In Sight of St. Paul's a notable Sutton Vane debut
The Bowdoin Square Theatre opened with Sutton Vane's In Sight of St. Paul's a drama about London upper class life and brotherly love. Emily Rigg leads as the Panther with strong support from Sydney Armstrong John T. Sullivan Annie Lewis and others. The production features elaborate scenery, some first-night jitters, and plans for continued performances as critics praise its artistry and underlying themes of courage and intrigue.
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Sutton Vane
St. Paul's
Bowdoin Square Theatre
Vane
London
Whitechapel
Seven Dials
The
Post
St. Paul’s
Mery
Aspasia Club
St.Paul’s
Panther
Emily Rigg
Boston
Mise Rigl
Sydney Armstrong
Annie Lewis
Becky Vetch
John T. Sullivan
Boyd Putnam
Kendal Weston
Alexander Kearney
James Horne
William Richardson
Stuff
Villon the Vagabond shines at Park Theatre bow
Otis Skinner starred as Villon in the Park Theatre production of Villon the Vagabond by Charles M. Skinner. The drama blends Robin Hood and Don Cesar de Bazan traits with vivid scenes and witty, incisive dialogue. Durbin as Denise praised. strong supporting cast and dramatic conflict enrich the tale of the vagabond contemporary to Charles VII.
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Charles VII
France
Villon
Robin Hood
Don Cesar de Bazan
Alexander Salvini
Mr. Skinner
Wilson
Dauphin
Mark Price
Denise
Maud Durbin
Miss Durbin
Sting
Fir Comes Inn
Irving and Terry at the Tre Mont and London Lyceum shows
Irving and Terry head four weeks at the Tre Mont with Nance Oldfield and The Bells offering strong character work. Bonni hazel impresses as a dancer while Romulus, extended for the week, provides a picturesque entertainment. Rand and Speeler, Prince Fee Lung, and Allen and West amuse a delighted crowd. The Fatal Card opens a third week at Boston’s Museum, drawing discerning audiences.
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Bonni
Azel
Romulus
Rand and
Speeler
Prince Fee Lung
Allen and
West
Boston
Irving Stars Lift Nance Oldfield In London Style
The audience applauded Miss Terry and Mr Irving as they appeared with a refined, charming performance. Nance Oldfield moved the crowd to tears and laughter, while Irving’s Mathias impressed as true dramatic art free of tricks. The company shone, with praise for Harvey Howe Johnson and others. King Arthur debuts in America tonight with strong demand, and Burmah at Boston Theatre enters its fifth week with sustained acclaim and a sensational battle scene.
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Miss Terry
Mr. Irving
Irving
Nance Oldfield
Mr. Irving’sMathias
Burmah
Eugene Tompkins
Boston Theatre
Boston
Tompkins
Tremont Theatre
Abbey, Schoeffel & Grau
Henry Irving
Ellen
Terry
London Lyceum Theatre Co
King Arthur
Lancelot
Ben Webster
Mordred
F. Cooper
Elaine
Julia Arthur
Guinevere
Ellen Terry
Becket
Castle Square crowd taxes old favorite play night
A large appreciative Castle Square audience enjoyed the old favorite with strong performances. Wolff as Balthazar Groot impressed as the Dutch tulip gardener, Clara Lane shared top honors with the lead comedian, Kate Davis lit up Artemisia with a bold voice, Edith Mason as Violetta impressed, and J. K. Murray delivered strong lines as the Marquis. The chorus and Amazon marching were praised for their quality.
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Castle Square
Mr. Wolff
Balthazar Groot
Clara Lane
Elsa
Groot
Artemisia
Kate Davis
Miss da
Edith Mason
Violetta
J. K. Murray
Rory of the Hill dazzles Columbia Theatre crowd
James C. Roach stars as Rory with Nellie Braggins as Grace Darley in a well staged production. Joseph Wilks as Squire Darnley and Henry Hawk as McSlime deliver strong, humorous turns while Miss O Neill as the Widow Killduff and Con G C Hamilton as Thomas C Hamilton receive praise. The audience remained patient between acts as the troupe’s familiarity shone throughout.
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James C. Rowch
Rory of
the Hill
Columbia Theatre
Mr. Roach
Rory
Nellie Braggins
Grace Darley
Joseph Wilks
Squire Darnley
Henry Hawk
McSlime
Miss O'Neill
Killduff
Con Gregan
Thomas C. Hamilton
Vaudeville at Grand Opera House Wins Big Crowds
A cool day drew many to the Grand Opera House for a long vaudeville program packed with novelties and top acts. The Elliott family repeated last week’s giant hit with eight performances causing bravos throughout the day. Elonia the aerialist wowed the audience with trapeze stunts. The Big Four, famed black faced entertainers, delivered creditable turns. California Trio spoofed Irish policeman Chinaman and German soldier for wide laughs. Lottie West Symonds, resembling Maggie Cline, impressed with a thunderous voice.
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Grand Opera House
Elliott
Elonia
Big Four
California
Lottie West Symonds
Maggie Cline
Keiths New Theatre Presents A Banner Week Of Acts
Hearty applause and big crowds mark Keiths New Theatre this week with top attractions. The Zola sisters deliver a superb trapeze display, the Mimic Four spoof Trilby for nonstop laughter, Lizzie and Vinie Daly dance with finesse, and George Fuller Golden shines in a bright comedy bit. Wilmonts bicycle experts, Swift and Chase musical duo, the Rubes, Namedos, Comedy Three, Terry and Elmer Western dancing, Morton and Revelle film favorites, Brown and Watson Caledonian athletes, Walter Fernandez violin, and Conney and Madden Irish comedians headline a varied, high spirited program.
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Keith's New Theatre
Zola
Mimic Four
Wilmont
Swift and Chase
Dixon
Bowers
Rubes
Namedos
Comedy
Terry and
Elmer
Morton and
Revelle
Mr. Keith
Brown and Watson
Walter Fernandez
McLean and Hall
Henry Goring
Conney and Madden
Palace Theatre bill brims with novelty and skill
A Palace Theatre show this week features Monsella and Russell aerial feats on flying rings and a dramatic slide for life from gallery to stage. Helen St Clair charms with contralto singing while Harding and Ah Sid perform acrobatic comedy. Pack includes Kitty Hart Loretta Juggling duo and others.
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Palace Theatre
Monsella
Russell
Mlle. Russell
Helen St. Clair
Harding
Ah Sid
Kitty Hart
McCabe
Emmet
Loretta
James
Ida Gillday
Nautical Extravaganza Finale: A Trip Around the World
The show closes with a bright nautical finale by James Alicoate titled A Trip Around the World. Leading roles include James P. Alicoate Violet Alicoate James Gilday Ida Gilday George Kidd Ah Sid and others with Miss Allccate as the middy and Miss Stuart as Helen McGregor in stunning costumes. Specialties introduced during the act are all taking.
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Kidds
Sheridan
Forest
James Alicoate
James P. Alicoate
Violet Alicoate
James Gilday
Ida Gilday
George Kidd
Ah Sid
Thomas Ripley
Lizzie Stuart
Cora Willames
Helen St. Clair
Miss Cleveland
P. Depew
Miss Murdock
Miss Allccate
The
Night Clerk Engagement Draws Large Boston Crowd
Crowded Hollis Street Theatre hosts Peter F Dailey in the second week of The Night Clerk with Mrs Yeamans and Sparks pleasing audiences. New York Empire Theatre stock company to open October 7 in The Masqueraders led by Charles Frohman with stars Miller Faversham Crompton Ferguson Dodson Edson Allen Robson Conquest Reynolds.
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Peter F. Dailey
Hollis Street Theatre
Night Clerk
Boston
Mr. McNally
Peter F. Dalley
Owen More
Jennie Yeamans
John G. Sparks
Charles Frohman
Empire Theatre Stock Company
Empire Theatre
New York
Howard Theatre Show Delivers Lively Variety Act Lineup
Yesterday and last night at the Atheneum patrons enjoyed a robust program at the Howard featuring Althea twins in London style acts, St Belmaos on flying trapeze, Mlle Charcot the mesmerist, Billy Carter with banjo, George Parker back from London, Gouget the trick bicyclist, and Dick Carrol in Mortar and Bricks. The bill also included Rosina the male impersonator, Frank Cotton with two trained donkeys, Kitty ONeal songs, Ozay the French juggler, and a cast of eccentric comedians, singers, and acrobats in a continuous, high spirited show.
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Atheneum
Billy Carter
Georgete Parker
America
London
Gouget
Frank Marton
Joe Clancy
Ed Weston
Eddie Clark
Miss Verde Vere
Fred Warren
Alice de Babian
John McVicker
John Phillips
James McElroy
Lyceum Theatre Offers French Folly Company This Week
Standing room only crowds mark the Lyceum Theatre as the French Folly company performs a rich bill. The Tally-ho Club opens with a new woman in evidence, followed by comedians, Annie Waltman, Eddie O'Dell, Campbell and O'Brien, Scanlon and Stevens, Ward and Bradburn. The act ends with a burlesque spoof of The Merry Wicket Work. The company stays through week’s end.
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Lyceum Theatre
Pr Css
Comiad
Annie Waltman
Eddie O'Dell
Campbell
O’brien
Scanlon
Stevens
Ward
Bradburn
Bowery
New York
Fighting Fortune Charms Grand Museum Audience
The week’s play Fighting Fortune drew strong praise at the Grand Museum yesterday. Harry N Dowley starred as Meses Alderson, delivering a double success with acting and writing. Cast includes Maud Miller Marie Arkwright Kate Medinger and more. a grand stock company supported the show. Eight Shetland ponies join burros in the exhibition hall, with children enjoying rides from ages 6 to 15 throughout the day.
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Grand Museum
Glasgow
London
Thames Embankment
Harry N. Dowley
Meses Alderson
Mr. Dowley
The
Grand
Maud Miller
Mabel Harrington
Marie Arkwright
Kate Medinger
Harry Leighton
H. 8. Perry
C. Patterson
Waller
the Russells
Kitty O'Neal
Lizzie Heston
Shayne
Ing Fortune
Washington and
Dover Sts
Great Stock Company
Mammoth Variety
Denver steeple Giant Ben Hicks at Austin & Stone's Museum
Ben Hicks towering over eight feet drew crowds at Austin and Stone's Museum where visitors called him the tallest man they had seen. He displayed a $100 note in his right hand at each exhibition, and no one could take it. The exhibit runs through the week with other features like Old Rube the snake, The Paper King, and the Neapolitan attracting attention.
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Ben Hicks
Austin & Stone
Denver
Hicks
Rube
Notable acts delight crowds at theater shows
The audience praised performers including Smith, Reagan, Tyrolean artists, the Tuxedo quartet, Baker and Boydell, Huested and Guyer, Kelly siblings, Tim Carney, Sullivan and Mabel Bond, J. B. Hughes, Mae Brisley, Boynton brothers, Billie Sheridan, Howe, Maas, and others for their pleasing performances at every show.
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Smith and Reagan
Grauss Tyrolean Godlers
Tuxedo Quartet
Baker and Boydell
Huested
Guyer
Kelly Brothers
Tim Carney
Sullivan
Ph Mabel Bond
J. B. Hughes
Mae Brisley
Boynton Brothers
Billie Sheridan
Howe
Maas
Escaped convict Dexter stars at popular resort show
Enormous crowds attend the resort as Dexter the escaped Sing Sing convict headlines a strong week of attractions including Satella the modern Samson and Tomaso the dagger man. Hourly stage shows feature Delrechs Waters Celeste Willis and more with acts from Emma Russell to the Lynott sisters.
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Curto Hall
Dexter
Sing Sing
Young Herman
Satella
Samson
Oklahoma Bill
Prairie May
Tomaso
Cordana
Delrechs
Waters
Celeste
George Willis
Cora Armstrong
Fred Rivers
Emma Russell
Ward and
Carroll
Lynott Sisters
Moorish Crystal Maze entrance near completion at 169 Tremont
The Crystal Maze at 169 Tremont Street nears opening with mirror plates arriving from Narragansett Pier. Manager Palm says the maze will open early next week with admission at 15 cents, aiming to entice visitors to return.
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Trémont Street
Narragansett Pier
Palm
Tremont Street
Keith
Board Clash Over Manchester Mills Selling Agent in Key Meeting
Stockholders of the Manchester Mills in Manchester New Hampshire prepare for a pivotal annual meeting to decide whether Joseph H White will remain selling agent and a reform slate led by William P Fowler will contest the current management. The dispute centers on control of the board and dividend policy with a reform ticket outlined by Boston and Manchester investors.
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Manchester Mills
Manchester
N. H
Joseph H. White
White
Manester
Boylston Street
Kline
Joseph H. White & Co
Chauncy Street
Boston
Moody Cubrier
William C. Groof
Dexter N. Richards
Brook Nine
Aretas Blood
Arioch Wentworth
Joseph A. Walker
Portsmouth
Ing
Walker
Swords’ Ints
C. B. Bossom
Cheney
Grover
Walter M. Parker
William FP. Fowler
State Street
Benjamin P. Cheney
Mass
Dexter Richards
Newport
Lyman Nichols
Nahant
William P. Fowler
Nathaniel J
Ransom B. Fuller
Aretas
Benjamin P. Chen
Jacob Edwards
Jas Blood
Walter Parker
Henry Chandler
Richards
Mr. Edwards
Pasteur Funeral Planned in Paris This Week
Paris notes the funeral arrangements for Professor Louis Pasteur set for Saturday. A Notre Dame religious service will precede burial in the Montmartre family vault, with eulogies by M. Poincare and Professor Bertrand. Final interment will occur Oct. 23 at the Pasteur Institute with further remarks by Duclaux and colleagues. Messages of condolence pour in from notable figures including ex-Premier Dupuy and European royalty.
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Bertrand
Defen
M. Duclaux
M. Pasteur
Dupuy
Comtesse d’Eu
W. W. Pike Dies City Clerk of Cambridge
W. W. Pike city clerk of Cambridge died at his home on Bigelow street. Born in East Salisbury on September 27, 1849 he moved to East Cambridge with his parents and lived there ever since. He prepared the first Australian ballot election and advised clerks from other cities.
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W. W. Pike
Cambridge
Bigelow Street
Mr. Pike
East Salisbury
East Cambridge
Died Stealing a Ride Near Croton Switch
A Northern Central freight train wreck at Croton switch injures a brakeman. In a coal car, two men died. one smothered, the other undetermined. Victims well dressed. a time book and possible Kennedy name found. Five more men were seen nearby and are being sought.
Howgate Surrenders After Bail Expiry
Captain Henry W. Howgate, convicted of embezzlement and sentenced to eight years, surrendered to the U S marshal in Washington as his $415,000 bail expired. An appeal was granted and pending. counsel sought another extension but no action was taken.
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Washington
Henry W. Howgate
United States
Howgate
Albany
Law case seeks $10,000 from Traders' National Bank
In the United States Circuit Court Judge Colt presiding, Henry M. Hall receiver of Florence National Bank of Alabama sues Traders' National Bank for $10,000 plus interest dating from June 1891. The Florence bank held deposits with the defendant and alleges a balance due to it when the Florence bank failed in June 1891.
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United States Circuit Court
Colt
Henry M. Hall
Florence National Bank of Alabama
Traders’ National Bank
Sait
Florence Bank
Fitchburg Officer Arrested for Extorting Money
Fitchburg, Sept. 30. Patrolman Daniel S. Childs of the local police force was arrested by an Ayer officer at roll call last night. The warrant accuses him of feloniously extorting money. Complainant is William Moore, proprietor of the Globe Hotel in Ayer.
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Fitchburg
Daniel S. Childs
Ayer
William Moore
Globe Hotel
No Autocratic Episcopate Cited By Bishop Williams
Middletown Conn Sept 50 Bishop Williams says there is no danger of an autocratic episcopate in the Protestant Episcopal church in America comparing it to the unlikely election of a pope as Milwaukee hosts tri annual convention business this afternoon.
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Middletown
Conn
Williams
Milwaukee
Protestant Episcopal Church
America
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