Washington Theaters Attractions Of The Week
Forbes Robertson stars in Hamlet at the Columbia delivering a thoughtful, well balanced interpretation that blends reason with emotion and showcases a refined acting style. Lew Dockstader's Minstrel Company headlines the National with lively songs, jokes, and elaborate visuals, praised as the best in years. Captain Barrington production debuts in Washington at the Lafayette, highlighting a Revolutionary-era tale of espionage and twin identities.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Forbes Robertson
Columbia
Kean
Kemble
Hazlitt
Booth
Hamlet
Mr. Robertson
Robertson
Hamid
Horatio
Marcellus
Tie
Claudius
Rosencrantz
Fulldenstern
England
High Seas
Leertes
The
Kate Rorke
Ophelia
Ian Robertson
King Claudius
Giles Shine
Polonius
Frank Gillmore
Laertes
Fred
F. Schrader
Lew Dockstader
National
Minstrel Company
National Theater
Capt. Barrington
Washington
Victor Mape
Captain Barrington
Lafayette
Foundling Hospital
Pierce Guild
Henri Gréssit
Long Island
Capt
Barrington
Lieut
Fielding
Wielding
Ruth Langdon
Casper Moulton
William Bramwell
Gen. Washington
Lieut. Fielding
Catherine Calhoun
Lucia Huxford
W. PR. Huxford
Trene Mifflin
Senator
Cullom
John J. Edson
W. H. Moses
Taylor
8. W. Woodward
W. A. Jones
E. B. Graves
Sowers
Adams
Jenness
The Four Mortons and Queen of the Highway at the Academy
Review notes a mixed vaudeville bill with Avery Strakosch a standout vocal headliner and a thrilling sixill act by the nona and Frank. Riccobono’s trained horses and a strong comedic duo Howard and North anchor the program, while Queen of the Highway at the Academy of Music features Helen McGowan as a circus rider and Alberta Lee as Rainbow with dramatic stage effects and animal players.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Martons
Chase
Mortons
Darice
Avery Strakosch
Dreamland
Annie Laurie
Wenona
Frank
Sixill
Riccobono
Howard
North
Troba
Marcus
Gartelle
Lfe
Academy of Music
Helen McGowan
United States
Manatoba
J.louis Ungerer
Alberta Lee
Rainbow
Lee Daniel
Hymns and hymn books study updates standard list
Henry R. Elliot notes total hymn counts by Wesley Crosby and Watts and discusses a new reference book Hymns of Worship and Service. A survey of 25 years of hymn books yields 476 hymns in most, refined to 540 standard hymns and their approved tunes.
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Wesley
Fanny Crosby
Dr.Watts
Washington Post
New York
Henry R. Elliot
Fannie Crosby
Dr. Watts
Haseen
Clash Between Unions At Central Labor Union Meeting
The mechanics union of the navy yard and the local musicians union clashed over a band they organized. Committees from both groups will confer Sunday at 2 p.m. at the Fat Men's Club to seek a compromise as the labor temple report is delayed until the next meeting. Noel House Social Settlement outlines its annual meeting at 1331 Connecticut Ave on March 8 at 3 30 with stere opticon views and invited friends of Noel House and social settlements.
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Central Labor Union
Mechanics’ Union
Navy Yard
Musicians’ Union
Fat Men's Club
Washington
Spohn
Noel House
Alexander Graham Bell
Connecticut Avenue
Bayard
Boardman
Buckingham
Robert Chew
Bel
Horace Deland
Bayonne Fire Volunteer Charged With Incendiary Fires
James McInerney, 21, a Bayonne volunteer fireman, confessed to starting as many as a dozen fires in Centreville area. He waived examination, jailed in Hudson County. Police traced his acts to a childhood fascination with fire and a later pyromania, clearing up a mystery for locals. He had been repeatedly suspected due to his proximity to fires and prompt responses.
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Dep
Bayonne
Washington Post
New York
Americus Engine ‘Company
McInerney
Americus Engine House
Centreville
Young ‘McSric Yhey
Harris
Hassmiler
Hadeen
Centerville
Young McInerney
Building for Lodge Use by Washington Royal Arcanum
Plans perfected for erecting a large Washington building for Royal Arcanum use. Officers include Edward T. Kaiser president and Edson M. Schryver first vice president. The Royal Arcanum Build ing Company lists nine councils and a 4000-strong jurisdiction in Washington.
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Royal Arcanum
Washington
Royal Arcasium Building Company
Edward T. Kaiser
Edson M. Schryver
Winfield 8. Schley
Robert A. Chester
Edmond Mallet
Smith Thompson, Jr
Edmond Mallett, Jr
Claude R. Zappone
John D. Biddis
John W. Hodges
Jared D. Terrell
J. Edward Swaine
William W.chase
Charles J. Jamies
Commercial Bank
Edson M. Schryger
Baltimore
Schrey
Siam to End Gambling Plan Draws International Aid
New York March 27 United States and England may be asked to aid Siam in banning legalized gambling. King of Siam, urged by Presbyterian Board missionaries, plans to stop gambling by April in many areas with delays in others. Loss of gambling revenue will be offset by higher land taxes and increased import duties.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington Post
New York
United States
England
Siam
Arthur J. Brown
Presbyterian Foreign Board
Ellfort
Bangkok
Brown
Presbyterian Board of Foreign Missions
Hamilton King
Slam
Lighter Side of Life and Danish Echoes in Local Notes
A fragmentary light column mixes church singing, wedding rumors, and playful verse from the Denmark Herald. It references Bobby at church, a piano player, and a mock critique of poetry purporting to be published, with ironic nods to Hamlet themes and local street life amid winter contexts.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bobby
Nellis
Nellie
Denmark Herald
Denmark
Snide Lights On History Mystery Snapshot
A fragmentary text hints at a dialogue between Pyemiltéa and Galatea, with snide commentary on beauty and stone, suggesting an origin tale or mythic exchange. The garbled lines imply a surreal, classical reference scene within a history themed piece.
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Pyemiltéa
Siam to Gradually Abolish Gambling in Siam and Bangkok
The Siamese government plans a gradual abolition of gambling houses within Siam. Eighteen interior venues will be closed, eighty will shut next April, with remaining establishments to end by 1906. Bangkok’s Occidental population hopes to aid reform through import dues legislation, a step praised as advancing global standards.
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United States
England
Bangkok
Europe
America
Guam
Banks and Office Building Bid for Choice Corner
The Stone estate corner at F and Fourteenth streets, once Mrs. Margaret R. Stone’s home, is likely to be sold to International Banking Corporation. Plans call for an eight story banking house with offices to rent, costing about 100000 dollars, at 200000 dollars price. a second New York group seeks more parcels for a 120 foot Fourteenth Street frontage and a 400000 dollar total deal.
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Fourteenth Streets
Stone
Margaret R. Stone
International Banking Corporation
Messrs. Berry & Minor
Wood, Donn, & Deming
Wyatt
F Street
Fourteenth Street
The
Stock Exchange
New York
Wills Filed For Probate Involving Mrs Browne Estate
The will of Mrs Alice Key Browne dated August 8 1903 was filed in the register of wills. It details about seventy specific legacies to relatives and friends and leaves the residue to National Safe Deposit Savings and Trust Company of Washington DC in trust for near relatives named in the will. Mrs Browne widow of late Surgeon General John Millis Browne USN, is mentioned as the principal estate holder. Another will from C J Myers filed yesterday designates Mrs Sarah Myers as beneficiary and executor. The October 23 date is noted on that instrument.
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Alice Bey Browne
Alice Key Browne
Register of Wills
National Safe Deposit, Savings and Trust Company
District of Columbia
Yale
Browne
John Millis Browne
Sarah Myers
C. J. Myers
Funeral of Artist William H Hillard Held Here
The noted artist William Henry Hillard’s funeral occurred at his 2100 Nineteenth Street Northwest residence. Rev. Ernest Smith led brief rites before the body was taken to Baltimore for burial in Greenmount Cemetery, with many relatives in attendance.
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Baltimore
William Henry Hillard
Nineteenth Street
Ernest Smith
St. Thomas‘ Episcopal Church
Greenmount Cemetery
Hilliard
William, Heald
Atlantic City
Charles Fi, Heald
Lynchbure
J. Creswell Heald
Sidney Johnsonns
Hillara
Fahnestock
Leader Santelmann's Mother Dead
Lieut William Santelman of the United States Marine Band received a cable from Germany announcing his mother's death. He planned a European visit and two weeks’ leave, to be postponed. Assistant Director Walter E. Smith conducted yesterday's navy concert in his stead.
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Santelmann
Wiliam Aantelmann
United States“ Marine
Germany
Europe
Walter EK. Smith
Santelmanm
Control HIBBS to Directors Amid Ferry Amalgamation
Plans for merging the Washington and Alexandria Ferry Company with the Norfolk and Washington Steamboat Company were outlined. Hibbs will hold major stake and join the larger board while a separate two or three member cross board exists. Two new boats will cut trips to Alexandria to twenty minutes, with overhauled slips and better service to boost Alexandria as a Washington suburb. Clarence F. Norment forecast board approval next Monday.
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Alexandria
Washington and Alexandria Ferry Company
W.B. Hibbs
Hart Estate
New York
Norfolk and Washington Steamboat Company
Steamboat Company
Ferry Company
Hibbs
Mr. Hibbs
Washington
Wilbs
Norfolk and Washington
Clarence F. Norment
Washington and Alexandria Ferry
Funeral of Brother Alban at Ammendale Cemetery
The remains of Rev. Brother Alban late of St. John's College were buried in Ammendale Cemetery. A solemn Requiem Mass was sung in the Ammendale Normal Institute chapel with Father Dolan as deacon and Father Tower as subdeacon. Members of the St. John's College class of 1903 04 attended, along with numerous relatives and friends from Philadelphia, Baltimore, and Washington.
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J. Tower
Hyattsville
Normal Institute
Father Dolan
S. John's College
Philadelphia
Baltimore
Washington
Brother Imier
Order of the Brothers of the Christian Schools
Brother Austin
Brother Germanus
St. John’s College
Brother Edmund
Immaculate Conception
Lennon Chosen President of Georgetown Law Debating Society
The Georgetown Law School Debating Society elected officers for its third term. Joseph A. Lennon of Massachusetts became president with Ignatius X. Cuttle of Rhode Island as vice president, James F. Gannon as secretary, William Crawford as treasurer, and Louis Loeffler as sergeant-at-army. Lennon is noted as a popular class member who attended Boston University prior to Georgetown.
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Georgetown Law School Debating Society
Georgetown Law School
Joseph A. Lennon
Massachusetts
Ignatius X. Cuttle
Rhode Island
James F. Gannon
William Crawford
Louis Loeffler
Georgetown
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Minstrelsy's Hall of Fame
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Carroll Johnson
Neil O'Brien
Dockstader
Well O’brien
Gra F P. Weller
Holy
Manuel Romain
William McDonald
John King
Néill O'Brien
Sheridan
Winchester
Sunflower Beaux and Belles
Johnny
Willie Foley
Foley Brothers
Yanks
Neil O’brien
O’brien
New York Stars
Good Olio
Lyceum
Clever Burlesque
Lyceum Theater
Johnny Ray
Bandy
V Watson
King's. New
Li Sayar
Diaeheany Sostnimmed
Jerseyalan
Flames
Cohen
Dr. Brown
Boratig
Gertrude
vWell
Ceek
Ae Napoleon
Finance
Cupid
Snide
BANK
Fourteenth
F Streets
Bucklen
Norfolk Steamboat Company
Hirbs
Brother Alban
Lennon
William de Vantier
Frey’s Undertaking Establishment
Arlington Cemetery
Lawton Camp
J. I. King
Chanlain C. Co. Pierce
Fort Myer
Charles O. Sears
James V. Tierley
J. L. May, W. Fennell
Richard Is Rand, and
M. J. Conroy
Newtlet MM. Brooks
Woman's Missionary Society of the Metropolitan, Presbyterian Church
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