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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Oct 25, 1904
Page
4
A Boston program reviews the rural drama Lights of Home and the operatic Two Roses at Colonial Theatre. Casts include James Caldwell and Ethel Barrington in Lights of Home, and Fritzi Scheff with Philip Merivale in The Two Roses. The writeup praises Scheff’s performance and the production’s musical elegance, noting strong supporting turns from Harrison, Bartlett, Hawley, and Irwin in a vivid, period revue tone.
May Irwin was greeted with warmth at the Park Theatre Boston last evening. The actor revived cheers as crowds filled the auditorium, signaling a triumphant return after her long absence from the local stage.
A testimonial describes quitting coffee after nerve and heart problems and switching to Postum. The narrator credits improved sleep, steadier nerves, and overall health, praising the product and urging others to try it. The note cites Postum Co., Three Creek, Mich., and mentions a booklet titled The Road to Wellville.
Florence Bindley stars in Hal Reid’s The Street Singer at Globe Theatre as a refined actress with musical numbers and dances enhancing the melodrama. The supporting players Morgan Van Voort George Pauncefort and Robert McQuade deliver solid performances. The engagement runs one week before Walter Perkins takes the stage with Who Goes There.
At the Grand Opera House last evening the five act drama Lights of Home by Lottie Blair Parker was presented for the first time in this city. The extended cast included Jack Stanton James Caldwell Grace Stanton Ethel Barrington Archie Stanton Frankie Frayne Wallace Winfield Ramsey Wallace James Nelson and Ted Breton.
The Castle Square Theatre drew a large audience for Paul Kester's stage version of When Knighthood Was in Flower. Lillian Kemble starred as Mary Tudor with electric abandon, supported by Howell Hansel as Charles Brandon and Ben A. Field as Henry VIII, earning repeated curtain calls and praise. The cast and company delivered a standout performance, leading to a second week engagement.
The Tremont Theatre marks a second week of Parsifal with a stunning production that Reed Wagner’s opera draws record Boston crowds. The cast proves excellent led by Mme Lunn and Mme Mara with Mr Pennarini and Mr MacLennan among key voices. The orchestra earns praise and the sets and costumes are lavish.
Grace Van Studdiford stars in the comic opera Red Feather at the Hollis Street Theatre. The tale delights audiences with engaging songs and humor as final performances draw near and a large crowd attends last night and last week.
Wright Lorimer presents The Shepherd King at the Majestic Theatre in a romantic biblical drama. The production is praised for its scenery costumes and large-scale tableaux enhancing emotional impact while closely following the Old Testament tale.
A full house at Columbia Music Hall enjoyed a fresh vaudeville bill featuring six star acts including a nine member Arab troupe from the World’s Fair, Zebedie the equilibrist, Libbie Arnold Blondell, Mackie and Walker, Bailey and Fletcher, LaClair and Bowen, Weber and Fields, and Toby Lyons with his 12 pajama girls. Gracelyn Whitehouse and Kitty Bingham drew praise, and a 50‑girl chorus added visual splendor. An all new burlesque “The Japskys” is planned for next week.
The Bowdoin Square Theatre revived On the Bowery, a sensational melodrama about lower New York life. It played yesterday afternoon and last night for a week, with vivid scenes including the Brooklyn Bridge driveway, Steve Brodie saloon, and East River effects.
The piece lauds Charles Miller as Jack Hobart and the cast led by Harry Brooks and Edwin Denison. It notes witty interpolated speeches and vibrant acting by a long list of performers. The review calls On the Bowery a hit and previews The Holy City next week with coupon-seat holders receiving a portrait of D L Gaylord.
The Boston Symphony Orchestra opens its Sanders Theatre season in Cambridge on Thursday at 7 45 with Mrs Method as soloist. The program highlights Dvorak works including Othello Overture and the New World Symphony.
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