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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Apr 25, 1899
Page
5
The Hollis Street Theatre hosts E. H. Sothern in The King's Musketeer a stage version of Dumas with changes. Sothern as D Artagnan leads a large capable company in five acts of melodrama with Edith Crane Katherine Florence Rebecca Warren and others delivering strong support amid lavish scenery.
Paul Gilmore presents a creditable Dumas adaptation at the Grand Opera House last evening. The new version by Paul Kester stays close to the romance in acts one and two but shifts in later scenes, omitting Lord de Winter and the fanatic while moving the theft to Calais. The production is clever with rapid action, strong Queen material, and solid supporting turns from J. A. Nunn, Brindley Shaw, F. H. Livingstone, and W. V. Ranous, though Gilmore’s D Artagnan reads as good natured rather than fiery.
A large Tremont Theatre audience welcomed back the clever performers of The Runaway Girl led by James Powers Virginia Farr Cyril Scott Elsa Ryan Ethel Jackson and Marie Cahill. The musical comedy drew crowded crowds and a two week return engagement is planned with strong early audience enthusiasm.
Bronson Howard's The Banker's Daughter at Castle Square Theatre draws vast audience. Frank Sheridan debuts as John Strebelow while familiar cast members repeat roles. New and continuing performers deliver strong, balanced performances. The piece runs tonight through the week, then Cumberland, 61 by Franklin Fyles next Monday.
Henry B. Marshall's musical farce The Girl From Ireland played to a large crowd last night. Katie Rooney starred as Honora O Tool e with strong performances by J G Vernon and others as a gay company presented for one week before Waite's drama group arrives with new comedies including The Black Flag and On the Rio Grande.
Bowdoin Square Theatre staged A Pair Rebel yesterday with strong scenery and polished acting. Louis Jesn debuts as Colonel Ezra Mason, while May Gerald shines as Clairette Monteith and Florence Hale excels as Margie. Next week the stock company previews Brother for Brother.
Madge Lessing plays Lena in A Dangerous Maid, delivering a strong performance that anchors the show. The production centers on Lena's daring choices and dramatic arc, earning praise for stage presence and emotional impact.
The Dangerous Maid returns for a second week with strong acting and a blend of comic opera, musical extravaganza, and melodrama. Cissie Lotus leads, supported by a capable cast. The Turtle, a breezy French comedy, opens May 8 at Park Theatre with Sadie Martinet and others, tickets on sale next Monday.
The Boston church community praises Viola Allen for a stellar performance as Glory Quayle in The Christian at the Museum. Critics note her peers Henry Jewett John Storm and Jameson Lee Finney deliver strong support as an ensemble raises the show through an eight week stay with strong ticket demand.
The five act drama Griffith Davenport at the Boston Theatre adapts the Historic novel An Unofficial Patriot. James A Herne dramatizes early sixties Virginia slavery with careful fidelity and strong moral framing.
John K. Chase of Amesbury says his wife, long troubled by insomnia and nervous prostration, found relief with Duffy’s Pure Malt Whiskey. E C Avila of the Brooklyn Association reports weight gain and headache relief after using the whiskey. The piece also lists a Howard’s show lineup with entertainers and acts.
Davenport as a patient planter is contrasted with a harsh taskmaster in a performance praised as an exemplary portrayal of slavery and emancipation. The program features Herne in lead roles with a strong supporting company and includes new comic opera The Three Dragoons with Sykes Carroll O Mara and Lemmon in top billing. seats go on sale Thursday.
A bustling bill at Keith’s captures the Broadway Burlesquers delivering rapid burlesque with a standout troupe led by Dave Lewis. Star performers include Carrie Scott Harry Leclair Ed Leslie James P. Smith Charles Merritt and Al Rich with a strong chorus of several leading ladies and acts like The Three Rubéy and The Mitchell sisters. The program closes with At Gay Monte Carlo and a lively variety slate featuring skilled acrobats singers and eccentric entertainers.
A Boston vaudeville bill features a mix of acts including a six foot tall husband, rapid shaves by Selma Bauman, feats by Fioset the fakir, the Nelson trio, Lutes brothers, and many others. A great house show precedes the acts with Jeanett Lilford and comedians. The run lasts one week with daily matinees and a drama titled The James' Boys next week.
A high merit show at the Grand Theatre features Williams's octotoons led by Mme Flower. The act includes Reese brothers, Douglass, Wise and Milton, Al Brown, Perrin and Perrin, Deas and Willson, and a strong skit A Coon's Mistake. Ermani the mirror dancer closes with a butterfly and fire dance, billed as the Grand's highest priced act.
The Lyceum featured the American Burlesquers adding a solid opening skit General Levy's Military Social led by W. B. Watson. The program included Perry and Burns Monroe gis ters Leslie and Cugdy and Mil dred Murray with fresh acts and a closing Goose Chase as Fice and Barton’s company arrives next week.
The Boston audience enjoyed a wide resort bill with over forty cake walk couples. Dreamy Eyes in a new specialty, Burkhardt the magician, La More the boneless wonder, and Duval with dancing on glass wowed patrons. Miss Rose Lewis headlined a strong theatre troupe with living pictures and vaudeville acts.
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