Summer Amusements Draw Big Crowds at Theatres and Parks
John Craig's company draws large audiences at the Globe Theatre for Ingomar the 60 year old drama. Mary Young leads a strong cast with praised beauty, voice, and stage presence, delivering an advanced performance beyond stock companies.
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Ingomar
Craig
Alastor
MacLarnie
Pidodgntes
Morse
Humphrey Boe
Evarts
Fox
Sullivan
ANNO
Evern
Miss Young
Orpheum to Open Labor Day with Reserved Box Seats
The Orpheum reopens on Labor Day September 3 with matinee and evening shows at 2 and 8 o'clock. All seats are reserved. An advance sale for box seats at $1 is available by August 28 via mail to Manager Robinson. The opening week features top European hits and ventriloquist Arthur Prince.
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Orpheum
Percy Williams
David L. Robinson
Robinson
Williams
New York
Hst
Arthur Prince
Victoria Roof Garden
Lion and the Mouse to Open Park Theatre Season
The Park Theatre resumes a regular dramatic season a week from Monday with The Lion and the Mouse. The play previously impressed locals and has drawn strong praise in Boston New York and Chicago touring, with Boston presenting a cast of notable popularity and strength.
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Park Theatre
Boston
New York
Chicago
Lawrence McCarty
Lessee & Manager
Liebler & Co
Cape Cod
Wright Lorimer Returns to Open Colonial Theatre Season
Labor Day marks the opening of the Colonial Theatre season with Wright Lorimer starring in The Shepherd King as David. He returns after a celebrated personal triumph last season and will headline a strong supporting company in Boston.
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Colonial Theatre
Labor Day
Wright Lorimer
Shepherd King
Lorimer
David
Boston
Lyceum Theatre opens ninth burlesque season with Dainty Paree
Clarence Wilbur stars as principal comedian in Patsy Boliver's Vacation and Day at the Circus. Frankie Bailey shines as principal burlesque with fine voice and notable encores. Cast includes Harry LeMar Crawford Manning Rice Walters and Amy Butler. Shows between acts feature vaudeville skits, praised for quality and variety. The theatre maintains its cozy, attractive ambiance.
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Dainty Pareel
Clarence Wilbur
Patsy Boliver
Patsy
Frankie Bailey
Miss Bailey
Harry LeMar
Crawford
Manning
Rice
Walters
Amy Butler
Vacation Hint For De Facto Frauds Beach Trip
The piece suggests a vacation tip for debtors to improve credibility by taking a day off. It promotes a Provincetown boat trip from Bay Line wharf at 9 a.m. daily, with a 4 hour sail and 1.5 hour stop, returning by 6:30 p.m. The note frames time off as a cure for suspicion and hints at a hotel dinner in town.
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Provincetown
Old Town
Bay Line
Atlantic Avenue
Rides in electrics along Mie Blue Hill route
The text describes rides along the electrics on the reservation route through the Great Blue Hill region. From the hill top on clear days, the dome of Monadnock in New Hampshire can be seen about 70 miles away.
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Blue Hill
Great Blue Hill
Old Monadnock
New Hampshire
King Philip Ends Duty at Wharf With Prize Fish
The fishing column notes Commander Edward Dixon at the commercial wharf overseeing daily sport with gold season prizes for the largest catch. The King Philip leaves the wharf daily and Sunday for fishing duties.
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Philip
Commercial Wharf
Edward Dixon
Central Wharf
State Strees
Sun
King Philip
Man From Now Ends Its Run At Tremont After 100th Show
The Man From Now closes after 138th and final week at Tremont Theatre with a crowded house. Cast features Harry Bulger as Steve Waffles and Helen Hale as the gasoline maid, with Sallie Fisher Lucy Tonge Hattie Arnold Edward Martindell Philip Branson Gilbert Gregory among principals. Only seven performances remain.
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Tremont Theatre
Harry Bulger
Steve Waffles
Helen Hale
Walter Lawrence
Sallie Fisher
Dora
Hattie Arnold
Lucy Tonge
Edward Martindell
Philip Branson
Gilbert Gregory
The Prince of Pilsen to Return to Tremont for Two Weeks
The Prince of Pilsen will hold royal court at the Tremont for two weeks starting next Monday night. Seats are on sale now. Cast includes Jess Dandy as the Cincinnati Alderman and Pauline Guzman with Jeannette Begeard and Marie Welsh among principals.
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Pauline Guzman
Boston
Jeannette Begeard
Sidonie
Marie Welsh
Nellie Wagner
J. Hayden-Clarendon
Artie
Alberton Benson
Edith
George Lydecker
Henry Cote
Winnter Bentley
Peter Swift
Henry W. Savage
Pixley and
Luters
Jess Dandy
Palace Theatre closes season with high merit burlesques
After a successful summer stock run the Palace Theatre ends its engagement on Saturday night. Charlie Waldron presents an entertainment of notable merit with The Whole Dam Family and Mistaken Identity featuring Barry Thompson Tommie White Milton Schuster and Charles Mackie. Musical numbers and vaudeville acts by Adolph Adams Stirk and Lou Dan Annie Carter Al H Burton Emma Kraus and Lillian Beach cap a strong program.
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Palace Theatre
Charlie’’ Waldron
Adolph Adams
Stirk
Lou Dan
Annie Carter
al H. Burton
Emma Kraus
Lillian Beach
Dash of Death thrills at Paragon Park free circus
The Sunday free open air program features Sadie Knowlton performing The Dash of Death a 100 foot incline dive into a lagoon on a bicycle Will Hill a master high wire walker follows with comedic and daring wires on a bicycle La Belle Blanche performs Slide for Life from the electric tower on a neck line Then a large Bostock animal arena showcases trained animals and a variety of amusements including a chimpanzee act and a roller coaster variety of rides and attractions fill the bill.
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Paragon Park
Sadie Knowlton
Will Hill
la Belle Blanche
Bostock Animal Arena
Paradise
Pike's Peak
Wonderland amuses crowds with dizzying rides and acts
Wonderland offers relief from heat with the whirl the whirl and tower rides plus the Thompson railway. James E Hardy the world’s top high wire walker returns for another week. The Pony circus by Professor Darling debuts while Fred Bennett performs a new high stil t stunt. Salem Cadet Band and a nations parade cap the popular week.
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Thompson Scenic Railway
James E. Hardy
Hardy
Professor Darling
Fred Bennett
Salem Cadet Band
Boston
Parade of the Nations
Salem
Fred. A. Bennett
Fritz Bene
Ongle
Lexington Park Enjoys Record Attendance This Season
Thousands visited the Lexington Park resort in New England with 12 000 people passing through the turnstiles on Sunday. Teel's Band played afternoon concerts and moving pictures were shown in the grove. Patrons enjoy dancing on Monday to Wednesday nights and Gorman's New York vaudeville stars headline the open air theatre.
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Post
Lexington Park
New England
Teel
Grove
Park
Gorman
New York
Emma Italia Starred in The Burglar's Daughter at Grand Opera House
Emma Italia as Meg of Mulberry Bend led a strong cast in The Burglar's Daughter at the Grand Opera House last evening. The large audience gave triple encores to Italia and Mr. Ward, with scenery and acting praised. Next week features Custer's Last Fight.
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Emma Italia
Meg
Mulberry Bend
Grand Opera House
Miss Italia
Mr. Ward
Custer
Her Marriage Vow Captivates Bowdoin Square Audiences
The sensational comedy drama Her Marriage Vow drew strong crowds at Bowdoin Square yesterday. Gertrude Binley stars as the heroine with a capable supporting cast including Alice Thornton Viola Armstrong Annette Marshall and Henry Alexander. The play follows a young wife escaping a villainous husband amid a mix of comedy and pathos with a train wreck and asylum escape key set pieces. The production runs one week with daily matinees and bargain prices targeted at ladies.
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Bowdoin Square
Gertrude Binley
Alice Thornton
Maggie Claire
Viola Armstrong
Almira Walters
Annette Marshall
Hester Norton
Charles Miller
Ned Benton
Edwin Denison
Bill Walters
Henry Alexander
John Carlton
Harry Brooks
Butler Haviland
Leonard Broughton
Dwight Gaylord
Frank Wright
Nahant line steamers draw crowds from hot city streets
Bass Point and Nahant excursion steamers from Lincoln wharf attract heavy crowds as residents seek cooling harbor breezes. The Nahant line remains popular in hot weather with features like the electrical scintillator, open air dancing, skating, boating, bathing, fishing, and other diversions enriching the trip.
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Nahant Line
Lincoln Wharf
Battery Street
Bass Point
Nahant
Tennis Stars Battle Today in Newport Championship
The national lawn tennis championships open tomorrow at Newport on the Casino courts with singles and doubles events. Hackett and Alexander, eastern champions, face Wardner and Emerson in the doubles semi finals, while Ward and Wright clash in the potential final as 117 players contest the large singles field.
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Newport
R. I
H. H. Hackett
F. B. Alexander
L. H. Wardner
A. N. Emerson
Holcombe Ward
Beals C. Wright
Wright
Freed pitcher cleared in manslaughter case
Aug 20 in Police Court Judge Berry discharged Fall River pitcher Joseph Yeager who faced manslaughter charges for a pitched ball that killed Thomas J. Burke of East Boston. The judge said the arrest served only to clear the record and called it an unfortunate accident.
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Lynn
Cambridge burglar held on two charges with set bail
Frank Tracey was held for the grand jury yesterday with bail set at 7000 dollars on a breaking and entering charge and 6000 dollars on an assault on Patrolman McNamara with intent to kill. Frank Kinney, arrested on suspicion, provided an alibi and was released.
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Frank Tracey
Cambridge
McNamara
Frank Kinney
Bostonian's Chums Took His Roll in Providence
John Hanley of Cambridge street Boston says two companions he rode with from Boston in Providence between 10 and 11 last night stole about 16 dollars from his trousers pocket while he dozed in an East Greenwich car on the ride between Providence and East Greenwich. He was sent back to Boston by police this morning.
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John Hanley
East Greenwich
Here
Boston
Hanley
Cambridge Street
Fadettes and diverse acts dazzle Keith's audience in vaudeville
The Keith's bill featured the Fadettes with grave and gay selections including Gounod and Noah's Ark fantasies. The program also showcased Murray Carson's The Point of the Sword, Esme Berringer, and Martin Henry, plus gymnastic displays by the Melvins and Ellis Nowlan trio. A pair of Olympic and West Point film segments complemented a lively lineup.
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Gounod
Faust
Rollinson
Noah's Ark
Murray Carson
Esme Berringer
Martin Henry
Dumas
Miss Berringer
Hoey and
Lee
Boston
Four Melvins
Lukens
Bards
Reading
Penn
America
Melvins
Ellis-Nowlan
Athens
West Point
Devoile
Murray K. Hill
Hurleys
Murphy and Andrews
Carle Cooke
Ernest Hogan
Bert Williams
Evelyn Sisters
Pe Cunningham
Smith
Nantasket Beach Steamers Provide Hourly Runs and Comfort
The Nantasket Beach Steamboat Company operates six steamboats to Nantasket Beach with hourly service and half hour intervals at peak times. A cooling harbor voyage offers relief from city heat and pleasant surf bathing upon arrival. The Myles Standish will race to Marblehead for the Roosevelt cup early in September, with official details to follow.
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Nantasket Beach
Pemberton
Myles Standish
Marblehead
Old Colony Excursion to Plymouth by Nantasket Line
A daily and Sunday sail on the Old Colony steamer from Rowe's wharf winds along the south shore to Plymouth. The 2.5 hour voyage passes historic sights, with nearly three hours for town sights including Plymouth Rock and Memorial Hall. Return departs Plymouth at 3:30 and arrives in Boston after 6 p.m.
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Old Town
Plymouth Rock
Memorial Hall
Boston
Steel
South Shore
Boston Arbor
Hull
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Nantasket Point
Nantasket Beach
E. H. S. Star for Andover
Walter Norton, last year’s star athlete at English High, shines on both football and baseball for BEH S. Norton played left end in football and earned a spot in the infield for the high school nine. Many expect a successful college career ahead for Norton.
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Andover
Walter Norton
English High
Norton
BE. H. S
Harvard Crew Ten Move Soon
Harvard crew members J Richardson and G G Glass remain out but coach Manahan expects their return soon. The team plans to move to Putney on August 23 for further training.
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Harvard
Bourne End
Eng
J. Richardson
G. G. Glass
Big fair opens at Marshfield with new grounds and racing
The Marshfield Agricultural and Horticultural Society begins its annual fair on Wednesday at the Marsh field grounds. President Thomas W. Lawson oversaw about $5000 in improvements including enlarged buildings painted red and yellow. The track is banked and ready for record racing. There are 61 entries, surpassing the prior high. The free-for-all winner on Thursday will receive the yearling Dare Devil Gloria Pryor filly Prize of Dreamword valued at $2000.
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Marshfield Agricultural and Horticultural Society
Fairgrounds
Thomas W. Lawson
Dare Devil
Gloria Pryor
Castle Square Theatre Double Bill Delights Large Audience
The Castile Square program drew a large, enthusiastic crowd despite heat. H. M. S. Pinafore starred Harry Luckstone as Captain Corcoran with Ladd and Carrington delivering applause-worthy numbers. Cavalleria Rusticana followed, Clara Lane praised as Santuzza, with Harry Davies in strong form. The week of Aug 20 marks the opera season’s farewell. Sept 1 opens the dramatic season with Mistress Nell and a lineup of familiar performers.
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Castile Square
HH. M. S
Cavalleria Rusticane
Mascagni
Clara Lane
Santuzza
Harry Davies
Nell
Howell Hansel
Messrs. Waldron
Kent
Wade
Murray
Geary
Mmes. Lasche
Bradley
Brandt
The Virginian Opens Hollis Street Theatre Season
The Virginian will debut the Hollis Street Theatre season on Labor Day September 3. Dustin Farnum stars in Owen Wister’s dramatization with a strong cast under ideal opening conditions. The western set tale is described as true to life with vivid episodes.
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Hollis Street
Owen Wister
Dustin Farnum
West
Mr. Farnum
Hollis Street Theatre
Cape Cod Folks to Open at Boston Theatre
Advance seats for Cape Cod Folks at the Boston Theatre go on sale with eager interest. A 20-seat reservation was made by the steamship line officers. Provincetown is the play’s local scene featuring a Cape centered cast and a dramatic third act rescue.
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Cape Cod
Boston
New England
Provincetown
Cape
Norumbega Park Keeps Growing Popular With Guests
Norumbega Park at Auburndale remains a favorite getaway with rising daily attendance as the season ends. The outdoor musical What Wright Left by Matt Ott draws crowds with scenic sets and lighthearted fun. Charles River launches attract more visitors for day and evening trips.
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Auburndale
Wright
Matt Ott
Charles
Illinois to aid released prisoners with jobs and support
Illinois through its employment bureaus in Chicago and other cities will start next Monday to provide employment and comprehensive assistance to men, women, and boys released from penal and reformatory institutions each year.
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Chicago
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