Rumor of Execution for Bradford Soldier in Manila
In Haverhill on August 20 rumors claim Tom Strafford of Bradford, a former Spanish-American War veteran in Company K of the Eighth Massachusetts, faces execution by a Manila court martial after an officer allegedly insulted him and was knocked down. Friends fear the extreme punishment.
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Tom Strafford
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Forty-first United States Volunteers
Manilla
Eighth Massachusetts
Forty-first Regiment
Plague Record in Manila Reported for Two Weeks
The Manila record for the two weeks ending July 7 shows seven new plague cases and five deaths. Among the new cases, four were Filipinos and three were Chinese, according to the marine hospital service.
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Washington
Manila
Marine Hospital Service
Ward Curran headlining week at Point of Pines Beach
Manager Walsh presents a vaudeville bill at the Point of Pines with Ward and Curran as stars plus Annie Wilmuth Fred Howard Gracie Reed and Shaw Falke and Samon and Tred Vig. Aug 27 fancy dress, Sept 4 6 7 carnival sports and balloon ascensions by Sawyers planned.
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Requier
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Curran
Annie Wilmuth
Fred Howard
Gracie Red
Reed
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Alo
Falke
Samon
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Fred Vv. Bowers
Annie Yollaam Reed
Pied Howard
Little Gracie
Falke & Lemon
the Sawyers
Boston Union Hall parlors to showcase gem art ships
The two ladies parlors and the smoking room for gentlemen at Boston Union Hall Hamilton Place and Inter Street will display gems of art and workmanship. One parlor will be upholstered in gat, the other finished in English.
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Peruna
Boston
Be Your Own Landlord with Easy Systematic Payments
Mortgage guidance ad urges homeowners to pay off debt by systematic payments. It promises payoffs and ownership free and clear with no commission, inviting readers to build equity by borrowing through their plan and become their own landlord.
Tennessee Pardner Charms Bowdoin Square Theatre Crowd
The Tennessee’s Pardner romantic comedy drew large crowds at Bowdoin Square Theatre in Boston. Arthur C. Alston’s company delivers standout leads James M. Brophy as Caleb Swan and Jane Corcoran as Tennessee Kent with praised supporting roles. Noted for new drama, realistic stage pictures, and superb music, the show runs one week with matinees daily and a future bill, The Limited Mail, planned for next week.
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Tennessee
Bowdoin Square Theatre
Casey Houses
Boston
Price House
Arthur C. Alston
James M. Brophy
Caleb Swan
Bowdoin
Jane Corcoran
Tennessee Kent
Fannie Curtis
Annie Mortimer
Pierre Young
Percy Plunkett
Walter Ryder
Sherman Rowles
George Mansfield
Edward Fielding
Golden Nugget Quartet
Mountain Gulch
Elmer Vance
Notable Boston Vaudeville Show Features Morris and Willis Troupe
Clara Morris dazzles as the emotional star in Blind Justice at the stage, with Henry e and Mr Harriott supporting. The Willis family draws the crowd with musical virtuosity and comic interludes, while Keith’s European import brings youth and variety to the program. The program teases the upcoming Fitzsimmons Sharkey bout.
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Clara Morris
Marusz and
Masett
I Sullivan
N Adelle
Russell Ona Sane
Ana de Willis
Mr. Keith
Grand Opera House Entry Notes Missing
Fragmentary OCR from the Grand Opera House page shows incomplete details with repeated venue name and stray text. The readable portion provides no clear event title, date, artist, or performance notes to summarize.
Old Jed Prouty Returns in Edin Peesen Drama
After a five year absence Richard Golden revives Old Jed Prouty in Edin peesen at Fos Lange audi. The production features revisions heightening drama while preserving the central kindly hero. Cast includes Morse Craix Hubert Cre Craix Maurice Pike Collins Rich Kittleman Corbin and Katherine Kittleman. The play runs this present week, followed by the melodrama Reaping the Whirlwind.
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Richard Golden
Edin Peesen
Old Jed Prouty
Fos Lange Audiit
Golden
Old Jed
Old Ted
Mr. Golden
Harty
Seers
Morse
The
Treamster
Tery
Hubert Cre Craix
Constable
Maurice Pike
Collins
Henry Rich
Katherine ‘Kittleman
Millie Corbin
Miss Kittleman
Martha Giddens
Castle Square Theatre Mention Appears in Fragment
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Sidney Grundy Comedy Impresses Castle Square Audience
At Castle Square Theatre last evening Sidney Grundy's The Late Mr Castello delighted a large crowd with a witty plot and strong turns by Maude Odell as Mrs Castello Leonora Bradley as Mrs Bickerdyke and Leonora Gaito as Avice Bickerdyke. Franklyn Ritchie John Craven and Cummings added sharp humor. The play runs this week then Martha Morton's A Fool of Fortune comes next.
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Castle Square Theatre
Sidney Grundy
Mr. Castello
Comy
Maude Odell
Mrs. Castello
Leonora Bradley
John T. Craven
Sir Pinto
Mr. Cummings
Martha Morton
Nugget Nell Encore Delights Grand Theatre Crowd
The Grand Theatre showcases Nugget Nell with De Dyne as Herbert Stanton and Mildred Hyland as the title role. Crowded matinees and evening shows draw praise for acting, scenery, and first class vaudeville between acts. Next week the Wheel of Fortune replaces the current bill.
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Grand Theatre
de Dyne
Herbert Stanton
Budd Bunkem
Esterday
Mildred Hyland
Virginia Thornton
Grace Euler
T. ¥. Thomas
Frank J. Kirke
James A. Bliss
Mark Kent
J. J. Owens
Thomas Carroll
B. K. Bender
Une
Woman and Wine to Open Boston Theatre Season
New York hit Woman and Wine will appear at the Boston Theatre on Thursday Aug 9 opening the season. The melodrama centers on a love story and clever comedy with thrilling scenes including a race fixing jockey and a dawn knife fight in a flower market. The plot ends with a confession on the Court D Assizes as the heroine redeems the tale with a stark, nontraditional finale.
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New York
Boston Theatre
Bob Tipton
Don
Marcel
Court D’ Assizes
Wonderful hypnotic aerial exhibition by Lynette in Boston
The article praises Lynette's performance as a remarkable midair display attracting large crowds in Boston. New features were added this week, with tests described as severe, making it a bonafide mystical exhibition. Admission remains 10 cents with a reserved seat.
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Lynette
Boston
Autumn Debut At Popular House Promises Jestful Nights
Yesterday opened the fall and winter season at a popular venue guided by Manager Walker. The main curio hall features an ornate tensorial display with eight young barbers offering free shaves and shampoos. The liquid audience response promises lively scenes this week. Actresses include Big Adah the Chicago fat girl, Mile, Lincoln, Selim Sid the Oriental conjurer, and an X ray attraction. In the little parlor theatre two vaudeville companies perform hourly with stars such as Morris, Swift and Zala, Felix Martin, Annie Martin, the Strachans, and Stevens among others.
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Walker
Big Adah
Chicago
Ndy Lynch
Little Parlor Theatre
Morris
Swift and
Zala
Felix Martin
Annie Martin
Chic Comedienne
The
Strachans
Aad Stevens
Rose Gardner
Mile. Renez
Tom Haley
Yogi Man and Cyclists Feature Austin & Stones Show
Yogi Ishmael of Singapore amazed crowds with occult seeming feats while European and American cycling champions Waithour and Kreamer staged fast trials on home trainers, aiming to beat five mile and one mile records. The Revere beauty pair and a long stage lineup with dancers and performers completed the program at the museum hall.
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India
Tego Crackaack
Walthour
Reamer
Austin & Stone
New England
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Europe
America
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Revere
Toule Zangtry
Loftus
Davies
Arthur Nolan
Collins
Young Saxe
Carrie Tutein
McRal
Wyatt
Toulousain
Pat White
Ambrose Brothers
Frey
Evans
Dean
Franks
Lafayette
Leon Flemming
Jack Farrell
Vincent Sisters
Howard Atheneum presents fifty-fifth season opening
The Howard Atheneum opened its fifty-fifth season with a strong bill by the Isreet company featuring Walter Smart George Hams and a chorus of belles and beaux. The program showcased reg-time music and a musical skit titled King Rastus with performances by Bill the Srollett Mallory Brooks Tom Brown and Dudley. The crowd of about 1000 praised the show for its genuine Negro fun melody and the company’s polished ensemble.
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Isreet Ae Pany
Eyee
Walter Smart
George Hams
King Rastus
Bill
Srollett
Pian
Mallory ba @ Brooks
Tom Brown
H. Dudley
Isham
Mr. Isham
Ice
Touchi
Falkow
Lyceum Theatre Opens Burlesque Season With City Club
The Lyceum Theatre opened its regular season with Minco's City Club presenting two new burlesques. Dolph Levine and Dan Crimmins produced Satan's Will and A Fickle Messy Howe. Notable acts include Larry Lund, the Levines, Dan Crimmins and Osa Gore, Adelina Roattino, and The Sultan of Ballehoho. The company staged six scenes with decorative scenery and new theater colors.
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Pope Lyceum
Minco
City Club
Dolph Levine
Dan Crimmins
Garden of Eden
Larry Lund
Levines
Osa Gore
Prett
Black Crook
Burlesque Bill at Palace Theatre Featuring Boarty Widows
For week two of the regular season at the Palace Theatre the Boarty Widows company presents a high class burlesque bill. Favorites Lew Carroll Sam Adams and Maude Hilston receive a friendly reception as two lively burlesques The Chow Chow Social Club and The Sea Shore Girls showcase breezy dialogue music and up to date specialties with new settings costumes and electrical effects. Hugh McVey stands out as an exceptionally clever performer.
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Palace Theatre
Boarty Widows’ Company
Old Stock Company
Lew Carroll
Sam Adams
Maude Hilston
Chow_Chow
Sea Shore Girls
Hugh McVey
Boston Museum Opens Season With New Play A Modern Crusoe
The Boston Museum plans a dramatic season opening next Monday with Roland Reed in A Modern Crusoe adapted by Sydney Rosenfeld. Reed is in excellent health and well prepared for the season. Isadore Rush will be Reed's leading lady.
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Boston Museum
Roland Reed
Sydney Rosenfeld
Mr. Reed
Isadore Rush
Tremont Theatre Opens Season With Dairy Farm Play
The Tremont Theatre will open next Monday evening with free Willy The Dairy Farm a country life drama featuring an old village feud as its spring of action Seats go on sale Thursday morning for the engagement full of dramatic episodes and strong situations.
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Wnile
Tremont Theatre
Country Ife
Ries
Company Brings Scenic Troupe to Park Theatre Opening
Neil Burgess and his company arrived with two carloads of scenery horses cows and farmyard props. Daily rehearsals of The County Fair will continue until the opening day at the Park Theatre on Saturday September 1.
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Neil Burgess
Columbia Theatre Reopens With In Gay New York
The Columbia Theatre plans an early September reopening featuring A H Chamberlyn's augmented company in the musical production In Gay New York aimed at drawing audiences back to the venue.
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A. H. Chamberlyn
New York
Pinafore on the Lake Draws Crowd at Chutes Grounds
The event opened with a large turnout filling the grand stand. Performances included an orchestral promenade and overture, sea chanteys, and a naval pageant with Admiral Porter aboard, ending with a marine illumination as the admiral departs the ship.
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Dick Deadeye
Josephine
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Heber
Pers Bider
Bay
Ick Deadeye
Lunette Nears Farewell in Boston Amusement Week
The sensation of the year departs Boston as enormous crowds gather at the city center to pay respects during Lunette’s final week of appearances. The enthusiasm marks a peak in local entertainment for the season.
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Boston
Free Outdoor Carnival At Crescent Gardens In Revere
Thousands attend the second week of the big free carnival at Crescent Gardens Revere Beach. Performers Levy Kittie Mitchell Stella Costa Levy Noleta and the California Trio headline with lively vaudeville and dance acts drawing large crowds to the four daily sessions.
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Crescent Gardens
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Gardens
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Martha Jane Green
Red Riding Hood
Stella Costa Levy
Noleta
California
J Gorman Novelty company debuts at Norumbega Park
The rustic theatre in Norumbega Park hosted the J Gorman Novelty company for its first performances. Vaudeville and new moving pictures drew ravenous crowds who praised the feast of entertainment. Morning and charity excursions added to a happy day with elderly ladies from Boston among the guests.
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J. Gorman Novelty Company
Rustic Theatre
Norumbega Park
Thalet
Boston
Bass Point Nahant Draws Thousands in Early Fall Visit
In a coastal scene at Bass Point Nahant crowds flocked to the shore on a sunny Sunday. The article highlights the area as a picturesque autumn retreat with many visitors enjoying the seaside charm and the festive programme in progress.
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Bass Point
Nahant
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