Late Season Entertainments Highlight Two Theatrical Offerings
The article reviews a Broadhurst comedy Why Smith Left Home at the Museum with Annie Yeamans and Arbuckle in leading roles, praising humor, brisk action, and notable character bits. It also covers Davidson’s A Day of Reckoning and The Brand of Cain at Bowdoin Square Theatre, noting strong casts, scenery, and two later acts including Dickson and a lineup of musical and acrobatic turns.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Museum
Smith
Lavinia Daly
Annie Yeamans
Viola Allen Receives Royal Welcome at Hollis Street Theatre
Viola Allen returns to Boston in The Christian to a large receptive audience. Her Gle Quayle impresses more than before as the cast includes Robert Yous as John Orm and a strong lineup led by Drouet and Allen with many supporting players.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Viola Alien
Boston
Hollis Street
John Storm
Miss Allen
Gle Quayle
Ss Allen
Robert Yous
John Orm
Mr. Drouet
Edgar L. Davenport
C. Leslie Allen
Harold Russell
Frank C. Bangs
Oscar Eagle
Charles Mason
Edgar Norton
Guy Nichols
Charles Rowan
Helen Lowell
Jessie Bradford
Georgia Dickson
Evangeline Irving
Carrie Merrilees
Perdita Hudspeth
The Telephone Girl at Grand era House Delights Boston Audience
A week long engagement at the Grand era House features The Telephone Girl a musical comedy praised for its catchy numbers and strong cast. Dave Lewis as Hans Nix and Jessie Merrilees as Hazelle draw applause with clever dialects and performances.
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Boston
Hans Nix
Telehones
Dave Lewis
Tnny
Jessie Merrilees
Hazelle
James F. McDonald
Snuffles
Colonel Goldtop
Charles Down Clark
Luke E. Condesa
Dick Marvel
Marion Daniels
Beauty Fairfax
Collin Varney
Senor Velasquez
Charles Burrows
Ebenezer Fairfax
Louise Wis
Samantha Fairfax
Mr. McDonald
Tiltan Austin
Fula Morrison
Mr. W. & Whitecar
Dgr
Keith's Theatre Delivers Steady Vaudeville Quality
Boston venue Keith's Theatre remains a constant in taste with refined vaudeville acts. Charles Dickson Sam Marion and the McCoy sisters showcase a bright one act comedy A Pressing Matter and a lineup critics praise for wit and polish.
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Boston
Keith
Quantry
Keith’s
Charles Dickson
Sam Marion
McCoy Sisters
Dickson
Ezra Kendall
Helene Mora
Charles Dickson and Company
Coakley
Heasted
Franks Trio
Gardner Brothers
Zavo
Hilda
Francelli
Lewis
Kelly
Mason
Fanny Rice and Company
Tremont Theatre Revival Shows Erminie Still Delights Audiences
Francis Wilson remains Cadeaux as Erminie enthralls Tremont Theatre crowds. Pauline Hall and Jennie Weathersby star alongside Glaser Ravennes and William Broderick in a strong cast that sustains the comic operas enduring popularity in Boston.
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Cses
Francis Wilson
Cadeaux
Erminie
Tremont Theatre
Pauline Hall
Erminies
Jennie Weathersby
Princess de Gramponeux
Ulu Glaser
Port Javotte
William Broderick
Ravennes
Charles H. Bow
Lala Glaser
Mr. Wilson
Miss Hall
Miss Weathersby
Tremont to Stage Broadway to Tokio Extravaganza
Manager John B. Schoeffel reshapes the Tremont stage for next week and presents Broadway to Tokio from the New York Theatre. The colossal production features seven dazzling scenes and strong principal cast Fay Templeton Joe Ott Ignacio Martinetti Joseph Sparks Josie Sadler and William Gould as leads.
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Eugene
Wilson
John B. Schoeffel
Tremont
Broadway
Tokio
New York Theatre
Pblic
Fayempleton
Joe Ott
Joseph Sparks
Ignacio Martinetti
Josie Sadler
William Gould
Waasier Totorio
N.Y
Osie Sadler
Wm. Gould
Alice Judson
Fay Templeton
A Trip to Chinatown Captures Boston Audiences at Park Theatre
Boston patrons praise the Park Theatre hit A Trip to Chinatown in its second week ending with a lively closing engagement. Harry Gilfoil and Mabel Montgomery drew big laughs with glib gags and vocal imitations while Ida Fuller dazzled with electric dances including a fire dance. John W. Ransone offered a witty Croker portrayal and topical verses, supported by the Bernards, the Golden trio, and other notable sketch artists.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Boston
Chinatown
Park Theatre
Harry Gilfoil
Mabel Montgomery
Eleanor Falk
Ida Fuller
Miss Fuller
John W. Ransone
Richard Croker
New York
Hart
Bernards
Golden Trio
Williams and Adams
Genaro and Bailey
Fransioli Sisters
DeVeaux
James Richmond Enroy
Quo Vadis Draws Full House at Castle Square
Audiences at Castle Square Theatre filled the great auditorium yesterday for the spectacular Quo Vadis stage adaptation. The author’s effective narrative of the drama’s leading events sustains high satisfaction and a continued demand for both matinee and evening performances. Evening shows begin at 7:46.
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Castle Square
Grand Theatre stage Danites crowd for week engagement
Yesterday and again last night the Grand Theatre at Washington and Dover streets drew large female audiences for the border drama Danites. The cast includes Frank J. Kirke as Magee and T F Thomas as the old judge with strong supporting performances by J J Owens and Mark Kent. Nellie Diamond and Mildred Hyland received praise as performers and a souvenir photo was given to all patrons.
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Grand Theatre
Washington and
Dover Streets
McKee Rankin
Frank J. Kirke
Alexander Magee
T. F. Thomas
Danites
George W. Watson
Thomas Carroll
A Mildred Hyland
Billy Piper
Nancy Williams
Virginia Thornton
Hulda Brown
Florence Mack
Oybee
Grace Euler
Henriette Dickson
Nellie Diamond
Misaack
High Rollers Burlesque At Howard Atheneum Opens
A sensational burlesque company named The High Rollers began engagement at the Howard yesterday afternoon. The Paris Exposition leads a vaudeville menu with a living pictures sketch An Artistic True featuring Henri Duval and the Duc de Orleans. Other acts include Washburn sisters Jack Crawford Abbie Carlton Cooper Reynolds and Kitty Raymond. The Great Rubie travesty closes the show with Aimee Morgan Otto and many more performers.
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The
Howard
Latin Quarter
Henri Duval
Duc de Orleans
George Yeoman
John Eber
Washburn Sisters
Comediennes
Jack Crawford
Abbie Carlton
Cooper and Reynolds
Kitty Raymond
Rubie
A. H. Woodford
Aimee
Lote Fuller
Morgan
Otto
Reed and Shaw
Whiting Sisters
Nita Abbott
Florence Zeller
John Walsh
Jennie’ Edwards
Comedienne
Fred Cohn
Fougere Leads Boston Vaudeville Week at the Hippodrome
The Boston theatre scene features Fougere the French music hall singer as the chief attraction with a strong vaudeville bill. Reports say Fougere drew a larger evening crowd than the matinee, delivering a blaze of posterity and sensational stage presence amid a city eager for amusement at the big playhouse.
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Mesers
Hashin
Boston
Big
Fougere
Ugere
Entertainer from Pekin headlines Austin & Stone's show
Immense crowd views Top Tuy Wing the Chinaman perform astonishing feats at Austin & Stone's with a smooth display of wonders. Enoch the Atlantic City swimming master also stars with a four minute forty five second underwater act and trombone music. Weston sisters and a host of vaudeville acts follow with lively specialty numbers and warm receptions.
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Yankee Boston
Orient
Enoch
Atlantic City
Weston Sisters
Rufus Gantz
Dodd
Calculating Dog
Carsello
Lizzie Wilson
Three Geralds
Collins
Madell
Lesh
Hope
Nellie Franklyn
Bob
Nellie Morris
Mayo Sisters
Clever Belknap
Rossi Sisters
Charlie Malcolm
Lynches
Jeffreys Brothers
LaRue and
Mills
Toledo Grace
Sapho Musical Opens at Bowdoin Square Theatre Next Week
A large company of stage carpenters, scenic artists, and over 100 supernumeraries prepared the Bowdoin Square Theatre for the production of Sapho opening next Monday. The ballroom scene was rehearsed to the satisfaction of Stage Manager Hunt, who predicted it would eclipse New York’s Wallack's Theatre scene.
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Bowdoin Square
Rice and Barton Burlesque at New Palace Theatre
Messrs Rice and Barton begin a week long engagement at the New Palace Theatre as the winter season ends. The act features two farcical sketches Maud of the Tenderloin and McDoodle's Flats with a cast including J. K. Mullen Fred Hekhoff Harry Barton Charles Mack and W. H. Hickey.
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Messrs
Rice
Barton
Place Theatre
Maud
McDoodle
Satan
J. K. Mullen
Fred Hekhoff
Harry Barton
Charles Mack
W. H. Hickey
Rentz Santley Company at Lyceum Theater Burlesque
The Rentz Santley company appears at the Lyceum this week with the Sporty Duchess as curtain raiser. A varied program includes diving pictures and acts by Fialkowski the French impersonator, the Dumont sisters, Charles Robinson, Frank Houghton, Engstrom sisters, Bryant and Saville, Ford, and Dot West. A burlesque version of Romeo and Juliet closes the show.
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Rentz-Santley
Lyceum
Fialkowski
Dumont Sisters
Harles Robinson
Frank Houghton
Engstrom
Bryant
Saville
Ford
Dot West
Nickelodeon Show House Atrractions and Acts
Manager Walker presents a week long lineup at the popular show house featuring Georgia Minstrels and congress of creole belles with Lynnlerre Quartet and Creole Quartet. A curio hall hosts a finger trap contest with eight young ladies and a slate of acts includes Oscar Courtney Joseph LaRoux and Kid Johnson. The Blanchards, Thene Campbell and others perform hourly with Friday amateur night promising fun.
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Walker
Georgia Minstrels
Congress of Creole Belles
Lynnlerre
Curio Hall
Alker
Oscar Courtney
Joseph LaRoux
Kid Johnson
Dr. Thumim
Blanchards
Thene Campbell
Herbert Warren
Lester Howard
Allie Vien
Zara and Phillips
Rose
Craiger
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Viola Allen
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Rose Snyder
Gertrude Roosevelt
H. F. Robert
Fred W. Peters
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Cain
Diablo Chasm
Spain
BE. D. Denison
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William Courtney
E. R. Philips
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Harry Hawkins
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James Levering
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McCoy
Pate
Dan McAvoy
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Helene
Mora
Holy
Nevarros
Huested
Lafayette
WNTER
WMI
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Baltimore
Wellington A, Hardy
Broad Street
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Bette
Sonal
Luiz K. Bellans
Luttre
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Merting Remesy Company
Chicago
Menteval
New Yorth
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Co-Operative Banks
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Washington
Columbia Theatre
Columbia
Dan Paly
Marie Dressler
Charles Danby
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Fred Solomon
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Lucky Jim
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Promenade DE Luxe
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Boston Museum
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Continents
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Bostaan
Eugene ‘Tompkins, Leasee
Hoyt
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