Six Weeks in a Concert Company on the Road
The little woman recounts the touring life of a concert company across New England and the West. She describes Levy the cornetist, Stella Costa the soprano, the multilingual pianist Sternberg, and the basso O Mahoney, plus the Tall Soprano’s maid and an ambitious agent. A volatile love triangle with Levy, Corbette the French hotel owner, and a Hartford episode ends with a marriage in Erie.
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New England
Jules Levy
Isaac Levy
London
Stella Costa
Levy
Mr. Levy
Tower of Babel
Mr. O'Mahoney
Cork
Milan
Asia
Carl Rosa
Sternberg
Germany
Berlin
Russia
America
Blimber
Iris Gir
Stecelia
Monsieur
Madame Corbette
Matame
Bowery
Aimee
Theo
Monsieur Corbette
Betty
Madame
Hartford
Conn
Levi
Fraternal notes on Odd Fellows and Colfax memorial
Meridan Lodge 480 conferred initiations and Philoxenian 44 to work initiations next week. Colfax memorial services planned in Terre Haute with Col. McClain address and choir, while Colfax memorials and Ridgely monument plans unfold in Baltimore. Nine lodges in the city report 1,200 members, with substantial relief funds and a large Olive Branch D of R attendance and new officers installed. A Latrobe mayoral letter clarifies his ties to the order and Ridgely.
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Meridian Lodge
Philoxenian Lodge
Terre Haute
Colfax
Col. McClain
Corinthian Lodge
Olive Branch Lodge No. 10
D. of R
Naomi Lodge No. 62
Columbus
Ridgey
Harlem Square
Baltimore
Sovereign Grand Lodge
Schuyler Colfax
Odd-fellows’ Mutual Aid Association
Daughters
Rebekah
Sisters of Oddfellows
Grand Lodge
Schnyder Colfax
P. G
First Baptist Church
A. Bright
Porter
Theo. P. Haughey
South Bend
Haughey
Thos. Underwood
Olive Branch Lodge
Charles Wonnell
Ellen Laporte
Noble Grand
Aftvilla Bistline
Gardner
Latrobe
Order
Ridgely
Masonic Bodies Prepare Degrees Across Rites and Cities
Masonic groups plan to confer degrees from four to nine for city candidates next Wednesday. York Rite progress is slow beyond the third degree with chapters and commanderies scheduling February work. Mystic Tie Lodge continues instruction to maintain excellence with another session next Monday. Scottish Rite convocation set for March 24 25 26 with G F Holliday as secretary. A and A Scottish Rite conferred the ConВ_isory on twelve candidates, ten locals. A P Charles of Nemour named Grand Master of Adana Masonry.
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Adoniram Grand Lodge of Perfection
York
Mystic Tie Lodge
A. M
G. F. Holliday
A. P. Charles
Ne Mour
Masonic Order
Adana
Knights of Pythias Lodge Star No 7 Celebrates 15 Years
The Knights of Pythias Star Lodge No 7 marks its fifteenth anniversary on February 16 with a planned enjoyable program.
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Knights of Pythias
Star Lodge
Orpheus and Eurydice headlining at Grand Opera House week
The Bijou Opera Bouffe Company presents Orpheus and Eurydice at the Grand with scenery from New York production and a star cast led by Miss Marie Vanoni as Eurydice and Mr. Harry Davenport as Pluto. English's Opera House hosts The Midnight Marriage and Lynwood later in the week as other features.
London to Europe Flyers and New York Stage Moves
Frank Sanger sails for Europe. Ezra Kendall claims to have introduced the gag business in We Us & Co. Orpheus and Eurydice will close their Dayton season next Monday. Lawrence Barrett plans a new play by George H. Baker. Hoyt’s The Tin Soldier to be produced in Boston this season. Gustave Frohman considering a dramatic agency in New York. Brooks & Dickson let In the Ranks to Buckley and Barney. Viola Allen engaged by Barrett for The Blot on the Sentcheon at Star Theater New York. Harrison & Gourlay to mount a new three-week production. Sothern’s Who Are They possibly renamed Domestic Earthquake. New Standard Theater in New York opened after last season’s fire. Trip to Africa now on boards. Creole critic Gayarre mocks Cable’s Creole patois. Brooklyn authorities threaten prosecution over suggestive posters cutting Adamless Eden from shows. New York hints at mammoth minstrel road with Emerson Cushman Welch Rice. Kate Claxton to star in Sea of Ice at English’s Opera House with tableaux by a local militia. Florence Maryat to monologue at Plymouth Church. she is Mrs McLean and mother of several children. A Brooklyn narrative recalls John McCullough and Will McConnell at the theater with a dramatic partnership in memories.
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Bijou Opera Bouffe Company
Bijou Operahouse
New York
Offenbach
Metropolitan
Marie Vanoni
Eurydice
Miss Urquhart
Venus
Miss Langdon
Diana
Miss Alliston
Juno
Daisy Murdock
Cupid
Miss Bemister
Louis de Lange
Jupiter
Harry Pepper
Orpheus
Harry Davenport
Pluto
Opera House
Wm. Redmund
Thos. Barry
Boston Theater
Osburn
France
Francis I
Lynwood
J. K. Tillotson
the Grand
Maude Granger
W. 5S. Harkins
B. T. Ringgold
W. H. Thompson
Whitfield
Royal Crystal Palace
London
Ella Welby
le Monde
King of the High Wire
Mayo and
Southerland
Georgia Kaine
J. H. Symonds
T. J. Herron
Frankie Jones
Planchette Family
Ida Jeffries
Barnum
Esau
Joe
Annie Burgess
Karoly Orday
Gallagher
Mania
Blake
Hamilton
Indianapolis
Lodge of Kiks
Friends of the
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Dickson’s Grand Opera House
Harrison and Gourlay
Frances Bishop
Cook Comedy Company
Frank D. Richards
Henry Irving
Zoo and Museum
Mark Twain
George W. Cable
Plymouth Church
John Brown
Rab
Cable
College Avenue
Charles E. Beeson
Boy Wonder
Master Beeson
McConnell
McCullough Arple
New York World
Bernhardt
Sarah Bernhardt
Sardou
Theodora
Paris
Andreas
Marcellus
Mme. Bernhardt
Andreas Love
Myrtha
Phocas
the Figaro
Frank Sanger
Europe
Ezra Kendall
We, Us & Co
Dayton
Lawrence Barrett
George H. Baker
Francesca di Rimini
Charles H. Hoyt
Boston
Gustave Frohman
the Mirror
New Wack
Dornier Ressort
Brooks & Dickson
E. J. Buckley
A. N. Barney
Viola Allen
Star Theater
Harrison & Gourlay
E. H. Sothern
Standard Theater
Duff
Africa
Charles Gayarre
Mr. Cable
Brooklyn
J. H. Haverly
Mammoth Minstrel Organization
Billy Emerson
Frank Cushman
Welch
Rice
William Welch
Kate Claxton
English
D'Ennery
Mclean
John McCullough
Virginius
Will McConnell
Odds and Ends from a City Paper Humour Column
A collage of short items includes women accusing dressmakers of dishonesty and a tip to withhold fabric installments, a five year old giggling at the word giant after a cent-a-visit Chinese giant, and locals debating police practice, gambling, and civic duties. It ends with a misread library slip that becomes Arabian Nights.
Personal notices from the Denison House and nearby locations
D G C Darrow of Peru Indiana and C Ino Osterloh of Philadelphia are guests at the Denison House. Major S A Wilson and wife of Muncie also stay there. Mrs Horace Lemon of Jackson Michigan visits Mrs H B Sherman at Denison House. Mrs Sarah T Bolton has returned from the South and stays with Mrs Dr Swain. John Kidd is bed bound at 327 College Avenue after injuries from an assault by Julius Walk last Thursday. Lida Hood Talbott visiting Miss Mary Dean plans a Chicago home for her children. Charles Harth, Spencer House proprietor, died January 5 in Frankfort on the Main, Germany while on his bridal tour. he recently married Miss Kauffmann and was formerly with Schnull Krag.
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D. G C. Darrow
Peru
Ind
Denison
Col
Ino. C. Osterloh
Philadelphia
Denison House
Major S. A. Wilson
Muncie
Horace Lemon
Jackson
Mich
H. B. Sherman
Sarah T. Bolton
South
Dr. Swain
John Kidd
College Avenue
Julius Walk
Lida Hood Talbott
Mary Dean
Crawfordsville
Chicago
Long Island
Charles Harth
Spencer House
Frankfort-on-the- Main
Germany
Harth
Kauffmann
Moritz Kauffmann
Schnull & Krag
Notable Names Across Cities In Early Ledger List
A compact roster of individuals ties to several cities including South Bend, Edinburg, Brazil, Boston, Terre Haute, Evansville, Pittsburg and associates W Wilson F Walsh C H Knight O A Meyers A B McGregory H Snyder G J Grammer W E Evans H 8 Duncan among others. The fragment notes a cross city listing likely from a directory or businessmen’s ledger.
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South Bend
W. Wilson
F. Walsh
Edinburg
C. H. Knight
Brazil
O. A. Meyers
A. B. McGregory
Boston
H. Snyder
Terre Haute
G. J. Grammer
Evansville
W. E. Evans
H. 8. Duncan
Pittsburg
City in Brief: divorces seps admin bonds and fund news
William L. Morgan dismisses his divorce suit against Pauline. William Baldwin awarded legal separation from Bitha Baldwin on proof of improper conduct. Charles W. Smith named administrator of David Fisher estate with a $20 000 bond. General Carnahan reports Cotton Exchange has raised $60 000 to pay employees. operations to continue. Indiana Short-horn Breeders Association meet at State Board of Agriculture rooms Tuesday and Wednesday next week. Swine Breeders Association meets Tuesday afternoon and Wednesday. Woolgrowers Association meets Thursday.
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William L. Morgan
Pauline
William Baldwin
Bitha Baldwin
Charles W. Smith
David Fisher
General Carnahan
Cotton Exchange
Indiana
Short-horn Breeders’ Association
State Board of Agriculture
Swine Breedrs Association
Woolgrowers’ Association
Death of Charles Harth in Frankfort on the Main
A brief notice from Frankfort shows Charles Harth died on January 5 1895 in the 29th year of his age. No further biographical details are provided in the readable fragment.
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Harth
Frankfort-on-the-Main
Germany
Charles Harth
Freeman Benjamin Freeman Dies at New Palestine
Benjamin Freeman prominent New Palestine merchant and farmer died January 21 after a paralytic stroke suffered in November. He was born October 12, 1827 in Butler County Ohio and moved to Indiana as a child before settling in New Palestine. He leaves a widow Mary A. Maple and four children. Funeral at M E Church New Palestine January 25 with burial in Crown Hill Indianapolis.
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Freeman
Benjamin Freeman
New Palestine
Fountaintown
Ind
I Y Meney
Butler County
Ohio
Julietta
Marion County
Indiana
Hancock County
Mary A. Maple
Rush County
Apesas
M. EK
Crown Hill
Indianapolis
Oldmon's Original Loan Office Ad
Oldmon's Original Loan Office advertises cash loans on all articles of value at 25 South Illinois Street with telephone number 742.
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Oldmon
South Illinois Street
Hotel Arrivals And Names From North American Posts
A list of hotel guests and associated names scattered across cities including Michigan City Boston Pittsburg Minneapolis Louisville Chicago Detroit and New York. Entries mention J J McGiare E Ging G Sanuk Saeinghe Frank Johnson and Geo C Stock among others with affiliations to Grand Hotel St Niven and Denison House.
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J. J., McGiare
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