Tuesday, 23 October 2012

Their first tour...

Well, yes. I've been going through paper after paper from across the pond to try and put together a tour route. It's tough and long winded, but below is what I have so far:


1912 - 1913 TOUR (9 month tour)

·         Leave Liverpool on the Cedric - October 17th 1912
·         Arrive in New York - October 26th 1912

o   October 28th 1912 - Carnegie Hall, New York
o   November 1st 1912 - Association Hall, Trenton, New Jersey
o   November 4th 1912 - St Paul's Church, Meriden, New York
o   November 5th 1912 - Colonial Club, Meriden, New York
§  MISSING DATES
o   November 22nd 1912 - State Armory, New York
§  MISSING DATES
o   December 15th 1912 - Central Congregational Church, Brooklyn, New York (2,100 audience)
o   December 19th 1912 - The Outlook Club, Montclair, New Jersey
o   December 24th 1912 - Xmas Tree, Madison Square, New York
o   December 25th 1912 - Xmas Tree, Madison Square, New York
§  MISSING DATES
o   January 4th 1913 - Andrew Carnegie Residence
§  MISSING DATES - somewhere between New York and Monessen? Newspapers state a prolonged stay in New York from October to the latter part of January
o   February 20th 1913 - Normal School Chapel, California/Charleroi, Pennsylvania
o   February 21st 1913 - Opera House (Cambrian Literary Society), Monessen, Pennsylvania
§  MISSING
o   March 5th 1913 - Baptist Tabernacle, Atlanta, Georgia
§  MISSING
         §  March 12th 1912 - Gressen Theatre?, Tampa, Florida
o   March 29th 1913 - Stone City Opera House, Bedford, Indiana
o   April 1st 1913 - Clinton Presbyterian Church, Clinton, Indiana
§  MISSING DATES
o   April 21st 1913 - Grand Opera House, Spencer, Iowa
o   April 24th 1913 - Guild Hall, Racine, Wisconsin
§  MISSING DATES
o   April 31st 1913 - Grand Opera House, Spencer, Iowa
o   May 1st 1913 - Kymric Club, Racine, Wisconsin
o   May 7th 1913 - First Christian Church, Bedford, Indiana - James McDonald had Typhoid
§  MISSING DATES
o   May 16th 1913 - Methodist Episcopal Church, Uniontown, Pennsylvania
o   May 20th 1913 - Waynesburg College, Waynesburg, Pennsylvania
o   May 22nd 1913 - High School Auditorium, Uniontown, Pennsylvania
o   May 23rd 1913 - The White House (President Woodrow Wilson & Cabinet of United States), Washington, District of Columbia
o   May 24th 1913 - Exposition Music Hall, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania - Closing Concert
o   May 25th 1913 - New Theatre, New Castle, Pennsylvania
o   May 27th 1913 - New Castle First Presbyterian Church, New Castle, Pennsylvania
o   May 30th 1913 - Laird Opera House, Greenville, Pennsylvania
o   June 3rd 1913 - Ithica First Methodist Episcopal Church, Ithica, New York
           §  MISSING DATES

·         Leave New York on the Mauretania - July 1913 - only 10 members listed on boat.

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As you can see there are quite a few gaps, but I'm still working on it. The listing for Florida was found in a newspaper from New York area, but I have yet to find any Florida based papers containing information so I cannot confirm it. It would fit in with their route down through Georgia though.

If you know of any other dates or come across anything, please email me, I would love to know!

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