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...leading roles will be assumed by Harry Conor, the original Well and Strong; Geraldine McCann, who will appear as the dashing young widow; Harry Gilfoil, the famous whistling soloist, who takes the part of the waiter, and George Richards, who will be seen in the character of Ben Gay. Other members of the company are Effie Atherton Par, Sadie Kirby, Margarel MacDonald, Cora Tinny, Julius Whitmark, Richard Carl, and the peerless little American dancer, Bessie Clayton. The musical numbers, which form a strong feature in all of Hoyt's comedies, are new this season, and embrace the following variety...
...leading roles will be assumed by Harry Conor, the original Well and Strong; Geraldine McCann, who will appear as the dashing young widow; Harry Gilfoil, the famous whistling soloist, who takes the part of the waiter, and George Richards, who will be seen in the character of Ben Gay. Other members of the company are Effle Atherton Par, Sadie Kirby, Margarel MacDonald, Cora Tinny Julius Whitmark, Richard Carl, and the peerless little American dancer, Bessie Clayton. The musical numbers, which form a strong feature in all of Hoyt's comedies, are new this season, and embrace the following variety...
...production of Ben Jonson's "Silent Woman" in Sanders Theatre yesterday was undoubtedly one of the most unique that has been seen upon any stage in America. Though its interest was rather a literary and historical than a strictly dramatic one, yet the presentation was in every way a great success...
...Ben Jonson's "Epicoene or The Silent Woman" will be given in Sanders Theatre this afternoon at 2 o'clock and this evening at 8. Nearly all of the arrangements for the production of the play have been completed. The scenery is a very elaborate imitation of the old model, and will prove a most interesting feature of the play. The fops and gallants and other supernumeraries have been carefully drilled in their part of the performance and will add greatly to the realism of the reproduction...
Yesterday afternoon in Sever 11 Mr. George P. Baker lectured to a very large audience on "The Elizabethan Method of Producing a Play." The lecture was a very appropriate introduction to the coming representation of Ben Jonson's "Silent Woman...