Sally in Our Alley at the Boston Theatre shines with music and wit
George W Hobart and Ludwig Englander present Sally in Our Alley at the Boston Theatre with a lively cast. Junie McCree and Jeannette Lowrie lead, Dick Carroll and George A Schiller provide comic support, and Tessie Mooney, Vera De Vere, and Catherine Lewis shine in key roles. The revue offers packed chorus, captivating music, and a strong finale, running two weeks.
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George W. Hobart
Ludwig Englander
Sally
Boston Theatre
George W. Lederer
Esau
Lederer
Qur Alley
New York
Junie McCree
Dan McAvoy
Jeannette Lowrie
Marie Cahill
Tessie Mooney
Georgia Calne
Vera de Vere
Violet Carlatedi
Dick Carroll
Richard
George A. Schiller
Mr. Schiller
Catherine Lewis
Margaret Marston
Caroline Heust
Mr. Lederer
Mr. Englander
Edward H. Crosby
Not Guilty at Grand Opera House Receives Mixed Acclaim
A large audience watched the Grand Opera House last night as Not Guilty by Joseph Le Brandt played in four acts. The script shows insight into human nature, with convincing characters though melodrama remains conventional and occasionally stiff. Performances by A. H. West Augustus MacHugh Thomas Morrisey John Belge Fred Matthews Florence Weston Aida West Hermine Stafford were highly praised for realism and absence of overacting, with thrilling scenes including a powder magazine explosion and a daring leap from a burning building to a tree branch.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Grand Opera House
Joseph le Brandt
le Brandt
A. H. West
Tom Dailey
Augustus MacHugh
Frank Rawden
Thomas IF. Morrisey
John F. Belge
Fred Matthews
Florence Weston
Aida West
Hermine Stafford
Bowdoin Square Theatre Presents Coon Hollow Melodrama
Bowdoin Square Theatre offers Coon Hollow this week a melodrama of Southern life with a border play and metropol itan themes. Charlotte Hunt leads Georgia with a strong cast including Re Denison as Philip Maury and Frank E Camp as Ralph Maury. Afternoon ladies gain bargain prices and next week’s show is Dangers of a Great City with souvenir portraits for stock company patrons.
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Coon Hollow
Bowdoin Square Theatre
Bowdoin
Mississippi
Bowdoin Square
Charlotte Hunt
Georgia
RE. D. Denison
Philip Maury
Frank E. Camp
Ralph Maury
E. R. Philips
Diogenes Sharp
Lawrence Merton
Remus
Carl Fey
Lem Stockwell
William Vaughn
Jared Fuller
Herbert Chesley
James Levering
John Phillips
Florence Hale
Louise Randolph
Castle Square Theatre Revives A Young Wife in Fine Style
The Castle Square Theatre drew a large audience as the stock company revived J. K. Tillotson's comedy drama A Young Wife for the first time in three seasons. John Craig displayed versatility as Horace Greenage Dobbins with convincing verdancy and notable singing in the second act. Thomas MacLarne won favor as Clarence Doug-
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Castle Square
J. K. Tillotson
John Craig
Vermont
Horace Greengage Dobbins
Spotless Town at Music Hall A Musical Comedy Review
The Week's attraction Spotless Town fails as a plot light musical comedy though the three Keley sisters entertain with clever singing and dancing. Adelaide Marsden Marie Richmond Lillian Tyce and Robert Carlin Nat Brown lead a strong cast. Curtis Harry Speck Conroy and McFarland provide humorous bits and the dwarfs standouts in a lively evening.
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Music Hall
Keley
Adelaide Marsden
Marie Richmond
Lillian Tyce
Robert Carlin
Nat Brown
Curtis
Harry Speck
Conroy
McFarland
Du Barry comes to Hollis Street Theatre tonight
Mrs Leslie Carter and her company open their local engagement with Du Barry at Hollis Street Theatre. The performance begins at 7 45 with elaborate stage settings unchanged from the Belasco production.
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Belasco Theatre
du Barry
Lis Tratr
Isaac B. Rich
David Belasco
Leslie Carter
Bf Belowna N. Y
Tremont Theatre Presents The Sultan of Sulu in Demand
Tremont Theatre last week of the engagement drew a large audience to George Ade's satire with Alfred Wathall's score and fine acting. A new duet Always Late by Ki Ram and Chiquita was added this week. Special matinee on Christmas Day. tickets on sale. Boston audiences expect James K Hackett in The Crisis next fortnight with tickets on sale a week from Monday.
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Savage
Sultan of Sulu
Tremont Theatre
George Ade
Alfred Wathall
Ki-Ram
Chiquita
Frank Moulan
Gertrude Quinlan
Boston
James K. Hackett
Winston Churchill
A Gentleman of France Thrills at Boston Museum
The Boston Museum offers a romance filled with fights rescues and encounters as Kyrle Bellew stars in A Gentleman of France. Enthusiastic crowds witness a staircase duel and dramatic rescues while Liebler Co. delivers an evocative production with period costumes and settings recalling Henry III era.
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Boston Museum
France
Kyrle Bellew
Mr. Bellew
Liebler & Co
Henry Ill
Toreador at Colonial Proves One of Theaters Big Draws
Francis Wilson begins the final week at the Colonial in The Toreador a musical piece praised as one of the theatre’s most successful. Wilson’s quaint style provokes laughter in a tale of mistaken identity as a Spain bull fighter. The strong company includes Christie MacDonald Joseph Coyne William Blaisdell Melville Ellis Carolyn Gordon Nora Cecil Clara Belle Jerome and R A Evans.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Francis Wilson
Wilson
Spain
Christie MacDonald
Joseph Coyne
William Blaisdell
Melville Ellis
Carolyn Gordon
Nora Cecil
Clara Belle Jerome
R. A. Evans
Columbia Theatre Show Girl Enters Third Week
The Show Girl at the Columbia enters its third week with large audiences. The cast features a notably funny comedian and a bevy of beautiful, gorgeously costumed actresses. Stage settings create four frames around gleaming surroundings.
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Columbia
Manager Farren Celebrates Show Girl Run for Christmas Feature
The entertainment critic praises Manager Farren for retaining The Show Girl for the Christmas program. The production is described as clever refined and immensely funny, matching its strong popularity with Boston theatregoers.
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Farren
Boston
Park Theatre to Reopen With Everyman Morality Play
Park Theatre reopens under Rich Harris and Frohman with Everyman, drawing many locals eager for this medieval drama. Seats go on sale next Thursday morning at o clock amid strong Boston response, with an extra matinee Thursday afternoon and shows Friday and Saturday after Christmas.
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Everyman
Rich, Harris & Frohman
Boston
Ee Park Theatre
Rich
Harris
Charles Frohman
Charl
Aanaen
Park Theatre
Keith's Theatre Delights With Clever Variety Show
Yesterday's Keith's performance impressed audiences with four hours of diverse acts. Notable highlights include Salambo and Olivette's electricity and wireless demo, the Glincerrettis' acrobatics, Johnstone Bennett's character studies, McCord and Bates in Her First Rehearsal, and ragtime songs by Cole and Johnson. The program also featured Norworth and Dresser, Oneida pole acts, and musical numbers by Orth and Fern. Big holiday crowds expected to boost business.
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Keith
Eric Salambo
Mile. Olivette
America
Johnstone Bennett
Mr. Howard
Miss Bennett
Miller Kent
Lewis McCord
Elvin Bates
Willard Holcomb
Mr. McCord
Miss Bates
Bob Cole
Rosamond Johnson
Jack Norworth
Louise Dresser
Mile
Oneida
Will Delmore
Orth
Fern
O'Rourke
Burnett
Lew Simmons
Frank White
Canonipores
Howard Atheneum Hosts New Henry Burlesquers Travesty Show
The Howard Atheneum features the New Henry Burlesquers and a vaudeville slate headlined by Dolan and Lenharr Tak ing Chances. The program includes Harmony Four, Al and Mamie Anderson, the Brownings, Crotty trio, Golden Gate Quartet, Parson sisters, Wood and Berry, Raymond and Hart, and Billy Jackson among others.
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Boston
New Henry Burlesquers
Howard
Grace Mantell
Dot Davenport
Grace Spencer
Julia Crosby
Dottie King
Eva Homer
Elsie Fraser
Frankie Marr
Bessie Burns
Lizzie Kelly
Florence Carlton
Mabel Fordyce
Cornelia Jamieson
Helen Thorne
May West
Will Browning
Arthur Lane
Jack Marshall
James Collins
Dolan
Lenharr
Harmony Four
Mamie Anderson
Bergeron
Hughes
Barrett
Ferguson
Woward
Brownings
Will
Edith
Besnah
Miler
Crotty
Golden Gate Quartet
Burden
Rehan
Parson Sisters
Wood and
Berry
Raymond and
Hart
George St. Charles
Billy Jackson
Howard i
New Henry
Dolan and
Lenbarr
Alana Mamie Anderson
the Brownings
Besnah and Miller
Crotty Trio
La Belle Rosa Leads Dashing Night at Austin & Stone's
Hundreds cheer the cyclonic dancer La Belle Rosa of Egypt at Austin & Stone's. The show features two other gymnasts and a cast of vaudeville acts as the Moorish dancer performs her famed whirlwind of Sahara before a lively crowd.
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America
Austin & Stone
la Belle Rosa
Egypt
Rosa
Cairo
Sahara
M. Felix Marceau
Wash Day Tips with Fels Naptha Soap
If this is wash day, try Fels Naptha soap but avoid boiling clothes. Follow directions to minimize work and achieve cleaner, brighter laundry that lasts longer. After using Fels Naptha you won’t want common soap again.
Paris Exhibit Showcases Chaste Tableaux Vivants
Mareceau presents art studies and classic bas-reliefs featuring a cast of ten Parisian models in chaste tableaux vivants that transport viewers to refined ideal and romantic realms. The stage lineup includes the Three Musical Gees, Faydon sisters, Cliffe, Lieutenant Chevalier, Hawley and Holland, Cynthia Kingstone, Macks and Johnson, Bornt brothers, Polly and Peggy Gray, Constance Cameron, Laclede and Raymond, Kamochi and Tony, Warren and Howard, Erin, the monopede, Dawson and Booth, Beatrice Crowe.
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Mareceau
Gees
Faydon
Cliffe
Lieutenant Chevalier
Hawley
Holland
Cynthia Kingstone
Macks
Johnson
Bornt Brothers
Polly
Peggy Gray
Constance Cameron
Laclede
Raymond
Kamochi
Tony
Warren
Howard
Erin
the Monopede
Dawson
Booth
Beatrice Crowe
Transatlantic Burlesquers at Lyceum Theatre Impresses
The Transatlantic Burlesquers delivered a top season vaudeville show at the Lyceum Theatre. The program opened with an Seattle scene of stranded opera troupe led by Barnes Storm en route to the Klondike, followed by costumed acts in the Frozen Dog saloon and Yu-con soldier girls. The bill also featured Ed Lee Wrothe and John J. McCowan with Blanche Davenport, Airy Grove Club, Bickel and Watson, Dunbar sisters, Anna Conrad, and Bulla and Raymond in varied acts.
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Seattle
Wash
Barnes Storm
Klondike
Ed Lee Wrothe
John J. McCowan
Blanche Davenport
Topsy Turvey burlesque at NEW PALACE THEATRE
The Topsy Turvey burlesque company opened a week at the Palace Theatre delivering two lively shows Champagne Charlie at the Topsy Turvey Hotel and Foxy Grandpa's Picnic with witty sketches, strong vaudeville acts, and notable performers like Keno Welch and Melrose, Gordon, Vidocq, Haverly, Frankie Emmett, Cunningham and Revere, and Burt Fuller.
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New Palace Theatre
Palace Theatre
Topsy Turvey Hotel
Cunningham and
Revere
Burt Fuller
New Children's Theatre Opens at Music Hall Garden
A fresh children's theatre debuted at the Japanese Garden in Music Hall yesterday led by Manager H. Smith. The program featured colored moving pictures from Fairyland, Ali Baba, Red Riding Hood, and scenes from Fairyland, plus Punch and Judy, magic acts, and a Joan of Arc feature. Upcoming shows include The Prodigal Son and Ghost in the Convent, with Aladdin, The Magical Book, Christmas Dream, and Hop o My Thumb scheduled for the following days.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Music Hall
H. Smith
Professor Wallace
Joan of Arc
Son
Week of Playbill Features Three Shows and Acts
Presented on Friday and Saturday the bill includes Ten Nights in a Barroom Fairy of Black Rock and Red Riding Hood. Punch and Judy and the Magic Box appear at every performance and Jean of Arc is shown each evening.
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Fairy of
Black Rock
Punch and Judy
Jean of Arc
Peck and His Mother-in-Law at Grand Opera House
Seats are on sale for next week's attraction Peck and His Mother-in-Law a festive musical gala based on F Opper cartoons. Manager Mageée presents a merry Christmas week production with 42 in the cast including Monroe Mack Lawrence Vinnie Henshaw Georgie Fransioli Al Friend and Tom Tempest.
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Grand Opera House
Peck
Mageée
F. Opper
Alphonse
A Modern Magdalen at Boston Museum Box Office
Box office opens at 8 o clock for Amelia Bingham and company engagement of A Modern Magdalen at the Boston Museum. The Had don Chambers drama features Henry K. Dixey Wilton Lackaye Joseph Holland Ferdinand Gottschalk and others in a Boston premiere style cast.
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Boston Museum
Amelia Bingham
Magdalen
Haddon Chambers
Boston
Tlenry KE. Dixey
Wilton Lackaye
Joseph Holland
Ferdinand Gottschalk
Herbert Bosworth
Madge Carr
Martin Harvey to Perform Here in The Only Way
One week remains before Martin Harvey arrives in Boston to present The Only Way. The English comedian brings his celebrated interpretive style to a supporting company led by William Haviland and Fred Wright Sr. with a cast including Fuller Mellish Percy Anstey Amy Coleridge Greta Hahn and Mercy Fuller in a period theater program.
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Martin Harvey
Atlantic
Boston
Dickens
William Haviland
Fred Wright, Sr
Fuller Mellish
Patrick Alexander
Percy Anstey
Fred Powell
A. B. Impson
Michael Sherbrooke
Glenwyn Carson
Nemes Violin Recital At Steinert Hall In New York
Hungarian violinist Dezeo Nemes gave a recital at Steinert Hall assisted by Mme Nemes. The program featured Mozart, Wieniawski, and works by Bach David D Ambrosio Hubay and Saint Saens. Critics praised his tone and technique though he is not among the citys top violinists. The audience applauded, and he accompanied admirably.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dezeo Nemes
Steinert Hall
Mme. Nemes
Wieniawski
Bach
David
D'Ambrosio
Hubay
Saint-Saens
Nemes
Chickering Hall
Mr. Nemes
Spencer Kerr Song Recital In Chickering Hall
Janet Spencer con tralto and A S Kerr bass gave a song recital with Minnie L Longley at the piano. The program featured Verdi Rossini Pinsuti Schubert Berger Saint Saens Coedes Lala Holmes White Brownell Foote Decevee Lehmann Chadwick Lane Allison and Fisher. Both singers are well known but the concert did not show them at their best due to repertoire demanding higher voice ranges.
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Spencer-Kerr
Chickering Hall
Janet Spencer
A. S. Kerr
Minnie Ll. Longley
Verdi
Rossini
Pinsuti
Schubert
Berger
Spencer
Mr. Kerr
President Responds to Coal Famine Letter from Borofsky
Massachusetts coal hardships prompt Samuel H Borofsky to urge President Roosevelt to form a government led distribution of coal at fair prices. He cites McKinley era aid and proposes a commission to enter coal fields. President Roosevelt acknowledges receipt and says he is considering the matter.
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Samuel H. Borofsky
Roosevelt
United States
Massachusetts
McKinley
Congress
Borofsky
White House
Washington
Sir
George B. Cortelyou
Coal famine hits Boston health with rising deaths
The Boston Board of Health reports the coal famine has sharply worsened public health. Pneumonia, bronchitis, and related illnesses rose as severe weather and fuel shortages persisted. One death from exposure on Brattle Street was recorded, with many pneumonia cases linked to cold and insufficient warmth. The death toll is expected to climb through the week.
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Boston Board of Health
Brattle Street
Boston
Board of Health
Performance notes from a vocal evening at Lalo and more
Last night featured Miss Spencer with strong voice and artistic sense in Lalo Esclave and Lane and Allison numbers. She handled Rossini's La Cenerentola with technical difficulty and pleasing vocal flexibility. Kerr excelled in Berger Brownell Foote and Lehmann pieces. Verdal Romanza lacked artistic conception but shone vocally. Pinsuti duet praised. Miss Longley accompanied discreetly before a sizable, appreciative audience.
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Lalo
Esclave
Allison
Spencer
Rossini
Kerr
Berger
Brownell
Foote
Lehmann
Miss Longley
Fragmented quote about buried death fascination
A fragmentary line describes a reaction to witnessing a human being buried alive under six feet of earth, reflecting a sensational, macabre mood without full context.
Buried Alive: Ruth Fortescue in Hypnotic Sleep at Nickel Odeon
A rare onstage stunt at the Nickel Odeon shows Ruth Fortescue buried alive after a hypnotic sleep by Professor W. A. Barclay. She remains in a living tomb until Saturday at 10, when the grave is opened and restoration attempted. The revue also features Weber the elastic skin wonder, three-handed Jerry Fenger, Vito Basile the vegetable king, Scotty the sleight of hand artist, broom maker Professor Miller, and wood-sawing girls amid lively hourly vaudeville shows.
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Nickelodeon
Ruth Fortescue
W. A. Barclay
Curio
Herr Weber
Jerry Fenger
Vito Basile
Scotty
Professor Miller
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