Ham Tree at Hollis Street Theatre Delights Boston Audiences
The Hollis Street Theatre crowd roared at McIntyre and Heath in The Ham Tree a rambunctious vaudeville sketch with a strong chorus and striking stage effects. Hobart delivers a playful critique praising the show’s merriment and lively décor while noting its lack of plot. Also playing Boston Theatre Easter week is The Way to Kenmore starring Andrew Mack with Mae Stevenson and a lineup including Mack’s songs and lively supporting performances.
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Hollis Street
McIntyre
Heath
George W. Hobart
Messrs
McIntyre and
Hobart
Dover
Del
Mr. Bowers
Jane Lovell
Jobyna Howland
Gibson
Mrs. Nickelbacker
Belle Gold
Desdemona
W. C. Fields
Sherlock Raffles
Hollis Street Theatre
Andrew Mack
Kenmore
Boston Theatre
Edward E. Rose
Mr. Mack
Dan Maguire
Ireland
Mack
Dan
Kenmare
Mae Stevenson
Rose Donald
Edward Brandt
Clement Fairley
Edward J. McCormack
Martin Keene
Annie Mack Berlin
Honora Maloney
William Townsend
Roy Donald
George W. Deyo
Earl of
Globe Theatre presents Texas Western drama in four acts
The Globe Theatre runs Texas a Western drama by Broadhurst and Currie after a New York run. The four act play, set in the Southwest, features Jack Dallam, Texas West, and Lord Angus Trevor in a tale of romance and rivalry. Mabel Dixey stars as Texas West with Coburn and Martin delivering strong performances.
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Texas
Messrs. Broadhurst
Currie
Globe Theatre
New York
Southwest
Jack Dallam
Lord Angus Trevor
Texas West
Mabel Dixey
Plains
Charles D. Coburn
Street Singer at Grand Opera House Delights Audiences
Florence Bindley stars in The Street Singer at the Grand Opera House. The house was full of friends and patrons applauding each appearance. the play offers merit beyond star vehicle fare though dialogue occasionally suffers from rapid delivery. Bindley’s clever specialties and a sextet of pretty dancers enhance the performance, with Miss Keyes notably tuneful in The Moth and the Butterfly.
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Grand Opera House
Florence Bindley
Miss Bindley
Miss Keyes
Kneisel Quartet closes season at Chickering Hall with Loeffler
The fifth Kneisel Quartet concert at Chickering Hall featured C M Loeffler viola Georges Longy oboe and Heinrich Gebhard piano. The program included Loeffler’s oboe viola rhapsodies the Kneisel Quartet in E flat major Mozart quartet in B flat major Op 130 and Beethoven. The performers delivered refined interpretations and the series will resume next season.
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Kneisel
Chickering Hall
C. M. Loeffler
Georges Longy
Heinrich Gebhard
Loeffler
Annie Russell Shines in Friend Hannah at Park Theatre
Annie Russell again displays charm in Boston's Park Theatre with Friend Hannah. The demure Quaker heroine captivates, while the old-age finale offers touching pathos, supported by Oswald Yorke and a liked Boston company. Seats go on sale at 9 this morning for Cousin Louisa, opening next Monday.
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Annie Russell
Park Theatre
Hannah
Boston
Oswald Yorke
Miss Russell
Louisa
Frederick Paulding
Daniel Frohman
Joseph Brooks
Mary van Buren
Charles Cherry
Kate Denni Wilson
Sam Reed
Dorothy Revell
Charles Swickard
Suzanne Perry
Harry Hilliard
George Probert
Romeo and Juliet on Stage at Caste Square
The article reviews a condensed Romeo and Juliet performance at the Caste Square. Craig stars in the balcony scene praised for study and improvement, with Kemble as Juliet lauded for bedroom and final scenes. Supporting cast includes Waldron Mercutio and Benvolio Hersome, with strong audience demand and S R O crowds remaining.
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Caste Square
Shearers
Lillian Lawrence
Miss Kemble
Juliet
Mr. Waldron
Mercutio
Willard Home
Paris
F. B. Hersome
Benvolio
William McVay
Friar Laurence
Spottiswoode Rikken
Kate Ryan
Miss
Bowery Burlesque At Palace Theatre Delights Crowded Audiences
Bright and breezy burlesque from the Bowery Burlesquers at the Palace Theatre draws crowded houses this week. The stock company opens the spring and summer season next week with a varied program headlined by Two Hot Knights and The Gay Modiste. Lizzie Freligh, Ben Jansen, the Hickman brothers, the Bannons, Stella Wells, Flo Russell, and Carmelita d’Elcedere headline acts, including tableaux vivants by the Paris model.
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Bowery
Palace Theatre
Bowery Company
Lizzie Freligh
Ben Jansen
Hickman Brothers
Three Bannons
Roster of Top Skaters at Park Square Rink Event
A large crowd watched fancy skaters led by Professor Kauffman, Beckwith, Walsh, Bailey and Miss Jessie Darling at Park Square Rink last evening. Upcoming highlights include ladies, amateurs, and professional races on Tuesday Thursday and Friday evenings with daily sessions and Patriots Day morning extra. Teel's Military Band provided music at all sessions.
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Park Square
Professor Kauffman
Beckwith
Walsh
Bailey
Jessie Darling
Patriots
Teel
Majestic Theatre Opens Second Week of The Earl and the Girl
The Earl and the Girl lasts a second Boston week at the Majestic Theatre with a full house. Eddie May as Jim Cheese shines in slapstick bits while Elsie Moore gains popularity with a strong voice. The capable company includes Amelia Summerville Victor Morley Templar Saxe Bernard Dyllyn Nellie McCoy Zelma Rawlston and W H Armstrong. Special Patriots Day matinee and a Thursday performance are noted.
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Boston
Majestic Theatre
Eddie May
Jim Cheese
Elsie Moore
Amelia Summerville
Victor Morley
Templar Saxe
Bernard Dyllyn
Nellie McCoy
Zelma Rawlston
W. H. Armstrong
Empire Theatre Revives Under Two Flags with Strong Cast
The Empire Theatre stock company staged Ouida's Under Two Flags last night to solid crowds. Minnie Seligman as Cigarette drew praise for charm and emotional range, with Bramwell as Bertie Cecil, Sumner as Berkeley Cecil, Harrington as Lord Rockingham, Hartsell as Colonel Chateauroy, Gard as Rake, Bayer as Princess Corona, and Lasche as Lady Beatrice delivering notable performances. The week marks a run of the show with Under the Red Robe to follow Monday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Empire Theatre
Ouida
Vivandiere
Cigarette
Minnie Seligman
Bertie Cecil
William Bramwell
Frederick Sumner
Berkeley Cecil
John Harrington
Lord Rockingham
Harold Hartsell
Colonel Chateauroy
Sumner Gard
Rake
Lillian Bayer
Princess Corona
Elfrida Lasche
Beatrice
Psycho the electric woman astonishes Austin and Stone’s crowd
Visitors including physicians and scientists watched Psycho weigh 120 pounds defy twelve men lifting her from the floor. The electric marvel held against resistance and toppled burly onlookers with ease as the curio hall bill featured Stanley the American Hercules and Tyrolean yodlers among others.
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Austin & Stone’s Museum
Psycho
Colonel White
Curio Hall
Stanley
Hercules
Myslick
Topp
Symphone Orchestra
Till
Alio
Mae Lawrence
Imperial
Mrs
Nick Hughes
Milzer and
Merton
Gray and
Graham
Hillman
Necromancer
Majestic Burlesquers Please Lyceum Crowd With New Burletta
At the Lyceum Theatre patrons enjoyed a lively show by the Majestic Burlesquers. The 20 member company presented two bright burlesques with scenic grandeur. A musical burletta Down the Line by Larry McCale premiered along with German nonsense by Farren and Fay. Principal acts featured Maude Harvey Evelyn Walker the Ronays Watson sisters and the cast concluded with For Girls Only.
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Larry McCale
Maude Harvey
Evelyn Walker
Three Ronays
Farren
Fay
Watson Sisters
Fay Templeton Stars in Forty-five Minutes From Broadway at Colonial
Fay Templeton delivers a vibrant performance as a plain housemaid turned heroine in Forty-five Minutes From Broadway. Klaw & Erlanger present a strong supporting company with Victor Moore delivering a revealing, stylish turn. Olga Nethersole slated to follow on April 30.
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Fay Templeton
Broadway
Miss Templeton
Boston
Klaw & Erlanger
New Rochelle
Kid Burns
Victor Moore
Olga Nethersole
Matinee at Colonial Theatre Showcases Four One Acts
The Colonial Theatre hosts a matinee with four works starting this afternoon. The program opens with The Grandmammal of Honore, follows with The Wings by Josephine Peabody, then Rostand's Les Romanesques in one act called The Fantasticks, and closes with As We Forgive Those Le Pater by Coppee.
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Colonial
Trish
Josephine Peabody
Cambridge
Rostand
Pater
Coppee
Jolly Burlesque Troupe At Farren’s Theatre Delights Audiences
Jolly Grass Widows, a burlesque company known as The Widow’s Wedding Night and The Sign of the Red Light, entertained crowds at Manager Farren’s theatre. Mlle Jeanette Guichard led the exhibition with other acts including Pinard and Walters musical sketches and Ruth Everett’s dancing comedy. Friday’s amateur show promised extra humor.
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Farren
Columbia
Mlle
Jeanette Guichard
Gay Mobile
Mlle. Guichard
Pinard and
Walters
Thompson
Laurance
Bush and
Gordon
Ruth Everett
Boy From the West Impresses Bowdoin Square Theatre
LeRoy E. Sumner stars in The Boy From the West a Western detective drama at Bowdoin Square Theatre. The play blends drama surprises and humor with an original plot as Sumner’s Bob Ferrer solves crimes while masking his identity. Strong supporting cast delivers solid performances with matinees and special events planned.
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LeRoy E. Sumner
Bowdoin Square Theatre
Mr. Sumner
Bob Ferrer
Mr. Walter
Ralph Howell
Gentleman Jack
Mr. Butler Haviland
Mike McGuire
Messrs
Thaddeus Gray
Harry Brooks
D. L. Gaylord
Henry Alexander
Charles Wheelock
Gertrude Binley
Annette Marshall
Florence Hale
Pearl de Lasieur
Paul Revere Trolley Trips on Patriots Day in Boston
Boston marks Patriots Day with two trolley routes. The Paul Revere Trolley Trip will visit Wexington and Concord historic sites. A second route follows the Marathon race course from Ashland through Framingham Natick Wellesley and Newton to Commonwealth Ave. Last year special trolleys proved popular and service increases are planned.
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Boston
Wexington
Concord
Ashland
South
Framingham
Natick
Wellesley
Newton Lower Falls
Newton Centre
Commonwealth Avenue
Tremont Theatre Hosts Sutro Comedy With Hackett and Mannering
In Boston the Tremont Theatre features Alfred Sutro's The Walls of Jericho with James K. Hackett and Mary Mannering through the final week of their engagement. Matinees are scheduled, and next week Bertha Kalich arrives with Monna Vanna and Therese Raquin at the Tremont.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Boston
Walls of Jericho
Alfred Sutro
James K. Hackett
Mary Mannering
the Tremont
Hackett
Miss Mannering
Ninth Regiment Vets Reunion and Dance Planned
The Ninth Regiment Veterans Association holds a reunion and dance tonight at Grand Army Hall Franklin Square. Adjutant Fred A. Robinson directs the floor, John E. Murray assists, and Col. Thomas F. Clark serves as marshal. Mayor Fitzgerald is expected to attend.
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Grand Army Hall
Franklin Square
Ninth Regiment Veterans’ Association
Fred A. Robinson
John E. Murray
Thomas F. Clark
Fitzgerald
University Lodge Knights of Pythias Reception Ball
Knights of Pythias unit held a reception and ball at Odd Fellows Hall in Cambridge last evening. Morris Smalinsky Ellen Jones and A Pearlstein led the floor, providing music and hosting duties for attendees.
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University Lodge
Knights of Pythias
Odd Fellows’ Hall
Cambridge
Morris Smalinsky
Ellen Jones
A. Pearlstein
Camp Wel lesley Boys Hold Annual Banquet
The Camp Wel lesley boys who visit Lake Ossipee annual banquet at the American House last evening featured speakers Er A Benner A B Chandler and James P Hunting who discussed the benefits and healthfulness of camp life in the hills.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Camp Wellesley
Lake Ossipee
Er. A. Benner
A. B. Chandler
James P. Hunting
DAR Congress Opens in Washington Centered on Women
Washington crowds gather for the 15th annual Daughters of the American Revolution congress in Washington D C. President general Mrs Donald McLean arrived days ago as delegates begin the first day's session.
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Washington, D. C
Washington
Congress of the Daughters of the American Revolution
Donald McLean
Maine Methodist conference backs Sturgis bill and prohibition stance
The Maine Methodist conference went on record favoring the Sturgis State Commission enforcement law and strongly opposing resubmission of the prohibitory constitutional amendment.
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Portland
Maine Methodist Conference
Sturgis State Commission
Howard Atheneum Delivers vaudeville and burlesque mix
Boston patrons enjoyed a balanced Howard run featuring Tyce and Jermon in ollo, J. E. Hutchinson’s The Idol Smasher, La Mze brothers in acrobatics, Sandy Chapman’s singing, and Cherry and Bates cycling, with George F Howard impersonations and a busy burlesque segment. The bill runs daily 1 to 11 pm with Friday souvenirs and Patriots Day extra numbers.
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Howard
Tyce
Jermon
Comediennes
J. E. Hutchinson and Company
la Mze
Sandy Chapman
Larry O'Connor
Boston
Chapman
Old Bay State
Mary
Tipperary
Cherry
Bates
Miles
Raymond
Martin Brothers
Cramer
Casper
Francis Wood
Patchen
Clifton
Lowry
George F. Howard
George B Alexander
Kittie Bingham
Immigration Records Shatter as Steamships Arrive in New York
New York reports a record influx with nine European steamships arriving yesterday and eight more expected today. The total yesterday reached 11.8 thousand arrivals, and an estimated 45,000 aliens are due this week, signaling a major surge in immigration.
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New York
Nettie Cushing Schooner Goes to Total Loss
The Rockland Maine schooner Nettie Cushing ran aground on Cornfield sand shoals near Cornfield Light and broke in two the day after the breach. An effort will be made to salvage part of the cargo, 1600 barrels of lime.
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Westbrook
Conn
Rockland
Nettie Cushing
Cornfield Sand
Cornfield Light
Fire damages Walter Damrosch home without harming manuscripts
A fire at conductor Walter Damrosch's residence on East Sixty‑first Street caused about 3000 dollars in damage. Firemen saved the conductor's valuable manuscript music, which remained intact.
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New York
Walter Damrosch
East Sixty-first Street
Lafayette Vaudeville Headlines Keith's Stage
The Lafayette acts dazzle as a rapid multi act bill dominates Keith's with whirlwind changes and impersonations of Liszt Frankenstein Creatore. Marion Garson, Tactics by Barrows Lancaster, Avery Hart, William Tomkins, Byers Herman, Carroll Baker, and the Bell Boy trio perform amid film changes.
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Keith's
Lafayette
Liszt
Frankenstein
Creatore
Marion Garson
Barrows-Lancaster Company
Avery and
Hart
Williams
Walker
Bert Williams
William Tomkins
Byers
Herman
DeMar
Fortune
Carroll and Baker
Frederick
Horse
Bell Boy
Zarnes
Supreme Court Ends Original Docket For First Time In 29 Years
Washington April 16 The Supreme Court today called and dismissed its docket of original cases for the first time in 29 years. The New Jersey Delaware boundary dispute led off the list and was dismissed along with cases South Dakota versus North Carolina and Washington versus the Northern Securities Company relating to the Great Northern and Northern Pacific merger.
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Washington
Supreme Court of the United States
New Jersey
Delaware
South Dakota
North Carolina
Northern Securities Company
Great Northern
Northern Pacific Railroads
Shipyard Worker James Costello Drowned In Bent's Creek
The body of James E K Costello, a Fore River shipyard employee, was found floating in Bent's Creek today after an accidental drowning. The death occurred near Quincy on April 16.
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Quincy
James Ek. Costello
Fore River
Bent’s Creek
A Yankee Circus on Mars Comes to Boston Theater
A 600 member troupe will present A Yankee Circus on Mars at the Boston Theatre on Tuesday evening May 1. The show from New York Hippodrome spans comedy drama musical comedy circus ballet and extravaganza with a ballet of 144 performers. Tickets go on sale next Monday at 9 o'clock.
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Boston Theatre
New York
Bird and Dog Circus at 700 Patrons
Patrons at the Music Hall Zoo enjoyed a bird and dog circus by Pamahasika the trainer. A platform featured hourly intermission exhibitions and instructional lectures, drawing national attention to the animal collection open daily from 11 a.m. to 10 p.m.
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Music Hall Zoo
Pamahasika
Schumann-Heink Arrives Aboard Bluecher with Family
Mme Schumann-Heink and her husband and three sons arrived on the Bluecher yesterday. They have purchased a home in New Jersey and she hopes her sons will become good Americans.
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New York
Schumann-Heink-Rapp
New Jersey
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