Knickerbocker Grand Opera Opens in Boston Debut Night
The Knickerbocker Grand Opera Company presented Donizetti la Lucia with Mme Adelina Padovani in Boston debut as Lucia. Sig tor Barili and Signor Pimazzoni impressed audiences while the cast and chorus earned strong praise. Repeats and scheduled programs include Il Trovatore La Traviata Cavalleria Rusticana Pagliacci.
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Majestic Theatre
Knickerbocker Grand Opera Company
Boston
Samuel Kronberg
Donizetti
Tucia
Mme
Adelina Paolovani
Edgardo
Signor V. Barili
Ashton
Signor
G. Pimazzoni
Raymond
Signor Lombardi
Lord Arthur
Signor Paoloni
Lucia
Mme. Padovani
Violetta
la Traviata
Signor G. Pimazzoni
Henry Ashton
Spicy The Rounders Delights Globe Audience In Boston
The Globe Theatre hosted The Rounders last night amid risqué humor and up to date musical numbers. Harry Short starred in the lead with Neil McNeil, Charles H. Bowers and Budd Ross providing solid support. May Bouton Nellie Daly and Trixie Jenny offered strong dance and performance, while Grace Emmons and Laurel Atkins impressed as comic and romantic figures. The production boasted attractive costumes and a lively female chorus.
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Globe Theatre
Boston
Mayer and Sweeney
Harvard
Harry Short
Dan Daly
Daly
Messrs
Neil McNeil
Charles H. Bowers
Budd Ross
Miss May Bouton
Nellie Daly
Trixie Jenney
Thea
Grace Emmons
Laurel Atkins
How to Reduce Fat Through Simple Remedies
A health article promotes weight loss by avoiding extreme dieting and excessive running. It recommends a daily fat reducing mixture of Toris Compound and Catandir Compound, orange juice, and warm water, plus a cold water morning drink and regular bowel activity.
Third engagement of The Lion and the Mouse opens in Boston
The Hollis Street Theatre hosts a large audience for The Lion and the Mouse with Edmond Breese and Gertrude Coghlan reprising their original roles. Burkett Ryder is played by a leading performer while Malcolm Duncan as Jefferson Ryder and Reginald Carrington as the Hon. Fitzroy Bagley receive praise for their portrayals.
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Charles Klein
Hollis Street Theatre
Edmond Breese
Boston
Gertrude Coghlan
John Burkett Ryder
Breese
Mr. Breese
Shirley Rossmore
Octopus
Miss Coghlan
Malcolm Duncan
Jefferson Ryder
Fitzroy Bagley
Reginald Carrington
Kate Roberts
Marion Pollock Johnson
Senator Roberts
E. A. Eberle
Girl of the Golden West Shines in Boston Theatre Return
The Boston Theatre stock company reports strong attendance in the second week of The Girl of the Golden West. Miss Gordon delivers a standout performance as the girl aided by Rose Mortson as Wowkle and William Hassan as Billy Jackrabbit. Wilson Melrose shines as Dick Johnson with the road agent role. The cast and quartet provide a memorable evening in a standout production.
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Boston Theatre Stock Company
Miss Gordon
Rose Mortson
Wowkle
the Squaw
William Hassan
Billy Jackrabbit
Wilson Melrose
Dick Johnson
Boston Theatre Quartette
Ezra Kendall to Star in The Land of Dollars at Majestic
Comedian Ezra Kendall returns to Boston Monday with a new play The Land of Dollars written by George Ade. The engagement marks his best work in recent years and seats go on sale Thursday morning.
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Ezra Kendall
Mr. Kendall
George Ade
Kendall
Boston
Hub Theatre Bill Delights Audiences With Star Talent
Yesterday at the Hub Theatre the program drew praise for the good pictures and unusually attractive songs. Ben Loring and the rising May White drew standout notices while Maud Weston, famed vaudeville performer, delivered the peak of the day. The ladies orchestra provided instrumental music and the bill was again changed on Thursday.
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Hub Theatre
Ben Loring
Remarkable boy soprano Auriemma thrills Bijou Dream
Master Auriemma, a remarkable boy soprano, wowed Bijou Dream audiences yesterday with Carissima and That's What the Rose Said to Me. The program also featured a Yellowstone Park travel segment and a female vocal number from The Bohemian Girl, all part of the usual high quality bill.
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Bijou
Yellowstone Park
Scenic Temple Delivers Laughing Show with Top Attractions
At the Scenic Temple near Berkley street and Warren avenue audiences enjoyed a season’s best bill yesterday. The program blends illustrated songs and a top motion picture exhibit with a full orchestra performing operatic selections. The overall venue remains a bright seasonal draw.
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Scenic Temple
Berkley Street
Warren Avenue
White Rock Water Served At Mr. Pulitzer's Banquet
At a banquet for more than 1000 guests celebrating 25 years of Joseph Pulitzer's ownership of the New York World White Rock mineral water was exclusively served.
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White Rock
Joseph Pulitzer
New York World
Fire Devastates Goldberg Brothers Department Store
A May 11 fire gutted the top three floors of Goldberg Brothers on Woodward Avenue Detroit causing about 150000 in damages two thirds insured. The three lower floors were flooded and suffered heavy water damage though not burned.
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Detroit
Goldberg Brothers
Woodward Avenue
Tremont Theatre Ends Run Of The Man Of The Hour
The Tremont Theatre in Boston will close the run of The Man of the Hour with matinee and evening shows on Saturday May 2. Over 200000 people have seen it, praised for its societal critique via drama and humor. John Slavin and May Vokes lead the cast in A Knight for a Day starting May 2%.
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Tremont Theatre
Boston
Denmark
the Tremont
John Slavin
May Vokes
Rose Stahl Stars In The Chorus Lady At Park
Rose Stahl and The Chorus Lady continue to draw hearty laughs at the Park theatre as Patricia O Brien’s comic mishaps and poignant moments delight a large Boston audience. Stahl’s versatility and stage presence elevate the production with a well chosen company and sharp character work.
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Rose Stahl
Patricia O’brien
Miss Stahl
Patricia
Boston
California Girls Charm Boston at Columbia Theatre
A large Columbia audience enjoyed the California Girls show with Sam Adams drawing strong praise. The Sultan's Wives opened the bill to a lively mix of song and comedy led by Gladys St John Tillie Cohen May Orletta and Fred W Taylor and the Mighty Hellmans. Wrestling tomorrow pits August Faust against Yankee Rogers while weekday bargain matinees run daily except Saturday.
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Columbia
California
Sam Adams
Sam
Boston
The
Post
Horace Greeley
Gladys St. John
Tillie Cohen
Merry Clip
Belle Marie
M. J. O’rourke
May Orletta
Fred W. Taylor
Marvelus Hellmans
Faust
Yankee Rogers
Lions at Austin and Stones Museum Draw Big Crowds
A Curio hall show at Austin and Stones Museum features Barbary lions from Cardona's exhibit and hosts Effie Lorraine, 3elyea, Jim Duffy, and The Manhattan Girls. The program includes Vera Belasco and Tom Meadows in The Brooklyn Handicap, plus acts by Cora Evelyn and Pearl Hudson among others.
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Austin & Stone’s
Cardona
Effie Lorraine
3Elyea
Curio Hall
Jim Duffy
Manhattan Girls
Dorothy Norton
Misses French
Ames
Gilbert
Olive Sisters
Vera Vernon
Norma Phara
Fort Waternity
Agnes
Mabel Olive
Manhattan
Brooklyn
Vera Belasco
Tom Meadows
Cora Evelyn
McKeever and Landry
Pearl Hudson
Mickey Finn
Monologist
Theatre Premier Delivers a Night of Novel Acts and Hits
The Theatre Premier showcases a lineup of novelties led by the Humanovos return with a new act. A Nobleman's Right in the Fourteenth Century explores medieval customs while The Female Police Force depicts a woman's arrest. The Japanese Butterflies add mystery and Don’t Pull My Leg provides comedy. Illustrated songs Wah-na-Loo and When the Nightingales are Nesting, Sweet Irene delight the audience. Baseball scores are posted daily.
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Humanovos
The Underdog Leads Casey Playhouse This Week
Theatre Comique presents The Underdog as feature with The False Coin showing a tale of abuse and counterfeiters ended by police. The Haunted Castle provides mystery while Students Jokes offers light fun. Songs and instrumental numbers feature a roster of performers including Bray Lord Huyler Joy and Grant with Hawkins Grenadier Holt and impersonators Johnson and Cusack.
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Casey Playhouse
Artory Bray
Lillian Lord
Dora Huyler
Irving Joy
Sy. J. Grant
Katherine Hawkins
Alice Grenadier
Bessie Holt
Johnson and Cusack
Pastime Theatre Offers All Star Vaudeville And Films
A balanced Pastime programme featured vaudeville with Charles Allen dancing a wooden shoe novelty, Jim West delivering witty jokes, and Charles McNaughton earning an encore after singing Come Back to Old Manhan Isle Dearie. The management pursued top quality despite expenses.
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Charles Allen
Jim West
Charles McNaughton
Old Manhan Isle
Dearie
Richard Carle Fans Pack Colonial Theatre for Mary's Lamb
Richard Carle drew a large, enthusiastic crowd in his third week starring in Mary's Lamb at the Colonial Theatre. Change to Miss Henrietta Lee as Sylvia Montrose drew ovations, while Ray Youngman returned as the principal tenor. The company delivered their usual brisk, lively show with strong performances and applause.
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Richard Carle
Mary’s Lamb
Mr. Carle
the Colonial
Henrietta Lee
Jeannette Lowrie
Sylvia Montrose
Miss Lee
Leander Lamb
Charley Hoyt
New York
Ray Youngman
Palace Theatre Ends Regular Season With Reeves Show
Al Reeves brings two burlesques to the Palace for the closing week with Andy Lewis in the lead. The bill features vaudeville acts, dancing numbers, and four Palacescope motion pictures. The stock company shifts to a two show per day schedule starting Monday and begins summer season next week.
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Charley” Waldron
al Reeves
Andy Lewis
Harry Meehan
Lloyd Hoey
Ed Devoy
Harry Hume
Almeda Fowler
Blanche Martin
Maude Eliot
Hdna
May Dayton
Virginia Boyden
Maxim Gordey
Eight Sunrays
Dayton Sisters
Wire
Boston
Palace Company
Palacescope
Bowdoin Square Theatre Delivers Melodramatic Triumph
Bowdoin Square Theatre presented Her Second Time on Earth in America with a dramatic triumph. Dora Grey drives the plot as the criminal adversary to Jack Carlton and Laura Norman, supported by a capable cast led by Charlotte Hunt Arthur Maitland Isa Bell Sherman and Hal Brown.
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Bowdoin Square Theatre
America
Dora Grey
Jack Carlton
Laura Norman
Dora
Charlotte Hunt
Arthur Maitland
Isabell Sherman
Charles Stevens
Harry Leland
Harry Jenkins
Captain Norman
Hal Brown
Lyceum Theatre vaudeville delivers strong seasonal show
Sam A. Scribner presents a Lyceum Theatre program this week featuring William Colton George C. Johnson and Tom Robinson in broad comedy roles. Miss Jean Darrow and Miss Delia Faytell provide solid support while Fajardo offers skilled vocal impressions. Bowen and Jerome display brass prowess and La Deaux closes with a contortion act.
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Sam A. Scribner
Lyceum Theatre
William Colton
George C. Johnson
Tom Robinson
Jean Darrow
Delia Faytell
Fajardo
Bowen
Jerome
Colton
Darrow
LaDeaux
White House Watch and Senate Post Office Clash
Escort Sidney O Bigney and Jeremiah J McCarthy visit the White House with a flashy waistcoat tale as Taft angling for a bold stance. In Senate, Kelcher’s bill to raise letter carriers pay is cut by 600000 for a 30 day vacation fund, with Kelcher vowing to restore it. Governors arrive for Guilds convalescence while Massachusetts delegates including Rane Butterfield and Swain attend the conference.
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Washington
D. C
Senator Lodge
Sidney O. Bigney
Attleboro
White House
Jeremiah J. McCarthy
Boston
Bigney
Taft
McCarthy
Senate Committee On Post Offices
Kelcher
Senate
Guild
Massachusetts
Frank W. Rane
K. W L. Butterfield
Massachusetts Agricultural College
George F. Swain
Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Keith's Theatre a Gala Bill of Entertainers and Acts
The evening features Maud Fulton and William Rich with song, dance, and imitations. James and Cassie Finney swim and retrieve coins from a tank. Harry Gilfoil imitates voices in memory of Baron Sands. Sidney and Mr. Drew perform in Billy Tombstones. Cameron and Flanagan present On and Off. a strong supporting lineup includes Manley and Sterling, De Haven and Sidney, De Lisle the juggler, Tom Jack trio, Forest and Dog, Lew Hawkins, Zarrel brothers, and Sanford and Darlington.
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Maud Fulton
Miss Fulton
William Rich
James
Cassie Finney
Harry Gilfoil
Baron Sands of
Chinatown
Sidney Drew
Billy Tombstones
Mr. Drew
Manley
Sterling
de Haven
Sidney
de Lisle
Tom Jack
Forest
Dog
Lew Hawkins
Zarrel Brothers
Sanford and
Darlington
Howard Atheneum Show Delights With New Songs and Acts
George B. Alexander sang two new numbers “I Was Roaming Along” and “Every Mother’s Son There Sang the Wearing of the Green” at the Howard Atheneum to enthusiastic praise. The Oriental Cozy Corner Girls offered “The Honeymoon Trip” with Belle Travers, followed by a strong burlesque featuring Mamie Lafferty. The bill also showcased Charley Johnson, May Morrison, Lottie Hansen, and many other performers, with a lively afterpiece “The Sculptor’s Dream” and a packed house attendance.
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George B. Alexander
the Howard
George
Belle Travers
Charley Johnson
May Morrison
Lottie Hansen
May Fulton
Kitty Bear
Mamie Hyams
Mamie Lafferty
Honan and
Kearney
Charles Johnson and Company
Sandow and Lambert
Smith and Arado
Barr and Evans
Jennings and Renfrew
Mlle Latina
Annie Morris
Comedienne
Caldwell and Wentworth
the Ferraris
Sisto and Flynn
George Kaine
Warrant Issued for Cambridge Rail Conductor Owen Sheehan
A warrant was issued for Owen Sheehan a conductor in the Cambridge division of the Boston Elevated Railway Company on a larceny of fares charge. He failed to appear in Cambridge District Court yesterday after a summons was issued Saturday, and Judge Almy issued the arrest warrant.
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Owen Sheehan
Cambridge
Boston Elevated Railway Company
Sheehan
Cambridge District Court
Almy
Percival Dubbed Victor in Hub Billiard Event
In the 30th game of the three cushion carrom tournament at Hub Billiard Palace Percival defeated Van Dyke 35 to 19. Tonight McMullin faces Percival in a follow up match.
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Hub Billiard Palace
Percival
van Dyke
McMullin
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Howard Atheneum
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Jordan Hall
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