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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Apr 10, 1902
Page
7
About 50 Boston bootblacks marched from City Hall to the State House to honor Governor Crane for signing a Sunday work bill. Crowds cheered from windows as the governor appeared, then the group visited Bostock’s animal show, applauding the performers and thanking the showman.
Rumors say J H Gilmour may launch a stock company this summer with prominent backs. P C Shortis plans a April 16 banjo concert with Mrs H A Hamilton reading. Sothern to revive Romeo and Juliet next season. Ben Hur closes April 26 at the Colonial. Cap of Fortune heads to New York. The Defender delayed at the Columbia. Mrs Fiske stars in A Doll's House at Tremont. many other engagements and receptions fill Boston's stage week with premieres, previews and entrees across venues.
The three Joscarys of the Reilly and Wood show captivate with exceptional tumbling and novel acrobatic tricks. One brother recalls a past arrival in New York when currency tricks with a 100 franc note and stage money secured a $20 loan to reach Rudolph Aronson’s Casino, enabling the troupe to continue their engagement.
George Grossmith has delighted Boston audiences this week with witty sketches and songs. This Thursday afternoon he will host Mrs Patrick Campbell and her touring company as his guests for an exceptional recital event.
Mrs Patrick Campbell offered two plays at the Boston Theatre. Beyond Human Power is a sermon on Christian Science and fails to entertain. Magda, a serious drama by Bjornson, features Pastor Lang and a paralytic wife whose illness shifts as landslides spare a church. Campbell appears subdued. the production closes with no further engagements.
Mrs Campbell presented Sundermann's Magda using Louis Parker's version, yielding a condensed yet faithfully German atmosphere. The adapter omitted much exposition of German domestic routine, sparing English audiences tedious detail while preserving mood and character.
A consumer warns that Kennedy's Butter Thin Biscurr may be misrepresented on packaging and urges buyers to verify Kennedy's name on the label to ensure safety and authenticity.
Review lauds Mrs Campbell as Magda with keen dramatic insight and powerful mid acts, praising her portrayal of the Berlin days of struggle and the climactic second act. The supporting cast, including Titheradge as Magda’s father, McCarthy as the pastor, Milner, and Mrs Wright, is noted as very good.
A diary style ad proclaims free cures at the Methodist Church on Bromfield Street every weekday from 10 to 11. Laying on of hands promises cures of deafness blindness paralysis and deformities with all diseases supposedly treated free. Admission is free and crowding is likely. Susmann Bros. advertise San Juanita Porto Rico cigar at 22 Water Street.
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