Parsifal yields in Boston a grand operatic night
An appreciative Boston audience witnessed Parsifal at the Opera House with Kundry Mine Luna and Parsifal Prince Pennarini. The production impressed for scenic mastery and Wagnerian depth though some singing dampened by dialect and strength. Rothwell conducted a demanding cast through three acts of Grail, Klingsor and the healing spear with triumph in spectacle and music.
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Wagner
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Luna
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Homer Lind
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Walter H. Rothwell
Mme
Hanna Mara
Francis Maclennan
Franz Egenieff
Ottley Cranston
J. Parker Coombs
Edward H. Crosby
The Maid and the Mummy at Colonial Theatre
Review of The Maid and the Mummy at the Colonial Theatre praises it as a musical melange with clever book strong songs and lively acts. Cast features Washington Stubbs Richard Carroll and Adele Rowland among others. The chorus is praised for beauty and the show is described as thoroughly funny with many fresh jokes and well-integrated lyrics and dialogue.
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Richard Carroll
Miss Boley
Mr. Garvie
Mr. Groh
Congress of Nations
Polly
Bolivar
Mummy
Mr. Wesley
McSwat
Annie Yeamans
Mr. Carroll
Janet Priest
Muggsy
May Boley
Trixie Evergreen
Adele Rowland
Flo Dobbins
Julia
Richard Carle
the Colonial
Colonial Theatre
Robert Hood Bowers
Washington Stubbs
Richard F
Michael McGovern
Jess Caine
Een
Adele Rowland Trixie
May Boley Astoria Dobbins
Annie Yeamang Mageay
Janet Priest George
Barle Dewey TiGer
Madge Vincent
Shepherd King charms Boston crowds at Majestic Theatre
The Majestic hosts Wright Lorimer and company for week three of The Shepherd King. Critics praise lavish stage pictures and strong singing from Cora Tracy and Roy Alton, highlighting costumes, spectacle, and witty lyrics by Charles Emerson Cook. Governor Bates attends in uniform as Odd Fellows lodges fill seats for an engagement that will not extend beyond this run.
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Goliath
Saul
Prince Jonathan
Michal
Merab
Doeg
Boston
John L. Bates
New England
Mr. Lorimer
Philadelphia
New York
Chicago
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Europe
America
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Lucy Monroe
Mille
Fifine
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Captain Trevors
Benjamin McGahen
Crown Prince
W. J. McCarthy
Louis Casavant
Red Feather
van Studdiford
Tracy
Alton
Mr. Casavant
Charles Emerson Cook
David Belasco
Majestic Theatre
The Way to Kenmare at Boston Theatre Delights Crowd
Andrew Mack’s new Irish melodrama The Way to Kenmare opened at the Boston Theatre to a delighted audience. The play follows a young Irish nobleman exiled by parental disobedience who travels from Colorado to New York then Ireland to win his bride, with songs by Mack and strong performances from Hugo Toland George Deyo William J Townsend and others. The production features Irish scenes, ample humor, and a vivid cathedral scene that drew repeated curtain calls.
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Kenmare
Boston Theatre
Colorado
Maguire
Ireland
Rose of
Hugo Toland
Clement Fairley
George Deyo
Earl of
William J. Townsend
Roy Donald
Richard Groman
Eddie Heeen
Mulkenan Hogan
Globe Theatre Stages When Johnny Comes Marching Home
The Globe Theatre presented the two act military opera When Johnny Comes Marching Home by Stange and Edwards. Alfred Sully Ely led as Colonel John Graham with Mabelle Dufour as Kate Pemberton and William T. Carleton as General William Allen, praised for vocal and acting performances amid elaborate dances and period costumes.
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Stanislaus Stange
Julian Edwards
Globe Theatre
John Graham
Alfred Sully Ely
Kate Pemberton
Mabelle Dufour
William T. Carleton
Boston
William Allen
Della Niven
Constance Pemberton
Keith's Theatre Provides A Rich Vaudeville Week
A Boston week at Keith's Theatre features Jean Marcel bas reliefs with French models and the Broken act, four Avolos on xylophones, Germinal the baritone opera singer, Paulton and Dooley bicycle stunts, Zeno Carl and Zeno aerials, Mike the mind reading dog, LeRoy Adams Yorke and Adams acts, and two biographs The Lost Child and Knights Templar parade in San Francisco, all praised as a premier program for art music and merriment.
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Keith
Jean Marcel
M. Marcel
Avolos
Boston
M. Germinal
Paulton
Dooley
Zeno
Carl
Mike
Foster
LeRoy
Clayton
Yorke
Adams
San Francisco
California
The Other Girl Opens Final Week at Park Theatre
A large Park Theatre audience witnessed the opening of the final week of The Other Girl starring Augustus Thomas’ comedy. The Boston engagement has drawn strong crowds over three weeks with lively satire of fashionable society and servants. The cast excels, promise of a lengthy Boston run fading after next Saturday night’s farewell performance with seats on sale now.
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Park Theatre
Augustus Thomas
New York City
Boston
Castle Square Theatre Delights In Henrietta Cast
The Castle Square Theatre audience enjoyed Bronson Howard's The Henrietta with strong ensemble work. Howell Hansel excelled as Nicholas Vanalstyne Jr, De Witt C. Jennings impressed as the old operator, and Lillian Kemble stood out as Rose Vanalstyne. The production runs only this week before When Knightwood Was in Flower opens Monday.
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Castle Square Theatre
Bronson Howard
Henrietta
Howell Hansel
Nicholas Vanalstyne, Jr
de Witt C. Jennings
Nicholas Vanalstyne
Ben A. Field
Bertie
the Lamb
A. H. van Buren
Dr. Wainwright
Mark Kent
Parson Hilton
Howard Russell
Lord Trelawney
Lillian Kemble
Rose Vanalstyne
Rose
Mary Sanders
Agnes Lockwood
Ethelle Earle
Grand Opera House Presents Happy Hooligan Farce
The Grand Opera House showcased Happy Hooligan last night to an enthusiastic crowd. George Melville’s new impersonation drew constant roars as the polite hobo character delighted the audience. James F. Leonard plays Michael O Shaughnessy with others including Dan Crimmins in supporting roles.
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Grand Opera House
George Melville
New York
James F. Leonard
Michael O'Shaughnessy
Dan Crimmins
Cast list and scenes from a Vaudeville production
The article praises a stage show featuring Bridget Moriarity played by Mamie Conway, with Peter Guggenheimer and Karl Gath among the troupe. Supporting roles include Bert Cannon, George W. Kerr, Tom Henry, and Rosa Gore. Three acts unfold in varied settings including a barber shop, trolley ride, and diamond palace, with musical and vaudeville acts by Electric Comedy Four and Crimmins and Gore noted for the lightning change routine.
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Peter Guggenheimer
Bridget Moriarity
Mamie Conway
Karl Gath
Montmorency
Hooligan
Bert Cannon
Maken Welcome
George W. Kerr
Butts Fagin
Tom Henry
Swipsey Piker
Rosa Gore
Liz Snow
Diamond Palace
Electric Comedy Four
Georgia
Crimmins
Gore
Miss Gore
Bowery
Boston
The Black Hand at Bowdoin Square Theatre
Bowdoin Square Theatre presents The Black Hand a sensational melodrama with scenic Kentucky settings a feud between the Marcums and Claytons and a wedding ending the tale Charles Miller stars as Case Marcum the famed oculist earning new fame for his lead performance.
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Bowdoin Squire Theatre Management
West End
Kentucky
Marcums
Claytons
Case Marcum
Charles Miller
Charlotte Hunt Leads Lothrop Stock in Belle Clayton
The leading female role Belle Clayton is portrayed by Charlotte Hunt with a thorough and fascinating performance. The comedy features E. D. Denison as Dick Botts, Harry Brooks as Herman Hockstein, and Florence Hale as Mrs Clancy with Butler Haviland as Wash. The cast also includes D. L. Gaylord Henry Alexander Wilmer Walter Thomas Russell Charles Wheelock Eugenie Du Bois Maude Parker. Musical numbers are catchy, production pleasing and satisfying. The show runs for a single week with daily matinees and bargain prices for afternoon performances for all ladies. Coupon-seat patrons on Friday evening receive a souvenir portrait of Henry Alexander.
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Charlotte Hunt
Belle Clayton
E. D. Denison
Dick Botts
Harry Brooks
Herman Hockstein
Florence Hale
Mrs. Clancy
Butler Haviland
Wash
D. L. Gaylord
Henry Alexander
Wilmer Walter
Thomas Russell
Charles Wheelock
Eugenie du Bois
Maude Parker
Lothrop Stock Company
Kneisel Quartet Concert at Potter Hall Next Tuesday
Franz Kneisel plans the first Kneisel Quartet concert at Potter Hall to honor Dvorak with selections from his chamber works. Wal Damrosch will be the soloist. Season tickets for Potter Hall show ongoing generous support after 20 years.
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Franz Kneisel
Kneisel
Potter Hall
Dvorak
Wal Damrosch
Catarrhal Powder Promises Quick Relief From Catarrh
Eminent nose and throat specialists in daily practice recommend Dr Agnew's Catarrhal Powder as safe, sure and painless for cold in head tonsillitis hoarseness and catarrh. It claims relief in ten minutes and permanent cure like magic.
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Dr. Agnew
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