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Newspaper

Boston Post

Location

Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America

Date

Mar 29, 1904

Page

4

Peggy from Paris Returns to Tremont in Boston

Old friend returns as Peggy from Paris plays again at Tremont Theatre. Cast includes Georgia Caine Lutie Plummer and Arthur Deagon with lively changes to prologue and second act. crowd greets cast warmly. Two week engagement followed by King Dodo and later Her Own Way with Maxine Elliott.

Boston Tremont Theatre Peggy Paris Alonzo Plummer E. George Richards Cicero J. Grampis Paul Nicholson Wichtanng Isn Levee Jacques Kruger Alexander Nerve Harold Crane Reginald Hickey Cseccsescuness Arthur Deagoo Peggy Plummer Georgia Caine Lutie Plummer Cadivawee Guelma L. Baker Sophie Hickory Creek Paragon Theatre Chicago Milo Fleurette Lutie Honeymoon Terrace Pegey Josie Sadler Sophie Blotz Henny Helen Hale Guelma L. Baker Arthur Deagon George Richards Mr. Fish Alice Hageman Dodo Richard Golden Maud Williams Edward H. Crosby Maxine Selliott

Hollis Street Theatre Hosts The Second in Command

John Drew opens the second week at Hollis Street Theatre with Robert Marshall's The Second in Command. Cast includes Miles Anstruther Gotthold Bingham Mannering Mendenham Carrington Murray Dale Hornick Bell and Salisbury. The romantic military comedy pleases the audience with Drew's dignified style and strong ensemble performances.

Hollis Street John Drew Robert Marshall Miles Anstruther Charles I. Gotthold Christopher Bingham Walter Mannering Monroe Salisbury Barker George Howard Mendenham Reginald Carrington Miurlel Mannering Ss Margaret Dale Way Mr. Drew Dieppe Chas. F. Gotthold Col. Anstruther Margaret Dale Muriel Mannering Ethel Hornick Harburgh Constance Bell Nora Vining Monroe Salisbury Lieutenant Mannering Robert Schable Hildebrand Carstairs

The Great Train Robbery Impresses Grand Opera House Crowd

The Grand Opera House showcased The Great Train Robbery drawing a large audience. Alfred Rowland starred as Tom Gordon with Lucy Loring as the heroine, Bayonne Whipple in a dual role, and five real Indians heightening the show with realistic acting.

Grand Opera House Boston Far West John Flatow Alfred Rowland Tom Gordon

The Village Parson At Music Hall Boston

Music Hall Boston presented The Village Parson for the week a pastoral melodrama about a lawyer and his brother scheming to win the parson's wife. The plot unfurls with deceit a letter and eventual repentance. The cast features William A. Norton Pickering Brown Harold Vosburg and others. Also Why Women Sin society drama returns for Easter week with a matinee next Monday.

Boston Music Hall William A. Norton Pickering Brown Harold Vosburg Harry M. Smith Arthur Collins Dan N. Langer Fred Erne Inez Eckele Effie Boudene Baby Olevia Grace Wilmette Frankie Francis

Marble Heart Delight at Castle Square Theatre

Last evening at Castle Square Theatre the stock company delivered a satisfying performance of The Marble Heart. Cast members Howell Hansel Thomas Maclarine John Sampolis Lillian Lawrence Mor timer Weldon Isabelle Fletcher Mary Sanders Gertrude Berkeley impressed as Phidias Diogenes Georgias the slave girl and others with strong turns in the Paris set drama and in the dream prologue. The program announces next week’s stage adaptation of Under Two Flags.

Castle Square Theatre Howell Hansel Phidias Thomas Maclarine Diogenes John Sampolis Georgias Mary Sanders Thea Paris Raphael Thomas MacLarnne Volage Mortimer Weldon

Leah the Forsaken At Bowdoin Square Theatre

Bowdoin Square Theatre presents Leah the Forsaken this week marking its first Bowdoin production in nearly five decades. The cast features Willard Blackmore as Rudolph Edwin Denison as Nathan Wilmer Walter as Fritz and Miss Hunt in the title role with Eugenie Du Bois Corinne Cantwell and others in supporting turns.

Leah Bowdoin Square Theatre Bowdoin Willard Blackmore Rudolph Edwin Denison Nathan Wilmer Walter Fritz War

Stage lineup promises week of matinees and drama

Hale plays Mother Groscnen with May Lamson and Carol Natino in duties other parts. The offering runs this one week with a matinee each day. Next week N. 8. Wood stars in his favorite melodrama Jack Sheppard.

Hale Mother Groscnen May Lamson Carol Natino Wood Jack Sheppard

Isobel Hall Signs to Join Prince of Pilsen Tour

Isobel Hall traveled to Boston to hear a performance of the Prince of Pilsen after signing with Henry W. Savage to join the London-bound company. The high soprano from Winsome Winnie recently performed for Paula Edwardes at the Columbia Theatre and will rehearse in Providence before likely debutting in New York. She is known in Boston as the niece of Captain Lawrence Cain and first appeared in San Toy, later starring in the title role.

Isobel Hall Boston Henry W. Savage London Miss Hall Winnie Paula Edwardes Columbia Theatre Tremont Theatre Providence R. I New York Lawrence Cain Lagrange Street Station

Globe Theatre hosts Virginia Earl in Sergeant Kitty second week

Virginia Earl opens the second and closing week of her engagement in the tuneful military opera Sergeant Kitty at the Globe Theatre to hearty applause and laughter. The cast including Junie McCree and Albert Parr earns praise for comedy and singing. Box office opens today for Luis Glaser in Dolly Varden next Monday.

Virginia Earl Kitty Globe Theatre Burnside Boston A. Baldwin Sloane Mr. Sloane Sergeant Kitty Junie McCree Albert Parr Henri Henry Stone Sylvain Langlois George —. Mack Carrie Perkins Estelle Wentworth Grace Belmont Luis Glaser Dolly Varden Miss Glaser

Park Theatre Hosts Japanese Night for Mrs. Wiggs 25th

The Park Theatre celebrated the 25th performance of Mrs. Wiggs of the Cabbage Patch in Boston with a Japanese night. Every woman in attendance received a good luck sash pin from Japan, valued as a keepsake of the charming comedy and its evening.

Park Theatre

Colonial Theatre Presents Mother Goose Drama

The Colonial Theatre opened another week of Mother Goose with a cast of pretty women and comic performers. Elaborate scenery frames the production which will run until further notice.

Colonial Theatre

Her Last Re hearsal at Keith's Theatre Provokes Laughter

Keith's Theatre presents a stage life comedy about a would be actress and a leading man in Romeo and Juliet with a distracted stage manager and a mischievous props man. Lewis McCord Elvia Bates George Williams Franzemathias and Lewis receive strong notices for their performances and the show features new turns and skilled marksmanship from Franzemathias and Lewis.

Lewis McCord Elvia Bates George Williams J. F. Sullivan A. H. Weston Dan McAvoy Franzemathias Lewis Keith’s Ashtons

Notable Acts Shine in Winter Show with Variety Acts

The review praises Alfons balancing on a swinging trapeze and disrobing while playing a tambourine. Sidney Grant performs stories and imitations, Katherine Bloodgood sings high class ballads, Mile Latina presents a “physical culture” act, Dainty Eva Mudge wows with rapid costume changes, and Pals delivers a strong finish with a salmon fisheries biography. The show is praised as pleasing and distinct from last week.

Alfons Sidney Grant Katherine Bloodgood Eva Mudge Northwest

Fitzsimmons Draws Boston as Howard’s Hosts Open Week

The article profiles Robert Fitzsimmons as the most talked about boxer since defeating Dempsey in New Orleans and notes his drawing power in Boston. It also previews vaudeville acts at the Howard, led by Nat M Wills and a strong supporting troupe, with additional performances at the Majestic Theatre featuring George W Monroe and the revival of My Aunt Bridget.

Robert Fitzsimmons Dempsey New Orleans Fitzsimmons Howard Fitz Bob Armstrong Wills Collins Hennings Newell Steele Cunningham Lord Edward Doyle Leonard Drake Alice Thornton Morrisons Mooney and Holbein Kinetograph Nat M Boston Hunting Grubb George W. Monroe O the Majestic Theatre Bridget

Bowery Burlesquers at Lyceum Theater Impress

Touring company Bowery Burlesquers present On the Yu-Con a three scene Alaska burlesque filled with wit and humor. Performers Bickel Watson Le Wrothe Bennett Rich Warsaw brothers La Belle Veda Lizzie Freligh Jeannette Le Beau and Nettie Nelson deliver continuous laughter amid elaborate costuming and four costume changes.

Bowery Bickel and Watson Edward le Wrothe Bennett and Rich Warsaw Brothers la Belle Veda Lizzie Freligh Jeannette le Beau

Palace Theatre hosts Bob Manchester Crackerjacks for packed shows

The Palace Theatre drew full houses for both performances as Bob Manchester's Crackerjacks delivered lively entertainment. Bob Van Osten starred in a top comedy with Andy Jackson Frank North and Ed Howard, supported by Ruby Leoni and Lillie Held in burlesque Our Georgia Rose.

Bob Manchester Palace Theatre Palace Dr. Munyon Bob van Osten Andy Jackson Frank North Ed Howard Ruby Leoni Dainty Lillie Georgia Rose Green Sisters Jacksons Wang Doodle

Austin & Stone's entertainment thrills crowds with dance and vaudeville

Yesterday at Austin & Stone's the crowd enjoyed a strong week of acts led by Marion Wallace the queen of Strathspey dancers. The Highland dances and jumping MacBeths impressed while the Pamahasika troupe trained cockatoos and dogs delighted audiences. New vaudeville turns by Slean Campbell Larene Bayard Leah Lajoie Kenney Hollis Harmonic trio Fox and Cook Musical Reads Strange and Strand the Drews and the Moxleys added variety.

Austin & Stone’s Marion Wallace Strathspey James Nichols Slean Campbell Larene Bayard Leah Lajoie Kenney Hollis Fox Cook Musical Reads Strange and Strand the Drews Moxleys

Majestic Theatre Draws Standing Room Crowd

Audience at the Majestic Theatre last night filled to standing room proportions despite Holy Week opening. Late arrivals crowded the aisles as theatergoers endured a packed and bustling scene.

Majestic Theatre

Opening Week Opera Sale Sets Boston Prices

The Boston Theatre box office opens at 9 am for the first week of the fort night season of grand opera with Lohengrin Carmen The Magic Flute Tosca Die Walkure The Barber of Seville Cavalleria Rusticana Romeo and Juliet Tristan und Isolde Stars include Calve Sembrich Gadski Ternina Homer Segal Fremstad Weed Walker New in Boston are Mmes Ackte Fremstad Weed Walker and singers Naval Kraus Goritz. A special Carmen on Tuesday features Mlle Enrico Verasi from La Scala. Ticket prices range from 1 to 7 dollars with sacred concert on April 19 at 75 cents to 2 dollars. Seats go on sale next Monday morning.

Grand Opera Boston Calve Sembrich Gadski Ternina Homer Seggard Mmes, Ackte Fremstad Weed Walker Naval Kraus Goritz Mlle Enrico Verasi la Scala Milan Metropolitan Opera Company

Walker's Museum Week of Comedy and Wrestling

A popular show at the Walker's Museum features Kid Parker a featherweight wrestling headliner with prize for best snowing wrestling. Camille and Fona levitate contortions and acrobatics, Ridton the juggler shines, J. W. Coffey discusses prenatal influence, Ivy Jeane performs schoolgirl magic in the curio halls.

Curio Kid Parker Parker Camille Fona Ridton J. W. Coffey Barnum Ivy Jeane

Nance O'Neil Ends Tremont Run With Farewell Week

Nance O Neil closes her Tremont Theatre run in Boston after eight performances with a farewell program featuring scenes from Magda Judith Camille and The Fires of St John. She continues the engagement with appearances in Springfield New Haven Hartford and Worcester next week.

Magda Nance O'Neil Boston Tremont Theatre Miss O'Neil Giacommetti Judith Camille Tremont

Strauss Recital at Symphony Hall With Mme de Ahna

Richard Strauss presented a recital at Symphony Hall featuring Mme. Strauss de Ahna as singer, David Bispham as reader, and Strauss himself on octomyein. The program included three song groups and Enoch Arden, with varied reception and noted vocal limits but strong artistic cues and superb accompaniment. Bispham read intelligently though his voice quality proved unsuitable for the role.

Richard Strauss Enoch Arden Symphony Hall Mme. Strauss de Ahna David Bispham Dr. Strauss Mme. Strauss

Longy Club Concert Ends Season With Notable Finale

The Longy Club’s third and final Potter Hall concert featured Chansons et Danses, DIndy violin piano sonata, Caplet Prelude to Tristan and Isolde, and a Persian wind suite. Armand Forest dazzled as a new Parisian violinist praised for tone and technique, with Heinrich Gebhard at piano. Longy’s ensemble drew a large audience, and the shepherd’s melody from Tristan and Isolde impressed under Mr. Gericke’s direction and Mr. Longy on English horn.

Longy Club Potter Hall Wagner Caplet Boston Armand Forest Paris Heinrich Gebhard Forest Gericke Longy

Arbos Quartet Concludes Season at Jordan Hall

The sixth Arbos Quartet concert at Jordan Hall featured Muriel Foster, English contralto, pianist Heinrich Gebhard, and Kate Eadie. The program included Beethoven Op. 59 No. 6, works by De Fontenailles Bizet Brahms Faure and Elgar. Foster, Boston debut, drew praise for her strong voice and distinctive alto tone. Faure quartet praised. season ends with a satisfying finish.

Arbos Jordan Hall Muriel Foster Heinrich Gebhard Kate Eadie de Fontenailles Bizet Brahms Faure Boston Myles B. Foster New York Elgar

Pianoforte Recitals at Steinert Hall Tonight and Tomorrow

Tonight at Steinert Hall Else Sherwood presents a pianoforte recital with Jacques Hoffman violinist and Louis C. Stanton second pianist. The program highlights include three pieces by young Boston composer Margaret Ellis Maberry. Tomorrow afternoon Vienna tenor Dr. Lierhammer makes his Boston debut at Steinert Hall. John C. Manning offers a piano recital Thursday with Henry Sicheim joining for a sonata in A major.

Steinert Hall Else Sherwood Jacques Hoffman Louis C. Stanton Boston Margaret Ellis Maberry Lierhammer Vienna John C. Manning Henry Sicheim

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