Kendals Return Delights Boston With New Drama at Hollis
English actors Mr and Mrs Kendal return to Boston after years away to star in The Bilder Miss Blossom at the Hollis. Andrew Quick a savant writes a marriage proposal leading to romantic misunderstandings with Dollie and Dorothy. The piece emphasizes dialogue and restrained emotion, ending in a hopeful reconciliation.
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London
Andrew Quick
South Sea Islands
Dorothy
Mr. Quick
Miss Blossom
Messrs
Ernest, Hendrie
Metcalfe Wood
Mr. Kendal
The Belle of New York drives vast theater deal
Edna May rose from Casino chorus to star in The Belle of New York. George W. Lederer, inspired by her success, gains London backed influence with five million dollars to run theatres in New York London and Paris, placing him as managing director. Edna May, Syracuse letter carrier's daughter, catalyzes the rise.
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New York
London
George W. Lederer
Edna May
Salvation Army
Lederer
Hammerstein's
Casino Chorus
Kidney Pills Sold in Boston Ad Proclaims Relief
A Boston citizen testifies to the kidney condition long endured by a Clark & Roberts worker. Dean's Kidney Pills are praised for stopping pain and correcting secretions, with Foster-Milburn Co. advertised as mail order and local agents. Also notes on Miss Anne Mortland and upcoming stage offerings.
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Boston
William McKay
Silver Street
South
Clark & Roberts
State Street
Dean
Curtis
Foster-Milburn Co
Buffalo
N. Y
U.S
Dean’s
Co-Operative
E. Burbank
Washingon St
Elder Miss Blossom Returns to Stage with Notable Performances
The review praises Mrs. Kendal for a convincing but shrill elder Miss Blossom and highlights Nellie Campbell as the dainty younger Miss Blossom. The company is praised overall with strong solos, while the elder play runs two weeks before Empire Theatre stock opens Lord and Lady Alger.
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Nellie Campbell
Miss Blossom
Quick
Empire Theatre Stock Company
Lord and Lady Aigy
Three Little Lambs at Tremont Theatre Delights Boston
Boston playgoers enjoyed an up to date Cadet play at Tremont Theatre last night. The show features Marie Cahill Raymond Hitchcock and Edmund Lawrence with lavish settings and new music. Audiences praised the dancing girls and strong chorus while the trio of comedians drew laughs.
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Boston
Tremont Theatre
R. A. Barnet
E. W. Corliss
Jack Hardwicke
Jack
Marie Cahill
Comediennes
Miss Cahill
Raymond Hitchcock
David Tooke
Edmund Lawrence
Hungry Jim
Mr. Hitchcock
Mr. Lawrence
Marguerite Lemon
Nellie Braggins
Gretchen Dare
Alexia Bassain
Patience
Cashier
William Ieanange
William T. Carleton
Dakota Dick
Coe
Park Theatre
Sag Harbor
James
Herne
Shore Acres
Sorrows of Satan Thrills Boston Theatre Crowd
A week long engagement opened at the Boston Theatre with Sorrows of Satan adapted from Marie Corelli. Charles Kent starred as the devil Prince Lucio Rimaney delivering the dramatic center of the performance. Diana Chesny also featured in a lively role as a bold American girl.
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Satan
Boston Theatre
Marie Corelli
Charles Kent
Devil
Prince Lucio Rimaney
Diana Chesny
Boston
London
At the White Horse Tavern Then and Now at Castle Square
Boston patrons enjoyed a three act German comedy At the White Horse Tavern in English translation with a large cast led by Anne Sutherland Frederick Bond and Leo Dietrichstein. The show featured rain scene umbrellas vibrant Tyrolean costumes and witty dialogue plus a second program Too Much Johnson with William Gillette and a modern society drama The Highest Bidder set for next week.
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Boston Museum
White Horse Tavern
Sydney Rosenfeld
Alpsp
Europe
Anne Sutherland
Frederick Bond
Leo Dietrichstein
Richard Bennett
Charles S. Bradshaw
Fred Summerfield
Castle Square
William Gillette
Johnson
John Craig
Augustus Billings
J. Lt. Seeley
Joseph Johnson
Charles Mackay
Mons. Dathis
Tony Cummings
Henry Macintosh
Lindsay Morison
Francis Faddish
Lillian Lawrence
Mrs. Billings
Mary Sanders
Leonora Faddish
Leonora Bradley
Needling’s Marriage Offer Highlights Boston Entertainment Tone
The shadowy Needling rejects a 238-pound West End lady’s marriage proposal after being measured at 6 feet 3 inches and 112 pounds. Boston crowds flock to gorillas, illusionists, vaudeville acts, and a Belknap portrait session as T. Harry Belknap and John T. McHale impress audiences. The season features De Pachmann with Chopin and a fifty-member orchestra under Emil Mollenhauer, plus Lee Hong Fee’s first U.S. appearance drawing full houses.
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Hutchins
McRning
West End
Boston
T. Harry Belknap
John T. McHale
Frederick Troupe
Royal Illusionists
Frank Burt
Granville
Ross
Marie Vernon
Basetti Brothers
Bella Hastings
West
Williams
Bastedo
Short
Edwards
Charles
Madge Hughes
Eva Allen
Emery
Russell
Clyo
Rochelle
Wallie Clark
Fox and Ward
Reed and Shaw
Harry Newman
Emil Mollenhauer
Music Hall
Wagner
Grieg
Kaiser
Strauss
Lisbon
Readers Flock to Oriental Conjurer and Varied Acts
Tonight’s program features an oriental conjurer, Captain Sidney Hinman life saving demonstration, Mille Maratona foot sword act, Sig. Miett’s performing dogs, Miss Kitty Gray Japanese cabinet seance, and a cascade of clever specialties. Maud Gilbert’s burlesque company plus Nellie Buckley and others add strong acts with amateur night prizes promised.
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Walker
Sidney Hinman
Levina
Mille Maratona
Sig. Miett
Kitty Gray
John L. Sullivan
Maud Gilbert
Nellie Buckley
Marie Stanley
Tina la Roux
Frank Collina
Joe Ritter
Lillian Martell
Night Owl burlesquers enthrall Lyceum crowds with new act
Fred Rider presents the Night Owl burlesquers delivering a fresh burlesque show at the Lyceum with new scenery costumes and songs. Performers include Sam Collins Minnie Cline Rastus Larry Leroy Le Vine Alma Couture brothers Halliday Ward J Gaffney Brown and a cast of twenty. Gardner Jordan Dixon Curley boxing results to be announced on stage midweek. Next week Imperial burlesquers debut in town.
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Lyceum
Fred Rider
Night Owl Burlesquers
Sam Collins
Minnie Cline
Rastus
Larry Leroy
le Vine
Alma
Couture Brothers
Halliday
Ward
J. Gaffney Brown
Gardner
Lillian Washburns Indian Maidens Burlesque At Palace
Crowded houses at the Palace Theatre yesterday point to a bright outlook for a full week of business. The show features Lillian Washburns Indian Maidens burlesque company with Pocahontas as a musical farce, plus a vaudeville lineup including Jessie Stewart Theresa La Mar Tom Nolan Cora White Charles Weston Harry Yost Dick Kumins Kittie Kumins Conroy and McFarland and Washburn in a serio-comic turn. The finale is a laughable burlesque Parisian Follies.
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Palace Theatre
Lillian Washburn
Jessie Stewart
Theresa la Mar
Tom Nolan
Cora White
Charles H. Weston
Harry E. Yost
Kittie Kumins
Conroy
McFarland
Washburn
Tremont Temple Lectures Highlight National Gallery Show
Halsey Stirling presented an optical re-creation of National Gallery paintings in A Morning at the National Gallery London at Tremont Temple. The conversational talk drew a large audience and showcased works by notable makers. The next session features Edward W. Townsend with Lights of Manhattan on Oct 30.
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Tremont Temple
H. Halsey Stirling
Halsey Stirling
National Gallery
London
Edward W. Townsend
Manhattan
Kneisel Quartet Opens Fifteenth Season in Association Hall
The Kneisel Quartet opened the fifteenth season with Miss Lotta Mills on piano. Programs included Haydn Kaiser Quartet in C, Beethoven String Quartet op 18 no 6, and Brahms Piano Violin Sonata in A major op 100. Karl Ondricek replaces Otto Roth as second violin. Mills impressed with Brahms, audience large and engaged. second concert scheduled Monday evening November 2.
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Kneisel Quartet
Association Hall
Otto Roth
Miss Mills
Brahms
Knessel
Negotiations Resume Over Boston Columbia Theatre Control
Wolfe Falk reports pending talks between George W. Lederer and a London syndicate agent for control of the Columbia Theatre and Promenade de Luxe in Boston. Lederer has notified Grace and Columbia stockholders. opening arrangements and planned attractions remain intact with a scheduled November 1 opening.
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Wolfe Falk
George W. Lederer
London
Columbia Theatre
Lederer
Grace
Columbia
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