Barrie and Barrymore Shine in Alice Sit by the Fire at Hollis
Boston audiences applaud J M Barrie new play Alice Sit by the Fire at Hollis Street Theatre featuring Ethel Barrymore and a strong company. The story follows a colonel's daughter who educates her parents in drama causing comical yet touching clashes with parental affection.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hollis Street Theatre
Boston
J. M. Barrie
Ethel Barrymore
Barrie
England
Mr. Barrie
Miss Barrymore
Alice
Cyril Smith
Stephen Rollo
Dohn Barrymore
Leonora Dunbar
Mary Nash
Davenport Seymour Bauny
Florence Busby Richardson
Seeccces
Baby Bass
McIntyre
Heath
Klaw & Erlanger
Lis
Isaac B. Rich
Thel Frohman
Abyssinia at Globe Theatre featuring Williams and Walker
An afternoon and evening bill at the Globe Theatre presents Williams and Walker with a 60 performer company in a musical oddity Abyssinia. The plot follows Rastus Johnson who wins a lottery, buys land in Kansas that yields oil, travels with Jasmine Jenkins and others, travels to Abyssinia, experiments with a gun, faces arrest over a broken vase, is pardoned by King Menelik II, and ends with a fete before returning to America.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Abyssinia
Rastus Johnson
Kansas
Jasmine Jenkins
Paris
Rastus
Menelik II
U.S. A
Walls of Jericho at Tremont Theatre with Hackett
Alfred Sutro's The Walls of Jericho comes to Tremont Theatre for a two week engagement starting Monday April 9. James K. Hackett and Mary Mannering star with Harriet Otis Dellenbaugh and Gertrude Gheen in the supporting company, portraying Jack Frobisher’s clash of rough virtue with cosmopolitan society.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Alfred Sutro
the Walls of Jericho
James K. Hackett
Mary Mannering
Tremont ‘Theatre
Walls of Jericho
Harriet Otis Dellenbaugh
Gertrude Gheen
May Blayney
Ruth Chester
Blanche Ellice
W. J. Ferguson
Percy Lyndall
David Glassford
F. Owen Baxter
Mrs Wiggs of the Cabbage Patch at Boston Theatre
Boston Theatre hosts the Mrs Wiggs company with children causing mischief on stage as the second crowded week opens. A six year old receives a gold watch at a postshow supper and Mr Carter awaits a Saturday birthday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Boston Theatre
Wealth and Poverty at Bowdon Square Theatre Delights Big Crowd
Bowdoin Square Theatre stages Wealth and Poverty to strong approval both afternoon and evening. The Bowdoin Square Lothrop stock company features Charlotte Hunt Kate Newcomb and Gertrude Binley village ladies among a Michigan home and depot setting. Anette Marshall and Charles Plunkett receive praise in key roles with Ed win Denison and Thad Gray also praised. Weeklong run includes matinee and bargain prices for subscribers and Friday souvenir for reserve-seat holders. Next week brings List to the World melodrama.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bowdoin Square Theatre
Michigan
Anette Marshall
Charles Plunkett
Edwin Denison
Jonathan Newcomb
Thad Gray
Foster Newcomb
Wilmer Walter
Tom Newcomb
Butler Haviland
Peter Barefoot
Harry Brooks
James Hadley
Charles Wheelock
D. L. Gaylord
Frank Wright
Earl and the Girl returns to Majestic Theatre in Boston
The Earl and the Girl comes back to the Majestic Theatre for a limited engagement with beloved numbers and new features from New York. Eddie Foy heads the cast with Amelia Summerville Victor Morley Violet Holls Templar Saxe Nellie McCoy. Tickets on sale at the Majestic box office for a special matinee and the Patriots Day performance on April 19.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Majestic Theatre
Boston
Gustave Kerker
Adele Ritchie
Joseph Coyne
Ross
Fenton
Ada Lewis
Frederick Bond
Blanche Deyo
Maude Raymond
Earl
Casino Theatre
New York
Eddie Foy
Amelia Summerville
Victor Morley
Violet Holls
Templar Saxe
Nellie McCoy
Earl and
the Girl
Palace Theatre Night of Laughter and Spectacle
The Black Crook company at the Palace Theatre delivered a lively bill with a ballroom satire in Hotel Asterbilt scenes and a closing burlesque titled A Midnight Supper. Mlle De Vere and five Folies Bergere assistants sing and dance, while La Sella acrobats thrill with daring stunts and Hastings and Sheldon offer a clever Elopers sketch. Amy Butler draws applause with coon songs, and Curtis Adams plus Newton Banks provide jaunty acts.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Palace Theatre
Black Crook Company
Asterbilt
Mlle. de Vere
Folies-Bergere
Paris
la Sella
Hastings
Sheldon
the Elopers
Amy Butler
Curtis
Adams
Newton
Banks
Man and Superman Shines in Final Colonial Theatre Week
The Boston run of Man and Superman closes its record setting engagement at the Colonial Theatre with Robert Loraine delivering a striking John Tanner. Ida Conquest and the supporting cast are praised for their performances and elaborate stage pictures as audiences pack the final week. Fay Templeton will follow on April 9 with seat sales starting this morning.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Man and
Superman
Boston
Colonial Theatre
Robert Loraine
Chetes Dillingham
John Tanner
Ida Conquest
Fay Templeton
Broadway
William Collier Shines in On the Quiet at Park Theatre
William Collier leads a strong Park Theatre company in Boston as On the Quiet finishes its opening week. The production draws lively crowds with a bright comedy that showcases Collier’s studentlike charm and a capable cast. Annie Russell will follow with Friend Hannah at 8 this morning selling seats for the forthcoming engagement.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
William Collier
Boston
Park Theatre
Collier
Australia
Annie Russell
Hannah
How Hearts Are Broken at the Grand Opera House
The sensational drama How Hearts Are Broken plays at the Grand Opera House this week. A poor girl secretly married and later divorced by a wealthy man faces a Maine seacoast village courtroom drama. A 20‑member company and elaborate scenery support McCormick’s best work to date.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Grand Opera House
Maine
Kentucky
McCormick
May Howard returns to town for burlesque week
May Howard arrives for a week of burlesque featuring her chorus, May Howard and Ruby Marlion among principals. The program blends risqué routines with vaudeville acts from Max Lavalle Dan Grant Ed Morris Leo Kendal and others. Friday adds an amateur night program alongside the full burlesque show.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
May Howard
Max Lavalle
Dan Grant
Ed Morris
Leo Kendal
Ruby Marlion
Kitty de Rea
May Belle
Craigs
Grant
Lavelle
Russell
Locke
Mildred
Violet
Babylon
Immigrants Arrive on Canopic Large Boston List
The White Star Canopic, expected in Boston from the Mediterranean and the Azores, carries 1648 steerage passengers. About 1400 are Italian and the rest Portuguese, marking a notable influx of Italians and an unusually high Portuguese arrival at the local immigration station.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Boston
Mediterranean
Azores
Naval apprentices infected at Coaster's Harbor Island
Forty two naval apprentices at the Newport naval hospital suffer from mumps and measles. Of fifty five other inmates, one has spinal meningitis and the rest have pneumonia.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Newport
BR. I
Naval Hospital
Coaster’s Harbor Island
Belasco Revival at Tremont Theatre For The Heart of Maryland
David Belasco presents The Heart of Maryland at Tremont Theatre this week with Odette Tyler Edna Wallace Hopper Orrin Johnson and others in a star studded revival. Belasco personally selected and rehearsed the cast as the play returns to acclaim.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
David Belasco
Maryland
Belasco
Tremont Theatre
Maarland
Castle Square Theatre Presents The Exiles by Sardou
The Castle Square Theatre and Boston Stage Society showcase The Exiles with a strong male cast headed by John Craig and John Waldron. Lillian Kemble and Louise Marcelli star as Nadege Lanine and the Countess Lanine while Edward Wade and Mark Kent support as Schelm and Carcassin. Next week Edmund Day adapts Dumas The Three Musketeers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Castle Square Theatre
Boston Stage Society
Sardou
Eugene Nus
Prince Lubomirsky
Nadege Lanine
Countess Lanine
Lillian Kemble
Louise Marcelli
Miss Kemble
Miss Marcelli
John Craig
Max Lussieres
John Waldron
Schelm
Edmund Day
Dumas
Cecilia Concert: Strauss Taillefer Debut In Boston
The Cecilia Society under B J Lang offered the third and final concert of the season at Symphony Hall. Richard Strauss Taille fer was performed in the United States for the first time in New York last season. Gustave Charpentier La Vie du Poete was also presented with notable chorus work and interpretation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cecilia Society
Symphony Hall
B. J. Lang
Taillefer
Richard Strauss
Gustave Charpentier
Josephine Knight
Edith MacGregor Woods
George Deane
Guiseppe Campanari
Uhland
William the Conqueror
William
England
Hastings
Campanari
Duke William
Deane
Miss Knight
Charpentier
Mme. Rio
Mme. Rio Was Unable To Appear, and Miss Knight
Mr. Deane
Monkey at Music Hall Zoo Draws Big Crowd
An unusually large specimen of the monkey species drew a large crowd at Music Hall Zoo yesterday. The African signs added to the collection and rare birds in the aviary attracted women and children. The zoo is open daily from 11 am to 10 pm.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Music Hall Zoo
City ferry workers pay for badges they deem overvalued
New York April 2. Ferry employees are forced to buy uniforms from a single supplier and to pay $2 each for an official badge, a cost they say is worth less than 10 cents.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Staten Island
Empire Theatre Delivers Strong Opening For Spring Season
The Empire Theatre audience praised the managements choice of players for the spring and summer run of Clyde Fitchs The Way of the World. Minnie Seligman Lillian Bayer Isabel O Madigan and William Bramwell led a capable cast under new stage director Frederick Sullivan with solid support from Harold Hartsell John Harrington Frederic Sumner and Sumner Ford in key roles.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Empire Theatre
Clyde Fitch
Frederick Sullivan
Minnie Seligman
Miss Seligman
William Bramwell
Boston
Mr. Croyden
Harold Hartsell
Mr. Neville
John Harrington
Mr. Lake
Frederic Sumner
Sturton
Sumner Ford
One Man Band Dazzles at Austin and Stone's Museum
A full 24 piece band performed by a single artist using the pneumultiphone at Austin and Stone's Museum. The act included symphonies and ragtime with strong applause and showcased Parisian novelty Dida and other curio acts such as Alphonse on a globe, Razaris, Till's marionettes, and Ben Hur. The event featured Harry Powell, Charley Farrell, Mazie Gray, Koppe, Will and May Reno, and Hayes and Hayes in a vaudeville program.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Austin & Stone's Museum
Dida
Paris
Curio Hall
Alphonse
Razaris
Till
Ben Hur
Harry Powell
Charley Farrell
Mazie Gray
Koppe
Will
May Reno
Lewis
Delmore
Hayes
Houdini and Motoring Shine at Keiths Theatre
The Keiths theatre program features Houdini’s escape act with a challenger showy but unable to trap the famed handcuff king. The evening also includes Harry Tate and company’s Motoring sketch with comic delays and mishaps, plus Paris, a loudly praised short comedy. The bill lists multiple acts including Ferreros musical clown, the Dillon brothers, Wilson trio, Parros brothers, and others. A Rarebit Fiend's Dream in the kinetograph is also noted as a laughing hit.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Houdini
Harry Tate
New Haven
Mr. Tate
Clayton White
Marie Stuart
Paris
Mr. White
Stuart
Dillon Brothers
Wilson
Phil
Nettie Peters
Keith
Ferreros
Parros Brothers
Mile
Nessen
Hunter
Diamond and Smith
Capital Motion Pictures
Conlin and Hastings
Park Square Roller Rink Crowded Amid Weather
Despite bad weather the Park Square Roller Rink stays busy with afternoon and evening sessions. Notable skaters include Professor Kauffman, Beckwith, Walsh, Demers, and Miss Jessie Darling. Friday features a five mile professional race and a two mile open race for New England skate boys, with Teels Military Band providing music.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Park Square
Professor Kauffman
Beckwith
Walsh
Demers
Jessie Darling
New England Flyers
New England
Teel
Howard Atheneum Burlesque and Vaudeville Review
The Howard Atheneum offered a long burlesque and vaudeville bill from 1 to 11 pm featuring Holcombe Curtis and Webb Lillian Taylor and a host of acts. Newcomers the Cartmells Hayman and Franklin Laveen and Cross Le Roy and Woodford Hubert Deveau Archer and Crocker Billy Chase Dorothy Randall Kennedy and James plus Dr Daffy and the Stevens novelty act and The Howardscope moving pictures drew strong applause with souvenirs promised Friday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Howard
M. Holcombe
Curtis and Webb
la Veen
Cross
Cartmells
Hayman
Franklin
le Roy
Woodford
Lillian Taylor
Archer and
Holcombe
Curtis
Laveen
Hubert Deveau
Archer and Crocker
Billy Chase
Boston
Dorothy Randall
Kennedy
James
Dr. Daffy
Burlesque Review at Lyceum Theatre Show Case
The Rentz Santley company presents a Lyceum bill with a strong chorus and lively dances. The curtain raiser Lady Teazer features Nina Bertolini and Claude Radcliffe in comedy roles. An olio includes Lew Welch in Hebrew acts and a variety of singing, dancing, and novelty sketches.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rentz-Santley
Lyceum Theatre
Lady Teazer
Nina Bertolini
Claude Radcliffe
Lew Welch
Phil Mill
Ruth Beecher
Fentelle
Radcliffe
Bushkirk
Rich
Thelma
Fowler
Cornalla
Eddie
Nickelodeon Museum Draws Big Audiences All Day
Casey place of amusement features Miss Lillian Carter a cartoonist who sketches with her feet beating many renowned artists. Dollie Clifford's female minstrels captivate the crowd with Miss Clifford and Fannie Everett sharing top honors. Manager Wolffe earns congratulations.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Casey
Lillian Carter
Dollie Clifford
Miss Clifford
Fannie Everett
Wolffe
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Jericho
THE
Columbia
Austin & Stone’s Museum
Entertainments
OperTe Tyler
Eee Hopper
Gaain Johnson
Norin E. Kellerd
R. D. Mac
Lan Wallace Edinger
Eer Ee
Aon
James F. Hackett
Mary
London
Majestic
Socia Merriest OF
ALL Star CO
Keith’s Theatre
Tel
Ox. 5
Empire Stock Company
Way of the World
Dancing Girl
Washington
Castles
Park
Mats
Charles Frohman
Augustus Thomas
Charles Dillingham
Robert Lofa
Bernard Shaw
Iwian
Superman Mats
Pacific
Chickering Hall
Marteau
Eae Bs
Symphony and Caithering Hells
Qolumbi
Bowdoin
Black Crook, Jr
Howard Atheneum
Nickelodeon Museum
West Newton St
Mechanics’ Building
Back Bay
Nasi
GLOBE
M. B. Raymond
Williams & Walker Mon
Lawrence McCarty
Lyceum
Rentzsantley CO
Steamboat Express
South Station
Providence
New
Pilgrim Orchestra
New Haven & Hartford Railroad
New Y York
Fall River
Etnatee St. Van's Toket
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