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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Apr 06, 1897
Page
5
Dr. Greene of 34 Temple Place Boston offers annual spring free illustrated lectures at Music Hall. He advertises universal cures with vegetable remedies and free consultations, urging callers to attend both men and women lectures and to write for treatment options.
Judge Forsaith sent Isaac Johnson to two months in prison for damaging windows and fined him 10 dollars for drunkenness. Frank Star and Emma Star faced disorder charges. Star resisted removal of goods and both were fined 10 dollars. Mrs Star claimed hardship as newcomers seeking protection while lodging at Tremont Street. Isaac Copeland, a Prussian youth, was discharged after embezzlement allegations were addressed. other cases were postponed to next week per defense requests.
Julia Marlowe opens a Boston engagement at Hollis in For Bonnie Prince Charlie with Robert Taber. The adapted Coppee drama centers on loyalty and sacrifice as the Scottish people protect their fugitive king. Taber and Marlowe receive prominent roles. the piece aims for natural character study over flashy theatrics. The cast includes Bassett Roe as Charlie and Eugenia Woodward as Lady Clanmorris. next week brings Romeo and Juliet Much Ado About Nothing and Romola.
The Rev Father Brosnahan officiated as certificates of honor were awarded yesterday at Boston College. Recipients include Henry M. Brock for Philosophy and Physics, Lee F. ONeil, George A. McLaughlin, and Bartholomew Coyne among others across multiple subjects from rhetoric and humanities to mathematics and languages. Roll of honor lists further honorees in philosophy rhetoric humanities first and second grammar divisions and multiple science and language groups.
Captain H F Picking, newly ordered to command the receiving ship Wabash, reports for duty to Admiral Miller. He relieves Captain Albert Kautz, who is on waiting orders after an exam for promotion to commodore. The Marine Band played The Star Spangled Banner as Picking arrived.
The full bench of the Supreme Judicial Court delivers a decision in the case of Stanley Ruffin, petitioner, granting him a discharge in insolvency.
The Bowdoin Square Theatre staged When London Sleeps a melodrama about life after midnight in London drawing emphatic applause. Edwin Walter played a consistent villain and Leander Blunde the heroic lead, with Perdita Hudspith as heroine, Florence Ashbrook as a jealous resort mistress, Lee Biggs delivering comedy, and Deni Havre as a circus mother. Next week features The Ensign naval drama.
The Columbia Theatre staged Cuba's Vow last night to enthusiastic acclaim. Adelaide Cushman as Cuba Varona delivered a near ideal performance while Etella Ward and Hamilton Harris drew praise for key villain and Maceo roles. The show runs the rest of the week with Cuba night on Thursday, followed by Winnigan's Courtship.
The play Secret Service at the Museum closes the fifth week with almost human realism. It avoids theatricality and over-acting, presenting a quiet humanity that answers critics who claim the spy hero loses heroism when a false dispatch is refused.
The fourth week of A Stranger in New York runs at Park Theatre with a crowded audience. Hoyt’s organization delivers a bright musical comedy with new features and songs. Miss Millard performs a new hit song and Conor Jangen add lively specialties. Harry Gilfoil earns praise for his imitations and the Angeles sisters debut fresh dances.
Patrice and Alf Hampton impressed Boston audiences at Keith's theatre with A New Year's Dream a dream play where a drunken young man is visited by his grandmother from a picture. The show featured Ezra Kendall and a cast including the Marco twins Harrigan and several others plus strong vocal and acrobatic turns.
The Tremont Theatre extends the third and final week of Two Little Vagrants with Minnie Dupree Jessie Busley praised for their portrayals. Alice Fischer shines as Zephyrine the gypsy, with strong support from Amelia Bingham Francis Gaunt and others. Ses Smith Russell opens a two year absence in Boston April 12 with Martha Morton play A Bachelor’s Romance. seat sales begin next Thursday.
The Castle Square Theatre presented The Chimes of Normandy to a large Boston audience last night. Clara Lane as Serpolette earned praise. Murray’s Gaspard received new laurels. Carrie Roma as Germaine and Ling and Clark also impressed. The Bohemian Girl is set to follow next Monday.
The breezy musical comedy adapted from the French follows a new father seeking his lost infant aided by three godfathers through a string of humorous scenes. Louis Harrison and Georgia Caine shine alongside Henry Bergman, James G. Barrows, and Bob F. Cotton in a lively Boston Theatre run praised for music, wit, and stylish production.
Arrangements for the benefit performances at the Boston and Park Theatres on Master Sunday evening advance quickly. When the full programme is announced it is expected to surpass any previous city entertainment, featuring a list of noted stars from music and drama.
An advertisement touts Dr Bull's Cough Syrup as the old reliable remedy for every case of cough or cold. The notice emphasizes universal effectiveness and seeks to reassure readers seeking relief.
A broad group already pledges cooperation in the effort to raise funds for the unemployed. The program will include novelties to astonish and please. The complete program and sale date for reserved seats will be announced in a few days.
The Kneisel Quartet closed the season at Association Hall with Rafael Joseffy and L Pourtan assisting. The Brahms memorial program featured the quartet in A minor, Adagio from the clarinet quintet, and the piano quartet in F minor. Joseffy’s technique and staccato clarity drew high praise as the audience filled the hall for the season’s largest turnout.
The stage fills with pretty girls and a mix of burlesque two extravaganzas In Bohemia and The Turkish Bath plus a vaudeville interlude The cast includes Bryant Van Mahoney Mills Mae Lowery Viva Nobriga Carr Ardell Claxton Emmons Nellie Hill Annie Hill Hattie Mills Billy Van Jere Mahoney and Florrie West with new songs monologues duets and sketches The next attraction will be Vanity Fair burlesque company.
Yesterday afternoon and evening the Grand Opera House offered a scenic railroad drama The Danger Signal called De Mille's masterpiece. Wallace Campbell plays Ned Farley with Rose Martin and Lieutenant Westford. other roles include Josephine Sudds, Alice Campbell, Seth Martin, Arthur Gillespie, plus a strong vaudeville bill by the Seymours Winstanley brothers Nordheim and the Zanfrettas. Next week a full change of programme features The Hoop of Gold and a new vaudeville lineup starting at 1 and 7 pm.
Thousands bid farewell to Chiquita after a six month engagement in Boston drawing over a half million visitors. The Elks benefit drew an ovation and 200 school children queued for admission before opening. Joe the orangutan remains a key attraction as souvenirs.
A promoter relates a tale of an Indian asking for whiskey to illustrate human habits and argues coffee damages health. The ad touts Postum Cereal as a safe, nourishing substitute made from grains and wheat. It claims better vitality and blood, and cites Dr. Albert P. Hedges praising the product.
The New Grand in Dover and Washington streets hosts two grand orchestras and a strong cast for the merry comedy Pink Dominoes by Katherine Robe rs company. Franklyn Ritchie and J Gordon Edwards headline with Richards Lyle Morris McHugh John Weber Leonard Rowe and Green. Josie Slater and Miss Slater perform specialty acts alongside Canfield Carleton Munroe H Rosenfeld and J Talbot. The troupe also features trombone soloist Josie Harvey and Irish comedians McCoy and Dwyer plus Jack Mears Frank G Mack and Jasper Reed in lively variety acts.
A Boston party visiting Switzerland dined near Chillon and heard singing by warblers. They later attended Edelweis Swiss choir's first engagement at Austin & Stone's Museum, praising the music. The hall features Big Ben and Wild Man of Borneo as curios, with a stage packed by listed performers and acts.
Patrons report a lively scene at the West Newton street roller rink with no clear signs of hardship while many enjoy skating and the social atmosphere. Local management notes steady attendance and upbeat energy throughout the evening.
The Supreme Court held the Cunard steamship Umbria entirely responsible for the crash with the French liner Iberia ten miles off Saidy Hook, ordering Umbria to pay the resulting damages.
The World's Dispensary Medical Association of Buffalo offers Dr Pierce's Common Sense Medical Adviser a 1008 page illustrated work. One copy can be mailed for a fee of 21 one cent stamps to cover mailing costs.
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