Boston Opera Star Fritzi Scheff Opens Colonial Run
Fritzi Scheff starts her two week Colonial Theatre engagement in The Prima Donna a Parisian tale of love and mistaken pride with Raul Armand and the cafe performers. Herbert and Ayling tag team secondary roles while Scheff’s comic talent and stage presence draw crowd praise at Herbl Blossom’s production.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ethel Barrymore
Lady Frederick
Fritzi Scheff
Mme. Scheff
Mr. Blossom
Max Gundelfinger
Cafe Chantant
Baron de*Pombal
James E. Sullivan
Herbert Ayling
Mr. Herbert
William K. Harcourt
William Raymond
Ruth Holt Boucicault
Blanche Morrison
Katherine Stewart
Austin and Stone's Museum Acts Win Audience Applause
The show featured clever animals including dogs that danced and sang and aped humans, trained bears, and a Cleopatra snake dance by Princess Cairo. Colonel Wormwood highlighted patient training as key, while Sandow impressed with strength and skill. The Manhattan Girls and other acts accompanied the program making the afternoon a winner.
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Austin& Stone’s
Colonel Wormwood
Princess Cairo
Star of the Orient
America
Sandow
Samson
Curio Hall
Manhattan Girls
Ted Steele
Tom Bullock
Hayes
Morris
Bowman
Roland
Morin
Kennedy
Adame
Prince Karl Heinrich Shines In Old Heidelberg At Castle Square
John Craig returns as Prince Karl Heinrich at Castle Square Boston in Old Heidelberg. Mary Young as Kathie captivates with sweetness. Strong turns from Friebus Meek Evarts Hassell Cleveland elevate the ensemble. next week features The Lightning Cator.
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John Craig
Castle Square
Karl Heinrich
Old Heidelberg
Boston
Kathie
Mary
Herr Lutz
Mr. Evarts
Kellerman
Mr. Hassell
Count von Asterberg
Miss Cleveland
Frau Ryder
Scenic Temple Show Delights with Music and Comedy
A Scenic Temple program features excellent music singing and a laughter provoking comedy. The week’s motion picture exhibit is the best in weeks with colored dissolving views. The performers received hearty applause and the orchestra added operatic selections. A Thursday change to the motion picture exhibit is announced.
Tremont Theatre Ends Waltz Dream Run Next Saturday
Tremont Theatre closes its run of A Waltz Dream with final performances next Saturday. Sophie Brandt leads the Viennese orchestra as Henry Coote and Octavia Broske impress, while Elenry V Donnelly, Josie Sadler, and comedian J W Ferbert boost second act humor. Kitty Grey ticket sales open at the Tremont box office, with G P Huntley returning to London after the engagement. Julia Sanderson appears as the American principal to a warm Boston reception.
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Tremont Theatre
Sophie Brandt
Henry Coote
Octavia Broske
Elenry V. Donnelly
Josie Sadler
J. W. Ferbert
Kitty Grey
G. P. Huntley
London
Julia Sanderson
Boston
Millionaire and Policeman's Wife at Grand Opera House
The melodrama depicts a wealthy man attempting abducts of a policeman’s wife with multiple rescues and a grim Chinese torture den. Frederic Clayton stars as the policeman with Blanche Shirley as his wife, Bigelow Cooper as the villain, and Henry Frey and Rosalie as clever comic relief.
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New York
New York Harbor
Theodore Kremer
Grand Opera House
Loro
Frederic Clayton
Blanche Shirley
Bigelow Cooper
Henry Frey
Mosey Notmuchsky
Miss Rosalie
Dippy Armstrong
Gaiety Theatre Features Large Vaudeville Act and Cast
The Gaiety Theatre presents Fred Irwin’s big wheel show with an unusually large chorus and talented vaudeville cast. Murry Livingstone leads notable character work with Harry Campbell and a strong Irish turn from Frank E Lynch. The program includes a one act sketch Huckins Run, dancing by the Watson sisters, and a final burletta The Actor's Club with boxing fencing and a display of athleticism by the Bennett sisters.
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Fred Irwin
Gaiety Theatre
Murry Livingstone
Harry Campbell
Frank E. Lynch
James Hawkins
Billy Walsh
Joseph Grady
Willi Mahoney
Margaret
Florence Bennett
Kittie
Fannie Watson
Gertrude DeMilt
Lea Starr
Lillian Riley
Josephine Bell
Huckins
James Harkins
Coen Shouter
Gertie DeMitt
Watson Sisters
Brady and Mahoney
Bennett Sisters
Hub Theatre Presents A Vaudeville Bill With Stars
A rousing Hub Theatre bill features Mile. Fountaine and two stallions headlining vaudeville, with the Pike brothers Vellecco Venice and illustrated ballads by capable artists. A Miles brothers’ comedy and dramatic pictures join the program. Thursday brings a complete change in pictures songs and acts.
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Hub
Mile
Fountaine
Pike Brothers
Vellecco
Venice
Miles Brothers
Way Down East Charms Boston Theatre Audience Again
The Boston Theatre presents Way Down East with a familiar cast and strong audience response. Phebe Davies as Anna Moore draws continuous applause while Elric B. Collins and John R. Armstrong give notable performances. The Village Choir, snow scene, and comic bits add to a production praised as up to standard.
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New England
Boston
Phebe Davies
Anna Moore
Elric B. Collins
David Bartlett
John R. Armstrong
Squire Bartlett
John E. Brennan
Hi Holler
Charles Burke
Rube Whipple
Warren Cooke
Fred Wreeman
Henry A. Barrows
Estelle Ward
Jane Millard
Globe Theatre Opens Last Week of Glove The Red Moon
Bob Cole and J Rosamond Johnson opened the Globe Theatre third and final week with The Red Moon before large audiences. Sam Lucas Abhbia Mitchell and Andrew Tribble star in supporting roles. The engagement ends Saturday night March 6 with Bonita in Wine Woman and Song starting Monday matinee.
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Bob Cole
J. Rosamond Johnson
Globe Theatre
Red Moon
Sam Lucas
Uncle Tom
Abhbia Mitchell
Miss Mitchell
Hammerstein
Andrew Tribble
South
Arthur Talbot
Theo Pankey
Monteray
Bonita
Bowdoin Square Theatre honors for The Fatal Wedding
The Bowdoin Square Theatre drew a well filled house for both performances of The Fatal Wedding with enthusiastic praise. Katherine Clinton debuted as Cora Williams and impressed, supported by Hal Clarendon Frances McHenry and others in a strong company. The new film attractions were also well received.
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Bowdoin Square Theatre
Howard Wilson
Cora Williams
Wilson
Katherine Clinton
Hal Clarendon
Frances McHenry
James Barrett
Villian
Harry Brooks
Tommy Shearer
Florence Hale
Bridget
Eva Francis
Hal Brown
Harry Humphrey
Red Moon Delights Boston Audiences at Columbia Theatre
The Columbia Theatre enjoyed a packed crowd as Dave Marion and the Dreamland Burlesquers presented The Red Moon two acts of brisk farce. Marion led a strong cast with Agnes Behler, Adelaide Fell and others delivering lively performances. Tomorrow features John Perelli vs. renowned wrestler Butch Miller with Friday bringing amateur ladies on stage.
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Columbia Theatre
Dave Marion
Dreamland
Marion
Agnes Behler
Adelaide I. Fell
Mark ‘Thompson
Will Lawrence
Fred Collins
George H. Pierce
Frederic Ireland
Alice Brophy
Louise Collins
Viola Napp
Salome
John Perelli
America
Butch” Miller
Farren
Palace Theatre Burlesque and Vaudeville Week Highlights
The Bon Tons offer an entertaining burlesque and vaudeville bill at Palace Theatre with two burlesques Affinity Beach and The Squaw Girls Round Up. Lead roles feature Guy Rawson Frances Clare and a cast including Emily Miles Helen Spencer Ollie Joy Ethel Thorpe Ethel Clayton Minnie Cook Marie Walsh Zoe Dare and more. Friday presents amateur entertainment.
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Bon Tons
Palace Theatre
Affinity
Guy Rawson
Harry Woods
George Liblo
Harvey Green
William Wilson
Charles Sattler
John Fleming
Frances Clare
Emily Miles
Helen Spencer
Ollie Joy
Ethel Thorpe
Ethel Clayton
Minnie Cook
Marie Walsh
Zoe Dare
Messrs
Woods
Libb
Joy
Clayton
Rawson
Clare
Woods and
Green
Libie and
Spencer
la Minna
Weak Weary Watery Eyes Welcome Marine Eye Remedy
A historical notice promotes a marine eye remedy described as an eye tonic to relieve weak weary and watery eyes. The advertisement urges readers to try the product as a nourishing eye treatment.
The Witching Hour to Close at Majestic Theatre
The Witching Hour will end its Boston run at the Majestic Theatre on Saturday evening March 20. Boston audiences filled with praise as John Mason wraps his third week in the role of Jack Brookfield with a strong supporting company led by Russ Whytal as Justice Prentice.
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Majestic Theatre
Boston
Mr. Mason
John Mason
Jack Brookfield
Justice Prentice
Russ Whytal
Orpheum Theatre Hosts Laurence Irving and Miss Hackney Debut
The Orpheum in Boston welcomed English stars Laurence Irving and Miss Mabel Hackney in the 80 minute stage version of The King and the Vagabond adapted from Gringoire. The duo received enthusiastic notices with supporting sketches and musical interludes marking a strong American debut.
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Laurence Irving
Mabel Hackney
Miss Hackney
Gringoire
Mr. Irving
Louis XI
France
John H. Crist, Jr
Olivier
Alfred Field Fisher
Simon
Pauline Hagen
Toyla
Ed. Blondell and
Cameron
Flannagan
Gallando
Taft
Theodore Roosevelt
Cain
Zimmer
George Delmore
Jules W. Lee
Laurence Trinitg
England
Atlantic
William Morris
Boston
Portia
Shylock
Sir Henry Irving
America
Hunt Recital by Helen Hunt in Potter Tall
Helen Hunt, contralto, with accompanist Isadore Luckstone, offered a refined recital at Potter Tall. Her disciplined voice and clear diction across German and English songs impressed, though the final French group and some English items lagged. Luckstone’s accompaniment was praised. a few musical tediums and latepieces were noted as expendable.
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Potter Tall
Helen Hunt
Isadore Luckstone
Miss Hunt
Borodine
George Hue
Tai
Ribaux
Pachmaninoff
Mr. Luckstone
Mr. Yuckstone
Season of Grand Opera Arrives With Hammerstein Event
Oscar Hammerstein brings expectations of a stellar season at the Boston Theatre Manager Lindsay Morrison reports high ticket demand Subscriptions and season tickets are sold by mail with payments to Charles Frohman and William Harris Receipts will be mailed to subscribers to notify delivery readiness
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Oscar Hammerstein
Lindsay Morison
Boston Theatre
Charles Frohman
William Harris
Boston
Keiths Theatre Hosts Jefferson De Angelis Rehearsal
Heiths Theatre in Boston gives a royal welcome to Jefferson De Angelis star of The Rehearsal a one act musical absurdity. The cast includes Genevieve Finlay London’s pet boy Claire Romaine Flying Martins Josettis Lilliputians and others in a strong bill with Circumstantial Evidence and ventriloquist Hugh Emmett.
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Boston
Jefferson de Angelis
Keith
de Angelis
Genevieve Finlay
London
Claire Romaine
Miss Romaine
Josettis
Hugh J. Emmett
California
Anderson and Goines
Spissell~ Meers
Adolph
Theatre Premier Inauguration Week Show Highlights
The Inauguration Week program at Theatre Premier showcases Travelogue pictures of the President elect in the Philippines and Camerphone acts led by Kenneth Casey with German songs a cornet solo a Spanish fandango and other numbers. The feature films include Topsy Turvy The Prince and the Dwarf The Jolly Trio Dream and The Prussian Spy. Robert Vanni Nattie Berger Albert Caproni and Edith Ray perform operatic selections and illustrated songs.
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Philippines
Kenneth Casey
Melba
Robert Vanni
Nattie Berger
Albert Caproni
Edith Ray
Theatre Comique Shows Strong Motion Pictures This Week
The Theatre Comique presents David and Saul as the main feature this week drawing much comment. Also shown are The Gold Beater Hypnotic Subject The Dime Novel Detective and Florences Birthday. A Travelogue Our Navy received applause. Mae Vincent Edith Mellor Gertrude Mann and Alexander Frazier performed illustrated songs with other musical numbers.
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David and Saul
Theatre Comique
Florence
Mae Vincent
Edith Mellor
Gertrude Mann
Alexander Frazier
Massachusetts Town Meetings Vote On Licenses And Leaders
Across 193 towns in Massachusetts voters elected officers and debated license questions. North Andover and Marshfield split by 27 votes, Medway by 13, Amesbury stayed No license, Watertown opposed license by about two to one, and Norwood Acushnet saw notable women candidates. Local officials changed hands with tight margins and peculiar contests in Wakefield and Southboro.
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Massachusetts
Berkshire Hills
Seashore
North Andover
Marshfield
Medway
Amesbury
Watertown
Edgar M. Nixon
George H. Whittemore
Sharon
Good Government Association
Board of Selectmen
Moorfield Storey
Lincoln
Nathan FE. Collins
Norwood
Acushnet
Emily C. Fisher
Mary J. Alden
Emery E. Cushman
Charles A. Dean
Wakefield
Samuel T. Parker
Milton
Sackett
James
Conger
Southboro
W. A. Gould
Gould
F. G. Allen
Carver
Thomas Dolan
Pr. George Grover
Board of Health
Hyde Park
No-license momentum sweeps western Massachusetts towns
A regional wave against liquor licenses spread through western Massachusetts with Greenfield Montague and Whatley joining Northampton in no-license gains. Lincoln Hopedale Hawley Hull Marshfield Wendell and others showed mixed or unanimous shifts, signaling broader anti-saloon sentiment statewide.
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Massachusetts
Greenfield
Montague
Whatley
Whately
Northampton
Lincoln
Langford and Walsh Attend Howard Atheneum Show
A large crowd greeted Sam Langford and Jimmy Walsh at the Howard Atheneum. Langford is slated to fight Jack Johnson in London May 17 for the championship while Walsh faces Digger Stanley for the bantam title.
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Washington
Sam Langford
Jimmy Walsh
Howard
Langford
Jack Johnson
London
Stanley
Texas Steel Quartet
Fields
Horton
la Triska
Mile
Dan Brooks
Rose Jeanette
Will
Minnie la Belle
Cullen
Berkley
Delmar
Odell
Barnes
West
Kennedy
Farley
Evarts
Park Theatre Hosts Hattie Williams In Final Fortnight
Birds twitter in Park Theatre as Hattie Williams marks the second month of her stay with Fluffy Ruffles. Her comic songs captivate a large Boston audience and signal a brief run ending March 18 before Peggy Macree opens March 15 with tenor Joseph O Mara in the Park Theatre program.
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Park Theatre
Hattie Williams
Comedienne
Miss Williams
Boston
Peggy Macree
Joseph O'Mara
the Park Theatre
Waiter Convicted in Attack on President Fallieres
Paris reports waiter Jean Mattis who assaulted President Fallieres last Christmas was found guilty today. He received four years in prison and a five year banishment from Paris.
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Fallieres
Waiter
Paris
Jean Mattis
President Fallieres
Rabbi Israeli to Speak at Zion Literary Society
Rabbi Israeli will address the Zion Literary Society on Thursday evening March 4 at 7 p.m. in the vestry room of Adath Jeshurun Temple Blue Hill avenue corner Brunswick street. His topic is Are We a Nation.
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Rabbi Israeli
Zion Literary Society
Adath Jeshurun Temple
Blue Hill Avenue
Brunswick Street
Locomotive Boiler Inspection Backed by Senator Burkett
Senator Burkett of arta today introduced a bill urging inspection of locomotive boilers akin to the existing steamboat boiler requirements. The proposal aims to raise safety standards for rail transport and prevent boiler failures.
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Washington
Burkett of
Arta
Woman Finds Body in Attic of Boarding House
Lawrence March 1 Joseph E Macguire a Boston and Northern conductor was found yesterday hanging by a clothes line in the attic of his boarding house at 336 Haverhill street by Mrs Henry T Doe wife of the former mayor who owns the house He had been dead since Thursday last In poor health for a month friends offer no motive and say he was in a mental derangement His death ends four years of service to the road and he was highly regarded by colleagues and friends
Fire at Bowdoinham Wood Plant Costs $15,000
Bowdoinham Me March 1 the Standard Wood Company wood factory managed by former Insurance Commissioner Stephen W Carr burned tonight. The blaze put twenty men out of work with a loss of 15000 dollars, largely on the building and machinery. Maina Central railroad traffic was delayed briefly.
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Bowdoinham
Standard Wood Company
Stephen W. Carr
Buncombe Club Succeeds Ananias Club in Washington
The Buncombe Club replaces the Ananias Club as Roosevelt’s term ends. Taft criticized Panama Canal and blamed buncombe Congressmen in speeches. The new club is seen as aligned with the incoming President elect.
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Washington
Crum Resigns as Charleston Port Collector
Dr W D Crum colored resigns as collector at Charleston S C in a letter to President Roosevelt effective March 4 His resignation ends Roosevelt's contested appointment six years after it began and is seen as Crum admitting defeat in the dispute with Taft opponents
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Charleston
S&l. C
Roosevelt
W. D. Crum
Taft
Germany to ARM Airships with Cannon
Berlin reports that German military air ships of the future will be armed with small cannons or machine guns. Army authorities at several headquarters are testing this approach and have virtually decided to fit rigid Zeppelin balloons with cannon or small calibers.
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Berlin
Germany
Race Riot Wounds Eleven at St. Joseph Missouri
Three Americans were dangerously wounded and eight Mexicans injured when over twenty Mexican packing house laborers clashed with American workers in South St. Joseph. The melee erupted yesterday, prompting early reports from the Missouri city.
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ST. Joe ST. Joseph
South St. Joseph
Blanche Walsh Leaves Hospital After Monthlong Illness
Blanche Walsh, long hospitalized for stomach trouble, was discharged today in Kansas City. She plans to go to New York next week for further plans or recovery.
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Blanche Walsh
Kansas City
Miss Walsh
New York
Baltic rebel organizer August Monanadzit arrested in Riga
ST PETERSBURG March 1 August Monanadzit the primary organizer of the 1905 06 Baltic revolt has been arrested at Riga. He has been in hiding in the forests since 1906 and is now taken into custody.
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ST. Petersburg
Monanadzit
Baltic
Riga
Springfield Wins U S Court Sessions Authorization
The House approved a bill authorizing holding terms of United States Circuit and District courts in Springfield Massachusetts. The action sets terms for the federal judiciary in the city, signaling improved access to federal court proceedings.
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Washington
The
House Today
United States Circuit
Sprinfield
Mass
Weavers Return at Montrose Woolen Mill
One hundred thirty weavers at the Montrose Woolen Company mill in Woonsocket, Rhode Island, returned to work after striking last week for higher wages.
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Woonsocket, R.il
Montrose Woolen Company
Princess Maria Theresa of Bavaria Dies in Cannes
Princess Maria Theresa wife of Prince Ludwig of Bavaria died in Cannes France on March 1. She was born July 2 1844 and lived a long royal life in Europe.
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Cannes
France
Maria Theresa
Ludwig of Bavaria
The Quickest and Simplest Cough Cure
A home remedy praised as quicker and cheaper than store medicines. The recipe uses granulated sugar syrup and Pinex to treat coughs colds and bronchial trouble. Instructions say to take a teaspoonful every one to three hours and claim it never spoils when corked.
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Norway
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Vira Stowe
Arthur Elliot
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