Meddler at Tremont Sparks Boston Comedy Revival
Stuart Robson stars in Augustus Thomas The Meddler at Tremont Theatre Boston with a witty plot about a clubman wronged by a wife’s past and a blundering artist. strong supporting cast includes Theodore Babcock Harold Russell and Mrs Stuart Robson. Fete of swift scenes clever dialogue and polished stage effects marked the premiere.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Stuart Robson
Augustus Thomas
Tremont
Boston
Tremont Theatre
Robson
Withal
Theodore Babcock
Mr. Chandler
Ile
Harold Russell
Bancroft
I. C C. Bangs
George Pauncefort
Marie Burroughs
Gertrude Perry
Maud Granger
Hanlon brothers present Superba pantomime at Boston Theatre
The Hanlon brothers bring the new edition of Superba to the Boston Theatre this week with updated costumes scenery and effects. Pierrot is played by Charlies Gurer Arline Athens Eva Randolph and others deliver strong performances. The show runs this week only with the finale featuring moving pictures of naval heroes and government officials.
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Boston
Hanlon Brothers
Pierrot
Charlies Gurer
Arline Athens
Eva Randolph
Wallalia
Elorinia Oldeasile
Leander
Ada Zell
Silvia
Eloise Dupont
Gretchen
William Powers
Tony
Three Powers
Professor Shedman
Helen Dupont
Bowdoin Square Theatre Presents The Streets of New York
Sparkling Fannie Rice leads an excellent company in The Streets of New York at Bowdoin Square Theatre. The matinee and evening shows drew crowds to the West End playhouse with updated fire scenes vaudeville elements and modern stage effects. Strong cast includes E L Snader Maurice Darcy Hattie Belle Ladd and Gertrude Lovering with Florence Hale and Jennie Kendrick among others.
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Park Theatre
Casey Little Theatre
Miss Rice
Bowdoin Square
Bowdoin Square Theatre
New York
West End
Pit
Dome
Bowdoin
Tom Badger
FE. R. Phillips
Puffy
Maurice Darcy
Dan Puffy
Mark Kent
Fairweather
Carley
Phin Pooley
Messrs
D. L. Gaylord
James Levering
Redfield Clarke
W. J. Geary
Jennie Kendrick
Charlotte Hunt
Sara Burr
Stge
Three Musketeers at Castle Square Praised by Cast
The Castle Square Theatre company presented The Three Musketeers with lavish production and strong acting. Lipman as D Artagnan impressed, while Seeley as Louis and Humphrey as Richelieu earned praise. Odell and Sanders also noted for their roles. The show plays only this week.
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Castle Square Theatre Company
A. S. Lipman
D’artagnan
King Louis
Mr. Humphrey
Richelieu
N. H. Fowler
George Villiers
Mr. Morison
Count de N Rochefort
Messrs
Charles Mackay
Giles Shine
Tony Cummings
Athos
Porthos
Aramis
Lillian Lawrence
Anne of Austria
Maude Odell
Lady le Winter
Mary Sanders
Constance
Murphy Delivers Real Life Charms In Shaun Rhue At Columbia
Review notes Mr. Murphy’s natural acting makes Shaun Rhue feel lifelike with the audience fully engaged. The supporting cast includes Aner ley Sinnott Clary Camp Sheehan Daly Florence Kemble Scott and others. Kerry Gow is announced for the remainder of the week. Devils Island next week promises heightened realism with authentic embassy reception scenes and real eastern nationals.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mr. Murphy
Shaun Rhue
Columbia
Alice Anerley
Florence Sinnott
Louise Clary
Frank Kh. Camp
W. T. Sheehan
John Daly
Neil Florence
Frank Kemble
Paul Scott
Kerry Gow
Devils Island
Columbia Theatre
Dawn of Freedom at Grand Opera House Delights City
Audiences filled the Grand Opera House for the first local showing of the romantic war drama The Dawn of Freedom starring Paul Gilmore as the central figure. The plot moves through Cuba during the recent war, highlighting the Cuban side with Antonio Lopez as a patriotic leader and featuring H Rees Davies as Major Breeze. The cast received strong applause and the finale depicts the 1898 naval engagement near Santiago with a burning Spanish cruiser and The Star Spangled Banner.
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Grand Opera House
Paul Gilmore
Cuba
Santiago
Spain
Antonio Lopez
Gilmore
Carroll Daley
Sampson
Cervera
Joseph Murphy Returns to Boston Season in Theatres
Thea' Umis Coli notes Joseph Murphy's return to Boston for another season with Shaun Rhie and Werry Gow in leading roles. He again attracts a large patronage as audiences flock to his performances. The plays feature Murphy in the main characters and promise continued popularity.
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Joseph Murphy
Doston
Gensel
Shaun Rhie
Werry Gow
Sin
Mr. Murphy
Net Opty
Hollis Street Theatre hosts Goodwin and Elliott closing week
A large Hollis Street audience applauded N. C. Goodwin and Maxine Elliott as they opened the third and final week of their engagement. Goodwin impressed as the brave young spy showing versatility beyond comedy, while Elliott contributed strong support in a performance noted for charm and emotion. A special Thursday matinee is planned.
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Hollis Street Theatre
N. C. Goodwin
Maxine Elliott
Goodwin
Mr. Goodwin
Miss Elliott
Boston Plan for Mr Goodwins New York Run
The Boston exhibition circuit notes Mr Goodwins staging for a pro matinee with New York opening next Monday. Seen next Saturday a single performance of An American Citizen marks Goodwins triumph, closing with A Gilded Traat.
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Tors
Mr. Goodwin
Nathan Male
New York
Goodwin
Vaudeville Night at Keith's Delights Large Audience
The holiday entertainment at Keith's showcased Aubrey Boucicault in Sardou’s A Scrap of Paper with Miss Brandon Douglas, and John Bowker’s Hawaii travelogue. Jules Levy impressed on cornet while Mme Stella Costar Levy sang operatic pieces. Additional acts by Ed Favor and Edith Sinclair, Carr and McLeod, Murphy and Nolan, Fox the clown, Wilona and Clayton sisters, Avolos, and Gies’s Japanese stereopticon followed.
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Keith's
Aubrey Boucicault
Seith
Boucicault
Sardou
Brandon Douglas
John Bowker
Hawaii
Mr. Bowker
Jules Levy
Mme
Stella Costar-Levy
Ed Favor
Edith Sinclair
Carr
McLeod
Capital
Murphy and Nolan
Fox
Wilona
Clayton
Avolos
Rhode Island
Illinois
Gies
Grand Theatre presents Pousse Cafe from New York a grand week
The Grand Theatre hosts a major New York production Pousse Cafe by a company of about sixty performers. Notable names include Pred Halen Mollie Fuller and John C Sparks. The show opens with Myr Hallen and Fuller and closes with a music sketch by the Johnsons Daily and Hilton. The burlesque finale Pousse Cafe features rich dialogue and music and the song Lou is encore favorite.
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Grand Theatre
New York
Broadway
Music Hall
Thom
Pred Hallen
Hallen and
Hirt
Mollie Fuller
John C. Sparks
Big Bunch
Ie Snow
Imyr
Hallen
Miss Fuller
the Johnsons
Dally and
Hilton
Bernards
Wields
Harria
Weber
Rec
Lyceum Theatre Presents Tammany Tigers Burlesque and Shadowscope
The Lyceum features the Tammany Tigers company with strong chorus, fine costuming, and vaudeville specialties. Shadowscope moving pictures replace burlesque, with notable acts by the Chappelle sisters ventriloquism by Charles Weston and automata, Flora the tough girl, the Tiller troupe, German comics Carlin and Clark, and a four man music act. The review praises the production, costumes, and lively finale before announcing next week’s Moulin Rouge showcase.
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Lyceum Theatre
Lyceum
Tammany Tigers
Chappelle Sisters
Charles Weston
Mile
Flora
Tiller
Carlin and
Clark
Howard
Russell
Edwards
Whiting
Mgr. Edwards
Silvern
Emerie
Air
Fred Rider
Moulin Rouge Company
Palace Theatre Burlesque and Vaudeville Weekcard
Jang's operatic burlesquers present Bradley's Surprise and a star vaudeville lineup led by Lottie Sattlar Vedi Mansfield Ardell sisters and De Ruis Cranville. The finale features The Chorus Girls Troubles with cake walking contest invites entries. Next week Denman Thompson in The Old Homestead at Boston Theatre, big advance sales.
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Palace Theatre
Jang
Yeserday the Hose
Boston
Ardell Sisters
Nicholas de Ruis
Parkers
Austins
Lottie Sattlar
Virginia Rosebuds
Coyne
Walsh
Zanfrettas
de Ruis and Cranville
Old Homestead
Denman Thompson
Boston Theatre
Bertha Stelle Mason
Mary J. Sherwood
Handel and Haydn Society Returns to Messiah Concert
The Handel and Haydn Society for its eighty fourth season presented a second Messiah concert at Music Hall with soloists Mmes Maconda and Jacoby Messrs Hamlin and Bispham and conductor Reinhold L Herman. Improved chorus organization showed in better ensemble though some qualities noted from Sunday remained.
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Handel and Haydn Society
Music Hall
Mmes. Maconda and
Jacoby
Messrs
Hamlin
Bispham
Reinhold L. Herman
Concert reception greets Herman to an immense audience
A large crowd welcomed Mr. Herman with warm applause after each number, praising the soloists, chorus, and orchestra for their fine performance. The event drew many first-time viewers and left the audience clearly appreciative of the music.
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Erally
Herman
Hackett to star in Rupert of Hentzau at Hollis Street Theatre
James K. Hackett leads his own company in Rupert of Hentzau at Hollis Street Theatre starting Monday for a one week engagement. The former Lyceum favorite returns as a premier actor in a role tied to his Zenda success and renewed by fan interest.
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Hollis Street Theatre
James K. Hackett
Daniel Frohman
Lyceum Company
Hackett
Sterling
Mr. Hackett
Rupert of
Bijou Opera House screens Pope Leo biograph series
Large audiences attended the Bijou Opera House for biograph pictures of Pope Leo XIII. The program duplicated showings at Keith's and Carnegie Hall, London and Rome views plus other fine stereopticon pictures from the past two years. '. H. Cummings explained the Pope’s daily life at the Vatican and how the biograph pictures were produced. Showings run 2:30 and 8:00 p m daily.
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Bijou Opera House
Pope Leo Mili
Keith’s
Carnegie Hall
New York
Rome
Europe
Pope Leo
H. Cummings
Vatican
Goodwins Entertain Theatrical Guests After Performance
N C Goodwin and Maxine Tillett hosted their own guests and many theater friends at a dinner on Hollis Street Theatre stage after last night performance of Nathan Hale. Guests included Stuart Robzon and company Fanny Rice and husband and the company performing Because She Loved Him So at the Poston Museum.
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Boston Museum
New York
Boston
Thery
J. E. Dodson
Ida Conquest
Edwin Arden
Kate Meek
Arnold Daly
Leonora Braham
William Smith
Maggie Fielding
Tully Marshall
Annie Russell
Catherine
N. C. Goodwin
Maxine Tillett
Hollis Street Theatre
Nathan Jlale
Stuart Robzon
Fanny Rice
Poston Museum
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