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Newspaper

Boston Post

Location

Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America

Date

May 27, 1902

Page

6

The Lady of Lyons at Colonial Theatre with Bellew and Mannering

Kyrle Bellew and Mary Mannering headline a special two night engagement in The Lady of Lyons at the Colonial Theatre. Bellew's performance wavers between old school nuance and melodrama while Mannering delivers a strong Pauline and a striking stage presence. The supporting cast includes Macklyn Ardle and Edwin Arden, with Grace Van Studdiford as Yvonne in The Serenade, praised for musicality and ballet timing.

Colonial Theatre Kyrle Bellew Mary Mannering Bulwer Lytton Pauline Juliet Lyons Bellew Claude Mariotte Miss Mannering Boston Macklyn Arbuckle Damas Edwin Arden L’aiglon Edward Abeles Glavis Kate Patson-Selten Madame Deschappelles W. H. Thompson M. Deschappelles W. G. Jones Willow Melnotte Mr. Herbert Grace van Studdiford Mr. Barnabee Duke of Santa Cruz W. H. MacDonald Alvarado George Frothingham Allen C. Hinckley Romer W. H. Fitzgerald Colombo

Bears Attack At Weak Points In Stock Market News

Unseasonable market warmth from Boston to New York saw bears press Amalgamated and related stocks. Copper futures rose to 12.70 12.80 cents with expectant prices, while Mohawk and Canadian Pacific attracted notable moves. United States Oil Company proposes a name change and coal extension plans, with Dominion Steel reducing coal royalties and new dividend schedule.

Boston New York Bears Amalgamated Grangers Coalers Morrison, Kenewich & Co London India Osceola United States Oil Company N. Y Portland United States Coal and Oil Company Island Creek Company West Virginia Dominion Steel and Coal Companies Montreal Dominion Steel Dominion Coal Steel Company City Trust Company

The Messenger Boy at the Hollis Street Theatre

The London Gaiety production The Messenger Boy opened at Hollis Street Theatre Boston under Nixon and Zimmermann. Powers carries the show as the comical messenger boy with standout numbers including Has Anybody Seen Our Cat and the dervish impersonation. Flora Zabelle as Kora and May Robson as Mrs Bang provide lively support in a mixed ensemble performance.

London Gaiety Theatre New York Boston Hollis Street Theatre Nixon and Zimmerman James T. Tanner Alfred Murray Adrian Ross Percy Greenhawk Mr. Powers Ted Flora Zabelle Maisie John B. Park Clive Rednor George Honey Hooker Pasha Harry Kelly Captain Pott Paul Nicholson Cosmos Bey George de Long Rachel Booth Rosa May Robson Mrs. Bang Tommy

Boston Theatre Opens Final Week with The Serenade Engagement

Last evening at the Boston Theatre the Bostonians began the third and final week of their engagement presenting Victor Herbert's The Serenade. The program showcased musical numbers and acting performances, continuing the troupe's run in Boston.

Boston Theatre Bostonians Victor Herbert

Guide to Investors and Daily Market Letter Offered Free on Request

An offer advertises a 400 page cloth bound illustrated Guide to Investors and Daily Market Letter. Free upon request with solicited orders for all amounts.

Amalgamated Copper Company Annual Meeting Notice

Notice states Amalgamated Copper Company stockholders meet June 2 1902 at 10 am at 248 Washington Jersey City to elect a board of directors and handle lawful business. New Jersey law restricts voting on recently transferred stock within twenty days prior to the election. Secretary WM G Rockefeller dated May 23 1902.

Amalgamated Copper Company Adson Conn National Bank Washington Street Jersey N. J Office of New Jersey Corporations’ Agency

Down ast Folks at Bowdoin Square Theatre

Patrons enjoyed a bucolic drama titled Down ast Folks at Bowdoin Square Theatre. Aunt Priscilla stars Harry La Marr with Bert Lytell and Loraine Dreux also in key roles. The weeklong run includes daily matinees and a Monday tribute to Stage Director Jay Hunt featuring My Best Girl and Rip Van Winkle with Hunt and Will Joe.

Bowdoin Square Theatre Maine New Hampshire Priscilla Harry la Marr Mr. la Marr Bert Lytell Pene Lawrence Merton Art Fey D. Denison Loraine Dreux Lottie Charlotte Hunt Mehitable Florence Hale Viola Armstrong Jay Hunt Rip van Winkle Mr. Hunt Fip Will Joe Bowdoin Square Messrs. Thomas and Watson

Castle Square Theatre Stock Company Presents The Master of Woodbarrow

The Castle Square Theatre stock company delivers Jerome K. Jerome's The Master of Woodbarrow with Hallett Thompson excelling as Allen Wollitt. Charles Mackay Richard Hanningford James Lley Colonel Dexter and others provide strong performances. The play is praised as a worthy repertory offering and is announced for only this week before next Monday's revival of The Two Orphans.

Castle Square Theatre Stock Company Jerome K. Jerome Woodbarrow Castle Square Company Hallett Thompson Allen Wollitt London Charles Mackay Richard Hanningford James Lley Rascal Jack Dexter Robert Elliot Dan Cassidy John T. Craven Mr. Purtwee James A. Keane Tom Gussett Lindsay Morison Mr. Piffin Castle Stheatre Tremont St Tremont Music Hall Oxford Castle Square Theatre Dramatic Stock Co

Prince of Pilsen Draws Enthusiastic Tremont Audience

The Tremont Theatre's Prince of Pilsen enters its second week with strong nightly crowds and loud approvals. Manager Savage’s company wins fans, and singers compete for encores as Luders numbers repeatedly elicit ten encores per show, signaling high musical appeal and strong演 performance.

Luders

Defender Yacht Opera At Columbia Theatre June 2

The Defender, a yachtical opera at Columbia Theatre, is set for Monday June 2 after extensive rehearsals. Manager Chamberlyn promises a clever nautical plot centered on America’s Cup races with lyrics by Allen Lowe and music by Charles Dennee, aiming to please music lovers and provide wholesome entertainment.

Chamberlyn Theolumbia Allen Lowe Charles Dennee

Daly headlines closing week at Boston Museum theater

The Boston Museum ends its season with Dan Daly in The New Yorkers as the attraction. Daly has been the life of the entertainment and draws strong crowds. There is no Wednesday matinee, but an extra matinee Friday Memorial Day and Saturday afternoon. The 61st season at this historic house will terminate on Saturday night.

Boston Museum Dan Daly Daly

Keith's Theatre Hosts Fencing Exhibition and Comedy Variety

Keith's Theatre operated cooling facilities yesterday as patrons enjoyed a day outside and a fencing exhibition featuring Signor S. Raffaello della Sala and Charles A. Ranlett representing Italy and the United States. The bouts drew wider interest among Bostonians, with daily show times around 2:46 and 8:46. The program also offered the comedy sketches Grasping an Opportunity and The Smart Set, featuring Will Cressy, Blanche Dayne, and the Otts, delivering lively rural farce and energetic entrances.

Keith's Poveuty Keith’s Raffaello Della Sala Charles A. Ranlett Italy United Will Cressy Blanche Dayne Exita Entrances Four Otts

Entertaining Burlesque Acts Stir Audiences at Local Hall

A lively program features blackface acrobatic comedians Clayton Jenkins and Jasper with sharp objections to being paid as a fair rider. Radford Winchester and Vang brothers perform comedy juggling and burlesque, while Chinese Johnny Williams adds magician tricks. De Reichen’s acrobatic dogs wow the crowd, the Gleesons dance, and the Rio brothers’ flying rings finish a colorful show.

Cohans Clayton Jenkins Jasper Faree Radford Winchester Vang Brothers Johnny ‘Williams de Reichen Gleesons Rio Brothers

Boston Music Hall Vaudeville Show Opens Last Week Before Opera

A Boston vaudeville bill at Boston Music Hall features the return of Mme Adelaide Herrmann in a final America visit before Europe, stunning magic acts like The Queen of Magic and Hindu flower trick, spectacular Bretto family hand balancing, strong comic turns from Crimmins and Gore, and a lineup including the Dunhams Howe Wallen and Walters Lillian Dewitt Gilbert Girard La Porte sisters Ed and Nettie Masse and Jennie DeHaan among others in a gala program.

Boston Music Hall Castle Square Opera Company Geisha Mme Adelaide Herrmann America Europe Queen of Magic Japan Herrmann Bretto Palace London Hal Stephens Crimmins Dunhams Howe Wallen and Walters Lillian Shorty Dewitt Buck Gilbert Girard la Porte Sisters Nettie Masse Jennie DeHaan Boston L’aiglon Faye Sisters Vitagraph

Howard's 66th season ends with V an O'Neil and varied acts

The Howard’s final week lineup features Billy B. Van and Nellie O’Neil as headliners with Carroll Johnson Irving Jones and the Burke brothers. Burlesque sketches include Patsy Deboo Before His Honor and blue laws. Acts span black face, acrobatic dancing, song, novelty and marionettes with numerous performers.

Howard Billy B. van Nellie O’neil Carroll Johnson Irving Jones Burke Brothers Nelle O'Neil Patsy Deboo Patsy ‘Bolivar Billy Miss Oneil Mascotte Boston Mackie and Walker Billy Payne Sullivan and Pasquelena Baileys Thomas and Orson Wilsons Ritter and Leavitt Nora Melville Leah Lajoie Maude Campbell Archie Deacon Till Totany Nellie O'Neil John McVicker

Southern warmth marks Austin and Stone’s entertainments

The week’s show at Austin & Stone’s presents a distinctly Southern atmosphere with a group of quadroon dancers and sweet-voiced songsters from the sunny South. The performers, natives of the South and members of Memphis’s Colored Social Club “Yontre Nous,” include Ada Carlson, Kennedy and Miller, the Ostend family, Woodward, Tearle sisters, Marion Blake, McKenna and King, Emil Chevreil, Hall and Herbert, the Morrisseys, Effie Warland, Pryor brothers, Needham and Wood, Waldron brothers, and many more.

Austin & Stone's a_ disinguianes Sunny South Dixon Memphis Yontre Nous All Stars Ada Carlson Kennedy and Miller Ostend Family Wonderful Woodward Tearle Marion Blake McKenna King Mons Emil Chevreil Hall and Herbert Morrisseys Effie Warland Pryor Brothers Needham and Wood Waldron Brothers

Bostock’s Animal Arena Promises Final Memorial Day Show

Warmer season stirs trouble for Director Bostock trainers and attendants as the Cyclorama exhibits transform their charges. Leopards attack during the week has set an air of unrest, while audiences anticipate a dramatic Memorial Day interview with a renowned lion. The arena ends its season with strong crowds and new features for a fitting finale in Boston.

Bostock Leo Mme. Morelli Ublic Mr. Bostock Boston

The Gay Girls of Gotham at Lyceum Theatre

The Lyceum Theatre presents The Gay Girls of Gotham a lively bill with a large real chorus of women and strong songs. Nat Kennedy stars in the comedy part with Johnny Ray style humor while Billy Armington sings Stay in Your Own Back Yard. An agile slack-wire act by George E. Austin and contortion feats by Mile Beatrice headline a varied program with Grace Delmore Eddie Giguere and an amusing sketch My Husband.

Lyceum Theatre Gotham Pote Are Amme Nat Kennedy Johnny Ray Billy Armington George E. Austin Mile Beatrice Grace Delmore Husband Eddie Giguere

Sleep of Death headline hypnotist at popular house

The capacity of Manager Walker's popular house was taxed to the utmost as the programme yesterday delivered the greatest show yet. A main feature, The Sleep of Death, starred Miss Olive Piton, a West Indian girl, hypnotically controlled by Professor A Barclay, the noted hypnotist.

Walker Olive Piton A. Barclay

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