Peter Pan at Hollis Street Theatre Delights New York Style Crowd
The Hollis Street Theatre staged Peter Pan, a Barrie fairy tale, to an exceptionally bright audience. Miss Adams leads with grace and a memorable song, while elaborate scenery elevates a whimsical tale that charms both children and adults despite a single broad burlesque moment on a pirate ship.
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James Matthew Barrie
Hollis Street Theatre
New York
Empire Theatre
Barrie
Peter Pan
Tinker Bell
Tinker
Peter
Band of Lost Boys In Never-Neer-Land
Miss Adams
Releas E. i
Social Whirl at Boston Theatre Ends Saturday
The Social Whirl, latest Shubert musical comedy, plays Boston Theatre to a large appreciative crowd in its second and closing week. The satirical, engaging show features tunes like Maude Raymond's Bill Simmons and Ross's Gold Man Manhattan. Andrew Mack will follow with Arrah-Na-Pogue next Monday.
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Boston Theatre
Maude Raymond
Bill Simmons
Charles J. Ross
Manhattan
Andrew Mack
Saint-Saens To Conduct Special Concert Here Tuesday
Europe’s famed Camille Saint-Saens arrives to lead the Symphony Orchestra in a special concert of his own works on Tuesday evening October 30. Since 1867 his prolific output has kept rising after winning a prize for Noces de Promethee.
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Camille Saint-Saens
Europe
London
Marrying Mary at the Colonial Theatre
Miss Cahill and company presented Marrying Mary a three act musical farce satirizing divorce. Mary Montgomery the thrice divorced heroine clashes with No 4, while ex husbands reappear and a gallant father figures in. Eugene Cowles shines but lacks stage time. Cahill’s sprightly performance and gowns amuse, with limited vocal power overall. The Colonial run extends two weeks before Colonel Newcome follows.
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Colonial Theatre
Miss
Me Cahill
Mary
Colonial
Mary Montgomery
Miss Cahill
Annie Buckley
Senator Bunchgrass
H. Gay Woodward
Bishop Brigham
Mark Smith
Spee
Atwell
Kulpepper
William Urtleign
Eugene ' Cowles
Kitty Kul _ veeeess Gladge Claire
Orley Throemorton
Backus M. Archanbeau
Charles Judelx
Edwin Milton Royle
Benjamin Hapgood Burt
Silvio Heim
No. 4
Eugene Cowles
Bostonians
Colonel Newcome
Michael Morton
Thackeray
the Newcomes
Lion and the Mouse Tops Park Theatre Run
The Lion and the Mouse continues strong at Park Theatre with seven weeks this season and four a year ago. Charles Klein’s drama draws full houses through its human plot and modern candor, appealing to a large audience last evening. Francis Wilson’s engagement begins next Monday.
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the Park Theatre
Charles Klein
Francis Wilson
Theodora at Castle Square Delivers Dramatic Power
The Sardou drama Theodora produced at Castle Square earns praise for lavish settings and intense performances. Thais Lawton commands the central role as Bernhardt era style grace and force, captivating the audience throughout seven scenes with a plot akin to Cleopatra and La Tosca.
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Sardou
Theodora
Castle Square
Cleopatra
Gismonda
Justinian
Bernhardt
Thais Lawton
Bijou Theatre brings back farce with In cog at Bijou
John Craig and company deliver bright brisk dialogue and hearty laughter in Mrs Romualdo Pacheco’s In cog at the Bijou Theatre. Craig as comedian and Stanhope with quick humor shine alongside Mary Young and Miss Sanders. Next week’s program features Hoyt’s A Trip to Chinatown with full production and original music.
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John Craig
Romualdo Pacheco
Tom Stanhope
Mary Young
Miss Sanders
William Evartss
Stanhope
Hoyt
Chinatown
Seats for My Lady's Maid at Majestic Theatre
Seats for the Shubert musical production My Lady's Maid go on sale Thursday at the Majestic Theatre. The engagement starts Monday evening October 20 and runs two weeks with a large cast led by Miss Madge Crichton and Mr. Joseph Coyne. Elsa Yan is also in the cast.
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Shubert
Majestic Theatre
Manhy
Madge Crichton
Joseph Coyne
Boston
Net
Elsa Yan
Music Master ends Boston stay with Warfield farewell week
Last night at the Majestic Theatre David Warfield opened the final Boston week in The Music Master as the masked house welcomed him for seven more performances. A special matinee is planned Thursday afternoon with seats still available. The great character actor will take a new role next season, offering lingering chances to see him again.
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Majestic Theatre
David Warfield
Boston
Student King engagement ends Tremont run in Boston
Next Saturday night the engagement of The Student King at the Tremont Theater closes in Boston with a strong cast led by Lina Abarbanell making her debut. Alexander Clark as King Rudolph provokes hearty laughter, aided by Flavia Arcaro the contralto comedienne.
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Tremont Thetre
Boston
Lina Abarbanell
Grand Opera
Alexander Clark
Rudolph
Flavia Arcaro
Miss Arcaro
Marie Dressler
Keith's Theatre Presents Largest Bill Of The Year
Keith's Theatre showcases a star filled program headlined by Lt. H. G. Amers England's youthful bandmaster and 60 musicians. George Evans and Miss Edith Serpell from Queen's Hall appear with other acts including the Wes sems baboon gages and comedians in a lively evening of songs pantomime and novelty.
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Keith
Boston
George Evans
H. G. Amers
England
Amers
Edith Serpell
Queen's Hall
London
Germany
Herr Grais
Lucy and Lucier
Murphy
Frances
Arthur
Thomas J. Keough
Milt Wood
Everhart
Morton
Temple
Ramadell Sisters
Guertin and
Lamb
Keith Playhouse
Under Southern Skies At Globe Theatre Delights Audiences
Lottie Blair Parker's Under Southern Skies drew a large Globe Theatre crowd last night. The pastoral drama mixed comedy romance and a dramatic wedding interruption with a climactic confession that held the audience rapt. Herbert Prior and Mable Trunnell gave standout performances as Major Crofton and Leila. The production featured tasteful staging and fitting incidental music, leaving many patrons impressed and quietly displeased at a noisy exit.
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Louisiana
Lottie Blair Parker
Globe Theatre
Hallowe'en
Herbert Prior
Major Crofton
Mable Trunnell
Leila
Winchester at Bowdoin Square Theatre
Crowded Bowdoin Square Theatre hosts the romantic war drama Winchester for a week. Miss Charlotte Hunt shines as Virginia Randolph with strong support from Leonard Broughton as General Thornton and Edwin Denison as Colonel Tom Eustis.
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Bowdoin Square Theatre
Edwin Denison
Tom ‘Eustis
Florence Hale
Mrs. Randolph
Ralph Brown
Wilmer Walter
Harry Brooks
Irvin Walton
Dwight Gaylord
Frank Wright
O,. Plunkett
Alice Thornton
Gertrude Bailey
Winchester
Palace Theatre Delights with Al Reeves Burlesque Show
Al Reeves headlines at the Palace Theatre leading a burlesque and vaudeville act titled The Beef Trust Trial and A Merry Go-Round. The ensemble features six Bijoux acrobats, Lillian Hoover, J Theodore Murphy, Frank Wakefield, Almeda Fowler, Mae Powers, and the Great Alexandra whose Houdini style tricks drew strong applause.
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al Reeves
Palace Theatre
Beef Trust
Mr. Reeves
Lillian Hoover
J. Theodore Murphy
Frank Wakefield
Almeda Fowler
Mae Powers
Great Alexanders
Boston Bellea at Lyceum Theatre Delights Audiences
The Lyceum Theatre presents a distinct novelty with the Boston Bellea led by Patsy Bolivar played by Clarence Wilbur. Frankie Bailey, once with Weber & Fields, wins favor in the leading female role, while Amy Butler opens the vaudeville segment. The company performs The New Scholar with Wilbur supported by LaMarr and Mills. Crawford and Manning offer a nonsensical hit and Rice and Walters unveil a novelty. Next week the Cracker Jacks are announced.
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Lyceum
Clarence Wilbur
Patsy Bolivar
Frankie Bailey
Weber & Fields
Amy Butler
Harry LaMarr
Hattie Mills
Crawford
Manning
Rice
Walters
Percy Williams Orpheum Vaudeville Review Today
A capital vaudeville bill at the Orpheum features William H. Thompson in For Love's Sweet Sake, That Quartet, Sleede's pantomime, A Bit of Blarney, a 14 person colored company, Bratz's dogs, Hoey and Lee, Leo Carilo and Irene Lee with partners delivering strong stage work and favorable audience reception.
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Orpheum
William H. Thompson
Clay M. Greene
Messrs
Sylvester
Jones
Pringle
Morrell
Sleede
Boston
Edwin Keough
Bratz
Hoey
Lee
Leo Carilo
Irene Lee
Theatre Comique Presents Fine Boston Bill
The Theatre Comique in Scollay square Boston showcases an excellent bill with the veggman scene and The Bank Robbers. Mason and Forbes in Blow for Blow deliver a humorous performance. Hot Chestnuts and Dislocation offer Italian comedy and interest. Illustrated songs feature M Van Horne Grace Mordaunt Lillian Morrell Thomas Bullock Frank Cohan Charles Fowler Beatrice Misher. Instrumentals by H J Law Katherine Hawkins and Helen Qualey.
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Boston
New Playhouse
Theatre Comique
Scollay Square
Veggman
Grace Mordaunt
Lillian Morrell
Thomas Bullock
Frank Cohan
Charles Fowler
Beatrice Misher
H. J. Law
Katherine Hawkins
Helen Qualey
Madam Butterfly At Tremont The New English Version
Henry W. Savage brings Puccini’s tragic Japanese grand opera to Boston in English for the first time following The Student King at Tremont Theatre. Three prima donnas have sung Butterfly here, each earning high praise with ovations and triumphs in Washington and Boston. Seats go on sale this morning.
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Tremont Theatre
Henry W. Savage
Boston
Mme
Elza Szamosy
Butterfly
Washington
Rena Vivienne
Louise Janssen
Puccini's Madam Butterfly Debuts at Ford's Opera House
Baltimore audience applauded Puccini's Madam Butterfly at Ford's Opera House in a premiere led by Elza Szamosy as Butterfly and Joseph Sheehan as Lieutenant Pinkerton. Mlle Rena Vivienne also performed the title role amid strong curtain calls signaling a major season event.
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Baltimore
Giacomo Puccini
Ford
Opera House
Henry W. Savage
Puccini
Gans and Nelson headline star bill at Old Howard
Hundreds packed the Old Howard for yesterday’s matinee and evening showings. The event featured lively boxing scenes with Gans and Nelson delivering crowd pleasing blows. Burlesque acts by The Howard troupe, including A Touch Down and The Coal Strike, drew strong cheers and added to the wearied theatre’s bustling atmosphere.
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Gans
Nelson
Howard
Mark Murphy
Harry LeClair
Lillian Shaw
al Carleton
Allen and Keeley
Zarells
Dilks
Butler Haviland
Minstrel Maids Shine At Austin and Stone's Museum
The Minstrel Maids provided the day’s hit at Austin and Stone's with bright sun and new songs. Al Shayne, Larkin and Daly, Day, Taylor, and the Mannings appeared, along with new illustrated songs and moving pictures. La Belle Freda and her maids dazzled, and Princess Rajah performed the whirlwind twirl at speed, while Saalim Ayoof offered La Melffla to fascinated crowds.
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Austin & Stone
Museum
Alio al Shayne
Mimic
Larkin
Daly
Day
Taylor
Mannings
Rajah
Saalim Ayoof
la Melffla
One Legged Joker Talks Skates at Park Square
A famed entertainer Signor Ern, known for barrel jumping, staged a prank at the Park Square rink by arguing for a single skate priced to his one good foot, then revealing the joke to the amused cashier and crowd.
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Park Square
Santiago
America
Signor Ern
Bunce Pillsbury Nuptials at First Universalist Church
Miss Mabel Lydia Pillsbury daughter of Hon and Mrs Edwin L Pillsbury of Charlestown married Richard H Bunce of Middletown Conn in a ceremony at the First Universalist Church last evening The Rev John Evans and Rev William Kimmell officiated Miss Edna Pillsbury sister of the bride was maid of honor James H Bunce brother of the groom was best man Bridesmaids included Miss Goldie Lord Miss Guida C Homer Miss Lucy Bates of Springfield Miss Charlotte Ide Miss Ethel King of Brook Wings and Miss Charlotte Kenny
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Mabel Lydia Pillsbury
Edwin L. Pillsbury
Charlestown
First Universalist
Richard H. Bunce
Middletown
Conn
John Evans
William Kimmell
Edna Pillsbury
James H. Bunce
Goldie Lord
Guida C. Homer
Lucy Bates
Springfield
Charlottte Ide
Ethel King
Brook- Wings
Charlotte Kenny
Crowd packs Boston store as Dodge-Spear opens sale
Crowds fill the Pitts Kimball quarters on Washington near Boylston as Dodge-Spear begins a sweeping clearance of Pitts Kimball stock. Buyers rush to bargain prices promised to continue until stock is gone, with plans to remodel and expand the department store.
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Dodge-Spear Company
Pitts-Kimball Company
Dodge- Spear Company
Washington Street
Boylston Street
Boston
Pitts- Kimball
Dodge-Spear
Chelsea Bank Checks Not Preferred Claims
The comptroller of the currency does not intend that unpaid checks from the First National Bank of Chelsea be treated as preferred claims. Twenty protested checks totaling $20,000 were involved, and after protest Thomas Richardson sought correction. The comptroller replied that these checks would be ranked as general, unsecured claims against the bank’s assets.
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First National Bank of Chelsea
National Bank
Alfred Ewer
Albert S. Apsey
Thomas Richardson
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Bay
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William Barker CO
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Milk Street
NEW England Telephone & Telegraph Company
Percy Williams
Madam Butterfly
Howard.atheneum
Pillsbury
Dodge-Spear Co.’s
Chelsea Bank
U. S
Coop
Rockefeller Building
Cleveland
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