Maud Hoffman's Debut as Juliet at Grand Opera
Maud Hoffman's debut as Juliet at the Grand Opera House drew the era’s largest audience. Annie Clarke played Romeo, Charles Barron as Mercutio, with Miss Clarke's novelty and Delmore's strength amid praised scenery and strong performances.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Juliet
Miss Annie Clarke
Maud Hoffman
Annie Clarke
Romeo
Charles Barron
Mercutio
Grand Opera House
Miss Hoffman
Erving Winslow
Miss Clarke
Barron
Boston
Charming Society
Maud Kleoffman
Ular Ts Ir
Chas. Barron
Grand Opera House Stock Company
Eleave Man
Social Calendar notice for May events in Dorchester and Jamaica Plain
Readers are asked to send memoranda of forthcoming social events. May 9 includes a reception for Mrs George Adams Woods at 425 Quincy Street Dorchester and theatrical listings at Hall Jamaica Plain.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
George Adams Woods
Quincy Street
Dorchester
Hot Hall
Jamaica Plain
Notable Women and Events Across Cities and Countries
Miss Etta Rich plans June marriage to Mr Rosenthal in Boston. Mrs Louise A Chapman travels May to May 20 Chicago for World Congress of Notable Women, then Western trip in May. Miss Jeannette Grant to join Log Cabin family in Chicago. Mrs Frances Hodgson Burnett to Europe May 16. Mrs Isabel Mallon wins loving cup at New York Press Club Fair. Alice Allen travels alone from Vinita Oklahoma to Nevada Missouri seeking grandfather. Edison praises women electricians. A New Orleans hostess, Mrs Mollie E N Davis, entertains authors and artists in her old French quarter home.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Etta Rich
Boston
Rosenthal
Louise A. Chapman
Highland Avenue
Newtonville
Woman's Suffrage League
Union Maternal Association
Chicago
Chapman
Jeannette Grant
Philadelphia
Frances Hodgson Burnett
Washington, D. C
Europe
Isabel Mallon
Bab
Alice Allen
Vinita
I. T
Nevada
Missouri
Edison
India
New Orleans
Mollie E. N. Davis
Miss Burroughs Debuts Three Gowns for Vashti in Judah
Miss Marie Burroughs wears three gowns for Vashti in Judah including a moonlight silk robe with pearl chiffon neck ruffle, a cream Greek style dress, and a gobelin blue empire gown with copper slippers. She designs and sews most of her own costumes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Marie Burroughs
Vashti
Judah
Moonlight Liberty
Miss Burroughs
Simple Life of Mary Anderson Navarre Described
Mrs Navarro once a stage queen now lives quietly near London. She renounced public life, attends a small Catholic church weekly, travels on foot in all weather, avoids crowds, and keeps charity as her sole social interest.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mrs. Navarro
Mary Anderson
London
Real Estate Agent Sues Brophy in St Louis Suit
Mrs. Sarah Brophy a St Louis real estate operator faced a commission suit and acted as her own counsel. She told the court she was as good as a dozen lawyers and impressed judges enough to secure a non-suit.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sarah Brophy
St. Louis
Isuit
Matrimonial Backsheesh From Three Wedding Views
A London Truth piece satirizes wedding gift customs from three angles. A modern maiden longs for presenting trousseau items while a prospective husband worries about expense and class. couples fear public gift lists and social pressure, echoing costly expectations.
A Famous German Woman Lina Morgenstern
Lina Morgenstern is highlighted as a prominent German figure known for advancing kindergartens in Germany. She organized soup kitchens during the Austro Prussian War, earning a bronze medal at the 1869 Amsterdam Exposition, and led feeding schemes for troops in Berlin during the Franco German War. In peacetime she wrote on household duties and became manager of the Deutsche Hausfrauen Zeitung.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lina Morgenstern
Germany
Amsterdam
Berlin
Theretor
Deutsche Hausfrauen Zeitung
Chicago Praise Poem From London Journal Verse
A London Journal verse extols Chicago with boastful lines about tallest buildings and green boulevards. It claims the ladies are fairest, wives sweetest, and liars wildest, framing Chicago as superior in wit charm and appearance.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
Woman Reader Declines Christening Poem Over Guns
A strong minded woman, praised for writing and speaking, was invited to read a poem at a vessel christening but declined, admitting fear of the guns as the reason.
Local Professor Cites Brain Weights in Suffrage Debate
A St. Petersburg professor argued against woman suffrage using brain weight comparisons. He cited averages of 1350 grains for men and 1250 for women, noting his own brain weighed five grains less than the female average.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
St. Petersburg
Peck's Bad Boy stage comedy delights Bowdoin Square
The curious youngster known as Peck's Bad Boy appears in a revised Bow doin Square Theatre production last night. Ed Readway stars as the mischievous boy with a bright supporting cast including Fred Wenzle KK. W. Kimball T. F. Callahan William Burress Jennie Schuman Maud Davis and others. The show features lively songs and rapid humor and will run for the rest of the week.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Peck
Bowdoin Square Theatre
Ed Readway
Fred Wenzle
KK. W. Kimball
Mr. Peck
T. F. Callahan
William Burress
Jennie Schuman
Jimmy Duffy
Maud Davis
Mr. Burress
Miss Schuman
Miss Davis
Willard Stars in Judah at Tremont Weeklong Run
Mr Willard headlines Judah at the Tremont in a praised psychological drama about greed love and repentance. Miss Burroughs Nannie Craddock and Royce Carleton deliver strong performances with Harry Cane and F H Tyler providing witty interludes. Judah runs only a week before John Needham's Double follows.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
MR. Willard
Judah
Miss Burroughs
Nannie Craddock
Royce Carleton
Dethic
Harry Cane
F. H. Tyler
Tremont
John Needham
Span of Life Thrills Boston Audiences In Early Run
The Span of Life by Sutton Vane draws large crowds in Boston for its first night. Critics note sensational melodrama with strong scenic effects and smooth machinery. Performances aim for lurid impact, though characters run toward overdrawn and only fair acting.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Boston
Sutton Vane
William Calder
H. S. Taylor
Globe Theatre Benefit for Saul Hamilburg Draws Thousands
Thousands packed the Globe Theatre for a benefit honoring treasurer Saul Hamilburg. The Crust of Society starred Mrs. John Stetson as Mrs Eastlake Chapel and received a warm reception. Ushers distributed twenty five floral pieces after the first act amid a society-filled audience.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Globe Theatre
Saul Hamilburg
John Stetson
Eastlake Chapel
Grand Museum Show Delights Patrons With O Day and Vaudeville
The Grand Museum at Dover and Washington streets offered a bright comedy drama O Day the Alderman led by Miss Kate Glassford and Mr. Charles Barringer. A two hour vaudeville followed with well known specialty acts and an original one act farce that was a hit.
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Grand Museum
Lothrop
Dover
Washington Streets
A Temperance Town at Park Theatre Show
Hoyts A Temperance Town draws New England crowds as temperance towns surge nearby. The play ridicules both temperance and rum factions in merry satire, marking the penultimate week of its six month Park Theatre run amid strong advance sales.
Saratoga Swells at Austin's Palace Theatre
This week at Austin's Palace Theatre the French Folly company presents The Saratoga Swells with the National Baseball Nine and Bum Ta-ra-ra dancers. The program closes with Wight Belles, featuring Sam Bernard Topack and Steel May Adams Martinetti Ducrow Lorella McBride and Goodrich and more. Pertoto and her dancing fairies also appear in Ballet of Laces.
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Austin’s Palace Theatre
French Folly Company
Saratoga Swells
Martinetti
Ducrow
Lorella
McBride
Goodrich
William J. O'Brien
Jacklie Wonders
Maydue
Rienzi
Robina
Pertoto
Dancing
A Swell Affair at Lyceum Theatre Delights Audiences
Fisher's comedians headline the Lyceum in the three act farce A Swell Affair with a vivid parade of attractive chorus girls and a naval reserve number. Vaudeville features include Don Howe Lola Heywood John C Leach Marren brothers Ot tallie Lillian Cleaver J H W Byrne Al Tanner McCarthy Reynolds John H Keefe Louise Leslie E A Bryant C H Stanley and Professor George with prismatic World’s Fair views.
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Lyceum Theatre
Fisher
Don Howe
Lola Heywood
John C. Leach
Marren Brothers
Ottalie
Lillian Cleaver
J. H. W. Byrne
al Tanner
McCarthy and Reynolds
John H. Keefe
Louise Leslie
E. A. Bryant
C. H. Stanley
Professor George
Twelve of the fattest women showcased in bold burden
AUSTIN & STONE'S brings together twelve of America's heaviest women whose combined weight nears three tons and who are all described as handsome. Senor F Alves and wife perform as hypnotists, Kreiger the Russian conjuror entertains, and two specialty theater shows add to the entertainment.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Austin & Stone
Messrs
Stone & Shaw
America
Senor F. Alves
Kreiger
Last Week of Aristocracy at Hollis Street and Season Closures
The article notes the final week of Aristocracy at Hollis Street Theatre with top-tier performances, and the Co lumbia season ending soon as Mr Thomas Q Seabrooke stars in The Isle of Champagne. Shore Acres wraps up its run at the Museum as the dramatic season closes May 27, with the 100th performance slated for May 17. Grand Opera House adds Joseph Haworth in Rosedale for a multiweek run, while Bowdoin Square Theatre features James O Neill in Wontenelle for a three week engagement. The Park books The Golden Wedding ballad comedy starting May 22, as spring musical offerings ramp up.
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Hollis Street
San Francisco
Thomas Q. Seabrooke
Isle of Champagne
Columbia
Seabrooke
Boston
Shore Acres
Museum
Shore-Acres
Grand Opera House
Joseph Haworth
Rosedale
Opera House
Bowdoin Square Theatre
James O'Neill
Fred Miller, Jr
Iver
Faree Ax Elbrin
Hattie Lewis the Boston Girl at the World’s Fair Heroine
Eleven year old Hattie Lewis journeyed alone from Boston to Chicago on a complimentary pass to visit the World’s Fair. She earned the outing by writing the best report on the fair for Franklin School, sending telegraphs to Miss Mitchell and taking notes for home classmates. Her parents are stage actors Horace Lewis and Portia Albee Lewis. her brother Walter acts in plays.
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Hattie Lewis
Boston
Chicago
Fair Management
Franklin School
Hattis
Miss Mitchell
Hattie
Horace Lewis
London’” Company
Portia Albee-Lewis
Maggie
Walter
J. A. Albee
Warren Avenue
New York
Riverside Park
General Grant
Miss Hattie
Infanta Eulacia Arrives in Havana to Warm Welcome
The Infanta Eulalia aunt of the young Spanish king and her husband Prince Antonio arrive in Havana from Porto Rico after a splendid reception. They visit the cathedral for Te Deum then proceed to the palace as crowds line streets and shore. The second week of the World’s Fair opens with sun and activity with exhibits arriving and repairs ongoing.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Havana
Infanta Eulalia
Chicago
Porto Rico
Antonio
Columbia Avenue
Countess of Aberdeen
Henry Davis Hoskold
Argentine Republic
St. Luke’s Hospital
People Should Decide On Rapid Transit Plans
A letter to the editor praises Beacon and Park Street property owners for protecting the Common and questions widening Boylston Street. The writer argues against appointing new rapid transit commissioners and urges that the public decides.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Beacon
Park Street
Boylston Street
Artemus Ward
Mean man on Fulton street buttering incident
A reader reports a man on Fulton street threw a two pound lump of butter from a second story at an Italian musician and a boy passing a buttering factory. The writer urges the guilty party be punished.
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the Post
Fulton Street
Bicycle Relay From Boston to Chicago Sets Pace
In the Providence Journal account the bicycle relay from Boston to Chicago demonstrates peak cycle engineering as the team completes the crossing in 12 hours of rough weather and poor roads. The feat would have taken half that time on smooth highways, underscoring the craft and endurance involved.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
The
Providence Journal
Boston
Chicago
Sullivan and Dwytt Promote a Lively Boxing Bout
John L. Sullivan grows gray yet remains strong in training with Dan Dwytt, a former local strong pugilist. The pair spar with vigor as Dwytt provides a sturdy, shorter frame while Sullivan retains his old-time fire, promising an entertaining bout.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John L. Sullivan
Dan Dwytt
Sullivan
Death of General Manuel Gonzales at Mexico City
General Manuel Gonzalez former president of Mexico and Guanajuato governor died this afternoon in Mexico City. Born in 1820 he commanded courage and won a large following. He played a key role at Lomas de Tecóac during the campaign leading to the Tuxtepec revolution and Diaz's rise. He served as president from 1880 to 1884 and left an estate valued at seven million dollars.
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Mexiulo
Manuel Gonzales
Guanajuato
Lomas de Tecoac
Tuxtepec
Diaz
Woollen mills in Spencer face attachments over debt
The Hon George P Ladd who runs four small woollen mills in Spencer has been attached for 10000 by East Brookfield Woollen Company, with employees owed about 6000. Mills have shut except the finishing department still operating.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Worcester
George P. Ladd
Spencer
East Brookfield Woollen Company
Cordage Firms Get Court Appointed Receivers
In the United States Circuit Court yesterday Charles H Pearson and Jamies P Stearns were appointed receivers for the Sewall Day Boston Standard and Chelsea Cordage companies.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United States
Charles H. Pearson
Jamies P. Stearns
Sewall & Day
Boston, Standard and Chelsea
Ward 24 opposition ticket list for caucus
The ward committee released the proposed opposition slate for Ward 24 for the upcoming caucus. Names include William Taylor Peter Morris James Costello Manus Fish James McKinney James Gallagher John Tobin James Smalley Thomas Furney R Doherty Charles Kelley John Russell Patrick Finnigan John Sweeney John Donahoe Jerry Conner and Charles Kelley.
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William Taylor
Peter Morris
James J. Costello
Manus J. Fish
James F. McKinney
James J. Gallagher
John Tobin
James Smalley
Thomas D. Furney
R. O. Doherty
Charles A. Kelley
John A. Russell
Patrick Finnigan
John Sweeney
John Donahoe
Jerry Conner
Charles J. Kelley
Boston Couples Wed in May Matrimonies
In Boston, May 6, George Henry Adams and Marion Richmond Wildes wed at the city, both of Boston. At Hotel Clarendon on April 80, Orien S Currier of Boston married Sarah K Teiree, daughter of the late Rev T C Peirce. In South Norwalk Conn on May 6, Martha Elizabeth Knapp wed George E Kunhardt at the bride’s parents’ home. May 5 at Harvard Street Baptist Church William J May and Jennie McGinnis wed. In New York May 6, E D Ropes Jr and Marion J Igon married. George L Shephard and Maria Carey wed May 5 by Rev Charles C Earle.
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Adams—Wildes
Dr. Lindsay
George Henry Adams
Marion Richmond Wildes
Boston
Currier—Peirce
Hotel Clarendon
W. D. Ramsay
D. D
Orien S, Currier
Sarah K. Teiree
T. C. Peirce
Kunhardt—Knapp
South Norwalk
Conn
James M. Taylor
Martha Elizabeth
James H. Knapp
George E. Kunhardt
McGinnis
Harvard Street Baptist Church
Charles C. Earle
William J. May
Jennie McGinnis
Ropes
IGOA
New York
E. D. Ropes, Jr
Marion J. Igon
Shephard Carey
George L. Shephard
Maria Carey
Deaths in Cambridge and surroundings May 6 to May 9
Notices list multiple local obituaries with names such as Robert Ingalls Burbank Mary Jane Donaldson and Ephraim N Frothingham Jr, giving ages and residence. includes Waltham Somerville Newtonville and Chelsea deaths with dates May 4 to May 9 and brief biographical notes.
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Burbank
Robert Ingalls Burbank
Barnum
Haverhill
Ann M
Isaac Barnum
Charles Bateman
New Ipswich
N. H
Blake
Longwood
Maurice Hy Blike
Britton
Walpole
Jane M
Rufus S. Frost
Chelsea
Frothingham
New Haven
Conn
Ephraim N. Frothingham, Jr
Furber
Somerville
George Edwin Turber
Hanscom
Winter Hill
Inez Mabel
Edgar F
Annah M. Hanscom
Laforme
Dedham
Louisa Frances Prince
Joseph A. Laforme
Lincoln
West Newton
Susan W
Martin Lincoln
Morgane
Cambridge
Harriet Prestor
Worgan
Murdock
Nutland Square
Edward Hamilton Murdock
Page
Arlington
Abagail Page
Pike
Cambridgeport
Loraine B. Pike
Andrew J. Vike
Shedd
Waltham
Joel Shedd
West Dale Street
Mm. Smith
Orleans
Mass
Eunice A
Samuel N. Smith
Newtonville
Edward Y
Turk
James M. Turk
Wiley
Wakefield
Mary
Peter Wiley
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the Park
Willard
Ralph Delmore
J. J. Sullivan
Howard
Heath
Captain Harcourt
Grace Otillie
Bobby Mack
Mary Anderson Navarro
London Journal
Bad Boy
Yiydl
Herbert Johnson
George Wilson
Joseph II White
Howard M. Dow
Mls
Royal Worcester
Gonzales
Republic of Mexico
David K. Hill
Newburyport
Dana
Dana Sarsaparilla Co
Belfast
Maine
Express
Bloom Co
Washington St
Bella
Wilson Bross
Tremont Row
McCgarry & Co, Bsg
Tremont Street
Bens. Johnson
Old South Church
John Stetson’s Companies
Crust OF Society
Carrie Turnei
Zeffie Sillbury
TR Ray
Boston Theatre
Eugene Tompkins
TR Abbey
Scim
Emont Theatre
Jeffel & Grau
Armen
E. S. Willard
Jodah
Tein
Avusetiiwnis Theatre
Boston Museum
Siaiza
Dodi Bia
Sue Rich
Marris
Charles Frohman
Mars
Thomas Q
Isle OF Seabrook
Champagne
Charles A. Byrne
Louis Warris Ison
Bronson Howard
John KL. Sullivan
Chas
F. Atkinson
Font Eenellue
Niotich
Patrick Donnelly
Suffolk
Catherine
Carney
Cor
Washington and
Dover Sts
Austin&stone
Kremontsmontt Museum
Scollay
Massachusetts
George Morse
Boston West
Joan W. McKim
Elijail George
Franscsco Pepe
Charles A. Pringe
Elijah George
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