Week's Dramatic Feast at Boston Theatres Draws High Favor
Boston audiences praised John Drew at Hollis Street Theatre in The Duke of Killic rankie a bright farce with a strong supporting cast. Rejane's Boston Theatre double bill Amoureuse and La Lolotte drew attention for its French flair and comical mimicry while previews for upcoming bills and star appearances closed the week with announcements from Daly's New York and Boston venues.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rejane
Boston
la Lolotte
Georges de Porto-Riche
Mme. Rejane
M. Dumeny
M. Gorileux
Mme. Sarah Bernhardt
Tremont Theatre Revival of The County Chairman Delights Audiences
The Tremont Theatre presents The County Chairman with Ade's witty philosophy and humor. Jim Hackler dominates the plot as Tilford Wheeler's election and love affairs unfold to strong applause. Cast includes Frances Ring Willis Sweatnam Anna Buckley Grace Fisher Christine Blessing Earle Brown Rose Beaudet and E. R. Phillips.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tremont Theatre
Mr. Ade
Jim Hackler
Tilford Wheeler
Frances Ring
Willis P. Sweatnam
Anna Buckley
Gracb Fisher
Christine Blessing
Earle Brown
Rose Beaudet
E. R. Phillips
Fortunes of the King to Open at Tremont Theatre
The Fortunes of the King, a romantic melodrama by Mrs. Charles A. Doremus and Leonidas Westervelt, with James E. Hackett in the lead as Charles Stuart, begins a two week run at Tremont Theatre next Monday. Seat sales started yesterday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
James E. Hackett
Tremont Theatre
Charles A. Doremus
Professor Doremus
Columbia University
Leonidas Westervelt
Mr. Hackett
Charles Stuart
New York
Pyramid Pile Cure Proclaimed by Satisfied Users
East West and South readers share glowing letters praising Pyramid Pile Cure for piles. Testimonials claim rapid relief, weight gain, and even a cure after years of suffering, with a Marshall Michigan firm offering a thousand dollars for proof of fakeness.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Walter Sharkley
Park St
Springfield
Mass
EF. McKay
Weaverville
Cal
B. Stringfellow
Elko
S. C
Pyramid Drug Co
Marshall, Mich
The Shepherd King Returns to Majestic Theatre
The Shepherd King played again at the Majestic Theatre with a strong cast led by Charles Kent Edward Mackay and May Buckley. Lorimer as David drew high praise, with commendations for the supporting company and the Witch of Endor Margaret Hayward. The production is praised for its devotion to principle and its impressive staging.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Drew
Captain Marshall
Mr. Drew
Duke
Boston
Ferdinand Gottschalk
Reginald Carrington
Margaret Dale
Henrietta
Highland Castle
Majestic Theatre
Cee Howe
Aera Wees
Cees
Charles Kent Jonathan
Edward Mackay Phaetus
Percival Lennon
O'Kane
Margaret Hayward
Cike
Wright Lorimer
Mr. Lorimer
David
Siegfried
Richard Wagner
Colonial Theatre Review of Edna May in The School Girl
Edna May and The School Girl encore a second week at the Colonial Theatre Boston drawing crowded audiences. The show features Miss May with two hit numbers Lone some and The Little Canoe plus a lively cast led by the Gaiety Theatre trio Blakely Leslie and Wright. A Japanese ballad Sweet Sano-oo and numerous songs keep the tempo high as the London comic opera Duchess of Dantzic debuts in Boston at Hollis Street Colonial and Park theatres.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Edna May
Boston
Colonial Theatre
Charles Frohman
Miss May
London
Gaiety Theatre
Fred Leslie
James Blakely
Fred Wright, Jr
Leslie
Blakely
Mr. Wright
Mr. Andrews
New London
Hollis Street
Colonial
Park Theatres
Portland
San Francisco
Cal
Isaac B. Rich
New York
George Edwardes
The Merry Shop Girls Encore in Park Theatre Run
The English musical comedy The Merry Shop Girls closes its Park Theatre engagement after a lively second week. Edward E. Rice oversaw a brisk, well sung production with a witty plot about a duke’s nephew and his daughter in Australia.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Park Theatre
Edward E. Rice
Mr. Wix of
Wickham
Australia
Lady Betty
Maud Benton
Thelma Fair
Alice Maud Poole
Coddletown
Mme. Marie
Mr. Mix
Frank Lalor
Shamus O'Scott
David Lythgow
Julian Dalton Eltinge
Merry Shop Girls
Globe Theatre Opens Checkers With Ross in Lead
The Globe Theatre presented Checkers a lively comedy drama of race track life starring Thomas W. Ross who drew widespread praise. Katherine Mulkins and David Braham Jr. delivered strong supporting turns with Lydia Dickson and Joseph Wilkes also cited for notable work in the ensemble.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Thomas W. Ross
Katherine Mulkins
Pert Barlow
Mr. Ross
Push Miller
David Braham, Jr
Lydia Dickson
Cynthy
Adoniram Barlow
Joseph Wilkes
Charles Willard
Jerry Halter
Wallace Worsley
Arthur Kendall
Harriet Worthington
Sadie Martin
Papinta Dances, Comedy Acts Shine at Keith's Variety
Papinta, the noted dancer, returns to Keith's after two years, delivering dazzling color light effects with drapery work. The program features Walter Kelly, Jim Dolan and Ida Lenhart in travesty, Bert Fitzgibbon and Alice Fitzgibbon, the Millman trio on the wire, Goetz and Nelson on revolving globes, plus musical and skit acts and a Versailles biograph display.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Papinta
Keith's
Walter Kelly
Jim Dolan
Ida Lenhart
Bert Fitzgibbon
Alice Fitzgibbon
Tom McCoy
Bailey
Madison
Millman
Holloways
Keith
Goetz
Nelson
Robin
Kimball
Donovan
J. Aldrich Libby
Katherine Trayer
Philbrooks
Reynolds
Palace of Versailles
France
A Wife's Secret at Grand Opera House Delivers Drama
Hal Reid's A Wife's Secret opens at the Grand Opera House with Hallett Thompson as John Medlin and Lansing Rowan as his wife. The cast includes Thomas Lawrence David Dam J Huber Wright Harry Sullivan and others while Nadine Winston and Dolly Ford earn strong notices. The belfry scene in Act III draws praise as a highlight of staging with the week offering matinees and an evening show.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hal Reid
Grand Opera House
Hallett Thompson
John Medlin
New York
Lansing Rowan
Thomas Lawrence
David Dam
J. Huber Wright
Harry Sullivan
Joseph Roy
Larry Mack
Helen Gurney
Nadine Winston
Dolly Ford
Bowdoin Square Theatre Presents For Her Children's Sake
The Bowdoin Square Theatre staged Theodore Kremer's melodrama For Her Children's Sake starring Dr. Horace Parker played by Charles Miller and Edna Kingsley by Miss Du Bois. The weeklong resident stock presentation features Corinne Cantwell Pearl De Losier and Florence Hale with Wilmer Walter and others delivering strong performances.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Theodore Kremer
Bowdoin Square Theatre
Charles Miller
Horace Parker
Miss du Bois
Edna Kingsley
Corinne Cantwell
Pearl de Losier
Florence Hale
May Melville
Lillian’ Henrie
Wilmer Walter
Butler Haviland
Harry Brooks
Charles Wheelock
Frank Carlton
Howard Atheneum Week Offers Wide Variety of Top Acts
A bustling Howard Theatre program features Jules and Ella Garrison in An Ancient Roman, Caicedo wire act, Jane Courthope and company in A Fishermans Luck, Ziska and King The Magician and his Valet, and many others. The lineup includes the Jackson family tricks, Manning and Drew Irish Pawnbroker, Julia Humes balladist, Brandon and Wiley coon team, Charles H Duncan songs, The Dancing Meteors Kennedy and Kennedy, A Misunderstanding Lewis and Delmore, Frederick the illusionist, new motion pictures, and the musical New Deal finale.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
The
Howard
Jules
Ella Garrison
Caicedo
Wire
Jane Courthope and
George H. Emerick
Jackson
Bush
Gordon
Manning
Drew
Julia Humes
Brandon
Wiley
Charles H. Duncan
Ashtons
Bryant and Saville
Kennedy
Lewis
Delmore
Mason
Lee
Frederick
Aluo
Burlesque Debuts New Act at Columbia Music Hall
Columbia Music Hall hosts the Cozy Corner Girls in two vaudeville acts Fun in an Office and At Dear Old Heidelberg. The program includes six acts with the Clausen sisters Dupre and Dupre Belmont and OBrien the Gillette sisters and a 10 mile bicycle race exhibition by Root and Dorlon. Matinees daily.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Columbia Music Hall
Columbia
W. B. Watson
Brooklyn
Old Heidelberg
Lst
Clausen
Dupre
Belmont
O’brien
Gillette
Root
Dorlon
Madison Square Garden
Utopians Burlesque At Lyceum Theatre This Week
The Lyceum presents the Utopians burlesque company with Joe Madden and John W. Jess in My Wife Won’t Let Me assisted by Ruth Jordan and Blanche Rose. Valmore and Horton perform novelty numbers with Florence troupe acrobats and Florence Kimball vocals. Armstrong trio narrates Broke and Broken.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Utopians
Lyceum
Joe Madden
John W. Jess
Ruth Jordan
Blanche Rose
Valmore and
Horton
Florence
Boston City Quartet
Florence Kimball
Armstrong
George Fredo
James Haynes
Harry
Pirates of Panama at Palace Theatre Delights Audiences
Opening performances of the Transatlantic burlesquers drew strong laughter and applause at the Palace Theatre. Nat Brown Dave Warsaw George P Murphy and Alex Carr headline with Yolande Wallace Nettie Nelson and Rita Redmond among a 20 girl chorus delivering music and dance numbers. Tsuda’s equilibristic feats drew a sensation while Adele Purvis Onri and the Warsaw brothers add novelty acts.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Palace Theatre
Panama
Nat Brown
Dave Warsaw
George P. Murphy
Alex Carr
Yolande Wallace
Nettie Nelson
Rita Redmond
Tsuda
Murphy and Brown
Adele Purvis Onri
Warsaw Brothers
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John Drew
Hollis
Duke of Killicrankie
Robert Marshall
Empire Theatre
Duke of
Countess of
Pangbourne
Kate Lester
Henrietta Addison
Fargaret Dale
Serine
Fanny Brough
Mackayne
Constance Bell
Boston Theatre
America
Daly's Theatre
Lulu Glaser
Franklin St
Ward
Globe Theatre
Prince ST
Dr. Hyndman
Morris Pharmacy
Washington Et
R. E. Omen
Broadway
Keith’s Theatre
Boston Music Hall
J. R. G. Knowles
Isabel Fisk
New
John T. Thorne
Grace Carleton
Granatho
Prevost
Howard Atheneum
Lyceum Theatre
California
Echo
Weber
Ogden Canons
Great Salt Lake
Humboldt Valley
Sierra Nevadas
Via
Southern Pacific
Overland Limited
Cleotaic
American Continent
Williard Massey
Washington
Entertainments
Grace
Comediennes
Walter Kelly Dolan and
Lenhart
Kimball and
Henri Robin
Goetz and
Philbrook and Reynolds
Tremont One
Henry W. Savage
George Ade
Wallack’s
Thos. W. Ross
N. Y. Company
Theatre Mak
Music Hall
R. G. Knowles
Milly Capel
Thorne & Carleton Holcombe
Curtis & Webb
Rolfes
Boson Theatre
Lawrence McCarty
Lessee and Man
NME
la Robe Rouge
Amoureuses
Zazaus
L‘hirondelle
Sapho
Zaza
la Passuelle
Hollis Ruff Ene Isaac B
Charlies Frohman
Dare
Congress of Nations
Yellow Dog
Castle Square Theatre
Henry Arthur Jones
Jane
Castle Square
Lillian Kemble
Frances Starr
Constantia
Comedienne
Marion Ballou
Pamela
Kate Ryan
Lady Rapchild
Sadie Radcliffe
Bostock
Lindsay Morison
Pawsey
Dion Boucicault
Austin & Stone’s Museum
Austin & Stone
Mme. Schell
Castle SO
Dra! Tele
Natic Stock Co
Jane Henry Arthur Jones
Down Town Office
Winter St
Mr. Wix
Watson’s Theatre
N. Y
Palace
TransAtlantic
Jane Courthope and Co
Ziska and King
Jackson Family
Bush and Gordon
White Bear
Mme. Chivalli
Till
Camille
Trixie
Ben Hur
Spencer Chubbuck
William Washington
Alf Byron
Loren Bayard
Lew Benedict
Mildred Morton
Jim Black
Bettina Leslie
May Morris
Four Marshes
the Crews
Harry Powell
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