Fortunes of the King Broadway Bow Show at Tremont
James K. Hackett returns to Boston in The Fortunes of the King at Tremont Theatre with a strong supporting cast. The drama blends love, adventure and royalist intrigue after Worcester, charting Bonnie Prince Charlie’s escape to France. Hackett embodies Charles Stuart with dignified ease, while Miss Walker as Jane Lane and Miss Bowley as Drusilla impress in key scenes. The two week engagement opens with lively sword-work and dramatic flair.
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Tremont Theatre
James K. Hackett
Boston
Charles A. Doremus
Leonidas Westervelt
Charles Stuart
Hackett Clement Lane
Cadeus
James L. Seeley
William Carlos
Peter Lang
Mark Devereaux
Alexander F. Frank Richard Penderel
Yeoman
Boscobel
George Schaeffer
Jane Lane
Clement
Charlotte Walker
Drusilla Coningsby
Flora Bowley
Tabitha Penderel
Richard
Eleanor Sheldon
Hackett Les
Bonnie Prince Charlie
Worcester
France
Richard Penderel
Prince Charlie
Cromwell
Drusilla
Jane
Mr. Hackett
Hackett
Miss Walker
Miss Bowley
Clement Lane
Edward H. Crosby
The Two Orphans Shines At Boston Theatre All Star Cast
A brilliant revival at the Boston Theatre features Chevalier De Vaudrey James O Neill Louis James Isabel Irving Sarah Truax and others. The production earns high praise for strong performances and staging with a notable run this week.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. EB. Dodson Marquis de Presles
Thomas Meighan
Joseph Slaytor Louise
Isabel Irving Henriette
Sarah Truax Countess DeLinieres
LeMoyne la Frochard
Eliza Proctor Otis Marianne
Eeseeeeeeeess
Bijou Fernandez
Genevieve
Cide Dateals
Clara Morris
Two Orphans
Isabel Irving
Louise
Sarah Truax
Henriette
Mrs. LeMoyne
Eliza Proctor Otis
James O'Neill
Chevalier
Louis James
Jacques Frochard
William Beach
Wiggs
Cabbage Patch
Liebler & Co
Boston Theatre
Mann triumphs in Louis Mann in The Second Fiddle at Park
A large Park Theatre audience approved Louis Mann in The Second Fiddle a new straight comedy by Gordon Blake. The plot follows a poor German baron and his foster sister amid deception, bold operatic plots, and a happy ending. Supporting cast includes Georgia Welles Dorothy Revell Marie Bingham Irene Frizele Gertrude Doremus. The production showcases Mann's comic genius and a notable second act Paris opera house setting.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mr. Mann
Boson
Gordon Blake
Vienna
Paris
Paula
Alfred de Cardinet
Leopold
the Park Theatre
Criterion
New York
Baron von Walden
Louis Mann
Georgia Welles
Percy Lyndal
Ero
Vince Eons
Ieees
Edward See Baron Sergius Orloff
William Hassan Fanchonette
Dorothy Revell Anatole
Ecccereeenes
T. H. Davies Cacolet
Charles Dade Victor
George Gaston Lizette
Irene Frizele
Mme. Dupont
Concierge
Marie Bingham Nina
Premiere Danseuse
Gertrude Doremus
Mann
The Duke of Killicrankie Beats a Boston Stage Run Ends Soon
John Drew stars in The Duke of Killicrankie at Hollis Street Theatre with a strong company. The review lauds Drew and the cast, notes a clever plot and a famed dinner scene, and says only a few performances remain before a long tour. Daughters of the Revolution plan a charity show at Hollis Street Theatre next Thursday. Ethel Barrymore opens Sunday in a new play at Boston Music Hall. Stuart, the male Patti, returns Jan 30 with four Paris gowns valued at $10,000.
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John Drew
Hollis Street Theatre
Duke of
Mr. Drew
Mr. Gottschalk
Miss Dale
Miss Brough
Duke of Killicrankie
Hollis Strait Theatre
Daughters of the Revolution
Memorial Arch
Cambridge
Washington
Ethel Barrymore
Stuart
Boston Music Hall
Patti
Lulu Glaser
Boston
Cheever Goodwin
Old Globe Theatre
Colonial Theatre
Mary Tudor
Miss Glaser
United States
Mr. Major
Miss Marlowe
England
Dolly Varden
Charles Brandon
Brandon
Bertram Wallis
Windsor Park
Princess Mary
Bristol
Princess of
Henry VIII
William Pruette Chares Brandon
Edwin Caskoden
Donald MacLaren
Adam Judson
H. Chambers
Will Somers
Frank Reicher
Buckingham
Arthur Barry Cardinal Wolsey
Ralph Lewis
Duke de
Maud Ream Stover
Jane Bolingbroke
Mary Conwell
Jane Seymour
Olive Cox
Anne Boleyn
Ethel Wynne
App
Bos Ccccc
Lillian Lipyeat
William Pruette
William Faversham
Julie Opp
Lulu Glaser Triumphs in A Madcap Princess at Colonial
Lulu Glaser returns to Boston as Mary Tudor in A Madcap Princess at the Colonial Theatre. Her confident performance, refined voice, and elegant costumes impress a crowded house, with Bertram Wallis as Brandon and Frank Reicher as the jester drawing praise.
Globe Theatre Checkers Delights Boston Audiences
Last night at the Globe Theatre Boston entered the second and final week of Checkers. Thomas W. Ross stars as Checkers with Katharine Mulkins Dave Braham Jr. and Charles Willard delivering strong support. The cast earns praise for selection and performance as Boston crowds applaud and return nightly. The Burgomaster with Oscar L. Figman is announced for Jan 30.
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Globe Theatre
Boston
Thomas W. Ross
Checkers
Katharine Mulkins
Push Miller
Dave Braham, Jr
Jerry
Charles Willard
W. H. Clark
Old
Kentucky
Oscar L. Figman
Majestic Theatre Hosts The Shepherd King in Boston
An audience packed Majestic Theatre marks the eighth week of the Boston engagement of The Shepherd King with Mr Lorimer and company delivering an 80 shows distinct Holy Land setting. Strong performances from Lorimer Kent Mackay Lennon Stone Buckley Reed Hayward Ward and others elevate the production as scenes and scenery, especially the dawn in the vale of Elah, create a notable stage atmosphere.
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Wright Lorimer
Majestic Theatre
Boston
Holy Land
Vale of
Elah
Mr. Lorimer
Charles Kent
Saul
Edward Mackay
Jonathan
Percival Lennon
Phairi
Lorrimer Johnstone
Doeg
Michal
Nellette Reed
Margaret Hayward
Marion Ward
Endora
Shaughraun Charms Boston Audiences at Castle Square
The Shaughraun revival at Castle Square Theatre draws a large Boston audience with artsy scenery by Ed La Moss and strong performances. Mark Kent, Howell Hansel, A H Van Buren, Edward Wade, William Vaughan, DeWitt C Jennings, Lillian Kemble, Helen Owen, Kate Ryan, and Frances Starr headline in a lively Irish drama with Claire Ffoliott and Mrs O Kelly among others. The run lasts this week with Sag Harbor slated to follow on Monday.
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Dion Boucicault
Mvival
Castle Square Theatre
Boston
Ed la Moss
Kate Ryan
Mrs. O'Kelly
Frances Starr
Moya
James A. Hern
Sag Harbor
Alone in the World at Grand Opera House Delights Audiences
Grand Opera House presented Hal Reid's comedy drama Alone in the World with Lillian Rosewood as Robin Hadley and Gertrude D. Stanley and Lillian Lancaster in supporting roles. A tattered lottery ticket yields 330,000 and averts a bank run. Eddie P. Bowers and Edith Bowers provided comic supper acts as the play runs this week. Joe Welch in Cohen's Luck follows on January 30.
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Hal Reid
Grand Opera House
Lillian Rosewood
Robin Hadley
Robin
Mrs. White
Joe Welch
Cohen
Keith's Vaudeville Show Delights With Miss Norman Return
A Boston Keith's vaudeville bill features Mary Norman's return in a multi role actress act praised as the show’s artistic highlight. Rose Wentworth and Derick perform a modern circus act with two trained horses while George Evans entertains as leading blackface humorist.
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Keith
Mary Norman
Miss Norman
Rose Wentworth
Boston
Miss Wentworth
Derrick
George Evans
Dick Jose
Papinta
New England
Martini
Max Millian
Sears
Violet Allen
Happy Jack Lyle
Howard Atheneum Vaudeville Stars Shine In Boston Return
The Howard stage featured Reno and Richards as leaders of acrobatic comedy marking their reunion and debut at the Howard. Ernest Hogan impressed as top vaudeville card, with The Three Tasmanians and Luigi Dell Oro wowing audiences. Other acts included the Alpha trio Rose Aquinaldo Sabel Johnson and Ian J Harrington with ventriloquism and “Over the Moon.” A bright street life sketch by the Urchin trio and a Hamlet burlesque by Clifford and Raymond added to a varied program.
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Howard
Reno and Richards
Boston
Ernest Hogan
Luigi Dell’ Oro
the Howard
John D. Gilbert
Sabel Johnson
Gavin
Platt
Alpha Trio
Rose Aquinaldo
Crotty
Ian J. Harrington
Big City
Urchin
Hamlet
Iie
Bowdoin Square Theatre Presents The Police Inspector Melodrama
The Bowdoin Square Theatre stages The Police Inspector a sensational melodrama set in New York. Charlotte Hunt and Thaddeus Gray lead a strong company with Eugenie Du Bois and Corinne Cantwell in key roles. Daily matinees offer bargain prices for ladies. Saturday coupons receive a lithograph of Miss Hunt. Next week features Forbidden Marriage.
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Bowdoin Square Theatre
New York
Atlantic
Charlotte Hunt
Thaddeus Gray
Boston
Mr. Gray
Inspector Byrnes
Miss Hunt
Birdie Sparrow
Eugenie du Bois
Fannie Delaime
Corinne Cantwell
Pearl de Losier
Florence Hale
Henry Alexander
Edwin Denison
Harry Brooks
Wilmer Walter
Butler Haviland
D. L. Gaylord
Thomas Russell
Charles Wheelock
Frank Carey
Laxative Brom o Quin ine Pricing Note
Product listing notes a laxative brand with a price of 250 cents. Full name emphasized for recall. No additional context or dates provided.
Boston Music Hall Variety Show Promises Jovial Week for Children
The Boston Music Hall program features Pat Rooney's urchins as a standout 20 minute act with singing and dancing. Sherman DeForest and company perform The Fall of Poor Arthur on deck of a man of war with rubber balls. Knox Wilson entertains with concertina saxophone and jokes. Georgia Gardner and Joseph Maddern star in Too Many Darlings. The Dinus acrobats, Jack Theo trio, Mary Madden and Hughes trio round out the lineup with lively acts and dialect humor.
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Boston Music Hall
Pat Rooney
Arthur
Sherman, DeForest and Company
Knox Wilson
Georgia Gardner
Joseph Maddern
Dinus
Jack Theo
Mary Madden
Hughes
Street Urchins
Sherman
de- Forrest Jack Theo
Mary Madden Hughes
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