Cheer Boys Cheer Delights Boston Audiences at Drury Lane Premiere
The Boston Theatre hosted the first Atlantic premiere of Cheer Boys Cheer with dramatic scenes, real ponies, and a cavalry rescue. Miss Gordon带 led a lively cast including Wilson Melrose, Thomas MacLarnie, Donald Meek, and Ethel Terry, as the company previews two weeks of performances.
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Nat
Drury Lane
Boston
Atlantic
Snader
Morison
Miss Gordon
Wilson Melrose
Thomas MacLarnie
Virtue
Donald Meek
Mary Sanders
Ethel Terry
Lucille Laverne
Rose Morison
Walter Walker
Theodore Friebus
Otis Thayer
Boston Theatre
Cherry Blossoms at the Columbia Theatre Delights Boston Crowd
The Columbia Theatre showcased Cherry Blossoms with John Perry as lead, Lillie Perry as soubrette, and Jorge, Aleene, and Hamilton drawing praise. Geff Phillips delivered a rapid fire monologue as the show’s standout, with amateurs to follow Friday and daily ladies matinees except Christmas Day.
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Columbia
John Perry
Lillie Perry
Alio
Jorge
Aleene
Hamilton
Geff Phillips
Columbia Standard
Boston
Passion Play at Theatre Joliette Draws Large Crowd
The Theatre Joliette features The Passion Play this week in 39 color scenes. Spectators laud its motion picture spectacle and superb musical numbers. The attraction runs for one week only.
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Theatre Joliette
Christ
Minnie Dupree Stars in The Road to Yesterday at Majestic Theatre
The road to yesterday debuts Fort night engagement at Majestic Theatre with Minnie Dupree and the original New York cast. The production drew strong early popularity for its stirring story quaint comedy and fine acting.
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Majestic Theatre
Minnie Dupree
New York
Barber of Seville Opens Final Week at Majestic Boston
The San Carlo company staged Rossini's Barber of Seville at the Majestic Theatre last night marking the third week of the season. Notable performances included Miss Nielsen, Rodolfo Fornari, Florencio Constantino, Luigi Tavecchia, A. P. Segurola, and Arnoldo Conti at the podium. Tonight's bill features Verdi's La Traviata in Italian with Miss Nielsen and a strong cast.
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San Carlo Opera Company
Majestic Theatre
Rossini
A. P. DeSegurola
Don Bartolo
Ernesto Giaccone Rossini
Barber
Boston Opera
Boston
Miss Nielsen
Arditi
Rodolfo Fornari
Florencio Constantino
Luigi Tavecchia
A. P. Segurola
Don Basilio
Arnoldo Conti
Verdi
Goodwin Opens Final Hollis Run With An American Citizen
Nat C. Goodwin and his company open the last week at Hollis Street Theatre with An American Citizen. Cast notes praise Goodwin’s Beresford Cruger and Edna Goodrich in Beatrice Carew, while others including Neil O’Brien and Rene Kelley receive commendable support. The program lists remaining shows for the week and notes next engagement by Francis Wilson.
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Nat C. Goodwin
Hollis
Madeline Lucette Ryley
Beresford
Goodwin Peter Barbury
Civie Eae
Weet
Eas
R. W. Tucker Meerton Brown
Otto Stroble
Eaylton Alien
Zeffie Tillbury
Tees
Rose Snyder
Georgia
Cbicccessias
Rene Kelley Mercury
Oza Waldrop
Beatrice
Edna Goodrich
Mr. Goodwin
Beresford Cruger
Boston
Beatrice Carew
Miss Goodrich
Neil O’brien
Mr. Tucker
Peter Barbu
Miss Kelley
Georgia Chapin
Mercury
Mr. Bergman
Egerton Brown
Mizzoura
Francis Wilson
Charles Marlowe
Lew Dockstader Heads Globe Theatre Minstrel Show
Lew Dockstader tops current minstrel bill at the Globe Theatre with a program blending old flavor and modern twists. The first part features scenic splendor and tuneful singers, while the second offers three skits including The Land of Nicotine and a Roosevelt satire. The company, with John King Eddie Mazier and Neil O'Brien, plays two more weeks.
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Lew Dockstader
John King
Eddie Mazier
Neil O’brien
Dockstader
Joining the Elks
Stockstader
Hypocrites Opens Final Park Theatre Week in Boston
Last evening The Hypocrites by Henry Arthur Jones drew a large Boston audience for the final engagement week at the Park Theatre. Jessie Millward shines as the loving mother and Richard Bennett as the life-like curate.
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Park Theatre
Boston
Henry Arthur Jones
Jessie Millward
Richard Bennett
London
Charles Frohman
Huntley Wright
It Never Said Never Too Late to Mend at Grand Opera House
Realistic production at Grand Opera House presents life in a big city through the play It’s Never Too Late to Mend. Dexter Harcourt, his mistress plots, Audrey Hope is found, villains meet just deserts, and a loving reunion concludes the drama with strong acting and applause.
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Grand Opera House
Dexter Harcourt
Audrey Hope
Audrey
Theatre Comique Presents Holiday Bill with Christmas Spectacle
The Theatre Comique showcases a festive program featuring Scenes in Australia with Melbourne natives and ostrich farming, Thieves Caught in Their Own Trap, Doings of a Poodle, and The Unknown Talent. Songs include When the Moon Plays Peek-a-boo and Good Bye Blue Eyes. Luna Cooper and others appear with William Johnson and Robert Sternberg providing impersonations.
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The
Theatre Comique
Australia
Melbourne
Luna Cooper
Katherine J. Knott
Mabel Howard
Suzanne Calhoun
Katherine Hawkins
Marjorie Grey
William Johnson
Robert Sternberg
Lyceum Burlesque Extravaganza by City Sports Company
Phil Sheridan's City Sports company staged a bright two act burlesque at the Lyceum Theatre yesterday. The ensemble featured a pair of uproariously funny pieces written for the company with clean sharp comedy and a loose plot to showcase the many specialty acts and performers.
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Phil Sheridan
City Sports Company
Lyceum Theatre
Star Theatre offers varied weekly program with film and music
The Star Theatre presents a lively program featuring the film A Little Girl Who Did Not Believe in Santa Claus and numbers Honeymooners Go to Housekeeping An Uncle by Marriage and Manners and Customs of Australia. Songs Holy City and Sunshine are included. The Star Orchestra pleases patrons.
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Star Theatre
Australia
Star Orchestra
Coughs Brown's Bronchial Troches Sold in Boxes
An old advertisement states that Brown's Bronchial Troches cure coughs sore throat throat irritation and relieve bronchial affections. The remedies contain nothing injurious and are sold only in boxed form.
Palace Theatre Presents Mardi Gras Week at Palace
Palace Theatre hosts a weeklong engagement led by W S Campbell and Al Reeves Mardi Gras beauties. Harry Marks Stewart stars in a two act skit Tom and Jerry with Cassie Bernard, supported by Lee Allen Eddie Carroll Sydney Stone and others. The program includes C E Relyea the White City quartet acrobats Careno and Dalmia and more plus moving pictures.
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Palace
W. S. Campbell
al Reeves
Splendid Company
Harry Marks Stewart
Cassie Bernard
Tom and Jerry
Lee Allen
Eddie Carroll
Sydney Stone
George Donaldson
C. E. Relyea
Auto Paris
Joe Conway
Henry Paris
Madeline Webb
May Smith
Dorothy Stone
Harry Stewart
Alio
White City
Inza
Lorella
Palace Company
Careno and
Dalmia
Cohen and Mack
Chefalo and
Capretta
Fields and Mason
Signa Guilmette
Palacescope
Orpheum Holiday Week Offers Varied Bill of Stars
The Orpheum presents a long varied program headlined by Gus Edwards Blond Typewriters and Johnny Stanley. Alec Hurley and his English company return with The Cos ter s Picnic. Jesse Lesky’s Black Hussars and Julie Ring in The Wrong Room also star. The show features Daisy Harcourt Gertrella Wilson brothers Rooney sisters and more with up to date songs dances and motion pictures.
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The
Orpheum
Gus Edwards
Blond Typewriters
Johnny Stanley
Alec Hurley
Julie Ring
Daisy Harcourt
Gertrella
Wilson Brothers
Permane
Rooney Sisters
Johnnie Stanley
Black Hussars
Julie Ringe & Co
Wilson Bros
Masked Ball Revival Draws Boston Opera Fans at Castle Square
Verdis The Masked Ball draws curiosity seekers eager to see how Boston scenes fit grand opera. Tallman as the colonial Governor receives hearty applause for his performance. Thursday's Mikado promises fresh highlights with Murray Lane and year debutants Gilbert Boyle as Ko Ko and Pooh Bah.
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Castle Square
Giuseppe Verdi
Boston
Mr. Tallman
Mr. Murray
Miss Lane
Mr. Gilbert
Mr. Boyle
Ko Ko
Pooh Bah
Household Surgeon cures ulcers and suppurative abscesses
Druggists refund money if Portel antiseptic fails to heal old ulcers and abscesses. Package priced at 25 cents.
Keith's Theatre Presents Polly Pickle's Pets and More
Keith's Theatre features Polly Pickle's Pets in Petland plus Little Hip the elephant and imitators Felix and Claire Harrigan the tramp juggler and Urbain and Son return for a second week. The varied program includes Mabelle Adams Waif Violinist and performances by Corinne the Zanettos and the Five Majors with singing dancing and juggling acts.
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Keith
Polly Pickle
Petland
Little Hip
Elephant
Felix
Claire
Harrigan
David Abrahams
Pinchy
Clare
Eva Tanguay
Richard Carle
Red Stone
George Cohan
Trixie Friganza
Roger Brothers
Hip
Leo Carrillo
Mabelle Adams
Urbaii
Son
Margo
Corinne
Zanettos
Five Majors
Don
Slater and Williams
Kittle
Rip
Cairo
the Zanettos
Urbani and Son
Majors
Frederick
Mannikins
Slater and
Williams
Bowdoin Square Theatre Presents The Bandit King
Large audience enjoys The Bandit King at Bowdoin Square Theatre. Maitland earns praise as Flash Diamond and Abbey impresses as Algy Soted. Western tale set in Nevada with miners and troop protection plus notable stock company members. Cabinet photo of Arthur Maitland to be given Thursday.
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Bowdoin Square Theatre
Maitland
Flash Diamond
Miss Abbey
Algy Soted
Nevada
United States
Isabel Sherman
Florence Hale
Jane Stuart
Charles Silk
Edwin Denison
Mark Kent
Louis Bresen
Tommy Shearer
Harry Leland
Arthur Maitland
Theatre Premier Presents Dreamland Night of 1920s Holiday
The Theatre Premier stages A Night in Dreamland a child dream on Christmas Eve. The Clown's Love Story runs beside Making a Newspaper an educational piece showing a newsroom from cellar to roof. The Wonderful Mirror frames color and an illustrated song lineup features Madeline Ripley Mileva Emerson Norma Abbott Clarence Shute John Spencer and H S Harder with music by Norton Wilmore and Beasley and impersonations by Loud and Ramsdell.
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Wonderful Mirror
Madeline Ripley
Mileva Emerson
Norma Abbott
Clarence Shute
John Spencer
H. S. Harder
Harry J. Norton
Ruth Wilmore
Bessie Beasley
Loud and Ramsdell
Columbia Theatre Bout Set to Shake Local Fans
Tonight at the Columbia Theatre Sam Anderson of Norwood faces John Zimmerman of Cincinnati in a two falls in three contest with championship hopes. Anderson recently claimed middleweight titles in Sweden Denmark Belgium France and England. Zimmerman must push hard to upset a rising challenger. Several local youths appear in preliminaries.
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Columbia Theatre
Sam Anderson
Norwood
John Zimmerman
Cincinnati
Jim Barnes
Anderson
Europe
Sweden
Denmark
Belgium
France
England
Zimmerman
Tonicht Sam Anderson
Cherry Blossoms
City Park Jockey Delaby Suspended Two Weeks
City Park Jockey Club halted jockey Delaby for two weeks due to unsatisfactory riding as racing resumed in New Orleans. Winners included Gee Whiz at 8 to 1 in the first race Higginbotham at 8 to 5 in the second Fens at 8 to 5 in the third Jacobite at 2 to 6 in the fourth Rio Grande at 9 to 5 in the fifth and Grace Larsen at 6 to 2 in the sixth.
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New Orleans
City Park Jockey Club
Delaby
Gee Whiz
Higginbotham
Fens
Jacobite
Rio Grande
Grace Larsen
Keith's Christmas Matinee Brightens Christmas Morning
A 10 to 1 Christmas matinée at Keith's offers a full holiday bill with all acts and the orchestra. Tickets are discounted. Santa Claus distributes presents to all children under 12 on stage, assisted by the dwarf elephant Little Hip, promising a large holiday crowd.
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Keith
Santa Claus
Santa
Precaution as Health Aid with Graves Maryland Malt Whiskey
In these chilly days a stimulant is useful in emergencies. The Graves Maryland Malt Whiskey is promoted as pure and mild, with a seal and proprietors signature as proof of genuineness. It is offered at a moderate price by licensed dealers, druggists, and grocers for inclusion in medical kits.
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Graves
Maryland
Chester Sl. Graves & Sons
The Red Mill at Colonial Theatre Delights Audiences
The Red Mill continues at the Colonial Theatre with Montgomery and Stone delivering lively wit and song. Edna Fassett Stanley Hawkins and others charm in varied impersonations from Good-a-By John to Sherlock Holmes burlesque, while D L Don Neil McCay Allene Crater and six Dutch children provide humor and charm.
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Red Mill
Colonial Theatre
Montgomery and
Stone
John
Sherlock Holmes
Dr. Watson
Edna Fassett
Stanley Hawkins
Ethel Johnson
D. L. Don
Neil McCay
Allene Crater
Royal Cin galese troupe headlines Austin & Stones holiday show
Austin and Stone's Museum presents a festive week with the Royal Cin galese troupe from India as the main attraction father Rajah Raman leads eight women and ten men plus mystics and two or three high caste women. The curio hall features Bonette on the flying trapeze Jay Paige sculptor John Mandy and Cap Chittenden among others. Stage acts include Norma Phara Violet Dale Bryson and Stewart Beverly and Kramer Kitty Hoffman and the Meadows comedy company in Room 44 searing moving pictures add to the program.
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Austin & Stone's Museum
India
Rajah Raman
Curio Hall
Bonette
Jay Paige
John Mandy
Cap Chittenden
Norma Phara
Chanteuse
Violet Dale
Bryson and Stewart
Beverly and Kramer
Kitty Hoffman
Moving Pictures
The
Meadows Comedy Company
Tremont Theatre Weekly Bill Delivers Diverse Acts
George Honey Boy Evans headlines at the Tremont with a soaring singing act and fire dancing by Ida Fuller. Suzanne Adams returns with classic selections. Correll and Powell perform a high class circus routine on a tight stage. Maisie Scott debuts in American venues. ventriloquist Winton and Mc Ginty, Three Livingstone, Burton and Brooks also entertain while new film pictures join the holiday week lineup.
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George
Honey Boy
Evans
Tremont
Ida Fuller
Loie
the Tremont
Suzanne Adams
Mme. Adams
Correll and
Powell
Collins and
Hart
Maisie Scott
Vesta Victoria
Maisie
Heirs to Hoopla Delight at the Howard Atheneum
The Howard Atheneum featured a Christmas carnival variety show with acts by Sam Rice the clever Hebrew comedian and a troupe of dancers. Highlights included Lula Beeson, Lewis and Thompson, Patti Carney, Marion and Deane, the Pekin Zouaves, the Three Nightingales, C. W. Littlefield, Kennedy and Wilkins, Wygand and Wygand, Sandy Chapman, and Bellmara and Pratt. The program closed with moving pictures and a noon Christmas show.
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Sam Rice
Old Howard
Coney Island
Lula
Beeson
Lewis
Thompson
Patti Carney
Marion
Deane
Pekin Zouaves
C. W. Littlefield
Kennedy
Wilkins
Wygand
Sandy Chapman
Boston
Bellmara
Pratt
Jennie Gray
Joyces
Moving Pictures
Hub Theatre Shows US Fleet Cruise and Stage Stars
The Hub Theatre presents the US fleet departure on a 14,000 mile Pacific cruise as the headliner in Miles Bros. moving pictures. The program also features Miss May White the little opera voice Emma Felix and Master Willie Daly with a mix of comedy and sensational subjects plus instrumental music by the ladies orchestra.
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United States
Pacific
Miles Bros
Moving Pictures
Hub Theatre
May White
Emma Felix
Willie Daly
Moving Picture Theatre
Ladies’ Orchestra
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San Carlo
Pany
Edward H. Crosby
Theatre Jolliette
Scolds
Hollis Street Theatre
Globe Theatre
Palace Theatre
Orpheum Theatre
Castle Square Theatre
Keith’s Theatre
City Park
Austin & Stone’s Museum
Washington Street
Pathe Freres’ World Noted
Life OF Christ
Howes
Leeds
Lbo Mme
Siante Adams
Geo
Tremont Theatre
San Ata Ph Gehtyk
Traviata
Conti
Mmes
Nielsen
Marchi
Perego
MM. Dani
Blanchart
Villani
Pulccini
Franzini
Double Bill
IT PagUacci
Cavalleria Rusticana
Aida
Thurs
Gioconda
Rigo Jetto
Faust
Lucia
Tondon Coster
Lily Lena
Bowdoin Square
Pathe Freres
Washington and
Dover
Sts
Moving Pictures & Illustrated
U. S
Miss May White
Family Circle
Waskinsion, Cor. Beach St
Tel. Tremont
Winter St
Oston Teleatre
Lindsay
MATS
Eve'gs
Maison
America
Pele Atre
Henry Hur Jones
the Hypocrites
Dairymaids
Zoe
Niardi Cras Burles
Uers and Continuoens Vander Itle
Howard Atheneum
Roccesse
Tremont Temple Pathe Freres
Harvard Quartet
Mir
Thomas Clifford
Miss Marie Neville
Nereaves
Ewmuerson
Odd Fellows’ Hall
Tremont St
Poole
Tremont Row
the Star Orchestra
Moving Star
Reda Mill Las
Dillingham
Francis W Tilson
Bowdoin
oFarre
Sing Sing
Howard
Merry Maidens
Lulu Beeson
Austin & Stone
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