Theatrical Chatter and Obituaries Chronicle Stage Figures
Grace George closes a 21 month season with plans for two new American and London plays next season. Peter Bowman, bagpipe player, dies at 80 in Brooklyn after helping Maude Adams's The Little Minister. James Hurley, longtime Uncle Tom actor, dies at 62 in New York Hospital, to be buried by Actors’ Fund. Loraine Frost, age 14, hailed as Ophelia, earns praise in Hamlet on the Pacific coast. Mildred Holland hires an English maid at the Hotel Cecil amid backstage photos. Lilian Russell, star of Wildfire, set for Liberty Theatre autumn engagement. George Broadhurst and Hobart’s work cements her as a top comedienne with Joseph Brooks’s strong production.
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Grace George
London
America
Peter Bowman
Maude Adams
Reid Avenue
Brooklyn
Scotland
New York Caledonian Club
Ats
William James Hurley
Uncle Tom
New York Hospital
Providence
Pacific Coast
Robert Mantell
Goodfriend
Loraine Frost
Ophelia
Marie
Booth Russell
San Francisco
Miss Frost
Lilian Russell
Wildfire
Liberty Theater
New York
George Broadhurst
George W. Hobart
Miss Russell
Joseph Brooks
Wright Named Secretary of War to Succeed Taft
The White House announced General Luke E. Wright of Tennessee will become secretary of war after Taft’s resignation on June 30. Wright, a Democrat, previously served as civil governor of the Philippines and ambassador to Japan, and his career includes Confederate service, Memphis yellow fever relief leadership, and notable legal and administrative skill suitable for the War Department’s duties in the Philippines, Panama, and Cuba.
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Tennessee
White House
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Japan
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South
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Panama
Cuba
War Department
Root
Taft arrives in Cincinnati for informal home welcome
Secretary Taft, arriving from Washington, is greeted by a crowd in Cincinnati and sees plans for a formal reception. He stays at Charles P Taft's home with Congressman Sherman and national committee members, while a conference unfolds. In Cumberland Maryland a separate train stop draws a crowd, with a band and four elephants present.
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Taft
Washington
Charles P. Taft
Sherman
National Committee
C. P. Taft
Congressman Sherman
Chicago
Mr. Taft
Cumberland
Momsber
Aiso
Presidents Vacation At Oyster Bay Departure Today
President Roosevelt begins his annual stay at Oyster Bay Lengle land home today aboard a special train. Mrs. Roosevelt and other family accompany him and the party is expected to reach Oyster Bay around 525 o clock. He quips that he has earned a rest and expresses gratitude to the American people for the opportunity to have enjoyed his stay.
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Oyster Bay
Rowerett
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Frank Miller & Co
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Spencer Ave
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Fuller St
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Pols Theater
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Ppothecaria Hall
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Leavenworth
Joseph F. Smith
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Conn. Boot & Shoe CO
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Rick's Dancing Academy
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