Stage attractions flood Boston with varied entertainments
The Majestic, Boston Theatre and Keiths theatre showcase Adele Ritchie and a strong stock company with The Pit and The Christian. Globe and Tremont present popular vaudeville acts while Olga Nethersole tours via Cedric. Castles, burlesque, and moving pictures draw crowds at Castle Square, Bowdoin Square, Orpheum, Palace and other venues as Nantasket trips wind down.
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Adele Ritchie
Boston Theatre
Hap Ward
the Globe
Cecil Spooner
Raffles
Grand Opera House
Bertha
Lottie Williams
Keith's
Robert @allifard
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Kian and
Erlanger
Tremont Theatre
Boston
bill certai@y
London
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G. B. Alexander
Susie Smithers
George Auger
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Palace Theatre
Grace Merriman
Lillian Davis
H. J. Harder
Moving
Hub Theatre
Miles Brothers
Nantasket
Hull
Old Colony
Plymouth
Rowe's Wharf
Revere Beach
Wonderland
Austin & Stone
Highwayman Robs Cashier at T Wharf in Chelsea
Sargent of 40 Bellingham Street Chelsea, cashier for E. A. Rich & Company on T Wharf, was assaulted and robbed on Atlantic Avenue Boston. He suspects local loafers as his attackers and is recovering from injuries.
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Sargent
Bellingham Street
Chelsea
Atlantic Avenue
Boston
Sargeant
E. A. Rich & Company
T Wharf
Autumn excursion season begins from Boston to Maritime resorts
The Plant site autumn trips started Tuesday Sept 3 with passengers bound for Halifax Hawkensbury Charlottetown and other Maritime resorts. Many Nova Scotians Cape Breton Prince Edward Island and Americans travel in September, peak time. Steamers Halifax and A W Perry sail from Commercial Wharf Boston Tuesdays and Saturdays at noon with low round trip rates. City ticket office 298 Washington Street.
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Halifax
Hawkensbury
Charlottetown
Maritime Provinces
Nova Scotia
Cape Breton
Prince Edward Island
A. W. Perry
Commercial Wharf
Boston
City Ticket Office
Washington Street
Autumn Trip to Land of Evangeline by Dominion Atlantic
Prospective travelers are invited to visit the Land of Evangeline, with ideal Annapolis Valley weather and easy access to the Maritime Provinces via Yarmouth. Dominion Atlantic steamers run from Boston eight trips weekly, Long Wharf and 228 Washington Street offices handle rates and reservations.
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Washington Street
Long Wharf
Grid Warriors Prepare for Season With Rule Changes
Colleges open to season as Walter Camp notes no major changes while new rules add a 15 yard penalty for first or second down dropped passes and two umpires. Penn State drills begin at Cape May with 15 players led by Dr. Carl Williams and Torrey guiding subs, freshmen, and a few veterans.
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Gridiron Warriors
Walter Camp
Pennsylvania
Cape May
N. J
Carl Williams
Torrey
Mike Murphy
Williams
Theatrical Man Morrissey Missing From Park Theatre
James W. Morrissey of New York City, advance of David Kessler in The Spell at the Park Theatre, has vanished since Aug. 25. He was last heard from in Springfield after leaving Hotel Worthy a week ago, not reporting to the Boston venue, leaving management puzzled. He is not known as a drinker and has prior ties to Emma Abbott and the Joseph Jefferson Memorial Fund.
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James W. Morrissey
New York City
David Kessler
Park Theatre
Theodore A. Liebler, Jr
Mr. Morrissey
Springfield
Worthy
Boston
Morrissey
Emma Abbott
Joseph Jefferson
Asbury Park
Thousand Islands
New York
Ragged sports talk hints at uproar over aging athletes
Bill Bailey comments on Pat Dougherty likely retiring from baseball after the season due to wealth, mocks Larry Lajoie’s arrival, and laments the possible loss of Dan Kelly’s amateur 100 yard record. The piece references Jim Sullivan’s health, Arthur Duffey’s finances, and Daniel’s alleged faithlessness in a garbled, satirical sports column.
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Dan Kelly
Jim Sullivan
Arthur Duffey
Daniel
Alice in Wonderland debuts at Wonderland Wonder show charms 15000
The Wonderland spectacle Alice in Wonderland opened after weather delay to a crowd of about 15,000 at Revere Beach. The illuminated chariot procession featured Signor d Avino and a cast including Hap Ward Jr and Miss Helen Norton with dancers and elves in a lavish inclemency inspired production scheduled each evening at 8 45 until Sept 16.
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Revere
Alice
Perry
Wonderland Police
Boston
Banda Rossa
Signor d’Avino
Teddy Bear Brigade
Hap Ward, Jr
Cheshire Cat
the Hatter
Duck
Doc” Watson
Lawrence B. O’connor
John J. Coleman
Court of Columbia
Helen Norton
Dorothy Woolard
Selma Eggleston
Hazel Cortell
Mabel Mack
Josephine Laurie
Bertha Schmidt
Margaret Wannigan
Blanche Livingstone
Griffith Cannot Land a Pennant Despite Pennant Material
Discussion by Gym Bagley questions Clark Griffith's tenure as a manager. Analysis cites pitching shortages with the Yankees and compares manager origins, noting leaders like Connie Mack and Johnny McGraw, while arguing Griff has not secured a pennant despite suitable personnel.
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Gym Bagley
New York
Wisenheimer
Clark Griffith
Griff
Yankees
Giants
M'Graw to Return to Baltimore for Old-Timers Game
Local fans cheer as Johnny McGraw now Giants manager will visit Baltimore for homecoming week and take part in a reunion game with former Orioles stars. Thomas Lynch has declined, still active in theater in New Britain, Connecticut.
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Baltimore
Johnny McGraw
Giants
Oriole
Old Town
Muggsy
McGraw
Thomas Lynch
New Britain, Conn
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