Hagenbeck's Animals Entertain at Music Hall Exhibition
Carl Hagenbeck's renowned animal trainers present a week long show at Music Hall featuring a steel cage, safety precautions, and acts with elephants tigers parrots pigs and polar bears. Notable performers include Anita Gilke Kerslake and John Dudak with scenic sets and a Maple Lane scene showcasing Boston favorites James Lackaye Ray Royce Elinor Sidman and others.
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Carl Hagenbeck
Hamburg
Germany
Music Hall
Anita Gilke
Kerslake
Charles J. Alaska
John Dudak
Muffe
Edward H. Crosby
Myron Cooper
Martinsville
N. Y
Ben Tuttle
Martin
Wagon Works
Maple Lane
James Lackaye
Ray L. Royce
Elinor Sidman
Marie Falls
Arthur Gregory
Harry Crosby
Kate Jackson
Ethel Johnson
Willie Gray
Boston
Castle Square Theatre Delivers Bright Comedy "Jane" in Boston
The Castle Square Theatre stock company presented Nichols Lestocq's arcical comedy Jane to a large Boston audience last night. Howell Hansel impressed as Charley Shackleton, with Lillian Lawrence and Izetta Jewel delivering strong performances. Audiences enjoyed the humor and lively scenes, as the run continues this week ahead of next Monday's stage version of Miss Johnston's Audrey.
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Castle Square Theatre Stock Company
Nichols Lestocq
Jane
Boston
Charley Shackleton
Howell Hansel
Mr. Hansel
John T. Craven
Old Guardian
Mr. Kershaw
John Sampolis
William
William J. Hasson
Pixton
Mortimer Weldon
Claude
Janes
Lillian Lawrence
Leonora Bradley
Mrs. Chadwick
Izetta Jewel
Lacey Norton
Susette Willey
Miss Johnston
Audrey
York State Folks Opens Third Week at Majestic Theatre
The rural drama York State Folks began its third week with a packed Majestic Theatre Boston crowd filling every seat and standing room. A pre-show bulletin boasted the theatre packed to the doors, orchestra under the stage, and box office closed as tickets sold out.
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York State
Majestic Theatre
Boston
Fred B. Wright
Peggy From Paris Lights Tremont Theatre Audiences
Tremont Theatre opens its new month with Peggy From Paris by George Ade and Henry W Savage. Georgia Caine leads a strong principal cast with lively music by William Loraine and a large group of talented players noted for singing and dancing. The show fills the house with standing room only and is praised as one of the era’s top city attractions.
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Tremont
Peggy
Paris
George Ade
Mr. Schoeffel
Henry W. Savage
Josie Sadler
Henny
Guelma Baker
Helen Hale
Alice Hazeman
Boston Theatre to close after The New Defender run
Boston audiences show strong support for The New Defender at the Boston Theatre. Managers Block and McCarty cannot extend to Chicago, so the Boston engagement ends with next Saturday's matinee and evening shows. Cast members including Dan McAvoy and Lizzie Raymond will move to Chicago at week's end.
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Boston Theatre
New Defender
Will J. Block
Lawrence McCarty
Chicago
Boston
Star of Empire
Trim
Dan McAvoy
Will Armstrong
Frank Rushworth
Ben Grinnell
Gordon Tompkins
Harry Watson
Lizzie Raymond
Margaret McKinney
Mayme Kelso
Edna _ Floyd
Doris Johnson
Florence Averell
Almyra Forest
Will
Bowdoin Square Theatre closes season with Wages of Sin
Bowdoin Square Theatre ends its season with two Bowdoin stock company performances of the Wages of Sin. General Stage Director Hunt receives compliments for his leadership as he returns to the stage in a leading role. The Bowdoin plans August reopening with the same staff and a strong lineup.
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Bowdoin Square Theatre
Bowdoin
Hunt
West End
Lothrop
Bowdoin Square Theatre’s Most Successful Season Yet
The just-concluded season spanned 49 weeks and proved the Bowdoin Square Theatre’s most prosperous period at both high and popular prices, reflecting strong audience turnout and financial success.
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Bowdoin Square Theatre
Keith's Theatre features Fadettes in top vaudeville program
The Fadettes lead a strong Keith's Theatre week with encores for Fra Diavolo My Old Kentucky Home and selections like Hiawatha and Up the Street. The show blends musical acts Sam Ryan Tom Lewis acrobats Glincerettis the Deanza brothers and colorful performers including the Harpers plus new vaudeville acts and cowboy life motion pictures.
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Keith
Old
Kentucky Home
Sam Ryan
Tom Lewis
Lewis
Glincerettis
Deanza Brothers
Harpers
Carolyn Young
Whistler
Darrows
Beatrice Morelard
Herbert Lloyd
W. C. Fields
Dancing Doyle
Morris and
Blain
Gillian Brothers
Howard Atheneum II Delivers Season’s Best Burlesque Show
Howard Atheneum II lives up to its rep with Blooms and Buds a lively burletta. Gladys Fisher and a large cast headline a strong bill with Hiawatha singing number by Kitty Bingham. The program features Jones Grart and Jones, Cogan and Bacon acrobats, Archie Deacon, D Elmar and Sully act, juggling by Preen and Carroll, and Keenan film selections of the Young Corbett Terry McGovern bout.
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Howard
Gladys Fisher
Kitty Bingham
Clara Adams
Emma Krause
Lillian Taylor
Allie Vivian
Gussie Vivian
Nellie Hartford
Kitty Hartford
Alice Cheslyn
Carrie West
May Belmont
Jessie Stewart
Hiawatha
Jones, Grart
Jones
Irving Jones
Little Coon
Cogan
Bacon
Archie Deacon
D’elmar
Sully
Preen
Carroll
Arthur Lane
Clark
Florette
Alabama Comedy Four
Ben Walker
Pete Griffin
Buck
Jimmy Neary
Dill
Corbett
Terry McGovern
Lyceum Theatre Presents Our Minnie Burlesque Run
The Gay Girls of Gotham and Lyceum stock company stage operas Erminie and Trilby with Our Minnie. Weber and Kennedy lead the comedy with newcomer Mat Kennedy praised for last season's work alongside Lou Miller.
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Gotham
Lyceum Stock Company
Erminie
Trilby
Minnie
Weber
Mat Kennedy
Lou Miller
Fat Show Delights Crowds At Local Vaudeville
A bustling theater day to night features L B Walker’s dancers drawing loud laughter and a fat lady lifting contest with many entrants. Captain Tom Lipton demonstrates treasure diving while Hughes’s bag punching impresses with precision. Scottie the prestidigitateur entertains relentlessly as Kittie Burke’s all star troupe headlines with a amateur night on Friday.
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L. B. Walker
Tom Lipton
Id Hughes
Scottie
Kittie Burke
Joseph Baker
Bob Cook
Major English
Annie Ross
Rose Belmont
Hazel Dean
Laura Grey
Nancie Hutchings
Palace Theatre Presents The Girly Girly Smart Set
The Palace Theatre offers two burlesque skits this week by Waldron's stock company The Girly Girly Smart Set and Anything for a Change. Cast includes Thomas Watson Sam Adams Harry Evans Lew Carroll Max Ritter with musical numbers by Fannie Everett Alice Leslie Idylla Vyner Vic Brinkley and others. Madeline Burdett highly praised for soprano solos. Randall Perry George Loretta Epps and Joe Hayman also perform. An audience of about 3800 Boston Eagles expected Thursday evening.
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Palace Theatre
Waldron
Thomas and Watson
Sam Adams
Harry Evans
Lew Carroll
Max Ritter
Fannie Everett
Alice Leslie
Idylla Vyner
Vic Brinkley
Annie Carter
Madeline Burdette
Coen
Hattie Mills
Hiawatha
Minnie Rinehart
Marlo
Aldo
Madeline Burdett
Randall and Perry
Vassar
George
Loretta Epps
Joe Hayman
Boston Eagles
Norumbega Park Opens Second Week With Varied Vaudeville
Norumbega Park enters its second week drawing large crowds through the day as new attractions and a rustic theatre programme delight guests. The lineup includes the Lelliotts in a comedy musical sketch, Gilroy Haynes and Montgomery in A Southern Episode, Macleans juggling, Reno and Smith in barrel jumping, and the Three Shamrocks in Two Strings to Her Bow alongside rifle practice, auto station, chalet features, and the electric fountain.
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Norumbega Park
Rustic Theatre
Norumbega
Lelliotts
Gilroy
Haynes
Montgomery
Macleans
Johnsons
Reno
Smith
Gordon
Vidocq
Flynn
Three Shamrocks
Johnstown Flood Reproduction Stage At Revere Beach
A Boston exhibit will feature an immense miniature Johnstown built on the largest stage in the city, showing a detailed recreation of the flood alongside a Decoration Day parade. Trains, houses, and factories will be swept by water and burned near sunset, then a sunrise reveals a rebuilt city. The show opens June 17 near Revere Beach.
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Boston
Revere Beach
Johnstown
Conemaugh Creek
Bunker Hill
Malden Auditorium Opens Week Two Vaudeville Program
The Malden Auditorium continued its summer season with a strong afternoon bill featuring Goolmans and their varied instruments, plus the imperial Japanese troupe the Nambas and Otora performing mid air feats. Baker and Lynn presented their new comedy sketch The Electric.
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Malden
Goolmans
Nambas
Otora
Baker and Lynn
15 000 at the Circus Greeting Huntington Avenue Crowd
Barnum & Bailey's big circus opened at Huntington Avenue grounds with two performances drawing almost 15 000 spectators. The parade featured 40-horse band wagons, lions and elephants, clowns, and figures of Roosevelt and Lincoln. The afternoon show included freaks, aerial acts, and circus horses, with daily performances announced for the week.
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Barnum & Bailey
Big Circus
Huntington Avenue
Jim Thomas
Boston
Roosevelt
Grant
Lincoln
Washington
Columbia
Eddie
Mamie
Speck
Howart
Billy Wells
Marie
Krao
Cyclo
Samuel Watson
United States
Zip
Bowen Leaves La Guaira for New York aboard Maracaibo
United States Minister Bowen departed La Guaira Venezuela today bound for New York aboard the steamer Maracaibo.
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Caracas
Venezuela
United States
Bowen
la Guaira
New York
Maracaibo
Fair Women to Lead American Quadrille in London
London hosts the London Hospital ball with fashion bowing to the Stars and Stripes. The highlight is the American quadrille by Mrs. Arthur Paget featuring leading American women in London, led by likely the Duchess of Marlborough or the Duchess of Manchester, with participants including Lady Naylor-Leyland and Mrs. Avery. American gowns are white chiffon with tri colored sashes and red blue feather headdresses, plus the American flag motifs for a patriotic effect.
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London
Stars and Stripes
London Hospital
Arthur Paget
Duchess of Marlborough
Duchess of Man
Canine Tricksters And Lunar Moving Pictures Delight Audiences
The report praises Mietz's trained dogs for their remarkable display of canine intelligence, pleasing all ages with their acts. Margaret Webb performs as vocalist, delivering a versatile repertoire. Mitchell and Love provide witty conversational comedy, while a novelty feature shows moving pictures of the biographical phantasm A Trip to the Moon.
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Mietz
Margaret Webb
Mitchell
Love
Pops Bohemian Nights At Symphony Hall Concert Preview
Last night the Pops filled Symphony Hall with music lovers as the 18th season nears its end in three weeks. Tonight is Tech night with a program including Overture Si jetait Roi, Faust selections, Gruben lichter, Martha, Country Girl, Tech Show, Tannhauser, To reador, Les Patineurs and more. Friday is bank officers night and Monday Harvard will be strongly in evidence.
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Symphony Hall
Bank Officers
Harvard
Tech
Grubenlichter
Zeller
Stein Song
Bullard
Martha
Flotow
Monckton
Handel
Tech Show
Tannhauser
Wagner
Caryll
Steeplechase Extends Ullven Engagement Again
Revere Beach Steeplechase announces Ullven the aerial wire performer will perform for another week and his engagement will definitively end Saturday night.
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Revere Beach
Ullven
Bass Point Nahant Opens Season With Steamer Services
Bass Point Nahant will begin its season next Sunday with the steamer City of Jacksonville of the Nahant line entering commission. A week later the steamer Frederick de Bary will join, adding to the regular double boat service for the season. Boats will depart Union.
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North Shore
Bass Point
Nahant
City of
Jacksonville
Nahant Line
Frederick de Bary
Union
Changes in Local Attractions for Season at Wharf and Theatre
The article notes shifts in venue and schedule with Wharf replacing Lincoln Wharf. Band concerts move to both afternoon and evening, with special Sunday and holiday programs. Shea's show house remains open and an aerial railway replaces the ostrich farm as a new attraction.
Point of Pines Opens Season With Vaudeville Show
The Point of Pines regular season starts next Sunday with a marquee vaudeville lineup. Manager ONeill has booked the Drum mer Quartet Murphy and Andrews Gilbert Sarony the Howard brothers Miles and Raymond. The Lynn Cadet Band will perform daily and Kilpatric will loop the loop on a bicycle in sensational afternoon and evening acts.
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Point of Pines
O'Neill
Rustic Theatre
Murphy and Andrews
Gilbert Sarony
Howard Brothers
Miles and
Raymond
Lynn Cadet
Kilpatric
Crescent Gardens Opens Season at Crescent Gardens Revere Beach
The Crescent Gardens theatre at Revere Beach begins its regular season next Sunday. Al and Mamie Anderson present their new production Lady Africa with a 40 person company, drawing large beach audiences.
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Rustic Theatre
Crescent Gardens
Revere Beach
al and
Mamie Anderson
Swampscott Catholics to Have a Church Anyway
In St. Joseph's Church Lynn the Rev. John Harrington spoke at the 9 o clock Mass about Swampscott Catholics pursuing a new church. He expressed optimism about progress despite a pending injunction and said land offers in Swampscott at reasonable prices have been made to aid construction.
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Swampscott
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