Bramwell Named Leading Man for Murray Hill Stock
Theatrical news reports Mr William Bramwell of New York becoming leading man for the Murray Hill Stock Company next season. He impressed as John Oxon in A Lady of Quality with Eugenie Blair, and will reprise similar roles, his physique and stage presence praised as assets for stock work.
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William Bramwell
New York
Murray Hill Stock Company
The
State Journal
Wiliam Bramwell
John Oxon
Eugenie Blair
Clorinda Wildairs
Murray WI Stock Company
New York City
Villian
Bramw
Bramwell
Histarasan
Delia Staceys Trousers Cause Embarrassment For Actress
Topeka readers recall Delia Stacey from A Bachelors Honeymoon and The Burgo Master in Chicago. She recounts the awkward measuring for trousers, the tailors’ pink outfits, and the long inspection of measurements by witnesses, noting the silliness and discomfort of the process and resulting embarrassment.
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Delia Stacey
Fragmentary overheard moment in Misa Stacey scene
A fragmentary dialogue features Misa Stacey and Will amid a hurried action, mentioning strapping items and a piano stool. The garbled OCR preserves little clear context beyond a rushed exchange and a sense of improvised effort.
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Misa Stacey
Will
Sol Smith Russell Likely Spends Winter in California
New York dispatch reports Sol Smith Russell, after a breakdown in Chicago last spring, will not tour this winter. He plans a long rest at Martha's Vineyard, with a Southern California stay next winter and the autumn 1901 production of Michael Morton’s new play, managed by Fred G. Berger.
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California
Sol Smith Russell
Topeka
New York
Chicago
Russell
Michael Morton
Mr. Russell
Fred G. Berger
Mr. Morten
Dorothy Usner Seeks Commercial Career After Stage Struggles
Dorothy Usner, remembered from Why Smith Left Home, says she weighs 180 pounds and fears leaving the stage. She plans to enter commercial life, with offers from a perfumery house and a wallpaper firm at about 15000 a year plus expenses, preferring travel in sales over factories selling butcher’s utensils or laundry supplies. She jokes about customs of hotels and quips on meeting Thomas B. Reed and Richard Croker, and insists the stage is not for her but aims to stay in entertainment through business ventures.
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Topeka
Delia Stacey
June Joyce
Duarte Theater
Chicago
Tam
John
Dorothy Usner
Smith
Detroit
Tom
Ian
New York
England
Thomas B. Reed
Richard Croker
Reed
Croker
Lote Fuller
Duke of
Parmensy Ile
Stars Learn Big Money From Stage Success
The piece argues stars earn much more than early stage actors once they become successful. It cites historic salaries of Henry Miller, James K. Hackett, Maude Adams, and John Drew, noting top stars seldom earned beyond 125 dollars weekly in their rise, while modern stars may take salaries plus a share of receipts. It notes potential weekly income of 400 dollars or more and a star’s share rising with success amid fluctuating fortunes.
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Henry Miller
James K. Hackett
New York
Maude Adams
John Drew
Opera of La Tosca outlines Puccini’s new work
The London Daily News reports Puccini’s La Tosca, adapted from Sardou, opens with the Scarpia motif and follows with Angelotti and Mario Cavaradossi themes. Tosca arrives jealous over a fugitive, leading to a dramatic love duet. second act centers on Scarpia’s supper and external matches.
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Puccini
London Daily News
Scarpia
Angelotti
Sant Andrea
Mario Caveradossi
Madonna
Tosca
Marig
Ars
Scorpia
Turbulent Opera Scene and Theatre News Clippings
The article sketches a Tosca style opera scene with a cantata, torture, and a stabbing of Scarpia, then shifts to gossip about Lote Fuller snubbing the Duke of Manchester. It covers Nordica’s retirement plans, Paris notes on theater rehearsals, and various castings and engagements for upcoming seasons across New York and Europe. It also mentions Mary Mannering scouting Yellowstone and a Harbor Pilot James A. Herne tribute edition.
London to stage Amity comedy and New York set for fall
The Boer War comedy Amity is to be produced in London while The Hours that Jack Built heads to New York for a November debut. Mrs Carter closes Zaza in London July 28 then rests in Switzerland before September reopens with tours. Miss Lauder Adams rises to star, Miss Gunquest shows promise, and Viola Allen’s managers seek a leading man for Don John of Austria. James M Barrie may release two plays from retirement, with Garrick plans in London and Broadway.
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Setember
Mas Trving
Adama
Misa Gunquest
Empire Theater Stock Company
Mr. Drew
Gee
Hyacinth Woodward
Ebier & Co
Viola Allen
F. Marion Crawford
Larimer Stoddard
Palace of the Hing
Miss Allen
Dolores Jendorm
Don John
Austria
James M. Barrie
Barrie
Arthur Bowrelifer
Matt
Garrick Theater
London
Mr. Barrie
Charles Fronman
Cooling Water Without Ice in Nicaraguan Jars
A Nicaraguan observer details how native women cool water by spinning two-thirds full porous clay jars until cooled, then handing them to men who exhale warmth. He notes strong endurance in the ritual and compares methods with Mexican practices of dampening and air flow. Concurrently, the piece touts the Scenic Line of the World by the Denver & Rio Grande, highlighting routes through the Rockies with multiple daily trains and through Pullman cars to western destinations.
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N. C
Times
Democrat
Nicaragua
Averace
Thenles
Mexico
Santa Rosa
Rocky Mountains
Denver & Rio Grande Railroad
Colorado
Utah
New Mexico
Tckets
Cripple Creek
Pullman Palace
Chicago
Denver
San Francisco
Los Angeles
Portland
Idaho
Montana
Oregon
Washington
Ogden Gateway
Colo
Prince Ching's Pagoda Outside the Wall of the Chinese Capital
A description locates Prince Ching's Pagoda just beyond the wall of the innermost of three concentric circles forming the Chinese capital. The piece details its placement within the historic city layout and its relation to imperial structures.
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