Markheim and Mauricette Charm Boston Audiences
H. B. Irving led the first Boston appearances of Markheim and Mauricette at the Colonial Theatre with strong supporting turns. The Markheim cast included C. Dodsworth and S. A. Cookson, while Mauricette featured Dorothea Baird and Maud Milton. The two plays drew praise for Irving and the company, with The Blue Moon at the Majestic also drawing a large, lively crowd.
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Boston
H. B. Irving
Blue Moon
the Majestic
Acro Club
Colonial Theatre
Markheim
W. L. Courtney
Mauricette
Andre Picard
Irving
Gealer
Dodsworth
Nannie Bennett
S. A. Cookson
Stevenson
Mr. Irving
England
C. Dodsworth
A. Cookson
Colonial
Dorothea Baird
Tenis
Hollis Street Theatre Opens Final Boston Week for John Drew
John Drew’s closing Boston week opens at Hollis Street Theatre with strong crowds and broad applause for His House in Order. Margaret Illington shines in the wife role while Forbes Robertson and Gertrude Elliott return Monday with Cesar and Cleopatra, drawing lively box office sale.
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John Drew
Boston
Hollis Street
Pinero
Mr. Drew
New York
Margaret Illington
Forbes Robertson
Gertrude Elliott
London
Bernard Shaw
Cesar
Cleopatra
Hollis
Isaac B. Rich
Charles Frohman
A. W. Pinero
Gertrude
Elliott
Caesar
Chinatown Charlie at the Grand Opera House
The review notes a large audience for Chinatown Charlie this week at the Grand Opera House. It highlights strong scenic effects, 17 rapid scenes, and a raid on a woman’s poolroom and gambling house as major dramatic moments featuring a bevy of acrobats aiding the heroine’s escape.
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Grand Opera House
Aoman
Globe Theatre Extends Run of Rufus Rastus at Globe
Ernest Hogan continues two week engagement of Rufus Rastus at Globe Theatre with strong crowd and enthusiastic response. Grace Cameron and a 60 member opera company will visit January 14 for a one week engagement performing Little Dollie Dollars in that period.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ernest Hogan
Rufus Rastus
Globe
Grace Cameron
Cameron
Gettysburg at Bowdoin Square Theatre A Hit
The Bowdoin Square Theatre presents Gettysburg a powerful Civil War romance. Tom Markham of the North loves Florence Pryor of the South as John Fairfax competes for her. Battles and love entangle the couple until fortune favors Tom and Florence in a one week run. Alexander Gaden leads with Annette Marshall, others include Edwin Denison and Leonard Broughton. Matinees daily with bargain prices for ladies. souvenir night Friday with a photo gift for reserved seats.
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Gettysburg
Bowdoin Square Theatre
Tom Markham
Florence Pryor
John Fairfax
Florence
Tom
Alexander Gaden
Annette Marshall
Mr. Gaden
Edwin Denison
Wilmer Walter
Leonard Broughton
Frank Wright
Irvin Walton
Ralph Brown
Harry Brooks
Dwight Gaylord
Gertrude Binley
Lulu Glaser Stars in The Aero Club at Park Theatre
Lulu Glaser headlines a two week run of Sidney Rosenfelds The Aero Club at Park Theatre. The ensemble delivers a brisk second act with strong support from Myrtle Webb and Fritz Williams as Corey Biddle and Jack Chandler. The review praises Glasers comic flair and the show’s lively mounting despite a slow first act and a weak finale.
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Lulu Glaser
Park Theatre
Sidney Rosenfeld
The
Aero Club
Miss Glaser
Lulu
Rosenfeld
Edith Vanderwater
Edith
Jack Chandler
Chandler
Earth
Mrs. Biddle
Corey
Myrtle
Fritz Williams
Corey Biddle
Marion Abbott
James Bradbury
Mr. Vandewater
Orme Caldera
Ada Gilman
Samuel Colt
William Herbert
Frank Lamb
Edmund Lawrence
William Sampson
Harry Odlin
John J. Pierson
Anna Johnson
John F. Ward
Lizzie Conway
the Aero Club
The Twentieth Century Maids Head to Columbia Theatre
The Twentieth Century Maids performed at the Columbia Theatre with two large audiences in Boston, delivering burlettas filled with humor. Max Ritter led the fun as sheriff in the afterpiece, with James Morton Joseph Watson and Billy Noble assisting. Mamie Diamond Grace Foster and Miss Hanlon delivered standout performances in song, comedy, and acting, drawing strong applause and lively reception.
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Columbia Theatre
Boston
Max Ritter
James Morton
Joseph Watson
Billy Noble
Toma Hanlon
Blanche Gay
Mamie Diamond
Grace Foster
Miss Hanlon
Joseph K. Watson
James K. Morton
Cornelia
Eddie
Professor Hutchings Day at Austin & Stone's Museum Portrays 75th Birthday
Yesterday the museum honored Tremont row’s grand old man with a full crowd and continuous speech as the 75th birthday was celebrated. Visitors crowded him after the address while displays from Africa and mermaid Ariel entertained alongside vaudeville acts and new songs from the Minstrel Maids and McGrery brothers.
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Professor Hutchings
Austin & Stone’s Museum
Tremont Row
Austin & Stone's
John Tavi
Ariel
Franks Sisters
January Jacobs
Frank Hurley
Till
Trixie
The
Snakes
McGrery Brothers
Joe Maxwell
Clark
Hanson
Bradley
Davis
Scott
Howard
Electric Pictures
Jeanne d Arc Opens as Sothern and Marlowe Star in Boston
At the Boston Theatre a large audience saw Miss Marlowe as Joan of Arc with Mr Sothern as D Alencon in the second week of their engagement. Supporting players included Lewis as the King and Richter as Tremonville. University Night honored Harvard with professors students and alumni in attendance.
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Boston
Sothern-Marlowe
Jeanne d'Arc
Miss Marlowe
Maid of Orleans
Sothern
D'Alencon
Mr. Lewis
King
Mr. Richter
Tremonville
Mr. Miles
Archbishop
Mr. Buckstone
Marshal la Hire
Harvard
Boston Theatre
Twelfth Night Shines at Castle Square Theatre in City
Castle Square Theatre drew large audiences for Twelfth Night. Miss Thais Lawton as Viola impressed, with Hansel as Malvolio delivering quiet humor. Johnson Kent Albion and Lasche completed a merry rogue quartet in a lively Shaksperian presentation.
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Castle Square
Viola
Thais Lawton
Cesario
Mr. Hansel
Malvolio
Mr. Johnson
Mr. Kent
Mr. Albion
Miss Lasche
Hoyt Comedy Thrills Bijou Crowd With A Texas Steer
At the Bijou Theatre a large audience laughed through Charles H Hoyt’s A Texas Steer. Craig’s stock company delivers sharp satire with strong turns by Sanders Evarts Clar ges Aitken Sullivan Yost Jocelyn Colcord Macdonald and others. Next week A Man With a Past by the Holland brothers debuts locally.
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Charles H. Hoyt
Bijou
Hoyt
Mr. Craig
Maverick Brander
Miss Sanders
Mr. Evarts
Christopher Columbus Fishback, Jr
Palace Theatre Burlesque and Vaudeville Grand Bill
The Palace Theatre presents the Bachelor Club as this week’s main attraction with a three scene war parody Just Before the Battle Smother. Also What Joy in Joyland and a strong straight vaudeville with Hastings Sheldon and Gertrude the Whistling Marvel. The Lavelle sisters Coyne Ardell and others headline a large company including the three Armstrongs Wright Brennan Waltzen and Mildred and Princess Pepeta. The finale added attraction features Pepeta’s graceful dancing.
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Palace Theatre
Harry Hastings
Tom Coyne
Violet Sheldon
Hastings
Sheldon
Gertrude
Lavelle
Coyne
Ardell
Armstrongs
Theatre Comique presents diverse bill in Scollay Square
Boston’s Theatre Comique in Scollay Square features The Green Goods Man exposing sharpers tricks, Aladdin’s Wonderful Lamp, A Modern Diogenes with stunts and a water rescue. Illustrated songs by May Vincent, Bullock, Mordaunt, Beasley, Downing, Cohan, Haven, with instrumental numbers by Qualey, Toreroes, Des Riveres and Russell.
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Boston
Theatre Comique
Scollay Square
Diogenes
May Vincent
Thomas B. Bullock
Grace Mordaunt
John Beasley
Harry C. Downing
Frank Cohan
Arthur Haven
Helen Qualey
W. O. Toreroes
M. Des Riveres
Harry Russell
Theatre Comique Scollay Square
the Green Coods Man
Moving Pictures
Houdini at Keiths Theatre Performs Stunts and Challenge
Houdini known as the Handcuff King freed five handcuffs in six minutes and 15 seconds during a Keiths Theatre show. A spectator Mr Sexton posed as timekeeper and later challenged a water escape in a box dropped from a bridge. The program also featured Edward Connelly, Katie Barry, Clifford and Burke, and other acts.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harry Houdini
Keith
Mr. Sexton
Houdini
Sexton
Charles River
Edward Connelly
George Ade
Marie Covington
The
Lambs’ Club
Katie Barry
Clifford and
Burke
Baggetsens
Eleanor Dorel
Jordan Hall Concerts Open With Large Advance Sale
The advance sale for the first Jordan Hall orchestral concert under Wallace Goodrich shows a strong turnout. The program, presented by the new orchestra, will take place at Jordan Hall next Thursday evening and is expected to be both a splendid and musical event.
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Jordan Hall
Wallace Goodrich
George Proctor
Tours to Mexico and distant destinations advertised
Ample time will be given to leading Mexican sites including Tampico Division of the Mexican Central Railway with nearly a week in Mexico City and a four day Vera Cruz Railway trip. Also a Mexico and California party on the same date. Tours to California Florida Nassau Hawaii Japan and other lands. California dates January 17 and 29 February 7 12 and 28. Second Mexico date February 7. Railway and steamship tickets to all points. Send for illustrated Mexico circular and others.
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Mexico
Tampico
Mexican Central Railway
City of
Vera Cruz
California
Florida
Nassau
Hawaiian Islands
Japan
Oriental Lands
Etec
Percy Williams Orpheum Features Lincoln Impersonation
A vaudeville bill at the Orpheum last evening highlighted Benjamin Chapin in At the White House with a Lincoln impersonation praised for fidelity. It also showcased Seabrooke topical songs Alcide Capitaine trapeze artistry Binns & Binns comedy trio Clarke and company in Strategy Adel man Trio xylophone vignettes Merritt posters and whistling Rawson and June boomerang acts Youngs brothers acrobatics and a concluding silent vita graph.
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White House
Abraham Lincoln
Orpheum
Chapin
Lincoln
Thomas Q. Seabrooke
Alcide Capitaine
Binns
London
Harry Carson Clarke
Adelman
Hal Merritt
Rawson
June
Youngs Brothers
Vitagraph
Ben Hur Tickets Break Boston Advance Sale Record
Busy Boston Theatre lobby saw both Sothern Marlowe tickets and Ben Hur seats go on sale. The biblical epic opens next Monday with a 400‑strong company and 24 horses for the chariot race, promising spectacular stagecraft.
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Boston
Klaw &Erlanger
Ben-Hur
Howard Atheneum Burlesque Show Delights Boston Crowd
The Howard Atheneum offers a fun filled week with no nerve testing acts. Jules and Ella Garrison open with An Ancient Roman while the three Olivers perform a stunning wire act. The program also features dancing sketches, Italian sketches, acrobatic comedians and a moving picture machine with entertaining slides. Minnie Harrison and the two Luckies draw strong crowd reactions and Get Happy entertains the audience.
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Jules
Ella Garrison
Pyramids
Cleopatra
Mark Antony
Nile
Olivers
Terry
Elmer
the Doctor
Masons
Morton
Temple
Nibbe
Bordouex
Meyer
Mason
Minnie Harrison
Down East
Boston
Kammerer
Foley
Butler Haviland
Howardscope Moving Picture Machine
Lyceum Theatre presents All in One Night burletta
Lyceum Theatre hosts a fast and furious entertainment this week by Phil Sheridan's City Sports. About a dozen girls play a Ro Ko game to score in a burletta titled All in One Night or a Terrible Mixup, centered between two acts. Notable performers include Sidney Reynolds Ed Convey Clay Smith Barney Thompson Victor Hyde Nettie Hyde Mina Stanley and Rose Deeley.
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Phil Sheridan
City Sports
Lyceum Theatre
Sidney Reynolds
Ed Convey
Clay Smith
Barney Thompson
Victor Hyde
Nettie Hyde
Mina Stanley
Rose Deeley
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Paul Aubert
Charry
Elaine Inescort
Nannie Bennett Francoise
Ada Mellon
Emmeline Carder
Emma Lovett
Jeunesse
Roger Dautran
Paul
Dautran
Mme. Dautran
Miss Baird
Maud Milton
Majestic Theatre
Edward H. Crosby
James T. Powers
Jimmy
Mr. Powers
Pauline Hall
Fanny Rice
Clara Palmer
Ethel Jackson
Phil H. Ryler
Edwin M. Favor
Arthur Donaldson
Frank Rushworth
Pony Ballet
la Petite Adelaide
Hollis Street Theatre
Tremont Theatre
Lew Dockstader
W. H. Thompson
Boston Girl
Manuel Romain
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Mr. Dockstader
Globe Theatre
Castle Square Theatre
Bijou Theatre
Keith’s Theatre
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Whitcomb
Mes IrCcOo
Raymond & Whitcomb CO
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Ter Than Evnstrei
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Orps
Helm
Th. Benjamines & CO
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Capitaine Binns
Harry Carson Clarke & Co
Adelman Trio
Rawson & June
Young Bros. Vitagraph
Sunda
B. Y. M. Christian Union
Boylston St
Henry C. Wilson
Italy
At & P
William H. Baldwin
George Peirce
Huntington Avenue
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Schumann
Measra. Ganz
Max Zach
J. Keller
Rudolph
Edward Connelly and Co
Hazardous’ Globe
Clifford and Burke
Baggessens
Kingsley and Lewis
Arthur Whitelaw
Woman’s Charity Club Hospital
Providence
Van’s
Washington ,St
Theatre
H. B. Wing Ind London CO
Ss Baird
Dave Lewis
Terry & Elmer
Nibbe & Bordouex
Howard Burlesquers
Inoscolic
Rufus Rastus Tan
Ave. Mon
Dollie Dimples
Bijou Daily
Oxford & John Grae
Texas
Bowdon
Columbia
Perrelli Vs. Monpezat and the
Eatre Chats
Ne Aero Club
Castle Sq.ui
Down Town
Winter Street
Steinert Hall
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Park Sars Rink
Admiss
Lyceum —City Sports Co
Ox. Orchestra
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