The Devil's Disciple Opens at Hollis with Shaw Drama
Richard Mansfield stars in George Bernard Shaw's The Devil's Disciple at the Hollis for a one week engagement. The review notes Shaw’s satirical style, Dick Dudgeon’s redemption arc, and strong supporting turns by Judith Anderson Evelyn Briscoe and Forrest and Weaver.
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Richard Mansfield
Hollis
Mr. Shaw
Shaw
Dick Dudgeon
Mr. Mansfie
Mansfield
Judith Anderson
Miss Evelyn
Boston
Miss Briscoe
Essie
Mr. Johnson
John Drew
Belle of New York Delights Boston Audience in Sold Out Run
The Park Theatre opened with The Belle of New York before a packed house. Edna May and Phyllis Rankin drew praise, Dan Daly’s minor accident delayed his appearance, and Dan Dodd filled in well. The advance sales hint at a prolonged engagement amid strong overall reception.
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Park Theatre
Belle of
New York
Boston Theatre
Edna May
Dainty Phyllis Rankin
Fifi
Harry Davenport
George Schiller
William Norris
William Cameron
George Fortesque
Marie George
Chrissie Carlyle
Paula Edwardes
Dan Daly
Daly
Norris
Dodd
Boston
Harbor Lights Shines Again At Bowdoin Square Theatre
Boston patrons witnessed Harbor Lights at Bowdoin Square Theatre with Emily Rigg leading a new cast. The melodrama from Simms and Pet titling drew praise for its modern scenic effects and coastal English setting.
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Harbor Lights
Simms and Pettitt
Boston
Bowdoin Square Theatre
Emily Rigg
Hanlon Brothers Present Superba in Boston Second Week
The Boston Theatre hosted the Hanlon brothers pantomime Superba entering its second and closing week. The show featured eight performing electric banjos, original stage devices, and a fairyland mood highlighted by Eugenia Dingens, Ellenore Carroll, Anna Stannard, Louise Truax, and Prince Leander portrayal. Rossi and Powers siblings impressed with acrobatics and bicycle tricks while Charles Guyer provided comic relief.
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Superba
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Ellenore Carroll
Wallallia
Anna Stannard
Prince Leander
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Silva
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Powers Brothers
Charles Guyer
Circus Girl closes as Boston Museum winds down engagement
The merry musical comedy The Circus Girl enters its closing week at the Museum with high advance sales and popular prices for the final Saturday performance on Jan 1. Cast members Fabris Young Baker Howe Slavin Edwards Hickman are praised for their work and Boston audiences are said to have formed strong attachments. Beginning next Monday the Passion Play cinema show at the Boston Museum offers seat sales at 8 o clock with lower floor tickets at 50 7% cents and $1 and other discounts applies for the rest of the house. The portrayal by Horitz Austria peasants has drawn notable responses in American cities visited.
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Francis Wilsons company opens second week of Half a King
Tremont Theatre crowds enjoy Francis Wilson and his opera company in Half a King as they close the engagement. Miss Glaser delivers appealing songs while Wilson provokes laughter and earns a warm reception from enthusiastic listeners.
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Keith's Theatre Opening Sells Out with Variety Show
A packed Keith's house on opening day features T Nelson Downs' famed coin manipulation act drawing praise for palming. The Mortons, Clara Louise, and Carl Damann troupe plus Hastings and Wright headline vocals, dancing, and acrobats. A monkey circus and new Europe views delight children and adults alike.
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Indian Chiefs Attend Mayor Visit at Columbia Theatre
Seven Indian braves were guests of Mayor Quincy in recent days and then appeared at the Columbia Theatre in Scott Marble’s Great Train Robbery. The performance featured the chiefs Big Casino Crazy Bear Spotted Bull Hailstones-in-His-Stomach Three Crows Bull Tail and Pawnee Killer alongside a large, skilled company. The show included an attempted express robbery plot with seven cowboys, harp songs, Irish songs, a Yankee farmer monologue, and shooting acts. The cast included Theodore De Vere as Tom Gordon Florence Lytelle as Alice Bennett and other strong performances. The Tremont Temple Star Course night featured Mme Clementine De Vere and Mrs Clara Mur-
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Express Company
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Charles Robinson
Cal” Stewart
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Tom Gordon
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Alice Bennett
Jorge Robinson
Sam Carter
Dan Hollis
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James Boys melodrama thrills Grand Theatre crowd
An enthusiastic South End audience last evening enjoyed Frank Javarine's The James Boys at the Grand Theatre. The production features Jesse and Frank James in a historically accurate melodrama with a hold up, express car theft, cottage fire, and Jesse James murder. Cast includes Lavarnie as Jesse, Wallace Campbell as Frank, with Isabel Pitt Lewis and Bessie Hunter. A ten act vaudeville bill, animal acts at the Zoo, and Irwin Brothers burlesque also headline against a busy entertainment slate at Palace Theatre and others.
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Frederick Murray
Joseph Donahue
George W. Watson
Joseph de Grasse
Mark Kent
James M. Hall
Isabel Pitt Lewis
Bessie Hunter
James K. Keane
Devenes
Mabel Hart
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Tourgee
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Bill White
Burton Holmes Lectures at Music Hall Next Week
Mr Burton Holmes illustrated lectures announced to be held Wednesday evenings and Saturday afternoons at Music Hall starting next week. Seats go on sale tomorrow morning with descriptive pamphlets at the box office. Holmes is recognized as Mr John L Stoddards West successor.
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Bride Elect at Boston Theatre Promises Rich Opera Spectacle
One of the season’s largest advance sales opened at the Boston Theatre for John Philip Sousa’s comic opera The Bride Elect. The production, costing $40,000, features Italian color themes, Capri scenery, and a palace setting, with a strong cast led by Nella Bergen and Christie MacDonald. Ben Teal directs rehearsals.
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Christmas Wonders and Acts Dominate Boston Museum Scene
The Austin and Stone's Museum in Boston thrives with crowds as Carlosa performs a high ladder act and exotic shows like the Lablanch sisters and the Zarros troupe. Great Peter the Small captivates Zoo visitors this week, with Orissa twins ending their run and a toy-shop dream play featuring elaborate dance and special effects.
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Zarros
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Bibi a Comedy of Toys at Bijou Opera House
A charitable theatrical at the Bijou Opera House presents Bibi a Comedy of Toys on Fri day evening Dec 31 and Sat afternoon Jan 1 to aid the Free Home for Consumptives Dorchester. The cast features Gluepot Katy Bibi Angelica Topsy Caramel Tillerope Bonbon Sylvania the Doll Head Sandman Moon Owl etc with Mary A C Rearson Frank Emery Callahan Gus Andrews Frank Lane Gaynor O Gorman and others in a charming sketch by Charles Barnard.
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Gaynor O’gorman
Charles Barnard
Salvation Oil Claim Promises Rheumatism Cure
An advertisement proclaims Salvation Oil as a remedy that has cured many cases of rheumatism when other treatments failed with a price of 25e.
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