Lackaye and Hackett On Stage Craft and Drama
Wilton Lackaye discusses his rise as an actor and the craft of performance, stressing practice and apprenticeship. James K. Hackett replies that drama and literature intertwine, arguing plays endure when built on action and character, not solely literary quality.
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Fritzi Scheff Childhood and Early Voice Development
Rita Soeff, born to a Vienna singer mother, showed early musical talent. At five she joined a church choir and demonstrated prima donna instincts after a baton tap at rehearsal. By eight she was viewed as an infant prodigy and ten began her opera career that led to America and later contic opera fame.
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Notes on stage stars and travels in New York theater
Robert T. Haines to play Kara in The Darling of the Gods. Lillian Russell debuts in vaudeville at Proctor houses. Alice Nielsen sails from England to begin American tour in Washington. De Wolf Hopper praised at Lyric. Moonshine stars Marie Cahill later here. Clyde Bayou hosts Walls of Jericho to capacity. Frederick Paulding as Baron Hosaki in Moonshine. Buffalo customs seize Cecilia Loftus fur coat. Louis Mann weighs Shylock. Mary Van Buren hosts reception for Mrs. T. P. O Connor. Innes band moves from New York to Chicago. Forbes Robertson’s The Conquerors panned. Olga Nethersole to bring La Dedale to English stage. Fritzi Scheff at Columbia followed by Primrose Minstrels and The County Chairman. Maude Adams, Maude Adams company to present Peter Pan here next week. John Blair stars in The Crossing. cast includes Ferguson, Violet Houk, Gertrude Hoffman. Marie Cahill’s Moonshine draws success. Maude Adams, Peter Pan in pipeline. John Kendrick Bangs and Klein opera 2-3-0-5 opens in Baltimore then New York. Belasco plans Heart of Maryland revival tour. Alterations by Hall Caine planned. still playing Amsterdam. Cleveland Leader on Violet Houk in The Crossing. Will A. McConnell dies in New York after ptomaine operation. Lambs Club repartee noted. Fritzi Scheff’s fame noted. Emma Calve to sing in English this season with French songs. Levi recalls Joe Weber era and old tunes.
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John Blair
Nicholas Tempie
Winston Churchil
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M. de St. Gre
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Gertrude Hoffman
Adrea
Mme. Butterfly
Puccini
London
la Scalla
Milan
Mr. Belasco
Mr. Long
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Marie B. Schrader
Henry E. Dixey
Chauncey Olcott
Harry Watson
Hopper
Hke
Edna Wallace
Melia Bergen
Shubert
Frederic Ranken
Weber-Fields Music Hall
Wang
Dragon Fly collaboration fuels stage legend
John Luther Long and Edward Childs Carpenter team on The Dragon Fly, Long's first non Belasco project, praising Belasco's genius and stamina. Long recounts Mme Butterfly origins, Darling of the Gods triumphs, and Adrea's dramatic impact, while noting his shift from law to letters and his Japan inspiration through secondhand insight.
How Crane's New Comedy Came To Be Written
A behind the scenes look at the creation of The American Lord by Charles T Carey and George H Broadhurst. They bounce ideas from President to Lord and abroad, settling on a Western heir to an English title that forces an American to adapt his notions. The piece chronicles actor input, collaboration hurdles, and the path from concept to acceptance by Crane and Frohman.
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Charles T. Carey
George H. Broadhurst
Crane
Mr. Broadhurst
Mr. Darey
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Washington
Mr. Dazey
Mr Dazey
Broadhurst
England
Charles Frohman
Verdi's Rigolette in English a big success in New York
Henry W Savage's English Grand Opera Company scored a notable triumph in New York with Verdi's Rigoletto. Cast included Winfred Got and Gertrude Bennyson, while conductor Emanuel led an handsome staged production. The season opened with Ada and featured Lohengrin and La Boheme among new comedies and strong ensembles. Next week the touring company cross the continent with over 150 people and a 50 piece orchestra led by three conductors.
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America
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Gertrude Bennyson
Gilda
Mme. Melba
Rita Newman
Maddalena
Emanuel
English Grand Opera Company
Ada
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Francis Maclennan
Tannhauser
Puccini
Dixey in The Man on the Box and Happyland at Madison Square
Henry E Dixey stars in Harold MacGrath's The Man on the Box as a groom who pretends to be a coachman and ends up in a police cell, with Carlotta Nilsson in support. The review also covers Chauncey Olcott in a Burke melodrama and Walter Lawrence's direction at Madison Square Theater alongside De Wolf Hopper in Happyland, noting Hopper's staging, crowd response, and the show’s lavish production.
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Man On the Box
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Washington
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