Sign of the Cross arrives in Boston in two week run
Wilson Barrett's The Sign of the Cross opens at the Museum marking its Boston debut after prior runs in St Louis and London. The melodrama on a religious theme centers on Marcus Superbus and Mercia with Nero as judge.
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Boston
Wilson Barrett
The
Museum
St. Louis
Mr. Barrett
England
Lyric Theatre
London
Nero
Marcus Superbus
Rome
Mercia
Marcus
Ober Ammergau
Lillah McCarthy
Maud Jefferies
Chris
War of Wealth staged at Boston Theatre with Carey as author
The pretentious drama The War of Wealth by Charles T. Carey opened at the Boston Theatre last night. The plot centers on two bank partners and their loves with several exciting episodes, a by play, and a cast including George W. Deyo Henry Herman Thomas A. Wise Ben Cotton Fannie McIntire Gertrude Witty Dainty Lovering and Mrs. Ben Cotton. The play runs this and next week with notable performances by the principal cast.
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Charles T. Carey
Boston
Major Pinckney Poindexter
John Warfield
Sanford Farley
George W. Deyo
Henry Herman
Major
Thomas A. Wise
Ben Cotton
Cassius
Fannie McIntire
Gertrude Whitty
Dainty Lovering
Lost Strayed or Stolen draws record Boston crowds
The Park Theatre hosted Morse and Goodwin’s musical comedy Lost Strayed or Stolen to packed houses last night and the week’s end run is said to break all attendance records. Miner and Brooks receive praise for the show's strong organization and high quality.
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Park Theatre
Boston
Morse & Goodwin
Miner & Brooks
My Friend From India at Park Theatre
The humor centers on Theosophy as a learned ruse used by a pork packer to elevate his family. A barber is entangled in the plan as “The Order of the Yellow Robe” rises and falls amid witty situations. The Smyth & Rice company stars Frederic Bond and others with a happy ending.
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India
Park Theatre
H. A. du Souchet
Order of the Yellow Robe
Smyth & Rice
Frederic Bond
Edward Abeles
Charles Arthur
Walter E. Perkins
Marion Giroux
Kenyon Bishop
Louise Galloway
Helen Reimer
May Vokes
Belasco Play Impresses Boston Audiences at Hollis
The Heart of Maryland closing week opened last night to a crowded Hollis house. Belasco's play and Mrs. Leslie Carter's acting drew praised notices as cast members vied to outdo one another in merit. Promising word suggests peak patronage for final performances though the play may skip New England venues.
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Heart of Maryland
Hollis
New England
David Belasco
John Drew
The Prudent Use of Dr Bull Cough Syrup Cited
A reader endorses Dr Bull's Cough Syrup as invaluable and handy for daily use, praising its prudent prophylactic value.
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Dr. Bull
Hopper Company Shines in El Capitan at Tremont Theater
A Tremont audience applauded De Wolf Hopper and company in Sousa’s comic opera El Capitan. Edna Wallace Hopper Nella Bergan Alfred Klein and others delivered strong performances. Hopper’s run ends this week with one matinee on Saturday Jan 2, then Francis Wilson begins Jan 4 with Half a King and tickets go on sale Dec 31.
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de Wolf Hopper
Sousa
Tremont Theatre
Hopper
Edna Wallace Hopper
Nella Bergan
Alfred Klein
Edmund Stanley
Thomas Guise
John Parr
Alice Hosmer
Wilson
Abbey, Schoeffel & Grau Co. (Ltd
Dewolf Hopper
EL Capitan
Keith's Weekly Vaudeville Bill Delights Boston Audience
The current week's Keith’s program pleases with Woodward’s sea lions the Knarf trio and Frank Kennedy with the Marshall girls. Skaters the Snow family andcomedians McIntyre and Heath provide humor while Duncan Pettingill Sablon Sands and De Wo. entertain with songs sketches and novelty acts. Strong camera views in cinematographe and novelty acts round out a lively holiday show.
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Keith's
Woodward's
Knarf
Frank Kennedy
Little Marshall
Gertrude Marshall
Mr. Kennedy
Snow Family
Boston
McIntyre
Heath
Lewis and
Ernest
Merellos
la Petite Freddie
de Bessell
Cinematographe
Broadway
New York
Capital Pictures
Power of the Press thrills Monday audience
Augustus Pitou presents The Power of the Press drawing strong crowd last night. The melodrama features Sing Sing and Manhattan Athletic Club scenes with a hero husband and heroine, a protecting club member, light comedy, and staunch performances by Hillis Coulter Brinker Lamson Poland and Stella Poland. Next week Charlie's Aunt with a strong company.
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Augustus Pitou
Sing Sing
Manhattan Athletic Club
New York
Hillis
Coulter Brinker
Stephen Carson
David Wall
Miss Lamson
Stella Poland
Chariley
John Drew to Stage Rosemary at Hollis Street Theatre
John Drew comes to Hollis Street Theatre next Monday for a limited engagement. Seats go on sale at 8 this morning. Rosemary by Parker and Carson features Drew in a new role, with Maud Adams as his leading woman and the same New York supporting company.
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John Drew
Hollis Street Theatre
Hollis
Maud Adams
Mr. Drew
New York
Revival of The Bohemian Girl Draws Large Audience
The Bohemian Girl was revived last evening to evident delight with Miss Lane earning encores for Arline. Mr. Murray as the Governor of Presbury sang better than usual. The cast and chorus met the house’s high standard. Next week The Royal Middy will be presented.
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Miss Lane
Arline
Mr. Murray
Presbury
Powers Delivers Versatile Monologue At Tremont Temple
Leland Powers performed a refined Boston entertainment featuring scenes from three acts of Lord Chumley. His portrayal of varied characters showcased strong expression and voice control, highlighting refinement and audience interest in the regular Tremont Temple-Star course.
The Smugglers at New Grand Theatre Ends Week Run
A melodrama by Augustus Wolford presented by his company at the New Grand Theatre features Willis G Marble as Jack Hardy revenue officer and Alice Snyder as Edith Lyndon heroine. The cast includes Paul Scott as Bill Hicks and James O Leary plus Elwyn Stevens in a well mounted production with an impressive five act display including shipboard explosion and sea fire. The new alio bill showcases Charles Barringer and Estelle Keane in a fresh comedietta The Fal
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New Grand Theatre
Augustus Wolford
Paul Scott
Bill Hicks
Willis G. Marble
Jack Hardy
Alice Snyder
Edith Lyndon
James O'Leary
Elwyn Stevens
Charles Barringer
Estelle Keane
Mend it or it’ll end you reform rallying cry
A historical line frames reform as a battle against abuses by officials and society. It urges the sufferer to cure the cough and avoid ruin, suggesting practical remedies as a civic remedy amid reform discourse.
Howard Atheneum Presents Weber & Field Vau Devillre Club
The Howard Atheneum hosted a Weber Field vau deville program with Farrell and Taylor, Carr and Jordan, John Kernell, the Stewart sisters, John and Emma Ray, Johnson Davenport and Laurella, Fields and Lewis, Johnny Ray, George Leslie, Annie E Sylvester, John H Mack, Miss Mulvey and Miss Inman, Billy Barlow, Crane, G W Andrews, Black Mario, and Sam Devere's company announced as the next attraction.
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Howard Atheneum
Weber & Field
Farrell
Taylor
Carr
Jordan
John Kernell
The
Howard
Stewart Sisters
John
Emma Ray
Johnson
Davenport
Laurella
Farmer
Fields
Lewis
Johnny Ray
Miss Mulvey
Miss Inman
Billy Barlow
Crane
G. W. Andrews
Black Mario
George Schailler
Professor Schlam
William Russell
Sam Devere
Grand Opera House Promotes Strong Week Bill
Howard A. Hill stages a powerful program featuring the stock company's melodrama Alone in London and a lengthy vaudeville. The thirty second week of performances includes the English tale of Richard Redcliffe who deserts his wife Annie Meadows after a London marriage and a boy.
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Howard A. Hill
Grand Opera House
London
Richard Redcliffe
Spriggins
Annie Meadows
Health and motherhood promotion from Dr Pierce’s remedies
An advertisement extols Dr. Pierce's Favorite Prescription as the cure for feminine weakness and a path to healthy motherhood. It claims benefits for the baby and ease of parturition, with testimonials from Mrs. F. K. Forgey and references to other products like Golden Medical Discovery and Pleasant Pellets.
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Tee
F. KB. Forgey
Carns, Keyapaha, Co
Neb
D. Billings
Old Lover Aids Annie in London Rescue Drama
In a London bound tale Nadine Winston plays Annie, pursued by Redcliffe and allies who flood a sluice house to destroy her. John Biddlecomb, aided by Tom Chickweed, tries to save her but fails as the law finally brings the villains to justice. Wilbur Higby shines as the heroic Biddlecomb.
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Annie
John Biddlecomb
Tom Chickweed
London
Biddlecomb
Redcliffe
Law
Nadine Winston
Wilbur Higby
Dorothy Paige
Jim” Hall
Wilson
Conroy
McDonald
Listonas
Fungalore
Barr and Evans
Hornbys
Nellie Painchand
Farewell appearance of Lalloo the Burmese freak in city
The public filled Austin and Stone's Museum to bid farewell to Lalloo the Burmese two bodied freak. The show featured X-ray tests, possible surgery to separate bodies, and a lineup of sideshows and acts including Youna and Wistana, Eugenie Garetta's cockatoos, and the Grauss yodelers, with theater entertainment by numerous performers.
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Lalloo
Austin & Stone’s Museum
Boston
Laboo
Medical Boston
Youna
Wistana
Eugenie Garetta
Bell
Grauss
May Walsh Ireland
la Bell Brothers
Senorita Cochita
Antonio Martinez
Smith Brothers
Donahue and
Lucette
the Ricketts
Victoria Estelle
Harry Barrymore
Shattuck Quartet
Martin Hennessy
Ronzello Troupe
Maude Olcott
Harry Co. Perkins
Ishams Octoroons Stage Diverse Palace Theatre Show
John W Ishams Octoroons presented a week at the Palace Theatre with a strong ensemble of colored performers. The program opened with The Blackville Derby and featured Keiley Preston Bethel Jones Fidler and McIntosh acts plus two terpsichorean ballets with electric effects. The show closed with opera selections including Bessie Lee Henry M Jackson Blanch Arlington and Gussie Davis and a five part grand finale with William J Accope.
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John W. Isham
Octoroons
England
Palace Theatre
Blackville
Keiley and
Preston
Bethel and
Jones
Harry Fidler
Tom McIntosh
Old Madrid
Bessie Lee
Henry M. Jackson
Blanch Arlington
Gussie L. Davis
William J. Accope
Nickelodeon House Versus Crowds Delighting Local Audiences
The Nickelodeon offers hourly performances with crowded crowds. Acts include Jack the human dog and Arizona Jack while Maher and McDonald perform sword and wrestling acts. Sharp shooters and a Texas lynching reenactment also feature, with Lillian West and her bloomer girls minstrels drawing big audience interest.
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Nickelodeon
Jack
Arizona Jack
Maher
McDonald
Texas
William Lee
Lillian West
Bloomer Girls Minstrels
Fall of Babylon exhibition at Masonic Temple
Rochegrosse's great painting The Fall of Babylon opened to the public at the Masonic Temple yesterday and will be on view daily from 10 am to 11 pm. A descriptive lecture will be delivered each hour to explain the historical events depicted.
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Babylon
Rochegrosse
Masonic Temple
Creditors of Austin Corbin Estate Form Syndicate
At a creditors meeting on Saturday the estate of Austin Corbin was decided to syndicate collateral loans totaling about 1.09 million dollars chiefly secured by Long Island Railroad stock. The syndicate of about thirty creditors is guaranteed against loss by Mrs. Corbin, who has placed substantial real estate in trust for the protection of the lenders during liquidation.
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New York
Austin Corbin
Calendar of 1897 from Boston offers portraits of actresses
The 11 by 15 inch calendar reproduces cabinet photos of Mary Hampton May Irwin and Maud Adams with enamel blue brown and gold embossing. Send 10 cents for packing and postage to X Zalia Company 3 Beacon Street Boston to receive a calendar.
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Boston
Mary Hampton
May Irwin
Maud Adams
X-Zalia Company
Beacon Street
Mass
Pyro-Febrin Co Offers Free Sample Headache Tablets
The Pyro-Febrin Company of Northampton Massachusetts will mail a free sample box of their headache tablets to anyone sending their name and address with a 2 cent stamp. The offer is available this week only.
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Pyro-Febrin Company
Northampton
Mass
City records face indictment over unsafe fire risk
State record commissioners warn Mayor Quincy to provide a fireproof depository for vital birth and death records kept at the Old Court House. Record Commissioner Swan criticizes Boston for lacking protection, noting Governor Greenhalge’s prior inquiry and threatening proceedings if no action is taken.
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State Record Commissioners’ Office
Quincy
Whitmore
Swan
Greenhalge
Old Court House
Boston’s
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