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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
May 03, 1887
Page
4
Publication rates for daily and weekly editions are listed with payment details. The notice covers mailing address Washington Office at 1420 New York Ave, room 37, and policy on manuscript submissions and anonymous communications.
A Boston era editorial notes a senator’s adjournment tactic on the Labor Day bill, arguing it signals expectation of defeat and favoring a permissive holiday. It cites New York’s Saturday half holiday and criticizes selective enforcement of Sunday laws, while praising President Cleveland for opposing land grabbers in Washington Territory.
The article mocks lean year for city council junkets and recent aldermen tours in search of steam heating education. It notes Queen Karrovant as a fanciful aim for a Boston visit and cautions councils not to exhaust resources before summer vacation while the Legislature pursues frequent trips within a short session.
A fragmentary line notes a year involved in public expenditures and pleasuring, suggesting an official critique of fiscal propriety and misuse of funds within a government or public body. The readable text hints at inquiry into spending and accountability practices.
President Cleveland instructs the Interior Secretary to aid settlers harmed by Northern Pacific indemnity land action in Washington Territory. The 1880s withdrawal and misapplied valuations led to farmers losing farms worth far more than claimed, with land offices favoring the railroad. The letter urges equitable relief and replacement lands for ruined settlers, including Millner’s case and hundreds of others.
Law reports grow unwieldy and padded with useless decisions. The Federal Reporter adds lengthy jury charges with little legal value. A Georgia liquor case sparked claims of constitutional inviolability, showcased by a district judge's oratorical defense of a grand constitutional compendium.
A judge’s satirical vent about laundries and misused humor in legal opinions shows how reporters and observers view the clash of decorum and wit. The passage cites Falstaff and Mantalini to lampoon courts, noting the risk of flamboyant judgments and urging restraint to avoid dangerous precedents.
Two weeks into the Sunday liquor prohibition in New York City, officials test stricter rules that forbid furnishing liquor to hotel guests under any condition. The measure, harsher than Massachusetts, demands constant surveillance of dining rooms, stairways, and elevators to curb in-room service, risking strained police resources and uncertain public sentiment.
Indications of a renewed clash between authors and critics surface as Grerce Parsons Larmer, former Boston figure and New York Literary Movement sponsor, writes to the New York Tribune dissenting from opinions on Elaine. He argues for good tempered discussion and questions the Tribune critic’s verdict that the play would be almost unintelligible to readers unfamiliar with Tennynson’s poem.
The Madison Square Theatre crowd witnesses a debate on Elaine and Tennyson. Critics challenge the author’s use of original lines while arguing for flexible standards in criticism and the need for fixed baselines in judging art. The piece notes the Ideals collapse, orchestra factions, and the likely formation of two competing companies next season.
A Boston observer discusses a red flag by a barricaded bridge on Washington Street and critiques grown adults favoring childish fashion, then reviews Francis J. Parker. The piece notes Parker’s independence, bachelor status, and a quip about marriage as a profession, plus his kindness to a sick English soldier and Bangs’ portrayal of his national identity.
The essay reflects on the impending auction of the late Dr. Bethune's Tremont Street house opposite the Common and the era of changing Tremont street and the Common. It recalls Colonnade Row built by Charles Bulfinch, Lafayette's 1824 visit, and Louis Philippe's sojourns, emphasizing sentiment and memorials amid urban development and street widening.
The Boston stage hosts the first local production of Jim the Penman with a strong Madison Square Company cast. The play blends a dual life and detective chase, delivering clever plotting, vivid climaxes, and sustained audience interest despite some credulity questions.
A Madison Square Company production earns praise for its clever modern English writing and superb acting. Agnes Booth leads as Mrs Ralston with remarkable restraint and emotional reach, while Frederic Robinson and Holland give strong support as Jim the Penman and Captain Redwood. The audience rewarded the performance with an ovation as the play runs nightly with a 5 o clock curtain.
The Hollis Street Theatre presents Evangeline in a fresh staging after twelve years. Louise Montague leads as Evangeline with strong support from George K. Fortescue and George Thorne in key roles. New scenery and lavish costumes by Carrie Perkins enhance the spectacle, while familiar music and standout numbers please a large, enthusiastic audience.
A Boston audience notes a revived H M S Pinafore at the Boston Theatre nine years after its debut at the Museum. Despite a hastily assembled company and uneven rehearsal, the familiar operetta evokes pleasant reminiscences. Performers Dora Wiley Arthur Wilkinson W H Clark J C Bartlett Flora Barry J A Gilbert are highlighted for their varying strengths.
Critics note many successes and failures in early "Pinafore" performances and predict smoother runs after a couple of showings. The production, praised for its heart and energy, will be presented at every performance this week as it improves.
The Gilbert and Sullivan operas charm the Globe audiences in the fifth week of Ruddigore with continued popularity. The production is well staged with fine costumes and capable principal singers in their roles.
Mr Mansfield began the second week of his engagement at the Museum with another performance as Baron Chevriot in A Parisian Romance. The production draws crowded houses and will run through the week. Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde starts Monday with tickets on sale this morning.
A lurid melodrama draws a full crowd at the Howard Athenæum where The Black Flag has appeared many times. Edwin Thorne as Harry Glyndon delivers his usual strong portrayal while a solid supporting cast satisfies with each role. The play continues through the rest of the week.
The Bijou Theatre continues the popular play A Cold Day into its second week due to good weather and strong audience response. The cast maintains vim and freshness, eliciting steady enthusiasm from curtain rise to the third act reconciliation. Members curious about the Laplander study and history are advised to visit this week.
A collage of snippets references legal bravado by Jacob Sharp’s lawyers describing the aldermen as grave, a dynamite pork pie plot to kill the Czar, talk of the Thistle cutter, Gounod’s protest over piano use, and the Sultan’s female education push. It covers a New Jersey horse, Kansas ballot pressure by women, Blaine name worries, White House carpet plans, Frogs legs lore, evangelist Forrest in San Francisco, Episcopal critiques, pneumonia horse cars, Susan Coolidge wealth from literature, Dr. Mary Walker expanding dress reform, and a weather editorial joke from Harpers Bazar.
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