The American Lord at Boston Theatres
William H Crane stars in The American Lord at Hollis Street Theatre drawing full houses. The American heir to an English title navigates duty and Americanization, with lively humor, strong dialogue, and expert support from Charles Frohman and cast. Crane’s return praised amid bright farce and fashionable social satire through two weeks with matinees and a Washington's Birthday extra.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
George H. Broadhurst
Charles Frohman
Crane
John Breuster
William TH. Crane
Robert Brewster
Richard Pitman
Lord Wycherly
George FE. Riddell
Richard Westbrooke
Frederick Tiden
Pete
Elmer Grandin
Aleeseeeeeeee
Emmet Whitney
Mr. Denman
Auras
Edgar Norton
Arthur F. Chudleigh
George S. DeVere Scott
Harry Blakemore Andree McDuffie
John Nesbit
Herbert Budd Wiagege “Silvessee
Soldene Powell
Gabriel Ravenelle Wolevalol
Tess R. Johnson
Westbrooke
Hilda Spong
Alice Breuster
Rosalind Coghlan
Felicia
Nellie Malcolm
Calve Sings At Symphony Hall In Rare Concert
Mme Calve returns with her concert company for a rare appearance at Symphony Hall next Saturday afternoon. The program includes the mad scene from Am broise Thomas Hamlet a Salome aria folk songs and a Carmen song. Mr U S Kerr will perform selections by Richard Strauss Pogner and Beethoven Die Ehre Gottes Die Meistersinger. The supporting artists Mlle Vermorel and Messrs Fleury and Decreus contribute instrumental numbers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mme. Calve
Symphony Hall
Ambroise Thomas
Hamlet
Massenet
U. S. Kerr
Richard Strauss
Beethoven
Pogner
Mlle. Vermorel
Messrs. Fleury and Decreus
Blessings for the Cuticura Remedies
Miss Flora E Wiley of Milo Maine says eczema on her hand worsened by 1904 before using Cuticura Soap Ointment and Resolvent. She reports relief including appetite and weight gain and grants permission to publish.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Flora E. Wiley
Milo, Me
The Duty of Mothers At the First Sign of Disfiguring Humors
An advertising column urges mothers to treat inherited skin and scalp disorders in children with the Cuticura system. It touts warm baths with Cuticura Soap and gentle use of Cuticura Ointment, claiming speedy, permanent, economical cures. Potter Drug & Chem. Corp. promotes the line and offers a guide on curing disfiguring humors.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Potter Drug & Chem. Corp
Sole Props
Boston
Way Down East Charms Boston Audiences Again at Night
The annual Boston visit of Way Down East drew a vast audience with advance ticket lines starting at 9 AM and lasting to 7 PM. Cast changes were few. Thurlow Bergen, Charles Craig, Burt Flansburg and Phebe Davies headlined with strong supporting turns. Ella Hugh Wood and Genevieve Cliff offered standout performances as Martha Perkins and Kate Brewster. The production's rural portrayal and traditional village harmony continued to captivate fans, with a special matinee planned for Washington's Birthday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Boston Theatre
Boston
Mr. Thurlow Bergen
David
Charles Craig
Professor Sterling
Burt Flansburg
Sanderson
Phebe Davies
Anna Moore
Robert A. Fischer
Squire
John K. Brennan
Charles C. Blanchard
Genevieve Cliff
Kate Brewster
Ella Hugh Wood
Martha Perkins
Way Down East
Washington
Sergeant Brue at Colonial Theatre Opens Fortnight Run
Frank Daniels stars in Sergeant Brue a three act musical farce at the Colonial Theatre with Liza Lehman music. Daniels carries the show through his eccentric comedy while the cast including Clara Belle Jerome Sallie Fisher and Neil Walton deliver strong performances. The production features an enlarged orchestra and notable songs such as A Cup of Tea Dearie and Old Man Shea. It runs through a fortnight with March 6 scheduled for Richard Mansfield at the Colonial.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Frank Daniels
Colonial Theatre
Sergeant Brue
Owen Hall
Liza Lehman
Pelwoant
Rank Daniels Weichrol
George Lestocq
Auroretc
Iss
Vsew Ace
Clara Belle Jerome Pires
Eres
Atale Ceres
Charlotte Leslay
Mabel Widgett
Annabelle Whitford Tidy
Biekenhaly Vie Scine
Esi
Eve Sallie Fisher
Gerald Treherne
Charleworth Meakins
Matthew Habisham
Henry Goodman
Inspector Gorringe
Neil Walton Charity Jim
David Bennett
Haddon Wallis
Louis Fitzroy
Dilbert Clayton Crookie
Charles H. Drew
Daniels
Sergeant Blue
London
Bobby
Force
Mr. Daniels
Shea
Miss Fisher
Dearie
Clare Kummer
Miss Jerome
Lestocq
Meakins
Drew
Colonial
Richard Mansfield
Fay Four Stars Burlesque at Columbia Promises New Acts
The Fay Foster company headlines at the Columbia with two burlesques Cleo patra in Central Park and A Night at Kelley's Hotel. New cast includes Ike na Welsh Montrose Back Bay patrons bought boxes for amateur night amid risqué bits and a hook phrase trend.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fay Foster
Columbia
Central Park
Kelley’s Hotel
Farren
Ikxena
Welsh
Montrose
Boston
Louie Dacre
Herbert
Willing
Vivian
Cushman
St. Clair
Mizpah at Majestic Theatre Delights Large Audience
The Majestic Theatre opens week two of Mizpah with a record audience amid lavish scenery costumes and music. Queen Vashti and Viceroy Haman are given bold new dramatic emphasis while Esther and the Persian king provide a romantic thread. Comic relief comes from Mehuman Zethar Harbona with Harbona’s Koosh gags drawing laughs. Wednesday and Thursday matinees announced.
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Majestic Theatre
Royal Gardens
Vashti
Ahasuerus
Haman
Esther
Mehuman
Zethar
Harbona
Stanley Dark
Ralph Delmore
Frank Tannehill, Jr
Mr. Dark
Tremont Theatre Hosts Paula Edwardes In Princess Beggar
Miss Paula Edwardes stars in Princess Beggar at Tremont Theatre with a popular, warmly received run. Encores frequent, audience cheers praised the lively comedy opera and its fine company. Matinees planned for tomorrow and Thursday for Washington’s Birthday anniversary, with final performances Saturday. Edwardes may move to New York next for a longer run if Boston response repeats.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Paula Edwardes
Princess Beggar
Tremont Theatre
Washington
Miss Edwardes
Boston
Park Theatre Thrills Boston With Strong Heart Engagement
Robert Edeson’s second week at the Park Theatre drew a large, enthusiastic crowd for Strong Heart with a football game theme. Edeson delivers his best local work, supported by Ira W. Hards, Mary Boland, Louise Drew, and May Irwin, as seats open for her Mrs Black Is Back engagement.
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Robert Edeson
Boston
Park Theatre
Strongheart
Edeson
Ira W. Hards
Mary Boland
Louise Drew
May Irwin
Miss Charlotte Hunt Stars In Bowdoin Square Theatre Show
Miss Charlotte Hunt leads the Lothrop stock company in a big production of King of the Desert at Bowdoin Square Theatre. Edwin Denisson plays Commodore Delmar, with Charles Miller as Leon Delmar, supported by Butler Haviland and Thaddeus Gray. A single-week run includes matinees and special birthday savings, followed by Searchlights of a Great City.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charlotte Hunt
Lothrop Stock Company
Bowdoin Square Theatre
Miss Hunt
Blanche
Commodore Delmar
United States Navy
Commodore
Edwin Denisson
Leon Delmar
Charles Miller
Butler Haviland
Thaddeus Gray
Henry Alexander
George Loomis
Harry Brooks
Frank Wright
Wilmer Walter
Charles Wheelock
D. L. Gaylord
David Lane
Robert Martin
Annette Marshall
Florence Hale
Lillian Henrie
Rose Howard
Pearl de Lasieur
Bertha Natino
Eva Wheeler
Washington
Mrs Leslie Carter at Tremont Theatre in Adrea season
Mrs Leslie Carter draws eager buyers at Tremont Theatre box office as ticket sales begin for her engagement. She appears first in Adrea a dramatic work by David Belasco and John Luther Long written for her. Her limited season starts next Monday evening.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Leslie Carter
Tremont Theatre
David Belasco
Globe Theatre Presents His Last Dollar at Sheepshead Bay Run
The Globe Theatre staged His Last Dollar a five act tale of Joe Braxton a Kentuckian who loses his fortune to scheming Tomlinson and a banker’s wife. Braxton rides the Futurity winner saving his fate and winning the girl. The show features a full local cast and runs all week with matinees and a Washington’s Birthday extra. Robb and Dill present I. O. U. a labor unions and trusts musical travesty next.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Globe Theatre
Viola Grayson
Braxton
Emma Salvatore
Mrs. Giles
Alma MacLaren Aliela
Bliss Milford Okay
Ora Berrie Mongrel
Kentucky
Lady Bertha Pompadour
Linson
Lottie
Sunflower
Lonsdale
Father den
Long Island
New York
Sheepshead Bay
Joe Braxton
Wall Street
Tomlinston
Joe
Washington
Robb
Dill
Secret of Polichinelle At Castle Square Delightful Drama
First nighters at Castle Square enjoyed Wolff s The Secret of Polichinelle a Paris hit and long running New York favorite. The plot centers on French law banning marriages under 25 without parental consent and abroad by French subjects. Cast includes William McVay as M Jouvenel Charles Mackay as Henry Miss Kemble as Mme Santeray Miss Ballou as Marie Spottiswoode Aitken as M Trevoux with Miss Young and Miss Winslow contributing strongly.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Castle Square
Wolff
Paris
New York
England
William McVay
M. Jouvenel
Charles Mackay
Henry
Miss Kemble
Mme. Santeray
At the World's Mercy at Grand Opera House
Review lauds the melodrama as real and engaging. The cast handles dramatic scenes from an Erie canal drowning escape to a North Carolina mine flood and a wedding, with clever juveniles and notable dancing. Elaborate scenery and lighting enhance the performance. Three matinees and multiple evening shows offer repeat chances this week.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Grand Opera House
Erie Canal
North Carolina
Palace Theatre showcases The Golden Crook extravaganza
The Golden Crook spectacular at Palace Theatre delights two audiences with dramatic burlesque, music, and gorgeous stage pictures. The Four Seasons ballet, Cupid's Golden Palace, and Captain Virginia Tyson lead a glamorous production with versatile comedians and a strong vaudeville bill featuring Inman Wakefield, Billy Arlington, Grace Delmore, Chic Maryland Tyson, Ed Morton, the Buck brothers, Fifi beauties, and more.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Palace Theatre
Virginia Tyson
Inman, Wakefield and Company
Sporting Life
Billy Arlington
Grace Delmore
Husband
Chic
Maryland Tyson
Ed Morton
Henries
Buck Brothers
Dorothy Vernon of Haddon Hall at Empire Theatre
Empire Theatre presents Dorothy Vernon of Haddon Hall under Manager Morison. Mary Hall excels as Dorothy Vernon. Howell Hansel and Frederick Murray deliver strong leads as Sir John and Sir George Vernon. Supporting cast includes Francis Byrne Edwin Nicander and Rose Morison with notable turns from Gertrude Berkeley and Mabel Colcord. The run lasts only this week before Rosedale revival begins.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Empire Stock Company
Morison
Charles Major
Dorothy Vernon
Haddon Hall
Mary Hall
Dorothy
Boston
Howell Hansel
Sir John
Frederick Murray
Sir George Vernon
Francis Byrne
Sir Malcolm
Edwin Nicander
Perkin
Gertrude Berkeley
Queen Elizabeth
Mabel Colcord
Mary Stuart
Mary Sanders
Parisian Widows at Lyceum Theatre Offer Satisfying Burlesque Package
The Lyceum Theatre hosts the Parisian Widows company this week delivering two strong burlesques. The Carnival at Monte Carlo opens with lively chorus costumes and marches. Ben Welch shines in a native Italian and Hebrew sketches, with musical numbers and the Kelton sisters adding a modern act. Owley and Randall close with a lively juggling routine.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lyceum Theatre
Monte Carlo
Ben Welch
Italy
Honan
Kearney
Alfo
Valmore Sisters
Keltons
Baby Kelton
Owley
Randall
Keith's Theatre Show Promises Patriotic Vaudeville Mix
Amusement patrons at Keith's Theatre enjoyed Frank Bryan's Peace Congress of American Girls with 16 performers, 12 women portraying national flags and a finale featuring Old Ironsides. The bill also included John Rice and Sally Cohen in All the World Loves a Lover and varied acts from Professor Woodford with the smallest horse to the Spook Minstrels and Charlotte Guyer George.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Keith
Frank Bryan
Mr. Bryan
Jonathan
Bryan
John, Rice
Sally Cohen
Professor Woodford
Boston
Spook Minstrels
Charlotte Guyer George
Macarie
Wire
Carlin
Otto
Jimmy Barry
Barry
Skidoo
Griff Brothers
Franks Family Skating at Park Square Rink Crowd
Park Square Rink drew a large audience last evening for the Franks family appearance. Professor Charles L. Franks delivered stylish fancy skating while baby Lillian delighted the ladies with dainty turns. Washington's Birthday program includes three skating festivals morning afternoon and evening with unchanged admission.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mammoth Park Square
Franks
Charles L. Franks
Lillian
Washington
Howard Atheneum Vaudeville Show Delights Hub Patrons
A splendid Howard Theater program last evening featured headliners the Mowatts world’s top Indian club acts Colby and May ventriloquism by Seymour and Hill and a farewell engagement by Milt Wood. Act after act with gymnasts ch aracters acrobats and comedians plus a moving picture reel and a new songfest Skidoo to Care.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Howard
Colby
May
Seymour
Hill
Milt Wood
Ethel Robinson
Brooks Brothers
Toledo
Price
Chadwick
Hank Hoover
Bedfords
Jennett Brothers
Holbrooks
Fredericks
Howardscope
Minnie Harrison
Brooks Bros
Jas, Murray
Howard Burlesquers
Austin and Stone's Museum Exhibition of Human Anomalies
The Austin and Stone's Museum week features two famous human curiosities, a four legged woman identified as Josephine Myrtle Corbin and Zip the well known What Is It. The lineup includes Professor Riley Mazotti Kitty Gray Dan Gillette John Till and the Alpha trio among others in a lively stage program with telepathy mind reading dislocations and other feats.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Austin & Stone
Josephine Myrtle Corbin
Curio
Zip
Professor Riley
Mazotti
Kitty Gray
Dan Gillette
John Till
Ben War
the Snake
Punch and Judy
Powell
Alpha Trio
Melrose
Graham
Archer
Cartelle
Helen Robinson
Charley Farrell
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David Higgins
Tom Linson
W. Burt Cartwright Kaufman
Thomas Reynolis
Ned Penn
Reporter
Charles L. Crane
Clarence Lonsdale
Charles Fleming
Norman Giles
Allen Bailey Johnny
William E. Gladstone O'Connell
Butleffies Cies Oo
Frank Eleanor Downs
Eleanor Montell
Castle Square Theatre
Empire Theatre
Entertainments
Ella Wheeler Wilcox
Luscombe Searelle
Company of 100
Washington’s
Rice
Cohen
Keith’s Theatre
Tremont
Sam S. & Lee Shubert (Inc
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Edward Paulton
Alfred G. Robyn
Frank Smithson
Empire Empire Stock Co
Lindsay
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Music Hall
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Peru
B. Y. M. Christian Union
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Carolina Holman Huidobro
Chili
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George Peirce
William H. Baldwin
Mrs. Black
Jessie Maclachlan
John FE. Daniels
John McLinden
Robt. Buchanan
Burns Memorial Association
Monument Fund
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Theatre
Charles Dillingham
Eve
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Secret of
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L. H. Mudgett
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Lilla Wiles Wyman
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Plymouth Orchestra
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