Jewel of Asia at Park Opens With Much Praise
A week of darkness ends as The Jewel of Asia opens at the Park in two acts with music by Ludwig Englander and book by Frederic Ranken and Harry B. Smith. The review lauds witty lines, strong music, and a capable cast led by Powers and Eloise Morgan, predicting a three week run.
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Asia
Frederic Ranken
Harry B. Smith
Ludwig Englander
Mr. Englander
Paris
Turkey
Powers
Eloise Morgan
William Cameron
Englander
Lederer
Harry, B. Smith
Grand Opera House Hosts Young Star in A Boy of the Streets
At the Grand Opera House 10-year-old Joseph Gantley starred in A Boy of the Streets drawing lengthy applause for his debut. The boy's performance as Jimmy the news boy impressed. Laurene Santley, F Morstyn Kelly, William Shea, Manuel Alexander and Jessia Clement were noted for strong supporting roles as a lively troupe of children supplied stage bustle. The show, entertaining and exciting, sets the youngster on a path to greater success.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Joseph Gantley
Grand Opera House
Jimmy
Santley
Laurene Santley
Mrs. Frazier
F. Morstyn Kelly
Dr. Rogers
William Shea
Michael Nolan
Manuel Alexander
Adolph Krautz
Jessia Clement
Tessie Frazier
Ece
Hearts of Oak at Music Hall ends weeks
The Music Hall features Hearts of Oak, a long-running rural drama by James A. Herne. James Horne stars as Terry Dennison with J Leonard Clarke as Owen Garroway and W J Gross as Uncle Davy. Edward Wenn portrays Ruby Darrell but delivers uneven acting at times.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Music Hall
James A. Herne
James Horne
Terry Dennison
J. Leonard Clarke
Owen Garroway
W. J. Gross
Uncle Davy
Dangers of Paris Thrills Bowdoin Square Theatre Crowd
Bowdoin Square Theatre offers a week long run of the sensational melodrama The Dangers of Paris. Pierre Valjean ex convict and Henri Martin artist lead a tale of villains Brigand and Laroch with Marguerite St Meur as heroine. Spectacular sets include Paris cafe interiors street scenes and a glass factory finale. Leading cast includes Willard Blackmore Charlotte Hunt and Corinne Cantwell with Florence Hale and other noted players. Matinees daily.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bowdoin Square Theatre
Paris
Boston
West End
Pierre Valjean
Henri Martin
Louis Brigand
Antone Laroch
Marguerite St. Meur
Bowdoin
Willard Blackmore
Charlotte Hunt
E. D. Denison
Carl Fey
Herbert Chesley
D. J. Gaylord
William Vaughan
Will Phillips
William Buhler
Lawrence Merton
James Levering
Florence Hale
Corinne
Castle Square Theatre Revives The Ensign with vigor
Castle Square Theatre presents William Haworth naval drama The Ensign in a strong revival. John Craig stars as Ensign Baird with convincing patriotism and award worthy reception from the audience. Supporting roles include John Sampolis as Blythe and Lillian Lawrence as Alice Greer. Next week the company plans Clyde Fitch's Nathan Hale.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Castle Square Theatre Company
William Haworth
Ensign Baird
John Craig
John Sampolis
Lieutenant Blythe
Thomas MacLarnne
Allen
Lindsay Morison
Wilkes
George B. Mack
Watson
John T. Craven
Jack Dudley
Alice Greer
Lillian Lawrence
Leonora Bradley
Baird
Jane Irving
Mrs. Wilkes
Mary Sanders
Ruth Francis
Mary
Castle Square Company
Clyde Fitch
Nathan Hale
New Madge Steals Spotlight In In Old Kentucky
Boston Theatre enters final week of In Old Kentucky with 18 year old Miss Bessie Barriecale as Madge. crowd applauds vociferously. Lloyd Litt production praised for strong cast led by George Heath as Frank Layson and William T. Clark as Colonel Doolittle. dance, song, and band music remain prominent.
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Old
Kentucky
Boston
Bessie Barriecale
Laura Burt
Bettina Girard
Lulu Tabor
Elsa Ryan
Marion Elmore
Jacob Litt
Old Kentucky
George Heath
Frank Layson
William T. Clark
Colonel Doolittle
Crosman Charms Boston in The Sword of the King at Tremont
Henrietta Crosman captivates Boston as Philippa Drayton in The Sword of the King at Tremont Theatre. Critics praise her fearless swordplay and energy in action scenes and her moving, coquettish scenes with her lover. The performance draws universal praise for her dramatic charm.
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Henrietta Crosman
Boston
Philippa Drayton
Tremont Theatre
Miss Crosman
MacDonald
Mrs Leslie Carter Shines in Du Barry at Hollis Street
Mrs Leslie Carter drew a large crowd for the seventh week of Du Barry at Hollis Street Theatre. The performance portrayed life among famed French figures with a moving prison scene and a final Paris mob climactic sequence staged by David Belasco.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Leslie Carter
Hollis Street
du Barry
Madame du Barry
Julius Caesar at Colonial Theater Impresses Boston Audiences
Richard Mansfield’s Julius Caesar drew full houses at the Colonial Theater last night with Brutus central to the tragedy. The quarrel and ghost scenes impressed, Mansfield led a superb company, and 300 tableaux heightened the spectacle for the final week.
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Colonial
Julius Cesar
Richard Mansfield
Boston
Rome
Colonial Theatre
Brutus
Mansfield
Shakespeare
Julius Caesar
Mr. Mansfield
Boston Museum audiences hail Country Girl musical finale week
The Boston Museum crowd praises the musical comedy A Country Girl. William Norris appears in varied disguises with energetic, original performance. Minnie Ashley as Madame Sophia, plus Melvin Stewart Hallen Mostyn and Miss Deyo receive strong notices as the show enters its final week.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Boston Museum
William Norris
Minnie Ashley
Madame Sophia
Melvin Stewart
Hallen Mostyn
Miss Deyo
Columbia Theatre to Reopen With The Little Host
The Columbia Theatre will reopen Monday February 2 with the musical comedy The Little Host. A top notch cast includes Alexander Clark John C Slavin J K Murray Hugh Chilvers Frank Nelson Isabelle Underwood Clara Lane Pauline Chase Selma Mantell Grace Spencer and Emily Francis. The show promises tuneful bright dialogue and strong chorus work as the box office opens.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Alexander Clark
John C. Slavin
J. K. Murray
Hugh Chilvers
Frank Nelson
Isabelle Underwood
Clara Lane
Pauline Chase
Selma Mantell
Grace Spencer
Emily Francis
Sleeping Beauty and the Beast opens at Colonial Theatre
At eight this morning seats go on sale at the Colonial Theatre box office for the opening nights of The Sleeping Beauty and the Beast, a lavish musical spectacle by Kian and Erlanger. The company features Harry Bulger, Joe Cawthorne, William Macart, John Hyams, Viola Gillette, Leila McIntyre, Phebe Coyne, Gertrude MacKenzie, Queenie Vassar, Annabelle Whitford, Kathryne Colvin, Maud LeRoy, Almira Forest, and Daisy Dumont.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Colonial Theatre
Kian & Erlanger
Boston
Harry Bulger
Joe Cawthorne
William Macart
John Hyams
Viola Gillette
Leila McIntyre
Phebe Coyne
Gertrude MacKenzie
Queenie Vassar
Annabelle Whitford
Kathryne Colvin
Maud LeRoy
Almira Forest
Daisy Dumont
Keith's Theatre Delivers Strong Seasonal Variety
Keith's Theatre showcased a diverse bill highlighted by John Kearney and May Duryea in a witty sketch with sharp dialogue and audience interaction. The Golden Gate quintet impressed as top-level performers among five colored artists, World’s trio dazzled in Bowery and rhinestone costumes, and Captain Woodward's sea lions and seals offered striking new tricks pleasing all ages.
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Keith
John Kearney
May Duryea
Kearney
Golden Gate Quintet
Captain Woodward
Last Week of Mote Girl Attracts City Audiences
The famous "mote girl" mystified new audiences and pleased those who had seen her before. This week is promoted as her final appearance in the city. The Lukens quartet could not perform due to late apparatus, but will show later in the week. The bill also features Rice and Walters, Newell and Niblo, and Francelli and Lewis, praised as top instrumentalists and vocalists of the era.
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Lukens
Rice
Walters
George Caron
Newell
Niblo
Francelli
Lewis
Howard Atheneum Variety Bill Packs Star Names
The Howard Atheneum presents a strong variety program led by Press Eldridge Genaro and Bailey with James Richmond Glenroy Mildred Howard De Gray and J Bernard Dyllyn. Notable acts include the Pantzer trio Cherry and Bates and the Electric Boy. Featured dancers and singers include Dot Davenport Kitty Bingham Grace Spencer Nellie Hartford and Kitty Hartford with comic and burlesque numbers from Charlie Mackie Toby Lyons and others.
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Press Eldridge
Genaro and
Bailey
James Richmond Glenroy
Genaro
Miss Bailey
the Howard
Mildred Howard de Gray
J. Bernard Dyllyn
Texas
Pantzer
Cherry
Bates
Baker and
Lynn
Tally-Ho
Dragons
Frank
Ida Williams
Billy Hines
May Morris
Charlie Mackie
Chinatown
Howard
Howard's
Dot Davenport
Clara Adams
Rose Jeanette
Kitty Bingham
Gladys Fisher
Dottie King
Grace Spencer
Nellie Hartford
Kitty Hartford
Toby Lyons
Joe Fields
Mark Wolley
Harry LaMarr
Billy Hart
Will Johnson
Harry Dudley
Six famous riders begin six day race at Austin & Stone
Six riders from Austin & Stone's started yesterday morning in a six day race for records on home trainers. The pairings include Will Stinson with Jimmy Moran, Aleck McLean with Patsy Keegan, Lowell’s Nat Butler with Hugh McLean, pairing the middle distance champion with the ex amateur champion, and the 20 mile motor paced record holder with his partner.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Austin & Stone
Will Stinson
Jimmy Moran
Champ
Aleck McLean
Chelsea
Patsy Keegan
Lowell
Ola
Nat Butler
Hugh McLean
First Mile Dash Sparks Rival Cycling Showdown
Stinson and Moran win the opening mile in 1:03 as rival teams vow victory. Riders push on rollers only 2 feet wide with no wind resistance, often hitting a mile per minute. The program ends with vaudeville acts including Mile. Andriana and the Holbrooks among others.
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Stinson
Moran
Mile
Andriana
Holbrooks
Milo
Marratona
Daly
Voujere
Harry Bliss
Gilberts
Leslie and Curdy
Anna Murray
Curtis
Adams
DeWolf
Adalene
Wonder
Brennette
Olive Weston
Lyceum Theatre Delivers Strong Week of Cracker Jacks Burlesque
Bob Manchester's Cracker Jacks burlesque company opened a seven day engagement at the Lyceum Theatre, showcasing 22 new pretty girls, two bright burlesques, and lavish costumes with Kelly and Adams, the Glockers, Mayo sisters, and Collins and North among featured acts. The closing burlesque unfolds in three scenes with the full company.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bob Manchester
Kelly and Adams
Glockers
Mayo Sisters
Sweet Singers of
South
Collins
North
Nickelodeon Manager Show Draws Crowds This Week
Prominent entertainment at NICKELODEON features Wild West Show by Nebraska Bill and company with roping, impalement act, and Savage the bucking broncho. Also Signor Fergeri’s rat circus and Sam Furst demonstrations, plus Thompson Kell banjo acts and sparring women. Vaudeville hourly dosed with Griffin Harris and Morin sisters. Amateurs Friday night.
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Walker
Nebraska Bill
Leaping Fawn and Company
Signor Fergeri
Sam Furst
Whittler
Thompson
Kell
Sparrers
Griffin and Harris
Morin Sisters
Henella
Lorene
Palace Theatre hosts Utopian burlesquers weeklong run
The Utopian burlesquers opened a week at the Palace Theatre drawing two crowded houses.
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Palace Theatre
The Magic Hat and Hotel Razzle Dazzle At The Boston Theatre
A lively burlesque and a uproarious vaudeville bill feature sparkling musical numbers by Foreman McDonald Hart Morris and others. Lavelles and Nelson sisters dazzle with dancing and acrobatics. Joe Morris delivers Hebrew parody songs. Hart and Kitty Hart in O Reillys Reception. Foreman sings with heroism hinted by a rescue vignette. Cast matches Academy of Music run. star lineup includes Arden Grey Nash Hamilton Ince Eberle Janvier Peyton. Seat sale opened briskly yesterday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charles Foreman
Maude McDonald
Kitty Hart
Josephine Burns
Joe Morris
Messrs
Hart
Foreman
Morris
Jess
Lavelles
Nelson Sisters
Mark
O’reilly
Joseph Madden
John W. Jess
Boston
Academy of Music
Hewin Arden
Katherine Grey
George 7. Nash
Theodore Hamilton
Thomas Ince
B. A. Eber
Kneisel Quartet Concert at Chickering Hall
The Kneisel Quartet offered the fifth concert with Mrs. Tapper, A. Maquarie, and A. Wackebarth. Mozart’s D major quartet debuted, Brahms’s E flat major trio impressed, and Beethoven’s A minor Op. 132 closed the program. The performers earned warm applause and anticipate the sixth concert on February 9.
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Chickering Hall
Kneisel
Thomas ‘Tapper
A. Maquarie
Ackebarth
Mozart
Brahms
Tapper
Beethoven
The Ninety and Nine at Boston Theatre
Beginning next Monday evening and for a fortnight including Wednesday and Saturday matinees the Boston Theatre presents The Ninety and Nine a melodrama hailed as a great American play. It adapts Ira D Sankey’s hymn and features a fallen character described as the lost sheep away from the shepherd’s care, a confirmed inebriate.
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New York
Boston Theatre
Ira D. Sankey
A Modern Magdalene at Grand Opera House
The Amelia Bingham special company opens next week at the Grand Opera House in what promises to be a noteworthy engagement. A Modern Magdalene, famed in New York at the Bijou last spring, stirs strong discussion with its vivid scenes and sharp portrayals. Roselle Knott leads a cast including Pantel Jarrett George Spink Hobart Bosworth Victor M De Silke Harry Lillford Bernard C C McGuire Frederick Leet Evelyn Haven Katherine Fisher Alice Braham Laura Osborn Marion Johnson and W J Ferguson.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Amelia Bingham
Grand Opera House
Magdalene
New York
Bijou Theatre
Roselle Knott
Pantel Jarrett
George Spink
Hobart Bosworth
Victor M. de Silke
Harry Lillford
Bernard CC. McGuire
Frederick Leet
Evelyn Haven
Katherine Fisher
Alice Braham
Laura Osborn
Marion Johnson
Sterling
W. J. Ferguson
Stuart Robson Coming to Boston in The Comedy of Errors
Seats go on sale at 9 o'clock for Stuart Robson in The Comedy of Errors at the Boston Museum. The Shaksperian comedy is billed as the most elaborate ever staged with a strong company including Edwin Holt Eleanor Barry Frances Mayo Adolph Jackson Charles Lane Cecil Kingstone Jenny Rafforth Victoria Addison Laura Thompson Joseph Keefe and Walter Pennington.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Stuart Robson
Boston Museum
Robson
Edwin Holt
Eleanor Barry
Frances Mayo
Adolph Jackson
Charles A. Lane
Cecil Kingstone
Jenny Rafforth
Victoria Addison
Laura Thompson
Joseph P. Keefe
Walter Pennington
Miss Galland Sings New Manager in New York
Bertha Galland, after terminating her contract with Daniel Frohman, signs with J. Fred Zimmerman of Philadelphia. The break followed a lack of suitable plays, and Zimmerman’s Nixon Zimmerman circuit promises steady work. Galland plans to continue her career with a new piece and ongoing stage presence.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Bertha Galland
Daniel Frohman
J. Fred Zimmerman
Philadelphia
Miss Galland
Frohman
Zimmerman
Nixon & Zimmerman
Peanut war at Ashmont debate linked to meeting absence
The Ashmont Improvement Association president says its action was not initiated by Mr Cozes and that Mr Cozes did not attend the meeting. The reference to the peanut war at Ashmont was noted in yesterday's Post.
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Ashmont
The
Giacobini’s Comet Seen Reported From Laws Observatory
A telegram from Professor F. H. Seares at Laws Observatory reports that Giacobini’s comet was observed by him Sunday. The message was received at the Harvard College Observatory.
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Harvard College Observatory
F. H. Seares
Laws Observatory
Giiacobini
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