Going to the Races by Byrne Brothers at Boston Theatre
The Byrne brothers bring a pantomime farce to the Boston Theatre with Going to the Races. The act features a mock fire scene a revolving airship and a racing finale with six thoroughbreds. The strong company includes Helene Byrne James Byrne and John Byrne with acrobats and songs and the piece runs through next week.
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Byrne Brothers
Boston
James
Andrew
John Byrne
Helene Byrne
Hobson
Dewey
Fred Sawyer
H. M. Herbert
Alice Neal
Kate Benneteau
Maude Collins
A Stranger in New York in Fresh Form at Museum
Charles H Hoyt's clever farce A Stranger in New York revived at the Museum after a Park Theatre run. New songs dances rewrite of Act endings and added scenes boost action. crowd hailed it as the season’s best. Notable performances by Anna Boyd Florence J Wickes and Harry Gilfoil pressed lively humor.
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New York
Charles H. Hoyt
Park Theatre
Museum
Hattie
Anna Boyd
Florence J. Wickes
Virginia
Mae Crossley
Etta Gilroy
John Hyams
Conor
Doncher
Lloyd Wilson
Arthur Pacle
Charles Warren
George A. Beane
Harry Gilfoil
Baron Sands
Gilfoil
The Guv'nor at Castle Square and The White Slave at Bowdoin Square
Last evening Castle Square Theatre drew a large crowd for The Guv'nor with James O Barrows Jenny Macclesfield Sr and Seeley among the leads. Bowdoin Square presented The White Slave with Fanny McIntyre E L Snader and Mark Kent delivering standout work.
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Gav’nor
Castle Square
Bowdoin Square
the Klondike
Columbia
Grand Opera
Bartley Campbell
Bowdoin Square Theatre
Fanny McIntyre
Lisa
Clay Britton
E. L. Snader
Mr. Snader
Fragmented Ad Snippet Promotes Facial Cream Sample
An odd OCR fragment advertises a facial cream sample and claims skin benefits. It mentions a person, a location, and a dated or historic style, but details are unclear.
The Best Washing Powder and Bowdoin Square Show
Marie Anderson and a large company promote The Best Washing Powder with daily matinees at Bowdoin Square offering The Little Detective and The Ladies Alimony Club. The Howard's show features famed acts including Moran and Wesley, Irene Watson, J H Shepley, DeCamp the juggler, Decker and Willis, Dick Sands, Le Clair and Hayes, and Jack Manley among others.
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Mills
Williamson and Stone
James C. Flynn
Fanny DaCosta
Moran and
Wesley
Irene Watson
al H. Weston
Howard
Fish and Quigg
J. H. Shepley
Evans
Deeves
DeCamp
Hughes
Anderson
the Sheerans
Decker and
Willis
Dick Sands
le Clair
Hayes
Taneans
Jack Manley
Boston stage revival of 1492 delights audiences with fresh burlesque
Barnet and Pflueger present a polished 1492 burlesque in Boston with Stuart as Queen Isabella praised for voice and presence. Neil McNeil as Ferdinand and Miss Kent as Joanna receive strong applause while the Trocadero male quartet earns encores and the chorus elevates the performance.
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Patti
Isabella
Boston
Neil McNeil
Ferdinand
Columbus
Mr. Birnes
Miss Kent
Joanna
Mr. Terry
Royal
Miss Thompson
Bridget de Murphy
Hilda Thomas
Four Cohans Lead Keith’s Delightful Vaudeville Show
The four Cohans delivered the evening’s most amusing sketch as a widower and widow marry and hide incumbrances while their grown children wed. George and Josephine Cohan specialize in new dance steps, with a strong supporting lineup including Lillie Western, Kimball and Donovan, the Symphony players, and vocal solos by Albert L. Guille and Margaret Webb.
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George
Josephine Cohan
Lillie Western
Kimball
Donovan
Boston
Symphony
Albert L. Guille
Margaret Webb
Pat
Mattie Rooney
Cross
Holden
Webb
Hassen
Conway
Leland
Cook
Clinton
Biograph
Gies
Cora Tanner
Louis Massen
Keith’s
Four Cohans
2D Regiment
Massachusetts Volunteers
M. Guille
Horace Lewis
Castle Square Company
Papa Eccles
Great Sensation at Grand Theatre Delights Boston Crowd
Matt Flynn’s Great Sensation burlesque double show played at the Grand Theatre yesterday drawing nearly 50 performers split evenly between white and Creole casts. The program opened with He's the M. P and featured Lina and Vani acrobats Miss Lina’s tumbles wowed the audience Mamie Anderson led the Creoles and many specialty acts followed including Nunn and Bradford Baker and Inman and a Jamaica sketch Hot Scotch. A patriotic musical sketch The Daughters of Columbia preceded the finale Who Owns the Philippines and a grand chorus with American flags.
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Grand Theatre
Matt Flynn
M. P
Mile
Azittella
Mamie Anderson
Alio
Lina
Vani
Nunn
Bradford
Baker
Inman
Bryce
Grundy
Murray
Jamaica
Bohee
Hammond
Daughters of Columbia
The
Philippines
Boston
Way Down East draws Boston crowds at Tremont Theatre
The familiar New England romance Way Down East continues at the Tremont Theatre drawing large audiences. After four weeks on stage it marks its second month with a matinee for the Massachusetts Volunteer Aid Association, increasing support for relief efforts for soldiers.
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New England
Boston
Tremont Theatre
Dame Grundy
Tremont
Way Down East
the Tremont
Massachusetts Volunteer Aid Association
Clark stars in A Virginia Courtship at Hollis Street Theatre
Large audience applauds Mr. Clare during the second week of the Hollis Street engagement. The comedy charms with scenes of a runaway marriage, elopement, duel, and a thirty year wait for love. Women dominate the Friday matinee crowd as bookings indicate a strong two week run.
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Mr. Clare
Hollis Street Theatre
Major
Prue
Mme. Robert
Tom and Prue
Jack Neville
Mr. Crane
Ilerald
Virginia
A Female Drummer at Park Theatre Opens Third Week
The farce A Female Drummer by Charles E. Blaney enters its third week at the Park Theatre with special guests from the Marblehead led by officers Nowell Dent Sullivan Morton Roberts Van Orden and Wallace. Johnstone Bennett leads the cast with Richards Canfield Sweatnam Williams Figman Graham Melrose Bernard praised for high performance and chorus. Next week Rice's The Ballet Girl returns with Violet Dene David Lindsay Mile. Barthel joins the London company attractive European danseuse Catherina Barthel also part of The Ballet Girl cast.
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Charles E. Blaney
Park Theatre
Blaney
the Park
Rice
Violet Dene
London
David Lindsay
Mile
Catherina Barthel
Three Legged Man Francisco Lentini draws Boston crowds
A carriage stops at a Washing ton street boot store and Francisco Lentini, famed Neapolitan with three legs, buys two shoes then reveals a third leg. Crowds gather as Lentini tours Austin & Stone's Museum amid a lineup of acts and a $10,009 painting.
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Washington Street
Prine Albert
Francisco Lentini
Austin & Stone
Lentin
Boston
Donatelli
Cerlcola
Merrilli
Tom Doyle
Teddy Toole
Warren and
Howard
James
Dashing May Howard Presents Burlesques at the Howard
May Howard and a company of entertainers perform two burlesques this week at the Howard Theatre. One piece features Edgar Smith as lyricist and Fred Solomon as composer. The other is by Solomon in full.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
May Howard
the Howard
Edgar Smith
Fred Solomon
Mr. Solomon
Lyceum Show Praised For Meritorious Performance
The Lyceum Theatre presented a last night show that impressed critics with its merit and vitality. Performances featured strong acting and stagecraft that elevated the evening beyond expectations.
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Lyceum Theatre
Lyceum
Dean's Olotment Promises Instant Eczema Relief
An advertisement claims Dean's Olotment cures all skin itchiness instantly and permanently, presenting it as a sovereign remedy for eczema and related conditions.
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Dean
Dr Pierce Promises Strength for Overburdened Workers
The ad argues illness burdens workers while the prosperous stay strong. It touts Dr. Pierce’s Golden Medical Discovery aiding indigestion and fatigue, with a testimonial from J. C. Morgan of Monongah WV. It also promotes Pleasant Pellets and a sensational outdoor act featuring Herr Granada and Miss Fedora with fireworks.
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Dr. Pierce
J. C. Morgan
Monongah, Marion Co
W. Va
Pierce
Local theater review lauds Robin Hood Jr. troupe and skits
Spectators enjoyed two and a half hours of bright, strong entertainment by Robin Hood Jr. The Widow Gay skit featured Ruby Leoni and Nellie Sylvester with a witty cast. A 30 minute specialty by Marshall, Sylvester and Weston drew encores. The Bartons, Mahr sisters, Killeen and Murphy impressed with dances and comedy. Rice and Barton's Rose Hill company to follow next week.
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Robin Hood, Jr
Ourlesquers
Widow Gay
Ruby Leoni
Nellie Sylvester
C. B. Watson
Beerbohm
Tom Killeen
Barnstormer
Dave Murphy
Charlie
Marshall
Sylvester
Weston
Mahr Sisters
Killeen
Murphy
Delaphone
Bartons
Rice and Barton
Rose Hill Company
Heart of the Klondike Is a Pleasing Stage Hit
Scott Marble's mining drama in four acts played at the Columbia Theatre to a large enthusiastic audience. Lottie Williams as Olga carried the hearts of all with strong performance and charm. Enrico Williams was portrayed as a restrained rascal by Will C. Cowper, with Wall and Beatrice Wall roles by J. E. Miltern and Emma Curran. Comedy by John Price and Nellie Maskell. Scenic mining plant and hills scenes noted.
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Castle Square Theatre
Guv’nor
Boston
James O. Barrows
Macclesfield, Sr
Mr. Seeley
Mr. Butterscotch
Freddy Butterscotch
Theodore Macclesfield
J. H. Gilmour
Charles Mackay
Lindsay Morison
Gregory
Stretch
John J. Geary
Jellicoe
Lillian Lawrence
Carrie Macclesfield
Butterscotch
the Klondike
Scott Marble
Columbia Theatre
Lottie Williams
Olga
Will C. Cowper
Enrico Williams
J. E. Miltern
Jack Wall
Emma Curran
Beatrice Wall
John Price
Nellie Maskell
Mandy Wilson
Kitchumotock
Sans Souci week of refined amusement and laughter
Quality entertainment fills the Sans Souci with a European style atmosphere. George Evans delivers genuine humor while McAvoy and May, Blocksom and Burns, and the Pickaninny with Clements and Marshall headline the diverse lineup. Maud Courtney Howard and Mack and Senorita Masso also charm audiences with song and dance.
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Music Hall
George Evans
McAvoy
May
Blocksom
Burns
Maud Courtney
New York
E. E. Rice
Casino Roof Garden
Howard and
Mack
Folly
Billy
Daisy Golden
Raymond
West
America
Rosa Masso
Clements
Marshall
Soouertean Music Hall
Tre Pickaninny
Senorita
Asso
Daisy Golden Blacksom & Burns
Folly Trio
Jess Dandy
Sensational aerial act at Chute grounds Huntington avenue
Herr Granada and Alma Fedora perform twice daily at the Chute grounds on Huntington avenue. The new high wire presentation thrills crowds who call it the finest exhibition of its kind in the area. The act has been renewed this week with a higher elevated wire for firmer support and more daring undertakings.
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Herr Granada
Fedora
Chute
Huntington Avenue
Alma Fedora
Norumbega Park Enjoys Busy Autumn Day Offerings
A September crowd thronged Norumbega Park despite cooler weather. Visitors toured the river valley amid autumn foliage and a menagerie of amusements. The week’s stage features include the Spencer siblings, Deveaux duo, McBride and Langner aerial acts, Farnum Irish comedy, and Silbor Emeron burlesque. An enhanced electric fountain show lights the evenings, with the afternoon program repeated daily.
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Norumbega Park
Norumbega
Spencer Brothers
Billy
Joan S
Deveaux
Wells G
Carrie M
McBride
Langner
Mat Farnum
Silbor
Emeron
N Park
Resort Zoological Garden
Rustic Theatre
Gormans Tmperials
Emerson
P. m
Eve
Newton Boulevard
George W Wilson opens Bangor tour with The Guv'nor
George W Wilson, a well known Boston comedian, started his starred tour in Bangor Maine with The Guv'nor. The Boston Ideal stock company surrounds him with a first class cast and vaudeville acts plus strong scenery and equipment.
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George W. Wilson
Boston
Bangor
Wilson
Boston Ideal Stock Company
Jeanette Howell
Mary Hay
Alice Williams
Ward Rensaker
Albert Lando
J. L. Clarke
David DeWolf
C. S. Scofield
George Cunningham
Jay Binkly
Harry Turner
George Ovey
W. E. Denison
Byrd Dougherty
John Kane
J. Dempsey
KE. V. Phelan
National Red Men Hold Indiana Convention Aims at Liquor Ban
The National Council of the Order of Red Men convenes in Indianapolis with about 15 000 members expected. Routine matters occupy sessions as the week advances and a major issue looms over excluding liquor businessmen from membership.
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Idianapolis
Ind
National Council of the Order of Red Men
Be Prepared for New England Weather With My Clothier Coat
The text urges readers to carry an overcoat in New England climate and notes a chill after sundown. It promotes the My Clothier coat as a source of both mental and physical comfort.
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New England
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