Theater Listings Highlight Boston Stage This Week
Robert Edeson appears at the Park with Maude Adams at the Hollis while Siberia and Carmen headline major houses. New bills play Keiths and nearby venues. Humpty Dumpty continues at Colonial and The Filibuster at Majestic.
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Robert Edeson
the Park
Maude Adams
Hollis
sSiberia
Boston
Carmen
Castle Square
Ssigeen
Grand Opera House
Bowdoin Sq
Colonial
Majestic
Tremont
Williams and Walker
Globe
Strongheart at Park Theatre with Robert Edeson leads cast
The new American Academy drama Strongheart opened at Park Theatre with Robert Edeson in the title role. The production blends college life with a Native American theme as Strongheart, son of a chief, must choose between love and duty to his people.
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Park Theatre
Robert Edeson
TRV
Ceca c
Cee
Macey Harlam
Richard Sterling
Bogs
Ceric
Cose
Cosets Verstrsee
Renade
S.ce
Taylor Holmes Thome
Sydney Ainsworth
Fred Skinmer
Turner Frank Nelson
Francis Bonn
Dick Livingston
Frank Gheen
Billy Saunders
Herbert Corthell Seigfried
Eres
Himself Spangataha
Strongheart
Bree
Nelson
Sebo Eedsedy
Alee
Molly Wivingston
Louise Drew
Betty Bates
Wee
Marjorie Wood
Maud Weston
Laueille Stanford
Dorothy Nelson
Mary Boland
Tommy Nash
Harrison Ford
Black Eagle
Edmund Breese
William ©. DeMille
Columbia College
Iher
Hisather
Edeson
Dorothy
Mr. Edeson
Taylor Holmes
Wumpty Dumpty Thrills at Colonial Theatre Show
The Colonial Theatre audience enjoyed a varied show with comedy song ballet acrobatics and dancing led by Frank Moulan George Schiller and John McVeigh. The birds and fishes ballets and Grigolatis aerials drew strong applause and Maude Lillian Berri Nellie Daly and others received praise. No New England tour follows the Boston run.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Colonial Theatre
Boylston Street
Grigolatis
Frank Moulan
Mary
George Schiller
John McVeigh
Maude Lillian Berri
Nellie Daly
Lillian Coleman
William de Schrode
Joseph C. Smith
Nora Sarony
Frederica Raymond
Arthur Conquest
David Abrams
Frank Todd
Eugene Everett
New England
Boston
Siberia adds modern stagecraft to Boston Theatre revival
Bartley Campbell's Siberia at the Boston Theatre under Brady and Grismer features Nicolai Naigoff James Hastings Ivan Nordoff and a strong company. Miss MacGregor as Sara, Hastings as Nicolai, and Marian Chapman as Vera receive praise as the production uses electricity, stage effects, and Russian dancers. It runs two weeks before Wilton Lackaye's The Pit.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bartley Campbell
Siberia
Boston
William A. Brady
Joseph R. Grismer
Nicolai Naigoff
Jarnest Hastings Ivan Nordoff
Aehaes James J. Brown
Herbert Prior
Siberian
Campbell
Kishineff
Miss MacGregor
Sara
Ernest Hastings
Nicolai
Perle Sanders
Marie
Marian Chapman
Vera
Franklyn Roberts
Taracoff
James J. Brown
Ivan
John R. Compson
Michael
Wilton Lackaye
Tremont Theatre to Close Daly Musical Run Soon
The Augustin Daly company’s engagement at Tremont Theatre ends next Saturday with seven more performances of The Cingalee. William Norris leads as Baboo lawyer, Miss Finlay stars as Cingalee, and Miss Nance O’Neil arrives for three weeks starting Monday with Macbeth and Elizabeth Queen of England revivals in the first week.
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Cingalee
Tremont Theatre
Augustin Daly
William Norris
Miss Finlay
Mr. Stewart
Nance O'Neil
O'Neil
Queen of the White Slaves at Grand Opera House
The melodrama Queen of the White Slaves by Arthur J. Lamb plays this week at the Grand Opera House. Government detective James Wendell pursues the Highbinders as Grace Fawn and other characters endure perilous scenes across 16 acts with striking settings and a strong cast including Ailleen May and J E Miltern. Next week presents Shadows of a Great City.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Arthur J. Lamb
Grand Opera House
Highbinders
Chamber of Death
China
Grace Fawn
Fong Low
Hong Kong
James Wendell
al Phillips
Ailleen May
J. E. Miltern
Joseph Carter
Edward Nannery
George R. Raymond
Harry Allen
Jack Morton
Almastee
Bessie Marlowe
Elizabeth Hess
Rose Braham
Miss Maude Adams Stars in The Little Minister at Hollis Street
A large, fashionable Boston audience greeted Miss Maude Adams in The Little Minister at Hollis Street Theatre for a two week run. Adams impressed as Bobbie with strong support from Arthur Byron as Gavin Dishart and a capable cast including Mrs W G Jones and Miss Margaret Gordon. next at Hollis Street will be Sardou's The Sorceress starting April 10.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Barrie
Miss Adams
Arthur Byron
Gavin Dishart
Eugene Jepson
George Irving
Lloyd Carleton
Charles Walcot
Joseph Francoeur
Violet Rand
Wallace Jackson
Richard Pitman
William Henderson
Charles Pitt
T. C. Valentine
May Galyer
Boston
Sardou
Sorceress
In Dahomey at Globe Theatre Impresses with Williams
The Globe Theatre presenting Williams and Walker's In Dahomey last evening drew strong laughter and praise. Williams' Shylock Homestead impersonation earns special notice while Ada Overton Walker shines as a dancer and singer. The bill includes Broadway in Dahomey Dear Luzon A Rich Coon's Babe and Me and De Minstrel Band with Corbett in Pals slated for April 3.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Luzon
Dahomey
Mr. Williams
James J. Corbett
The Filibuster shines in second week at the Majestic
The Majestic opens its second week of The Filibuster to a crowded house. The light musical features gorgeous girls, lively tunes, and lavish costuming with standout numbers The Julep Dance The Simple Life Dolce Far Niente and In Nightmare Land.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Samuel E. Rork
the Majestic
Albert Mahar
Rmausic
Deda Mystery and Veiled Mermaids Dominate Empire Theatre Show
Two large audiences at the Empire Theatre in Boston saw the latest European novelty Deda a mermaid illusion where a woman seemingly materializes from water. Ora Cecil performed with leopards, Julie Mackay impressed with song and voice, and a string of acts from Mitchell Marion Littlefield Wills Hassan and others provided humor balance acrobatics and vivtography views.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Empire Theatre
Deda
Boston
Ora Cecil
Miss Cecil
Julie Mackay
Miss Mackay
Europe
Harry Watson
Alice Hutchings
Ed Edwards
Vaudeville Exchange
Mr. Watson
Miss Hutchings
Mr. Edwards
Mitchell
Marion
Charles W. Littlefield
Wills
Hassan
Ford
Dot West
Ramoniers
Sullivan
Pasquelena
Boston Music Hall
Performin Leopards
Watson, Hutchings, Edwards & Co
Mitchell & Marron
Ramblers Burlesquers wow Columbia with Japan troupe and acts
The Columbia stages feature The Little Brown Men from Japan in gymnastics wrestling and jiu jitsu displays. The Ramblers present a lively chorus with Dan Barrett Louise Purcell and a strong cast including Zara Stetson Irene Young Merritt Rosela Corbly Burke Hill and Hillton and the Johnson Davenport Lorella team closing the vaudeville program.
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Japan
O’grady
Dan Barrett
Louise Purcell
Zara
Stetson
Irene Young
Merritt
Rosela
Corbly
Burke
Hill
Johnson, Davenport
Lorella
Walker’s adds new acts drawing crowds all week
The popular house showcases Captain Sidney Hinman and life saving dogs in the main curio hall with Kid Johnson, Walter Wentworth in his 81st year, Campbell the magician, Zita the palmist, and hundreds of features. Hartford Campbell Tyrolean burlesquers perform in Casey Theatre with Nellie Hartford and Ilene Campbell leading. Burlesque includes many young ladies in tightlets between acts.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Curio Hall
Sidney Hinman
Coney Island
Kid Johnson
New England
Walter Wentworth
Campbell
Zita
Casey Theatre
Hartford & Campbell
Eddie Foy Tops Keith’s Vaudeville Bill with The Man Behind the Gun
Eddie Foy headlined at Keith's for a week in Boston with The Man Behind the Gun a nonsensical skit that delighted a large audience and showcased his unique humor. Valerie Bergere starred in His Japanese Wife praised as a standout Keith's bill also featured Jim Harrigan Kelly and Violette Sager Midgeley Gertie Carlisle Charles Mildaire and others with biograph bits and winter bathers on view.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Eddie Foy
Boston
the Majestic
Piff
Puff, Pauf
Keith's
Man
Mr. Foy
Foy
New England
Valerie Bergere
Keith
Miss Bergere
Chicka San
Keith’s
Jim Harrigan
Kelly
Violette
Sager Midgeley
Gertie Carlisle
Howard Burlesque Review at Lyceum Shows Top Vaudeville Acts
Boston patrons enjoy a lively week at the Lyceum with new satires In the Tender loin and For Girls Only. The bill features the Bellatzer sisters, Matthews and Ashley, the Rube trio, Cliff Gordon, Avon Comedy Four, Mlle Latina, Ferrell brothers, McIntyre and Rice, Mitchells, Wood brothers, Conlon and Hastings, Angel and Hanley, Henella, moving pictures, and a Spring Tonic skit with songs Mary Wise and Susie Smithers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lyceum
Tenderloin
Bellatzer
Hurope
Farron
Fay
Harvey
Walker
de Fay
Anderson
Wallace
Belle Wilton
Marie Barrison
The
Howard
Boston
Matthews and
Ashley
Dixon, Bowers
Dixon
Cliff Gordon
Avon Comedy Four
Mlle
Ferrell Brothers
McIntyre and Rice
Conlon
Hastings
Angel
Hanley
Henella
Mary Wise
Susie Smithers
Timi
Booth-Barrett Drama Club to Stage Charity Dance in Charles Town
The Booth-Barrett Dramatic Club of Charles Town hosts an entertainment and dance at Paine Memorial Hall Appleton Street this evening. Before the 9 pm dance, pantomime readings and songs will be performed by Mrs May Traynor Miss Mattie Benson Leroy Leathers William Gormley Edith Kimball and 55 year old Gladys Fultz all students of instructor Mrs Barry. Proceeds go to a once prominent Charles Town family now in reduced circumstances.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Booth-Barrett Dramatic Club
Charlestown
Paine Memorial Hall
Appleton Street
May Traynor
Mattie Benson
Leroy Leathers
William Gormley
Edith Kimball
Gladys Fultz
Ossified Man Gilpatrick Delights Austin & Stone’s Crowd
Audiences packed the curio hall to see Gilpatrick, labeled the ossified man, in his first public appearance. Born 47 years ago in Hiram Maine, he suffers from widespread ankylosis with only his right wrist free, yet he jokes and enjoys life. The venue showcased many acts including Francis Lentini, Harvard aerialists, and a lively lineup of performers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Curio Hall
Austin & Stone
Gilpatrick
Hiram
Francis Lentini
Austins
Harvard
Mme. Myers
John Till
Caffrey
Grant
Casey
Piper
A. B. White
Bergin
Beverly
Morris
Daly
Ida Campbell
Eric
Leo
Barranda Harvey
Tom Killien
Tom Bryant
John Earle
Benedict and
Powell
Marie Glenn
Anna Dixon
May Morris
Alice Thornton
Parisian Widows at Palace Theatre Delightful Burlesque
Weber's Parisian Widows comes to the Palace Theatre with a lively burlesque and vaudeville bill. The program features Down the Pike and A Day at the Barracks with dances and music, plus comic acts by Ben Welch Kennedy and Evans Rose Carlin and others. Charles Falk sings ballads in polished tenor style amid elaborate scenery and costumes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Palace Theatre
Waldron
Weber
West Point
the Barracks
Ben Welch
Kennedy
Evans
Rose Carlin
Nelson
Millege
Arnold
Valmore
Charles Falk
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Empire
Columbia
Palace
Austin & Stone’s
Boston Theatre
Hollis Street Theatre
Globe Theatre
Castle Square Theatre
Castle Square Theatre Stock Company
Merimee
Henry Hamilton
Olga Nethersole
Lillian Kemble
Don Jose
Mr. van Buren
DeWitt C. Jennings
Don Manuel
John Waldron
Lucas Mendez
Frances Starr
Dolores
Ivy Troutman
Teresa
Castle Square Company
Bowdoin Square Theatre
New York
Asell
Charlotte Hunt
Dorothy Pemberton
Charles Miller
Philip Pemberton
Edwin Denison
Butler Haviland
Wilmer Walter
Henry Alexander
Thomas Russell
Eugenie du Bois
Fifi Follette
Miss Cantwell
Pearl de Sousier
Pony Ballet
Lillian Henry
Vera Collier
Rose Howard
Thaddeus Gray
Harry Brooks
Charles Wheelock
D. L. Gaylord
Lothrop Stock Company
Montana
Majestic Theatre
Keith’s Theatre
Lyceum Theatre
Howard Atheneum
Entertainments
Macic
Frohman
Rich & Harris
Yy Klaw & Erlanger
Drury Lane
Uibuster
Ramblers’ Burlesquers
Eee Esate
Seave
the Geisha
John B. Schoeffel
Nance O’neil
Macbeth
Elizabeth
Magda
ST. John
Camille
Lawrence McCarty
Lessee
Mgr
Wm. A. Brady
Jos. R. Grismer
Clore Williams
Bowdoin Chat
Montana Outlaw
Austin & Stone’s Museum
Pennsylvania Railroad
Atlantic City
Leav
RIP
Fall River
Rudolf
St. Charles
Shelburne
Islesworth
Wiltshire
Iroquois
Scarborough
Geo. M. Roberts
Washington St
Mass
J. R. Wood
Geo. W. Boyd
Ger
Pril
America
Midgeley and
Carlisle James Harrigan
Stanley and
Brockman
the Waldings
Marie Laurent
the Woodwards
Valerie Bergera
Kely
Violette Charles Midare Treloar and Tempest the Pryors
Rich and Harvey
Biographictures
OLCA
Winter St
Scollay Square
Curio
Lew Benedict
Society Minstrels
Haymarket
Tamnayv
the Majestics
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