The Earl of Pawtucket Opens at the Majestic
A large Boston audience saw The Earl of Pawtucket at the Majestic last evening. With Lawrance DOrsay as Lord Cardington and Jane Peyton as the American girl, the farce cloaks clever dialogue and sharp caricatures. The cast and production received wide praise, and Wagner news closes the program with Tannhauser on tap.
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Majestic Theatre
Earl of Pawtucket
Boston
Walter
Bikin Tes
Jane Peyton
Jane Putnam
Louise Sydmeth
Ella Seaford
Marguerite Hayden
Seafords
Silas Hooper
James Ottley
New York
Augustus Thomas
Earl of
Pawtucket
Lord Cardington
Cardington
Lawrance D’orsay
Thomas
Mr. D’orsay
Gaiety Theatre
London
Annie Russell
Mr. Thomas
Mr. la Shelle
Gotham
Waldorf-Astoria
Edward H. Crosby
Faust at the Tremont Opens Opera Season
The Tremont Theatre presents Gounod's Faust by the Henry W. Savage company led by conductor Emanuel. Miss Bennyson as Marguerite and Mr. Sheehan as Faust headline a strong cast with Miss Newman, Mr. Goff, Mr. Boyle, and Mr. McKinnie in supporting roles. lavish staging and a capable chorus mark the performance.
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Miss Mallahan
Mr. McKinnie
Martha
Wagner
Mr. Emanuel
Tannhauser
Miss Bennyson
Elizabeth
Mr. Gherarde
Tremont Theatre
Henry W. Savage
Faust
Secess Sccreseseses
Sheehan Valéntine
Goff
Mephistopheles
Boyle Marguerite
Bennyson Siebel
Miss Newman
Fearaees
Misa McGahan Warnes
Icc
McKinnie
Emanuel
Marguerite
Bennyson
Valentine
Boyle
Siebel
The Cowboy and the Lady Delights Castle Square Audience
Castle Square Theatre stock company scores another hit with Clyde Fitch comedy drama The Cowboy and the Lady. Howell Hansel and Lillian Lawrence lead a strong cast including Alice Riker Isabelle Fletcher Gertrude Berkeley and Mortimer Weldon in a lively first act with witty humor and solid dramatic work. The show runs only this week before Heartsease opens next Monday.
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Castle Square Theatre Stock Company
Clyde Fitch
Howell Hansel
Teddy North
Harvard
Lillian Lawrence
Alice Riker
Midge
Isabelle Fletcher
Molly Larkins
Gertrude Berkeley
Miss Prissims
Mortimer Weldon
Bill Ransom
Edward Wade
Weston
John Sampolis
Quick Foot
Jim
William J. Hasson
Dick Red
John T. Craven
John F. Webber
Messrs. MacLarnne
Thiel and Morison
Heartsease
Hendricks in Ole Olson at Grand Opera House Week Run
Ben Hendricks delivers a dignified Ole Olson in his Swedish comedy week at the Grand Opera House. The 15 season favorite draws praise for faithful character work, catchy songs, and a capable company with Belle Francis, Nellie Russell, Dorothy Brenner, and Cecil Kingstone. Matinees today Thursday and Saturday.
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Ben Hendricks
Ole Olson
Grand Opera House
Bane
Hendricks
Miss Benner
Belle Francis
Nellie Russell
Dorothy Brenner
Cecil Kingstone
In Palace of the King at Music Hall with Isabelle Bresson
Bostonians saw the Palace of the King with Isabelle Bresson as Dolores. The cast included Adele Clair as Donna Inez and Anna Layng as the Princess of Eboli in a well staged production. Scenery and appointments were praised and The Evil Men Do was set to follow.
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Music Hall
Palace of the King
Isabelle Bresson
Dolores
Evesson
Boston
Viola Allen
Adele Clair
Donna Inez
Princess of
Eboli
Anna Layng
Alfred Hollingsworth
Don John
Raymond Capp
Philip of
Spain
Joseph Duval
Cardinal
Mark Kent
Adonis
F. Cambeldo
Captain Mendoza
Sunshine of Paradise Alley at Bowdoin Square Theatre
Denman Thompson and George W. Ayer collaborate on Sunshine of Paradise Alley which Bowdoin Square Theatre staged at popular prices. The stock company delivers a clever production with strong performances from Charlotte Hunt Corinne Cantwell Florence Hale Lizzie Clifford Beatrice Mara and Willard Blackmore among others.
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Bowdoin Square Theatre
Paradise Alley
Denman Thompson
Old Homestead’ Fame
George W. Ayer
Bowdoin
Boston
East River Dock
Corinne Cantwell
Helen Rich
Florence Hale
Widow McNally
Lizzie Clifford
Will, Phillips
Ediie Duke
East Side
Willard Blackmore
Cast Completes Personnel for Weeklong Play
Dr. Gurtis and Mr. Haviland lead a cast including O Grady Tom Watson Fey and Lawrence Merton with Thomas Russell Charles Whee lock Wilmer Walter and others in a company praised as excellent. The production runs this week with daily matinees.
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Dr. Gurtis
Mr. Haviland
O'Grady
Mr. Fey
Tom Watson
Lawrence Merton
Thomas Russell
Charles Wheelock
Wilmer Walter
D. L. Gaylord
Charles Renaie
Frank Mason
William Buckley
Hub Theatre Hosts Barney Gilmore In Kidnapped in New York
Barney Gilmore drew large crowds at the Hub Theatre with the How ard Hall melodrama Kidnapped in New York where he plays a newspaper correspondent turned detective pursuing kidnappers. The Boston debut of Billy Hallman, center fielder of the Philadelphia club, marked a notable advance in the production. Next week features The Pride of Newspaper Row and a Sunday concert.
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Barney Gilmore
Hub
Stair & Wilbur
Gilmore
Boston
New York
Mr. Gilmore
Howard Hall
Marion Clark
Billy Hallman
Philadelphia Baseball Club
Newspaper Row
The Runaways at the Columbia Theatre
Last week at the Columbia Theatre the Runaways drew packed crowds with Miss May Templeton delivering acclaimed impersonations. The cast features star names and dazzling costumes while the chorus and songs drew strong audience enthusiasm for the Boston stage extravaganza.
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Columbia Theatre
Geldom
Boston
May Templeton
Marie Cahill
Lillian Russell
Leslie Carter
Fougere
Lotta Faust
Zion City
Dowie
All Star
Arthur Dunn
Alexander Clark
van Rensselaer Wheeler
William Gould
Charles Cox
William Wolff
Walter Stanton, Jr
Mabel Carrier
Edith Hldridge
Hengier Sisters
Lottie Medley
Frankie Bailey
D’arville Sisters
Susanna
Urbana
Maiden
Jay
The
Columbia
Mice and Men at Park Theatre Opens Last Night
The Park Theatre opened with Mice and Men last evening and will continue performances until further notice.
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Park Theatre
Mice and Men
Larricain’s Marine Band
Hollis Street Theatre Presents Forbes Robertson and Gertrude Elliott
The Hollis Street Theatre runs The Light That Failed this week starring Forbes Robertson and Gertrude Elliott. On Monday November 2 Fay Davis headlines in Lady Rose's Daughter.
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Hollis
Forbes Robertson
Gertrude Elliott
Fay Davis
Rose
Rudyard Kipling
Lady Rose
Keith’s Theatre Delights with Primrose Vaudeville Debut
George Primrose, a noted dancing minstrel, debuts in vaudeville at Keith’s with his pupils Johnny and Willie Foley to strong applause. The program features Silk acts from the Silva brothers, Mitchells, Cressy, Dayne, Gilberts, Bedini, Amoros Werner, Teresa Kay, Alf Holt, and Demuths, plus a new motion picture biograph. It is praised as the best balanced show of the fall season with standout dancing, juggling, and comic turns.
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George Primrose
Keith’s
Johnny
Willie Foley
Primrose
Keith's
Silvas Brothers
Mitchells
A. D. Robbins
Will M. Cresby
Bill Biffin
Cressy
Miss Dayne
John Gilbert
Johann Bedini
Arthur
Amoros-Werner
Teresa Kay
Alf Holt
Demuths
Biograph
Globe Theatre extends Captain Barrington run amid strong demand
The Globe Theatre prolongs the Victor Mapes play Captain Barrington for several weeks. Last night the house was crowded and Mr Richman received 16 curtain calls. Notables including George Wilson and Suzanne Sheldon were praised, with Civil War veterans and naval officers in attendance signaling a notable Boston engagement.
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Barrington
Globe Theatre
Victor Mapes
Richman
George Wilson
Joseph Kilgour
William Redmund
H. D. James
Suzanne Sheldon
Helen MacGregor
Frances Ring
Eugenie Hayden
Charles G. Craig
Boston
Massachusetts
Grand Army
Charlestown
Mortimer L. Johnson
Navy Yard
Quincy Adams Sawyer Finishes Boston Run In Final Week
The Boston Theatre enters its fifth and last week of the popular New England play Quincy Adams Sawyer. The run is breaking box office records with many turnaways each performance. A key moment features Severin De Deyn kissing blind girl Alice Pettingill on the forehead, eliciting reverent audience admiration amid laughter.
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New England
Quincy Adams Sawyer
Boston
Quincy Adams Bawyer
Severin de Deyn
Alice Pettingill
Hayes and Lukens Star at the Howard in Boston Vaudeville
Edmond Hayes returns to the Howard with A Wise Guy and The Gladiator scene. The Lukens perform a sensational elevated bar act while Maude Day Caine debuts. Al Anderson and Billy Briggs headline a large cast of entertainers including Ned Neleta Klein and Clifton and several song acts.
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Edmond Hayes
The
Howard
Boston
Hayes
Adele Palmer
al .Anderson
Billy Briggs
Andersonn
Mile
Neleta
Besnah and Miller
Klein
Clifton
Letto and Dello
Smith and Leslie
Whalley
Mooney
Holbein
Tom Hardie
Cineograph
Comediennes
Soubrettes
Sally
Dot Cavert
Tessie
Lillian ‘Taylor
Allie Vivian
Final Week of Frank Daniels in The Office Boy Opens
Colonial Theatre opens the final week of Frank Daniels in The Office Boy at Colonia last evening. Bertha Galland stars in Dorothy Vernon set to follow November 2.
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Frank Daniels
Colonia
Bertha Galland
Dorothy Vernon
Frank
Colonial
Bert Vernon
Haddon Reg
Park Theatre Presents Annie Russell as Third Week Opens
The Park Theatre enters the third week of its season featuring Annie Russell in the lead role. Audiences continue to praise her performance as the production draws steady crowds.
London Belles Burlesque at Lyceum Theatres
The Rose Sydell London Belles burlesque at Lyceum Theatre features two parts with a comic impresario outwitting Mephisto, and a strong vaudeville lineup. Johnny Weber and W S Campbell deliver humor while Cadileux performs a tight rope act and the O'Brien acrobats close with nimble tumbling feats.
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Rose Sydell
London Belles
Lyceum Theatre
Mephisto
Johnny Weber
Campbell
SBen_ J. Walker
Cadileux
Kingstrom Sisters
Ruth Denver
Strouse
Young
O’brien
Palace Theatre Burlesque Show Delights Audiences
Edward F. Ruyeh's Bon Ton burlesquers stage a lively week at the Palace Theatre with a veteran company of comedians and talented chorus girls delivering sharp comedy and risqué vaudeville flair.
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Palace Theatre
Edward F. Ruyeh
Bon Ton
Vaudeville Cast Features Many Notables and Acts
George Primrose and the Foley Boys perform step dancing while Will M. Cress Blanche Dayne star in a comedy. Others include Silvas Brothers in sensational balance acts John D. Gilbert monologue and songs Johann Bedini juggling Arthur Robbins bicycling the Mitchells colored trio Amoros Werner comedy pantomimes Teresa Van Leas and Duke in sketches Alf Holt mime and whistling DeMuths segnenereae novelties and Holden's Manikins with new specialties.
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George Primrose
Foley Boys
Will M. Cress
Blanche Dayne
Obi Bimffin
Brothers Silvas
John D. Gilbert
Johann Bedini
Arthur
A. D. Robbins
Mitchells
Amoros-Werner
Teresa
van Leas
Duke
Alf Holt
DeMuths
van Kamp
Anata
Holden
Bright lively revue with burlesques and musical acts
A lively stage show features two burlesque numbers The Bon Tons in Sunny Spain and The Lady Killer. Dorothy Drew, Hughes and Hazelton, the Empire City Quartet Cooper Tally Mayo Cooper, Williams Aleene and the Johnsons entertain with singing dancing and breezy sketches and xylophone solos.
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Spain
Dorothy Drew
Hughes
Hazelton
Empire City
Cooper
Tally
Mayo
Williams
Aleene
Mr. Williams
Johnsons
Austin and Stone's Museum Daredevil Exhibition
Large crowd at Austin and Stone's yesterday for Sadie Knowlton and partners in a barrel loop show. Daredevil Libby and Irving Mayers race Knowlton on electric motor cycles in a mock bowl act. Other features include Richon the juggler and Tillier's Parisian marionettes in the bill.
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Austin & Stone
Sadie Knowlton
Daredevil Libby
Irving Mayers
Sadie
Haif
Miss Knowlton
Richon
Tillier
Beauveau
Adélaide
Nickelodeon Week Offers Serpents Goats and Vaudeville
Manager Walker presents Lady Olga and a serpent troupe in performance with goats by Professor Stanley and feats by Sam Furst. Balbromo performs as fire act amid "Satan's Midnight Meal" while Luna the sword walker showcases novelty acts. The Rice sisters star in Miss Clara's Birthday with amateur night on Friday.
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Walker
Olga
Professor Stanley
Sam Furst
Balbromo
Satan
Luna
Curio
Rice Sisters
Jeanette Willett
Corinne Barringham
Nellie Hartford
Chelsea Man Dies On Winntsimmet Ferry at Sea
James Pillsbury aged 74 of 27 Lynn Street Chelsea dropped dead aboard the ferryboat City of Chel at about 11 yesterday morning. The death occurred at sea on the Winntsimmet route with no known cause reported.
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James Pillsbury
Lynn, Street
Chelsea
City of
Boy Breaks Leg While Hanging On Wagon
Six year old Harry Smyrna of 11 Compton street hung on a wagon rear and kicked spokes. His left foot jammed between spokes, the wheel revolved and struck the wagon spring, breaking his leg above the knee.
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Harry Smyrna
Compton Street
Salem Sewerage Project Starts With Mayor Peterson
The first sod was turned this morning on the Rowell field for a major sewerage disposal system to convey Salem sewage and likely Peabody’s to deep water. Mayor Peterson handled the spade with no ceremonial exercises.
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Salem
Rowell
Peabody
Peterson
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