The Merry Widow Lights Poli’s Stage With Grand Entertainment
Poli’s theater presented The Merry Widow to a large delighted audience stirring praise for its production. The show, renowned worldwide, featured a superb cast, Paris imports, and a grand opera style orchestra delivering lively melodies with enthusiastic encores. Joe Weber's Travesty company supports the program, with a large cast and staff, showing Friday December 4 at Poli's.
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Ed win A Belkins All Star Yiddish Company at Poli's
A Yiddish speaking company drawing New Yorkers to the ghetto for a musical drama spectacle will perform at Poli's on Monday December 3. The Edwin A Belkins All Star Yiddish company offers rich vocal manipulation and language barrier not needed for appreciation. Tickets range from 25e to 75e.
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All Star Yiddish Company
Vaudeville at Jacques Delivers Mixed Card of Acts
The Jacques bill features the Brothers Byrne in a condensed pan tomimic act and the Buster Keaton troupe with classic knockabout humor. Stuart Darrow shadow pictures and sand artistry charm, while Frank Wallace presents Alone in Old Heidelberg. Contortionist Carlotta impresses, and Alexander the hobomotologist spins a wary monologue.
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Little Eva
Buster Keaton
Stuart Darrow
Frank Wallace
Old Heidelberg
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George B. Alexander
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al Leech
Rosebuds
Gertrude Shipman & Oe
Empire Theater to Host Educational Trip and Charity Ball
About 200 to 300 public school teachers and nearby towns will attend the last performance of Old Heidelberg at the Empire theater after gathering at the high school at 8 o clock. The David M Hartford stock company will present The Charity Ball tomorrow night, a major production with added cast. Advance seat sales move to the theater box office, phone 2216. Concordia Singing Society plans a December 13 concert at the Buckingham with artists Helen Ware Max Destaur and Adele Guerin Johnson. Tickets range from 25 to 50 cents and the program includes German and English selections. The concert starts at 8 30 to avoid church services and may lead to further events this winter.
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David M. Hartford Stock Company
Belasco and Demille
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Helen Ware
Philadelphia
Max Destaur
New Haven
Adele Guerin-Johnson
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Jacques
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Waterbury
Concordia Society
Buck Ingham
Fritzi Scheff Career Story Reveals Stage Roots
The article traces Fritzi Scheff’s life from Austrian birth to early choirmaster beginnings. It notes her parents, a church prodigy start at age five, vocal studies in Dresden and Frankfurt, a Frankfurt stage debut as Juliet, and early opera roles before joining light opera in The Two Roses Mille Modiste and The Prima Donna.
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Henry Blossom
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Fritzi
Dresden
Frankfort
Juliet
Cavalleria Rusticana
Metropolitan Opera House
New York
Marzelline
Coming Events Holiday Season Parish and Club Functions
A list of December gatherings across local venues includes a J C Starbuck lecture at First Baptist Church on Dec 3, a Bunker Hill Church chicken supper and entertainment on Dec 3, a Jolly Five dance at Hamilton Hall on Dec 4, B B Assembly social and dance at C O F Hall Cheshire on Dec 4–11, a Turn Verein dance at Turn Hall Scovill Street on Dec 4, L Artisant Canadien Francais whist and dance at Lafayette Hall Bank Street, a Red Men's Hall social and dance by Four of Us on Dec 4, the Third Congregational Church fair and supper by Ladies Aid on Dec 9–10, and the Ivy Athletic Club first annual dance at Red Men's Hall on Dec 11, with other social events noted.
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First Baptist Church
Bunker Hill
Hamilton Hall
Jolly-Five
F. Hall
Cheshire
B. B. Assembly
Turn Hall
Scovill Street
Setive Turners
Waterbury
Turn Verein
Lafayette Hall
Bank Street
L’artisant Canadien Francais
Third Congregational Church
Ladies’ Aid Society
Ivy Athletic Club
Leavenworth Hall
Jolly Felooea Eee
Parochial Socials and Theatrical Lineup at City Halls
Sacred Heart hall on Wolcott street hosts a parochial social on December 28 and 29. Daughters of Liberty plan a December 30 event with Mechanics and Speedwell halls featuring a dance, whist and drill by the degree team. Theatrical bookings run November 30 to December 6 with The Merry Widow, a Yiddish play, Joe Weber's all star stock company, Human Hearts and Imperial Moving Pictures scheduled through early December.
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Wolcott Street
Daughters of Liberty
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All Star Stock Company
Human Hearts
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