Christmas Week Plays at Englishs Opera House and Parks
Walker Whiteside opens with Robert of Sicily at Englishs on Christmas Day with matinee and evening shows. Adelaide Thurston stars in Sweet Clover Thursday night. Other venues feature Beaux and Belles Octet at Grand Opera House, Dickey at Clayton White and Marie Stuart, Faust Trio and comedy acts, Park Theater melodramas The Man Who Dared and Sunset Mines, and Empire Burlesquers.
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Opera House
Walker Whiteside
Robert
Sicily
Adelaide Thurston
English’s
Miss Thurston
Sweet Clover
Lois Holcombe
Connecticut
Lois
Grosvenor
Lote
Slade
Otis B. Thayer
New York City
Beaux and Belles
Grand Opera House
Clayton White
Marie Stuart
Dickey
Leah Russell
Park Theater
Zoological Garden
Monaco
Howard Hall
Park
New York
Harry Ellsworth Feicht
Oberammergau
Italy
Chopin
Warsaw
Stella
Paris
Flora
George Sand
Majorca
Elio
Grace
A Plea for Red Blood in Criticism
A historical editorial discusses Vance Thompson's Philistine essay on drama ledgers of popular dramatists. It critiques modern criticism as unfounded and notes American drama's limited reach, citing Pinero Grundy Ibsen and Shara Hoyt with regard to national taste and stage reception in the United States.
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Vance Thompson
Ike Pinero
Grundy
Theen
Henri Becque
Nature
Libert Hubbard
Vance Thom
Paris
United States
Chicago
Criterion
Boston Publishers
Eran
Philadelphia Saturday Evening Post
Pinero
Ibsen
Ayew York
Sharia Hoyt
Weglish Children Enjoying Annual Christmas Revel at Theaters
London reports show theatres filled with youthful performers in a festive program of dramatized fairy tales and holiday entertainment. Vapors of Christmas spirit Persia?
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Weglish
London
Pan
Tried on the Dog The Verdict of Small Town Theaters
A Philadelphia Inquirer essay explains the theatrical dog as the audience test for plays. It traces how town and city stages mirror New York premieres, showing the dog’s evolving role from a local judge to a nationwide indicator of a show’s fortunes.
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Philadelphia Inquirer
New York
New York City
Universal
Wien
Yeotniors Marvel
People's Symphony Orchestra
Cooper Union
F. X. Arens
Carnegie Hall
Haydn
Handel
Goldmark
Wagner
People's Institute
University Extension Society
University Settlement Society
John G. Carlisle
Arens
Sare
Yonkers and the Long Island Sound Dog Towns of Theatre
The article traces a tradition of touring productions critiqued as canine dogs, tracing growth from Yonkers to New Haven as premier venues. It notes Yonkers pride, New Jersey towns Elizabeth and New Brunswick, Poughkeepsie, Bridgeport, and finally New Haven as the premier dog town beyond New York. Yale’s prominence anchors New Haven’s claim to fame.
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Ers
Yonkers
Japan
New York
New Jersey
Elizabeth
New Brunswick
Hudson
Newburgh
Poughkeepsie
Hudson River
Long Island Sound
Bridgeport
Conn
New Haven
Yale
America
National Capital
Life's Little Mysteries and Public Cabinet Oddities
A Melbourne era essay explores life’s puzzling questions from nature to thought, then shifts to historical curiosities about Nelson and Wellington, and modern British ministers never meeting or visiting places. It laments many unseen connections in history and public life, arguing mysteries outnumber explanations.
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London
British Museum
Sir Henry Irving
Lord Randolph Churchill
Hamlet
Lyceum
Thames
Lord Nelson
Nelson
Wellington
Duke of Wellington
Lord Bathurst
Bathurst
Waterlom
England
Napoleon
Europe
Lord Salisbury
John Morley
Parnell
Commons
Commons, and Mr. Gladstone
Gladstone
Mr. Gladstone
Lord Melbourne
Bismarck
Foreign Office
Mr. Chamberlain
Colonial Office
Malta
Mr. Maskelyne
Lord Lansdowne
George Hamilton
India
Lord Goschen
Victoria
Heaven
Bleaching Teeth Gains in Dentistry
A Philadelphia Record note explains peroxide whitening for discolored teeth. Nerves damaged teeth turn black unless treated, now bleached to snow white by drilling tiny holes and injecting solution. Early applications fade brown tints. repeated uses produce bright results.
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Philadelphia
Rose Cecilia Shay Company to Give Three Performances
The Rose Cecilia Shay Company will present three operatic performances at English's Opera House at week’s end, featuring Carmen on Friday, Il Trovatore on Saturday afternoon, and a double bill of Pagliacci and Cavalleria Rusticana Saturday night under Col. William A. Thompson.
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Rose Cecilia Shay
Opera House
Cincinnati College of Music
Milan
Europe
Anna Lum
Helena Noldi
Fanny D. Hall
Tom Greene
A. Lynn Parmley
John J. Raffael
Arthur Seaton
P. Vernon
Frank Mastin
Tannhauser in Mexico in Costume Mixup Opera Tale
The Emma Juch company toured Mexico in the eighties performing Tannhauser with Faust costumes due to a misrouted trunk. Delays, fines, and comic staging followed in Guanajuato as Hedmondt and Vetta impressed while Judi, Maconda, and Januschowsky improv ed. The audience enjoyed the late night premiere and Locke secured a remittance deal for two performances next winter.
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New York
Mexico
Charles Hedmondt
Great Britain
Franz Vetta
Lizzie Macnichol
Payne Clark
Georgiana Januschowsky
Charlotte Maconda
Opera
Guanajuato
Guadalajara
Aschenbroede
Locke
Judi
Faust
Tannhauser
Jose van der Berg
Marguerite
Miss Maconda
Siebel
Frank Vetta
Mephistopheles
Landgrave
Hedmondt
Mme. Januschowsky
Venus
Martha
Arcade
Erga
Washington Letter
A humorous exchange about a contractor named Casey and a washington manager. Rafferty asks if Dolan showed Casey the tall one story building. Dolan confirms and asks what Casey said. Casey reportedly called it the tallest one story structure he ever saw.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Casey
Mr. Rafferty
Mr. Dolan
Elaborate Christmas Church Music Planned Citywide
Churches across the city stage extensive Christmas morning programs with early Catholic masses at 4 a m and 5 a m. Major services feature choirs, solos, cantatas, and organ pieces by diverse churches including St John Sacred Heart Peter and Paul chapel St Marys First Baptist Central Avenue M E and Second Presbyterian. Yale Glee and Banjo Club also scheduled a concert at English’s Opera House Tuesday night.
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St. John’s
Sacred Heart
Clare MacMaster
W. B. Barry
Bethlehem
Sidney ‘Thompson
Oscar G
Boprand
Miss Seeene
Vincent
Emmanuel
Eseseesee
Miss Kellogg
J. Edward ‘Stilz
J. Russell Powell
Pasquale Montani
Guchon
Ceoess Esropersse
J. Hyatt Brewer
Klarissa Koons
Gounod
Christian
Frank Taylor
Fini Sokicedamisael
First Luthern Church
Uweman
Morart
Miss Mayme
Ole 1
F. O’brien
B. Hessiing
Fred Selimyer
Mayme O'Leary
Salutaris Hostia
F. O'Brien
Regina Grunan
Cromer
Wiegand
A. Kaim
Alma Redemptoris
Second Presbyterian Church
Yale Glee and Banjo Club
English’s
Opera House
Where to Study Medicine in Smaller Cities and Big Centers
An examination of medical schools across the United States weighs older, prestigious centers against newer, regional institutions. It notes that smaller town schools often offer solid instruction and lower costs, while larger city schools provide advanced clinics and expansive facilities. It advises students to prioritize established reputations and opportunities aligning with their educational trajectory.
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East
United States
Harvard
Pennsylvania
Cornell
Chicago
Michigan
Johns Hopkins
The Imaginative Woman in a Sleepless Train Night
A New York woman traveling from Chicago in a sleeping car on a priceless night frets over a possible accident. She writes a telegram to her mother, contemplates hospital care, and bids farewell to loved ones, revealing fear, guilt, and longing as the moonlit journey continues.
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Juliet
the Bowery
G. H. Gilbert
Mrs. Jones
New York
York
Om Aleeer
Chicago
Cynthia
Billy
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