County Chairman Brings Clever Comedy to Boston Stage
Edward H. Crosby reviews The County Chairman at Tremont Theatre, praising George Ade's straight comedy and a strong cast led by Arbuckle as Jim Hackler. Willis Sweatnam's masterful negro comedy, Frances Ring as Lucy Rigby, and a solid supporting lineup elevate the play with bright character studies and engaging humor.
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George Ade
Boston
Tremont Theatre
Dim Tacklet
Mactyn Arbuckle
Kmarle Brower Tillford Wheeler
WAG Riad Vic cc Cvade
Charles Fisher
Jupiter Pettaway
George Ricketts
Sassafras
Ston
Willis P. Sweatham
Jefferson Briscoe
Teeees
Ecwin Chapman
Keck Milbury
Ade
Jim Hackler
Elias Rigby
Jefferson County
Hackler
Tillford Wheeler
Wheeler
Rigby
Middle West
Sassafras Livingston
Mr. Ade
Mr. Arbuckle
Willis P. Sweatnam
Frances Ring
Lucy Rigby
Earle Brown
Fred Stanley
Tolliver
Edward H. Crosby
Frisky Mrs Johnson at Casey Park Theatre
Amelia Bingham headlined the Casey Park Theatre showing of The Frisky Mrs Johnson. The witty French translated drama ends with divorce but preserves pathos and clever comedy. Cast includes John Flood David Proctor Henry Woodruff Ivy Troutman and Adelyn Wesley in a vivid Monte Carlo setting with memorable gowns and stage moments.
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Johnson
Mrs. Johnson
Miss Bingham
Mrs. Morely
John Flood
Jim Morely
Henry Woodruff
Lord Bertie Heathcote
Roy Fairchild
Lal Birkenhead
Oxford
Ohio
Amelia Bingham
Frank Morely
David Proctor
Ivy Troutman
New York
Professor Chardley
Walter Colligan
Bowler
Desconcires
Charles Hayne
Goldfinch
Bertie Heathcote
Lal
Adelyn Wesley
Paris
Charles Watson Page
William Thomas Sarah
Moselle Tatum
Monte Carlo
Miss Troutman
Crane Stars in Business Is Business at Colonial Theatre
William H. Crane delivers a stark, forceful portrayal of Isidore Lechat in a French inspired drama. The performance blends harsh satire with veiled humor as Crane navigates ambition, love, and fate amid lavish stage settings and a strong supporting cast led by Katherine Grey and Robert Paton Gibbs.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
William H. Crane
Colonial Theatre
Robert Hichens
Octave Mirbeau
Comedie Francaise
Crane
France
Isidore Lechat
England
Mr. Crane
Xavier Lechat
H. Hassard
Short Phinck
George Backus Gruggh
Sheridan Black
Lucien Garranfs
VeWees Gues Walter Hale Marquis de Porcellet
Harry St. Maur Vicomte de la Fontenelle
Robert Paton Gibbs
Guy Nichol Mme
Harriet Otis Dellenbaugs
Germaine Lechat
Katherine Grey Jule
Itienewe
Emma Field
Katherine Grey
Harry St. Maur
Way Down East Returns To Boston Theatre In Snowbound Evening
Boston Theatre hosts the pastoral drama Way Down East amid a snow storm as Kate Beneteau and Josephine Bacon join the cast with Phoebe Davies continuing as the heroine. Scenic updates render rural settings realistic while veterans Fischer, Wood, and others reprise familiar roles for a loyal crowd.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Boston
Boston Theatre
Anna Moore
Squire Bartlett
Puck
Kate Beneteau
Kate Brewster
Josephine Bacon
Mrs. Bartlett
Twirly Whirly at Globe Theatre Delivers Laughter and Spark
The Globe Theatre presents Twirly Whirly a refined Weber and Fields burlesque featuring Charles J. Ross Mary Fenton and a quartet of comedians Bobby Harris Sam Sidman Paul Quinn and Julia West. The show revives the Zaza burlesque and earns roars of laughter with its updated jokes while the chorus and performances impress. Billy Van’s The Errand Boy is announced for next week.
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Globe Theatre
Weber & Fields
Charles J. Ross
Mary Fenton
Zaza
Billy van In
Piff Paff Pouf musical farce opens at Majestic Theatre
Review praises Piff Paff Pouf a two act musical farce with book by Stanislaus Stange lyrics by William Jerome music by Jean Schwartz. Strong cast led by Eddie Foy Alice Fischer Templar Saxe and John Hyams. Musical numbers dance scenes and inventive orchestration receive high marks. Plays two weeks with a lively enthusiastic reception.
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Piff
Paff
Pouf
Stanislaus Stange
William Jerome
Jean Schwartz
Majestic Theatre
Dick Dalily
Lord George Piffle
Macaron
Paffle
John Hyams Bedelin
Csseeeeveenpen
Abby Stange
August Melon
Seeues
Robert E. Graham
Lillian Montague
Alice Fischer
Nora Melon
Hollins Cora Melon
Reves R Eran Vinie Daly
Encora Melon
Hilda Hollins
Rose Melon
Evs
Kves
Blanche Morrison
Peter Pouffle
Sibevccevs
Eddie Foy Soo
Ecdstveseetsees
Fred W. Mace
Eddie Foy
Templar Saxe
Lord George Piffie
John Hyams
Fred Mace
Mabel
Vinnie Daly
Robert BE
Graham
August
Bedelia
Countess Kathleen at Majestic with Margaret Wycherly
Margaret Wycherly headlining the Majestic Theatre presents W B Yeats The Countess Kathleen in four acts this week with mystic and sensational scenes of Satan and famine Ireland. Curtain raiser The Hour Glass features Wycherly as Teigue the fool. Performances today and Thursday and Friday afternoons.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Margaret Wycherly
Majestic Theatre
W. B. Yeats
Kathleen
Satan
Ireland
Miss Wycherly
Countess Kathleen
Teigue
W.b.yeats
Hamlet at Hollis Street with Sothern and Marlowe
At Hollis Street Theatre Mr. Frohman presents Hamlet with E H Sothern in the title role and Julia Marlowe as Ophelia. The cast includes G Harrison Hunter Claudius W H Crompton Polonius Sydney C Mather Laertes Rowland Buckstone first grave digger Malcolm Bradley second grave digger and Mary Hall as Queen. Miss Marlowe makes her Ophelia debut signaling a strong production noted for Sothern’s distinctive interpretation and thoughtful performance that captivates a Boston audience. Hamlet plays nightly this week with a Saturday matinee while Wednesday features Much Ado About Nothing.
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Hollis Street
Mr. Frohman
Shakspere
Hamlet
Mr. E. H. Sothern
Miss Marlowe
Ophelia
Claudius
Wes G. Harrison Hunter
Esas
J. H. Sothern
Polonius
Selene Percy Smith
Cseeseseeseee
T. L. Coleman
Malcolm Bradley
Rowland Buckstone
Frederick Kaufman
William Harris
Frank Kingdon
Gotsthog
Vente
Mary Hall
Kas Bares
Julia Marlowe
Queet
Doris Mitchell
Mr. Sothern
Skull
Yorick
Boston
Booth
Dane
John Kemble
Mr. So
Paul Spadoni At Keith's Theatre Impresses Audiences
Keith's Theatre presents Paul Spadoni a standout juggler whose feats thrill crowds as the week’s main act. Harry Gilfell Rosamond Johnson and Bob Cole draw solid applause with songs impressions and ballads. The bill also features the Mowats Mouller sisters Adair and Cahn and a new biograph program drawing strong responses.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Paul Spadoni
Keith
Cinqueralli
Spadoni
Harry Gilfell
Baron Sands
Bob Cole
Rosamond Johnson
Digby Bell
Mowats
Mouller
Adair
Cahn
Holloways
James O. Barrows
Boston
Georgiana
Jansen-Herr
Dudley
Cheslyn
Biograph
Castiles Square Theatre Praises Richelieu Performance
At the Castle Square Theatre a large audience praised the cast of Richelieu led by Howell Hansel in the title role. Frances Starr and Wade, Kent, Miss Earle, and others delivered strong, well conceived impersonations as the curtain rose on a week of the play with The School for Scandal to follow.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Castle Square Theatre
Edward Bulwer Lytton
Richelieu
Howell Hansel
Cardinal
Julie
Frances Starr
Mr. van Buren
de Mauprat
Mr. Jennings
Barabas
Mr. Wade
Joseph
Mr. Kent
Francois
Miss Earle
Marion de Lorme
Castle Square
Symphony Hall Concerts Prominent Soloists Join City Debut
An attractive concert at Symphony Hall is announced for next Sunday evening with soloists M. Gilibert baritone Mr. Van Hoose tenor Miss Sassoli harp and Mile Parkina making her first city appearance after Covent Garden. Season tickets for the Handel and Haydn Society series remain on sale this week with single tickets for Messiah performances on Sunday December 25 and Monday December 26 available Monday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Symphony Hall
M. Gilibert
van Hoose
Sassoli
Mile
Parkina
Covent Garden
London
Handel and Haydn Society
Ysaye at Symphony Hall Opens December Music Tour
Violinist Ysaye gives recitals at Symphony Hall next Saturday afternoon and Tuesday evening December 17 and 20. The performances are deemed among the most important early events of the season. His touring appearances elsewhere have drawn strong audience acclaim, following the Boston Symphony concerts.
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Ysaye
Symphony Hall
Boston Symphony
Howard Atheneum Show Promises Strong Autumn Run
The Howard Atheneum features Arabs from the Tootoonin troupe with acrobatic finesse, the Piccolo Midgets, Lew Hawkins with a fresh blackface act, and the Baron and His Friend sketch by Dixon and Anger. Mignon Gilbert Nellie Burt and Nettie Fields headline comediennes and dancers. Riva brothers on flying rings. Madison brothers boxing. and a new Town Talk burlesque with new songs.
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the Howard
Baron
Mignon Gilbert
Nellie Burt
Comediennes
Nettie Fields
Riva Brothers
Matthews
Haverly
Williams
Dermody
Caroline Richings
Madison Brothers
F. Alan Coogan
Cub Reporter
Morse Brothers
Sheppard and Ward
Howard
Lew Hawkins
Dixon
Anger Gilbert
Burt Riva
Nettie Fields Mathews
Williams and Dermody
Isabel Irving Opens Boston Vaudeville with Six Persons
A splendid vaudeville bill at Boston Music Hall featured Isabel Irving in her debut backed by Wilfred North. The act presented Israel Zangwill's Six Persons, with strong literary merit and brisk acting. The program included Rostow’s feats, the Rappo sisters, Stanley and Wilson, Glenroy, Almont and Dumont, Nugent impressions, Sparrow’s wit, and kinetograph views, pleasing all tastes.
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Boston Music Hall
Isabel Irving
Boston
Israel Zangwill
Comedietta
Eugenia Latimer
Charles Scott
A. P. Rostow
Rappo
Harry C. Stanley
Doris Wilson
James Richmond Glenroy
Almont
Dumont
Hussars
Kathrine Nugent
Sparrow
Rev Fritch Stars In Bowdoin Square The Wages of Sin
Attleboro's Rev Wilson S Fritch opens his pro career in The Wages of Sin at Bowdoin Square Theatre as Rev George Brand. He displays stage veteran polish with strong clerical flavor. Supporting cast from Lothrop stock, including Miss Charlotte Hunt and Miss Eugenie Du Bois, receive high praise. The piece runs this week with bargain afternoon prices for ladies. Children of the Ghetto follows next.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wilson S. Fritch
Attleboro
Bowdoin Square Theatre
George Brand
Mr. Fritch
Mr. Brand
Lothrop Stock Company
Charlotte Hunt
Juliana Bloggs
Dreamland opens at Columbia Music Hall with lavish cast
Dreamland at Columbia Music Hall dazzles with a galactic cast of performers led by Lawrence Smith and Fred Hunt. The extravaganza features Harry Gordon as Schuman Hickman and Edwin Ford as a scientific crafter among a parade of beruffled figures and festooned choruses.
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Columbia Music Hall
Columbia
Lawrence Smith
Fred Hunt
Harry Gordon
Schuman Hickman
Edwin Ford
Will H. Coher
Bert Thayer
Mat Ford
Johnny Barber
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