A Gilded Fool Opens at Hollis With Godwin Star Power
Nat Godwin headlines a week at Hollis Street Theatre in A Gilded Fool. The cast includes Chauncy Short, F J McIntyre, Hugo Toland, and Chrystal Herne with Helen Davidge and Jack Duval in supporting roles. Review notes Goodwin’s rare blend of pathos and humor and praises Herne and Toland. The article previews The Pit with Wilton Lackaye and The Face In the Moonlight by Castle Square management.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nat Godwin
Hollis
Chauncy Short
N. C. Goodwin
Matthew Ruthven
F. J. McIntyre Bannister Strange
Hugo Toland
Jack Duval
Kisssike
Fred Tiden Rey
Jacob Howell
William Burress
Sophia Ruthven
Helen Davidge
Jessica Roog
Nell Audrey Ruthven
Susette Jackson
Margaret Ruthven
Chrystal Herne
F. J. McIntyre
Bannister Strange
Hollis Street
Vincent T. Fetherston
Frederick Howard
Wilton Lackaye
HO Hollis
Sooood
W. A. Brady
Grand Opera House presents The Little Mother playbill
Lawrence Marston’s The Little Mother at the Grand Opera House features a mix of pathos and humor. The east side New York tale follows a young girl protecting her brothers from a drunken stepfather, with a sailor lover unjustly jailed and later brought to justice. The cast earns high marks, especially Master Phil McCarthy, Mabel Florence, and Robert Cummings, with Budd Ross and Helen Beaumont delivering strong supporting turns. The program closes with The Smart Set’s elaborate Southern Enchantment touring finale.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lawrence Marston
Grand Opera House
New York
Bar of Justice
Phil McCarthy
Mabel Florence
Anna Morton
George Wallace
Thomas Brooks
Robert Cummings
Budd Ross
Helen Beaumont
Bridget O'Donahue
Joe McCarthy
Phil
Will Crimans
Robert Dilion
Fanny Midgely
Jennie Williams
Bowery
Thomas A
Camille Revived at Castle Square Theatre for Stoddard
At the Castle Square Theatre last evening Camille was revived with Blanche Stoddard in the title role. The familiar cast included Howell Hansel Armand John F Webber Mons Duval Thomas MacLarnne Gaston John Sampolis De Varillo Mortimer Weldon Gustave Gertrude Berkelsy Mme Prudence Mary Sanders Nichette Alice Riker Nanine Isabelle Fletcher Olympe, all repeating their prior performances. This week marks Thomas MacLarnne’s final appearance with the company as Camille is slated for only this engagement.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Castle Square Theatre
Camille
Blanche Stoddard
Hecrine
Dumas
Miss Stoddard
Akill
Howell Hansel
Armand
John F. Webber
Mons
Duval
Thomas MacLarnne
Gaston
John Sampolis
de Varillo
Mortimer Weldon
Gustave
Gertrude Berkelsy
Mme
Prudence
Mary Sanders
Nichette
Alice Riker
Nanine
Isabelle Fletcher
Olympe
Castle Square Theatre Company
When Women Love at Music Hall
The play follows Madge Carleton, factory girl supporting her family, as a miser plots to seize her widow mother’s property. A detective unravels the scheme and exposes the villains. Dayton meets a grim fate by electrocution. Ethel Clifton shines as Madge. a weeklong engagement with matinees. Von Yonson also comes to town next week with Nelse Erickson leading the company.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Music Hall
Madge Carleton
Madge
Dayton
Ethel Clifton
William Carr
Franklyn Munnell
von Yonson
Boston
Nelse Erickson
Bowdoin Square Theatre Packs for Two Orphans Night
Bowdoin Square Theatre drew a full house for the melodrama The Two Orphans with lavish staging and extended garden scene effects. Charlotte Hunt and Corinne Cantwell led as Louise and Henriette, supported by Florence Hale Eugenie Du Bois and a strong company, with Peck's Bad Boy to follow this week.
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Shakspere
Bowdoin Square
Lothrop
West End
eCharlotte Hunt
Corinne Cantwell
Louise
Henriette
Florence Hale
la Fouchard
Eugenie du Bois
Willard Blackmore
Chevallier
Mr. Denison
Jacques
Butler Haviland
Pierre
D. L. Gaylord
Lawrence Merton
Carl Fey
William Russell
Charles Wheelock
Peck
Weber and Fields Part Ways After 27 Years at Globe Theatre
Boston patrons regret the looming dissolution of the Weber and Fields partnership after 27 years. The Globe Theatre run is in its third and final week, with high audience enthusiasm and a full company including stars Louis Mann, Charles J. Ross, Peter F. Dailey, John T. Kelly, Lillian Russell, and Mabel Fenton. An extra matinee is set for tomorrow. opening night for The Isle of Spice follows next week, with seat sales starting Thursday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Boston
Weber
Fields
Globe Theatre
Weber and Fields
Louis Mann
Charles J. Ross
Peter F. Dailey
John T. Kelly
Lillian Russell
Mabel Fenton
Isle of Spice
Babes in Toyland Thrills Boston Theatre Crowd
Boston Theatre audiences enjoyed Julian Mitchells new musical Babes in Toyland last night praising its whimsical story and spectacular stage effects. The production outshines recent spectacles like The Wizard of Oz with its strong ensemble performances and consistent plot.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Boston
Julian Mitchell
Babes in Toyland dazzles Boston as stage hit returns
A Boston review touts Babes in Toyland with a large ensemble of comedians actors and pantomimists. The garden wall spiders forest and moth queen scenes captivate children and the whirl wind waltz by Charles Guyer and Nellie Daly draws wild applause.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Garden Wall
Toyland
Palace of Justice
Charles Guyer
Nellie Daly
Guyer
Daly
Boston
Montgomery and Stone
Woodland opens second week at Tremont in Savage's new production
Henry W. Savage's Woodland began its second week at the Tremont. Luders' music draws townwide praise as the new piece settles into a long engagement. Ida Brooks Hunt, Helen Hale, Olive North, and others score individual hits in the company.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Henry W. Savage
Tremont
Mr. Luders
Ida Brooks Hunt
Prima Donna
Helen Hale
Jenny Wren
Olive North
Turtle Dove
Ida Mulle
Kate Uart
Alexander Clark
Stanley Forde
Brilliancy
Pisley
Luders
Prince of
Ilsen
King Dodo
Dore Davidson
Francklyn Wallace
Alexander Clarke
Walter Lawrence
John J. Martin
Hans Robert
Loulda Hilliard
Stanley D. Forde
Lucile Nelson
Greek D. Nelson
Grate King
Harry Nyke
Eve’ts
Majestic Theatre Hosts Ward and Vokes Final Boston Week
Ward and Vokes conclude their Boston engagement with A Pair of Pinks at the Majestic Theatre as audiences pack the house. Mrs Daly Vokes and the Daly sisters, plus Will West and Dan Coleman, deliver lively eccentric comedy under E D Stair. Matinees are announced for Wednesday and Saturday, with Buster Brown nostalgia evident at seat sales.
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Ward
Voices
Majestic Theatre
Boston
E. D. Stair
Vokes
Margaret Daly Vokes
Mag Knette
Lucy Daly
Vinie Daly
Will
West
Dan Coleman
Tony Williams
Charles Howard
Buster Brown
The
Majestic
Gabriel
Buster
George
Tige
New York Cast Performs Candida at Park Theatre
A large Park Theatre audience last evening hosted Arnold Daly and his New York players in the Shaw drama Candida. The second week of the engagement carried special meaning as the performance served as a complimentary testimonial to popular box office figures James R. Keen, treasurer, and Frank Cauley, ticket agent, drawing many of their close friends.
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Park Theatre
Arnold Daly
New York
George Bernard Shaw
James R. Keen
Frank Cauley
Mother Goose Close to Colonial Run with Nance O Neil
The Colonial Theatre announces the last week of Mother Goose and a box office rush at 8 am tomorrow for advance seating of Nance O Neil. Manager John B Schoeffel has arranged a strong Fortnight featuring Macbeth Camille Magda and Fires of St John across the first week with matinees and evening shows.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Colonial
Colonial Theatre
Nance O'Neil
Hollis Street Theatre
John B. Schoeffel
Macbeth
Camille
Fires of St John
Monney
Nance O’neil
Keiths Theatre Hosts Fadettes Orchestra Formerly of Female Musicians
An afternoon audience packed Keiths Theatre to applaud the Fadettes Orchestra, now doubled in size, in a program of popular music. The ensemble wore white costumes and performed stirring pieces including an effective William Tell overture and Tschaikowsky Andante Cantabile. Encores followed each number.
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Keith's
Fadettes Orchestra
Tschaikowsky
Summer Vaudeville Opens With Strong Show Attracting Audiences
A bustling summer theatre plusieurs opened with a strong vaudeville program led by Jennie Yeamans and Eddie Girard. The act featured new monologues and sketches amid praised performances by Cole and Johnson, French brothers on wheel, ventriloquist D. J. Harrington, Pearl Danforth, Corbley and Burke, and other acts. A new color film of pioneer life with Indians accompanied the biograph segment, promising a vibrant start to the season.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Officer Dooley
Jessie Gardner
Cole and
Johnson
D. J. Harrington
Pearl Danforth
Corbley
Burke
Frencelli
Lewis
Biograph
Charley Mitchell Tops Howard Bill With McAuliffe
Charley Mitchell headlines this week's Howard show supported by Jack McAuliffe. The act features top boxing talent and strong vaudeville performances including LaVeen and Cross, the Hickman brothers, Sabel Johnson, Reed and Shaw, and many others plus new kinetograph motion pictures and the band presenting Speed to Burn.
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the Howard
Charley Mitchell
Boston
Jack McAuliffe
Mitchell
England
John L. Sullivan
Chantilly
France
LaVeen
Cross
Hickman Brothers
Harris and
Walters
Sabel Johnson
Reed and Shaw
Mitchells
Ozar
Delmo
Holdsworths
Harry Morris Night on Broadway at Lyceum
Lyceum Theatre opens Harry Morris Night on Broadway a musical burlesque with a plotted story and comic action. Morris stars with a strong supporting cast including Yeoman Baxter Dempsey Young and Porter in a performance blending pantomime and song for broad humor.
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Harry Morris
Broadway
Lyceum
Mr. Morris
Henry Filcher
George Yeoman
Margaret Baxter
Tk. J. Dempsey
Irene Young
Andrew O'Neil
Mae Taylor
Ed Brennan
Alice Porter
William Barlow
Nellie Fenton
Tom Almond
Edna Trimble
Sara Carr
Evelyn Clifford
Lottie Bradley
Mamie Chapman
Helen Yeoman
Jennie Chapman
Annie Lawrence
Jennie Ralston
Frida Reese
Jessie May
Boston
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Che Ho
New Palace Theatre Burlesque Season Ends With Strong Laughs
Charles Waldron's New Palace Theatre closes its regular season with Cherry Blossoms burlesques, The Girl From Shan ley's and Narragansett Pier travesty. Stars include May Orletta, Isabella Hurd, Addie St. Alva, Lydia Carlisle, Lil Man Perry, and New York Comedy Four. Monday marks the new stock season opening.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
NEW Palace Theatre
Charles Waldron
Cherry Blossoms
Maxim’s
Shanley’s
Narragansett Pier
John H. Perry
Billy Spencer
May Orletta
Isabella Hurd
Addie St. Alva
Lydia Carlisle
Lil Man Perry
New York
Mrs. Toodle
Charles Crolius
James Gaylor
Tina Graff
New Stock Company
Honolulu Conservatory of Music Stars At Austin & Stone's
A dozen Hawaii Conservatory of Music students entertained at Austin and Stone's in New England, featuring a Hawaiian belle singer dancer. Their bright music and striking costumes delighted visitors, illustrating life in Hawaii. James Wilson showcased world championship body expansion while Whirling Bonette performed novel aerial feats and other acts by Roella and her rythons, Roscoe the equine marvel, and Harry.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Austin & Stone
Austin & Stone's
Honolulu
Hawaii Conservatory of Music
Hawaiii
James Wilson
Whirling Bonette
Beau Brummel
As&g
Roella
Rythons
Roscoe
Harry
Flossie Le Blanche Headlines Nickelodeon Vaudeville
Large audiences welcomed Flossie Le Blanche, praised as the day’s standout artist, with this being her last week. The program featured Pamahaseka’s trained birds and dogs, Zel lo on lung culture, Merrill the human pincushion, Oklahoma Bill’s Far West anecdotes, and a vaudeville lineup including Hartford and Davis, Tessie Le Vendie, Desmond, the Verdirts, Minnie Hutchings, and more, with Friday evening as amateur night.
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Flossie le Blanche
Pamahaseka
Zello
Merrill
Oklahoma Bill
Far West
Hartford
Davis
Tessie le Vendie
Desmond
Walker's Museum Vaudeville Draws Thousands Free Admission
The curb hall hosts an automatic vaudeville attracting large crowds with free admission. Bijou auditorium features hourly shows with Gertie Allston, Lillian Burdell, Madge Daytell, Hebert and Rogers and others. Wednesday evening remains amateur night as usual.
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Bijou
Gertie Allston
Lillian Burdell
Madge Daytell
Hebert
Rogers
Opening of the BYP Concerts at Symphony Hall
The first of eight weeks of Pops concerts tonight promises an auspicious start. Reserved seats are in high demand as a representative audience gathers. Conductor T Adamowski leads 60 musicians with a varied program including Mignon and Orpheus overtures, Carmen selections, Lohengrin, Prince of Pilsen, Pagliacci fantasia, Lauschiger Nacht, Blue Danube, Tannhauser and El Capitan marches, Country Dance by Nevin, and Gouod’s Hymn to St Cecilia with A Birnbam on violin.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Symphony Hall
T. Adamowski
Nevin
Cloudburst Causes Major Flood Damage Near Florence
A cloud burst in the Greenhorn range eight miles south of Florence, Colorado, sent the Arkansas River eight to nine feet higher in under an hour. One bridge washed out and railroad bridges at Santa Fe and Florence are at risk. Tracks flooded, traffic halted, streets turned to rivers, business suspended. Hail damaged fruit trees and gardens across the valley.
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Florence
Colo
Greenhorn Range
Arkansas
Santa Fe
Florence and Cripple Creek
Thompson on to Chicago Thomp son on to Chicago
A Republican slate seeks to send Marshall Thompson as a club representative to the national convention in Chicago. The Robert G Shaw Club announces a benefit dance and cake walk at Swartz Hall in Boston to fund Mr Acemnenes travel expenses, with officers listing Harris Bisbee Henderson Smith Stokes Fenton Whitley Sully and others.
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Tremont Temple
Marshall Thompson
Robert G. Shaw Clu
Chicago
Swartz Hall
Raver Street
Boston
Acemnenes
John, Harris
George A. Bisbee
Met Henderson
Wiliam Smith
James B. Stokes
James Fenton
Wood Whitley
William A. Sully
Bowdoin Men Triumph at Spring Meet in Windy Showdown
Bowdoin College hosted its annual spring track meet at Whittier Field amid a strong head wind. Bates runner leads sprint wins including 1 58 for the wee dash while Kimball Weld Storey Denning Clark Winchell and others claim victories in sprints distance events hurdles pole vault and high jump as Bowdoin selects representatives for upcoming intercollegiate meets in Waterville and Worcester.
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Brunswick
Bowdoin College
Waterville
Worcester
Mass
Whittier Field
Bates
Hes Bates
Kimball
Weld
A. Storey
T. Storey
Bass
Denning
Lowell
Clark
Winchell
Secrets of Multi Millionaires Revealed in Copper Firm Battle
The Amalgamated Copper Company faces a possible receivership as Lawson, a former insider, returns with secrets to force disclosure. He argues mismanagement and hidden earnings by the New Jersey firm, and promises to fight with a legal team to appoint a receiver amid a wave of insider mystery.
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Lawson
Amalgamated Copper Company
Mr. Lawson
Great Corporation
New Jersey
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