The Toast of the Town at Colonial Theatre in Boston
Viola Allen leads a strong company in Clyde Fitch's The Toast of the Town at the Colonial Theatre. The drama moves briskly with lavish stage pictures and a notable Betty Singleton performance by Miss Allen. Veronique, the French light opera, opens at Hollis Street Theatre with Ruth Vincent starring and praised by the audience.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Colonial Theatre
Viola Allen
Clyde Fitch
Mr. Fitch
Mme. Mod-jeska
London Playhouse
Betty Singleton
Roxana
Joabett Irving
Duchess of
Hassard
Harry Bent
Norman Thorp
McLaughlin
Leslie Allen
Maurice W. Steuart
Harold de Becker
Todger
Allen Walters
Leopold Lane Footman
Paeetle
M. L. Bassett
Miss Allen
London
Isabelle Irving
Fanny Addison Pitt
Alice Wilson
Charlotte
Betty
Veronique
Florestan de Valiancourt
Mons
Loustot Seraphin
Mons, Coquenard
Madame Coquenard
Lawrence Reaubrey Fitzgerald
Ralph Nairn
John le Hay
Kitty Gordon Ermeranceena
Maitland
Benoit Emmie Santer
Denise
Valli-Valli
Helene de Solanges
Ruth Vincent
Miss Vincent
Kitty Gordon
Beresford
Lawrence Rea
Lena Maitland
Miss Valli-Valli
Hollis
Maxine Elliott
Clyde
Tremont Theatre Acknowledges Marie Cahill's Weekly Triumph
Marie Cahill continues her strong run at the Tremont Theatre in Molly Moonshine. The house was crowded on Saturday night with standing-room crowds and a packed audience showing Boston’s appreciation for her clever comedy and music. This is the last two weeks of her engagement.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Marie Cahill
Tremont Theatre
Tremont
Boston
Miss Cahill
Runaways at Globe Theatre Captivates Audience
The Globe Theatre presented The Runaways a two act musical comedy with book by Addison Burk hardt and music by Raymond Hubbell. George Evans led an extended cast with Charley Cox Dr Fleecem and Mona Carrington as Josey May Darling delivering engaging performances. The show combines witty songs and a table dhote isle motif with a lively chorus and stylish production marking a strong local debut and a plan to follow with Lovers and Blutch later in the week.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Globe Theatre
Addison Burkhardt
Raymond Hubbell
George Evans Diagnosius
Armour Hardtack
Robert Gray
Harry Taylor
Dave Budd
James M. Bowman
Thomas Tittle
Charles Wimsatt
Josey May Darling
Mona Carrington
Princess Anglecake
Margaret Sutherland
Dorothy Hardtack
Carolyn Walker
Isle of
Table D'Hote
George Ev
Charley Cox
Fleecem
Princess
Ford
Mayme Gehrue
Blutch
William T. Bowman
Harry Smith
Henry Pullet
Thomas Brooks
Saratoga
Ans
Johnny Lunatics
Catarrhal Headache and Quick Treatment Claim
An old health ad promotes Dr Agnew’s Catarrhal Powder as a fast remedy for catarrhal headaches. It claims pain relief in ten minutes and a cure for the condition, inviting quick treatment.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Agnew
Gillette Delivers Warm Welcome at Park Theatre
William Gillette returns to Park Theatre with a strong company including Marie Doro Adelaide Prince Lucille La Verne and Francis Carlyle drawing a large enthusiastic audience on the eve of Digby Bell’s Park engagement next week Boston will again see The Education of Mr Pipp.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
William Gillette
Park Theatre
Colonial Theatre
Clarice
Colonial
Mr. Gillette
Marie Doro
Adelaide Prince
Lucille la Verne
Francis Carlyle
Thomas A. Wise
Charles Bowser
Digby Bell
Pipp
Castle Square Theatre's Mme. Sans Gene Receives Praiseful Reception
A Castle Square Theatre production of Mme. Sans Gene impressed last night with strong drama and fine acting. Craig, Waldron, Kemble, Mackay, McVay, Ballou, and Young delivered convincing performances portraying Napoleon, his sisters, and court figures, while the ensemble created a vivid Napoleonic era view.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mme. Sans Gene
Castle Square
Napoleon
Duchess of
Dantzig
Mr. Craig
Francois Joseph le Febvre
Mr. Waldron
Napoleon Bonaparte
Miss Kemble
Mme
Lars Gene
Sans Gene
Charles Mackay
Count de Neipperg
William McVay
Fouche
Marion Ballou
Mary Young
Bernhardt Delights Boston with Adrienne Lecouvreur
A large Boston Theatre audience witnessed Mad ame Sarah Bernhardt perform Adrienne Lecouvreur with M. de Max as the confessor and Hubay as the abbe innocent of evil. The production drew tears as Adrienne dies in her lover’s arms and the crowd pressed for repeats including an extra Camille matinee. Harvard Cercle Francais plans a Friday matinee visit and will present Bernhardt with a gold medal on stage. The program also includes Magda Camille La Tosca Sapho Fedora La Sorciere and Phedre in coming performances.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Adrienne Lecouvreur
Boston
Madame Sarah Bernhardt
Duchess de Bouillon
Mme. Barbier
Adrienne
Scribe
Madame Bernhardt
M. de Max
Hubay
Camille
Cercle Francais
Harvard University
Phedre
Cercle
Magda
la Tosca
Sapho
Fedora
la Sorciere
Babes in the Wood opens at Boston Theatre amid praise
The Shubert-Fisher production Babes in the Wood opened yesterday at the Boston Theatre. John C. Fisher brought the show from Europe as a major season attraction. A standout feature is Fred Walton, England’s top pantomimist, with a company of about 300.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Boston Theatre
Europe
John C. Fisher
Lyric Theatre
New York
Albion Shores
Fred Walton
England
Grand Opera House brings melodramatic thrills with The Child Slaves of New York
The Grand Opera House hosted The Child Slaves of New York last night to a full house. Will H Vedder played the boy detective while Homer Sherwood led villains with assist from Butts and Junie Hart. The cast, including Abraham Levy and Lewis Wood, delivered vigorous performances aided by strong scenery and props. next week the stage welcomes Happy Mooligan's Trip Around the World.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Grand Opera House
Will H. Vedder
Homer Sherwood
Butts
Harry le van
Junie Hart
Ethel Milton
Abraham Levy
Harry First
Messrs
Vignola
Knoll
John Foster
Lewis Wood
Hexkim
Saunders Ridgeway
Dancers Shine as Bayrooty Troupe Delights Austin & Stone's
Yesterday large crowds watched La Belle Marie and La Belle Freda perform the Saha ra whirlwind dance at Austin & Stone's with a Moorish entourage. The program featured oriental dancers, swordsmen, musicians, Herr Ritter, Jennie Leroy, and Till's marionettes, plus clownish acts by Punch and Judy and a monkey circus.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
la Belle Marie
la Belle Freda
Austin & Stone’s
Sahara
Corps de Ballet
Boston
Curio Hall
Herr Ritter
Jennie Leroy
Till
Powell
Campbell Sisters
Christy Brothers
Irene Young
Mile
Mazelle
Charley Clark
Harry Powell
Carmencita
Francis
Rogers
Patchen
Clifton
National Trio
Zarella
Rentz-Santley Burlesque Cast Begins Palace Theatre Run
The Rentz-Santley company opened a week at the Palace Theatre with two burlesques Lady Teaser and A Night's Frolic. Featured names include Nina Bertolino Georgie Putnam Myrtle Montez and acts by Phil Mills Ruth Beecher Fantelle and Radcliffe Thelma and Fowler Lew Welch and Fred Barth with European acrobatic comedians Cornelia and Eddie.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rentz-Santley
Palace Theatre
Abe Leavitt
Nina Bertolino
Georgie Putnam
Myrtle Montez
Phil Mills
Ruth Beecher
Mills
Miss Beecher
Fantelle
Radcliffe
Tramp
Bellboy
Buskirk
Rich
Thelma
Fowler
Lew Welch
Fred Barth
Cornelia
Eddie
Keith's Theatre at Boston Delivers A Varied Vaudeville Program
Henry Lee headlines with rapid makeup changes and impersonations of Roosevelt Jones Rockefeller Carnegie and Grant. Rose Wentworth and Alf Arnessen dazzle in circus and European acts. May Duryea W H Mortimer Alice Pierce Slapoffski and McDermott entertain with parodies impressions songs and humor. The program includes a strong kinetograph showing Views of Ceylon and the People.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Keith's
Henry Lee
Lee
President Roosevelt
John Paul Jones
John D. Rockefeller
Andrew Carnegie
General Grant
Miss Wentworth
Alfred Arnessen
Keno
Walsh
Melrose
Luigi Brothers
May Duryea
W. H. Mortimer
Philippines
Alice Pierce
Boston Museum Stock Company
Europe
England
Brown Potter
Patrick Campbell
Digby Bell
Mme. Slapoffski
Faust
W. J. McDermott
Boston
Sousa
Murphy
Francis
Coon
Toto
Henella
Reniier and Gourdier
Ceylon
Burlesque at the Columbia Stuns with Mascotte Solos
The Columbia hosts the Mascotte burlesque troupe with two shows “The Two Daddies” and “A Jealous Woman” plus a strong supporting lineup. Featured are The Big Three Barrett Williams Alleyne in Dan Duggan, Wilbur Held with new songs, Cora Munson, Levine and Page, Bachellor sisters, Fields and Mason, and duo Hume and Mortimer. An amateur night is expected to draw a big advance sale next Friday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Columbia
Mascotte
Williams and
Alleyne
Dan Duggan
Wilbur Held
Johnny Ray
Cora Munson
Levine
Page
Bachellor Sisters
Fields and Mason
Bowdon Square Theatre Portrays Lost in a Big City
Bowdoin Square Theatre presents Lost in a Big City with N S Wood as Harry Farley delivering rapid sequenced sensationalism and bright humor. Supporting players Charles Miller Edwin Denison Thaddeus Gray Haviland Henry Alexander Wilmer Walter and others receive strong notices as the cast brings the weekly run and matinees at bargain prices for lady patrons. Next week Wood appears in The Orphans of New York.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
N. S. Wood
Bowdoin Square Theatre
Harry Farley
Charles Miller
Sidney Heaton
Edwin Denison
Howard Heaton
Thaddeus Gray
Dick Watkins
Mr. Haviland
Maxey Hisenberg
Harry Brooks
Jasper
Henry Alexander
Giovanni
Wilmer Walter
Rube Sturgis
Outlaw
Messrs
Charles Wheelock
D. L. Gaylord
Charles White
Frank Wright
John Daily
Annette Marshall
Emma Krause
Pearl de Sousseur
Viola Clytis
Cordelia Macdonald
Bowdoin Cneiren
N.S. Wood
N. S
Orphans of
New York
Wonderland at Majestic Theater Delights Audiences
The Majestic Theatre presents Wonderland by Julian Mitchell to rave reviews. Bessie Wynn delivers standout singing while Glen Mac Donough’s wit draws laughs, supported by Lotta Faust Sam Chip William Cameron and a large cast in a lavish production.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Majestic Theatre
Glen MacDonough
Julian Mitchell
Mitchell
Lotta Faust
Sammy
Bessie
Sam Chip
William Cameron
Barry
Halvers
MY Eye Vict
Herbert
X, Glen
Sam
Chip Lotta Faust
Bessie Wynn
the Laughing Horse
Pretty Maids
The Guy Masqueraders at Lyceum Theatre This Week
The Lyceum Theatre presents The Guy Masqueraders a forty person troupe with satire dance and musical acts. The program includes The Adviser by James B Cooper The Moon's Lover Raffles and His Dog and Way Up Yeast with notable acts the Harrison sisters Berry and Berry Gourley Sully and Gourley James and Lucia Cooper and a bevy of fresh dancers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
James B. Cooper
Harrison Sisters
Berry
Gourley
Sully
James
Lucia Cooper
Raffles
John J. Black
Howard Atheneum Show At Old Howard Dazzles Crowds
This week at the Old Howard vaudeville theatre, top acts headline a busy bill. James Thornton leads a strong AG group with new songs, plus the Herzog Camaras sisters, Fiske and McDonough, Carlin and Otto, Hayman and Franklin, the Musical Simpsons, Mitchells, Evelyn Fenner, Orville Pitcher, McDade and Welcome, the Healys, and Benderino. The Howardscope features moving pictures including The Boarding School Girls at Coney Island.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Old Howard
James Thornton
Herzog Camaras
Fiske
McDonough
Carlin
Otto
Hayman
Franklin
Simpsons
Mitchells
Evelyn Fenner
Orville Pitcher
McDade
Welcome
Healys
Benderino
Howard
Howardscope
Coney Island
Jim
Herzog-Camaras Fiske
McDonough Carlin
Otto Hayman
Evelyn Tanner
Thone Haymarket
Emilie Benner
Nelson
Longy Club Concert At Potter Hall
The Longy Club presented a sinfonietta Op. 48 and Caprice Op. 79 by Saint Saens and a Divertissement by Perilhou at Potter Hall assisted by Mr. and Mrs. Gilbert Hess and Schumann. Mr. Gilibert sang works by ue Chausard Debussy and Pierne with Mrs. Gilbert in duets by Gounod and Gretty. The performance was well received and the next concert is scheduled for February 26.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Longy Club
Potter Hall
Charles Gilibert
Messrs
Hess
Schumann
Saint Saens
Perilhou
Gilibert
Chausard
Debussy
Pierne
Gilbert
Gounod
Gretty
Longy Clio
Empire Theatre revival of Shenandoah thrills patrons
Empire Theatre patrons praise the Shenandoah revival with strong performances by Howell Hansel as Colonel West and Mary Hall as Gertrude Ellingham. Frank Losee and James Seeley deliver standout turns amid an enthusiastic audience response to the production and the grand tableau in act three. Next week The Little Minister takes the Empire stage.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Shenandoah
Empire Theatre
Snader
Howell Hansel
Colonel West
Mary Hall
Empire
Gertrude Ellingham
Frank Losee
General Haverhill
Francis Byrne
Captain Heartease
Edwin Nicander
Bedloe
James Seeley
Buckthorn
William Evarts
Sergeant Barker
John Meehan
Thornton
Mary Sanders
Jenny Buckthorn
Berkeley
Tilbury and
Morison
Irish Plays Set for Colonial Theatre Stage
Four contrasting plays The Saxon Shillin The Twisting of the Rope Riders to the Sea and The Lost Saint are scheduled for Thursday afternoon at the Colonial Theatre. Clayton D Gilbert oversees preparations with notable stage settings costumes and incidental music to accompany the performance. Box office seats are on sale now.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Irish National Theatre
Clayton D. Gilbert
Colonial Theatre
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