The Sultan of Sulu at Tremont Theatre in Boston
Review of Henry W. Savage company premiere in Boston of the comic opera The Sultan of Sulu with book by George Ade and music by Alfred G. Watnall. Noted for slangy lines, satirical touches on East possessions, lively songs, and colorful production though slight plot. Cast includes Frank Moulan, Maude Lillian Berri, Gertrude Quinlan, Templer Saxe, William Riley Hatch, Fred Frear, Charles Giblyn, Blanche Chapman with strong ensemble and notable stage effects. The piece inspires enthusiastic reception and floral tributes amid a vivid, well costumed show.
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Tremont Theatre
Henry W. Savage
Boston
George Ade
Alfred G. Watnall
Ade
Mr. Wathall
Savage
Frank Moulan
Maude Lillian Berri
Gertrude Quinlan
Chiquita
Templer Saxe
William Riley Hatch
Fred Frear
Charles Giblyn
Blanche Chapman
Edward H. Crosby
Show Girl Cap of Fortune at Columbia Theatre in Boston
Edward E. Rice presents Barnet’s tuneful comedy The Show Girl or the Cap of Fortune at the Columbia Theatre for a week. The cast includes Frank Lalor Frank C. Young David Lythgoe Neil McNeil and Kathryn Hutchinson with Anna McNabb and Paul Claire. The evening features new numbers Susie Anna Anna and The Empire State Express Galop with Rice conducting during intermission.
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Edward E. Rice
Barnet
Columbia Theatre
Cadets
Mr. Rice
Captain Armor
Neil McNeil
Jhonunie Jhones
Robert L. Dailey
Garrick Forrest MacReady
Kathryn Hutchinson
Cecelia Gay
Bessie de Voie
Bettie Pringle
Yolande Wallace
Clarissa
Paul Claire
Katrina
David Abraham
Thomas
Anna McNabb
Mr. McNeil
Fight for Millions at Grand Opera House Draws Crowd
Grand Opera House presented A Fight for Millions by Malcolm Douglas to a crowded audience last night. The play features up to date elements and dramatic scenes, drawing strong local interest and praise for its production.
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Grand Opera House
Malcolm Douglas
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The ad extols Fels-Naptha soap for cleaning dishes with minimal effort and time, claiming no boiling water is needed. It emphasizes purifying naphtha and cleansing soap qualities to achieve spotless results quickly.
Castle Square Theatre Delivers Notable The Christian Production
Castle Square Theatre presented The Christian to a large audience last evening, praised for its strong cast led by John Craig as John Storm and Lindsay Morison as Lord Storm. Performances by Lillian Lawrence, Leonora Bradley, Mary Sanders, and the trio of Graces earned high marks as the company announced the play will run through this week and next.
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Castle Square Theatre Company
John Craig
John Storm
Thomas MacLarnne
Horatio Drake
John Sampolis
Robert Ur
Leonora Bradley
Mrs. Callendar
Mary Sanders
Polly Love
Lizetta Jewel
Jane Irving
Sara Kingsley
Castle Square
An African King opens at Bowdoin Square Theatre
The Bowdoin Square Theatre presents An African King in Boston, a Blaney drama set in and around Ladysmith during the South African war. Kate Livingston is played by Jeffie Tilbury, Polly Stelton by Charlotte Hunt, and Colonel Albert Winston by Frank E. Camp with 30 speaking parts and many extras.
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Boston
Bowdoin Square Theatre
South Africa
Mr. Blaney
Ladysmith
Bowdoin Square Theatre Stock Company
Jeffie Tilbury
Kate Livingston
Charlotte Hunt
Polly Stelton
Frank E. Camp
Albert Winston
Beyond Pardon at Music Hall Praised Cast Delivers
Review lauds La vinia Shannon and Marshall Farnum for strong performances in Theodore Kremer's Beyond Pard on at Music Hall. Velma and Walter Lloyd scenes carry the drama. Austin Mason and Thomas Carleton are noted for supporting turns. The play runs one week before Bolivar's Busy Day.
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Lavinia Shannon
Marshall Farnum
Music Hall
Theodore Kremer
Velma
Miss Shannon
Walter Lloyd
Evan Prescott
Austina Mason
Thomas Carleton
Louise Lewis
Bolivar
Telephone Daily
Oxford
Billy B. van
Nellie O’ Neil
Bird in the Cage at Boston Museum Receives Lavish Production
Charles Frohman presents Clyde Fitch play The Bird in the Cage at the Boston Museum for its second and final week. Fitch’s society focus gives way to labor and industrial life with Sandor Milliken as Rosalie and Ned Harrigan in a capricious role. Arnold Daly, Charles Mackay, Guy Bates Post, and Jennie Satterlee support with strong performances.
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Charles Frohman
Boston
Clyde Fitch
Boston Museum
Mr. Fitch
Mr. Frohman
Sandor Milliken
Rosalie
Ned Harrigan
Arnold Daly
Albert
Charles Mackay
Ernest Johnson
Guy Bates Post
Philip Loring
Jennie Satterlee
Mr. Harrigan
Rogers Brothers in Harvard Opens Third Week at Hollis Street
The Rogers Brothers in Harvard enters its final week at the Hollis Street Theatre with originality and lively movement. The musical numbers draw applause and the college group novelty proves popular while Hat tie Williams and Clara Palmer lead a strong female cast alongside George Honey and others in a cheerful farce performance.
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Rogers Brothers
Harvard
Hollis Street
Hattie Williams
Madame Pelisse
Clara Palmer
Blanche Reveres
George Honey
Eugene Jepson
William Gould
Lee Harrison
Pat Rooney, Jr
Emma Francis
Toreador at Colonial Theatre Opens Week with Wilson
Francis Wilson leads a strong company in The Toreador at the Colonial Theatre last night entering its second week. The London Gaiety hit features Wilson as Sammy Gigg with burlesque bravura while Christie MacDonald Napantes Nancy Staunton and Joseph Coyne delivers as Sir Archibald Slackett. The production also stars Broderick Blaisdell Ellis Evans Gordon Lawrence and Cecil with a bright chorus delivering high spirited numbers and lively staging.
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Francis Wilson
Colonial Theatre
America
George Edwardes
Sammy Gigg
Melville Ellis
Robert A. Evans
Carolyn Gordon
Miriam Lawrence
Nora Cecil
Mr Bellews Engagement at Boston Museum
At 8 this morning the box office opens for seats to Kyrle Bellews engagement in A Gentle Man of France at the Boston Museum next Monday for a fortnight. The romantic drama has drawn strong favor with stirring scenes and a sword conflict where the hero fends off seven assailants. Bellew is supported by C C Quinby Herbert Fortier Frederick Bock Walter Hickock Frank Lander Oscar Eagle and actresses Louise Closser Janet Ford Caroline Butterfield Helen Barry Gretchen Lyons in a capable company.
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Mr. Bellew
C. C. Quinby
Herbert Fortier
Frederick Bock
Walter Hitchcock
Frank Lander
Oscar Eagle
Louise Closser
Janet Ford
Caroline Butterfield
Helen Barry
Gretchen Lyons
The Smart Set to Open at Grand Opera House Enchantment
The Smart Set, a large troupe of comedians, singers, dancers, and Southern beauties, headlines next week at the Grand Opera House with a musical extravaganza titled Enchantment. Ernest Hogan leads a cast including Billy McLain Mattie Weeks and Millie Cordelia.
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Grand Opera House
Ernest Hogan
Billy McLain
Mattie Weeks
Millie Cordelia
Whitney Opera Company closes Boston run with When Johnny Comes Marching Home
A large Boston audience applauded the Whitney Opera Company in the third week of When Johnny Comes Marching Home at the Boston Theatre. The Civil War set operetta features songs such as My Own United States Fairyland and The Dream of the Flag. After Boston, it moves to the New York Theatre. Sally in Our Alley will follow, with box office sales opening next Monday.
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Whitney Opera Company
Boston Theatre
Johnny
Stange
Edwards
F. C. Whitney
United States
New England
New York Theatre
George W. Lederer
Park Theatre Recall of a Famous Comedy
The Park Theatre presents a famous comedy recalled for audiences, promising nostalgia and familiar humor. Patrons will enjoy a performance revived to celebrate a well loved stage tradition and entertainment value.
Keith’s Theatre Presents Cole and Johnson Musical Act
Keith’s Theatre features a varied bill with strong musical entertainment from Cole and Johnson. Rosamond Johnson, a trained pianist with a baritone voice, impresses with refined accompaniment and tone while Bob Cole provides lively, Dan Daly–style impersonations. The routine blends humor and skilled performance, delivering substantial musical standout amid lighter acts.
Acts and acts of mirth fill the show’s grand finale
The revue features Walter Le Roy and Florence Clayton in Hogan of the Hansom with Ed Latell mixing music and jokes, Al Leach's eccentric routine, the Holloway trio’s wire act, Gulett’s dogs and a Faust scene, Fyne and Dandy’s acrobatics, a new south coast film, and prior acts like Laurence Crane the card expert, Hilton brothers juggling, Gypsene and Roma’s electrical novelty, Louie Darce’s songs, and a finale burlesque Fun on the 20th Century Limited praised as wildly funny.
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Walter Leroy
Florence Clayton
Hogan
Ed Latell
al Leach
Holloway
Gulett
Faust
Fyne
Dandy
Biograph
England
Prior
Albright
Laurence Crane
Hilton Brothers
Clara Adams
Gypsene
Roma
Louie Darce
20Th Century Limited
Hyde's Comedians Lead Howard Vaudeville Week
A top Hyde's Comedians show headlines at the Howard with the four Mortons in their debut four act set. Bonnie Thornton taps new tunes while Piccolo's Midgets display acrobatics boxing and wrestling. The Nichols sisters perform The Kentucky Belles and a packed cast including Trovollo ventriloquism Gorman and West and others round out the program.
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Howard
T P.M. Hyde
Mortons
Bonnie Thornton
Piccollo
Nichols
Hall
The
Hyde
Sam
Kitty
Clara
Paul
Bonnie
Piccolo
Comediennes
Nichols Sisters
Kentucky Belles
Hall and Staley
Trovollo
Boyce
Wilson
Ozay
Delmo
Tom Hearn
Lloyd and Walton
Harry Thomson
the Bowery
Gorman
West
Marie
Rogers
Cunningham
Lord
Cora Rogers
Marguerite
Fennels
Newsboy
the Alexanders
Miss New York Jr. opens at Grand Theatre with burletta Thirty Minutes at Sea
The Miss New York, Jr. company opened at the Grand Theatre last evening presenting clever specialties and a burletta Thirty Minutes at Sea with a pretty chorus, lavish costumes, and catchy music. Minnie Granville sang a few selections while Marian and Pearl added to the fun with contributions.
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New
Hercules Club Exhibits At Austin and Stones Curio Hall
Flags of many nations adorn the back of the hall as Hercules Club performs feats of strength and skill. The show features dancers and performers from Spain to Ireland, including Senorica Natalia Delgado of Seville and a cast of European acts, presenting an athletic and entertaining program for all ages.
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Austin & Stone
Hercules Club
America
England
France
Germany
Sweden
Ireland
Scotland
Switzerland
Belgium
Rome
Mme. Fannie Gorman
Hermanetti Brothers
Amalia
Manolo
Milo
Camiile Duval
Charles Bonnette
William
Fanny Leroy
Francis Dumas
Herr Karl Wilhelm
Charles Pulaski
Senorica Natalia Delgado
Seville
Spain
Natalia
Viscount d’ Hauterives
Paris
Melville
Connie Montague
Morton Brothers
Mrs. Murray
Stanley and
Commatta
Tommy Matcham
Cavanagh
Hamilton
Conway
Johnson
Portonova Family
O’brien
Holland
Alice Thornton
Frankloncans
Quinlan
Howard
Rowley Sisters
Tottie Temple
Lyceum Theatre Opens Week of Clark's Royal Burlesquers
The Lyceum hosts Clark's Royal Burlesquers in a weeklong engagement with Ada Buttner leading roles in two burlesques. The large company stars in Only a King and Meet at the Fountain, with musical ensembles and new acts by LaVaits Crawford sisters Bartell and Reynolds enhanced by electrical effects.
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Lyceum
Clark
Royal
LaVaits
Crawford Sisters
Bartell and
Reynolds
Curio Hall Vaudeville Week Highlights Many Stars
Nickelodeon Manager Walker presents an all features week with Dill, Carl Michael trio, Faccenda family, Joseph Stanley the human sledge hammer, May Sonnell, and nightly vaudeville by Ridton the juggler and others. Friday amateurs perform classic pieces. Lamond piano and violin solos praise sparking the Haydn Quartet finale. fourth concert in the series set for Monday night December 29.
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Walker
Fish Marsh
Boston
Carl iMichael
Carl Michael
Europe
Faccenda
Joseph Stanley
Gertie Raymond
Frankie Partridge
Tina la Roux
NEW PALACE THEATRE World Beaters Burlesque at Palace Theatre
NEW PALACE THEATRE presents Robie and Mack's World Beaters Company this week. A versatile lineup includes two skits The Matrimonial Club and The Wien Erwurst Inn with Marie Warfield sensational voice, baton juggling, gun spinning, illuminated grotto acts, a 34 inch tall tramp pianist, and the Prentice troupe acrobats.
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Robie and Mack
World Beaters Company
Palace Theatre
Wienerwurst Inn
Marie Warfield
Rogers and Hilpert
Murphy and Mason
Bohannan
Corey
Tom Waters
Major Nowak
Prentice
Harry Anna
Nela
Bobbie
Kneisel Quartet Concert in Frederic Lamond at Chickening Hall
The Kneisel Quartet's third concert at Chickening Hall featured pianist Frederic Lamond. The program included Schubert in A minor Op.29 and Haydn D minor Op.76 No.2, with the Richard Strauss piano sonata performed by Lamond and Kneisel for the first time. The performance was praised as ideal, with vivid remarks on Schubert's melodic ease and the Strauss piece outlining its early style.
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Kneisel Quartet
Chickening Hall
Frederic Lamond
Richard Strauss
Messrs. Lamond
Kneisel
Strauss
Sousa Band in Boston Promises Enjoyable Concert Series
Sousa's Band visits Boston next week with five concerts at Symphony Hall and Tremont Temple. The program aims to show the players' abilities in a more difficult class of works and will pursue a price scale accessible to all concert patrons.
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Sousa
Boston
Symphony Hall
Tremont Temple
Theatrical Mechanics to End Season at Park Theatre
The big concert by The Theatrical Mechanics at Park Theatre next Sunday will close the season in a blaze of glory. Prominent thespians have volunteered and souvenir programmes will feature pictures of association officials and leading actors.
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Park Theatre
Recitals and Concerts Staged at Steinert Hall This Week
This afternoon George Hamlin presents a second recital of Richard Strauss songs in Steinert Hall with Eleanor Scheib from Chicago on piano. Owing to illness Mr Schumann cannot perform the horn solo, so Franz Strauss nocturne is omitted. Arthur Whiting will give a recital of his vocal and piano works on Dec 10, featuring Flori ana with poems by Oliver Herford. Marguerite Lemon Hall John Young and Francis Rogers assist. Heinrich Gebhard opens the season with a piano recital tomorrow in Steinert Hall. Tomorrow evening the Hoffman String Quartet with Jacques Hoffman leads the season’s first public chamber concert, Jessie Davis as accompanying pianist. Mrs. Martha S. Gielow offers her Boston recital Friday Dec 12 at Steinert Hall, partly reading from Mammy's Reminiscences and Old Plantation Days with original monologues.
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George Hamlin
Richard Strauss
Steinert Hall
Eleanor Scheib
Chicago
Schumann
Franz Strauss
Arthur Whiting
Floriana
Oliver Herford
Marguerite Lemon
Marguerite Hall
John Young
Francis Rogers
Heinrich Gebhard
Hoffman String Quartet
Jacques Hoffman
Jessie Davis
Martha S. Gielow
Boston
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