Spectacular Dramas At Crawford With Texas Steer
The Crawford presents a Texas themed week with A Texas Steer a Hoe, a satirical Branded musical, and The Beauty Doctor. Maverick Brander, his wife Betsy, and Captain Faireigh Bright navigate Washington society, while songs like There Is a Strong Move in the public schools and My Own Unlived Revelations draw crowds. The company also features Miss Nilsson and Mrs. Fiske in varied productions, with The Beauty Doctor highlighted as a departure toward operatic style.
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Crawford
George Wesuells Tureday
Alexander the Great
Mickey Finn
Hoyt
Moyt
Maverick Brander
Washington
Congress
Brandeis
Menara
Bragg
Bio
Texas
Anda
Betsy Brander
Faireigh Bright
United States Army
Drichtwortan
Christ Columbus
Wennelia
Mary Anderson
Booth Ant Barrett
Wiliam
Arsie Prado
Steve
Omer
Patti Farewell Jokers in 19th Century London and New York
In 1861 Adeline Patti rose in London after a Covent Garden appearance and rejected a 3000 offer, later slated for a New York reappearance amid repeated “farewells.” Katherine Manning fills a minor role while Patti’s farewell notices spark curiosity about her long, storied career and the musical world’s reactions.
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London
Ike Byron
Covent Garden Theater
Nty
Xin
Adeline Patti
Patti the Wonderful
New York
Katherine Manning
Mall
Patti
Burett
Ter
Nervine Cure Promises Sleep and Relief from Worry
An ad touts Dr Miles Nervine as a cure for nervous worry and overwork, claiming it strengthens the eyes and restore health. It recounts a patient overcome by illness after heavy strain and asserts thousands have been cured, urging readers to buy today.
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Miles
Ibrar
Topeka Grand Opera House Hosts The Taming of the Shrew
A theater program at the Grand Opera House in Topeka on Saturday November 1 features the play The Taming of the Shrew. Trehan accompanies a 60 member company and is kept from reading death reports.
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Trehan
Grand Opera House
Topeka
Birthday Confession at a Quiet Family Gathering
A fragmentary tale recounts a birthday scene where Thomas Q. Seabrooke is surprised by a roomful of celebrants, each with champagne. His sister leads him through the dining room as he realizes he turns 44, amid playful protests and remembered indulgences.
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Thomas Q. Seshrooke
Aia
Slater
Seabrooke
New Alexander the Great Drama Stuns At New Crawford
Louis James and Frederick Warden star in Rupert Hughes and Collin Kemper’s five act spectacle The production charts Macedonia Persia Egypt and India with lavish sets and a famed siege scene The cast includes Wadeworth Harris Thomas Coffin Cooke Margaret Bourne and Enkel Sumner and features dramatic weather effects and a climactic mountain sunrise while Patti prepares a final farewell performance for the public eye
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Louis James
Frederick Warden
Alexander the Great
Crawford
Rupert Hughes
Collin Kemper
Wagenhals and
Kemper
Macedonia
Persia
Egypt
India
Picures
Alexander
Sallre
Sreane Wivom kre-Wormennekett
Wadeworth Harris
Thomas Coffin Cooke
Margaret Bourne
Enkel Sumner
Norwegian Actress Charlotta Nilsson Emerges On Stage
A Norwegian actress, Miss Carintia Nilsson, is gaining attention as she begins to shine on the stage. Her rising presence is drawing talk in theatrical circles and positioning her at the center of current productions.
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Charlotta Nilsson
Presat
Carintia Nilsson
New Song Sentiment and Stage Gossip Stir Broadway
A Broadway review notices two new songs with sentimental ballad leanings and charts a chorus about friendship vows. It also notes Miss Manning’s resemblance to a lamp shade in a New York feature and anecdotes from Lew Dockstader’s visit and Joseph Jefferson’s Rip Van Winkle tale.
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Joseph Jefferson
Catstill
Rip van Winkle Club
Nicholas Vedder
Miss Rehan Returns to Stage Amid Farewell Farewell
Miss Rehan's comeback at Atlantic City drew a warm reception though the crowd was unaware of her brother William Crehan's death in New York. The performance featured a notable turn by Miss Rehan and her entourage, marking a poignant moment as personal tragedy intersected with a public reunion on stage.
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York
Mies Manning
Manning
Geo. H. Broadhurst
Broadhurst
Roth
Aca Rehan
Shehrew
Atlantic City
Miss Rehan
William Crehan
New York City
Ladies World Subscription Offer From 1903 Advertisement
An old newspaper ad promotes a one year subscription to The Ladies World from January 1904 at a special price, highlighting home life value. It touts high circulation, attractive color cover art, and content including stories poetry and home guidance, stressing affordability at five cents per issue or fifty cents yearly.
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Tam Lapras’ Woarz
Tan Lorens
Stage and theater notes drift through a Philadelphia record
A crowded column records theater chatter from New York and Philadelphia. Notes cover Anna Held, Maxine Fillett, and other stars in upcoming productions, with mentions of tours, new plays like The Masque of the White Rose, and marriages including Lord Stuart to Miss Wood. A weather quip about Indian summer closes the fragment.
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Anna
Phil Dolphia
Wells Napoleon
Chis
Frohman
Vaudeville Theater
New York
Walt
New Hudson Theater
Mothel Watry
Cousin Kate
Maggie May
London
Maxine Fillett
Abe
Oortase
Seryikney Brat Sugtah
Brewen Danoare
Sweet Girl
Pantona
Meaurn
Max Pemberton
James MacArthur
Julia Neiman
Fred Terry
Elizabeth Kennedy- Louise Gunning
Frank Daniels Corre
Frederick Pitney
New Yorker
Gotham
Miss Gunflue
Laura Burt
Koster & Bial
Laura Hope Crews
Murray Hill Theater
Lanion Society
Lord Stuart
Miss Wood
Lane
Hanah Cathryn Osterman
Mies
Hartford
Conn
Ang
Philadelphia Record
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Fred Wright
Pisys
Wricht
Manhattan Theater
Misa Nilsson
Fiske
Hedda Gabier
Patits
Dr. Miles
Nervine
Grist
Daisy K
Wil Philbrick
Beauty
Delia Stacey
Geo. Wessels
Lacy Anders Secmere
Frederick Warde
Avexaander the Great
Aatex
Nat Goodwin
Mae Ware
Lew Dockstader
Law
Imagh
Grover
Browner
Hostetter
H. Moore & CO
Publicbors, Dept
Catskill Mountains
Rip
Hyar
Berry
Tie Hatener
Sister Brown
Kansas
Nebraska
Union Pacific
J.C. Fulton
Depot Agt
Kas
F. A. Lewis
Kansas Ave
Geo. M. Hammel
Kansas Avenue
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First National Bank OF
State of
Shawnee County
City of
W. H
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Robinson
Sims
Chas
J. Amao Devlin
W. A. Stephens
C. Hawley
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