The Red Rose at Tremont Theatre Shines in Boston
Valeska Suratt stars in The Red Rose at Tremont Theatre with a grand scenic display and lively company. Carrie Reynolds, Alexander Clarke and a strong ensemble deliver singing, dancing, and comic scenes as Dick Lorimer and Lola navigate a playful plot of romance and mistaken parentage. The show opens strongly and promises steady summer success.
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Tremont Theatre
Robert Hood Bowers
Harry B
Robert B. Smith
Valeska
Paris
Lola
Rubber Trust
Valeska Suratt
Boston
Miss Suratt
Carrie Reynolds
Grisette
Alexander Clarke
John Daly Murphy
Ernest ‘Lambart
John
Hazzard
Lillian Graham
Magenne
Wallace * McCutcheon
Flavio Acara
Craig Campbell
Louis Casavant
Henry ‘Bergman
Tired fretted mothers rest with Cuticura soap and ointment
Suffering families seek relief from eczema and skin irritations as Cuticura soap and ointment promise sleep and peace after a hot bath and a single application. A 32 page guide is offered post free from Cuticura, Boston, with testimonials of dramatic skin relief.
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Dept. C. Boston
N. C
The Commuters Enter 15th Week at Park Theatre
The Boston audience enjoyed a full evening of humor as The Commuters extended its run to a record 15th week. The show continues to draw hearty, spontaneous laughter and even influences daily life with its witty remarks about commuter life.
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Park Theatre
Boston
the Park
Mes Forbes
Doctor De Luxe charms Colonial Theatre crowd again
Ralph Herz proves the wisdom of his promotion as Doctor De Luxe opens its second week at the Colonial Theatre. The light plot and catchy music suit the season and Herz’s popular appeal is supported by a well chosen company, especially among the women in the cast.
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Colonial Theatre
Ralph Herz
Herz
Boston
Bowdoin Square Theatre Vaudeville and Film Show Enjoyed
The Bowdoin Square Theatre’s vaudeville and picture program drew strong crowds. The Girl of Mystery or the Moonlight Maid impressed. Mae Clark sang well. Rosallee sisters and Amiotts impressed. Savasta duo, Italian musicians, George Moore the juggler, and various melodramatic subjects pleased Memorial week audiences.
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Bowdoin Square Theatre
Mae Clark
Rosallee Sisters
Amiotts
Savasta
George Moore
King Philip Fishing Trips Offers Ocean Angling on Steamer King Philip
King Philip invites visitors to a day aboard the steamer King Philip for cod and haddock on the ocean. Special gold awards totaling 3400 will be presented to those catching the season's largest fish, with equal opportunity for all participants.
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King Philip
Castle Square Theatre Delivers A Gentleman From Mississippi
Castle Square Theatre reports strong audience response to A Gentleman from Mississippi with George Hassell in the lead as Senator Sheldon. Donald Meek supports as a sharp NY reporter. Binley and others contribute strong performances. Next week Craig stages Little Lord Fauntleroy with Henrietta McDaniel.
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Castle Square Theatre
Mississippi
Castle Square
Mr. Craig
George Hassell
Senator Sheldon
Mr. Hassell
Kiss Waltz opens second week at Shubert Theatre
Shubert Theatre continues The Kiss Waltz an operetta by C M Ziehrer with a full house for its second and final week. Extra matinee today plus regular Wednesday and Saturday shows. Christine Nielson as Nella and Florence Nash as Antischi receive praise alongside a cast including Charles Bigelow Eva Davenport Edgar Atchison Ely Van Rennsalaer Wheeler Maud Lambert and Lillian Wiggins.
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C. M. Ziehrer
America
Shubert Theatre
Christine Nielson
Nella
Baroness von Barnau
Florence Nash
Antischi
Charles Bigelow
Eva Davenport
Edgar Atchison Ely
van Rennsalaer Wheeler
Maud Lambert
Lillian Wiggins
Orpheum Theatre Week delivers lively variety programme
The Orpheum this week features Henderson and Thomas with eccentric dancing Marriott and Trevette performing selections from the operas, Eddie Rowley with new dancing steps, Cooke and Johnstone in the comedy sketch After the Ball, Dick and Alice McAvoy in Herald Square Jimmy, Elton Polo Troupe with a standout acrobatic act, Eldon and Clifton in His Awful Nightmare and Joe Cooke showing versatility.
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The
Orpheum
Henderson
Thomas
Marriott
Trevette
Opears
Eddie Rowley
Cooke
Johnstone
Alice McAvoy
Herald Square
Jimmy
Elton-Polo
Eldon
Clifton
Joe Cooke
Waldron's Casino Presenting Ed Lee Wrothe and Ginger Girls
Ed Lee Wrothe leads a burlesque bill at Waldron's Casino this week with two pieces Janitor Higgins and Fair Day at Pocatello. The cast includes Jeanette Sherwood James Wilson Jane LeBeau Dan Sullivan George Stone Wilbur Dobbs Primrose Semon Lou Miller and the Semon filet Signor Franz and Edith Franz. The warm theatre and moving air from electric fans kept audiences comfortable despite high temperatures.
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Ed Lee Wrothe
Ginger Girls
Waldron
Globe Theatre Presents Diverse Holiday Program
Johnson brothers and Johnson deliver a lively quarter hour of minstrelsy and singing. The Schillings perform a unique shooting act with Mrs Schilling as a standout with rifle and pistol. Landis and Knowles sing and dance, John Philbrick performs stories and songs, while Jack Clahane and Jack O'Donnell provide strong pictorial numbers. Edison Hearts and Flags rounds out features for the holiday period.
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The
Globe
Johnson Brothers
Johnson
Schillings
Jack Clahane
Jack O'Donnell
Testimonial date set for Manager B D Smith
The Wilbur Shubert company and Messrs Shubert move the testimonial for Manager B D Smith to Thursday night this week. Proceeds from The Kiss Waltz performance on that evening will honor Smith, who has long served the Majestic and Shubert theatres in this city.
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Shubert Theatre
Wilbur-Shubert Company
Messrs. Shubert
B.D. Smith
Smith
Maer
Majestic Theatre
Shubert Aime Gan
Warrens of Virginia At Majestic Theatre Delights Boston Crowd
The Lindsay Morison Stock Company presents The Warrens of Virginia at the Majestic Theatre to strong reception. Eleanor Gordon stars as Agatha Warren with Wilson Melrose as her Southern father and Rockcliffe Fellows as the Northern lover in a war era drama praised for its action and sentiment.
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Majestic Theatre
The
Warrens of Virginia
Lindsay Morison
Charlotte Walker
Boston
Morison Company
Eleanor Gordon
Agatha Warren
Wilson Melrose
Mr. Rockcliffe Fellows
Juliette Atkinson
Madeline Moore
Little Danny Delles
Austin and Stone’s Museum Acts Delight Big Boston Audiences
Austin and Stone’s Museum offered a full program with six acts including Gagan's head balancing D'Amico illusions Matherson comedy juggling Grace and Davis comedy sketch George Leslie impersonations William Price new songs Vaughin Walsh Flynn Miss Campbell featured The Apache Dance The Manhattan Maids and Bertha Rollins added variety. Doors open at 9 am today.
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Austin & Stone
Gagan
D'Amico
Matherson
Grace
Davis
George Leslie
William Price
Boston
Vaughin
Walsh
Flynn
French
Campbell
Bertha Rollins
Norumbega Park Hosts Big Holiday Attractions Today
Norumbega Park readies for a large holiday crowd with extra trolley service from Park Street and Lake Street, plus a new line from Dudley Street. Concerts all day in Music Court by Barrington's Ninth Regiment Band. Facilities include Zoological Garden canoeing grazing on the Charles, casino grape arbor cafe rifle range swing court merry go round chalet of wonders and a bustling open air vaudeville with Hill and Sylvainy unicyclists and more.
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Norumbega Park
Park Street
Park
Lake Street
Dudley Street
Music Court
Barrington
Ninth Regiment
Zoological Garden
Charles
Grape Arbor
Charlies
Hill
Sylvainy
Harry la Salle
Boyd
Lorenz
Martyne
Carl
Hennings
Moving Pictures
Bass Point and Nahant line adds extra steamer service
Public response to the Bass Point and Nahant line opening was large. General Manager I F Sherman had to arrange double steamboat service for holiday crowds, with Otis wharf departures at 9:45 and 11 am 12:16 2:30 3:30 6:00 6:15 and 8:00 pm and returns from Bass Point at 10:45 am 12:15 1:15 8:20 4:45 6:15 7:30 and 9:45 pm.
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Bass Point
Nahant
I. F. Sherman
Otis Wharf
Boston
Palace Theatre Presents Busy Day Comedy and Vaudeville
A cool retreat from heat and a jolly vaudeville programme at the Palace Theatre features 4s Busy Day Company a nine member humorous group Doraine Sisters Consors dog show ten trick dogs J O'Brien a singing comic Wilson and Cumby The Bandmaster and His Band and Ruby Mack a dainty singer with special first run pictures shown all week
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Palace Theatre
Doraine Sisters
Consors
J. O'Brien
Sin
Wilson and
Cumby
Ruby Mack
Dainty
Hub Theatre Presents The Nine Krazy Kids This Week
Hub Theatre showcases The Nine Krazy Kids with George Seguo Douglas and Joe Morris in songs and dances. The bill also features motion pictures vaudeville acts and illustrated songs. Thursday night promises lively entertainment for holiday crowds.
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Hub
George ‘Seguo' Douglas
Joe Morris
Pinafore Revival Opens as Gilbert Dies in England
New York May 29 Tonight at the Casino Theatre the Shubert brothers staged an all star revival of Pinafore with Marie Cahill De Wolf Hopper Henry Dixey Eugene Cowles Louise Gunning George MacFarlane Arthur Coolidge and Alice Brady. The revival coincides with the death of W S Gilbert in England heightening the historic moment for the Gilbert and Sullivan operetta famed for satire on bureaucracy and Navy customs.
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New York
Casino Theatre
Shubert Brothers
Marie Cahill
Little Buttercup
de Wolf Hopper
Dick Deadeye
Henry BE. Dixey
Sir Joseph Porter
Eugene Cowles
Bill Bobstay
Louise Gunning
Josephine
George J. MacFarlane
Captain Corcoran
Arthur Coolidge
Ralph
Alice Brady
Hebe
Gilbert
England
Sir Arthur Sullivan
Mr. Gilbert
Captain Reece
London
Queen Victoria
Admiralty
Edward VII
Arthur Sullivan
Old Boston Museum
George Wilson
Ralph Graham
Marie Wainwright
N. D. Jones
Lizzie Harold
Buttercup
New England
Julia Marlowe
D’oyly Carte
Henry W. Savage
Atetropolitan Bar
Opera House
Novem
Deadlock on New Hampshire Public Service Commission
Governor Robert P. Bass and five councillors met from morning until night as New Hampshire faces a stalled election for the Public Service Commission. The Governor’s slate remains unconfirmed and the fate of the Railroads Commission hangs in limbo with the current commission expiring Wednesday.
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Concord
N. H
Robert P. Bass
Capitol
Public Service Commission
Bass
Benjamin F. Geer
John M. Gile
Basa
George H
Why Contest Letters Addressed to Why Editor Boston Post
The notice states letters to the Why Contest should be directed to Why Editor, Boston Post. Sketches are not required with ideas as an artist will provide drawings. There are no entry conditions and correspondence cannot be entered regarding the contest.
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Boston Post
Return of Little Billy Delights Boston Vaudeville Crowd
It has been over a year since Little Billy, famed as vaudeville’s smallest head liner, appeared in this city. His return to B F Keith’s Theatre drew almost an ovation as he showcases new songs and dances. The bill also features Mag Haggerty Osteopath, Exposition Four, Myers Warren and Lyon, Carle Stowe, Jere Grady, Frankie Carpenter, the Aerial Smiths, Hill Cherry and Hill, and Pauline Welch in a lively program.
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Little Billy
B. F. Keith
Mag Haggerty
Osteopath
Will M. Cressy
Thomas J. Ryan
Ryan- Ritchfield Company
Miss May
Mr. Haggerty
Alexander Brothers
Brady
Myers
Warren
Lyon
Miss Myers
Hill
Cherry and Hill
Pauline Welch
Comedienne
Scenic Temple Hosts Quigley and Vaudeville Acts
Scenic Temple presented John J. Quigley the famous newsboy tenor in a vaudeville show with two new numbers and familiar favorites. Christini impressed with ventriloquism while Yeager and Kemp delivered sharp humor. Wood and Meadow offered lively comedy and each film conveyed a lesson.
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Scenic Temple
John J. Quigley
Christini
Yeager
Kemp
Wood
Meadow
Howard Atheneum Burlesque Shows Boost White Popularity
The Howard and its gaiety girls enter a second week with Casey on a Vacation and At a Crowded Hotel. Mr White leads a strong cast including Marty Ward George Davis and Tomy O Neill with dancers Ann a Grant and five more. Visocchi brothers and Hall and Pray headline a varied bill as closing week nears with a benefit planned. Sally Greenberg and Ernest Kimball report big advance sales.
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Pat White
the Howard
Company of
Gaiety Girls
Casey
Mr. White
Marty Ward
George Davis
Tomy O'Neill
Bert Davenport
Anna Grant
Helen Rose
Pudge Catto
Mee Connolly
Georgie Gall
Janet Marston
Threasa McFarland
Loretta Claxton
Pat Conroy
Ada Berkeley
Rose Culver
Georgie Ward
Alvora
Visocchi Brothers
Hall and Pray
Douglas
la Fone
Tuchy
Scotty Provan
Bennett
Sally Greenberg
Ernest Kimball
Attorneys Challenge $33,000 Norfolk Verdict
Lawyers for William H. Thayer of Brookline and George M. Harrigan of Lowell filed in Norfolk county Superior Court to protest a $33,000 verdict against them. The award, one of the largest in the Norfolk court, went to two Brookline boys hurt in an automobile accident at Scituate on August 26, 1909, and the defense seeks a new trial claiming the awards were excessive and contrary to evidence and law.
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Dedham
William H. Thayer
Brookline
George M. Harrigan
Lowell
Norfolk County Superior Court Today
Norfolk Court
Scituate
Edmund H. Hurst Opens Fifth Floor Jewelry Store
Edmund H. Hurst, after twenty years in Boston’s jewelry trade and another concern, opened a new shop on the fifth floor of the Jewellers' building. The opening attracted many customers and friends who offered congratulations. The interior features mahogany fittings and many floral tributes from industry well-wishers.
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Edmund H. Hurst
Boston
Jewellers
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