A Sailor's Knot Opens at the Boston Museum Tonight
The Boston Museum stages Henry Pettitt's melodrama set around Waterloo and Napoleon with a large cast led by Jack Westward and Eben Plympton. Old Homestead, Wilkinsons Widows, and Minnie Hank Company operas also feature as December attractions. Agnes Huntington returns Monday in Captain Theresa at the Globe.
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Boston Museum
Henry Pettitt
Pettitt
Waterloo
Napoleon
Wellington
Jack Westward
Eben Plympton
Harry Westward
E. L. Davenport
Joe Strawbones
George W. Wilson
Peter Pennead
Charles Barron
Andre Delaunay
Clarence FE. Holt
Vernon
R. N
George C. Boniface
Ben Charker
Charles S. Abbe
Searle
Franklin Hallett
Vivian
H. G. Lonsdale
Lieutenant
Agnes Huntington
Boston
Globe Theatre
Captain Theresa
Miss Huntington
London Theatre
Therese
Marquise de Vardeuil
Vicomte de la Touche
Philip de Bellegarde
Sombrero
Vicomte
Philip
Vellairs
Holls Street Theatre
James Ayers
Ayers
Hanlons
Museum to stage early 1892 old comedies list
The Manager Field of the Museum plans presentations of late 18th and early 19th century comedies in early 1892. Titles include The School for Scandal London Assurance She Stoops to Conquer Road to Ruin Masks and Faces Poor Gentleman and Caste. The Museum boasts the only stock company capable of performing these works.
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Museum
London Assurance
The Kendals Star In Double Bill At Hollis Street
The Kendals headlined a Boston Hollis Street Theatre program with The Queen's Shilling and A Happy Pair. Mrs Kendal impressed as Kate in The Queen's Shilling showing finesse over force. Mr Kendal displayed manly traits though some stage moments were uneven. Still Waters Run Deep is billed for the evening.
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Kendals
Hollis Street
Tom Taylor
Ironmaster
Hollis Street Theatre
Kendal
Minnie Hauk Arrives in Boston For Italian Opera Engagement
Minnie Hauk of the Italian Opera Company arrives at the Adams House in Boston ahead of performances at the Boston Theatre. She praises Cavalleria Rusticana as grand opera, touts the companys strength, and notes a Don Giovanni and Mozart anniversary program. The tour began in Chicago and has moved east with strong reception.
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Minnie Hauk
Boston
Adams House
Chicago
Madame
Cavalleria Rusticana
Santuzza
Mascagni
Philadelphia
Giovani
Mozart
Mme, Hauk
Markets Report on Coffee Teas and Agricultural Goods
The market sections show general grocery activity with firm breadstuffs and rising coffee outlooks. Rio trading eyes shift between bullish stockpiling and expected price declines as Brazil stabilizes, while New York and Santos cargoes move and Rio receipts total 14 000 bags with 24 000 at Santos. Tea, spices, rice, sugars, meats, fruits, and cotton follow varied patterns, noting heavy coffee and sugar market fluctuations and steady to firm prices in grains and livestock markets.
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Brazilian Republic
Rio
Loral
New York
Rios
Brazil
Santos
United States
Europe
Pilgrim
Java
Mary Hasbrouck
Maracaibo
Maracaibos
Timor
Padang
Ankola
Costa Rica
Mexican
Guatemala
Castenlas
Ivica
Naples
California
Hellas
Belmont A
London
Havana
Matanz
Chicago
Michigan
Choice Northern
Western Choice
Liverpool
Lima
York State
Maine
Florida
Imperial
France
Great Britain
Gilman, Cheney & Co
Shorts
Duluth
Buffalo
Erie
Record Run: Special Train Hits 57 MPH Between New York and Washington
A Pennsylvania Railroad special train carrying hotel owners, theater managers, and journalists reached Washington in 4 hours 11 minutes from New York, beating the prior record of 4 hours 28 minutes. Engine 340 hauled from New York to New Brunswick in 30 minutes, to Trenton in 53 minutes, and to Gray’s Lane in 88 minutes, then Philadelphia Wilmington & Baltimore locomotive 181 pulled the 158 miles to Washington, achieving 152 minutes actual running time and an average 57 mph excluding stops.
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Washington
Pennsylvania Railroad
Cochran
New York
Gray’s Ferry
Baltimore
Pennsylvania
New Brunswick
Trenton
Gray
Philadelphia, Wilmington & Baltimore Railroad
Hold That Convention Here
The Berkshire News reports Boston bids for the Democratic national convention citing top accommodations and potential political gains. The Boston Post argues a New England venue could boost regional support and help win Southern and Western states. Massachusetts Democrats are praised for recent campaigns and urged to secure the convention, with potential national benefits noted.
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Berkshire News
Boston
Boston Post
New England
Massachusetts
Democratic Party
Deaf Visitors Choose Quieter Rooms At Copley Square Hotel
Mr A C Risteen recalls two elderly ladies who, unable to hear, judged rooms by view. From their ear trumpets they declared the railroad noise would spoil sleep, leading to a switch to quieter quarters. Over the ensuing month, occupants remain unaware their rooms sit nearer the railroad than first chosen, yet sleep well.
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A. C. Risteen
Copley Square
Boston & Albany
Nothing Like Leather Our Boot and Shoe Trade in Boston
Observations by experts on Boston boot and shoe industry players. Nazro plans to sell about 10 000 cases of rubber boots and shoes at No 115 Federal street on Thursday December 10 starting 10 30. The article highlights Nazro as auctioneer and toastmaster and notes leading firms and figures in the local trade.
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F. H. Nazro
Federal Street
Boston
Fred Nazro
Nazro
Devonshire Street
Johnson, Moody & Co
Goodyear
England
Campbell Counsel
Senor Gott
A. E. Young
Lincoln Avenue
Wollaston
Norman & Bennett
144
High Street
United States
A. G. Spalding & Bros
A. J. Reach
H. H. Tuttle & Co
Charles H. Nelson
J.S. Nelson & Son Shoe Company
Walter S. Damon
Mr. Nelson
Worcester County
Tucker & Marvin
F. E. Heywood
Lincoln Street
Forbush & Brown
Vorbash
W.S. Terhune
Melville Avenue
Worchester
Terhune
J. S. Mooney
Mr. Terhune
Wakefield Rattan Company
J.S. Murray
Mabel Murray
E. Folsom
John Pierce
R. B. Fisher
G. M. Mansfield
Horace G. Williams
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Bostonians
Agnes
Old Homestead
Boston Theatre
M’glewen
Minnie Hank
Mr. Wilkinson
Columbia Theatre
William Gillette
Jane
America
Palace Theatre
Waltham Crescent Band
Dora Wiley
J. A. Fitzgerald
W. F. Denny
Olivette
Park Theatre
Neil Burgess
Howard Atheneum Specialty Company
Eva Bertoldi
Kara
Fulgora
Alabama
Tremont Theatre
Augustus Thomas
J. B. Schoeffel
A. M. Palmer
Scheffel
Tremont
Melville
Crystal Palace
Sam Dearin
Heston
Farnum Brothers
Josie Farnum
Bingham
Kittie Bingham
Belle Verna
Whippler Twins
Jennie Pickett
William Judson
Murray and Alden
Kittie Florence
Colburn
Palace Theatre Comedy Company
Barry & Fay
Grand Opera House
Star Course
Thomas Dixon, Jr
Twenty-Third Street Baptist Church
Dixon
Boston Lodge
Theatrical Mechanics’ Association
Shiloh
Thompkins
Cate
Correes
China
Japan
Amoy
Superior
Formosa
Singapore
Zanzibar
Amboyna
Canton Cassia
Batavia Cassia
Saigon Cassia
Jamaica
Patna
American Sugar Refineries Company
Revere Company
New Orleans
Porto Rico
Ponce
Minnesota
Choice
Vermont
New Hampshire
Burbanks
White Star
Rose
Hebrons
Houston Hebrons
Arostook
Jersey
Weal
Mediterranean
Catania
Manningham
Messina
George Dumois
Banes
Seaverns & Co
Ethelweld
Boston Fruit Company
Chicago Markets
Ers
Sion
Courtee A& Pike
Pederal St
R. Hollings & Co
Kd. Hollings & CO
Washington &T
Wise Advertiser
Duffy
Humphreys
Albany
U.S. Army
J.J
Humphreys’ Medicine CO
Corner William and John Sts
Eumperets
Sufpole Ss
William Treestate
Said County
John M. B. Churchill
Suffolk
Tn E
Sail Boston
Joan W. McKim
Isauire
Elijah George
Register
Commonwealth OF Was L.citd
Robert Churchill
Samuel Keene
Robert CO. Churchill
Loston
John W. Mehkim
Esquire
Llijvah George
Harritt E Colby
Frederic L. Richardson
Lostoi
John W. McKim
Ilijah Glorge
Bassa OA DE Setti
Mayo
Bertram
C. Mayo
Vonn W. McKim
Elijah Glorge
Massach
Hugh
Heston Post
Sal Court
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