Sir Charles Wyndham Returns in The Mollusc at Colonial Theatre
After a five year absence, Sir Charles Wyndham opened at the Colonial Theatre in Hubert Henry Davies’ The Mollusc. The four-character comedy relies on dialogue and wit, with Wyndham’s performance praised as self-possessed and graceful. The cast includes Mrs Baxter, Frances Vine, Sam Sothern, and Dorothy Thomas. The Mollusc runs two weeks and is expected to draw good patronage.
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Boston
Charles Wyndham
Colonial Theatre
Hubert Henry Davies
Davies
H Ier
Colorado
Sir Charles
Atlantic
Tom Kemp
Mrs. Baxter
Frances Vine
Sam Sothern
Baxter
Dorothy Thomas
Globe Theatre Presents St Elmo in City Debut
At the Globe Theatre last evening the four act drama St Elmo adapted from Augusta Evans Wilson’s novel by Willard Holcomb, premiered here after earlier runs in Richmond and New York. Vaughan Glaser as St Elmo Murray leads a vivid, melodramatic tale of duel, love, and redemption in antebellum South with strong support from Fay Courteney as Edna Earl and Leonora Bradley in a dual role.
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Globe Theatre
St. Elmo
Willard Holcomb
Augusta Evans Wilson
Richmond
Academy of Music
New York City
Edna
St. Elmo Murray
Vaughan Glaser
Fay Courteney
Edna Earl
Harrison Stedman
John Wammond
Charles Carver
Gordon Leigh
Boston
Leonora Bradley
Martin Woodworth
C. Edmond Roberts
Robert Hill
Frederick Kerby
H. E. Howell
Marta Ootman
Agnes Powell
E. Abbey
Cause and Cure of Sciatica
The proper medical treatment for sciatica is to build up and purify the blood. Dr Williams Pink Pills are marketed as a blood builder that relieves nerve inflammation by nourishing nerves. A testimonial from Mrs. Eliza A. Snow describes long pain and disability ending after taking the pills. The ad offers a free booklet on nervous disorders and lists prices for boxes.
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Williams
Eliza A. Snow
Hyde Park Avenue
Roslindale
Mass
Dr. Williams
Dr. Williams Medicine Company
Schenectady
Cadum Promises Quick Relief for Skin Ailments
Two vital steps are needed to treat eczema and other skin diseases exclude dust germs and air from affected areas while starting the healing process. Cadum claims to do both, stopping itching upon application and speeding healing, with a 10 cent box available at drug stores for home trials.
Grand Opera House Ends Night With Dancing Sensation
Cole and Johnson, famed colored comedians, delighted Grand Opera House audience last night. Miss Walker impressed with beauty and talent, delivering encores and a new Wildfire Dance. The show features Red Moon music by Johnson and lyrics by Cole, with three superb acts and stars Abbie Mitchell, Fanny Wise, Edgar Conner, and Sam Tueas.
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Cole
Johnson
Grand Opera House
Miss Walker
Abbie Mitchell
Fanny Wise
Edgar Conner
Sam Tueas
Mardi Gras Beauties at Gaiety Feature Burlesque Show
Andy Tewis and the Mardi Gras Beauties headline a lively Gaiety week with chorus girls nearing grand opera quality. The Marvellous Newomes perform balancing acts while Tex and Drew star in The Bogus Chauffeur. Andy Lewis leads a racing skit The Winner and The Quartet charms with musical interludes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Andy Tewis
Andy Lewis
Newomes
Tex
Drew
Andy Lewis and Company
Globe trotter Gottfried Rodriguez tours world for prize
Crowds filled Theatre Comique yesterday to hear Gottfried Rodriguez walking around the world to win 12000 dollars. His lecture and songs drew strong traction. The program at the popular venue also featured Corsican Revenge and other motion pictures with a novelty comedy graph. Performers included Dave Marlow Gordon Richards Jack Beasley Lilian Kelliher Florence Parke and Annette Ross.
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Theatre Comique
Globe
Gottfried Rodriguez
Jones
Mars
Dave Marlow
Gordon Richards
Jack Beasley
Lilian Kelliher
Florence Parke
Annette Ross
All-Star Vaudeville Bill at New Palace Theatre
This week at New Palace Theatre features Sados the European mystery performer, the three Sherwood sisters, Sing Fong Lee the world’s only Chinese violin soloist, Beverly and Ashe, and Paul Ross. Bertini the man of mystery performs escape feats from a locked can and handcuffs as films including His Last Burglary and The Cowboy and the Squaw are shown.
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New Palace Theatre
Sados
Sherwood Sisters
Sing Fong Lee
Beverly and
Ashe
Paul Ross
Bertini
Man of Mystery
Scenic Temple Holiday Bill Draws Large Audiences
A holiday bill at the Scenic Temple fills both matinee and evening shows with strong attendance. The Washington birthday film exhibit and the concert program feature Miss Esther Raiev and Lenna Howe's Union Orchestra. Earle, Bartlett, and Hansone the magician receive ovations as the Redding sisters perform singing and dancing entrancingly.
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Scenic Temple
Washington
Esther Rai
Earle
Bartlett
Hansone
Redding Sisters
Lenna Howe
Union Orchestra
Midnight Sons at Shubert Thrills Town Crowd
The Shubert Theatre shows The Midnight Sons produced by Lew Fields in its third week with a sold out house and standing room. Extra matinees may be considered though eight performances weekly remain likely. The crowd raves about the shoe store scene a Pullman train a theatre within a theatre a 100-diner stag dinner and a pony ballet.
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Shubert Theatre
Lew Fields
American Music Hall Delivers Varied Boston Show
The American Music Hall presented a diverse Boston bill led by George Lashwood making his debut. Sydney Drew and company offered a praised farce, Fred Niblo delivered a witty monologue, and Daly's Country Quiet provided refined music alongside the Smith Harper trio. Other acts included Hall's Juggling Girls, Edith Le Roy, Caffax, and assorted moving pictures.
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American Music Hall
Harry Lauder
George Lashwood
Boston
Mr. Lauder
England
Sydney Drew and Company
Fred Niblo
Daly
Smith Harper
Hall
Edith le Roy
Caffax
Wire
Rebecca of Sunnybrook Farm Shines in Eighth Tremont Week
The Tremont Theatre opens its eighth week with Rebecca of Sunnybrook Farm drawing steady crowds. Edith Taliaferro stars as Rebecca, praised for her charm alongside strong turns from Marie Su Day, Harry C. Browne, and Ernest Truex as the supporting cast members continue to receive recognition.
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Rebecca
Sunnybrook Farm
Boston
Tremont Street
Edith ‘Taliaferro
Marie Su. Day
Harry C. Browne
Ernest Truex
Adams Delights Boston in Fourth Hollis Street Run
Maude Adams drew large crowds at the Hollis Street Theatre as Boston enters the fourth and final week of her engagement. What Every Woman Knows showcases her range from Bobbie in The Little Minister to Maggie Shand with Barrie’s enriched character studies garnering high praise.
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Maude Adams
Boston
The
Legion
Hollis Street Theatre
Bobbie
Maggie Shand
Miss Adams
Bostock
Um pire at Columbia Theatre features Hayes led company
A two act four scene show titled The Um pire plays at the Columbia Theatre this week. Edmond Hayes headlines a strong cast including James Collins Billy Betts Vernon Wallace George B Dumott John Dooley and Misses Marie Jansen Imogene Mansfield Laura Harvey and Margaret Otter. Wrestling marks the week with Walter Willoughby and Jim Galvin clashing Wednesday and two local rivals meeting on Thursday night.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Columbia Theatre
Edmond Hayes
James Collins
Billy Betts
Vernon Wallace
George B. Dumott
John Dooley
Marie Jansen
Imogene Mansfield
Laura Harvey
Margaret Otter
Walter Willoughby
Jim Galvin
Galvin
Willoughby
Hub Theatre Programme Highlights Early Week Casts
The Hub Theatre presents a varied first half week with the barefacedly witty O Donnell brothers Trish character comedians and H V Fitzgerald. In the latter half McVeigh and Walley join the Three Pattens and other vaudeville acts for three days.
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Seals
O'Donnell Brothers
Trish
H. V. Fitzgerald
Vaudevillians
McVeigh and Walley
Pattens
Howard Atheneum Burlesque Review Highlights Star Show Girls
The Howard Atheneum offered a strong burlesque bill featuring the Star Show Girls led by Johnny Baker Louie Lynn Jim Dixon and others. The Carl Dammann European acrobats and acts by Baker De Voe Adolah Watermelon Trust Jordan Brennan Le Roy Martine Carl Wilcox Gilmore Moxleys Hogans Agnes Marsh and the Howardscope energized a lively program with novelty songs and clever impersonations.
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Howard
Johnny Baker
Louie Lynn
Jim Dixon
Anderson
Reynolds
Lew Adams
Nicodemus
White
Bert Weston
Violet Moore
Fay O'Dell
May Bennett
Stunt
Carl Dammann
Baker
de Voe
Adolah
Watermelon Trust
Jordan
Brennan
le Roy
Martine
Carl
Wilcox
Gilmore
Moxleys
Hogans
Agnes Marsh
Howardscope
Boston Theatre Presents Ben Hur Extra Matinee Today
Hundreds of patrons arriving late miss the opening tableau The Star of Bethlehem as the curtain rises at 7 45 pm and 1 46 pm for matinees Ushers will not seat patrons when the theatre is dark Ben Hur remains immensely popular with its romance melody melodrama realism and vivid portrayal Washington's Birthday matinee added today
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Boston
Washington
William Hodge at Park Theatre Promises Large Week
William Hodge’s eighth week at the Park Theatre attracts large audiences as the Kokomo lawyer character in Daniel Voorhees Pike continues to win praise. Hodge’s Boston company includes Henry Jewett Madeleine Louis Alice Johnson Ida Vernon Herbert McKenzie George Le Guerre and a new dog in the final act.
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William Hodge
the Park Theatre
Kokomo
Mr. Hodge
Daniel Voorhees Pike
Boston
Henry Jewett
Madeleine Louis
Alice Johnson
Ida Vernon
Herbert McKenzie
George le Guerre
Dog
Shore Acres Ends Run at Castle Square Theatre
The Castle Square Theatre in Boston closes its third week of Shore Acres by the John Craig stock company praised for its adaptation of New England rural drama and other works. Next Monday Craig will stage The Spitfire, a yacht comedy, for the first time on any stage.
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Shore Acres
Castle Square
John Craig
New England
Craig
Bowdoin Square Theatre Vaudeville and Film Display
A top Bowdoin Square Theatre show yesterday mixed vaudeville with moving pictures under the new policy. The Agoustan troupe of European acrobats impressed, Dettorelli and Glissandro gave a musical specialty, and the Great Alvarez Duo offered ladder stunts. Joe Hardman performed a monologue, De Corret and Rego sang and danced, with Billy Kinkaid and others providing variety.
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Bowdoin Square Theatre
Bowdoin
Agoustan
Dettorelli
Glissandro
Alvarez
Joe Hardman
de Corret
Rego
Billy Kinkaid
Gormley
Audubato
the Newtons
Annie Goldie
Vissochi Brothers
Beacon Theatre Offers Lively Boston Program
The Beacon Theatre presents a spirited program of pictures and vaudeville to crowded houses. The venue secures its place among Boston's leading specialty theatres with a strong running programme and energetic performances.
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New Beacon Theatre
the Beacon
Boston
Keiths Theatre Presents A Varied Evening Of Acts
Yesterday Keiths Theatre filled with patrons to witness a new bill headlined by Albert Hole the boy wonder heard recently in Symphony Hall with Mme. Liza Lehmanns company. He displayed musicality and tasteful phrasing. The Saxon Trio performed strong acrobatic feats. Nat Wills, a happy tramp, told new stories. The Howard brothers introduced flying banjoes and the Sully family acted in The Suit Case. Several other acts included Cliff Berzacs Circus George P Watson and Florence Little and A Matrimonial Bargain with the Bowman brothers Ethiopian specialists and kinetograph pictures.
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Keith
Albert Hole
Boy Wonder
Symphony Hall
Mme
Liza Lehmann
Elsie Phelan
A. Saxon
Joseph Hart
George W. Hobart
Howard Brothers
Sully
Cliff Berzac
George P. Watson
Florence Littlen
Bowman Brothers
The Melting Pot at Majestic Theatre in Boston
The final week of The Melting Pot at Majestic Theatre features Walker Whiteside in a demanding lead role. Israel Zangwill’s drama probes race and assimilation as Jiebler & Co. present a strong supporting cast and well-spirited performances.
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George Washington
Majestic Theatre
Israel Zangwill
Walker Whiteside
Mr. Whiteside
Boston
Messrs
Waldron's Casino Opens With Burlesque and Vaudeville
Bob Manchester's Cracker Jacks drew full houses at the Casino Theatre with a lively burlesque and vaudeville lineup. Highlights include Ruby Leoni leading the cast with Lillie Vedder and La Belle Marie, a witty skit Innocent Girls, and The Best Cure Villa, along with musical numbers by Pearson Goldie Hill and Frank Harcourt.
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Bob Manchester
Casino Theatre
Cure Villa
Ruby Leoni
Lillie Vedder
la Belle Marie
Lou Marlow
Billy Hart
Charles J. Hill
Frank Harcourt
Jack Goldie
Gilbert Pearson
Alio
12 Belles
Rube
Broadway
Pearson
Goldie
Hill
Frozini
Piroscoffis
Memorial meeting for late secretary at Young's Hotel
The Irish Charitable Society of Boston held a memorial meeting last evening at Young's Hotel in honor of its late secretary Jeremiah W. Fogarty. President John Dorr and ex-President James H. Devlin Jr addressed the gathering.
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Young's Hotel
The
Irish Charitable Society of Boston
Jeremiah W. Fogarty
John Dorr
James H. Devlin, Jr
Illness Delays Russell Identity Hearing in Probate Court
The Russell identity hearing in East Cambridge Probate Court adjourned after attorney Leslie A. Simpson fell ill with a cold. Eugene C. Upton and Kate Mulock testified while the claimant confronted her, with Upton denying writing contested Rousseau letters. Advocates prepared photographs of exhibits for expert comparison as the judge halted cross examination.
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Russell
East Cambridge
Leslie A. Simpson
Eugene C. Upton
Kate Mulock
W. C. Russell
Mulock
Daniel B. Russell
Upton
Rousseau
William C. Russell
the Post
Simpson
Attorney Upton
Attorney Simpson
Judge Lawton
Lawton
Mr. Upton
Melrose
Daniel Blake Russell
Suffolk
John I. Berry
Pape's Diuretic Restores Kidney and Urinary Health
An ad claims out-of-order kidneys and bladder disorders improve after a few doses. It describes backache, rheumatic twinges, headaches, and nervous symptoms vanishing, with prompt relief of frequent urination. The fifty-cent remedy is marketed by Pape Thompson & Pape of Cincinnati and sold in drug stores worldwide.
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Pape
Pape, Thompson & Pape
Rev. Michael J. McCabe Ill With Pneumonia At Edgewood
The condition of Rev. Michael J. McCabe pastor of St. Pauls Church Edgewood is reported dangerously ill with pneumonia but slightly improved today.
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Providence
Rt. I
Michael J. McCabe
St. Paul's Church
Edgewood
New England
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Keith’s Theatre
Waldron’s Casino
Hold Fogarty
Russell Case
Donnie
Almy
Willian C. Russell
Ferdinand B. Almy
Mr. Traxler
Mr. Russell
Tie
Nason
Washington ST
Adams House
Voodoo
Concertinas
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