The Theaters Today Offer Mixed American Stage and Pinero Review
The page lists showings at English, Grand, Park, and Umpire theaters with titles like Beyond Pardon The Scout s Revenge and Topsy Turvy Burlesquers The long critical passage covers Arthur Wing Pinero s Iris and a scathing liberal review by William Winter in the Tribune The piece argues Pinero s artistic sincerity against Winter s critique and outlines public opinion on modern drama and realism, suggesting shifts in taste.
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Arthur Wing Pinero
Iris
Criterion Theater
New York
Virginia Harned
William Winter
California
the Tribune
Mr. Winter
Mr. Pinero
Iria
Winter
Pinero
Bet Rat Winter
Publc America
van Winkle
Trelawney
The
Wells
Walter Pater
Arthur Aestrete
Theater notes on Pinero and a Texan melodrama
Critics split over Pinero's Iris not betraying ideals and a park theater Texan melodrama The Scout's Revenge stars Buck Hanshawe as a detective chasing outlaw Captain Wildfire alias Wilfred Castro Olive Benton loves Buck while Castro dies violently The cast includes an old maid awkward lover a tenderfoot lover and a comic negro servant with an old song gag
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Park Theater
Simon
Buck Hanshawe
Captain Wildfire
Desperado
Wilfred Castro
Benton
Castro
Olive Benton
Buck
Wildfire
Hanshawe
Policeman Fires at Actors During Alhambra Theater Panic
A Havana police officer at the Alhambra Theater suddenly went insane and fired his revolver at actors. Panic ensued but only one man fell into the gallery pit. no other injuries reported.
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Havana
Alhambra
Social notes recount visits and travel across the region
Miss Lucretia V. Fleming returns from Chicago as do Mr. and Mrs. A. L. Block. The Rev. G. L. Mackintosh will come October 1 for the winter. Mrs. Marshal T. Levey departs for Cincinnati. Miss Lillian Steefel of Albany is a guest of the Blocks. Several others visit relatives in Cincinnati, Crawfordsville, Mackinac, and Maxinkuckee. A number attend luncheons, card clubs, and society events. a marriage between Mrs. Martha J. Giffin and Charles H. Kaufman is announced for Chattanooga with relocation to Bessemer, Alabama. The piece also notes upcoming gatherings at Propylaeum and a Marion golf tournament.
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Lucretia V. Fleming
Chicago
A. L. Block
G. L. Mackintosh
City
Marshal T. Levey
Cincinnati
Lillian Steefel
Albany, N. Y
EB. J. Hee
Wabash
Emma Meier
Marshal
Mich
George P. Meler
Harmon H. Friedley
Emma Friedley
Bedford
Rabbi Messing
Mackinac
Temple
Fannie W. Morrison
Davie
Columbus
Eugenia B. McOunt
Maxinkuckee
Mary Foster
Edna Stevenson
Crawfordsville
Mary Isabel Brush
Henry C. Thornton
Jameson
Ronaldo Cooper
Logansport
John W. Kern
Pennsylvania Street
Delia Droege
Somerset
Charles Droege
Krug
Leopold Levy
Joseph Livingston
South Bend
J. P. McGeath
Hartford City
John Sage
University Club
James Henry Tracey
New York City
Nellie Thornton
Thonton
Tracey
New York
Bement Lyman
Hugh H. Hanna
Mary Moore
Julia
Deborah Moore
Edith Adams
Thompson
Marion Plummer
Portland
Henry C. Adams, Jr
St. Paul
Ind
Henry J. Brandon
Brandon
New Jersey Street
Tenth Street
Blanche Laycock
North
Delaware Street
Eva Mohr
Delphi
Raymond Foster
Newton Dashiell
Martha J. Giffin
Robert Anderson Post
Robert Anderson Post W. R. C., To Charles H. Kaufman At Chattanooga, Tenn
Kaufman
Birmingham
Bessemer
Ala
Hattie Goode
Maria Foster Buchanan
Noblesville
Miss Goode
Buchanan
H. B. Hall
Woodshell
Mass
George Thomas Moore
Arthur F. Hall
Orin Walker
Bertram Walker
Frank W. Morrison
Charles Sumner Wiltsie
John F. Wood
Richard T. Buchanan
L'Alliance Francaise
Propylaeum
Edouard du Bois
Harry New
Augusta Jameson
Gladys Wynn
Marion
Marion Golf Club
Richmond
Indianapolis Journal
Charles H. Bendage
Maud
Glines
J. M. Hughes
Alonzo Smyser
Oliver Han
Carney and Wilson wed at New Salem in Rushville area
Rushville reports the marriage of Charles G. Carney and Grace Wilson at the Guffin home near New Salem with Elder A. B. Houze officiating. About sixty guests attended, light refreshments were served, and a reception followed at the groom’s West Seventh street home.
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Henrietta Riley
Troy
C. W. Choate
Kokomo Congregational Church
Home dressmaking hints by May Manton
Wee boys look especially charming in kilts and matching blouses. The illustrated outfit uses a white serge skirt with silk bias frills, with washable fabrics as alternatives. It features a fitted body lining, a gathered skirt, and a blouse, designed for comfort and style.
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May Manton
Pattern for boys two and four years size blouse and skirt
The illustration shows a blouse with shoulder and underarm seams, a big collar, and a skirt with a long back seam forming a wide box plait. Material needs 3 1 2 yards at 32 inches wide, or 2 1 2 yards at 44 inches wide. Pattern 4231 covers two and four year sizes. Mail 10 cents for coupon to Pattern Dept The Journal Indianapolis.
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the Journal
Indianapolis
Ind
Devoted Mother Prods Husband Over Daughter’s Law Career
A Brooklyn Eagle excerpt shows a mother chiding her husband for neglecting his daughter Jennie who recently passed the bar. She argues he should support her career by creating legal work, even suggesting a spite fence or withholding funds to prompt lawsuits. The husband defends himself saying he has none.
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Brooklyn Eagle
Jennie
Title Guaranty and Loan Company Ad Sucinct Claim
A historical note from IANA Title Guaranty and Loan Company at 129 East Market Street asserts that in all real estate transactions in sue t the title is secured and fees are reasonable. The fragmentary text emphasizes absolute security and affordable charges.
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Ana
Iana Title Guaranty and Loam Company
East Market Street
Merger Case Hearing On Northern Securities Stock Explained
The U S government resumes the Northern Securities case in Minnesota with Col W P Clough detailing stock purchases. He describes acquisitions from Harriman and Morgan, value of bonds, and the December 27 1911 deals as the government prepares cross examinations and schedules the next hearing for Oct 20 in St Paul Minnesota.
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New York
United States
Northern Securities Company
Northern Pacific
Great Northern Railroads
Minnesota
Col
W. P. Clough
Great Northern Railway Company
Richards
Clough
Railroad Company
Mr. Richards
Harriman
Federal Building
St. Paul
Minn
Per Capita Delusion and National Wealth Debate
A New York financier argues census wealth figures mislead about individual gain. He notes rising fortunes reflect national growth and productive effort, not simple hoards, and asserts wealth distribution should not suppress talent. He cites railroads expanding wealth via public progress and warns against rushing to curb genius.
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New York
United States
Union Pacific
Northern Pacific
Syrian girl prefers death over separation from betrothed
Alexandra Joseph, a young Syrian woman, leaped from a fast Michigan Central train near Newport, Mich., to avoid deportation and died beside the track. Her fiancé Abodeely of Cedar Rapids had long sought to bring her to the altar after spending years and money to secure her passage and treatment in Canada. Immigration agents planned deportation to Syria, leading to the fatal act as the train traveled at about fifty miles per hour.
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Detroit
Mich
Alexandra Joseph
United States
Michigan Central
Newport
Toledo
Abodeely
Cedar Rapids
Montreal
Montreal Marine Hospital
Cameron Miller
Secretary of the Treasury
Syria
Certification of Miners Sparks Senate of Labor Policy
Philadelphia Public Ledger reports 34 740 men hold official certificates to mine anthracite in Pennsylvania, with most on strike. The state licensing law requires two years mining experience and a signed exam, tying operators' hands and leaving 100 000 workers idle. Critics call the measure ignorant and unjust, urging broader mining certifications or repeal.
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Philadelphia Public Ledger
Public Ledger
Harrisburg
Pennsylvania
Mr. Mitchell
Commonwealth
Galicia
Nova Scotia
Alabama
Nantucket bug light keeper earns $1 a year
Charles Henry Gibbs keeps the Nantucket bug lighthouse with no duties and is paid one dollar annually. The eccentric native, aged over seventy, lives alone, winters without shoes, and spends summers berry picking and haying for neighbors. He once sailed the Horn and now farms, ships hens and cats for livelihood, and visits town as provisions run low.
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Boston Herald
Charles Henry Gibbs
Nantucket
Monomoy
Nantucket Harbor
Brant Point
Nantucket Bar
Gibbs
Horn
Mr. Gibbs
Sis
Army seeks more surgeons as vacancies rise
Washington officials report forty nine empty posts in the army medical department amid weak enlistment prospects. An September 8 exam for assistant surgeons is unlikely to fill the gaps. Brig Gen Forwood cites difficulties in securing cultured, educated candidates as cholera spreads in the Philippines heightens East needs. Assistant surgeons earn 1600 dollars annually plus allowances and a first lieutenant mounted rank.
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Washington Post
Medical Department of the Army
Medical Museum
W. H. Forwood
Army
Department
Philippines
A Man's Blushes in the Spotlight of Gossip
The New York Times notes that men blush more readily than women in many situations. The author cites careful observation and statistics claiming men redden faster under embarrassment. He questions the old phrase and urges writers to rethink the old line about women “blushing like a man.”
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New York Times
Republican committee touts Philippines work and uplift
The New York Mail and Express argues the Republican national committee presents a clear view of three years in the Orient. It stresses Manila harbor improvements roads and trade, plus schooling and self government for Filipinos. It claims a striking effect in awakening desires for shoes coats and other needs, likening it to making a new man of them.
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New York Mail and Express
Republican Congressional Committee
Orient
Manila
Republican National Committee
Nothi
Philippines
Negro Business League meeting shocks Richmond crowd
Booker T. Washington notes in the World's Work that the National Negro Business League gathering in Richmond surprised the city and some Northern and Eastern members. On the third day two prominent figures were mentioned as present.
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Booker T. Washington
National
Negro Business League
Richmond
League
Richmond Whites React to Negro Convention Patttern
White citizens in Richmond discuss a Negro convention noting its distinct, businesslike conduct. They contrast it with past conventions where attendees wore hats coats and canes. The remark echoes a recent Atlanta police chief statement on large gatherings drawing minimal attention from authorities during the Young People’s Christian Congress.
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Richmond
League
Po Hce
Atlanta
Young People's Christian Congress
Lkre
LILLIAN RUSSELLS LEGS
A Great Neck tale recalls a local girl nicknamed ebony Lillian Russell. A charity collector seeks subscriptions to straighten her legs while a Seventh Regiment guard cheers the idea, joking that her legs were fine last time he saw them.
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Brooklyn Eagle
Great Neck
The
Eagle
Lillian Russell
Lillian
Han Russell
Bert Williams
Brown
Washington
Seventh Regiment
Exhal
Mr. Smith
A Welsh Custom in Wales and the Harp Tradition
In Wales families retain a private harpist. Mrs Herbert of Lianover is noted as the heiress to the late Lord Lianover and the harpist at Lianover. The late Lady Lianover sent the Prince of Wales a silver leek on St David's Day. The annual eisteddfod continues as a cultural event.
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London
Wales
Herbert
Lianover
Lord Lianover
Prince of Wales
St. David's Day
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