Theatres Weekly Lineup and Strong Cast Notes
The article outlines Christmas week attractions at Globe Hollis Street Museum Park and Bijou with upcoming runs for The Mikado The Harbor Lights A Tin Soldier The Black Crook The Martyr and Rienzi. It highlights Miss Helen Dayne Vanderfelt Falkland and Doyle company members plus plans for Edwin Booth Lawrence Barrett to star next season. It notes Harrigan Park Theatre development The O Reagans and a May tour reaching major cities with a return to New York by October.
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Globe
Hollis Street
the Martyr
Bijou
M. D’ennery
Mr. Doyle
Messrs
Harry Colton
W. H. Bokee
W. C. Lampzon
Abbie Pierce
Prudence Cole
Lizzie Hant
Ruth Graham
Mme. Modjeska
Union Square Theatre
New York
Edwin Booth
Lawrence Barrett
Ocean
Julius Caesar
Hamlet
Mr. Booth
Brutus
Mr. Barrett Cassius
Julius Cesar
Messrs. R. G. Ingersoll
Richard Mansfield
Howard Paul
H. A. Jones
Harrison Gray Fiske
Earl Marble
Alfred Ayres
Mesdames May Fortescue
Genevieve Ward
Fanny Davenport
Florence Marryatt
Harrigan’s Park Theatre
O'Reagans
Banley
Withai
Harrigan
Hanley
Philadelphia
Pittsburg
Chicago
Salt Lake
San Francisco
Denver
St. Louis
Pilgrims' Mission Urges Emulation of Fathers' Nobis Principles
In a reflective note the article emphasizes living by the Puritan founders' values. It calls on descendants to embody discipline, faith, and civic virtue, linking ancestral heritage to contemporary conduct and public service.
Pilgrims' Mission Emphasized in Bartol Sermon
The Rev. Cyrus A. Bartol preached on "The Pilgrims' Mission" linking their voyage to religious motives and liberty. He urged living by the Pilgrims' spirit, contrasting worldly aims with devotion to God, and urged descendants to emulate their faith and character.
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Cyrus A. Bartol
Paul
Dr. Bartol
Noah
Abraham
Moses
New England
Holland
Australia
California
Columbus
Captain Cook
Cortez
Mexico
Kano
North Pole
North American
Apostle
David
Plymouth
Southampton
Liutus
Choate
Isaac
Jesus
SUTCH THE DIFFERENCE TO Mz
A man recounts a rapid life shift after a market drop drawing a contrast between prosperity and ruin. He describes two days, going from hopeful to broke, noting the bright city lights and cold relief, and reflecting on pride and risk in stocks.
Tim K T Confronts Windsor Hospitality Tale
A fragment describes Congressman Tim attending a funeral for Dewd ney with House committee status. It recalls his Windsor hotel rooms at government expense and an exchange with a waiter about orders. The tale hints at satire on political hospitality.
Calendar from New England Mutual Life in finest engraving
The New England Mutual Life Insurance Company releases a 77 calendar noted for its beauty and quick mail delivery. It depicts a Continental officer with a sling and recounts battle incidents to a group of ladies. The company restricts calendar orders to mail requests with five cents for return postage.
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New England Mutual Life Insurance Company
A Woman's Friend Peasline Invention Ad
An advertisement highlights Peasline as a great invention for easy washing, pitched as a helpful household aid for women. The copy emphasizes simplicity and efficiency in cleaning garments.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Peasline
Notable Figures in Howard's Last Park Theatre Lecture
Joe Howard TFeile of the Voted NMen and Women Le Has Met delivered the third of his lectures at the Park Theatre last night. He sketched eminent personages from jail to presidency with wit and rapid, vivid character studies. He praised singers from Jenny Lind to Patti and presidents from Van Buren to Cleveland, highlighting flaws and humor with engaging anecdotes.
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Jos Howard, Jr
Park Theatre
Howard
Jenny Lind
Patti
Julian
Patrick Gilmore
van Buren
Cleveland
Gordon
Mr. Howard
Central and St Botolph Clubs Elect Officers for Ensuing Year
The Central Club elected officers including President Charles V. Whitten and treasurer G. A. Keeler. The St Botolph Club chose President Francis A. Walker and treasurer Henry H. Sprague along with an executive committee and election panel for three years.
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Charles V. Whitten
Halsey J. Boardman
Sidney M. Hedges
Austin C. Wellington
Asa H. Caton
Queeors
Joshua C. Dawa
Samuel Dalton
Herbert L. Perry
George A. Leeler
George S. Merrill
G. Eoward Jones
Charles B. Barrett
Linus M. Child
L. Herbert Taft
G. T. Proctor
C. P. Lovell
C. B
Weeks
Edward S. Tobey, Jr
Chariel S. Gosse
St. Botolph Club
Francis A. Walker
Mellen Chamberlain
Francis A. Osborn
Henry H. Sprague
Alexander P. Browne
Charles C. Soule
William G. Sewall
William A. French
R. D. Andrews
A. V. S. Anthony
Henry Markman
Augustus Flagg
BE. P. Vinton
Charles Fairchild
Julius Eichberg
George W. Chadwick
L. 5. Ipsen
C. E. Grinnell
Jon Lathrop
C. F. Folsom
Ducks in Panger. An American Delicacy Much Sought After
The piece notes a surge in European demand for canvasbacks and rising prices in the U S market. It laments export and foreign competition driving the birds beyond affordable reach, mentions ships like the Aurania and Bourgogne, and jokes about Henry Irving receiving a brace of birds while urging possible export tariffs. It also shifts to social topics about Monday visiting customs on Beacon Street and touches on new Parisian novels and writers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bank of England
United States
Aurania
Bourgogne
France
England
Fulton
Herald
Havre de Grace
Henry Irving
Chesapeake
Irving
Lyceum Theatre
Mrs Cleveland Takes Charge Of White House Desk
Mrs Cleveland assumes control of White House operations overturning the President’s plan to reinstate cook Siegle at higher pay. She objects to the demand, asserts she can hire a cook at the old wage, and takes over household management herself.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Baltimore American
Siegle
Cleveland
Leigle
Rands
Beatrice's Baby Named Albert Alexander Victor Henry
London Truth reports the baby of Princess Beatrice to be named Albert Alexander Victor Henry. The cradle, bought by the Queen in Edinburgh, is polished oak with pink lining and shown at the Edinburgh exhibition. A proposal suggests Beatrice junior may be elected to the Bulgarian throne to avoid royal grants or monopolist officers, pleasing various powers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Albert Alexander Victor Henry
Edinburgh
Beatrice Junior
Russia
Turkey
Forefathers Day Service At Young Men's Christian Union
A large audience gathered for Forefathers' Day at the YM C U building last evening as Hon J Q A Brackett and Richad H Dana spoke on the lessons of Forefathers Day. Brackett urged retaining Puritan spirit and duty while modern life adapts, and Dana contrasted early Puritan poverty with today’s luxury, calling youth to apply Puritan values of truth and fidelity.
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Young Men's Christian Union
J. Q. A. Brackett
Richad H. Dana
Dana
Corsica’s Quiet Integration Compared With Ireland
The Paris Temps contrasts France’s treatment of Corsica with England’s handling of Ireland. France granted Corsicans equal voice and rights, admission to assemblies and the National Assembly, no land seizures, fair taxes, and favorable offices. The result was loyalty and no Corsican desire for separation.
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M. Philippe Daryl
Paris Temps
England
France
Corsica
Ireland
MM. Daryl
National Assembly
Mrs Cleveland Attends Church Sociable After Marriage
Mrs. Cleveland made her first appearance at a non Cabinet gathering since her marriage. She attended Dr Byron Sunderland’s church sociable on Wednesday evening aiming to meet church members. She wore heliotrope velvet with lace and a crescent diamond pin and mingled as a cordial conversationalist, escorted to supper by Dr Sunderland.
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Baltimore Sun
Cleveland
Cabinet
Byron Sunderland
Sunderland
Ballad Fragment From Nora Perry Poem Volume
A fragmentary verse piece questions the fate of the speaker’s fair one. The poem contrasts sunlight and peril as it depicts a beckoning smile leading to danger, ending with attribution to Nora Perry’s forthcoming poetry collection.
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Nora Perry
Maritime Log of Passenger Arrivals and Sails
Loxpow December 19 report lists Minnie Swift from Deal sailing December 18. Francis Herbert from Jena, Mobile, St Petersburg. arrivals include steamers City of Richmond off Brow Head, Servia off Queenstown, Manitoban off Kildonan, Vancouver off Morville, and Toronto to New York at Liverpool on the 8th. ships docked at Boston, Portland ME, and Liverpool with multiple ports of call.
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Minnie Swift
Deal
Francis Herbert
Jena
Moblie
St. Petersburg
Pensacola
Richmond
New York
Brow Head
Servia
Queenstown
Boston
Kildonan
Vancouver
Portland
Morville
Toronto
Liverpool
Unconquerable Patriotism Lecture in Lowell on Irish Question
The Montgomery Club sponsored Captain James F Barry who spoke on six centuries of Irish patriotism at the Dudley Street Opera House. Hon. John J Donovan presided and praised Irish devotion while Parnell's followers were cited as seeking assistance from America. John J Coffey gave a vigorous, though unprepared, response. Miss Carney and Miss Hayden performed Movaroes melodies with encores.
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James &. Barry
Montgomery Club
Dudley Street Opera House
Terrance Gallagher
John J. Donovan
Lowell
Ireland
Parnell
John J. Coffey
Miss Carney
Miss Hayden
Movore
Saturday Club Dinners Report Social Clubs Amid Death and Plans
The Agricultural Club postponed its dinner after the death of former president Marshall P. Wilder. Boston Club hosted about fifty members at Parker's with John F. Andrew and Frank K. Foster as guests. Several clubs gathered at Parker's and Young's, including the Middlesex, Massachuset's, New England, and Plymouth County Masters' clubs. The Plymouth County Masters' Club elected officers E. E. Thompson, Arthur C. Boyden, Horace F. Henderson, and J. C. Collins, with meetings set for the last Saturday each month. The New England Public School Music Teachers' Association met at the National Normal Music School to discuss Music as a Required Study.
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Agricultural Club
Marshall P. Wilder
Samuel D. Crane
Boston Club
Parker’s
John F. Andrew
Frank K. Foster
Commercial Club
William Whitman
Wiliam O. Russell
Joan M. Corse
Alexander H. Rice
Middlesex Club
Tyry Lew Wallace
Young’s
Massachuset
Claflin
New England
Young's
Massachusetts
Plymouth County
Crawford House
E. E. Thompson
Brockton
Arthur C. Boyden
Bridgewater
Horace FE. Henderson
Whitman
J .c. Collins
Rockland
New England Public School Music Teachers’ Association
National Normal Music School
Sixteen Indicted Illegally Vote Plead Guilty in Court
Sixteen of twenty one indicted for illegal voting in November elections pleaded guilty in court. Several Boston residents including William H. Cutler, Joseph Donnelly, Alfred P. Gage, Frederick Higginson, Thomas H. Howard, and Alpheus F. Jenkins were fined ten dollars plus about eighteen dollars in costs. Others from Boston and nearby towns faced similar fines. one defendant, James Kennedy of Cambridge, had a different fine. John Sullivan pleaded guilty to stealing a key to a mail bag lock and was sentenced to one month in Springfield jail. The case notes include overcoats and concealed items found with the key.
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Membrs
Congress
William H. Cutler
Joseph Donnelly
Alfred P. Gage
Frederick Higginson
Thomas H. Howard
Alpheus F. Jenkins
Boston
James Kennedy
Cambridge
Benjamin J. Johnston
Henry F. Rich
John F. Lane
Charlies FE. Sherburne
Joseph W. Sargent
Benjamin F. Lyman
Somerville
John Sullivan
Springfield
Trial list notice for January sittings of 1887
The regular day for placing actions on the trial list for the January sittings, 1887, would be Saturday next, but Christmas closes the clerk's office. All actions intended for trial must be handed to the clerk by Friday, Dec. 24, with exceptions for actions already listed or not set for a day certain. Cases proceed in order: first, second, third and fourth sessions as published.
Superior Court Dockets from Essex County December 20
A list of cases and parties scheduled before Judge Bacon in Essex County Superior Court on December 20 includes Adams versus Millen. McDonald versus Naumkeag Street Railway. Carroll or Careron versus Beverly inhabitants. Blaney versus Osborne. Ryan and Lucey versus City of Salem. Swett et al versus Beverly inhabitants. Sleeper versus Hutchinson et al. Sheunison versus Beverly inhabitants. Clapp versus Hoyt. slang et al versus Bowker. Brady versus Empire State Steamship Co. Townsend versus Lynth and Boston Railroad Co. Ford versus Raddin. Chase et al versus Bass et al. Oxley versus Pashby.
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Adams
Millen
Slang
Bowker
Brady
Empire State Steamship Co
Townsend
Lynth & Boston Railroad Co
Ford Va. Raddin
Chase Et
Bass
Oxley
Pashby
Artist Thomas Robinson Wed in New York
Friends learned Saturday that the artist and connoisseur Thomas Robinson married in New York Thursday evening. His bride is Miss McKenzie, an acquaintance of many years. The couple have sailed for Europe for several months. Mrs Ober, wife of naturalist and lecturer F A Ober, is seriously ill and may not recover.
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Thomas Robinson
New York
Miss McKenzie
Mrs. Robinson
Europe
F. A. Ober
Presidents on horseback showy rides through history
The piece notes how presidents from George Washington to Ulysses Grant valued horses and riding. It cites Arthur’s daily rides, Jefferson’s inauguration saddle, Jackson’s racecourse tale, Harrison’s milk white steed, Tyler’s horses, Taylor’s horsemanship, Pierce’s midnight gallops, Buchanan’s costly harness, Lincoln’s tall hat on horseback, and Grant’s association with horses.
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Ctica Observer
Arthur
George Washington
Jefferson
John (Uincy Adams
Jackson
Washington
Andrew Jackson
Harrison
Capitol
John Tyler
Zach Taylor
Frank Pierce
James Buchanan
Lincoln
Grant
City Notes From The Week In Boston
The city recorded 202 deaths this week from consumption pneumonia and diphtheria. William Reed began a seven year term at Charlestown State Prison. A South End dentist paid 150 dollars for pulling the wrong tooth. Coasting fever peaks as toboggan demand rises. A Massachusetts Woman's Suffrage Bazaar netted about five thousand dollars at Music Hall. The Wabash at Charlestown Navy Yard was sheathed outside to improve tightness. Local sports saw modest turnout. A and Brackett led decimal off-hand with 80 and Chace posted 109 in list match. The Shawmut branch held its 27th anniversary at 642 Harrison Ave. Various lectures and religious meetings populate the week, including remarks on Social Purity and no-license reports. Funeral services were held for Fred W. Burroughs at St. Joan's Church in East Boston. A twenty-five lecture Apocalypse course opened at Clarendon Street Church themed The Gates of Heaven Opened. A shooting assault case on Orlando F. Baker at 70 Albion St. resulted in a warrant. a sleigh runaway near Malden and Washington streets injured a bystander, with one horse injured.
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William Reed
South
United States
Charlestown Navy Yard
Walnut Hill
A. &. Brackett
L. Chace
Shawmut
Harrison Avenue
D. E. Curtis
Edward 8. Burnett
Marshall P. Wilder
Maria Upham Drake
The
Young Women's Christian Association
Berkeley Street
Boston Woman’s Christian Temperance Union
Boston Young Men’s Christian Association
Boylaten Street
Berkeley
Edward
O. N. Chase
Nickerson
D. Roberts
T. B. Briggs
Boston Woman's Christian Temperance Union
Tremont Street
First Baptist Church
Commonwealth Avenue
Elijah
Young People’s Missionary Association of
Shawmut Avenue Universalist Church
Joseph Buswell
Arthur Mason
Shinn
Deering
Fred W. Burroughs
Boston & Albany
Grand Junction
St. Joan’s Episcopal Church
Decatur and
Paris Streets
Boston
N. H. Chamberlain
Albion Lodge
Sons of St. George
Woodlawn Reg Cemetery
A. J. Gordon
Clarendon Street
John J. Sweeney
Carver Street
Robbins
Orlando F. Baker
Albion Street
Smith
Smith & Co
Washington
Northampton Streets
Malden
Washington Streets
Washington Street
Readings by Mr. Copeland Reveal Distinct Poetic Insight
A Saturday reading at Miss Webster's studio on Mt. Vernon Street praised Mr. Charles T. Copeland for a sympathetic clear voice and tasteful delivery. His selections ranged from Browning to Dickens, Hamlet to Howells, with emphasis on meaning over mere vocal skill and a promising future with broader, less fragmentary poetry.
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Charles T. Copeland
Capelana
Browning
Copeland
New York Theatres This Week Feature Classic Comedies and Operas
The New York theatre week offers Walacks Moths Madison Square Jim the Penman Love in Harness Miss Dauvray in A Scrap of Paper Juliet Erminie Tangled Lives Turned Up The Lady of Lyons The Schoolmistress Around the World in Eighty Days and more. Miss Dauvray returns to Lyceum with A Scrap of Paper. Bronson Howard’s new play delayed to Jan 3. Sothern Ellie Wilton and Emma Skerrett debut at Lyceum. professional matinee of Jim the Penman at Madison Square. Actors Fund drive outlined by Mr Palmer.
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New York
Walack’s
Madison Square
Jim
Penman
Daly’s
Lyceum
Miss Dauvray
Union Square
Margaret Metber
Juliet
Casino
Tangled
Fifth Avenue Theatre
Robert B. Mantell
Star Theatre
Mr. Jefferson
Caleb Plummer
Mr. Golightly
World
Grand Opera House
Poole’s
Windsor
Misa Helen Dauvray
Lyceum Theatre
Mr. Howard
Bronson Howard
Jim the Penman
Mr. Palmer
Actors’ Fund
Mo. Palmex
Whittemore Faces Brookline Court Over Abandoned Horse
Augustus Whittemore appeared before Judge Drew in Brookline Police Court Saturday charged with disposing of a horse affected with the plan. He claimed no knowledge of any law violation, and the court fined him $1 and costs. The case was brought by the State cattle commissioners seeking enforcement of related laws.
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Augustus Whittemore
Drew
Brookline
IT Institute Indoor Meet Highlights Varied Events
The athletic club of the Institute of Technology held an indoor gym meet on Saturday with multiple events. De Boullett won shot put, Gross won fence vaulting, Standing high Loewenthal won the fencing bout, Wasp won wide jump, Armington took running high kick, Mason forfeited in running high jump, Armington won standing high kick, freshmen beat sophomores in tug o war, and Williams Ray Elis Ellis achieved wins in sparring events.
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Athletic Club
The
Institute of Technology
de Boullett
Gross
Loewenthal
Wasp
Armington
Steet
Mason
Williams
Ray
Elis
Ellis
Reverend Wright Reconsiders Resignation at Berkley Street Church
The Rev. William B. Wright of Berkley Street Congregationalist Church is urged by church and society to withdraw his resignation. Wright will announce his decision at tonight's joint committee meeting.
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William B. Wright
Berkley Street
Advertising Agent Duncan Sniffen Promises Prompt Service
E. Duncan Sniffen, advertising agent at 3 Park Row New York, inserts ads in all first class newspapers and megadines with promptness and lower prices. He offers attractive ad layouts and guarantees satisfaction and honesty. Send for his catalogue of first class advertising mediums mailed free.
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E. Duncan Sniffen
Park Row
New York
Irving Bishop’s Philadelphia Needle Test Demonstration
W Irving Bishop held an exhibition in Association Hall Philadelphia on Friday night. He repeated feats and conducted an outside blindfolded test where a needle was taken from an audience member and hidden. A three person committee tracked the needle through Philadelphia routes and returned to read the written record to the audience. The committee testified to the test’s fairness.
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W. Irving Bishop
Association Hall
Philadelphia
The
Philadelphia Ledger
Bishop
Uhis
Mr. Bishop
Idra
Fifteenth
South Penn Square
Broad
Union League Club
Aentleman
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