Rector's Garden Opens Hollis Street Theatre Season
Robert Edeson stars in The Rector's Garden at Hollis Street Theatre the first staging of the work on any stage. Positive notices on Edesons earnest performance and the strong ensemble follow with praise for Burg Galloway Harwood and others. The play runs two weeks before Marie Cahill's Nancy Brown arrives with further musical numbers and revisions expected to tighten the production.
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Hollis Street
Robert Edeson
Rector’s Garden
Hollis
Edeson
Byron Ongley
William Prince
Felix Cooper
Cooper
Eben Burg
Blanche Cincioni
Richard Bennett
Harry Harwood
Louise Galloway
Frazier Coulter
Edwin Brandt
Richard Sterling
George Fox
Oldtime Boston Theatre Revival Of Under Cover Stirring the Crowd
A vast Boston Theatre audience greets the Harrigan revival Under Cover with strong praise for Ned Harrigan Annie Yeamans Dan Collyer and Joe Sparks. The play blends humor pathos and music with a large cast and a multi scene staging centered on Dixie Merryalls race track plot and a cotillion of Bowery and city characters. Brilliant song numbers by Harrigan Braham and strong performances by Yeamans Sparks and Collyer anchor the lively production.
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Boston Theatre
Mulligan Guards
Harrigan Milesian
Dixie Merryall
Alonzo Bilcover
New York
Harrigan
George F. Braham
Dave Braham
Mr. Harrigan
Annie Yeamans
Nancy Delaney
Joe Sparks
Dan Collyer
Mr. Sparks
Emma Holdup
Bowery
Jennie Yeamans
Boozy Susie
Jane Elton
Tremont crowd greets Prince of Pilsen return in warm homecoming
The Tremont last evening hosted a full house and enthusiastic reception as The Prince of Pilsen returned after a 12 month absence. New and returning cast members received praise for strong vocal performances and engaging stage presence.
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Tremont
Hans Wagner
New York
Polly Guzman
Madison Crocker
Hobart Smock
Arthur Donaldson
Helena Fredericks
Edith Adams
Beulah Denio
Nellie Wagner
Victor Morley
Lord Somerset
Mr. Doner
Francois
John Ransone
Ivar Anderson
Dainty Janette Bageard
Sidonie
Zella Frank
Jimmie
Diamond Donner
New Orleans
The Fatal Wedding Opens At Grand Opera House
The Fatal Wedding began a one week engagement at the Grand Opera House last night. The city’s theatregoers saw scenes drawn from real metropolis life with strong child performance by Baby Zena Keife. Organist Miss Haynes and her Choir Celestial provided musical emphasis with two boys in surplice and cassock, as large church-like settings accompanied "The Heart of Maryland."
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Grand Opera House
Metropolis
Zena Keife
Sullivan, Harris & Woods
Miss Haynes
Heart of Maryland
The Sign of the Cross Dazzles Music Hall in Two-Week Run
Immense Music Hall crowds yesterday witnessed The Sign of the Cross in a two week engagement. The drama’s enduring appeal stems from a blend of religious history and vivid human passions. George Flood as Marcus Superbus and Rose E Tapley as Mercia receive praise for strong performances.
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Music Hall
Nero
George Flood
Marcus Superbus
Rose E. Tapley
Mercia
Dudley Farnsworth
Minnie Fielding
Popea
Bessie Tower
Berenis
Arline Fort
Stephanus
Cast Castle Square Theatre Delivers Staging of The Wife
Castle Square Theatre presented Belasco and De Mille's comedy drama The Wife attracting a large audience. J H Gilmour concluded his engagement with a strong Senator Rutherford portrayal, while John Sampolis and Thomas MacLarnne delivered solid dramatic work. Other cast members including Lindsay Morison John T Craven Mortimer Weldon Isabelle Fletcher Rose Stuart and Gertrude Berkeley offered notable performances.
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Castle Square Theatre
Belasco and DeMille
J. H. Gilmour
Senator Rutherford
John Sampolis
Mathew Culver
Thomas MacLarnne
Robert Grey
Lindsay Morison
Silas Truman
John T. Craven
Major Putnam
Mortimer Weldon
Jack Dexter
Isabelle Fletcher
Helen Truman
Rose Stuart
Lucille Ferrant
Gertrude Berkeley
Bellamy Ives
Alice
The Wife at Theatre Announces Short Run
Riker portrays Kitty Ives and Mrs Amory Idelia Macdonald appears dignified. The Wife opens for a brief run this week before the fall season begins next Monday with The Prisoner of Zenda featuring Lillian Lawrence after her vacation.
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Riker
Kitty Ives
A Man of Mystery at Bowdoin Square Theatre
A melodrama at Bowdoin Square Theatre features a hypnotist villain Richard Glenwood played by Willard Blackmere with Will F. Phillips and J. Butler Haviland as comic leads. Florence Glenwood portrayed by Corinne Cantwell, with Marion Sawtelle and Florence Hale among the cast. Bargain matinee prices for ladies.
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Bowdoin Square Theatre
Richard Glenwood
Mr. Willard Blackmere
Lothrop Stock Company
Will F. Phillips
J. Butler Haviland
Comedienne
Marion Sawtelle
Boston
Florence Glenwood
Corinne Cantwell
Florence Hale
Marguerite Haviland
Gertrude Lovering
E. D. Denison
The Game of Life thrills Hub Theatre audiences
Hub Theatre presented The Game of Life to crowded houses with strong praise for its dramatic power. J. K. Hutchinson starred as father and son, supported by Rolinda Bainbridge, Lillie Sinclair and B. C. McGuire in a well staged production with stylish specialties and lively suspense.
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Hub
Colorado
England
J. K. Hutchinson
Rolinda Bainbridge
Lillie Sinclair
B. C. McGuire
York State Folks Charm Large Majestic Theatre Audience
The Majestic Theatre drew a very large crowd for the second last week of Fred E. Wright's rural comedy York State Folks. The show broke records for the city with seven weeks of profit and a crowded house, turning away many patrons last week. Principal performers James Lackaye Ray L. Royce Ernest Lamson Marie Falls Elenor Sidman and the company delivered the usual hits. Farewell bargain matinees are scheduled for Wednesday and Saturday afternoons.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Majestic Theatre
Fred E. Wright
York State
Wright
Messrs
James Lackaye
Ray L. Royce
Ernest Lamson
Marie Falls
Elenor Sidman
Park Theatre Readies Boston Opening With Cohans
The Park Theatre reopens after a summer transformation with Rich Harris and Charles Frohman presenting the four Cohans in Running for Office a musical comedy by George M. Cohan. Fred Niblo leads a strong company and the chorus promises popularity. seat sales begin Thursday.
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Boston
Rich
Harris
Charles Frohman
Park Theatre
Four Cohans
Boston Museum
George M. Cohan
Fred Niblo
Cohans
The Silver Slipper at Colonial Theatre September 14
John C. Fisher presents The Silver Slipper a grand musical at Colonial Theatre opening the season. The show from Floro dora authors comes to Boston after a six month Broadway run featuring Sam Bernard Laura Clement Cyril Scott Ann Tyrell and others with full scenery costumes and a 12 member company.
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John C. Fisher
Colonial Theatre
Broadway Theatre
New York
Colonial
Sam Bernard
Laura Clement
Cyril Scott
Ann Tyrell
Nacem Bonville
Carolyn Cordon
Joseph Welch
Frances Gordon
Keith's Theatre All Varieties Show Delights Boston Audiences
Amusement seekers flock to Keith's this week for a top class all variety bill. Charles Aldrich, famed in Europe as a comedy juggler and burlesque magician, wowed Boston with a disappearing act. Monroe Mack and Lawrence led a wild farce How to Get Rid of Your Mother-in-Law, delivering the laugh hit of the night. George Wilson and McIntyre and Primrose also drew strong applause.
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Keith
Charles Aldrich
Boston
Ching Ling Foo
Monroe
Mack
Lawrence
Southern vaudeville show featuring McIntyre heir and acrobats
The review lauds the young McIntyre as a promising comic with Southern dialect, compares him to his father, and highlights Kelly Reno the Avon Comedy Four, and the Bosses aerial act for a strong vaudeville program. It commends the aerial casting and predicts continued local popularity.
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McIntyre
Heath
Kelly
Reno
Avon Comedy Four
Keith
Howard Atheneum Vaudeville Features Arrive at Stage
The Howard week program offers ideal vaudeville and burlesque with headliners McCabe Sabine and Vera in The Arrival of Kitty McCarthy. Wood and Ray rise in popularity while The Big Three Minstrels with Norcross Meakin LaMar headline a strong bill.
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the Howard
McCabe
Sabine
Vera
Kitty McCarthy
Wood
Ray
Howardites
Fred Ray
Boston
Big Three Minstrels
Norcross
Meakin
LaMar
Helen May Butler
Ladies
Devene
McKeever
Cineograph
Emma Krause
Hattie Mills
Clara Adams
Lillian Taylor
Allie Vivian
Hartford Sisters
Tillie Cohen
Lottie Hurley
Jessie Stewart
Lillian Beach
Lillian Keelay
Howard
Burlesque Strong Run At Lyceum With O Reilly Rise
The Lyceum Theatre opens a week long engagement of Harry Bryant's burlesquers led by The Rise and Fall of O Reilly. Cameron, Casmore, Kennedy and Sloan provide the comedy. A standout Imperial Japanese troupe performs daring acrobatics in a lively olio. Kennedy and Cameron sing popular songs and The False Alarm closes the show with brisk merriment.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harry Bryant
Lyceum Theatre
O'Reilly
Messrs
Cameron
Casmore
Kennedy
Sloan
Coontown Picnic energizes Austin & Stone's with famed Black stage troupe
The shuffle of lively feet and music filled Austin & Stone's yesterday as Major Smith's company of black brilliants performed old plantation melodies and coon songs. The Coontown Picnic showcased rich voices, feeling, and back and wing dancing with a dozen commendable features including Tuohy sisters and Violet Fame among the entertainers.
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Austin & Stone’s
Major Smith
Black Brilliants
Coontown
Casey Theatre
Tuohy Sisters
Violet Fame
Cash and Dare
Mike Scott
Lottie Burke
Smith and Blanchard
Coppinger
White
Three Brilliants
Barrett and
Dudley
Maude Clifton
Mississippi Troubadours and Aquatic Acts at Local Show
The popular house promises full value with the Mississippi Troubadours delivering singing and dancing. Fielding the amphibious man plans a four minute submerged record challenge against Starkey of Roxbury next Wednesday night. Sig Erin performs on the monopede and Grisbach showcases magic. Sev ern's all star vaudeville company appears with a noted cast as amateur night returns Friday.
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Mississippi Troubadours
Fielding
Young Starkey
Roxbury
Sig
Erin
Grisbach
Charles H. Severne
Joe French
Alice Thorne
Marelle Moss
Jeanette Willet
Annie Ross
Dolly Perkins
Rentz-Santley Burlesque at Palace Draws Crowds
The Rentz-Santley company opened a long touring engagement at the Palace Theatre drawing crowded houses. The show features two skits Hotel Matrimony and The Sultan of Zuzu with a versatile troupe of comedians and a large chorus of attractive girls.
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Rentz-Santley
Charles Douglass
Eva Mitchell
Connelley Sisters
Grifett
Gruett
Raimond
Vack
Vaudeville Highlight Aboard Yamatomo Slack Wire
One of the great hits of the vaudeville bill is the splendid performance on the slack wire by the Yama moto brothers.
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Yamamoto Brothers
Carnival Opens With Light Attendance At Revere Beach
First day crowds at Revere Beach were fair despite poor weather. Walters and Wesson headline the Crescent Gardens vaudeville bill with The Insurance Agent a strong comedic sketch. Other acts include Walter Stetson and Neleda Herman in A Villain Unmasked, O Brien and West, Mike Needham, and Till s Marionettes.
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Revere Beach
Rustic
Crescent Gardens
Walters and Wesson
Walter Stetson
Neleda Herman
O’brien
West
Mike Needham
Till
Lexington Park Vaudeville Season Winds Down
Lexington Park hosts J. W. Gorman’s novelty company delivering strong summer vaudeville. The Althea twins perform acrobatic and dance bits, Kenny and Clahane charm with singing and silliness, John Clahane and Kenny showcase stagemanship, while Beaudoin entertains with high wire feats.
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Lexington Park
Rustic Theatre
J. W. Gorman
Novelty Company
Althea Twins
Kenny
Clahane
John Clahane
Beaudoin
Nonce
Norumbega Park Vaudeville Week Delights Visitors
Norumbega Park along the Charles River remains popular in late season with daily vaudeville shows. Cushman Holcombe and Curtis present The Village Singing School, the Zoellers perform double trapeze feats, Fajardo mimics instruments, and the Gaspard brothers juggle knives picks and battle axes to thrill audiences.
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Norumbega Park
Charles River
Rustic Theatre
Cushman, Holcombe and
Curtis
Zoellers
Fajardo
Gaspard Brothers
Knights of Pythias encampment opens at Point of Pines
The second brigade's uniformed rank gathered at Point of Pines for its annual encampment. Despite poor weather, attendees enjoyed rustic theatre acts led by Fitzgibbon, McCoy and Fitzgibbon. New performer Miss Bessie Penguard impressed with singing with the Lynn Cadet Band accompaniment.
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Knights of Pythias
Point of Pines
Rustic Theatre
Fitzgibbon
McCoy
the Pines
Bessie ‘Penguard
The
K. OF P
Bill Fitzgibbon
Last Bass Point Concerts End Soon on Labor Day
The article notes the nearing close of the season at Bass Point and Nahant with the final concerts to be performed Labor Day by Larricain's Marine Band. Boats depart Union Wharf every 90 minutes from Commercial Street.
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North Shore
Bass Point
Nahant
Larricain's
Marine Band
Union Wharf
Commercial Street
Peggy from Paris dazzles Fall River in first New England stop
In Fall River Aug 31, Peggy from Paris by George Ade played out of Chicago and Boston for the first time. A large crowd applauded endlessly for the principals and musical numbers. The New England tour will visit Salem New Bedford Taunton and Portland before a Sept 10 engagement at Wallack's Theatre New York.
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Fall River
Chicago
Boston
Peggy
Paris
George Ade
Loraine
Miss Caine
Miss Baker
Miss Sadler
Arthur Deagon
Helen Hale
New England
Henry W Savage
Salem
New Bedford
Taunton
Portland
Wallack’s
New York
Newport excursion at popular round trip rate
Another opportunity to visit Newport R I at the popular rate of 1 for the round trip by special express train via the New York New Haven Hartford rail road on Thursday Sept 3 Returning vacationists should not miss one of these outings before the season closes Tickets should be purchased in advance as seating is limited Houghs Neck remains a favored vacation spot The four daily trips of the craft to Rowes Wharf and Snows arch wharf are well patronized Take the L road to Rowes Wharf to catch the boat
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Newport
R. L
New York, New Haven & Hartford Railroad
Hough's Neck
Rowe's Wharf
Snow's Arch Wharf
Steamer
New Brunswick
Lincoln Wharf
Petency
Ancient and Honorable Artille Company
Atlantic Avenue
Battery St
Peck
Tremont St
American League
Huntington Ave
Johnstown Flood spectacle stays at Revere Beach for another season
The Johnstown Flood spectacle will not move to Atlantic City for next season but will continue at Revere Beach. It will close for the summer on September 14.
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Johnstown
Atlantic City
Revere Beach
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Longhart
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