Bohemian Girl Delights Castle Square Cast
The Castle Square Theatre crowded last night for the old favorite The Bohemian Girl. Clara Lane Arline and Louise LeBaron as the gypsy queen impressed, with J. K. Murray as Count Arnheim and George Tallman as Thaddeus delivering spirited performances.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Castle Square Theatre
Opera
Clara Lane
Arline
Louise LeBaron
J. K. Murray
Count Arnheim
George Tallman
Thaddeus
Fair Land of
Poland
George Shields
Devilshoof
Otis B. Thayer
Florestine
Charles Zimmerman
Lois Ewell
Harry Davies
Castle Square Theatre to retain opera company for winter season
The Castle Square Theatre will continue the present opera company through winter with most summer singers and added principals and chorus. This revival of winter opera, last done years ago, proved profitable and popular. Management under William C. Masson will persist, with plans for the opening week to be announced soon.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Castle Square Theatre
William C. Masson
Hollis Street Theatre Opens With The Belle of Mayfair
In less than two weeks the Hollis Street Theatre season begins with the return of The Belle of Mayfair on August 26. The popular comedy, praised for its bright lines and music, opened last winter to strong crowds and followed a New York triumph. Manager Rich plans a robust season lineup to begin the new year.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hollis Street Theatre
Mayfair
New York
Hollis
Rich
Old Colony to Plymouth Excursion Details
The Old Colony steamer departs Bowes wharf daily at 10 am for Plymouth, spending two thirds of the day on the water. After a nearly three hour sail, passengers have about three hours to view Pilgrim memorials before the 3:30 pm return voyage to Boston, docking around 6:30 pm with easy return options from Bowes wharf.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Plymouth
Old Colony
Bowes Wharf
Old Plymouth
Boston
Stomach Aches and Diarrhoea Prevented and Cured
The article notes stomach aches and diarrhoea are often caused by green vegetables, unripe fruit, weather changes, heat, and iced drinks. It states they are prevented and quickly cured by suitable remedies and lifestyle adjustments.
Duffy's Pure Malt Whiskey Advertisement Claims Cure All Ailments
An old medical advertisement extols Duffy’s Pure Malt Whiskey as a universal tonic. It claims to kill disease germs, support a healthy system, and cure pneumonia, bronchitis, gripes, fevers, digestive trouble, and more, sold at $1 a bottle with testimonials and free doctor's advice.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Duffy Malt Whiskey Co
Rochester
A Race Across the Continent at the Grand Opera House
A. H. Woods melodrama titled A Race Across the Continent was staged at the Grand Opera House to a large, appreciative audience. The plot follows a pretty East girl and her brother among Klondike desperadoes, with rescues, murders, and a prospector hero. Performances by James Heenan and Julie Morton drew strong applause, with supporting turns from Danforth, Schrade, Chalforth, Gould, Park, Dempsey, and Healy delivering laughs and thrills.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
A. H. Woods
Grand Opera House
Klondike
James Heenan
Hector Beyard
Julie Morton
Sylvia Crane
Tom Carrol
Henrietta Tedro
Globe Theatre Opens Third Week of Wine Woman and Song
The Globe Theatre’s Wine, Woman and Song enters its third week with Bonita and a clever company delivering bright, up to date entertainment. The eight pony ballet girls and Theise's Harmonists are popular, and Bonita receives a warm ovation for her singing. Next Monday afternoon brings William H. Turner’s His Terrible Secret, touted as an original theme by Charles E. Blaney.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bonita
Globe
Boston
Theise
William H. Turner
Charles E. Blaney
Tremont Theatre Nearing Close of Hurdy Gurdy Girl Run
The Tremont Theatre closes for the final week of summer with closing nights for The Hurdy Gurdy Girl. Special features are promised for Saturday as the house shifts from legitimate theater to vaudeville. It closes until Sept 2 then reopens with an elaborate vaudeville bill. The company currently in The Hurdy Gurdy Girl has strengthened the show and is drawing good audiences despite hot weather.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tremont Theatre
Tremont
Palace Theatre Hosts Lively Burlesque and Vaudeville Act
The Palace Theatre features a largely rebuilt company this week with traveling players and added chorus girls. Charles Burke stars in burlesques, aided by Al Patterson Dick Black and Charles Clark. Anna Goldie Clara Adams May Rozella and Louise Brandon provide musical numbers. A strong vaudeville lineup includes The Surprise Dinner sketch by Mr and Mrs Blessing Clara Adams celebrated for singing coon songs and Harry and Lillian Pradford in a lively singing and dancing act. Palacescope offers new moving pictures. Two shows daily at 2 15 and 8 15 during renovations with smoking permitted.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Palace Theatre
Charles Burke
al Patterson
Dick Black
Charles Clark
Anna Goldie
Clara Adams
May Rozella
Louise Brandon
Mrs. Blessing
Harry
Lillian Pradford
Hub Theatre Shows Second Miles Bros Picture To Big Hit
Miles Bros moving pictures at the Hub Theatre drew a large audience for Old Home Week events. The second section was clearer and sharper than the first, with Boston floats and prominent faces standing out. May White Marie Camella and Ben Loring received strong applause as the program offered a strong song schedule and popular acts. A full change of program is planned for Thursday with the final Boston picture section.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Miles. Bros
Hub
Boston
May White
Marie Camella
Ben Loring
the Elks
Bass Point opens with star Rose Wentworth and iron horse act
At Bass Point near the Relay House a rich lineup debuts with Rose Wentworth performing daring equestrian feats on her horse and cart. Delmore and Oneida provide an equi poise act, Lynette the wire queen thrills on a top pole by holding a pulley with her teeth, Lena Howe's orchestra plays, and Stiles' Eighth Regiment band promised Sundays. Steamers run from Otis wharf to Bass Point throughout the day and evening.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bass Point
Rose Wentworth
Equestrienne
Delmore
Oneida
Lynette
Lena Howe
Relay House
Stiles
Eighth Regiment
Otis Wharf
To Cape Ann by Sea On the Gloucester Steamboat Cape Ann
The article advises visiting Rockport Annisquam Gloucester and other North Shore spots by taking the Gloucester steamboat from Central wharf daily or Sundays. Sunday departure is 10 15 a m and weekdays 10 o clock. weather permitting. The Cape Ann offers good music on the steel steamboat.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rockport
Annisquam
Gloucester
Keiths Theatre Delights With Fadettes and Lively Acts
Keiths Theatre presents a warm weather bill led by the Fadettes premier women’s orchestra. Edith B Swan’s trombone solo drew praise, and the program included Verdi Quartet airs and comic turns by Cliffe Berzac’s Circus, Ben Welch, Alfred Kelly and Miss Guise, plus acrobats, illusionists, and dancers in a varied vaudeville style show.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Keith’s
Keith
Fadettes
The
Gladiators
Edith B. Swan
Honey Boy
Baden
Cliffe Berzac
Maud
Ben Welch
Alfred Kelly
Miss Guise
Verdi
Kratons
Henry D. Gardner
Rea
Benedetto
Dickson Sisters
Zane
John Neff
Harlem Brothers
Green Bird Opens Third Week at Boston Majestic
The Green Bird drew a large audience at the Majestic Theatre as Boston audiences laughed through Fred Lenoxs wit from start to finish. Elsa Ryan stars as Hilda with two catchy numbers, Vieanor Kent shines as the prima donna, and George Schiller, Will H Sloan, John P Kennedy, Charles H Bowers, John Lorenz, Alice Hosmer, Helen Hayes, and Henry Milton fill supporting roles in this lively musical comedy.
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Green Bird
Boston
Majestic Theatre
Fred Lennox
Elsa Ryan
Hilda
West
Vieanor Kent
George Schiller
Will H. Sloan
Snitz
John P. Kennedy
Willie
Charles H. Bowers
John Lorenz
Alice Hosmer
Helen Hayes
Henry Milton
Muggs Landing at Bowdoin Square Theatre Tonight
At Bowdoin Square Theatre patrons noted parallels between Muggs Landing and a Nahant babe discovery. The Cape Cod rescue tale follows Skinner Muggs as Little Muggs is adopted, saved from forgery and conspired birthrights, with Asa Beck and Si Dobbs key in the plot twists. Jane Stuart leads as Little Muggs with strong supporting turns by Aba gail Marshall Tommy Shaerer Florence Hale and Ralph Brown.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bowdoin Square Theatre
Little Muggs
Nahant
Dobbs
Abel Dixon
Asa Beck
Soldier Judson
Jane Stuart
Abagail Marshall
Julia
Dixon
Tommy Shaerer
Judson
Florence Hale
Dwight Gaylord
Skinner Muggs
Si Dobbs
Ralph Brown
Ernest Perry
Louis Spresen
Frank Wright
Leonard Broughton
Ollie Plunkett
Wonderland hosts stellar acts and new shows this week
The Wonderland bill features Jessie Keller troupe of cyclists and the Dailey brothers as headliners. De Velde and Zelda perform daring feats while Miss Alice Jordan and Surrey's Lynn Cadet Band supply music in the new $10,000 court. Harlequins, boardwalk parades at 2 and 7, plus new acts include The Mysterious Miss Jones of London, a Mexican bull fight, and a ten room Japanese dwelling exhibit.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wonderland
Walnut Avenue
Jessie Keller
Dailey Brothers
de Velde
Zelda
Alice Jordan
Jordan Sisters
Surrey
Lynn
George Stedman
Wonderland Harlequins
Nantasket Beach Steamers Seek Summer Fare Continued
Nantasket Beach and Paragon Park remain accessible with Saturday half-holidays and shorter hours extending for a few weeks. Nantasket Company boats run daily from Bowes wharf with frequent hourly trips to handle large crowds, and a new large boat has been contracted for.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nantasket Beach
Paragon Park
Nantasket Company
Bowes Wharf
The Midnight Escape Cast Adds Mildred Hyland
The Theatregoers of this city will learn that Mildred Hyland, the favorite Hub actress, is among the cast of the A Midnight Escape company, which comes to the Grand Opera House next week.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Grand Opera House
Mildred Hyland
Barre family spans four generations in Vermont
In Barre Vermont Isaac D Rice born 77 years ago remains vigorous at his carpentry trade. His daughter Clara M Bishop is 64. Other family members include Lunette A Mann 35 and her daughter Beatrice F 15, completing a four generation line.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Barre
Isaac D. Rice
Clara M. Bishop
Lunette A. Mann
Beatrice F
Austin and Stones Museum Shown Colorful Minstrel Varieties
Waterman's large company of black bril lants performs lively old plantation melodies and late popular songs in a full hour of shows yesterday. A Southern Cakewalk recreates a darky merry making while nine shows run. The Minstrel Maids perform new specialties and a bright vaudeville offer features Tom Hayes and Meadows troupe in Muldoon's Picnic.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Austin & Stone’s
Waterman
Minstrel Maids
Majone
Cook
Benedict
Carroll
Peters
Christy
Violette Dale
Cecil Beverley
Ruth Clark
Lillian Courtney
Tom Hayes
Meadows Comedy Company
Muldoon
Tom Edwards
Paddy Joyce
Tom Bateman
Miss Vivian
Miss Steele
Paragon Park Promotes Daring Free Open-Air Circus Act
Paragon Park under Manager Dodge touts its free open-air circus program as key to rising popularity. The season features three star circus acts including Speedy the high diver, Don Pedro Mauregon the Human Spider, and Sadie Knowlton in Dash of Death, with the Bostock animal arena and the Human Roulette Wheel as leading attractions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Paragon Park
Dodge
Paragon
Speedy
Don Pedro Mauregon
Sadie Knowlton
Bostock Animal Arena
Lexington Park Enjoys Cool Grounds Amid Heat Wave
Sunday attendance at Lexington Park set records as hot weather kept crowds away from city heat. Saturday night dancing drew the season’s largest crowd with midweek and weekend shows planned. Rustic Theatre offers high class vaudeville led by Carroll and Baker in a comedy singing act with Sid Baxter on the slack wire and Wentworth Vesta with Teddy the dog performing feats of strength.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lexington Park
Rustic Theatre
Carroll and Baker
Sid Baxter
Wentworth
Vesta
Teddy
Theatre Premier Delights Audiences With Varied Theatrical Bill
The Theatre Premier offers a bill of features drawing large crowds. Notable pieces include The White Man's First Smoke with Puritans and Indians, Lifeboat Maneuvres, Discipline and Humanity about a dying mother, Who's Boss of the House, and The Actor Annoys the Boarders. Illustrated songs School Days and Dear Old Dixie feature Grace Merriman and others with impersonations by Loud and Turner.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Grace Merriman
Lillian Davis
William Chase
H. S. Harder
George Francis
Donald Garrison
Loud
Turner
Whist Party at Hull for St Marys of the Bay
A grand whist party and dance will be held at Hotel Pemberton in Hull on Tuesday evening Aug 20 to benefit St Marys of the Bay. The event features a fifteen piece Ladies Orchestra, many prize donations, and a large organizing committee with Mrs Sarah E McCarthy as chair. Key figures include Rev Hugh J Mulligan addressing the committee and Henry S Fitzgerald named floor director.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sarah E. McCarthy
Hugh J. Mulligan
Sarah KE. McCarthy
Mary E. MccCormack
John B. Fitzpatrick
James A. Gallivan
Theodore J. Bowles
James Hi. Grims
John A. O'Connor
J. J. O'Callaghan
James H. Hicky
C. W. Reddy
Edward McHugh
Sylvester Whalen
James M. Morrison
John H. Casey
Joseph A. MacVay
Charles J. Murphy
Margaret J. Taylor
John F. Towle
Edward J. McCormack
Henry S. Fitzgerald
George A. Fitzgerald
Christopher McCaffrey
Michael J. Sughrue
Joseph P. Whelan
M. J. Creed
T. J. Delaney
Wiliam Sullivan
Robert H. Shea
Joseph A. Reddy
George C
J. J. Kennedy
John Spence
Patrick McGovern
James P. Miloney
James Gallivan
Charles Dailey
Ambrose Dowling
Mary Kelley
Robert McLoughlin
Lawrence McCarthy
Peter McGovern
Hotel
Pemberton
John W. O'’Mally
Thomas J. Egan
Terrance L. Shevlin
G. Alexander Bobrick
Robert J. Bishop
Lilla EK. Armona
James Gilligan
Edward Kelley
John Kalir
Thomas O'Callaghan
Norumbega Park Vaudeville Bills Delight Summer Crowd
In the covered open air at Norumbega Park the Piechiana troupe of acrobats headlines the vaudeville bill with three men and five women. Cooper and Robertson, a colored singing and dancing duo, win praise for smart stage wit. Torelli's dog and pony show charms children as Hansen the Swedish magician impresses adults with feats. The outdoor zoological exhibit proves ideal in hot weather.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Norumbega Park
Cooper and Robertson
Torelli
Dog and Pony Circus
Hansen
New York
Norutabega Park
Blue Hill Bus Company Offers 5 Cent Child Tickets at Mattapan
On Thursday August 15 Blue Hill Street Railway plans a children day sale in their Mattapan square waiting room. Children 15 and under can buy round trip tickets for 5 cents and receive a souvenir if they present a return ticket to the starter at Blue Hill. Tickets may also be obtained from the Mattapan starter.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Blue Hill
Blue Hill Street Railway Company
Mattapan Square
Blue Hill Street Railway
Theatre Joliette Returns of Joe Roth Steals Spotlight
Theatre Joliette features the return of Joe Roth as musical director after a week absent. New motion pictures include The Lighthouse Keepers Discipline and Humanity The Onion Fiend and Quick I’m on Fire. Pictorial ballads sung by Jos Roth Harry O Meill and Maude Fenton with musical numbers by Ed C Mahony Grace Milliken W F McGovern and P J Payson.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jos Roth
Harry O'’Meill
Maude Fenton
Ed. C. Mahony
Grace Milliken
W. F. McGovern
P. J. Payson
Massachusetts Men Visit European Trade Schools
Charles H Winslow and Charles H Morse led a Massachusetts commission visit to European industrial schools. Liverpool and Manchester night schools impressed, French trades schools balance aesthetic with industry, Berlin showcased industrial art, and visits covered Belgium, Amsterdam, Edinburgh, Glasgow, Dublin, Cork, Belfast, and a lace school at Killarney.
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Massachusetts
Charles H. Winslow
Charles H. Morse
Massachusetts Commission On Industrial Education
Liverpool
Manchester
Berlin
Germany
Belgium
Amsterdam
Heriott-Watt College
Edinburgh
Glasgow
Scotland
Ireland
Dublin
Cork
Belfast
Killarney
Romantic youths repulsed by fair Worcester campers
In Dolly Varden Cottage on Lake Quacumquasit eight young women from Worcester’s Polyphilia Club repulse persistent suitors. They sing from the veranda in shimmer kimono while paddlers roam the lake, insisting they are having a bully time and will not admit admirers to their sanctuary.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Worcester
Brookfield
Dolly Varden
Lake Quacumquasit
Polyphilia Club
Post
Hartje declares wife begs forgiveness in letter
Pittsburg reports in the Hartje case that Augustus Hartje a wealthy paper maker pursuing divorce from Mary Scott Hartje may possess a letter said to be written by his wife. The letter pleads for reconciliation and to drop all suits. Mrs Hartje denies knowledge of the missive.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pittsburg
Hartje
Augustus Hartje
Mary Scott Hartje
Houghton and Dutton Seize Dodge-Spear Stock in Boston
Boston firm Houghton and Dutton completed a landmark purchase of Dodge-Spear Company stock valued at 250000 but bought for 93400 cash. The sale, run from the Dodge-Spear store, promises fresh, high quality goods at or below cost, with full details to follow in the Boston Post.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Houghton & Dutton
Dodge-Spear CO
Boston
Houghton & Dutton Company
Dodge-Spear Company
Washington Street
Pitts-Kimball Company
Dodge-Spear
New England
Boston Post
Real estate broker sues Boston University for commission
Frank A. Russell of Brookline and Boston sues the trustees of Boston University to recover a broker's commission claimed on a land sale in Brookline. The ad damnum is $10,000 for a property assessed at $227,000 with a 212 percent commission. The defense offers a general denial. Attorneys: Whipple Sears Ogden for plaintiff. Harvey N. Shepard for defense.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dedham
Frank A. Russell
Brookline
Boston
Boston University
Whipple, Sears and Ogden
Harvey N. Shepard
Mrs Louis Smith Recovers From Skull Fracture After Runaway
Great Barrington Aug 12 Mrs Louis Smith of West Stockbridge sustains a fracture near the base of her skull and is thought to be recovering. The case is described as remarkable as the wound heals after a runaway injury a few weeks ago.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Great Barrington
Louis Smith
West Stockbridge
King Philip Steamer Draws Deep Sea Anglers This Season
A growing number venture to Commercial Wharf on Sundays and weekdays to fish from the King Philip, commanded by Captain Edward Dixon. The trip offers baited lines and chowder, with free gear for roundtrip ticket holders, promising a lively voyage and chances at large catches.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Doughty
Edward Dixon
Taft Visits Aged Mother During Summer Stop
Secretary Taft arrived in Millbury to visit his aged mother in critical condition at her summer home. He spent a few hours with her before leaving for Oyster Bay to confer with the President. Mrs Taft remains seriously ill but is believed able to endure for several days. Taft plans to sail for the Philippines on August 18.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Millbury
Taft
Point Au Pie
Murray Bay
Canada
Oyster Bay
Phillipines
Warren Special Agent Missing Funds Shortage Reported
Middletown Conn Aug 12 The investigation into Frank A Warren a special agent of the New England Mutual Insurance Company who disappeared last Thursday reveals a shortage of 9000 dollars in his accounts.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Middletown
Conn
Frank A. Warren
New England Mutual Insurance Company
Change in Old Party Names Expected in U S Politics
Paris August 12 The suggestion by Morgan O'Brien formerly presiding justice of the New York appellate division and a Democrat is that old party names may be set aside and the terms Radical and Conservative used to represent Democrat and Republican respectively.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Paris
Morgan O’brien
Appellate Division
Supreme Court of New York
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Austin & Stone’s Museum
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N. J
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Sterling Remedy Co
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Warren
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