A Fair Egyptian Queen at the Hollis Street Theatre
Sardou's Cleopatra staged by Miss Fanny Davenport at Hollis Street Theatre. MacDowell leads as Antony with a modern, humanized Cleopatra praised for emotional depth. Scenic work praised, two week engagement. Palace Theatre features Lester's big show with many acts and Cyrene the Spanish dancer nearing finale.
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Charles W. Stokes
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Snake
England
Memphis
Temple of
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Fanny Rice Shines in Bowdoin Square engagement
Fanny Rice headlined a lively Bowdoin Square Theatre bill last night with an excellent company. Reprising her Nadjy persona, she impressed as a versatile star with new features and strong supporting players including Charles H. Bradshaw Robert Vernon John W. Ransom Charles Lawlor Mrs Sol Smith Eva Turner Nellie Hawthorne and Carle the Newfoundland dog.
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Bowdoin Square
Bowdoin Square Theatre
Miss Rice
Nadjy
Tremont Theatre
Charles H. Bradshaw
Robert Vernon
John W. Ransome
Charles Lawlor
Sol Smith
Eva Turner
Nellie Hawthorne
Carle
The Holly Tree Inn and Dombey and Son Close Week at Museum
On Monday March 7 Thomas Keene appears in a repertory at Boston Museum with The Holly Tree Inn and Dombey and Son in closing week. Large audiences praise the charming performances and the stories, more entertaining than the printed page. Matinees Wednesday and Saturday offer convenient options for ladies and children. The first stage performance of Henry Guy Carleton's Princess of Erie debuts Monday evening March 7.
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Dickens
Dombey and Son
Henry Gay IL Carleton
Howard Burlesque at Athenaeum Delights Huge Crowd
The Howard Burlesque Company drew a tremendous audience at the Howard Athenaeum last evening. Eva Ray Hamilton led the finale burlesque after the opening play The Donkey Party. The program featured elaborate costumes and scenic effects with an olio and a Blue-O Jane burlesque. Harry Morris showed as German specialist Sefton the dancing spider proved popular, Polly Holmes led the troupe, and Eva Kay Hamilton shared top attention in the closing burlesque.
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Howard Burlesque
Howard Athenaeum
Eva Ray Hamilton
Harry Morris
Sefton
Acard
Polly Holmes
Eva Kay Hamilton
Novelty program dazzles crowds at Stone and Shaw show
A large crowd welcomed Stone and Shaw's fresh novelties headed by a Japanese Circus Troupe acclaimed for acrobatic feats. Nebraska magnetic girl Mattie Lee Charles drew praise for her feats while Fiji Jim Annie from South Sea Islands and Bonney the Albino were lauded for other attractions. A marble engine and the Miramba Band also featured, with two additional entertainment acts by a double troupe of specialty artists.
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Mattie Lee Charles
Nebraska
Fiji
Jim
Annie
South Sea Islands
Bonney
Beatrix the Snake Queen
Harbor Lights at Grand Museum Presented by Lothrop Cast
Miss Ethel Tucker and Charles Barringer head a capable company in Harbor Lights at the Grand Museum. Lothrop’s production pleases a popular audience with solid acting, strong supporting players, good scenery, and a varied program including the Reed family and John McVicar’s farce. Herman Reiche’s menagerie was shown day and night.
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Arbor Lights
Grand Museum
Ethel Tucker
Charles Barringer
Lothrop
Harbor Lights
Herman Reiche
Audran Opera at Globe and The Trumpet Call at Boston
Immense Globe Theatre audience praised Miss Lillian Russell in Audran’s opera. The balance of the season already sold out. The Boston Theatre drew a large crowd for The Trumpet Call, followed by The Ensign. March 28 brings Country Circus in Boston plus Harry McGleven benefit on March 14 at Park Theatre. An extra matinee is scheduled for next Wednesday.
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Globe Theatre
Lillian Russell
Audran
Thele
Boston Theatre
Ensign
Boston
Harry McGleven
Park Theatre
The Cats' Convention in Boston’s Feline Hall
A fanciful tale from Boston about cats seeking licenses and a cat’s home. Miss Tabitha leads a reformist movement urged by canny canines and a governor’s aid letter. The tale wraps with a prophecy of future cat wealth at a Chicago convention during the Columbian Exhibition.
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Wink E
Hussel
Tigercat
Tommy Wetblanket
Moss Coon
Peter Lobbykit
Peter Rose
Legislative Committee
State House
Tabitha
The Tremont and City Theatres Feature Busy Week
The season’s first Wednesday matinee signals public interest in Amy Robsart at Tremont Theatre with Miss Wainwright and an able company. Next week Sadie Martinet debuts Pompadour while The Lost Paradise closes at Columbia Theatre after a strong run. Other attractions include Howard Big Burlesque at the Grand Opera House and Sothern at Hollis Street Theatre. Cyrene appears in New Bedford with a special train, Little Tuesday at Globe Theatre, and benefit events at Hollis Street and Columbia theatres. Dr DeWitt Talmage will lecture in Chicago then Boston for $1000, a single address next Thursday.
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Aseum
Howard Big
Watsons
Evans and
Hoey
Minnie French
Grand Opera House
K. H. Sothern
Hollis Street Theatre
Miss Davenport
Henry Arthur Jones
Charles J. Rich
Rich
Cyrene
New Bedford
Whales
Palace Theatre
Globe Theatre
Henry &. Harris
Columbia Theatre
DeWitt Talmage
Chicago
Boston
Fight Off in New Orleans Postpones Ryan Needham Match
President Gensberger announced the Ryan Needham bout was indefinitely postponed due to Ryan's throat trouble, leaving fans without the planned boxing showdown this evening in New Orleans.
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New Oreans
Gensberger
Ryan
Marriage Rings in Australian Gold at Wilson Bros
Wilson Bros at 16 Tremont Row Boston advertises marriage rings in Australian gold from seven to twelve dollars. They offer own make and stamp rings, custom orders, and promise production in two hours. Look for the Big Clock in the store windows.
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Ustralian
Wilson Ros
Tremont Row
Boston
Maynard Nealey Marriage in City ceremony
In the city on February 28, Ross Hall Maynard wed Isabel Nealey by Reverend Boynton. Also, in Sydney on February 22, John Eliot Bullard of Boston married Elsie M Prescott of Adelaide, Australia.
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Mr. Boynton
Ross Hall Maynard
Isabel Nealey
Bullard—Prescott
Sydney
Australia
John Eliot Bullard
Boston
Elsie M. Prescott
Adelaide
Deaths from Bridgeport to Ipswich and Memphis notices
Death notices from multiple cities list Frank Learned born in Watertown and Mary Charlotte Robinson in Boston, Catherine Bent in Taunton, Maria Howe in Brookfield, James M. Trotter in Hyde Park, Clarence L. White infant in Quincy, Catherine Swift Wharton in Memphis, Wilhelmina Wildes in Ipswich. Funeral for Colonel Selden Hollis Loring at New Old South Church noon Tuesday under Loyal Legion. attendance requested.
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Conn
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New York
Watertown
Mass
Company E
Forty-fourth
Massachusetts Infantry
Robinson
Mary Charlotte
A. Jenks Robinson
Bent
Taunton
William H. Bent
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Nathaniel ‘I. Bent
Howe
Brookfield
Maria A. Howe
Francis Howe
Trotter
Hyde Park
James M.trotter
White
Quincy
Clarence L
Charles Eldon
Anne Adams White
Wharton
Memphis
Catherine Swift
Robert Wharton
Boston
Paul Swift
Philadelphia
Wildes
Ipswich
Wilhelmina LD. Wildes
Asabel H. Wildes
Selden Hollis Loring
New Old South Church
Loyal Legion
The Aldermen Meet With Little Life At Meeting
Yesterday's session in the city hall showed the aldermen dull and the agenda light with no major business. Council discussions touched on routine approvals and minor public works, offering no decisive actions or notable developments.
A Business Man's Nerve Keany Memorials Then a Bold Hardware Plan
The Boston Aldermen approved memorial resolutions for Mathew Keany, praising his public spirit and character. Alderman Keenan urged swift action on Parental and Mechanical Arts High School funding, while Osgood proposed a six month credit program for his Boston furniture firm, promising low prices and no interest.
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Sullivan
Keenan
Boston
Lewis
Mechanical Arts High School
Alderman Keenan
Woods to speak on Toynbee Hall at Wendell Phillips Union
Mr. Robert A. Woods of the Andover House will share his experience and observations from Toynbee Hall in London, a famed center of education and reform. The talk is set for Wednesday at 8 p.m. at 812 Washington street, Wendell Phillips Union.
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Wendell Phillips Union
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American Insurance Co
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Jay Gould Leaves Jersey City for Southwest Trip
Jay Gould departed Jersey City at 2 13 PM in his private car for a Southwestern journey. He was accompanied by his daughter Helen and his physician Dr Munn.
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Jay Gould
Jersey City
Helen
Munn
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