Week of Comic Operas and Plays at Englishs and Nearby Theaters
A busy week's lineup features The Bostonians in Maid Marian at Englishs Goers House Monday, Wests Minstrels Tuesday, Lulu Glaser Opera Company with Dolly Varden Wednesday and Thursday, Kathryn Kidder as Molly Pitcher Friday and Saturday, plus various acts at Grand Opera House Park Empire and other venues. The programs boast renowned cast members and period productions, with Thelma at Park Theater and Edmon Hayes The Wise Guy closing the week at Park.
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Goers House
The
Bostoniens
William H. West
Lulu Glover Opera Company
Delly Varden
Kathryn Kidder
Molly Pitcher
Mall Marian
Reginald de Keven
Harry B. Smith
Henry Clay Barnabe
Nottingham
George Frothingham
S. L. Studley
Bostonians
Castle of Huntington
Kevin Hood
Maid Marian
Robin
Palestine
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Lulu Glaser
Miss Glaser
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van Renssalaer Wheeler
Mark Smith
Richie Ling
Tom Daniel
Percy Stephens
Harry Lott
Estelle Wentworth
Adah Palmer Walker
Amelia Fields
Dolly Varden
Julian Edwards
Stan
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Adele Palmer
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Edna Farrell
New Plays in New York Highlight Fitch and Russell
Annie Russell stars in Clyde Fitch's new dramatic piece The Girl and the Judge at the Lyceum. The work follows a mother who confesses theft to shield her daughter, praised for stage naturalism but noted for some improbabilities by critics. Other adaptations Beaucaire Alice of Old Vincennes and The Helmet of Navarre receive mixed reviews from New York papers.
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Annie Russell
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the Tribune
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Richard Mansfield
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Lottrey
Arithmetic and Grammar Debate Shatters School Language
Chicago educators clash over phrasing in a math lesson at a Palmer House dinner. Superintendent Payne and district leaders argue whether "three from eleven" leaves eight or whether "eleven diminished by three equals eight" better reflects arithmetic. The debate centers on core English wording taught to pupils and the proper phrasing to express subtraction in the classroom.
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Teachers’ Federation
William C. Payne
Palmer House
Chicago
Payne
Superintendent Payne
Lees
Webster
Lowry
Sabin
Snow Sculptor Within The Silent Field
Night falls on dark fields as storm winds blow. Morning reveals a landscape transformed by snow, trees and fences glittering white. A sculptor’s touch seems to carve the drifts into plinths and cornices, a silent testament to nature and art surpassing even Phidias or Canova.
Grand Opera at Tomlinson Hall Wagner and Gounod Night
Tomlinson Hall prepares for Maurice Grau company to present Lohengrin and Romeo et Juliette next Saturday with New York proscenium arch, elaborate lighting, and chorus setup. Damrosch conducts Lohengrin, Flon Romeo et Juliette. Johanna Gadski and others starred.
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Maurice Grau Grand Opera Company
New York
Gray
Indianapolis
Walter Damrosch
Edouard de Reszke
Guiseppe Campanari
Grau Opera Company Plans and Chicago Concert Notes
Details from a Grau Opera Company visit outline Romeo and Juliet in French, Carmen canceled due to illness, and a cast list. It covers performances by Sybil Sanderson, Carrie Bridewell, and Stéphano, with ref to Brune Steindel as cello soloist and the Chicago Orchestra under Theodore Thomas. It notes programs, lectures, and new works premiere in the US.
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Jacques Bars Mercutio
Declery le Due
Dufriche Gregorio
Viviani Benvoglio
Vanni
Salignac
Flon
Uxx
Bruno Steindel
Chicago Orchestra
Zwickau
Saxony
Steindel
Philharmonic Orchestra of
Berlin
von Bulow
Yale Glee and Banjo Club Concert in Indianapolis
The Yale Glee and Banjo Club of 42 men will perform at English's Opera House Tuesday evening December 4, invited by Fred Winters. A reception and a dance follow at the Propylaeum with dinners hosted by Mrs. Wasson and several other Indianapolis residents, seen by 60 Yale alumni in the city helping with entertainment.
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Yale Glee and Banjo Club
English
Opera House
Fred Winters
Yale
Propylaeum
H. P. Wasson
James M. Winters
B. D. Walcott
T. C. Day
Indianapolis
Glee Club
Brass Ornaments Debate Reflects Household Taste Shift
New York Tribune notes rising use of brass and copper ornaments replacing bric a brac, while housekeepers show uncertainty over whether the metal suits their decor and practical needs. The piece discusses stylistic and maintenance considerations for brass items in domestic settings.
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New York Tribune
Useful Health Tips From An Old Reader
Practical household advice on sleep for dark circles, a skin whitening wash with cascarilla and ammonia, dry cleaning knitted fabrics with flour or corn starch, copperas as a bathroom disinfectant, onions for complexion, and a convalescent remedy of raw egg with yolk in wine.
Bad Spelling as a Social Mark in Editorial Letters
A discussion on how poor spelling in letters to newspapers harms perceived intelligence among leaders and professionals. The author argues spelling accuracy signals education and hints at examples like a man ending a note with billet deux while calling a woman shugar, illustrating public disdain for misspellings.
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Chicago Tribune
Sirs
The Hidden Hird Poem Notes by Josephine Preston Peabody
A Scribner's fragment titled The Hidden Hird speaks to a small bird and its hidden music. The speaker warns the bird of wind and winter, foreshadowing the end of shelter and revealing where the music lived with a lyrical, reflective tone.
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Josephine Preston Peaheag
Scribner’s
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