The Chocolate Soldier thrills Boston at Colonial Theatre
The Chocolate Soldier enchants a large Colonial Theatre audience in Boston. C Whitney presents a strong company led by Lelia Hughes as Nadina and Jumniata Fletcher as Mascha with solid performances by Bowers Coote and Langlois. The Hungarian music, witty score, dynamic chorus, and polished scenic design mark it as one of the season’s best engagements.
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Colonial Theatre
Oscar Strauss
Strauss
Alexius
C. Whitney
Boston
Lelia Hughes
Nadina
Jumniata Fletcher
Charles H. Bowers
Bumerli
Henry Coote
Lucile Saunders
J. Russell Powell
Massakroff
Sylvian Langlois
Casimir Popoff
Tremont Theatre Aborn Opera Opens Second Week With Faust
The Aborn English Grand Opera company opened the Tremont Theatre season with Gounod Faust drawing a large audience. Dianetta Alvina impressed as Marguerite, Domenico Russo sang well in the title role, and Mephistopheles was deftly handled by George Shields. Next week offers Carmen with Onelli, Colombini, and Parsons in rotation.
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Tremont Theatre
Aborn
English Grand Opera Company
Gounod
Faust
Dianetta Alvina
Marguerite
Domenico Russo
George Shields
Mephistopheles
Thomas Hardie
Valentine
Florence Coughlan
Siebel
Cordelia Lathan
Martha
Frank E. Roche
Wagoner
Ugo Colombini
Joseph Parsons
Bizet
Carmen
Girl From Yonkers Highlights St James Theatre Week
May Elwood and company perform The Girl From Yonkers at St James Theatre with a lighthearted tabloid comedy. George Mack and Elizabeth Maguire present a clever specialty, the Mozerum troupe showcases Japanese feats, and Mary Keough entertains as a child impersonator. The 13 Boys in Blue military drill tops Thursday’s program.
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St. James Theatre
May Elwood
Hay's Hair Health promises color and dandruff relief
Druggists report rising sales of Hay's Hair Health claiming it darkens grey hair, improves thin dry hair, and stops shedding without dyeing or staining. It also claims rapid dandruff removal and a money back guarantee after a fair trial if not satisfied.
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Hay
Irish Players Open at Plymouth Theatre in Boston
The Plymouth Theatre hosts the Irish Players in Boston presenting Shadow of the Glen The Birthright and Hya cinth Harvey. Critics praise the ensemble led by Miss Sarah Allgood and others for their refined skill and sensitive casting. The program repeats tonight.
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Plymouth Theatre
Boston
Singe
T. C. Murray
Lady Gregory
Hyacinth Harvey
Sarah Allgood
Glen
Mrs. Delane
Mr. Sinclair
Dan Burke
Mr. Quirke
Miss Doherty
Mr. O’rourke
Mr. Morgan
Bat Morris
Mme Trentini Delights Audiences in The Firefly at Shubert
At the Shubert Theatre during the opening of another week, Mme Trentini wowed a large crowd with singing and acting in The Firefly. The diminutive prima donna surpassed expectations in what is described as her most profitable engagement yet in the city, supported by Audrey Maple Melville Stewart William Wolff and Ruby Norton among a strong cast.
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Mme. Trentini
The
Shubert
Audrey Maple
Melville Stewart
William Wolff
Ruby Norton
Hollis Street Theatre Presents Kismet with Otis Skinner
Otis Skinner and a talented company opened another week of Kismet at Hollis Street Theatre. The Arabian romance by Knoblauch drew a large New England audience with Skinner praised for his portrayal of Hajj the Beggar.
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Kismet
Hollis
Otis Skinner
Knoblauch
New England
Globe Theatre Weekly Program Highlights
The Globe presents A Night With the Sculptors and a range of acts including Erol the European artist Eugene Trio in a horizontal bar novelty Murray Love and Andrea singing and dancing Black and Mc Cone in Two Gentle Men Archer and Carr singers Cowboy William act and Beatrice Turner comedy line The picture programme changes Thursday as usual.
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Globe
Erol
Eugene
Murray
Love
Andrea
Black and
McCone
Archer
Carr
Cowboy William
Beatrice Turner
Comedie
Castle Square revival of She Stoops to Conquer thrills Boston crowds
Castle Square Theatre presents She Stoops to Conquer revived with lively stage presentation in period costumes. Miss Young as Kate Hardcastle, Mr. Carleton as Young Marlow, Mr. Meek as Tony Lumpkin, and Mr. Walker as Squire Hardcastle deliver bright comic acting for a large audience including school children. Next week brings The Man From Home.
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Castle Square
John Craig
Miss Young
Kate Hardcastle
Mr. Carleton
Young Marlow
Mr. Meek
Tony Lumpkin
Mr. Walker
Squire Hardcastle
The Round-Up Charms Boston Theatre Crowd Again
The big melodrama drew a large audience last evening as the battle scene drew cheers and laughter at Slim Hoover’s sorrows. Arbuckle’s portly sheriff performance remains clever with the company and scenery up to the E. and E. standard.
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Boston
Park Theatre Presents Officer 666 With Notable Cast
Park Theatre opened a new week with Officer 666. George Nash and Edward Abeles play opposing viewpoints with convincing performances. The supporting company delivers solid, smooth stage craft throughout the show.
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Park Theatre
George Nash
Edward Abeles
Majestic Theatre Presents The Typhoon This Week
Walker Whiteside and company perform The Typhoon at the Majestic Theatre for the current week. Whiteside portrays Tokerama the Japanese diplomat and Florence Fisher shines as Illona the adventuress with a balanced cast in support. Next week features The Bird of Paradise a Hawaiian musical comedy.
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Walker Whiteside
Majestic Theatre
Mr. Whiteside
Tokerama
Florence Fisher
Illona
Peter the Great Monkey Featured at Keith's Theatre
The Keith's Theatre program highlights Peter the Great a trained monkey who now speaks words and performs routines to amuse and astonish. The bill also includes B A Rolfe's The Purple Lady Ralph Lynn and Mercedes Lorenz, Kaufman brothers, Keane Spa brothers Those Four Entertainers Sears Allen and company, Pero and Wilson, and a kinetophone feature Votes for Women.
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Mr. McArdle
Peter the Great
Keith’s
Peter
Demain
Keith
B. A. Rolfe
Ralph Lynn
Mercedes Lorenz
Kaufman Brothers
Robert Emmett Keane
Spa Brothers
Sears Allen and Company
Bexey
Mellon
Pero
Wilson
Thomas A. Edison Kinetophone
Peck's Bad Boy Show Delights Bow Doin Square Audiences
The Bow Doin Square Theatre presented a tabloid version of Peck's Bad Boy to instant favor. The youth’s pranks transform Schultz’s grocery into a gift shop while the cast including Crandall Ross Evans Nelling and Smith kept the audience upbeat. Kinemacolor films offer new education oriented subjects at popular prices along with vaudeville acts.
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Peck
Harry Crandall and
Bowdoin Square Theatre
Schultz
Harry Crandall
Myra Ross
Millie Evans
D. J. Nelling
Johnny Smith
Johnny Green
Kinemacalor Company
Romany
Daly
Kramer
Zeda
Heat
Hubert Devega
Benedettos
Ladder Artists
Hugo Hamlin
Victor Vivieros
Auto Bugs at Gaiety Theatre With The Laughing Hobo
Billy Arlington known as The Laughing Hobo leads The Golden Crook company at the Gaiety Theatre this week in the two act comedy The Auto Bugs. Edna and a large cast including Mlle Veda Jeanette Buckley Jack Strouse City Comedy Four Boyd Veola Elenor Cochran and the Golden troupe of Russian court dancers perform a spectacular number with lavish electrical effects.
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Billy Arlington
The
Marie Golden
Kinemacolor Pictures Show Canal Film At Tremont Temple
The fifth week of kinemacolor pictures on the Panama Canal project and Balkan War incidents opened at Tremont Temple with vivid natural colors and motion. The program added colored reels of the Washington inaugural and suffragist parades from last March.
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Panama Canal
Tremont Temple
Washington
Gunboat Smith Shines At Howard Atheneum Burlesque
Gunboat Smith drew sport fans as the White heavyweight champion at the Howard Atheneum. He appeared in The Athletic Club sketch with Jack Sheehan and Bob Armstrong, declared readiness to fight any man, and drew strong audience enthusiasm alongside Pacemakers acts Mae Yui Margie Catlin and the Four Dancing Harmonists.
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Gunboat Smith
Howard
John L
Gunboat
the Athletic Club
Jack Sheehan
Bob Armstrong
Mae Yui
Margie Catlin
Leslie Hunter
Lew Hilton
Bert Lewis
Bill Massey
Jack McVey
Gregorio
Elmina
the Howard
Athletic Club
National Theatre Features World Class Vaudeville Acts
The Chung Hwa troupe leads a week at the National with clever singers and intricate dances including kilts. Six Samarin Russian dancers perform graceful routines. The bill also stars Joseph Remingtons company in The Millinery Salesman, Seymour and Brown, Murphy and Francis, Baisden on a unicycle, Henry Levine songs, and Kinsners Object Equilibrist Supreme. Edison Talkies and Votes for Women speeches add variety. A light comedy concludes with The Anniversary of Jerry and Mandy.
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Chung Hwa
Joseph Remington
Seymour and Brown
Murphy and
Francis
Baisden
Perfors
Henry Levine
Kinsners
Edison
Jerry and
Mandy
Burlesque show draws crowds at Grand Opera House
Stars of Stageland wow audiences with Blanch Baird’s versatile burlesque and a piano specialty in The Regatta. La Belle Helene presents Escaped from the Harem with a chorus. The program closes with A Trip to the Catskills as Lemle meets Fritz Mohl in wrestling.
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Grand Opera House
Blanch Baird
al Lipman
Mike McDonald
Eddie Dak
la Belle Helene
Charles Relyea
Georgie Hall
Louise Pearson
Anna Kelley
Ernest O’fisher
Catskills
Lemle
Fritz Mohl
George Touhey
Waldron's Casino Hosts Ben Welch Company This Week
Charlie Waldron promotes a burlesque week featuring the popular Ben Welch and his company The Love Arbor and A Day at the Bar. Welch draws strong audience applause with new parodies and laughable comedy as part of Waldron's presentation.
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Charlie Waldron
Waldron’s
Ben Welch
Mr. Welch
Love Arbor
Burlesque Refined by Murpheys and Noted Singers
The program introduces two skits titled racks and features strong company talent. Frank P Murphy, Leo Kendall and Pat Kearney lend comic pace while Etta Hastings Helen Delaney Maude Heathe and Florence Rothg er provide leading female roles. The burlesques offer lively comedy dances and spectacular ensembles with attractive costumes.
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Racks
Frank P. Murphy
Leo Kendall
Pat Kearney
Etta Hastings
Helen de
Laney
Maude Heathe
Florence Rothger
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