Monna Vanna Debuts at Tremont Theatre in Boston
Mme Bertha Walich stars in Maeterlinck drama Monna Vanna at Tremont Theatre with English translation by John Severance. Cast includes Henry Walker Stanford and Frederick Perry. reception mixed as Walich falters in key scenes while Prinzivalle and supporting players deliver strong turns. The production runs through the week followed by Therese Raquin.
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Tremont Theatre
Mme
Bertha Raleh
Boston
Mieterlinck
Wilieh
New York
Harrison Grey Fiske
Maeterlinck
Tbsen
Pisa
Lorentines
Prinzivalie
Giovanni
Guido
Monna Vanna
Vrinzivalle
Thase
Prinzivalle
Mouna
Monnau
Citc Gac
UST
Henry Walker
Frederick Erry
Ols Auule
Stanford Retevmiusao
Vanalnca
Mme. Whalich
Flor Wecent
Walich
Henry B. Stanford
Frederick Perry
Marco
Leonard Shepherd
Henry Kolker
Therese Raquin
Sousa concert at the Boston Theatre draws large crowd
The Sousa band delivered the most successful and artistic concert of the season at the Boston Theatre last Sunday. Soprano Elizabeth Sechill gave a splendid impression and will perform again next Sunday with the same program. Miss Power and fiddler join for encore pieces, as locals anticipate another strong turnout.
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Sousa
Baid
Boston
Anonster Playhouse
Muuny
Torrector Sousa
Miss Power
Iolin
Mr Cericke’s Benefit at Gerick’s Berott Symphony Hall
In Symphony Hall tonight Mr Ceri cke presents a benefit with Mimetindski starring as Brunniilde in a closing scene of Gottedammer ung and also singing Agatha’s aria from Der Freischutz Wie nahe mir der Schlum mer.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mr. Gerick
Berott
Symphony Hall
Mimetindski
Sitaing
Brunniilde
Cousin Louisa at the Park Impresses in Satirical Comedy
The Park Theatre premieres Frederick Paulding's Cousin Louisa a satirical comedy of Americanism with lively sentiment. Miss Van Buren shines as Louisa Farbell guiding a fortune's distribution amid a strong cast and stylish staging. The two week engagement runs with midweek and Saturday matinees.
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Charles Klein
Park Theatre
Lyceum’ Theatre
New York
Frederick Paulding
Loussa
Park
Louisa
Paul Paterson
Shetland
Charles Cherry Alathew
Flestan Ae
Charles Swigart
Florence” Falletti
Carriottsisa
Paula Grey Tran
Thomas Il
Ince Tconiss
Jcatgou
Cae Riese
Mary van Buren
Miss van Buren
Louisa Farbell
Charles Cherry
Paul Shetland
George Probert
Tynan Peetwaite
Dorothy Revelle
Bertha Kirkwood
Samuel Reed
Kate Dennn Wilson
Mathew Hexton
Harriet Kirkwood
Elopers
Thomas H. Ince
Paula Grey
Challoner
Cornell
Florence Darriott
David Darriott
Bowdoin Square Theatre Presents For Home and Honor
Crowded houses saw the modern play at Bowdoin Square Theatre with Miss Charlotte Hunt and Miss Annette Marshall delivering strong turns. The plot shifts from a London hotel interior to Manhattan Beach then a police court as a cast including Captain Tempest and Commodore White perform. The drama runs one week with matinees and special bargains for ladies.
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Bowdoin Square Theatre
London
Atlantic
Manhattan Beach
New York
Charlotte Hunt
Margaret Morlint
Annette Marshall
Nanette Luduc
Florence Hale
Whirkland
Charles Miller
George ‘Tempest
Lever
Thad Gray
Stanton Mordaunt
Butler Haviland
Captain Webber
Phty
Edwin Denison
Commodore White
S. N
Henry Alexander
Judge Griss
Wilmee Walter
I. N. Gaylord
Harry Brooks
Charles Wheelock
Frank Wright
The Bar and the Girl Enters Final Week at Majestic
The Majestic Theatre presents The Bar and the Girl in its final week with Eddie Foy in Jim Cheese the dog trainer role. The Anglo American musical comedy earns praise for its wholesome humor while stars Elsie Moore Zelma Rawlston Amelisa Summerville Templar Saxe Victor Morley and W H Armstrong remain in the capable company. Seats for The Man on the Box opening next Monday are in demand as two weeks of performances are on sale. Marie Nordstrom stars as Betty Annesley with Henry Dixey casting as Lieutenant Warburton in this dramatization of the popular novel.
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Majestic Theatre
Eddie Foy
Jim Cheese
Marie Nordstrom
Betty Annesley
Mr. Dixey
Warburton
McIntyre and Heath Shine in The Hum Tree at Hollis Street
McIntyre and Heath draw big crowds in Boston as The Hum Tree enters its second week at Hollis Street Theatre. The vaudeville sketch anchors the show with fresh songs and jokes while other specialists add variety. A benefit night for the theatre’s box office staff, Vincent Fetherston and Frederick Howard, is planned for next Monday.
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McIntyre and
Heath
Boston
Hollis Street Theatre
Hollis Street
Vincent Fetherston
Frederick Howard
Empire Theatre Lays On Stage Under the Red Robe
Empire Theatre presented the romantic play Under the Red Robe adapted from Stanley Weyman's novel. Edward Rose crafted the story with strong staging by director Sullivan. Cast members including William Bramwell Minnie Seligman Harold Huartsell and Isabel OMadigan drew applause for vivid performances. Next week the troupe plans The Charity Ball with proceeds to the San Francisco fund if Mayor Fitzererald approves the license.
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Empire Theatre
Edward Rose
Stanley Weyman
England
America
Empire Stock Company
Sullivan
William Bramwell
Berault
Minnie Seligman
Renee
Harold Huartsell
Cardinal Richelieu
Frederic Sumner
Henri
Sumner Gard
Lavalle
John Warrington
Monet
Fitzererald
San Francisco Fund
McIntosh Lecture Opens At Majestic Theatre
Burr McIntosh speaks on Taft in the Orient and U S policy in the Philippines and the Far East. He notes his observer experience and intends to illustrate points with various views. A large, notable audience is expected at 2 15 P M Thursday and Friday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Majestic Theatre
Burr McIintosh
Taft
Orient
McIntosh
Philippines
Far East
McIintosh
Park Square Rink Hosts Busy Week Of Races And Carnival
The Park Square Rink in Boston buzzes with Monday women’s races and weekly amateur and Friday professional events. Daily skating sessions feature Teel's Military Band, while a Thursday carnival and ball promises a grand spectacle with prizes including a driving horse. The event is organized by producers of The Fall of Babylon.
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Park Square
Teel
Boston
Rark
Colonial Theatre Shows Fay Templeton in Fort Worth Farce
Fay Templeton starred as Mary in Forty five Minutes From Broad Way at the Colonial Theatre last evening drawing bursts of applause. Victor Moore and the cast supported this varied entertain ment blending melodrama bucolic comedy society play burlesque and musical comedy in a clever mix. Olga Nethersole appears in two new works The Labyrinth and Saphe and will also perform Carmen and The Second Mrs Tanqueray later in the engagement.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fay Templeton
Colonial Theatre
Mary
Broadway
Victor Moore
George M. Cohun
Olga Nethersole
Saphe
Carmen
Carmhe
Magda Card
Society Belles Stir Crowds in Washington Game
A Boston audience crowded Washington Street to glimpse the Columbia’s Society Belles in a burlesque program. Charles Johnson and John West spoof a stowaway and a sea captain while Agnes Biesler shines as prima donna. The vaudeville includes Lyneatte sisters Ah Ling Foo and Ilsa Jessie among others, with amateurs set to perform Friday.
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Charles Johnson
John West
Agnes Biesler
Castle Square Theatre dazzles with Soldiers of Fortune cast
One of Boston’s largest audiences filled Castle Square Theatre for Davis Soldiers of Fortune. Howell Hansel returned to star as Robert Clay alongside Miss Kemble as Hope Langham, with strong turns by McVay Waldron Burkhardt and a capable ensemble.
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Castle Square
Poplay Playhouse
Davis
Howell Hansel
Robert Clay
Mr. Hansel
Miss Kemble
Hope Langham
William McVay
MacWilliam
Edward Wade
Mr. Weimer
Spottiswoods Aitken
Yankee Circus on Mars to Line Boston Theatre Run
New Yorks Yankee Circus on Mars arrives by special train at the South terminal next Sunday at 1 pm. The show opens at the Boston Theatre Monday with matinees and evening performances in a limited engagement. The plot centers on an American circus troupe transplanted to Mars under King Borealis, ending with The Dance of the Hours. Box office sales began at 9 am with stage alterations underway for animal and prop safety at the Boston Theatre.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
South Terminal
Mars
Boston Theatre
New York Hippodrome
Lawrence McCarty
Moonlight Maids Burlesque at Lyceum Theatre
The Lyceum Theatre hosted Moonlight Maids Bur lesquers offering an original conceit with novelties and skilled performances by top artists and a strong chorus. John F. Burke stars with Wise Mike in secondary role, plus a lavish interlude titled Riamond Palace. A portion of tonight’s receipts goes to the San Francisco fund as a large crowd is expected.
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Lyceum Theatre
Moonlight Maids
Newport
Wise Mike
San Francisco Fund
Boston Theatre presents The Way to Kenmare with Andrew Mack
Andrew Mack charms Boston Theatre audience in the closing week of The Way to Kenmare. Mick delivers four songs including The Rose of Kenmare and Dan My Darlin Dan, each met with hearty encores. The plot follows a treacherous claim to an earldom that upends Dan Maguire’s rights and his romance with Rose Donald.
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Andrew Mack
Boston
Kenmare
New England
Mick
Dan
Dan Maguire
Rose Donald
Mie Stevenson
Kellar Astounds Boston With Levitations And Tricks
A large audience at the Globe Theatre enthusiastically greeted Kellar the magician. His levitations and sleight of hand, paired with humor, delivered a spellbinding show. The Witch, the Smailer and the Enchanted Monkey drew sustained applause, while Paul Valadon aided in the seance segment.
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Kellar
Globe Theatre
Karnac
Smailer
Boston
Paul Valadon
Southern Wn performance at Grand Opera House dazzles audience
The Colored Smart Set presents a spectacular Southern entertainment with a large company. S H Dudley’s drolleries, Ella Anderson and Marion Smart vocal numbers, and a tuneful chorus with strong basses receive praise. Elaborate costumes and scene changes kept the show lively. Friday features an amateur cake-walk contest for cash prizes.
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Grand Opera House
S. H. Dudley
Ella Anderson
Marion Smart
Keith's Theatre Vaudeville Offer Capital in All
The vaudeville program at Keith's yesterday delivered strong acts across the bill. The Great Lafayette offered two distinct shows daily including a travesty of musical celebrities and the pantomime The Lion's Bride, with a prince of India and a lion behind bars. Carleton Macy and Edna Hall, the Bard Wrethers, Melville Stellis, Hawthorn and Burt, Trovollo, Therese Dorgeval, Hodges and Launchmere, Les Auberts, and others filled the stage with variety from acrobatics to comedy and song. The kinnectograph pictures offered balanced laughs and interest throughout.
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Keith’s
Lafayette
India
Carleton Macy
Edna Hall
Bard Wrethers
America
Melville Stellis
Hawthorn
Burt
Trovollo
Therese Dorgeval
Hodges
Launchmere
Les Auberts
Trillers
Willie Weston
Young and Melville
Boston Symphony Plans Benefit Concert for San Francisco
The Boston Symphony Orchestra will stage a special concert next Sunday evening April 29 at Symphony Hill to aid the San Francisco relief fund. Henry L. Higginson provides Symphony Hall, Gericke conducts, and Olga Samaroff, last week’s pianist, volunteers as soloist.
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Boston Symphony Orchestra
Symphony Hill
San Francisco
Howard Atheneum vaudeville at the Wd Howard weekly bill
One of Boston's best vaudeville bills features the original Nelson Britt moving pictures and a full stage roster. Jack Sheehan hosts as official announcer with acts by Willis and Tassen, the Lawrence trio, Williams and Aileen Inade, the Adder trio, Larkin and Daly, and the Charlesque company. Moving pictures round out the program with the tlawhardscope. Florence Wallace, Gertrude Thayer, Nellie Seymour newly added to a strong ensemble.
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Boston
Howard
Nelson-Britt
Colma
Cale
Jack Sheehan
North
Willis
Tassen
Omir
Honey Johnson
Lawrence
Williams
Aileen
Adder
Larkin
Daly
Florence Wallice
Gertrude Thayer
Nellie Seymour
Nitty Bingham
Palace Theatre opens spring season with Waldron stock company
Charley Waldron's Splendid stock company launches the spring and summer program at the Palace Theatre. The ensemble offers burlesque and vaudeville at popular prices with uproarious comedy and up-to-date musical numbers. Notable cast includes Al Patterson Milton Shuster Charles Phillips Jee Stevens James Dixon and dancers like Mie Bryant Pattie Mills Ndith Randall Cora Evelyn and the Esher sisters. The moving picture The Dream of the Rarebit Fiend returns for another week.
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Palace Theatre
Charley Waldron
al Patterson
Milton Shuster
Charles Phillips
Jee Stevens
James Dixon
Mie Bryant
Pattie Mills
Ndith Randall
Cora Evelyn
Esher Sisters
Annie Waltman
Mae Armstrong
Anni Martello
Anna Mack
Sadie van Ness
Annie Ross
Lillian Sutherland
Madge Howard
Mva Rox
Pearl Irving
Georgie Ballard
Mabel Willis
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Avonia Bonney Lichfield
Charlotte Grosvenor
Helen Philba
Sally Waton
Miss Miton
Chosvenor
Miss Phill
Miss Eaton
Burr Mintosh
THE
Columbia
Washington Society
Castle Square Theatre
Entertainments
McIntyre
Broadway Co
J. Bernard Dyllyn
the Earl and the Girl Co
Huntington Avenue
Keith's
Awakening
Macey
Tali
Freatore
Asas T. Adamowskhi
S - Cohan
Fay Templeton Mats
Olgane
Keith’s Theatre
Tremont Tein
Iarrison
Greg Fiske
Kalich
Maurice Maeterlinck
Niionna
Vanna
Zola
Theresa Raqu
Theatre
Wilhelm Gericke
Cadski
Nowon Sale
Rational League
Columbus
Anril
Hollis Mwheatro
Isaac B. Rich
Seopsetor
Mer. Yontight
Kiaw & Erlanger
Daniel Frohman
Joseph Brooks
Rene
Aary Desmond
Lyceum Moon Cisht
Comery
HAM
GLOBE
Ladon
Yoo
S. Orchestra
Steamboat Express
South Station
Geo
Providence
God
Newhaven Xariford Railroad
Howard Atheneum
Lawre KE ‘Arty
Andrewt Mack
Hippodrome Yankee Circus
Extay Sousa
Majestic
Earl
Boodie
FODAY
Henry & Dixey
See. Taft
ALI Star
Grang Opera House
McPadden
Polumbi Polywie
Gg Sfastington Society
Al'y Mats
Bowdoin
Rae
Het
Cor
State
Washington
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