Pair of Spectacles and a Farce at Tremont Theatre
The Madison Square Company presented two world premieres at Tremont Theatre in Boston last night. After-Thoughts by Augustus Thomas ran briefly before Sydney Grundy’s three act A Pair of Spectacles adapted from Labiche. Starring Stoddard Holland and Miss Harrison, the cast delivered strong portraits of Benjamin Goldfinch and Gregory, while Mrs. Booth and Edward Bell headlined After-Thoughts with a memorable performance focused on a woman torn between love and wisdom as the episode unfolds.
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Mr. Palmer
Madison Square Theatre
Tremont Theatre
Boston
Augustus Thomas
Sydney Grundy
MM. Labiche
De'orour
Vandeville
Grundy
Benjamin Goldfinch
Mr. Grundy
Blandinet
Benjamin
Gregory
Stoddard
Holland
Maud Harrison
Ramsy
Harry Woodruff
Mr. Beddart
Jess Oume
Gregory Goldfinch
Booth
Edward Bell
Bell
Donald Barclay
Sunset and Dr Bill at Hollis Street Theatre
Last night at Hollis Street Theatre two plays, Sunset by Jerome K. Jerome and Dr Bill by Hamilton Ride, offered striking contrast and strong company work. Miss Sadie Martinot and J. B. Polk led Sunset with refined acting, while Dr Bill featured Polk as Dr Bill along with Estelle Clayton and J. J. W. Semsway in notable roles and Miss Mise Allen delivering graceful dance segments. The performances, praised for variety, balance, and charm, are slated for the rest of the week.
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DR. Bell
Hollis Street
Jerome K. Jerome
Dr. Bill
Hamilton Ride
Sadie Martinot
J. B. Polk
Bill
London
New York
Martinet
Horton
Chfc
Estelle Clayton
Brown
Henry M. Stanley
Stanley
Mankind at the Howard A Melo Dramatic Success
A fragment notes the play Mankind presented at the Howard Theatre as a notable dramatic success. It mentions Mana likely in reference to the production and highlights audience response to the performance.
Mankind at Howard Atheneum Impresses Boston Crowd
Eugene Tompkins presented Mankind to a full house at the Howard Atheneum last night. The Boston Theatre scenery was reused and the cast, including H. A. Weaver and John Craven, drew strong applause. The production runs for one week.
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Ger
Eugene Tompkins
Howard Atheneum
Boston Theatre
H. A. Weaver
John ©. Craven
The Red Hussar at the Ocker and other Boston theatre notes
The Red Hussar with Miss Tempest draws big crowds at the Globe Theater. Pirates of Penzance to follow with Tempest as Mabel. Betty’s Finish and the Solicitor continue at the Museum with steady audiences. Ship Ahoy at Park Theatre pleases, Crystal Slipper at Boston Theatre ends soon. Hollis Street Theatre scales up Cleopatra with Fanny Davenport, after the Fifth Avenue Fire. A portrait of Mr Pitt’s pupils is also noted.
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Betty
Park Theatre
Mr Lavor
Reed
Miss Marilla
Hollis Street Theatre
Fanny Davenport
Boston
Sardou
Fifth Avenue Theatre
Hollis
New York
Taylor Mons Wedding in Cambridge and Lowell
Fred Allen Taylor of Lowell wed Miss Maria Simmons of Cambridge at North Avenue Universalist Church Cambridge. The groom, Taft's College graduate and Taylor Bros. stationers member, and the bride, known in Cambridge musical circles, were attended by Herbert W. Taylor and Fay Simmons. A reception followed. they will reside at 65 Myrtle Street Lowell.
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C. L. Capen
W. L. Simmons
Herbert W. Taylor
Fay Simmons
Laura
Dora Simmons
Bertha H. Merrill
Cambridge
A. Grace Small
Melrose
Mrs.Taylor
Myrtle Street
Lowell
Cambridge Democrats elect Perkins Beck and Donovan officers
The Cambridge Democratic Ward and City Committee met last evening electing George A. Perkins chair man W. A. Beck treasurer and J. F. Donovan secretary. A dispute over Ward 1 delegations ended with the O'Brien delegation recognized as the regular one. Burns asserted future caucuses would form a city wide and ward committee to influence fall elections.
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Cambridge
George A. Perkins
W. A. Beck
J. F. Donovan
Ward 1
J. F. O’brien
Od.f. Burns
O’brien
New Harvard Gate Gift By George V L Myer Delayed Plans
Architects McKim Mead and White outline the Harvard yard gate funded by George V L Myer class of 1879. The free stone wrought iron gate will mirror the North avenue gate, with a 40 foot recessed entrance flanked by 12 foot piers, placed west of the current entrance to align with Halworthy and Thayer walls. Construction starts as weather allows, while noting the death of historian George Bancroft and the surviving alumnus Rev Frederick Augustus Farley.
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College Yard
George V. L. Myer
Holworthy
Thayer
John Harvard
Messrs. McKim, Mead and White
Massachusetts
Harvard
North Avenue
Halworthy
George Bancroft
Akes
Frederick Augustus Farley
Waiters Benevolent Association Held 28th Annual Ball
The Waiters Benevolent Association held its twenty eighth annual ball last evening at Music Hall. An 8 o clock concert by Baldwin's Cadet band preceded a 9 30 grand march. About 400 couples attended with Patrick Healy leading the reception committee aided by an efficient corps. Dennis Corbett served as floor director. Proceeds will benefit the benevolent fund of the association.
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Waiters’ Benevolent Association
Music Hall
Baldwin
Patrick Healy
Dennis Corbett
Ten Years For Wife Murder In Providence
Jeremiah Sullivan faced trial in the Court of Common Pleas for the death of his wife Eilen Sullivan. He was allowed to plead guilty to manslaughter after legal arrangements and was sentenced to ten years in prison. The incident occurred at their West Exchange and Dale streets home last November.
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Providence
R. L
Jeremiah Sullivan
Eilen
Court of Common Pleas
Tillinghast
Wilbur
George J. West
Slocum
Sullivan
Prizon
Reserve of nearly twelve millions
New York January 19 special to the Post The forty first annual report of the Manhattan Life Insurance Company shows a reserve of nearly twelve millions held for policy holders The report notes increases in premiums interest assets and surplus while losses and expenses show declines
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New York
Manhattan Life Insurance Company
Do You Cough Take Kemp’s Balsam Sample Bottles Free
Ad copy for Kemp's Balsam cough remedy offers free sample bottles from druggists and suggests trying the product to ease coughing. Large bottles priced at 50 cents and one dollar.
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Kemp
Rescued by Firemen at Camden House Fire in Alamosa
A five story Camden House hotel on 331 Camden Street in Alamosa was largely saved after a blaze began in room 15. Two Edwards sisters alerted occupants as smoke filled corridors, with firefighters using Pompeiian ladder to save about twenty residents. Several women were carried out unconscious but survived. damage estimated at 500 dollars to building and contents. Other alarms followed for fat kettle fire on Vernon Street and a Brighton carpenter shop blaze with modest damage.
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Edwards
Camden House
Camden Street
Appell
Fremont Theatre
Murphy
Daniel Stevens
Edward Shallow
Jennie Nagar
Annie McFarland
Keyes
Webber
Sidney F. Squires
F. D. Hall
Vernon Street
Lawton
Brighton
Firerazed mosa town and wide Siam blaze report
Denver reports Ala mosa nearly destroyed by wind driven fire on Main street. Bangkok fire damages estimated at 500000. Philadelphia notes insured loss on the Dobson mill totaling 725000 across 125 companies, with several named firms contributing. Hoboken rink burns after gasoline lamp explosion, causing panic among female skaters seeking exits.
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Denver
Col
Alamosa
London
Bangkok
Siam
Philadelphia
National
Hartford
Hartford and
Phenix
Prudential
Boston
Springfield Fire & Marine
American
Connecticut
Mercantile
Neptune
Massachusetts
Mercan
Wires Repair Progress After Storm Across New England
Telegraph and telephone networks report most lines repaired with remaining outages in Hartford to New York route. New England Telegraph and Telephone Co notes duplex service sufficient to handle messages, while Providence and Cranston see major pole damage. Lon g Distance service hindered, but headway continued. Hood's Sarsaparilla ad appears amid a flood of repair work.
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New England Telegraph &Telephone Company
Postal Telegraph Company
New York
Albany
Western Union
Montreal
Hartford
Buffalo
Chicago
Providence
Providencr
White
Cranston
Providence Telephone Company
Cloudman
Court Rules French Stocking Trade a New Industry
United States v McCullum held a French emigre program to staff a Holyoke silk stocking factory created a new industry under the law. The court found the manufacture of the French silk stocking distinct in appearance and method, not previously produced in the United States, and liable for the penalty. The ruling notes that skilled labor could not be procured locally and jobs were not adequately tried to be filled by domestic workers. The decision names Judge Newsom and counsel.
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United States
Alexander McCullum
Paul Grouton
Troyes
France
Holyoke
Massachusetts
Glauton
Laconia
N. H
Northampton
Waltham
Glouton
Oliver
McCullom
Nebraska
F. D. Allen
H. A. Wyman
George M. Stearns
Newson, J
Eugene D. Ramsey
Boston & Maine Railroad Company
Causeway Street
D. Long
A. Hemenway
Lincoln
Edgar Aldrich
New Hampshire
Supreme Court Arguments in Railroad and Steamship Cases
The Supreme Judicial Court convened January 19 with Justices Fizup Auten Allen Hotmis and Morvey presiding. Cases argued include Thomas W. Denahee v Old Colony Railroad, Mary E O'Brien v Cunard Steamship Co, Edward P Conklin v Old Colony Railroad, with various attorneys listed for plaintiffs and defendants. Unfinished matters proceed with noted dockets and counsel.
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Supreme Judicial Court
Commonwealth
Fizup
W. Auten
C. Allen
Hotmis
Morvey
Thomas W. Denahee
Old Colony Railroad Company
M. J. Greed
J. H. Benton,Jr
Mary E. O'Brien
Cunard Steamship Company
F. Cunningham
EK. N. Os
GW. Putnam
Edward
Conklin v. Old Colony Railroad Company
C. W. Bartlett
R. KE. Anderson
J. H. Benton, Jr
Superior Court First Session Case List and Damages
The January 19 session of the Superior Court lists George Bowen v Andrew Ericson et al for $5000 damages over a false pocketbook accusation in Quincy. Defense claims actions were at plaintiff’s request. verdict reached $40. Second session covers tort actions, collisions, and worksite injuries with multiple cases including Fay v Jewett and Rush v Wakeman, ongoing trials and numbers up to 3748.
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Superior Court
Mason
Ch. J
George Bowen
Andrew Ericson
Quincy
Ericson
Bordman Hall
John W. McAnamnex
Ryan
West End
Booth
Merriam
Silva
Boston
Vicke
Connors
Morton
Goddard
Mack
Cooke
Same
McKintosh
Armand
Kalth
Noyes
Manning
Bowen
Davis
Allen
Rudd
Graham
Saime
Doyle
Murphy
Fogg
Wildes
Steffe
Old Col. R
Meuilvery Vy. B
McInnes
Good- M. RR
Speed
Sullivan
Sun F
Maynara
Ayer
Office Co
Jake
Shea
Titcomby
Hall
Lathrop
Frank J. Fay
Nath
M. Jewett
H. ‘Tong
G. W. Estabrook
John Rush
John Wakeman
Congress and
E Streets
J. A. McGeough
J. Lowell, Jr
Freeman
Merc
Levinston
Burn- Mul
Asham
Howard
Grifin
Welsh
Hopkins
Saxon
Pickins
Aldrich
Connolly
Jones
Morley
Hoston
Kacheller
Downe
Tow Boat Co
Keenan
Irs
Hoswwer
Boston & Ton Univ
Albany RE
Middlesex
Cambridge
Bloppert
William L. Marks
Alonzo Bowers
Henry Winslow
Coggan & Schofield
Coleman
Phippa
Rot al
Saine
McSweeney
Skehanland
Parker
Saunders
Hudgon Kt. E. Co
Et al
Bonn
Norfolk Ss
Dedham
Bishop
James J. Gaffney
New York & New England Railroad Company
E. Fales
Peter Daly
R. D. W. Smith
J. D. Bradley
Igo
Dennis Brennan
John Nugent
Cotter & Jenny
J. J. Feely
Amons
Lane
Sharp
City of
Bos
Dennett
Gordie
Lballard
Inhis
Thomas
Hyde Park
Canton
White
Bond
Boston Court Records Include Damages For Street Widening
A Boston docket lists mass torts and probate actions. The Boston Roxbury Mill Corporation sues the City of Boston for damages from Commonwealth Avenue widening, with land valued at 70,000 and jury damages at 182,29. Alvin Pagevy sues for personal injuries from a Streetcar collision near Court Street. Several cases resume or await schedules, and multiple administrators are named for estates with numerous wills admitted to probate on January 19.
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Maley
Eaton
Sherry
Brennan
Hooker
Crim
Perkins
Weston
Page
Wellington
Draper
Clement
Jenkins
McCarthy
Hopkins
Rice
Cook
Jose
Wilkins
Manning
Bramhall
Tobin
Bio—Jewett Pub, Co
Court Street
Hanover
L. M. Child
M. F. Dickinson, Jr
Nelson v. Ros.& Me
Heffernan
Wood R
West End
Durell
Love
Bowers
Boston
Creed
Kendall
Legan
Same
Aume
Samme
Finnegan
Bos
Kingsley
Knowl
Henry
Newhallton, Co
Potter
Kalish
Bornstein
Hagar
Samson
Newton
Bos, & Cons. Co
Alb. R
King
Lennon
Murceh
Hobbs
Dewey
Pearce
Jessie C
Parks
Elm Ms
Frederick G
Mary L. v
Deane
Annettie
M. Iiam A. Vy. Gee, M. A Elmira N
Wetherbee
Lena M
William F
Martin P
Marks
Florence G
Myrick
Frank v
Anthony Dej
Gertrude L
Lord
Arthur v
Mary
Os i
Ter
Shedd
Mary S
Wincapaw
Das
George W. Western
Walker
Samuel J. Waters
Bridget Brader
David P. Hall
Mark W. Cross
Benjamin Chandler
Maurice Welch
Hannah Glover
Catherine Callahan
Joseph F. Frans
Bridget Burke
Martha H. Freeman
John J. Powell
Mary J. Thompson
Catherine Shea
Oliver L. Giddings
Joseph Robinson
William Scott
Sarah A. Olney
J. Warren Tuck
Mary H. Kenny
James McElhany
Mary A. Stebbens
Mary Ugher
Elizabeth Barry
George Knapp
John Harkins
Elnora P. Underwood
Margaret Reddy
Catherine Mee
Thomas Keady
Felina Tatro
John Doyle
Lydia Longley
Stephen L. Lewis
Herman
Paisson
Rebecca Mayberry
Daniel J. Moarthy
Mary Francis Curtis
Bridge and V. Court Docket of Names and Parties
List of case numbers and opposing parties including Kaley Shew Gilligan vy Childs bridge Kent Express Wood Holmes Teele v Hays Churchill v Flint James v Perry Peabody v Buck Luchs vy Abraham harbour vy Sisk v McGrath Tuckerman v Waterman Jenness v Carroll Mitchell Litua Tinkham ve Gilli j ga Agnew v Graves Allen Jt Bunt Ford vy Frohwitt er Waterman v Down Beeber v Klopot Magoon v Prescott Randall vy Butler Silverstone v Silverstone American Road Machine Co. v Clark Appandad 7 v Mal Ying v Phim Howard v Mortis Bey.
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Gilligan
Childsbridge
Kent Express Co
Wood
Holmes
Teele
Hays
Churchill
Flint
James
Perry
Peabody
Buck
Luchs
Abraham Man
Harbour
Same
Sisk
McGrath
Tuckerman
Waterman
Jenness
Carroll
Mitchell
Litua
Tinkham Ve Gilli Jga
Agnew
Graves
Allen
Randall
Superior Court Criminal Session Summary
Jan 19 to Su Hurman J Gazzolo bail cut to 1000 for assault to kill. Harrington larceny five years. Welch breaking and entering nine months. List of cases names Commonwealth v and others, many v. Daly, Devenney, Doherty, Eddy et al, Foster, Cilflora, Meehan, plus numerous defendants and docket numbers.
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Superior Court
SuHurman
J. John B. Gazzolo
William Harrington
James Welch
House of Correction
Commonwealth
Same
Walsh
Goldstein
Finn
Hyde
Friel
Boyd
Callahan
Rozera
Higgins
Burke
Canning
Cooper
Ham
Innegan
Johnson
Allen
Clanp
Same v. Crantz.257—Same v. Swanson. 243—Same v. Keevan
Daly
Devenney
Doherty
Eddy Et al
Foster
Cilflora
Meehan
St James Educational Institute v City of Salem ruling
Supreme Judicial Court in Essex confirms dismissal of tax exemption appeal for property used for education and orders judgment for defendant Julia A M Short v J Merrill Currier et al affirms plaintiff decree 18.
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Supreme Judicial Court
Essex Ss
Salem
Clerk of Courts
St. James Educational Institute
City of
Julia A. M. Short
J. Merrill Currier
Meade v Boston & Maine rail road tort case in Salem
In Salem on January 19, Superior Court files show Dennis Meade suing Boston and Maine for assault and false arrest, with a verdict for the plaintiff at $850. Other docket entries include administrator Samuelson v Walen et al for fatal injuries from a broken rope on a fishing schooner, and Thuotte v Bahan over damages from a cave-in during trench work. Probate notices list wills proved and administrations granted for multiple Essex County estates, with inventories totaling substantial sums.
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Essex Ss
Salem
Putnam
Meade
Boston & Maine Railroad
Dennis Meade
J. H. Sisk
W. H. Woody
Samuelson
Walen Et A
Thuotte
Rscs
Eales
Boston & Maine
Lond
Same
City of Lynn
Best
Chicago
Odell
Niles
Jewett
McKenhey
Parker Et al
Rochester German
Coowery
Merritt
Essex
Salém
Harmon
Nathaniel Burnham
Catherine Chapman
Rumney
N. H
Alfred Clark
David Lowd
Peabody
Mary E. Aloise
Samuel G. Reno
Terrence J. Smith
Mary G. Stone
Newburyport
Lucy §. Tuckerman
Daniel Flagg
Lynn
A. Sumner Howard
Danvers
A. Walden Batchelder
Middleton
Rebecca E. Brown
Alfred M. Fallek
Swampscott
Frederick O. Gardner
Mary Mason
Marblehead
John A. McDonald
Gloucester
Red D. Nesmith
Beverly
Gustave G. Osgood
West Newbury
Eric P. Thompson
Georgetown
Charles A. Standley
Susan D. Whitcomb
Willam Roach
Levi
Special Tourist Parties To California Via Santa Fe Route
Boston readers learn of Tuesday California tours departing via Boston to Chicago with no car changes, continuing over the Santa Fe Route to Kansas, Colorado, New Mexico, Arizona and California. Second class tickets, sleeping accommodations, and reliable conductors assure safe travel for women and children. full details available from W Manning, Santa Fe Route, Boston. Also investment note: Georgia Alabama Investment and Development Company offers stock at $3.33 1 3 percent per share for Tallapoosa Ga holdings including 800 lots and 2458 acres mineral land. prospectus at Globe building, 244 Washington Street.
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California
Boston
Chicago
Santa FE
Atchison, Topeka & Tanta Fe R.A
Kansas
Colorado
New Mexico
Arzona
W. Manning
G.N.E.A
Washington Street
Mass
Georgia-Alabama Investment and Development Company
Tallapoosa
Tallapoosa Furnase
Piedmont Glass Works
Globe Lding
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