Richard Harding Davis' First Play The Taming of Helen
Boston critics review The Taming of Helen at Park Theatre starring Henry Miller. Davis's stage debut is praised for charm and clarity though some acts drag and Miller’s acting underwhelms. Cast includes Grace Elliston Jessie Millward Morton Selten John Ywood Drina De Wolfe and Francis Sedgwick with atmospheric scenery and new music for a two week run.
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Richard Harding Davis
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Park Theatre
Helen
Henry Miller
Mr. Davis
Davis
Philip Carroll
London
Philip
Helen Cabot
Marion Cavendish
Sir Charles Wimpole
Imperial Theatre
Marion
Lord Woodcote
Green Room
Miller
Mr. Miller
Grace Elliston
Jessie Millward
Algy
Morton Selten
Captain Reggie
John Ylood
Charles Wimpole
Drina de Wolfe
Edward H. Crosby
Alphonse and Gaston at Grand Opera House Entertains Large Audience
The Grand Opera House hosted a return of Alphonse and Gaston last evening, drawing a large crowd. Joe Doner and Ben F Grinnell play the French pair with strong comic timing, while Denman Maley and Tom Grady bring Irish and German touches. Harry B. Watson excels in sings and dancing, Manuel Romaine charms with a tenor encore, and Jennie Lamont delivers a rich Irish voice with laughter throughout.
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Alphonse
Gaston
Joe Doner
Ben F. Grinnell
Denman Maley
Tom ¥. Grady
Finnegan
Harry B. Watson
Manuel Romaine
Boston
Jennie Lamont
Mistress Garrity
A Little Outcast at Music Hall Delights Cast and Plot
The Music Hall presents A Little Outcast with a strong cast led by Anne Blancke as Bob the newsboy. Florence Cecil, Irene Meara, Franklyn Roberts and Walter F. Harmon deliver solid performances in a tale of wrongful conviction, love, and loyalty featuring an opium joint and a real fire. A newsboy quintet provides musical interludes as the attraction shifts to The Fatal Wedding next week.
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Music Hall
Paul Weston
Bob
Anne Blancke
Paul
Irene Meara
Maggie
Franklyn Roberts
Sing Sing
DeVoe
Walter F. Harmon
Mr. Harmon
George DeVoe
Madeline
Hisses
Thomas P. Hofer
Teddy Forrest
Thomas Quinn
Walter Campbell
Mr. Holer
Otto Laura
George Meyer
Sheridan Davidson
Fred Erickson
Thomas Aiken
Bowdoin Square Theatre Presents The Shamrock in Boston
The Shamrock, a rollicking Celtic comedy drama, opens at Bowdoin Square Theatre Boston with Edwin Hanford as the star. The plot centers on Sir Gerald Buckley a plotter who uses a killer to fix a horse race then wrongfully accuses the murdered man’s son. The Donnybrook fair and horse race are highlights with strong Irish character performances by Corinne Cantwell Nellie Maye Louise Aigen Florence Hiale and William Vaughan among others.
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Boston
Bowdoin Square Theatre
Gerald Buckley
Edwin Hanford
Donnybrook Fair
Morrisey
William Neary
Winstanley
Sullivan
Corinne Cantwell
Shela
Maye Louise Aigen
Nellie
Florence Hiale
William Vaughan
Dolan
Herbert Chesley
Sir Gerald Buckley
Will Phillips
Ed Phillips
E D. Denison
Castle Square Theatre Stages New Magdalen in City Premiere
The Castle Square Theatre presented Wilkie Collins The New Magdalen last evening proving as engaging as on its initial run. Lillian Lawrence delivered a standout Mercy Merrick performance, with Jane Irving as Grace Roseberry and Leonora Bradley as Lady Janet Roy sharing in the praise. John Craig impressed as Julian Gray and John Sampolis as Horace Holmcroft, while James L. Seeley gave a fine turn as Witzel. The company will close the run this week and next Monday present More Than Queen.
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Magdalen
Wilkie Collins
Castle Square Theatre
Lillian Lawrence
Mercy Merrick
Jane Irving
Grace Roseberry
Leonora Bradley
Janet Roy
Julian Gray
John Craig
Horace Holmcroft
John Sampolis
James L. Seeley
Witzel
End of The Storks Engagement at Majestic Theatre
The Majestic Theatre in Boston signals the closing of Richard Carle's merry fantasy The Storks this week and next after a successful run that pleased thousands.
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Storks
Boston
Richard Carle
Majestic Theatre shines with lively cast and crowds
The Majestic Theatre has drawn large audiences with every performance and the next two weeks promise even higher patronage. Carle entertains as a fan-maker with dry witty readings while Gilbert Gregory and a harmonious duo deliver strong comedy. Louis Casavant Edmund Stanley and William Rock display musical numbers and May De Sousa Harriet Standon Josie Intrepidi charm the audience with entertaining performances. Ethel Johnson delights Bostonians with sprightly dancing and the chorus remains as pretty as ever.
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Majestic Theatre
Carle
Gilbert Gregory
Louis Casavant
Edmund Stanley
William Rock
May de Sousa
Harriet Standon
Josie Intrepidi
Ethel Johnson
Olcott Stars in Old Limerick Town at Boston Theatre
Chauncey Olcott draws large crowds in his latest vehicle Old Limerick Town at the Boston Theatre. He plays Neil O'Brien a witty upper class Irishman with romantic ironies as Tottie Carr and Blanche Alexander give standout support and Olcott performs new songs including The Limerick Girls and Noreen Mavourneen. A special matinee is scheduled alongside the usual Wednesday and Saturday shows.
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Chauncey Olcott
Boston
Olcott
Neil O’brien
Old Limerick Town
Mr. Olcott
Little Tottie Carr
Blanche Alexander
Limerick Town
Limerick
Violet
Noreen Mavourneen
Tremont Theatre Opens Hackett in Churchill's The Crisis
At Tremont Theatre last evening Mr Hackett began the second week of his Winston Churchill dramatization The Crisis. His shift from the usual cavalier garb to a foreign dress drew comment. two weeks remain in his run and early signs point to strong success. Mrs Fiske's Tremont engagement in Mary of Magdala draws high interest with tickets not yet on sale.
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Tremont Theatre
Mr. Hackett
Winston Churchill
Hackett
Knickerbocker Girl Matinee At Columbia This Afternoon
This afternoon at two o clock the Columbia presents a special matinee of The Knickerbocker Girl now in its third week of engagement. Josephine Hall stars in the lead comedy part with songs like Brother Bill Es panola Viva and Shes My Girl. The cast includes Will H Sloan William Armstrong J J Raffael Felix Haney Edgar Halstead Grace Belmont Aida Hemmi Nellie Beaumont and others. Regular Wednesday matinee is omitted. evening shows begin at eight oclock with a Saturday 2 pm matinee.
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Columbia Theatre
Columbia
Josephine Hall
Bill
Espanola Viva
Will H. Sloan
William Armstrong
J. J. Raffael
Felix Haney
Edgar Halstead
Grace Belmont
Aida Hemmi
Nellie Beaumont
Little Princess delights Boston crowd in second week of run
The Boston Museum reports strong demand for The Little Princess with extra matinees this week. Millie James stars in the title role and is praised for convincing childlike performance while Donald Gallagher charms as the mischievous boy.
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Boston Museum
Millie James
Miss James
Donald Gallagher
Actress Louise Galloway Praised for Role in Stage Show
The text notes Louise Galloway’s strong performance as the little slavey in acts one and two and her ignominious exit before the second curtain. It adds that audiences wish for her return and that she is sought unsuccessfully in act three, a compliment to her natural portrayal.
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Slavey
Louise Galloway
Barrymore at Hollis Theatre Grows Local Social Luster
Ethel Barrymore shines during Lent season at the Hollis Theatre with roles in Captain Jinks Carrots and A Country Mouse boosting social prominence. She has forgone Wednesday matinees this season, will close with next Saturday’s final matinee, and John Drew opens his Boston run Monday in The Mummy and the Humming Bird for two weeks. Seats for the stay go on sale this morning.
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Ethel Barrymore
Hollis
Captain Jinks
Miss Barrymore
John Drew
Boston
Isaac Brrich
Charles Frohman
Misa Barrymore
Sleeping Beauty and the Beast at Colonial Theatre
A large Colonial Theatre audience applauded Klaw & Erlinger’s Sleeping Beauty and the Beast, the most elaborate fairy production seen locally. The show features strong comedians led by Harry Bulger as the king, Joseph Cawthorne as the nurse with concertina renditions, and William Macart as the queen, delivering a witty and musical performance.
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Colonial Theatre
Klaw & Erlanger
Harry Bulger
Joseph Cawthorne
William Macart
Keith's Theatre Promotes Debut of Bicycle Loopwheel
Keith's Theatre drew a large Monday crowd as Tom Butler and Frank Cadwell debuted the bicycle loopwheel, spinning a 48 foot track at a rate claimed to be a mile in 30 seconds. The sensational act led a nine hour vaudeville program praised for variety with Milton Nobles and the ensemble delivering strong performances alongside Cahill, Genaro, Bailey and other acts.
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Culver
Keith
Tom Butler
Frank Cadwell
C. R. Culver
Boston
Milton Nobles
Dolly Nobles
Leola May
William Cahill
Dave Genaro
Ray Bailey
Montrell
Adelaide Pavlovna
Sweatnam
Maxwell
Howard Atheneum Presents A Wise Guy And The Home Breakers
The Howard vaudeville bill features Edmond Hayes and company with Edward M. Favor Edith Sinclair and the McNulty sisters plus Toby Lyons. Hayes and company revived A Wise Guy to strong reception and new lines. The lineup also includes The Home Breakers burlesque and a Gladys Fisher plus sisters act with Hinkey Dee songs and Lyons specialty.
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Howard
Edmond Hayes
Edward M. Favor
Edith Sinclair
McNulty
Toby Lyons
Gladys Fisher
Kitty Hartford
Kitty Bingham
Nellie Hartford
Hinkey Dee
Toby
W. Edmond Hayes and Company
Hinkey Deelers
Racketts
Stage troupe lineup features Joe Fields and Mark Wolley
The program includes Joe Fields and Mark Wolley with a cast of beauties in costumes. The Racketts appear in a novel specialty act along with Iola Pomeroy as soubrette Cunningham and Lord, plus the Alabama Comedy Four and Parker and Egbert as song illustrators. Kathryn Miley, the Garons, the Sanford sisters, and Dave Balantyne complete the bill with musical entertainment.
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Joe Fields
Mark Wolley
Pretty Girls
Iola Pomeroy
Cunningham and
Lord
Alabama Comedy Four
Parker and Egbert
Kathryn Miley
Garons
Sanford Sisters
Dave Balantyne
Paris gown wows crowd at Austin & Stone’s Museum
A Paris made gown with geegaws and furbelows to burn thrilled yester day Austin and Stone’s Museum audience. Mile Vallecita wore three dresses from her Paris departure, entering a den of five brutes who howl then bow to her voice. Thousands witnessed the day’s best four footed acts and a lobby display celebrated Evacuation Day with colonial color decor.
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Austin & Stone
Mile
Vallecita
Paris
Pontio
White
Bicton
Anger Brothers
Alice Sablon
Miniature Theatre
Albene
la Brant
Sully
Phelps
Vice
Viola
May Ireland
Tommy West
Jones
Richards
Strauss and Young
Bebe Moreson
Crowley
Goley
Helen Clare
Kennette
Patterson
Lizzie Clifford
Fred Irwin Presents Lavish Vaudeville at Lyceum Theatre
The Lyceum Theatre offered a strong vaudeville bill with the Salvag gis and three Ronays as standout acts. The Bison City Quartet plus Blossom Seeley and Bennett and Revere drew praise, while J. C. Hart and company performed The Pipe Fiend. The lineup overall impressed and drew large audiences.
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Fred Irwin
Blossom Seeley
Bennett and
Revere
Lester and Curtin
J. C. Hart
Nickelodeon week brings best of satisfaction to patrons
The programme features Howard's sheep and dog circus the only one of its kind Major Barrette's colored all star variety and comedy company and Charles Jackson the flexible Adonis. Florentines musical artists please audiences with novelty attractions in the curio hall The Novelty burlesque company presents His Nibs and His Nobs with the Delitos and the Strands and Lorraine the acrobatic dancer A amateur prize night is set for Friday evening.
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Walker
Howard
Major Barrette
Charles Jackson
Adonis
Deliitos
Loraine
Nickelodeon Howard's Sheep and Dog Circus
Major Barnette
Colored Variety and Comedy Company
Chas
Jackible
The
Florentines
Mustete
E le Novelty Burlesque Co
Moonlight Maids Open Week at Palace Theatre
The Moonlight Maids began a week at the Palace Theatre with an engaging program titled A Day and a Night. The strong vaudeville lineup includes The Harpers singing and dancing, Frye Allen and Evans in A Simple Lesson, Toma Hanlon as a lively soubrette, Craig and Ardell in a top musical act, Billy Barry and Mildred Connors in an Irish sketch, and Williams and Adams in a singing and dancing routine.
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Moonlight Maids
Palace Theatre
Harpers
Moonlight
Frye, Allen and Evans
Toma Hanlon
Craig
Ardell
Vaudevile
Billy Barry
Mildred Connors
Williams and Adams
Hiawatha to Open in Mechanics Building Tomorrow
Advance interest builds for the Indian musical Hiawatha opening tomorrow at Mechanics building with two performances daily through March 31. Composer Frederick Burton, librettist L O Armstrong, scenic artist Francis West, and director Willis Alling have been in Boston recently. A 60 member Ojibway chorus and 45 piece orchestra will support white soloists from New York performances arriving today. The Imposed Order of Red Men has 500 seats for March 21. Dartmouth and Harvard nights are planned with 600 alumni and the college cry Wah-Hoo-Wah. Ticket sales begin tomorrow at Mechanics building. reserved seats at Klein's downtown.
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New York
Madison Square Garden
Dartmouth
Boston
Harvard
Burton
Saved From the Sea at Grand Opera House
Next week the Grand Opera House presents Saved From the Sea an English melodrama new to the city. The play builds to climactic scenes ending with a dramatic Ocean Wall scene featuring a blown fishing schooner and a thunderous curtain call.
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Grand Opera House
Russian pianist Ossip Gabrilowitsch to perform Saturday
The illness of Ossip Gabrilowitsch prevented his Chickering Hall recital last evening. The physician says he can play Saturday afternoon and will perform the announced programme. Tickets from last night will be honored at the Saturday matinee.
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Ossip Gabrilowitsch
Chickering Hall
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