Pinafore Juveniles Launched Careers of Dozen of Stars
Charles MacGriogy recalls Colonel Miles and Haverly as pioneers of the Pinafore juvenile companies. Dozens of young actors, including Fanny Brough and Julia Marlowe, rose to prominence through Miles and Haverly productions, with many marriages and later successes noted among the ex-child performers.
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New York
Hoss and Hoss
Willie Collier
Louise Allen
California
Sisters
Gus Collins
Bijou
Haverly
Annie Russell
Sweet Esmeralda
Elaine
Madison Square Theater
Eugene Presbrey
A. M. Palmer
Josephine
Maude Osborn
Hazel Kirke
Gustave Frohman
Harwily
Flora Walsh
San Francisco
Flaywright Hoyt
Haverly Company
Lord
Harry
Charles Frohman
Jay Gould
Miles
Normandy
Ella Emanuel
Daisy Hooker
Hebe
Mamie
Tillie Cohen
Annie Brough
Ralph Rackstraw
Fanny Cohen
Corcoran
Ike Lasker
Si Joseph
Admiral
Fanny Brough
Deadeye
Sam Sloman
Lewis Sloman
Mr. Miles
Sallie Cohen
John G. Rice
Monroe & Rice
Fanny
Comedienne
Cinders
Tilly
Cincinnati
Lowe
Catherine Lingard
Ons
Calhouwn
Hind
Sweetser
Ida de Court
Seattle
Sporting
Fanny Tilton
Mid
Julia Marlowe
Annie
Marie Broughton
Marlowe
The Herreshoff Family and their Notable Vessels
The Herreshoff Works at Bristol, R I, features three blind brothers led by John B. Herreshoff and captain Nat as chief designer. Notables include torpedo boat Cushing and yachts like Stiletto Gloriana Vigilant DeSander and Tarantella. The family also contributed the coil boiler used in yachts. Also noted is Mrs Langtry at London’s Lyric Opera House where the Jersey Lily received a bouquet from Acton Phillips.
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Herreshoff
Bristol
R. L
Herreshoffs
John B. Herreshoff
Sum
Pany
Nat
Cushing
DeSander
New York Harbor
Wat
Cannibals Return to Savage Bead Hunting in Solomon Islands
News reports from the Solomon Islands describe natives returning to cannibalism and bead hunting, with white traders and missionaries fleeing to Australia. The piece details islander mix, clothing, and the brutal practice, including chiefs’ use of captives, bone tools, skull decorations, and the ceremonial head-taking tied to political power and funerary customs.
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Solomon Islands
Australia
Solomon Islanders
San Christoval
Taki
South Sea Islands
Jari
Solomon Island
Hypnotism In a Divorce Suit
Jesse Johnson, son of a Mississippi cotton planter, sues for divorce in Oklahoma from Mari ana Johnson. While at Worcester and Asbury Park he met Miss Mynell from New York who hypnotized him and married him. She fled days later and has not been heard from since.
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Jesse Johnson
Mississippi
Oklahoma
Mariana Johnson
Worcester
Mass
Asbury Park
Hin
Mynell
New York City
Johnson
One Door Rule for Georgia Barrooms and Michigan Marriage Age Law
Griffin Georgia enacts a strict barroom doorway rule banning connecting rooms and requiring a separate street entrance even for proprietors living on site. A new Michigan law effective August 1 requires parental consent for marriages by girls under 15, or consent from the intended husband.
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Georgia
Griffin
Michigan
Italia Vitaliani A Star Of Italian Stage In 19th Century Notes
A New York Dramatic Mirror correspondent from Raples praises Italia Vitaliani as Italy’s leading young actress for intelligence and sincere acting. At about 28, she rose from minor roles to lead a company, delivering faithful interpretations of roles by Praga Rovetta and Bracco, and is noted for clear diction, natural poses, and devotion to true art.
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Italia Vitaliani
New York Dramatic Mirror
Raples
Italy
Alia Vitaliani
Vitaliani
Crologia di
Dorina
Rovetta
Roberto Bracco
Tufodele
England
Ireland
Scote Land
Europe
National Line
Liverpool
Queenstown
Antwerp
Hamburg
Bremen
Uavre
Paris
Gothenburg
Chrissania
Copenhagen
New York
Two Minute Pacer Ambition Shows Pacer Near Two Minutes
The article reports on a pacer named John R. Gentry from Freeport competing in a divided pacing record. It notes quarter-by-quarter times totaling around two minutes for a mile, with three quarters at pace and the final stretch potentially exceeding the pace due to opponent interference and speed limits. The piece contrasts pacers with trotters, predicting trotter records will soon be challenged.
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Freeport
John R. Gentry
New York
Matt
Royle's Mexico Fuses Spectacle With Strong Drama
Edwin Milton Royle's new play Mexico aims to outrival major dramas through powerful story and vivid character drawing. German electrician Mayer hofer behind Urenia spectacle plans unique effects including a thunderbolt to crush a tower, promising striking stage visuals.
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Royle
Aexico
Edwin Milton Royle
Mexico
Mayerhofer
Urenia
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Fancy Brough
Grace Sweatman
Grace Fitkins
R. E. J. Miles
Bl Perkins
Perkins
Fifth Avenue
Redfern
H. Haverly
Pinefore
Minster Hotel
J. H. Haver
Locke
Fourteenth Street Theater
Flo
Fourteenth Street
Jennie Dunn
Ezra Kendall
Arthur
Frances Bishop
Johnny McKeever
Palmer’s Theater
Daisy Murdoch
E. E. Rice
N. C. Goodwin
Zoe Tuttle
Eva French
Minstrels
Mr. West
Fay Templeton
Comic Opera Renows
Kim~ma
James T. Fowers
Josie
John Donnelly
Columbus Theater
Filkins
Grace Filkins
Willie Newman
Gilmore & Tompkins
New Academy of Music
Willie
Otto Ahlstrom
Selina Rough
Mr. Taylor
George Breening
Chicago
Rosenfeld
Lilliputians
Duse
A. J. Heffner
J. B. Manon
Knopsé
K Mates
THE
Celluloid Company
Broadway
Grrosite
U. S
Washington
U.S
C.a.snow &Cq
Patent Office
Washington, D. C
Vitalis
Calumet Remeny Couvany
Siegfried & Ca
PISO
Laura EL Parrencon Suawres
Iowa
Jane
Elkhart Carriage and Eas Mfg Co
Elkhart
Ind
B.peart
Rapit
W. P. Harrison
D .C
Columbus
Warren National Bank
EB Hiera
Wm. D Brown
Jerry Crary
Dow. Beaty
A. T. Scofield
Christian Smith
Andrew Hertzel
P. Wheeler
Ju. Schimmelfeng
A. Sn, Parmiee
H. T. Russell
Jamieson
First National Bank
Warren, Pa
F. WH. Rockwell
F. K. Russell
Warren County
PENSA
Business Directory
DE Frank W. Whitcomb
Third Street
Postoffice
Ally
L_ ossuour & VETERSAY
Attorneys At Law
New Savings Bank
Didsnook
Ows, A. Peterson
Hoffman Wark
Samuels Bro Dry Ponds
Commer Liberty Wnd Econ Streets
H. Peeet
Warren
Frampuy
E& Water Street
Geo. Ball
Billy
E. Borschlin
Olnee Room
Suvmes Bank
Uomparey
Nemoyer
J. K. Ronne
Wanamaker &Brown’s. Celebrated Clothing
Hickory St
Warren, Penn’a
J.k.ronne
Poultry Food
Experta Ai
George Kolfrat
Allegheny Milla
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