Candia Shaw and Woodland take Boston stage blows
A Boston Park Theatre program features Shaw's Candida with Rev. James Mayer Morell and Eugene Dodson Mitchell, while Tremont Theatre presents Woodland a forest musical fantasy with Prince Eagle and Nightingale. Critics split on Candida as satire and entertainment, praising acting, denouncing its pretentious pedantry. Woodland impresses with lavish scenery and strong principal players.
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Candida
George Bernard Shaw
Boston
Park Theatre
James Mayer Morell
Bie
Dodson Mitchell Fiugene
Marchbanks
Arnold Daly
Mr. Burgess
Herbert Standing
Ernest Lawford
Louis Closser
Cote Cota
Dorothy Donnelly
Shaw
James M. Morell
London
England
Eugene
Mr. Shaw
Jose Echegary
Tremont
Dominie
Pair of Pinks Charms Majestic Audience In Two Week Run
Majestic Theatre presents Ward and Vokes in A Pair of Pinks after a year away. Cast includes Hap Ward Harold Sells Harry Vo(k)es Lucy Daly Vinie Daly Margaret Daly Vokes and others. Plot follows two Pinkerton detectives with acts at a summer residence and a private jail amid local hits and comic parodies. The show runs two weeks with a lavish floral tribute at curtain first act.
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Percy
Harold
Pinkerton
Ward
Vokes
Dainty
Little Lucy
Daly
Hong Kong
Margaret Daly Vokes
David de Wolf
Will West
Charles Howard
Ikey Lock
Tony Williams
Lou Miller
Harry Hemenway
K. J. Gunther
Hap Ward
Harry Vokes
Lucy
Vinie Daly
Joe Welch Stars in The Peddler at Grand Opera House
Joe Welch plays Abraham Jacobson in Hal Reid written The Peddler at the Grand Opera House last evening. The revival shows vaudeville talent can cross to legitimate stage with a strong story and well written dialogue. Supporting cast Nina Harrington Zoe Edmond May Noble. next week The Little Mother will headline. Weber and Fields' act, Whoop-Dee-Doo, and Catherine burlesque feature in upcoming shows with extra matinee tomorrow afternoon.
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Joe Welch
Grand Opera House
Hal Reid
Nina Harrington
Lize
Zoe Edmond
Sarah Goldberg
May Noble
Salome Wyandotte
Alfred Mays
Edward Lawrence
Chuck Conover
Dave Posner
John J. Pierson
Francis McGrath
Little Mother
Charlee J. Rose
Lillian Russell
Mabel Fenton
Wether End Fields’ Stock Company
Globe Theatre
Weber and Fields
Boston
Catherine
Peter F. Dailey
Charles J. Ross
John T. Kelly
Music Hall presents The Queen of the Highway melodrama
The Queen of the Highway a four act Western melodrama thrilled two large crowds at Music Hall. Set in 1849 gold rush days with Sioux camps pony express and a stage coach hold up the cast featured Charlotte Severson Frank Kilday J Louis Ungerer Joseph Slayton Alberta Lee and King Baggot. Next week’s show is When Women Love.
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Music Hall
Rocky Mountain Country
Echo Canyon
Lookout Mountain
Cascade Falls
Pony Express
Toether
Belle Diamond
Charlotte Severson
Frank Kilday
Mat Rowley
J. Louis Ungerer
Manitoba
Joseph Slayton
Oscar Lilly
Alberta Lee
Rainbow
Bruno
King Baggot
Bob Sherwood
Dorothy Thornton
Molly Mapleson
Harry
Cohen
The Winning Hand at Bowdoin Square Theatre
The Bowdoin Square Theatre presents The Winning Hand this week with strong comedy and emotional moments. Willard Blackmore as Clifford and Denison as Frank Annison anchor a cast delivering lively New York settings and a dramatic police headquarters finale. Next week features Two Orphans.
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Bowdoin Square Theatre
Cunard
New York
Union Square
Blackwell's Island
City Hall Park
Willard Blackmore
Clifford
Mr. Denison
Frank Annison
Mr. Walter
Mr. Haviland
Corinne Cantwell
Lucy Griffith
Miss du Bois
Nell
Marion Sawtell
Pearl Young
Charles Wheelock
Carl Fey
D. L. Gaylord
Lawrence Merton
Local names listed in public notice fragment
Fragmentary OCR lists individuals Joseph M. Weber Lew M. Fields John T. Kelly Louis Mann Peter F. Dailey as part of an unidentified notice or item. No dates places organizations or actions provided to define a clearer news item or outcome.
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Joseph M. Weber
Lew M. Fields
John T. Kelly
Louis Mann
Peter F. Dailey
Chas
J. Ross John and
Kelly Peter
Dailey An
Babes in Toyland enthralls Boston Theatre crowd
The Boston Theatre offers Babes in Toyland succeeding The Wizard of Oz with a parade of fairy tale characters. The three hour pantomime delights all ages through entrancing performances by Charles Guyer, William Norris, Marguerite Clark, Bessie Wynn, and Mabel Barrison.
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Boston Theatre
Charles Guyer
William Norris
Marguerite Clark
Bessie Wynn
Mabel Barrison
Mother Goose Plays On At Colonial Theatre Three Weeks
The Colonial Theatre continues showing Mother Goose for three more weeks with no announcement yet about the next attraction. Local patrons await further word on upcoming programs and schedules.
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Colonial Theatre
Keith's Theatre presents Old Neighborhood Irish duo and varied acts
Keith's season highlights include Calla han and Mack delivering strong Irish character comedy with bagpipes. The program features Bowker's Jap Russia lecture with colored views, Fanny Rice's refreshed act, Parros brothers as daring equilibrists, Theo Morse trio singing, Day in blackface parodies, Dettorelli and Glissando instrumental pieces, and slack-wire stunts by George FE Austin.
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Callahan
Mack
Keith
Professor Gillett
John Bowker
Fanny Rice
Keith's
Parros Brothers
Theo. Morse
George W. Day
Dettorelli
Glissando
George FE. Austin
Howard Atheneum Announces Extended Run With Charmion
The Howard Atheneum fronts a strong Boston bill led by Charmion in an extended engagement of two years or more. New acts include Fields and Ward, Violet and Sead Allen, Wood and Ray, Labelle Johnson, Cherry and Bates, Randy and Wilson, O Rourke and Burnette, Lambert and Pierce, Adams and Bliss, Jack and Bertha Rich, Billy Jackson, and more, delivering a lively variety program.
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Howard
Charmion
Boston
Fields and Ward
Violet
Sead Allen
Wood
Ray
Labelle Johnson
the Howard
Cherry and Bates
Randy and
Wilson
O’rourke
Burnette
Buck
Messenger Boy
Robins
Trenaman
Lambert
Pierce
Adams
Bliss
Jack
Bertha Rich
Billy Jackson
Parsifal at Castle Square Theatre Proves a Success
The production of Parsifal at the Castle Square Theatre proves a gratifying success with large crowds yesterday and a second week planned. Marie Doran's interpretation of the old German legend earns praise for vivid scenes. Howell Hansel as Parsifal and Blanche Stoddard as Kundry receive particular commendation for their performances. The scenic and mechanical work and incidental music receive high marks, with careful attention to detail. Blanche Stoddard is engaged to appear as Camille with the Castle Square company next week.
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Parsifal
Castle Square Theatre
Marie Doran
Castle Square
Howell Hansel
Blanche Stoddard
Kundry
Camille
Castle Square Company
Kentucky Belles headline Lyceum show with burlesque acts
The Lyceum Theatre presented Kentucky Belles a sharp company of top comedians and a beauty chorus. Feature acts included The Marriage Trust and Down Where the Blue Grass Grows with a vaudeville roster led by Burke brothers Wise Mike Halley and Meehan Gaston and Stone and more.
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Lyceum
Kentucky Belles
First Glass
Burke Brothers
Wise Mike
Aleene and
Hamilton
Gray
Graham
Reliance Quartet
Sweet Singers
New Palace Theatre Burlesque by Rose Sydell's New London Belles
The New Palace Theatre hosts Rose Sydell's New London Belles presenting a two act burlesque Pleasures and Plenty Satan's Honeymoon. The lively show features William Campbell John Weber Ben Walker and a big chorus led by Rose Sydell with several musical numbers dances and spectacular marches. The Melrose troupe Relyea Strouse and Young perform acrobatic and novelty acts while Ruth Denver and Willis Butler add comedy and song to a lively evening.
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Palace Theatre
Rose Sydell
London
Alio
Melrose
Relyea
Campbell
Weber
Strouse
Young
Ruth Denver
John Weber
Ben Walker
Willis
Butler
Austin and Stone's Museum Lively Spring Exhibition
Patrons flocked to Austin and Stone's as a spring exhibition showcased Santos-Dumont's 12-foot airship model and a wireless telegraph device. Marconigrams flashed across the hall while radium demonstrated radioactivity. The program featured El Senor Kietho, Sadie Knowlton, Daredevil Libby, Alphonso, and a Parisian act, plus vaudeville turns and acts like Life on the Frontier.
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Austin & Stone
Santos-Dumont
el Senor Kietho
Sadie Knowlton
Daredevil Libby
Alphonso
Black Prince
Mme. Beauvais
Reda
Morgan and Curtis
Lester
Vaudeville acts dazzle with strong woman and animal feats
Mile. Flossie La Blanche showcases strength lifting 12 men at once. Pamahasika trains birds and dogs. Zello presents a full act with talk. Professor Merrill is billed as human pin cushion. Oklahoma Bill plays cowboy music. The Belfords and others perform in sparkling vaudeville. Friday features amateur night and special prizes.
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Flossie la Blanche
Pamahasika
Zello
Merrill
Oklahoma Bill
Belfords
Babe Meerson
Gerda Cannon
Hattie Dixie
Jordan and
Jordan
Coming Benefits Testimonial For Boston The Pit Premiere
On Monday May 9 The Pit debuts in Boston as a testimonial to Hollis treasurer Vincent T Fetherstone and ticket agent Frederick Howard Both young men are popular and a large audience is assured J R Keen treasurer and Frank R
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The
Pit
Boston
Hollis
Vincent T. Fetherstone
Frederick Howard
J. R. Keen
Frank R
Park Theatre Benefit Promises Cauley Support Monday May 2
Cauley ticket agent at the Park Theatre will benefit from a performance of Candid a on Monday evening May 2. During their regime at the Museum and Park these gentlemen have found favor with the public.
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Cauley
Park Theatre
Park
Pops Season Opens at Symphony Hall With Adamowski
The season of Pop concerts at Symphony Hall begins one week from tonight with T Adamowski conducting. Regular patrons will welcome his return as conductor and hope the eight week season provides enjoyable performances for a broad public.
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Symphony Hall
T. Adamowski
Maryland Theatre Joins Keith Circuit In Baltimore
The Maryland Theatre in Baltimore has signed papers to exclusive booking by B F Keith, aligning it with the Keith vaudeville circuit. The venue will feature high class continuous performance under Keith management.
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Baltimore
Maryland Theatre
Keith
B. F. Keith
Alfred Reisenauer's Last Recital at Jordan Hall
Manager Mudgett reports strong seat sales for Alfred Reisenauer the German pianist in the final city recital at Jordan Hall next Saturday afternoon. The program features Beethoven Sonata Op 57 Appassionata, Schumann Etudes Symphoniques, and selections by Schubert Chopin and Liszt.
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Mudgett
Symphony Hall
Alfred Reisenauer
Jordan Hall
Reisenauer
Beethoven
Schumann
Schubert
Chopin
Liszt
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