Theaters this week show Florodora at English's on Saturday
The week features Florodora repeated at English's by the Eastern company on Saturday with Isadore Rush leading a large cast. Grand- Empire and Park stage two shows daily except Lillian Nordica's Friday mass at English's Opera House, which offers one entertainment. The Park Theater presents McFadden's Row of Flats and Across the Desert, while Weber's Parisian Widows opens at the Empire with English Foll Company in the latter half of the week.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lillian Nordica
Eastern
Owen ‘Hall
Leslie Stuart
Isadore Rush
Will C. Mandeville
Bertha Waits- Inger
Alf (. Whelan
Sydney Deane
Bome
Tell Me
Florodora
Tom Nawn
Bis Company
Grand Opera House
Madge Fox
de Courcey Brothers
Austins
Odin
Park Theater
James
St. Louis
Frank
Weber
Empire Theater
Mildred Murray
Navarron
Snyder
Buckley
Jordan
Welch
Garrity
Charles Falke
Charles Lillian
Nelson
Mill& Barton
Mose Hill
George Rice
Joe Sullivan
Frankie Haines
Katheryne Rowe Palmer
McFarland
Earl
Sullivan
Nolan
White
Garnella
Shirk
Berry
Hughes
Thomas Orchestra Opens Indianapolis Series at Tomlinson Hall
The Chicago Orchestra conducted by Theodore Thomas performs its first Indianapolis concert at Tomlinson Hall tomorrow night. Bruno Steindel is soloist. program features Schubert, Suk, Weber, Chopin, Strauss, and Wagner arrangements. The hall will be decorated and carpeted with promenading aisles for the intermission.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
Theodore Thomas
Indianapolis
Tomlinson Hall
Richard Strauss
Sorrento
Mr. Thomas
Frederick Chopin
Thomas
Bruno Steindel
d'Albert
Kramer
Schubert
Josef Suk
Suk
Antonin Dvorak
Bohemian String Quartet
Pohadka
Oberon
von Weber
Sir Huon
Rezia
Wagner
Rhine
Valhalla
Wotan
Loge
Alberich
Mime
Walhalla
Salvini and Duse May Tour United States in D Annunzio Drama
A Philadelphia Times cable from Rome claims Tommaso Salvini and Eleanora Duse may tour the United States in the play D Annunzio. Doubts arise due to Salvini’s age, prior American ventures’ profitability, and uncertain scheduling with Gustav Salvini as lead.
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Philadelphia Times
Rome
Tommaso Salvini
Eleanora Duse
United States
D’annunzio
Rimini
Salvini
Gustavus
Italy
Iago
Tanqueray
Duse
D'Annunale
Gustavus Salvini
Prever
Buck
Duse Victiem
Pyremrio
All Stars
Enterim
Mothe
Ed Alexander
Sal
Inter
Salvini and Bernhardt Rivalries Highlight Stage Tactics
A commentary on Salvini's Othello beside Bernhardt's Roxane and Coquelin's Cyrano, noting contrasts in repertoires. Duse pins hopes on modern plays like Camille but finds no Salvini opportunities. Cablegram to Monday's papers may have misled readers.
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Salvini
Bernhardt
Roxane
Coquelin
Duse
Camille
London Amusements Signal Busy Christmas Theatre Season
London theatres gear up for a busy fortnight with The Man Who Stole the Castle and Shock-Headed Peter at the Garrick, Gulliver's Travels at the Avenue, The Belle of New York moving to the Lyric, and AriZona company to open at Adelphi in February. New plays, revues, and operas loom, with tours to follow and controversy over rights to The New Wing.
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London
Peter
Garrick
Gulliver
Avenue
New York
Lyric
Adelphi
The
Arizona” Company
H. V. Esmond
My Lady Virtue
Iris
Anthony Hope
Henry Dixey
Empire
St. James Gazette
America
George Broadhurst
Jac
H. A. Kennedy
Strand Theater
Edouin
Broadhurst
Francesca da Rimini at Cortanzi Theater is met with hostility
The Daily Chronicle relays William Archer’s Rome critique of Gabriele d Annunzios Francesca da Rimini at Teatro Costanzi. He says American actors misjudge English audiences and that the overwhelming Colosseum style crowd yelled down the performance, especially Eleonora Duse, due to the theater’s size and impatience. He predicts a better reception when cuts are made for a proper acoustical venue.
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London
The
Daily Chronicle
William Archer
Rome
Gabriele d'Annunzio
Francesca da Rimini
Colosseum Elghteen
Orceck
Notes of the Stage on Navarre Play Form Disfavor
Contracts for Anna Held and her company to tour are canceled and they will perform The Little Duchess at the theater instead, indicating a shift in engagements and stage plans.
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Hax
Anna Held
Ben and Beatrice recall an old story at the theater
In a Washington Post scene at a table after a theater outing four people discuss a recalled tale told by Hopkins and retold by Jack Beatrice and Benedick while misplacing streets and neighbors The banter turns to a hatrack cat and a dog with a nimble crowd chattering about home plans and memory.
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Washington Post
Hopkins
Beneck
Beatrice
Jack
Benedick
Q Street
Hopkinses
8 Street
Lucy
S Street
Judkins
George Williams
Fred
Grip
Ben
Henedict
Stage oratory live on in modern acting says Otis Skinner
Otis Skinner argues stage oratory is evolving toward naturalism and acting with pause, gesture, and visuals. He credits Forrest and Booth among elocutionists, notes the shift from grand elocution to lifelike delivery, and stresses practice and actual stage experience over formal voice rules.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Edwin Forrest
Rush
Philadelphia
Forrest
Os Skinner
Mr. Skinner
Shakspeare
Ophelia
Polonius
Edwin Booth
Lawrence Barrett
Murdock
A Man Prefers Practical Skill Over Schooling Says Leader
In a speech a prominent figure argues that young men should start as apprentices or trainees, learning one strong word and perfecting it on the job, rather than attending numerous schools. He praises capable school administrators but favors hands on experience for early career development.
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Henry Irving
Three Stories From Life and a North Meridian Ribbon Sale
A group of women in a North Meridian street apartment discuss buying 19 cent ribbon from a downtown department store. The outing ends badly with illness and a sarcastic verdict on the dignified sister and the sunny haired matron. Other vignettes show a nurse hopeful, a mouse scare, and a social caller who jokes about memory of beauty or deformity.
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Meridian-street
Lfe
Which Would You Get A Cat A Mouse And A Little Red Hen
A fragmented nursery tale recounts a cat and mouse refusing work while the little red hen insists on trying. Repeated misreadings show a determined hen taking on tasks, encouraging diligence despite others' reluctance. The piece mirrors old moral fables about effort and collective labor.
Lillian Nordica Recital at English's Opera House
Lillian Nordica presents a diverse recital next Friday at English's Opera House featuring German lieder Italian and English ballads French chanson and arias with plans for an evening of range and variety. The program includes opera and oratorio selections, and Nordica notes she aims to offer high art rather than standard popular tunes.
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Lillian Nordica
Opera House
Lilian Nordica
Opera
Ag Oanths
Arlette
Chopin
Romayne Simmons
Aria
Elizabeth
Tunnhaueer
Wagner
der Grieg
Romayne Simm
Mixe Nordica
Lenglish
Josef Hofmann
Jan Kubelik
Emma Nevada Concert Company
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Alvini and
Valian
Gabriele Paorunsio
Chicago Orchestra
London's Amusements
New York Casino
Pike Theater Stock Company
Cincinnati
Lord
Lady Algy
Secret Service
Madame Sans Gene
Daniel BE
Bandmann
West
Navarre
Bertha Runkle
Charles Dalton
Dalton
Mr. Dalton
Lewis Morrison
Faust
James O'Neill
E. Augier
V. Sardou
Wulschner
Otis Skinner
Hrecital
English’s Opera
Yale Glee Club
Yale Glee and Banjo Club
English
Speedway
Banjo Club
Yale
Merrill-Shepard I
Valensia
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