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The Mobile Item

Location

Mobile, Alabama, United States of America

Date

Nov 30, 1913

Page

22

Cohan play The Little Millionaire opens at the Lyric

The Cohan comedy The Little Millionaire shown at the Lyric features Bert Leigh as Costigan and Vernon Wallace as the little millionaire. Hazel Burgess adds charm as the maid with chic style, while Blanche Harrington and Dugene Phelps contribute humor and emotional moments. Seat sales begin Thursday December 4.

Cohan Tampa Bert’ Leigh Broadway Costigan Hazel Burgess Vernon Wallace Dugene Phelps Blanche Harrington Contena

Alcott’s Little Women Inspires Theatre Revival Tour

A column lauds Louisa May Alcott and the enduring popularity of Little Women. It notes the play adaptation by William A Brady, its success on Broadway, and a two day Lyric Theatre appearance in Mobile starting December 2 with matinees at 3 PM to accommodate women and children.

S. World pAliott Heig Miss Alcott United New York William A. Brady Broadway Metropolis March Playhouse West Forty-eighth Street Mr. Brady Meg Beth Amy Lyric Thea Louisa M. Alcott the Lyric Lyric Theatre Louisa _M. Alcott Cotton Wellesley College Margery Taylor Pratt Institute Brooklyn Alaine Benton Ethel Cunningham Emer School of Dramatic Art Boston Eleanor Carey Aunt March Columbia University Gavin Harris Univy of Illinois George M. Clarke Cornell University C. Gwynne Leland-Stanford University Robert Fischer Berlin Browning and Thackeray Sala

Drama Society Extends Reach to Balconies and Galleries

In New York a prominent drama society expands from seating to cover balconies and galleries, offering discounted tickets to a cultivated audience of varied means. The group vows selective seating for salacious or unartistic plays, while praising reform efforts in Britain and praising Shavian and Ibsen legacies.

New York Manhattan

The Misleading Lady at Fulton Theatre

The Misleading Lady by Charles Goddard and Paul Dickey opens at the Fulton Theatre in a tale of a foolish young woman who attracts men and faces consequences. The cast showcases striking costumes and a stage of elaborate scenes including Fairy Forget-Me-Nots Bower and the King’s Palace as the final curtain falls on a transformative finale.

Castle Grim Dungeo Charles Goddard Paul Dickey Fulton Theatre Toyer

Fertilizer rate case postponed again in Alabama

The Alabama railroad commission postpones the fertilizer rate hearing at the request of complainants heavy with manufacturers from Dethan and Montgomery. The case, third postponement, aims to extend Mobile and Ohio tariff lower rates statewide, with trial hoped for January. Only one minor hearing on file concerns Dixon's Mill depot duties for the Alabama and Northeastern Railroad Company.

Montgomery Ala Railroad Commission Dethan Mobile and Ohio Commission Tucker Alabama and Northeastern Railroad Company Dixon's Mill Marengo County

Frisco Train Stop Discontinued Angers Dora Citizens

The railroad commission condemns the Frisco for dropping fast train stops at Dora Carbon Hill and Sulligent after denying service discontinuance. The commission urged the attorney general to pursue legal steps, citing severe penalties for violations. Associate Railroad Commissioner Leon McCord spent a day in Dora meeting locals upset by the change.

Railroad Commission Frisco Dora Carbon Mill Leon McCord

Little Women at Lyric for Two Performances This Week

The Lyric Theatre hosts William A. Brady's Little Women for two performances this week. The cast features graduates and trained players from women’s colleges and dramatic schools, with a strong group of men from various educational backgrounds.

LYRIC

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Cohen Alcott Viogillette S0-ciety Iland James Owen Hannay John Regan Ibsen George Barnard Shaw Screen Club Maude Miss Margery Wallack's Manhattan “Opera House Helen Leigh George M. Cohan Geo. M. Cohan Hazele Burgess Company A. Monsiy WM. A. Brady New York Play House Erdoro Tae Higa Ber Bell
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