Tragic double murder suicide shocks New York hotel
At the Hotel Vendome on Broadway H H Striditon, a Chicago lumber merchant, is shot by a man who then kills himself. The killer, registered as H J Ford from Boston, left a note asking forgiveness. Striditon identifies the gunman as John H Esson and survives with critical injuries as police probe the heated, drink-fueled motive. The same day in Boston the museum opens its sixtieth season featuring Roland Reed in A Modern Crusoe.
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H. J. Ford
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Plague Cases Reported in Glasgow Housing Area
Glasgow reports three bubonic plague cases, a father, mother, and child, under medical care as authorities confirm the illness and monitor the situation.
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Glasgow
Steamboat Run Between Boston and Plymouth Draws Crowds
The Plymouth Steamboat Company reports record patronage on the John Endicott to Plymouth citing heat and holiday traffic. The 900 capacity liner regularly fills, offering harbor views of ships including the Alabama and other vessels. Departures from Snow's Arch Wharf daily at 10, three and a half hour voyage, round trip fare one dollar with free return stay until Labor Day.
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Famour Orchestra
Plea for Tremont street car reroute to restore Park Street transfers
A reader from Cunard wharf argues that abolishing elevated railroad transfers at Park Street hurts East Boston riders. He proposes rerouting Tremont street cars via Commercial Street into the subway to restore free Park Street transfers and ease congestion on Washington Street while preserving service to Tremont and Washington streets.
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The Dairy Farm at Tremont Theatre Aims for Charm and Social Detail
The Dairy Farm opening at Tremont Theatre last evening blends old fashion plot devices with new staging near the Mason and Dixon line in southern Pennsylvania. A strong cast led by Harry Leighton and Marie Bingham delivers lively scenes including abolitionist speeches and a vivid under ground railway motif. The production showcases effective props, quick action, and solid character work, with the ladies receiving the bulk of applause and Eleanor Merron’s author’s touch contributing a magnetic presence.
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Mason and Dixon Line
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Canada
Stron
Harry Leighton
Arthur Sanders
Simon Krum
Tony West
Eleanor Merron
Pedler
Flora Stanifordoes
The Limited Mall Delights Bowdoin Square Audiences
The famous railroad melodrama drew two large crowds at Bowdoin Square Theatre in Boston. The production, renowned among local theatregoers, is praised as among the greatest American plays in years and promises strong weekday appeal.
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Bowdoin Square Theatre
Boston
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Bowdoin Square
Peaping the Whirlwind staged at Grand Opera House
Last evening opened a seven night run of Owen Davis melodrama Peaping the Whirlwind set in Franco Prussian War France and Germany. Lucien de Polonaise is torn by love and war with Max von Loon as the villain. strong performances from Joseph Greene Fanny McIntyre and Frank Jamison.
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Owen Davis
France
Germany
Lucien de Polonaise
Joseph Greene
Fanny McIntyre
Lisle Martel
Frank Jamison
Max von Loon
Henry Stockbridge
W. m D. Jone
Bones
Emerin Campbell
Castle Square Theatre Stages A Fool of Fortune
The Castle Square Theatre company presented Martha Morton’s A Fool of Fortune to a large audience last night. John T Craven impressed as the stock broker and others including William J Hasson and Franklin Ritchie earned praise for their portrayals. The show runs only this week before next week’s Divorce opens the fall and winter season.
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Castle Square Theatre Company
Martha Morton
Iss Morton
Wall Street
William H. Crane
Boston
John T. Craven
New York
William J. Hasson
Nathaniel Lloyd
Franklin Ritchie
Karl Worresdorf
James A. Keene
Count de Cluny
Edward Wade
Cornelius Green
Lindsay Morison
Zekiel Powers
The Wheel of Fortune at Grand Theatre Delights Boston Audiences
A surprise melodrama at the Grand Theatre features The Wheel of Fortune with strong hero villain dynamic and exciting climaxes. Cast includes Severin De Deyn, Mildred Hyland, Harold Merriam and others. last act shows a locomotive roundhouse interior. bargain matinees for ladies accompany the run.
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Boston
United States
Severin de Deyn
Walter Lewis
Mildred Hyland
Ruth Dale
J. J. Owens
Harold Merriam
Meagers
Ir. F.thomas
Thomas Carroll
E. Bender
Frank J. Kirke
Mark Kent
James A. Eiliss
Virginia Thornton
Grace Euler
Carrie Turner
Vaudeville Bill At Howard Promises Lively Night
The Howard Theater offers a strong vaudeville bill headlined by Harry Watson and Alice Hutchings in The Dramatic Agent. Featured are Charles T. Aldrich in his Ching Ling Foo spoof, George Thatcher The Minstrel King, Blacksom and Burns acrobats, and a chorus of singers and comedians including Sadie Cushman and Emma Carus. The program blends music, comedy, and novelty acts for a lively show.
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the Howard
Harry Watson
Alice Hutchings
Ed Edwards
Charles T. Aldrich
Ching Ling Foo
The
Howard
George Thatcher
Blacksom
Burns
Sadie Cushman
Herbert Holcombe
Sam Curtis
Collins
North
Montague
West
Emma Carus
Farcical sketch stars Osterman at Keith's weekly show
The standout in Keith's latest weekly program was a fifteen minute farce featuring Kathryn Osterman and an unnamed male actor. The planned plot remained opaque and the act drew mixed laughs from the audience.
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Vaudeville stars headline Boston show with varied acts
A Boston vaudeville program delighted audiences with Foy and Clark, Reno and Richards, and the Mimic Comedy Four delivering lively sketches. Goldin the magician, E. W. Palfrey the bicycle trickster, and Ida Mulle plus young Joseph Santley drew strong applause as the lineup toured through a lively afternoon and evening.
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Kellar
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Ida Mulle
Joseph Santley
Morton
Elliott
John E. Brennan
Florence Sinnott
Evans and White
Edward I. Boyle
Tommy Baker
Kathryn Osterman
Thomas Tutner
Reno and Richards
Santley
Mimic Four
Morton and
Mlle
Christina
Yogi Man Dazzles at Austin Stone’s Museum Vaudeville
The Yogi man performs a dramatic basket trap while Ishmael showcases eastern tricks. Local feats include Sharkey and Sullivan in a five mile race with Walthour and Kreamer setting a six minute nineteen second record. A Revere beauty show and a large vaudeville lineup entertain forty plus acts and several applause winners are named.
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Austin & Stone’s Museum
Young Sharkey
Twin Sullivan
Walthour
Kreamer
Revere
Casey Theatre
Betty Palmer
Nolan
Lincoln
Captain Toole
Harcourt Sisters
Casy
le Clair
California
Billy
Madrid Neckson
Billy Conlon
Parker and King
Flora Carter
Whyte
Beckett
Denne
Manley
New Palace Theatre Tops Heat With Weeklong Burlesque
Dinkins's Utopian Burlesquers open a seven night run at the Palace Theatre with two large crowds. Nellie Sylvester charms with chansons, O Dell and Perry amuse, Whiting and Whiting entertain, Ray West and Sunshine perform a Cuban act, the Hickman brothers and Frebel Ruge thrill with aerial and comedy bits. The finale spoof targets department stores. Corbett McCoy fight results will be announced Thursday night from the stage.
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Palace Theatre
Grand Utopia
Nellie Sylvester
O’dell
Perry
Whiting
Ray, West and
Sunshine
Hickman Brothers
Frebel
Ruge
Jordan, White & Co
Corbett-McCoy
Nickelodeon Curtain Delights at Curio Hall Show
Patrons of the Nickelodeon enjoyed a full bill of curiosities and vaudeville as fat Adah and the skeleton John Reedling drew questions on their trades. Speech Cramer the half man half giraffe and Mick Jackson the boneless wonder performed contortions while the Miller brothers boxed. Captain Fisher juggled tattooed tricks and Mile Parker’s shampooring act drew crowds stageward. Ray Ellis and a lively group closed the night with a lively mix of acts. Amateur night is slated for Friday.
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Irl
Big Adah
John Eedling
Cramer
Jackson
Miller Brothers
Captain Fisher
Uggler
Mile
Parker
Curio Hall
Casey Theatre
Partello
Ray Ellis
Dutch Manning
Annie Martin
May Morris
Alice Davidson
Herbert Swift
Fowler Sisters
Melville and
Azell
Lyceum Theatre Presents Harry Bryant Burlesque Spectacle
The Lyceum Theatre offers this week a larger more elaborate burlesque show led by Harry Bryant and featuring Perry and Barnes Leo and Chapman Nolan and White and the Misses Perry and Highland Kennedy and Quatielli with new music dances and costume shows. It marks the season’s first appearance of the company with a strong singing portion and a lineup of first class specialties.
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Harry Bryant
Harry C. Bryant
Whih Perry and
Barnes
Leo and Chapman
Bryant and Saville
Nolan and White
Perry
Highland
Kennedy
Quatielli
H. M. S. Pinafore on the Lake to Perform Several Times
It is announced that H. M. S. Pinafore on the Lake will be seen at the Chutes grounds seven more times. Five performances left this week and two more next Monday.
Return of warm weather boosts attendance at Point of Pines theater
The rustic theatre at Point of Pines drew crowds all day as the warm spell revived recreation. John B. Gorman and Budd Ross star in Felix Crackle and Obadiah Dingle with a strong supporting cast. Dances, rag-time numbers, and a refreshed travesty by Leonard and Fulton enhanc e the program. Fred Condit hosted a fancy dress party after the show and a harvest festival is planned.
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John B. Gorman
Budd Ross
Felix Crackle
Obadiah Dingle
Gorman
Ross
Ethel Rogers
Leonard
Fulton
Proctor
the Pines
Fred Condit
Last Days for Music Hall Interior Repairs Begin
The Boston Music Hall renovations are nearing completion ahead of Labor Day. Elegant opera chairs will be installed, and ladies parlors and gentlemen’s smoking rooms finished. Bumstead Hall will house a wax works replica from Eden Musee, offering educational displays. Admission remains 25 cents for both halls with 50 cent reserved seats.
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Boston Music Mall
Bumstead Hall
Music Hall
Eden Musee
New York
The County Fair Revival Opens at Park Theatre
Rural New England home life depicted in Neil Burgess production featuring nine cast members in the revival set to run four weeks at Park Theatre starting next Saturday evening with a special Labor Day matinee.
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New England
Neil Burgess
County Fair
Park Theatre
Wet heat draws crowds to Crescent Gardens vaudeville show
The hot weather drove beachgoers to Revere Beach where the Crescent Gardens rustic theatre offered a cool ocean breeze. The Transatlantic vaudeville company staged one of the best shows of the summer with Dill led by Way and Maitland, two skilled artists who also appeared at Keith's last week.
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Columbia Theatre Opens With Gay New York
Columbia Theatre opens its season with In Gay New York presented in a pretentious style. Cast includes Louis Wesley Gilbert Gregory and W. T. Carleton with a sixty-strong feminine chorus. Manager Chamberlyn schedules the first performance next Monday afternoon as painters and cleaners wrap up two weeks of work.
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Norumbega Park Vaudeville Show Delights Audiences
J W Gorman's Vaudeville Stars staged a rustic theatre program at Norumbega Park featuring the Mitchells in dancing and cake-walking, the Shamrocks in bright comedy, Waite the trick violinist, Melville in aerial feats, and Hurd the magician. The head keeper at the zoological garden showcased an animal training feat creating a bond between a Prussian bear hound and a trained black bear.
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Rustic Theatre
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Ainning
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Waite
Melville
Maryenees
Hurd
Zoological Garden
Woman and Wine opens at Boston Theatre with star cast
The melodrama Woman and Wine, billed as the opening attraction at the Boston Theatre next Thursday, features a duel to the death between two women at sunrise in a Paris flower market. The production includes 200 company members and 40 speaking parts with principals Livia Lynden Zelda Paul di Sears Ruth Copley and others. Seat sales opened yesterday morning.
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England
Court of Assizes
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Zelda Paul di Sears
Ruth Copley
Millie James
Marian Winchester
Howard Kyle
John Burke
Ed, Gillespie
Frank Hatch
Hudson Liston
Dan Halifax
Musical Week at Bass Point Nahant Delights Set
At Bass Point Nahant this week and Labor Day the Musi cal Week offers concerts by the Naval Brigade Band. Soloists include KR Nfricain and Harry Brenton cornet, Thomas Senia on xylophone, Evans Akroyd and Fred Rob ns clarinets, Charles North flute Ray Kenfeld trombone J Lafricain tuba.
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Thomas Senia
Evans Akroyd
Fred Robns
Charles North
Ray Kenfeld
J. Lafricain
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Carlo Hampe
Boston Symphony Orchestra
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