Audiences and Actors Clash Over Theaters Gender
Theatrical notes quote Robert Edeson praising women as better audiences for paying attention and applauding. He says audiences differ by night and by individual temper, but all must be guided to share the same enthusiasm. He cites intermission chatter and noisy fans as part of the theater’s social mix. The piece references New York theatergoers, families, and visitors from elsewhere who influence the mood and reception of plays.
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Robert Edeson
TonéXu
New Fork
Edenin
Tna
Shane
Bug
Clement
Opportunity
New York
Piay
Musate
Oranke
Dreokion
Hari
Ney
Robert Hillard
Otis Harlan
Mr. Hillard
Newport News
Sporting Life
Demis
Herbie
Norfolk
Meer
Walt
Harlan
Charley Seen
Edwin Neo
Searkada
Stephen Philitee
York
Bery
London
Nelle Giiman
Hnglianman
Kwa
Norma Whalley
Lusdon
Price Zagre Realking
Aeusta Blattons
Matibewn Amd
Eaholls
A. Benthey
Landon
Volumns
M. A
St Vitus Dance A Distinct Nervous Disease
The text describes St Vitus Dance as a nervous disease marked by twitchings and involuntary movements making a child conspicuous in public and potentially ruining its future. It urges watchfulness and early action at the first symptom.
Nervura touted as cure for St Vitus Dance by Dr Greene
Mrs Jacob W Lewis of Lisbon Falls Maine reports her daughter Amy suffered from St Vitus Dance with facial and limb impairment. After one week on Nervura she improved. after four bottles she is much better and able to work. Dr Greene offers free advice and promotes Nervura nationwide from Fifth Avenue New York.
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Dr. Greene
St. Vitus
Jacob W. Lewis
Lisbon Falls
Tam
Tates
Fifth Avenue
New York City
Dingelataedt
Fraulein Poppe
Beatrice
Poppe
Popper
Town chatter and showgoing crowds fill drama night
A crowded Friday social scene and a lively Saturday matinee attract a substantial audience despite weariness from the week. The play features Aunt Abigail, a witty spinster, with sharp epigrams on courtship and manners, as townsfolk pass judgment on age and romance amid lively banter.
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Calle
Violete Fox
Wensien
Robert Edeson Discusses The Audiences That Distract Actors
Robert Edeson critiques theatergoers in a Hudson theater interview, detailing deaf and loud audience members who disrupt scenes. He notes front-row critics, finger snapping, and curious children, alongside critics who anticipate plots and boisterous fans, all impacting performance pace and delivery.
Dockstader Mockingly Skewers Trusts in New York Show
Lew Dockstader addresses the Victoria theater audience in New York, lampooning trusts and naming Rockefeller and other magnates. He jokes about being paid in advance and recalls riding with a crowd of financiers, describing a chilly night and a satirical journey through high finance.
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Lew Dockstader
Victoria Theater
New York
Rockefellow
Mr. Rockefellow
Harper
Morgan
Gates
Hill
Schwab
Growing Younger Mrs Gilbert Regan Scheme Birthday Note
Mrs Gilbert Regan celebrates eighty third with many congratulations and praise from newspapers. A characteristic letter shows her joke on growing younger each year, noting subtracting elapsed years from total age. The note humorously asks for a rewording to reflect the growing youth scheme.
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Gilbert Regan
G. H. Gilbert
Tines
Passsing of the Show Girl in Vegas Season Ends
The article notes three seasons of the show girl in Las Vegas, once a staple of musical comedy, now fading as the season ends. It describes the show girl as a sublimated chorus figure in long gowns who could stand beside stars and project a glamorous circle of acquaintances.
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Vegas
Ikely
New York Gun
A Hidden Torturer and the Pains of Modern Disease
A past era’s tortures haunt the modern world as a mill worker from Amesbury Massachusetts recounts neuralgia and the relief found in Dr Williams Pink Pills for Pale People. The piece describes severe suffering, failed cures, and a claimed cure after six boxes, alongside notices of Shakespeare stage misreadings and a royal interaction with Fraulein Poppe after a performance.
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Talen
Courts of Justice
James B Coyle
Pond Street
Amesbury
Mass
Mr. Coyle
William
Dr. Williams
Dr. Willams Medicine Co
Sélenectady
Tate
The Show Girl Costs Ruinous as Burlesque Fades
The article discusses high expenses tied to show girls and costumes in New York productions. Managers argue beauty and wardrobes drive costs, with salaries around 29 per week for cheaper performers, while outfits can reach 700 to 800 dollars, prompting a shift back to simpler burlesque and farce formats.
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Gaanton Partiimenialenation Cateheat
New York
Iri
Trents
London
Theatrical Trusts to Control Popular Priced Field
New York dispatch notes Kisn and Erianser with Stair and Havlin have agreed not to conflict in theater. Cincinnati Times-Star says the popular priced circuit in the United States will be controlled by Starr and Havin, abandoning the high class field except the Majestic in New York and the Globe in Boston. Independent stars will not be played by Stair and Havin nor Kisn and Er langer.
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Stair
Havlin
New York Dispatch
Kisn
Erianser
Hrviln
Cincinnati Times-Star
Times- Star
United States
Starr
Havin
Majestic Theater
New York
Globe Theater
Boston
Kian
Erlanger
Shaker Spearian Authority on Richard III Revealed
Prominent theatre figure Batray highlights deep knowledge of Shakespeare in a recent book. He recalls a Berlin Theater adaptation of Richard II during a notable performance, noting the actors’ intimate grasp of language and translation.
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William Tm
Batray
Berlin
Coming to the Tri Theater Next Week Shows
The Tri presents eight shows next week including Eight Hello Peck s Bad Boy Sweet Clover and a four net comedy drama by Pau line Phelps and Marion Short. The Byrnes headline with Eight Bells while Uncle Josh Spruceby offers a realistic pantomime milieu. Gambler s Daughter closes with new scenery by H Frazee and a large cast.
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Enday
Sweet Clover
Peck
Pauline Phelps
Marion Short
the Byrnes
Josh Spruceby
Isard
Clinois
Crawford
H. Frazee
Weekly Grist on Stardom and Fan Chases
The column shares anecdotes about actors coping with fan and hanger on behavior. Robert Hillard recounts using a prank to deter a persistent admirer Otis Harlan once followed him to a hotel and stage door. Hillard describes a staged ruse involving a dummy note and a long delivery to avoid the nuisance.
Dr Miles Anti-Pain Pills Advertised Relief Headache
An old promotional piece touts Dr Miles Anti Pain Pills as a cure and preventive for headaches and related symptoms. It claims benefits for nervous or sick headaches, nausea from travel, and fatigue of travel or sightseeing, asserting no opiates and safe use. The ad includes testimonials praising immediate relief and urges readers to try the product.
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Miles
Weems
Entertaining tale and theatre notes from the era
A garbled draft recounts a stage incident where a performer Herbie dies after a wall collapse and a taunting telegram from Harlan. Colonel Cody visits Denver and a hotel manager's job shift in Amfant. It mentions Mark Hanna connections, press reports, and plans for actors and tours with names like Norman Whalley and Sir Charles Wyndem.
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Ebuperor William
Richard III
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Rowley & Snow’s Drug Store
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Wichita, Kansas
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Tepika Independent Telephone Co
Kansas Avenue
Colonel Cody
Mid West
Denver
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