Music Symphony Concert Review at Music Hall
Philip Hale reviews the twenty third Symphony concert at Music Hall. Miss Marie Jahn sings Der Freischutz arias with mixed critique, praised by some and faulted for tone and technique. The orchestra faces fatigue and poor acoustics, but Bachrichs arrangement draws interest. Future program includes Lenore Overture No 2 Fidelio act one with a larger chorus.
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Music Hall
Genoveva
Schumann
Freischnitz
Bachrich
Eeoseeseees Rubinstein
Eeens Schumann
Miss Marie Jahn
Zach
Miss John
Jahn
Metropolitan Opera Company
Mielkes
Fischers
Symphony
Boston
Sigismund Bachrich
Vienna
Beethoven
Mielke
Nikisch
Messrs. Fischer
Rieger and Meyn
Boston Singers’ Society
Philip Hale
Editor notice on manuscript submissions and sender verification
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The Boston Playhouses Tonight Schedule
Tremont Theatre hosts John L. Stoddard lectures on The Passion Play at 8. Hollis Street Theatre features Julia Marlowe in Romeo and Juliet at 7:45. Glone Theatre presents Richard Mansfeld in Prince Karl at 7:45. Boston Theatre shows The London at 7:45 and Boston Museum presents New Lamps for Oia and The Open Gate at 7:45. Park Theatre offers Helen Barry in A Night's Frolic at 7:45. Grand Opera House offers Under the Gaslight at 7:45. Howard Athenaum presents James H. Wallick in The Cattle King at 8. Graxp Museum showcases drama and The Black Flag from 1 to 10:30.
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Tremont Theatre
Tremont Street
John L. Stoddard
Hollis Street
Julia Marlowe
Boston debate over Brussels treaty and party loyalties
In Boston a report by Congressman Andrew supporting the Brussels treaty to suppress the slave trade clashes with Senate Republicans led by Matthew S. Quay who refused ratification. The stalemate jeopardizes the entire plan to curb the slave trade, raising questions about which faction the party should represent.
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Andrew
Brussels
Senate
Matthew S. Quay
Sumner
QuAy
Ingalls, Et al
Walker and Wocott as a strong Republican ticket
The piece argues Walker and Wocott would form a strong Republican gubernatorial ticket despite opposition from Harvard College and slum areas. It praises a robust party image, notes Democrats deserve to win but prefers facing a strong ticket, and welcomes the other party placing its best men forward.
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Walker
Wocott
Harvard College
Sunday opening question about Metropolitan Museum
The Art Museum in this city has opened Sundays for years and its benefit is clear. In New York the Metropolitan Museum of Art remains closed on Sundays. Mrs. John Jay Chapman leads a petition drive to urge trustees to follow Boston's example. Public sentiment is said to be waiting to influence the decision.
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Art
New York
Metropolitan Museum of Art
Boston
John Jay Chapman
A Weakening Allegiance and Economic Pressures
The article argues Spain made Cuba concessions to avoid Cuba joining the United States, as Cubans resist heavy import duties. It warns the Republican party should heed New England and other regions against high tariffs, or allegiance to the party may shrink to Pennsylvania, which is not secure.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Spain
Cuba
United States
Republican Party
New England
Pennsylvania
Virtue in High Places in Republican Ranks
A commentary questions the meaning of virtue as claimed by the Republican Club and lists Blaine Reed Wanamaker Quay and Dudley as examples. It notes uncertainty about which figures best embody the party’s virtues and reflects on their political standing and influence.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Republican Club
Blaine
Reed
Wanamaker
Quay
Dupley
Minor remark on political virtue in Republican ranks
The passage notes with some certainty that one figure best embodies Republican virtues compared with his peers, implying a standout example among the current leaders. It emphasizes character over rhetoric and hints at broader party judgments without detailing concrete actions or dates.
Collision Between City of Berlin and Annie Lewis
The steamship City of Berlin narrowly avoided a disaster by reversing engines and checking speed after colliding with the barque Annie Lewis in fog on Thursday. The lighter vessel likely suffered more, yet the opposite theory of speed is questioned by the observed outcome.
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Berlin
Annie Lewis
Preposterous Boston order targets city printing
A Boston City Council proposal would restrict city printing to firms paying the Typographical Union scale and employing its members, a move critics call an attack on fair government and equal taxpayer rights. The piece argues such favoritism harms citizens and condemns international arrogance tied to the so called Americanism critique.
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Common Council
Boston
A Limit to Our Isolation And The Brussels Treaty
A editorial critique argues against isolationist phrases and urges responsible international engagement. It cites Washingtons warning on entangling alliances and condemns the Senate for not ratifying the Brussels treaty to end the slave trade and curb guns and intoxicants in Africa, emphasizing humanity over politics.
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Washington
Washingron
Senate
Andrew
Africa
United States
Russian tariff policy and its effects on farmers and industry
A Fortnightly Review writer known as E B Lanin analyzes Russia's expanding duties since 1876 and predicts a new tariff. He notes higher costs for agricultural implements and scythes, prompting imports and producer profits yet risking peasant ruin and looming famine, drawing comparisons to the United States. The piece argues tariffs raise government revenue but burden farmers, with Russia facing harsher consequences than the U S yet a similar long term trend.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
E. B. Lanin
Russia
United States
Lanin
Germany
Novoe Vremya
Speculative stock swings reflect renewed confidence in markets
The market shows a swing toward confidence with capital no longer fearing losses. Speculative and industrial stocks lead buoyancy, while high-grade bonds advance slowly but steadily, and prices for some shares outpace their dividends.
Bond Investment Bills Highlight Wardwell Contrast
A Varied debate contrasts the Wardwell bill banning bond investment schemes with a complex Insurance Committee proposal aimed at ending endowment style speculative schemes. Critics urge funding for enforcement and press for broader exclusions, while proponents warn of losses to 10 000 building associations and 60 000 bond company contributors. The endowment bill faces three amendments as Wardwell faces a stiff foe.
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Committee On Mercantile Affairs
Wardwell
Insurance Committee
Supreme Court
Withal
Order of the Golden Lion
Golden Lion
A Boston Eye on Dress and Street Scenes
A first person narrator in Boston notes a sudden shower forcing churchgoers home, comments on gendered fashion frailties, praises young women in spring attire, and admires a Black man in fine clothes. He observes a local baseball procession, critiques Celtic-appearing players, and recalls an organ grinder scene that stirs factory workers before resuming business.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cambridge Street
Stock Market Rises Amid Mixed Weekly News
The market continued an upward trend despite bearish week news such as gold exports, Parisian financial trouble rumors, and Buenos Aires rumblings. Professional speculation drives optimism that the country remains large and prosperous with strong enterprise potential, even as general business lags.
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Paris
Buenos Ayres
Gould
Western Traffic Association
Wall Street
Cephalonia Leaves Queenstown Bound for Boston With 1440 Immigrants
The Cephalonia departed Queenstown for Boston carrying 1440 immigrants, setting a new record. The speaker advocates returning with the same group, preferring to select the best entrants rather than excluding the worst.
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Cephalonia
Queenstown
Boston
French Socialists Alley May Day Demonstrations Clash With Govt
French Socialists look to May Day for demonstrations to spread their views while the government allows talk but bans demonstrations. It seems likely the government will prevail in this dispute.
President touts Memphis farmers for rising crops
The President praised Memphians for increasing wheat corn hogs and cattle surpassing potatoes watermelons and cabbages though he joked about watermelons drawing Republican ire in the South.
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Memphis
Theatre for Amateurs Proposed Near Park Square
The Sunday Times notes a well equipped theatre for amateurs in the Park Square neighborhood could be a paying venture, signaling potential community arts investment and local cultural growth.
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The
Sunday Times
Park Square
Amateur performances spur consideration of project
The growing number of amateur performances appears to justify the project, yet the duty to foster such efforts remains a bold challenge.
Egypt Exploration Fund donors tax the fund drive
A letter from Historicus Boston dated April 18 1891 lists donors to the Egypt Exploration Fund including Frederick L Ames and Mrs Angus Hemenway giving 100 each and smaller gifts from numerous others. It notes a goal of 1000 more to reach 2500 total and offers the illustrated volume and annual report to donors of at least five dollars, with subscriptions sent to Rev Dr William Winslow at 525 Beacon Street.
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Archaeological Survey OF Egypt
Egypt Exploration Fund
Frederick L. Ames
Angus Hemenway
John F. Winslow
James Arthur Beebe
William Endicott, Jr
Samuel Mather
John L. Gardner
William Thaw
Dean E. A. Hoffman
D.D
O. B. Frothingham
C. G. Loring
Emily Hinds
Henry B. Pierrepont
Wellesly College
James Strong
Hartford Theological Seminary
Henry W. Haynes
J.C. H. Barry
Oliver Crane
Robert H. Cole
Levi P. Morton
Alexander Maitland
Samuel M. Warren
Albert Aub
D. Stuart Dodge
Addison Brown
Hugh M. Smith
Harriet Gray
Frederick Bruckbauer
William C. Sinkers
Win
Alexander Smith
Kirk Hawes
Clarence Mitchell
John W. Carter
John Wright
J. C. Whitney
Francis Hall
R. H. Barrow
John Worcester
United States
William ©. Winslow
Beacon Street
Historicus
Boston
Pudding Theatricals Repeats At Union Hall
A second performance of Pudding theatricals drew a large, brilliant audience at Union Hall Saturday evening. The drinking scene from Twelfth Night replaced two Ola Grads with Mr. Nichols and Mr. Wendell as Sir Toby and Sir Andrew. The opera The Obispah won the chief interest, with notable music and Mr. Wendell’s acting. The second act quartette and topical song drew repeated applause, and Mr. Alward’s dancing was a standout feature.
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Union Hall
Nichols
Mr. Wendell
Toby
Andrew
Wendell
Alward
Convention Ends Quietly With Harvard Hospitality
The Pan-Hellenic Convention of Women's Fraternities closed pleasantly with delegates and friends visiting Cambridge. Harvard Divinity School hosts served breakfast to Mrs. Richard H. Dana and Mrs. Alice Freeman Palmer, followed by tours of colleges and annexes and tea at Mrs. Palmer's. Mrs. Dans, Mrs. McDonald and Miss Emily H. Wright poured.
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Cambridge
Harvard Divinity School
Richard H. Dana
Alice Freeman Palmer
Dapinge A
Palmer
Dans
McDonald
Emily H. Kright
Bicycle accident injures Cambridgeport clerk in Waltham
Bert McLean a Bayleys drug store clerk in Cambridgeport riding a bicycle in Waltham yesterday morning was thrown from his bike and suffered fractures of both arms. He is a member of the Cambridgeport Cycle Club. Last summer he broke an arm in a bicycle fall.
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Bert McLean
Bayley
Cambridgeport
Waltham
Witty miscellany swerves through politics and theater
A collage of quips and notices spans political barbs on Ohio reapportionment and tariff talk, theater anecdotes from Nero to Madison Square Garden, immigration tensions at New York harbor, and light city humor including a cat at the Nero performance drawing audience cheers.
Concert notes from Steinert Hall and Naval Band
Miss Gertrude Franklin pupils host an invitation concert this evening in Steinert Hall. Naval Battalion Band tickets remain at Music Hall box office for tomorrow’s concert. Miss Alina Byrnes with Kneisel Hekking Orth performs in Steinert Hall on April 22 at 3 PM. Levy's American Band played at Boston Theatre with Stella Costa and others, featuring popular selections and a strong reception for soloist Levy.
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Gertrude Franklin
Steinert Hall
Naval Battalion
Music Hall
Alina Byrnes
Messrs
Franz Kneisel
Anton Hekking
John Orth
Beethoven
Mendelssohn
Schumann
Dressel
Rheinberger
Levy
Boston
Mile
Stella Costa
Jacobina Wichman
Martin Pache
Signor Sabatelli
Gillet
Amusement Notes on Hayes Shakspere Readings in Boston
Readings by J J Hayes from Shakspere begin at Mason and Hamlin Hall with Twelfth Night on April 21 and As You Like It April 24 Much Ado About Nothing April 23 and A Midsummer Night’s Dream May 1. A Park Theatre testimonial for John Braham featured an orchestra of fifty under A W Martin with Emil Mollenhauer as accompanist. Notables Sol Man, Daniels, Pitt, Goodwin, Cabell, Lynch, D Arville, Reed, Barry, Delano, Wilson, and the Parepa Quartette contributed. Sol Smith Russell’s Noah Vale portraiture follows Stoddard Lectures at Tremont. Seats go on sale today. Agnes Huntington returns to the Hollis Street Theatre for Paul Jones, closing Boston engagements. tour success allows last local run before sailing to England.
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J. J. Hayes
Mason and Hamlin Hall
Hayes
John J. Braham
Park Theatre
A. W. Martin
Emil Mollenhauer
Messrs
Fred Soloman
Frank Daniels
H. M. Pitt
E. F. Goodwin
W. 8. Cabell
Mark Lynch
D’arville
Addie Cora Reed
Helen Barry
Elma Delano
Maud Wilson
Parepa
Mr. Braham
Sol Smith Russell
Stoddard
Tremont
Noah Vale
Agnes Huntington
Miss Marlowe
Hollis Street Theatre
Paul Jones
Hollis
Boston
Miss Huntington
England
Drowned Boy James Myers at Blanchard’s Wharf
James Myers six year old son of George Myers drowned while playing Saturday near Blanchard’s Wharf East Cambridge. His body was recovered late in the evening.
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James Myers
George Myers
Blanchard’s Wharf
East
Cambridge
Notable Literary Figures and Theatre News Briefs
Celia Thaxter reopens her Appledore cottage for the season while Walt Whitman battles illness yet advances a new book in print. General Grant’s prairie land, once owned, is now sold to Fanny Davenport via Depew, with urban development rising from the sale. Eames explains pronunciation, Langdon Mitchell engages Marion Lea and Lea-Merritt family ties noted. Lea to retire from stage.
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Celia Thaxter
Portsmouth
N. H
Appledore
Isles of Shoals
Walt Whitman
Chicago
General Grant
Depew
Fanny Davenport
Miss Eames
London
Eames
Langdon Mitchell
S. Weir Mitchell
Philadelphia
Marion Lea
Arbor Day Proclaimed In Honor Of Public Grounds
Governor William E Russell designates Saturday April 25 as Arbor Day urging observance to enhance the dignity and beauty of the land. He calls for establishing and adorning public grounds restoring forests repairing defacements to pass a statelier Commonwealth to future generations.
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William E. Russell
Commonwealth
Death of Chelsea Councilman Amos A. Nudd
Amos A. Nudd of Chelsea died at his home on Hawthorn Street after a five month illness of consumption. Born in Exeter, New Hampshire, he was about 30. A former member of Company H, First Regiment M V M, Waverick Rifles of East Boston, and the Suffolk Club, he had served on the Chelsea Common Council since 1888 and ran a drug business in Chelsea Square for ten years. He belonged to Red Men Odd Fellows and Theodore Winthrop Camp Sons of Veterans. He leaves a widow.
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Chelsea
Amos A. Nudd
Hawthorn Street
Exeter
N. H
Company H
First Regiment
Waverick Rifles
Boston
Suffolk Club
Common Council
Chelsea Square
The
Red Men
Odd Fellows and
Theodore Winthrop
Sons of Veterans
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Lucy M. Salmon
Plumb
Italy
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Senator Plump
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Washington Streets
Boston Baseball Nine
Onother
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Taverner
Mr. Blaine
Rome
California
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Moscow
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New Jersey
Ohio
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Oliver
Hudson County, N. J
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Budde
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New Yorker
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Sarah Bernhardt
New Orleans Picayune
Madison Square Garden
New York Sun
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