Cesar and Cleopatra brings Shaw satire to Boston stage
Forbes Robertson and Gertrude Elliott lead a Boston opening of George Bernard Shaw’s Cesar and Cleopatra at Hollis Street Theatre. Ian Robertson and Adeline Bourne support a varied cast in a production praised for its staging and modern echoes of Shaw’s themes. The Boston Theatre showcases Ben Hur with grand spectacle and strong cast, led by A. H. Van Buren and John E. Ince Jr., in a climactic, immersive presentation that enthralls audiences tonight and beyond.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Forbes Robertson
Gertrude Elliott
Hollis Street Theatre
Boston
George Bernard Shaw
Cesar and
Cleopatra
Shaw
Cesar
Polonius
Brittanus
Julius Cesar
Robertson
Miss Elliott
Ian Robertson
Adeline Bourne
Lew Wallace
Wallace
Daphne
Antioch
Vale of Hinnom
Mt. Olivet
Jerusalem
Ben Hur
A. H. van Buren
John E. Ince, Jr
Messala
Robert McWade, Jr
Simonides
Henry Weaver
Ilderim
Charles Riegel
Arrius
Roman Tribune
Balthasar
Esther
Mabel Brownell
Helen Singer
Iras
Margaret Dills
Hur
Kelley
Hollis ST
Isaac B. Rich
Gertrude "Elliott
G. Bernard Shaw
Hamlet
Park Theatre Entertains with The Aero Club Comedy
The Park Theatre drew a merry crowd last night for The Aero Club, starring Lulu Glaser in a new comic line. Orme Caldara and Fritz Williams headline a strong cast, with May Irwin returning next week for Mrs Wilson Andrews. Box office sales begin at 8 this morning.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Park Theatre
Aero Club
Lulu Glaser
Miss Glaser
Orme Caldara
Fritz Williams
the Aero Club
Marion Abbott
Lizzie Conway
Anna Johnson
Olive Wyndham
James Bradbury
Samuel Colt
William Sampson
Ada Gilman
May Irwin
Boston
Wilson-Andrews
Lew Dockstader Returns to Tremont for Final Week
Lew Dockstader drew a large audience at the Tremont for the second and last week of engagement. Old favorites Neil O'Brien John Kling and Eddie Leonard received hearty greetings while Dockstader' s new local hits and monologue The Editor drew much mirth. The engagement ends Saturday night with one last Wednesday matinee the following day.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lew Dockstader
the Tremont
Neil O’brien
John Kling
Eddie Leonard
Printers Night at the Columbia Honors Cummings Memorial
Printers across the Columbia area gather Wednesday for a benefit night at the Columbia Theatre. Manager Harry N. Farren offers 40 percent of ticket proceeds from the printers to the Cummings memorial fund aiding an addition to the Union Printers Home in Colorado Springs.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Columbia
Harry N. Farren
Cummings
Union
Colorado Springs
Farren
Cure for Eczema Found in Cuticura Family Remedies
C Beltz of Tippecanoe Indiana suffered eczema on limbs below the knees for over two years. After trying physicians, patent cures, and home remedies with no relief, he reports immediate improvement and eventual full recovery after using Cuticura Soap Ointment and Resolvent. Dated November 15 1905.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
C. Beltz
Tippecanoe, Ind
Dandruff Kills Hair and Cuticura Soap Heals
A testimony from Mrs. E. W. Shigley of Columbus Kansas claims Cuticura Soap cured severe dandruff hair loss seen since age twelve. She credits first use with restoring hair growth in herself and a baby after three months. The ad promotes Cuticure Soap Cuticura Ointment and Cuticura Resolvent with pricing and mailing info from Potter Drug Chem Corp Boston Mass.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
E. W. Shigley
Columbus
Kan
Potter Drug Chem. Corp
Sole Props
Boston
Mass
Double bill at Colonial Theatre charms sparse crowd
Mr H B Irving and Miss Dorothea Baird head a London company presenting King Rene's Daughter and The Lyons Mail for the second week. Miss Baird shines as the blind princess. Irving scores with Dubose. Repeats set. Barrymore engagement announced next week. seats on sale at 8 AM.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
H. B. Irving
Dorothea Baird
London
Colonial Theatre
King Rene
Edmund Phipps
Sir Henry Irving
Lyons Mail
Miss Baird
Lyons
Irving
Mr. Williams
Tyare
Curtis
Miss Mellon
Mr. Irving
Dubose
Lesurques
Dubosc
Bill Sikes
Courriel
Mr. Dodsworth
Mr. Reynolds
Choppard
Fouinard
Nannie Bennett
Milton
Jeannette
Mathias
Charles I
King Charles
Henrietta Maria
Ethel Barrymore
J. M. Barrie
Leah Kleschna at Castle Square Thrills Boston Audiences
The Castle Square Theatre presented Leah Kleschna to a Boston audience with strong dramatic force and vivid characterizations. Miss Thais Lawton as Leah impressed with convincing portrayal, while Hansel as Paul Sylvaine and Waldron as Raoul Berton added depth, supported by an able cast including Johnson Albion Kent Wade and Miss Sadlier.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Leah Kleschna
Castle Square
Boston
Paul Sylvaine
Leah
Thais Lawton
Theatre Comique Week Program Show Offers Variety
The bill at Theatre Comique features The Suburbanite a rural life tale Life in the Congo on native customs Pay Day a humorous laborer payoff with many incidents New songs with Grace Mordaunt May Vincent Terry Downing Thomas Bullock John Beasley and Frank Cohen Instrumental pieces by W O Johnson Harry Russell Helen Qualey and M des Riveres highlights tonight through week.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Theatre Comique
Congo
Grace Mordaunt
May Vincent
Terry Downing
Thomas Bullock
John Beasley
Frank Cohen
W. O. Johnson
Harry Russell
Helen Qualey
M. Des Riveres
Globe Theatre Presents Dolly Dimples Musical Drama
Globe Theatre offers Tittle Dolly Dimples a two act musical drama by Kerr with music from several composers. Grace Cameron stars as the country girl heiress turned French maid with Robert Lorraine, Maude Morris, Al Lawrence and others in the cast. The show features a notable electrical dance act The Tale of the Flowers and a lively chorus to lift spirits and end with Higgins in His Last Dollar.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tittle
Dolly Dimples
Cc. H. Kerr
Globe Theatre
Grace Cameron
New York City
Sue Smith
Robert Lorraine
Ehic
John B. Wilson
al Lawrence
Hiram
Daisy King
Julian Reed
Alexander Comstock
Church City Quartet
Rita Curtis
Kline
Ott Brothers
Nicholson
Phebe Cardownie
David Higgins
She Dared to Do Right at Bowdoin Square Theatre
Bowdoin Square Theatre presents She Dared to Do Right a melodrama set in Boston. Lena Hope is rescued after a watery grave and cared for by David Rosen. Grace Bennett is Lena’s stepsister with a rumored past. Mr Bennett pushes a marriage choice while Lena is secretly wed. Charlotte Hunt leads the cast as Lena with Edwin Denison and others supporting. one week engagement with daily matinee and souvenir night Friday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bowdoin Square Theatre
Boston
Temple of Amusement
Lena
David Rosen
Bennett
Grace Bennett
Lena Hope
Miss Hunt
Edwin Denison
Butler Haviland
Florence Hale
Gertrude Binley
Helen Guest
Wilmer Walter
Dwight Gaylord
Leonard Broughton
Frank Wright
Annette Marshall
Eva Wheeler
Bertha Natino
Rose Howard
Alice Thornton
Houdini headlines second week at Keith's Theatre
Houdini returns for a second week at Keith's Theatre with fresh sensational feats and surprises. The strong bill includes Simond and Gardner’s The New Coachman, Dan Burke and his school girls, trained monkeys act by Louise Raffin, dialect stories by Frank Bush, and the Sutcliffe troupe among others, offering a lively blend of humor, dance, acrobatics, and music.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Houdini
Keith's
Simond and Gardner
Dan Burke
Louise Raffin
Frank Bush
Treloar
Miss Tempest
Sutcliffe
McCue
Cahill
Johnstons
Holdsworths
Simon and Gardner
Three Keatons
Monkeys
Musical Johnstons
The Golden Crook at Lyceum Theatre Delights Audiences
The Lyceum Theatre staged The Golden Crook directed by Henry C Jacobs and John G Jermon featuring a farcical Mixed and Mixed, a ballet Four Seasons, and dances by Sam Edwards Gene Burns and the chorus. The bill ends with At Asbury Park and a clever Cain sisters routine plus a Golden Crook march and military maneuvers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lyceum Theatre
Henry C. Jacobs
John G. Jermon
William Kelley
Sam Edwards
Gene Burns
Harry Stewart
Minnie Desmond
Cain Sisters
Asbury Park
Hamilton to skate against Mettling in Park Square race
Roller skating fans look forward to next Friday as Hamilton faces Louis Mettling of Jamaica Plain in a best two of three handicap race at Park Square Rink. Mettling trains to master corners on the famed track as a large crowd anticipates the unusual event with two prizes for top fancy skating couples and souvenirs on Tuesdays and Thursdays.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Park Square
Hamilton
Louis Mettling
Jamaica Plain
Mettling
Percy Williams and Orpheum Vaudeville Sensations this Week
The Orpheum features a four-elephant troupe brought by Eph Thompson with years of training, Herrmann the magician performing stunning tricks, Jack Lorimer the Scotch comedian, and the Hungarian Boys Band delivering national anthem selections. The program also includes Ferrero and his dog, Carroll Johnson, The Vaudeville Exchange, Maude Edwards ventriloquism, Wills and Hassan acrobatics, and popular film reels.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Orpheum
Eph Thompson
Herrmann
Boston
Jack Lorimer
Ferrero
Carroll Johnson
Watson
Hutchings
Edwards
Maude Edwards
Wills
Hassan
African troupe brightens Austin & Stone's Museum show
Chief John Tavi leads a Dahomey group touring America at Austin & Stone's curio hall. The exhibit features authentic village homes and weapons alongside vaudeville acts including Ariel the mermaid, the Frank sisters, January Jacobs, and Till’s marionettes. Brass band and new vaudeville acts draw steady applause.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John Tavi
Austin & Stone
America
Tavi
Ariel
Frank Sisters
January Jacobs
Frank Hurley
Marvel
Till
Trixie
Violette Dale
Carey-Cohen
Whally
Abeet
Monologist
Joe Maxwell
Sinful Price for a Hat Sparks Domestic Quarrel
In Durand household a dispute erupts over a 50 franc hat. The wife defends the purchase while the husband calls spending that amount a sin. The exchange ends with a resigned acceptance and a pact to bear the consequence.
Unique Theatre Debuts Daily Vastly Varied Program
Unique Theatre at 700 Washington street launches a new plan with a daily changing program. The first show under the system presents a daring departure from tradition and promises six times as many subjects as before. Patrons receive a coupon reducing future admissions by half, adding novelty and value to the experience.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Boston
Unique
Washington Street
Pyramid Pile Cure Offered Free Sample to Prove Efficacy
A Louisville era advertisement promotes the Pyramid Pile Cure claiming relief from piles when used as directed. It offers a free sample by mail to prove efficacy and cites testimonials including Mrs. Chas L Coleman of Tullahoma Tennessee and promises copies of the same 50 cent box sold locally. Pyramid Drug Co. Marshall Michigan.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chas. L. Coleman
Tullahoma
Tenn
Pyramid Drug Co
Pyramid Building
Marshall, Mich
The Race Tour’s Dream Opens at Old Howard Vaudeville
Snow may fall and wind may blow yet the sun continues at the Old Howard as Myles McCarthy and company present The Race Tour's Dream. A lineup includes The Three Spill Musical Bumpers, The Hebrew and the Star, world famous equilibrists Orville and Frank, German comedy by Brooks and Vedder, ventriloquist C W Williams, singers Millie Bertina and Florence Brockaway, and many others. The Howardscope shows motion pictures while burlesque girls perform in costume despite the cold. One week only of continuous vaudeville.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Howard Atheneum
Howard
Myles McCarthy
Olio
Harry C. Walters
Jed Prouty
Orville and
Frank
Brooks and
Vedder
C. W. Williams
Millie Bertina
Florence Brockaway
Dan Malumby
Harringtons
Lew
Millie Piotti
Meade
Welcome
Howardscope
Old Howard
A Man with a Past at Bijou Theatre Delights Crowds
The Bijou Theatre audience laughed and applauded John Craig's breezy production of A Man with a Past set in England with Oriental touches. Craig's droll lead performance, Miss Young's Oriental splendor, and strong turns by Aitken Evarts Mac Larnie Sanders Colcord Mitchell Ryan plus a note about A Poor Relation to follow.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John Craig
Bijou
England
India
Zoora
Goodie Cumnee
Hindoo
Hydee Bunee
Craig
Miss Young
Mr. Aitken
Mr. Evarts
Josiah Hopper
MacLarnie
Miss Sanders
Miss Colcord
Miss Mitchell
Miss Ryan
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Boston Theatre
Tremont Theatre
THE
Eczema
Dandruff
Majestic Theatre
James T. Powers
Majestic
Powers
Mr. Powers
Clara Palmer
Castle Square Theatre
Keith’s Theatre
Entertainments
Oxford
Percy Williams
EASON
Oden Vaude
Alliea
Thompson's Elephants
Herrmann &Keat
Jack Lorimer Watson
Hutchings and Edwards
the Ferr Bros
Wills & Hassan
Vitagraph
Austin & Stone’s Museum
Durand
Mme, Durand
Bostoi
Dockstader
Minstrels
Unique Theatre
Obe
S. Lazzari
Pam
Mouquet
Lacroix
Beatrice d’Este
Hahn
Symphony Hall
Imajestic
Las
Hursday
All
New York
Chickering Hall
Huntington Ave
Knessel
Brahms
Loeffler
Schuman
Messrs
Rudolph Ganz
Max Zach
J. Keller
Castle Sq
Ghraun
Dorothea Baird and London CO
Lions Mail King
Rene
Eee Wee
Phantom Detective
den OF Real Lions
Curse of
Mats
John Cre
Bowdoin
SATA
Scollay Square
Myles McCarthy & Co
Spiller Musical
Walters & Prouty
Orville & Frank
Brook & Vedder
Howard Burlesquers
Bijou Theatre
West Indies
Quebec
New
Fall Rivia
Paqvicentce
Van’s
Washington iSt
Perrelli
TOE
Imperials
Lawrence McCarty
Lessee & Manager
Nernet
Par Park
Irwin
Saew
Globe One
Crace Cameron
E. Collie Club
Princess de Montglyon
Berkeley Hall
Cor
Berkeley and
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Lyceum
Tha Colon Crook
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