Hansel and Gretel at Hollis in Boston a notable debut
Review of Humperdinck's Hansel and Gretel at the Hollis Boston noting it surpasses the composer’s initial private version. The story of two children in a forest and the witch is praised for orchestration, German school influence, and strong performances by Maria Elba and Jessie Huddleston. The second act lauded while the angels scene needs softer lighting. The run lasts one week with The Shop Girl to follow Jan 27.
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Humperdinck
Boston
Hollis
Hansel
Gretel
Hag
Richard Wagner
Bayreuth
Hansel A Gretel
Wagner
Peter
Maria Elba
Jessie Huddleston
Miss Huddleston
Jacques Bars
Louise Meisslinger
Witch
Mary Jinck
Grace Damian
Edith Johnston
Hansel and
Verdi Il Trovatore at Castle Square Theatre Impresses Crowd
Last night Verdi Il Trovatore in five acts thrilled Castle Square Theatre with Murray as Count de Luna Persse as Manrice Lane as Leonora and Leighton as Azucena. Hirschfeldt led a capable orchestra while Hanlon's Superba dazzled Boston with scenic tricks and dancing animals.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Castle Square Theatre
Grand Opera
Murray
Count de Lune
Mr. Persse
Miss Lane
Leonora
Miss Rose Leighton
Boston
Superba
Hanlon Brothers
Hanlons
Charles Guyer
Tremont St
Cor. Chandler and Ferdinand Sts
Toniusa
Cuticura Resolvent Promoted For Skin and Blood Humors
Speedy cure treatment for all skin and blood humors using Cuticura Soap and Ointment with Cuticura Resolvent. Claims relief from torturing, disfiguring, itching, burning, bleeding and scaly humors when physicians fail. Potter Drug & Chem Corp, Boston, solePros. Mailed free guide.
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Potter Drug & Chem. Corp
Boston
Contortion Work by Borani Brothers Stage Act
Charles Guyer stars as Pierrot with Bertha Bayliss Ada Sterling Dorothy Chester Ellenore Carroll and Margaret May among others contributing lively effects. The act titled Su perba will run for two weeks with strong comeliness and energy noted.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Borani
Charles Guyer
Pierrot
Bertha Bayliss
Ada Sterling
Dorothy Chester
Ellenore Carroll
Margaret May
Louis Peters
Francis Wilson Delivers Strong Second Week The Chief tain
Francis Wilson and company opened a second Tremont Theatre week with an enthusiastic audience for Sullivan’s The Chief tain. Cast members Lulu Glaser Lillian Carlsmith Christie MacDonald Alice Holbrook Rhys Thomas John E Brand Joseph C Miron Edward P Temple Peter M Lang delivered strong performances and MacDonald recovered from earlier indisposition as Mrs Grigg. The Chieftain runs at Tremont until further notice with matinees only on Saturdays.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Francis Wilson
Tremont Theatre
Arthur Sullivan
Lulu Glaser
Lillian Carllsmith
Christie MacDonald
Alice Holbrook
Rhys Thomas
John E. Brand
Joseph C. Miron
Edward P. Temple
Peter M. Lang
Miss MacDonald
Fifth Decade of A Contented Woman Delights Boston Audiences
The Park Theatre nears the fiftieth performance of A Contented Woman. Boston playgoers eagerly attend as Caroline Miskel Hoyt’s Grace Holme draws hearty laughter and applause. Hoyt is a great favorite and the show’s success seems set to continue.
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Park Theatre
Boston
Hoyt
Caroline Miskel Hoyt
Grace Holme
Sothern Stars in The Prisoner of Zenda at Boston Theater
Boston audiences applaud The Prisoner of Zenda with Mr Sothern delivering his best romantic impersonation yet. The supporting company and staging receive high praise and afternoon shows run at 1 45 while evening performances start at 7 45.
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Boston
Sothern
Colleen Bawn at Bowdoin Square ends revival run
Last evening at Bowdoin Square Theatre the Colleen Bawn closed the Boucicault revival series. Sadie Martinet starred as the title role with Aubrey Boucicault as Myles Na Coppaleen and Amelia Bingham as Anne Chute. H Gittus Lonsdale appeared as Hardress Creegan. Shadows of a Great City begins January 27.
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Boucicault
Bowdoin Square Theatre
Colleen Bawn
Bowdoin Square
Sadie Martinet
Aubrey Boucicault
Myles-Na-Cappaleen
Amelia Bingham
Anne Chute
H. Gittus Lonsdale
Hardress Creegan
Riss Martinot
The Great Diamond Robbery Closes Week at Columbia Theatre
Last evening marked the closing week of The Great Diamond Robbery at the Columbia Theatre in Boston. The melodrama, though conventional, impressed audiences with a cast of rare excellence.
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Columbia Theatre
Boston
The Great Diamond Robbery at the Columbia
The long cast led by Mme Chek Lillian Law rence Frederic Bond Geotge Do Boniface and Mrs Annie Yeamans receives praise as the Columbia’s current engagement, The Great Diamond Robbery, cannot extend beyond this week and a new show, A Trip to Chinatown, follows January 2 with Harry Conor in his Welland Strong role.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mme, Chek
Lillian Lawrence
Frederic Bond
Geotge Do. Boniface
Annie Yeamans
Columbia
Hoyt
Chinatown
Harry Conor
Welland Strong
Entertainer M Segommer Amazes Boston with Lifelike Puppets
Ventiloquist M Segommer debuted at Keith's Theatre in Boston dazzling crowds with lifelike puppets including dogs goats pigs and a musically inclined boy. The act features unique inventions and hidden wires that fool even seasoned stagehands while other acts like the Vaidis sisters and Bunth and Rudd drew big roars and applause.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
M. Segommer
Boston
Keith’s
Harry Lemore
Zarmo
Nawns
Vaidis
Bunth
Rudd
John Mason
Milton Aborn
Minco City Club Presents Burlesques and Vaudeville Show
Two burlesques and a varied bill at the Howard Atheneum feature Fanny Everett Carrie Fulton and other city favorites. Zalva acrobats thrill with gravity defying wire acts while Tanakas Arnold sisters and Herman perform in vaudeville. Handel and Haydn Society to present Verdi Manzoni Requiem next Sunday with tickets $2 $1.50 and $1 at Music Hall box office.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Howard Atheneum
Minco
City Club
Fanny Everett
Carrie Fulton
Trilby
New York
Fred Bulla
Harry Bryant
Ruby Marion
Tom Nolan
Allie Atherton
Granger
Howard
Tanakas
Arnold Sisters
Herman
A M. Thatcher
Thomas and Watson
Ada Lucette
Handel and Haydn Society
Music Hall
German Theatre Society in Boston Plans Six to Eight Plays
Six to eight performances are planned by Die Deutsche Theatre Gesellschaft zu Boston at Dudley Street Opera House starting March 16. Officers elected January 18 include August Vatter as business manager J Kreidel as secretary John A Schleicher as treasurer. Cast list features Vatter Kreidel Schleicher and others with several women in supporting roles.
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Augustus Vatter
Julius Kreidel
John A. Schleicher
Gustav Schmidt
Ernst Kuenstler
F. Christensen
D. Dohse
Max Gersumky
T. Krebs
L. Rothfuss
Dubois
Woman in Audience at Austin and Stone's Museum
A woman sat among the audience at Austin and Stone's Museum yesterday afternoon, her presence noted amid the crowd. No further details were provided on her identity or the event.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Austin & Stone’s Museum
Night Owls Open at Lyceum with Full Houses
The Night Owls opened at the Lyceum with two full houses presenting A Pack of Cards a burlesque satire. Florence Miller leads as Dinky Doe with Blanche Valmont May Clark Van Osten and Mabel Hazard as Sleepy Mag. Gordon and Lick Lew Carroll Sam Collins and Van Osten appear in acts and Saharet the dancer entertains. Miss Miller stars in Princess Kuta Kuta to close. the program is praised as the brightest of the season.
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Night Owls
Lyceum
Florence Miller
Dinky Doe
Blanche Valmont
May Clark van Osten
Mabel Hazard
Sleepy Mag
Gordon and
Lick
Lew's Carroll
Sam Collins
van Osten
Miss Valmont
Saharet
Kuta Kuta
Miss Miller
Hazel Kirke at Grand Museum Stirred Audiences with Kate Dallas
Kate Dallas headlined the Grand Museum stock company in Hazel Kirke a melodrama of a daughter and her betrayed father. The cast included Harry Leighton J W Walsh Alexander Gaden Irene Stacy and others with musical numbers and comic acts throughout the performance. A noted note of chaos came when a zoo incident led to a masse confusion as the show played.
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Grand Museum
Kate Dallas
Hazel Kirke
Miss Dallas
Harry Leighton
J. W. Walsh
Alexander Gaden
Julia Bradford
Irene Stacy
Cora Williams
the Ravens
Bert Hale
Dolores Sisters
Hunn and
Briscoe
al Lubin
Sadie Fox
Juliet of
Hamiltons
Harry Barrymore
Frank Hawley
French Folly burlesque stars at Palace Theatre
The French Folly company presented burlesque on popular themes at the Palace Theatre with The Tally Ho Club and The Wicked World. Pearl Bradburn led the burlesquers alongside Tom Ripley and George Scanlan. The Crystal Maze enters its sixteenth week drawing many visitors from New England.
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Palace Theatre
Gavotte
Pearl Bradburn
Alio
Tom Ripley
George B. Scanlan
Pearl Stevens
George Murphy, Jr
Ward and
Bradburn
Carlin and
Clark
Herbert Brothers
New England
Fall River
Nickelodeon Offers Five Cent Stage Attractions
Manager Dunn presents a nickel admission show featuring Professor Singaal in black art, launderers before the audience, Heffernan the bag-puncher, Ferman the expressionist, Helrix the Mexican wonder, Stella Clifton’s female minstrels, and other vaudeville acts. The program includes well known artists and a strong stage performance.
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Dunn
Nickelodeon
Singaal
Heffernan
Ferman
Helrix
Stella Clifton
Boston Ideal Tableau Company Delights at Music Hall
The eight young ladies led by Mrs. Florence Fowle Adams presented tableaux and readings at Music Hall last evening. Augmented by Mrs. Emily Ellis Woodward soprano and the Tremont Male Quartet, the program featured particularly pleasing movable tableaux and earned strong audience interest.
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Music Hall
Boston Ideal Tableau Company
Florence Fowle Adams
Emily Ellis Woodward
Tremont
Notable Recital Delivers Artistic Posing and Costuming
A classical subject provided an avenue for artistic posing and costuming enjoyed by attendees. Mrs. Adams's reading pleased the audience, and Mrs. Woodward impressed with Eckert's Swiss Echo and a Donizetti aria.
Nana painting exhibited in Boston matinee for ladies
Suchorowsky's famous painting "Nana" is on display at the Masonic Temple in Boston for its last week. A ladies matinee will be held today from 2 to 6 p m with hours reserved for ladies only.
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Nana
Suchorowsky
Boston
Masonic Temple
Thera
Tremont S
New Haven Seeks Boston and Albany Buyout
Railroad men in New Haven believe the New York, New Haven & Hartford may absorb the Boston and Albany. The asking price is $250 per share, though negotiations seem distant. President Bliss reportedly told New Haven to bid at $300 per share, with no further details available.
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New York, New Haven & Hartford
Boston & Albany
New Haven
Bliss
Readable Opportunity to Purchase Encyclopedic Dictionary Sets
Boston readers rush to secure one of 1000 four volume sets of the American Encyclopedic Dictionary offered by the New England Newspaper Syndicate. Headquarters at 507 Washington Street, first come first served with $1 initial payment. most sets are gone by midweek and price will rise after distribution ends.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Boston
New England
Washington Street
Police raid hits gaming room at 216 North Street
Police led by Captains Cain and Brown raided a rear policy room at 216 North Street yesterday finding gaming implements. Proprietor John Marion was arrested for keeping a common nuisance, with five patrons named among those charged for presence. Seized items include sixty policy slips a manifold book a dream book chairs a sofa and a small safe.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
North Street
Cain
Division 1
Brown
John Marion
Frank Gargan
Antonio Leberatore
Thomas Fortunato
Peter Vacca
Elected Officers for 1896 of The Conveyancers’ Title Insurance
The Conveyancers Title Insurance Company elected officers for 1896 with James R. Carret as clerk and secretary Grenville H Norcross as vice secretary and vice treasurer Henry H Edes Frederick C Bowditch James H Bowditch and others named as directors including Francis V Balch Nelson S Barrett George A Fisher Harry V Long and Moses Williams
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Title Insurance Company
James R. Carret
Grenville H. Norcross
Henry H. Edes
Francis V. Balch
Nelson S. Barrett
Frederick C. Bowditch
James H. Bowditch
George A. Fisher
Harry V. Long
Charles S. Rackemann
Moses Williams
Police Board Commends Officers Prince and Hunter
The Board of Police placed Patrolmen David E. Prince and Duncan Hunter on the meritorious list. Prince was praised for quelling a drunken brawl on December 25 after being assaulted, and arresting those implicated. Hunter earned praise for arresting two thieves in the Dorchester district on January 14.
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Board of Police
David E. Prince
Duncan Hunter
Division
Prince
Hunter
Dorchester
Ordination at Roxbury Presbyterian Church Tomorrow Evening
Rev. George Livingston Robinson will be ordained and installed as pastor of the Roxbury Presbyterian Church at Warren and Woodbine Streets tomorrow at 7 o'clock. Rev. Francis L. Patton of Princeton College will preach. A reception for President Patton at 6 p.m. in the church parlor invites Princeton alumni in Boston and nearby areas.
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George Livingston Robinson
Roxbury Presbyterian Church
Warren and
Woodbine Streets
Francis L. Patton
Princeton College
Patton
Princeton
Boston
Harvard graduate school honors Pierce as dean. Wright named successor
At the last meeting of the administrative board of the graduate school Harvard officially recognized Professor Pierce as dean of the graduate department. Pierce resigned at the end of last year and Professor J. H. Wright was appointed to succeed him. A minute praising Pierce was adopted unanimously to commemorate his faithful services.
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Graduate School
Harvard
Pierce
J. H. Wright
Faust Read Between the Lines Lecture Draws Crowd
A free public lecture at the New England College of Languages drew a crowded room Monday afternoon. The speaker outlined themes and arguments while attendees listened with close attention.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Faust
New England College of Languages
Bargain Day Shoplifters Arrested in Up-Town Stores
Inspectors Knox and Douglass arrested several shoplifters yesterday afternoon while they were lingering in large up-town stores. At headquarters the women were booked as Hannah Martin, 0, Mary Clark, 39, Emma Clark, 28. Frank Bernard, 21, was also arrested for larceny of silverware valued at $4.
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Knox and
Douglass
Hannah Martin
Mary Clark
Emma Clark
Frank Bernard
Maryland Ballot Senate Contest Counts Split Democratic Vote
In Annapolis on January 20 a ballot for United States Senator shows Wellington 29 and Goldsborough 0, Westcott 15, Milliken 8, Dixon 2, Mudd 1. The Democrats split their complimentary vote among Smith Page and Patti.
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Annapolis
United States
Wellington
Goldsborough
Westcott
Milliken
Dixon
Mudd
Smith
Page
Pattison
Washington Park Stable Gutted in Providence Fire
George Youlden's Washington Park stable was gutted by fire in Providence Rhode Island causing an estimated loss of 750 dollars. The blaze started at a point where a stove pipe enters a chimney and was partially covered by insurance.
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Providence
R. I
George Youlden
Washington Park
New York and New Jersey Bridge Plan Adopted
The New York and New Jersey Bridge commissioners met this morning and adopted the approved location and approach plans. The new span will be placed between Fifty ninth and Sixtieth streets, west of Eleventh Avenue, with sinking fund credentials approved.
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New York
New York and
New Jersey Bridge
Ane
Sinking Fund
Fiftyninth and
Sixtieth Streets
Eleventh
Massachusetts Prison Reform Meeting Highlights Strong Plea
Dr. Fred H. Wines of Illinois told the Massachusetts Prison Association at Miss Mason's that the present system in Massachusetts is worse than in any other state. The gathering, led by Lieutenant-Governor Walcott and President Joseph G. Thorp, urged wardens' broader authority and accountability. Major R. W. McClaughry urged intermediate sentences for all Massachusetts prisoners.
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Massachusetts
Union
Fred H. Wines
Illinois
Massachusetts Prison Association
Miss
J. Barrows
C. W. Birtwell
J. R. Carter
Alexander Cochrane
Edward Cummings
W. S. Fitz
Robert Treat Paine
Lucy A. Read
Barthold Schlessinger
Charles Ames
J. M. Forbes
Mr. Bailey
Charles Putnam
George Hale
Bishop Lawrence
Robert Russell
Johnson
Sherborn
R. W. McClaughry
S. S. Pierce annual sale features Fr nce Germany and California produce
The S. S. Pierce Company announces its annual sale of canned fruits and vegetables from France Germany and California. Bargains abound with a wide selection in cans and glass jars. The firm touts value and quality to attract early shoppers and promises goods from top factories at low prices.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
S. Pierce Company
France
Germany
California
Boston
S .S. Pierce Company
United States
S. S. Pierce Company
San Jose
Pool Table Boycott Hits Boston Billiard Rooms
Devotees of the ivories protest an order by Young's pool hall proprietors to curb quarter games, declaring a boycott. Fifty plus players have avoided the tables for twelve hours, with both sides standing firm as talks continue.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Boston
Young’s
Boston University Athletics Club Names Baseball Captain and Prospects
The Boston University athletic club outlines its season plans for baseball with Tommy Thompson named captain likely to be first baseman Mike Sullivan tipped as a strong pitcher Captain Gilman from the Latin School 91 will seek second base and a slate of candidates including Charles Colligan A P Teele and T P Clarkson vie for other infield and outfield spots The roster features several Harvard connected players and a mix of upperclassmen and underclassmen ready to compete for multiple positions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Athletic Club
Boston University
Tommy” Thompson
Mike” Sullivan
Gilman
Charles E. Colligan
Harvard
A. P. Teele
T. P. Clarkson
David FP. Butler
Arthur P. Woodward
John F. Gove
Herbert C. Sandorn
J. M. Mahoney
M. J. Sullivan
J. C. Sanborn
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Albany
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Mgrs
Sir Arthur Sullivan
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Boston Music Hall
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