The Music Master shines at Majestic Theatre
David Warfield stars as Herr von Berwig in The Music Master at the Majestic Theatre. Antoinette Perry and Marie Bates also deliver strong turns as Helen Stanton and Miss Houston while Belasco’s standard is met in every role. The run continues with noons on Wednesdays and Saturdays. Marie Cahill receives praise at Hollis Street Theatre with Eugene Cowles, Harriet Burt and a stylish chorus delivering a French flavored musical evening.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Majestic Theatre
David Warfield
Warfield
Herr von Berwig
Houston Street
Mr. Warfield
Antoinette Perry
Helen Stanton
Marie Bates
Miss Houston
Belasco
Hollis Street Theatre
Marie Cahill
Boston
Eugene Cowles
Bostonians
Harriet Burt
Scenic Temple Draws Steady Patrons In Pleasant Spring
Despite mild weather the Scenic Temple remains popular with steady patronage. The week features educational and humorous films with updated illustrated song numbers. Singer Charles T. Ray received an ovation, and To Tos perform as magicians. JT Leslie and Baker offer clever travesty impressions. Empire Women's Orchestra led by Miss Nita Mario provides a strong holdover. Continuous showings start Saturday from 2:30 after Thursday film change.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charles T. Ray
JT Leslie
Baker
Empire Women's Orchestra
Nita Mario
Monster benefit for Hebrew children at Boston Theatre
A monster charity show will be held at the Boston Theatre on Thursday afternoon April 29 to aid a Dorchester home for destitute Hebrew children. The program includes scenes from Via Wireless Follies of 1908 Edith Wynne Matthison Mark Smith Beatrice Herford Henry Clay Barnabee Bertha Wesselhoeft Swift the Danish prima donna Mona Holeses and members of Company B First Corps Cadets in Gum Shoe Girl scenes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Boston
Dorchester
Edith Wynne Matthison
Mr. Mark Smith
Beatrice Herford
Henry Clay Barnabee
Bertha Wesselhoeft Swift
Mona Holeses
Company B
First Corps
Tremont Theatre Opens The Servant in the House in Boston
Another week of The Servant in the House opened at the Tremont Theatre last evening drawing sustained interest. The drama has sparked wide comment from critics and clergy, reflecting its notable artistic success through the strong impersonations by Henry Miller's players.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tremont Theatre
Boston
Henry Miller
Associated Players
Via Wireless at Boston Theatre Ends This Week
Frederic Thompson's scenic production and melodrama Via Wireless plays at the Boston Theatre for one more week. The show features a midnight gun foundry scene and an authentic wireless room aboard a rolling ship. Jack Binns appears in every performance before Chauncy Olcott arrives Monday in Ragged Robin with new songs.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Frederic Thompson
Boston
Jack Binns
Chauncey Olcott
Augustus Pitou
Olcott
Lit tle Church Around the Corner Inspires Bowdoin Sq Theatre
The Bowdoin Square Theatre opened with The Little Church Around the Corner. Harold Clairmont as Harry Grey and Frances McHenry as Agnes Grey led a strong cast in a tale of unfaithful scheming, asylum confinement, and a happy reunion through their child. Critics praised the acting and film display for early audiences.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Yestorn
New York
Harry Grey
Philip Vinton
Agnes Grey
Vinton
Harry
Greys
Grey
Agnes
Harold Clairmont
Frances McHenry
Gaiety Theatre Burlesque Headscrowd for Bon Ton Act
The Gaiety Theatre draw packed crowds both matinee and evening as Weber and Rush's Bon Ton burlesquers entertain. Notable acts include Guy Rawson and Harry Woods leading the company with number highlights such as Float Me by Frances Clare and Meet Me in Rose Time by Emily Miles.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gaiety Theatre
Weber
Rush
Bon Ton
Guy Rawson
Harry Woods
Rawson and
Claire
George Niblo
Helen Spencer
Joy
Clayton
Runaway Girl Triumphs At Castle Square Theatre
John Craig’s Runaway Girl enters its second week at Castle Square to a satisfied audience. Miss Young shines as Winifred Grey with strong solos while the John Craig stock company and a 40 voice chorus lend size and polish. The season shifts to daily matinees beginning Tuesday with no Monday matinee.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Castle Square Theatre
John Craig
Castle Square
Theatre Premier Brings Novel Act Mix and Stars
The Theatre Premier presents a bright bill with Cameraphone vaudeville acts and the Spencer Quartet winning applause. William Mandeville performs new offerings as St George and Henry headline comedy duets. A notable feature is Prominent Actresses with several Boston stars. Film titles include Why the Mail Was Delayed and The Gold Prospectors among others. Ballads are sung by Edith Mellor Gertrude Mann Arthur Lynn and Edgar L. Brown.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Spencer
William Mandeville
St. George and Henry
Boston
Louis XVII
Edith Mellor
Gertrude Mann
Arthur Lynn
Edgar Ll. Brown
Fred Niblo Presents Russia Travel Lecture at Park Theatre
American humorist Fred Niblo lectures at Park Theatre Friday afternoon on Russia from the Black Sea to Siberia. The show blends hundreds of colored views and motion pictures depicting Warsaw to St. Petersburg with contrasts of wealth and poverty, highlighting daily life and environment across the country.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Park Theatre
Fred Niblo
Russia
Black Sea
Siberia
Warsaw
St. Petersburg
A Stubborn Cinderella at Colonial Theatre
A lively box office line forms as seats go on sale this morning for the engagement of A Stubborn Cinderella at the Colonial Theatre starring John Barrymore Sallie Fisher and a strong cast. The play opens next Monday evening in Boston where Chicago novelties draw strong local interest.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Colonial Theatre
John Barrymore
Sallie Fisher
Boston
Chicago
The Travelling Salesman at Park Theatre in Boston
The Travelling Salesman opens its second week at the Park Theatre Boston drawing praise for its wit and true to life Americanism. Mark Smith excels as the drummer with Ros alind Coghlan charming as the heroine and the cast delivering lively cyclonic performances.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Boston
Park Theatre
Kokomo
Kankakee
Rosalind Coghlan
James O'Neil, Jr
Diana Huneker
Black Beauty at Grand Opera House Delights Audiences
An observant crowd at the Grand Opera House saw seven curtain calls for Black Beauty the Derby winner. Neil Twomey dramatized and starred as the horse in a novel production surging with humor and drama as Wilding regains fortune through the mare’s Derby victory.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Grand Opera House
Neil Twomey
Mr. Twomey
Anna Sewell
Howard Wilding
Wilding
Miss Gordon
Characcter
Ask
Orpheum Week Shows Include Eddie Foy and Rinaldo Violinist
The Orpheum features Eddie Foy with Hamlet by Freight and satire of Roosevelt Carnegie Eltinge plus a revamp of Hamlet on Broadway. Rinaldo the violinist garners praise as the best act, with Alf W Loyal dogs and the Vive Juggling Jordans drawing applause. Moving pictures deemed especially good.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Orpheum
Eddie Foy
Harvey and Lee
Rinaldo
Carlie Stow
Boston Cadets
Alf W. Loyal
Barons Travis Company
Azard Brothers
Globe Theatre Show Delights Crowded Audience
The Globe displayed a lively week with top vaudeville acts and entertaining films. LaMont's animal circus impressed, and musical trio Valesco Venice Premier closed strong with brass and a novelty number. Grace Hawthorne charmed as a versatile comedienne. Gorby Hale and German acts delivered humorous parodies with lively dance. Clahane and Mann offered a fine illustrated number. The program changes Thursday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
LaMont
Valesco
Venice
Grace Hawthorne
Gorby
Hale
Jack Clahane
Florence Mann
Follies of 1908 Encore Opens Week at Colonial Theatre
At the Colonial Theatre last evening the final week of Follies of 1908 opened to strong crowds. Nora Bayes drew praise as a favorite with sparkling songs and sharp comic timing. Bickel and Watson offered grotesque humor in The Soul Kiss, while Mile. Dazie impressed with the corkscrew dance and past popular numbers. A complimentary benefit for James R. Keen and Frank Cauley features A Stubborn Cinderella with John Barrymore and Sallie Fisher.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Boston
Columbia
Harry Sevon
Sadie Huested
Toars
Sadie
Julia Seyon
Jennie Gladstone
Seyon
Warry Hearn
Charley
Collins
Collins and
Hawley
Sevens
Will H. Davis
James Hazelton
Randolphs
Sam Anderson
Joe Hanson
Walter Willoughby
Colonial Theatre
Nora Bayes
Bickel and Watson
James R. Keen
Frank Cauley
John Barrymore
Sallie Fisher
New York
Chicago
Man Lifts Elephant-Weight Feats at Austin & Stones Show
Pierre Gesnier the French Hercules wowed spectators with a one arm lift equal to an elephant’s weight at Austin & Stone's curio hall yesterday. Mile. Reinses and other acts, including The Spray of Life and a touring colored troupe, filled a lively bill with music and dance.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Austin & Stone
Hercules
Pierre Gesnier
Gasnier
Mile. Reinses
South
Dick Purcell
Taylors
Shoofly
Robinson
Wilson
Sacks
Vallin
Dan Malundy
Clarke
Hanson
Princess Cairo
Marimba Band Tops Hub Theatre Show
A strong Hub Theatre program featured the Marimba Band with four players and a single xylophone like instrument delivering sweet music that drew one of the largest ovations of the season. The Dailys offered a sharp singing and talking act while Billy Pryor charmed as a singing impersonator and dancer. Moving pictures and illustrated songs rounded out a bill that held audiences from start to finish.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dailys
Billy Pryor
Theatre Comique Presents The Northern Schoolmaster Feature
The Northern Schoolmaster heads the Theatre Comique first half of the week with The Lost Sheep a tale of a wayward girl, plus The Twin Brothers Tacky Jim and The Faithful Fool. Illustrated songs with motion picture chorus thrill the crowd as Beth Robie Lena Haviland Irving Joy and Eleanor Mack perform. The ladies orchestra continues to delight with varied selections.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Theatre Comique
Jim
Fool
Beth Robie
Lena Haviland
Irving Joy
Eleanor Mack
TEST FOR EGGS Place One in Glass of Water
A simple test instructs placing an egg in a glass of water to observe its buoyancy and position. The method suggests noting whether the egg lies on the bottom, floats upright, or sinks slowly, indicating freshness.
Aging Eggs Floating Test Explained by the Spatula
The Spatula explains that as eggs age the water in the white evaporates creating a larger air space at the big end. This enlarging cavity makes the egg rise and eventually float. Fresh eggs lie on the bottom, while older ones tilt with the big end higher.
Man Finds Husband Shot in Home Accidentally
Altoona reports Charles Claycomb returned home to find William J Feeney with his wife. A bul let wound likely to cause Feeney's death is suspected to be an accidental discharge after Claycomb says he struck the intruder with a revolver. The incident mirrors a week earlier in which John Craig killed William Russell under similar circumstances.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Altoona
Charles Claycomb
William J. Feeney
Feeney
Claycomb
Kheeney
John Craig
Willian
Keiths Theatre thrills with diverse vaudeville lineup
Andrew Mack Boston actor opens with Blarney to a splendid reception at Keiths Theatre. Mack sings Rose Song Mothers Song and Believe Me Is All Those Endearing Charms. Hazzard keeps audience laughing while Bellelaly brothers thrill, Lemon excites, Bassett Butler skate, and others perform moving pictures and sketches.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Andrew Mack
Boston
Mr. Hazzard
Bellelaiy Brothers
Charlies I. Lemon
Narrer
Hdward Bassett
Isabel Butler
Melrose and Kennedy
Anna
Effie Conley
John C. Bowker
Africa
T. R. Barnes
Bessie Crawford
Marimba Band Tops Bill at Club Theatre
The Marimba Band entertains Boston audiences with classical and popular pieces praised as the sweetest in the world. It is their final Boston engagement this season at the Club Theatre, with Reded and Hadly and Annie Ellaire joining the strong Hub Theatre bill.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Boston
Hub Theatre
Reded
Hadly
Military Maid
Automatic Soldier
Annie Ellaire
Howard Atheneum Delivers Spectacle in Boston Vaudeville Show
The Howard Atheneum in Boston hosts a sensational vaudeville bill featuring the Phrase act, burlesque stars Vinnie Henshaw and Virginia Ware, 20 chorus girls, and a lineup including Irene Grese Betina Wilson Teddy Burns Mickey Curran and Sol Abrahams. Highlights include A Rehearsal and various musical and gymnastic acts plus The Howardscope films delight patrons.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Boston
Howard Atheneum
Howard
Vinnie Henshaw
Virginia Ware
Irene Grese
Betina Wilson
Teddy Burns
Mickey Curran
Sam Mann
Sol Abrahams
Burt Jack
Jed George
Henry Ling
Arthur Carlton
Hunt
Frederick Force
Mildred Williams
Miss Williams
Valveno
Cunningham
Edith Montrose
Ward and Stone
Joel Taylor
Vesta Gilbert
Howardscope
Prison for a Mock Groom in Texas Case
Ernest Wilkerson was found guilty of conducting a mock marriage with Myrtle Morgan in Waco Texas and sentenced to five years in the penitentiary. He allegedly obtained a bogus license and minister, and the ceremony took place on a railroad train last fall. Morgan, learning the marriage was not legal, attempted suicide. Wilkerson is married with two children.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ernest Wilkerson
Myrtle Morgan
Wilkerson
Miss Morgan
Not a Sleep in Three Years
The article extols L. T. Cooper and his New Discovery claiming to restore stomach function to cure illness. A testimonial from Mrs. Selina Herod of Manchester New Hampshire describes three years of salt rheum relief after four bottles, with sale note and free sample offer from The Cooper Medicine Company Dayton Ohio.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
L. T. Cooper
Cooper
Selina Herod
Bridge Street
Sion
Manchester
N. H
Cooper Medicine Company
Dayton
Ohio
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