Awakening of Mr Pipp at Globe Theatre Leaves Audiences Amused
The Globe Theatre staged The Awakening of Mr Pipp a vaudeville style farce with musical interludes. Charles Grapewin leads a strong cast including Louise Galloway Anna Chance Nellie Beaumont and Mugsy actor A W Maddox delivering clever humor. Next week Virginia Wars leads an 80 member opera company with Sergeant Kitty at the Globe.
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Globe Theatre
Mr. Pipp
Enouat Eis
Lizzie McCall
Pat Suns
Vedee Ceiver Strieese
Luke Sylvester
Ditooss i
Louise Galloway Paalgry
Icus Pitiss
Siesta
Adam Payneé
Veesess
W. al Clarke
Ashe
Amie L. Travis Wat
Beatrice Ray
Charles Grapewin
Nellie Beaumont
Grapewin
Pipp
Mugsy
Anna Chance
Louise Galloway
A. W. Maddox
Maddox
Mr. Grapewin
Tessie Tiptoe
John Kurkamp
Eugenie Bowen
Boston
Virginia Wars
Military Opera
Kitty
Rehan and Skinner Open Boston Theatre Run with Merchant of Venice
Ada Rehan and Otis Skinner headline the Boston Theatre engagement starting with The Merchant of Venice. Skinner impresses in Shylock with a tragedy-leaning performance, while Rehan’s Portia is praised for grace and charm. Other cast members include Walter Lewis, George Clarke, and Ben Ringgold in key roles. The program announces a Taming of the Shrew matinee and night after, and a forthcoming fortnight of The Medal and the Maid with James Powers leading the original company.
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Duke
Venice
Csecie
Edwin Varrey
Prince of
Arragon
Covetess
Walter Howard
Prince
Moroccoes
Johnstone Minconod
George Clarke
Walter Hale Toronzo
Jessica Egies
Walter Lewis Shylock
Piclarn
Mabel Howard
Katherine Everts
Otis Skinner
Shylock
Petruchio
Charles Surface
Mr. Greet
Miss Behan
Portia
Shaksperian
Antonio
Ben. T. Ring
Boston
James T. Powers
Nervine Promises Relief for Nervous Prostration
A testimonial ad describes severe nervous exhaustion with sleeplessness, headaches, and weakness and promotes Dr Miles Nervine as a remedy that soothes, nourishes, and rebuilds nerves. It claims the product can prevent stomach, kidney, and liver troubles and offers a money back guarantee if the first bottle does not benefit. The testimonial is attributed to Mrs Chas Landrum of Carthage Missouri.
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Miles
Chas. Landrum
Carthage
Nervine
The Show Girl revived at Majestic Theatre in new version
At the Majestic Theatre last evening The Show Girl a musical comedy by Barnet Heartz and Corliss in a new version was revived before a large audience. A partial cast with notable performers such as Sam J. My tie Fred Truesdell Fern Melrose Stella Mayhew and Kitty were highlighted. The show is presented for one week only preceding Nat M. Wills in A Son of Rest.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Majestic Theatre
R. A. Barnet
E. W. Corliss
Booysign BI
Sam J. Mylie
Lord Cadwallader Dyce
Sid
Josephine Floyd Loy
Lica Keene
Clee Kitty
Sharlas Pateor
Daisy Faust Heesie Webbington
Lindy
Stella Mardew
Sam J. Mytie
Dionysius Ly
Fred Truesdell
Fern Melrose
Stella Mayhew
Faust Sisters
Charles Parcer
Kitty
Nat M. Wills
Man of the World opens at Columbia Theatre with Bonelli and Stahl
A four act drama titled A Man of the World began a week at Columbia Theatre. William Bonelli plays Sir Harry Romer and Rose Stahl is Hope Lovejoy. Supporting cast includes Charles Ellis, John W. Cowell, Evan Harries, Murry Livingston, James Drew, George Allen, Little Wanda, Gracia Dickins, Ida Desmond and Julia King. The plot centers on a love affair between an English nobleman and the daughter of his tenant, foster mother to his child, with a scheming princess driving events. Next week Edward Harrigan returns with Old Lavender.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
William Bonelli
Rose Stahl
Columbia Theatre
Ste Piguy
Tlomioe
Cece
Eawr
Gerald Romer
John W. Cowell
Prince Raposehkin
Charles Ellis
Renee Wee
Evan Harries
Murry Livingston Pulmin
Charles E
Lams WU
George Allen
Arthur Taunton
Reece Een
James Drew Paton
SG Sapea
Wanda
Gracia Dickins Gelestine
Desmond Mrs. Martin
Wa Este
Peewee
Aieias
Julia King
Fiode
Shanacre Deen
Aee Rose Stahl
Hope Lovejoy
Sir Harry Romer
Prince Raposekin
Carter in Du Barry Opens Hollis Street Engagement
Last evening at Hollis Mrs. Leslie Carter began a week long run in Du Barry with strong praise for her intense portrayal. Louis XV was played by Charles Stevenson in a repeat performance, while supporting roles and Belasco level scenery receive commendation. John Drew in Captain Dieppe follows March 21 and seat sales start this morning.
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Hollis
Leslie Carter
du Barry
HO L. Lis
Ibaao Torica Ca Es
Boston
David Belasco
Charles Frohman
John Drew
Dieppe
Looping the Loop at Grand Opera House Farce
Gloomy Gus and other New York Sunday comic figures headline a three act farce at Mrs Katzenjammer's summer hotel Coney Island and Lady Bountiful home. Gloomy Gus loops the loop in act two while Carl W Sanderson performs on the plane in act three. Lamont sisters sing dance and whistle in act two with Ross Snow Ross Snow plays Gloomy Gus and John Chinee Leach an original Celestial impersonator is among the cast.
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Gus
der Captain
Mrs. Katzenjammer
Foxy Grandpa
New York Sunday Papers
Carl W. Sanderson
Lamont Sisters
Ross Snow
Phil Ott
Barney Reynolds
Ed Begley
John “Chinee
Leach
Emelie Benner
Rosaria Riveria
Alice Brophy
Myrtle Adams
Dollie Sanders
Orpheum
Gloomy
John “‘Chinee
the Celestial
Foxy Grandpa actor and German comedian acts
Barney Reynolds a Dutch comedian of international reputation recently with the Evans and Hopper company appears as Der Captain. The Otto brothers German comedians are seen as the German counts. The attraction to follow will be Soldiers of Fortune.
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Barney Reynolds
Evans and Hopper Company
der Captain
Otto Brothers
Burglar at Castle Square Theatre Excites Large Audience
Augustus Thomas drama based on Mrs. Burnett story Editha’s Burglar drew a packed house last night. Howell Hansel as William Lewis delivered a powerful figure study, Ruth Francis charmed as Editha, Isabelle Fletcher impressed as Alice, with strong turns from Mary Sanders Mamie Riker Paul Benton and others. The engagement runs this week only, followed by Under the Gaslight next week.
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Castle Square Theatre
Augustus Thomas
Editha
Ruth Francis
Isabelle Fletcher
Alice
Mary Sanders
Fanny
Alice Riker
Mamie
Thomas MacLarnie
Paul Benton
John F. Webber
John Hamilton
Mortimer Weldon
Edward Bainbridge
Augustin Daly
M liss at Music Hall with Neltie McHenry in title role
Review notes a returning charm of the evergreen play M liss at Music Hall featuring Neltie McHenry as the mountain waif turned refined lady. The cast includes Frank Dayton as John Grey and Ida Rock as Mrs Smith with lively comedy and strong scenic effects. The engagement lasts a week before Henry Clay Blaney performs Across the Pacific.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
M’liss
Music Hall
Neltie McHenry
Boston
Miss McHenry
Frank Dayton
John Grey
M. FE. Helsey
I. J. Loring
Beeswinger
Ida Rock
Mrs. Smith
Howard Sidney
Juan Walters
Grace Young
Clythie Margher
Henry Clay Blaney
Pacific
Shamus O'Brien at Bowdoin Square Theatre Delights Crowd
The Irish comedy drama Shamus O'Brien draws strong crowds at Bowdoin Square Theatre for a full week with daily matinees. Willard Blackmore stars as the title role, supported by Miss Hunt and Miss Cantwell among a capable cast. The play presents Dublin barracks and jail scenes with lively humor and authentic Irish atmosphere.
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Shamus O’brien
Bowdoin Square Theatre
Erin
Emerald Isle
Dublin
Willard Blackmore
Miss Hunt
Mary
Miss Cantwell
Kate O'Reilly
Florence Hale
Marion Sawtell
Butler Haviland
Mr. Walter
Captain McMurrough
Mr. Fey
O'Finn
Edwin Denison
Lawrence Merton
D. L. Gaylord
Charles Wheelock
Fred Lamson
Onlo
In the Shadow of the Gallows at Hub Theatre
Hub Theatre opens its final regular season week with Lillian Mortimer in In the Shadow of the Gallows a denunciatory role as a woman driven by love to ruin a man. The production features a strong company including St George Dagelen Charles H Boyle and Harry Boyle among others.
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Hub Theatre
Lillian Mortimer
Miss Mortimer
St. George Dagelen
Charles H. Boyle
Harry Boyle
Henry Alexander
Alice Lewis
Alice Mortlock
Gertrude Shields
Katherine Germain
Tremont Theatre Crowd Fills House for The Prince of Pilsen
The Tremont Theatre in Boston drew a packed, standing room only audience for The Prince of Pilsen last night, underscoring the show’s strong local appeal and familiarity with Boston playgoers.
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Boston
Tremont Theatre
Pilsen
Worth its Weight in Gold by J M Alexander
A reader, J M Alexander, praises Radway's Ready Relief and Radway's Pills, noting Ready Relief's high value locally and asserting its superior effectiveness over Oil of E. R. R., indicating intent to purchase a dozen each.
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J. M. Alexander
Hoxban
J.T
Savage attractions head to Shaftesbury Theatre early May
The article notes a Boston house closing its brief stay and planning an abroad run at Shaftesbury Theatre in London in May. It highlights Ran Sone and Polly Guzman in a amusing scene with an absinthe frappe joke and a fountain scene. It warns this may be Pilsen’s last Boston appearance for months. George Ade's Peggy from Paris opens at Tremont Theatre March 28 with seat sales starting next Monday.
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Shaftesbury Theatre
London
Ransone
Polly Guzman
Cincinnati
Tremont Theatre
Peggy
Boston
Nance O Neil Opens 10th Boston Week in Ingomar
Nance O Neil opened her 10th week in Boston at Tremont Theatre with Ingomar drawing a fine audience. This afternoon she returns as Leah in The Jewess, a role she has turned into one of her Boston successes. On Thursday and Friday she will perform Meg Merriles in Guy Mannering, a part new to her in this city.
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Nance O'Neil
Boston
Ingomar
Tremont Theatre
Miss O'Neil
Leah
The
Meg Merrilles
Guy Mannering
Scott
Charlotte Cushman
Park Theatre Presents Mrs. Wiggs of the Cabbage Patch
The Park Theatre show Mrs. Wiggs of the Cabbage Patch draws popular approval as Madge Carr Cook W T Hodge Mabel Taliaferro Helen Lowell and others perform in the second week which opened last evening.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mrs. Wiggs
Park Theatre
Madge Carr Cook
W. T. Hodge
Mabel Taliaferro
Helen Lowell
Dolly Varden closes first run at Colonial Theatre
The final week of Lulu Glaser in Dolly Varden opened at the Colonial Theatre last night. Her two week stay is likely to be among the theatre’s most profitable seconds. Mother Goose will begin a long engagement at the Colonial next Monday evening March 21 with seat sales starting this morning.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lulu Glaser
Comaconstalt Theatre
Low Scwaser
Belly Vardem
Colonial _Theatre
Mother Coose
Keith's Theatre Features Annie Abbotts Psychic Feats
Annie Abbott astonishes crowds at Keith's Theatre lifting ten strong men with apparent ease while a boy in the audience remains immovable under her influence. The vaudeville program includes Paris a funny sketch by Clayton White and Marie Stuart and a lineup of sensational sight acts. Tomorrow Yorke and Adams join the bill.
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Annie Abbott
Keith
Miss Abbott
Keith's
Paris
Clayton White
Marie Stuart
Mr. White
Miss Stuart
Wartenberg Brothers
Rosaire
Spaulding
Carlotta Delmar
McCue
Cahill
Martini
Maxmillian
Yorke and Adams
Howard Atheneum opens strong vaudeville bill
Howard Atheneum at Waterbury features the Tenney brothers and Tenney plus Baker and Lynn in The Electric Boy. Ernest Tenney highlights blackface humor while The Three Black Diamonds deliver harmony, humor, and acrobatics. A varied, lively program kicks off the season with skilled entertainers and brisk pacing.
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Waterbury Brothers
Tenney
Howard
Ernest Tenney
Baker
Lynn
Electric Boy
Clemenses
Black Diamonds
Har
Chase's Dyspepsia Cure touted by patient testimonial
A Brooklyn man recounts years of dyspepsia and catarrh of the stomach and credits Chase's Dyspepsia Cure with curing him after a single bottle. He notes weight gain, better sleep, and renewed health, urging others to try the remedy with a money back guarantee.
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Chase
L. Morgan
Decatur St
Brooklyn
N. Y
Eastern Drug Co
Boston
Woodward's Drug Store
Tremont. St
Chase Mfg. Co
Newburg
Bright Variety Bill Show Includes Many Notables Acts
Desmond and Bailey lead a vivid array of acts in a show featuring Howley and Leslie with a standout impersonation routine. Weston sisters, Gregsons, Hayman and Franklin, Rastus and Banks, Gracie and Reynolds, Millard brothers, Murray and Silver, Al Christal, and Holbrooks perform. The kinetograph presents The Great Train Robbery while the house burlesque troupe debuts Stand Pat in brisk musical comedy.
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Per
Desmond
Bailey
Howley
Leslie
Allie Leslie
Weston’ Sisters
Comediennes
Gregsons
Charles
Florence
Hayman
Franklin
Rastus
Banks
Major
Maid
Gracie
Reynolds
Millard Brothers
Murray and
Silver
al Christal
Holbrooks
House Burlesque Company
Frolic at the Fair and Hotel Flip Flap at Lyceum
The Lyceum Theatre hosted World Beaters company with a new one act burletta Frolic at the Fair or a Trip to St Louis and the Wonderland and Hotel Flip Flap. The show featured bright dialogue music and spectacular electrical effects with a strong cast including Tom Waters Major Nowak and the Three Nudes. Patrons responded with favor to the performance.
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Lyceum Theatre
World Beaters Company
St. Louis
Dainty Duchess Burlesque at NEW PALACE THEATRE
The Dainty Duchess company thrills Palace Theatre with two crowded shows. The program features A Day and a Night a breezy burlesque with a light story and fresh music. Star acts include Joe Adams Clayton Frye Harry Evans Lew Harvey Jules Jordan Frank Hayes and leading ladies Anna Suits Idylla Vyner Eva Allen Minnie Thor. The finale The Festive Throng showcases the full troupe in a rollicking burlesque and the whole performance is excellent.
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Palace Theatre
Dainty Duchess Company
the Palace
Joe Adams
Clayton Frye
Harry Evans
Lew Harvey
Jules Jordan
Frank Hayes
Anna Suits
Idylla Vyner
Eva Allen
Minnie Thor
Alio
Zimmer
Williams and Adams
Frye, Allen and Evans
Jordan and
Harvey
Austin and Stone's Theatre Debuts New Proscenium Front
A handsome white and gold proscenium and an elaborate fireproof drop curtain with an Italian sunset scene were unveiled at the Casey Theatre in Austin & Stone's yesterday. Noted local artists named among performers included Alice Thornton Harry Foster Lottie Blanchard the Bradys Hobbs McGrevy Marsh LaConte Parker the Barrys Crimmins and Mack. The Curio hall featured Colibri's dainty group and Prince Ernesto impressed as a comedian of ability. Countess Caroline and Princesses Suizen and Mathilde sang and danced, Countess Caroline wearing a Parisian purple gown said to cost 2400. Other acts included Sidonia, Lamore's animal routine, the Havards, tattooed marvels, and Raymond and Sartoria boxing and fencing.
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Casey Theatre
Austin & Stone’s
Alice Thornton
Harry Foster
Harry and
Lottie Blanchard
Bradys
the Hobbs
McGrevy and Marshall
LaConte
Parker
Barrys
Crimmins
Mack
Curio Hall
Colibri
Prince Ernesto
Fair Sex
Countess Caroline
Suizen
Mathilde
Sidonia
Lamore
Sireus
Frank
Annie Havard
Raymond and
Sartoria
Hamburg Collins Minstrels Open At Popular House
Thousands enjoyed Hamburg and Collins's Hebrew minstrels at the popular house yesterday with praise for top entertainment value. Gazetta's dog circus featured educated canines and Fred Shannon the human phonograph offered impersonations. Salem Sid performed clever conjuring while a high kicking contest entertained in the curio halls. The theatre showed vaudeville with a cast including Dick Adams Nellie Roma and others. Friday evening features amateur night.
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Hamburg & Collins
Gazetta
Dog Circus
Fred Shannon
Salem Sid
Dick Adams
Nellie Roma
Frank Cowan
Pearl Frazier
Mike Day
Dolly Hutchings
Charles H. Severne
Walker's Museum Show Impresses Large Audiences
Large crowds enjoyed a rich program at Walker's Museum yesterday. Flossie Lablanche billed as the world's strongest woman lifted 12 of the heaviest men on a platform. Other acts included Professor Healey on the pipes, Porter Cargill bag punching, magic by Mr and Mrs Hillert, May Harrison's feats, and a Punch and Judy finale. Vaudeville by Hodges and Roi featured. Wednesday hosted Amateur Gardeners' Society with Dr. Sims reception at Hawthorne Hall.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Curio Halls
Flossie Lablanche
Miss Lablanche
J. Healey
Porter Cargill
Charles Hillert
May Harrison
Hodges
Roi
Gilda Cannon
Edith Roberts
J. Francis
Ed Gallagher
Melrose Congregational Church Honors Returnee with Reception
A reception was held last evening for a Melrose Congregational Church member returning from a trip to Jamaica, marking a warm welcome and community celebration.
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Melrose
Thomas Sims
The
Congregational Church
Jamaica
Mel
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