver
Jan Kubelik
Majestic
Indianapolis
The Unwelcome Mrs Hatch at New York Stage
Notes of the stage discuss Mrs Fiske in The Unwelcome Mrs Hatch highlighting uneven handling of the plot by author Burton Harrison. The piece recounts the plot of Lorimer’s divorce, disguise, and reunion, and notes audience reactions to the opening performance. It covers other theater news and a letter from a reader disputing a Sun report.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York City
New York
Acton Davies
The
New York Sun
Hatch
Frank Wilstach
Adelaide Thurston
Booth
Jefferson
Marlowe
Goodwin
Russell
Theodore Thomas A Pillar In American Music
Portrait of Theodore Thomas conductor of the Chicago Orchestra born in Hanover and raised in the United States. His career spans Berlin to New York, guiding orchestras and festivals since 1864, shaping public taste and championing Beethoven Wagner and modern works. The piece notes his dominance, longevity, and key moments including the American Opera Company and his quick readiness to lead.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Theodore Thomas
Chicago
Tomlinson Hall
Hanover
United States
New York
Jenny Lind
William Mason
Thomas
Terrace Garden
Central Park
Steinway Hall
Cincinnati College of Music
Cincinnati
Music College
Brooklyn Philharmonic
American Opera Company
Thurber
Wagner
Germany
Beethoven
Mr. Thomas
Chicago Orchestra
Middle West
Indianapolis
Liszt
Mozart
von Weber
Academy of Music
East Twelfth Street
Anschutz
Door Reopened at Historic Trinity Church After Revolution
Philadelphia Ledger reports a historic ceremony at Trinity Church on Oxford road Olney where for the first time since the Revolution the rear door was reopened by rector Rev Linus Parsons Bissell. The door had been sealed since the Germantown battle to guard against British invaders. The church, part of the Episcopal Diocese of Pennsylvania, dates to the late seventeenth century.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Philadelphia Ledger
Trinity Church
Oxford Road
Second Street
Turnpire
Olney
Linus Parsons Bissell
Germantown
Trinity Churen Inne
Olsen Courthes
Protec
Episcopal
Pennsylvania
Thomas concert series sales start at Starr piano store
The Thomas Orchestra began selling seats for the concert series yesterday at the Starr piano store. Season holders receive admission to a forthcoming lecture, expanding the program beyond the performances.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gran Opera Company
Tomlinson Hall
Starr Piano Store
Newton Claypool
Oliver Wil Pierce
Thomas Orchestra
Social settlements discussion at Brooklyn women’s group
An Englishwoman active in London settlement work addressed an interested organization of women in Brooklyn. She recalled a child asking to speak and shared a garden tale about a man and woman, an apple tree, and the Lord’s command followed by an exit after the bite.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Broklyn
Eagle
London
Waiting for Him In Silence at the Host’s Door
A speaker laments absence and uncertain fate, noting no welcome or clear departure. The room hears bursts of song and shrieks as someone is taken away. Communities expect a reunion elsewhere, not here, leaving all in reflective unease about when or where they will meet again.
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St. James Gazette
London
Campbell
United States
Henry Irving
Richard Mansfield
England
Pinero
Jones
Grundy
Chambers
Carton
Esmond
Marshall
William Dean Howells
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City’s Playhouses
Floredora
Meelish’s
the Grand
Laurence Weber
Letta Meredith
Bryce
Loman
Anderson
Four Huntings
Paul Barnes and
Nfe
Ibgen
Frohman
Able
Mr. Potter
Charles Froh
Man
Ocean
Francis Wilson
the Strollers
Christie MacDonald
Adele Ritchie
Queenie Vassar
Maud Raymond
Jennie Tauchey
Melville Gillis
William Blaisdell
Joseph Coyne
William Broderick
Leslie Carter
Washington
Madame Dun Barry
David Belasco
Zaza
New York Telegraph
Indiana
Lew Wallace
Beaucaire
Herald Square
Alice
Old Vincennes
Virginia Harned
Garden
T. Thomas
Musician
America
Violloncello
d'Albert
Alleof Chese
Hubert
Travermusik
Konigin
Runag Finch
Bruno Steindel
Oberon
Chopin
Sorrento
Richard Strauss
Notes OF Music
Musikverein Orchestra
Alexander Ernestinoff
Mrs. Black
First Baptist Church
Hansel and Gretel
Humperdinck
Berenade
A. Ernestinom
Saint-Saens
Goldfinch
Masseneta
Angelus
Roberts Park
Gounod
Dwight Smith
Verdi Miss Sweenie
Mr. Talbot
Mr ‘Aylor
Love Divine
Nevin Mies Gibson
Shelley Mr. Taylor
Maennercher
Frank Bellinger
Philip Goetz
Alice Fleming Hvans
Edward Ebert Buchheim
Cincinnati Conservatory of Music
Samson Et Dalila
Phillip Gortz
Alice Fleming Evans
Msmarty
Carl Hirsch
Gustav Schreck
Edward Ebert-Buchheim
State Teachers’ Association
Statehouse
Arnold J. Gantvoort
Emma A. Thomas
Detroit
Steindel
North
Pennsylvania St
Cash & Dove CO
Massachusetts Ave
Enterprise
Jackets
Raglans
Merrit
Price
Epa
Ms OC
Tom
Tingham
Albert Gall
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Monarch Grocery
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