Hamlet Shothern Opens Hollis Season At Theatre
The Hollis Street Theatre revived with a redecorated house and Boston’s first Hamlet by E H Sothern. He pursues a human, modern Hamlet, earning praise for insight though with some delivery flaws. The cast, scenery, and music received strong support despite Ophelia’s uneven reception and late curtain.
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Two Plays Show Same Dramatist’s Wide Range
A critic notes a dramatist who can stage two vastly different works in one evening. Mme Butterfly, a pathetic sketch, contrasts with Naughty Anthony, a rollicking farce. The piece highlights rare skill in stagecraft and construction amid contemporary writing.
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Belasco's Mme Butterfly and Naughty Anthony at Boston Museum
Boston critics hail Belasco program at the Boston Museum with Mme Butterfly a vivid study of love and loss by Valerie Bergere and John Luther Lane’s brief romantic sketch. The companion farce Naughty Anthony, built around a hosiery model and a founder, drew loud laughter and praise for its brisk dialogue and comic timing.
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John Luther Lane
Valerie Bergere
Mme. Butterfly
Claude Gillingwater
Helena Phillips
Suzuki
Anthony
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Miss Bergere
Cora
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J. H. Bradbury
Budd
Valentine Maker
Dan Mason
Kate Bruce
Cadet Girl at Columbia Theatre Charms with Dan Daly
At Columbia Theatre last night Dan Daly starred in The Cadet Girl a bright tuneful musical comedy. Roses framed Daly on stage as the plot follows two convent girls and two cadets with a medal proving noble lineage and a fortune. They flee to Paris in pursuit of the truth.
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Alice Judson
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W. Propert Carleton
George A. Schiller
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William Cameron
Shadow
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The Voice of Nature at Grand Opera House
Thomas E Shea led a week long run of The Voice of Nature at the Grand Opera House with strong support from Bessie Beardsley who provided essential comic relief. The melodrama set in Russia explores Nihilism with credible action and avoids lurid excess, though Shea occasionally seemed overmatched by the role.
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Voice of Nature
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Theodore Kremer
Russia
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Miss Beardsley
Monte Cristo at Boston Theatre Enters Third Week
Boston audiences fill the Boston Theatre for Liebler & Co. presenting James O Neill in Monte Cristo entering its third triumphant week. The large company and elaborate scenic effects draw praise as the ballroom scene and Fontainebleu glade receive enthusiastic applause. The show runs nightly with a daytime performance tomorrow and the Tremont Theatre plans Grace George in Her Majesty next week.
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Bertha the Sewing Machine Girl at Bowdoin Square Theatre
The Bowdoin Square Theatre presents Bertha the Sewing Machine Girl, praised as one of the best melodramas in years. Charlotte Hunt leads the cast in the title role with Edith Talbot and Will R. Phillips delivering standout performances. The production features a realistic sewing room scene, strong supporting players, and a souvenir photo for reserve-seat holders. The run is a single week with matinees, followed by The Two Orphans and Nick of the Woods on upcoming weeks.
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Harry S. Hadfield
George H. Morse
Walter Clarke
Frank Marr
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Frank M. Allen
Susette Willey
Alice C. Keane
Florence Hale
Miriam Lawton
Henriette Rich
Marta Shepard
Gertrude Mars
Elia Drake
Ethel Robinson
James Levering
Countess Valeska shines at Castle Square Theatre
The Countess Valeska at Castle Square Theatre last evening drew strong notices with Lillian Lawrence in the title role and Hope Ross as Elizabeth. Leonora Bradley as Frau Ursula, John Craig as Achim Von Lohde, J L Seeley as Marquis Von Sturmell, Edward Wade as Von Lohde, and others delivering notable turns. The production runs only this week before Paul Armstrong's Just a Day Dream opens next Monday.
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Elizabeth
Leonora Bradley
Frau Ursula
John Craig
Achim von Lohde
J. L. Seeley
Marquis von Sturmell
Edward Wade
Herr von Lohde
Charles Mackay
Muechenberg
The Choir Invisible Opens Boston Season at Park Theatre
The Choir Invisible appeals to educated and general audiences with its refined English dialogue. Liebler Co delayed opening for a perfect production. Henry Jewett leads as John Gray with a cast including Bangs LeMoyne Woodward Hazeltine Hitchcock McGrane Carns Maflin Hathaway Bennet Dixay Deaves Sumner. Music by Bostonian William Lyman Johnston features an augmented orchestra for the entr'acte and incidental pieces.
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Henry Jewett
John Gray
Frank Co. Bangs
William J. LeMoyne
George Woodward
William Hazeltine
Walt Hitchcock
T. J. McGrane
S. F. Carns
A. W. Maflin
Judith Hathaway
Gertrude Bennet
Mabel Dixay
Ada Deaves
Sarah Sumner
William Lyman Johnston
Tremont Theatre Engagement for Papa's Wife Draws Full House
Despite months of running at Tremont Theatre, the audience size remains strong for Anna Held in Papa's Wife. Matinee demand is high, prompting Held to bend her rule of seven performances a week and offer a special matinee engagement.
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Sapho at the Grand Theatre Delights Local Audiences
The Grand Theatre presents Sapho this week starring Mildred Hyland as Fanny Legrand with Severin De Deyn as Jean and J. J. Owens as Dechelette. The cast includes Thomas Carroll and several others, with a grand ball scene in Act I and notable vaudeville between acts.
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Fanny Legrand
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Evan Harris
Charles Farwell
Frank J. Kirke
Thomas Brennan
K. Bender
Walter Prescott
Miss Hyland
Virginia Thornton
Grace Euler
Jessie la Seur
Pauline Rogers
Exlina Sweatland
Gertrude Wilson
Keiths Theatre Opens Second Week as Dances Delight Boston Audiences
Patinta began the second and last week of her engagement at Keiths with strong audience approval. Milton and Dolly Nobles received warm acknowledgment for A Blue Grass Widow, while Digby Bell drew hearty laughter from his popular monologue. The large afternoon and evening crowds showed continued favor for the performers.
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