Debut of Signor Novelli at the Majestic
Signor Ermete Novelli made his U S debut at the Majestic in Casimir Delavigne's Louis XI. He impressed Boston with a vivid portrayal of Louis XI blending craft, menace, and pathos. The company impressed, and Novelli will next perform in Papa Lebonnard and The Merchant of Venice with Shylock.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Majestic Theatre
Signor Ermete Novelli
United States
Casimir Delavigne
Louis XI
Tomaso Salvini
Ernesto Rossi
Signor Novelli
South America
Majestic
Louis
Maria
Nemours
Charles
Boston
Jean Ricard
Papa Lebonnard
Signora Giannini
A. Betrone
E. Piamenti
E. Sampoli
Merchant of Venice
Sig. Novell
Shylock
Park Theatre Celebrates Fourth Week Of The Little Cherub
Hattie Williams stars in The Little Cherub at the Park Theatre drawing packed houses in Boston. The musical comedy delights with an amusing plot bright lines catchy music and a lively cast. Williams portrays Molly Montrose with engaging spirit as audiences enjoy the three hour show.
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Park Theatre
Hattie Williams
Boston
Miss Williams
Molly Montrose
Grand Mogul comic opera lights up Colonial Theatre
Frank Moulan leads a strong Boston cast in The Grand Mogul at the Colonial Theatre. Gustav Luders music delights audiences with memorable tunes like Nestle By My Side as Elsa Ryan, Maude Lilian Berry, Edith St. Clair, and Laura Clement star alongside a noted chorus and dressing scenes that heighten the spectacle.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Frank’ Pixley
Gustav Luders
Inde
Mr. Luders
Frank Moulan
Nestle
Maude Lilian Berri
Boston
Elsa Ryan
Edith St. Clair
Laura Clement
Klaw & Erlanger
Mantell Opens With Othello at Tremont Theatre
Robert Mantell’s opening Boston bill presents Othello with McGinn as Iago and Booth Russell as Desdemona. The performance draws a small but appreciative crowd. Mantell appears sincere and dignified, while McGinn’s Iago is seen as loyal but not fully menacing. The cast earns praise overall, with Cecil Owen’s Cassio singled out for commendation.
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Tremont Theatre
Robert Mantell
Shakspere
Boston
Mr. Mantell
Francis McGinn
Marie Booth Russell
Cecil Owen
Cassie
Mr. McGinn
Iago
Richelieu
Bill
Boston Theatre Hosts Final Week of Way Down East
Last evening the Boston Theatre drew a large audience for Way Down East in its third and final week. Phebe Davies excels as Anna Moore with strong end act emotion amid snowbound denial. Cast includes Fischer Collins Hugh Wood Galloway Brennan Davenport Bell. Chauncey Olcott set to appear next week with Eileen Asthore, a matinee is planned for Monday March 18.
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Boston
Phebe Davies
Anna Moore
Miss Davies
Squire Bartlett
Robert Fischer
Ulric Collins
Ella Hugh Wood
James T. Galloway
John E. Brennan
Mary Davenport
Frank Bell
Chauncey, Olcott
Eileen Asthore
Eileen
Eternal City Charms Castle Square Audience With Dramatic Power
The Castle Square Theatre features The Eternal City, a Hall Caine drama of love and political intrigue set in Rome. Viola Allen in a star role and strong supporting turns by Miss Lawton Mr Hansel Mr Waldron and Mr Johnson draw praise for vivid Vatican and San Angelo scenes and nuanced performances.
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Hall Caine
Castle Square
Boston
Viola Allen
David Rossi
Donna Roma Volina
Vatican
Castle of San Angelo
Miss Lawton
Donna Roma
Mr. Hansel
Mr. Waldron
Baron Bonelli
Mr.Johnson
Pope
Austin & Stone's Museum Features Daring Acts
Effie Lorraine performs multiple feats, dubbed the female Hoo dirti, escaping from a sealed sack in a locked trunk, a bolted wine barrel, a fastened hamper, and a six locked box. M. Kardoane lifts a 2500 pound automobile. Marie DeVere swallows a dozen swords. Prince Luka and troupe perform Cossack acts. Alfonso leaps on glass and iron. Other acts include Till's Marionettes, John Topp's band, Eva De Leon, Vic Delney with a dog, and James Maxwell in vaudeville sketches.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Effie Lorraine
Austin & Stone’s Museum
M. Kardoane
Kardoane
Marie DeVere
Prince Luka
Alfonso
Caffrey
Grant
Till
John Topp
Trixie
Eva de Leon
Vaudevillians
Vic Delney
Trouble
James Maxwell
Murray and
Alden
Jim West
Electric Pictures
London Belles at Lyceum head week at Petticoats bill
Rose Sydell leads The London Belles in a Lyceum Theatre engagement with The Prince of Petticoats. The olio features the Weston sisters Campbell and Mack Buckeye Four and Harry Marks Stewart. Dorothy Mae Owen shines while Zenda draws audience cheers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lyceum Theatre
Rose Sydell
London Belles
Prince of Petticoats
Olio
Zenda
Weston Sisters
Campbell
Mack
Buckeye Four
Harry Marks Stewart
Dorothy Mae Owen
Her Great Match Impresses Boston Audiences at Hollis Street
Maxine Elliott returns in Clyde Fitch comedy Her Great Match at the Hollis Street Theatre for a two week engagement that began last evening. The large appreciative crowd applauded the production and strong romantic scenes led by Elliott and Charles Cherry with Madame Mathilde Cottrelly and Muriel Wylford also noted for their deft performances. The show features elaborate costumes and lively stage presence, with matinees scheduled on Wednesday and Saturday.
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Maxine Elliott
Clyde Fitch
Hollis Street
Elliott
Miss Elliott
Boston
Mr. Fitch
Charles Cherry
Prince Adolph of
Mathilde Cottrelly
Grand Duchess of
Hohenhelstein
Muriel Wylford
Bijou Theatre presents Lend Me Your Wife farce review
Last night at the Bijou Theatre the John Craig company staged Lend Me Your Wife a three act farce about loaning a wife to deceive an uncle. Craig as Dick Easily and MacLarne as Tom Binting led a strong cast with Evarts Yost Aitken and Warren in supporting roles and Misses Sanders Macdonald Colcord delivering solid work. For the final week two bills are planned with A Trip to Chinatown plus Prince Karl and A Tragedy Rehearsed on alternate matinees and evenings.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bijou
Tom Binting
Mr. Evarts
Captain Abner Tarbox
Mr. Yost
Harry
Karl
Columbia Theatre Delights with Sam Devere Show
Andy Lewis wins real thing honors at the Columbia with the Hebrew monarch bit and constant laughter. The company shines with Harry Hunter Minnie Granville Billy Miller and Alice Schrode leading in Harem Scarem Isle. Mason sisters and Burton’s educated dogs draw praise as wrestlers headline tonight.
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Andy Lewis
Sam Devere
Columbia
Mr. Lewis
Harry Hunter
Minnie Granville
Billy Miller
Tisle
Alice Schrode
Winnifred Stewart
Charles
Burton
No Mother to Guide Her at Grand Opera House
Lillian Mortimer stars in No Mother to Guide Her at the Grand Opera House to a large attentive crowd. The four act drama of a girl denied a mother’s care draws deep sympathy, while Mortimer and supporting performers like Florence Severance, Leon Mayo, Kate Bruce, Del Henderson, Morris Foster, and Alice Mortlock give lively, applauded performances. The gypsy quartet adds to the evening’s pleasure.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lillian Mortimer
Grand Opera House
Bunco
Bess Sinclair
Florence Severance
Leon Mayo
Silas Waterbury
Kate Bruce
Lindy
Jane Smithers
del’ Henderson
John Livingston
Morris Foster
Ralph Carlton
Alice Mortlock
Rose Day
Palace Theatre Delivers Best Burlesque Yet
Capacity audiences filled the Palace Theatre yesterday for Jacobs and Jermon's Greater New York Stars in two burlesques A Romantic Marriage and The Swell Set in Paris. Maryland Tyson leads with Harry Wright and a cast including the Busc Devere trio and the Bush brothers. smoking is permitted.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Palace Theatre
Jacobs and
Jermon
Greater
New York
Paris
Charles Ransom
Lloyd Hoey
Boston
Miss Maryland Tyson
Alio
Harry Wright
Busc- Devere
Hume, Cain
Huey
Bush Brothers
Ramzetta
Lyman
Reded
Hadley
Kammera
Foley
Mardo
Steele
White
al Levan
Theatre Comique Features Hooligans of the West and More
Motion pictures and illustrated songs headline the Theatre Comique this week. The bill includes Hooligans of the West as a major feature, plus Ancient Holland and Her First Cake. Fun in a Photographic Studio elicits laughs, with May Vincent and others performing illustrated songs and instrumental pieces by Helen Qualey and colleagues.
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Theatre Comique
West
Holland
May Vincent
Mildred Elsa
Madeline Ripley
Thomas Bullock
Harry Downing
John MacDonald
Helen Qualey
Harry Russell
Henry Des Rivers
Ancien Howard
Moving Pictures
Tom Dick and Harry at Globe Theatre in lively musical comedy
A lively two act musical comedy at the Globe Theatre features George Bickel Harry Watson and Ed Lee Wrothe with a large supporting cast led by Harrison Steadman Walter Pearson and Jenne LaBeau. The show highlights verbal and musical humor and a bustling chorus ending with praise for the performers and a teaser for next week Texas.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tom
Harry
Globe Theatre
George Bickel
Harry Watson
Lee Wrothe
George Bickel Dick
Harry Watson Honry
Ed Lee Wrothe
Bluff
Harrison Steadman
Manley
Walter Pearson
Don Garcia
James Williams Gogo
Cyfus Gould Galiedda
Hewitt
Eure
Mudgeere Ereseses
Roy Waddles
Jenne LaBeau
Lillian Bluff
Seeeeeek
Anny Thatcher
Ula Noys
Colonel Bluff
James Williams
Port D’domingo
Jenne la Beau
Senorita Reccardo
Fanny Thatcher
Lillian
Charlie
Louise Auber
Fine recital by Macmillen at Chickering Hall
Boston recital by Francis Macmillen after a cross country tour featured Corelli Variations and works by Tartini Sinding Leclair Bach Mozart Randegger and Mendelssohn with Richard Hageman as accompanist Critics note his strong bow technique and vigorous interpretation though calling for more restraint and polish as he matures The program included Sinding A major concerto readings praised for clarity despite some technical flaws and a later encore by the violinist
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Francis Macmillen
Boston
Chickering Hall
Corelli
Christian Sinding
Bach
Tambourin
Leclaire Minuet
Bohemian Dance
A. Randegger, Jr
Mendelssohn
Richard Hageman
Macmillen
Sinding
Felix Winternitz
Whitman
Chicago
Randegger
Hageman
Zigeunerwiesen
Keiths Theatre Delivers Diverse Stage Lineup Evening
Keiths Theatre patrons enjoyed a strong bill led by R A Roberts in Dick Turpin a one man show with other acts including Aberline Mitichs birds Mayme Remingtons black bust ers and Emil Hochs Love s Young Dream The Los Aribos strong arm routine and a robust lineup of comedians dancers and acrobats also appear with a worthwhile kinetograph feature noted.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Keith
R. A. Roberts
Dick Turpin
York
Loft Sally
Jerry Binks
Abertine Melich
Mayme Remington
Emil Hoch
Los Aribos
Harry Jolson
William Tomkins
Ladell
Crouch
Rice
Cady
Bender
Earle
Ed Estus
Bob
Bertha Hyde
Rennier
Gourdier
Lucia
Viate
Bowdoin Square Theatre Revival of The Confessions of a Wife
The Confessions of a Wife played at Bowdoin Square Theatre yesterday to good notice. Oliver Ashmore, played by Alexander Gaden, wins audience applause while Gertrude Binley as Alice Rutherford draws sympathy amid a plot echoing Eve lyn Nesbit Thaw with a dramatic balcony fall and a swift tragic-to-happy arc.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bowdoin Square Theatre
Evelyn Nesbit Thaw
Oliver Ashmore
Alice Rutherford
Tom Calder
Alice
Calder
New York
Bowdoin Square Company
Alexander Gaden
Gertrude Binley
Schoolboy oarsmen determined to race this spring
Four schools agreed to row under any conditions amid river changes and new Harvard bridge site plans. The meeting discussed floating houses, water supply, graduate coaching, and shared expenses. Next week’s session will decide funding and admission of Leggett’s school amid expected coaching by Jack Grainey.
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Charles River
Holton
Wardwell
City of
Cambridge
Park Commissioners
Harvard Bridge
Craigie Bridge
Leggett
Association
Jack Grainey
Donovan
Union Boat Club
Roxbury Latin
Cambridge Latin
Brookline High
English High
Boston Latin
Noble & Greenough
Volkmann
Brown & Nichols and
Stone
de Merritte
Orpheum Vaudeville Bill Delights Boston Audiences
The Orpheum features Josephine Cohan in A Friend of the Family, singing and dancing with gusto. Fred Niblo returns with witty monologue. Nellie Wallace makes a successful U. S. debut as an English music hall star. Kremkin brothers entertain with European acrobatics. Other acts include Potter and Harris daring feats and Irving Jones, Dick Gardner, Anna Revere sketches.
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Orpheum
Boston
Josephine Cohan
Fred Niblo
Nellie Wallace
Kremkn Brothers
Potter
Harris
Irving Jones
Dick Gardner
Anna Revere
Monroe
Mack
Lawrence
Emma Francis
Park Square Rink Hosts Bicycle Race Preview
The Park Square Rink features a planned race between McLean and White with White to ride five miles against McLean's six. McLean trains daily at the rink and excels at sharp cornering on his custom wheel. A Harvard Dental College basketball game is also noted.
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Park Square
McLean
White
Harvard Dental College
Cherry Blossoms Burlesque Delights Howard Atheneum Crowd
A red letter day at the Old Howard as the Cherry Blossoms burlesque company took the stage. Gladys Fisher Clark Lillie Perry and Frank Ross headlined a varied program with skits songs dances and new films. Next week Miss New York Jr. is slated as the attraction.
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Old Howard
Gladys Fisher Clark
Lillie Perry
Frank Ross
Loro
Payne
Nolan
White
Julia Redmond
Keatons
Mullen
Corelli
Corbley
Conley
Piker
Sport
McGrevy Brothers
Billy Chase
Forbes
Howardscope
Miss New York, Jr
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Colonial Theatre
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Castle
Square Theatre
Hollis Street Theatre
Bijou Theatre
Columbia Theatre
BY Olin Downes
Keith’s Theatre
Butler Haviland
Pete Quillett
Wilmer Walter
Edwin Denison
Ralph Brown
Harry Brooks
Frank Wright
Alice Thornton
Florence Hale
Irene Martin
Wife
Mechanics’ and Horticultural Halls
Ctures
Tremont
Tremont Temple
PEARY
T.c
Lawrence McCarty
Lessee
Mgr
A. Brady
Chauncey Olcott
Bowdoin
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Scollay Square
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Texas
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Tel
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Fred Ae Gardner & Revere
Austin & Stone
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RRA
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Bijou John Graig & Co
Chinatown
Prince Karl
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Wm. Tomkins
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Emil Hoch and Co
Black Busters
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PARK
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