Tremont Theatre Drama Review Amidst Faust and Hyde
The excerpt reviews Boston area theatre offerings with notes on performances at the Tremont and Bowdoin Square venues. It highlights actors such as Joseph Calla cen and Miss Flora Fairchild, praising stage presence, character work, and production strengths while noting crowd reactions and artistic merit across multiple plays including Faust and The Man and the Moonish?
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jare
Bowdoin Square
Mpany
Joseph Callacen
Mephisto
Valentine
Kent
Misser
Dame
L. Gaylord
Frank ‘Arter
Enziette Rich
Faust
The Bells Play Fame of Matthias Shaped by Irving
Matthias in The Bells has gained fame through Henry Irving, whose stage interpretation elevated the drama’s profile. The production, long associated with Irving, anchored the work in early 20th century theater history.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Matthias
the Bells
Henry Irving
Castle Square Theatre Delivers Even Cast in Men and Women
Castle Square Theatre company presented Men and Women to a large audience with strong performances led by J H Gilmour as William Prescott and James Barrows as Colonel Kipp. Other cast members Hermbrey Mackay Morison Fowler Masson Seeley Cummings plus Miss Odell Miss Lawrence Miss Sanders Miss Chapman drew praise for acting and costumes. Tickets sold out with lines outside the box offices, and anticipation builds for Cyrano de Bergerac next week.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Castle Square Theatre
Castle Square Theatre Company
J. H. Gilmour
William Prescott
James
Barrows
Colonel Kipp
Mr. Humbrey
Israel Cohen
Mr. Mackay
Edward Seabury
Mr. Morison
Mr. Pendleton
Mr. Fowler
Calvin Steadman
Mr. Masson
Lyman Webb
Mr. Seeley
Stephen Rodman
Mr. Cummings
Sam Delafield
Miss Odell
Miss Lawrence
Agnes Rodman
Miss Sanders
Dora Prescott
Mrs. Delafield
Miss Barron
Margery Knox
Miss Morgan
Mrs. Prescott
Miss Chapman
Wizard of the Nile Opens Second Tremont Week
Tremont Theatre continues Frank Daniels troupe with a revival of The Wizard of the Nile. Daniels as Kibosh earns high praise alongside Alf C. Whelan as King Ptolemy. Cast including Will Danforth Helen Redmond Norma Kopp Kate Uart and J R Park deliver strong singing and acting amid fine costumes and orchestra. A large appreciative audience will see Uncle Dick after this run.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tremont Theatre
Frank Daniels
Harry B. Smith
Victor Herbert
Messrs. Smith and Herbert
Daniels
Kibosh
Alf C. Whelan
King Ptolemy
Will Danforth
Cheops
Helen Redmond
Cleopatra
Norma Kopp
Abydos
Kate Uart
Simeona
J. R. Park
Ptarmigan
Sol Smith Russell
Uncle Dick
The White Heather at the Boston Theatre Opens Week Two
The White Heather continues at the Boston Theatre with large audiences. The plot centers on a Scottish marriage aboard a yacht revealed by a sunken log book, driving drama as a husband and wife pursue or destroy the record. Notable scenes include a misty Scottish moor, Royal Stock Exchange, Boulter's Lock boats, and a submarine fight over the log book. Cast includes Rose Coghlan as Lady Janet, John T. Sullivan as Lord Angus Cameron, with Wallace Campbell, Olive May, and Grace Thorne. Matinees Wednesday and Saturday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
White Heather
Boston Theatre
Royal Stock Exchange
Battersea Park
Boulter
Shetland House
Janet Maclintock
Rose Coghlan
John T. Sullivan
Angus Cameron
Wallace Campbell
Alex Maclintock
Herbert Ayling
Gay Olive May
Lady Mary
Grace Thorne
Marian Hume
Maude Adams Opens Fourth Week Of The Little Minister In Boston
Hollis Street Theatre reports a large audience as Maude Adams enters the fourth week in The Little Minister. Critics praise her grace and modulated delivery in Babble, while fans pack houses and rush to buy tickets for next week.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hollis Street Theatre
Maude Adams
Boston
Miss Adams
Boston Theatre Review Highlights Rice Farce and Reign of Error
Boston audiences praised the Rice production as a bright French farce with clean humor and an all-star cast led by Anna Held. Charles A. Bigelow’s pink-nosed waiter and the ensemble received heavy applause while Rogers brothers’ act at the Boston Museum drew crowds in the second week of A Reign of Error.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Boston
Anna Held
Eva Davenport
Mamie Forbes
Park Theatre
Rogers Brothers
Klaw & Erlanger
John J. McNally
Maude Raymond
Georgia Caine
Ada Lewis
la Petite Adelaide
George Marion
Boston Museum
Pug Doc Wins Applause in Keith's Varied Vaudeville Program
A Boston audience applauded Doc the pug owned by Harry Edson for his educated tricks and bell playing. The program also featured Roman statuary by the Gloss brothers, strongman feats by Rofix, Lyveh and Jewell, juggling by Zimmer, blackface acts Farrell and Taylor, Adelina Roattino, Sheehan and Kennedy, a debut by S. Miller Kent, and a new biograph reel. Grand Theatre offered Weber and Fields Parisian Widows burlesque to rave reviews with top acts Cushman and Ho combe, Gilbert and Goldie, Boyce and Black, the Burman sisters, and Dryden and Leslie, plus McFadden’s Visit and A Night on Broadway.
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Keith’s
Harry Edson
Doc
Edson
Boston
Gloss
Lyveh
Jewell
Miss Jewell
Peasing
Zimmer
Farrell and
Taylor
Adelina Roattino
Sheehan
Kennedy
Mikel Braun
Della Rocca
Harry Woodruff
S. Miller Kent
J. Cheever Goodwin
Richard Carle
George Cohan
Mr. Kent
A. H. Sheldon
Agnes Reilly
Johnstone Bennett
Grand Theatre
Weber and Fields
Weber and _ Fields
Alio
Manhattan Comedy Four
Cushman and Hocombe
Gilbert and
Goldie
Boyce
Black
Burman Sisters
Dryden
Leslie
Vaudeville at the Howard Atheneum Promises New Burlesque Acts
The Howard Atheneum hosts a Broadway‑quality burlesque company from New York, led by Dan McAvoy and Jessie May. The program features “The Highwayman and The Little Minister” spoof titled Weyhighman and the Wee Minister, new melodies by John Stromberg, and a strong variety show with stars like Billy Van, Mignon Gilbert, and Lizzie B&B Raymond. The production runs through the week with Mrs Raymond’s act concluding soon. other acts include John and Harry Dillon, O’Rourke, and Burnett, plus Buck dancing in wooden shoes and parody songs.
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Howard Atheneum
F “St
Weber &Elds
Howard
Vaudeville Club
Burlesquers
Manie Veers
Broadway Music Hall
New York
Cathe Weyhighman
Edgar Smith
Louis DeLange
John Stromberg
Dan McAvoy
Jessie May
McAvoy
May
Misses Mignon
Gilbert
Madge Wood
Nonie Renolds
Bessie Franston
Blanche Leslie
Billy van
John Dillon
Harry Dillon
George Betts
M. O’rourke
O'Rourke
Burnett
Buck
Lizzie
Johnny Quigley
Urewsboy
Byrons
Ai Blanche
Sit
Yum Yum the Handless Artist Captivates Boston Audiences
A Japanese performer Yum Yum, born without hands and using her toes to paint, write, and shoot, headlines a Boston vaudeville bill at Austin & Stone's. The act features a troupe including Shimakura, Hatta, and the Livermore family, with the electrograph and local scenes drawing large crowds.
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Austin & Stone’s
Yum Yum
Yum-Yum
Boston
Hatta
Livermore
Sheffield Sisters
Jack Cattanach
Alex McDowell
Emery
Russell
Maude
Little Tony
Alice Warren
Mrs. Wright
Gorman
Proctor
Bertie Fitzgibbon
Magee
Crimmins
Montello
Finn
Mack
Mule
Garretta
Cockatoos
Professor Igoe
Thompson Sisters
The Ocean of Disease and a Doctor’s Advice
A moral essay warns that disease is a treacherous ocean threatening health and life. It urges heed to early warning signs of digestive and nervous troubles and promotes Dr. Pierce's Golden Medical Discovery as a remedy to restore appetite, aid digestion, purify the blood, and rebuild strength.
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Pierce
Lyceum Burlesque Review Highlights Irish Comic Acts
Fred Eckhoff and Touhey Mack lead a lively Lyceum burlesque with rich character work. Frankie Haines offers topical songs, two acrobatic girls perform, Eddie Miles renews Baby in the Cradle, and Swan Bamford show new feats. The show features new scenery, Rice and Barton as principals, with Harry Morris's Little Lambs billed for next week.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fred Eckhoff
Lyceum
Touhey and
Mack
Frankie Haines
Eddie Miles
Baby
Barton
Eckhoff
Princeton Sisters
Hattie Mills
Josie Fliynn
Swan
Bamford
Coney Island
Rice
Harry Morris
Sailors in Naval Night at Grand Opera House
A large group of Marblehead sailors attended the Grand Opera House naval night. One fan near the stage loudly denounced Spain during the climactic battle scene, nearly leaping on stage before restrained by friends. He recalled fighting Spaniards off Santiago Harbor, saying the play felt like the real action.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pera House
Hyde
Grand Opera House
United States
Marblehead
Spain
America
Santiago
Tremont Temple Opens Boston Star Course Season
Tremont Temple hosts Mr. T P Brooke and his Chicago Marine Band as the Boston star course begins a nineteenth season. Miss Sibyl Sammis solos with expressive power and a patriotic finale honors the national guard. Municipal Orchestra concerts continue Sundays at Music Hall with 25 15 and 10 cent prices, Emil Mollenhauer conducting. A trained chorus led by Professor O Shea will perform Gouod's Gallia The Heavens Are Telling. Profits go to City Hospital. Also featuring Remselusky's nude study Rona at New Art Exhibition 170 Tremont Street praised for realism open 11 a.m. to midnight.
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Tremont Temple
T. P. Brooke
Chicago
Sibyl Sammis
Brooke
National Guard of
The
United States
Sammis
Music Hall
Emil Mollenhauer
O’shea
Music Commission
Gounod
Remselusky
Rona
Tremont Street
War Exposition at Boston Auditorium Draws Thousands
Thousands visit the Boston Auditorium on Tremont Street to view the wartime paintings and war relief exhibits. The miniatures of Manila battle incidents with ships and guns attract daily crowds as the unveiling of Colonel Bogan’s farewell to the Ninth Regiment nears. Exposition hours are 10 a.m. to 10 p.m.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Boston Auditorium
Tremont Street
Dover
Manila
Bogan
Moffett Missing From Brookline Family Feels Alarm
William J. Moffett of 17 Cameron Street has been missing since October 8. A Brookline contractor driver, he is about 28, with a wife and four young children. His mother fears illness or misfortune while the family and police conduct an earnest search in Brookline and Boston.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
William J. Moffett
Cameron Street
Brookline
Post
Boston
Shelve Monroe Doctrine at Methodist ministers meeting
Chaplain George A. Crawford U S N spoke at Wesleyan Hall on imperialistic possibilities for the United States regarding the Philippine Islands. He argued China would be divided and the Philippines would open great markets, urging action to seize the opportunity.
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Wesleyan Hall
George A. Crawford
United States
Philippine Islands
China
Philippines
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