Tragic Retreat of Human Oddities Before Nickelodeons
Victims once paid to satisfy morbid curiosity face decline as sensational displays like the Fat Woman the Human Skeleton and the Dog-Face Boy fade from the nickelodeon circuit. The feature subjects previously earned large salaries but now struggle amid diminishing public interest and changing tastes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Emma Scholler
D. W. Coffey
Cupid
Annette Anderson
Teven
Eds
South Bend
Ind
Warnbaugh
Chicago
General Peanuts
East Fourteenth Street
New York
Maggie Minott
Jo-jo
Turkey
Theodore Peteroff
Elia Ewing
Viola la Porte
St. Louis
The Passing of the Freaks in the Moving Picture Era
A vivid portrait traces the decline of dime museum freaks as moving pictures rise. Mike the Midget and others recall penny profits, fading fame, and the shift of human curiosities to Europe. It notes wages drop, marriages amid the shows, and the lasting memory of Barnum era stardom.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mike
Baluchistan
Ito
Soprang
Moving Picture House
Museum Hercules
Spieler
La-Dees and Gentlemen
Millie Rogers
Miss Rogers
Europe
Jerry Simpson
Hippodrome
Gertrude Hoffman
Wisconsin
New York
Jerry
Charles 8. Bratton
Tom Thumb
Barnum
Gen
Fowers
Lavinia Warren
America
Zip
Chang
Eng
North‘ Carolina
Bunker
Lionel
Charles H. Perry
Providence
R. I
Sprague
Stella Ewing
Wilkins
Hamilton
Ohio
Peter Peters
Dime Museum
Victor Moore Play Scored Continued From Second Page
A review lauds Victor Moore's revival noting defiance of form and a strong lead by the appealing heroine who refuses a suspect lover until a devoted lieutenant proves himself. The piece blends a sharp domestic mood with a lively stage atmosphere and praises the Shubert era news on Nazimova’s management shift and the European operatic and theater movements shaping New York’s season.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Peri Becue
Cavil
Strom and
Cherry
Heingarian Meutenant
Hfe
Mme Nazimeya
Shiberts
Charles Frohmas
Stange
Lee Shubert
Strel
Bests
Nazimova
Shubert
Eledda Gable
East Side
Crlnett
The
Criterion
Mark Twrim
Henry Miler
Margaret Anglin
Interept
Copper Atom
Shuberts
Lea English
Jedda Gabler
Dolls House
Owen Johnson
Omtesse Coquette
Hem
Tbsen
Anerien
Hieh
Timua
Berlin
Winter Garden
Lew Fields
J. C. Huffman
William ©. Wilson
Arthur Voeguin
Hippod
Rome
Broadway
Forty-sixth Street
Globe
Jesse Lasky
I4s
Mr. Ftolmes
Larry Connor
Charlotte Walker
Eugene Walter
Belasco
Walter
Fritzi Scheff
Rugska
Terbert
Metropolitan Opera Pouse
Arthur Neems
Eiven
Philadelphia
Kitty Gordon
Mu Hajes
Toseaune Jacoby
Mawl Raymond
Jean Aldwyn
Tortafido
la Belle Dusie
Ids Barney Bernard
Lee Flarison
Mariethi
New Yok Theater
Richard Carle
Edna Wallace Hopper
New York
Herald Square Theater
Frederick FL Schrader
The Secret of the Harem Skirt's Creation Revealed
Feb. 36 reports reveal Jupe culotte evolution from hobble skirt and its aims to liberate women from restrictive wear. Paris dressmakers debate its hide and seek launch at Auteuil, with Poiret leading discussion and foreign critics weighing in.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Auteuil
England
America
Paris
Boulevard Theater
Rue de la Paix
Place Vendome
France
Espe My
Mme. Paquin
M. Paul Poiret
London
M. Voiret
M. Poiret
Switzerlands winter sports and fashion on page four
A sprawling overview of Alpine sports in Switzerland describes Cresta style skiing, speed skaters on Davos ice, ski jumping, ski joring, and figure skating. It notes curling and hockey among popular winter pastimes, plus gymkhana dances and evening rink carnivals. The piece also contrasts hobble and harem skirts in London and Paris fashion.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tte
Skeer
Alps
Switzerland
Davos
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Nickelodeons
Nature
Farcan Fy
Burden
Jesse James
Molle Pitcher
Lincoln
Giles
Michigan
Bates
Kentucky Giants
Kentucky
Hite
Tocei
Victor Moore
Times Square
W. R. Holt
New York Press Club
Record Press
M Poiret
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