William Gillette Triumphs In Secret Service At Hollis
William Gillette returns to the Civil War era hero role in Secret Service at the Hollis Street Theatre. Louise Rutter and Josephine Brown earn accolades in key scenes while Albert Parker and Marie Wainwright contribute strong performances. Due to demand, an additional Sherlock Holmes matinee is added next Thursday afternoon, alongside remaining Secret Service shows.
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Wiliam Gillette
Secret Service
Hollis Street Theatre
Gillette
Louise Rutter
Edith Varney
Mr. Gillette
Josephine Brown
Caroline Mitford
Albert Parker
Marie Wainwright
J. E. Miltern
Sherlock Holmes
William Gillette
Hollis Street
Conan Doyle
Tremont Theatre Keeps Fortunes High for The Fortune Hunter
The Tremont Theatre in Boston shows strong audience demand for The Fortune Hunter now in its second month. John Barrymore and Mary Ryan lead an excellent company with performances maintaining the high standard of the original production as audiences from across New England continue to flock to the show.
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Tremont Theatre
Boston
New England
Winchell
John Barrymore
Mary Ryan
Revival of Richard III at Castle Square Delights Crowd
John Craig returns in the title role with strong elocution and swordplay as Castle Square stages Richard III amid an eager, sizable cast. Miss Curtis as Queen and Mr. Hassell as Richmond anchor a commendable ensemble. Next week Craig previews Going Some a lively Western farce.
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Richard III
John Craig
Castle Square
Craig
Richard
Iis
Mr. Craig
Miss Curtis
Mr. Hassell
Richmond
The Chocolate Soldier comes to Majestic Theatre
The Chocolate Soldier opened last evening to a crowded audience at the Majestic Theatre. Oscar Strauss’s score is praised as beautiful and well presented. Rena Vivienne sustains the role of Madina, while Fairleign, Luneska, Tallman and others form a strong company. The engagement is nearing its end and crowds are expected to grow.
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Majestic Theatre
Boston
Oscar Strauss
Rena Vivienne
Madina
Mr. Fairleign
Mildred Rogers
Gene Luneska
George Tallman
Orpheum Show Draws Big Laughs With Torelly Circus
Orpheum yesterday featured Torelly's comedy circus with ponies dogs and a mule named Maude amid other acts. De Faye sisters Josephine Saxton and her pickannies were highlights as eight acts and seven reels of pictures filled the programme.
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Orpheum
Torelly
Maude
de Faye
Josephine Saxton
Association
Seven Days At Park Theatre Dominates Boston Crowds
The Park Theatre run of Seven Days has captivated Boston audiences with an amusing plot and uniformly strong performances across the cast. Every role is well handled from lead to the single line by the burglar, earning extraordinary audience favor and suggesting the play will stay sold out for weeks.
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Boston
The
Park Theatre
Wen
Muriel Starr Succeeds Julie Herne in Local Production
At the Globe Muriel Starr replaces Julie Herne as the lead in The Family. Starr delivers an interesting, capable, and well balanced portrayal that harmonizes with the rest of the cast. The show also features Sam Edwards Mabelle Bert John Westley and Thomas Meighan amid strong audience favor. The engagement for The Family is limited.
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the Globe
Muriel Starr
Julie Herne
Miss Starr
Sam Edwards
Mabelle Bert
John Westley
Thomas Meighan
Arcadians at Colonial Theatre Ends Run in Boston
The final week of the Arcadians engagement at the Colonial Theatre opened last evening with crowded houses. The cast remains in form led by Miss Sanderson, Mr Moulan, Mr Knight, Miss Ediss and the chorus. Friday and Saturday promise football themed features and added attractions.
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Colonial Theatre
Ellen Terry to Speak on Shakspere Heroines at Tremont Temple
Miss Ellen Terry will give the last of her Boston discourses at Tremont Temple tomorrow afternoon. She will discuss Shakspere's Heroines Triumphant and this appearance marks the final Boston engagement during her 10 week American stay.
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Ellen Terry
Tremont Temple
Miss Terry
Piles Quickly Cured at Home Trial Package Offer
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Paz
Speckled Band draws crowds at Boston Theatre
The Boston Theatre fills each performance of The Speckled Band, Conan Doyle’s melodrama now two weeks running. Strong praise from readers and critics has fueled its success across Boston and neighboring cities, driven by Mr. Frohman’s fine production and a capable cast led by Edwin Stephen Fenwick and Charles Millward.
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Boston
A. Conan Doyle
Frohman
Edwin Stephen
Singer's Serenaders Burlesque Wow at Waldron's Casino
The Singer's Serenaders wow two crowds at Waldron's Casino with the burlesque "On the Ocean" plus top vaudeville acts. George Armstrong leads as premier parody singer, the Belfords headline acrobatics, Lew Kelly and Grace Vinton shine in "Out of a Job," with a strong supporting cast including Will H. Stevens, James Mullen, Allen Coogan, Bernard Yarbett, Grace Vinton and Margaret King. Smoking concerts remain popular.
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Singer
Waldron
George Armstrong
Seven Belfords
Lew Kelly
Grace Vinton
James Mullen
Allen Coogan
Will H. Stevens
Bernard Yarbett
Margaret King
Comedy singing acts dazzle at Scenic Temple show
Eli Dawson and the Gillette sisters headline a clever up-to-date act. Irene La Toure and her clever dog Zara perform a graceful acrobatic routine with strong cooperation from the dog. Tobey and La Fay present The Singer and the Tailor. Bert Pearsal adds new illustrated songs with colored dissolving views. The motion picture display is educational and entertaining.
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Eli Dawson
Gillette Sisters
Scenic Temple
Irene
la Toure
Zara
Tobey
la Fay
Bert Pearsal
Glasgow Select Choir to Tour Canada and U S Concert at Symphony Hall
A 20 member Glasgow Select Choir, all pro singers, travels to Canada and the United States for the first time. The program includes Scottish English and Irish part songs, glees, madrigals, solos, duets and trios. A grand concert is planned at Symphony Hall on November 14 with seats available at Symphony Hall and Thompson's Music Store.
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Glasgow
Canada
United States
Symphony Hall
Thompson's
Sothern and Marlowe Set Macbeth Broadway Run
Tremendous subscription sale for E. H. Sothern and Julia Marlowe continues as their engagement opens at the Shubert Theatre next Monday. Four all performances remain, box-office seat sale starts Thursday. The four week run features their new Macbeth with matinees Saturday and a special Thanksgiving matinee.
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E. H. Sothern
Julia Marlowe
Shubert Theatre
Sothern-Marlowe
Macbeth
New Haven
Free music lessons No 2 in Post charts series
The Post announces a forthcoming issue featuring a second installment of famous chart lesson chords at sight. Readers will learn to play chords by sight in a free instructional feature set for next Sunday.
Keiths Boston Laughing Show Delights Audiences
In Boston this week Mr Keith presents a lively program with Nell O Brien as Captain Doolittle of the Darktown fire department and a troupe of trained actors. Howard and North entertain, Percy Waram offers The Boatswain's Mate, Gordon and Marx twist English, Clark Bergman and the Royal Colibris provide comedy, Miss Charlotte Hunt writes and stars in A Womans Feilly, Vilmos Westony delivers classical and popular piano selections, and the Uessems showcase daring acrobatics.
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Mr. Keith
Boston
Nell O’brien
Captain Doolittle
Darktown Fire Department
Howard
North
Keith
W. W. Jacobs
Percy Waram and Company
Gordon and Marx
Clark
Bergman
Charlotte Hunt
Miss Hunt
Vilmos Westony
Uessems
Gaiety Show Delights With Cracker-Jacks and Farce
A lively audience enjoyed yesterday's Gaiety program headlined by Bob Manchester's Cracker-Jacks. A curtain raiser A Trial Marriage sparked laughs as Ruby Leoni Mollie Williams and others delivered matrimonial skits. Frank Wanning and Mollie Williams showcased Le Danse Enticement while the Periscoffis juggle to close the evening.
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Bob Manchester
Ruby Leoni
Mollie Whlliams
Irank Harcourt
Harvey Brooks
Fred Wilson
John Jess
John Williams
Mollie Wiliams
Frank Wanning
Alio
Periscoffis
Boston
Austin and Stone's Museum Uses Sumatra Bears in Spectacular Show
The bears from Sumatra delighted crowds at Austin & Stone's museum with bright tricks. Performers juggled, balanced, and rode a tricycle while a group waltzed and somersaulted gracefully. Also featured were The Aerial Girl in a rainbow illusion, the Bonehead Baseball Club sketch, Eva Walker's My Little Irish Rose solo, Ida Campbell baseball song, Miss Taylor song and dance, James Gray vocal work, and acts by the Kipling troupe and Miss Ferguson plus new motion pictures.
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Bears
Sumatra
Austin & Stone
Curio Hall
Yankee Doodle Girls stir Howard with lively stage show
The Yankee Doodle Girls led a merry program at the Howard Theatre with Sadie Huested as commanding officer and a cast including the Gladstone sisters Jennie and Minnie, Julia Seyon, Harry Seyvon, Harry Hearn, Charles Collins, Sam Hawley, and others. Acts by the Terry twins, the Breakaway Barlows, Delmore and Lamonde, and Carmencita, plus lively routines by the Stantons and Bob Milo, drew wide applause as the bill kept the audience in a cheerful mood. Arrangements were announced for full returns of the State election tonight.
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the Howard
Sadie Huested
Gladstone
Jennie
Minnie
Julia Seyon
Harry Seyvon
Harry Hearn
Charles Collins
Sam Hawley
Sam l Lamore
Lamonde
Comediennes
Carmencita
Stantons
Bob Milo
Whistler
Mimic
Harum Scarum at Columbia Theatre Draws Mixed Reviews
Elmer Tenley’s Pennant Winners staged Harum Scarum at the Columbia Theatre amid mixed reception as locals seek cleaner fun. The show featured Garry, McGarry, Collins, Sherry, Eleanor Revere, May Yuir, and the Hanlons. Tonight’s stage reads election returns, with Walter Willoughby versus George Godfrey in boxing on Wednesday and amateur acts Friday.
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Elmer Tenley
Columbia ‘Theatre
Tenley
Messrs
Garry and McGarry
Collins
Sherry
Eleanor Revere
May Yuir
Hanlons
Walter Willoughby
George Godfrey
California
Bowdoin Square Theatre Delivers Evening of Diversions
The Irish Pawnbroker farce by Ted Steele and Jollity Maids drew a decided hit at Bowdoin Square Theatre. Williams and Stevens offered a fine feature while Bertha Holland wowed with her mechanical dog act. Don Ramsay's Harmonizers impressed and Count Lagusta with wife excelled. Ali Pasha the fortune teller continued readings. The Lucky Horseshoe remained a youth magnet. Tonight stage reads returns from the State election.
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Ted Steele
Bowdoin Square Theatre
Williams
Sousa Concert At Boston Theatre This Sunday
Sousa and his band present a concert at the Boston Theatre next Sunday evening. The Dwellers in the Western World, the composer’s latest work, has been warmly welcomed and is structured in three parts focusing on the White Mary, the Red Man, and the Black Man. Miss Virginia Root, Nicoline Zedsier, and Herbert L. Clarke have all delivered notable performances.
Port of Missing Men treated Boston at Grand Opera House
A Boston audience saw The Port of Missing Men at the Grand Opera House last evening. The drama, adapted by Edward E. Rose from The House of a Thousand Candles, moves from Washington to Virginia mountains with an Austrian born hero who acts American and wins the American girl after perilous adventures. The cast includes Bingo Koch Miss Claribel Worth Miss Dixie Cameron and E H Horner in key roles with strong support from O E Hallam George R Matison and J L Crane. The production highlights patriotic references to the American flag and audience approval. next week Fiske O Hara presents The Wearing of the Green.
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Boston
Grand Opera House
Washington
Virginia
Edward E. Rose
Bostonian
Bingo Koch
Claribel Worth
Dixie Cameron
Butte
E. H. Horner
B. §. Ross
Philip Lord
Oscar
O. E. Hallam
George R. Matison
J. L. Crane
Summer Widowers shines in final Shu bert week
The Shubert Theatre hosted the second and final week of The Summer Widowers last evening. The merry production drew a large audience, offering music, dancing, light effects and stylish costumes. Fields delivered rapid patter, with two comical exchanges with Willis P Sweatnam. Ada Lewis Fritz Williams and Alice Dovey led a capable cast.
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Shubert
Mr. Fields
Willis P. Sweatnam
Ada Lewis
Fritz Williams
Alice Dovey
Cambridge Father of Six Disappears
James Roberts a Cambridge carpenter vanished from his home at 7 Austin Street two weeks ago. His wife fears an accident, leaving six children at the house as the family, now at 80 Windsor Street, remains bewildered. He left his entire week’s pay with his wife, with no stated reason for leaving.
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James Roberts
Cambridge
Austin Street
Roberts
Windsor Street
Picture page offers $5 gold piece to photographed motormen
Good news for Boston transit workers as the Next Sunday's Post plans a page of street car ends. Any motorman or conductor photographed by the paper will receive a $5 gold piece.
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Greater Boston
Post
Sunday Post
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Marshall, Mich
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Howard Atheneum
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