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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Oct 11, 1898
Page
6
A listing highlights performances and acts at Boston venues including Brother John at Castle Square Woman Against Woman at Bowdoin Square Frank Daniels at Tremont Cumberland 761 at Columbia Thomas Shea at Grand Opera and other bilis in a showbill.
The Boston Theatre production of The White Heather wowed crowds with elaborate scenery and expert mounting by Klaw & Erlanger. Rose Coghlan leads as Lady Janet alongside John J. Sullivan Wallace Campbell and Thomas McGrath in strong turns amid a breezy melodrama of intrigue aboard a yacht and Brazilian castle setting.
John J. McNally's new car elicited praise last evening at the Boston Museum. The production, aimed at the Rogers rothers, features German character actors whose eccentricities are highlightable, though other roles are not entirely obscured.
An editorial-like notice warns that overwork endangers husbands wives and children with illness and death. It promotes Dr. Pierce’s Golden Medical Discovery and Favorite Prescription for men and women, and Dr. Pierce’s Medical Adviser for mothers, offering mail copies in exchange for stamps.
Frank Harvey's play Woman Against Woman drew two of the season's largest crowds to Bowdoin Square Theatre. Fannie McIntyre and Mamie Gilroy lead rival heroines Bes sie Barton and Rachel Westwood, with E. L. Snader, Edwin R. Philips, and a strong supporting cast delivering a well received performance. The production runs for one week only.
Castle Square stock company delivered a capital performance of Martha Morton’s Brother John last evening to a full house. The cast included James Barrows and Sophie Hackett with strong supporting players, followed by Frank Daniels at Tremont Theatre in The Idol's Eye.
A review notes a pleasant performance with high spirit and finish. Next week Mr. Daniels will be seen in The Wizard of the Nile, always a popular opera.
A Columbia Theatre production of Chumberland '61 staged last night impresses with strong romance and Civil War scenes. The Franklin Fyles drama, directed by Augustus Pitou, features Leslie Matthews Madeline Merli Grace Wolvin C. Blance Rice R. V. Ferguson Thomas Mac Larney Bratton Kennedy in solid turns, praised for lifelike portrayals, humor, and authentic Southern ambience.
Thomas E. Shea led a selected company in J W Harkins Jr The Man o War man at the Grand Opera House before an enthusiastic audience. Shea as a navy captain battled Captain Havilando actor Henry Testa gave a clever villain performance. The melodrama featured sensational effects and bright theatrical moments that delighted patrons at South Indianapolis temple of amusement.
Edward B. Rice presents The French Maid at Park Theatre drawing hundreds nightly with a merry English musical comedy tonal shift toward Americanization. Suzette played by Anna Held and eccentric comedian Charles A. Bigelow lead a colorful cast including Hallen Mostyn Eva Davenport Gerry Ames and Yolande Wallace as the lively entertainment unfolds with songs dances and comedic skits. Advance sales extend into a fourth week.
Maude Adams enters the third week at Hollis Street Theatre to a crowded crowd praising her artistic charm in The Little Minister. The supporting company led by Robert Edson delivers strong performances, while Keith's show features Schilzonyi Knaben-Kapelle drawing exceptional audience enthusiasm. Seats for Adams's fifth week go on sale at 8 this morning.
A health warning urges building strength and vitality to avoid illness and fatal disease. It notes many fatalities come from weak health and slight illnesses and extols a healthful stimulant as best.
A Boston Keith's program showcases Duffy's Pure Malt Whiskey in a vaudeville burlesque with Dixie and Mitchell and Jess, the Cope sisters, Tarton and Ashley, Al Reeves, and a closing burletta America Hawaii. The show emphasizes good music, lively acts, and a non suggestive, entertaining night. Giants of the stage include Alice Thompson and the Parisian Widows upcoming Weber Field act. The cast delivers variety with vaudeville sketches, dancing, conjuring, and live musical performances amid a strong biograph lineup.
The Howard brings a large burlesque and vaudeville bill headlined by Reilly and Wood with Pat Reilly and Lizzie B Raymond. Act variety includes The Husband's Return, Reilly's Pension, Melrose rapid-fire gymnasts, Pickaninnies, Yankee Doodle Girls, and a Dance International finale. Star Course offerings include Brooke's and Sousa bands, Seidl's Orchestra, quartets, and famed lecturers. Season tickets on sale. course opens Oct 17.
The Al Reeves burlesque company at the Grand Theatre Washington corner of Dover street offers a large cast of over sixty with twenty five white girls and twenty five Creoles. The opener is The Ladies of Life a comedy burlesque by Harry Emerson followed by a French ball scene and an entrancing transformation with minstrel elements. The program continues with dancing singing cake walking and an olio.
Twelve hundred fifty eight pounds of wedded bliss star Chauncey Morlan and wife captivate crowds as the heaviest married couple on earth. They postpone Europe trip and host farewell receptions. The show features Hercules like feats and a galaxy of celebrities including the Lopez pantomimists, Gorman and Procter, Hal R. Stephens, Wrights, Marlowe, and more.
Public offered five different souvenir spoons to the first 500 ladies buying admission to daily morning War Exposition at Boston Auditorium. Exhibit features war relics and large paintings, plus Cyrano de Bergerac at Castle Square Theatre October 24 for one week with a grand staging and historically accurate costumes.
The Boston Theatre hosts Brooke and his Chicago Marine Band next Sunday with their famed concert at popular prices. The program includes Our Nation's Guard and Sibyl Sammis sings with selections loved by Boston audiences. Also shown is Rona at the New Art Exhibition and Remselusky's work drawing crowds. Jacob and Laury's Merry Maidens burlesque company headlines Lyceum with Nellie Hanly in The Merry Maidens in a Night at the French Ball.
A newspaper ad extols Kutnow's Improved Effervescent Powder as a safe relief for dyspepsia from overeating and inactivity. It claims benefits for liver function, constipation, and uric acid buildup and notes the pleasant taste, physician endorsements, and a free sample offer to readers who mention the Boston Post.
Over the battlefield route through the Blue Mountains Hagerstown Antietam and Shenandoah Valley the Pennsylvania Railroad conducts a personal tour leaving Boston October 31. Round trip from Boston 36 dollars includes all expenses. For itineraries contact D N Bell at 205 Washington Street Boston. McIntyre case under advisement in Denver court martial of Rev Joseph McIntyre aboard the battleship Oregon.
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