Week of Opera and Shakespeare Delights at Major Theaters
A lively week featuring the Metropolitan Opera Company at the National, Mantell in Shakespeare at the Columbia, and Bennetta Creaman ushering in three performances of As You Like It. Caruso and Sembach drew large crowds for Lucia di Lammermoor while Hermann and Grieg’s works highlighted an evening of varied fare. Mantell’s Lear stood out, praised for its pathos and refined delivery, with Dixey’s The Man on the Box delivering versatile comic acting at the Gracias. Nosen’s strong hero performance and Letty character portrayal echoed Pinero’s themes, marking a season rich in talent and dramatic interpretation.
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Metropolitan Opera Company
The
National
Robert Mantll
Columni
Bennetta Creaman
Henry FP Dinxey
Belasa
Hell Caruso
Sembach
Henry B. Dixey
Felasen
Ina
Dixey
Carlotta Nosen
Letty
Pinere
Theatrical Critics Clash Over Acting Styles and Careers
A noisy exchange argues whether truth in performance overrides mercurial effect, praising a leading actress for nuanced portrayal in The Marion Box. Critics debate long runs, artistic dedication, and how age and fame influence roles, mentioning Otis Skinner and Alan Dale in Cosmopolitan.
Forbes Robertson Sketch Of The Man On English Grrot In Egypt
A period-tinged profile of actor and painter Forbes Robertson. Born in Rouen influenced by theatre and art, he blends intellect and emotion, avoids self advertising, and embodies refined artistry. Gertrude Elliot’s companionship is noted as part of a cultivated life.
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Forbes- Rovertaun
Edward Dedloo
Uus Vite
Egypt
M.A P
Jubastore Forbes-Robertson
P. BH
Opeamse
Rouen
France
Germany
Royal Academy
Elis
Bic Fortes-Robertson
Claudio
Benedict
Amore
Irving
Lyceum
Westminster Abbey
Forbes-Robertson
Imo
Amr
Forbes
Gertrude Elliot
Forbes - Robertson
McIntyre and Heath Minstrels Pioneer Southern Style Act
The genuine old time Southern darky performer embodies humor and adaptability across theater eras. McIntyre and Heath describe their rise from circus vendors to minstrel stars, detailing study of the genre, early struggles in St. Louis, and a breakthrough with buck and wing dancing that boosted their income and led to Tony Pastor's stage in New York.
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South
Darky
McTntyre
Heath J
MelIntyre
Heath Minstrels
St. Louis
Jin Wipte
Dune
Wid
Prt
Iicrease
Buck
Wim
Tony Pastor
New York
Stage Drama Trends Toward Inner Conflicts and Subtlety
Maeterlinck notes a shift in drama from external action to internal inquiry. He observes creeping paralysis of action, a stronger focus on consciousness and moral questions, and a striving for a new beauty that is less abstract. Bloodshed recedes as heroism softens and courage becomes more measured.
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Maeterlingk
Marsh's Concert Tonight at Mujustu Theater
Marsh presents a premier season concert at Mujustu Theater featuring European and American pictures, new songs, and a lineup with the Philip Sisters and Mootz. The event promises novelty, humor, and illustrated numbers by W. H. I. Included are new acts and a range of entertainment for the evening.
Edeson Defends Indian Image In American Drama
Robert Edeson argues Indian characters offer rich stage potential. He criticizes stereotypes and white oppression shaping their portrayal, cites Strongheart as early American Indian love song. Edeson credits Indigenous actors and education efforts for authentic representation and calls for respectful, educated depictions.
Sunday Concert at the Belasco Theater Tonight
The Belasco Theater hosts a Sunday concert featuring tenor Fred erick De Hart fresh from Europe singing Italian French and English pieces including Non e ver Ninon To night and Well me with Your Eyes. The Miles Bras present moving pictures with travel scenes and new comedy views as Rakemann and orchestra perform instrumental pieces.
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Belasco Theater
Frederick de Hart
Europe
Yost
Wakefield Smith
Enghaat
van Tiizer
Rakemann
Frey Je Hart
de Hari
Matti
Makan
Ninor
O-Night
von Tilzer
Gossip of the Stage Promises and Setbacks in New York Theatre
The stage world reports Gretrude Coghlan joining a Lion and the Mouse tour tomorrow. The Redskin ends its Liberty engagement March 24. Amy Ricardo to play a Grace in She Three Graces at Chicago Opera House. Florence Roberts to appear in The Strength of the Work at Liberty on April 16. Jane Laurel recovering from appendicitis at St Vincent’s Hospital New York. The Galloper with Raymond Hitsh cork to begin March 1 at Garden Theater and tour. Elsie Janis marks 17th birthday March 16 with party and gifts. Dorothy Tennant slowly regaining from typhoid and ready to resume in a week. Ada Rehan recovering from illness and plans spring tour abandoned. Henry B. Stanford to settle in America and naturalize. Walter N. Lawrence buys two plays from Rachel Crothers The Three U’s and The Coming of Mrs Patrick s. Clara Lipman sues Dillingham over Mile. Modiste scene. Jessie Mac Hall to star next season under Morasco in In South Carolina. Florence Huntley praised for Lulu Trafferty in The Eye Witness. Frey Je Hart, a young French tenor, new at Belasco tonight with a diverse program. Ed O’Connor, Washington actor, returns with Peg ev from Paris. Olivette Waynes shines as Sophie Blatz in the new piece with a German dialect number.
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Amy Ricardo
Ed O'Connor
Washington
Peg~ev
Paris
Alonzo Plummer
Mr. O'Connor
Posey
Sophie Blatz
Henry
Paula Edwards Star of Princess Beggar Delivers Bold Stage feats
Paula Edwards, the heroine of the comedy opera Princess Beggar, is praised for extraordinary energy and leadership in rehearsals and on stage. Her own inventive numbers Bells of Long Ago and When It's Raining showcase her ingenuity with floral sounds and electric umbrellas, highlighting the production's high cost and complexity.
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Paula Hadwardes
Princess Beggar
Miss ‘Edwards
Miss Edwardes
Frank Smithson
Edwardes
Dienne
As Good as a Play by Viola Allen and Collier’s Reform
A reflection on the phrase As good as a play linked to Charles II and Jeremy Collier. The piece traces Collier’s moral critique of Restoration theatre, his 1670s Short View, and the lasting impact on public taste, noting his stern satire and the shift toward more virtue in stage works.
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Viola Allen
Charles II
Charles
Jeremy Collier
Collier
Jeremy Colter
Johnson
London
Merry Charles
John ‘Collins
Col Uer
Gota
MR DIXEY CAREER OF A STAGE ICON AND LIVING LEGEND
Henry E Dixey spent a life on stage from age eight in Boston to leading roles in Daly and Booth companies. He created Adonis with Gil, starred at the Huon Theatre in New York for three years, then Versatile work across straight comedy vaudeville and leading parts with Italy Barett and Booth. Edeson notes the strain of Indian makeups and recalls 260 baths during a dramatic water rescue season.
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Henry E. Dixey
Boston
Wawin Booth
H. Gil
Mr. Dixey
Huon Theater
New York
Adonis
America
Prince Fortunatus
Charles Fronman
Augustin Italy
Lawrence Barett
Edwin Booth
Herrmann
Magmcian
Ben Alg
Feading Man
Amelisingham
Ells Jeffries
Edeson
Robert Edeson
Béeson
Bemig Td
EW Plays and Revivals on Gotham Stage
The Washington Post notes a sparse spring slate with Charley's Aunt the sole Broadway success. Don Carlos at the Kew Amsterdam, His Majesty at Majestic, and The Greater Love at Madison Square receive mixed notices, while management changes loom including Heinrich Conried at the New Theater and James St Hackett pursuing Field's Theater.
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Washington Post
New York
Broadway
Manhattan
Etienne Ghrardot
Richard Mansfield
Don Carlos
Kew
Amsterdam
Blanche Rine
Madison Square
Mozart
Ivy Ashton Root
Uus
Teast
Herr von Barrie
Miss Rent
Howard Kyle
Beverly Sitgreaves
la Mandini
Coming Attractions At The National Week Of April 2
The Rogers Brothers headline the National week of April 2 with His Last Dollar at the Academy. The Shuberts bring The Earl and the Girl to Belasco the week of April 3 starring Eddie Foy and a large company. Also Sultan of Sulu at Majestic week of April 2, plus The Lightning Conductor at National Theater April 9. Chase’s features Auguste van Biene and other acts. Columbia Theater presents The Little Gray Lady April 2 with Maurier Campbell’s cast. Washington life in a clerks’ boardinghouse portrayed with Dorothy Denelly and Juliaann in the original New York cast.
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Academy
Wall Street
David Higsing
Eleanor Montell
Shuberts
New York
Belasco Theater
Eddie Foy
Amelia Summerville
George Ade
Suln
Washington
Majestic
Chase
Auguste van Biene
Henry Lee
Harmony Four
Sktech
Tom Hearn
Brockman
Mack
Belmont
Ida O'Day
Alson
Frances Namon
Vitograph
Columts Theater
Maurier Campbell
Channing Pollock
Washington Life
Pollock
Frank Xorrt
Bishop
Treasury Department
Maurice Campbell
National Capital
Dorothy Denelly
Jullann
Professor of Slang Ade Translates Chicagoese into English
London interview with George Ade reveals he catalogs modern American slang in Fables in Slang. He discusses The College Widow, its college slang sense, and contrasts dialects, noting Ade’s shift from slang to playwriting and detailing the notion of a college widow as a pretty girl who flirts with undergraduates then moves on each year. Champagne is dubbed conversation water.
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George Ade
Upper Nile
Egypt
London
Marseilles
Londonr Express
Yeverday
Chicago
Ade
Cairo
Middle West
Mr Ade
America
Pittsburg Raksing Mill
Certoin
United States
Mr. Ade
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Lion ”and the Mouse Western Company
Redskin
Liberty Theater
the Galloper
Raymond Hitshcork
Reigs the Garden
Elsie Janis
Ludwig Fulda
Yale University
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Carlotta Nilson
Henry Dixey
Walter N. Lawrence
J. R. Hackett
Thomas Q. Seabrooke
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Heart of Maryland
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Julie Bunbon
Colonial
Charles E. Swans
Rogers Brothers
Herbert Kelcey
Effie Shannon
National Theater
J. Fred Zimmerman
Philadelphia
Harry G. Sommers
Knickerbocker Theater
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