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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Nov 22, 1898
Page
6
Boston audiences welcomed The Conquerors at Hollis with Jessie Millward as Yvonne and Faversham as Eric. The Bowdoin Square Theatre presents The Two Orphans this week with Kate Claxton, seven acts and lively music, promising its biggest business yet.
The Bowdoin Square stock company under G. K. Lothrop staged Two Orphans yesterday and again last night. Fanny Mackntyre and Mamie Gilroy impressed as Henriette and Louise, Florence Hale shined as La Frochard, with Dickie Delare and Helen Byron delivering strong supporting performances.
Readers urged to request Dr. Pierce’s Common Sense Medical Adviser a 1000 page volume with home remedies and medical guidance for women families and emergencies. Testimonies claim cures and health benefits from Golden Medical Discovery Favorite Prescription and other treatments, available by mailing stamps to Buffalo New York.
The Columbia Theatre presented The Finish of Mr Fresh a farce style entertainment by Davis and Keogh. Vaudeville acts by Al Wilson the Stewart sisters Fannie Bloodgood Charles B Ward Isathryn Klare and George W Day drew applause as the show played to a large discriminating audience this week only before the next attraction When London Sleeps with a strong company.
Last evening at Castle Square Theatre the Augustin Daly drama Divorce impressed with strong acting and grand staging including a vivid Saint Augustine ruins scene. J H Gilmour as Alfred Adrianse and Lillian Lawrence as Fanny Ten Buck head a capable cast, with Maude Odell Lizzie Morgan and Mary Sanders in key roles and Templeton Jitt praised for his impression. The production runs only through this week before a revival of Blue Jeans starts next Monday.
Thanksgiving week spectacle at the Grand Opera House impressed crowds with elaborate new scenes such as the Cavern of Faces Garden of the Blue Dragon and Palace of the Golden Flowers. The cast includes Ben J Grinnell Phillis Allen Ella Gardner and Madge Torrance with ballet led by Signor Romeo and dancers Concettina Chiltens and Giselda Basseggio. Extra performances are set for Thursday. next week Eddie C Bald and company present A Twig of Laurel.
An enthusiastic Boston Theatre audience witnessed James A. Herne render Shore Acres a New England comedy drama. The production is praised for its truthful life like portrayal and its ability to reward repeated viewings. The reviewer notes the play’s enduring appeal and compares it to other dramatists who have tackled the same story.
An old time patent medicine advertises Dr Ball’s Cough Syrup as promptly eradicating bronchitis for a price of 25 cents. The terse note promises quick relief and emphasizes affordability.
National press lauds Nat Herne for versatility in Shore Acres role and the dramatic balance with Atkins Lawrence and Julie A. Herne. Boston engagement extends next week with matinees and a full gallery reserved Thursday due to high demand.
De Wolf Hopper ends his Charlatan run at Tremont Theatre with a highly favorable reception. The new Sousa opera is a popular hit with catchy marches and enduring encores. The company is the largest yet for Hopper, delivering lavish costumes and scenery that meet big patronage. A Thanksgiving matinee replaces the Wednesday afternoon show.
The French Maid closes its run after an eighth week amid full houses and enthusiastic encores. Next week Park Theatre opens Hotel Topsy Turvy with a new company and original scenery, led by Alice Atherton and Henry E. Dixey among others. seat sales are underway.
Andrew Mack closes week two at the Boston Museum amid enthusiastic crowds praising his versatility in The Ragged Earl. The show features a strong company including Mason, Vincent, Jackson, Fenton, Lloyd, Mackey, Ringgold, Williams, Monk, Lovett, Oxford and Ward Tiffany. A Thanksgiving matinee is set and next week offers William Gillette in Because She Loved Him So with Frohman’s company led by Edwin Arden and a star cast.
The Broadway Burlesquers at the Howard present a fresh burlesque with clever tunes and lively dialogue. Star performers include Lottie Gilson, John Kernell, Harry LeClair, Fields and Lewis, Merritt and Rosella, and the Mitchell sisters in a Casino Roof Garden themed show titled A Naughty Night on the Casino Roof. Thanksgiving performance starts at noon.
At Keith's yesterday the taped act A Bit of Real Life by Mr and Mrs Arthur C Lidman drew the best applause. The performance pleased a broad audience still impressed by its charm as Sidman teases with a possible new sketch but is held back while the current act remains lively. Sidman resembles Sol Smith Russell in features and mannerisms.
The rural charm of A Bit of Real Life draws much laughter and applause as Sidman and Felix Morris receive strong acclaim for their performances. Walter Lepeux, Jr. supports Morris in A Game of Cards. New biographs include coronation scenes of Queen Wilhelmina and parade footage. Acts by Mason Forbes, Percy Henri, Matweet troupe, and Misses Darelle and Mallero enliven the program. Next week Minco's City Club visits.
The Grand Theatre presented Weber and Fields Burlesque, with acts by the Pantzer brothers Georgia Gardner Edga Atchinson Ely Clayton sisters The Red Soubrettes Sam J. Ryan John E. Drew the Bernards and George Danay Harriett Vokes plus a new one act farce A Slippery Day. The week long bill includes a matinee daily and a Grand Theatre alio act.
The kneisel quartet presented Schubert D minor quartet Mozart oboe quartet and Dvorak A major quintet with G Longy on oboe and Harold Randolph on piano. Longy impressed with tone and phrasing while Randolph, Peabody Conservatory director, gave superb ensemble playing. The audience filled the hall and praised the concert as among the best. The third concert is scheduled for Monday evening December 5.
The Sporty Widows opened at the Palace offering afternoon and evening performances led by Slashing Minnie Cline. The bill features Mile. Etoile the daring trapeze artist, Fraulein Wrambert, Minnie Cline, Dryden and Leslie, Edna Arline, the Carlos, and John J. Cain with a closing burlesque The Bombardment of Vamilla. Tonight Corbett and Sharkey are to be announced by rounds from the stage.
Single tickets go on sale at the Music Hall box office Wednesday at 9 am for the Burton Holmes lecture series. The opening topic is The Hawaiian Islands with vivid pictures from Mr. Holmes summer visit. Chicago audiences saw standing room only for The Grand Canyon of Arizona, and Boston may see similar demand.
Abe Leavitt's Rentz-Santley company presented a top burlesque show yesterday afternoon and evening. The program opened with Yankee Dewey Dandy based on the Cuban War, featuring young women and comedians in a fresh, delectable burletta. An olio of vaudeville acts followed, including Lottie Elliott the queen of burlesque Vawi Leer and Barton Barth and Fleming Engstrom sisters Walker sisters Dick Ward and Charles Robinson among others delivering variety acts and song performances.
Miss Hadj the top act at Austin & Stone's Museum captivates Boston crowds with cyclonic spins and dervish past. She recalls rough starts and bruises from practice as Gertie Cochran memory feats and Jules Carri’s beats dazzle the juvenile audience. Thanksgiving vaudeville offerings shine with the Morrani family and other acts.
Augustus Daly presents The Geisha at the Tremont Theatre with Miss Minnie Ashley as Mollie Seamore a noted Boston comedienne singer and dancer. Charles Danby plays Wun Hi having appeared with George Wardes in England and Gaiety Theatre shows. Miss Helen Royton known as a vocalist and actress appears as O Mimosa San.
A refined song recital by Mr. Lyon Ferrand at Chickering Hall featured Schumann Schubert Prahms Foote Bullard Chadwick and other works with four Scotch songs sung with taste. Ferrand possesses a rich tenor voice and a pleasing stage presence and was accompanied by Miss Jessie Downer.
Cuban assembly special commission from Santa Cruz del Sur arrives in New York aboard the Sesuranca. Members include General Calixto Garcia Jose Miguel Gomez Jose Gonzales Lanuza and Ramon Enrique Villenda with Garcia's staff. Garcia to rest at home then visit President McKinley in Washington.
W B Fasig & Co held their annual light harness horse sale at Madison Square Garden. Notable prices include Great Barrington at 2100 dollars and Improvidence at 3190 dollars. Numerous trotters and pacers by Prodigal and others were sold to buyers in New York, Boston, and New Haven, with bids ranging from five hundred to over three thousand dollars.
The third entertainment of St. Joseph's Court No West End M c O Foresters will be held at their hall corner Causeway and Merrimac Streets on Wednesday evening Nov 23. Invited are members and friends plus members of Fr Thayer No 153. The program includes music and readings with J E Hemsworth Robert Kiley John F Abbot Charles Bassett Wm H Mercer and others.
Mr Zangwill’s wit and satire make him a popular lecturer and readers alike await his Tremont Theatre talks. His Friday afternoon and Sunday evening lectures titled The Drama as a Fine Art and The Children of the Ghetto draw keen interest after wide press acclaim.
Bay State soldiers in the Spanish American War suffered 289 deaths from disease and wounds. Among regiments the Second Regiment lost 87 to disease. the First, Fifth, Sixth, Eighth and Ninth also reported fatalities with figures 1, 27, 28, 120 respectively.
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