Mme Charlotte Wiehe Debuts in Boston Three New Pieces
Last night at Globe Theatre Mme Charlotte Wiehe, a Danish actress, presented three new pieces to Boston audiences. Known for Paris triumphs and versatile talents, she performs mime, dance, and song under the baton of her husband M. Henri Bereny. The program included La Main, Souper ad Adiex, and L Homme aux Poupees with strong musical support. The bill repeats tonight and tomorrow. Wednesday funds Augusta Holmes monument. other evenings feature Gros Chagrin and Je ne Sais Quoi.
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Mme
Charlotte Wiehe
Boston
Paris
Mme. Wiehe
M. Henri Bereny
Mme, Wiehe
Mme Wiehe
Mme. Rejane
Comedienne
France
Augusta Holmes
Edward H. Crosby
Merchant of Venice at Chickering Hall Opens Final Week
Ben Greet company presents The Merchant of Venice in Elizabethan style at Chickering Hall with a large cast led by Greet as Shylock and Miss Matthi son as Portia. The production, staged as a Swan Theatre replica, emphasizes text over modern scenery and earned praise for fidelity and ensemble strength. Next week Hawtrey’s company closes with Saucy Sally after a long London success.
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Chickering Hall
Ben Greet
Shakspere
Eas Aoe
Venice
Duke of Venice
Frank McEntee
Prince
Morocco
Cecil A. Collins
Prince of
John Sayer Crawley Antonio
Sseseeseeees
C. Rann Kennedy
Dallas Anderson Shylock
Edwe Hee
Alice Harrington Balthazar
Dorothy Mahomed Stephano
de Suet
Milicent McLaughlin
Mildred Forster Porthba
Edith Wynne
Matthison Wopiber
Vic Coccdees
Caccovedcvcacantse
Alys Rees Jessica
Veceseeeses
Beatrice Whitney
Swan Theatre
London
Shylock
Mr. Greet
Miss Matthison
Portia
Alys Rees
Nerissa
B. A. Field
Launcelot
Prince of Arragon
Antonio
John Sayer Crawley
Bassanio
Mars
Columbia Theatre Reopens With Eugenie Blair In Zaza
The Columbia Theatre reopened under Stair and Wilbur with Eugenie Blair in Zaza. The cast included Bernard Dufrene G Alanson Lessey Halsey Cascart Jacques Rigault and others. Blair drew strong audience praise for mix of softened coarseness and emotional climax as the production compared favorably with Belasco originals.
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Columbia Theatre
Stair & Wilbur
Eugenie Blair
Zaza
Zaga
Ade
Hee Eugenie Blair
Bernard Dufrene
G. Alanson Lessey Due de Brissac
Seth Cabell Halsey Cascart
Sesseeeekdarry C. Browne
Jacques Rigault
Harry Keenan Brigard
Eeesesee
William Proctor Madame Duffrene
Eleanor Montell Rosa Bonnie
Katherine DeBarry Nathalie
Siageeaks
Lucia F. Huxford Divonne
Dure
Cnet
Anna Garland
TEOLO
Eens
Linnie Gee Florianne
Eleanor Montell
Alice Morel
Gertrude Stanley
Leslie Carter
Miss Blair
Nathalie
Zara
G. Alanson Lessey
H. C. Brown
Cascart
Harry Keenan
Rigault
Katherine DeBarry
Man From Blankley's at Holis Street Theatre
Charles Hawtrey headlines in The Man From Blankley s at Holis Street Theatre this week. The three act comedy follows a dinner mix up when Lord Strathpeffer is mistaken for a hired guest, sparking a string of amusing misunderstandings and a cordial Hawtrey reception.
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Charles Frohman
Charles Hawtrey
Boston
Blankley’s
Holis Street Theatre
Lord Strathpeffer
Montague Tidmarsh
Fred Thorne
Gabriel Gilwattle
William F. Owen
Toomer
E. A. Plumpton
Jeremiah Ditchwater
Holman Clark
Nathaniel Bodfish
Henry Stephenson
Poffley
Herbert Ross Dawes
Maude Shelton
Ditchwater
Adie Burt
Bodfish
sovesess-Laydia Rachel Miss
Bugle
Mable Henry
Cecilia Flinders
Gerald Gwendoline Tidmarsh
Beatrice Terry
Marjory Seaton
Alice de Winton Sang
Eaaacenkas Faith Reynolds
Hannah
Seseuaeee
Ethel Hollingshead
Tidmarsh
Mr. Tidmars
Professor Cartouche
Tidmarshes
Miss Seaton
Scotland
If Women Were Men Impresses Grand Opera House Crowd
A melodrama drawn from real life with sensational high points and witty relief scenes. Notable performances include Alma Powell Virginia Howell Maggie Weston Marion Sawtell Corinne Cantwell Willard Blackmore and a strong supporting cast. Shows strong staging with elaborate settings and a brisk pace for an entertaining evening.
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Grand Opera House
Will C. Murphy
Metropolis
Grace Church
Cherry Blossom
Episcopal Hospital
New York
Long Island Sound
Alma Powell
Virginia Howell
Maggie Weston
Harriet Tee
Samuel Rex
John Saunders
J. H. Hazleton
William Massey
Robert Gaillard
John Abbot
Music Hall offers melodrama in The Sign of the Four
The Music Hall presents a melodrama adapted from Doyle’s The Sign of the Four with additions from other tales. Walter Edwards as Sherlock Holmes draws praise for his restrained yet vigorous portrayal, while Frank Tucker plays Jonathan Small with a performed peg leg. Patrice stars in Driven From Home for next week.
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Walter Edwards
Sherlock Holmes
Mary Marston
Frank Tucker
Jonathan Small
Doyle
Mr. Tucker
Idgne
Jaiter
Patrice
Stain of Guilt at Hub Theatre captivates Boston crowd
Hub Theatre presents Walter Matthews play The Stain of Guilt in Boston for the first time. A tale of false accusation and romance unfolds with a cast led by James A. Heenan Francis Murray and Walter Matthews, featuring Chicquita the street singer role by Lillian Seymour and a prelude of Two Little Waifs.
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Hub Theatre
Walter Matthew
Boston
James A. Heenan
Francis Murray
William A. Tully
Ned Leavitt
J. C. Turner
John Rucker
Peter Craig
Jim Burford
Chicquita
Callie
Mattie Lockette
Wild Oats Charms Castle Square Theatre Audience
At the Castle Square Theatre last evening a large audience applauded the revival of Wild Oats. The stock company delivered a satisfactory performance with notable portrayals by Howell Hansel Rover and John F. Webber Sir George Thunder. Cast members include Thomas MacLarnie Harry Thunder, John Sampolis John Dory, Raven as Ephraim Smooth, Mortimer Weldon Sim, Edward Wade Farmer Gamon, Lindsay Morison Lamp, Lillian Lawrence Lady Amaranth, Cordelia Macdonald Amelia, and Mary Sanders Jane. The show runs this week, followed by D'Arcy of the Guards next Monday.
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Castle Square
Howell Hansel
Rover
John F. Webber
Sir George Thunder
Thomas MacLarnie
Harry Thunder
John Sampolis
John Dory
John T
Raven
Ephraim Smooth
Mortimer ‘Weldon
Sim
Edward Wade
Gamon
Lindsay Morison
Lamp
Lillian Lawrence
Amaranth
Cordelia Macdonald
Amelia
Mary Sanders
Jane
D'Arcy
Guards
Not Guilty at Bowdoin Square Theatre Delights
A melodramatic success titled Not Guilty drew strong praise at Bowdoin Square Theatre. The production won favor yesterday and is expected to run afternoons and evenings next week, with vivid scenes and natural Celtic humor blending with sensational moments.
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Bowdoin Square Theatre
Union Square
New York
Bowdoin
Majestic Theatre Presents Buster Brown Closing Week
The Majestic Theatre enters the final week of Buster Brown with a lively show praised for its humor. Gabriel as the title character shines, dog Tige elicits roars of laughter from George Ali, and Charles A. Loder adds merriment. Next week’s Boston favorites J K Murray and Clara Lane return for Arrah Na Pogue, with box office demand already high.
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Buster Brown
Majestic Theatre
Gabriel
George Ali
Tige
Charles A. Loder
Boston
J. K. Murray
Clara Lane
Dion Boucicault
Boston Theatre Shines as Warner Stars in Drink
Charles Warner, the celebrated London actor, opens the second week of Drink at the Boston Theatre with a superior performance. Audiences praise his Coupeau amid gripping climaxes in acts four and five, while the season’s sale for the next play Way Down East shows strong demand. The cast includes Phebe Davies Robert Fisher Sara Stevens Ulric Collins Ella Hugh Wood William Ellwanger Marion L Shirley John Brennan C C Blanchard Charles Craig John Bunny and others.
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Charles Warner
London
Boston Theatre
Boston
Warner
Coupeau
Phebe Davies
Robert Fisher
Sara Stevens
Ulric Collins
Ella
Hugh Wood
William T. Ellwanger
Marion L. Shirley
John &. Brennan
C. C. Blanchard
Charles Craig
John Bunny
Tremont Theatre Hosts Cinderella and the Prince Show
The Cadets presented R A Barnet's new piece Cinderella and the Prince at Tremont Theatre before a large fashionable audience last evening. The same bill will run again this week. A performance report appears in another column.
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R. A. Barnet
Prince
Tremont Theatre
Viola Allen Opens Second Week at Colonial Theatre
Viola Allen enters her second and final week at the Colonial Theatre with an extra matinee of Twelfth Night tomorrow as demand for afternoon seats grows. She has waived her Saturday-only contract to please Boston friends, and the bill includes Three Little Maids.
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Viola Allen
Colonial Theatre
Miss Allen
Boston
Park Theatre Season Ends With Strong War Drama Plans
The Park Theatre closes its second and final week of Little Mary with a well attended run. William Collier The Dictator Charles Frohman and Richard Harding Davis form a powerful team for next week. Boston will witness the debut of a new Central American war interest drama presented by Frohman with an unusually strong company.
Keith's Theatre showcases new and old acts in winter bill
A large audience applauded LaVeen and Cross for acrobatic feats while American gymnasts outperformed foreign peers. Clara Ballerini impressed with trapeze work. The sketch Shipmates by Edmund Day, performed with Mr Potter and Miss Winston, tells of two old sailors and a widow’s daughter. it ends happily after a lively dispute.
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Keith
LaVeen
Cross
Keith’s
Clara Ballerini
Edmund Day
Mr. Potter
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Burlesque night offers varied acts and solid laughs
Harry LeClair delivers clever burlesque impersonations of noted actresses as a crowd favorite. Cushman Holcombe and Curtis present schoolroom sketches with catchy songs. Sadie Cushman excels in singing, Fred Ray and Juliet Wood share laughs, World's trio dance, Wilbur Amos juggles, Margaret Webb sings, a small dog act entertains, and a Kit Carson film sequence draws hearty applause.
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Bos
Harry LeClair
LawVeen and
Cross
Cushman
Holcombe and
Curtis
Clara Ballerini Sanoouse
Wood
Fallot Ray
Argaret Webb
Ing
Allerini
Holcombe
Sadie Cushman
Fred Ray
Juliet Wood
Wilbur Amos
Margaret Webb
Kit Carson
Howard's Vaudeville Bill Brings Top Acts of Season
The Howard presents a premier bill led by the Bard brothers in a sensational vaudeville show. Fields and Ward deliver sharp dialogue while the Fleury trio performs novel acrobatics. Carleton and Terre offer a rapid fire routine, plus musical and dance acts by Pierce and Maizee Julia Humes the Dupree brothers and others. The burleta On the Firing Line features Howard troupe soubrettes and comediennes. Motion pictures including The Poachers close the program.
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Bard Brothers
Fields
Ward
Fleury
Carleton
Terre
Pierce
Julia Humes
The
Four Bard Brothers
Fields and Ward
Maizee
Manley
Rose
Yacklay
Bunnell
Newton Brothers
George
Libbie Dupree
Spraker Brothers
George S. Foster
James
Celia Welch
Davis and Walker
Kinetograph
Soubrettes
Comediennes
Lyceum Theatre opens week with Bon-Tons and stellar cast
Lyceum Theatre opened a week of the Bon-Tons billed as 365 days ahead of rivals. Dorothy Drew led a large cast of show girls in The Bon-Tons in Sunny Spain and The Lady Killer with strong support from Jannette Woods Rita De La Harty Edna Aleene Stella Hilman and the Four American Girls. The company offered lively burlesque Damon and Pythias and later Mr Dobbs of Dobbs Ferry with the Empire City Quartet delivering notable musical turns and the Johnsons providing challenging xylophone selections in a well received vaudeville program.
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Rush
Lyceum Theatre
Dorothy Drew
Spain
Jannette Woods
Rita de la Harty
Edna Aleene
Stella Hilman
Harry Cooper
Harry Mayo
James Hazelton
al Johnson
Irvin Cooper
Alio
Hughes
Hazelton
Damon and Pythias
Williams
Aleene
Mr. Dobbs
Dobbs’s Ferry
Empire City Quartet
Harry Talley
Johnsons
Palace Theatre presents Weber's Parisian Widows bill
New Palace Theatre manager Waldron offers top burlesque and vaudeville with Weber's Parisian Widows headlined by Bert Leslie and a cast of versatile comedians led by Bert Leslie. Marie
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Waldron
Palace Theatre
Weber
Bert Leslie
Marie
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