Leah Kleschna at Tremont Prompts Mixed Praise
Mrs. Fiske leads Leah Kleschna at Tremont in a three week run with strong acting by Fiske Mason DeBelleville and Arliss. The production draws attention for its novel theme and solid company in a careful though uneven staging.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tolin
Mason Kleschna
Monsieur Garnier
Rederic de Belleville
Prnsent Piacere
William KB
Mack
Rscnccrl
Charles Balsar Morool
Sidelou
George Arliss
Fiske
Mme. Berton
Heer
Eeee
East Belle
Leah Kleschna
Paul Sylvaine
Aul
Austria
Paul
Leah
Mr. DeBelleville
Kleshna
William B. Mack
Schram
Edward H. Crosby
Sophie Chapontniere
Wizard of Oz sailors charm Boston Theatre crowd
A new sailor specialty by Montgomery and Stone in The Wizard of Oz at the Boston Theatre features a miniature yacht and a grotestque hornpipe. Stone’s scarecrow performance and pure humor delight all ages. Fantana opens Monday with Jefferson De Angelis leading a large cast for a holiday run.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Messrs. Montgomery and
Stone
Boston
Mr. Stone
Fred Vokes
George J. Fox
Fred Leslie
Boston Theatre
Jefferson de Angelis
Toby Claude
Julia Sanderson
Ifubert Wilke
Frank Rushworth
Willliam Blaisdell
Robert Broderick
Dr Agnew's Catarrhal Powder Promises Quick Relief
An advertisement quotes Rev Dr Borcher of Buffalo and his wife praising Dr Agnew's Catarrhal Powder for catarrh relief. The claim notes relief within ten minutes after first use. The source features a testimonial of personal restoration from distressing nasal discharges and breath cleansing.
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Borcher
Buffalo
Agnew
Majestic Theatre Bostons As We Saw draws long crowds
The Majestic hosts As We Saw for a third month in Boston with packed houses. Olive Wright shines in a cute natural performance while Douglas Fairbanks and Marian Chapman attract strong notice. Ethelle Earle Frank Gillmore and Franklyn Roberts deliver stirring scenes as relationships unfold. final show is Saturday Dec 16.
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Majestic
New England
Boston
New York
Olive Wright
Douglas Fairbanks
Lute Ludlam
Marian Chapman
Dolly Hinkley
Ethelle Earle
Dora Leland
Frank Gillmore
John St. John
Franklyn Roberts
Climbers Opens at Castle Square With Noted Cast
Clyde Fitch's The Climbers debuted at Castle Square Theatre to a typical audience. John Craig earned praise for Dick Sterling while Miss Kemble, Miss Leonora Bradley, Charles Mackay, and Marion Ballou delivered strong performances. John Waldron attended and applauded the ensemble.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Clyde Fitch
Castle Square Theatre
John Craig
Dick Sterling
Craig
Miss Kemble
Leonora Bradley
Mrs. Hunter
Charles Mackay
Ned Warden
Marion Ballou
Miss Godesby
John Waldron
Ben Greet English Players Present Henry V in Boston
Ben Greet and company reopen in Boston at Jordan Hall Huntington avenue Gainsboro street with Henry V as the first of four weeks of Elizabethan revivals. Performances run 8:15 evenings Thursday through Saturday and 3 p.m. matinees Thursday to Saturday with no Wednesday night show. The season includes Much Ado About Nothing The Merchant of Venice Macbeth and Julius Caesar.
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Jordan Hall
Huntington Avenue
Gainsboro Street
Ben Greet
Boston
Eliabethan
Shakspere
Mr. Greet
Macbeth
Julius Cesar
Rogers Brothers Headline Irish Themed Show at Colonial
The annual engagement of Gus and Max Rogers at the Colonial Theatre opens with a large friendly audience. New material, bright lines, and a tuneful score by John J. McNally and Max Hoffman please, with Corinne and Josie Intrepidi contributing strong performances. The act runs three weeks.
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Colonial Theatre
Gus
Max Rogers
Rogers Brothers
Ireland
John J. McNally
George W. Hobart
Max Hoffman
Mr. McNally
Mr. Hoffman
Corinne
Boston
Mr. Darcy
Josie Intrepidi
de Voie
Erin
T Love
Mike Doolin
Hannah Dooley
the Colonial
Columbia Theatre
Columbia
Farren
Avenue Girls
Bohemia
Olga Orloff
Grace DeMar
Jules Bennett
Gus Adams
Armstrong Brothers
Reynolds
Drew
Herbert Brooks
London
Carrie Hill
Palace Theatre Burlesque and Vaudeville Delights Week
European Sensation Burlesquers entertain at Palace Theatre with two skits Schultz's Hotel and A Souvenir full of laughs. Ford and Dot West deliver a travesty act while Allie and Gussie Vivian sing and dance. Snitz Moore with Harry Harvey and Heloise Horton star in A Trip to the Races. Tom Morrissey and Annie Rich perform, Sansone and Delila offer acrobatics.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Palace Theatre
Ford
Dot West
Allie
Gussie Vivian
Snitz Moore
Harry Harvey
Heloise Horton
Tom Morrissey
Annie Rich
Sansone
Delila
Jersey Lilies bow in debut at Lyceum Theatre
The Jersey Lilies opened at the Lyceum Theatre to large crowds with two skits Disputed Check and The Two Colonels. The company features Gracie and Burnese and a chorus of 20, delivering brisk dialogue and musical numbers with lavish scenery and costumes amid mistaken identity and amusing complications.
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Jersey Lilies
New York
Gracie and
Burnese
Guy Rawson
Three la Mare Brothers
Zara
Stetson
Howell
Emerson
Emmett
McNeil
Washburne
If I Were King at the Empire Theatre Delights Audiences
The Empire stock company presents If I Were King by Justin McCarthy at the Empire Theatre this week. Howell Transel as Francois Villon, Frank Losee as Louis XI, Mary Hall as Katherine, Jeffie Tilbury as Ihuguette, and a strong supporting cast deliver romantic drama, vivid stage pictures, and notable performances with the production set to continue through next week.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Empire Theatre
Empire Stock Company
Justin McCarthy
Howell Transel
Francois Villon
Louis XI
Frank Losee
Mary Hall
Katherine
Willon
Rose Garden
Jeffie Tilbury
Ihuguette
Bowdoin Square Theatre Presents A Legacy of Sin by E H Clement
The Bowdoin Square Theatre opened last night with E H Clement's new play A Legacy of Sin amid a full house. The drama blends tragedy and comedy to explore labor relations, capital and tariff tensions, and American life as workers seek fair pay, with a strike at Luce mills and a union room scene ending in a dramatic climax.
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Bowdoin Square Theatre
E. H. Clement
Boston
Clement
Luce Mills
Actors' Fund Benefit Planned at Colonial Theater
Boston friends of the Actors Fund of America will attend a benefit at the Colonial Theater on Friday afternoon December 15. William D Andreas of the Park Theatre coordinates the arrangements. E H Sothern performs Hamlet with Mary Hall as the queen. Mrs Fiske offers Leah Kleschna and Montgomery and Stone present The Wizard of Oz numbers with the Rogers brothers and Joseph Wheelock Jr in Just Out of College. Strong vaudeville acts from top theatres will also be featured.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Boston
Friends of the Actors’ Fund of America
Colonial Theatre
William D Andreas
Park Theatre
E. H. Sothern
Mary Hall
Queen, Mrs. Fiske Will Give An Act From ‘‘Leah Kleschna
Montgomery and
Stone
Rogers Brothers
Joseph Wheelock, Jr
Mrs Lefingwell's Boots at Park Theatre Thrills Boston Audiences
Augustus Thomas's comedy Mrs Lefingwell's Boots closes its Park Theatre run with Jessie Busley as Nova and Guy Standing as Walter Corbin. The different cast shifts heighten humor and stage chemistry. A full house praised the lively, clean entertainment as matinee sales begin for Just Out of College starring Joseph Wheelock Jr.
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Augustus Thomas
Guy Standing
Walter Corbin
Orme Caldara
Richard Ainslee
Conway Teazle
Boston
Joseph Wheelock, Jr
Charles Frohman
Lyceum Theatre
New York
Baxter Intervenes in Globe Theatre Melodrama
Sidney Toler stars as Baxter in How Baxter Butted In at the Globe Theatre a mixed drama and musical tale of a traveling man aiding an innocent girl. Della Clarke leads with strong support from Louise Vallentine and a full cast. The week features Joseph Murphy joining to perform Kerry Gow and The Shaun Rhue across successive days.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Baxter
Sidney Toler
Globe Theatre
Billy Baxter
Mr. Toler
Della Clarke
Louise Vallentine
Mr. Baxter
Globe
Joseph Murphy
The
Kerry Gow
Shaun Rhue
Vance & Sullivan
Keith's Theatre Presents City Girls and Top Vaudeville Acts
Keith's Theatre features the City Girls a traveling double quartet led by Truly Shattuck with city themed songs and dances. The bill includes The Dollar troupe European hand balancers The La Vallee Trio parodies by Hoey and Lee and a strong cast of comedians dancers and musicians with audiences kept in laughter throughout.
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Keith
City Girls
Truly Shattuck
Miss Shattuck
United States
New Orleans
San Francisco
Chicago
New York
Boston
Brothers Durant
Bert Levy
Milt Wood
la Vallee
R. J. Jose
Nelly
Heeney
Village Orchestra
Park Square Rink Draws 15000 Visitors in One Week
A Park Square rink draws more than 15 000 visitors during last week's sessions as Teel's Military Band plays. Beginners of all ages learn quickly under a corps of instructors and today features an exhibition by world champion Professor A P Demers and a drum major march led by Teel's band.
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A. P. Demers
Teel
Military Band
Boston
Park Square
Teei
Howard Atheneum Show Bright With Notable Vaudeville Lineup
The Howard showcases Terry McGovern billed as the greatest featherweight. John Burdick and manager Joe Humphreys join for sparring and talk. Eddie Girard Jessie Gardner perform Dooley and the Diamond. Savoy Quartet, Valven brothers, Newell and Niblo, Cole and Clemens, Brazil and Brazil, Devens and Shurtz also appear. The Althea twins Sidden brothers Kathleen Potter and others in acts. How James Lost His Roll and Good Old Trolley Ride shown as motion pictures. Friday is picture day.
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Howard
Terry McGovern
Johnny Burdick
Joe Humphreys
McGovern
Burdick
Humphreys
Eddie Girard
Jessie Gardner
Dooley and
Savoy
Patsy
Valven> Brothers
Newell
Niblo
Cole
Clemens
Eubernian
Brazil
Old Howard
Devens
Shurtz
Althea Twins
Sidden Brothers
Kathleen Potter
Howardscope
James
Bessie Rosa
Belmont Girls
Grace Leonard
Marie Rogers
Julia Crosby
Secret Service Sam charms Grand Opera House crowd
Theodore Kremer presents Secret Service Sam at the Grand Opera House with Charles T. Aldrich in the title role. Edith Browing plays Mary Elliot while Harry Cowley and Ethel Martin portray the villains. The cast also includes Charles E. Crosius as Trishman and Addie St. Alva.
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Secret Service
Sam
Theodore Kremer
Grand Opera House
Sam Princeton
Charles T. Aldrich
Edith Browing
Mary Elliot
Harry Cowley
Ethel Martin
Charles E. Crosius
Trishman
Addie St. Alva
Lionel the Lion-Face Boy at Austin & Stone's Museum
The current museum exhibit features Lionel the lion-face boy with a head resembling a lion above his shoulders. The African village display, Professor Creighton's touring troupe, Misses Braddon and Gibson Wild West act, and the German Rose musical marvel are also showcased. Two theatre shows include Powell's Minstrel Maids and acts by Reno Murray Lawries Mannings Auvelle Diston Murray sisters and the Mortons.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Austin & Stone’s Museum
Austin & Stone
Lionel
Africa
Creighton
Braddon & Gibson
Powell
Reno and
Murray
the Lawries
the Mannings
Auvelle and
Diston
Murray Sisters
Musical Mortons
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William Harris Valentine
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Roland Buckstone
Andrew Aguecheek
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Viola
Rowland Buckstone
Frank Reicher
Fred Eric
Sebastian
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Alice Harrington
Maria
McLaughlin
Frederick Lewis
Illyria
Majestic Theatre
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Heinrich Punk Wee Enne
Gus Rogers
Nicholas Knox
O'Chady
Gee Corinne
Gerald Fitzgerald
Maurice Carey
Anastasia Hoolilian
Josie
Bessie de Vpidi
Mary O'Gaffeny
Ethel Intropidi
Sheila Rime
Julia Eastman
Pat Shields
William Torpey
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