Sothersns Hamlet Review Shows Noted Decline In Boston
Edward H. Crosby reports on E H Sothern's Boston Hamlet engagement at Hollis, noting a slide from his earlier groundbreaking Hamlet to a mechanical, stagey performance. The review praises some cast members and production values but laments Sothern's return to conventional delivery and the overall weaker interpretation.
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E. H. Sothern
Boston
Hollis
Sothern
Ophelia
Hamlet
Battlements
Mr. Sothern
Cissy
Cecilia Loftus
Edwin Varrey
Polonius
Rowland Buckstone
Edward H. Crosby
Merchant of Venice Revival Delights Castle Square Crowd
The Castle Square stock company staged The Merchant of Venice to a large audience last evening. John Craig again impressed as Shylock with James L Seeley as Antonio and Lillian Lawrence as Portia earning special praise. The play runs only this week before Monday’s revival of the French drama A Celebrated Case.
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Castle Square Stock Company
John Craig
Boston
Shylock
James L. Seeley
Antonio
Thomas MacLarnne
Bassanio
John Sampolis
Gratiano
George E. Mack
Lorenzo
John T. Craven
Launcelot Gobbo
William J. Hasson
Old Gobby
Lindsay Morison
Venice
Edward Wade
Solarino
Louis Thiel
Solario
Lillian Lawrence
Portia
Mary Sanders
Nerissa
Izetta
Jessica
Boston Theatre opens Rice show Girl with Magic Cap
The Boston Theatre hosted Rice's Show Girl or the Magic Cap to an enthusiastic crowd. The production featured added special ties and dances by the Three English Rose Buds and others, with the familiar Greece plot and a triumphant happy ending. The audience reception suggests strong prospects for the current engagement.
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Rice
Boston
Greece
Melodrama In Convict Stripes Opens At Music Hall
Hal Reid's four act melodrama In Convict Stripes opens at Music Hall for a week. John Walton Winnifred Gale and Matt Davis star in a brisk plot with a dramatic quarry scene and a daring rescue. Noted performances by Harry Ogden Crane Mary Stoddard J Hooker Wright and Vivian Prescott. George Sidney in Busy Izzy follows.
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Music Hall
Hal Reid
John Walton
Winifred Gale
Matt Davis
Winnie
John
Davis
Mr. Reid
Harry Ogden Crane
Mary Stoddard
Winnie Gale
J. Hooker Wright
Vivian Prescott
Mag Maloney
George Sidney
Izzy
Lazarre at Majestic Excites Boston Audiences
Otis Skinner stars in Lazarre at the Majestic Theatre with Aubrey Boucicault supporting and Maud Durbin and Nanette Comstock in key roles. The production draws strong praise for staging and acting as Boston audiences applaud a powerful historical drama. Box office reports show good demand for Kellar’s next Majestic engagement with new novelties promised.
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Otis Skinner
Majestic Theatre
Lazarre
Mr. Skinner
France
Napoleon Bonaparte
Kellar
The
Majestic
Boston
Tremont Theatre Hosts Mrs. Fiske in Mary of Magdala
Tremont Theatre drew a large audience last night for the second week of Mrs. Fiske’s engagement in Mary of Magdala. The production, praised for noble drama, reverent treatment, and striking Jerusalem tableaux, showcases Mrs. Fiske’s mastery with an excellent supporting cast.
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Tremont Theatre
Jerusalem
Duffy’s Pure Malt Whiskey Praised by Brooklyn Couple
The couple from 407 Adelphi Brooklyn endorse Duffy’s Pure Malt Whiskey as their sole medicine. They credit it with youthfulness vigor long life and improved health appetite and sleep and claim they will continue using it for life. They say it benefits both old and young and cures colds or coughs quickly.
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Duffy
United States
Europe
Duffy’s
Elizabeth Hunt
Hale
To Hunt
Adelphi Brooklyn
Ralph Bullock
Brooklyn
N. Y
Duffy's Pure Malt Whiskey Promoted for Health Benefits
An advertisement touts Duffy's Pure Malt Whiskey as aiding digestion, boosting blood and brain function, strengthening nerves, heart, and immunity. It warns against substitutes, claims fifty years of purity, and urges readers to demand the genuine product from Rochester, New York.
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Jamaica
L. I
Duffy
Duffy Malt Whiskey Co
Rochester
N. Y
Mrs Fiske Ends Tremont Stay Next Week
The excerpt notes that Mrs. Fiske will leave the Tremont hotel after one more week, marking the end of her current lodging period. The brief item emphasizes the upcoming departure without detailing further moves or reasons.
Human Hearts Thrills Grand Opera House Crowd
The American play Human Hearts arrives at the Grand Opera House for its seventh season with the familiar NY cast. Critics praise its blend of humor and pathos and its clear plot driven by Gracie Logan played by Baby Martha McGraw. A matinee today includes a stage reception and souvenir pictures.
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Grand Opera House
Shore Acres
Fifth Avenue Theatre
New York
Martha McGraw
Gracie Logan
Vinegar Buyer star Ezra Kendall bids farewell at Boston Museum
A large audience witnessed Ezra Kendall's final Boston Museum run of The Vinegar Buyer. The souvenir evening drew veterans and new fans as Kendall received recalls between acts, marking a historic closing week at the famed playhouse with seven remaining performances.
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Ezra Kendall
Kendall
Sleeping Beauty and the Beast Delights Colonial Audience
The Colonial Theatre presented The Sleeping Beauty and the Beast for the final four weeks of its run yesterday evening. Attendance remains large as the ballet features high brilliance and the public notes the piece will close May 2 and not be seen elsewhere.
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Colonial Theatre
Girl With the Green Eyes Continues Run at Park Theatre
The Park Theatre enters its second week of the comedy Girl With the Green Eyes as audiences respond with strong interest. The show opened last evening and drew solid attendance.
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the Park Theatre
Rich
Harris
Chas. Frohman
Lessees
Mgrs
Clyde Fitch
Clara Bloodgood
Savoy Theatre
N. Y
Boston Stage: Clara Bloodgood Stars in Jealous Society Woman
The audience laughed and applauded the comedy as Clara Bloodgood, in her first Boston visit as a star, gave a creditable portrayal of a society woman consumed by jealousy. Manager Dillingham received praise for his supporting cast and staging. Recalls were frequent. The engagement runs two weeks before Mrs. Langtry appears in Mlle. Mars.
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Clara Bloodgood
Boston
Dillingham
Luna Film Tops Keith's Show With Jules Verne Adaptation
A Keith's bill features A Trip to Luna based on Jules Verne’s From the Earth to the Moon Direct. It includes many acts such as Jess Dandy Eddie Girard St Onge brothers Hal Davis Inez Macauly Sandow and the Macarte sisters with acrobats dancers and a women only Never Sleep Associates burletta along with over a dozen new living pictures.
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Keith
Earth
Moon
Jess Dandy
Eddie Girard
Officer Dooley
Soubrette
Miss Gardner
St. Onge Brothers
Hal Davis
Inez Macauley
Edmund Breese
Castle Square Company
Lamonts
Paul Stephens
John Healy
Aurie Dagwell
Four Emperors of Music
Sandow
Macarte
Clara Adams
Comedienne
Howard
Goggin
Davis
Smirl and
Kessner
Ida Howell
Fields and Wolley
Dolly Jardon
the Howard
Hammond
Matthews and
Ashley
Lombard Brothers
Antrim
Peters
Pryor Brothers
Allens
Never Sleep Associates
Allie
Gussie Vivian
Edna Buckley
Gladys Fisher
Dot Davenport
Marie Oakland
Kitty Bingham
Nellie Hartford
Kitty Hartford
Julia Crosby
Lulu Keegan
Lottie Navette
Lillian Taylor
Living
Howard van
Johnsons
Goggin and
Our
New Living Pictures
Howard Atheneum Hosts Star Cards With Juggling Johnsons
The Howard Atheneum evenings feature a stellar lineup led by the five Johnsons and the three Macarte sisters. The juggling Johnsons are praised for unrivaled Indian club feats executed with ease, grace, and remarkable speed.
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Howard
Johnsons
Macarte Sisters
Miss Knowlton's wheel feat draws 3000 at Austin & Stones
Sadie Knowlton, a Boston girl, performs a record breaking act using a bowl shaped track on a wheel at Austin & Stones. The stunt features 16 laps to the mile on an 80 degree incline with a narrow board approach watched by about 3000 spectators.
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Austin & Stone’s
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Richards
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Gordon
Hilton and Clark
Eva Marsh
Spencer
Lawrence Weber's Dainty Duchess at Lyceum Theatre
Lawrence Weber's Dainty Duchess company presented entertainment at the Lyceum Theatre before large appreciative audiences with notable scenery quality and stage effects enhancing the program.
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Lyceum Theatre
Lawrence Weber
Dainty Duchess Company
Costuming and personnel dazzle in Weber’s best show yet
The program opens with vaudeville turns by Seymore and Hill, Nellie Sylvester, Wash burn and Topack in The Sporting Editor, Boyce and Wilson in blackface, Sullivan and Keeler, and Russell and Buckley. A bold closing burlesque A Terrible Bluebeard features the same acts with a large chorus of about twenty girls.
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Weber
Seymore
Hill
Nellie Sylvester
Washburn
Topack
Sporting Editor
Boyce and Wilson
Sullivan
Keeler
Russell
Buckley
Palace Theatre Burlesque and Vaudeville Attracts Crowds
Briga dier burlesquers headline a lively Palace Theatre show with first visit by the company. Acts include An Extra Session a satire on women's clubs A Night in Paris a breezy skit and the Martell family performing top bicycle balancing on high wheels and wheel-less rides. Willis and Barron Hayes and Wynne also entertain with comedy and song and dance.
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Palace Theatre
Paris
Exposition
Martell
Willis
Barron
Hayes and
Wynne
Amalia and Manolo Shine at Nickelodeon Show
The management of the popular amusement resort reports strong audience turnout as Amalia and Manolo deliver athletic acrobatic acts praised by all. Natasia Delgardo delights the crowd, while Swain's ornithological hippodrome draws cheers. Nominee the great and Rose Davenport perform notable feats in the curio halls.
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Amalia
Manolo
Natasia Delgardo
Swain
Nominee
Great
Rose Davenport
Rosa Posa Girls Bur lesque Company Presents Grand Finale
In the theatre the Rosa Posa girls bur lesque company stages a splendid production with a full cast an efficient chorus a large staff of coryphoes and a grand pyrotechnic finale. Friday night is open to amateurs as usual.
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Rosa Posa Girls’ Burlesque
Mr Craig’s Starring Tour Opens at Bijou May 4
John Craig of Castle Square Theatre announces a new starring tour starting Monday May 4 at the Bijou Opera House. He has received many letters with ticket remittances and inquiries about seat purchases. The company includes Mary Yo Grace Atwell Kate Ryan and Charles Stanley with more regard to quality than size. Box office opens April 27. advance sales by mail to Hoffman House 212 Columbus Avenue.
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Craig
John Craig
Castle Square Theatre
Bijou Opera House
Prince Karl
Mary Yo
Grace Atwell
Kate Ryan
Charles Stanley
Bijou
Hoffman
Columbus Avenue
Creatore to Give Three More Concerts at Symphony Hall
The article announces three additional performances by Creatore and his Italian band at Symphony Hall next week. The concerts are set for Friday April 17, Sunday April 19, and Saturday April 18, with programs featuring all soloists.
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Creatore
Symphony Hall
Rose Melville to Star Sis Hopkins at Grand Opera House
Next week's program at the Grand Opera House features Rose Melville in Sis Hopkins the Hoosier play she has staged with strong success for three seasons. Miss Melville’s manager J R Stirling notes patrons expect another season of Sis Hopkins and thus the return engagement continues despite plans for A Hoosier Cinderella.
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Sis Hopkins
Grand Opera House
Rose Melville
Miss Melville
J. R. Stirling
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