Irving Place Theatre star shines in The Liar and Brother for Brother
Abert Reusch, popular leading man at Irving Place theater New York born in Duesseldorf Germany 34 years ago rose to fame since 1893. He stars in The Liar a three act melodrama from Clyde Fitch and Alexander Bisson alongside a cast including Rosalie Ina Hammer and Caroline Guertner. The second piece Brother for Brother a five act melodrama by Frank Harvey features Anthony Radford and Allen Foster with Brenda Craven in a plot of inheritance theft and bravado. Florence Terrell, a sixteen year old pianist, is praised as a finished performer in New York City recitals.
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Abert Reusch
Irving Place
New York
Duesseldorf
Germany
Bonn
Stettin
Berlin
Heinrich Conried
Irving Place Theater
Fritz Fleming
Grosstadtluft
the Liar
Clyde Fitch
Alexander Bisson
Walnut Street Theater
Philadelphia
Gustave Bravet
Mme. Rousseau
Elaine
Georges Manet
Caroline
Louis Guerinot
Rosalie
Frank Harvey
Anthony Radford
Eric
Jasper Crane
Radford
Allen Foster
Crane
Allen
Brenda
Mat Craven
Craven
Cora Dane
Ella
Cora
Florence Terrelltry
New York City
Liverpool
London
Inspector Byrnes
Notorious English thief James Grant arrested in Chicago
The famed bank sneak and forger James Grant alias Graham alias White alias English Bill, a 65 year old Englishman with a 55 year criminal record, was arrested in Chicago while attempting a rooming house confidence scheme. He spoke with detectives about his career and compared English and American policing and prison practices.
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Chicago
James Grant
Graham
White
Bill
Byrnes
New York
Grant
Sing Sing
New York Courts
Auburn
Central Station
Rogues’ Gallery
Washington, D. C
United States
England
Old Country
Confessed Crime Ends In Courtroom Revelation
George Windisch current inmate at Wilkesbarre jail and condemned wife killer in Pittston tells Reverend Struntz of St Pauls Lutheran Church his version of the murder. He claims a quarrel led to his wife striking with a chisel then he wrested it and killed her. He states the blood on his clothes was his own. He offers funds for his funeral and leaves remaining money to his daughter and son. He asks to drop appeals and says he does not want to live past the planned execution day.
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George Windisch
Pittston
Wilkesbarre
Rev
G. A
Supreme Court
Board of Pardons
Washington
Frank
Windisch
Treasure Unearthed by Blast in New Jersey Hills
Barber Thomas Thorn found a large stash of gold and silver coins at Bainbridge farm on Goat Hill two miles below Lambertville after a blast. The coins, foreign in origin, could not be valued. Elders recall searches for the Hare treasure rumored to be buried near the Old York pike after stagecoach robberies in the early 1800s.
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Thomas Thorn
Bainbridge Farm
Goat Hill
Lambertsville
N. J
Hare
New York
Philadelphia
Old York Pike
Lambertville
New Brunswick
Tragic Ark Family Slaying Ends in Suicide
A Pulaski County farmer, Duckworth, killed his wife with an ax, wounded his four year old child who later died, then slit his own throat and died. A ten year old daughter escaped by attending Sabbath School. Authorities deem Duckworth likely insane.
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Bentonville
Ark
Pulaski Duckworth
Duckworth
The Jokers' Corner and a Yellow Dog Tale
A brief humorous column discusses The Yellow Dog and Honest Willie with a wry tone. It recalls a child’s deep love for a yellow dog, the dog’s mistreatment by villagers, and a river incident where the dog saved a drowning boy. The piece offers a moral about compassion for the poor and elderly.
Wanted More Banker Spudde I Didn’t Hear You Knock
A dialogue snippet shows a young man asserting he came by permission to see a banker, claiming the permission is from the banker’s daughter Miss Nerva. The exchange emphasizes nerve and a personal justification.
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Spudde
Nerva
Chicago Tribune
Barnaby's Light Lunch in Wales Inn Tale
The late Colonel Fred Barnaby, on a Wales walking tour, dined at a village inn for lunch. He ordered roast goose and apple tart for 23 shillings 6d, paid 28 shillings 6d, and the landlord quipped he would exchange a future meal with 3s 6d for serving Barnaby the same way at another inn.
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Barnaby
Fred Barnaby
Wales
Burnaby
Jones
Red Lion
Anwera
Important Telephone Lore Delivers Love Lesson
A messenger asks the Central office about love and learns it is an itching of the heart one cannot scratch. The quip ends with a playful exchange about whether love can be understood by a clerk and a quick citation from the Syracuse Courier.
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Central Telephone Office
Central
Syracuse Courier
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Agnes Proctor
Caroline Guertner
Anita Rothe
Ina Hammer
Hubert Reusch
Bravot
Guerinot
Manet
Canard
Brayot
M. Pastorel
Mme. Rosseau
R. A. Roberts
George Manet
Joseph Brennan
Uiles Shine
James Kearney
Mulot
Beresford Webb
W. C
Masson
Philippe
Francis Neilson
Mabel Bert
Ada van Etta
Gloriana
Pittsburg
Buffalo
N. Y
Chas. L. Young
Calhoun Opera Co
Belle Russell
Cleveland
Ohio
Henry C. Miner
Annie O'Neill
Church of the Transfiguration
Brooklyn, N. Y
Father Kiely
Florence Terrel
George Winisch
Jokers
Willie
Towny Tomson
Willie Tatters
Wipin
Texas Siftings
Gregs
Roxbury Gazette
Nest Willie
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