Seven Days at the Park and The Speckled Band in Boston
A Boston review notes Seven Days at Park Theatre draws steady laughter with its clever plot of a man deceiving his aunt and seven day quarantine. Cast members Wagenhals Kemper Albert Brown Georgia O Ramey Hope Latham Lucille LaVerne Florence Reed praised for strong performances and broad humor.
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Boston Theatre
Boston
Park Theatre
Wagenhals
Kemper
Albert Brown
Georgia O’ramey
Hope Latham
Lucille LaVerne
Selina
Florence Reed
Scenic Temple Delights Audiences With Star Cast
The Scenic Temple audience packed the venue for yesterday's performances. Mrs General Tom Thumb and her company including Count Mag ii and his brother, all noted lilipu tiane, headline a charming comedy sketch with lights and shades. Kovarick the violinist displayed exceptional talent while a German team Prince and Virginia offered current style. Grace Robbins performed singing with colored dissolving views in a 20 minute sketch.
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Tom Thumb
Speckled Band in Boston Stages bruising Holmes drama
Edwin Stevens portrays Dr Rylott in an Angl o Indian murderer case with a deadly snake as the instrument. Charles Millward as Sherlock Holmes leads the drama with Dr Watson guiding the investigation. The crowd applauded the melodrama’s rapid sequence of peril and detection in a first class house.
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Sherlock Holmes
Arthur Conan Doyle
William Gillette
Dr. Watson
Boston
Edwin Stevens
Dr. Rylott
Esse
Devil
Mr. Stevens
Bitter Creek
Charles Millward
Mr. Gillette
Mr. Millward
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Watson Dramatized In Old School Speckled Band
Ivo Dawson delivered a fine Baker Street Watson while Irene Fenwick appeared as the sorrowful stepdaughter and Ben Field offered clever comedy. The Speckled Band is praised as a melodrama of the old school likely to win audiences.
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Ivo Dawson
Baker Street
Dr. Watson
Irene Fenwick
Ben Field
Speckled Band
The Chocolate Soldier Opens Second Week at Majestic
Oscar Straus exquisite score and strong singing mark The Chocolate Soldier in Boston as crowds fill the Maestro Theatre. Director A de Novelli leads a capable company with Grace Drew Nadina Harry Fairleigh Boyle Luneska O Donneill Tallman Rogers praised for performances and chorus as strong support.
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Oscar Straus
Maestro Theatre
Boston
Fred C. Whitney
A. de Novelli
Grace Drew
Nadina
Harry Fairleigh
Bumperli
Mr. Boyle
Malakoff
Miss Luneska
Mascha
O’donneill
Popoff
Mr. Tallman
Spiridoff
Miss Rogers
Madame Popoff
Howard patrons praise Follies of the Day Garden show
A Howard audience enjoyed the Follies of the Day with a strong continuous bill led by Gertrude Hayes and a popular Brick Top brigade. Acts by Sam Hearn Joe Barton Lew Reynolds Bill McIntyre and many top burlesque names drew lively applause from the crowd.
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Howard
Gertrude Hayes
Touie Dacre
Sam Hearn
Joe Barton
Lew Reynolds
Bill McIntyre
J. Ward
Jack Mendelshon
Lew Acker
Billy Mack
Anna Propp
Marie Hilton
Madeline Sullivan
Margaret Rounds
Annette Marion
Misses Mack
York
Vernon
Wilson
Powell
Stanley
Lawless
Melrose
Mayfair
Laurie
Watermelon Trust
Coates
Grundy
Wesson
Walters and Wesson
Emerson
Adams
Plunkett
Ritter
Larkin
Daly
Estelle Hart
The Merry Whirl Opens at Columbia Theatre
The merry mirth provoking bit of tomfoolery The Merry Whirl opened its engagement at the Columbia Theatre yesterday. It features 20 songs and a cast including Billy Baker Phil Doyle Phil White Walter Pearson Allan Reid Edwin Jerome Marie Beaugarde Barry Milton Mabel Nelson Noette Aimes Marie West Elsie Murray with a chorus of 35 beauties and six English primroses from Weber's Theatre New York.
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Columbia Theatre
Billy Baker
Phil Doyle
Phil White
Walter Pearson
Allan Reid
Edwin Jerome
Marie Beaugarde
Barry Milton
Mabel Nelson
Noette Aimes
Marie West
Elsie Murray
Weber’s Theatre
New York
The Wolf at Grand Opera House Opens in Boston
Eugene Walter's The Wolf received its first Boston presentation at the Grand Opera House. Mildred Hyland, a prominent Boston actress, starred as the heroine delivering restrained yet strong performances in thrilling scenes.
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Grand Opera House
Eugene Walter
Boston
Ife
Northwest
Walter
Mildred Hyland
Electric girl amazes crowd at Austin and Stones Museum
An English girl known as the human dynamo performed live wire stunts at Austin and Stone's Museum. She gave powerful shocks and handshakes, drawing sharp audience attention as the main novelty of the program amid other features.
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Austin & Stone’s Museum
Prosperous stage bill with acts and film attractions
A late show program features Professor Brown in a walking time act, Mile. Lynch the air performer, the Simians and Tank the bear comedian, and performances by the Manhattan Maids Walsh and Vanetta in Senator McPhee. New life pictures star Jennie Dehaan with ballads Fanny Sanford Murphy and Murphy in Irish comedy Keating and Barry Cassie French Ida Campbell Dolly Clifford in specialty pieces.
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Prosper
Professor Brown
Mile. Lynch
Simians
Tank
Bear
Manhattan
Walsh and
Vanetta
Senator McPhee
New Life Motion Pictures
Jennie Dehaan
Fanny Sanford
Murphy
Keating
Barry
Cassie French
Ida Campbell
Dolly Clifford
The Photo Shop at B F Keiths Theatre Delights Boston
The program led by Jesse Lasky features about 30 players including Charles J. Stine and Mamie Fleming with artistic and amusing performances. Florence Fleming Noyes and Walter Norris Stiles present classic dances blending romance and art to strong Boston acclaim.
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B. F. Keith
Jesse Lasky
Charles J. Stine
Mamie Fleming
Florence Fleming Noyes
Walter Norris Stiles
Noyes
Boston
Mr. Stiles
The Family Returns to Globe for Second Week Run
The Family at the Globe enters its second week as word of its rural Massachusetts setting spreads. Audiences praise the company’s superb acting, noting Boston’s rare show of strong theatrical work. The engagement is expected to continue long given growing patronage.
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Globe
Massachusetts
Boston
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Dr. Williams
Nance O'Neil Opens Closing Week At Hollis Street
The Lily star Nance O'Neil performs at Hollis Street Theatre with a large audience praising her careful stage work. Box office opens early for William Gillette's return to Boston featuring Sherlock Holmes and a slate of his popular plays including The Private Secretary and Secret Service.
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Nance O’neil
Lily
Hollis Street Theatre
Miss O’neil
Hollis
William Gillette
Arcadians Engagement Nearing Boston Finale at Colonial
The Arcadians at the Colonial Theatre near end of run in Boston. Charles Frohman has fought to extend the charming musical but has failed. Julia Sanderson and Frank Moulan have recovered from illness and resumed performances to large audiences. If plans hold, only two more weeks remain in Boston and it will not appear elsewhere in New England.
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Colonial Theatre
Charles Frohman
Boston
Julia Sanderson
Frank Moulan
New England
Talk of New York at Castle Square Thrills Audiences
Cast of Castle Square Theatre continues The Talk of New York its second week with Mary Young delivering Burning Up the Boulevard and a witty after‑business sequence. Donald Meek shines as Kid Burns alongside Marie Curtis Florence Shirley Walter Walker Wilfred Young and George Hassell whose Irishman character provokes harmless humor. The Cohan play nears end, so don’t miss it.
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Castle Square
New York
Mary Young
Donald Meek
Kid Burns
George Cohan
Marie Curtis
Florence Shirley
Walter Walker
Wilfred Young
George Hassell
Cohan
Billy W Watson and the Girls from Happyland at Waldron's Casino
Billy W Watson headlined the Happyland burlesque troupe at Waldron's Casino with two lively shows featuring Two Hot Knights and the Gay Modiste. Florence Belmont Nellie Watson and a host of dancers and supporting acts dazzled the crowd with comic routines song and acrobatics including Margie Austin Mabel Blake and the Bannan brothers.
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Billy W. Watson
Happyland
Waldron
Watson
Florence Belmont
Comedienne
Nellie Watson
Joe Buckley
Buck Freeman
Thomas A. Brooks
Joe Bannan
George Garden
Ida Bayton
Marguerite Mortimer
Margie Austin
Rose Lavelle
May Brown
Henrietta Murray
Ed Rogers
Mabel Blake
Bannans
Freeman Brothers
Black and Ite
The Dawn of a Tomorrow at Shubert Theatre
Miss Gertrude Eliott begins a closing week in The Dawn of a Tomorrow at the Shubert Theatre with Mrs. Burnett's play featuring dramatic tension and strong characterization. The Liebler & Co. company backs Eliott in a production praised for its form and appeal. The Summer Widows by Lew Fields follows, opening next Monday for a two week run with 16 performances, seats on sale Thursday.
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Gertrude Eliott
Shubert Theatre
Messrs. Liebler & Co
Lew Fields
Bowdoin Square Theatre Delivers Snappy Show Array
A Bowdoin Square Theatre crowd yesterday enjoyed a brisk program headlined by Guy Lester on roller skates and a lively set by Bolduc and Roy. Ali Pasha the fortune teller remained a crowd favorite along with Barbara Douglas company and Iva Donnette with her canine act. The Bennett brothers offered a playful gymnastics novelty and Rex joined Guy for a pleasing finale.
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Bowdoin Square Theatre
Guy Lester
Guy
Rex
Ali Pasha
Bolduc
Roy
Barbara Douglas
Iva Donnette
Bennett Brothers
Fortune Hunter Draws Repeated Laughter at Tremont
The Tremont hosted another week of The Fortune Hunter last evening with ongoing praise and strong crowds. John Barrymore Mary Ryan and the supporting cast continue to win favor as Boston theatergoers flock back for second viewings to catch subtle comedy touches.
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Tremont
Boston
John Barrymore
Mary Ryan
Gaiety Theatre Presents The Golden Crook Cast
The Gaiety Theatre offers a lively two act comedy The Golden Crook with A Trip to the Moon as the backbone. Billy Arlington Edward Johnston lead a large company delivering humor and song with Johnson Buckley Strouse and the Monarch Four in featured turns. The show closes with a burlesque boxing bout where Arlington knocks out the man from the moon.
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Gaiety Theatre
Golden Crook” Company
Billy Arlington
Edward Johnston
Jack Strouse
Johnson
Buckley
Marshall
King
Hal Johnson
Monarch
Arlington
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