Boston Theatres Attracting Great Holiday Crowds
Boston crowds fill Hollis Street Theatre during John Drew’s two week engagement of Augustus Thomas comedy De Lancey. The review praises Drew’s refined performance and the strong supporting cast led by Margaret Dale Doris Keane Sidney Irving and others. The play features a criss cross love plot with satisfying resolution and witty dialogue.
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John Drew
Hollis Street Theatre
Augustus Thomas
de Lancey
Mr. Drew
Charles Kohman
Mr.Phemius
New York
London
Mr. Thomas
de Lanecey
Jacquelin Marple
Elliot Morton
Boston
James de Lancey
Margaret Dale
Doris Keane
Irene Millard
Sidney Irving
Thomas Hibbard
Frank K. Aiken
Walter Hale
Guy Nichols
M. J
Cry Nichols John
Evesreses Sewer Ee
Maclean Savage
Seene
Sidney Irving James de Lancey
Kelliot Morton Wee
Walter Thae Meek
Ruth Seer
Kate Will Gooding
Arthim Elliot Waiter
W Bechtel
Margaret Date
Jacqueline Marplilivciccrays
Trene Millard
Doris Keane Seirdener
Albert Tocearch
Peter Gardener
Wechstel
Mr Prankiken Millard
Ewes Ofom
Huntsman
See
Robert Schuble
Treorge Huntsman
Eevee
Eeaes
Harry Redding
Dave
Hollis ST
Isaac B. Rich
S. Wed
Charles Frohman
Globe Theatre Welcomes Southern Skies Cast Repeats Hit
The Globe Theatre reopened with the Southern Skies production starring Mabel Trunnelle as Lelia Crofton and John T. Burke as Major Crofton. The cast delivers faithful, lifelike characters in a love story praised for its solid plotting and strong performances. The run continues January 8 with Nat M. Wills presenting The Duke of Duluth.
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Globe
Lottie Blair Parker
Zingland
Mabel Trunnelle
Lelia Croft
Nat Wills
Duke of
Duluth
Just Out of College at Park Theatre in Boston
The Park Theatre presents George Ade’s comedy Just Out of College starring Joseph Wheelock Jr and a strong supporting cast in what is billed as his last Boston run. The plot centers on a collegian who rivals his fiancée’s father, with multiple couples and witty misunderstandings. Blanche Walsh comes next week to perform The Woman in the Case. seat sales begin this morning.
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George Ade
Boston
Joseph Wheelock, Jr
Park Theatre
Wheelock
Blanche Walsh
Clyde Fitch
Boston Symphony Quartet Concert Delights At Hall
The third Boston Symphony Quartet concert drew a large audience with George Proctor on piano and Carl Barth on cello joining the quartet. Program included Schumann Op 41 No 3, Saint-Saens piano trio, and Schubert Quintet in C major Op 163. Assistants greatly enhanced the evening. fourth concert slated for Monday evening February 5.
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Boston Sym- Quartet
J N Hall
George Proctor
Carl Barth
Schumann
Saint-Saens
Schubert
Raymond Hitchcock Shifts To Straight Comedy At Tremont
Raymond Hitchcock smoothly shifts from musical to straight comedy in The Galloper at Tremont. The comedian matches his Yankee Con s ul and related works with renewed success as large holiday audiences attend despite limited post holiday resources. Richard Harding Davis crafts a congenial role that fits Hitchcock, who blends farce with occasional pathos. Supporting players Frawley Davenport Comstock and Buckley receive praise for cohesive teamwork. Hitchcock to be followed by Marie Cahill in Molly Moonshine with book and lyrics by Edwin Milton Boyle and George W. Herbert and music by Sylvia Hein. Seats go on sale next Monday.
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Raymond Hitchcock
Tremont
Richard Harding Davis
Hitchcock
Frawley
Davenport
Edwin Milton Boyle
George W. Herbert
Sylvia Hein
Oliver Twist at Castle Square praised cast and production
Boston critics hail Carr's new Dickens dramatization at Castle Square as a strong, vivid adaptation. Craig's Fagin, Young as Rose Maylie, Kemble as Nancy Sikes, Ballou as Oliver Twist receive high praise. Cast members Waldron, McVey, Wade also lauded. managers announce continuation for next week.
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Boston
Carr
Charles Dickens
Oliver ‘Twist
Castle Square
Mr. Craig
Dickens
Fagin
Mary Young
Rose Maylie
Ifiss Kemble
Nancy Sikes
Marion Ballou
Oliver Twist
John Waldron
Bill Sikes
William McVey
Edward Wade
Grimwig
Mr. Brownlow
Mark Kent
Baust wins favor at Bowdoin Square Theatre this week
Baust draws another strong audience at Bowdoin Square Theatre with the Braden scene praised as picturesque and a standout feature. Charlotte Hunt and Charles Miller lead a capable cast in a weeklong run with notable musical interludes and daily matinees at bargain prices for ladies. Next week brings the Irish drama Robert Emmett.
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Baust
Bowdoin Square Theatre
Braden
Bowdoin
Charlotte Hunt
Charles Miller
Bernhardt Engagement at Boston Theatre Faces Ticket Speculators
Mme Bernhardt opens a Boston engagement next Monday with a repertoire including Camille and Phedre. Ticket speculators have targeted the advance mail orders, using forged handwriting and third parties to hold seats at the 1 to 3 dollar price range.
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Mme. Bernhardt
Boston
Chicago
Mme. Bernhared
Boston Theatre
New York
la Soreiere
Camille
Adrienne Tlecouvreur
Angelo
Sancho
Medora
Phedre
Bohemos
Adrienne Lecouvreur
Magda
Cambridge Woman Charged In Shoplifting Case
Rosa Aste of Cambridge appeared in court yesterday charged with shoplifting. It was alleged she took collars handkerchiefs and gloves valued at five dollars fifty cents from a department store.
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Rosa Aste
Cambridge
Gillette Stars in Clarice at Boston Colonial
William Gillette returns to America in Clarice at the Colonial Theatre Boston delivering a restrained yet masterful performance. Co stars include Marie Doro Lucille La Verne Adelaide Prince Francis Carlyle William Sampson and Charles Bowser with added matinees next week.
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New
Mr. Gillette
Marie Doro
Lucille la Verne
Adelaide Prince
Francis Carlyle
William Sampson
Charles Bowser
London
Miss May
Fantana shines in Boston Theatre finale week
In Boston the Shu bert musical comedy Fantana at the Boston Theatre headlines the Jefferson De Angelis company. Toby Claude leads a high class cast with a witty De Angelis as valet turned Japanese diplomat delivering top tier humor and musical whimsy.
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Boston
Shubert
Jefferson de Angelis
Toby Claude
Comediennes
Fantana
Jefferson de Angelis Opera Company
Fantana Mat
A Wife's Secret Triumph Shines at Grand Opera House
Frederick Burt Vir ginia Thornton and Mrs Charles Craig star in a fine emotional drama with an outstanding balanced cast. The audience filled every seat as the play unfolds the life of a young wife wrongly accused by her husband, aided by a newsboy and policeman, and finally vindicated. Young Reenie, as Marie Madison, offers a favorable performance.
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Frederick Burt
Virginia Thornton
Charles
Craig
Grand Opera House
George Warren
Tobias Elworthy
Charles H. Gardner
J. Hooker Wright
Petite Reenie
Marie Madison
Gadski Recital Delights at Symphony Hall
Mme Johanna Gadski gave a well balanced recital with Frank La Farge as accompanist before a large enthusiastic audience. The program moved from German lieder to American works and ended with miscellaneous songs. Critics praised her dramatic depth and lyric finesse, noting a few frosty tones and la Farge's strong accompaniment and notable own compositions.
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Mme
Johanna Gadski
Symphony Hall
Frank la Farge
Mme. Gadski
Schumann
Wagner
Franz
Brahms
Weber
Schubert
MacDowel
Foote
Beach
Johns
la Farge
van der Stucken
Chelius
Hahn
Taubert
Wolf
Hudach
Strauss
MacDowell
Mr. la Farge
Irish Plays Set for January 25 at Colonial Theatre
An afternoon program at the Colonial Theatre features four one act Irish plays on January 25. The lineup includes The Saxon Shillin by Patrick Column a folk tragedy Riders to the Sea by J M Synge a comedy The Twisting of the Rope and The Lost Saint a mystical play.
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Colonial Theatre
Boston
Patrick Column
J. M. Synge
Mrs Fiske to bring Hedda Gabler to Tremont for Friday
Mrs Fiske, unable to perform a single Hedda Gabler during her Tremont engagement, has agreed to bring her company from Providence for one afternoon performance on Friday January 12. Original scenery will be sent from New York for the show.
Majestic Theatre Welcomes Lew Dockstader Return for Two Weeks
Immense Majestic Theatre audience greets Lew Dockstader and his minstrel company returning to the city for a fifteenth annual visit featuring new acts, old favorites, and the inimitable Dockstader specialties. The program includes songs, Harry Ellis, James B. Bradley, John King, Neil O’Brien among stars, with a two week engagement including Wednesday and Saturday matinees.
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Majestic Theatre
Lew Dockstader
Harry Ellis
James B. Bradley
John King
Neil O’brien
Father
Showng
Mr. Dockstader
Moses
Dockstader
Cherry Blossoms at the Columbia Delight Audiences
The Columbia Theatre hosts the Cherry Blossoms, a lively vaudeville bill led by manager Farren. Highlights include six aerial show girls, 14 character impersonations by Harry Fitzgerald, and performances by Eddie Josie Evans, Lyda Carlisle, John H. Perry, Frank Ross, and others. Amateur night returns Friday.
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Columbia
Farren
Cherry Blossoms
John H. Perry
Eddie Evans
Lyda Carlisle
Harry Fitzgerald
Europe
Eddie
Josie Evans
Kid
Harry Woods
Trey Cohen
Manhattan
Carlisle
Perry
Frank Ross
Austin and Stones Museum Tall Giantess Draws Crowd
Leah May, seven feet seven inches tall and single, dazzled visitors at Austin and Stone's Museum as a man offered marriage in the crowd. The Californian giantess required extraordinary outfits, and thousands watched her alongside Gwendolin Youngman, Sotanki's Hindoo trick workers, Burkhart, and other vaudeville acts including Powell's Minstrel Maids and a Demarella trio.
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Leah May
Austin & Stone’s Museum
Gwendolin Youngman
Miss May
Sotanki
Burkhart
Zolta
Trixie
Powell
Acker and Collins
Demarella
Ward
Palace Theatre Burlesque Show Promises High Attendance
Palace Theatre plans a week of Knickerbocker Burlesquers with Charley Waldron and Philadelphia Jack O'Brien exhibition performances. The star lineup features Pete Curley and Belle Wilton, with lively two act skits, bright music, and strong chorus numbers expected to draw capacity crowds.
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Palace Theatre
Charley Waldron
Bob Fitzsimmons
Palace
Knickerbocker Company
Louis Robie
Belle Wilton
Stop That Herd Cold in Ten Minutes, Dr. Agnew’s Catarrhal Powder
An old advertisement touts Dr Agnew's Catarrhal Powder claiming to halt a cold in ten minutes and relieve acute and deep seated catarrh after one application. It features a testimonial from John E. Dell of Paulding Ohio praising the remedy as great and highly recommended.
Empire Theatre extends second week for The Silver King
The Empire Theatre reports strong public approval for a second week of The Silver King with immense audiences yesterday and high seat demand for the remainder of the week, though arrangements restrict the run. The cast delivers well drawn characters and stage detail elevating the production with Wilfred Denver’s return as the silver king a famed highlight. Next week Sardou’s La Tosca joins the program featuring Mary Hall Howell Hansel and Frank Losee in principal roles.
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Empire Theatre
Empire Company
Empire Theatre Management
Wilfred Denver
Silver King
Empire Stock Company
Sardou
Bryant Burlesque Company Headlines Lyceum Show
Harry Bryant's burlesquers opened at the Lyceum Theatre delivering the two act Frolics of the Zoo with new vaudeville characters. A strong chorus and sharp ensembles complemented an excellent bill featuring Yorke comedy four Garrity sisters Wilson and De Montville Bush De Vere and Carmody in Indian clubs and firearms.
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Harry Bryant
Zoo
Olso
Europe
America
Yorke Comedy
Garrity Sisters
Wilson and
de Montville
Bush de Vere
Carmody
Liberal candidate charged over Roosevelt interview claim
London dispatch reports D. M. Mason of Glasgow charged with saying President Roosevelt endorsed the Liberal party. The Times editorially discredits the account while recalling the Sackville-West affair and the earlier recall of the British minister at Washington.
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London
D. M. Mason
Glasgow
Roosevelt
the Times
Sackville-West
Washington
Keiths Theatre Variety Show Delights Large Audiences
Keiths Theatre presented a lively all variety program with no drama on the bill. The Sunny South figure drew strong applause for singing and eccentric dancing. Wormwoods dog and monkey circus impressed juveniles, while Kerns mimic dog offered historical characters. Gardner and Vincent debuted Winning a Queen with a moon voyage gag. The Congress man at large act and other comedians drew big laughs. Picchiani troupe led the sight department with several novelty feats. The cast also featured Celina Bobe, Harry Brown, Bennetts, and Francis Wood. The Hen and the Golden Eye kinetograph rounds out the program with strong visuals.
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Keith
Sunny South
Vaude Ville
Wormwood
Newfoundland
Kern
Frank Gardner
Lottie Vincent
Gardner
Quigley Brothers
Burton
Brooks
Taylor Holmes
Pelots
Picchiani
Celina Bobe
Harry Brown
Bennetts
Francis Wood
Brookline Woman Held for Larceny of $8.70 Goods
Vlora Kine, 22, of Brookline, faced police yesterday on a larceny charge. She allegedly took gloves and collars valued at $8.70 from a downtown department store, lamenting her fate as she was brought to headquarters.
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Vlora Kine
Brookline
Carlotta Loops At Old Howard In New England Debut
The Howard Atheneum features Carlotta the daring bicycle loop artist at the Old Howard in Boston beginning this week. Her act spans a 70 foot descent into a 25 foot loop, stunning audiences with speed and precision. The bill also includes Harry Le Clair the mimic, Harry Thorne and company in An Uptown Flat, and a variety of acts from Miles and Raymond to Dorsch and Russell with moving pictures and light effects.
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Carlotta
Old Howard
Boston
New England
Harry LeClair
Harry Thorne and
Miles
Raymond
Mary
Burkhardt
Barry
Koppe
George H. Diamond
Will Smith
Dorsch and
Russell
Clark
Florette
Camille
Panda
Howardscope
Higher Coal Says Pittsburg Operator
John Fr Jones, president of the Buffalo & Pittsburg Coal Company, stated in Pittsburg that higher coal prices will be paid in 1906 than 1905. He predicted 1905 will see the largest coal production in history with U S output from 30 to 400 million tons? an increase over 1904 of 40.9 to 59 million tons. World production expected at 1 to 1.2 billion tons.
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Pittsburg
Penn
John Fr. Jones
Buffalo & Pittsburg Coal Company
United States
Bath shipbuilding plunges to seven year low in 1899
Bath Mo January 1 Eigh vessels aggregating 454 gross tons were built in the Bath customs district during the year just closed. This marks a large decrease from prior years and the lowest record in seven years. Ninety six vessels were launched in 1899.
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Bath
Bath Customs
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