The Tremont Theatre Opens With Varied Stage Pictures
The Tremont Theatre presented a night of varied drama and opera. The crowd enjoyed the melodrama The Mascot with lavish scenery and a London style performance. The Tremont opened with DeKoven and Smith’s The Tzigane featuring Miss Lillian Russell in a sumptuous Russian setting. The WIdow Jones by John J. McNally followed with Miss Irwin in a bright comedy musical at the Boston Museum.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tremont Theatre
DeKoven and Smith
Peertless Lillian
Rusesti
New York
Nijini Novgorod
Ice Palace
Moscow
Mise Russell
Miss Russell
Edwin Hoff
Fort Mizar Russell
Flora Finlayson
Fred Solomon
Joseph Herbert
May Irwin
John J. Alio
Boston
McNally
Jonts
Browides
Irwin
John
Globe Trotter opens at Hollis Street Theatre with Hoey
Yesterday two performances launched the fall and winter season at Hollis Street Theatre featuring Louis de Louys three act comedy The Globe Trotter starring Bill Hoey. The review praises ensemble strength and Boucicault and Miss Ada Alexandra for strong supporting turns while noting Hoey’s limited stage dominance and moments of restraint. The Globe Trotter runs this week only with the D Arville company to follow on Sept 9.
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Hollis Street Theatre
Louis de
Globe Trotter
Bill
Monte Carlo
Eppla
Aubrey Boucicault
A. Cheever Steele
M. A. Kennedy
Jord
Lorimer Stoddard
Louise Thorndike Boucicault
Dion Boucicault
Myra Brimstone
Ada Alexandra
Mr. Hoey
Hollis
Oe D’arville
The Mascot at the Castle Square shines in opera
The Mascot at Castle Square Theatre enthralls with strong singing and acting. Myra Morella dances lively while Edith Mason and Hattie charm audiences. Wolff and Wooley add comic fun. Banjo and guitar interludes in the lobby heighten the evening.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Castle Square
Audran'e
Myra Morella
Bettina
Edith Mason
Hattie
Miss Mason
William Wolff
Arthur Wooley
The White Rat Second Week Opens at Columbia Theatre
The White Rat enters its second week at the Columbia Theatre with strong patronage and continued audience praise. The current engagement ends next Saturday evening, and the show earned loud applause for its comedy and features. Human Hearts starts its Boston premiere on Sept 9 as the next attraction.
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Columbia Theatre
Boston
Grand Opera House Week Opens With Top Vaudeville
Manager Mansfield preserves high season standard at Grand Opera House with a week of top vaudeville. J W Kelly headlines with a new monologue and hearty applause. The Mimic Four barbecue act, Ensemble and Forest City quartet also appear plus the full orchestra under Stanley.
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Mansfield
Grand Opera House
J. W. Kelly
Kelly
Mimic Four
George H. Ward
Koster & Bial’s
Edwin French
Merriles Sisters
Bertrand’s Balet
Four Gardners
Stack
Milton
Georgie Parker
Ada Lucette
Forest City Quartet
Minerva Lee
W. H. McCart
Stanley
Grand Opera
Carnival of Venice Fireworks Dazzle Huntington Fans
Last night’s display at the Carnival of Venice on Huntington Avenue wowed a several thousand crowd. Pain’s double programme included ballet, music, acrobatics and spectacular features with Zimmerman on a thirty foot wheel and L A W emblem pieces. The season ends with another strong program and the L A W members receive half price admission at the crowd stand.
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Huntington Avenue
Zimmerman
Park Theatre Hosts Fagan Minstrelsy Show Second Week
The Park Theatre presented Barney Fagan and company in a vaudeville and burlesque program for the second and last week of the engagement. Favorites from the prior week remained including the Ice Knights Templars match and electric minstrel effects. New material received hearty applause at matinee and evening shows with a fresh song titled A Hot Memportland featured.
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Barney Fagan
Park Theatre
Knights Templars
Black America engages audiences at Southern Exposition
The matinees and evening shows drew about four hundred participants and audiences. The cake walk excited crowds as two final performances today and two tomorrow wrap up the Southern exposition of negro life at Huntington Avenue. Nate Salsbury, the producer, has received praise and calls for a Boston return.
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Huntington Avenue
Aircus
Boeton
London
Nate Salsbury
Keith's New Theatre Vaudeville Bill Delights Holiday Audiences
Holiday theatergoers enjoyed a rich vaudeville program at Keith's New Theatre yesterday afternoon and evening. Lottie Gilson drew strong applause as did Vera with a sensational aerial ladder act, Carr and Jordan in a valued character sketch, plus the National Trio and the Boston Symphony Orchestra in pop concerts. The bill also featured the Manhat tan comedy four, Granjean and May on the wire, and a varied troupe including Howe and Seymour Allen and West Whittle Adams and Hall Girard and Thompson Tom Peasley Meyer Cohen Layman Meehan and Raymond the Deaves marionettes and more.
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Keith
New Theatre
Lottie Gilson
New York
Miss Gilson
Keith’s
Vera
Carr
Jordan
National Trio
Boston Symphony Orchestra
Manhattan
Granjean
May
Howe
Seymour
Allen
West
Whittle
Adams
Hall
Girard
Thompson
Tom Peasley
Meyer Cohen
Layman
Meehan
Raymond
Deaves
Old Rube the python at Austin & Stone Museum draws crowds
The 31 foot giant python named Old Rube was placed on exhibit in thelecture hall at Austin & Stone's Museum, drawing over 10 000 visitors who watched Mile Beatrice Rodefigo enter the cage. The snake will be fed roughly every three weeks and will be moved to a upper floor room for feeding before touring the country with owners Mesures Stone & Shaw.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Austin & Stone’s Museum
Hamburg
Mile
Beatrice Rodefigo
Mesures
Stone & Shaw
Hughs
Keegans
Julia Franks
Marrett Brothers
Andersons
Fitzgibbons
Frank Valdeau
Herr Mueller
Fremonts
George Kaine
Greenache Brothers
Three Garter Sisters
Charles H. Dean
Carroll and Perrin
Conrad Sisters
Robert Ellit
Howard Atheneum hosts all-day show with famed performers
The Howard Atheneum crowds all day from morning to night with continuous shows. The Maginleys Lotta and Eddie performed sensational flying trapeze feats while Senator Frank Bell delighted with quick wit and topical shots. The lineup featured James Flynn Maude Walker Miss Kitty O Conal and many others with two new comedians Thomas and Watson scoring big hits.
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Howard Atheneum
Maginleys
Lotta
Eddie
Frank Bell
the Howard
James Flynn
Maude Walker
Kittie O'Neal
Maggie Cline
Gougate
John Walsh
Anna Sylvester
Mrs. A
Adam Richmond Burlesque Company
Messrs. Thomas and Watson
Stage Review Highlights Strong Vaudeville Show
The article praises Marie Arkwright as Pug and Maud Miller as Louise for fine performances. Charles Patterson shines in a good-natured role, and W G Perry earns commendation for a demanding character. The vaudeville bill includes Eddie Miles Daisy Raymond Elia Carl ington Rikart Essie Graham Chic Kehoe and others.
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Ue Ee Ovens
R. Ga
Convack Ratmond
Marie Arkwright
Pug
Maud Miller
Louise
Charles Patterson
W. G. Perry
Squire
Mervine
Palace Theatre Packed for Largest Matinee of Season
The Palace Theatre drew record crowds for the afternoon and evening shows with standing room only signs. Acts included The Allicoatis, Lissie Stuart, Mr. and Mrs. Marsh, Eileen Desmond, George Brennan and Little Winnie, Brayton and Woodman, Thomas J. Ripley, Hovard and St Clair, Ettie Albion, Kitty Hart, and others in a lavish program of comedy song and burlesque.
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Palace Theatre
M White
P. Theatre
Allicoatis
Lissie Stuart
Mrs. Marsh
Variety bill tops yesterday's entertainment program
From gates opening to closing hour audiences enjoyed a two hall program featuring five young ladies as the main act in hall 1 with Weinefeld and Mme Lamont among others. Hall 8 showcased Lees with a knife and battleaxe act and Franks broom exhibit while the stage offered a rotating cast including Learys Wilson Raymond and Spencer. The lineup promised a profitable week.
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Weinefeld
Professor Dill
Royal English
Mme. Lamont
Fireghter
Lees
Professor Franks
Doyle Williams
London Punch and Judy
Mme. Lé Marre
the Learys
Alexander Wilson
George Thompson
Little Maud Inez
Eva Raymond
Belle Thornton
Fred Raymond
Primrose and
West
Lillian Spencer
Alice Haines
Maud Lynette
Emsma Marden
Lady Minstrels
Bowdoin Square Theatre Presents Jack Harkaway
The Bowdoin Square Theatre enters the second and last week of Jack Harkaway with a large audience witnessing the performance. Theodore Babcock handles the title role with ease and grace as the company preserves the show’s smooth, polished style. The play remains for this week only before Katie Emmett brings Chat, an American Boy on September 9.
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Tompa
Victory Bateman
Tie Grace M
Lamkin
J. B
Cooper Cliffe
Eugene Ormonde
Figman
Dove Davidson
Lee Bateman
Noreh
R. Ormonde
Davidson
Boston
Bowdoin Square Theatre
Jack Harkaway
Theodore Babcock
Katie Emmett
Lyceum Theatre Show Furnished by International Vaudevilles
The Lyceum Theatre bill yesterday presented by the International Vaudevilles featured strong singing by Miss Helen St. Clair and a comedy sketch by Frank B. Sheridan and Annie Forest. Acting and numbers by Dan Regan J W Leslie and J M Curdy drew praise along with Lilly Larrkelle Magpie and Marzello. Other performers included Wesley Corinnne Norris Dale Armstrong Carr Tourgee Patrick Murphy Andy Barr Florence Evans and William H Burke. The September 9 bill promises the Gaiety Burlesque company.
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Lyceum Theatre
Helen St. Clair
Frank B. Sheriden
Annie Forest
Dan Regan
J. W. Leslie
J. M. Curdy
Lilly Larkelle
Magpier
Marzello
Wesley
Corinnne Norris
Dale Armstrong
Carr
Tourgee
Patrick Murphy
Andy Barr
Florence Evans
William H. Burke
Gaiety Burlesque Company
Labor Day show thrills crowd at Hanover Street Theatre
A large crowd attended the Hanover Street Theatre on Labor Day for a bill of local interest. Billy Kelly led a minstrel scene followed by the Croley and Foley Irish team and May Frances Lacy. The Imperial Quartet performed Watch on the Cliff written for Hagan, Eddie Clark starred in Bowery Girl, and Noyes and Moya presented a humorous one act piece.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New
Hanover Street Theatre
Billy Kelly
Croley
Hackenburger Wins 25-Mile Race Setting World Record
Hackenburger, an unattached wheelman, won the twenty five mile road race in Denver establishing a world record with a time of 1 hour 4 minutes 47 seconds. He led 126 entrants two miles from the finish as an immense crowd witnessed the event. Wall Day was celebrated with a hour long procession and special trains brought 2 000 people to Denver for the celebration.
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Denver
Col
Hackenburger
Suspended riders barred from Governor's Foot Guard races
In New Haven on September 3, C ca banné and Titus, suspended Class B riders, could not start in the Governors Foot Guard races. They rode a mile exhibition for a special prize. Trainer Joseph Goodman defended them, saying the charges are untrue and that a LAW edict will be removed within a week. Murphy has ridden better than Titus or Cabanne this season.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New Haven. Conn
Ccabanné
Titus
Governors Foot Guard
Joseph Goodman
The Gold King at Grand Museum Shines In Night Exhibit
At the Grand Museum corner Washington and Dover streets yesterday the venue was sold out with full seats and limited standing room. The production titled The Gold King starred Leighton in the leading role and featured a dramatic plot with elements of assassination and escape in a night view.
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Grand Museum
Washington and
Dover Streets
Try Leighton
American Protective Association Rally At Asbury Grove
At Asbury Grove the American Protective Association drew about 600 attendees. G. W. Penneman presided with speakers including Rev. Hugh Montgomery T. C. Evans of Boston Supreme Secretary Dunbar and several reverends from Boston Chelsea Wiscosin and Bor.
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Asbury Grove
American Protective Association
G. W. Penneman
Mr. Penneman
Hugh Montgomery
T. C. Evans
Boston
Dunbar
C. H. Hanniford
Bostin
Henry: Powers
Chelsea
D. B. Cheney
Gee Saran
Dr. Manning
Bor
Fannie Golddust Triumphs in Saugus Mile Race Record
In Saugus, Fannie Golddust wins the mile in 2 11 1 4, breaking the track record by a full second as Claybourns push The mare leads from start to finish in the first heat before stronger challenge by Claybourne in the stretch. Second heat sees Fannie B. win in a dominant display, with Forrest Prince and Silver Plate contesting the later heats. Final heats postponed to tomorrow as dusk ends first day.
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Saugus
James O. Gray
Sioa
Deane
Fiuhie
Fannie
Claybourne
Greane
A. Cook
Jock Bowen
Lady Blanche
Record
Blackstone Brino
Ladylanche
Silver Plate
Forrest Prince
Cinhy
Blanche
B. m
J. R Foley
J. Boweny
Dobié
Brino
Br. G
Betty
Simmons
A. Johnson
Narcissus
Bik
Neni
Fiat
Patievaves
Kitty R
XK. McCarthy
Fannie B
Ch. m
C. Greene
Sheriff
X. G
W. Snow
Ob. H
E. Boutalie
Daisy Dean
Garst
Dlisa K
A. Ratburn
Pattie D
Ai H
C. Orga
Bliver Plate
G. H
Bsg
Lillians
Anneceders
Scranton Belle
Br. m
J. Kinney
Arlena
B. Mm
F. Coe
Ri Gem
Kinney
Waldbaum retirement sale features Lamplighter sold for 7600
Lamplighter was bought by Milton Young for shipment to McGrathiana stud. The horse sold three times previously for 20000 each, earning 0 015 in turf competition. Other sales included Potentate Goodwin Florrie Sweet Favourdale v Cotton King and Mr Medregor II with prices ranging from 8200 to 1800.
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Shedgehead Bay
L. 1
Waldbaum
Lamplighter
Milton Young
McGrathiana Stud
Brown & Rogers
Pierre Lorillard
G. Walbaum
Potentate
Hayden Edwards
Amelia P
T. J. Meehan
Goodwin
Florrie
Hanover-Marguerite
A. J. Blume
Favordale-Sweet Home
G. ©. Smith
V. Cotton King
King Galop-Warmantle
R. E. Smith
Mr. "Medregor IL
McGregor
J. Meehan
Lewiston Races Exciting at State Fair Meet
Lewiston Me September 2 The afternoon races drew excitement as Bingen won the 2 year old heat in 2 41 44 beating the state record set by Westland 2 29 1 4 Palm holds the state fair mark at 2 33 Trotting events and stake races featured Bingen Nite Edith W and Waddie B among top finishers with times ranging from 2 24 14 to 2 54 1 4
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Lewiston
Bingen
Westland
Palm
May King
Titer
Julia
Br. m
Haley
Pinkham
Suzette
B. T
Nelson
Gilbert
Harrison Boy
Maine Prince
Chapin
Waddie B
Foster
Phompson
Vo Q. Coburn
Russell
Edith W. m
O Shene-bae
Results at Sheepshead Bay Race Day
Horse results from Sheepshead Bay on September 2 list six races with winners including Bloomer April Fool One I Love Rey El Santa Anita Ha Kearney and Caraccas. Notable times: 1:29 1-6 seven furlongs 1:45 1-5 for the Partridge stakes and 2:07 for the Twin City handicap.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sheepshead. Bay
L. 1
Bloomer
Poegaty
Sunrise. I
April Fool
Lancer
Campania
Tire
One I Love
Crescendo
Merry Prince
Rey el Santa Anita
Henry of Navarre
Sir Excess
Ha Kearney
Nanki Pooh
the Coon
Caraccas
Bong and Dance
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