Theatre Listings Featured Across Boston Venues
Nazee O'Neil at Tremont James J Corbett at Globe Tale of Two Cities at Castle Square Shadows of a Great City at Grand Opera House Mon tana Outlaw at Bowdoin Square New Bills at Keiths Howard Empire Columbia Lyceum Palace Austin Stones and Walkers Museum Old Favorites Hold Over The Filibuster at Majestic Humpty Dumpty at Colonial The Little Minister at Hollis Strongheart at Park Siberia at Boston Theatre
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nazee O’neil
Tremont
James J. Corbett
Globe
Keith’s, Howard, Empire
Columbia, Lyceum
Palace
Austin & Stone’s
Walker’s Museum
Majestic
Colonial
Hollis
Park and
Boston
O'Neil Shines as Lady Macbeth at Tremont in Macbeth
Nance O Neil received a warm welcome at Tremont Theatre where she delivered a striking Lady Macbeth performance. The review praises her natural, realistic reading of Shakespeare and notes Dalton as Macbeth and Millward as Macduff delivering strong support as the Macbeth run continues through tomorrow and the weekend with Elizabeth to follow midweek.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tremont Theatre
Nance O'Neil
O’neil
Shakspere
Macbeth
Cawdor
Miss O'Neil
Mr. Dalton
Charles Millward
Macduff
Elizabeth
Edward H. Crosby
Siberia at Boston Theatre Captures Full House and Critics
An enthusiastic audience at the Boston Theatre closes the second week of Siberia. The melodrama portrays tyranny in Russia with scenes of Kishineff and Siberian exiles. Performances feature Vera Flor, Michael Trotsky, and Nicolai Naigoff with strong supporting work by Hastings, MacGregor, Sanders, and Chapman. The Pit opens next week with Wilton Lackaye.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Siberia
Boston
Russia
Kishineff
Vera
Michael Trotsky
Nicolai Naigoff
Sara
Ernest Hastings
Helen MacGregor
David
Perle Sanders
Marie
Marian Chapman
Wilton Lackaye
Curtis Jadwin
Castle Square Theatre Stagecraft Draws Praise in Tale of Two Cities
Castle Square Theatre delivered a well staged dramatic version of Tale of Two Cities with strong period accuracy. Howell Hansel as Sydney Carton drew acclaim alongside notable turns by John Waldron Edward Wade A H Van Buren Ivy Troutman Frances Starr and others. Next week Hall Caine’s The Christian joins the bill.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Castle Square Theatre
Charles Dickens
Two Cities
Freeman Wills
Henry Miller
Howell Hansel
Sydney Carton
Charles Carney
John Waldron
Jean Defarge
Ernest Defarge
Edward Wade
Dr. Manette
A. H. van Buren
Vicomte de St. Evremonde
Charles Darnay
Ivy Troutman
Lucy Manette
Miss Maude Adams Stages Op o Me Thumb at Hollis Street
At Hollis Street Theatre Miss Adams presented Op o Me Thumb by Fenn and Bryce alongside The Little Minister. Amanda Afflick by Adams and Horace Greensmith by Arthur Byron drew praise for pathos and Cockney wit. Cast included Anita Rothe Clem May Galver Violet Rand Margaret Gordon Rose Jordan and more. next week Mrs Patrick Campbell appears in The Sorceress.
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Hollis Street
May Galver Colcste
Margaret Gordon Rose Jordan
Violet Rand
Amanda Afflick
Maude Adams
Horace Greensmith
Arthur Byron
Coster
Amanda Af
Miss Adams
Babbie
Hollis
Isaac B. Rich
Charles Frohman
Patrick Campbell
Pals at Globe Theatre Features Corbett in Comedy Drama
James J. Corbett stars in Edmund Day's Pals at the Globe Theatre with a strong supporting cast. The four act comedy drama centers on Harvard chums Ned Brumley and Jim Graham as they compete for Grace Winston, amid romance, secrets, and a lively final scrap. Corbett’s acting and pugilistic display draw applause as the ensemble delivers polished staging and humor. The production runs this week before Ward and Vokes take the next bill with A Pair of Pinks.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Globe Theatre
James J. Corbett
Edmund Day
Kate Blakemore
Florence Hamilton Martin Underwood
Fred G. Hearn
George Wall
William A. Quirk
Hal Davis
Ned Brumley
J. Frank Burke
Thomas Tupper
T. S
Jerry Sharpe
William F. Powell
Elizabeth Tuttle
Beth Sommerville
Grace Wimstan
Inez Macauley
Jim Graham
Eseseees
Mary Marbles
Miggles
Patsy Holcomb
Marie
Nellie Stone
Mr. Corbett
Harvard College
Grace Winston
Graham
Brumley
Philippines
Higgins
Florence Hamilton
Martin Underwood
Happie
Ward and Vokes
Boston Symphony Quartet finale features Mme Samaroff
Director Willy Hess plans a notable last concert at Jordan Hall with the Boston Symphony Quartet. Pianist Mme Samaroff and the Hoffman String Quartet as assisting artists are set to enhance the season closing with a brilliant performance.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Willy Hess
Boston Symphony Quartet
Jordan Hall
Mme. Samaroff
Hoffman String Quartet
Symphony Quartet
Filibuster Enchants Boston Audiences at Majestic
Majestic Theatre concludes its run of The Filibuster produced by Samuel E. K. Rork with strong crowds and lively reviews. Performers Louise Gunning Ethel Johnson Albert Mahar W. H. Trederick Frank Turner and others draw praise for vocal numbers and comic turns. A gun metal wrist purse marks the 25th Boston performance to be presented April 11, with Shriners night drawing a thousand attendees.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Samuel EK
Rork
the Majestic
Boston
Johnny Wise
Louise Gunning
Dolly Washington
Ethel Johnson
Hetty
Albert Mahar
W. H. Trederick
General Gonzales
Frank Turner
Seabrooke
W. W. Strunz
Gatling
Hughie Flaherty
Edna Fassett
Dolores
Katherine Hayes
Shriners
Shadows of a Great City at Grand Opera House
The melodrama Shadows of a Great City drew a large Boston audience at the Grand Opera House last night. A strong company delivered vivid scenes including Sing Sing and the banker's mansion with realistic water effects. A. J. Jarrett led as Tom Cooper, Maud Vaughn as Annie and Helen Standish, Sadie Connelly as Biddy Ronan, with a weeklong run before McFadden's Row of Flats follows.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Boston
Grand Opera House
Sing Sing
Hell Gate
A. J. Jarrett
Tom Cooper
Maud Vaughn
Annie Standish
Helen Standish
Sadie Connelly
Ronan
Bowdoin Square Theatre Presents A Montana Outlaw Melodrama
The Bowdoin Square Theatre features a one week run of A Montana Outlaw with the Lothrop stock company. Top actors include Charles Miller Henry Alexander Edwin Denison and Eugenie Du Bois in a Western frontier setting with a ranch home Rocky Mountain hotel jail canyon view and court scene. Daily matinees offer bargain prices for ladies. Next week the sensational play Saved From Shame will be presented.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bowdoin Square Theatre
Montana
Rocky Mountain
Lothrop Stock Company
Charles Miller
Jack the Buster
Henry Alexander
Manuel Barka
Edwin Denison
Corinne Cantwell
Florence Hale
Lothrop Company
Hawaii Life Recalled At Austin & Stone Museum Show
A Boston audience enjoyed a Hawaii themed week at Austin & Stone's Museum. Performers from the Hawaii Conservatory of Music staged hourly concerts joined by a troupe of twenty entertainers and a Gilbert goats act delighting thousands. The program featured notable acts including May belle Albright and Lew Benedict with a roving cast of talent.
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Austin & Stone’s
Austin & Stone
Boston Common
Hawaii
Hawaii Conservatory of Music
Gilbert
Curio Hall
Roscoe
Horse Wonder
Gus
Frank
Maybelle Albright
Harvard Men Enjoy Strongheart at Park Theatre
Park Theatre hosted Harvard men for Robert Edeson’s second week with a Harvard night. The football themed Strongheart resonates with college memories, featuring a capable lead and a strong supporting cast. The football scenes captivate the audience as seats run toward a sold out Monday showing honoring Park Theatre manager William D. Andreas.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harvard
Park Theatre
Robert Edeson
Columbia
the Charles
Edeson
William D. Andreas
Boston
Vaudeville at the Empire Theatre Delights Audiences
A strong vaudeville program at the Empire Theatre features the Elinore sisters Kate and another, delivering 20 minutes of merriment with witty routines and eccentric makeup. Franz Ebert and company perform Dan Cupid, Marion Manola sings expressively, Carmen sisters play banjo, James Richmond Glenroy delivers Celtic humor, ventriloquism by C W Williams with Hilda Hawthorne, and W F Winschermann showcases bears and monkeys. The Patty brothers perform head-walking feats and Deveaux and Deveaux close with eccentric musical comedy as eye-catching films provide the humorous reel.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Empire Theatre
Elinore
Kate
Franz Ebert
Liliputian
Hazel Chapple
Elsie Ebert
Edmund Day
Dan Cupid
Ebert
Cupid
Marion Manola
Carmen Sisters
James Richmond Glenroy
C. W. Williams
Hilda Hawthorne
W. F. Winschermann
Patty Brothers
Alexander Patty
Deveaux
Vitagraph
Palace Theatre Burlesque Attracts With Bright Comedy
Rush's Bon-Ton burlesquers headline a two act program featuring A Parisian Jamboree and A Wild Night. The ensemble delivers lively comedy dances and up to date music with a strong vaudeville section including Raymond and Clark, Cook and Cook, the Simpsons, the Keeley brothers, and Katherine Blair.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Palace Theatre
Rush
Raymond and Clark
Cook
Simpsons
Humpty Dumpty Opens Week at Colonial Theatre
The Colonial Theatre presents Humpty Dumpty to a large audience last night. The show features Grigolatis flying dances and a lively cast including John McVeigh Peter, Maude Lillian Berri, George Schiller, Nellie Daly, and a host of players delivering song and spectacle with a vivid court scene and entertaining routines.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Colonial Theatre
Atlantic
Grigolatis
Frank Moulan
Peter
John McVeigh
Nellie Daly
George Schiller
King Sollum
Maude Lillian Berri
Mexico
William C. Schrode
John C. Schrode
Joseph C. Smith
Nora Sarony
Frederika Raymond
Arthur Conquest
Wine Woman and Song Burlesque at the Columbia
The Columbia hosted a lively burlesque show titled Wine Woman and Song featuring a rich costumed chorus and clever performers. Two interludes titled What Married Man Do and Fun in the Subway showcased the act along with vaudeville talent, Cuban and negro midgets, and acts from Drury Lane. Raymond and Clayton and the Toreador Trio performed in sketches including Hop Fiend Bill.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
M. M. Theise
Columbia
Bonita
Rose
Scott
Drury Lane
London
Raymond
Clayton
Toreador
Keith's Theatre Promises Lively Buster Keaton Bill This Week
Keith's Theatre offers a lively Lenten program headlined by Buster Keaton with Joe and Myra, plus Richard Golden starring Old Jed Prouty in the week only engagement. The show features Homer B. Mason Marguerite Keeler Trovollo Mlle Amoros Tony Wilson Heloise Ed Gray and other acts with trapeze juggling and a Ponywold Lexing ton film sequence.
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Trovollo
Homer Mason
Little Estelle
Jed Prouty
the Calvines
John LeClair
Ed Gray
Keith
Buster
Richard Golden
Mr. Golden
Homer B. Mason
Marguerite Keeler
George Wilson
Mlle. Amoros
Tony Wilson
Mlle
Heloise
Ponywold
Lexington
Imperial Burlesquers Open at Lyceum in Farce and Vaudeville
The Imperial Burlesquers opened at the Lyceum Theatre with The Gay Widow Brown a one act musical farce. Edyth Murray The Dixie Girl performs solo singers and chorus entertain. Tillian and Rena Washburn The Musical Bells and Trolley Car Trio headline a varied program.
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Lyceum Theatre
Brown
Edyth Murray
Tom McRae
M. J. Kelly
Tillian
Rena Washburn
Mooney and Holbein
Howard Atheneum presents new top-line and familiar acts
The Howard Atheneum offers a fine variety bill including new Millmen Trio aerial act and Caron and Farnum comedy acrobats. Sears and Violet Allen return with The Sign Painter, Paulo and Marlowe perform a Parisian French dancing novelty, Orletta and Taylor sing Looking for Miss Fortune, and Irish magician Lawrence Crane entertains with sleight of hand.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Howard
Millmen
Caron
Farnum
Sears
Violet Allen
Paulo
Marlowe
Boston
Orletta
Taylor
Miss Fortune
Lawrence Crane
Mattie Lockette
Comediennes
Majestic
Pryors
Charlies Edwards
iPrm
Millman
Getters
Susie Smitherines
Mary Wiselets
De Pachmann to Give Farewell Recital in Boston
Vladimir de Pachmann will present a farewell recital in Jordan Hall on Saturday afternoon the 15th with L H Mudgett arranging. The artist plans no return to this country for years and tickets go on sale at Symphony Hall next Friday. A second farewell recital is planned in Infantry Hall Providence on Monday evening April 17 under Mudgett's direction.
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L. H. Mudgett
Vladimir de Pachmann
Jordan Hall
Symphony Hall
Mudgett
de Pachmann
Infantry Hall
Providence
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Boston Theatre
Hollis Street Theatre
Majestic Theatre
THE
Buster Keaton
Richard Golden and
Astle SQ
Winter St
the Christian
Clobe James
An— Corbett
Bais
Ward & Vokes
Co “Wine, Woman and
Tlaw
Bowdoin Mters
Keith’s Theatre
Entertainments
Tremontev
Nance O’neil
Magda
ST. John
Camille
Lawrence McCarty
Lessee
Mgr
Cossack Ballet
Nex
Boston Music Hall
Elmore
Carmen
Patty Bros
Franz Ebert & Co
Winschermann’s
Bears
Jas
Richmond Glenroy
Haymarket
Lyceum
Imperials
Howard Atheneum
Chas
Klaw & Erlanger
Collie Club
Mechanics Building
Austin & Stone’s Museum
Scollay Square
Honolulu
Muldoon
C. B. Jefferson
McFadden
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