Babes in the Wood thrills Boston with Fred Walton pantomime
Edward H. Crosby notes Boston Theatre presents the Shuberts new pantomime Babes in the Wood starring Fred Walton a true pantomimist whose silent performance elevates the extravaganza. Adelaide the dancer Lilian English and Lillian Coleman as Cinderella headline a vivid cast with memorable animal acts and lavish costumes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Shubert
Boston Theatre
Cinderella
Robin Hood
Fred Walton
James 8S
Moffit
Walton
Adelaide
Mr. Walton
la Petite Adelaide
Jennie McCree
Baron
James C. Marlowe
Louis Wesley
Babes
Will Archer
Adele Cox
Lillian English
Lillian Coleman
Alfred Latell
Touser
Boston
Edward H. Crosby
Viola Allen Stars in The Toast of the Town at Colonial Theatre
Viola Allen and company finish Boston run with The Toast of the Town at Colonial. Audience praise for Miss Allen rises in this Clyde Fitch work as she dominates both comedy and pathos. E. S. Willard to debut at the house with a week of varied plays starting Monday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Colonial Theatre
Viola Allen
Boston
Miss Allen
Clyde Fitch
Betty Singleton
Shaksperian
Isabel Irving
Fanny Addison Pitt
Harrison Hunter
Hassard Short
Conway Tearle
Norman Tharp
C. Leslie Allen
E. S. Willard
David Garrick
Tom Pinch
Wiard
Education of Mr Pipp in Gibson cartoons on stage
Augustus Thomas adapts Charles Dana Gibson drawings into a polished two week Park Theatre run starring Digby Bell as Mr Pipp. The production preserves Gibson’s satire of American wealth and foreign titles while delivering lively dialogue and balanced ensemble acting. Helen Tracy and the supporting cast receive praise for refinement and stage presence. The show closes after two weeks with a note that Robert Edeson will follow with Strongheart on Feb 12.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Augustus Thomas
Charles Dana Gibson
Pipp
Gibson
Thomas
Mr. Thomas
Mr. Gibson
Mr. Pipp
Count Charmarot
S. St Clair
Pippy
Isene
Helen Tracy
Janet Beecher
Adele Luehrman
Duc de la
Wien
Sam B. Hardy
Herbert Fitzgerald
Fred Courtenay
Pitkin
Chiwees
Ceaees
Ellenore Carroll
John Firkin
Seth Cabell Halsey
Lady Fitzmaurice
Ann Warrington Baron Haussling
C. Jay Williams
MG Goers
Frank Powell
Police
Digby Bell
Bell
Mr. Bell
Mr. Williams
Miss Luehrman
Julia
Miss Beecher
Ida
Miss Warrington
Mr. Hardy
John Willing
Mr. Courtenay
Robert Edeson
Strongheart
Majestic Theatre presents Wonderland third week hailed
The Majestic Theatre enters the third and final week of Wonderland to a large pleased audience. Julian Mitchell receives high praise for the fairy fantasy with Sam Chip as chief fun maker. Cast includes Lotta Faust Bessie Wynn William Cameron Elvin Seabrook Hulda Halvers Charles Barry and a bright chorus. Rolla the laughing horse stands out as a standout feature of the show.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wonderland
Majestic Theatre
Julian Mitchell
Sam Chip
Mr. Chip
Boston
Lotta Faust
Bessie Wynn
William Cameron
Elvin Seabrook
Hulda Halvers
Charles Barry
Rolla
Szumowska Piano Recital At Steinert Hall
Mme Antoinette Szumowska Adamowski gave a pianoforte recital at Steinert Hall yesterday afternoon, presenting a traditional program including Mozart Daquin Rameau Chopin Paderewski Liszt and others. A large appreciative audience praised her versatile technique though some pieces showed uneven character and execution.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chopin Gracovienne
Liszt
Mme
Szumowska
Daquin
Rameau
Gillette’s Clarice Captures Boston Stage Enthusiasm
William Gillette and Clarice play to an enthusiastic Hollis Street Theatre audience in Boston as Veronique and Clarice share this week’s lineup. Ruth Vincent, Kitty Gordon, and John Le Hay shine in the cast with Maxine Elliott’s next engagement announced for Her Great Match by Clyde Fitch. Box office opens at 8 this morning amid strong demand.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
William Gillette
Clarice
Hollis
Gillette
George Edwardes Company
London
Ruth Vincent
Miss Vincent
Kitty Gordon
Mme. Coquenard
John le Hay
America
Maxine Elliott
Hollis Street Theatre
Clyde Fitch
Matcn
New York
Hollis ST
Isaac B. Rich
Charles Frohman
William Cillette
Veronique
The Colonial Belles at the Columbia Theatre Delight New Audience
A mixed vaudeville program titled The Baby Farm Cohen the Count and The Beauty Show impressed Harvard patrons at the Columbia Theatre. The Colonial Belles featured Charles Robinson backed by a strong cast including the Farrel Taylor Trio Rose Carlin Cook and Barrett Charles Falke and the team Nelson and Milledge delivering musical and comic pieces to a packed house of college audiences.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Farren
Harvard Boys
Columbia
Charles Robinson
Belles
Farrel-Taylor
Rose Carlin
Cook and Barrett
Charles Falke
America
Nelson and Milledge
Alabama at Castle Square Theatre
A amiable stage drama set in the South presents Alabama at Castle Square. Craig and McVay receive strong praise for dialect and presence, while Kemble and Ballou elevate domestic scenes. overall the production builds interest into acts three and four.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Confederacy
Alabama
Castle Square
Mr. Thomas
Arizona
Mr. Craig
Captain Davenport
William McVay
Colonel Moberly
Charles Mackay
Mr. Armstrong
Miss Kemble
Major Antonio Maiori Returns for Two Nights in Boston
Sig Antonio Maiori, famed Italian tragedian admired by Mrs Havemeyer, appears at the Hub Theatre for two nights. Last night he charmed the Italian colony with Othello and tonight, with a New York company, he presents Hamlet to Boston officials and guests.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sig
Antonio Maiori
Prine
Mrs. Havemeyer
New York
Alexander Salvini
Boston
Hub Theatre
Hamlet
Tremont Theatre Marie Cahill tops final week in Molly Moonshine
The Tremont Theatre opens its third and final week of Marie Cahill’s engagement. Cahill wins Boston audiences with her comic acting singing and humor in Molly Moonshine. Supported by a top musical comedy company, the show maintains strong demand from the crowds.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Marie Cahill
Tremont Theatre
Boston
Society
Augustin Daly
Miss Cahill
Molly Moonshine
Globe Theatre Presents Lovers and Lunatics Farce
Last evening at the Globe Theatre the musical farce Lovers and Lunatics by Walter Coleman Parker was staged with a vivid cast led by Richard Hamilton Johnny Ford Ikey Rosenstein Joe Morris Heinrich Dinkelspiel Sam Shannon Nellie Dinkelspiel Nellie Richmond Mayme Gehrne and Florence Little. The production features lively singing dancing and Dutch dialect humor with strong comic turns by Ford Gehrne Morris and Shannon. The show runs this week only before Fiske O'Hara's Celtic comedy Mr Blarney from Ireland takes the stage.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Globe Theatre
Walter Coleman Parker
Richard Hamilton
Dohnny Ford
Ikey Rosenstein
Joe Morris
Heinrich Dinkelspiel
Sam Shannon
George Richmond
George P. Watson
Cornelia
Nellie) Dinkelspiel
Ak Maurice Holden
Nellie Richmond
Florence Little Nell
Henrietta Tedro
Nellie Huntington
Johnny Ford
Mayme Gehrge
J. Maurice Holden
Nellie Dinkelspiel
Florence Little
Fiske O’hara
Mr. Blarney
Ireland
Grand Opera House Hosts Happy Hooligan Tour
Happy Hooligan and a large chorus perform a lively three ring travel themed burlesque at the Grand Opera House this week. The production features elaborate scenery, quality music and a capable quartet, drawing a large audience that responds with enthusiasm.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Grand Opera House
Bowdoin Square Theatre Delivers Wood In Orphans of New York
The Bowdoin Square Theatre enters week two of the popular engagement starring N. S. Wood as Percy Atwood with a strong supporting cast led by Wilmer Walter and Edwin Denison. The scenic production and cast receive praise, with daily matinees and special coupon-seat souvenir cards on Friday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
N. S. Wood
Bowdoin Square Theatre
Bowdoin
Orphans of
New York
Percy Atwood
Mr. Wilmer Walter
Floyd Gladbrook
Mr. Walter
Edwin Denison
Thad Gray
Hiram Maywood
Mr. Butler Haviland
Dennis Ryan
Harry Brooks
Husky Ike
Henry Alexander
Charles Wheelock
Frank Wright
D. l. Gaylord
Annette Marshall
Emma Krause
Cordelia Macdonald
Florence Hale
Pearl de Sousseur
Viola Armstrong
Rose Howard
Viola Clytis
Mamie Carey
Bowdoin Square
Mr. Wood
Roller Skating Rink Draws Mass Attendance
At Park Square roller skating last evening a record crowd packed the 72 000 square foot rink. Notables including Professors A F Demers Kaufman and Fred L Walsh led a group of fancy skaters while 3000 seats were filled as the Royal Italian Band played under Sig Bottega. Visitors from Lynn South Framingham and an excursion from Lowell Lawrence and Haverhill joined locals for a fashionably large skating night with ongoing daytime and evening sessions and a children’s festival Saturday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Park Square
A. F. Demers
Kaufman
Fred L. Walsh
Jessie Darling
Royal Italian Band
Sig. Bottega
Lynn
South Framingham
Lowell
Lawrence
Haverhill
Empire Theatre Presents The Little Minister in Strong Stock Turn
Empire stock company delivers J M Barrie classic The Little Minister with Mary Hall as Lady Babbie and Howard Hansel as Gavin Dishart winning praise for strength in ensemble. Next week the company stages Sardou’s Fedora in an elaborate production.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. M. Barrie
Empire Stock Company
Maude Adams
Lady Babbie
Mr. Barrie
Empire Theatre Company
Howard Hansel
Gavin Dishart
Messrs. Seeley
Murray
Evarts
Nicander
Elders
Frank Losee
Rob Dow
Jeffie Tilbury
Micah Dow
Gertrude Berkeley
Nannie Webster
Sardou
Fedora
Night at Coney Island draws Palace audiences big time
The two chapter skit of Rice and Barton titled A Night at Coney Island drew large crowds at the Palace yesterday and last night. Stars include Charles Barton Bert Baker and a large supporting company with vaudeville acts between acts. The satirical show is set in Greater New York and features Benjamin Brown owner of a vast Daisy copper mine and his pal John Smith.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rice and Barton Amusement Company
Coney Island
Palace
Charles Barton
Bert Baker
Greater
New York
Benjamin Brown
Daisy
John Smith
George H. Nolan
D.L. McGrath
Tom Archibald
John Lemuels
Will Monahan
Annie Dunn Mullen
Bertha A. Hollenbeck
Clara Seymour
Fannie Vedder
Kitty Hart
Tessie Burns
Tad
Bertha Hollenbeck
Lemuels
Monahan and Nolan
Goldsmith
Hoppe
Renzetta
la Rue
Keith's Theatre Presents New York Hippodrome Act Heavyline
Keith's Theatre offers a varied bill headlined by Mile Renz and her equine act from the New York Hippodrome, with Auguste Van Biene the European cellist, the Kaufmann bicyclists, and strong comedy turns by Howard and North and Gallagher and Barrett. The Kineto film The Life of a News Boy keeps the audience in fits.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Keith
New York
Mars
Equestrienne
Mlle
Renz
Auguste van Biene
Boston
Kaufmann
Gallagher
Barrett
Norton
Nicholson
Violet Dale
Fay Templeton
Anna Held
Carroll Johnson
Beau Brummer
Wilton Brothers
Eddie Mack
Potter and
Harris
LaVine
Leonard
McGrath Brothers
Murphy and Andrews
Therese Renz
Auguste van Biene Kaufmann
Howard and North Wilton Brothers
Gallagher and
Barrett Carroll Johnson Norton and
Nicholson Violet Dale Potter
Harris Eddie Mack LaVine
Leonard McGrath
Tremont Temple Offers Howe Moving Pictures Week
Lyman H. Howe presents a comprehensive program at Tremont Temple starting February 5. The screenings span global scenes and major world events, combining education with entertainment to leave a lasting impression on all spectators.
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Lyman H. Howe
Alps
Ceylon
Tremont Temple
Howe
Nelson Exhibition At Howard Atheneum Delights Boston Crowd
Bostonians witnessed Champion Battling Nelson in a sparring display at the Howard Atheneum with Eddie Kelly, Billy Nolan, and a strong supporting vaudeville bill. The 2:30 show featured three rounds of boxing, clever technique, and power, followed by top acts from Milt Wood to the Healy sisters and a lively moving pictures segment.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nelson
Jose
Mark Murphy
Mr. Murphy
George H. Wood
Milt Wood
Variety
Howard
Brown
Harris
Mike Scott
Orville
Frank
Boston
Kennedy
Wyble
George E. Whalen
Healy Sisters
Howardscope
Violet Mascotte
Oene
Lyceum Theatre Strong Burlesque Show This Week
The Lyceum Theatre presents The Blue Ribbon Girls and Hyde’s comedians as the strongest attraction this season. Featured are refined solo voices and well-coordinated choruses in Laughing farces like Caught With the Goods and The Laundry Girls Vacation at the St. Louis World’s Fair. The Austins lead a remarkable olio, World’s Trio shines in song and dance, Sidonians provoke laughter in The Tramp and the Golf Girl, Cunningham and Coveney entertain with singing and dancing, and James Morton delivers original comedy backed by a solid company.
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Hyde
Lyceum
St. Louis
Austins
Olio
Sidonians
Tramp
Cunningham
Coveney
James Morton
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Show N the
Wondertan
Robert Burns
Boston Caledonian Club
Castle
Down Town Office
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Proud Prince
E. H. Sothern
Eve
Lawrence McCarty
Jai Y Mats
Howard Atheneum
Lyceum Theatre
Raymond and Whitcomb
Penses
Mexico
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Europe
Raymond & Whitcomb CO
Washington St
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Cor
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B. D. Pitts
Agt
Fall River
Van’s
GLOBE
Lovers & Lunatics
Fiske O'Hara
Battling Nelson
Howard Burlesquers
Geo. H. Wood
Harris and Brown
AC & Barton Burlesquars
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