New Boston engagements feature Mann Lipman in The Red Kloof
Louis Mann and Clara Lipman head a Boston burlesque to serious theatre shift with The Red Kloof a Boer life drama at the Museum. Mann Plays Piet Prinsloo with a blend of broad comedy and pathos while Lipman expands into demanding emotional scenes. The two are praised for artistic progress and audience growth. The cast includes Lionel Adams, Daniel Jarrett, Stephen Maley, and others. two weeks follow with Don Cesar's Return.
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Louis Mann
Clara Lipman
Museum
Boston
Mr. Mann
Miss Lipman
Eliza
Mona Prinsloo
Transvaal
Potter
The Chaperons at Columbia Theatre Opens Boston Run
The musical travesty The Chaperons opened at the Columbia Theatre marking a return after three weeks. Frank Perley’s singing comedians present the first Boston showing with notable costumes and a series of musical acts led by Marie Cahill Eva Tanguay Mae Stebbins and Edd Redway.
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Columbia Theatre
Frank Perley
Boston
Mint
Paris
Egypt
Harry Conor
Hoyt
Adam Hogg
Chicago
Pork Packer
Joseph C. Miron
Joseph C. Miron, Another Bostonian, As Signor Bassinli
Marie Cahill
Eva Tanguay
Mae Stebbins
Margaret McKinney
Edd Redway
Boston Theatre Dares Return of Way Down East
The Boston Theatre welcomed the pastoral Way Down East for a fifth time with a well filled house and added realism. Marion Shirley shines as Kate with Phebe Davies as Anna Moore, supported by a strong cast including Robert A. Fischer and Sara Stevens. The engagement runs for three weeks.
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Boston
Theresa
L. Shirley Brewster
Marion
Kate Miss Shirley
Phebe Davies
Anna Moore
Robert A. Fischer
Squire Bartlett
Sara Stevens
Mrs. Bartlett
Ulric B. Collins
David
Frank Currier
Professor Sterling
Felix Hapey
Hi Holler
W. Ellwanger
Lennox Sanderson
Frank Bell
Rube Whipple
Ella Hugh Tood
Martha Perkins
Campbell Donald
Glover Ware
G. Leigh
Jane Willard
Grand Opera House melodrama on the road to ruin
A fragment notes a melodrama titled Grand Opera House the Road to Ruin presented in roots with several scenes, reflecting a stage program item at a local venue.
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Grand Opera House
More Than Queen at Tremont Theatre Delights Crowd
Tulia Arthur presents Emile Bergerat play More Than Queen at Tremont Theatre last night to a large audience. Humphrey earns praise for Napoleon portrayal, while Miss Knott surprises with strong, well enunciated performance. Cast members Ogden Stevens Junot and Ward McDonald also praised for solid work.
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Tulia Arthur
Emile Bergerat
Tremont Theatre
Napoleon
Josephine
Humphrey
Ogden Stevens
Lucien Bonaparte
Ward McDonald
Junot
Bessie Humphrey
Milo Avrillon
Se beria at Bowdoin Square Theatre Opens to Crowds
Bowdoin Square Theatre presented Barley Campbell's famous play Si beria for the first time at popular prices by a stock company yesterday. The opening drew packed audiences afternoon and evening. Lytell as Naigoff and Dreux as Sara received praise, with strong support from Thornton Cantwell Summers and others. The production runs one week with a lavish staging and strong performances from Carl Fey, E. D. Denison, Gilmore Hammond, and a large company in supporting roles.
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Siberia
Bowdoin Square Theatre
Family Playhouse
Bowdoin
Mr. Lytell
Nicholas Naigoff
Miss Dreux
Sara
Miss Thornton
Marie
Miss Cantwell
Vera
Miss Summers
Miss de Foe
Drayna
Miss Parker
Maria
Carl Fey
Jaracoff
E. D. Denison
Michael Sparta
Gilmore Hammond
Ivan
E. R. Philip
Trotsky
D. L. Gaylord
Janowsky
Lawrence Merton
Lieutenant Smarloff
Sidney Morse
Koskoff
Frank Marr
Frank Anderson
James Levering
Gilbert Fenner
Walter Lloyd
Samuel
Bijou Opera House Proves Gounod Opera a Success
Bijou Opera House last night presented Gounod's opera with its permanent stock company to a full house. George Tallman as Faust and Clara Lane as Marguerite drew strong audience endorsement in the garden scene. Bowman Ralston as Mephisto, J. K. Murray as Valentine, and George Shields as Wagner received generous applause. Hattie Bell Ladd as Siebel and Bessie Fairbairn as Martha pleased. The chorus and soloists earned warm praise. Frances Knight to perform Siebel tonight.
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Bijou
George Tallman
Faust
Clara Lane
Mareeuerite
Bowman Ralston
Mephisto
J. K. Murray
Valentine
George Shields
Hattie Bell Ladd
Martha
Bessie Fairbairn
Frances Knight
Siebel
Park Theatre To Begin Morocco Bound In America
Park Theatre Boston announces the first American production of Morocco Bound with opening night next Saturday. The operatic show, a London success for over two years, features lyric author famed for San Toy and The Geisha. The story follows Spoofah Bey, an Irish renegade serving the Grand Vizier, seeking a troupe to entertain Morocco’s populace.
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Park Theatre Management
America
Park Theatre
Boston
London
Morocco
England
Moroccco
Faversham Shines in A Royal Rival at Hollis Street
Hollis Street Theatre presents William Faversham in A Royal Rival marking the second week of his Boston run. Faversham delivers a vivid, lifelike Cesar de Bazan amid a strong supporting cast led by Julie Opp as Marita and Eewin Stevens as Don Jose. The crowd praised his performance, the company, stage settings, and enchanting costumes.
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Boston
William Faversham
Hollis Street
Jon Cesar de Bazan
Mr. Waversham
Julie Opp
Marita
Eewin Stevens
Don Jose
Harum Portrayed by Mr. Crane at Colonial Theatre
Mr. Crane opened the second week at the Colonial Theatre with Westcott's David Harum, delighting the audience with the old horse trader’s humor and shrewdness. Supporting bits, including Chet Timson by Mr. Jackson, impressed with self importance and freshness.
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Mr. Crane
Colonial Theatre
Westcott
David Harum
Chet Timson
Mr. Jackson
Circus Narrative Voices in Local Memoir
The passage praises the storytelling craft of Westcott and Miss Clerk, highlighting accurate depiction without exaggeration. It notes Miss Clark’s deft role as a foil to Mr. Crane during the circus tale, praising restraint and effectiveness in presentation.
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Westcott
Castle Square Theatre Presents The Sporting Duchess Comeback
The Sporting Duchess proves a leading success at Castle Square Theatre as it enters the second and closing week under favorable auspices. The production’s scenic elements and artistic stage pictures are praised. The show runs this week before Monday’s elaborate staging of The Two Orphans, with attendees receiving a miniature calendar as a souvenir.
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Castle Square Theatre
Keith's Theatre Sees Record Attendance for Weekday Show
The first day of the week drew the largest crowd in two years with standing room after 2 p.m. The bill featured trained elephants Liliputian acrobats and comic acts by James and Fannie Donovan Colbri's midgets and Dick Jose. Newsboys in the second balcony joined the evening chorus as Gracie and Dolly Gray drew laughs.
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Keith
Tiewitts
Chalk Saunders
Lockhart
Colbri
James
Fannie Donovan
Id Lutell
John T. Thorne
Grace Carleton
Lester
Jermon
Gainsborough Octet
Jose
Belle Brandon
Brotherhood of Man
Gracie
Dolly Gray
Music Hall's Burlesque Company Opens With Lively Pousse Cafe
Music Hall yesterday inaugurated a new stock company to present burlesques and travesties on popular plays. The debut performance Pousse Cafe featured Maude Odell, Augustus Cook, Jake Bernard, and Blanche King with a lively program including a spoof on Sky Farm titled Fly Farm. Vaudeville acts preceded and followed the main show as Boston audiences responded to the breezy, comic entertainment.
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Music Hall
Weber & Fields
New York
Paris
Louis de Juange
Augustus Cook
Jake Bernard
Robert Harris
Samuel Sidman
Blanche King
Frank Lalor
Charmion Returns Headlining Howard Bill of Varied Talent
Charmion headlines a brisk Howard Theatre program built on lively acts and rapid tempo. The bill features Sheik Hadji Tahar’s Arabian Mamelukes, O'Brien and Havel in A Newsboy's Courtship, Lew Hawkins in blackface, ventriloquist A. O. Duncan, George H. Wood, Dooley and Fowley, Irish team Tenley and Simonds, plus Mar tinetti Sutherland Yamamoto Racketts Hayes brothers Clara Douglas Miriam Ainsworth and others in a packed vaudeville showcase.
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Charmion
Sheik Hadji Tahar
O'Brien
Havel
Dooley and
Fowley
Elmer Tenley
Teddy Simonds
Martinetti and Sutherland
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Wire
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Clara Douglas
Coon
McBride
Goodrich
Miriam Ainsworth
Brandon and
Arlington
J. W. Clifford
Howard Comedy
Charley Burnham
Lew Hawking
Martinettti and Sutherland
Yamamoto Japs
Dooley
A. O. Duncan
Tenley and Simonds
Geo. H. Wood
Racketts
Yucca Queen of Muscle Credits Farm Help in Youth
Mme Yucca, famed for her remarkable development, says her strength grew from helping a girl on her father's Ger farm fields. She credits early labor with shaping her physique and resolve.
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Mme. Yucca
Ger
Enduring Eve and a Colorful Stage Extravaganza
The article depicts a vigorous outdoor lifestyle shaping a stately woman famed for strength. It notes boxing in stormy weather with her husband and a celebrated show by Al and Mamie Anderson titled The Colored Swell Affair. It highlights a crowded Curio Hall program featuring numerous performers and acts amid a bustling theater scene.
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Cetewayo
Torketto
Mamie Anderson
Curio Hall
Edward Stickney
Alphonses
Hebrew Carnival at Popular House Draws Big Crowd
Thousands visited the popular house yesterday to see Manager Walker present the genuine Yiddish or Hebrew carnival. The event showcased top talent with encores, including Max Hamburg imitating Sousa leading a band and many other noted performers. The hall offered 100 attractions and hourly vaudeville acts with amateur night Friday.
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Walker
Max Hamburg
Sousa
Max Winslow
Sol Roninski
Abe Goldstone
Levi Rosenstein
Ben Lewis
Marie Finkelstone
Rachel Winiski
Rose Puliski
Mary Roniski
Clara Levy
Rebecca Goldman
Curio Hall
May Hamilton
Professor Lynch
Walter Wentworth
Mme. Lincoln
Wall Street
Trish
Mattie Webb
Joe Lavis
Blanch Hartford
Harry Burns
Bromfield and Johnson
Harry Russell
Florene
Arthur Phillips
Topsy Turvy Burlesquers at Lyceum This Week
The Lyceum stages Topsy Turvy Burlesquers a satirical voyage from the United States toward the Philippine Islands. Cast includes Beeson Ferguson and Beeson Lulu Beeson Fannie Lewis Jeannette Shaw Devine Alma Sam Rice Bert Fuller and Harlingford in comic acts and change artistry.
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Lyceum
United States
Philippine Islands
Beeson
Ferguson and Beeson
Lulu Beeson
Fannie Lewis
Jeannette and Shaw
Devine
Alma
Sam Rice
Bert Fuller
Harlingford
Bostock's Animal Arena Announces New Acts This Week
At Tre mont Street Cyclorama Bostock's Animal Arena hosts hundreds of students as Prof W G Rollins outlines the zoological collection. New features include polar bears trained by Prof Jose Barrios, mammoth lions by Captain Bonavita, a new leopard by Mme Morel li, and Chiquita the tiny singing pianist woman drawing daily crowds.
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Bostock
Tremont Street
W. G. Rollins
Jose Barrios
Nolar Bears
Bonavita
Mme. Morelli
Chiquita
Fourth Kneisel Quartet Concert in Chickering Hall
The Kneisel Quartet performed with Arthur Whiting at Chickering Hall. Novacek's quartet in C major op 13 premiered, praised for clear form and skilled part writing though not highly inspired. Franck's D major quartet movements larghetto and scherzo lauded for fine conception. concert notes hint at growing appreciation. Fifth concert scheduled for January 27, 1902.
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Kneisel
Chickering Hall
Arthur Whiting
Ottocar Novacek
Cesar Franck
Morrison's Grand Theatre Presents Held by the Enemy
A first class production at Morrison's Grand Theatre last evening drew a crowded South End audience. New leading lady Mattie Choate impressed in Rachel McCreery role alongside Leigh Morrison as Gordon Hayne. The cast also featured Severine Deyn as Colonel Prescott and standout performances from Hunt Cairns Horn and others.
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William Gillette
Morrison
Grand Theatre
South End Playhouse
Pit
Mattie Choate
Leigh Morrison
Miss Choate
Rachel McCreery
Severine Deyn
Charles Prescott
Gordon Hayne
Mr. Morrison
Boston
William Hunt
F. Cairns
Harry F. Horn
J. Butler Haviland
W. Wells Rainey
John F. DeVern
Little Miss Muffet Christmas Party Draws City Wide Attendance
Attendance at Little Miss Muffet's Christmas Party at the Children's Theatre during Christmas week was satisfactory with many children from across the city and from out of town attending the holi days event.
Miss Muffet and the Spider Delight Parish Theatregoers
Theatre parties crowd the venue as Miss Muffet and the Spider charm audiences with Toyland on stage and bookland wonders. Ruth paged weds adds variety by playing a mechanical doll in D minor by Spurgmuller and Puppen Theatre by Scherwenka with an encore La Matinee by Dussek. Performances run today Thursday at 4 o clock and Saturday at 2 30 with rehearsals for The Magic Fiddle progressing smoothly.
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Miss Muffet
the Spider
Bookland
Toyland
Ruth Paged Weds
Spurgmuller
Puppen Theatre
Scherwenka
Dussek
Felix Fox Presents Second Steinert Hall Recital
Eminent pianist Felix Fox offers his second Steinert Hall recital this afternoon at 3 o clock. He will perform a brilliant programme with dash and fire, including works by Lindow Mendelssohn Chopin Cesar Franck Tschaikowsky Faure Liszt Saint Saens Blumenfeld Widor and Philipp.
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Felix Fox
Steinert ‘Hall
Mr. Fox
Lindow
Mendelssohn
Chopin
Cesar Franck
Tschaikowsky
Faure
Liszt
Saint-Saens
Blumenfeld
Widor
Philipp
Kubelik to Offer Notable Boston Recital at Symphony Hall
Tomorrow afternoon at Symphony Hall Jan Kubelik will perform a program featuring many of Paganini's difficult pieces with Herr Friml at the piano. Marie Victoria Torrilen will debut as Boston piano soloist while Kubelik adds Ernst and Vieuxtemps selections. The concert time is 4 o'clock instead of 2 30.
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Symphony Hall
Jan Kubelik
Kubelik
Paganini
Herr Friml
Marie Victoria Torrilen
Boston
Ernst, Vieuxtemps
Serviss Lectures On Old Holland And The Dutch Republic
The third Serviss illustrated lecture at Symphony Hall is set for next Saturday afternoon. Garrett P. Serviss will discuss Old Holland and the romance of the Dutch Republic, noting heroism and patriotism of the Low Countries and the impact on art and politics. The talk will feature a large display of illustrations from his travels in Holland.
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Symphony Hall
Garrett P. Serviss
Mr. Serviss
Old Holland
Dutch Republic
Low Countries
Holand
Liberty Belles to Be Staged at Hollis Street Theatre
A cast of 40 well-known players led by Etta Butler and Sandor Milliken will perform Harry B. Smith’s The Liberty Belles at the Hollis Street Theatre next week. The two title characters are played by Butler and Milliken, with Margery Lee and Dorothy Grey in the roles.
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Harry B. Smith
Hollis Street Theatre
Etta Butler
Sandor Milliken
Augusta Grose
Edna Hunter
Lotta Faust
Pauline Chase
Grace Kimball
Edith Barr
John Slavin
Harry Gilfell
J. C. Marlowe
D. M. Lumsden
L. D. Wharton
N. K. Cafferty
Margery Lee
Dorothy Grey
Sandol Milliken
The Toreador Opens in Washington at National Theatre
Washington Dec 306 The Toreador the London Gaiety hit opened at National Theatre with Francis Wilson as Sammy Giggs the Cockney footman. Nixon Zimmerman staged an elaborate production with two vivid scenes a Basque flower shop and a Spanish city bullfight setting. Cast included William Broderick William Blaisdell Joseph Coyne Christie Mac Donald Adele Ritchie Maude Raymond Queenie Vassar Jennie Hawley, drawing strong applause.
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Washington, D. C
National Theatre
Washington
Francis Wilson
Sammy Giggs
Nixon & Zimmerman
Biarritz
William Broderick
William Blaisdell
Joseph Coyne
Christie MacDonald
Nancy
Adele Ritchie
Dora
Maude Raymond
Queenie Vassar
Jennie Hawley
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