Prodigal Son at Colonial Theatre Delights Crowds
Hall Caine new play The Prodigal Son staged at Colonial Theatre last evening by Liebler & Co blends Icelandic drama with Riviera glamour. Edward Mackay and Edward Morgan lead a strong cast in a melodrama of betrayal redemption and musical interludes amid lavish scenery and costumes.
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Hall Caine
Colonial Theatre
Liebler & Co
Playright
Iceland
Riviera
Mr. Caine
James M. Glover
Drury Lane Theatre
Frederic Solomon
New Amsterdam Theatre
Stephen Magnusson
Sacerersees
H. Thompson
Anna
Rose Anthon Magnus Stephensson
Edward Morgan
Oscar Stephensson
Edward Mackay
Oscar Neilsen
Alfred Hudson
Thora Neilsen
Lillian Albertson
Magia Nelmech
Drina de Wolfe Margret Neilsen
Marie Wainwright _ Flin
Oscar and
Thora
Vera Mellish Nellis
Bingen
Basil West Doctor Olsen
Louis Bishop Hall
Russell Craufurd Pee
Warner Oland
Henry Bergman
Basil West
Emma Kimble
John Sanderson
Mme. Paudahr
Helen Graham
Jon Vidalin
SeSreb
Bixby
Gudrun
Eda Bruna
Harry
Bruninghaus
Marta
Eua Greening
Charles Hayne
Drina de Wolfe
Helga Neilson
Marie Wainwright
Thora Neilson
Vera Mellish
Elin
Riviéra
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As We Saw at the Majestic Theatre Fifth Week
The Majestic Theatre enters its fifth week with four acts and five scenes in As We Saw. The full house- crowd stays late as election returns will be read from the stage via direct wire, including New York and Massachusetts results. The play features Cape Cod villagers, loves, weddings, and such comic turns as the life-saving captain pairing off, ending in a happy conclusion.
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Majestic Theatre
New York
Massachusetts
Majestic
Cape Cod
The County Chairman theater run at Tremont Theatre
Maclyn Arbuckle leads the original New York company in George Ade's The County Chairman at Tremont Theatre for three weeks starting Monday Nov 18. Willig P Sweatnam stars as Sassafras Livingston with lines popular in New York and the catch phrase As Bill says used by Arbuckle as Jim Hackler. Seats are on sale now.
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George Ade
Maclyn Arbuckle
New York Company
Tremont Theatre
Sassafras Livingston
Willig P. Sweatnam
New York
Bill
Jim Hackler
Shakspere
Minstrelsy Charm Shines In Primrose Engagement At Boston Theatre
A large Boston audience enjoyed George Primrose and his organization as they opened a week at the Boston Theatre. The bill included old time end men with bones and tambos, a witty interlocutor, and vivid burlesque from The Sunflower Hotel. Primrose’s dances drew cheers and the Southern Cadets offered deft military movements and a strong clog dance. The show closes with a vivid evolution of the negro. Babes in Toyland returns to Boston Theatre for two weeks next Monday night with Victor Herbert providing the score hailed by admirers as among his best.
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Boston
George Primrose
Mr. Primrose
Sunflower Hotel
Arthur Deming
Primrose
Victor Herbert
Valkyrie in English Opens New Boston Run
Henry W Savage stage company presented Die Valkyrie in English for the first time on any stage. The cast featured Francis Maclennan Otley Cranston Gertrude Rennyson Rita Newman and Miss Margaret Crawford conducted by Schenck. Performances continue Wednesday and Friday with La Bohème Faust Aida Lohengrin and Rigoletto slated.
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Henry W. Savage
Opera
Mr. Savage
Savage
Beyreuth
Siegmund
Francis Maclennan Hunding
Robert K. Parker Wotan
Sacmakeases
Otley Cranston Sieglinde
Gertrude Rennyson
Rita Newman
Brunnhildes
Mme. Ternina
Boston
Newman
Wotan
Mr. Cranston
Brunhilde
Ada Rehan Wins Back Salary From Daly Estate
Actress Ada Rehan secured a verdict for 2992 dollars in the New York Supreme Court in a case to recover 7000 dollars in back salary from the estate of the late Augustin Daly.
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Ada Rehan
Daly
New York
Augustin Daly
Supreme Court
The Lion and the Mouse Captivates Boston Audiences
The Lion and the Mouse enters its third week at the Park Theatre to huge crowds proving the Boston stage’s latest dramatic triumph. Charles Klein shapes a national money king and a judge’s daughter in a clash of minds as Grace Elliston and Edmund Breese deliver powerful performances.
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Park Theatre
Boston
Henry B. Harris
Charles Klein
Grace Elliston
Edmund Breese
Down the Pike at Globe Theatre Sparks Boston Laughs
Emma and Johnny Ray headline a breezy musical frolic at the Globe Theatre last night winning a large Boston audience. The comic plot shifts from a New York apartment building to the St Louis world fair grounds with popular numbers and multiple curtain calls.
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Johnny Ray
St. Louis
Dear Old Georgia
Louis Powers
Julia Sweeney
Alice Jones
Emma Ray
Dan Coleman
John Clahane
John T. Thomas
George P. Murphy
Bowdoin Square Theatre Presents Driven From Home
The realistic comedy drama Driven From Home opened at Bowdoin Square Theatre with Charlotte Hunt starring as Margie Maynard. The cast includes Charles Miller Edwin Denison Henry Alexander and Thaddeus Gray with Annette Marshall and others. The play runs a single week with matinees and bargain afternoon prices for ladies. Friday adds souvenir photos for reserved-seat holders. Next shown The Mysterious Mr Raffles.
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Bowdoin Square Theatre
Charlotte Hunt
Fishkill
N. Y
Herald Square
Miss Hunt
Margie Maynard
Charles Miller
Tom Anderson
Edwin Denison
John Maynard
Henry Alexander
Hamilton VanCrager
Harry Brooks
Wzekiel Smart
Thaddeus Gray
Willoughby
Butler Haviland
Silas Shroads
Annette Marshall
Ellen Boyer
Pearl DeSoucier
Mr. Raffles
Yankee Doodle Girls at the Columbia in Burlesque
The Columbia hosts the Yankee Doodle Girls in a week long burlesque run drawing large crowds. Performers include Frank Murphy George Guhl Jack Magee Sadie MacDonald and Etta Victoria with vaudeville acts by Fox and Duball the Baker troupe and Del-a-Phone the human telephone. Two big numbers titled A Misfit able Insurance Company and An Afternoon Mixup delight audiences as amateur night is planned to recur next Friday.
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Columbia
Frank Murphy
George Guhl
Jack Magee
Sadie MacDonald
Farren
Fox and Duball
Etta Victoria
Baker
Keith's Vaudeville Show Delights Keithites With European Acts
Keith's Theatre presents Agoust family and eight Allisons with juggling pony and dog acts. Harry Howard trains ponies and dogs. Maxmilian Pilsner showcases refined violin, Smith and Campbell provide witty material, and The Walking Delegate sketch blooms. Louise Dresser sings with encores. other acts include LePages Lambert and Pierce Na omi Ethardo and Henry Waite. Poor Algy kinetograph feedback scores laughs.
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Keith's
Agoust
Eight Allisons
Harry Howard
Allisons
Maxmillian Pilsner
Smith
Campbell
Harry Booker
James Corbley
Frank Rae
Gussie Brosche
Jack Norworth
Louise Dresser
LePages
Lambert and
Pierce
Holeman
Naomi Ethardo
Henry Waite
Secret Service at Castle Square Captivates Boston
A stock Castle Square performance of William Gillette’s Secret Service impresses with strong leads and steady ensemble. Craig’s Captain Thorne mirrors Gillette yet lacks pace at times, while Leonora Bradley and Florence Kahn deliver solid Varney and Edith portrayals amid a generally effective cast. The run continues one week before The Sword of the King debuts with Miss Kemble.
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Castle Square
William Gillette
Secret Service
Randolph
William McVay
General Varney
Leonora Bradley
Edith Varney
Florence Kahn
Wilfred Varney
Cameron Clemens Caroline Mitford
E.e
Marion Ballou Lowis Dumon
Mr. Gillette
Captain Thorne
Captain ‘Thorne
Mr. Craig
Gillette
Miss Kahn
Miss Ballou
Caroline Metford
Jonas
Boston
Kent
Miss Kemble
The Duchess of Dantzic At Hollis Street Theatre
Hollis Street Theatre in Boston presents The Duchess of Dantzic a new style musical with a Napoleon era plot Evie Greene leads with a standout performance blending charm virtue and emotion Holbrook Blinn returns from London as Napoleon Lulu Glaser to headline Dolly Dollars on Monday November 18 with seat sale opening today
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Boston
Atlantic
Duchess of Dantzic
Hollis Street
Mme
Sans Gene
Evie Greene
East
Miss Greene
Holbrook Blinn
London
Napoleon
Lulu Glaser
Dolly Dollars
Hollis Ruédtre
Isaac B. Rich
Ron Rate
Rowanbes
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High Roller Burlesque Tour At Palace Theatre
The High Rollers company brings two burlesques and a vaudeville program to the Palace Theatre this week. Readers will see new settings, stunning costumes, and first rate acts. Crawford and Heintzman Lawrence Cane and company Collins and Brown Wesson Walters and Wesson Stevens and Bissett are among the notable performers in the touring show.
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High Roller Company
Palace Theatre
High Rollers
Crawford and Heintzman
Lawrence, Cane and Company
Collins and Brown
Wesson
Walters and Wesson
Stevens and Bissett
Two Little Sailor Boys at Empire Theatre Impresses Boston
Walter Howard presents the melodrama Two Little Sailor Boys at the Empire Theatre with strong staging and ensemble work. Cyril Gray and Tom York lead a contrasting cast as central figures while Adelaide Manola and Mary Sanders excel as key characters in a plot full of sentiment and humor.
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Walter Howard
Empire Theatre
Boston
Mr. Howard
Snader
Cyril Gray
Tom York
Adelaide Manola
Mary Sanders
Gertrude Berkeley
Lola Gray
Mary Hall
Mildred Gray
Jeffie Tilbury
Lucy Wilson
Howell Hansel
Tregarthen
James Seeley
Admiral Gray
Frank Losee
Lieutenant Redstone
Francis Byrne
Captain York
Edwin Nicander
Jack Jolly
William Evarts
Benjamin Baxter
Bobby
William Hassan
Jim Royston
Empire
Empire Stock Co
Lindsay Morison
Mgr
Grand Opera House presents For His Brother's Crime melodrama
The Grand Opera House staged a four act melodrama titled For His Brother's Crime by Charles E Blaney. Robert Gaillard leads as Ben Sterling with Victor Sterling facing arrest for a murder he did not commit. The plot unfolds in the Bronx with Rose Barclay and a villain named Larry Monckton entangled in love and motive. The cast includes 17 characters with Boston girl Miss Jane Tree in the lead female role.
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Boston
Grand Opera House
Charles E. Blaney
Bronx
New York
Robert Gaillard
Ben Sterling
Victor
Ben
Rose Barclay
Larry Monckton
Rose
Jane Tree
Celia Rosewood
Clare Shade
Howard Atheneum Burlesque Bill Draws Big Crowd
A Boston area show featuring Alf Grant and Ethel Hoag leads a diverse bill of burlesque and vaudeville acts at the Howard Atheneum. Performers include the Everetts, Ned Nye and Floye Redledge, the Mallory brothers, Irene LeTour with Zaza the dog, and the Pryors and Fredericks, plus a 1200 foot moving picture. The Knockout Club burlesque segment and new numbers from Grace Leonard and Marie Yale entertain throughout.
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the Seconds
Helen Bates
Louise Dolley
Tessie la Vonde
Amy Lee
Leah la Joie
Marie Healy
May Hamilton
Polly Chase
Frances Madigan
Mabel Colby
Lily Meredith
Bessie Worton
Anna Holden
Della Moore
Essie Foster
Katie Clare
Gretchen Rivers
Anna Walters
Belle Margrave
Jessie Jordan
Alf Grant
Ethel Hoag
Everetts
Ned Nye
Floye Ridridge
Reid Sisters
Mallory Brothers
Brooks
Halliday
Irene la Tour
Zara
Killeen
Murphy
Bailey
Fletcher
Exloward
Haymarket
Howard
Boston
Floye Redledge
Bill Worth
Brooks and
Irene LeTour
Zaza
Tom Killeen
Dave Murphy
Grace Leonard
Marie Yale
Marie Rogers
Smith College Girls Start Lunch Counter in Dormitory
Smith College students in Northampton set up a lunch counter to raise funds for a new athletic field. A table of sandwiches sells at 5 cents each and today $5 was earned in about 10 minutes, with Miss Margaret D. Coe of Englewood in charge.
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Smith College
Northampton
Margaret D. Coe
Englewood
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