Sword of the King Opens at Tremont With Crosman
Henrietta Crosman starts her Boston engagement at Tremont Theatre with The Sword of the King a romantic semi historical comedy by Ronald MacDonald featuring Crosman in male attire and a strong supporting cast led by White Whittlesey Edward Royston and Sheridan Black the show runs three weeks and aims for broad popular appeal.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Henrietta Crosman
Boston
Tremont Theatre
Ronald MacDonald
Miss Crosman
Misa Crosman
William
Prince of Orange
England
Philippa
Miss. Crosman
White Whittlesey
Edward Royston
Sheridan Black
Addison Pitt
Philip
Gertrude Bennett
Henry Bergman
Mark Ellsworth
Henry Gunson
William Herbert
Ida Vernon
Barton Hill
Edward H. Crosby
In Old Kentucky at Boston Theatre Delights Large Crowd
Boston Theatre presented C T Carey s four act drama In Old Kentucky to a large enthusiastic audience. Bessie Barriscale starred as Madge Brierly delivering a versatile performance. Cast included George Heath William T Clark George Cain and Estella Dale with Ned and the Wangdoodles brass band featured. The show drew a full house and remains lively and engaging.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
C.T. Carey
Old Kentucky
Boston
Bessie Barriscale
Madge Brierly
Barriscale
George Heath
Frank Layson
William T. Clark
Kentucky
Sandusky Doolittle
George Cain
Horacé Holton
George W. Deyo
Joe Locky
Rustic
Otis Turner
Ned
Estella Dale
Barbara Holton
Florence Stover
Alethea Layson
Robert Bibbs
James Roberts
John M. Powell
Harry Swinton
Lost River returns to Music Hall in Boston
Joseph Arthur's melodrama Lost River is revived at Music Hall Boston after a long absence. Jane Dore shines as Gladys Middleton with sharp hisses for a striking performance. George Soule Spencer, Ada Boshell, Charlotte Eveleth, Harry Webster, Violet Rand, and others deliver strong supporting work in a vivid stage presentation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Boston
Joseph Arthur
Music Hall
Jane Dore
Gladys Middleton
George Soule Spencer
Robert Blessing
Blessing & Middleton
Lost River
Ada Boshell
Grandma Gates
Charlotte Eveleth
Harry Webster
Angie Wollner
Buster Middleton
Miss Eveleth
Mr. Webster
Violet Rand
Ora
A Gambler's Daughter opens at Grand Opera House with four Chicago acts
A Gambler's Daughter begins a week at Grand Opera House. Owen Davis thrillers in four acts set in Chicago feature Clara Thropp as the gambler's daughter and William Beckwith as her lover. Cast includes B A Lamar Arthur Pickens Fannie Argyle and Frank E Mitchell with strong supporting turns.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Grand Opera House
Owen Davis
Chicago
Stock Exchange
Clara Thropp
William Beckwith
B. A. Lamar
Arthur P. Pickens
Fannie Argyle
Adventuress
Frank E. Mitchell
Bobbie
William Maddern
Maude Sutton
Nellie Fillmore
Arthur S. Byron
Wallace Acker
Thomas Nolan
John Wilson
Prince Karl charms Castle Square Theatre cast
The Castle Square Theatre stock company staged A C Gunter’s Prince Karl last evening. John Craig led as Prince Karl with whimsy, Lillian Lawrence as the heiress charmed the audience, and James Neeley, John Craven, George Mack, Lindsay Morrison, Mary Sanders, and Leonora Bradley delivered strong comic and dramatic turns. The show runs this week before the company presents The Pride of Jennico next Monday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Castle Square Theatre Stock Company
A. C. Gunter
Prince Karl
John Craig
James Neeley
Chicago
Spartan Sports
John T. Craven
J. Cool Dragon
George E. Mack
Howard Algernon Briggs
Lindsay Morrison
Europe
Lillian Lawrence
Mary Sanders
Alicia
Leonora Bradley
Priscilla Daphne Lowell
Jennico
Two Orphans at Bowdoin Square Theatre Delightful Cast
Charlotte Hunt as Louise the blind girl and Julia Gordon as Henriette spark a strong Bowdoin Square performance. Veteran actors Lorimer Johnstone Wil Phillips and Caroline Cooke headline a capable company. Florence Hale E R Philips and others deliver solid support in a lively weeklong run before the next melodrama One of the Bravest.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bowdoin Square Theatre
Charlotte Hunt
Louise
Julia Gordon
Henriette
Bowdoin Square Company
Lorimer Johnstone
Wil Phillips
Caroline Cooke
Johnstone
Chevalier
de Vaudrey
Mr. Phillips
Picard
Florence Hale
la Fronchard
E. R. Philips
Pierré
William Vaughan
Jacques
Beatrice Mara
Julie
Corinne Cantwell
Marianne
Margaret Coughlin
Theodora Blake
Grace Olin
Maude B. Cochrane
Katherine Brophy
Gertie Marr
Rose Howard
F. D. Denison
Carl Fey
Herbert Chesley
D. IL. Gaylord
Lawrence Morton
William Buhler
Mrs Leslie Carter Delivers Distinctive Du Barry at Hollis Street
Mrs Leslie Carter opened the fifth week of her Boston engagement at Hollis Street Theatre in Du Barry. The audience filled the house as she traces from milliner to royal favorite, reaching a climax in the festival scene with Kingly fury, love confession, and disgrace. The final tableau showcases Belasco stagecraft with a mass of humanity filling windows streets and statues.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Leslie Carter
Boston
Hollis Street
du Barry
Boston Museum Delivers Strong Start for A Country Girl
The Boston Museum stage show A Country Girl drew a large crowd on opening night of its second week. From 8 to 11 p.m. the house was filled with a bustling audience as the performance continued its brisk run following a New York success.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Boston
New York
Boston Museum
Leading comedian Norris shines in lively stage revival
William Norris delivers the strongest, most original performance to date as the leading comedian. Minnie Ashley fits her part perfectly with demure flair and suggestive eyes. Melville Stewart and Grace Freeman sing well together, while Hallyn Mostyn draws laughs with topical verses and Miss Deyo delights with a neat dance.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
William Norris
Minnie Ashley
Melville Stewart
Grace Freeman
Hallyn Mostyn
Deyo
Bobadil enters second week at Columbia Theatre
Luscombe Searelle's new opera Bobadil runs into its second week at the Columbia Theatre under manager Herman Is Roth. Isabelle Underwood stars as Bobadil with a strong singing voice and notable stage presence. Clara Lane J K Murray Edwards Nelson also praised for comic turns. Next matinee Wednesday with bargain prices.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Luscombe Searelle
Bobadil
Columbia Theatre
Herman Is. Roth
Isabelle Underwood
Columbia
Clara Lane
J. K. Murray
Boston
Messrs. Edwards
Nelson
Mr. Edwards
Mr. Nelson
Schacabac
Sultan
Miss Salinger
Widow Hannifer
Miss Robinson
Lulu
Missner
Prince Haroun
Miss Rdom
Piccalis
Tris at Colonial Theatre Captivates Week Two Crowd
Virginia Harned stars in Pineiro and Frohman five act drama Tris at the Colonial Theatre. The audience was large and attentive as Harned delivers high emotion while Jewett as Maldonado and Courtenay as Trenwith stand out in a strong supporting cast.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Virginia Harned
Charles Frohman
Arthur W. Pinero
Tris
Colonial Theatre
Pinero
Miss Harned
Henry Jewett
Maldonado
William Courtenay
Laurence Trenwith
Arthur Lawrence
Croker Harrington
Ethel Winthrop
Fanny Sylvain
Louise Drew
Aurea Vysa
Everyman Final Week at Park Theatre With Matthison
The Park Theatre hosts the final week of Everyman with clergymen teachers and students in the audience. Miss Matthison delivers a remarkable performance praised for keen character insight and intellectual depth. Extra matinee added for farewell week with shows Wednesday to Saturday at 2:30 and 8:30.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Park Theatre
Everyman
Matthison
Keith's Theatre Mote girl dazzles in clockwork stage act
A novelty act at Keith's Theatre features a woman described as a clockwork mannequin with electric cues and a seven year build. The routine includes jerky hand movements, a spinal key start, and a near fall near footlights, followed by a confident bow after exiting for audience examination. The program also showcases Wright Hunt, Watson, and others in sketches and feats, with Bird troupe and Louis Baer orchestra providing comic and musical interludes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Keith’s Theatre
Louis Baer
Wright Hunt and Company
Watson
Hutchings
Edwards
O. K. Sato
Baker and Lynn
Fialkowski
Rosa Naynon
Madge Ellis Returns to Howard Atheneum in Boston
Madge Ellis, famed for her European years, appears at the Howard Atheneum in Boston after four years away. She captivates both gallery and orchestra with her magnetic stage presence and a repertoire including beloved songs and the Kitty McCarty piece presented by McCabe Sabine and Vera.
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Europe
Madge Ellis
The
Howard
Boston
Kitty McCarty
McCabe
Sabine
Vera
Vaudeville Review At Boston Howard Theatre Features Irene Franklin
Droll lines and a very funny story mark Irene Franklin’s return to Boston at the Howard Theatre. Patrons praised her charm and skill, ranking her among vaudeville’s cleverest female entertainers. The week’s bill includes Edward Favor and Edith Sinclair in Cesar’s Angel, Laura Bennett and Katie Fox in Sapho and Lulu, El Salto the equilibrist, Rose Jeanette, Fields and Wooley, Clara Adams, Milt and Maud Wood, the Fantas with their educated pig, Eddie Giguere, and Helen Hurt. A stock burlesque, A Warm Wave, rounds out the program alongside new arrivals Nellie Beaumont and Grace Belmont and a topical verse collection from Toby Lyons et al.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Irene Franklin
Boston
the Howard
Edward ’M. Favor
Edith Sinclair
Cesar
Angel
Laura Bennett
Katie Fox
Comedietta
Sapho
Lulu
Signorita el Salto
Rose Jeanette
Fields and Wooley
Yackley and
Bunnell
Clara Adams
Milt
Maud Wood
Fantas
Eddie Giguere
Warbler
Helen Hurt
Nellie Beaumont
Grace Belmont
Toby Lyons
Maurice Burns
George H. Carr
Charley Mackie
Will Johnson
Harry LaMarr
Carrie Ezier
Josette Webb
Dot Davenport
Eloise Mortimer
Lions in the Austin & Stone Museum Cage Stirs Crowd
A crowd at Austin & Stone's Museum watched Captain Van Amberg confront three powerful Caffer nian Mans in a steel cage scene. Ben the lion attacked, but Van Amberg kept control as Leo and Rufe joined the fray. The exhibition advertised Napier's goats Kate Dark Wohema and other acts by Dierkes and a long list of performers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Austin & Stone
van Amberg
Ben
Leo
Rufe
Captain van Amberg
Caffernians
Moonlight Maids Burlesque Opens at Lyceum Theatre
The Lyceum Theatre presented Moonlight Maids yesterday in a matinee unveiling titled A Day and Night. A bright musical burlesque with extravagant plot but lively movement, tuneful music, witty dialogue, and a colorful chorus. The cast features Williams, Adams as Rubber Ike and Levi Winoutsky, Tona Hanlon, Craig, Ardell, Frey, Allen, Evans, Eva Littlefield, Wilkie, Blodgett, and the Harpers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mihe
Williams and Adams
Rubber Ike
Levi Winoutsky
Tona Hanlon
Craig
Ardell
Frey
Allen and Evans
Eva Littlefield
Wilkie and
Blodgett
The
Harpers
Al Reeves Delivers Top Palace Theatre Week Show in Boston
Al Reeves's company opens a week at the Palace Theatre with a strong Boston run. The program features a Dooley skit, California Nightingale with Living Picture Songs, Mazuz and Mazett, and a rollicking Cocaine Fiend. Louise Auber leads a 12 girl chorus and banjo solos by Reeves close the engagement.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Palace Theatre
al Reeves
Andy Lewis
Mr. Dooley
Douglas and Hurd
Newell Sisters
Betts and Reynolds
Dora Denton
California
Louise Auber
Boston
Mazuz and
Mazett
Tramp
Jill
Andy Lewis and Company
Spectacular Curio Hall Show At Manager Walkers This Week
A lively program at Manager Walker's house features Beautiful Lady Olga with a menagerie of boa constrictors and other serpents, Fielding the human fish, Balbroma fire act, Dexters' illusion, Stroubelka the canine marvel, and more. A top vaudeville lineup runs hourly with popular performers and Friday amateurs.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Walker
Olga
Fielding
Boston
Balbroma
Dexters
Mansfield Sale Opens For Julius Caesar At Colonial Theatre
At eight this morning the sale of seats for Richard Mansfield in Julius Caesar begins at the Colonial Theatre. The engagement is for a limited run. Tickets will be available at the box office and authorized outlets.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Richard Mansfield
Julius Cesar
Colonial Theatre
Mansfield
Seats for Mansfield in Julius Caesar go on sale now
In two weeks all seats for both weeks will go on sale this morning. Officials expect high demand but deny promised shortages, noting that front seats sell first and that the Colonial Theatre’s modern seating offers good viewing from all sections. Mansfield has 14 appearances in Julius Caesar with about 25 000 tickets available for the run.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mr. Mansfield
Colonial
Julius Cesar
Colonial Theatre
Tracy the Outlaw to Play at Grand Opera House
The drama Tracy the Outlaw debuts at the Grand Opera House next week. Scenic designs recreate real scenes from the notorious outlaw Tracy’s brief, dramatic career with a safe hold up a sensational fight with Merrill using sledge hammers and a final stand on a wheat field mirroring the real end of his life.
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Outlaw Tracy
Tracy
Outlaw
Grand Opera House
Merrill
Desperado
Jewel of Asia at Park Theatre next Monday
Rich Harris and Charles Frohman present James T. Powers in The Jewel of Asia a new musical comedy at the Park Theatre. George W Lederer frames this season’s flagship production with a premiere next Monday and seats on sale Thursday morning.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rich, Harris
Charles Frohman
Park Theatre
James T. Powers
Asia
George W. Lederer
Mr. Powers
Mr Seton to Speak on Indians at Symphony Hall
A large audience of Boston youngsters will attend a Saturday morning talk by Mr. Seton at Symphony Hall. The speaker, famed for his studies of Indian life and customs, will describe primitive habits and daily life based on his extensive years among native peoples. Seat sales for the event are under way at Symphony Hall.
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Symphony Hall
Mr. Seton
Boston
A. Shuman & Co
Pierce Hall
Copley Square
W. F. Maher
W. Ratigan
F. Thompson
Klaw and Erlanger Present Sleeping Beauty and the Beast
Klaw and Erlanger bring their Drury Lane spectacle to Boston at the Colonial Theatre on Monday evening February 2. The production is hailed as a phenomenal success and lives up to its vast anticipation with every aspect exceeding expectations.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Klaw and
Erlanger
Drury Lane
Boston
Colonial Theatre
Mesmerism and Hypnotism Show Draws Boston Audiences
Professor Carpenter continues to draw large crowds at Potter Hall in New Century building at 177 Huntington Avenue. Word that this is his last week was met with regret by Boston residents. Over the past two weeks his demonstrations have been highly convincing, and the public is urged to attend this final week.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Carpenter
Potter Hall
New Century Building
Huntington Avenue
Boston
New Century
Huntington Ave
Baron Humbug Auction Seats at Tremont Theatre
The seats for the bank men's play Baron Humbug will be sold at auction at Tremont Theatre starting 3:80 today and continuing Thursday and Friday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bank Men’s Pla
Baron Humbug
Tremont Theatre
Novel Tea Tearoom Opens in Ginter Grocery Store
The Ginter Grocery Company opens a tea tearoom at 163 Summer Street featuring an oriental ambiance with a Celestial tea expert brewing varieties. A bamboo pagoda, sunshades, and lanterns frame the service area where light luncheons accompany true Eastern tea service.
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Ginter Grocery Company
Summer Street
Ginter Company
Haynes Porter Wedding at Cambridge Home
Dr. Harry Merrill Haynes and Florence Madeline Porter wed in Cambridge at the First Universalist Church with a small ceremony. The reception at the Westin ster Hotel drew about 300 relatives and friends before the couple left for a New York wedding tour.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harry Merrill Haynes
Florence Madeline Porter
Louis Boyd Porter
George Bicknell
First Universalist Church
Pride’s Folks
Cambride
Charles Mackay
Minnie Haynes
Frank P. T. Logan
Porter
Dorchester Tammany Club Forms in Ward 16 Dorchester
The Democrats of Ward 16 in Dorchester organized a Tammany Club with many members. Elected officers are Daniel J. Coffey president George Twiss vice president James Maxwell secretary and Patrick Sullivan treasurer. Executive board includes Malachi L Jennings Thomas Prendergast William Higgins Louis Papp and T A Donovan. Headquarters are at Clifton and Dudley streets corner.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dorchester
Daniel J. Coffey
George Twiss
James Maxwell
Patrick Sullivan
Malachi L. Jennings
Thomas Prendergast
William Higgins
Louis Papp
T. A. Donovan
Clifton
Dudley Streets
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George W. Magee
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