Mrs Temple's Telegram Charms Boston Theatres This Week
The Boston Theatre presents Mrs Temple's Telegram a three act farce by Frank Wyatt and William Morris. The production stars George Parker as Mr Temple and Mary Sanders as Dorothy with Wilson Melrose Eleanor Gordon Olive Oliver and Rose Morrison in notable supporting roles. Audiences found the show hilarious and entertaining with rapid mistaken identities and lively performances.
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Boston Theatre
Mr. Temple
George Parker
Captain Sharpe
Dorothy
Mary Sanders
Eleanor Gordon
Temple
Frank Fuller
Olive Oliver
Rose Morison
Brown
Boston
Wonderland thrills with loop the loop bicycle act
Wonderland guests watch Os car V. Babcock perform death defying loop the loop ride twice daily as the main feature of the free circus program. The week adds pro races for roller skaters led by Clarence Hamilton and Miss Lucy Adams with amateur events on Wednesday and Friday nights. Children enter free before 6 pm and half price to the Pawnee Bill Wild West show.
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Wonderland
Oscar V. Babcock
Babcock
Pattee
Clarence Hamilton
Lucy Adams
Derry
N. H
Gloucester and Cape Ann Steam Ride Promises Delight
The article invites readers to visit the north side of Central wharf at foot of State street and take the steel steamer Cape Ann for a scenic harbor trip. It notes the north shore view as surpassing beauty and recalls large crowds from last week proving a worthwhile outing for Bostonians seeking a short sea excursion.
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Gloucester
Cape Ann
Central Wharf
State Street
North Shore
Anita Morez Leads in A Rough Rider's Romance at Bowdoin Square
A crowded Bowdoin Square Theatre crowd greeted Charlotte Hunt as Anita Morez in A Rough Rider's Romance. Harold Clairmont starred as Jack Ford with Charles Stevens as Colonel Vasquez and Frances McHenry as Conchita Mendoza. Miss Hunt’s monster benefit follows with Sapho scenes and featured actors N. S. Wood and Wilmer Walter.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charlotte Hunt
Bowdoin Square Theatre
Anita Morez
Rough Rider
Mance
Jack Ford
Anita
Miss Hunt
Harold Clairmont
Charles Stevens
Colonel Vasquez
Frances McHenry
Conchita Mendoza
Wilmer Walter
Tommy Shearer
Harry Brooks
Samuel Brack
Palace Theatre Burlesque Week Draws Large Audiences
A sultry evening at the Palace Theatre drew two large crowds as the stock company staged two burlesques Riley's Speech and Chinese Servants starring Frank Finney John J. Black Milton Shuster and Harry Buckley with leading ladies Pearl Black Lily Waters Idylla Vyner Tilly Cohen Corinne Ford and Minnie Reinhart. The program included Madison and Burke a singing dancing boxing act Tilly Cohen the Alvaretta Trio and splendid motion pictures. Tomorrow the chorus girls contest prizes and Friday features amateurs.
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Palace Theatre
Riley
Frank Finney
John J. Black
Milton Shuster
Harry Buckley
Wall
Pearl Black
Lily Waters
Idylla Vyner
Tilly Cohen
Corinne Ford
Minnie Reinhart
Pretty Girls
Madison and Burke
Alvaretta
Austin and Stones Museum Opens With Diverse Acts
Patrons enjoyed a day at Austin and Stone's Museum featuring Sandow and Lambert in strength feats, ventriloquist Glenfield, illusionist Ollivette, Feeney's Boys' Band, and a rich music programme. The Manhattan Girls presented song and dance numbers while Cassie French and others showcased specialties. Methven sisters led a novelty musical act.
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Austin & Stone
Sandow
Lambert
Glenfield
Ollivette
Feeney
Manhattan Girls
Cassie French
Marion Allen
Della Ames
Nina Lesta
Violette Dale
Dorothy Norton
Methven Sisters
Sandy Russell
Walker Morris
Carey and Cotter
Gonger and Gay
Fostelle and
Emmett
Norumbega Park Hosts Busy June With Entertainments
Norumbega Park reports its biggest June in years as pleasant weather and Boston conventions draw large crowds. The open air theatre runs full houses nightly including matinees, while zoological gardens attract crowds to bear pits and exhibits. The week’s bill features Hayes and Winne in Four Emperors of Music, Jesse Jack and Jerry, Brad ley Martin Co., Cornalla and Eddy, and Allen's Orchestra along with various amusements and picture machines.
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Norumbega Park
Boston
Hayes
Winne
Jesse
Jack and Jerry
Bradley, Martin & Co
Cornalla
Eddy
Allen
Komograph
Vaudeville At Pastime Draws Large Crowd
Yesterday at the Pastime Theatre a cool venue amid hot weather drew big crowds. Entertaining pictures and performances by Homer Strotyer on violin Denno and Vine on dance and Tenny juggling kept audiences amused. Aus tralian Sports and Over the Hills to the Poor House drew interest with sympathetic and humorous framing.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Homer Strotyer
Denno
Vine
Tenny
Tremont Theatre Presents A Knight for a Day Comedy
Tremont last evening drew big crowds for A Knight for a Day with John Slavin and May Vokes delivering riotously funny performances. The cast also features William Carleton and Carolyn Lilja with The Garden of Dreams highlighted as a standout ballad.
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Tremont
Boston
John Slavin
William Carleton
Carolyn Lilja
Charles Morrison
Paragon Park Expands Free Attractions With Grand Opera
Paragon Park adds Floryn's Belgian Grand Operatic Band of 40 led by Roman F. Cras and stars headed by Mme. Frery to its free attractions. Lucia enjoyed outdoors as manager George A. Dodge notes no change to existing free plans. New act tomorrow features H. F. Blaney singing with Mace Gay's Martland Band.
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Paragon Park
George A. Dodge
Dodge
Floryn
Roman F. Cras
Mme. Frery
Lucia
Beachey
Bonnetti
H. F. Blaney
Mace Gay
Martland
Madame Lowande
Equestrienne
Bonnetti Brothers
Lexington Park Offers Diverse Summer Entertainment
Lexington Park becomes a summer hub with a large amusement park, zoological gardens, picnic grounds, athletic field, dancing pavilion, Miss Edna F Simmons Orchestra, rustic theatre, and the musical comedy Helen From Troy New York starring Matt Ott and 24 fan-makers. The show has toured the Palisades and other Eastern parks and drew a big crowd at Lexington Park last night.
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Lexington Park
New England
Edna F. Simmons
Matt Ott
Helen
Troy
New York
the Palisades
Theatre Premier A Week of Moving Pictures and Music
The Theatre Premier features Harvard Yale boat race footage with freshman and varsity finishes. Highlights include For the Sake of the Crown and The Patriot Hor rors of War with top battle scenes. Also shows The Story the Boots Told and The Magnetic Removal with other shorts and a baseball score by innings.Charles Frank and Lee Meyers provide cello and tenor numbers, with John Clahane in bass.
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Harvard
Boston
Panama
Colorado
Tipperary
Charles Frank
Lee Meyers
John Clahane
King Philip Fishing Steamer Offers $150 For Largest Haddock and Cod
The King Philip fishing steamer offers $150 in gold for the largest haddock or cod of the season. Ladies and gentlemen may join the daily trips from Commercial wharf north side at 10 o clock, with lines bait and chowder free for round-trip buyers.
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King Philip
Commercial Wharf
Keith's Theatre Delivers Bright Boston Summer Bill
Two audiences enjoyed a varied program at Keith's Theatre featuring Ralph C. Herz in a vivid Private Secretary solo act, Wallace Goldsmith cartoons, the Karl Bakieben String Quartet, and lively pieces by Clara Blandnick Marion Thurber Richard Sterling. The bill included The Bandbox and several acts from Sadie Jansell Catherine Hayes Sabel Johnson Gaines and Brown Willie Hale and Buster Bob Tip the Riegos and more with first class moving pictures.
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Keith
Boston
Ralph C. Herz
Wallace Goldsmith
William Taft
William Bryan
Karl Bakieben
Boston Symphony Orchestra
Clara Blandnick
Marion Thurber
Richard Sterling
Sadie Jansell
Flora
Catherine Hayes
Sabel Johnson
Gaines and Brown
Willie Hale
Buster
Bob Tip
Four Riegos
Evans
Emita
the Berkes
James Waters
Moving Pictures
Damon and Pythias at Theatre Comique Delight Audiences
The Theatre Comique showcases Damon and Pythias this week along with Historical Philadelphia in motion pictures and Student Pranks. Sig Fantini debuts with bass selections while Bessie Stuart W H Keith Grace Palmer Eunice McDougall Katherine Hawkins and Marjorie Bray headline the bill with illustrated songs Beside the Old Oak Gate.
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Damon
Pythias
Theatre Comique
Philadelphia
Sig. Fantini
Scenic Temple Promises First Class Summer Amusements
Scenic Temple at corner Berkeley street and Warren avenue offers a perfect ventilation system comfortable seats and polite attendants making it a delightful summer amusement resort. The current bill features new moving pictures illustrated songs with instructive ties and a full orchestra performing operatic gems.
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Temple
Berkeley Street
Warren Avenue
Boston
Star Theatre Show Delights With Cool Indoor Air
Patrons enjoyed a warm weather matinée at Star Theatre with large fans circulating fresh air. Audiences laughed at Nocturnal Thieves and The Fat Baby while Our Dog Friends described police dogs in action. The Patriot offered a wartime tale and illustrated songs were well sung.
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Star Theatre
New York
Hub Theatre Delights Audiences With Last Weekend Shows
The Hub Theatre draws steady crowds as Miss May White Miss Blanche Parquette Ben Loring and Master Auriemma perform. This week features Sis Hopkins with Master Auriemma in his fifth and final appearance, a march ballad by Ben Loring, ladies' orchestra incidental music, a travelogue and Miles Brothers pictures in a nearly two hour program.
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Hub Theatre
May White
Blanche Parquette
Ben Loring
Master Auriemma
Sis Hopkins
Moving Picture Theatre
Ladies’ Orchestra
Miles Brothers’ Moving Pictures
British Ambassador James Bryce Spotted in Boston
James Bryce, the British ambassador at Washington and author of a major study on American government, passed through Boston yesterday. Few recognized the sun-tanned, white-bearded scholar as he hurried through the crowded South Station, a world famous figure in the court of St James.
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James Bryce
Washington
Boston
South Station
Court of St. James
Bass Point's Early History and Nahant Traditions
Nahant preserves old time traditions with Bass Point Rock linked to Thorwald in 1004. The legend notes his exclamation of beauty and desire to dwell there. The area remains a grand shore resort, with boats from Otis Wharf near Rowe's Wharf servicing daily intervals.
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Nahant
Thorwald
Bass Point Rock
Narragansett Bay
Greenland
Bass Point
Massachusetts Bay
Otis Wharf
Rowe’s
Bijou Dream Offers Variety Including Harvard Yale Race
The Bijou Dream presents a striking Harvard Yale boat race image at New Haven along with comedy features popular grand opera selections a singer of Irish songs and a short illustrated lecture on Holland. The varied program makes for a highly entertaining summer show at the venue.
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New Haven
Holland
Medford Boulevard Theatre Crowded With Summer Vaudeville
The Medford Boulevard Theatre is packed daily this week with a strong vaudeville bill. Torelli's dog and pony circus delights children while Slater and Williams receive applause for singing and dancing. Halli and Thaw offer a dainty operetta Love Finds a Way, O'Brien troupe performs acrobatics, the Pattens present Jerry from Kerry, Wartenberg brothers juggle, Julia Kingsley company stars in A Supper for Two.
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Medford Boulevard
J. W. Gorman
Torelli
Slater and
Williams
Halli
Thaw
O’brien
Pattens
Jerry
Kerry
Wartenberg Brothers
Julia Kingsley
Emperor Kuang Hsu History Compilation Ordered
The throne has ordered a comprehensive history of the Kuang Hsu reign covering all major government affairs of the dynasty. The work spans 221100 pages in 647 volumes and took seven months to prepare.
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Pekin
Kuang Hsu
British statesman Mr Bryce visits Boston in plain dress
Mr Bryce, dressed in a light summer business suit, arrives in Boston from Duluth and avoids interviews. He explains he hoped to pass unobserved and that Mrs Bryce dislikes interviews, while noting his admiration for American democracy.
Monterey Hermit Dowd Dies While Fishing After 50 Years
The Monterey hermit Dowd, who resided in his lifelong home, was found dead on Saturday while fishing. A lifelong figure, he spent five decades chiefly as a nevel fisherman and last year reportedly landed 1014 pickerel.
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Dowd
Homer Dowd Monterey fisher slain in Lake Fairfield find
Homer Dowd aged 79 a hermit and famed pickerel fisherman of Monterey was found dead in a boat on Lake Fairfield at Monterey last evening. Dowd had probably been in the boat when discovered by local residents.
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Great Barrington
Homer Dowd
Monterey
New England
Lake Fairfield
Dowd
Peruan Revolt Leader Warns of Yankee Colony in Peru
Augusto Durand, key figure in recent failed uprisings, arrived in Valparaiso from Iquique Chile and accuses the Peruvian government of plans to turn Peru into a Yankee colony. He calls the move the greatest danger to Peru.
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Valparaiso
Augusto Durand
Peru
Iquique
Chile
Duma and Council Seek Settlement on Naval Budget Deadlock
The Naval Budget dispute between the Duma and the Council of the Empire moved to a joint committee for settlement. The Council approved the budget including 5,500,000 for new battleship construction, but a deadlock remains.
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ST. Petersburg
Duma
Council of the Empire
Revere Man Wanders From Home of 65-Year-Old Veteran
William P Cook a 65 year old former Boston produce dealer with gray hair and mustache disappeared from 1 Hichborn Street Revere Sunday night. He was last seen on Shirley Avenue around 3 PM and described as slightly deranged. Friends fear he may be lost or injured.
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William ‘P. Cook
Hichborn Street
Revere
Mr. Cook
Shirley Avenue
Commercial Street
Boston
Car Hits Auto. Two Die in Indianapolis Collision
A touring car carrying four men and four young women was struck by a trolley car in Indianapolis. A. J. Yanger, owner, and Earl Gardiner, the chauffeur, were killed. One of the young women is seriously injured and may die.
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Indianapolis
Ind
A. J. Yanger
Earl Gardiner
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