Masqueraders and Grammont Shine in Boston Theatres
The Masqueraders presented by Empire at Hollis Boston follows New York run with Faversham Miller leading the cast and Viola Allen in a demanding role. Otis Skinner opens Park Theatre week with His Grace de Grammont, praising Skinner and Durbin in refined performances though some dramatic strength is lacking compared to Willon.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Skinner
Grace de Grammont
New York
Empire Theatre
Boston
Hollis
Empire Stock Company
Henry Arthur Jones
Mr. Jones
America
Africa
Faversham
Miller
Robert Edeson
J. E. Dodson
Arthur Boylan
Otis Skinner
Park Theatre
Clyde Fitch
Count de Grammont
Charles Sr
Hamilton
Charles
Grammont
West
Maud Durbin
Frederick C. Mosley
Sarah Truax
Castlemaine
Bohemian Girl Graces Castle Square Theatre Cast
The Castle Square Theatre presents The Bohemian Girl, a comic opera, with new principals adding tuneful charm. Clara Lane as Arline appears dainty and appealing, as audiences responded to the graceful melodies and romantic theme last evening.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Castle
Castle Square Theatre
Clara Lane
Dainty
Frank Bush Leads Week of Girl Wanted at Columbia Theatre
The S R O audience last night enjoyed Frank Bush and his company in the farce Girl Wanted at the Columbia Theatre. Bush displays wide range in character work, with musical features from James Lee Edward Sanford John and Harry Dillon and Mabel Florence delivering neat songs and dances. The second act includes a restaurant scene where the play’s title is revealed, showcasing Bush’s versatility amid many mirthful moments that keep the crowd roaring.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Columbia Theatre
Frank Bush
James Lee
Edward Sanford
John
Harry Dillon
Mabel Florence
Mr. Bush
Fourth week of The Fatal Card draws large Boston crowds
The Fatal Card at the Museum marks a fourth weekly engagement with consistently high attendance. The run has sustained strong public interest, with many patrons attending multiple performances. Management plans a fiftieth Boston performance on Wednesday, Oct. 30, featuring two shows and handsome souvenirs for attendees.
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Boston
In sight of St Pauls at Bowdoin Square opens strong
First week success for In sight of St Pauls at Bowdoin Square with high patronage and notable improvements under the author's supervision. Vane's tale praised for clear contrasts and dramatic touches. Emily Rigl and John T. Sullivan cited for strong performances. ensemble cast including Annie Lewis Sydney Armstrong Adelaide Cushman Lillian Lewis and Boyd Putnam delivers excellence. Curtain falls before 11.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
T. Paul
Bowdoin Square
Vane
St. Paul's
O.e
Emily Rigl
Keith's Theatre Brings Crowd for Lively Week of Vaudeville
Crowds filled B F Keith's Theatre yesterday for a bustling vaudeville bill headlined by Lydia Yeamans Titus with Frederick J Titus. Carroll Johnson, Francis Leon, Lizzie Daly, Tom and Lilly English, and many others offered varied specialties from impersonations to acrobatics and comedy sketches.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
B. F. Keith
Keith
Lydia Yeamans Titus
Frederick J. Titus
Carroll Johnson
Francis Leon
Leon
Kelly & Leon
Wiliam Masaud
Captain Forrest
Lizzie Derious Daly
Tom and
Lilly English
O'Neil and Sutherland
Tatah
Abachi
Namedos
Thomas E. Glyn
Fanny Leslie
Lawrences
Faust
Dudley Prescott
Boston
Havens
Andrws
Barry and Bannon
Charles H. Bowers
Tremont Theatre Crowd Flocked To Arthur and Waterloo Double Bill
The second week of King Arthur with Henry Irving as Arthur and Ellen Terry as Guinevere drew a full Tremont audience last night. A final Saturday double bill offers A Story of Waterloo and The Corsican Brothers, Boucicault’s version, presented more magnificently than previous Boston runs.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
King Arthur
Henry Irving
Ellen Terry
Guinevere
Tremont Theatre
Dion Boucicault
Boston
Burmah Returns for Sixth Week at Boston Theatre
The sixth week of Burmah opened last evening at the Boston Theatre with an enthusiastic audience. Boston theatregoers praise the heart appealing drama and its strong human emotions. The mounting is noted as very fine, showcasing the stage resources of the Great Boston Theatre. Burmah will be given until further notice.
Wo man Against Woman Opens Mensfield Show at Grand Opera House
The five act melodrama Wo man Against Woman returned to the Grand Opera House as the opener for Manager Mensfield’s program of refined drama and vaudeville. Lisle Leigh plays Bessie Barton with strong support for Rachel Westwood and John Treseder amid praise for Alice Murray Marian. A fine vaudeville follow‑up features the Romalo brothers, Zola sisters, Crowley and Foley, and Ramiza and Arno in comedy and acrobatics.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Grand Opera House
Manager Mensfield
Bessie Barton
Lisle Leigh
Rachel Westwoood
Dickie Delano
Howell Hancel
John Treseder
Alice Murray
W. T. Doyle
Sir Henry Chesterton
Romalo Brothers
Zola Sisters
Crowley
Foley
Ramiza
Arno
California
Chinese jugglers and vaudeville stars perform for crowd
Trio Coogan Rand and Tate join Prince Fee Ludg and the Chinese juggler May Mooney, a renowned vocalist, and Professor James H A Burton presenting a $10,000 dog circus drawing appeal from notable stage figures.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Coogan
Rand
Tate
Prince Fee Ludg
May Mooney
James HA. Burton
Novelties and acts headline Howard Atheneum bill this week
The program features Harry Watson and Alice Hutchins in a Dutch comedy sketch with songs and dances, a blackface sketch by John and Lottie Burton, a Stewart and Gillen boxing sketch, Hunn and Bohee comedy, Moran stump speech, Lottie Symonds Maggie Cline impression, Mabel Hudson singing in costume, Rita Durand sou bretté, Colby and Le Witt perch and monkey act, Mae and Goodrich, Earle and Bradley, Frank Cotton with donkeys, Rosina impersonator, J H Seedham balancing, Maud MclIntyre serio comic, Dolly Howe Vesta Tilley imitations, Logrenia, Al Lubian violin solos, and Tenney and Whiting musical sketch.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Howard Atheneum
Harry Watson
Alice Hutchins
John
Lottie Burton
Stewart
Gillen
Hunn
Bohee
Frank Moran
Lottie Symonds
Maggie Cline
Mabel Hudson
Howard
Rita Durand
Colby
le Witt
Mae
Goodrich
Earle
Bradley
Frank Cotton
Vaudeville at Lyceum Delivers Top Talent This Week
Patrons enjoyed a strong bill with Co gan and Bacon in a burlesque boxing sketch, Grays harp solos, Tyro-Jean warblers, Levy and Barker feats of strength, Paddy Murphy singing, Chevalier Cliquot sword swallowing with Milo, Tommy Atkins sketch, Cunningham and Staley musical comedy, Howley and Doyle dancing, Dollie Brooks singing Henrietta, and Demonio and Pantzer contortionists. The program, praised as the season’s best, aims to keep overflowing houses.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cogan and Bacon
Grays
Tyro- Jean Warblers
Levy
Barker
Paddy Murphy
Chevalier Cliquot
Milo
Cliquot
Lincoln
Gillett
Tommy Atkins
Cunningham and
Staley
Howley and Doyle
America
Dollie Brooks
Henrietta
Demonio
Pantzer
Lyceum
Austin & Stone's Museum Hosts Busy Family Show
Children packed the lecture hall after school to see Banner the wrestling pony and Master Leon Morris. Adults, including many athletes, filled the theater to watch Tom Hyde the jumper and a lineup of vaudeville acts by Shayne and Worden, the Tuxe Quartet, the Delmonica sisters, and many more.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Austin & Stone
Banner
Leon Morris
Master Morris
Tom Hyde
Hyde
Miles
Lolotte
Eugenia
Rube
Beatrice Roderigo
Shayne
Worden
Tuxe
Delmonica Sisters
Emerson
Lizzie Weston
Rossiter Brothers
Adonis
Venus
Harry Langdor
Mabel
London Gallery Girls Burlesque Opens Week at Palace
The London Gallery Girls burlesque company began a seven night engagement at the Palace Theatre with Omene the Turkish dancer drawing strong applause and a large audience. The show features the London Gaiety Girls, two breezy extravangas, and a lineup of vocalists dancers and comedy acts including Vergie Seymour Dot Lathrop Maggie Ferguson Tot Guichard and Keating.
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London Gallery Girls
Palace Theatre
Omene
London Gaiety Girls
Century Club
Mercury
Mary and
Venus
Chapelle Sisters
Vergie Seymour
Soubrette
Dot Lathrop
Maggie Ferguson
London Gaiety Girls and Life in London at Grand Museum
The article reviews Omene leaving for the Orient after her London Gaiety Girls engagement and praises the Grand Museum’s Life in London melodrama with Mind Miller and Harry Leighton leading a strong cast. It notes realistic scenes, a popular-price presentation, and a bustling variety week with burro rides captivating children.
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Alexander
London
Omene
The
Orient
London Gaiety Girls
Price House
Grand Museum
Simms
Pettitt
Newmarket
Mind Miller
Harry Leighton
Miss Miller
Kate Denby
Mr. Leighton
Perry
W. T. Hodson
John Wilkes
Don Mulvey
Marie Arkwright
Kate Medinger
McVicker
Phillips
McElroy
Ozay
Judge and Williams
Robert T. Tyrrell
Tony Mark
Gorman and West
Frank Marion
Minerva Lee
Mamie Dalton
Dover
Washington Sts
Nickel-Odeon season opens with varied acts and wonders
The Nickel-Odeon offers a bustling lineup with a tug of war in lecture hall No 1, Dexter and his death chair mystery, Mardo the ventriloquist, the New Hindoo Black Art, Cordana’s monkeys and Tags, and a South American jaguar act. Hall No 2 features Prince Pamahosika with educated doves, Berdie Morrell’s alligators, Hermon medical mystery, plus many other novelties. Hourly stage shows star Kennedy and Lee, Fay Forrester’s minstrels, and a chorus of noted songsters including Stella Clifford, Coleman and Moran, Lillie Thomas, Harry Brown, and the Ly sisters.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nickel-Odeon
Dexter
Mardo
Cordana
Prince Pamahosika
Berdie Morrell
Hermon
Kennedy
Lee
New York
Fay Forrester
Kennedy and Lee
Stella Clifforn
Coleman and Moran
Lillie Thomas
Harry Brown
Billie Hertz
Emma Juch Opens Boston Star Course With Germania Orchestra
Miss Emma Juch, supported by the Germania Orchestra of forty musicians, will give the grand opening concert of the Boston Star Course next Monday night in Music Halls. The performance inaugurates a remarkable season of concerts and entertainments in this year’s Star Course.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Emma Juch
Germania Orchestra
Winter entertainments begin at Every Day Church
A Monday evening winter series opened with a fine concert at Every Day Church 397 Shawmut Avenue. The program featured Charles Mole the flute soloist with the Symphony Orchestra, Bertha C Smith on zither, Agnes Hyde reader and Mrs Charles Mole on piano. The audience was large and appreciative.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Shawmut Avenue
Charles Mole
Symphony
Bertha C. Smith
Agnes Hyde
All Souls' Church Pastor Reports English Unitarian Rise
The Rev W H Lyon, pastor of All Souls Church Roxbury, arrived aboard the Cephalonia from England. He says he was a delegate for the American Unitarian Association at the English Unitarians convention. He notes rising strength in northern cities, cites Joseph Chamberlain as a notable Unitarian, and mentions meeting James Martineau and attending Huxley’s funeral.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W H. Lyon
All Souls’ Church
Roxbury
Cephalonia
Cunard
England
American Unitarian Association
Liverpool
Manchester
Sheffield
Joseph Chamberlain
James Martineau
Huxley
Flag presentation and contest for Building Trades Council
The People’s Paper reports a formal flag presentation from the Boston Post to the Building Trades Council. Hoisting and Portable Engineers won the Post flag and were acknowledged by Colin McDougall and E A McDonnell. President F B Monaghan praised the Post and led three cheers.
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Building Trades Council
Boston Post
Messrs
Colin McDougall
Garment Workers
E. A. McDonnell
Wood Workers
F. B. Monaghan
Five Hours to New York Train Planned by Railroads
An official indicated a new through service may run linking New York and Boston routes. The proposed schedule would depart Park Square at 1 PM, reach New York by 6 PM via Islington Junction Willimantic Junction and the Airline. A Boston New York fast train may also launch, details to follow.
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New York
New York, New Haven & Hartford
New England
Park Square
Islington Junction
Providence
Willimantic Junction
New Yok
Boston
Allen
New Haven
Snatch Thief Caught At Park Square Station
A young man who gave the name James Morgan was arrested at Back Bay for larceny of a $180 diamond stud taken from Alejo Sanchez at Park Square Station last night. He is to be arraigned in court today.
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James Morgan
Back Bay
Park Square Station
Alejo Sanchez
Wild steer terrorizes Watertown as crowd flees in panic
A massive steer escaped from the Brighton Abattoir and rampaged through Watertown and Waltham streets, injuring at least two men and scattering crowds of spectators. It charged Redmund Kennedy, chased others, and behaved wildly near stores and a Chinese laundry before a Union Cattle Market shooter fatally wounded it. Kennedy and McNamara suffered injuries in the melee.
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Watertown
Waltham
Brighton
Main Street
Kimball
Redmund Kennedy
Redmund
Barrett Estate
Waltham Street
Pleasant Street
Watertown Square
C. R. Fletcher
Mr. Fletcher
Beacon Square
Union Cattle Market
McNamara
Kennedy
Boston Young Men's Congress Elects Officers for Thirty-Seventh Session
The Boston Young Men's Congress opened its thirty-seventh session with officers elected: J. H. Barnes Jr. speaker, W. T. A. Fitzgerald vice speaker, L. W. Richardson clerk, J. A. O. Currier sergeant-at-arms, and executive committee members E. T. Capen Co H Innis D R Childs. The session launched with many important bills. a Cuban patriots recognition bill was laid on the table.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Boston Young Men’s Congress
J. H. Barnes, Jr
W. T. A. Fitzgerald
L. W. Richardson
J. A. O. Currier
E. T. Capen
H. Innis
D. R. Childs
J. Buckley, Jr
B. C. Lane
J. A. Q. Currier
Congress
United States
New England A A U Entries At Worcester Championship
At a well attended New England A A U meeting in Suffolk Club rooms the entry list for the Worcester championship next Saturday was approved. Bernard Weters the amateur sprint champion and Tom Burke may run if his leg heals. Holy Cross and Worcester Tech to contest a team race. Entries include numerous sprinters across thirteen events with many clubs represented, though some names are garbled in OCR.
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New England A. A. U
Suffolk
Worcester
Bernard Weters
T. Tom Burke
Holy Cross
Tech
Eye Dash
I. S. Clark
L. W. Redpath
Herbert Stors
McGrath
Banleaner
Puller
Patt Stingel
A. C
W. W. Hooh
L. Wright
N. A
Charles Harrin
W. A
W. A. C.; 8S. Emery, I. A. J. J. Metauhim
James Sweeny
J. M. Gallagher
ALCS
ST. I
Bran Howe
A. C. Doyle
Ge Brewer
E. H.C
President and Thurber Fished on the Esther at Buzzard's Bay
The President and Private Secretary Thurber spent the day fishing at Buzzard's Bay aboard the Esther. They departed shortly after 9 a.m. and returned late in the afternoon.
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Buzzard's Bay
Thurber
Esther
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WR. Lyon
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Petruchio
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Lost
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Nickelodeon
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Chas
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Bussszx
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