Monday Night Plays and Theater News Summary
The article previews ongoing and upcoming entertainments across Boston venues. It highlights Tabasco at the Museum with Seabrooke as Francois the Chef and a strong supporting cast, plus next week’s Brigands burlesque. It notes the Boston Theatre’s 25th anniversary gala and the Pinafore production, Tremont’s Mounet-Sully engagement, and Bowdoin Square’s Hands Across the Sea and The Soudan. It also mentions Hamlet at Grand Opera House, Utopia Limited at the Museum, and Aquatic attraction at Austin & Stone's Museum plus an injury to Edwin R. Brandt during Hands Across the Sea.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Seabrooke
Francois
Seatrooke
Elvin Crox
Otis Harlan
Walter Allen
Mr. Sheehan
Catherine Lingard
Rose Cooke
Willie Harris
Boston Theatre
Hollis Street Theatre
Eugene Tompkins
Bodston
Bowdoin Square Theatre
Columbian Cadets
Bowdoin Square
Edwin R. Brandt
Jack Dudley
Hart Whips Brother-in-Law Over Portland Will
George P. Hart of New York severely horsewhipped Leroy Brainerd in Portland after a street altercation over Erastus Brainerd's will. Brainerd was badly punished before bystanders intervened.
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Hartford
George P. Hart
New York
Leroy Brainerd
Portland
Erastus Brainerd
Hart
Brainerd
State House Dome to Stay as House Rejects Demolition
The Senate and House clashed over the State House future with a 128 to 52 rejection of a bill to demolish the current dome. Debate highlighted ties to the past and calls for repairs, while other measures moved on including railway stock amendments and a Suffolk county reformatory bill.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
State House
Danning
Hyde Park
Dowd
Brockton
Roe
Worcester
Beckford
Lynn
Curtis
Revere
Mellen
Weston
Hingham
Scudder
Dalton
Mr. Tuttle
Boston
Mr. Simpson
Post
McCarty
Cook
Tuttle
Richardson
Tilden
Fuller
Wood
Casey
Lovett
Chelsea
Wellman
Malden
Committee On Finance
Medford
Flint
Weymouth
Crawbaugh Telephone and Telegraph Company
Suffolk County Reformatory
Old Colony & Interior Canal Company
Bliss
West Springfield
Charlestown Minstrels Toast Last Bijou Theatre Show
The Charlestown Club’s elite filled the Bijou Theatre for a final minstrel night with thirty five men in dress, solos by Walter S Brewer Rupert S Carver and Charles C Bailey, a finale titled Colored Four Hundred, and Page's Orchestra providing the music.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charlestown
M. J. J. Todd
Walter C. Prescott
Walter &. Brewer
Charles C. Bailey
Wesley G. Hall
Walter S. Brewer
Rupert S. Carver
Sarah Jane Matilda
William Hunt
F. Willard Brackett
J. Frank Williams
Oho
Charlestown Club
R. 8. Carver
Temperance
J. W. Hoffman
Messrs
Emery, Marston, Bailey and Black
James Walker, Jr
Congo
Early rush for spring clothing at Fisk and Goff
Mr. Fisk of Fisk and Goff at 782 Washington says business is starting two months early this season. He notes last week was the heaviest since they opened and Saturday was the fourth largest day, with extra staff still busy. He expects continued strong demand as customers who bought fall wear return for spring goods. Most trade comes from wage earners.
Ladies' vests at sale price with lisle options
Jersey ribbed cream and born vests offered in long and short sleeve styles with high neck and knee pants. Originally 40c, now sold at 26c. Also silk lisle vests sleeveless or with wing sleeves available at game price.
Ladies' Hose Advertisement for Cotton Stockings
Notice describes black and tan cotton hose in size 12 1 2 with 025 heels and toes and asks if they interest you.
Junket Trip Backed for Charlestown Navy Yard Reopening
Gilchrist and Co. Aldermen vote to approve a Washington junket to discuss reopening the Charlestown Navy Yard. Opposition arises as Alderman Presho objects, while Alderman Lomasney cites influence with Senator Lodge to aid the effort, provoking sharp exchanges with the Mayor.
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Washington
Charlestown Navy Yard
Alderman Lomasney
Alderman Presho
Senator Lodge
Lomasney
Odd Fellows Celebrate Seventy Fifth Anniversary
Warren Lodge 18 I O O F marked its 75th year with a dance at Odd Fellows Hall on Warren Street from 8 to 12. Frank O Bigelow led the floor with George H Murray and Albert E Taylor as aids. Peters's Orchestra provided music and a supper was served by Tufts.
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Warren Lodge
Odd Fellows’ Hall
Warren Street
Frank O. Bigelow
George H. Murray
Albert E. Taylor
Peters
Tufts
Roxburyites
B. F. Bott
Noble Grand
F. O. Bigelow
George H., Murray
Albert EB. Taylor
Henry H. Hersey
William L. Hicks
A. G. Grundy
Lizzie J. Ellenwood
Joseph Taylor
Alice Taylor
Charles H. Kelley
Joseph Utley
Martha Utley
Lizzie Ballantyne
John Ballantyne
Frank E. Reynolds
Lottie Wilkinson
Henry Tyler
William Tyler
Joseph Keits
Samuel Boothby
Alfred W. Trefry
Charles Boyden
Ada C. Rockwell
Moody
Nellie Howe
Delle
Water Front News on Harl P Mason Captain Blake Takes Charge
Captain William T Blake takes command of the schooner Harl P Mason after its voyage to Guadaloupe during which Captain A B Brown was lost overboard in a gale. The Mason unloads hard pine lumber from Scalgaoula and is expected to return to gulf waters to work in yellow pine trade. A new fishing ground near Mussel Bank yields large catches by William McKenny John Putnam and others. The Ambassadress sale prompts questions about its future. the owner plans to send her to the West Indies to operate between islands.
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William T. Blake
Harl P. Mason
Guadaloupe
A. 8. Brown
Mason
Gulf
Georges
Middle Bank
Fisk’s Wharf
Navy Yard
Chamber of Commerce
Jeffries Point
Atlantic Works
Marine Hospital
Chelsea
William McKenny
John Putnam
John Lawton
Henry Newber
Thomas Newman
Boston Bay
Neponset
Charles
Mystic
Post
West Indies
Harvard to field strong track team for Yale clash
Harvard athletic leaders announced a spring meeting at Holmes field with entries over 300 from Yale Dartmouth Brown Technology Worcester A C and the B A A. The Crimson will be represented by thirty one athletes including Merrill Garcelon Brewer Munroe Jameson and Wheelwright as they prepare for the Yale Harvard dual meet in New Haven with hurdle sprint and distance events highlighted.
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Harvard Athletic Association
Eel Field
Holmes Field
Yale
Dartmouth
Brown
Technology
Worcester A. C
Merrill
Pond
Bigelow
Worcester
Keene
Harvard
Richards
New Haven
Claggett
Chubb and Jordan
Hall of
Marshall
Bingham
Vincent
Jones
Aldrich
Dorrance
Baptist University
Blake
Bannister
Rowe
Delaney and Lohnes
Brainard
Billy Day
New York
Chase
Fred Lord
Ben Hurd
Hatch
Garcelon
Brewer
Glenroy
Elliot
Brewster
Acton
B. Marshall
W. H. Carson
J. D. Phillips
C. D. Drew
F. S. Elliot
P. W. Davis
A. B. Holmes
W. R. Brinckerhoff
R. Acton
W. H. Shea
J. P. Whittren
E. B. Bloss
A. Stickney
C. J. Paine
Arvard
Slocum’s Ozonized Cod Liver Oil Promoted as Flesh Maker
An advertisement claims Slocum's Ozonized Norwegian Cod Liver Oil with Guaiacol aids consumption by supporting both lungs and stomach. It asserts a cold and bronchial inflammation link and promises a book on ozone mailed free from T. A. Slocum Co. in New York.
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Slocum
T. A. Slocum Co
New York
Washingtonian Home in Boston Elects New Officers
The Washingtonian Home held its annual meeting with Dr. W. A. Ellsworth serving as superintendent and resident physician. Officers elected include President S. B. Stebbins and treasurer Benjamin F. Jacobs, with several directors named and resolutions adopted in memory of Dr. Day.
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W. A. Ellsworth
Washingtonian Home
Boston
S. B. Stebbins
I. J. Wetherbee
D. Webster King
George R. Taber
Thomas Gaffield
Charles B. Bryant
Charles B. Cumings
M. M. Fisher
Henry W. Hart
Joshua B. Holden
E. A. Horton
Benjamin F. Jacobs
Frederick G. Kimball
William C. Lawrence
J. N. Parker
J. M. Read
W. F. Shaw
Thomas J. Skinner
George H. Tinkham
W. P. Wentworth
Dr. Day
Trolley Wire Down In Boston Near King's Chapel
A trolley wire broke along Tremont Street near School Street in Boston causing streetblockades. Passersby and teams faced danger until West End linemen arrived to rope, pulley, and splice the downed line restoring service and order.
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Boston
Tremont Street
School Street
King’s Chapel
Winter Street
Edison Works
West End
Washingtonian Home aid and progress in temperance care
The Washingtonian Home on Waltham street founded in 1859 has treated over 19 000 patients with intemperance related ailments. Patients left cured or in strong physical condition making abstinence likely. The article notes the institution as a beneficent effort but cuts off before listing methods used.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Albert Day
Washingtonian Home
Waltham Street
Odd Suit Over Cambridge Property Before Supreme Court
Elizabeth G. Parke sues in East Cambridge with Sibyl E. Gray and others named as defendants. The dispute concerns a Green and Pleasant streets corner claimed by agreement, while a will allegedly leaves the property to the defendants. Testimony includes statements about family ties and legitimacy, with jury instructions to be given this morning and a decision expected today.
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Supreme Court
East Cambridge
Field
Elizabeth G. Parke
Sibyl E. Gray
A. Hemmenway
B. S. Ladd
Holt & Allen
Green and Pleasant Streets
Mr. Parke
Blood
Lewis Gray
Foxboro
Francis Dana
Abbergail Bate
Public hours in Chauncy-Hall School held weekly
Chauncy Hall School will begin a weekly public hour on Wednesdays. The first lecture on May 8 features Channes Chatschumian, an Armenian student at Harvard Divinity School who has recently learned English. The May 8 talk will be delivered by Mr. Washburn.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chaunccy-Hall School
Channes Chatschumian
Armenia
Harvard Divinity School
Washburn
Boston fire drill school forms two twenty-man classes
The Boston fire department organized a drill school with two classes of twenty men each for a thirty day period. Captain John Grady leads the program emphasizing ladder work, hose handling and life saving, with strict requirements for promotion tied to course completion.
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Boston Fire Department
John Grady
Ladder 3
Grady
Bangor
Fire Department
Byington
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