May Irwin and Firefly at the Lyric New York
At the Lyric New York the opera comedy Firefly stars May Irwin in Widow by Proxy with a busy tour schedule and a praised performance. Elsie Ferguson heads The Strange Woman at the Lyceum, delivering wit and emotion as Inez de Pierrefond. The piece opens with a cast including John Hemingway and a Parisian heroine amid Delphian gossip.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Actors’ Equity Association
Little Theatre
Theatrical Managers’ Association
Broadway
Elsie Ferguson
Lyceum Theatre
William Marlout
Inez de Pierrefond
Delphi
Iowa
John Hemingway
John
Paris
Inez
Lyric Theatre
May Irwin
George Cohan
New York
Alway
Strikea
Miss Irwin
Gloria Gray
Alaska
Gloria
Clara Blandick
Marie Burke
Helen Orr
Helen Weatheraby
Orlando Daly
Joseph R. Garry
Joseph Woodburn
Arthur Bowyer
Theaters Face Rising Prices and Union Demands
The piece reports admission prices rising to 3 dollars on New Year’s Eve and Actors Equity seeking a uniform contract for managers. It notes rehearsal periods without pay, a planned move of The Passing Show of 1913, and many theatres closing or converting to picture houses with $2 houses becoming $1 venues.
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New York
Shuberts
Klaw
Erlanger
Actors’ Equity Association
Rialto
Abe Hranger
Shubert
Winter Garden
Klaw & Erlanger
Grand Opera House
The Firefly at Lyric Theatre and Metropolitan Notes
Criticism of The Firefly with Edith Thayer at Lyric Theatre Thanksgiving shows praises for Thayer and supporting cast Maxfield Moree and Bur ton Lenihan. The Times-Dispatch highlights Thelma Fair’s Sympathy and Bowers as strong in scene, with Pompeii and La Gioconda performances by Kleine and Caruso drawing crowd fervor at Wallack's and the Metropolitan.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Times-Dispatch
Richmond Va
Edith Thayer
Lyric Theatre
Grand
Tommy Atkins
Thelma Fair
Charles H. Bowers
Maxfield Moree
Burton Lenihan
Enrico Caruso
Bensiy Dees
Last Days of Pompei Photo Drama at Lyric
The Lyric Theatre presents George Kleine's Last Days of Pompei in a four day run starting this afternoon at 2 30. The production adapts Bulwer Lytton's tale with Landseer Rembrandt and Mersonier influences in a grand photodrama to rival Quo Vadis.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Shuberts
Klaw & Erlanger
Lee Shubert
Broadway
Lord Lytton
Pompeii
Kleine
Europe
Italy
Apecides
Arabaces
George Kheine
Exquisite
Pompeil
George Kleine
Lyric Theatre
Lord Bulwer-Lytton
Shadow Landseer
Rembrandt
Mésonier
Mr. Kleine
Alexander
Naples
The Man Inside at Criterion Theater Sparks Audience Interest
Roland B. Milineux offers a Belasco style crime drama drawing large crowds at the Criterion Thea tre. The play studies crooks and their methods with realistic detail prompting thought after the performance though opinions on rehabilitation plans vary.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Roland B. Milineux
Belasco
Criterion Theatre
Beauty and the Barge Gains American Popularity
Cyril Maude and his daughter Margery advance as American favorites as they tour with the Gentlemen of the stage set aboard a barge. The duo charm audiences with a blend of wit and drama during the maritime showcase.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cyril Maude
Margery
Wlice
Also Mentioned on This Page
Firefly
the Lyric
Oscar Hammer
Thelma. Fair
Irene Samsel
Burt Wheeler
White Lights
Alexander Irvine
Fifth Avenue Church of Te Ascension
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SANE
New ‘York
Emory B.calvert
Amsterdar
Arthur Mammerstein
James O'Neill
Dumas
Monte Cristo
Famous Players Film Co
James O’neill
Mr. O’neill
Mobile Theatre
Royal Theatre
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W. W. Jacobs
Louis N. Parker
Wallack's
Maude
Major Bingham
James Barley
Manhattan
Globe Theatre
David Stevens
Justin H. McCarthy
Victor Herbert
Ann Swinburne
Seraphina
Duchess of
Babaume
Arthur Hammerstein
Otto Haverbach
Rudolf Friml
Casino Theatre
New York City
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C. C. Cushing
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