New Plays In Boston At Empire Theatre
The Empire Theatre stock company presented The Importance of Being Earnest at the Museum last evening, praising Wilde’s wit and the precise staging. Cast members Ethel Fiernick and others receive high marks for their performances, with Mrs Dane’s Defence slated for the current week.
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Empire Theatre Stock Company
Museum
Oscar Wilde
Castle Square Theatre
Leing
John Worthing
John
Earnest
Algernon
Banbury
Algy
Lady Bracknell
Gwendolen
Ethel Fiernick
Miss Hornick
Margaret Anglin
Richman
Fritz Williams
Sandor Milliken
H. Crompton
Lillian Thurgate
Boston Museum
Charles Frohman
Empire Theatre CO
Charles Richman
Lady Windermere
Fan Wu
Mrs. Dane
Shylock in Yiddish The Merchant of Venice at Columbia Theatre
Jacob Adler delivers a notable Shylock in Yiddish with English-speaking cast in a Boston premiere at the Columbia Theatre. The production emphasizes original interpretation, portraying Shylock as downtrodden and sympathetic, amid a strong supporting company.
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Jacob P. Adler
Shylock
Columbia Theatre
Boston
Arbuckle Stars In Skipper Co at Hollis Street
Maclyn Arbuckle headlines a three act comedy drama by H J W Damn at Hollis Street Theatre. The Boston premiere of Skipper Co features a Wall Street tale of wealth and ruin, with a syndicate set to recover fortunes and a strong supporting cast in a lively stage production.
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Hollis Street Theatre
Maclyn Arbuckle
H. J. W. Damn
Skipper & Co
Boston
Mr. Damn
England
Wall Street
George Washington Skipper
Mr. Arbuckle
G. Harrison Hunter
John Belmayne, Sr
Charles Cherry
Charles Swain
Ezekiel Harbin
Prince Miller
Irma Lapierre
Angela
Skipper
Katherine Keyes
Hollis Theatre
Isaac B. Rich
Roprietor
Ampager
Skipper & Go
Lady Audley's Secret Shines at Grand Opera House
revival of Lady Audley's Secret from M. E. Braddon draws hearty approval with Miss Lavinia Shannon in the lead. A capable supporting cast including Walker Marcus Dennett Dean Borup Hudson Liston enhances a smooth performance. matinees set for today Thursday and Saturday.
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Lady Audley
M. E. Braddon
Grand Opera House
Castle Square Theatre
Walker Marcus Dennett
Robert Audley
Dean Borup
George Tallboyrs
Hudson Liston
Michael Audley
Marshall Farnum
Henry Towers
Giles Shine
Thad Shine
Elma Gillette
Louise Muldener
Austina Mason
Miss Shannon
Castle Square Theatre Presents The Dukes Motto in Boston
The Castle Square Theatre features the romantic drama The Duke's Motto this week, marking a rare Boston production by the stock company which performed the play last night.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Howell Hansel
Ijenfide Lagardere
Gonzagues
John Sampolis
Carrickfergus
James Lt. Seeley
Hector Peyrolles
John T. Craven
Edward Wade
de Nevers
Thomas MacLainie
Louis Thiel
Esop
Blanche de Nevers
Lillian Lawrence
Susette Willey
Mary Sanders
Castle Square Company
Boston
Castle Square Theatre
Ooping the Loop at Music Hall a Cartoon Comedy
A lively cartoon style show features living newspaper strip characters including Mrs Katzenjammer Lizzie Bryant Richmond and Foxy Grandpa Phil Ott with Alphonse Gaston and other figures. The act spans Rockaway Beach scenes a banquet and a hotel set with a large chorus while The Bandit Wing follows.
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Music Hall
Katzenjammer
Lizzie Bryant Richmond
Foxy Grandpa
Phil Ott
Alphonse
Gaston
C. E. Udell
A. &. Pearce
Johnny Boston Beans
Fedders McGinnis
Bowdoin Square Theatre Delivers Dual Bill of Comedy and Drama
Crowded Bowdoin Square audiences enjoyed a two act program featuring A Happy Pair a 40 minute curtain raiser with Miss Cantwell and Will Philips and the mythic Pygmalion and Galatea led by Charlotte Hunt and Bert Lytell. Cast includes E D Denison E R Phillips Carl Fey Lawrence Merton Florence Hale Maye Louise Aigen and Miss Cantwell. The studio set and brisk pacing earned strong praise. Next week the war play Commodore with Lytell and Hunt headlines.
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Pygmalion
Bowdoin Square Theatre
Miss Cantwell
Will Philips
Charlotte Hunt
Bert l Lytell
Miss Hunt
Galatea
Mr. Lytell
E. D. Denison
Leucippe
E. R. Phillips
Chrysos
Carl Fey
Lawrence Merton
Florence Hale
Maye Louise Aigen
Bert Lytell
Bowdoin Theatre
Charlote Hunt
Corinne Ca Ntwell
Will Phillips
the Commodore
Peggy From Paris Charms Tremont Crowd in Boston Run
Henry W. Savage visited his Peggy From Paris company at the Tremont Theatre as George Ade's lines and William Loraine's music entertain packed houses. Savage notes Boston audiences have acclaimed his productions here, including English grand opera and King Dodo. Peggy From Paris has become one of his most successful Boston shows. The Ade piece enters its second week.
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Ienry W. Savage
New York
Peggy
Paris
Tremont
George Ade
William Loraine
Dodo
Sulu
Prince of
Boston Theatre Embraces Sherlock Holmes Act Performances
The Doyle Gillette adaptation starring Herbert Kelcey and Effie Shannon begins its second and final week at the Boston Theatre. Kelcey proves well suited to the fertile and astute Holmes persona as the production earns approval from local audiences.
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Boston
Herbert Kelcey
Effie Shannon
Boston Theatre
Mr. Kelcey
Mr. Herbert
Miss Effie Kelcey
Shannon
W. Gillette
Sherlock Holmes Play Receives Strong, Realistic Production
The cast including Miss Shannon and Alice Faulkner delivers a forcible performance with sagacious ferret and Sherlock Holmes in the foreground. The production shines in detail from Dr Watsons house to authentic surgical paraphernalia and professional staging aided by electricity. Matinees are planned for tomorrow and Saturday with final evening show next Saturday.
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Ferret
Sherlock Holmes
Miss Shannon
Alice Faulkner
Ward and Vokes Close Majestic Run Next Saturday Night
The Majestic Theatre offers final opportunities this week to see Ward and Vokes in The Head Waiters as the current season ends next Saturday. The program features a lively two-act show with music by the Tuxedo States' Band and popular songs such as Lenore Mary Jane and The Merry Month of June.
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Ward
Vokes
Majestic Theatre
Werd
Majestic
Ward and Vokes
Boston
Lenore
Bery Wainwright
Mae Murray
Dan Coleman
Lucy Daly
Tuxedo
Margaret Daly Vokes
George Sidney
Eagles
Foresters
Keiths Theatre presents The Actor and the Count vaudeville
Frank Keenan stars in The Actor and the Count at Keiths Boston with Georgia Welles and Kate Long. The program blends comedy burlesque pantomime music and pathos with strong stagecraft and popular acts by Bob Cole Rosamond Johnson Jim Morton and the Fadette girls. Little Red Riding Hood headlines the new motion picture amid an evening of lively performances.
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Keith
Boston
Frank Keenan
Georgia Welles
Kate Long
Miss Welles
Bob Cole
Rosamond Johnson
Mr. Johnson
Mr. Cole
Jim Morton
Jocosely
Keenan
March
Finlay
Burke
Antrim
Peters
Ed Wstus
Evans
St. John
Kennedy
James
Sully
Patsy Bolivar Burlesque at the Howard Tops Hit List
Billy V. Van headlines the Howard with Patsy Bolivar burlesque Patsy’s Blow out and songs Everything Falls on Patsy The Um Pum Man among a strong burlesque line up new recruits Virgie Lewis May Madcap Marie Ashburton Catherine Woods notable Mortons trio Dolly Jordon Reed and Shaw Hickman brothers act Jim Brockman and Coveney act groups led by Dainty Clara Morton plus diverse performers including Otto brothers Fields Holbrooks and others complete the vaudeville bill
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The
Howard
Billy V. van
Patsy Bolivar
Patsy
Virgie Lewis
May Madcap
Marie Ashburton
Catherine Woods
Trixeda
California
Mortons
Sam
Clara
Paul
Dainty
Clara Morton
Hickman Brothers
Forbes
Holbrooks
Boston wrestlers mingle with patrons at Austin & Stone's
In a morning visit at Austin and Stone's, prominent figures in Boston sports greeted Young Muldoon and Lew Roberts the featherweight and bantamweight wrestlers. The scene showed local athletic personalities meeting fans on the platform.
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Boston
Young Lew Muldoon
Roberts
America
Curio Hall
Lyceum Theatre Burlesque Show Delights Audiences
This week at the Lyceum Theatre the Big Sensation Burlesquers headline a strong bill with Marriage Mixture opening. The trio Tronan Kearney Cushman shine, while Fred Bowman banjo and Cain sisters add musical comedy. Marlowe Tullen Plunkett Romeo and Juliet skit draws big laughs. The Tourist Trio provide a feature singing act and Honan Kearney Irish humor. Ragtime trio Seeker Wilkes Seeker also scores a hit.
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Lyceum Theatre
Messrs
Tronan
Kearney
Cushman
Fred Bowman
Cain Sisters
Honan
Seeker
Wilkes
Nickelodeon Offers Finest Attractions This Week
The popular amusement resort crowds each night as Mississippi troubadours perform in the curio hall with singing dancing and cake walking. Fielding the piscatorial wonder dives into his tank eats drinks and plays music. Walter Wentworth contorts into a 28 by 19 by 16 inch box. The Mexican Marvels delight with instrumental artistry. Alaska Kid lifts four men and suspends them. Gertie Randolph's burlesque company stages the King of the Orient. Amateur night is Friday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Curio Hall
Fielding
Walter Wentworth
Alaska Kid
Samson
Gertie Randolph
Palace Theatre to Present Burlesque and Vaudeville Stock Company
Manager Waldron brings back burlesque and vaudeville with two skits Fine Snap Vaudeville and Adams of the White Statue. Featured are Adams Carroll Hart Haverly Ritter and a strong cast including Annie Carter Idylla Vyner and musical numbers from Leslie Rinehart Everett Carter Burdette Bryant and others. The show promises laughs and a lively smoking concert season with summer warmth.
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Waldron
Adanis
Adams
Carroll
Hart
Haverly
Ritter
Annie Carter
Idylla Vyner
Alice Leslie
Minnie Rinehart
Fannie Everett
Madeline Burdette
May Bryant
Vic Brinkley
Mirian Martell
Jeannette Barrington
Hattie Mills
Andy McLeod
Merritt and
Rozella
Martin and
Quigg
Erve and Field
Tidylla Vyner
Defender comic musical to open at Boston Theatre
The Defender by Lowe and Dennee sells briskly for a Boston Theatre week engagement next Monday evening. Dan McAvoy and Lizzie B Raymond lead a 60 member chorus including 40 American beauties, with high expectations the production will surpass the original in every respect.
The Pops at Symphony Hall Third Week Ninth Season
The 18th season concert opened last night at Symphony Hall with conductor Adamowski earning encores as he blends novelties and classics. The program features a coronation march, Rossini intermezzo, Delibes overture, Sullivan scenes, Massenet dances, Saint Saens solo violin, Wagner Rienzi, Verdi Aida, and other selections including Hoch Habsburg and Raymond.
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Symphony Hall
Adamowski
Meyerbeer
Rossini
Nada
Delibes
di Ballo
Sullivan
York State Folks Given Long Awaited Boston Hearing
Boston awaits a hearing for the pastoral play York State Folks by Arthur Sidman. The work steers away from cheap thrills and sensational rural drama, avoiding villains, dances, and improbable characters while staying faithful to natural rural life.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Boston
York State
Arthur Sidman
Colonial Theatre Screens The Chinese Honeymoon Showing
The Colonial Theatre continues showing The Chinese Honeymoon as the attraction for the week.
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Colonial Theatre
Return of Happy Hooligan at Grand Opera House
The Happy Hooligan return engagement closes the season at the Grand Opera House with two Memorial Day performances on May 20. Seats are on sale now and are expected to sell out as crowds attend the holiday shows.
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Grand Opera House
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