Little Mary at Park Theatre Provokes Mixed Reaction
Patrons saw J. M. Barrie's Little Mary featuring Jessie Busley and Henry E. Dixey. Critics called it not a comedy nor satire, a bustling yet unsatisfying hash about appetite and social foibles, with uneven performances and a noted performance by Dixey.
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Park Theatre
Little Mary
J. M. Barrie
Near Earl of
Carlton
Henry E. Dixey
Ritz Williams Earl of
Plumsleigh
Wallace Eddinger
Jennings Pyke
M. A. Kennedy
Topping
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Arthur Elliott Deighton Butler
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Ida Waterman
Millicent
Marie
Dora Eleanor Gray
Frances Stevens Eee
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Gilbert
Charles Bennami
Shaw
London
Terénce Riley
Moira
Lord Carlton
Terence
Cecil
Lorimer
Stormy Petrel
S. P
Coe
Jessie Busley
Sheree
Henrry E. Dixey
Edward. H. Crosby
Star of Bethlehem at Chickering Hall by Ben Greet company
Ben Greet and his English company presented The Star of Bethlehem at Chickering Hall, a medieval pictorial nativity drama staged as continuous scenes. Narrated by an angel, the piece follows prophecy, shepherds, Herod, and the wise men, recreating an early English comedy tradition with quaint humor and devout scenes.
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Mak
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Beth
Huntington Ave
Frohman
Ben Greet English Company
Star of Bethlehem
Herrick’s
Buster Brown musical revue opens at Majestic Boston
A two act Buster Brown adaptation from Outcault cartoons played at the Majestic Theatre. Gabriel Tige as Buster and George Ali as Tige led a strong comic cast with lively dancing by Luella Drew and Charles Cantwell. The audience enjoyed the show despite a thin plot and vaudeville interludes, calling the animal theatrics and quick humor its main appeal.
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Buster Brown
R. F. Outcault
Majestic Theatre
Boston
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Ereasee
Gabriel Tige
George All Ludwi Bock
S Snox
Wilson Jack Wynn
al Lamar Michael Rafferty
Charles Swain
Thomas Brown
Dack Taylor
Richard Keller
W. M. Dorrington
Mary Brown
Rose Barnét
Susie Bweet
Luella Drew
Mrs. Sweet
Nannie Padag
Gladys O'Flynn
Mamie Goodria
Buster
Gabriel
Liiputi
Mr. Ali
Knox Wilson
Charles L. Cantwell
Nannie Dodson
Mamie Goodrich
Rose Barnet
Jack Taylor
al Lamar
Majestic
Boston Theatre sees Ward in Coupeau in Drink adaptation
English actor Charles Ward as Coupeau shines in Charles Reade’s Drink adapted from Zola at the Boston Theatre. Strong company including Lucy Wilson Bailey and Herbert Bunston enhances a production praised as supreme in its field with vivid delirium tremens scenes yielding sustained audience applause.
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Charles
Ward
Coupeau
Charles Reade
Zola
Boston
Charles Warner Lantier
Gordon Baliley
Gomuet
Herbert Bunston Poisson
Clement
Juliette Eeece
Delphine
Denette Martin Eib Ai
Kate Hester Gervaise
Lucy
Wilson Batley
Rip
Irving
Matthias
Sothern
Dundreary
Warner
Lucy Wilson Bailey
Herbert Bunston
Jennie Reiffarth
Madam Rouge
Jennie Buckle
Phoebe
Little Vivian Martin
Nana
Harriet's Honeymoon at Hollis Street Theatre
Mary Mannering stars in Leo Ditrichstein's Harriet's Honeymoon a three act comedy at Hollis Street Theatre with the play billed as a bright attraction for audiences in the city.
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Hollis Street
Mary Mannering
Harriet
Leo Ditrichstein
Hol
Hollis
Mary Mi
Arriet
Hollis Si
Wek
Charles Hawtrey
Blankleys
New York Broker and Wife Honeymoon Farce at Lis Street Theatre
The play follows a New York broker and wife on a European honeymoon at Kyrnhalden. A lost pocketbook triggers mistaken identity with a German prince and police pursuit, leading to comic misunderstandings. Cast includes Elliot Carleton Baird, Miss Mannering, Arthur Byron, Emma Janvier, Thomas A Wise, and Louis Massen.
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Lis Street
Peee Eltot Carleton Baird
Arthur Fayron Rince Alfred Orwin
Henry Kolker Duncan Cutting
Hal McAllister Bock
Thomas A. Wise Banstlében
Louis Massen Kothmayer
Samuel Wescott Baroness von Rabenstein
Louise Hollister
Carolyn James Frala
Ceeeeses
Lester Miss
Della May
Emma Janvier
Harriet Baird
Mary Mannering
New York
Europe
Kyrnhalden
Berlin
Miss Mannering
Elliot Carleton Baird
Arthur Byron
Thomas A. “Wise
Bock
Adolph Jackson
Louis Massen
Grand Opera House presents war drama in five acts
The Grand Opera House Winchester screened a war drama last night before a sizable audience. Virginia Randolph played the heroine with forceful authority, Enid Mayo. Wilfred Lucas portrayed Major Frank Kearney. Lawrence Griffith as Philip Allen and other cast members delivered solid performances. Next week the attraction is If Women Were Men.
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Winchester
Grand Opera House
Virginia Randolph
Enid Mayo
Wilfred Lucas
Frank Kearney
Miss Mayo
Philip Allen
Lawrence Griffith
Benny Clancy
Spell
Joseph Marraway
Tom Eustis
Lorenzo T. Ritchley
Lorenzo T. Ritchley, and Uncle Rasmus
EB. A. Locke
William B. Mack
Frank MacDonald
Joseph Danney
Arthur Rose
Blanche M. McDonald
Alice M. Smith
Welch Delineates Abraham Jacobson at Music Hall in The Pedier
Jos Welch in The Pedier at Music Hall draws large crowds with a humane portrayal of Abraham Jacobson a East Side second hand dealer. The plot centers on a son’s troubling path and the father’s costly efforts to save him aided by a deputy sheriff. Walter Edwards in The Sign of the Four will follow next week.
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Jos Welch
Music Hall
Mr. Welch
Abraham Jacobson
Jacobson
Welch
Messrs
Sullivan
Harris
Woods
Walter Edwards
Hood Man Blind at Castle Square Theatre Impresses Crowd
A large audience praised the Hood man Blind production at Castle Square Theatre. Howell Hansel as Jack Yuellett leads a courtroom of strong performances by John Sampolis as Mark Lezgard, John F. Webber as Mr Ridge, and others. Lillian Lawrence and Mary Sanders contribute notable portrayals in the farmer’s wife and related roles.
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Castle Square Theatre
Hoodman
Howell Hansel
Jack Yuelett
John Sampolis
Mark Lezgard
John F. Webber
Mr. Ridge
Thomas MacLarnne
Ben Chibbles
Edward Wade
Swirrup
Louis Thiel
Lindsay Morison
Noah Quadling
William J. Hasson
Mad Willy
Nance
Jess
Lillian Lawrence
Mary Sanders
Hoodman Blind to be staged with Wild Oats next week
Polly Chibbles and Mabel Colcord drew strong character sketches as Granny Quad ling and Alice Riker won audience sympathy as the crippled waif Tom Titt. Hoodman Blind will be performed only this week, with Wild Oats premiering here Monday for the first time in 16 years.
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Polly Chibbles
Mabel Colcord
Granny Quadling
Alice Riker
Tom Titt
Hoodman
Silver Dagger at Bowdoin Square Theatre
Bowdoin Square Theatre presents the four act sensational comedy drama Silver Dagger under Manager Lothrop. Willard Blackmore leads as Lawrence Orme with strong support from Dénisdh, Hunt, Hale, Haviland, Du Bois and Sawtell. The play runs one week with daily matinees and bargain prices for ladies.
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Lothrop
Bowdoin Square Theatre
Boston
Silver Dagger
Willard Blackmore
Lawrence Orme
BE. D. Dénisdh
Horace Buckley
Mr. Blackmore
Charlotte Hunt
Evelyn Jessamay
Florence Hale
Martha Hotchkiss
Butler Haviland
Lonesome Larkin
Eugenie du Bois
Hilda Powell
Marion Sawtelle
Parker
Hilda
Lawrence Merton
Carl Fey
D. l. Gaylord
Ill star illness cancels Twelfth Night at Colonial Theatre
The star of Viola Alea’s company fell ill with an ear abscess and surgery in Boston. She is recovering at Hotel Bellevue and doctors expect her to reappear Wednesday evening for the encore performance of Twelfth Night.
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Colonial Theatre
Viola Alea
Boston
Hotel Bellevue
Viola Allen
Viola
Shakesgere
Arte
Hive
County fair vaudeville at hub with Burgess
Neil Burgess stars in The County Fair at the hub last night with popular vaudeville headliners Dixon Bowers and Dixon. Audiences enjoyed trials and triumphs of Aunty Abby and other rural milieux, with an elaborated track scene and a new panoramic view of county fair scenes. A special matinee for ladies uses Sunday Post coupons tomorrow. Next week presents The Stain of Guilt melodrama.
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Neil Burgess
Burgess
Aunty
Abby
Taggs
Tim
Otis
Deacon
Mr. Burgess
Dixon, Bowers
Dixon
Sunday Post
Miss O Neili at the Tremont in Fires of St John
Nance O Neil drew an unusually large Monday audience at Tremont Theatre as Mattie in Sudermann s The Fires of St John The performance has excited city comment since Thursday at the Columbia Theatre and gains strength with each viewing She will stage Hedda Gabler this afternoon and Magga next Friday afternoon
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Nance O'Neil
Tremont Theatre
Mattie
Sudermann
Miss O'Neill
Columbia Theatre
Miss O'Neil
Ibsen
Hedda Gabler
Globe Theatre Brisk Run for Hanlons Superba
Hanlon's Superba is booked for a two week engagement at the Globe Theatre by Stair & Wilbur with crowds since opening night. The panito mimic show features clever tricks rivaling top stage feats and a lively Pierrot clown quick with mishaps. Children enjoy the clowning while audiences applaud the Moscart comedy tour and the Nelson comiques. Carrie Behr shines in singing as the show presents varied specialties.
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Stair
Wilbur
Hanlon
Globe Theatre
Née
Pierrot
Moscart
Carrie Behr
Nelson Comiques
Tremont Theatre Welcomes Dr Wolf Hopper in Mr Pickwick
A Tremont Theatre audience enjoyed Dr Wolf Hopper and company in Mr Pickwick with frequent applause and hearty laughter. Hopper delivered entr’acte remarks and recited They Met by Chance, backed by Klein brothers stage setting of Dickens. Supporting cast includes Digby Bell Marguerite Clark Laura Joyce Bell and a large chorus.
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Tremont Theatre
Wolf Hopper
Pickwick
Klein’ Brothers
Dickens
Tremont
Mr. Hopper
Digby Bell
Sam Weller
Marguerite Clark
Polly
Laura Joyce Bell
Mrs. Bard
Stage lineup promises fun with Dockstader troupe
The article notes a matinee tomorrow and Saturday featuring Lew Dockstader and his popular burnt cork comedy troupe on the theater stage once the current act clears out. The piece highlights the troupe as clever and entertaining and promises lively performance for local audiences.
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Lew Dockstader
Cork
Big- Strel
Eee
Ets
Keith's Theatre Vaudeville Show Impresses With New Acts
Four hour bill at Keith's Theatre drew strong crowd approval for quality and quantity. Highlights included the Ushers slang skit Tough Love, the Cranes in Stap Your Wife, the Murphys in Why Dorgan Swore Off, Dillah brothers fresh parodies, Ernést and Lewis, and a lively Fitzgibbon McCoy act. Howard's trained ponies and monkeys drew cheers from all ages.
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Keith’s
Fannie Usher
Gardner Crane
Mark Murphy
Dorgan
Dillah Brothers
Charles M. Ernést
Tom Lewis
Don’t Trust a Dental Advertisement From New York Co
A vintage dental ad touts painless methods and low prices with a 10 year guarantee. It invites free examinations at 724 Washington St, offering gold fillings from 1.00 and rates at 5.00 with hours 9 to 7 and lady attendants.
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New York Painless Dental Co., Inc
Behrman Show at Howard Theatre Draws Awe and Laughs
The Behman Show at the Howard features Russell brothers with A Romance of New Jersey, The Doings of Johnny Jones, Rossow Midgets, Charley Rosso, Wager Bixley, Burton and Brooks, The Livingstons, Carson and Willard, Sullivan and Pasquelena, Dilks and Wells, plus new motion pictures. A Lead burletta closes the program.
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Behman
Kirid
Howard
Russell Brothers
Boston
George M. Cohan
New Jersey
Felix
Barry
Johnny Jones
Rossow
Charley Rosso
Wager Bixley
Nat Wills
Willie
Burton and
Brooks
Livingstons
Carson
Willard
Sullivan
Pasquelena
Dilkts
Elisa
Wells
House Burlesque Company
Cherry Blossoms Burlesque at Lyceum Theatre Delights Crowd
The Cherry Blossoms company opened with strong burlesque and a sharp chorus, Perry and old at the center of the act. Two vaudeville routines, Sara Burnhart's Rival and Narragansett Pier, impressed with rich scenery and color between the farces, while Spencer and Held provided Irish confectionery acts.
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Cherry Blossoms Company
Perry
Sara Burnthart
Narragansett Pier
Spencer
Held
Lil
Laxative Bromo Quinin Cures Colds in 7 Days
An advertisement promotes Laxative Bromo Quinin claiming cures for colds in seven days. It urges readers to request the remedy from the company and notes a price around 25 cents.
Notable Acts Highlight City Arts Evening Troupe Lineup
Han Perry a pleasing singer leads a varied program featuring the New York comedy four in a funny sketch. Orletta Hurd and Orletta perform opera numbers alongside Upham and Gardner, German comedians. The Alpine family showcases remarkable acro bats.
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Han Perry
New York Comedy Four
Orletta
Hurd
Upham and Gardner
Alpine Family
Transatlantic Burlesquers Star at Palace Theatre This Week
The Transatlantic burlesquers headline the Palace Theatre with Two Hot Knights a rollicking skit full of comedy music and lavish costumes. Farrell Taylor trio William Mitchell Jom Cain Josie Kine Phil Gotthold and the Barrows pair deliver laughs and song in a varied vaudeville program drawing crowded audiences yesterday.
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Palace Theatre
Farrell-Taylor
Frank Taylor
Ethel Copa
Tom Carter
William Mitchell
Jom Cain
Josie Kine
Phil Gotthold
Ben Jansen
Josie
Wilfie Barrows
Corean twins bring unusual living sculpture tour to Austin & Stone's
A report on the Corean twins Liao Toun Chen and Liao Sein No Chen performing at Austin & Stone's. The pair, joined by an elastic cartilage band, redefines the twin spectacle as a living, breathing oddity in a limited international tour, drawing comparisons to Chang and Eng and described as more remarkable than the Siamese twins of old.
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Corean Twins
Messrs. Stone & Shaw
Austin & Stone
Nervine Claim Promises Relief for Neuralgia
An advertisement asserts Dr Miles' Nervine offers immediate relief and a positive cure for neuralgia and other nervous disorders, appealing to chronic sufferers seeking quick benefit.
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Miles’ Nervine
Dr Miles Anti-Pain Pills Advertisement
Dr Miles Medical Co promotes Mile Anti-Pain Pills claiming superior relief without opiates or laxatives. The ad promises no drug habit and a 25 dose package for 25 cents, available through all druggists and never sold in bulk.
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DR. Miles Medical CO
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