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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Dec 14, 1909
Page
4
The Hollis presents A Fool There Was while The Jolly Bachelors lights up the Globe. Van Allens Wife plays at the Park and Follies of 1909 opens Tremont. Miss Molly May debuts at the Colonial.
The Hollis Street Theatre presented Porter Emerson Brown's A Fool There Was in Boston with Robert Hilliard as John Schuyler. Critics praised Hilliard's disciplined range from prosperity to despair and noted strong support from William Courtleigh Katherine Kaelred Nanette Comstock and Boots Wurster as a balanced cast. The three week engagement began with effective staging though some tension felt overdrawn.
The Globe Theatre presents The Jolly Bachelors a lavish burlesque boasting Emma Carus and a long cast of stars led by Ned Wayburn. Spectacular stagecraft features airship visuals, 27 arc lights, and 2000 incandescents as 148 actors swirl through rapid scenes.
The Jolly Bachelors outdistance prior attractions with a sparkling overture and lively performances. From the opening to the finale, the curtain never rests on dull moments, delivering a vivid musical treat on the Globe Theatre stage.
Fannie Ward stars in the four act Forrest Halsey Lee Arthur drama Van Allen's Wife presented at the Park Theatre. The plot follows Clyde Townley Muriel Van Allen and her husband Bruce Van Allen with a murder and reconciliation at its center. Ward's performance as Muriel is praised for power and pathos with a capable supporting company. The run continues until further notice.
The Boston Theatre runs four matinees and evening shows this week and next for The Circus Man company. Maclyn Arbuckle as Fighting Hime draws crowds with a New England village atmosphere. A larger musical, Bright Eyes, arrives Monday the 27th with Cecil Lean and Florence Holbrook. Sousa and his band perform next Sunday. tickets go on sale today.
At the American Music Hall Julian Eltinge repeats his success with The Bathing Girl Nell Brinkley Girl and Sly Riley while keeping the Cobra dance. Allan Shaw astonishes with coin tricks and The Four Mortons boost their act. Charles S. Tyler Bessie Berton roller skate and Yankee Comedy Four sing with Caron Herbert. Jumping Jack Hawkins Beverly and Bains and Murphy and Francis appear as well.
Horace Hooper Drummond stars in The Man With a Past at Castle Square Theatre. Mrs Drummond’s insistence on confessions drives a comic web as Drummond bears the sins of a partner. The cast includes John Craig, Miss Binley, Mary Young, Firebus, Meex and Colcord. Next week Theatre closes till Friday for 1915 musical.
The new Palace Theatre opens with Bell and Richards as the feature act. James C. Moore presents a blackface routine, and Sousa and Sloan perform tricks and burlesque magic. James Logue offers wooden shoe dancing and comedy juggling. Miles and Raymond headline a funny sketch with yodeling and a clever baby imitator. Keeley and Parks star in The Kid and the Kidlet for strong specialty work. In film, When Courage Fled, Jinks the Grouch, Gambling With Death, Rally Round the Flag, Princess Nicotine and For Her Sweetheart's Sake are shown.
The Tremont Theatre presented the Ziegfeld revue Follies of 1909 featuring Eva Tanguay and a galaxy of stars. The production is light entertainment with no plot, highlighting numbers like The Dance of the Widow and Come On, Play Ball With Me Dearie. The show includes dance, comedy, and topical satirical scenes including a mock Hampton Roads finale.
At the Majestic Theatre Miss Maxine Elliott presents Deborah of Tod’s with a strong cast and her own direction shaping the production. The engagement runs to Saturday night before a Philadelphia stop and New York return, highlighting Elliott’s management and performance on the American stage. Wilton Lackaye will follow with The Battle in a two week Cleveland engagement under Liebler & Co.
A strong crew has begun drilling holes in concrete floors for seats at Waldron's New Casino Theatre on Hanover Street. The venue, hoped to open late this month, aims to be the largest and finest in the country devoted to high class musical burlesque. Manager Charley Waldron, sole proprietor, introduces ideas likely to please patrons.
Two large audiences enjoyed afternoon and evening shows at Scenic Temple with a monologist, instrumentalists, vocalists, and comedians. Lenna Howe's union orchestra performed operatic selections. A film change is planned for Thursday.
A medical product advertises hundreds of unsolicited letters praising Pyramid Pile Cure and offers a free trial by mail. It claims the cure is effective for piles and urges readers to request a trial package before purchasing at 50 cents per box.
Grace La Rue stars as Molly May in Miss Molly May at the Colonial with a picturesque studio setting and striking costumes. The score recalls The Merry Widow with a memorable waltz though dancing is sparse. Supporting cast includes Jack Gardner Senator Sparks and Frances Keenan with two weeks of engagement before The Awakening of Helena Richie follows.
Miss Cecil Spooner stars in The Little Terror a three act comedy at Grand Opera House this week. She performs a naive mischievous girl adopted by a tourist and brings pathos and humor, winning the audience with an able cast backing her.
Lothrop stock company presented Daughters of the Poor at Bowdoin Square Theatre. Charlotte Hunt and Frederick Van Rensselaer led a strong cast to enthusiastic audience reaction. The drama follows tenement life and eventual justice triumph with vivid supporting roles and a notable moving picture display.
Patrons enjoyed a big minstrel first part by the Seven Russells at the Hub Theatre. Leander Richardson and company performed Brady's Boy while Wood and Keavy impressed. Moving pictures debuted in Boston and drew strong applause along with illustrated songs by Arthur Spaulding and May White.
Peter the chimpanzee captivates with intelligence beyond tricks after a national tour. The Glover operatic troupe charms with The Bohemian Girl to The Queen's Lace Handkerchief and four curtain calls. Howard and North and Lew Hawkins draw acclaim with extempo and a coffin joke. Eleanor Gordon stars in Cupid at Home with Joseph Sullivan, while Lulu Beeson, Ward and Weber entertain with A Night in El Paso. The bill also includes Tom Barry & Co. in Nick Carter and dancing acts plus moving pictures.
A packed Columbia Theatre last evening praised Will H. Cohan John H. Burke and the Avenue Girls for a lively program The Diamond Palace and The Pole Hunters drew big audience roars at fake Dr Cook and Lt Peary Performers Carrie Burke Mona Raymond Mae Scullen Lizzie Peyser plus Cohan and King received strong notices Joe Rusek meets Sam Anderson in wrestling Friday features and amateurs perform Friday night
The museum showcases trained animals including dogs and ponies in a lively vaudeville program. Also appearing are the mammoth hog the armless wonder Beaume the expansionist and Musette the dancer. Tom Bullock Mason and Doran Borden and Rehan and the Von Hurley sisters perform with new songs and acts.
Theatre Comique features Roto Puzzle Pictures and Talking Pictures with A Corner in Wheat as the centerpiece. The stock company delivers strong performances in Exploits of a Cowboy The Tramp's Romance Masquerade as Charity and Willie Boy Gets His. Max the French comedian appears. musical numbers by Long and Kelcher Ernest Williams Jack Beasley Gordon Richards and Blanche Jewette receive applause.
At the Howard Theatre yesterday the New Century Girls presented The Ladies' Suffragist Club in a snappy burletta that drew strong applause. May Belle, Pearl Laight, Della Curley and Beaula Walton headlined a lively bill with songs, stories, acrobatics, and a popular German sputterings act.
The Serenaders led by Bob Van Osten headline a varied bill at the Gaiety Theatre this week. Annie Hart and Viola Crane shine in hotel and telephone scenes, Annie Hart excels in Irish songs, Alsace and Lorraine present a strong musical act, Saunders and Cameron juggle, and Arthur Williams with Harry Weston deliver comic routines. The six tumbler act The Great Abdallah Troupe stands out, with The People’s Choice closing the show.
Arlington High School started its hockey season on Hill's Pond yesterday as 49 players reported for practice under new manager Arthur Pierce. The schedule shows games against Cambridge Latin, Winchester, Somerville, Alum ni, Medford, Dorchester, Crescent A C, Milton, Arlington B C, Rindge M T S, Milton Academy, Wellesley, Andover, Hope Street Providence, Malden, Newton, Brae Burn, St. Mark's and others, with several open dates and a potential tie game undecided.
Young Kelley of Boston stopped Kid Broad in the fifth round at the Young Men’s A C event. Jim Knowles, recent arrival from England, was KOed by Eddie Tonahue of the U S Ohio. Joe Regan of Lawrence defeated Joe Nelson of Boston in a slugfest.
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