The Bird in the Cage at the Museum Delights and Piques
Charles Frohman presents Clyde Fitchs The Bird in the Cage at the Museum last night with a strong company and scenic display. The plot follows two brothers and Rosalie the mill girl with romance, elopement plots, and a final act shift. Cast includes Guy Bates Post Arnold Daly Miss Milliken and Edward Harrigan with praise for Miss Milliken and Mr Mackay as leading figures in a mixed reception. The piece runs two weeks with other period pieces and an Everyman production noted in the program.
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Charles Frohman
Museum
Clyde Fitch
Mr. Fitch
Fitches
Ernest Johnson
Philip Loring
Rosalie
Albert Loring
Johnson
Philip
Albert
Fitch
Guy Bates Post
Arnold Daly
Charles Mackay
Sandor Milliken
Mr. Daly
Edward Harrigan
Jennie Satterlee
Grace Henderson
Mr. Mackay
Castle Square
Edward H. Crosby
Everyman arrives in Boston with dramatic morality tale
Boston hosts a week long engagement of Everyman in Steinert Hall. The play, based on a medieval morality tradition, is presented by the Elizabethan Society with insights attributed to a Dutch priest Peter Dorland. Its tale follows Every Man warned by the Almighty as he pursues secular pleasure.
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Dethe
Everyman
Boston
God
London
New York
Adonai
Fellowship
Shakspere
Wynne Matthison
Lord Bwdendale
H. G. Lonsdale
Richard Radford
Ernest Stallard
Lady Marsden
Alice Lannon
Mary Rivers
Maud Feely
Mr. Willard
Steinert Hall
Elizabethan Society
Peter Dorland
Fels-Naptha Soap Promises Gentle Wash Day Relief
A vintage ad extols Fels-Naptha soap for saving clothes and time by avoiding wash boilers hot suds and bad smells. It claims to ease backache heartache and rough hands while keeping fabrics from wear or damage when directions are followed.
Toreador at Colonial thrills audience in two act musical comedy
Francis Wilson stars in The Toreador at the Colonial Theatre delivering merry goings on and witty impersonations. Christie MacDonald, William Broderick, Miriam Lawrence and Louis F. Gottschalk lead a strong supporting cast as a large chorus supplies tuneful, well timed numbers and robust stage business. The lively two act piece features a love plot in Biarritz with mock toreador misadventures and a finale of hearty applause.
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Francis Wilson
Colonial Theatre
Harry Nicholls
James T. Tanner
Adrian Ross
Percy Greenbank
Ivan Caryll
Lionel Monckton
Sammy Gigg
Mr. Wilson
Biarritz
Susan
Sammy
Hall of Fame
Christie MacDonald
Nancy Staunton
William Broderick
Toreador
Miriam Lawrence
Melville Ellis
Joseph Coyne
William Blaisdell
Carolyn Gordon
Louis F. Gottschalk
Wilson
Tremont Theatre Ends With All for Her Dramatic Climax
Tremont Theatre features Palgrave Simpson and Herman Merivale’s All for Her with Willard as Hugh Trevor. The production, set in post Hanoverian England amid Jacobite plots, showcases Willard’s finest performance as the outcast heir who sacrifices his life for love. The drama first aired in Boston in 1876 and last appeared here in 1895.
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England
Mr. Willard
Willard
Boston
Arizona at Grand Opera House A Strong Cast Delights Audiences
The Grand Opera House presents Arizona by Augustus Thomas under Kirke La Shelle, featuring Dustin Farnum as Lieutenant Denton and Agnes Muir as Bonita Canby. The strong cast includes Leslie Matthews Captain Hodgman, Edith Lemmert Estrella, J W Cope Henry Can by, Alma Bradley Lena, and others delivering vivid performances across romance, intrigue, and comic relief.
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Grand Opera House
Arizona
Augustus Thomas
Kirke la Shelle
Denton
Dustin Farnum
Bonita
Canby
Agnes Muir
Leslie Matthews
Captain Hodgman
Edith Lemmert
Estrella
Hodgman
J. W. Cope
Henry Canby
Charles A. Graham
Sergeant Kellar
Alma Bradley
Lena
Frank Campeavu
Tony Mostano
Ben Deane
John T. Burke
Eleanor Wilton
John Ferris
Mary Churchill
Charles H. White
H. Bradley Barker
Charles Ayres
Great Metropolis at Bowdoin Square Theatre
The sensational melodrama Great Metropolis was presented at Bowdoin Square Theatre for a week. It features ten lavish scenes including a Sandy Hook life saving station and a breeches buoy sequence, with a strong cast led by Miss Tilbury Charlotte Hunt and F E Camp. Next week offers An African King.
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America
Metropolis
Bowdoin Square Theatre
Sandy Hook
New York
New York City
Miss Tilbury
Charlotte Hunt
F. E. Camp
Carl Fey
Herbert Chessey
William Vaughan
E. H. Philips
Lawrence Morton
E. D. Denison
D. L. Gaylord
James Levering
Thomas Kedwards
Robert Gillis
William Buhier
Louise Randolph
Corinne Cantwell
Florence Hale
Jennie Kendrick
Richard III at Castle Square Theatre Impresses Crowd
Castle Square Theatre stock company staged Richard III with John Craig as Richard and James L. Seeley as Henry. Audience praised Craig and supporting leads including Mary Sanders, Master Jameson, John Sampolis, Lillian Lawrence, Jane Irving, and Leonora Bradley. The play runs through the week before Hall Caine’s The Christian in the next show.
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Shakspere
Richard III
Castle Square Theatre Stock Company
John Craig
Duke of Gloster
Lord Stamley
John T. Craven
London
Edward Wade
Catesby
Lillian Lawrence
Anne
Richard
Jane Irving
Queen Elizabeth
Leonora Bradley
Duchess of York
Hall Caine
Taken from Life melodrama at Park Theatre this week
The Park Theatre presents Taken from Life a Henry Pettitt melodrama about wrongs and persecution with a false imprisonment in Clerkenwell and a dynamite prison explosion. Walter Lee is played by Walter Wilson with Una Abell Brinker as his wife and J W Girard and Richard P Crosius among the cast. Scenic effects, especially the explosion, are highlighted. Following this week Panchon opens on Monday, December 1.
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the Park Theatre
Henry Pettitt
Clerkenwell
Walter Lee
Walter Wilson
Una Abell Brinker
J. W. Girard
Richard P. Crosius
Titus
Panchon
A Ruined Life at Music Hall Delights Local Audience
Patrons enjoy a four act melodrama at Music Hall written by E Laurence Lee titled A Ruined Life. The action spans Bournemouth Beach Fordingham Forest Bath Beach England and New York with scenery praised and a well developed entertaining story. The central pair are the author as Milo the gypsy chief and Elsie Crescy as Arlalia whose performances receive high praise.
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Music Hall
E. Laurence Lee
Bournemouth Beach
Fordingham Forest
Bath Beach
England
New York
Milo
Elsie Crescy
Arlalia
Miss Crescy
Whitney opera companyfinishes strong run at Boston Theatre
Last night the Whitney opera company began its second successful week in When Johnny Comes Marching Home at the Boston Theatre. Audiences showered praise for lavish staging and a balanced musical company. The antique crinoline costumes drew laughs and applause in the ballroom scene. Notable songs included My Own United States Katy My Southern Rose Fairyland My Honeysuckle Girl Good Night South Good Night Yankees Two Bites of a Cherry and Spring Gentle Spring. A holiday matinee is scheduled for Thanksgiving along with regular matinees on Wednesday and Saturday.
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Boston
Whitney Opera Company
Johnny
F. C. Whitney
United States
Katy
Rogers Brothers in Harvard at Hollis Street Theatre
The Hollis Street Theatre crowded last night with standing room only as Boston shows strong taste for light vaudeville. The Rogers Brothers in Harvard delivers a lively curtain raiser with a supper scene, parodies, tunes from Wolorodora, and a witty quartet. An ideal cast including Lee Harrison, Eugene Jepson, William West, Pat Rooney, Hattie Williams, and many others delivers strong chorus and sharp humor, drawing enthusiastic applause.
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Hollis Street Theatre
Boston
Rogers Brothers
Harvard
Hattie Williams
Defender closes at Columbia Theatre after brilliant run
The Defender will end its engagement next Saturday at Columbia Theatre. Packed houses praise Alexander Clark Richie Ling Charles Wayne Will Armstrong Lotta Faust and the cast including Clara Lavine Maym Kelso Edith Eldridge Grace Spencer. A Thanksgiving matinee is scheduled for 2 o'clock Thursday.
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the Defender
Alexander Clark
Richie Ling
Charles Wayne
Will Armstrong
Lotta Faust
Clara Lavine
Maym Kelso
Edith Eldredge
Grace Spencer
Keith's Theatre Burmese Jugglers Shine Again at Keitha
Keith's Theatre showcased the Burmese jugglers for a second week with Moung Toon's fragile glass ball act drawing loud applause. Ella Wheeler Wilcox credited play Her First Divorce Case drew interest, while Harry Brown and Pelot charmed crowds with musical and juggling acts. Techow's cats delighted all ages, and the Martinetti family acrobatics plus Pascatel aerial contortions highlighted a strong bill.
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Keith
Moung Toon
Ella Wheeler Wilcox
Harry Brown
Pelot
Willis Sweatnam
James J. Morton
Stinson
Morton
Techow
Martinetti
Pascatel
Milt Wood
Fred Stuber
Boston bill at the Howard shows boxing and vaudeville stars
The Howard hosts Philadelphia Jack O'Brien performing afternoon and evening shows this week assisted by Jim Jeffords. Nellie Hawthorne returns to vaudeville with a single turn. The bill features the Joscarys, The Infant sketch, Coakley and McBride, and many other acts including Lillian Shaw, Baker and Brockway, Gruvini and Murray, and the Princeton sisters.
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The
Howard
Philadelphia
Jack O’brien
Jim Jeffords
Boston
Nellie Hawthorne
Freak show at Austin and Stone's museum draws crowds
Thousands visit the Austin and Stone's museum to see human curiosities despite football being a back number. The crowd includes many women and children. Notable sights include Lillian Clifford the Wonder from Leeds and Bowen the Illinois half man with childlike feet. The program features a long list of acts and a special holiday matinee and evening performances with new sketches and burlesques.
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Austin & Stone's
Lillian Clifford
Leeds
Eng
Doss
Bowen
Lillian Patterson
Messrs
Stone
Lyceum Theatre Hosts Utopians Burlesque Night
Patrons enjoyed a bright clever performance by the Utopians, a European and American artist company. The show featured two snappy burlesques with magnificent scenery and fashionable costumes, highlighted by catchy music. Notable performers include the Josselin trio and European gym talent.
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Lyceum Theatre
Alio
Josselin
A Fight for Millions at the Grand Opera House
Boston audiences will see A Fight for Millions, a top hit of the season, at the Grand Opera House with matinees. Malcolm Douglas, co author of The Brownies, uses science marvels on stage including a submarine boat in the Hudson River scene and a wireless telephone device driving a dramatic plot. A Grand Central tunnel locomotive, a burning house, a life risking leap, and a child escaping a city den add to the spectacle.
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Boston
Grand Opera House
Malcolm Douglas
Hudson River
Grand Central Tunnel
New York
Metropolis
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