Maude Adams Returns to Boston in The Pretty Sister of Jose
Maude Adams appears at the Hollis after two seasons away in The Pretty Sister of Jose. The cast includes Henry Ainley as Sebastiano and G Harrison Hunter as the padre. Review notes Adams’s voice and acting limit to light parts while praising Ainley and others. the revival of The Burgomaster also draws praise and a busy Boston schedule follows with Nat C. Goodwin and The Three Musketeers among planned performances.
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Maude Adams
Hollls
Jose
Catherine Proctor Maude Adams
Pepita
Miss Adams
Frances Hodgson Burnett
Madrid
Sebastiano
Matador
Mr. Matador
Joshua Ghe
Noes
Henry Ainley
G. Harrison Hunter
Padre
Edward H. Crosby
Charles Sharp
Willie Asterbilt
Louise Brackett
Harriet Sheldon
Thomas Ricketts
Mr. Ryan
Daisy Lee Whipple
Maritana
Helen Raymond
Alice Flemming
Lazarillo
Henry M. Hicks
James Gordon
Wayne Campbell
Phyllis Gilmore
Loretta Wells
Nat CG. Goodwin
Boston
Revival of The Burgomaster Impresses Globe Theatre Audience
At the Globe Theatre last evening a large crowd witnessed the revival of The Burgomaster a musical comedy by Pixley and Luders. The prologue stands out musically and is worthy of comparison with Luders later works while the rest pleases with vaudeville flair though it shows signs of age. Oscar L. Figman starred as the burgomaster with a strong company delivering meritorious performances.
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Globe Theatre
Pixley
Luders
Prince of
Oscar L. Figman
Kellar Opens Two Week Majestic Engagement With New Tricks
Kellar the magician opened a two weeks run at the Majestic Theatre last night before a large enthusiastic crowd. The show, largely rebuilt since Boston, preserves famous tricks and adds new feats such as real rosebearing plants, levitation of Mrs Kellar, disappearance on a swinging apparatus, and the cabinet transfer of Mrs Kellar midair.
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Kellar
Majestic Theatre
Boston
Secrets of Notre Dame at Castle Square Theatre Delights Cast
Frederick Paulding's The Secrets of Notre Dame at Castle Square Theatre blends Hugo inspired drama with added comedy. Cast members John Sampolis Howell Hansel Thomas MacLarnie Mary Sanders Lillian Lawrence Isabelle Fletcher deliver strong performances as Esmeralda Phoebus Quasimodo and Jehan Frollo. The curtain rises on a sunset Paris scene and previews The Climbers by Clyde Fitch next week.
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Castle Square Theatre
Frederick Paulding
Notre Dame
Hugo
Phoebus
Esmeralda
Castle Square
Old Paris
Paulding
Claude Froilo
John Sampolis
Howell Hansel
King’s Guard
Thomas MacLarnne
Jehan
Oliver Olcott Sings New Play Songs for Holidays
Mr Olcott has written several new songs for the play. In addition to the special holiday matinee, there will be afternoon performances on Wednesday and Saturday.
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Mr. Olcott
Tremont Theatre Burlesque Show Draws Big Winter Crowd
A large audience braved a storm to see Lew Deckstader and his minstrel company at Tremont Theatre. The program featured airship monologue, automobile bits, strong singing, old-time minstrel tunes, eccentric dancing, and striking transformation scenes. The Sultan of Sulu opens Monday, with The Misfit Family burlesque and Hiawatha finale praised for strong cast and overall entertainment.
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Lew Deckstader
Tremont Theatre
Deckstader
Hiawatha
Desperate Chance at Columbia Theatre Delights Local Audience
Theodore Kremer's melodrama A Desperate Chance was staged at the Columbia Theatre last evening. Ed Biddle and Jack Biddle head the cast along with Lillian Bayer as the warden's wife, Robert McClung as her father, and H B S Stafford as her husband. The play portrays the Biddle brothers' escape and fate with strong performances and notable scenery, drawing praise for realism and emotional depth.
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Theodore Kremer
Columbia Theatre
Ed Biddle
J. Edwards
Jack Biddle
Sharkey
Peter Loffler
H. B
Stafford Rudolph Katzenkoph
John C. Hansen Charles Blebrich
Robert McClung
Tom Kenny
M. Long
Walsh
Bert Mattler
Kate Loffler
Peter
Lillian Bayer
Clara
Seer
Jennifer Sinclair
Julia Sweezey
Beatrice Burk
Pierce
Neil Kyrell
Kremer
Biddle Brothers
H. B. S. Stafford
A. J. Edwards
Jack Sharkey
Little Baby Sinclair
Through Fire and Water Opens at Grand Opera House
The melodrama set amid railroad life stars Darrell Vinton as Joel Phorne and follows his daring escapes after a dispatcher error delays a special. A dramatic wreck, a stubborn engineer, and a romance with the superintendent’s daughter unfold as Joe navigates trials to win love. Archie Boyd closes Washington Birthday week with Joshua Whitcomb.
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Grand Opera House
Charles A. Taylor
Darrell Vinton
Joel Phorne
Joe
Washington
Archie Boyd
Joshua Whitcomb
Daniel Ryan Opens Weekly Run at Music Hall in Boston
Boston crowds packed Music Hall yesterday afternoon and evening to see Daniel Ryan begin a week's engagement in repertoire. He opened with A Royal Lover, the Don Cesar de Bazan tale of bold adventures and romantic intrigue.
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Boston
Daniel Ryan
Music Hall
Don Cesar de Bazan
Bowdoin Square Theatre Presents Drink First American Run
Bowdoin Square Theatre staged Drink yesterday to popular prices with a stock company. The performance attracted crowds and may set a receipts record at the West End venue. The cast received praise for faithful portrayals and new scenery enhances this adaptation from a recent novel. The show runs one week with daily matinees.
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Bowdoin Square Theatre
America
Bowdoin Square
Blackmore
Coupeau
Mr. Fey
Lantier
Mr. Denison
Messrs
Merton
Haviland
Gaylord
Walter
Dalton
Wheelock
Marion
Kane
Miss Hunt
Gervaise
Miss du Bois
Virginie
Cantwell
Hale
Sawtell
Hub Theatre Presents Rail Road Drama At Hub Theatre
A road drama set among railroad workers unfolds at the Hub Theatre this week. The telegraph operator hero and engineer’s daughter heroine face scheming villains aided by the railroad president’s daughter. A dramatic finale features a perilous switch scene as trains approach. Along the Kennebec will be next week’s attraction.
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Kennebec
Way Down East Plays On At Boston Theatre In Second Week
Boston Theatre crowds fill the venue for the seventh Boston season of Way Down East. The production remains faithful to its fans as John E. Brennan and C. C. Blanchard deliver strong performances with Hi Holler and Constable Whipple bits. Chauncey Olcott is set to appear next Monday with his new work Terence based on Mrs. Croker's novel.
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Boston
Hi Holler
Puck
Constable Whipple
John E. Brennan
C. C. Blanchard
Chauncey Olcott
Terence
Three Maids at Colonial and The Dictator at Park
The second week of Three Maids opened at the Colonial Theatr. Willie Collier and The Dictator close out at the Park this week. Ezra Kendall to perform The Vinegar Yard starting Monday February 22 with a matinee.
Keith's Theatre showcases Paris scenes and varied vaudeville acts
Rousby's pictorial "In Paris" at Keith's yesterday drew less applause than other acts but promises lively chatter today. Delmore and Basque Quartet lead strong vocal and instrumental numbers. Flood brothers, St Onge brothers, Deveau, Wood, Barnes, Dickson, and Billings deliver a mix of acrobatics, art, dancing, and parody. A sketch "A Pressing Matter" wows but drags at times.
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Herr Rousby
Paris
Keith
Delmore
Keith's
Flood Brothers
George Caron
St. Onge Brothers
Hubert Deveau
Milt Wood
Paul Barnes
Charles Dickson
Pauline Billings
Howard Atheneum Offers A Vein Of Top Vaudeville Talent
Charles H Burke headlines with an original comedietta The Silver Moon assisted by Grace La Rue and two pickaninnies. Lew Hawkins delivers a witty monologue. Lottie Gison and Billy Hart perform A Fly Flirt. Johnson Davenport and Lorella stun with acrobatics. Cherry and Bates bicycle novelty. Bessie May Hall and Eldora perform juggling. Wall and Hughes punch and box. Cole and Clemens Irish farce. Fields and Martin, Mile. Perkins sing and dance. Hearts are Trumps burlesque. New motion pictures shown.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charles H. Burke
Grace la Rue
Mr. Burke
Lew Hawkins
Lottie Gison
Billy Hart
Johnson, Davenport
Lorella
Cherry and
Bates
Bessie May Hall
Eldora
Wall
Hughes
Cole
Clemens
Fields
Martin
Mile. Perkins
Howard Burlesquers
Lyceum Theatre Burlesquers Opened Week at The Trocadero
The Lyceum Theatre opened the week with the Trocadero Burlesquers. Joe Morris's Hebrew parodies drew frequent encores. The Grahams sing their own songs and premiere them end of season. Wink and Mack delivered acrobatic comedy with grace. The World's Four remains a strong act.
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Wink
Mack
Dyspepsia Cure Promises Relief and Strength
APlainfield New Jersey man’s testimonial claims Chase's Dyspepsia Cure cured his wife’s indigestion and pain after meals, restoring vigor. The ad presents the claim under his name and address as a persuasive endorsement amid many similar statements.
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Chase
William
E. Vront St
Moonlight Maids at Palace Theatre In Bright Burlesque
Moonlight Maids present a two act burlesque at Palace Theatre with A Rialto Rounder and A Round-Up in two acts. Fields Wooley Ferguson Fredericks Rice lead a lively cast with comedy bits and musical numbers that keep the crowd roaring.
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Palace Theatre
Moonlight Maids
Fields
Wooley
Dave Ferguson
W. Fredericks
J. Rice
Toma Hanlon
Jessie Burns
Marie Rodgers
Polly Rich
Monica Verona
Fields and Wooley
Frederick Brothers
Burns
Rice
Miss Anna and Colonel Paul Lead Austin & Stone’s Midget Act
Austin and Stone's showcases Miss Anna the 20 inch bride elect and Colonel Paul two inches under two feet as they promenade on stage with her. The Howarth group along with Princess Rossie and Count Ferri draw contrast in charm. Farewell receptions feature a half tone portrait while a lineup of ventriloquists and vaudeville acts entertain.
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Miss Anna
Austin & Stone’s
Paul
Howarth
Princess Rossie
Count Ferri
Curio Hall
Hocheleaus
Mardo
Princess Branden
Casey Theatre
Edith Roberts
Logan Sisters
Leona Hanson
Fred Caldwell
Ardelle
Leslie
Sidon
Blanche Wallace
Fyne
Darey
Cora Wilson
Spencer
Marsh
Osborne
Wallace
Walkers Museum Presents Biggest Show Of The Season
Manager Rankine hosts a major museum program featuring a soubrette convention with strong voices and dancing. Acts include talking horses Bonita and Brigham trained by Professor Mead, the human giraffe Joe Cramer, comedian J. Martin, Scotty the wizard, and the Punch and Judy show. Hourly stage acts in the bijou auditorium spotlight Sig nor Erni Lovie Bates Frank Phipps Lillian Fischer May Tyler and Wednesday night amateurs.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rankine
Bonita
Brigham
Professor Mead
Joe Cramer
J. Martin
Scotty
Bijou
Signor Erni
Lovie Bates
Frank Phipps
Lillian Fischer
May Tyler
Nickelodeon offers Barnum & Bailey style vaudeville show
This week the Nickelodeon presents a grand Barnum & Bailey style program featuring Minnie Clifford the Avaleuse de Sabres with swords and blades in her stomach. James Morris displays an elastic skin marvel while J W Coffee the skeleton intrigues scientists. Burkhart the coins performs a mystery act and Sam Cohen the expansionist features in a striking routine. The Trilby foot contest showcases young ladies. In the theatre Annatta Powers Nellie Hartford Wynn and Hart Severne and Hume and Della Hanley perform. Friday hosts amateur night with special prizes.
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Minnie Clifford
James Morris
J. W. Coffee
Burkhart
Sam Cohen
Annatta Powers
Nellie Hartford
Wynn and Hart
Severne and Hume
Della Hanley
Wagner Nordica Concerts At Symphony Hall This Week
Wagner Nordica returns with dramatic Lohengrin Die Walkure and Siegfried on Friday and Tannhauser Parsifal and Tristan and Isolde on Saturday. The New York Symphony Orchestra under Walter Damrosch performs a rich program of selections from these works.
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Symphony Hall
Mme
Lillian ‘Nordica
Die Walkure
Sieegfried
Tannhauser
Schoeffel to Manage Nance O Neil at Tremont Theatre
John B Schoeffel signed a contract to manage Miss Nance O Neil for a term of years after the dissolution of Abbey, Schoeffel & Gray. He stated he would confine his work to the Tremont Theatre and aims to build on his four years in the field.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John B. Schoeffel
Nance O'Neil
Abbey, Schoeffel & Gray
Schooeffel
Tremont Theatre
Chickering Concerts At Chickering Hall Next Week
The second Chickering production concert in Chickering Hall will feature David Stanley Smith’s overture Joyeuse and Debussy’s Afternoon of a Faun with a Bach concerto for three pianos performed by Fox, Gebhard, and Proctor. A vocal soloist to be announced. Seats are now on sale.
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Chickering
Chickering Hall
David Stanley Smith
Music Department
Yale University
Debussy
Messrs. Fox
Gebhard
Proctor
Busoni to Offer First Recital at Jordan Hall
Pianist Busoni presents first Jordan Hall recital this evening featuring Bach, Chopin, Cesar Franck, and Liszt selections. A second recital is slated for next Friday afternoon at the same venue with a similar program.
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Busoni
Jordan Hall
Bach
Chopin
Cesar Franck
Lisst
Polk Miller a Virginia darkies entertainment at Chickering Hall
Polk Miller brings genuine old-time Virginia tales to Chickering Hall on Friday evening with ante-bellum stories, supplemented by quaint songs and choruses with banjo accompaniment.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Polk Miller
Virginia
Chickering Hall
Actors' Fund Benefit Seats On Sale At Hollis Street Theatre
Tickets for the Actors' Fund of America benefit at Hollis Street Theatre go on sale Friday March 4. The program features Mariempest and her London company, Hzra Kendall, and many stars from Boston and New York, promising a strong lineup for the afternoon performance.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Actors’ Fund of America
Hollis Street
Bhe Mariempest
London
Hzra Kendall
Boston
New York
Miss O Neil at the Tremont in Hedda Gabler and more
At Tremont Theatre yesterday Nance O Neil repeated Hedda Gabler before a large audience. This afternoon she presents The Fires of St John with further engagements, Thursday and Friday afternoons featuring Leah the Forsaken.
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Miss O’neil
Tremont
Tremont Theatre
Nance O'Neil
Hedda Gabler
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