New York Theaters Stir with Frisky Farces and Melodrama
The article surveys New York stage public taste in early 1906, noting rough rivalries among actors and audiences. It reviews Julie Bon Bon and other works, praising Fiske O Hara and Chicago's Twidle Swaddle scenes, while lamenting melodrama’s erosion by modern critique. It also reports Reginald De Koven planning Europe, Eleanor Robson securing a Liberty Theatre season, and Sothern and Marlowe’s Joan of Arc drama plans.
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Veronique heads to National Theater with London cast
The National Theater opens with Veronique on Monday January 15 including a matinee, praised in Paris and London for charm and melody. London manager George Edwardes sends a strong company to interpret the comic opera as Ben Greet brings Shakespearean flavor and a broad repertoire to America.
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Stage Notes Highlight Boston Rehearsals and New York Attractions
Francis Wilson begins rehearsals for The Mountain Climber with Harry Woodruff as star while William Gillette and the playwright himself draw crowds in Boston. Clara Linman’s Julie Bon Bon underperforms. Guy Standing linked to Migpah. Ella Wheeler Wilcox’s poem drama rehearsed by Charles Frohman. Charles B Hanford hosts Christmas gift tree in Shreveport. Blanche Bates and David Warfield headline Belasco and Bijou in New York with seats selling five weeks ahead. Tim Murphy revives The Texas Bride with strong local interest.
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