Why the Gotham managers begin the season early
International News Service reports on New York theatre managers opening early to test plays and entice summer audiences. The piece argues mid summer productions attract out of town patrons and summer actors while critics are away, aiding risk and profits. It also notes plans for a permanent light opera house and comments by Lee Shubert on rising American plays gaining international demand.
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Lobster Square
Ipn
New York
Gaiety and Daly’s
London
Paris
America
England
Georges Edwards
London Gaiety
Oates Replies To Hood Criticism Of County Jail
Montgomery Alabama July Dr William H Oates state prison inspector made public letters from County Physician H T Lay and County Health Officer Glenn Anson supporting criticism of the Montgomery county jail. The letters responded to Sheriff Hood's sharp reply to Dr Oates charges.
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Montgomery
Ala
William H. Oates
H. T. Lay
Glenn Anens
Montgomery County
Hood
Foley Kidney Pills Ad Card From Past Newspapers
An old advertisement promotes The Summer irl and The Summer Woman with claims of health benefits. Mrs M S Strickland of Willing Alabama asks for another bottle, stating the pills relieve kidney trouble and help sleep. Van Antwerp Drug Company promotes the product.
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Foley
Man Arrests Traveler Over Elopement From Seminary
Miss July 5 J J Malone 42 left Wednesday with the 15 year old daughter of G N Wallace from twelve miles east of here. He was arrested at Columbia Thursday night and Deputy Sheriff Watts notified. Malone, with a wife and children, will be brought here for trial yesterday.
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Seminary
Miss
J. J. Malone
G. N. Wallace
Columbia
W. F. Watts
Malone
Relief for Rupture Without Operation Promises 60 Day Trial
A full page offer sells a Clothe Automatic Truse for ruptures with a sixty day risk free trial. It claims to avoid surgery, cost two cents for a stamp, and to be endorsed by physicians. The ad invites readers to request a free book and trial details from Box 575 CLOTHE COMPANY, 125 East 23rd St, New York City.
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America
Clothe Company
East 23Rd St
New York City
American dollars save London society season this year
London society gains from American patronage as a crowded season relies on paying guests. Prominent figures include the duchess of Marlborough returning from a suffragette trip, Lady Cunard and Mrs. Louis Harcourt among American hostesses, with events at Grosvenor House, Claridge’s, and Sunderland House drawing attention. The Imperator brought over 100 notables boosting hotels and social calendars.
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International News Service
London
Grosvenor House
Duke and Duchess of
Duke and Duchess of Devonshire
Duchess of Marlborough
Austria
Sunderland House
Joseph Beecham
O Tlef
Lady Cunard
Lady Craven
Speyer
Louis Harcourt
John Mackay
Paris
John Astor
Grosvenor Square
W.W. H. Moore
Grigsby
Robert Emmett
George Harvey
Prince
Princess Karageorgeosutch
Huger Pratt
Asquith
Henry
Nee Lewisohn
Carlton Hotel
J. W
Shadow Over Berlin Colony Follows Death of Miss Martha Moll
Berlin July 6 A shadow falls on the American colony in Berlin after the death of Miss Martha Moll a prominent member and former vice president of the American Woman's Club. Notables include Reginald Werrenrath Frank La Forge Ernesto Berumen and Mrs Frances McElwee as organizers and soloists at a gala musicale. The Imperator Kaiser Wilhelm II and sea voyage guests bring several Americans to Hamburg and Berlin including six Wellesley women on a world tour under Miss Marie I Renche plus Mrs Mary P Stanley and Miss F F W Stanley of Chicago. Chicago visitors BE A Cudahy and the Kimballs Lewisohns also appear. Independence Day festivities occur with two celebrations one by the American colony at Grunau on the Spree featuring runs baseball and speeches and the Harvard Club celebration on the gardens terraces near the art exhibition drawing many college representatives.
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Chicago
BE. A. Cudahy
Germany
C. P. Kimball
David Lewisohn
Berlin
Harvard Club
Surburban
Gruneau
Spree
Corn and Cotton Crops Suffer From Storm
Reports from Russellville Alabama say recent hail and wind storms beat down cotton and corn. Young plants may recover, but mature crops appear a loss.
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Russellville
Ala
Corn Damage Report In Hale County Amid Dry Weather
Hale County reports from crops show cotton thriving while old corn sustains injury from dry spell. Rainfall has been uneven across the county with several sections receiving showers but not across all areas yet.
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Greensboro
Ala
Hale County
Kaiser Is Fond of Tennis in Kiel Courting Davis Cup Hope
Berlin dispatch reports Emperor William has become an avid tennis player spending hours daily at the Kiel courts near the naval academy. He, the crown prince, and Prince Adalbert compete with Fraulein Kirchhoff as partner while the Kaiser hopes German talent can challenge American experts in the upcoming Davis Cup.
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International News Service
Berlin
Eemperor William
Kiel
Prince Henry
Kiel Naval Academy
Kaiser
Crown Prince
Prince Adalbert
Fraulein Kirchhoff
Kaiserin
Germany
Goood
Williams
Hackett
McLoughlin
Froitzhein
Notable Arrival at Grand National Tourists in Lucerne
International News Service reports in Lucerne on July 6 that Mr and Mrs Charlie S Wiggins and party from St Louis arrived after a long tour to Algiers and Italy. Mr and Mrs Andrew Carnegie and niece are in Switzerland visiting and staying at the Schweizerhof hotel after leaving Berlin.
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International News Service
Lucerne
Grand National
Charlies Wiggins
Bt. Louis
Algiers
Italy
Andrew Carnegie
Switzerland
Herlin
Schweizerhof
Freckle-Removing Trial Offer From Van Antwerp Drug Co
A newspaper notice promotes an ounce of ethinedouble strength from Van Antwerp Drug Co as a freckle remedy with a money back guarantee if it fails to remove freckles. It urges customers to ask for the double strength othine prescription and claims only a small amount is needed for even the worst cases.
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van Antwerp Drug Co
Hammerstein to stage American opera drive in Paris
Arthur Hammerstein in Paris advances plans for an American opera push with a French theatre project in New York and a Barrientos engagement. He says he is now his father’s European representative and has deposited 8000 dollars to secure the soprano. Gatti-Cazza protests while Barrientos travels in South America. Three novelties are promised for the Opera Comique as part of a vernacular opera program.
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International News Service
Paris
New York
Arthur Hammerstein
Jacques Coini
Europe
Hammerstein
Madame Barrientos
Theatre Champs Elysees
South America
Cable
Credit Lyonaise
Sunday School Delegates Visit Rome for Congress
Three hundred American delegates to the International Sunday School congress passed through Rome this week and attended a reception hosted by the local Sunday school committee. Bishop Vincent and Rev Dr Well ing delivered sermons as music and singing filled the event.
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International News Service
Rome
International Sunday School Congress
Sunday School Movement
Vincent
Welling
Opera season note hints and upcoming revivals
The article mentions Tretret and Charpentier's Love in a Faubourg with Julien slated for an October revival. Wolf Ferrari's Jewels of the Madonna was postponed due to Mary Garden's break down. Open air opera at nominal prices in the Tuileries Gardens draws thousands nightly, against Mayor Gaynor's view of New Yorkers' tastes.
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Faubourg
Charpentier
Julien
Opera House
Wolf Ferrari
Mary Garden
Gaynor
Tuileries Gardens
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