Dramatic Week Opens with New Plays at Major Theaters
This week's program features professional debuts and new bills across Boston venues. The Filibuster at the Majestic Humpty Dumpty at the Colonial The Cingalee at the Tremont Terence at the Boston Williams and Walker at the Globe Romeo and Juliet at Castle Square Midnight Marriage at Grand Opera House Her Only Crime at Bowdoin Square Her Own Way at the Hollis A Message From Mars at the Park Big houses across Keith's Howard Empire Columbia Lyceum Palace and Austin Stone's venues.
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Majestic
The
Colonial
Tremont
Terence
Boston
Williams and Walker
Globe
Castle Square
Grand Opera House
Bowdoin Square
Hollis
Mars
Keith’s
Howard
Empire
Columbia
Lyceum
Palace
Austin & Stone
Humpty Dumpty dazzles Boston as Colonial run opens
Klaw and Erlanger present Humpty Dumpty at the Colonial Theatre in three lavish acts with an all star cast led by Frank Moulan and Maude Lillian Berri. The production features daring scenery, costuming, and aerialist shows, with a strong chorus and memorable songs drawing big crowds.
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Klaw and Erlanger
London
Drury Lane
King Sollumm
George Schiller
Prince Rudolph
Maude
Lillian Berri
Princess Marie
Nellie Daly
Sebiee
Lillian Coleman Humpty Dumpty
William Co. Schrode
Pantaloon
Domn
G. Schrode
Harlequin
Qseph C. Smith
Columbine
Fredericka Raymond
Demon of Misrule
Arthur Conquest
Alice
David Abrams
Yankee
Hilarion Ceballos Neptune
RCM
Frank Todd
Lalawana
Frank Moulan
Little Mary
Sulu
John McVeigh
William C. Schrode
Humpty Dumpty
John G. Schrode
Joseph C. Smith
Nora Saroney
Maude Lillian Berri
Lillian Coleman
Hilarion Ceballos
Gripolatis
Mexico
Mulberry Bend
Boston
Colonial Theatre
Chauncey Olcott Delights Boston Theatre in Terence Return
Chauncey Olcott wowed Boston Theatre audiences last evening in Terence with encores and strong supporting work by M. B. Snyder and Mrs. O'Hara. The season's first Boston showing drew lively applause and calls for more. A Siberia revival with sensational scenes is planned for next Monday for a two week engagement.
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Chauncey Olcott
Boston
Boston ‘Theatre
Terence
Mr. Olcott
Danny
Donny
M. B. Snyder
Teresce
Paderewski Coming to Carnegie Hall Next Saturday
The rush for seats for Paderewski’s recital in Carnegie Hall on March 25 is described as astonishing. His Boston concert will occur on April 1 at Symphony Hall with box office sales starting March 24.
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New York
Paderewski
Carnegie Hall
Boston
Symphony Hall
Brownies in Fairyland Opens at Children’s Theatre Box Office
Seats for Palmer Cox's Brownies in Fairyland go on sale at the Children's Theatre box office this morning. The charming fairy production will be performed only three times: Thursday March 23 at 4 15, Friday March 24 at 4 15, and Saturday March 25 at 2 30.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Palmer Cox
Children’s Theatre
Pamer Cox
Fairyland
Children's Theatre
Huntington Chambers
The Filibuster Plays Majestic Theatre In New Version
A revised version of The Filibuster a three act musical by John P Wilson and William Loraine debuted professionally at the Majestic Theatre. Bunny the new comic lead joins Louise Gunning Ethel Johnson Albert Mahar in a strong cast with notable songs and scenes that could fuel a successful run. The bank officers association crowd attended, and the production received enthusiastic reviews for performances and scenic effects.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Majestic Theatre
John P. Wilson
William Loraine
Bank Officers’ Association
Bob Gatling
William V. Strunz
Francis Seabrooke
Frank Turner
Bustamente Y Cabrillo Y Gonzales
N. W. Trederick Pilgrim Progress
Albert Mahar
Silas Fosdick
Peau d’Espange Iud
Fev
Hughie Flaherty
Hetty Case
Vesaverievesy
Geen Ewks
Ethel Johnson
Donna Dolores
Eeeeeeeese
Hdna Falk'ssett
Yvonne
SRP
Louise Gunning
Mme. Schumann- Heink
Miss Gunning
Dolly Washington
Hetty
Bunny
Mr. Mahar
H. W. Trederick
Schumann-Heink Company
Edna Fasset
Dolores
Bankers’ Association
Her Own Way at Hollis Street Theatre Delights Audiences
The Hollis Street Theatre presents Clyde Fitch's Her Own Way with Maxine Elliott and a strong company delivering a charming, well staged production. The plot centers on young lovers facing misunderstandings and complications, resolved satisfactorily. Maude Adams will visit next Monday for her annual engagement. opening week seats go on sale at 8 am.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hollis Street
Clyde Fitch
Maxine Elliott
EIOTL
Stirn
Isaac B. Rich
Eve'’gs
C. B. Dillingham
Boston
Maude Adams
Hawtrey Stars in Message From Mars at Park Theatre Boston
Charles Hawtrey closes a second week in Boston with A Message From Mars. The Englishman’s ghostly comedy delights audiences as he mocks superficiality and urges charity through clever stagecraft and lighting effects. Robert Edeson and Strongheart set to appear next week at Park Theatre.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charles Hawtrey
Boston
Park Theatre
Mars
Richard Ganthony
Robert Edeson
Strongheart
The
New York
Hudson Theatre
Elks Benefit At Boston Theatre Promises Packed House
Advance interest in the annual Elks benefit performance at the Boston Theatre is described as immense with seat sales gratifying. The article predicts a packed auditorium for what is called the most remarkable program ever offered for such an entertainment.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Elks
Boston
Tremont Theatre Delivers The Cingalee in Boston Debut
The Cingalee a musical comedy set in Ceylon opened at Tremont Theatre Boston last evening. William Norris leads a lively cast with Marion Rose Julia Millard Hallyn Mostyn Genevieve Finlay and Miss Nance ONeil slated to return April 13 for Macbeth. The show blends entertaining dancing pictorial scenery and colorful costumes with a playful if thin plot centered on Nanoya and the pearl. The two week engagement includes a noted audience reception for Norris and strong chorus performances. Seat sales begin next Monday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Marion Rose
Genevieve Finlay
Julia Millard
Viola Kellogg
William G. Stewart
Hallyn Mostyn
Harold Wizard
William Norris
Ceylon
Nanoya
Boobhamba
Harry Vereker
the Tremont
Nance O’neil
Boston
Macbeth
Globe Theatre hosts Williams Walker in two week Dahomey run
Williams and Walker with 40 artists open a two week engagement at the Globe Theatre fresh from an England tour. The revised Dahomey features Rareback Pinkerton and Shylock Homestead with strong performances by Ada Overton Walker Lottie Williams and Hattie McIntosh. Songs include I May Be Crazy but I Ain't No Fool and Dear Luzon with a standout chorus.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dahomey Colonization Society
Boston
Gatorville
Fla
Dahomey
Rosetta Lightfoot
Coon
Babe
Lottie Williams
Hattie McIntosh
Cecilia Lightfoot
Alex Rogers
George Reeder
J. Leubrie Hill
George Catlin
Luzon
After Midnight at Grand Opera House Delights Audience
The Marston Fauley production directed by Spencer Aborn drew a large crowd with a sensational drama of criminal secrets in midnight metropolis and lavish settings. Jack Webster as James Livingstone impressed, supported by Canfield Scott Murray Whitman Redmond and a strong female cast. one week engagement with matinees Tuesday Thursday Saturday. Next week features Queen of the White Slaves.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Messrs. Marston and Fauley
Spencer and
Aborn
Grand Opera House
Metropolis
New York
Fifth Avenue
Tenderloin
James Livingstone
Jack Webster
Mr. Webster
W. F. Canfield
Paul Scott
Frederick Murray
George H. Whitman
Joseph Redmond
Master Gregory Kelly
Ella Beldini
Elois Davis
Minna Ferry
Alice Meredith
Bowdoin Square Theatre Presents Her Only Crime
Bowdoin Square Theatre stages the five act comedy drama Her Only Crime with Charlotte Hunt as Julia Myra Barton and Eugenie Du Bois as Countess Sistane. A strong cast including Charles Miller Thaddeus Gray Harry Brooks and Butler Haviland supports a melodramatic plot about a young woman’s love and indiscretions. The production runs this week with matinees at bargain prices for women, followed by another drama next week and a charity concert on Sunday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bowdoin Square Theatre
Julia Myra Barton
Charlotte Hunt
Countess Sistane
Ferrenti
Henry Alexander
Kingdon Waters
Harry Brooks
James Bowers
Butler Haviland
Wilmer Walter
E. D. Denison
D. I. Gaylord
Charles Wheelock
Thomas Russell
Castle Square Theatre Stages Lively Romeo and Juliet
Castle Square Theatre presents Romeo and Juliet with Lillian Kemble as Juliet and Howell Hansel as Romeo earning strong audience acclaim. Supporting turns by Kate Ryan Nurse Leonora Bradley Lady Capulet and others receive praise. The run lasts only this week before Olga Nethersole’s Carmen follows.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Castle Square Theatre
Lillian Kemble
Juliet
Kate Ryan
Leonora Bradley
Edward Davis
Benvolio
A. H. van Buren
Paris
DeWitt C. Jennings
Tybalt
Edward Wade
Charles Chappelle
Friar Laurence
Olga Nethersole
Bashful Venus at Columbia Music Hall Charms Audiences
The Bashful Venus delivered a musical comedy at Columbia Music Hall starring Jeanette Dupree in the title role with Mat Fields Henry Stewart and Harry Montague and W. B. Watson forming a noted comedy quartet. The program also featured Mollie Williams Hattie Mills Hattie Behler Elsie Leslie and acts by Ah Sing Foo Eldora May Allen Sabine and Mullaney in a varied, entertaining bill.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Venus
Columbia Music Hall
Jeanette Dupree
Mat Fields
Henry Stewart
Harry Montague
W. B. Watson
Mollie Williams
Hattie Mills
Hattie Behler
Elsie Leslie
Ah Sing Foo
Eldora
Juggler
May Allen
Sabine and Mullaney
Music Hall
Ossified man draws crowds at Austin & Stone's Museum
Charles Gilpatrick from Hiram Maine attracts thousands at Austin & Stone's Museum as he nears full petrifaction. The exhibition features other curiosities including Francois Lentini the three legged boy and a lineup of performers and stage acts. The event ends on a high note with a successful minstrel show.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Austin & Stone
Museum
Charles Gilpatrick
Hiram
Stone
Gilpatrick
Jonathan Bass
Francois Lentini
Austins
Caffrey & Grant
Mardo
Howard
Mme. Meyers
Hebe
Till
Royal Marionettes
Trixie
Marie Glenn
Helen Parr
Agnes Parsons
May Morris
Imma Parker
Anna Dixon
Ida Campbell
James Neary
John Early
Tom Bryant
Charley Farrell
Bacon
Coogan
the Stanleys
Benedict
Powell
Palace Theatre Show Promises Bright Burlesque This Week
Sam Devere’s own company headlines at the Palace Theatre this week with The Dollar Line opening and Harum Scarum closing. Larry Smith and Joe Sullivan star in vaudeville acts alongside Mamie Champion Minnie Granville and a chorus of pretty singing and dancing girls. Notable acts include Charles and Alice Schrode in a novelty acrobatic routine Gertie Le Clair and her trio of performers Marion and Pearl and Exposition Four. The program is lively, stylish, and suited for burlesque and specialty fans.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sam Devere
Palace Theatre
Larry Smith
Joe Sullivan
Smith
the Palace
Mamie Champion
Minnie Granville
Alio
Charles
Alice Schrode
Gertie le Clair
Marion
Pearl
Keith's Theatre Vaudeville Lineup Showcases Variety Talent
A Keith's Theatre program featured the Cut Tys an all around act by three women and three men. Schumann and The Star Spangled Banner drew praise. The Kaufmann troupe performed a six cyclist wheel routine ending with a flag-waving finish. Redmund Day Patrice Winston and Robert Watson presented The Sheriff a new sketch about love and crime. Pauline Hall and Pauline Hall appeared in light opera routines. Professor Parker's trained dogs delighted juveniles. Windom debuted as a vaudeville performer. Fred Ward John Curran Victor Moore Emma Littlefield also offered acts and several other acts completed the diverse program.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Keith's
Cuttys
Schumann
Kaufmann
Redmund Day
Patrice Winston
Robert Watson
Arizona
Pauline Hall
Professor Parker
W. H. Windom
Fred Ward
John Curran
Judge
Victor Moore
Emma Littlefield
Merry Maidens Bring Elaborate Entertainments to Town
The Merry Maidens opened for a week featuring two musical satires At the French Ball and In Southa kota with humorous lines original tunes and costly costumes Nellie Hanly leads the company Sum Rice and Billy Spencer star in comedy The Flying Rath burns gymnastic act Hiatts Vans Patti Carney Shep ard Camp and Grogan also appear in a varied program.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Merry Maidens
Southakota
Nellie Hanly
Sheppard Camp
Billy Spencer
Grogan
Howard Atheneum Show Features Many Entertainers
The Howard Atheneum presents a varied bill with the three Joscarys tumbling novelty, Empire Comedy Four, Charles Kenna in The Fakir, Murphy and Willard in a broad comedy act, Williams Gillam trio with The Booking Agency, Gorman and West in A Special Meeting, George and Harrington in a humorous horizontal bar act, Humes and Lewis with The Acrobatic Tramp and Circus Queen, Williams and Dermody dancers, Henry T. Waite violin, Mike Scott the dancing Irishman, new kinetograph pictures, the Howard burlesquers in Quick Action, plus new versions of Mary Wise and Susie Smithers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
the Howard
Three Joscarys
Empire Comedy Four
Charles Kenna
Murphy
Willard
Williams- Gillam
Gorman
West
George
Harrington
Humes and
Lewis
Williams
Dermody
Henry T. Waite
Mike Scott
Howard
Mary Wise
Susie Smithers
Walker's Museum Curio Hall Hosts New York Boston Basketball
Crowds filled Walker's Museum curio hall as New York and Boston female teams played nine games. Boston led five to four with spirited play. The venue also featured the Georgia freak family Salvail, Walter Wentworth, and Rice's Punch and Judy. Hourly acts included Frothingham and Denham, Jack Gorman, Bertha Locke, Agnes Mace, Lulu Claire, and the new Gaglets skit. Amateurs may compete Wednesday evening for prizes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Curio Hall
New York
Boston
Georgia Freak
Salvail
Card Sharp
Walter Wentworth
Rice
Frothingham
Denham
All Star Specialty Company
Bioscope
Jack Gorman
Bertha Locke
Perkins’ Society
Agnes Mace
Lulu Claire
Million Dollar Check Lands Man in Bellevue
A young man named Nicholas Weiss claiming West Virginia roots was brought to Bellevue Hospital after trying to cash a $2,800,000 check at an East Side private bank. Police found a gold watch and a White House letter in his pockets.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Nicholas Weiss
West Virginia
Bellevue Hospital
White House
Washington
Empire Theatre Vaudeville Lineup Shines with Old Favorites
Monday audiences saw a full vaudeville program at the Empire Theatre featuring the Hawthorne sisters Nellie and Lola with The Willow Pattern Plate, Billy Clifford grooving new songs, a standout Faust prison scene with Edyth Decker William Xanten and Signor Abramoff, Ray Cox’s dialect comedy, plus Gertrude Mansfield Caryl Wilbur, Miller and Kresko, Welsh and Estes, Drummers' Quartet, Bard brothers and a novel gymnastic act promising one of the city’s greatest exhibitions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Empire Theatre
Hawthorne Sisters
Billy Single Clifford
Hawthorne
Nellie
Lola
Billy Clifford
Grand Opera
Caryl Wilbur
Prospect Street
Miller
Kresko
Welsh
Estes
Bard Brothers
Woodcock's Little Game featured at Hayes Hall with Shaw and Hayward
Back Bay society highlights Hayes Hall as Mrs. Helen Adelaide Shaw and Mrs. Albertina Hayward lead in Woodcock's Little Game. The Boston Athena Club members portray Mrs. Larkins and Mrs. Lieutenant Colonel Carver, with supporting cast including Tufts Wolff Smith and Arey. Marguerite Pearson provided violin solos between acts.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Back Bay
Hayes Hall
Franklin Square House
Woodcock
Helen Adelaide Shaw
Mary Shaw
Albertina Hayward
Boston Athena Club
Charles T. Smith
L. B. Allan
Doris A. Brabson
Edith B. Arey
Marguerite Pearson
Engineer W Dabney Hunter Gets Salary Increase
Melrose Aldermen vote to raise W Dabney Hunter engineer and superintendent of public works salary from 2250 to 2500 dollars this evening.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Melrose
W. Dabney Hunter
Also Mentioned on This Page
Boston Theatre
Hollis Street Theatre
Tremont Theatre
Globe Theatre
Austin & Stone’s Museum
Keith’s Theatre
Lyceum Theatre
Entertainments
Majestic CE
Tlibuster
Samuel E. Rork
Et al
Howard Atheneum
Walker’s Museum
Bellevue
Parker’s Dogs
Curlys
Edmund Day Moore
Littlefield
Howard Brothers
W. P. Woodward Pierce
Mazie Morton
Diamond
Pauline Hall Kaufmann
Ward and Curran
Fred Brown
Ellen Richards
Eddie Foy and Company
Boston Music Hall
Quality
Hawthor
Four Gards
Miler
Quar
Billy
Clifford Mansfield
Wilbur Ray Cox Welsh
Estes Vitagraph
Lawrence McCarty
Lessee
Mgr
Siberia
Clobe Wash
Wir
Williams & Walker
Clad Arts
Georgie Spotted Family
Tribeatre Frothingham
Joe Gorman
the Perkins
Lulu Mace
Midnight ‘Queen of the White
Jordan Hall
Ares
Paolo Gallico
Everett
Castle SQ. Tetrea
Janey Stock Co
Winter St
Nethersole
Square Theatre
Haymarket
Chas
Frohman and
Rich & Harris, Lessees
Klaw & Erlanger
Humpty
Dumpty
Hawtrey
Robert Fesan
Suluvan
Strong Heart
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