Hanlon brothers bring Superba pantomime to Boston Globe
Christmas week features the Hanlon brothers new American pantomime Superba at the Globe Theatre with a lavish production blending Harlequinade elements, elaborate transformation scenes, and a festival finish with a ham serving scene. The piece traces pantomime's evolution from English roots to American stage.
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England
America
Sir Augustus Harris
Shrewsbury
London
Grimaldi
Joseph Grimaldi
Suerba
Orld
Boston
Globe Theatre
Hanlon Brothers
Hanlons
Ravel
Ravels
United States
Francois
Christmas Eve Tales From Boston Artists
A Boston observer records Christmas plans of performers and staff in Boston, listing A C Deltwyn Puffen gruntz, La Sirene, Jose Tornaghi, Sis ner Salvaggi and Amalia Maveroffer, plus Lothian and Dexter as they reflect on home, church, and career during the holiday season.
A Dutch Christmas Play in Holland Offers Christmas Curtain Raiser
Miss D Arville recalls a Dutch Christmas custom where every theatre shows an extra one act piece on Christmas night titled Clooks and Roosie. The short curtain raiser, lasting about thirty minutes, depicts the wedding of Clooks and Roosje and a festive gathering at the bride’s home.
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Canada
James
Holland
Miss D'Arville
Venus
America
Clooks
Roosie
Roosje
The Columbia Company Plans Christmas Cheer On Holiday
The Girl I Left Behind Me company at the Columbia will celebrate Christmas with a tree at Miss Viv ia Ogden's hotel apartment and gifts under 60 cents. Cast include Miss Ogden Gilvray Alter Armstrong and others. Edeson coordinates popcorn festoons. several members will travel or host festivities and secrecy surrounds Santa Claus.
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Columbia Company
Columbia
Vivia Ogden
Hotel
Vaughn
Robert Edeson
Edeson
New York
Ellen Berg
Fifty-ninth Street
Ogden
Laura Gilvray
Lottie Alter
Sydney Armstrong
Frank Mordaunt
James E. Wilson
Theodore Roberts
Frank Lathrop
Percy Sharp
Jesse May
Byron Douglas
Portland
Grace Atwell
Fairmount Park
Thomas Oberle
Back Bay
Charles Halleck
Brooklyn
Santa Claus
Christmas pantomime in England and its grueling prep
Hallen Mostyn describes the demanding two week rehearsals before Christmas for English pantomimes. Actors rehearse from dawn, perform, and rehearse late into Christmas Eve night. After holidays, theatres quickly plan next year’s pantomime with immediate work by designers and staff.
Christmas plans of The Black Crook cast at Boston Theatre
The Boston cast of The Black Crook shares holiday plans on Christmas Eve with a cosmopolitan group from many countries. Fielding plans quiet study for ideas, Russell Hunting hints at stage duties, Springer will stay home in Boston, Sadie MacDonald eyes a New York Christmas and Nestor Lennon mentions family in Cincinnati as plans unfold.
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Russia
Bowdoin Square Theatre
Boston
Edgar L. Davenport
Louise Rial
Viva Rial
Selma Herman
Ilda Barosky
Providence
Sheridan Block
Alga Karsicheff
Emma Field
Tremont House
M. J. Jordan
Carina Jordan
New York
Hawk
Dade
Siperhes
Lyfich
Ellis
Oth- the Manag
Eugene Tompkins
Black Crook
Boston Theatre
Casey
Russell Hunting
Devil
Fielding
Springer
Hertzog
Dover Street
Sadie MacDonald
Nestor Lennon
Cincinnati
Yorksh tower Sally Ward draws crowds at Austin Stone’s Museum
Sally Ward an eight foot two inch attraction captivates Boston crowds at Austin & Stone’s Museum during a busy week. She has not yet touched the prize of 100 dollars but continues to draw daily audiences as other acts including Professor Schurr’s aviary, the wild men of Borneo and Red Cloud remain on display through the week.
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Haliday
Hanlons
Globe Theatre
Coquelin-Hading
Tremont
Palace
Lyceum
Austin & Stone’s
Grand Opera
Columbia
Venus
the Park
Black Crook
Boston
Prodigal Father
Maggie Cline
Museum
Russia
Bowein Square
John Drew
Hollis
Sally Ward
England
Yorksh Tower
Austin & Stone
Miss Ward
Schurr
Borneo
Red Cloud
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Sidney R. Ellis
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Louis Odéll
Philadelphia
John Page
Troy
Paquerette
Napier Lothian
Lida Dexter
Stalacta
la Sirene
Jose Tornaghi
Sisner Salvaggi
Amalia Maveroffer
Paris
Tornaghi
Tompkins
Mr. Rose
Tom
Boston Museum
Rice
the Park Theatre
Camille D’arville
Parker House
Hallen Mostyn
Harry MacDonough
Papa
Fannie Johnston
Annie Sutherland
Lee
Auburndale
Henry Leoni
Newton Highlands
Darkest
Mr. Mostyn
John Bull
All England
Uearly
Christmay
Toome
Black Crookers
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