Shenandoah at Boston Theatre Captivates Crowd
Jacob Litt’s Shenandoah played at the Boston Theatre last evening with lavish scenic design and a vigorous battle scene. Maurice Barrymore and Mary Hampton led strong performances though both tended to overemphasize their lines. Charlotte Crane impressed as Jenny Suckthorne. Shenandoah runs two weeks, followed by Alice Neilsen in The Fortune Teller on March 18.
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Jacob Litt
Boston Theatre
Mr. Litt
Boston
Maurice Barrymore
Colonel West
Barrymore
Mr. Barrymore
Mary Hampton
Gertrude Ellingham
Charlotte Crane
Jenny Suckthorne
May Wheeler
Haverhill
Charles M. Collins
General Haverhill
Louis Hendricks
Buckthorne
Otis Turner
Sergeant Braker
Frances Whitehouse
Catherine Mulkins
Carry Wulfert
Naneen Robertson
Charles Halleck
George A. Wright
Joseph Slaytor
Earl Ryder
Shenandoah
Alice Neilsen
The Telephone Girl Opens Week at Hollis Street Theatre
Hollis Street Theatre presents a two act musical comedy The Telephone Girl with Louis Mann and Clara Lipman leading a strong company. Mann's Hans Nix draws constant laughter while James F. MacDonald Snuffles and Nellie Douglas Toots also receive solid laughs and strong chorus voices enhance the show.
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Hollis Street Theatre
Louis Mann
Clara Lipman
Mr. Mann
Hans Nix
James F. MacDonald
Snuffles
Nellie Douglas
Toots
Joseph C. Fay
William T. Terriss
Sarah MecVicker
Kate Claxton Starred in The Two Orphans at Columbia
The Two Orphans received a refined staging by Kate Claxton and her company. Claxton as Louise was superb, with Mary Asqueth as Henriette, Frank A. Connor gallant as Chevalier, Henry Stockbridge strong in comedy as Picard, Laurence Rees as Jacques, and Marion P. Clifton as La Frochard. The performance showed strong audience appeal and promises repeat success this week.
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Kate Claxton
Columbia
D'Ennery
Miss Claxton
Louise
Henriette
Mary Asqueth
Frank A. Connor
Henry Stockbridge
Picard
Jacques
Laurence Rees
Marion P. Clifton
Airship musical at Grand Opera House charms crowd
Joseph M Gates wrote The Airship and A Rail road Ticket staged at Grand Opera House last evening. Marie Stuart led a talented cast with varied impersonations in French German and Irish dialects. The show runs the rest of the week with Graham's Genuine Southern specialty company set for a return engagement Monday.
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Grand Opera House
Joseph M. Gates
Marie Stuart
Raymond Finlay
Johnny Wise
James T. Kelley
Major Tammany
Ben Welch
Graham
Genuine Southern Specialty Company
Bowdoin Square Theatre Presents Kidnapped Melodrama
At Bowdoin Square Theatre D K Higgins revival Kidnapped is staged with strong Bowdoin Square stock company actors. Scenic highlights include Philip Northcotte studio, Brooklyn bridge, the great fire and East River dock scenes with a dramatic kidnapping and police patrol finale.
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Bowdoin Square Theatre
Lothrop
D. K. Higgins
Bowdoin Square
Boston
Philip Northcotte
Brooklyn Bridge
East River Dock
Park Theatre strong stock, Village Postmaster closes week
The Park Theatre opened its third week of The Village Postmaster with Frank Ordaunt’s Seth Huggins drawing hearty laughter. Star performances by Annie Buckley, Dan Collyer, and a large cast including W. H. Pascoe, Fanchon Campbell and Grace Gaylor Clark promise strong attendance, with Boston Tigers and dignitaries to attend upcoming showings.
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Park Theatre
Frank \ordaunt
Seth Huggins
Annie Buckley
Dan Collyer
W. H. Pascoe
Fanchon Campbell
Frank Lyman
Grace Gaylor Clark
Jennie Weathersby
Vivian Townsend
Agnes Farnum
William H. Gough
Mabel Eaton
Boston Tigers
Wolcott
Quincy
May Irwin
Kate Kip
Miss Irwin
Joseph Sparks
Finnigin
Ignatio Martinetti
My Rainbow Bride
Belle of New York Opens Final Mu seum Week With Packed House
The Belle of New York opened the last week at the museum to one of the largest audiences of the engagement. Dan Daly remains a crowd favorite with William Norris in his German role, Ed Tyler as the lively young reprobate, and William Cameron delivering a standout rough-edged performance. Helen Lord grows in popularity while Queenie Vassar charms with Parisian songs. Catharine Lingard leads the comic opera, with Nella Webb and Bobby Burns among the notable principals delivering clever performances.
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New York
Museum
Dan Daly
William Norris
Ed Tyler
Delmonico
Steve Brodie
William Cameron
Helen Lord
Queenie Vassar
Catharine Lingard
Nella Webb
Bobby Burns
Prodigal Daughter Draws Big Audiences at Castle Square
Castle Square Theatre enjoyed large crowds as The Prodigal Daughter entered a second week. J R Pitman directs vibrant stage pictures with strong scenes like the steeple chase near the Grand Hotel Paris. Curtain at 7 45 pm. demand remains high prompting a reprise next week.
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Castle Square
J. R. Pitman
Grand Hotel
Paris
The Little Corporal Encore At Tremont Theatre
Francis Wilson concludes a four week engagement at the Tremont with The Little Corporal. His impersonation of Bonaparte in Egypt draws crowds, praised for wit and versatility. Supporting cast includes Miss Glaser Geulivan Miss Berri Casavant and Brand as the capable company 만족.
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Francis Wilson
Tremont Theatre
Wilson
Rustle
Egypt
Bonaparte
Desert
Arabia
Glaser
Geulivan
Berri
Casavant
Brand
Tremont to Stage Geisha as Boston Audiences Anticipate Return
The Tremont Theatre will host further performances of The Geisha next week as demand remains brisk. The show’s company, previously a season hit, is expected to draw strong crowds across Boston playgoers eager for the return of its charming musical comedy.
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Tremont
Duchess of Devonshire skit at Keith's staged by Francesca Redding
Francesca Redding and Lorimer Johnstone performed the one act comedy The Duchess of Devonshire at Keith's yesterday. The sketch centers on a husband and wife who attend a French ball unknowingly, culminating with the husband arriving home first.
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Francesca Redding
Lorimer Johnstone
Keith
Duchess of Devonshire
Student Held for Counterfeiting in Maine Case
Portland Maine February 27 Avery Dinsmore of Jackson New Hampshire a Vryeburg Academy student was held by United States Commissioner Bradley in 1000 on a complaint charging him with making and uttering counterfeit silver dollars.
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Portland
Avery Dinsmore
Jackson
N. H
Vryeburg Academy
United States
Bradley
Warranted Syrup of Tar Refund Card
Agreement offers refunds on Greene's Warranted Syrup of Tar bottles if coughs or colds persist. Includes 50 cent and 25 cent bottle guarantees, with money-back options. Listed signatories include Emery Souther and multiple Boston-area druggists and merchants. Two hundred others noted.
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Greene
Emery Souther
Gree
Rust & Richardson Drug
George C. Goodwin & CO
B. F. Bradbury
Washington
C. E. Woodward &9
Bromfield
Joseph L
Noted Variety Show Delights Local Audiences In Costume Ball
A lively sketch and musical act lineup played to full houses with Miss Redding, Mr Johnstone, and Neil Burgess headlining. The Widow Bedott material drew hearty laughs with a widow pursuing suitors while a suggestive dance revealed undergarments. Acrobats Seymor Dupree LeRoy Morris and Marion Pearl performed, plus Raymond trio and George C Darling crayon art as biograph and stereopticon views wowed the crowd.
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Duchess of Devonshire
Miss Redding
Miss Suits
Bogert
O’brien
Neil Burgess
Mr. Burgess
Seymour
Dupree
LeRoy and
Morris
Marion and
Pearl
Raymond
George C. Darling
Neil Burgess and
Widow Bedett
Francesca Redding
Lorrimer Jolnstone
Rossow
Bogert and
Howard
Bland
Lewis and Blakely
Clint
Bessie Robbins
Doherty
Marion Man~ola
Flynn's Big Sensation Burlesque at Grand Theatre
Flynn's Burlesque company of twenty five Creoles and twenty whites played to near full houses at the Grand Theatre yesterday and again last night. The program opened with Jokes in High Life and closed with Who Owns the Philippines with lively numbers such as a large colored cake walk and acts by Lina and Vani Fields Baker and Lynn and Bryce and Inman. The Daughters of Columbia patriotic ballet led by Mme Zitella formed a high point among thirty well drilled performers. Next week May Howard burlesquers will headline.
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Flynn
Grand Theatre
Philippines
Lina
Vani
the Fields
Mme, Zitella
Grand
Julia Marlowe to Open Hollis Street Run with Colinêtte
Julia Marlowe will begin her annual Hollis Street Theatre engagement next Monday evening in Colinêtte a new French comedy praised for its charm. The Boston reception is described as especially favorable this year with strong praise for her versatility. Seats go on sale at 8 o'clock this morning at the box office.
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Julia Marlowe
Hollis Street Theatre
Boston
Colinette
Marione
Viola Allen
Violla Allan
Poston Museum
Boston Museum
Miss Allen
Browning
Hamelit
Margaret MacLaren Eager
Benefit Performance At Boston Museum For Theater Managers
A complimentary benefit show at the Boston Museum next Thursday afternoon March 2 promises a rare event. The occasion honors the business manager treasurer and assistant treasurer with Dan Daly and the cast in The Belle of New York setting a large demand.
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Boston
Boston Museum
New York
Dan Daly
Circus veteran visits museum amid business ventures
An aging Barnum rider turned entrepreneur visited the Museum yesterday. He observed two of the displays and chatted with staff about his far ranging show days and current ventures.
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Austin & Stone's
Vaudeville and theater notes sweep Boston crowds
A publicized program review highlights Miss Viola Allen in The Christian at the Boston Museum with advance sales strong. It notes Harry Morris’s Little Lambs at the Lyceum, praising Training the Lambs and General Fink’s Army for wit and staging. It lists acts by Kenna, the Johnson trio, Cunningham, Dilks and Wade, the Fanchon sisters, and others with Bryant and Waterson’s Australian burlesquers upcoming.
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Harry Morris
Lyceum Theatre
Charles Kenna
Johnson Trio
Jean Cunningham
Dilks and
Wade
Fanchon Sisters
Ben Mowatt
Bryant and
Waterson
Boston Theatres Advertise Rich Week of Entertainment
Manager Walker unveils a varied bills with five bow tying maidens Turkish card sharp Zat Zam knife thrower Mlle Mora Russian poodles and Punch and Judy show added to a burlesque company and minstrel act at the Gray Grand Opera. Metropolitan Opera tickets go on sale March 27 with subscriptions from Eugene Tompkins. Press Club all star show seats remain for March 7 at Tremont Theatre.
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Walker
Curio Hall No. 1
Selim ‘Sid
Curio Hall No
Zat Zam
Mlle
Mora
Fremont
Doyle Williams
London
Thumim
Boston
Freda Clayton
Murray, & Bennett
Gray Grand.opera
Grand Opera
Metropolitan Opera House Company
Boston Theatre
Eugene Tompkins
Press Club
Boston Press Club
Tremont Theatre
Ensign Pratt Takes Hydrographic Post at Local Custom House
Ensign Alfred A. Pratt assumes charge of the hydrographic office at the local custom house replacing Lieutenant Halpin who is retired. Clerks Messia J. H. Pagerwether and F. P. Rhodes will continue their services. The week begins with seventeen fishing fleet arrivals at T wharf bringing 250,000 pounds of mixed fish. Haddock brings $3 to $4, cod $3.59 to, hake $3.50. Steamer Grand Lake heads from St. John’s, N F toward Savannah with Agent M. H. Downing and assistants preparing for three to four sailings later in the week to Savannah and Halifax and St. John’s routes.
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Marblehead
New York
Halpin
Messia
J. H. Pagerwether
FP. F. Rhodes
T Wharf
Sylvester Whalen
Lill Hogan
South Channel
Haddock
Hake
Grand Lake
St. John's
N. F
M. H. Downing
Savannah
City of Macon
Halifax
Copenhagen Arrives From London After Turbulent Voyage
The British steamer Copenhagen captained by W S Jones arrived from London via Halifax for bunker coal and proceeded toward Baltimore after a Jan 24 departure. She endured a month of violent gales, lost a propeller blade, and reported a derelict sighting on Feb 10. A second note recounts distress about the Galatea and her crew, and nearby port movements include the Gate City and City of Macon. The port’s exports rose to 2.43 million dollars while imports reached 1.30 million. the Pictou remains overdue near twenty days amid hurricane fears.
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Copenhagen
W. S. Jones
London
Halifax
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W.S. Jones
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H. D. Lewis
N. W. Rice & Co
Charles L. Davenport
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Macon
Billy Kemp
Juno
Nicolaas Witsen
Wiebenger
Samarang
Java
American Sugarefining Company
Wieenger
Delaware
Gulf Strea
Boston
Noddle Island
Lock
C. B
Seal Island
Pictou
Upquhart
Newport News
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Irc
Sugnete
Atlantic
Pavonia
Fulgaria
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