Fantana at the Boston Theatre draws crowded houses
Boston crowds fill the Boston Theatre for Fantana as the Shubert musical comedy opens during Christmas week. The review praises the production, music, scenery, and a strong cast led by Julia Sanderson in the title role, with notable turns by De Angelis and Blaisdell. It also notes Clyde Fitch's Cousin Billy at Hollis Street Theatre and Francis Wilson's notable stage versatility in a one act.
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Boston
Commodore Fiverett 2
Eeeeeee
Hubert Wilke Pig Wenge
Jefferson de Angelis
Sinclair Warren
Frank Rushworth
Tred Eiverett
Ceeeeeeres Osborne Searle Trenri Pasdoit
Gertrude Millington Mile
Anita
Pi Sete
Eey
Norma Bell
de Angelis
Hawkins
Mr. de Angelis
William Blaisdell
Henri Pasdoll
Toby Claude
Julia Sanderson
Hubert Wilke
Francis Wilson
Clyde Fitch
Billy
Hollis Street Theatre
Mr. Wilson
Eugene Labiche
Mr. Fitch
Wilson
William Jenks
Europe
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May Robson
Kitty
Dith Barker
Mr. Spencer
Mr. Lewers
Edith Barker
Meade
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George S. Spencer Paul Norton
William Lewers
Carrie Green
Aaie Ween
Zelda Sears
Sydney Rice
Charles J. Greene Burnside
Burrows
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Elsa Garrett
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Grant Mitchell
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Arthur Row
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Herbert Marion
Bingham
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Canada
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Frere Gregoire
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Milo
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Louis XV
Frederick Beane
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John C. Tremaine
the Duke
J. Albert
Hollis ST
Isaac B. Rich
Charles Frohman
Rogers Brothers in Ireland Triumph at Colonial Theatre
A lively Colonial Theatre crowd enjoyed the Rogers Brothers in Ireland in its third and final week. Corinne, Maurice Darcy, Bessie De Voie, and others entertain as the Irish act delights with parodies and steamboat routines. Bill Gillette's Christmas visit looms with Clarice at the Duke of York's.
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Colonial Theatre
Rogers Brothers
Ireland
Corinne
Maurice Darcy
Bessie de Voie
Josie Intropidi
Charles F. McCarthy
Edward O’connor
Julia Hastman
Ethel Intropidi
George Earle
William Gillette
Duke of York's
London
Clarice
Recital by Waldermar Lutschg in Huntington Chambers Hall
Chicago pianist Waldermar Lutschg gave his first city recital under the Faelten Pianoforte School at Huntington Chambers Hall after a Symphony concert week. He performed Liszt and Beethoven sonatas Bach pieces Chopin works and Liszt Petrarch sonnet. The artist impressed with modern yet unfussy technique and a sympathetic tone before a large audience.
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Waldemar Lutschg
Chicago
Faelten Pianoforte School
Huntington Chambers Hall
Liszt
Beethoven
Bach
Chopin
Petrarch
Lutschg
Cuticura Works Wonders on Severe Eczema
Mrs Emma White of Camden New Jersey describes a severe eczema outbreak covering her body and face. After three doctors failed, a new physician prescribed Cuticura. after using the Cap Ointment and Resolvent, she could brush scales from her face and the skin improved to its former clarity.
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Emma White
Cherrier Place
Camden, N. J
Park Theatre Presents Just Out of College in Boston Run
Joseph Wheelock Jr stars in Just Out of College at the Park Theatre as critics praise a second week. Eugene Jepson shines as the pickle manufacturer with strong support from Louise Jepson Blanche Stoddard Mabel Amber and others in a lively New York comedy return to Boston.
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Joseph Wheelock
Park Theatre
New York
Boston
Mr. Ade
Mr. Wheelock
Louise Jepson
Blanche Stoddard
Mabel Amber
E. A. Elberle
Elene Foster
Harry Frees
Miss New York Jr presents King of Kokomo at Columbia Theatre
The Miss New York Jr extravaganza wowed two Columbia Theatre shows with the King of Kokomo musical spectacle. Billy Allen led a strong comedy cast and a bright chorus. tech students filled the front rows as managers teased an amateur night to outshine all prior weeks.
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Columbia Theatre
Kokomo
Billy Allen
Boston
Farren
Columbia Weekly
Tech
Allen and
Bright
Randy
Wilson
Hayward
Farrell
Viora
Dlungarian
Boston City Quartet
Gagnouxs
Harvard Scholars to Dine at Higginson Home
All the Harvard students who entered the first group of scholars last year will be entertained by Major and Mrs. F. L. Higginson at their Boston home on Beacon Street at 8:30 this evening. A large group of Harvard graduates including President Eliot, HW Walcott, and Bishop Lawrence will attend.
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F. L. Higginson
Beacon Street
Boston
Eliot
Fe. HW. P. Walcott
Bishop Lawrence
Fantasma at Majestic Delivers Spectacle and Laughter
The Hanlons present Fantasma at the Majestic to strong crowds with a mechanical pantomime spectacle and vivid scenes. Rose Mayo stars as Fantasma aiding lovers Ralph De Haven and Lorie Palmer while Ralph Young, William Hanlon 2d, Fred Wanlon and Clara Thropp provide comic and musical highlights. show runs two weeks.
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Miss Rose Mayo
Ralph de Haven
Arthur Young
Lorie Palmer
Lena
Fred Wanlon
Pico
Goat
William Hanlon 2d
Frank Whitman
Clara Thropp
the Majestic
Castle Square Theatre Presents She Stoops to Conquer Cast
Oliver Goldsmiths sparkling comedy drew an enthusiastic crowd led by John Craig as young Marlow and Charles Mackay as George Hastings. Lillian Kemble shone as Kate Hardcastle with Kate Ryan in her first appearance this season. The cast captured old English country life with witty humor and lively minor parts.
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Castle Square
the Castle
Sir Charles Marlow
Edward Wade Young Marlow
John Craig Squire Hardcastle
William McVay
George Hastings
Eeeet Charles Mackay
Tony Lumpkin
Pave Aes
Mark Kent Diggory
Spottiswoode Aitken Roger
John J. Geary Dick
Socvene
Cic
Kes
Maurice Franklin Thomas
B. E. Fairfax Stingo
Willard Howe
Jack Slang
Maurice Franklin
Dick Muggins
Excise
Ee Macfarland
Charles Rogers
Aminadab
Garl Petersen
Postillom
George Mack Bobby
Fred Fox
Hardcastle
Kate Ryan
Kate Hardcastle
Lillian Kemble Constance Neville
Mary Young
Dolly
Picase Neers
Leah Winslow Rose
Sadie Galloupe
Oliver Goldsmith
Mr. Craig
Marlow
Charles Mackay
Lillian Kemble
Kate
Globe Theatre Opens Two Weeks of Tom Dick and Harry
Beginning yesterday afternoon at the Globe Theatre Messrs Bickel Watson and Wrothe launched a two week engagement in Tom Dick and Harry. The boisterous but not coarse comedy features rapid action music dancing and many pretty women with several capable supporting players and a strong singing chorus. During Christmas week there will be a performance every afternoon.
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Globe Theatre
Tom, Dick and
Harry
Boston
Harry Bond
Frank Gibson
Robert Athon
Jeannette LeBeau
Bessie Clifford
Marquita Dwight
Lyceum Theatre Hosts Rose Sydell Burlesque Week
The Rose Sydell London Belles head a week at the Lyceum Theatre with Dazzling Nancy a two act comedy of hila rious complications and eye catching effects. The cast includes Rel yea Garnella Shirk Weston sisters Eijou Comedy trio W. S. Campbell Jimmie Mack and 20 beautiful models. The chorus is large and lively.
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London Belles
Lyceum Theatre
Relyea
Garnella
Shirk
Weston Sisters
Eijou
W. 8
Campbell
Jimmie Mack
Ben Greet to Present Macbeth in Boston Tonight
Ben Greet and his Elizabethan company open in Boston at Jordan Hall with Macbeth, marking their first Shaksperian appearance here. Performances run tonight and on multiple evenings and matinees, with 16th century Dolmetsch music directed by Alfred Dolmetsch.
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Alfred Dolmetsch
Ben Greet
Boston
Julius Cesar
Dee
Empire Theatre Evening Show Brings Lively Gillette Comedy
The Empire stock company delivered a strong performance of Because She Loved Him So at the Empire Theatre last night. Mary Hall impressed as Gertrude West while Howell Hansel and Frank Losee also drew praise for their roles. next week The Silver King is announced as the attraction.
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William Gillette
Empire Theatre
Empire Stock Company
Mary Hall
Gertrude West
Howell Hansel
Frank Losee
John Weatherby
Gertrude Berkeley
Donna Anna Gonzales
Rose Morison
Mary Sanders
Eewin Nicander
Thomas Weatherby
James Seeley
Edward Marsh
William Evarts
Mr. Langley
Wm. Gillette
Leah Kleschna at Tremont Ends Third Week in Triumph
Mrs. Fiske dominates Leah Kleschna with superb acting and direction pairing for a standout Tremont run. George Arliss, John Mason, Frederic de Belleville and William B. Mack contribute to the ensemble. Henry W. Savage books Raymond Hitchcock for The Galloper at Tremont next week as Christmas matinee opens a new farce. Box office reports strong seat sales.
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Tremont
Bowdoin Square Theatre Presents The Holy City
The Bowdoin Square Theatre screens The Holy City this week with striking exterior interior and Jerusalem wall scenes. Leading role Salome is played by Miss Hunt with strong supporting turns by Charles Miller J J Owen C G Gilmayne Edwin Denison and others. A daily matinee is offered and next week promises Uncle Tom's Cabin plus several interpolated features.
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Bowdoin Square Theatre
River
Jordan
Herod
Palace
Jerusalem
Pilate
Miss Hunt
Salome
Galilee
Charles Miller
Marius
J. J. Owen
C. G. Gilmayne
Pontius Pilate
Edwin Denison
Caiaphas
Thad Gray
Malchus
Wilmer Walter
John the Baptist
Butler Haviland
Nicodemus
Frank Denby
Joseph
Harry Brooks
Peter
Thomas Russell
John
Alonzo Price
Andrew
Henry Alexander
Judas
D. L. Gaylord
Longinus
Frank Wright
Shiras
Charles Wheelock
George Dalton
William White
Thomas Carter
Annette Marshall
Florence Hale
Adalaine Mann
Pearl de Soussier
Lillian Henrie
Rose Howard
Austin and Stone's Museum Show Delights Crowds
Audiences crowded Austin and Stone's Museum last week to see Captain Dimitri's Cossacks with new acts and a native dance by Professor Hutchings. The curio hall featured Georgia freaks including Montana Jack and wife, knife throwing feats, and Ben Hur the 20 rabbit dinner snake. The theatre offered Powell's minstrel maids and a lively all vaudeville bill with Kathleen Potter and Milo among others.
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Dimitri
Hutchings
Back Bay
Curio Hall
Georgia
Montana
Jack
Larrett
Hurley
Ben Hur
Powell
Kathleen Potter
Marvellous Milo
Ira Donnette
Lawrences
Paragon
Palace Theatre Hosts World Beaters in Weeklong Run
J Herbert Mack's World Beaters begin a week at the Palace Theatre with Jolly Old Sports as the opening and All at Sea as the closing burlesque. May Gebhardt leads a troupe of noted beauties. standout acts include Major Gasper Nowak 34 inches tall, Bohannon and Corey with illustrated songs, and Niblo and Spencer in a dancing routine.
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J. Herbert Mack
Palace Theatre
Handsome May Gebhardt
Boys In Blue
North Pole Ballet
Gasper Nowak
Bohannon
Corey
McFarland
McDonald
Quigg
Edwards
Nickerson
Niblo and
Spencer
Sceptics Turn Believers and Are Cured by Catarrhal Powder
A testimonial from B. L. Egan of Wastop Pa. claims Dr. Agnew's Catarrhal Powder gave instant relief from catarrh after a single puff. The narrator says pain over the eyes ceased and nasal passages cleared, ending with a cure.
Kitabanzai Troupe Delights Reich Theatre Crowd
A busy Christmas audience at Keith’s Theatre enjoyed the Kitabanzai acrobats performing eight dancers with a war fleet drop that impressed locals. The bill also featured Harry Foy and Florence Clark in A Modern Jonah and After the Honeymoon, Mayme Remington, Coakley and McBride, Rosalre and Dorette, Helen Reimer, the Mitchells, Ellen Richard, Alf Holt, and Rico and Walters plus a football game film of Army vs Navy.
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Reich
Kitabanzai
Vaudevillians
Harry Foy
Florence Clark
Mayme Remington
Fred Niblo
Coakley
McBride
Rosalre
Dorette
Keith
Helen Reimer
Mitchells
Ellen Richard
Alf Holt
Whistler
Rico and
Walters
Army
Navy
Grand Opera House Reels With The Life That Kills
Walter Fessler's four act thriller at the Grand Opera House draws large crowds and hearty applause. A young girl's secret marriage to a three time wife murderer drives the drama with clever staging and strong scenic effects. Comedy lightens the tension as audiences favor a standing room only run.
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Grand Opera House
Walter Fessler
Howard Atheneum Show Brings Fight Film and Burlesque
The Howard Atheneum screens the Nelson-Britt fight in motion pictures praised for realism and scale. The program features top burlesque and musical acts led by Fred Ray and Juliet Wood withrenfrew, Tanner and Gilbert, Larkin and Daily, and Billy Kinkaid among others.
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Howard
Jack Sheehan
Jim Jeffries
Eddie Graney
the Old Howard
Fred Ray
Juliet Wood
Jennings
Renfrew
Tanner
Gilbert
Larkin
Daily
Billy Kinkaid
al Sterns
Frederick
May Belmont
Emelie Benner
Bessie Rosa
Emma Krause
Ray
Wood
Longy Club Concert Opens Sixth Season With Noted Works
The Longy Club opened its sixth season with a varied wind program assisted by Messrs Muller Hoover Fritsche Hess Schumann. Caplet Mozart Lefebvre Faure Lampe pieces received praise though Caplet was lifelike yet monotonous and Lampe deemed best. Mr Longy performed Mozart oboe excerpts. crowd was fair and attentive. next concert set for January 22.
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Longy Club
Tiall
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Muller
Uope
Fritsche
Hess
Schumann
Faure
Lefebvre
Caplet
Grovetz
Longy
Harvard Announces New Student Prize Winners
Frederick P. Fish of the class of 1875 spoke at Sanders Theatre on extraordinary industrial conditions and the need for imaginative leadership in modern industry. The ceremony announced money prizes and gilt bound books as rewards for dissertations in English.
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Harvard
Sanders Theatre
Frederick P. Fish
Bowdoin
Harvard men receive Deturs 1034 scholars at Sanders Theatre
Thirty four Harvard undergraduates were awarded Deturs 1034, signs of top academic rank, at Sanders Theatre Cambridge. Of those named 21 were New Englanders from Boston area, while 12 non New Englanders hailed from across the country.
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Harvard
Sanders Theatre
Cambridge
New
Father Dead Hub Police Asked to Locate Son
Boston police were asked by Jennings Hasenflug of Cleveland to locate Sylvester J. Godfrey who is said to have a son of the same name in Boston. The telegram hints at possible property involvement, but no such person is found in the Boston directory and police had not located him by late evening.
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Boston
Jennings Hasenflug
Cleveland, Q
Sylvester J. Godfrey
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