Genius at Hollis Show Brings Goodwin Charm to Boston
Nat Goodwin headlines the Hollis with Genius a light farce that mixes satire and romance The cast including Edna Goodrich H G Lonsdale and Jeffie Tillbury delivers polished character work though the leading role may not fully showcase Goodwin’s range The play runs two weeks with New England audiences enjoying the ensemble effort.
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Boston
Nat Goodwin
Goodwin
Hollis
Jack Spencer
Spencer
Mr. Goodwin
Methel Barrymore
H. G. Lonsdale
Mr. Lonsdale
Jeffie Tillbury
Josephine
Nat C. Goodwin
Edna Goodrich
Big Oxen, Python and Stage Shows At Austin and Stone’s Museum
This week at Austin and Stone’s Museum features two major stage productions along with a crowd of attractions. The 9800 pound oxen claim the largest in America and the giant python shows off a new colors coat. Acts include Mile D Audlin swallowing a lit lamp, Fritz performing sword swallowing, and Chief Tevi leading the African village exhibit. The Meadows company presents Two Old Sports with prominent actors, while the Belford brothers and other acts entertain in the theatre and curio hall.
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Austin & Stone's
Curio Hall
America
Mile
D'Audlin
Fritz
Tevi
Dexters
de Bonnaire
Trixie
Meadows Company
Tom Meadows
Ed Kelly
Mickey Finn
Vera Belasco
Eleanor Lawrence
Ida Bertha
Belford Brothers
Nora Gibson
Gardner Brothers
Kittie Hoffman
Hub Theatre Presents Ben Hur With Full Capacity Audience
The Hub Theatre featured Ben Hur as the main film with a well received hour show and capacity crowd. Emma Felix headlined a successful Keith circuit tour with a strong vocal act while the ladies orchestra provided instrumental numbers. The program will undergo a complete change on Thursday.
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Hub Theatre
Ben Hur
Emma Felix
Keith
Ladies’ Orchestra
Washington
Dover Sts
Miles Bros
Moving Pictures
Ben Eoe
All the Comforts of Home at Boston Theatre
Last evening's performance of William Gillette's comedy at the Boston Theatre delighted a large audience through amusing scenes and fine acting. Eleanor Gordon as Fifi and Wilson Melrose as Alfred Hastings led a strong cast, with Donald Meek as Tom McDow, Theodore Friebus as Christopher Danby, Otis Thayer as Theodore Bender, and Lucille La Verne with Mrs Bender. The production runs one week with the American premiere of Cheer, Boys, Cheer for the holidays.
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William Gillette
Boston Theatre
Morison
Eleanor Gordon
Fifi
Opera Comique
Wilson Melrose
Alfred Hastings
Tom McDow
Hastings
Donald Meek
Theodore Friebus
Christopher Danby
Otis Thayer
Theodore Bender
Lucille la Verne
Bender
Mrs. Pettibone
Orpheum Presentation Delights with London Coster Singers
A English coster company led by Alec Hurley wowed audiences at the Orpheum last night with a London flavored program. The bill also featured Brown Harris and Brown, Avon Comedy Four, Seven Mowatts juggling, Lind the female impersonator, Werden and Taylor moving pictures, Stanley and Coggswell, Keno Walsh and Melrose acrobats, and Morris and Morris grotesque comedians.
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Orpheum
Coster
London
Boston
Alec Hurley
Brown
Harris
Avon Comedy
Seven Mowatts
Lind
Moving Pictures
Werden
Taylor
Stanley
Coggswell
Keno
Walsh
Melrose
Morris and
Morris
Avon Comedy Four
Brown, Harris & Brown
Walsh and
Stanley and Coggswell
Werden & Taylor
Morris & Morris
Kinetographie Mats
Few
Eve
Deadwood Dicks Last Shot at Grand Opera House
Owen Davis melodrama at the Grand Opera House features Deadwood Dick and a brave Western gambler protecting a young Eastern girl seeking a mine. David Landers shines as Deadwood Dick, Edna Brouthers and J E Miltern receive strong notices, with strong ensemble support and lively audience response.
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Grand Opera House
Owen Davis
Deadwood Dick
California
Paul Burns
Poco Levy
Deadwood
Dick David Landers
Edna Brouthers
Madge Fulton
J. E. Miltern
Buck Farren
Sheriff
May Donahue
Molly McNeil
Colonial Theatre Delivers Evening of Lively Comedy in The Red Mill
Weather cannot dampen the Colonial Theatre audience as Montgomery and Stone provide a bright, clean cut performance. Ethel Johnson charms as a lively soubrette with dancer’s grace, Edna Fassett shines in a windmill tower solo, and Stanley Hawkins adds vocal strength. Allene Crater, Neil McCay, and a troupe of six Dutch-clad children round out the company.
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Red Mill
Colonial Theatre
Montgomery
Stone
Ethel Johnson
Edna Fassett
Tower of the Old Windmill
Stanley Hawkins
Allene Crater
Neil McCay
The Hypocrites at Park Theatre A Moral Dilemma
The Park Theatre presents The Hypocrites for another week, a play that makes audiences think. Richard Bennett and Jessie Millward lead a strong company with every role given full value, portraying a tale of false morality amid vivid, bracing dialogue.
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Richard Bennett
Jessie Millward
Globe Theatre Wraps Up Strongheart Run With Applause
The second and final week of Strongheart at the Globe Theatre opened with Edgar Selwyn delivering a polished Civilized Indian lead. Kate McLaurin as Molly impressed in the finale while George H. Wonder Paul Dickey John Cumberland and dog Siegfried earned applause. W R Randall as football coach Louis Compton and Helen Tyrell were praised. Christmas week features Lew Dockstader and his all star minstrel company.
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Strongheart
Globe Theatre
Edgar Selwyn
Kate McLaurin
Molly
George H. Wonder
Paul Dickey
John Cumberland
Siegfried
W. R. Randall
Louis Compton
Helen Tyrell
Lew Dockstader
Columbia Theatre Burlesque Lights Up Boston Stage
High School Girls headline a spicy Columbia burlesque with Maida Dupre and Jeanette Young delivering lively dances and songs. The Big Four Suttons and the Viera sisters offer comedy and Parisienne dancing. Ladies matinees every day except Saturdays and holidays. Carlson vs Yankee Rogers in a championship wrestling bout this evening.
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Boston
Columbia
Sutton
Maida Dupre
Young
Athen
Viera Sisters
Carlson
Yankee Rogers
Castle Square Theatre Presents Tolanthe Holiday Run Ends Tomorrow
The Castle Square Theatre continues its Tolanthe run with smooth performances and amused audiences. Cast members Tall man Murray Lane Le Baron Gilbert Boyle delivered strong work, as scenic effects dazzle patrons. On Thursday the season offers Verdi’s Un Ballo in Maschera, first in Boston in 18 years.
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Castle Square
Tolanthe
Tallman
Lord Tolleller
Murray
Lane
le Baron
Gilbert
Boyle
Boston
Theatre Comique Promises Stellar Ben Hur Week
The Theatre Comique presents Ben Hur on stage with exact scenes plus a comedy The Sailor's Practical Joke and Music Foward featuring black arts. Vocal selections include Luna Cooper Norma Beaux Kitty Howard and others with instrumental numbers by Katherine Hawkins Eunice McDougall and Katherine Schell.
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Theatre Comique
Luna Cooper
Norma Beaux
Kitty Howard
Fred Beauregard
Prim Nadeau
Otto Fisher
Katherine Hawkins
Eunice McDougall
Katherine Schell
Johnson
Sternberg
Keiths Theatre Show Delights Budeville Fans This Week
Keiths Theatre presents Valerie Bergare in A Bowery Camille and a bright, high class program. Clarice Vance and Mignonette Kokin charm with songs and comedy via pictures and dance. Monkeys, acrobats, Japanese tumblers, and a strong musical quartet keep the audience lively. The entire bill earns praise for variety and polished performances.
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Keith's
Keith
Budeville
Valerie Bergare
Camille
Keith’s
Miss Bergare
Clarice Vance
Clarice
Mignonette Kokin
Miss Kokin
Galetti
Swanee River
Urbani
Boston
Klein
Otto Brothers
Nicholson
Wilton Brothers
Ryan
White
Lyons
Parkes
Walter Daniels
Goetz
Nelson
Globe
Tanner
Gilbert
Bowdoin Square Theatre Plays Kidnapped with Noted Cast
Charlotte Hunt and Mark Kent lead in Kidnapped at Bowdoin Square Theatre. Daisy MaeMooney and Louie Rhinegold win audience applause. Isabel Sherman and Jane Stuart impress in featured roles. Supporting players Edwin Denison to George Harris praised. the show includes entertaining moving pictures.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charlotte Hunt
Mark Kent
Bowdoin Square Theatre
Daisy MaeMooney
Louie Rhinegold
Charles Silk
Antione Lazette
Louis Bresen
Philip Northcotte
Isabel Sherman
Anne Blake
Jane Stuart
Grace Raybrook
Philip
Florence Hale
Maggie McMooney
Edwin Denison
Tommy Shearer
Harry Leland
George Mack
Dwight Gaylord
Ollie Plunkett
George Harris
Lyceum Theatre presents lively burlesque and vaudeville
The Lid Lifters company staged two bright burlesques at the Lyceum Theatre described as clean and wholesome. A standout vaudeville lineup featured Collins and La Belle, eight Moulin Rouge dancers, Johnnie Jess, Kelley and Bartlett, La Belle Zuleika, Boyce and Black, Mlle. Degere, and other acts.
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Lyceum Theatre
Lid Lifters Company
Collins
la Belle
Johnnie Jess
Kelley and
Bartlett
Europe
Theatre Premier Presents Bluebeard and Oddities
The Theatre Premier features Bluebeard this week alongside Unknown Talent where an artist faces persistent observers. Dr. Skimum offers beauty transformations. Beth Robie and others sing popular illustrated songs with Think of the Girl Down Home and Don't Worry as hits. instrumentalists include Norton Wilmore Beasley.
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Bluebeard
Norma Abbott
Mileva Emerson
George Francis
William Chase
Harry Robinson
Harry Norton
Ruth Wilmore
Bessie Beasley
James M Stone Maine House Speaker and Lawyer Dead at 82
Kennebunkport Maine December 16 James M Stone former Speaker of the Maine House of Representatives in 1866 and noted lawyer has died at age 82. He was a prominent figure in his era with a long legal career and public service legacy.
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Kennebunkport
James M. Stone
Maine
House of Representatives
Tremont Theatre Vaudeville Flair Delights Boston Audiences
Boston patrons enjoyed Mme Suzanne Adams in a high priced vaudeville bill at Tremont Theatre. The program featured Hardeen’s handcuff escape act Milo Chester and her trained dog Clifton Crawford and May Belfort Kipling recital by Crawford Julian Rose the Hebrew comedian the Viulin family Valeni the juggler and moving pictures, showcasing a strong, varied lineup in a period preview of Klaw & Erlanger’s higher aim for vaudeville.
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Mme. Adams
Klaw & Erlanger
Boston
Tremont
Hardeen
Milo
Chester
Clifton Crawford
May Belfort
Crawford
Kipling
Julian Rose
Viulian
Collins
Hart
Valeni
Star Theatre Shows High-Quality Weekly Bill
Star Theatre presents Blue beard and the Forbidden Chamber as the feature, A Tale of the Sea about a sailor on a South Sea island, and No tice to Quit as a reel. Two thousand two hundred feet of film screens with Stars and Stripes and You and Miss Killarney sung in a moving picture chorus.
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Star Theatre
South Sea
Holiday show at the Howard Atheneum brightens the evening
A crowded Old Howard featured Bohemian burlesquers in The Summer Time, with Andy Gardner Ida Nicolai and the three Stewarts delivering novelty acts. Joe Barton and brother cycled daringly, Marie Revere and others sang, Mackie's The Mad Stampede drew praise, and manager Hunt showcased high class acts and moving pictures.
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Old Howard
Andy Gardner
Patsey Boliver Boy
Ida Nicolai
Stewarts
Joe Barton
Marie Revere
Helen Lawton
Bessie York
Charles H. Mackie
Mabel Carew
Gertie Hayes
Hunt
Tanean
Felix
Claxton
Ada Prescott
Jennings
Renfrew
Mathieu
Charles Farrell
Hallman
Collins
Billy Hallman
Professor Dodd
Namedo Brothers
Ferris and
Marks
The
Moving Pictures
Palace Theatre Starts Week with Rose Sydell Burlesque
Rose Sydell and her London Belles open a week at the Palace Theatre with The Prince of Petticoats, a two act burlesque headlined by Miss Sydell and a strong company. The bill features comedy by Campbell Mack Putnam Sauber Ward Bryson Styles and leading ladies Ray Anderson Mamie Gordon Bessie Pope Florence Emerson Hilda Harrington. Also on stage are Martynne and company with La Mysterious Mamie and mirror dances plus The Sculptor and United Quartet. Vaudeville includes Fagan and Merriam Kra mer and Beverley Stirk sisters and more with the Palacecope. Friday brings amateur contests for prizes.
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Rose Sydell
London
Palace Theatre
Prince of Petticoats
W. S&s. Campbell
James W. Mack
Arthur Putnam
Harry Sauber
Joseph Ward
James Bryson
Fred Styles
Ray Anderson
Mamie Gordon
Bessie Pope
Florence Emerson
Hilda Harrington
Alio
Martynne
Mamie
Woodruff
Campbell
Mack
Sculptor
United Quartet
Palace
Fagan and
Merriam
Kramer and
Beverley
Carmen at Majestic by Olin Downes
The San Carlo company opened its second week with Bizet's Carmen in weak form. Soloists faltered and the chorus showed weakness, though some performers displayed earnestness and preparation amid several flubs. Tomorrow night Aida is scheduled.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
San Carlo
Russell
Mme. Duchene
Mr. d'Aubigne
Theatre Joliette Receives Rave Optics for New Show
The Theatre Joliette drew praise for a yesterday performance featuring headliner subjects such as An Error of Justice The Bather's Race A Forester Made King and A Soldier Must Obey Orders The pictorial ballads and impersonations were well received with strong audience approval.
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Theatre Jolliette
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Austin & Stone’s Museum
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Charles Frohman
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