New Bostons Christmas Bills Delight Colonial Theatre Fans
Boston audiences packed the Colonial Theatre for Nat C. Goodwin in a four act comedy drama by I N Morris with a strong supporting cast led by Ruth Mackay and Flora Parker. The Usurper also plays two weeks, followed by Edna May in The School Girl at the Colonial. Richard Carle opens a three week run at the Majestic with The Tender Foot, joined by Nellie Lynch and Minerva Courtney. Carle arrives after a delayed train to big applause.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nat C. Goodwin
Boston
Colonial Theatre
Dow Maddox
Cece Senevess
N. C. Goodwin
Basil
Lord Dulverton
Norman Tha
Ruth Mackay
Polly Maddox
Viola Parker
Rosina Briggs
Georgie Meadum
Margaret Quentin
Snes
Ethel Beale
John Bull
Uncle Sam
Daisy Miller
Flora Parker
Mr. Goodwin
Beatrice Clive
The
Colonial
Edna May
Richard Carle
Majestic Theatre
Mr. Carle
Tenderfoot
Zachary Pettibone
LL. D
Paul
Todd
Herbert
Burns Honest John Martin
Henry Norman Hop Lee
Peccabuless
William Rock Marion
Aoe
Anes
Wees
Frances Knight
Sally
Nellie Lynch
Flora Jane F
Beatrice McKenzie
Patsy
Minerva Courtney
Carle
Miss Knight
Edmund
Stanley
Charles A. Morgan
Little Miss Muffet
Miss Lynch
C. Goodwin
I. N. Morris
Park Theatre Presents Joseph Entangled With Star Cast
The popular actor Henry Miller opened a two weeks engagement at the Park Theatre in Henry Arthur Jones clever comedy Joseph Entangled. Cast includes Miller Mayne Spong Glendinning Tyler Fisher Tiden Dark Crews Manners and others. Plot centers on Lady Mayne and Sir Joseph Lacy whose accidental meeting at the town house spurs jealousy and scandal leading to reconciliation. Next attraction Mr Wix and the Merry Shop Girls opens Jan 9.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Henry Miller
Park Theatre
Henry Arthur Jones
Joseph
Mit Joscor
Henry Miller Hardolph Mayne
Lady Verona
John Glendinning
Harry Tavender
Frederick Tiden
Gerald Fanmere
Lady Joyce
Uloy Manners Popov
FE Voccmilg
Stanley Dark
Tofield
Johnsonian
Mopat Pulosoddy
Ces
Walter Allen Roasmar Leis
Ices Ice Ea Ok
Eas
Frederick Tyler
Bertram Harrison Moouuau
Frank Willard
Verona Mayne
Hilda Spong
Joyce Fanmere
Pa Peegt Wreae
Erdraren Cemsereee
Electa Rule
Laura Hope- Crews
Knapman
Maggie Holloway Fisher
Lady Mayne
Sir Joseph Lacy
Mayne
Sir Joseph
Verona
Miller
Miss Fisher
Maynes
Lacy
Miss Crews
J. H. Manners
Edward KE
Rice
Mr. Wix and
The
the Park Theatre
Beyond at Steinert Hall Promises Crowded Shows
At Steinert Hall the seat sale for Beyond is in progress as the modern morality play draws crowds for a week starting January 2. The production features elaborate scenic and electrical effects with a capable company led by James A. Young and Gordon Johnstone, supported by William Herbert, Welles E. Knibbe, Lillian Lancaster, Edith A. Pond, Helen Tyrell, and others.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Steinert Hall
James A. Young
Gordon Johnstone
William Herbert
Welles E. Knibbe
Lillian Lancaster
Edith A. Pond
Helen Tyrell
Rogers Brothers at Hollis Street Theatre Delight crowds
The Rogers brothers opened a three week run at Hollis Street Theatre with a lively musical comedy. Cast includes Rudolph Kahn, Gus Rogers, Max Rogers, Josephine Cohan, Dorothy Hunting and Bessie De Voie. The show features an automobile chase, lions, fire eating, and songs like Soldier Boy and Belle of the Silvery Nile. Reviews praise the pace, chorus, and Hoffman’s catchy score.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rudolph Kahn
Gus Rogers
Adolph Finkleleiner
Max Rogers
George Hamilton Dodge
George Austin Moore P
Sareteld Welliner
Diieewesee
John Conroy
Walter Lee Leonard
Ceeseees
William Taylor
C.ceees
Louis B. Foley
Frank
Marjorie Kelliher
Josephine Cohan Emilie Lamson
Cenew
Dorothy Hunting Pong Ronoug
Emily Nice Cumupouio Bouig
Eis
Bessie de Vole
Perdouin
Okie
William ‘Torpey
Rogers Brothers
Moore
Mr. Taylor
Mr. Conroy
Mr. Kane
Mr. Foley
Josephine Cohan
Miss Hunting
Bessie de Voie
Hoffman
Silvery Nile
Polly
Hollis
John Drew
Duke of
Globe Theatre Pantomime Hanlon Brothers Thrill Crowds
The Globe Theatre hosts a two week engagement of Hanlon brothers pantomime Superba with a new script and elaborate vaudeville acts. Fred Hanlon as Pierrot leads a strong cast including Adelaide French Leander and Sylvia Elsie Baird Marie Best Pearl Ford John Haslam and William Zinel. An American pony ballet and skilled vaudeville numbers receive high applause as the troupe recreates a festive stage spectacle in Paris and Wallalia settings.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hanlon
Globe Theatre
Hanlon Brothers
Drury Lane
Wallalia
Paris
Pierrot
St. Louis Fair
Fred Hanlon
Adelaide French
Leander
Sylvia
Elsie Baird
Marie Best
Superba
Pearl Ford
Dame Durden
John H. Haslam
George Hanlon
Mr. Vanderfeller
William Zinel
Carl Heinrich von Bughouse
Belle Golden
Gretchen
Rainbow Ballet
al Waltz
Redford and
Winchester
Frederick Brothers
Jessie Burns
Catarrh Cure Testimony Promoted by Dr Agnew Powder
Testimony volumes praise Dr Agnew's Catarrhal Powder as a great catarrh cure. Men and women from across the continent claim long battles with catarrh ended in 10 minutes. The ad promises rapid relief and widespread success.
Poultry Show Set for Mechanics Building January Dates
Entries close December 31 for the Boston poultry pigeon pet stock and cat show to be held in the Mechanics Building January 17 to 21. The exhibition will be greater than ever and aims to surpass the annual Crystal Palace show in London.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Boston
Mechanics’ Building
Crystal Palace
London
Eng
Tremont Theatre Presents The County Chairman Comedy
Tremont Theatre continues George Ade's The County Chairman as a holiday attraction. Out of town visitors boost attendance. the play's wit, characterizations, and lavish pageantry delight audiences. Willis Sweatnam's antics and Willis P. Sweatnam style performance by the cast, including Ring Fisher Beaudet Chapman, sustain strong critical and popular appeal.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tremont Theatre
George Ade
New York
Tilford Wheeler
Jim Hackler
Avon
Willis P. Sweatnam
Miss Ring
Miss Fisher
Miss Beaudet
Edwin Chapman
Castle Square Theatre Delivers Under Two Flags at Castle Square
Audiences filled the Castle Square Theatre for two performances of Edward Elsmer's dramatic version of Onida's Under Two Flags. Lillian Kemble as Cigarette led a spirited cast including Ethelle Earle as Princess Carona, Frances Starr as Lady Beatrice, and Howell Hansell as Bertie Cecil Royallieu. The ensemble earned praise for intelligence and realism, with Van Buren, Wade, Morison, Jennings, Field, and Kent delivering strong portrayals before Saints and Sinners closes next week.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Castle Square
Edward Elsmer
Onida
Lillian Kemble
Cigarette
Ethelle Earle
Carona
Frances Starr
Beatrice
Howell Hansel
Bertie Cecil Royallieu
A. H. van Buren
Berkeley Cecil
Edward Wade
Lord Royallieu
Lindsay Morison
Lord Rockingham
Mr. Jennings
Colonel Chateauroy
Ben A. Field
Rake
Mark Kent
Ezra Baroni
Gabrielle Rejane Opens Boston Theatre Engagement
Mme Gabrielle Rejane, premier foreign dramatic star, arrives in Boston for a two week run at the Boston Theatre beginning Monday Jan 9. The schedule includes Ma Cousine Zaza Camille La Passerelle Sapho with matinees midweek. Tickets go on sale next Monday morning.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mme
Gabrielle Rejane
Boston
Boston Theatre
Zaza
Camille
Way Down East draws Boston Theatre crowds in third week
The Boston Theatre hosted Way Down East with its rustic setting and sentimental tale of a woman wronged. Two audiences filled the house, with standing room scarce and lively praise for Anna Moore as portrayed by Miss Phebe Davies. Hi Holler and the cast received enthusiastic reviews as the production continued its third week.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Boston
East
New England
Anna Moore
Hi Holler
Lour
Puck
Phebe Davies
Tracked Around the World at Grand Opera House
Grand Opera House presents Tracked Around the World a sensational drama by A H Woods company following a New York gambler from Chicago to Paris Madrid Morocco Tangier and back. The production features varied scenery a large cast and a clever Boston boy detective Georgie Mack and a notable vocal quartet. The crowded audience praised the company and the show is described as a decided success.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Grand Opera House
New York
Chicago
San Francisco
Paris
Madrid
Morocco
Tangier
A. H. Woods
Russia
Georgie Mack
Boston
George
Hoffman
Bowdoin Square Theatre Presents The James Boys Melodrama
Bowdoin Square Theatre drew full houses with The James Boys a sensational melodrama drawn from the outlaw tale of Jesse and Frank James and Ford. The cast included Charles Miller Jesse James Wilmer Walter Frank James Edwin Denison Bob Ford with Henry Alexander William Quantrell and others. Next week the popular Blue Jeans is set to follow.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
James
Ford
Charles Miller
Jesse James
Wilmer Walter
Frank James
Edwin Denison
Bob Ford
Henry Alexander
William Quantrell
Butler Haviland
Lige Snowball
Messrs. D
Music Hall At Boston Music Hall Irish Band and Vaudeville
Ireland's Own Band drew large crowds with St Patrick's Day and The Star Spangled Banner while soloists Lillian O Mara James Brady and Sheilah Kelly earned praise for Irish songs and jigs. Vaudeville acts Wright Huntington Brandon Hurst Enigmarelle Petro the Great Howe and Scott impressed, making the show a varied, well received evening.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Boston Music Hall
Ireland
Lillian O’mara
Michael McGinnity
James Brady
Kelly
Sheilah Kelly
Wright Huntington
Brandon Hurst
Vaueville
Will Archie
Weber and Fields
Enigmareile
Signor Allener
Ape
Petro the Great
Howe
Scott
Keith's Theatre Holiday Crowd Tops Previous Records
Keith's Theatre enjoyed record Christmas crowd levels with full morning to night shows. Children trooped in for festive trees, trained animals, and the smallest horse in the world while acts ranged from Bert Howard and Leona Bland to Warren and Gardner in blackface sketches. Carned by monologues, trapeze, and novelty acts, the program featured Mexican slack wire artist Caicedo, the Valveno brothers, Mile. Arminta, James Burke, Nat Wills impersonations, Jennie Yeavens, and a repeat of last week's biograph pictures to close.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Keith
Bert Howard
Leona Bland
Victor Moore
Mr. Bland
Warren and Gardner
Paul Barnes
Cooper
Robinson
Juan Caicedo
Valveno Brothers
Mile
Arminta
James Burke
Norman
Bryce
Nat Wills
Jennie Yeavens
Khearing
Mr. Craig
Lawrence
Young
Howard Atheneum Show Attracts Top Line Acts This Week
The Howard presents a varied program featuring LeRoy and Clayton with A Horse on Hogan, Dick Cooley trio in a Cohan musical sketch, the Dollar acrobats in ground tumbling, Caron and Farnum in a clever act, George B. Alexander and Olive Kerr scenic singing, the Jacksons’ novelty act, Cr. E. Johnson the popular coon comedian, Burke's musical dogs, Tascott the coon songs singer, Sheridan and Forrest with a new sketch, Williams and Aleene eccentric comedy, Carroll and Baker singers and dancers, Ops and Loretto, May Russell, Henry T. Waite violinist, fresh kinetograph pictures, and a new Howard burlesque I Under the Mistletoe.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
the Howard
LeRoy
Clayton
Hogan
Dick Cooley
Boston Nationals
George M. Cohan
Dollar
Caron
Farnum
George B. Alexander
Olive Kerr
Jacksons
Cr. E. Johnson
Burke
Tascott
Sheridan
Forrest
Williams
Aleene
Carroll and Baker
Ops
Loretto
May Russell
Henry T. Waite
Burlesque and Vaudeville Thrill at Columbia Theatre
Columbia Theatre delighted two large Christmas crowds with Watson's Oriental Burlesquers and a strong vaudeville bill. A lively Ocean Voyage burlesque and Krausmeyer's Alley drew laughs alongside the Lassard brothers and Miss Dupre. Star acts included Williams and Adams and the Livingstons, with Grace Leonard and other notable performers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Columbia
Watson
Oriental Burlesquers
Jeanette Dupre
Lassard Brothers
West
Williams
Wilkes
Butler
Belle Gordon
Ushers
Mr. Watson
Miss Dupre
Ikkrausmeyer’s Alley
Sol Fields
Williams and Adams
Cook
Three Livingstons
the Simpsons
Grace Leonard
Comedienne
Col.umbsa
Lyceum Theatre Hosts Rush's Bon Tons Burlesque Show
The Lyceum Theatre presents Rush's Bon Tons a clever burlesque revue praised for its up to date entertainment. The show features new costumes brisk music catchy songs electric spots and comedians who sing and perform to delight crowds.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lyceum Theatre
Rush
Bon Tons
Palace Theatre Brims With Laughs In Harry Bryant Show
The Palace Theatre thrilled yesterday with Harry Bryant's company delivering a bright lively burlesque bill. Charles H. Boyle shines in Mr. Good Player alongside a strong comedic cast and a score of talented singing and dancing girls. The olio features Collins and Vack Berry and Berry Bessie Lamb Arlington and Delmore and Rene and Honegger. The finale satirizes life in a New York women’s hotel in Hotel Girly-Girly.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Palace Theatre
Harry Bryant
Charles H. Boyle
Collins and
Vack
Berry
Bessie Lamb
Arlington
Delmore
Husband
Rene
Honegger
New York
Osaka troupe highlights Christmas museum opening
It was a merry Christmas at Austin and Stone's Museum as doors opened an hour early. English holly and evergreen wreaths filled the halls while patrons enjoyed the leading attraction, the Osaka troupe from the St. Louis fair, in a notable performance.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Austin & Stone
Japan
Osaka
St. Louis
Oriental troupe dazzles with athletic vaudeville revue
A colorful production features a dozen Orient performers led by Ioti Yakarra, famed since age 15, now with the Mikado's retinue. The show blends acrobats, dancers, and athletes, with Callbrosa the Italian Hercules and a gamut of curios such as marionettes, Punch and Judy, and a troupe including Slima Debora and the Dalton/ Powell company.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Far East
Ioti Yakarra
Orient
Asia
The
Mikado
Callbrosa
Hercules
Till
Trixie
Ben Hurana
Curio Hall
Vaudevillians
Slima Debora
Majune
Scott and Tolinson
Daltons
Benedict and Powell
Nickelodeon crowds flock to sensational weekly bill
Immense crowds flocked to Nickelodeon all yesterday for a sensational bill in the curio halls featuring Julene the reptile conqueror and her deadly serpent den, the great Salvail exclaiming gambler tricks, J N Coffey Barnums skeleton talk, Ivy Jeane the schoolgirl magician, and an athletic girls boxing contest plus a vaudeville show with Bert Howe and others. Amateur night Friday promises special prizes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Julene
Salvail
J. N. Coffey
Barnum
Ivy Jeane
Bert Howe
Williams and Dermody
Marion Barry
Long and Walsh
Dolly Perkins
Minnie Jordan
le Petit Comedienne
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Hollis Street Theatre
John J. McNally
George Hobart
Max Hoffman
Castle Square Theatre
Bowdoin Square Theatre
J. Newman & Sons Corp'n
Tremont St
Keith’s Theatre
Howard Atheneum
Columbia Theatre
Tomor
Music Hall
Tel ‘ Ox
Wright Huntington & Co
Enigmarelle
Howe & Scott
Signor Allenei
Entertainments
Raymond & Whitcomb’s
Florida
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Jacksonville
St. Augustine
Ocklawaha River
Ormond
Palm Beach
Miami
California
West Indies
Raymond & Whitcomb CO
Washington St
Union Square
Chestnut Street
Philadelphia
Charles Frohman
Joseph Entangled
Lawrence McCarty
Lessee & Manager
Wm. A. Brady
All New
GLOBE
Austin & Stone’s Museum
Tremont
Henry W. Savage
Wallack’s
S. Mats
Pastle Sb
Cariant Castle Square Theatre Dramatic Stock Co
Winter St
Eive
Bowdoin
James Boys Ny
Haymarket
Howard
Zoday A. le Roy
Cooley
Dollar Troupe
Geo
B. Alexander
Nickelodeon
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