Dailey and Marlowe star in week of dramatic vaudeville at local houses
Peter F Dailey headlines the Grand Opera House week with Champagne Charley inspired A Dress Rehearsal and an assisting cast including Mac Lowery Frank Lane Richens dogs and the Tanakas The Park Theater offers Oberammergau related illustrated lecture Jess of the Bar Z and Happy Hooligan while Empire stages Burlesque shows and A Holiday in Coontown with Colored singers and comedians alongside Julia Marlowe and her company performing When Knighthood Was in Flower at Englishs Opera House this week with matinee Saturday.
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Julia Marlowe
English
Opera House
Paul Kesters
Charles
Major
Miss Marlowe
Mary Tudor
Illinois Theater
Chicago
English’s
Cavendish Owolsey
William Charles
R. C.- Beacroft
Katherine
England
Annie Clark
Princess
Lanai Ecules
Jane Bolingbrokid
Frances King
Jane Seymour
Mary Tidor
Maud Lantry
Windsor Park
Bridewell House
London
Bow and String Tavern
Bristol
Tournelles
Paris
Kore
Greenwich Palace
Engand
Syst George
Christie Ee Adam Judson
Bradshurst
Roy
Anne Boleyn
Louise de Vatois
Gwendolyn Valentine
Princess Mary's Apartments
Palais Des Time
Peter F. Dailey
Grand Opera House
Augustus Thomas
New York
Mr. Thomas
Dalley
Mac Lowery
Frank Lane
Richen
Performing Dogs
Billy’’ Clifford
Maud Huth
George Thatcher
Francis le Page
Tanakas
Oriental Acrobats
Biograph
Park ‘Theater
Harry Ellsworth Pecht
Oberammergau
Miss Archer
Belle Archer
Ross Snow
Harrys Morris
Empire Theater
Russia
The
Comany
Harry Morris
John A. West
van Leer
Duke
Bryant
Brennan
Ae Webb
the Parkers
Martina
Coontown
New York French Theater Proposal From French Ambassador
French ambassador Jules Cambon writes that New York should have a dedicated French theater. He argues the city has many French speakers and audiences, cites Paris actors like Sarah Bernhardt and Benoit Coquelin, and believes French talent could be attracted with proper incentives for a successful venture.
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Jules Cambon
United States
New York
W York
New York City
Cosmeopoliten
Vrench
Paris
Sarah Hernhardt
Benoit Coquelin
America
Frohmen
Ent
Bernha
Hope for an American French Opera House
The text argues Americans learn the language as a business matter and that many French scholars and travelers crave seeing French plays as produced in France. It suggests such demand would support theaters and hopes Mr Frohman’s efforts lead to an American opera house in the cultural center where genuine French plays can be staged.
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Andrew Carnegie
Carnegie
United States
National Theater
National University
District of Columbia
Europe
Alfred Ayres
Annie Russell
Viela Allen
Ana
Munich
Allgemeine Zeitung
Rome
Bellini
D'Annunzio
La Shelle Opera Company replaces Marguerrita Sylva
Maude Lillian Berri becomes the new star replacing Marguerrita Sylva in the La Shelle Opera Company following a disagreement with Sylva, her husband, and manager Kirk La Shellie. Sylva plans to form her own company next season while Berri, long with Castle Square Grand Opera, has headed her own company before. The piece also notes industry rumors about Edna May’s reception in Kitty Grey and Carnegie’s stance on endowed theaters.
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Princess Chic
Maude Lillian Berri
Marguerrita Sylva
The
la Shelle Opera Company
Miss Sylva
W. Dd, Mann
Kirk la Shellie
Mann
Alice Nielsen Opera Company
Chic
Berri
Castle Square Grand Opera Company
Sylva
xRae John Moller
Della Fox
Bethlehem
Miss Fox
Edna May
Kitty Grey
London
Miss May
Edna
Carrie Chapman Catt and husband teased in letter
A Nebraska State Journal reader signs as J. J.T. asking about Carrie Chapman Catt’s marriage and her husband’s occupation. The reply identifies him as a New York civil engineer who rarely stays home, noting he does not cook and can sew on buttons, with a wary tone about the couple’s personal dynamics.
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Nebraska State Journal
Saltillo
J. J.T
Mr. Catt
Carrie Lane Chapman
Grandfathers Clocks Draw High Prices at Auction
The Philadelphia Times notes the rise of demand for grandfathers clocks and their accurate reproductions. New clocks imitate the real article, priced from 75 cents to 3 dollars, with a city shop selling seventeen during Christmas week. Real repaired grandfather clocks fetch fabulous sums, such as a massive piece that sold for 1500 dollars and now graces a Locust Street home.
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Philadelphia Times
Locust Street
The Fold by Alice Meynell in Whimsical Verse
A fragmentary poem styled as a call to gather and shelter. The text invokes folding flocks of whims from a mountain path and seeking unity, ending with a cadence of gathering and care.
Der Roth Hahn Critique Finds Hauptmann Work Mixed
Berlin critics praise Hauptmann s craft and humor in Der Roth Hahn but fault the ending. Mrs Wolff remains central with arson in a sequel frame to Der Biberpelz, while Wehrhahn and Gustav drive dramatic movement through acts one to three before a disappointing fourth act concludes unsatisfactorily.
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Gerhart Hauptmann
Berlin
Dispatches
Hauptmann
Charles Harris
New York Evening Post
Harris
der Roth Hahn
Deutsches Theater
Germany
Tuum
Cobbier Fielitz
Wehrhahn
Rauhhaupt
Gustav
Wolff
Langheinrich
Leontine
Fielitz
Boxer
Wehrhehn
Dr. Boxer
Gustave
Rauchhaupt
Mrs. Fielitz
Physiology of Living High Mounts Alps Study
London Standard reports German researchers begin observations on effects of high altitude living. They study Brienzer Rothhorn at 7715 feet and Regina Margherita hut at Monte Rosa, tracing respiration, heart action, blood circulation, and fatigue. Early Mosso notes at Punta Gnifetti hut show reduced muscle force and faster breathing, with questions about the role of carbonic acid deficiency in mountain sickness.
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Berlin
Lake of Brienz
Great St. Bernard
Riffel Haus
Pontresina
St. Moritz
Upper
Engadine
Regina Margherita
Monte Rosa
Siznal Kuppe
Punta Gnifetti
Alps
M. Jansen
Mont Blanc
Whymper
Chimborazo
Martin Conway
Workman
Vines
Himalayas
Andes
Fitzgerald
Aconcagua
Mosso
Reginia Margherita
M. Paul Bert
Mosse
This Month in Music features Lehmann and Wagner events
Lilli Lehmann and Josef Hofmann perform at English Opera House on Jan 17 while the Indianapolis Symphony with Harold Uer plays there on Jan 27. Armbruster Cramer stage Wagner exhibits on Jan 30 at the Capitol. Lectures, recitals, and church programs highlight Wagner, Bellini, and Paderewski, with reviews of recent tours and biographical notes.
Swinburne’s Verse and the London Letter
W L Alden defends Swinburne’s poetry, praising its melody and versification while dismissing critics who seek moral or political meaning. He asserts indulgence for Swinburne’s personal targets and argues readers latch onto sound rather than content.
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W. L. Alden
London
Mr. Swinburne
Garnets For January Bond Of Fidelity Says Notes And Queries
A poem line from Notes and Queries notes that in the month of birth the person should wear garnets as a symbol of constancy friendship and fidelity. The couplet suggests garnets insure true loyalty for those born in January.
Boys Who Weave Carpets In Persia Distinctive Craft Seen
Scientific American reports a Persian carpet replica being woven in Tabreez by boys aged eight to twelve. A hand painted design guides the loom as foremen count stitches, using natural dyes for durability and authentic coloring. The work mirrors the Ardabil carpet in London’s South Kensington Museum.
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Scientific American
Ardabil
South Kensington Museum
London
Tabreez
Persia
Bigotry Puzzles Chinese in Chekiang and Kiangsi
A North China Herald report notes internecine sectarian clashes this year between Protestant and Catholic factions in Chekiang and Kiangsi. Governors seek explanations, sending confidential deputies to Shanghai and treaty ports to probe the religious phenomenon. Officials Hsu Cheng-li and a Kiangsi envoy have moved to Shanghai.
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North China
Chekiang
Kiangsi
Shanghai
Coen
Hsu Cheng-li
Nanch- Ang
Inquiries Underway for Report on Reformation Influences
A deputy drafts notes for a superior on religious reform history. The rough draft sketches Martin Luther in Germany and John Knox in Scotland, tracing a step by step path through English and Dutch history to the present era. The writer notes that human nature is the same the world over, using this to explain bitter sectarian tensions in the country shaped by local conditions.
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Martin Luther
Germany
John Knox
Scotland
A Lesson In Logic At The Boardroom
In a Chicago Tribune piece a debate unfolds over proper phrasing of arithmetic. Superintendent Payne corrects a student’s misapplication of “less” while a principal clarifies grammar. Eleven minus three becomes eight only with correct prepositions and sense. The crowd ultimately agrees Payne’s approach is sound.
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Chicago Tribune
Loul Payne
Superintendent Payne
Webster
Payne
An Obliging Pastor Knighted by Night Burglar
In the Boston Watchman story a burglar breaks into a parsonage waking the pastor. He tells the victim if she stirs she is a dead man. The pastor calmly offers to help light a lamp and assist in the search for money.
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Boston
Patti’s Third Philadelphia Press Gossip Sparks Marital Rumor
Patti’s gossip column hints Patti’s recent marriage may be unhappy. It recalls Nicolini’s tender care on tour and his attention to her, described in colorful scenes such as him molding salads and events, while staff whispered about their strained union.
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Philadelphia
Patti
Nicolini
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Lili Lehmann
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Cosima Wagner
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