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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
May 17, 1904
Page
4
An old advertisement warns that fever and chills signal illness and urges immediate cure with Duffy's Pure Malt Whiskey to prevent typhoid bronchitis pneumonia and consumption harming the constitution.
Thousands swarm Nickelodeon to witness Maharajah hypnotism and related sciences. Ramaswami, the young Cingalese, buried alive for six days, is again placed in the living tomb until Sunday night. Scottie the magician debuts new legerdemain experiments amid a curio hall lineup and vaudeville acts led by Warren and Warren and others. Friday features amateur night.
The ongoing Pop concerts at Symphony Hall draw strong attendance and praise for Adamowskis selections. Patrons commend good taste in programming and comfortable, well-managed evenings. Selections tonight span Oberstiger, Hoch Habsburg, Aida, La Boheme, Lohengrin, Carmen, King Dodo, Doctrinen waltz, Es pany waltz, Funeral March of a Marionette, Valse Caprice, Picolino overture.
Large crowds filled Walker's Museum yesterday with automatic vaudeville in the curio hall and a clever variety show in the bijou auditorium. Hugh McVey Lillian Le Mans the Varicks Ben Linn the Mar quand s and others entertained. Amateur night is planned for Wednesday evening as usual.
A Brooklyn man details years of chronic dyspepsia and indigestion, claiming Chase's Dyspepsia Cure provided relief after two months. He praises the remedy, credits improved eating and sleep, and notes purchase options at Woodward's Drug Store in Boston or by writing Chase Mfg. Co. in Newburg.
A Park Theatre program featured three plays new to the city. Arnold Daly's The Death by Own Action and The Man of Destiny by George Bernard Shaw drew praise for wit and satire, while A Trifle left audiences debating its ending. The triple bill returns midweek with Candida to close the season.
Nance O’Neil opens the final week at Colonial Theatre with Paola Giacometti’s Judith a heavy demanding drama. George C Staley delivers a splendid Holofernes while Horace Lewis Norval MacGregor and Frank Sheridan perform strongly. Tonight and Wednesday feature Jedda Gabler Magda Camille and other scenes with testimonials to Miss O’Neil.
The Castle Square Theatre offers a dramatized version of Janice Meredith this week with Blanche Stoddard in the title role. The performance drew a large audience and the company delivered commendable work aided by artistic stage settings.
The Boston engagement of Leo Ditrichstein's Are You a Mason began at Music Hall with strong laughs and strong performances. Frank Perry Amos Bloodgood and a circle of friends and servants drive a tangle of deceptions about Masonry leading to uproarious misadventures. Notable turns include Thomas Davi Edward Kellie George Fisher William Robert Daly Jessie Church and Mamie Johnstone with supporting roles by Adelaide Wise Georgie Hart Mary Faber and others. Sky Farm will follow May 23.
Bowdoin Square Theatre presents Dad's Girl a bright comedy skit with Lothrop Stock Company favorites. Charlotte Hunt stars as the title role with Corinne Cantwell Florence Hale and Miss Howard in key parts. Willard Blackmore Edwin Denison Carl Fey and Butler Haviland lead a strong ensemble as the cast delivers a successful afternoon and evening run with matinee daily and bargain prices for ladies. East Lynne is promised for next week with strong advance seat sales.
The Globe Theatre hosts the Isle of Spice, a lavish all female show that filled the house with packed performances. The company features graceful dancers and singers led by Leslie Leigh and Blanche Buckner, whose charm and songs enhance the vibrant production.
Boston Theatre offers five week run of Babes in Toyland with a large company and elaborate scenery. Manager McCarty notes the show has satisfied audiences and could run longer for profit if not for cast rest needs. Boston youths and families have enjoyed the fantasy with Bruin the bear and Fairyland figures.
A full Hollis Street Theatre applauds Wilton Lackaye in The Pit as opening the final week of its Boston season. The paper praises Lackaye's portrayal of a broker torn between compromise and love on boardroom and market floor. A strong supporting company, led by Jane Oaker, highlights the realism of a dramatic panic on the Board of Trade amid a crowded stage.
Frank Doane makes his debut in Woodland replacing John J. Martin as General Rooster. The fourth week of Savage's new Pixley and Luders opera features birds as characters with love plots and social satire. Cheridah Simpson sings Prince Eagle, Ida Brooks Hunt stars as the Nightingale, and the Bottle and the Bird dancers bring acrobatic flair to the forest fantasy.
The Majestic Theatre brings back Buster Brown in an extended Boston engagement. Master Gabriel, America’s toy comedian, stars in the title role with Tige the dog played by George Ali. The lively cast features singing and dancing girls, delivering a clean wholesome performance praised as one of the season’s most enjoyable. Matinees Wednesdays and Saturdays.
Keiths Theatre presents a rich comedy and variety bill led by Jules and Ella Garrison with For Reform a satirical sketch by Florence Modena and Hugh Stanton. Joe Flynn Evie Stetson and Janet Melville share the stage along with The Fadettes whose Coronation march and American Abroad finale drew strong applause.
For the first time this season Billy B Van leads a Howard bill headlining Patsy’s Deboo with Rose Beaumont. The show features Clayton Kennedy Mattie Rooney four Mistletoe girls Meeker Baker trio and more including Belnah Miller Leonard and Drakes Madison brothers Spraker Colton and Darrow Mae Russell Collins and Keene Wally Clarke and new Kinetograph pictures. The troupe performs Blooms and Buds a new musical comedietta.
A host of city admirers enjoyed Rice and Barton company at the Lyceum Theatre yesterday. The troupe, a 40 member chorus with top comedians and specialty acts, staged A Night at Manhattan Beach in three scenes with elegant costuming. The program also featured American and European novelties and closed with The Grafters Inn a lively farce comedy full of song, dance, mirth, and an Oriental dance sequence.
Attendance at the New Palace Theatre soars after the summer opening by a new stock company. The week features two burlesques Always Welcome and Doctor Quack with strong turns by Holmes Bulla Meaney Black Dixon Maude Elliston and a chorus of talented women led by May Bryant Vic Brinkley Tillie Cohen Cessy Grant Hattie Mills Lilian Raymond May Anderson Mae Taylor. Henry Waite astonishes with violin tricks while Meaney and Anderson provide witty sketches. Hattie Mills and the acrobats Marion and Pearl draw big notices and West and Williams keep the crowd laughing.
A large crowd gathered at Austin & Stone's Museum to see the giant East Indian python, about 30 feet long and weighing 476 pounds, plus other notable exhibits and vaudeville acts. Visitors are invited to name the snake beginning Wednesday for a chance at a prize.
The press representative for Stair & Wilbur announces that arrangements were completed yesterday afternoon with George W Magee whereby the Grand Opera House will come under the management of Stair & Wilbur next season, transitioning control to the first named firm.
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