Many New Plays in Town At Boston Theaters
The piece praises multiple productions in Boston venues including Tremont Hollis Majestic Globe and Grand Opera House. It notes a delightful impersonation and broad enjoyment. Maude Granger shines as the giddy aunt with strong support from Garry Woodward Dawson Boucicault Crosby Little and Rose in a lively second act scene.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tremont
Boston
Suzanne
Hollis
Castle Square
Globe
Grand Opera House
Maude Granger
Charles Garry
George Woodward
Ivo Dawson
Ruth Holt Boucicault
Miss Crosby Little
Ruth Rose
Tremont Theatre review of Miss Anglin in Green Stockings
Miss Anglin as Zara Mrs Dane Helena Ritchie and Young Fernald is praised as America's leading emotional actress. She returns to Boston in a comedy farce Green Stockings with Liebler Co depicting a woman forging a lover to send a letter and reveal a humorous romance centered on Colonel Smith and the ensemble.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Margaret Anglin
Boston
America
Zara
Mrs. Dane
Helena Ritchie
Young Fernald
Messrs. Liebler & Co
the Tremont
Comedienne
Green Stockings
A. E. 4. Mason
George Fleming
England
Colonel Smith
Miss Anglin
H. Reeves-Smith
Naughty Marietta shines at Boston Theatre with Emma Trentini
Emma Trentini debuts in Naughty Marietta at the Boston Theatre. The show features Victor Herbert’s score and an strong cast including Orville Harrold Maria Duchene and Kate Elinor. The production impresses with vocal splendor and lively humor in a Creole New Orleans setting.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Boston
Mile
Emma Trentini
Oscar Hammerstein
Manhattan Opera Company
Aida Johnson Young
Victor Herbert
Manhattan
Rentini
Fritzi Scheff
Mme. Schumann-Heink
Mile. Trentini
New Orleans
Marietta
Orville Harrold
Maria Duchene
Harry Cooper
Kate Elinor
Edward Martindel
William Frederick
James S. Murray
Mr. Herbert
Girl of My Dreams at Colonial Theatre Opens Week Two
Last evening at the Colonial Theatre in Boston the musical comedy The Girl of My Dreams began its second week. The plot follows Harry Swifton who vacillates between mischief and virtue after meeting a demure Quakeress as merriment unfolds in a string of comic complications culminating in a playful audience-actor ball at curtain.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Colonial Theatre
Boston
Harry Swifton
Harry
Char mion dazzles at the Howard in old time show
Char mion performed graceful trapeze stunts at the Howard yesterday and spoke on physical culture urging girls to train for health. The feature acts featured champion wrestler Cora Livingston with a troupe including Larry Smith Mmie Champion Sam Golden and others in two burlettas amid musical acts and boxing comedy.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charmion
Howard
Cora Livingston
Washington Society
Larry Smith
Mamie Champion
Sam Golden
Charles Douglas
Blanche Washburn
Selbini
Gravini
Hunt
Hazelton
Frances Madigan
Bessie Worren
Gertie le Clair
Lawrence
Wright
Rolla White
Wonder and Gellmare
Sam Barber
al Weston
Billie Burke Stars in Suzanne at Hollis Street Theatre
Miss Billie Burke opened a two week engagement at the Hollis Street Theatre with Suzanne a French Belgian comedy set in Brussels. The misfit lovers and family plot offered Burke a showcase for her girlish charm while The Philosopher in the Apple Orchard provided a lighter curtain raiser.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Billie Burke
Hollis
Suzanne
Frantz Fonson
Fernand Wicheler
Anthony Hope
Brussels
Miss Burke
Miss May
George W. Anson
Julian L’estrange
Thomsden Hare
Park Theatre Wins Strong Week For New Comedy
Park Theatre reports full houses for the third week of The Commuters by James Forbes as audiences crowd in to see the new suburbanite versus city life farce with the orchestra filling extra seats.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Park Theatre
James Forbes
Majestic Theatre Presents The Lottery Man Comedy
The Majestic Theatre staged The Lottery Man a three act comedy with Cyril Scott in the title role. Aida Johnson Young wrote the book Edith Ellis directed. The plot follows a newspaper man who borrows 1000 to play the market then offers himself as a lottery prize to settle debt. The cast highlights Camille Galloway Helen Lowell Jennie Dickerson Bertha Bartlett and others with strong support from Harry Dornton Wallace Sharpe. The review praises the production as uproariously funny and notes the potential title change to The Prize Package.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Majestic Theatre
Cyril Scott
Aida Johnson Young
Edith Ellis
Fié
Miss Johnson
Miss Hazy
Mrs. Wiggs
Gertrude Quinlan
Jennie Dickerson
Bertha Bartlett
Messrs
Harry Dornton
Wallace Sharpe
Hub Theatre Presents 20th Century Vaudeville And Bears
Variety program at the Hub Theatre features Spesardy's trained bears as the week’s feature act. Also on bill are Richards and Thatcher with comic songs and pianologue and the great Bensley a novelty equilibrist.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hub
Spesardy
Richards
Thatcher
Bensley
Keiths Theatre Presents Notable Week of Acts and Stars
Mary Norman headlines a varied bill at B F Keiths Theatre with College Life and The College Widow sketch. Yorke and Adams return with new vaudeville sketches, plus Berlin Madcaps and Others People Money features. Gerald Griffin company, Sharp and Winkes, Hyman Meyer piano novelty, and Three Athletes from London complete an engaging program.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
B. F. Keith
Mary Norman
Charles Lovenberg
Yorke
Adams
Berlin
Gerald Griffin and Company
Hyman Meyer
London
Orpheum Theatre presents The Undertow week run
Wilbur Collier Hudson and company stage The Undertow at the Orpheum Theatre this week led by Hudson in the main role. The program features Kluting's animals and a slate of acts including Solar and Rogers Lilian Gwynne Mabel Wayne Cross and Verne Hanscome and Lee and the Monarch Four in a lively bill full of songs tricks and dance.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Orpheum Theatre
Wilbur Collier Hudson and
Hanscome and Lee
Monarch
Fourth Estate at Shubert enters third week of success
The Fourth Estate at the Shubert Theatre enters its third week with strong audience appeal. The show has drawn praise for its varied elements and sustained popularity, marking a continued hit in its engagement.
End of the Bridge Delights Castle Square Crowd
A first night at Castle Square A Harvard Radcliffe student Miss Florence Lincoln presents The End of the Bridge to a full house with Radcliffe students in attendance. Craig directs and actors including Miss Lincoln Dr Garret Joan Mannering and Henrietta McDaniel deliver convincing performances.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Castle Square
Craig
Harvard
Radcliffe
Florence Lincoln
Cambridge
Miss Lincoln
Mr. Craig
Dr. Garret
Mary Young
Joan Mannering
Henrietta McDaniel
Peter
Mr. Hassell
Felix Marriott
Miss Lincolin
Columbia Theatre Gaiety Girls Present Casey Revue
Pat White and his Gaiety Girls headline Columbia Theatre with Casey in Society a musical review and Casey at the Casino a boisterous burletta. The strong company leads a lively program with a final clip by top performers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pat White
Gaiety Girls
Columbia
Casey
Land of Bohemia
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