Some Stage Stories Compliments Paid to Performers of Un popular Parts
A London newspaper recounts how audiences in past eras reacted to stage acting with vivid anecdotes. Tales range from Mme Celeste in Miami and a patron shouting at Mrs Huntley to critical uproar over flogging in It's Never Too Late to Mend. The piece notes audiences often spoke openly, praising power while sometimes mocking weak effects.
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London
Adelphi
Mme
Celeste
Miami
Mme. Celeste
Olympic Theater
Wuprose
Charles Reade
Princess Theater
George Vining
Grimaldi
Sadler's Wells Theater
Henry Harrie
Covent Garden
Fanikmer
Octavia
Fanlimer
Jaffer
Blackguard
Jaffier
London Globe
Howard Kyle Young Actor With Noted Dramatic Rise
Howard Kyle, prominent among America’s younger actors, earned success through hard work rather than fluke or favoritism. Born in Shulisburg Wisconsin, he studied law briefly before turning to the stage, debuting at Myers Opera House in Janesville. He gained recognition with Margaret Mather, Julia Marlowe, Frederick Warde, and Mme. Modjeska, and critics praise his voice, range, and disciplined craft shaping a bright future.
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Howard Lyle
Kyle
Kyle A. Vandagrift
Sowald Kyle
Shulisburg
Wils
Blackstone
Kent
Greenleaf
Myers’ Opera House
Janesville
Wis
Guildenstern
Margaret Mather
Julia Marlowe
Frederick Warde
Mme. Modjeska
Herrmann Proposes Cash Deposits to Safeguard Touring Companies
Magician Herrmann condemns managers who take troupes on the road with no safety funds leaving actors stranded. He cites times he helped stranded troupes and urges a rule requiring managers to deposit five weeks' salary plus rail fare from a central U S point to New York with a government designated depository to prevent public scandals.
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Herrmann
United States
New York City
American Plays In Europe Reach Across the Atlantic
Elizabeth Marbury, New York's noted dramatists agent, arranges European debuts for U S works. London will stage The Great Diamond Robbery, Emilé Moreau adapts Mistress Betty for Rejane, and Tribly will be translated into French and German among others.
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Europe
Elizabeth Marbury
New York City
London
Palmer
Knowles
Emilé Moreau
Rejane
Clyde Fiten
Betty
Modjeska
Lucky Joe Jefferson Makes Oil Fortune Plans
The actor Joseph Jefferson reportedly owns a Louisiana plantation where an expert found a large oil well after a friend urged exploration. A company was formed with Jefferson to hold a half interest, potentially making him a millionaire from the find.
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Lucky Joe Jefferson
Joseph Jefferson
Jefferson
Louisiana
Melba's Tenor Brother Ernest Mitchell Show Promising Voice
The article notes Ernest Mitchell, Melba's younger brother at 18, being trained as a singer. Nellie Mitchell speaks proudly of his talent, claiming he has the sweetest tenor voice ever heard. Melba predicts a bright future and major audience appeal for him.
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Melba
Ernest Mitchell
Nellie Mitchell
Robert Stanley
Tim Murphy Breaks into Stage Stardom in Quick Rise
A former paintshop worker named Tim Murphy quit on the spot to seek acting fame. He proclaims a stage life will earn more in a night than a week at painting, and now stars in Alexas Steer, drawing larger crowds and pay.
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Tin Murphy
British Matron Blushes Over Miss Lanchester Antimatrimony
A sensational report from Salvadore England describes Edith Lanchester of Hingston Hill as a radical thinker opposing marriage. Her actions include packing to live with James Sullivan and arguing marriage is immoral. Doctors committed her temporarily to Roehampton asylum before lunacy commissioners ordered release.
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Blss Lanchester
Edith Lanchester
Salvadore
Hingston Hill
England
Paterfamilias
Miss Lanchester
Miss Roth
Dorcas
James Sullivan
Sullivan
London
Blandford
Pall Mall Gazette
Grant Allen
Allen
Liverpool
A Bather Lost In a Fog At Harbor Edge
A English bather entered the sea from a lifeboat slipway during a dense fog. After a long struggle he drifted, battled numbness, and finally found himself back near the starting point, clothes nearly washed by the rising tide. He heard fog bells from harbor dredgers guiding his confusion.
Ten Columns Long Question At Hannigan Trial
In New York City a lengthy hypothetical question was read to medical expert Dr Forbes Winslow during the Hannigan murder trial. The prosecuting attorney objected over the first sentence claiming unsubstantiated facts about the defendant’s birth. Justice Ingraham sustained the objection and allowed the defense to reread a revised version. The expert answered briefly, simply saying Yes.
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Hannigan
New York City
Forbes Winslow
Ingraham
Hypnotist Aims to Cure Kleptomania at Ogden Reform School
A Utah hypnotist reportedly conducts sessions at the Ogden Territorial Reform School seeking to treat kleptomania and related mental conditions through hypnotism. He claims that suggestions given during trance can overcome criminal tendencies and habits.
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Utah
Territorial Reform School
Ogden
Century road racing star A B McDonnell breaks records
A B McDonnell, a Rochester rider from the Lakeview wheelmen, set fast times on long road routes. He lowered the Buffalo Erie 100 mile record to 4 hours 40 minutes 9 seconds and added Buffalo Rochester 28 mile and 25 mile marks, though wind and road conditions affected results.
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A.B. McDoaneil
A. B. McDonnell
Ceveliss
Buffalo- Erie
Lakeview Wheelmen
Rochester
A. B. M’donnell
BracDonnell
Buffalo
Turf World Speculation On Horses And Jockeys
The Horseman notes major turf developments with Gentry retiring to stud next season and yentide the Kremlin kin as a sibling. Benzetta Onoqua compete for champions while Palo Alto expands its record string. Adbell shows early speed as a future star. jockeys like Taval and Doggett earn large sums. Nathan Straus owns Azote’s full brother. Fair returns to racing after estate settlement and Palo Alto yearling sales draw $20,000 investments.
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Yentide
Kremlin
Benzetta
Onoqua
Palo Alto
Adbell
Taval
Doggett
Perkins
Griii
Nathan Straus
New York
Azote
Cleveland
Washington
Zimmy as Seen by French Eyes on A A Zimmerman
A French reporter portrays American bicyclist A. A. Zimmerman as lean and sinewy yet unassuming. He notes a sharp face under a straw hat with a red ribbon and a gait described as disjointed yet powerful on pedals, likening his walk to a savage duck and contrasting the steel strength of his legs with his solemn, emperorlike expression. The page also includes a checker problem and a chess problem, with Black to move and win in the former and a standard Black chess task in the latter.
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Zimmy
A. A. Zimmerman
Gress
Two Kinds of Goods and the Best Store Promise
Siegfried contrasts two kinds of goods and stores, urging customers to seek the best store with premium goods and service. The text claims the best store offers latest novelties, anticipates needs, and does not sell top quality as cheap imitations. It notes a new feature this week daily Sweet Cream supply.
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