Notre Dame at the Horticultural Boston Stage Debuts Bertha Galland
Bertha Galland opened a second Boston engagement as Esmeralda in Notre Dame at the stage, a Hugo adaptation framed by Paul Potter. The actor's youth and fervor earn praise while the supporting cast led by Frank Lesee Oswald Yorke and Alma Kruger bolster a visually rich but uneven production running two weeks.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bertha Galland
Boston
Esmeralda
Victor Hugo
Notre Dame
Hugo
Paul M. Potter
Quasimodo
Jean Frollo
Garret
Miss Galland
Sherlock Holmes at the Hollis Street Theatre
Charles Frohman presents A Conan Doyle and William Gillette drama at the Hollis Street Theatre to a crowded house. Gillette's artistic, realistic portrayal earns applause with a strong supporting company led by Delmore, Evans, McPherson, Howard, Cortelson, and Paulkner. Sherlock Holmes is here for a two weeks engagement.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hollis Street
Charles Frohman
Sherlock Holmes
A. Conan Doyle
William Gillette
Mr. Gilette
the Holls
Mr. Gillette
London
America
Gillette
Cillette
Sherlock Hlomes
Ralph Delmore
Griffith Evans
James Larrabee
Professor Morrit
Quinton McPherson
Sidney Prines
Michel Howard
Aliee Paulkner
Adelia Cortelson
Madge Larrabee
Sherlock Thlmes
The Heart of Maryland at the Grand Opera House
The Heart of Maryland presented last evening at the Grand Opera House glorifies women's love and noble purpose. The production emphasizes heroism and enduring integrity, underscoring a strong moral message framed by period performance.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Maryland
Grand Opera House
Dover
T. “'L” Station
Thompson Opens The Old Homestead At Boston Theatre
Den man Thompson opened his annual engagement with The Old Homestead at the Boston Theatre last night. The rural comedy drew standing room only before 8 o clock, with familiar characters and cast members drawing hearty laughter and applause. The Grace Church scene with the invisible choir earned special praise as the production runs two weeks.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Boston
Denman Thompson
Old Homestead
Thompson
Charles Carter
Fred Clare
Frank Knapp
Annie Thompson
Louisa Morse
Gus Kammerlee
Marie Kimball
Grace Church
Human Spiders at Bowdoin Square Theatre Delights Crowd
Bowdoin Square Theatre stages the melodrama Human Spiders in a four act, seven scene run praised for natural characters and absence of buffoonery. Top performances by Jeffie Tilbury Grace Belmont and Katrina played by Charlotte Hunt garner acclaim. upcoming week features Utah. Coupon-seat holders receive a souvenir Monday night.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bowdoin Square Theatre
Price Theatre
America
Jeffie Tilbury
Grace Belmont
Katrina Charlotte Hunt
Frank FE. Camp
Bowdoin
Dr. Robson
J. D. Denison
Belmont
F. R. Philips
Dick Raymond
Herbert Ches Jey
Robert Curtis
Carl Fey
Lawrence Merton
William Vaughn
D. L. Gaylord
James Levering
Louise Randolph
Katherine Kent
Utah
A Kentucky Feud Triumphs in Boston Music Hall
Boston audiences enjoyed the first local production of the melodrama A Kentucky Feud by Garey and Keogh at Music Hall. The plot centers on a moonshine feud in Kentucky with lovers Jeff Wade and Bess Buckner driving the action and a moonshiner Ashley Cole facing trial for murder after Liz Sledge’s testimony. Performances featured Lucille Loring as Liz Sledge and Una Abell Brinker as Lucille, with a Charleston stage club and Civil War setting, and run through this week into next with Faust to follow.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Music Hall
Boston
Kentucky
James R. Garey
William T. Keogh
Ashley Cole
Liz Sledge
Jeff Wade
Bess Buckner
Earth
Lucille Loring
Agnes Carleton
J. T. Miltern
J. H. Hazelton
Zach
Pickaninny
South Carolina Orphan Asylum of
Charleston
South
Longwood
Judge Carlyle
Lucille
Blanchard
Una Abell Brinker
Walter Wilson
Cliff C. Storch
Joseph W. Girard
Marguerite Fields
Minna Ferry
W. A. Mortimer
Faust
The Defender Returns to Columbia Theatre with Popular Reopening
The Defender opened its second week at the Columbia Theatre to a large enthusiastic audience. The extravaganza revived public favor after its spring peak in New York. Newcomers Clara Lavine Emma Carus Lotta Faust Toby Claude and Alexander Clarke headline a strong company delivering a smooth performance with lavish costumes and scenic effects. Routines include Pinky Panky Poo and The Little Fly with encores. Regular matinees on Wednesday and Saturday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Columbia Theatre
New York
Clara Lavine
Emma Carus
Mrs. Jack
Lotta Faust
Toby Claude
Will Armstrong
Alexander Clarke
My Kentucky Home at Park Theatre Impresses Brooklyn Crowd
Corse Payton's stock company presented J. K. Tilotson's melodrama My Kentucky Home at the Park Theatre last evening. The piece proved wonderfully popular in Brooklyn where it has recently been shown, and it deserves success for its lively, fitting vein.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Corse Payton
J. K. Tilotson
Kentucky Home
Park Theatre
Brooklyn
Stage Notes: Cast Praised in Catherine and A Lady of Quality
Review lauds Thomas MacLarnie as George Mantel James L Seeley as Baron Frouard John T Craven as M Wallon Lindsay Morison as M I Taeas and George J Mack with Master Jameson in two boys roles. Catherine runs this week then Frances Hodgson Burnett's A Lady of Quality opens next Monday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Thomas MacLarnie
George Mantel
James L. Seeley
Baron Frouard
John T. Craven
M Wallon
Lindsay Morison
M. I Taeas
George J. Mack
Master Jameson
Catherine
Frances Hodgson Burnett
Tremont closes for La Gioconda dress rehearsal
Last evening the Tremont theatre closed for a dress rehearsal of La Gioconda. Mme. Duse will present the production this evening as the first attraction of her American tour.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tremont
Mme. Duse
Hawtrey Delivers Notable Boston Run In A Message From Mars
Charles Hawtrey draws a large enthusiastic Boston audience with A Message From Mars at the Boston Museum. The London and New York success is echoed here as Hawtrey’s natural ease and grace are praised along with a strong supporting cast led by Thorne and Stephenson. Frances Belmonts heroine draws admiration as weekday matinees continue.
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Charles Hawtrey
Mars
Boston Museum
Hawtrey
England
London
New York
Thorne
Stephenson
Messenger
Frances Belmont
Cath erine at Castle Square Theatre Review
Last evening's performance of Catherine from the French of Henri Lavedan at Castle Square Theatre earned strong applause. Lillian Lawrence dominates the title role with a revealing and successful interpretation, while Leonora Bradley as the Duchess de Coutras, Jan Irving as Helena, Mary Sanders as Blanche Vallon, Cordelia Macdonald as the baroness, Igetta Jewel as Madeline, and John Craiss as the duke de Coutyis deliver solid, improved performances.
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Catherine
Henri Lavedan
Boston
Lillian Lawrence
Leonora Bradley
Duchess de Coutras
Jan Irving
Helena
Mary Sanders
Blanche Vallon
Cordelia Macdonald
Igetta Jewel
Madeline
Duke de Coutyis
John Craiss
Keith's Theatre Burlesque Sketches Open Strong With Variety
The Keith's Theatre revue features coarse burlesque on Sardou's Cleopatra and a praised Village Lawyer with Cressy. Johnson and Dean dazzle as top singers and dancers. Yamamoto, Bissonetti Newman, Bush and Gordon, Delmore sisters, Zimmer, the Frasettis, and Ed Gray receive strong applause. A balanced bill includes Irwin and Hawley in Caught With the Goods, Waterbury brothers Tenney, and an array of acrobats and dancers from Dumitrescu to Keeley, with Mile Adele and Lucados among other highlights.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Walter Hawley
New York
Boston
Keith
Ross
Fenton
Sardou
Cressy
New Hampshire
Mr. Cressy
Johnson and Dean
Yamamoto Brothers
Bissonetti
Newman
Bush and
Gordon
Delmore Sisters
Zimmer
Frasettis
Ed Gray
Blo Irwin
Miss Irwin
Waterbury Brothers
Tenney
Ernest Tenney
Cork
Dumitrescu
Smith and Cook
Loudon
Conway
Leland
Keeley Brothers
Quaker City
O'Rourke
Burnette
Buck
Phil
Carrie Russell
Pryor Brothers
Larry Shaw
Joyces
Variety Acts Featured at the Howard This Week
The Howard unveils a bill covering nearly all branches of the variety profession with many acts in the program. Among the lineup a favorite entertainer makes her first engagement at the Howard, offering a fresh performance in the show.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
the Howard
Manolo Displays Unparalleled Brawn and Science
Manolo showcases an extraordinary blend of physical power and technical prowess, delivering a display seldom witnessed. The performance highlights strength, speed, and strategic skill, leaving spectators in awe of the athlete’s combination of brute force and refined technique.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Manolo
Austerity of Libby and Veil of Whiskers on Stage
A vivid description of Dave Libby performing on an electric motorcycle inside a bowl shaped stage, 106 laps to the mile at an 80 degree incline, amid a bustling variety show. The act includes a bearded novelty performer from Rheims, His Lordship Whiskers, and a lineup of acts like Starrett and Golden, Hugene Fielding, the Toulousains, and many others thrilling a wide audience.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dave-Devil Libby
Austin & Stone's
Libby
M. Jules Dumont
Rheims
France
Dumont
Europe
Starrett and Golden
Hugene Fielding
The
Toulousains
Till
Eight Faccendas
Whitely
Bell
Addie Millward
Nat Jerome
Clever Lynns
Stainfield
Rowe
Wilfred Jacobs
Claire Spencer
Frazer
Peterson
Louis Beauvais
Gardner
West
Little Sunshine
Herbert Swift
Allaire
Caville
Bert Bowen
Amalia
Dainty Paree Burlesquers at the Grand Theatre
The Dainty Paree burlesque troupe played yesterday at the Grand Theatre featuring Joe Gans the lightweight champion in a three round exhibition with his sparring partner. The two and a half hour show included two burlesques The Night at Hotel Waldrough and Paris Upside Down with May Booth as lead, plus acts by OBrien and Lawrence Mile Lia Tosca Felix Martin and others. Mile De Leon the Girl in Blue is announced to appear next week.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Grand Theatre
Joe Gans
Hotel Waldrough
May Booth
Paris
Gans
O’brien
Lawrence
Mile
Lia Tosca
Felix Martin
Schaffer
Stillwell
Grace
Frank Graham
Mile. de Leon
Girl In
Blue
Lyceum Theatre Burlesque Features City Club Week
Burlesque attractions at the Lyceum include the City Club curtain raiser On Board the City Club a Gayety couple and two codfish aristocracy scions. The olio features Greeve Green Rose Carlin Hawthorne Burt and the Lane Sisters with canebrake songs banjo tunes and Southern hoedowns. A French pantomime Une Affaire d'Honneur stars Mile Perre with a private duel scene. The finale is The Garden of Folly and Paxton with a Paris Folies Bergere act closes the bill.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lyceum Theatre
Lyceum
City Club
Messrs. Greeve and Green
Rose Carlin
Hawthorne
Burt
Reid
Gilbert
Three Lane Sisters
Chef Doeuvre
M. and
Mile. Paxton
Folies Bergere
Paris
Rentz Santley burlesque company note emerges
A fragment highlights the Rentz Santley company as a popular burlesque organization. The text hints at its public presence and cultural appeal within its era, underscoring its notoriety without detailing specific events or dates.
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Rentz-Santley Company
Palace Theatre Burlesque and Vaudeville Downton Gig
Began a week long engagement at the Palace Theatre drawing two large audiences. The company opens with a satire on Dave Wartell called He Hocks in Here and a burletta titled A Trip to the Coronation with Charles Robinson William MecRobie John Moran and Charles Leonard in principal parts. The chorus led by Sadie Leonard and the Emerald sisters plus Nina Bertolini Elsie Fay Ruth Stearn perform lively tunes dances and marches. Featured acts include Kitty Binghim Moran and Me Robie the Emerald sisters Jemerald sisters James Sadie Leonard Joh Lyons and more. The program promises ample burlesque and vaudeville entertainment.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Palace Theatre
Dave Wartiell
Charles Robinson
William MecRobie
John Moran
Charles Leonard
Sadie Leonard
Emerald Sisters
Nina Bertolini
Elsie Fay
Ruth Stearn
United States Army
Nickelodeon Week Show At Manager Walker’s House
The Nickelodeon at Manager Walker’s popular house offers a strong week program from entry to closing act. principal features include L B Walker’s Beautiful Orient with the soubrettes convention and stars Blanche Hartford Tina La Roux Nellie Buckley Gertie Zola Janet Willett and the Houston sisters. Also featured are Jimmy Handler the welterweight pugilist Twin Sullivan Charley O’Rourke and HBartino the teeth lifter with gun spinning by Aboo the Turkish soldier and dexters conjuring acts. The theatre offers an excellent bill with Hartford sisters Loraine Annie McDonough Louis Plotti and the Higgins brothers and amateurs appearing Friday night.
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Walker
L. B. Walker
Blanche Hartford
Buck
Tina la Roux
Nellie Buckley
Gertie Zola
Janet Willett
Houston Sisters
Jimmy Handler
Twin Sullivan
Charley O'Rourke
Hbartino
Aboo
Dexters
Hartford Sisters
Loraine
Annie McDonough
Louis Plotti
Higgins Brothers
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Colonial
Hollis
Alma Kruger
Maryland Calvert
Leslie Carter
Frank McDonald
Alan Kendrick
B. J. Murphy
Hugh Kendrick
Herbert Bostwick
Fulton Thorpe
Frank Justice
Lloyd Calvert
Rowland Hill
Telfair
Anna Wynne
Nancy McNair
Florence Foster
Clarbourne Gordon
Heart OF
Charles J. Ross
Mabel Fenton
Will M. Cressey
Blanche Dayne
Fisher and Carroll
Lew Silcom
Desen
Smeatth's
Usbum
Field, Rich, Harris and
Chas. Frohman
Lessees
Columbia
Charles
Hawtrey In
Richard Gauthony
Hollis Isaac B. Rich
Prop
Boston Theatre
Lawrence McCarty
Lessee and Mer
Nouse
Symphony Hall
IDEAL
R. E. Johnston
Bandmaster
New York City
Treimont Theatre
Signora
Eleonora
Tremont St
Tel
Oxford
Castle Sq. Theatre Dramatic Stock Co
Duse
LIP Beer & CO
G Brikc
LE D’annunzio
Ma Gioconr
Ma Citta Moocorta
Francesca DI Rimini
Tih
T. Keggh
A. H. Chamberlyn
By Lowe and
Dennee
Colonial Theatre
Rich, Harris & Frohman
Daniel Frohmmay
Bertha
Daly's ‘Theatre
NOTRE
Matinee
George W. Mager
Lessee and Mar
Mats. Ihura
Marvel
Grand Theatre Corner
Washington and
Dover Streets
I&c
Austin Stone
Tremont Row
Libby Fielding
Jacobs
Newsboy
Boatman
Palace Rentz-Santley
Grand Ree
Hee Market
David Belasco
Praima
Mascacgni
Mechanics Fair Boston
Berkeley Hall
National Spiritualiste’ Association of the
United States of America
Dominion of Canada
Tremont Theatre
Castle Square Theatre
Keith’s Theatre
Howard Atheneum
Zeffie Tilbury and the Stock Co
Austin & Stone
NEW Palace Theatre
Cook's “Moltke” Cruise
Mediterranean
Thos. Cook & Sons
Washington St
Rowe's Wharf
Rece
Tor
Mberton
Justo
Pemberton
G. PF. Cushing
Nickelodeon
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