Entertainments in Creston Clarke’s The Brixton Burglary
The week brings English's Opera House new fare led by W J Ferguson in The Brixton Burglary a farce about a gay husband set with a lively cast. Creston Clarke’s troupe presents Hamlet Richelieu at English’s while Clyde Fitch’s Nathan Hale appears later this week with a rich lineup at the Grand Opera House including The Choir Celestial and two farces. Duke Belasco’s Du Barry at the Criterion draws mixed praise for its spectacle and Jessica Carter’s performance amid historical liberties. critics note excess in talk and scenery but praise some scenes and overall potential for a profitable run.
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English
Opera House
Brixton
W. J. Ferguson
Sir Pitt Crawley
Clyde Fitch
Nathan Hale
Howard Kyle
N. C. Goodwin
Mr. Fitch
New m, Conn
Coleonel Knowlton
Grand Opera House
Gertrude Haynes
Charles E. Grapewin
Anna Chance
Maud McIntyre
Arthur Buckner
Dorothy Walters
Mrs Carter Starred in Du Barry at Criterion Theater
A New York review notes Mrs. Leslie Carter in Du Barry at the Criterion last week with 100 actors, Belasco funding $75,000 in scenery and costumes. The Sun praises the heroine’s downward path and Carter’s unmatched emotional scope, especially in a climactic third act scene amid royal excess and ceremonial pageantry.
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du Barry
New York
Criterion Theater
Leslie Carter
David Belasco
Belasco
Franklyn Fyles
the Sun
William Winter
Cosse
Louis
New Year's Eve program at German House features vaudeville and tableau
The New Year's Eve at the German House showcases an elaborate program with a early vaudeville act, a midnight tableau for the crowd, and acts by Social Turnverein and Musikverein. Paul performers include Powell, Rollins, Riesinger, Elkins, and Stanley Wilhite plus a flowing illustrated lecture by Harry Ellsworth Feldt on Oberammergau and its Passion Play with new stereopticon pictures. The lecture tour continues to Columbus, Buffalo, Pittsburg, Cleveland, St. Louis, Chicago, Cincinnati and other cities, with an orchestra enhancing the show today.
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Social Turnverein
Russell Powell
Siseeerees Musikverein
Rollins
Riesinger
Harry Murburger
Irrgang and
Elkins
Porter and Lieber
Stanley Wilhite
Florodera
Musikverein
Walter Stanley
Harry Ellsworth Feldt
Park Theater
Oberammergau
Mr. Feicht
Indianapols
London Theater Biz Dims After Boxing Day Surge
London reports a costly but muted Boxing Day season with 35 pan tomes and plays opening. Dan Leno commands 1110 a week while crowd turnout nears 10 percent as guards line entrances. Managers see waning appeal of rival musical comedies and Pinero’s recent hit fails to draw public favor.
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London
Drury Lane
Dan Leno
Kitty Grey
Bote
Tris
Pinero
New York Theaters Split on Truth Tellers and Arizona’s London Run
Theatre reviews fault the 1919 and public reception for poor dramatic authorship and weak receipts. Sol Smith Russell’s illness confines him at home. Arizona heads to London with nearly the original cast, while Chicago Indianapolis and New York runs persist. Fay Templeton rumored to lead a musical troupe next season. Peter F. Dalley to join. Mrs. Fiske’s Manhattan production uses a new panoramic sky framework to improve stage depth and realism.
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Arizona
London
Canby
Theodore Roberts
Denton
Vincent Serrano
Bonham
William Harcourt
Hodgman
Joseph Kilgour
Keller
William Haworth
Fenlon
Geor
Fay Templeton
New York
Peter F. Dalley
Miss Templeton
Weber-Fields Company
Mr. Datey
Charley
Weberfieldians
Indianapolis
Kek J. A. Waldron
Harrison Grey Fiske
Manhattan
Miranda
Central Park
Hatch
Copper King Lawson in Boston to Chicago Inter Ocean
The Boston financier Thomas W. Lawson looms as a market enigma amid copper stock turmoil. He claims Amalgamated and peers are manipulated against him though he holds 140,000 shares. His rise from messenger to multi millionaire includes gas stock moves, lavish purchases, and a pivotal role in shaping copper trust plans.
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Chicago
Inter Ocean
Thomas W. Lawson
Amalgamated
Lawson
Boston Stock Exchange
State Street
Globe Bank
Bay State
Henry M. Whitney
William C. Whitney
H. H. Rogers
Standard Oil
A. ©. Burrage
Gas Addicks
A. C. Burrage
Copper Trust
Amalgamated Company
Butte
Montana
Burrage
Lawson Writes History of Political Parties
Parchment edition details describe Lawson resuming authorship with a history of political parties. Distributed by national and state Republican committees, the work saw print runs between thirty thousand and forty thousand copies.
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Lawson
Republican Party
Yankee whirligig table across the nation tale
A Detroit Free Press reader recalls visiting a second hand shop and recounts a New York article about a whirligig revolving dinner table. He claims such devices are Yankee inventions from Connecticut, with Kentucky and other regions featuring multi level rotating setups. The piece highlights inventive cookery and family nostalgia centered on the odd table.
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Detroit Free Press
New York
Kentucky
Connecticut
An Old Song and the New Year's Turkey
A reflective verse laments aging voices that cannot sing the old songs nor dream those bygone dreams. The speaker recalls familiar strains waking sorrow, yet cherishes memories even as they remain too dear. The closing line shifts to a seasonal note about the New Year’s Turkey.
Emma Nevada to headline English's Opera House concert
A January program at English's Opera House features Emma Nevada with Pablo Casals, Leon Moreau, and Daniel Maquarre, a Parisian ensemble. The bill lists nocturnes, romanzas, and arias by Delibes, Tschaikowsky, Liszt, and more, alongside minor recital highlights and a forthcoming Wagner exposition.
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English's
Opera House
Pablo Casals
Leon Moreau
Daniel Maquarre
Mme. Nevada
Paris
Pablo
Cantilene Goltermann
Vito” Popper
Madame Nevada
Chanson du Mysoli
Feliciten David
Bell Song
Lakme
Leo Delibes
A Prince's Narrow Escape Crisis in Edward VII Career
In 1871 a West End man of means and taste named Mr R offered top floor studio space to artist Robert St Leger Piggott. Piggott became connected with Col Val Baker and later tried to secure a royal sitting for a Baker regiment portrait for the Prince of Wales.
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Wales
Knollys
Colonel Baker
Prince of Wales
Piggott
St. Paul's
Pigcott
Marlborough House
Mr. R
Picgott
West End
London
Robert St. Leger Piggott
Baker Pasha
Asax
Baker Regiment
Overwork and Health in Wealthy Executives
The Philadelphia Record argues that relentless labor erodes health among Edison Armour Rockefeller and other magnates. It notes their long hours meals sacrificed and strict routines, suggesting wealth brings no lasting joy without iron personal hygiene to prevent illness.
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Philadelphia
Inventor Edison
Edison
Philip Armour
Rockefeller
Berlin seat etiquette and a German traveler’s note
W E Curtis recalls platform seating rules on a Berlin Thiergarten car. An old woman with bundles is overtaken by a well dressed man who sits in her seat. He justifies the act by saying the rule gives priority to the first comer. A German observer notes such behavior contrasts with American kindness and mentions that in Germany people do not kill their mothers. The piece closes with a poem by Frank Preston Smart reflecting on a day of love and memory.
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Mr. R
Piggott
General Knollys
Conant Knollys
University College Hospital
Tenth Hussars
Prince of Wales
W. E. Curtis
Berlin
Germany
America
Patriotism in plays and American themes praised by Virginia Harned
Virginia Harned argues American dramatists win audiences by patriotic and romantic themes. She notes the French set the example with historic and nationalist drama, while English work lags. She urges more use of American history and landscapes rather than foreign settings.
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New York Telegraph
Alice
Old Vincennes
Howard
Thomas
Sothern
Mackaye
Campbell
Mayo
Fitch
Belasco
Klein
Irving
Cooper
Walworth
Sima
Hawthorne
Jolmes
Explorer
Miner
Oliver Wendell Holmes
Elsie Venner
Holmes
Keats
Dr. Jekyll and
Mr. Hyde
Robert Louis Stevenson
Mollere
Sardou
Rostand
Great Britain
Faubourg
Broadway
Fifth Avenue
Madison Square
Rocky Mountains
Sierras
Pittsburg
James Parton
Hades
Why We Favor Corner Tables In Restaurants
A discussion begins with the notion that favorite tables are corner or against walls, while middle tables fill last. Civil engineer A. Sundstrom argues primal instincts drive seating choices, as early humans faced dangers from predators and needed open country to watch for threats while eating.
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Philadelphia
Sundstrom
First Aid to Ambuence Steel Stock Craving
Washington Star quotes a speaker seeking only steel stock rather than gold, promising that gold will follow as a result. The remark emphasizes prioritizing metal supply over riches, framing steel as the key to wealth. The brief line highlights a preference for tangible materials over monetary wealth.
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Washington Star
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