Grand Opera House vaudeville and Henry V billed
Richard Mansfield presents a grand King Henry V at English’s Opera House with nineteen scenic settings and a cast of fifty two plus a choir and ballet. The week opener promises a stunning pageant with elaborate costumes, extensive props, and native French actors for authentic dialogue.
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Richard Mansfield
Henry V
Opera House
Mansfield
Kde
Lension
Agincourt
Nole
Henry
Epedke
Katherine
King Henry V
Harry
London
Neary
Troyes
Manefield
Ernest C. Wable
Malcolm Duncan
Arthur Stanford
Ee Dohn Malone
Beverly W. Turner
Wallace Jackson
W. N. Griffiths - Saseee Oa
G. Andrews VI
France
Sheridan Block
Arthur Berthelet
Burgundy
Mervyn
Grand Opera House and Park Theater Offer Spring Theatre Lineup
A slate of summer and spring productions unfolds from Grand Opera House and Park Theater. Holden Brothers open a week at Park Theater May 1 with East Lynne and Cace. English's Opera House features Jolly May Irwin May 4 and Nat C. Gwent with Klaw & Erlanger’s revival of The Merchant of Venice. Otis Skinner, Sarah Le Moyne, and Eleanor Robson perform in In a Balcony with a Land of Heart's Desire curtain-raiser. Also noted are marriages, season plans for Carleton Macy, Percy Cooke, and other theater figures amid renovations at the Grand.
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Grand
Grand Opera House
Anderson
Indianapolis
Europe
Jules Evy
M. Levy
Oh Johnson
Aureville
Willard Simms
Aimee Angeles
Flinder
Bessie Lamb
Charles
Evan
Talbot and
Davidson
John de Risky
Henry Ir Vin
Marinellas
New School of Physical Culture
Nan-Kin Road
Shanghai
Ina
Pei-Ho
Muskoka
Mussakes
Highlands
Ontario
Canada
Atlantic City
Yo Reilly
McKinley
Caprioel
Union Vacific
Holden Brothers’ Dramatic Company
Fred (. Dickson
Park Theater
East Lynne
English
Opera House
Jolly May Irwin
Madge Smith
Miss Irwin
Nat C. Gwent
Maxine Elliott
Klaw & Erlanger
Ams
Otis Skinner
Sarah le Moyne
Eleanor Robson
Robert Browning
Liebler & Co
W. B Yates
Lieblers
Carleton Macy
Percy Cooke
Grand Stock Company
Eugenia Blair
Lyceum Theater
Cleveland
A Question of Feminine Ethics in the Evening Sun
A reader’s letter questions why prominent women in literature or clubs are photographed in low necked frocks. The writer argues that women in various fields attract revealing images, suggesting that such display signals femininity first rather than professional merit, and asserts the eternal feminine endures.
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New York Evening Sun
Evening Sun
The Glory of a Summer Garden Lesson
The pote is to the summer garden what the geranium is to the winter garden. It is of the easiest possible culture. It blooms with a certainty which endears It to the heart of the woman. Plant the bulbs from the Ist to the middle of May in a rich, mellow soil. Set them about six inches below the surface, planting from six to ten in a group.
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Ladies’ Home Journal
At the Ten-Cent Store Shoe Department Mixup
A Washington Post blurb notes a clerk at a local ten cent store muttering about limits as a woman asks to see the shoe department, leaving him puzzled about the store’s layout.
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Washington Post
Waryfarers in Good Words Poetic Fragment
A fragmented verse from Good Words traces wary travelers along an unnamed route through the seasons. The speaker notes dawns, blossoms, sunlit fields, and shifting weather from spring to winter, with repeated allusions to wayfarers in a poetic meditation.
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Wayfarers
H. T
Amphion Club Concert Promises Noted Soloists
The Amphion Club will present a song recital May 16 in the German House auditorium. Soloists Herr Joseph Baernstein and Miss Eva Jeffries headline a program of Schubert, Schumann, and cantatas with the full club of thirty voices, under Professor Ernestinoff. Ticket price is $1. seats go on sale May 8 at Carlin & Lennox.
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Amphion Club
Herr Joseph
Baernstein
Basso
Mise Eva Jeffries
Tme
Ernestinoff
Amphion
Hegar
Glchrist
Herr Baernstein
Nevin
Stein
Bullard
Joseph
Indianapolis
Cau
Nieder
Audwig
Schubert
Schumann
Carlin & Lennox
Oy Prg
Ssa
Racciis Nsec Cme Stivass
Mattel
Col Raggio Placido
Vemday
Sade Sania Matane Fandel
Mendelssohn Herr
Nevin Herr Baernstein
Voigt
bin Weckotek Preyer
Schumann Herr Baernstein
Gilchrist
Eva Jeffries
Iesss Sfasse
Atic Hendriks
Allitson
Lassie
Dedede Bachesedset
Seeeee
Kischer
BGO Essinsa Kansopeseng
Heb Bone
Cavas Bullard
Letter From a Berlin Student Helps Worldview Shift
A twelve year old William Caldwell Jr writes from Berlin to his father Dr. W Hampton Caldwell. He describes German life and sights including Potsdam Sanssouci Frederic the Great and the Kaiser palace. He notes German manners the white butter and salted cheese myths and the prevalence of English speaking staff in stores. He observes German attitudes toward Jews and the military ceremony in Berlin with diplomats and ministers.
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W. Hampton Caldwell
Wiliam Caldwell, Jr
Berlin
Germany
the Kaiser
Frederic the Great
Potsdam
Sans Souci
America
Frederic
Queen Victoria
Europe
Mark Twain
Legation
Prussia
Wigan
Excerpts on travel, transport, and students in Germany
The writer notes urban transport options including cabs carriages electric vans and an underground tunnel with 10 pfennig fares and strict ticket checks. They describe oddly numbered streets and unusually long squares. They mention American students at Hobart College and who they are related to in the U S diplomatic and academic circles.
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America
United States
Germany
Hobart College
Cheese and Cheese Digestibility in Dietetic View
The article argues most cheese is unfit for digestion due to butyric acid fermentation and putrid casein. It praises certain aged varieties yet claims they depress palate and health, urging creameries to market small fresh cheeses to revive daily consumption and broaden the market.
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Dietetic Magazine
Roquefaert
Limberger
Tanyard
Deceased Wife's Sister Bill in British Parliament
The Baltimore American notes the deceased wife's sister bill advancing in Parliament with expected passage as King Edward supports the measure. The article portrays the lady involved as a long time public interest and speculates on Parliament’s future focus once the bill passes.
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Baltimore
Edward
Debated Bill Sparks Was It Cupid or Law in Play
The piece questions whether a widow will wed her brother in law now that a bill has passed. It argues no proof shows she seeks marriage and asks if there will be a rush to the altar or if the right will be unused. It contends the measure may reflect only a few people influenced by love rather than the widow’s sister’s views.
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Cupid
Silhouette photographs revive a shutter age in Philadelphia
A Philadelphia Telegraph piece extols the return of the camera silhouette, praising its truthfulness and modern simplicity. It explains the process requires no blocking, rivals tintype, and captures a stark black profile against white, with artistic potential in white silhouettes and full length poses.
Time to Sook In Philadelphia Press Ad Insights
A Philadelphia Press excerpt discusses advertising impressions, tracing a 19th century English advertiser's view from the Cornhill Magazine. It argues repeated exposure builds attention and converts readers into purchasers. The five readings concept highlights the time needed for a message to soak in.
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Philadelphia Press
Cornhill Magazine
Edwin Mackham’s Works Beyond The Man With The Hoe
Question and quip about Edwin Mackham author of The Man With The Hoe. The dialogue implies broader literary output and playful confusion over his writings.
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Buzzard's Bay
Mass
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Clifford and Huth
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Great Northern Theater
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Sa & Rose Coghlan
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Cuba
Mexico
Tim Murphy
Washington
Timothy Lawrence Murphy
San Francisco
Henry Miller
William A. Brady
Barnum & Bailey
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Arion Ball
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Liebler
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Lost River
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Music Notes
Teeees Eeegar
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French Academy
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Mendelssohn
Sond and Stranger
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Eet
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Ene
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Dev
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Gounod
E. D. Holmes
Mietzke
Margaret G. Johnson
Shelley
Grace Cunningham
First Presbyterian Church
Edward Nell
Chaminade Chorus
Fiat
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Iscatatas Brown
H. Roberts
New York
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Indianapolis Symphony Orchestra
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Throt
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Arthur Farwell
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Sprankle
Walter
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Boio
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Mr. Gardner
Old Ladies’ Quartet
Buster’ King
Gary
Ester
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Mra
M. L- Wilcow
Mee Vey
Seliers
Jessie Mae
William Caldwell, Jr
Hatter
Ahat
Ladies
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Ralston
Red Cross
Marcus
East Washington Street
Sander & Becker Furniture Co
E. Washington St
Philadelphia Telegraph
Shadowegraph
Brooklyn Eagle
Miss Midwood
Edwin Mackham
Miss Filatbush
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