Royal Family at Colonial Theatre Impresses and Frustrates
Russell stars in A Royal Fam at the Colonial Theatre with Cap Marshall's witty dialogue and a romantic plot of state marriage. The ensemble delivers charm despite a loud monotone and missed tonal balance, with W. H. Thompson praised for his cardinal role and a strong supporting cast.
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New Colonial Théatre
Russell
Big City
New York
Miss. Russell
Catherine
Cap Marshall
Governor
the Park Theatre
Captain Marshall
Angela
Juliet
Richelieu
Colonial
Lyceum
Miss Russell
W. H. Thompson
Orrin Johnsor
Annie Russell
the Colonial
Bernhardt and Coquelin Star in La Tosca at Boston Theatre
The Boston audience applauds Mme Sarah Bernhardt in the title role and M. Coquelin as Baron Scarpia in Sardou's La Tosca. Critics praise Bernhardt's expressive acting and Coquelin's powerful presence, noting superb production values and ensemble work while hinting the play remains familiar to locals.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mme
Sarah Bernhardt
M. Coquelin
Boston
Mmenhardt
Baron Scorpia
Coquelin
M. Denenbourg
Mario
Maternal laxative promoted for sick children in old notice
An old advertisement extols a remedy named Laxakela for sick children. It claims to ease painful bowels, restore energy, and improve digestion. The text emphasizes a pleasant taste and parental approval, pitching the product as a universal family medicine.
Rogers Brothers Headline Comedy At Ollis Theatre
The Rogers brothers headline last night’s engagement with their German comedy and new songs at Ollis Theatre. Ire Rush and Edith St Clair lead a starry Boston display with Jeanette Bageard and a strong chorus from Klaw and Lange company, all praised for charm and vocal prowess.
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Rogers Brothers
Ollis Theatre
New Brothers
Central Park
Rush
Union
Roland Reed
Boston
Veral Pa
Miss Rush
Eea
New York
Waldorf Astoria Hotel
Mr. McNdgly
Brown's in Town at Park Delights Audience with Farcical Twist
The opening night of Brown's in Town drew lively crowds with a mischievous plot about a secret marriage and an irate father. George Hetch and Charles Horn shone as the son and stern parent while Jessie Mae Hall and Fannie Midgley carried the show with deft acting and song, Maude Knowlton changing costumes three times.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Brown
George Hetch
Charles Horn
Jessie Mae Hall
Fannie Midgeley
Miss Midgely
Trip to Coontown shines at Grand Opera House
Cole and Johnson present A Trip to Coontown at the Grand Opera House last night. The audience filled the house as the creole cast led by Silas Green and Sam Lucas drew praise for vocal charm and comedy. Bob Cole and A Wesbuild’s hit tramp actor drew laughs with Jim Flimflammer. the show features Give Us Just Another Lincoln and Holy Me. A Week at the Grand heralds McFadden’s Row of Flats to follow.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cole and Johnson
Coonstown
Grand Opera House
Mne
Boston
Oeeuly Johnson
Jim
Coontown
Lynwood Drama Debuts At Castle Square Theatre
The Southern drama Lynwood by James K Tillotson opened at Castle Square Theatre. A Kentucky girl loves a Northern officer from the Civil War era. Lilian Lawrence shines as Lucile Carlyle and John Craig as Victor Blanchard. The cast includes Hope Ross Corona Riccardo Edmund Breese J J Seeley Charles Mackay James Keane Carter Craven Hasson. Lynwood runs one week, followed by The Osterman next Monday.
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Lynwood
James K. Tillotson
Castle Square Theatre
Lilian Lawrence
Lucile Carlyle
Kentucky
Victor Blanchard
Hope Ross
Gay Carlyle
Corona
Edmund Breese
Dudley Middleton
J. J. Seeley
Judge Carlyle
Thorles Mackay
Edwin Carlyle
James A. Keane
Miss Loraine Inhared Shines In The Wages Of Sin
Miss Loraine Inhared appears at Bo Bowdoin Square Theatre in The Wages of Sin to a loyal Boston welcome. The four act melodrama captivates with strong moral stakes and engaging human interest. Drews leads a regular company with elaborate stage effects and frequent matinees at popular prices.
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Loraine
Bo Bowdoin Square
Boston
Uae
Drews
Vee Ben Deots
Guss
Dreux
Foxy Quiller Sparks Strong Opening at Boston Museum Scene
The Boston Museum drew near full houses as Foxy Quiller entered its second week. Jerome Sykes led with a singing voice and clever pacing while Klaw and Erlanger staged the production with solid support. The pedler song and chorus impressed, and Sykes’ performance balanced wit with restraint, marking a notable success in the local theater scene.
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Boston Museum
Jerome Sykes
Klaw & Erlanger
Sykes
Pedler
Robin Hood
Kiaw & Erlanger Opera Co
Jerome Syrkes
Foxy Quiller
Fragmented OCR snippet evokes performers and dogs names
A garbled text lists varied names and acts including Seren Alfred Allice Bell and the Secor sisters Kennedy James Winchesters Lutes Mile Omme Fooda Baker Bi rello and a spaniel troupe. It mentions Long Tom the big snake in a fragmentary theatre program.
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And
Casey
Alfred
Allice Bell
Secor Sisters
Leonard and
Fulton
Kennedy and
James
Winchesters
Mile
Omme
Fooda
Baker
Birello
Dan Anderson
Ted Worden
Turner
Local residents form decorative units in scenic backdrop
W. G. Steger Stewart H McDon e Adolph Zink Louis assavant Helen Bertram Grate Cameron Edna Hunter Edith Barr Almira Forrest create units. The scenic background appears highly colorful and attractive, with high regard for its presentation and appeal.
Crosman Delivers Final Week of Mistress Nell at Tremont
Henrietta Crosman opens the fourth and closing week at Tremont Theatre in Mistress Nell to an enthusiastic audience. Curtain calls are frequent as fans demand a speech after the final act, and a large Boston crowd anticipates Weber and Fields at Wallack's Theatre in Newark next week.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Henrietta Crosman
Neil
Tremont Theatre
Loftus Debuts In Ambitious Dramatic Role At Keiths
Eclia Loftus impressed in her Boston debut at Keith's with a dramatic rendition of the German fable Undine. She starred alongside William Courtney as her co performer, with strong stage settings and light effects. The bill featured the Moyles Captain Impudence Beatrice Foster and Seth Smith, and musical numbers led by a skilled colored singer. The lineup also highlighted the Vilona sisters, Hill and Whittaker, Marjorie Maxwell, and other acts in a varied vaudeville program.
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Eclia Loftus
Boston
Keith’s
Actors
New York
Miss Loftus
William Courtney
Daly's
Theatre Company
the Moyles
Beatrice Foster
Seth Smith
Captain Impudence
Babe
Belleing
Vilona
Hill
Notable acts headline a lively performance program
Stanley played a prominent part in the fun making. Jacklin and Ingraham contributed illustrated songs. Parker's educated dogs amused all ages. Director Baer's capital orchestra rendered selections from Foxy Quiller and were applauded as heartily as any number on the programme.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Stanley
Jacklin
Ingraham
Parker
Baer
Capital Orchestra
Wine Woman and Song Burlesquers Impress The Howard Crowd
The Wine Woman and Song Burlesquers opened yesterday afternoon with a lively program led by Will Gilbert and Walter Goldie. The show featured vaudeville acts, operatic travesties, contortion, boxing sketches, musical comedy, and a burletta titled Wine Woman and Song, praised for its bright, novel entertainment by a large Howard audience.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Howard
Will Gilbert
Alter Goldie
Phil Gotthold
Jim Ten Brooke
John T. Hanson
al Hoover
Mégnon Gilbert
Josie Kime
Mabelle Drew
Ada Ray
Edna Wells
Violet Griffin
Alice Ward
Hattie Ellis
Kitty Thorne
Adele Wilson
Brookes
Bonita
Darkey
Gilbert and
Goldie
Hanson
Drew
Howard’s
de Witt
Burns
Stewart
Gillen
Robinson
Oho
Killputian
Orton
Elliott
Madge Fox
Bell
de Veaux
la Toska
the Allene
Jean
Georgia Powers
Edlark
Ben Ri
the Holbrooks
John Phillips
Notable vaudeville bill at Boston Music Hall features Henry Lee and Max Walden
Two headliners dominate the Boston Music Hall week with Henry Lee delivering vivid living impersonations of figures from Edward VII to Dewey and Max Walden performing elegant female impersonations. The rest of the program offers Jess Daridy novelty parodies, jugglers Robertus and Wilfredo, Blacksom and Burns comedy, animals, acrobatics, and multiple vitagraph scenes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Boston Music Hall
Henry Lee
Max Walden
Mr. Lee
Edward VII
Richard Croker
Leo XIII
Rudyard Kipling
Grant
Robert E. Lee
Admiral Dewey
Mr. Walden
Jess Daridy
Robertus
Wilfredo
Blacksom
Burns
Vale of Seats at Boston Theatre Next Week Preview
The Boston Theatre opens with Will West's caretrone and a famed minstrel cast led by Emmerson, Billy, Ritchie, and Reevate. Prices stand at a single rate for the run. Performances begin Wednesday and continue through Saturday for the week.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Will West
Boston
Mr. West
Emmerson
Billy Ee
Ritchie
Sousa Band Announces Final Symphony Hall Concerts
The Sousa band posts concerts at Symphony Hall for next Saturday afternoon next Sunday evening and the evening of Tuesday next week. Programs include recent additions and new editions by Sousa. Blanche Duffield soprano Bertha Buckin violinist Herbert L. Clarke cornet soloist Franz Helle fluegelhorn player will assist. Tickets are on sale at Symphony Hall.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Symphony
Blanche Duffield
Bertha Buckiin
Herbert IL. Clarke
Franz Helle
Fluegelhorn
Symphony Hall
Symphony He
Sousa
Popular West End House Offers Charity Prize and Vaudeville
A crowd gathered as Manager Walker promised a $1000 charity prize if Sam Johnson drank two ten quart pails of ice water in five minutes and a similar prize to anyone matching the feat. The bill featured Sam Cohen the expansionist Amelia Hill Sam Singer the Oriental conjurer and fire eater the Dexters mind readers two male basketball contests and vaudeville acts in two companies with caver Donna Nettie Clayton the Strands Max Sachs Minnie Le Clair Travis and Chester Nelile Halil Dorothy Post and many charming ladies in the minstrel first part.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Westen Ey
Walker
Sam Johnson
Sam Cohen
Amelia Hill
Chicago
Travis
Chester
Nelile Halil
Dorothy Post
Grand Theatre presents Lady Audley's Secret and The Surprise Party
A double bill of first class vaudeville and two plays drew crowds at the Grand Theatre on Washington and Hover streets yesterday afternoon and evening. The Grand company, led by Lorimer Johnstone and Mildred Hyland, delivered polished performances with strong turns by J. Owens Florence Mack and others. Daily matinees and bargain prices for women mark the one week engagement.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lady Audley
Grand Theatre
Washington and
Hover Streets
Grand
RCA
Lorimer Johnstone
Mildred Hyland
J. J.owens
Florence Mack
IT. F. Thomas
George W. Watson
Hood Wins Cue Show At Scollay A E With Top Skill
Prospective buyers lined up half an hour before doors at Austin and Stone's Museum as Joe Hood the pool expert drew crowds. Hood's precision and early confidence carried him through a tough test in front of local players, hailed as unmatched in the country. Bluebeard's Wives headlines the bill, a sensational new act by O Fonge creator of the act, marking the town's latest attraction alongside other exclusive features.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Austin & Stone
Joe Hood
Scollay AE
Sak Hood
Terdey
Geeta Libis
Thrane
Bluebeard
Fonge Te
French Beauties Burlesque at Lyceum Theatre This Week
The Lyceum Theatre presents the French Beauties burlesquers in a weeklong program of olio and burlesques. Dot Davenport leads the vaudeville segment as vocal and mimetic artist with Al and Jack Gruet in a sketch. Charles H. Clark and Theresa Emmons star in The Farmer and the Actress alongside Mile. Dazzia and coryphees in a Spanish dance.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lyceum
Dot Davenport
Jack Gruet
Charles H. Clark
Theresa Emmons
Farmer
Mile
Dazzia
Coryphees
Hebrew Comedian Leads Burlesque Troupe in Two Shows
The first burlesque Hotel de Tablets stars Al Gruet as hotel proprietor and David Ferguson as theatrical manager with Jack Gruet as bell boy. Dot Davenport and Theresa Emmons appear as key girls, Stella Mark from the Bowery, and Miss Woods as soprano. The closing In Gay Paris features Charles H Clark as a touring Irishman with Theresa Emmons as soubrette Jeanette Woods as Parisian beauty.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
First Avenue
Jones and Sutton
Hotel de Tablets
al Gruet
David Ferguson
Jack Gruet
Dot Davenport
Theresa Emmons
Stella Mark
the Bowery
Paris
Charles H. Clark
Roslindale Burlesque Common Council Examined
An excited Roslindale resident asks if contempt of Common Council exists as a legal notion. The Roslindale Cycle Club plans a burlesque City Council imitating the real body with sessions and officer elections while noting police may intervene. Precedents on contempt of Common Council are being researched.
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Roslindale
Common Council
Jer
Fat first for a healthy baby says a specialist
An advertisement promotes Scott's Emulsion of cod liver oil as essential for a baby to grow fat and remain healthy. It urges giving a small initial amount and offers a sample, noting the product is from Scott & Bowne at 9 Pearl Street, New York.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Scott
Scott &Bowne
Pearl Street
New York
Trouble for Prince Henry in Paris debt dispute
Paris despatches report a fallout at Het Loo over Prince Henry's debts. Before marrying Queen Wilhelmina he promised Berlin and Frankfurt creditors to pay one third within a month of the wedding, but funds remain unpaid and lenders appeal to the queen. The queen says he must settle debts from his state allowance.
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London
Paris
Het Loo
Prince Henry
Wilhelmina
Berlin
Frankfort
Tour to Gettysburg Luray and Washington From Boston May 17
Under the personally conducted tourist system of the Pennsylvania Railroad a tour will leave Boston May 17 for Gettysburg Luray and Washington. Rate, covering carriage drives admission to the Coverny hotel accommodations, etc., is $35. Itinerary by D N Ball Tourist Agent 2 Washington street Boston.
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Gettysburg
Luray
Washington
Pennsylvania Raillroad Company
Boston
D. N. Ball
Washington Street
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Boston Theatre
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Park Theatre
Bowdoin Square Theatre
Keith’s Theatre
Abbey
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Lithia
W. FP. Gmith
Tremont ST
Boutoe
Howard Atheneum
Nickelodeon
Austin & Stone's
Lyceum Theatre
USI
Herry Lee
Max Waldon
Jens Dan Robertus
Wilfredo Flatow & Dunn
Jessie Millar
Billy Carter
Orel
CASTL
Tremont
Music Hall
Oxford
Dees Are
Tillotson
Crosman
Weber & Fields
Star
Be Work Hopper
John T. Kelly
David Warfield
Tian Russell
Fey Templeton
Elling
Aux No. 25
Armory’ Hall
Warren St
Bromberg
Faneuil Hall
Edward J Bromberg
Cradle of Liberty
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Roxbury
Keith
Senate
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Ane
Amon
Edwin Milton
Sas
Belle King
Sololat
George W. Magee
Cole
Johnson
McFadden
E. Eugene Tompkins
H. West
Colonialies
Charles Frohman
Annie Russewit
R. Marshall
Hollis Era
Klaw & Erlanger Comedy Co
John J. M’nally
Rogers Bros
Hollis St
Perin
Beacon St
Sparkle
Bameh
Gilbert
Bowdoin
Raebee Toraine Dreux
the Stock Co
Waces OF Sin
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Santery
Kins
Lessee
Brown's
Matinex
Patliace
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