Road to Ruin ends in righteous glory as cast shines
The review praises a melodramatic stage production detailing swift plot shifts and a return of the hero to his mother. Jack Munroe from Butte and Jack Morton are highlight roles, with strong performances by James Thatcher as Morton and Thomas N Heffron as Kennedy. Grace Wolvin and Wanda Wheeler draw attention in design and presence. Virginia Thornton and Anna Wilkes receive noted praise. Nellie McHenry will follow in M'lis.
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Comedienne
Jack Munroe
Butte
Jeffries
Boston
New York
Jack Morton
James Thatcher
James Kennedy
Thomas N. Heffron
Issie Cohen
Harry N. Walters
Grace Wolvin
Wanda Wheeler
Virginia Thornton
Bertha Dean
Anna Wilkes
Rebecca
Nellie McHenry
Mrs Jack shines in Boston in lively farce
Alice Fischer stars in Mrs Jack at the Museum a breezy farce by Grace Livingston Furniss. The Western heroine with ten million dollars wins over critics and audiences with brisk wit vivacity and clever supporting turns from Harris Mayne Linthicum Leigh Kruger and others. The piece runs a week with strong patronage and warm reception.
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Alice Fischer
Boston
Museum
Mrs. Jack
Grace Livingston Furniss
Jack
Harris
Miss Fischer
New York
Frank Mayne
Markey Deaves
Mayne
Thomas Evans
Jacques Kruger
Frank Mathieu
James Carew
Dick Fedris
Edward H. Crosby
Desperate Chance Opens at Grand Opera House
Crowds fill Grand Opera House as opening night of A Desperate Chance thrills with melodrama built on the Biddle brothers and a Pittsburgh tragedy. Strong acts and tense climaxes drive audience engagement and set a lively pace for the production.
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Grand Opera House
Biddle Brothers
Pittsburg
Knickerbocker Girl Dress Rehearsal Opens Tonight
The Columbia closed last evening for a dress rehearsal of The Knickerbocker Girl which will have its first public performance on any stage tonight. Early notices point to an attractive entertainment with strong audience appeal.
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Columbia
Mocking Bird at Park Theatre Praises Bright Cast
Mabelle Gilman stars as Yvette Millet in The Mocking Bird a sparkling musical at Park Theatre Sidney Rosenfeld and A Baldwin Sloan receive high praise for the show The production features songs such as The Sly Musette The Moon Song and The Point of View with Doane Ely and Deane delivering lively numbers The cast includes Roland Carter Robert Rogers Claude Boyer Walter Shannon Eulah Lee Louise Macintosh Ivy Moore and Sarah Osgood among others.
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Mabelle Gilman
The
Park Theatre
Sidney Rosenfeld
A. Baldwin Sloan
Boston
Miss Gilman
Yvette Millet
New Orleans
Maxime Granpre
Yvette
Eugene de Lorme
Fair Mabelle
Frank Doane
Roland Carter
Robert Rogers
Claude Boyer
Walter Shannon
Eulah Lee
Louise Macintosh
Ivy Moore
Sarah Osgood
Road to Ruin at Music Hall Captures City Temptations
A full house saw The Road to Ruin at Music Hall, a familiar tale of a country youth drawn by a worldly woman into a New York trap. Jack Morton resists, turns the tables, and foils the badger game in a dramatic finale.
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Ruin
Music Hall
New York
Jack Morton
Cast Showcases The Greatest Thing in the World at Castle Square
At Castle Square Theatre the stock company presented The Greatest Thing in the World by Harriet Ford and Beatrice DeMille. Jane Irving stood in for Virginia Bryant, delivering a moving portrayal of a devoted mother. Izetta Jewel and Leonora Bradley drew strong notices, with solid turns by John Craig, John Sampolis, George Mack, James Seeley, and John Craven enhancing the performance.
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Castle Square Theatre
Harriet Ford
Beatrice DeMille
Allian Lawrence
Virginia Bryant
Jane Irving
Miss Irving
Izetta Jewel
Helen McFarland
Leonora Bradley
Sarah McFarland
Mary Sanders
Madge Chiselhurst
Geoffrey Townsend
John Craig
Cecil Bryant
John Sampolis
George IE. Mack
Harold Bryant
James L. Seeley
David McFarland
John T. Craven
Chiselhurst
Perilous melodrama at Bowdoin Square Theatre in four acts
A sensational melodrama titled In Peril opened yesterday at Bowdoin Square Theatre. Set in Bolivia during a rebellion, it features an American engineer, U.S. consul and daughters, an English prospector, and a police chief with U.S. intervention aiding the engineer who wins wealth and a wife. Noted performances by Willard Blackmore E D Denison Maye Louise Aigen Corinne Cantwell Katherine Dooling and others led a strong cast for a single week with daily matinees.
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Bowdoin Square Theatre
Bolivia
United States
Cartagena
Edgar Dale
Willard Blackmore
Garrett Wayne
E. D. Denison
Bertha Grey
Maye Louise Aigen
Marion
Ruth
Wayne
Corinne Cantwell
Katherine Dooling
Mrs. Crawford
Florence Hale
Grey
Castro
Herbert Chesley
Carl Fey
Simon Lane
E. R. Philips
Will Phillips
Lawrence Merton
William Vaughan
D. L. Gaylord
James Levering
William Buhler
King Dodo Shines in Fourth Tremont Week
Pixley and Luders's merry comic opera King Dodo continues its fourth and final week at the Tremont in Boston with strong prosperity. The production, led by Manager Savage, showcases Pixley's bright lyrics and Luders's music, supported by a capable company of comedians and singers. The show is praised as a lasting favorite beyond a mere passing fad.
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Pixley and Luders
Dodo
Tremont
Boston
Savage
Pixley
Luders
Majestic Theatre Storks Entertains With Lively Cast
The Majestic Theatre presents The Storks a light hearted show praised for humor not dialogue. Carle leads a strong company with Edmund Stanley’s singing and Gilbert Gregory’s Slimguff drawing praise along with Fizzlewitz oddities. May De Sousa Harriet Standon and Ethel Johnson shine in a stylish female trio.
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Storks
Majestic
Mr. Carle
Carle
Edmund Stanley
Slimguff
Gilbert Gregory
Bakteria
William Rock
Fizzlewitz
May de Sousa
Harriet Standon
Ethel Johnson
Way Down East Captures Large Boston Theatre Audience
The Boston Theatre hosted a sizable crowd for the third week of Way Down East, a traditional pastoral drama well suited to Lent. The production is noted as elaborately staged and drawing strong praise for its realism and appeal to the audience.
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Boston
New England Playhouse
Way Down East
Phebe Davies Stars in Anna Moore and Olcott at Boston Theatre
Phebe Davies reprises Anna Moore a role she created six years ago drawing strong audience sympathy. The company includes Marion L Shirley Archie Boyd Ulric Collins John E Brennan Frank Currier Charles A Burke Sara Stevens and Ella Hugh Wood. Chauncey Olcott opens a two week run at the Boston Theatre Monday with Old Limerick Town and new songs. The drama chronicles Nell O'Brien a brash figure in the 1835 36 elite set.
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Sible
Phebe Davies
Anna Moore
Marion L. Shirley
Archie Boyd
Ulric Collins
John E. Brennan
Frank Currier
Charles A. Burke
Sara Stevens
Ella
Hugh Wood
Chauncey Olcott
Boston
Old Limerick Town
Nell O’brien
Faversham headlines Boston stage return at Hollis Street
William Faversham opened the second and final Boston week at Hollis Street Theatre in Esmonds new comedy to warm curtain calls. Fay Davis and Hilda Spong drew applause as Barrymore buzz built for next Monday opening in A Country Mouse and Carrots. Miss Barrymore appears two weeks only with sale starting at 8 oclock.
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Hollis Street Theatre
William Faversham
Boston
H. V. Esmond
Faversham
The
Empire
Fay Davis
London
Hilda Spong
Ethel Barrymore
Hollis Street
Miss Barrymore
Sleeping Beauty and the Beast at Colonial Theatre
A large audience enjoyed the Sleeping Beauty and the Beast at the Colonial Theatre entering its fifth week with favorable reviews. The royal cast includes Harry Bulger and William Macart as the king and queen, Joe Cawthorne the nurse, Viola Gillette the prince, Leila McIntyre the princess, and Phebe Coyne the witch. Ballets and stage pictures captivate all, and the show is praised as a unique local spectacle seen nowhere else nearby.
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Colonial Theatre
Harry Bulger
William Macart
Joe Cawthorne
Viola Gillette
Leila McIntyre
Phebe Coyne
Keith's Theatre Vaudeville Debut Delights Parisian Audiences
Mme Eugenia Mantelli of the Metropolitan grand opera company headlines Keith's Vaudeville debut with familiar songs like Violets Goodby and Im Wearing My Heart Away for You. The bill features Callahan and Mack the Athos family Grapewin and Chance in A Mismated Pair and a strong lineup including Klein Clifton and Dooley with James F. Kelly and Dorothy Kent. The program is praised as one of the season's best all variety shows.
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Mme
Eugenia Mantelli
Metropolitan Grand Opera Company
Keith’s
Callahan and Mack
Charles E. Grapewin
Anna Chance
Mr. Grapewin
Louis Mann
Athos
Klein
Clifton
J. Francis Dooley
James F. Kelly
Dorothy Kent
Howard Atheneum Show Promises Rapid, Daring Variety
The Howard Atheneum bills Charmion the great trapeze and pantomime star from New York, plus the Brothers Freyda and Coley and Mamie Grant. Strong acts include Wood and Ray, Al Rane’s bull terriers, Davenport and Zetta, Barr and LaSalle, the Johnsons, Pete Griffin, and John Kingsbury. The burlesque Inspection Invited features Genie Pollard and Louise Carver among others.
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Charmion
Freydo
Grant
Koster & Bial’s
New York
America
Old House
Freyda
Coley
Mamie Grant
Wood
Ray
al Rane
Davenport
Zetta
Orville
Frank
Barr and
LaSalle
the Johnsons
al Burton
Pete Griffin
John Kingsbury
Toby Lyons
Joe Fields
Mark Wolley
Harry LaMarr
Will Johnson
Ed O’brien
Genie Pollard
Louise Carver
Dot Davenport
Gladys Fisher
Mabel Leslie
Maul Grant
Barr
la Salle
Toby Ons
Harry la Marr
Gente Pollard
Dotvenport
Kitty Bingham
Julia Crosby
Marte Oakland
Carousel of Korean twins and varied acts thrill Boston crowd
Marie Oakland and a chorus of 30 perform in Austin and Stone's Korea themed exhibit. The museum hosts the celebrated Korean twins and surgeons plan separating cartilage, drawing medical men to view nature's dual formation. Old Zip entertains beside the twins as forty other features unfold, including Lavina and Gray, McNamee, Harry Burns, and the Seymour sisters among many others.
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Korea
Curio Hall
Boston
Old Zip
Circus
Twins
Lavina
Gray
McNamee
Harry Burns
Helen Hurt
James and
Richards
James P. Lee
Rae Irvine
Clachton
May Morris
Lombard Brothers
Bell Sisters
Casmore
Florence
Mamie Anderson
Spedden and
Herson
Burlesque at Lyceum Excites Patrons This Season
The Lyceum Theatre reports steady show quality as Harry Bryant's burlesquers open and headline a stout bill. Bryant remains true to his famed "hobo" character while the six Imperial Japanese troupe members perform notable feats, highlighting a strong season for the well patronized venue.
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Harry Bryant
Bryant
Nickelodeon At Walker's Popular House This Week
An updated lineup at Manager Walker's introduces Barrett's colored comedy creators with Southern social scenes. The show features singing dancing cake walking and feats by Ajax the strong man and Professor Singerman. Ed Gavin Selim Sid and others perform while Lizzie Parker's burlesque company presents The Arrival of John L Sullivan and living pictures. amateurs close Friday night.
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Barrett
Ajax
Professor Singerman
Ed Gavin
Selim Sid
Lizzie Parker
Burlesque
John L. Sullivan
London Belles at Palace Theatre Draws Crowded Gigs
Crowded houses welcomed Rose Sydell's London Belles at the Palace Theatre for both shows yesterday. The company is led by Rose Sydell with Rene Washburn and Cessy Grant, supported by a line of burlesque beauties. Leading comedy roles go to W.8. Campbell, Robert Garlena, and Johnny Weber, with a clever travesty act by Olioella and Shirk and a sketch by Kennedy and Quatrelli. Washburn and Grant perform popular songs, and the Van Cooks present a funny musical sketch.
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Rose Sydell
London Belles Company
Palace Theatre
Rene Washburn
Cessy Grant
Campbell
Robert Garnella
Johnny Weber
Olioella
Shirk
Kennedy
Quatrelli
Essy Grant
van Cooks
Harmony in a Chinese Laundry Mozart Comedy Four Show
The Mozart Comedy Four present a lively comedy and vocal specialty. W H Campbell and Johnny Weber draw laughs with a German specialty that keeps the audience roaring. Ruth Denver and 15 prettiest girls perform The Artist's Dream with Johnny Weber as Patsy delivering merry humor.
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Campbell
Johnny Weber
Ruth Denver
Patsy
Hackett's Crisis Returns to Boston Amid Enthusiastic Advance
The advance sale for James K. Hackett in The Crisis opens today ahead of the Monday March 16 return engagement. The run follows a successful West and South tour proving the Lincolnian drama’s wide appeal with strong public enthusiasm.
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James K. Hackett
Hackett
Boston
Over Niagara Falls at Grand Opera House
Next week's show at the Grand Opera House features Over Niagara Falls a novelty plot with a sensational Niagara Falls scene The heroine descends the falls in a barrel and is rescued in boiling waters below the sequence is depicted realistically for the audience
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Grand Opera House
Niagara Falls
Handel and Haydn Fund Seats On Sale For Fund Concert
Handel and Haydn Society offers seats for a building fund concert at Symphony Hall next Sunday at 7 30 P M The programme features Gounods Gallia and Rossinis Stabat Mater with citys finest orchestra plus artists Mme Kathrin Hilke soprano Mme Schumann Heink alto Signor Thomas Salignac tenor and M Marcel Journet bass
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Kathrin Hilke
Schumann-Heine
Thomas Salignac
M. Marcel Journet
Schumann- Heink
Titus
Mozart
Sig. Selignac
Paris Angelicus
Caesar Franck
M. Journet
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Washington Street
Handel and Haydn Society
Gounod
Rossini
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