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Rural stage lore and famed performers of the era
The piece recounts the bucolic drama vogue before cinema, noting Denman Thompson and Olga Nethersole among stage stars. It recalls Carnegie Hall acoustics tests with Lillian Russell, DeWolf Hopper’s diction, and actor Arthur Byron’s training impacting his career, ending with a note on long service awards for Chicago elevated railway workers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Denman Thompson
Josh Whitcomb
Charles L. Davis
Pittsburg
Alvin Joslin
Alvin Theatre
Fifth Avenue
Steel City
Alvin
Rube
Davis
Olga Nethersole
New York
Sappho
Camille
Maurice Barrymore
John
Lionel
Ethel
Newell’s
Lillian Russell
Alexander Moore
Miss Russell
DeWolf Hopper
George Arliss
Atlantic Monthly
Casey
Digby Bell
Long Hopper
Chicago
Ada
Arthur Byron