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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
May 25, 1909
Page
4
E H Sothern begins the final week of his engagement at the Majestic with Justin H McCarthy’s poetic drama The Geisha in Castle Square and other bills.
Edward Sothern opens the second week with If I Were King at the Majestic, praised for his star role as Francois Villon and for Gladys Hanson Virginia Hammond and Malcolm Bradley supporting. The program lists upcoming showings Richelieu Lord Poundreary Romeo and Juliet and Hamlet with Sothern and Marlow forthcoming.
The Gaiety Theatre drew large crowds yesterday for Charles Waldron's Trocaderos. Frank Finney led the comedy with a strong supporting cast including Frank Ross and Minnie Burke. The program opened with Sweeney's Finish and continued with The Isle of Nowhere, plus standout acts like Take Me Out to the Ball Game and other specialty numbers.
The Theatre Premier this week features Sinclair and Covert a top dancing pair the Tway Quartet a group of singers Dark town Sketches and Cam eraphone Minstrels with unique acts Motion pictures include Cartouche The Fireman s Daughter The Wreck Solomon s Daughter Justice or Mercy The Boy Wonder and The Sandman Travelogues show Tours in Palestine and French Duellists Illustrated songs include numbers by George Barnes and Harold Dunne with duets by Eva Young and Louis La Vinne repeatedly encored Thursday brings another bill change.
The Globe presents a strong weekly programme headlined by Mile. De Fountain and her performing horses. Grace Hawthorne and other acts offer singing and dancing novelties, with Hurl and Burns, Charley Hughes and his partner, and Jack Clahane with Miss Mann joining a new pictorial number.
Otis Harlan leads the cast in the Chicago hit A Broken Idol with Alice Yorke Carrie Perkins Birdie Beaumont and others. A large chorus and elaborate scenery promise to top the Chicago run. Seat sales begin at 8 this morning.
An advertisement touts Hunyadi Janos Water as a natural laxative that quickly and thoroughly relieves constipation without griping. It compares cost favorably with other remedies and warns readers to avoid substitutions by unscrupulous druggists.
Last evening John Craig presented his third musical comedy of the season at Castle Square Theatre. The Geisha eclipses The Circus Girl and The Runaway Girl in splendor with Oriental costumes and shifting Japanese scenes. Mary Young as Molly Seamore and Louise Le Baron as O Michosa San drew the house with the Kiss Duet. Donald Meek as Wun Hi sparked laughter while the autocratic official added dignity and humor. The rest of the cast, including Binley Colcord Evarts and others, earned applause.
The reception for A Stubborn Cinderella has been strong over three weeks. Only this week and two holiday performances remain. Harry Stone delivered a standout Mac performance with originality. Sallie Fisher shone in principal scenes alongside him. Alice Dovey, Helen Salinger, James C. Marolwe and others add to the show’s appeal.
The Orpheum presents Emma Carus Cliff Gordon Maude Odell and Halliday and Curley in a strong lineup. Carus returns with a varied program drawing enthusiastic applause and a popular encore. Also featured are Roland Travis illusionist the Dumonds musicians Harry Brown and company dancers Charles Nellie King and Le Roy and Le Vannion acrobats.
May Robson shines on her first Tremont Theatre visit with The Rejuvenation of Aunt Mary. Boston audiences praise her star turn and applaud the strong supporting cast including Lila Blow Nina Saville Lela Thompson Lillian Westner Jack Shorey Edward Racey Paul Decker and Walter Poulter.
Abul Tamid's company of Turkish dancing beauties appeared in America at Austin & Stone's Museum with eight shows. Little Volita led the troupe as chief dancer with a native Turkish orchestra. The program included Manhattan Girls acts, French ballet, and motion pictures amid varied singing and dancing performances.
Alva James showcased motion pictures from the Arctic with Jephthah's Daughter as the feature. Other offerings included Little Miss Muffett with an educated simian, Two Memories, Daunted by His First Love, Eloping With Aunty, First in the Race, The Canadian Northwest, and Spitzenberg the Land of the Midnight Sun. Edith Mellor sang a new Indian song to applause with F. H. Chase H. J. Hackler and Dora Huyler in illustrated songs. A new program will start Thursday.
Lulu Glaser appears in the new Viennese operetta Mlle. Mischief at the Majestic Theatre with engagement starting next Monday. Seats go on sale Thursday morning.
Palace Theatre presents two weekly vaudeville shows featuring Randolphs, Rena Lavelle, Harry Watman, Jolly Prices, Collins and Lavelle. Billy Free and Arthur sing, with Civil War drama The Girl Spy as the feature film. Tonight and Thursday other acts rotate, with special ladies days and a ladies orchestra.
Two huge crowds yesterday at the Scenic Temple enjoyed a varied program headlined by Louis Pritzkow the singing comedian and mimic. Miss Margaret Rosa drew praise for charm and voice while Taylor and Josslyn gave illustrated songs. The Empire Woman's Orchestra played sweetly and moving pictures were touted as the best yet. Reduced round trip fares to Adirondack points are offered May 28 to June 5 via 866 Washington street Boston.
Patrons left Keith's Theatre smiling after a star studded show led by Edwin Stevens in An Evening With Dickens. Tina Marshall Irene Franklin Burt Green and Edgar Allen company all delivered standout acts with laughs music and satire. The program featured Charles and Fanny Van sang and danced in A Case of Emergency Frosini showcased on accordion and the Charles Ahearn bicycle troupe plus Hastings and Wilson Ida O Day and new motion pictures.
Park Theatre presented The Travelling Salesman to a large audience last evening continuing its success from prior Boston runs. Mark Smith drew praise, joined by James O Neill Jr, Rosalind Coughlan impressed as heroine, and Diana Huneker earned audience favorites with witty comedy bits.
Bowdoin Square Theatre presented Crimes of a Great City with Charlotte Hunt star and a strong local stock cast. Elsie Howard, Reuben Stanton, and Mike O Flynn drew praise as the four act melodrama unfolded, with praise for Hunt Edwards Barret Hartley Clairmont Brown Lorman and the moving picture display preceding the show.
Patrons enjoyed a new comedy playlet Our New Butler presented by Fannie Hatfield and a strong company. The Millard brothers Bailey and Fickett enhanced the bill with encores. Moving pictures debuted in Boston along with illustrated songs sung by capable female voices.
Wonderland announces a season of varied acts with weekly bill changes and top cost performances. The venue opens next Saturday at 1 o clock with a daily schedule full of diverse entertainment beyond vaudeville.
An extensive week long display at Paine Furniture Company on Canal street features summer furnishings for the cottage, camp, and veranda. Willow pieces in natural, colored, and white enamel finishes attract attention, with chairs and lounges upholstered to match decor. The Old Hickory line, cedar canopies, mahogany toned veranda sets, and hand painted seats showcase durability and low cost. Rugs and mattings, including pieces by the Massachusetts Commission for the Blind, are also exhibited with custom order options.
Ex Alderman George H. Battis faced a second trial in Superior Court before Judge Schofield as the DA prosecutes charges that he helped pad city bills for Fourth of July prizes in 1906 and 1907. Jury selection began with 19 candidates, and testimony focused on inflated payments to the Thomas Long Company and involvement of city officials. The cross examination included a confrontation over a bundle of presents shown to the jury. Trial resumes at 9:30 a.m.
The Howard Atheneum hosts star attraction Bill McKinnon this week with an athletic congress and a training feature including Jack Sheehan Professor Kennedy George Byers and Fred Bradley. The bill also features Star Show Girls Eleanore Revere Mae Yuir Louie Lynn Fay Odell Johnny Baker and more with Josh Creane and The Bicknells among others. A Monday benefit for employees will close the week with a large, financially and artistically successful show.
A large Monday night audience at the Columbia watched Millie De Leon perform as The Girl in Blue in a show led by Washington Society Girls. Comedy by Harry Marks Stewart and lively chorus singing heightened the program, with wrestling billed for tomorrow and amateur acts Friday.
Norumbega Park celebrated its 13th season with an open-air theatre premiere on Sunday. The crowd enjoyed acts including the Puskirks with unusual instruments, Flannagan and the Messenger Boy, the Magnetic Duo Frederick Russell and Lillian Held, the Nelsons acrobatic duo, and Charles and Sadie McDonald in a comedy skit.
Hopes are entertained at the East Boston relief station for Peter H. O Connell of 249 Bremen Street East Boston who Sunday morning was the victim of a stabbing affray in which his brother in law William J Ettridge was arrested.
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