Puccini La Boheme and Verdi Aida at Boston Theatre
Puccini La Boheme performed by the Manhattan opera company at the Boston Theatre with Mimi and Rudolph in a four act tale of bohemian Paris. Verdi Aida discussed with cast including Zenatello Sammarco Arimondi and Campanini conducting, plus notes on Cairo premiere and the opera’s historical setting.
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Puccini
Murger
Manhattan Opera Company
Boston Theatre
Mimi
Mille
Marie Sabin
Musette
Mile. Trentini
Rudolph
M. Constantino
Marcel
M. Sammarco
Colline
M. de Grazia
Schaunard
M. Fossetta
Benoit
Alcindoro
M. Gianoli-Galletti
Cafe
Momus
Paris
Aida
Mme. Agostinelli
Amneris
Mme. Doria
Radames
M. Zenatello
Amonasro
Ramfis
M. Arimondi
King
M. Venturini
Campanini
Verdi
Cairo Opera House
Ismail Pasha
the Pasha
Mariette Bey
Tales of Hoffmann the Hit of Week at Boston Theatre
The smallest audience of the season greeted Oscar Hammerstein's Tales of Hoffmann last evening at the Boston Theatre. Mme Doria of Somerville made her city debut with the grand opera company, singing despite illness and earning praise from her many Somerville friends.
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Oscar Hammerstein
Boston
Mme. Doria
Somerville
Offenbach's Tales of Hoffmann Delights Boston Audience
The Boston Theatre audience witnessed a standout performance of Offenbach's Tales of Hoffmann with a strong cast led by Mr. Renaud as Coppelius and Dappertutto, Mr. Dalmores as Hoffmann, Mme Zeppelli as Olympia, and Mile. Trentini as Antonia. Marcel Charlier conducted for the first Boston outing, and the orchestra delivered brilliant, rhythmic support throughout the evening.
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Offenbach
Boston Theatre
Dalmores
Gilibert
Renaud
Mlle. Zeppilli
Mile. Trentini
Mme. Doria
Crabbe
Daddi
Gianoli-Galletti
Marcel Charlier
Boston
Beethoven
Vienna
Hoffmann
Venice
Schlemihl
Mr. Renaud
Coppelius
Dappertutto
Miracle
Dr. Coppelius
Mme. Zeppelli
Olympia
Charlier
Antonia
Mr. Gilibert
Spalanzani
Grespel
Galletti
Franz
Niecklausse
Society Folk Dine Early At Opera In Fashionable Gowns
A record opera audience filled the foyer before curtain as patrons arrived by 7 15 to 7 80. Notable attendees included Mrs Edward Brandegee in black decollete with pearl scrolls, Mrs Alison Haughton, Mrs Boylston Beal in yellow satin, and Miss Cornelia Wolcott in pastel pink satin with pearl clasp.
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Edward Brandegee
Alison Haughton
Brandegee
Cornelia Wolcott
Wolcott Howe Johnson
Henry D. Tudor
William Whitman
Horace B. Btarnton
The Worst Man in Town and His Wife
A husband known for crime anticipates arrest but returns home with a worn bill saved from a crime. The wife, stoic and loyal, tends the home while he contemplates reform. A young man hurt by the gang is cared for, and the husband drinks coffee with renewed resolve to change. The wife silently hopes, and thanks God he can.
Clever Bowdoin School Girls Amaze West End by Making Their Own Frocks
Bowdoin grammar school pupils at Myrtle and South Russell streets wore self made gingham frocks, with eighth grade jumper dresses and a cooking class wearing caps and aprons. Miss E L Thomas spearheaded the sewing program with a class of about 20 under Miss Martha O Hea.
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Bowdoin School
West End
Bowdoin Grammar School
Myrtle
South Russell Streets
Mary Garden
E. Ll. Thomas
Martha O’hea
Miss Holland
Miss Armes
POST
The Man at the Window Remembers Railroad Years
An aging Boyston Street Station conductor recounts 30 years in rail service. He recalls the Bussey bridge disaster, a shift to station duty, and humorous as well as quirky moments with passengers including a man preferring six cents over fare and two Irish women misdirected to Mt Calvary.
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R. S. Stubbs
Boyston Street
Bussey Bridge
Boston
Mt. Calvary
Plank Falls Injures Engineer at Tremont Corner
John Crispo age 49 of 551 Bennington Street East Boston suffered a fractured skull after a plank fell at a building site at Tremont Street and Temple Place. He was taken to the Relief Hospital yesterday afternoon.
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John Crispo
Bennington Street
Boston
Tremont Street
Temple Place
Relief Hospital
New England Housewives Recipes Featured in Sunday Post
Recipes include lettuce and sardine salad with beets, onion stuffed meat dish with tomato pepper sauce, turnips with white sauce and buttered crumbs, and a maple frosting cake. Recipes credited to Mrs Robinson, Miss Danforth, Tina Smith, and Miss Ellen E Rice.
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New England Housewives
Sunday Post
C. W. Robinson
Wachusett Street
Worcester
Mass
Cora Danforth
Santa Maria
Cal
Tina Smith
Summer St
Somerville
Ellen E. Rice
Harrington Street
Revere
Platonic friendship and temptation in a brotherly context
A discussion advises against closer near temptation for a brother and suggests the sister introduce the girl to tell her about the brother's loyal marriage. The aim is to deter any flirtation by showing consequences and shaping the woman's attitude to cool strong ardor. A woman's manner is said to influence a man's feelings.
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Miss Champagne
Wrights to Receive Medals in London Visit
Orville Wright sent a letter to Loren Wright announcing that the brothers will stay in Rome for three weeks then travel to London to be presented with medals. They plan to return home in early May.
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Dayton, O
Orville Wright
Loren
Rome
London
Woman Is Now Nurse of Lepers at Penikese Island
The State Board of Charities appointed Mrs Emma E Thomas as attendant for the lepers at Penikese Island. The choice completes her long effort to join her son James who has the disease at the colony. The appointment was announced after a board meeting.
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State Board of Charities
Emma E. Thomas
Penikese Island
James
Frank W. Goodhue
Charities
Thomas
Leper Island Attendant Chosen To Live With Son
Frank W. Goodhue says Mrs. Thomas will accompany her son to the leper island and reside there with free access to all areas. The decision follows careful consideration to keep the mother near her child amid the island’s ten inmates. Mrs. Thomas expressed satisfaction at joining her son and facing exile together.
Spring Fashion Trends Highlight Delicate Embellishments
The piece notes continuing popularity of scarf and sash styles, opal matrix fads, lovelier Japanese wash silks, dotted Mull ties, and various embroidery trends. Eyelet work remains vogue with mixed large and small veil spots, ostrich feather collarettes, Directoire crochet lace ties, and crocheted buttons in jet and pearl. Sleeves shorten, Irish crochet buttons rise, shoulder-strap boleros appear, and three to six piece skirts suit directoire fits. Gowns favor minimal trim and bold button accents. men's spring scarfs feature open-work silks in bright hues.
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