Her Great Match at Hollis Boston Describes a Grand Duke Prince Plot
The Hollis Theatre hosts Her Great Match featuring Miss Maxine Elliott as Jo Sheldon. The cast includes Countess Casavetti and Crown Prince Adolph with Herbert Standing as Augustus Bates. The plot centers on a German throne heir and an American girl's romance complicated by a scheming stepmother. Elliott earns praise for charm and dramatic power. Crane heads next with An American Lord after two weeks.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Clyde Fitch
Maxine Elliott
Boston
Hollis
Bheigon
Sheldon
Madge Girdlestone
Victoria Bates
Nellie Thorne
Mathilde Cottrelly
Countess Casavetti
Suzanne Perry Crown Prince
Adolph
Charles Cherry Augustus Botes
Herbert Standing
Cyril Botes
Leon Quartermaine
Frank Wilton
Felix Edwardes
Hallen
Sverbeseveee Bot Eootes
Cory Thomas Wecro
Cassie Chadwick
Augustus Bates
Cyril
Adolph of
Eastphalia
Brewer
Bates
Mr. Fitch
Miss Elliott
Mr. Cherry
Mme. Cottrelly
Miss Girdlestone
Charles T. Carey
George H. Broadhurst
Volunteer Organist at Grand Opera House Draws Largest Crowd
W. B. Gray's pastoral drama The Volunteer Organist received warm applause from a large Grand Opera House audience. Strong rural village characters, even pacing, and a striking snowstorm rescue by two St Bernard dogs highlighted a production with effective scenery and repeated encores for The Holy City and The Palms. The reviewer predicts a record week of business.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W. B. Gray
Grand Opera House
St. Bernard
Holy City
Mrs Leslie Carter Opens Boston Season at Tremont Theatre
Mrs Leslie Carter's Boston season begins at Tremont Theatre on Monday evening February 26. The first performance in this city will be Adrea a romantic drama written for her by David Belasco and John Luther Long. The production mirrors the long New York run at Belasco Theatre.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Leslie Carter
Boston
Tremont Theatre
Adrea
David Belasco
John Luther Long
New York
Belasco Theatre
Dr Agnew’s Catarrhal Powder Cure for Catarrh
Advertises Dr Agnew’s Catarrhal Powder as a quick cure for catarrh with symptoms like head pains throat drip and offensive breath. Claims effectiveness even for long standing cases and promotes rapid relief within a week up to fifty years of duration in a blunt sales tone.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Agnew
Castle Square Theatre Produces The Proud Prince
A large audience praised Castle Square Theatre last night for The Proud Prince based on Longfellow King Robert of Sicily. Craig as the title king, Mackay as Hildebrand, Waldron as Theron, Ballou as Perpetua, Kent as Diogenes, McVay and Wade in supporting roles, Miss Sato's Hypsipyle dancing, fine scenery and strong performances drive the show with notable applause.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Prince
Castle Square Theatre
Longfellow
Robert of
Sicily
McCarthy
Archangel
Mr. Craig
Charles Mackay
Hildebrand
John Waldron
Theron
Marion Ballou
Perpetua
Miss Ballou
Mark Kent
Diogenes
William McVay
Hieronymus
Edward Wade
Sigrud
Miss Sato
Hypsipyle
Mizpah Seat Sale At Majestic Theatre For Washington Day
Majestic Theatre opens box office today for Mizpah the Ella Wheeler Wilcox play. Special arrangements address wide New England demand with a Washington's Birthday matinee and evening performances likely to rival The Shepherd King in popularity.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Majestic Theatre
New England
Ella Wheeler Wilcox
The
Majestic
Babes in the Wood Opens at Boston Theatre with Crowds
The Boston Theatre's English musical Babes in the Wood runs a three week engagement to standing room only crowds. Fred Walton as the wooden toy soldier dominates with expressive pantomime while La Petite Adelaide and Adele Cox shine in dance and comedy. Also featured are Will Archie, Alfred Latell, Junie McCree, Lillian English, Lillian Coleman, and Carrie Behr. Way Down Tast returns after this run, starting Feb. 19 with seat sales open next Monday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Boston Theatre
Fred Walton
Walton
Babes
Will Archie
Adele Cox
Alfred Latell
Towser
Junie McCree
Baron
Lillian English
Robin Hood
Lillian Coleman
Cinderella
Carrie Behr
Fiske O'Hara Stars in Mr Blarney From Ireland at Globe
Boston theatregoers witnessed Irish tenor Fiske O'Hara in Mr Blarney From Ireland at the Globe Theatre a four act Irish American musical comedy. Daniel Blarney and Kate Murphy figure in a tale of love and sacrifice with a cast including J P Sullivan Edwin Sparks and Howard Crampton. Next Thursday a star photo giveaway to ladies and a return engagement of Ernest Hogan in Rufus Rastus is announced.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Boston
Globe Theatre
Charles E. Blaney
Fiske O'Hara
Mr. Blarney
Ireland
Daniel Blarney
Old
Fiske O’hara
Michael Murphy
J. P. Sullivan
Charles Murphy
Edwin A. Sparks
Samuel Barker
Murphy
W. F. Walcott
Patrick Croker
John Martin Jimmie Drake
George Cooper
Howard Crampton
Kate Murphy
Michael
Sree
Eugenie Hayden
Sadie Croker
Patrick
Florenze Rossl
Nora Scallen
Maggie Weston
Mary McCann
East Side
Ueenie Marble
Mollie Callahan
Kate
Blanche Marble
New York
America
Mr. Blaney
Legion
Salem
Edward A. Sparks
Florenze Rossland
Queenie Marble
Ernest Hogan
Rufus Rastus
Globe Mat
Ken Chase
Blaney
Slaves of the Mine at Bowdoin Square Theatre
Bowdoin Square Theatre draws crowds with the melodrama Slaves of the Mine in four acts. Lead performers Miss Hunt and Mr. Miller headline a strong cast including Joe Tomkin played by Wilmer Walter and Mr. Reid by Edwin Denison. The production runs one week with matinees and discounted afternoon subscriptions for ladies, followed next week by New York by Night.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bowdoin Square
Miss Hunt
Mr. Miller
Wilmer Walter
Joe Tomkin
Edwin Denison
Mr. Reid
Henry Alexander
Butler Haviland
Potts
Messrs
Harry Brooks
D. L. Gaylord
Charles Wheelock
Pearl de Sousseur
Annette Marshall
New York
Bowdoin
Park Square Roller Rink Hosts Packed Evening Show
A throng filled the 3000 spectator seats at the Park square rink last night. Noted skaters Professor Fred L. Walsh Professor Beckwith and Professor Bert L. Bailey performed artistic fancy skating on the center floor while the Royal Italian Band of 60 musicians led by Sig Botega and Sig D Andrea prepared a new concert and skating program for this week.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Park Square
Fred L. Walsh
Beckwith
Bert L. Bailey
Royal Italian Band
Sig. Bottega
Sig. D'Andrea
Park Theatre Opens Final Week For The Education Of Mr Pipp
The Education of Mr Pipp at Park Theatre enters its second and final week with strong audience enthusiasm. Digby Bell delivers a standout Mr Pipp performance while Helen Tracy shines as Mrs Pipp. The cast includes Janet Beecher Adele Luehrman and Gibson girls among others. Box office opens at 8 for Strongheart football play tickets.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Park Theatre
Mr. Pipp
Augustus Thomas
Charles Dana Gibson
Boston
Digby Bell
Helen Tracy
California Girls Burlesquers Open at The Columbia
The Columbia hosts a West Coast burlesque week with the California Girls Burlesquers opening a two act extravaganza The Great White Way featuring Wiener Ballet electric swings Silver March and The Dance of the Hours German comedians Curtis and Adams Helen Russell Edna Wells Nellie Sylvester and The Four Thoroughbreds perform alongside the Amatos Foresto and other acts Amateur night remains Friday with a popular Boston weekly draw.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Boston
Golden Gate
Pacific Coast
Columbia
California
Farren
Amatos
Helen Russell
Nellie Sylvester
Curtis and Adams
Little Foresto
Lyceum Burlesque Night Delights Large Audience
Lyceum Theatre offers two and a half hours of fun featuring Charlie Waldron's Trocadero bur lesquers. The skit A Misfit Family, led by Frank Graham and Anna Hill with Mae Taylor and others, induces nonstop laughter, with a sensational supper scene. Brian the weight-throwing marvel performs a cannon salute while balancing on his chin, closing with a hearty burlesque of song and comedy.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lyceum Theatre
Charlie Waldron
New York
Anna Hill
Mae Taylor
Pearl Stevens
John Boyce
George Scanlan
Ben Walker
Brian
Wilsons
Grahams
Boyce and Scanlan
Boston Symphony Quartet at Jordan Hall Fourth Concert Review
Last night the Boston Symphony Quartet performed at Jordan Hall with Stasny on piano and Maquarie on flute. The program featured Mozart and Brahms with a late addition of Max Reger’s Serenade for flute and strings, praised for its first America performance but met with mixed views on its early movements.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Boston Symphony Quartet
Jordan Hall
Carl
Brahms
America
Max Reger
Ernest Sharpe
Stasny
Brahms Quartet
A. Maquarie
Reger
Germany
Empire Theatre Review of Fedora at Empire stock company
Morison and his Empire stock company stage Fedora a demanding two act drama with strong leads Mary Hall excels as Fedora and Hansel as Laris while the company brings eager technique to the production. Fine interior sets by Mr. Snader elevate a challenging staging and earn curtain calls from the crowd.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Morison
Empire Stock Company
la ‘Tosca
Fedora
M. Sardou
lLaris
Mary Hall
Mr. Hansel
Laris
Edwin Nicander
Francis Byrne
William Hasson
William Everts
Mary Sanders
Gertrude Berkeley
Rose Morison
Marion Longfellow
Paris by Night comes to Palace with popular laughs
Patrons enjoyed an evening of entertainment at the Palace Theatre headlined by the Paris by Night company in two burlesques Gay Life in Paris and On the Avenue La Grand. The program showcased clever comedians, musical numbers, and novelty dancing, with strong vaudeville turns from the Majestic Four and the Faust Trio, plus Catherine Taylor and Raymond and Clark delivering musical and comic highlights.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Paris
la Grand
Faust
Campbell and
Caulfield
Catherine Taylor
Bostonians
Raymond and
Clark
Keith's Theatre delivers strong comedy bill this week
Keith's Theatre presents a varied program led by James T. Powers in Dreaming. Clifton Crawford and Waterbury brothers Tenny receive strong applause for versatile acts. Wolpert Trio from Berlin performs balancing feats, while Kaufmann bicyclists and other acts provide continuous laughs and novelty on the bill.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Keith
James T. Powers
Clifton Crawford
Crawford
Mary Green
Nancy Brown
Waterbury Brothers
Tenny
Harmony Island
Smith
Campbell
Wolpert
Winter Garten
Berlin
Kaufmann
Smith and Cook
S. Miller Kent
Dorothy
Texakansas and
Walby
Terpsichore
McNamiee
Tom Almond
White City Four
Philbrooks
Reynolds
Princess Beggar at Tremont Theatre Opens with Paula Edwardes
Patrons are invited to endorse the new operatic comedy Princess Beggar at Tremont Theatre featuring Paula Edwardes in a two week engagement beginning next Monday. The book is by Edward Paulton and music by Alfred G. Robyn.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Paula Edwardes
Princess Beggar
Tremont Theatre
Edward Paulton
Alfred G. Robyn
Miss Edwardes
Valley Club Ball Sets Fourth Annual Event
The Valley Club of 1488 Columbus Avenue has completed arrangements for its fourth annual ball at Curtis Hall Jamaica Plain on February 7. A highlight will be the grand march with calcium light effects.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
The
Valley Club
Columbus Avenue
Curtis Hall
Jamaica Plain
Vaudeville at the Howard features lively Orpheus Four and more
The Orpheus Comedy Four headline a strong bill with Kita Banzai troupe, The Racketts in The Village Blacksmith and newcomer Daisy Harcourt. Acted by Kate brothers, Tascott the white coon, Mile Latina and others, the show runs a week with new costumes and souvenir portraits for Friday patrons.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Howard Io
Orpheus Comedy 4
Kita Banzai
Eddie Leslie
Daisy Harcourt
Kates Bros
Tascott
Mile
Latina
Howard Burlesquers
New Burletta
Vaudevillle
Old Howard
Orpheus Comedy
Bob Fitzsimmons
Miss Harcourt
Kates Brothers
Davey
Phillips
The
Lippincottes
Corrigan and Hayes
al Burke
Howardscope
Oup
Burlesque
Jennie de Haan
Broncho John draws crowds at Austin & Stone's museum
A large audience lined up before opening at Austin & Stone's to greet Broncho John and his band of cowboys scouts and rough riders in the curio hall show. The display featured hunting trophies guns saddles and Indian warfare artifacts with Joe and Reno from the South Seas drawing attention. Powell's Minstrel Maids and Blue ribbon vaudeville acts rounded out the program with a host of acts led by Harry Powell Charley Clark and Miss Eva Walker among others.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John
Austin & Stone’s
Boston
Western Plains
Curio Hall
Cuba
Philippines
Broncho John
Joe
Reno
South Sea Islands
John Till
Trixie
Ben Star
Powell
Harry Powell
Charley Clark
Lewis LeClair
Billy Green
Eva Walker
Grace Fitzgerald
Miriam Martell
Pearl Irving
Blue Ribbon
Marguerite Wayne
Mike Scott
the Dalys
Adams
Mack
Ver Valin
Robinson
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Boston Theatres
Hollis Street Theatre
Colonial Theatre
E. S. Willard
Robertson
David Garrick
Kinsey Piele
Kipling
Mr. Willard
Willard Simon Ingot
H. Barfoot
Ada Ingot
Misa
Alice Lennon
Richard Chivy
Ernest Stallard
Samuel Smith
H. Cane
Rose Beaudet
Brown
Simpson
Araminta Brown
Lelia Repton
Reginald Jones
William Sauter
Thomas Ingot
W. Laurence George
Garrick
W. Edmunds
Willard
London
Ada
Mr. Barfoot
Mr. Cane
Mr. Simpson
Leila Repton
Siberia
Austin Simmason
Tom Pinch
Mizpah
Bowdoin Square Theatre
Maryland
Chester H. Graves & Sons
Empire Theatre
Palace Theatre
Entertainments
Majestic Ines
Knights of Columbus
Isle OF Dreams
SGP
Charles Frohman
Esther Ella Wheeler
Cadet Theatricals
Tremont Temple
Lyman H. Howe
Ceylon
Keith’s Theatre
James T. Powers Clifton Crawford
S. Mier Kent
Texakansas
Walby Phibrocks
Raynolds
Tenny Kaufmann
Edgertons
McNamee
Kinelograph
Empire Empire Stock Co
Lindsay
Mgr
Sardou
Molumbi
Atlaac
Lawrence McCarty
Lyceum
Potter Hall
Ee Aday
Wari
Ai Ivaghhe
Megnes
Ckets c
Sal Symphony Hall
Howard Atheneum
Austin & Stone’s Museum
Outcomes Tours
New Orleans
Star
Colorado
Salt Lake City
Manitou
Cripple Creek
Denver
Florida
Nassau
Mexico
West Indies
Hawaiian Islands
Raymond & Whitcomb CO
Washington St
Old South Church
Union Sq
Chestnut St
Philadelphia
Steamboat Express
South Station
Providence
New
Plymouth Orchestra
New York, New Haven & Hartford Railroad
JOY Line
Uptown
Cor
B. D. Pitts
Fall River
Van’s
B. Y. M. Christian Union
Union Hall
Boylston St
D. S. Lowell
Roxbury
William H. Baldwin
George Peirce
Sec’y
Hollis Miiive
Isaac B. Rich
Ren
Charles Dillingham
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