The Pit at Hollis Boston with Wilton Lackaye in Jadwin
Last evening Boston saw Channing Pollock's The Pit at Hollis with Wilton Lackaye as Curtis Jadwin and a large company in principal roles. The drama compresses Norris novel themes into a social critique of speculation and domestic neglect, showcasing strong acting and a stylish Chicago to Boston transfer.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Channing Pollock
Frank Norris
Boston
Hollis
Wilton Lackaye
Curtis Jadwin
Sheldon Corthell
White Whittlesey
Samuel Gretry
William Hazeltine
Pollock
Laura Dearborn
Jadwin
Chicago
Auditorium
Miss Dearborn
Mr. Dressler
Lackaye
Jane Oaker
Laura Arborn
Miss Oaker
Acarcely
Samuel Gretty
J. C. Mathews
Marian Chapman
Brentagy
Wm. A. Brady
Obeanne Pollock
Macbeth at Colonial Theatre Showcases Nance O Neill’s Rise
Nance O Neill stars as Lady Macbeth in a refined Boston engagement at the Colonial Theatre with Macbeth. Frank Keenan, Charles D. Herman and others deliver solid turns while McKee Rankin tweaks staging. Cast shifts include Camille on Thursday and The Fires of St John Friday, with Macbeth repeated Saturday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nance O'Neil
Boston
Colonial Theatre
Macbeth
Miss O'Neill
Lady Macbeth
Shakspere
Duncan
Nance O’nell
Frank Keenan
Shaksperian
Margaret Bourne
Miss Bourne
Horace Lewis
Frank Sheridan
Banquo
McKee Rankin
Majestic Theatre hosts Buster Brown return with dog
The Majestic Theatre welcomed Buster Brown and his famed dog for a second city appearance this year. The show featured new songs dances and business upgrades since the last visit. Gabriel again played the title role to strong approval.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Buster Brown
Majestic Theatre
Gabriel
A Southern Enchantment at Grand Opera House ends run
Manager George W Magee announces final week of the 16th season presenting The Smart Set spectacular. The colored troupe delivers a courtly burlesque with Hogan as a Honolulu bound Kentucky millionaire, a lively lodge initiation, and multiple encores for dances, songs, and specialties by Bailys Chenault Hopkins Smart and others.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
George W. Magee
Grand Opera House
Boston
Ernest Hogan
Honolulu
John Baily
Tom Brown
Ed Green
Harry Reed
Lawrence Chenault
Hattie Hopkins
Marlon Smart
Face in the Moonlight Delights Castle Square Crowd
At the Castle Square Theatre last evening the romantic drama The Face in the Moonlight proved a notable season success. Howell Hansel excelled in dual roles Jacques Ferrand and Victor Ambrose, with strong support from John Sampolis Mace Greenleaf Louis Thiel and others. Blanche Stoddard and Mary Sanders stood out in lead female parts as the week’s run continues with Janice Meredith to follow.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Castle Square
Charles Osborne
Howell Hansel
Jacques Ferrand
Victor Ambrose
Jacques
John Sampolis
Louis Munier
Mace Greenleaf
Captain Narcisse
Boston
Louis Thiel
John T. Craven
Baudet
Edward Wade
Lindsay Morison
Paul
William J. Hasson
Blanche Stoddard
Lucille Munier
Victor
Mary Sanders
Lucille
Narcisse
Gertrude Berkeley
Mme. Pique
Janice Meredith
Yon Yongon charms Music Hall with Swedish flair
At Music Hall yesterday Yon Yongon brought a warm welcome with novelty and Scandinavian flavor. Gus Heege crafts a lively plot around a stolen invention and separated siblings until its denouement restores the owner and reunites lovers. Nelse Erickson stars with a capable company including Mrs Laflin and Elizabeth B Chester. the Lumberman’s Imperial Comedy Four Quartet joins for the season and May 16 features Are You a Mason.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Yon Yongon
Music Hall
Sweden
Scandinavia
Gus Heege
Nelse Erickson
Mrs. Laflin
Elizabeth B. Chester
Emma Gillette
Grace Jennings
Pauline Fielding
Jennie Morris
James C. Mack
E. Guy Spangler
Thomas O'Brien
E. H. Bender
Eva M. Bennett
Bowdoin Square Theatre Presents Peck's Bad Boy Spree
The Bowdoin Square Theatre hosts Peck's Bad Boy this week with Marion Sawtell in the title role and Corinne Cantwell as the Boy's sweetheart. The act one grocery scene and act two Boniface Hotel set pieces charm patrons as the production plays daily.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Peck
Bowdoin Square Theatre
Boniface
Clear Water Woods
Marion Sawtell
Corinne Cantwell
Woodland at Tremont gains three new performers
The Tremont Theatre production Woodland adds Cheridah Simpson as Prince Eagle and two new characters The Hot Bird and the Cold Bottle created by Mattie Nichols and John Donohue. The cast also features Ida Brooks Hunt Olive North Helen Hale Ida Mulle Kate Hart Alexander Clark and others as Woodland enters its third week with New England Conservatory students in attendance.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Woodland
Pixley & Luders
Prince Eagle
Miss Simpson
Dodo
Sulu
Mr. Luders
Mr. Savage
Ida Brooks Hunt
Olive North
Helen Hale
Jenny Wren
Ida Mulle
Kate Uart
Alexander Clark
Blue Jay
Hans F. Robert
Walter Lawrence
Stanley Forde
Frank D. Nelson
Lremont
New England Conservatory
Fitzsimmons Heads Howard Atheneum Card in New England
Robert Fitzsimmons, famed boxer nicknamed Lanky Bob, headlines a Howard Atheneum program with an afternoon exhibition and sparring session. The bill features diverse acts from animal training bears to vaudeville sketches and musical turns, with the burlesque finale Up to Snuff from Howard’s merrymakers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Robert Fitzsimmons
Bob
Dempsey
New Orleans
Carson City
Corbett
Jeffries
New
Buck
Wing
Brittons
Joe
Sadie
Hickman Brothers
Howe
Scott
Short
Edwards
Antrim
Peters
Curtis
Adams
Fisher and Johnson
Max Ritter
Caine
Welsh
Parson Sisters
Conlon
Hastings
W. H. Nichols
Howard's Own Corps of Merrymakers
Howard
Engiust
Fitzsimmons Winderman
Bears
Snuff
Park Theatre Opens Third Week with Canida at Park Theatre
At the Park Theatre last evening Canida began its third Boston run featuring Arnold Daly leading a strong cast including Dodson Mitchell Dorothy Donnelly Louise Closser Charles Crosby and Ernest Lawford The program promises another strong week with Daly and company presenting three plays The Man of Destiny The Trifle and The Suicide on Monday night
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Park Theatre
Boston
George’ Bernard Shaw
Arnold Daly
Dodson Mitchell
Dorothy Donnelly
Louise Closser
Charles Crosby
Ernest Lawford
Napoleon
Keith's Theatre Presents Fadettes and Swedish Quintet
A strong weekly bill at Keith's Theatre featured the Fadettes Orchestra delivering a longer hour concert with selections from Grand Opera and lively dances. Miss Warner impressed with harp solos and encores while Pringer's Swedish quintet earned top artistic honors for grace and song in national costumes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Malta
Cscs
Isc
Miss Warner
Strument
Fadettes Téoree
Pringer
New Palace Theatre Crowded for Summer Debut
Crowded Palace Theatre opening ushers in summer season with a strong stock burlesque and vaudeville company. The show “A Peculiar Man” features John Black Fred Bulla John C Meany James Dixon William Holmes and Maude Elliston with Lillie Raymond Tillie Cohen Cessie Grant May Bryant Hattie Mills Mae Taylor Vic Brinkley in leading roles and 25 chorus girls. Highlights include Jennings Renfrew blackface act Mae Taylor and a lighthouse sketch from Shore Acres and a finale titled A Chinaman's Troubles drawing strong audience acclaim.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Palace Theatre
John Black
Fred Bulla
John C. Meany
James Dixon
William Holmes
Shore Acres
Jones
Sutton
Dantes
Chinamiin
Bert Leslie tops Lyceum Theatre burlesque bill this week
The Lyceum Theatre hosts Bert Leslie leading the Parisian Widows company, with a large chorus and lively sketches Roses and Onions and The Widows at Sea. Leslie delivers rapid fire talk with catch phrases, backed by Wyman, Cook, Garner and Marie Richmond in supporting acts plus Wy man and Garner in a German talking act and Chartles Falke with lantern slides.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bert Lesile
Lyceum Theatre
Bert Leslie
Harry Wyman
Ben Cook
Murray Garner
Anna Pyser
James
Flora Simpson
Wyman
Garner
Leslie
Chicago
Marie Richmond
Alio
Chartles Falke
Austin and Stones Museum Hosts Honolulu Students
Crowded yesterday as Honolulu students performed at Austin and Stone's museum. The program captivated New Englanders with music and culture. One student, a nephew of Queen Liliuokalani, impressed visitors as a tall, handsome violinist and singer from the Honolulu Conservatory of Music.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Austin & Stone
Honolulu
Liliuokalani
Honolulu ‘Conservatory of Music
Fame and Fortune at the Honolulu Museum show
The centre of the circle hosts a Hawaiian merchant's daughter as Nat Gill showcases his ventriloquism with life size figures. James Wilson expands the act with the Watkinds Garden Party. Highlights include Whirling Bonette’s aerial act, Roélla and her pythons, Roscoe the equine act, and a lineup of stage stars such as Harry Powell and the Thornton sisters.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nat Gill
Roélla
Roscoe
Harry Powell
Francis Hoyt
Thornton Sisters
Millard Brothers
Daisy
Linden
Hayes
Juniper
Agnes Atherton
Jack
Bertha Rich
Fox, Cook and Company
Maharajah the mystic draws crowds at Curia Hall
Maharajah the mystic adept draws thousands to the Curia Hall yesterday. He demonstrates hypnotism telepathy and psychology with a living tomb burial of Ramiswami a Buddhist from Ceylon. Scottie the magician performs clever legerdemain and the English barmaids add novelty. The theatre features Goodwins Madge Daytell Emily Bennett the Strands and amateur night Friday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Maharajah
Ramiswami
Ceylon
Scottie
Curia Halla
the Goodwins
Madge Daytell
Emily Bennett
Strands
Walker's Museum draws large audiences yesterday
Large crowds attended Walker's Museum yesterday with broad public interest. Patrons filled galleries and exhibits, showing sustained enthusiasm for the displays and scheduled programs throughout the day.
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Cumstances
Windy City
Jadwin Mansion
Edward H. Crosby
Globe Theatre
Bompepka
Leigh
Isle of Spice
Lowe
Teresa
Schindler
Gus Weinburg
Toby Lyons
Mackinaw
Mr. Lyons
Denman Maley
William Armstrong
Blanche Buckner
Leslie Leigh
Peggy Brady
Lisle Bloodgood
George Ali
Tige
Alfred Lamar
Sue
Frank Christie
Ludwig Black
Edgar Bixley
Michael O’hare
Mamie Goodrich
Gladys O’flynn
W. T. Carleton
Sue Belle Meade
Nina Randall
Marie Day
Eugene
du Bois
Mr. Peck
Florence Hale
Maggie
Willard Blackmore
Isaac Peck
Butler Haviland
Edwin Denison
Carl Fey
Roger Coplin
Lawrence Merton
Walter Rhodes
Leisure
Casco Howard
Thomas Russell
N. B. Pierce
Boston Theatre
Victor Herbert
Herbert
Toyland
Palace of Justice
William Norris
Mabel Barrison
Everhart
Myers
Rosa
Coture
Gillette
Carson
Willard
al Bellman
Lottie Oore
Victor Moore
Emma Littlefield
Switzerland
Keith
Philo Hay Hay
Enclogenc. CO
Newark, N. J
Alpha Shoe Store
Hanovar
Castle Square Theatre
Tremont Theatre
Howard Atheneum
Keith’s Theatre
Fadettes
NEW Palace Theatre
Austin & Stone’s Museum
Entertainments
GLOBE
B.C. Whitney’s
Radium Ballet
Ean
Cettysburog
Battlefield
Washington
Pennsylvania R. A
Washington Street
Mass
EO. W. Boyd
Philadelphia
J. R. Wood
Pass
American League
Huntington Ave
New York
Detroit
Wright & Ditson's
Washington St
Lawrence McCarty
Lessee and
Mgrigh
Wm. Norris
N. Y
Atre
Miss Nance O'Neil Ton
Nickelodeon
Walker’s Museum
Matinee
Hogan
Marion Smart
Majestic Mats
Wedesday
USTER
Suster
Leb
Raymond West
Sation Ceenteries
N. Y. Herald
R. F. Outcault
America
Master Gabriel
Tremont
Henry W. Savage
Pixle Fee
Ouders
Prince of Ilsen
Ig Dodo
Mats
Nantasket Beach
Teave Rowe’s
Femberton Landing
Nantasket
Pemberton
Crow Point
G. P. Cushing
Castle
Texine
Tremont St
Music Hall Arcade
Oxford
Castle Sq. Theatre Dramatic Stock Co
Raymond & Whitcomb CO
Haymarket
Austin and Stone’s Museum
Jas. Wilson
Bonette Roscoe
Wevecondwunn
Bowdoin
Curio Hall
Bijou
Hartford
Davis
Hattie Dixie
Gorman
Thornton
Mazie LeBlanche
Lowell Favorite
Lillian Sampson
Soubrette
Neighborhood Club
Neighborhood Club of
Allston
St. Luke's Chapel
W. C. Crawford
Elmer E. Gray
John Gage
A. H. B. Heath
Isaac F. Woodbury
H. D. Motter
E. A. Guernsey
United States Marines
Usc Ve Theatre
Tees ‘Usic
W. H. Smith
Harvard
Village By the Sea
St. Louis
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