Eben Holden at English's Op era House this week
News of the theaters reports Eben Holden will be presented Wednesday afternoon and evening by E M Holland and his company. The plot follows William Brower and Hope Brower with Livingston as a schemer, leading to arrest, war, and romance, with Holland portraying Uncle Eben and a large cast listed.
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Engelish
Eben Holden
E. M. Holland
Edward E. Rose
Irving Bacheller
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Tinklebrook
Eben
Will
Livingston
Mr. Holland
J. H. Bradbury
William Harris
Earle Ryder
John F. Cook
Jay Wilson
Leo Hardman
Sydney Prior
Richard Nesmith
Louis Payne
Lucille Flaven
Kate Denin-Wilson
Kenyor Bishop
Laura Almosnino
May Lambert
Morine
Park Theater
Katzensrummer
Edward and
Lotte Blondell
Ramsey Sisters
Alonzo Lang
Professor” Heck
Hal Held
Virginian Harned Chosen for Iris Title Role
Charles Frohman announces American rights to Arthur Pinero's Iris to be staged in New York next season with Virginda Harned in the title role. Prominent American stars sought the part, but Harned chosen for her fitness. The London critics praise Iris as Pinero's finest study of city life.
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Charles Frohman
Maude Adams
John Drew
Charles Hawtrey
William Gillette
W. H. Crane
Ethel Barrymore
Annie Russell
Virginia Harned
William Faversham
Seymour Hicks
Ellailne Terriss
Irene van Brugh
Clara Bloodgood
David Belasco
Blanche Bates
Clyde Fitch
Mrs. Bloodgood
Elsie de Wolfe
Mr. Frohman
London
Arthur Whis Pinero
Iris
New York
Virginda Harned
Alice of
Old Vincennes
Work of Authorship Chicago News
The article notes how famed writers used odd habits to spark creativity. Hugo and Catulle Mendes walked to stimulate ideas while Descartes and Leibnitz supposedly wrote fitfully. Others wrote in bed or wore distinctive garments or used scents and tastes to focus.
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Chicago News
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Cujas
Rossini
Ambroise Thomas
Chateaubriand
Bossuet
Balzac
Gautier
M. Francois Coppee
Lord Derby
Fenimore Cooper
Pierre Loti
Iphigeneia revived in Athens with modern staging
Daniel Quinn reports from Athens on Euripides Iphigeneia presented by a society aiming to balance antiquarian accuracy with modern theatrical art. The project uses amateur actors, modern theater houses, and Byzantine influenced music, highlighting elocution issues, stage design, and the tension between text fidelity and dramatic effect.
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Athens
New York Evening Post
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Antoniades
Mark Sigalas
Greece
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Elektra
Lokaste
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Doomed to Partial Disappointment in Greek Plays
In Greece the deus ex machina appears with unusual freedom and pleasing effect in closing scenes. Arsakid students staged Athena, a small goddess more charming than sublime, reminding some of a Bakelite statuette. audiences found the divine touch soothing and delightful.
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Greece
Athena
Pheidias
Manila Under Military Rule Seen Through Local Fear
A Manila correspondent reports peace in the city is only partial as guards are heightened at night and conversations among officers reveal concern over secret service findings in Tondo. Army women fear for their safety and many prefer families back in the United States, while the public questions the balance between military control and civil government. The piece notes lingering distrust between white officials and Filipinos, and cites taxation differences post assassination of McKinley as part of the tension.
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Army and Navy Journal
Manila
Secret Service
Tondo
Army
Manila Daily
Pa ‘S
Philippines
McKinley
States
United States
London view on glass hospitals for consumptives sparks protest
A London Parliament figure linked with Oxygen Hospital complains Americans may adopt glass hospital treatment for tuberculosis. He defends British credit while inviting Americans to Philadelphia, noting Britain’s own work at Fitzroy Square and vowing protest if the title is claimed.
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Baltimore
Queston
Old Country
Philadelphia
Fitzroy Square
Thackeray Charm Provokes Morning Call in New York
A humorous Thackeray anecdote from New York recounts his morning visit to Miss B during his America stay. On overhearing a servant, Miss B asked who was at the door and was told Mr Thackeray. He corrects her, saying it is Makepeace Thackeray, sparking laughter. The note invites Miss B to confirm if still alive.
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William Collier
New York
Madison Square Garden Theater
Augustus Thomas
Martha Morton
Miss Morton
Sol Smith Russell
Lord
Herbert Kelcey
Effie Shannon
Richard Mansfield
Pacific Coast
Herald Square Theater
Otis Skinner
Mary Hartwell Cnatherwood
France
New York Post
Thackeray
America
Miss B
Mr. Thackeray
Mites B
William Mason
Philadelphia
Liszt
Czerny
Leschetizky
Wagner Lectures by Armbruster and Cramer at German House
A two part music lecture and recital on Richard Wagner's life and works by Miss Cramer and Mr. Armbruster, with stereopticon illustrations. The first evening discusses Wagner's life and philosophy, followed by selections from his dramas. Next week Harold Bauer and Jan Kubelik perform, with Cramer singing Wagner arias.
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Harold Bauer
Jan Kubelik
Miss Cramer
Bayreuth
Armbruster
Wagner
Senta
Lohengrin and Tristan Isolde in musical program notes
The article outlines upcoming opera and concert events including Lohengrin's wedding procession and Isolde’s death scene, with details on seat sales at Starr piano store, price tiers, and student discounts. It also previews Harold Bauer and Jan Kubelik performances at English's Opera House, plus commentary on London and American musical scenes and notes on teachers Liszt and Leschetizky.
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Elizabeth
Elsa
Isolde
Starr Piano
Newton Claypool
Metropolitan Opera and Waldorf Series Highlight City Music Week
Lighter tastes than Carmen and Faust may dominate as Miss Shay and the Castle Square Company shine. Waldorf Astoria mornings host 11 30 performances with Scheff Scotti and other stars. Messaline debuts next week at the Metropolitan Grand Opera House with Calve and Alvarez. Tannhauser, Die Walkure, and vocal events follow with renowned casts. Chorus applications open tomorrow 5 to 6 at the Star piano store.
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Miss Shay
T. F. Shay
Mr. Savage
Castle Square
Waldorf-Astoria
Fritzl Scheff
Mr. Scotti
David Bispham
Heathe Gregory
Gerardy
Isadore de Lara
Metropolitan Grand Opera House
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Alvarez
Helion
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Monaco
Tannhauser
Metropolitan
van Dyck
Elizabeth
Milka Ternina
Ternina
Gadski
Schuman-Hei
Thomas Spring Music Festival Chorus
Star Piano Store
Telepathy Tale From An Old Newsman's Dream Case
An old reporter recalls a Utah prospecting trip in which a business partner turned hostile at night. A mood of fear, a revolver, and a chase ended with the partner dying after the narrator left. The narrator now leans toward belief in dream pictures and telepathic cues.
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New Orleans Times-Democrat
Camille Flammarion
Utah
Fr. T
Kansas Girls at the Capital in White House Visit
Two Atchison girls studying in Washington traveled to a presidential reception at the White House with Congressman Mont Cochran of Missouri. The letter describes the immense crowd, the East Room’s splendor, the Marine Band, Admiral Dewey’s presence, and the reporters’ praise of the First Family while noting a lost belt buckle and a plainspoken president.
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Atchison
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Atchison Globe
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Admiral Dewey
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