The Prima Donna at Hollis Street Theatre Two Weeks Engagement
Overflow crowd attends a complimentary benefit for Vincent T. Fetherston and Henry Taylor as Fritzi Scheff shines in The Prima Donna. The performance, praised for its faithful production and strong musical text, features Hazzard, Davidson, Harcourt, Hayden, Ayling and Delmar among others. The piece runs two weeks at the Hollis Street Theatre.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hollis Street
Vincent T. Fetherston
Henry Taylor
Fritzi Scheff
Henry Blossom
Victor Herbert
Mme. Scheff
John F. Hazzard
Vernon Davidson
William K. Harcourt
Martin Hayden
Herbert Ayling
Anna Pelham
Tillie Salinger
Grace Delmar
Maxine Verande la Noveta
Shubert Theatre Hosts Blanche Bates in The Fighting Hope
Boston theatergoers praise Blanche Bates in The Fighting Hope with two year wait. New Theatre Company at the Shubert lines up a two week engagement starting Monday with a varied repertory and special Shakespearean observances on Saturday.
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Boston
Blanche Bates
New York
Miss Bates
Anna Granger
Belasco-Stuyvesant
San Francisco
Pacific Coast
The
Shubert
New Theatre Company
Shubert Theatre
Don
Beatrice
School For Scandal
Shaksperean
Man Who Owns Broadway at Tremont Theatre Week Sixth
Last evening's Tremont Theatre show The Man Who Owns Broadway began the sixth week of the musical comedy. Raymond Hitchcock shines with constant novelty and broad comedy. Flora Zabelle, Stanley Forde, Scott Welch, Lora Lieb, and George Lydecker support the production.
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Broadway
George M. Cohan
Raymond Hitchcock
Flora Zabelle
Stanley Forde
Scott Welch
Lora Lieb
George Lydecker
Cohan & Harris
America
Cohan
Boston
Austin and Stone Museum Fair Showcases Helen Stanley
The American beauty Helen Stanley drew crowds at Austin and Stone's Museum fair yesterday with a novel athletic display. The Tum Buritza troupe from the Shah's palace presented an original oriental musical program. The bill also featured S. Mezzitti, the Stanleys in feats of strength, the Loraine sisters, the baby bear, and Ben the giant snake. Trade Bill provided laughs with dancers and music by Frank Vanetta and the Manhattan maids, plus Fuller, the Moxleys, Bullock and Whalleys in vaudeville and life motion pictures.
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Helen Stanley
Austin & Stone
Miss Stanley
Shah's Palace
S. Mezzitti
Stanleys
Loraine Sisters
Baby Bear
Big Ben
Frank Vanetta
Tom Bullock
Manhattan Maids
Fuller
Moxleys
Bullock
Whalleys
Fifty Years of Success for Father John's Medicine
The advertisement touts Father John's Medicine as guaranteed to cure coughs colds throat and lung troubles with fifty years of proven use since it was prescribed for the late Rev. Fr. John O'Brien of Lowell Massachusetts who gave the remedy its name.
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Father John
John O’brien
Lowell
Mass
Viola Allen Returns to Majestic in The White Sister
Viola Allen opened a two week return engagement at the Majestic Theatre with the same strong company. The White Sister, a sombre drama by F Marion Crawford, features Allen in a demanding role with skill and ease. James O Neil as the prelate, William Farnham, Miss Minna Tale, and Mrs Fannie Addison Pitt provide strong support with solid performances.
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Viola Allen
Majestic Theatre
F. Marion Crawford
Boston
Miss Allen
James O'Neil
William Farnham
Minna Tale
Fannie Addison Pitt
The Man From Home at Park Theatre Review
William Hodge stands out as a Hoosier pretending to be from Kokomo Indiana in The Man From Home. The Indiana lawyer is the best study in Boston by Mr Ifredge and the ensemble led by Hen ry Jewett Madeline Louis Alice Johnson Ida Vernon Herbert McKenzie George Le Guere Henry Harmon adds to a strong Park company performance.
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William Hodge
Kokomo
Ind
Indiana
Ifredge
Boston
Henry Jewett
Madeline Louis
Alice Johnson
Ida Vernon
Herbert McKenzie
George le Guere
Henry Harmon
Raffles at Castle Square Theatre Delights Cast
John Craig Stock Company presents Raffles with Craig in the title role a deft gentleman burglar who targets Lady Melrose's diamond necklace. Mary Young Gwendolen Connron and Gertrude Binley shine as supporting players while Hassell adds discovery as Crawshay. Next week The Prisoner of Zenda.
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Raffles
Castle Square
John Craig
Mr. Craig
Mary Young
Gwendolen Conron
Gertrude Binley
Vidal
Hassell
Crawshay
Bowdoin Square Theatre Show Draws Big Crowd
A large attendance filled Bowdoin Square Theatre for a moving picture and vaudeville program. Dill and Ward impressed with a dancing specialty while Vine and Leighton impressed as singers and impersonators. Next week features Roosevelt in Africa.
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Bowdoin Square Theatre
Dill
Ward
Vine and Leighton
Miss Leighton
Alex Wilson
Blanehe Gordon
Frank Ivans
Billy Fogarty
Hale
Rupert
Maurice Ritter
Roosevelt
Africa
Knickerbockers at Gaiety Theatre Feature "Girls of Beautyburg"
Louis Robies Knickerbockers stars in a weekly Gaiety Theatre show with the skit The Girls of Beautyburg set at West Baden. Miss Zella De Mar leads as Fifette with Florence Virginia Lucy Harron Bertha Bowen in key roles and a strong comic and specialty lineup.
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Louis Robie
Gaiety Theatre
Girls of
Beautyburg
West Baden
Zella de Mar
Fifette
Florence Virginia
Lucy Harron
Bertha Bowen
Mark Adams
Mark Wooley
James Rowland
Harry Prince
Miss de Mar
Bowen
Lina
Moll
Wooley
Adams
Prince
Virginia
Holden
Harron
Leonard
Alvin
Morning Noon and Night at Columbia Theatre Opens Week
The Columbia Theatre presents a vaudeville bill led by Teddy Burns Virginia Ware Sid Braham Walter Johnson the Minstrel Four and the Broadway ponies The act is followed by wrestling on Wednesday featuring Sam Anderson against Charles Hackensmidt daily matinees offer bargain prices for women patrons
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Columbia
Teddy Burns
Virginia Ware
Sid Braham
Walter Johnson
Minstrel Four
Sam Anderson
Boston
Charles Hackensmidt
Des Moines
Iowa
the Columbia
Colonial Theatre Hosts Two Week Run of The Third Degree
Boston opens its two week engagement of The Third Degree at the Colonial Theatre with a large audience following the play’s dramatic points. Helen Ware portrays the young wife with poise, Ralph Delmore delivers a vivid police captain, and James Seeley refreshes Richard Brewster roles with skill. A testimonial to manager T. B. Lothian follows Monday’s performance.
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Boston
Colonial Theatre
Helen Ware
Ralph Delmore
James Seeley
Richard Brewster
Edmund Breese
Mr. Breese
Malcolm Duncan
Howard Jeffries, Jr
T. B. Lothian
Colonial
Globe Theatre Opens New Superba Romance at Globe
The Globe Theatre unveils Hanton's new Superba two weeks engagement full of romance and mystery. A reconstructed pantomime and new story send Superba and Leander through exotic locales to rescue Sylvia from death. Fred Hanlon as Pico and Bess Rosa as Roxie provide key turns with new songs and the Military Suffragettes finale winning applause.
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Hanton
Superba
Globe Theatre
Leander
Goozle Aut Farm
Syvivia
Wallabia
Sylvia
Pico
Fred Hanlon
Bess Rosa
Roxie
Hilda Carle
Grand Opera Audiences Welcome Monte Cristo at Grand
Frederick Eckhart starred in Grand Opera House presentation of Monte Cristo with Gretchen Sherman as Mercedes and W P Nunn and Marie Munson as Caderousse and Carconte. The production impressed with strong climaxes and well mounted inn and ballroom scenes. George Sidney will follow with The Joy Rider.
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Monte Cristo
Grand Opera House
Frederick Eckhart
Boston
James O'Neill
Dumas
Mr. Eckhart
Gretchen Sherman
Mercedes
W. P. Nunn
Marie Munson
Caderousse
Carconte
George Sidney
Waldron's Casino Presents London Belles in The Girl From Sherry's
Waldron's Casino features Waldron's famed London Belles led by Rose Sydell with a large supporting company. W S Campbell and Johnnie Weber star in The Sculptor sketch, backed by Edward Wright and others. Musical acts by Klein Ott brothers Nicholson and a breezy finale round out the program.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rose Sydell
London Belles
Waldron
Sherry
Messrs
W. S. Campbell
Johnnie Weber
Edward Wright
Jimmie Brennan
Archie Nicholson
Samuel Faber
Ted Jones
al Mendle
Samuel Goldberg
Fred Rictor
William Mack
Nicholson
Scenic Temple Packed for Afternoon and Evening Show
Two large crowds attended Scenic Temple yesterday with high enthusiasm. The program featured top quality motion pictures, illustrated songs, and performances by Pierce and Roslin, MacGloyn and Shelley, Johnson the ventriloquist, and Britton Venna Howe's Union Orchestra delivering operatic gems.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Scenic Temple
Pierce
Roslin
MacGloyn
Shelley
Johnson
Ventriloquist
Britton
Venna Howe
Union Orchestra
Ready Made Versus Custom Made Suits and Overcoats
Question asks if you are one of a hundred or among a hundred. Ready made options are many but custom made is distinct to you. We offer 50 model suits and overcoats plus about 50 trousers models at low prices. Come today.
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Luby Bros
Tremont St
Houghton & Dutton
Anna Held at Boston Theatre Debuts Miss Innocence Run
Anna Held opened at the Boston Theatre in Miss Innocence her return to Boston with a frothy plot and clever music. Lawrence D Orsay and William Powers star as gallant Englishman and detective while Julian Mitchell features in the new Dance of the Flirt. The show carries a Ziegfeld style, with plans for Follies of 1909 starring Eva Tanguay forthcoming. Seats for the next production go on sale today.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Anna Held
Boston
Colonial Theatre
Miss
Lawrance D’orsay
Piccadilly
Anna
William C. Powers
Louise Alexander
Alice Hegeman
Comedienne
Gene Juneska
Helene
Eva Tanguay
Howard Atheneum presents famed boxing films and showy burlesque
Patrons praised The Nelson Wolgast fight films at the Howard Atheneum noting the climactic finish where Durable Dane Nelson yielded. The program also featured the Cherry Blossoms burlesque troupe with John Perry and a strong chorus, plus varied vaudeville acts and a dancing specialty by Silver and Sands.
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the Howard
Dane
Nelson
Wolgast
Cherry Blossoms
John Perry
Mabel Leslie
Lillian Perry
Edith Mellor
Dolly Carmen
Boston
Juillie Perry
Ed Dorkey
Marlo-Aldo
Granveille
Mack
the Monk
Hunt
Ali
Hunter
Alf
Murray
Linn
Silver
Sands
Cole
Warner
Rastus and Harrison
Mel Eastman
Maurice Ritter
Hanella
Gertrude Hoffman Dazzles Keiths Theatre With 12 Act Program
Keith's Theatre patrons saw Gertrude Hoffman lead a 12 act program featuring impersonations of Eddie Foy Ethel Barrymore George Cohen Eva Tanguay Ruth St Denis and Anna Held plus dances by Isa dodge Duncan and 12 nymphs. The act included water ballet Annette Kellermann burlesque with a water tank and appearances by Nora Bayes Jack Norworth Mrs Leslie Carter and others drawing strong audience praise.
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Keith’s Theatre
Loie Fuller
Gertrude Hoffman
Keith
Miss Hoffman
Eddie Foy
Ethel Barrymore
George Cohan
Eva Tanguay
Ruth St. Denis
Miss St. Denis
Anna Held
Isadora Duncan
Blue Danube
Harry Lauder
Eddie Leonard
Jack Henderson
Harry Watson, Jr
Annette Kellermann
Bennett
Ha Grannan
Nat Haynes
Will Vidocq
L. B. Madden
J. W. Fitzpatrick
Dwyer Sings and Lectures at Symphony Hall
Assistant District Attorney Michael J. Dwyer delivered a lecture and sung recital at Symphony Hall before a full audience. Introduced by Joseph H. O Neil, he presented Tre land Her Scenes and Songs with slides showing Blarney Tara s Halls Vale of voca and other locales. James M. McLaughlin conducted music as Dwyer and his tenor impressed, with encores including Killarney The Last Rose of Summer and The Wearing of the Green.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Michael J. Dwyer
Symphony Hall
Dwyer
Joseph H. O'Neil
Blarney
Tara’s Halls
Vale of Voca
Thomas Moore
City of Cork
Robert Emmet
Vale of Clara
James M. McLaughlin
Boston Public Schools
Killarney
Gunnison Tunnel Nearing Completion After Last Blast
Montrose Colo April 11 The final blast in the Gunnison tunnel project used for irrigation of the Uncompahgre valley was fired today President Taft dedicated the tunnel last September Concrete work remains to finish the project once the blasting ends.
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Montrose
Colo
Great Gunnison
Taft
Waltham Watch Company Faces Fifth Shutdown in Five Months
The Waltham Watch Company announced a pause in operations from April 13 to April 21 due to over-production. About four thousand workers will be idled during the shutdown, marking the fifth such closure in five months at the plant in Waltham.
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Waltham
Waltham Watch Company
Decapitation on Rail Bridge Claims Civil War Vet
Hartford dispatch reports Travers C. Babcock of Windsor, a Civil War veteran, was killed when he laughed at friends climbing the Farming ton River trestle to avoid a southbound express. His three companions and a woman escaped uninjured as a second train followed on the opposite track.
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Hartford
Conn
Travers C
Babcock
Windsor
Farmington River
New Palace Theatre Delivers Top Weekly Bill
The New Palace Theatre presents a premier bill with Blanchard brothers and Randolph a clever trio, Harrigan and Giles in The Kizotskey Kids Irene Irving as country girl specialty Walby and McVeigh singing and dancing Robert Vanni tenor from Boston opera company. A thrilling melodrama The Outlaw offered by the stock company. Films include Elektra Sandy the Substitute Fler Sister's Sin A Woman's Heart and more Roosevelt in Africa set for next week.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New Palace Theatre
Blanchard Brothers
Randolph
Harrigan
Giles
Kizotskey
Irene Irving
Walby
McVeigh
Robert Vanni
Boston Opera Company
New Palace Theatre Stock Company
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