Miseractions at Boston playhouses open with new Tremont theatre
The Tremont opens to a large audience for the return of Way Down East with a newly decorated auditorium and refined company. Praiseworthy performances by Phebe Davies and Odell Williams attract strong audience applause, while Howard Kyle and Mabel Strickland shine in key roles. The Castle Square lineup debuts with The Sporting Duchess featuring Annie Louise Ames and Florence Haverleigh, and Charley's Aunt follows next week with Walter S. Perkins in the lead.
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Tremont
Schoeffel
Phebe Davies
Odell Williams
Josh Whitcomb
Howard Kyle
David
Mabel Strickland
Kate Brewster
Mr. Kyle
Miss Davies
Miss Strickland
Felix Haney
Hi Holler
Frank Bell
Constable
Messrs. Hoff and Ware
Caro Leigh
Jane Forrest
Boston
Castle Square
Annie Louise Ames
Duchess of Milford
Alethe Craig
Muriel
Florence Haverleigh
Boston Museum Opens Season With Reed in His Father's Boy
The Boston Museum opened its season with Roland Reed starring in His Father's Boy, an adaptation by Sydney Rosenfeld. New electric lighting and renovations brighten the foyer, with Isadore Rush and a strong supporting cast adding charm and humor. The Bowdoin Square Theatre followed with A Grip of Steel in brand new surroundings and strong sentiment, comedy, and breezy dialogue.
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Boston Mueum
Roland Reed
Mr. Reeds
Sydney Rosenfeld
Mr. Pennie
Mr. Reed
Isadore Rush
Miss Rush
Lottie Alter
Bramdon Hurst
Sheridan Tupper
L. P. Hicks
Julian Reed
Arethea Luce
Mary Myers
Bowdoin Square Theatre
Lothrop
Square Theatre
Sporting Life Opens With Elaborate Boston Theatre Melodrama
The Boston Theatre debuts Sporting Life next Thursday night with sold out seating. The 16 scene production features a grand set and the painting The Day of Reckoning. Principal players include Elizah Proctor Otis Joseph Wheelock Joseph Kilgour Charles F Gotthold Frank Burbeck Frazer Coulter Marion Elmore Frances Stevens Beresford Webb Hardee Kirkland Frank Jameson William Elmer and Fred W Strong.
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Boston
Elizah Proctor Otis
Joseph Wheelock
Joseph Kilgour
Charles F. Gotthold
Frank Burbeck
Frazer Coulter
Marion Elmore
Frances Stevens
Beresford Webb
Hardee Kirkland
Frank Jameson
William Elmer
Fred W. Strong
Fifi to Open at Park Theatre on Labor Day
A three act French farce Fifi will debut at the Park Theatre with a special matinee and evening show on Labor Day. The cast features Marie Wainwright Grace George Edward Abeles Alice Judson and Dore Davidson in a domestic comedy about a mischievous Fifi causing a family imbroglio. Seat sales open next Friday morning.
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Fifi
Park Theatre
Labor Day
Manhattan Theatre
New York City
Marie Wainwright
Boston
Grace George
Edward Abeles
Alice Judson
Dore Davidson
Thomas H. Burns
EB. l L. Fraser
Lottie Mortimer
Hollis Street Theatre Opens Box Office for On and Off
The Hollis Street Theatre box office opens promptly at 8 o clock next Thursday for the season with seat sales for On and Off from 8 am to 6 pm daily for the rest of the week. The regular season begins next Monday evening and the production is praised as a strong initial attraction from Mr Rich. In New York last winter the show was a Madison Square Theatre hit and the leading fan-makers are EB M Holland and Fritz Williams who head Frohman’s organization with a long list of associates including Samuel Reed and May Lambert.
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Ts Effects
Boston
Bowdoin Square Theatre
W. J. Fielding
Ronjarre
Bhdouard Gandela
James Gordon
H. W. Humphrey
Henriette
Florence Leonard
Dorothy Irving
Lois Jaynes
Florence Baldridge
Nan Brown
Hattie ‘Hudson
Asa Griffin
Hollis Street
Rich
New York
Madison Square Theatre
EB. M. Holland
Fritz Williams
Mr. Frohman
Samuel Reed
Ralph Delmore
James Kearney
Jay Wilson
Essie Tietell
Maggie Holloway Fisher
Anita Rothe
May Lambert
May Gallyer
Augusta Glose
Louise Douglas
Grand Opera House
Graham = Genuine Southern Specialty company
Graham ‘‘Coon
Nantasket
Fra Diavolo
Auber
Martin Pache
Lord Allcash
Adolphe Mayer
Lorenzo
J. Frenk Hanshaw
Matteo
Edward Kissam
Giancone
Harry Hanlon
Beppo
Fred Frear
Lady Allcash
Helen Salliinger
Zerlina
Claudia Petite
Miss Petite
Turner
Vaudeville at Keith's Delights Audiences With Sketches
A lively afternoon and evening at Keith's featured The Quiet Mr Gay with Joe Hart and Carrie DeMar, risible dialogue, and graceful dancing. Acts included Mia Bruno's Burglar Emerson and Omega, Topperwein’s rifle demonstration, Trovollo ventriloquism, Monroe and Mack blackface comedy, and Seymour and Dupree athletic feats and costume changes.
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Mr. Gay
Keith’s
Joe’ Hart
Carrie I DeMar
Miss de Mar
William Friend
Iillian Green
Mia
Bruno
Emerson and Omega
Topperwein
Trovollo
Jay
Monroe
Mack
Seymour
Dupree
Dupre
Joseph Hart
Carrie de Mar
Minnie Dupree
Cinderella
Milo
Max Eugene
Biograph
Vaudeville Spotlight: Max Eugene Tops Sneey Club Cast
Max Eugene emerged as a standout soloist for the Sneey players season showing operatic chops with Guilivan s Thou Art Passing Hence and the Toreador song from Carmen. The review notes his warmth and favorable reception amid a diverse troupe including Clarente s boot and musical comedians Osa Delmo and the Demoras.
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Clarente
Osa
Delmo
Max Eugene
Hee
Guilivan
Howard Atheneum Shifts to Burlesque and Vaudeville Cadence
The Howard Theatre reopened with a mixed burlesque and vaudeville bill led by Bryant and Watson’s troupe of twenty women and ten comedians headed by Harry C. Bryant. Notable acts include Hines and Remington, Edna Arline, the Quincy sisters, the Empire four, and Frank Dumont’s Soubrettes Art Gallery. The program blends songs dances and clever sketches with new acts from the Althea sisters and Terry and Elmer.
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C. R. Wilbur
L.A. Hanvey
Edna Arline
Charles Banks
Dan Glinseretti
Ada Buttner
Edith Kennedy
Nellie Phelps
Jennie Bailey
Grace Abbott
Freda Bailey
Marguerite Sheridan
Harry Bryant
Anna Yale
Bryant
Quincy Sisters
Chantant
Nelson
Glinseretti
Demento
Charlie Banks
Frede West
Jeanette Kennedy
Hanvey
Wilbur
Harry Rogers
Lily Mine
Hines
Remington
Howard
Earle Remington
Althea Sisters
New York
Terry
Elmer
Ben Hunn
Russell and Bell
John J. Harrington
Appleton and Allen
Morrissey and Proctor
The Coontown Picnic Dazzles With Vaudeville Extravaganza
A bustling show at The Coontown Picnic delivers a full street of acts from Uncle Comfort Dashaway’s toe heel dancing to a large chorus of natural born vocalists. The Rose Sydell London Belles and a mounting cast of performers from Mississippi to Mobile keep the audience roaring with music, dancing, and comic routines.
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Coontown
Comfort Dashaway
South Carolina
Mobile
Alabama
Mississippi
Albert
Greenache
Esmond
Brown
Welles
Maurice
Hawes
McMahon
Tom Hardie
Glenroy
Kennedy
James
Cyr
Hallowell
William Foote
Gladney
Howe
Rennie
Corbin
Annie Southward
John Dempsey
Lillian Rehan
Omega Oil Promotes Recovery and Carnival Night Wonders
An ad extols Omega Oil as a curative liniment for back pain and weakness, claiming it builds muscle and relieves ache. The piece shifts to a Boston carnival report detailing lantern decorations, water fireworks on Chute Lake, the Old Homestead Quartet, and lively entertainment at the grounds with steady admission prices.
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Omega Oil
The
Omega Chemical Co
Boston
Mass
The Snapper Burlesque Ends Show With The Turtle
The burlesque act titled The Snapper closes the show with a burlesque on The Turtle. Performers feature attractive costumes and above average singing. Next week the Gay Girls of Gotham are scheduled to appear.
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Gotham
Alabama Troubadours Draw Crowds at Norumbega Park
The Alabama Troubadours returned to Norumbega Park to two packed audiences in the rustic theatre, drawing steady demand after touring Newport and other venues. The park's attractions including the zoological garden, fountain, Indian colony, women's band, restaurant, rides, casino, and boating continue to draw the public.
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Norumbega Park
Rustic Theatre
Newport
Zoological Garden
Talma ‘Ladies’ Military Band
Seasonal festivities at Bass Point resort draw large crowds
As the season ends at Point of Pines crowds grow for Lynn Cadet Band concerts and vaudeville acts. A two week musical festival closes with large audiences, and the second children’s week offers envelopes with tickets for rides, ice cream, popcorn, or theater seats. The week features prize dancing and acts including Chicago the talking dog, Raymon Moore, Kelly and Reno, Marie Rogers, the Knox brothers, and Kilpatrick. The season winds down Labor Day with Naval Brigade Band concerts and Oscar Norin diving shows. Bass Point House reports record fish dinners as thousands visit daily for band concerts, dancing, boating, bathing and walks. Nahant boat service runs from Lincoln’s wharf every ninety minutes to Gass Point.
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Point of Pines
Lynn Cadet
the Pines
Chicago
Talking Dog
Mr. Campbell
Raymon Moore
Kelly and
Reno
Marie Rogers
Knox Brothers
Kilpatrick
Naval Brigade Band
Oscar Norin
Bass Point
Nahant Line
Lincoln's Wharf
Battery Street
Gass Point
Nahant
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Otis Shattuck
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William O’rourke
Alice Burnette
New Palace Theatre
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Attracon
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Sam Collins
al Patterson
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Georgia Minstrels
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Mr. Rice
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Curio Hall
Mackey
Wonder
Professor Donovan
Dan Kirk
Eva Scott
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Living Pictures
Harvey Blodgett
C. D B. Fredericks
Downs and Scott
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Nantasket Music Hall
Beere Bay
Germantown Ave
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Rerwal
Masten & Wells
Chutes
Annie Laurie
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First Regiment
Caaain Wilson Bros
Tantover St. CO
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Oxford
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Aaron’s Weel
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Revere
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Washington St
KS Orumbega Park
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Zoological Carden
Alabama Troubadours Forforminees
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