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Washington Post

Location

Washington, Washington Dc, United States of America

Date

Aug 23, 1908

Page

20

The Duel of the Devils Rival Productions on One Night

New York theater scene features rival debuts of The Devil by Molnar and The Man from Home by Tarkington on the same evening. Savage and Fiske stage competing devilish performances with Edwin Stevens and George Arliss leading, while Belasco Klaw-Fllanger alliance also looms. Critics note stark contrasts in staging and acting, with Eva Tanguay’s Salome drawing crowds and provoking mixed critical response.

Fiske Savage Franklin Fyles New York Ranz Molnar Vienna Devil Henry W. Savage Greg Fiske David Kelasco Colize Joe the Devil Belasco Sindel Hades Edwin Stevens George Arissa Henry Irving Stevens Nova Scotia Wiske Tarrytown William Hodge Hodge Booth Tarkington Harry Leon Wilson Indiana Chicago Sue Se Broadway Vaugeville Brighton Beach Red Domino Dassie Grand Opera Ballet Mise Marlowe Eva Tanguay Eva Barnum of Salome Herod John, the Baptist Hett Salome Tanguay Dorry John Calla Balomes Salomes

Chase's Op ens Next Week With New Season Prices

Chase's theater opens its doors next week at 8 30 am and operates daily matin es weekly with a new lower reserved seat price of 2 cents at matinees while night tariffs stay 35 50 and 75 cents. The eleventh Washington season features stars and acts including Herz Genee Mullen Corelli and the Reynards with special attractions and films The Yale Harvard Boat Race and Students Pranks.

Chase's Coster Polite Vauderilie Washington Chase R. @. Herz Henry W. Savage Caprine London Palace Mullen Corelti New York Reynards Una Clayton and Company Kingong Charles de Haven Jack Sidney Vitagraph Harvard George T. Thompson Thomas E. Shea and Company Country Club Zelia de Lussan Prima W. H. Thompson Waterloo Amy Anderson Benjamin Chapin Lincoln Patriot Arist Mirza- Golem Hengier Brahman Byrne Brothers’ Company Nat Wils Willie Nonettey Princess Trixie Albat la Petite Jessie Couthoul Lorde Tilly S. Miller Kent Anne Blanche Horace Wright Fred Walton and Company William Rock Maudé Fulton B.p. Mt Legia Ralfh C. Herz Pormer Star UNA Clayton & CO Xinions Wosigal Charles DE Maven Jack Quebec American Vitagraph

His Vows and a Quiet Farewell in a Frayed Poem

A fragment from the Chicago Record-Herald presents a lyric scene where Kiner vows devotion, promising honor and shared glory if led by the beloved. Evening shades fall as a thrush sings and a farewell lingers amid jumbled lines and stray punctuation.

HE. Kiner Chicago Record-Herald

From Singing to Liberty at New Academy Tonight

Academy presents a melodrama by Harry Clay Blaney with scenes of Sing Sing prison and an insane asylum craft jacket escape. It features Jack Dorris in dramatic sequences and a dramatic East River dock finale.

Iar Sing Sing Yale Towne New York State Bellevue Hospital Eapea Jack ‘Dorris East River Brooklyn Bridge Dorris

Nannette Comstock in Jet at Columbia Theatre Sept 7

Columbia presents Nannette Comstock in a new play Jet by Louise Lovell on Monday Sept 7 with a strong supporting company led by Wm. Muenster. The cast features Thos Meighan Frederick Sullivan Morgan Thorpe Horace James Delt LaBarr Johnnie Tansy Edith Luckett and others. The season opens with this engaging drama followed by a lineup including Blanch King Annie Russell Rose Stahl and more.

Columbia Nannette Comstock Louise Lovell Wm. Muenster Columbia Theater Atlantic City Mise Lovell Wm. Mucuster Mids Comstock Thos. Meighan Frederick Sullivan Morgan Thorpe Horace Jamea Delt LaBarr Johnnie Tansey Edith Luckett Fred Serger Nannette Comatock Southern Blanch King Wall Street Annie Russell Rose Stahl Boston George Cohan Andrew Mack Strausa Opera Waltzison the Virginian Mme‘Company Girl ‘Quest Atacketer New_York Henry Milter New York Chicago

Rehearsals Reflect Theater World Power Struggles

Actors gather for first readings amid tightened budgets after a harsh canvass. Leading lady clashing with manager over parts and scene writing, while veteran performers recall past fame. Stage managers and producers jockey for control, testing lights and timing as humor and tensions rise during sultry rehearsal days.

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Lucky Jim melodrama and Nordica in October

A review notes the melodrama Lucky Jim with rapid, dramatic incidents and a plausible, entertaining story set against Wall Street and the Far West. Opera singer Nordica is announced for October to dedicate the new Masonic Temple auditorium opening October 15. A Chicago News item recalls Ostler Joe and a private entertainment excerpt, while a hushed remark mocks audience experience.

Wall.street Far -West Nordica Mme Tailian Nordica Masonic Temple Chicago News Hoarfer

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