Boston Playhouses Offer Opera to Farce Variety
At Hollis Street Theatre John Drew opened with Captain Dieppe a clever farce marred by weak acting. Miss Dale and Miss Hornick excel as Countess Lucia and Emilia while Drew falters with forced humor. The second bill Sergeant Kitty features strong leads Allene Colin Mona Wynne and ensemble joy. Two more weeks present Lola Glaser Dolly Varden and Odd Lavender by Harrigan, with a bustling crowd and period costumes.
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Hollis Street Theatre
John Drew
Captain Dieppe
Anthony Hope
Harrison Rhodes
Beer
George Howard
Paul de Roustache
Charles II
Gotthold Guillaume Sevier
Ceee Rien
Ie Sydney Herbert
Lucia D’orano
Margaret Dale
Emilia
Countess of Fieramondi
Ethel Hornick
Sevier
Alison Skipworth
Dieppe
Hope
Mr. Rhodes
Genoa
Lucia
Count Andrea
Andrea
M. Sevier
Mr. Drew
Miss Dale
Mme. Sevier
Edward H. Crosby
Dubois
Lucien
Hussars
Kitty
Sloane
Miss Earl
Sylvain Langlois
Carrie E. Perkins
Aunt Angelique
Estelle Wentworth
Grace Belmont
Lulu Glaser
Dolly Varden
Sergeant Kitty at Globe Theatre in two act comic opera
Virginia Earl leads a company in Sergeant Kitty a two act comic opera at the Globe Theatre. The plot centers on Kitty La Tour planning an elopement with Lucien Valliere a Hussar lieutenant, with Aunt Angelique opposing and a proxy marriage arranged via Celestina Brideaux. The cast includes Sylvain Langlois Henri De Marillac Lucien Valera and others.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Globe Theatre
Virginia Earl
Sergeant Kitty
R. H. Burnside
A. Baldwin Sloane
General Dubois
Sylvain Langlois
Henri de Marrilac
Kiurry Stone
Lucien Valera
Cescven
Albert Parr
Jacques Jonquiniere
McCree
Jean Cornichon
Charles Renwick
Pierre Picorin
Harry Braham
Celestin Brideaux
George E. Mack
Serveant Lefevbre
Cse
Charles J. Goode
Louise de Marrilac
Estelle Wentworth
Angelique
Carrie E. Perkins
Nimo
Belmont Purcuso Cicco
Babette
Lloyd Woutty
Virginia Farl
Kitty
Black Hussar
Burnside
Kitty la Tour
Lucien Valliere
Hussars
The Medal and the Maid at Boston Theatre opens
A two weeks run of The Medal and the Maid musical comedy opens at the Boston Theatre. James T. Powers stars with Ruth Vincent Merva Sunningdale and Emma Carus among a large cast. praised for taste, humor, and lavish scenery. Director Cyril Scott. Plot described as engaging though details withheld.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Owen Hall
Sidney Jones
James T. Powers
Boston Theatre
Merva Sunningdale
Ruth Vincent Josephine
Cecil Engleheart
Ventnor
Habbicombe
Elsie Habbicombe
Ldna McClure Simon Pentweazle
Lord Belton
W. T. Carleton
Harry Pike
Acio Martinetti Morpiote
Stanley H. Forde
Lionel Habbicombeé
Tom Terriss
Frank D. Nelson
San Toy
Floradora
Boston
Powers
Ruth Vincent
Merva
England
Marie Lloyd
Mollie Seamore
London
Emma Carus
Georgia Caine
Ignatio Martinetti
Mr. Forde
McCoy Sisters
Cyril Scott
Majestic Theatre Presents A Son of Rest Musical Comedy
The Majestic Theatre opened last night with A Son of Rest, a two act musical comedy. Nat M. Wills stars as Hunting Grub with strong comic performance and parodies of popular songs. Will Archie and a diverse supporting cast deliver notable turns as the plot centers on a sacred cat abduction and a web of disguises amid romantic pursuit.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Majestic Theatre
M. Wills
Archie Processor Foley
Soi Isin
George E. Murphy
PPA
PAGS
Eeeta Ara KE
Coit Albertson
Timothy Snodgrass
Thomas J. Grady
PAC Oes
CIA Dvaval
Edward Hayes
Warren
Isics Ce
Krank Dearduff
James TI
Lee Mya
Susanne Rocamora
Spruce
Colin Bessie Atherton
SheSch
Mona Wynne Deatuo
Ares
Katheryn Manning
India
United States
Nat M. Wills
Mr. Wills
Will Archie
Liliputians
Mother Goose staged in Boston at Colonial Theatre crowd fills house
The Drury Lane spectacle Mother Goose opened in Boston's Colonial Theatre. J Hickory Wood and Arthur Collins wrote the text with John J McNally adapting for American stage. George W Hobart lyricist and Eric Solomon composer. The three act, 17 scene production features a 300‑strong cast and lavish ballet sequences, with Joe Cawthorne as Mother Goose, and a lively ensemble including Leila McIntyre Viola Gillette Nellie Follis Walter Stanton Dave and Seymour. The show blends humor, music and spectacle, praised for staging and orchestration.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Boston
Drury Lane
Colonial Theatre
J. Hickory Wood
Arthur Collins
John J. McNally
George W. Hobart
Frederic Solomon
Ololnoe
Joe Cawthorne
Harry Bulger
the Laird
Borderland
W. H. McCart
Chatham
Clifton Crawford
Ae Boku Sess
Bric Cives
Gee
Ole Caloner
Edith Hutchins
Piomons i
Wbries
Walter Stanton
Dawe
Seymour Mine
Allan Ramsay
Queen Gooke
Mother Goose
Leila McIntyre
Viola Gillette
Nellie Follis
Dave and
Seymour
Mr. Solomon
Soldiers of Fortune returns to Grand Opera House in Boston
Richard Harding Davis dramatic hit Soldiers of Fortune by Augustus Thomas played at the Grand Opera House last evening with Robert Edeson in the lead. Edwin Brandt, reprising his original cast role, impressed as Robert Clay the mining engineer amid thrilling escapes. Cast members Katherine Raynor Lillian Thatcher Del Del Lewis Helen Ware and others received hearty praise as scenery and performance drew a full week crowd before a planned Melo drama The Great Train Robbery with promised sensational features.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Edward Harrigan
Columbia Theatre
Mr. Harrigan
Matt Hanley
Boston
George Merritt
Gilbert Fitzgerald
Jay H. Wilson
Harry A. Fisher
John O. Hewitt
John FF. Watson
George Secor
Willie Barrington
George G. Halpin
Lydey Clawson
Alice Braham
Annie Alliston
Minnie Church
River Front
Chinatown
Dot Karroll
Richard Harding Davis
Augustus Thomas
Grand Opera House
Robert Edeson
Edwin Brandt
Robert Clay
Mr. Brandt
Katherine Raynor
Hope Langham
Lillian Thatcher
Alice Langham
del del Lewis
Castle Square Theatre Revival Draws Large Evening Audience
The Castle Square Theatre presented Augustin Daly’s melodrama Under the Gaslight to a large audience last night. The revival and staging earned high praise, ranking among the best productions in recent years.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Castle Square
Augustin Daly
Across the Pacific at Music Hall in Boston
Harry Clay Blaney stars in Across the Pacific at Music Hall Boston with crowds in attendance this week. The melodrama follows Joe Lanier and Bud Stanton amid Uncle Sam’s possessions in the Philippines, aided by Willie Live the newspaper correspondent whose revolver and Kodak unravel knotty issues. Supporting cast includes Fenwick Ormonde Hanlon Kelly Buchanan and a Rough Rider Band. The weeklong engagement features daily matinees and a block house fight scene with loud machine gun action, followed next week by The Village Parson.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harry Clay Blaney
Pacific
Boston
Mr. Blaney
Music Hall
Uncle Sam
Philippines
Joe Lanier
Bud Stanton
Willie Live
Kodak
Harry W. Fenwick
Frederic Ormonde
VD. E. Hanlon
Bowdoin Square Theatre Presents Saved From the Sea
Bowdoin Square Theatre staged a melodrama Saved From the Sea with Dan Ellington and a cast including Blackmore and Charlotte Hunt. The plot features murder, a false accusation, a failed gallows, and a pardon. The production boasted picturesque coast scenes and strong performances, running for one week with matinees and discounted prices for women. Next week Leah the Forsaken and Anniversary vaudeville at Keith's headline a strong program.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bowdoin Square Theatre
Dan Ellington
Mr. Blackmore
Charlotte Hunt
Corinne Cantwell
Polly Blake
Florence Hale
Mrs. Blake
Messrs. Denison
Walter
Carl Fey
Jim Weaver
Butler Haviland
Billy Snooks
Lawrence Merton
D. L. Gaylord
Charles Wheelock
Thomas Russell
Fred Mayland
Tremont Theatre Ends Run Of Prince Of Pilsen In Boston
Tremont Theatre prepares for final seven performances of The Prince of Pilsen before London engagement. Boston audience highly enjoyed the 24th week run with 19 musical numbers applauded. Peggy From Paris, George Ade musical comedy, arrives next Monday with strong box office demand and brisk mail orders.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tremont Theatre
London
Pilsen
Boston
Peggy
Paris
George Ade
Henry W. Savage
New York
NANCE O NEIL'S AFTERNOONS IN BOSTON THE FIRES OF ST JOHN
Nance O Neil enters her 11th Boston week as Marie in Sudermann s The Fires of St John drawing enthusiastic applause from a largely female audience. She 예정 Camille this afternoon and is expected to draw a crowded house for the Dumas heroine. Thursday and Friday see Judith staged, a Giacommetti drama on the Judith and Holofernes story.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nance O'Neil
Boston
Marie
Sudermann
Judith
Giacommetti
Holofernes
Ristori
Europe
Miss O'Neil
Local tale resurfaces in San Francisco scene
A year-old story reappears in San Francisco as a familiar figure surfaces within a prominent city setting. The brief notes the renewed appearance of the narrative’s central element without detailing broader developments.
Mrs Wiggs of the Cabbage Patch Delights Boston Audiences
A splendid Park Theatre crowd enjoyed Mrs Wiggs of the Cabbage Patch and Lovey Mary last evening. Boston readers have made the shows favorites with their quaint incidents and human philosophy presented from the start.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Park Theatre
Howard Atheneum Bill Features Notable Vaudeville Lineup
The Howard Atheneum bill is led by the Vaidis sisters John Donahue and Mattie Nichols with Ascott and Eddie, and Eddie Stuber. The act list highlights remarkable gymnasts, a top dance and comedy turn, eccentric vaudeville acts, and banjo virtuoso Fred Stuber. A new burlesque skit The Third Rail closes the program.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Howard
Vaidis
John Donahue
Mattie Nichols
Ascott
Eddie
Fred Stuber
Donahue
Miss Nichols
the Howard
Mlle
Tommy Glynn
Dancing Howards
Smith and Powell
Sullagley Brothers
Marion and
Deane
The
Diamonds
Emmett and
Lindley
Dwyers
J. W. Sherry
E. F. Slocum
Joe J. Mackie
John Mack
Biograph
Pretty Girls
Janie
M. Vaidis
Nichols
Bob Fitzsimmons
Brigadiers Open at Lyceum with At Newport and Seeing New York
The Brigadiers opened a Lyceum engagement with At Newport a piece that amuses by lampooning high society. Seeing New York follows with stronger visuals and musical numbers featuring a beauty cast and sparkling tunes. Pat White, the leading comedian, showcases a convincing Irish persona and strong comic presence. The reviewer calls the show among the season’s best.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Brigadiers
Lyceum Theatre
Newport
New York
Pat White
Mr. White
One Night and Gone at Fashionable Hotel Veranda and War Vessel
The piece titled One Night and Gone features Nat Fields in the lead comedy roles with Guy Rawson, Joe Howard, and Alex Carr. Female leads include Mlle Therese and Mae Hilliard among others. Musical numbers, a large chorus, bright music, and the trick violinist Henry T Waite fill interludes between acts.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nat Fields
Lew Fields
Weber
Yields
Guy Rawson
Joe Howard
Alex Carr
Mlle. Therese
Mae Hilliard
Bonnie Butler
Nettie Montrose
Grace Wilson
Frankie Clare
Alice Mason
Adelaide Walsh
Lillie Stork
Belle Walley
Ruth Everett
Henry T. Waite
New Palace Theatre presents burlesque vaudeville bill
Fulton’s Jolly Grass Widows brings a two act musical comedy to the New Palace Theatre this week. A bright plot with lively dialogue is enhanced by abundant musical features inserted between comedy scenes making the show entertaining and lively for audiences.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Palace Theatre
Fulton
Jolly Grass Widows
Bonny Scots Welcome At Austin and Stone’s Wearying Day
A large crowd greeted The Bonny Scots at Austin and Stone’s with a right royal American welcome. Highland dancers singers pipers and athletes including the Edinburgh athletes Wallace family McGregor troupe and Strathspey dancers performed. Strong Highland and Lowland contingents competed in boat tests and a 10 minute showcase of Scottish clan sports alongside broad-shouldered athletes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Austin & Stone
America
Edinburgh
Wallace
McGregor
Strathspey
Lowlands
Nickelodeon Hamburg and Cohen's Hebrew Minstrels Engage
The troupe concludes engagements this week with a reorganized company and strong new talent. Kid Orr performs a premier equilibrist act, Garretta's dog circus features trained pugs and terriers, and Salem Sid showcases a new Oriental conjuring routine. A beauty contest, vaudeville acts, and amateur night Friday add to the Curio Hall program.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hamburg
Cohen
Kid Orr
Professor Garretta
Salem Sid
Curio Hall
Cannons
Hartford
Davis
Annie Cook
Ray Monahan
Day and Wells
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Allene Colin
Mrs. Spruceby
Mona Wynne
Bessie Atherton
E. Coit Albertson
Ruth Baine
Georgia Irving
Wills
Howell Hansel
Snarkey
Thomas MacLarnne
Ray Trafford
John F. Webber
Edward Wade
Tombs
Lindsay Morison
Mortimer Weldon
Bermudas
John T. Craven
Lilian Lawrence
Laura Cortland
Alice Riker
Pearl Cortland
Mary Sanders
Peachblossom
Gertrude Berkeley
Old Judas
Castle Square Theatre
Keith’s Theatre
Keith’s
Annie Abbott
Miss Abbott
Hal Davis
Inez Macauley
Fred Edwards
Quigley Boys
Brooks Brothers
Rio Brothers
Pryor Brothers
Nance O’neil
Tory
San Francisco
Howard Atheneum
Ann
Annie
Abbott
Star Show
Broadhurst & Currie
Castle Theatre
Tremont St
Tremont
Branch & Music Hall
Castle St. Theatre Dramatic Stock Co
Pai
Lawrence McCarty
Lessee
Mgr
Jas. T. Powers
Copley Hall
Whistler
Klaw & Erlanger
S.c
Village Parson
Haymarket
Bowdoin Smaren
Leah Tl
Nickelodeon
Cohen’s
Hebrew Minstrels
Pheatre
Washington & Dover Sts
J. Silbert Jewish Stock Co
Romeo and Juliet
NEW Palace Theatre
Entertainments
Boston Falls
Dainty
Bricht
Nange O’neil
Caivest Suries
Ade
Win
Geo. Loraine
Matinee
Soldiers of Fortune
Jusustus Thomas
Henry B. Harris
Ian
New York City
Kists, Wiggs of
Gabbage
Pateh
Hollis
Armes
Isaac B. Rich
Charles Frohman
Captain Ditverpw
Austin
Stone
Scollay Sq
Tremont Row
Colibria
Marco
Black Wonder
Amy
Zaino Mite
Cehuoursl
Hatel and Theatre District
Harrigan
Taesuo
Walkers Museum
Bowdoin Sq
Flossie LaSlanche
Cts
Aly
Colibri
Milo
Aimee
Mardo
Zaino
Mahers
Cora Willson
Charles Dickerson
Weston Sisters
Hall and Hughes
Viola Scarlet
Conley
Mack
Violet Gleason
Leon
Bertie Allen
Lynn
Classen
Fox
Cook
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