Beyond at Steinert Hall A Mystic Poe Dramatization Returns
A refined Boston audience saw Beyond, a mystical drama inspired by Edgar Allan Poe, resume a return engagement at Steinert Hall with much poetry and beauty in the text. James A. Young as Poe and Lilian Lancaster as Leonore delivered the strongest performances, while the cast overall offered capable readings and improved scenery and lighting. Performances continue nightly with matinees on Tue Thu and Sat. Edward H. Crosby.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Steinert Hall
Chickering Hall
Edgar Allan Poe
James A. Young
Lillian Lancaster
Leonore
Mr. Young
Miss Lancaster
Poe
Edward H. Crosby
Goodwin’s The Usurper Shines In Colonial Run Closure This Week
Nat C. Goodwin’s engagement in The Usurper at the Colonial Theatre enters its last week with sold out crowds and strong praise for his American millionaire character. The show features lavish settings and a star supporting cast, with an extra matinee next Thursday and Edna May’s The School Girl tickets on sale now.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nat C. Goodwin
Colonial Theatre
Goodwin
England
Edna May
Nat C. Coodowin
I. N. Morris
Uwsurper
Tenderfoot shines at Majestic with Carle leading cast
Richard Carle and his company opened the new year at the Majestic Theatre with two performances of Tenderfoot drawing strong crowds. The matinee drew professionals and stage people, while the evening show pleased a large audience including favorites Stanley Norman Rock Morgan Lynch Knight McKenzie Courtney. The chorus impressed with its appearance and work, and signs point to a return engagement of Wright Lorimer in The Shepherd King next Monday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Majestic Theatre
Richard Carle
Tenderfoot
Mr. Carle
Heart
Stanley
Norman
Rock and Morgan
Lynch
Knight
McKenzie
Courtney
Wright Lorimer
New England
Sarah French
Frances Hodgson Burnett
Bijou
Miss French
Sarah Crewe
Juliette Day
Frederica Going
Fern Foster
David Findley
Stop That Head Cold with Dr. Agnew's Catarrhal Powder
An advertisement touts Dr. Agnew's Catarrhal Powder to stop a head cold in ten minutes and relieve acute and deep seated catarrh after one application. It claims quick and permanent cures and includes a testimonial from John E. Dell of Paulding, Ohio.
Miller stars as Joseph Entangled in Boston triumph
Henry Miller and Joseph Entangled at the Park Theatre drew a large Boston audience for Henry Arthur Jones’s London hit. Miller’s Sir Joseph impressed as a thorough impersonation amid a clever company led by Hilda Spong. The comedy hinges on a breakfast scene and escalating gossip with fashionable London life as backdrop. The Park Theatre company’s performance earned strong praise and signals the end of Miller’s Boston engagement.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Henry Miller
Joseph
Boston
Park Theatre
London
Henry Arthur Jones
Mr. Miller
Sir Joseph
Mr. Jones
Hilda Spong
Charles Frohman
Mr. Wix and the
Inaugural Week of The County Chairman at Tremont
A large audience attended the Tremont for the fourth week of The County Chairman. Jim Hackler dominates as a rugged yet beloved political figure guiding the young candidate. The romance between Tilford Wheeler and Lucy Rigby lightens the satire with strong turns from Chick Elzy, Anna Buckley, and a cast including Willis P. Sweatham Edwin Chapman W. J. Gross Grace Fisher and Earle Brown with Frances Ring in the lead pairing.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tremont
Jim Hackler
Tilford Wheeler
Lucy Rigby
Chick Elzy
Anna Buckley
Willis P. Sweatham
Edwin Chapman
W. J. Gross
Grace Fisher
Earle Brown
Frances Ring
Rogers Brothers in Paris Thrills Boston Audiences
The Rogers Brothers in Paris opens its second week at Hollis Street Theatre with strong support from Klaw & Erlanger. New songs and fast humor bring boisterous laughter as crowds enjoy the vaudeville farce before John Drew's The Duke of Killicrankie follows. Special Wednesday matinees continue this engagement.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hollis Street
Rogers’ Brothers
Paris
Boston
John J. McNally
Rogers Brothers
Bal Boullier
Brothers
St. Louis Exposition
Klaw & Erlanger
Washington
Harvard
London
McNally
John Drew
Duke of
Saints and Sinners at Castle Square Theatre Delights Boston Audience
The Castle Square Theatre company stages Henry Arthur Jones Saints and Sinners to strong audience approval. Howell Hanegel as Jacob Fletcher and Lillian Kemble as Letty receive praise for emotional and character depth. The cast includes Kate Ryan, A. H. Van Buren, DeWitt C. Jennings, Mar Kent, Ben A. Field, Edward Wade, and Lindsay Morison. The play runs this week, followed by The Helmet of Navarre next Monday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Henry Arthur Jones
Castle Square Theatre
Howell Hanégel
Jacob Fletcher
Hansel
Lillian Kemble
Letty
Kate Ryan
Boston
A. H. van Buren
George Kingsmill
DeWitt C. Jennings
Superba at the Globe Enters Second Week with Matinee Appeal
The Globe continues the Hanlons' Superba into its second week with an accommodation matinee for out-of-town patrons and children. The production features lavish scenic effects, elaborate acts, and a strong vaudeville interlude, with 60 technicians ensuring its scale. After Superba, Johnnie and Emma Ray reprise their musical farce Down the Pike with 40 assistants.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Superba
The
Globe
Hanlons
Boston
Pierrot
Bedford
Winchester
Fredericks Brothers
Burns
al Waltz
Skater
Belle Gold
Johnnie
Emma Ray
A Race for Life at Grand Opera House
The Grand Opera House presents A Race for Life a four act melodrama by Theodore Kremer set in Los Angeles about a rancher Austin Seymour and his horse Jessie facing schemes to bar the Derby race. Edwin Walter Joe Edmond Eugene Powers Mary Hughes Harry Stafford Agnes Mark Adelia Barker and John Leach star with the next attraction A Midnight Marriage awaiting.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Grand Opera House
Theodore Kremer
Los Angeles
Cal
Austin Seymour
Jessie
Edwin Walter
Joe Edmond
Mr. Walter
Eugene Powers
Mary Hughes
Harry G. Stafford
Agnes Mark
Adelia Barker
John “Chinee’ Leach
Hop Lee
Way Down East Shines in Final Week at Boston Theatre
William A Brady's lavish Way Down East at the Boston Theatre enters its fourth and final week with a large attentive audience. The drama follows a wronged young woman and her triumph over a betrayer, interwoven with a humorous New England village side featuring Hi Holler and others. Miss Phebe Davies receives curtain calls after every act as the village choir delights.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
William A. Brady
Boston
New England
Hi Holler
Seth Holcomb
Phebe Davies
Rejane Coming to Boston Theatre for Week of Plays
Seats for Mme Gabrielle Rejane’s Boston engagement sold briskly for a Fortnight run at the Boston Theatre starting Monday. The famed French actress, touring under Liebler & Co, presents Ma Cousine Zaza Camille La Passerelle and Sapho across five performances with dates and titles listed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Boston
Mme
Gabrielle Rejane
Liebler & Co
Mme. Rejane
Zaza
Camille
Kitty
Sapho
Szumowska Pianist To Give Chopin Schumann Recital
Madame Szumowska presents a piano recital Saturday afternoon January 7 at Jordan Hall. The program features Chopin and Schumann, with Chopin works predominating, showcasing the artist's praised interpretation for students teachers artists and music lovers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Madame Szumowska
Jordan Hall
Chopin
Schumann
Vaudeville at Boston Music Hall Delights Big Audiences
New year program at Boston Music Hall features Ireland's Own band with Lillian O Mara James Brady and the Kelley trio. George Fuller Golden draws praise for sharp humor. Gausch sisters do head balancing acrobatics. Tommy Russell presents Cross Purposes. Nichols sisters perform blackface routine. Hacker Lester trio bicycling act and suburban life films entertain crowd.
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Boston Music Hall
Ireland
Lillian O’mara
James Brady
Kelley
George Fuller Golden
Golden
Gausch
Tommy Russell
Russell
Nichols
McIntyre and Heath
Lester
Blue Jeans thrills Bowdoin Square crowd in Boston
The Bowdoin Square Theatre presented Blue Jeans by Joseph Arthur to a crowded West End audience last evening. Manager Lothrop delivered on a first class production with a New Year gift of bargain matinee prices for ladies. Principal players included Charles Miller as Perry Bascom and Charlotte Hunt as the poorhouse waif daughter, with strong support from Thaddeus Gray Wilmer Walter Edwin Denison and others. The five act melodrama drew applause from a responsive crowd and the show runs one week with daily matinees.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Maggie
Mike
Keith
Sam Morton
Charley Mack
Morton
Four Cohans
Keith’s
Mortons
Clara
Jules
Ella Garrison
Mary Dupont
Martha
Charley Lothian
Milton Boyle
Miss Dupont
Lillian Burkhart
Malcolm Duncan
Bedini
Arthur
Boston
Elmer Tenley
Lavender
Tomson
Carter
Bluford
Mme. Doherty
Blue Jeans
Bowdoin Square Theatre
Lothrop
Joseph Arthur
Charles Miller
Perry Bascom
Congress
Charlotte Hunt
Bascom
Mr. Miller
Thaddeus Gray
Wilmer Walter
Edwin Denison
Harry Brooks
Butler Haviland
Henry Alexander
G. L. Gaylord
Charles Wheelock
Thomas Russell
Frank Carey
William Wood
Miss Hunt
Eugenie Dubois
Florence Hale
Corinne Cantwell
Pearl DeLasieur
Vera Collier
Rose Booth
Vaudeville At The Howard Features Star-Studded Act Lineup
The Howard show this week highlights Bailey and Madison and a host of performers. The Mouller sisters on the horizontal bars wowed the crowd in their Boston debut, with other acts from Paulton and Dooley to Cook and Clinton drawing strong applause.
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The
Howard
Boston
Bailey and
Madison
Mouller Sisters
Paulton
Dooley
Burke
Dempsey
Cook
Clinton
Emerson and Omega
Marion and
Deane
la Vine
Leonard
Bohme
Manny
Hallman
Collins
Philadelphia
Siddon Brothers
Belfords
Howard Burlesquers
Blodgett
Adelaide Randall
Martha Habelman
Bailey
Moulier
Cooke
Fred Stuber
Marion
Vaudevillians
Ene
Columbia Music Hall Show Delights London Gaiety Girl
The Columbia Music Hall hosted a London Gaiety Girl burlesque evening led by the famed Little Egypt. The program opened with A Night at the Waldorf-Castoria, then Marie West and others offered clever dancing and singing, ending with the lively Farce A High Old Time. Little Egypt drew great cheers and the audience lauded the performance. next week’s attraction is Bowery Masqueraders.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Columbia Music Hall
London
Carney
Flynn
Onetta
Wagner Sisters
Egypt
Bowery Burlesquers Delight Lyceum with Lively Burlesque Show
The Lyceum Theatre hosted The Bowery Burlesquers in a large, popular bill. Billy Watson led as a lively stage Dutchman with strong comic mannerisms while Carmelita d Arcos drew crowds with dazzling contortions and curtain calls.
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Lyceum Theatre
Bowery Burlesquers
Billy Watson
Belle Veda
Ben Jansen
Taylor
Carmelitta d'Arcos
Charles Barrett
Davenport Brothers
Boston Symphony Quartet Delivers Third Chamber Concert
The Boston Symphony Quartet offered a strong Jordan Hall program led by Hess. Beethoven in G major opened with spirited accuracy, Aus der Ohe violin piano sonata disappointed, while Glazounov quintet impressed with lush melodies and lively pizzicato. Notables such as Gericke, Faelten, Kneisel, and Chadwick attended.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Boston Symphony Quartet
Jordan Hall
Beethoven
Hess
A. Aus der Ohe
Glazounov
Wilhelm Gericke
Carl Faelten
Franz Kneisel
Ernst Perabo
Arthur Foote
Alvin Schroeder
Emil Mahr
George H. Chadwick
John D. Lloyd
Nickelodeon Vaudeville Bill With Notable Acts
A polished weekly program features Captain Sidney Hinman and his life saving dogs, Fielding the man fish, Professor Morrill the human pincushion, and Salvail the card expert. The auditorium showcases Williams and Dermody, Margie Randall, Donna Dean, Arnold and Walker, Vokes and Davis, and more. Friday is amateur night.
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Sidney Hinman
Fielding
Poofessor Morrill
Salvail
Williams and
Dermody
Margie Randall
Donna Dean
Arnold
Walker
Vokes
Davis
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Tremont Theatre
Rogers Bros
Globe Theatre
Boston Theatre
Rejane Coming
Keith’s Theatre
Howard Atheneum
Entertainments
Orpheus Comedy
Mary Dupons
Doherty
Carter and Bluford
Luigi Dell’ Oro
Tom Almond
Billy Carter
Brothers Morel
Richard
Tremont Teace
Transcript
Henry W. Savage
George “Ade
Wallack’s
New York
Mats
B. Y. M. Christian Union
Union Hall
Boylston St
Hinton White
Mass
City Beautiful
William H. Baldwin
George Peirce
Pres. Sec’y
Parees Theatre
Joseph Entangled
WeexlMerry Shop
Hall Fenivor
Thurg
Sat
Desate
Zook
Palace
Fred Irwin
Haymarket
Palace Theatre
Ostend
Alio
Elsie Bohm
Four Connelleys
Tommy Russell & Co
Nichols Sisters
Sisters Gausch
Haccer
Lester Trie
Castle SO
Castle Square Theatre Dramatic Stock Co
Down Town
Winter St
Helmet of
Navarre
Hollis Theatre
Seine
LA Or T
Hanlon
Lawrence McCarty
Lessee
Kreisler
Symphony Hall
Bijou Abe
Little Princess
N. Y
Columbia
Tel
Neal
Bowery Masqueraders
Bowdo
Blue
Austin & Stone’s Museum
Port Arthur
Japan
Professor Hutchings
Curio Hall
Far East
Trixie
Till
Punch and Judy
Calibresa
Hercules
Rattlers
May Morris
William Casper
Fagan and
Merriam
Capital City
Mackle and
Clifford
Hall
Taylors
Benedict and Powell Company
Mason and Lee
Watson Brothers
Vivian Astor
Morton Sisters
Nickelodeon
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