Quincy Adams Sawyer Returns to Boston Theatre After Successes
The Boston crowd welcomed Quincy Adams Sawyer back to the Boston Theatre after earlier triumphs in New York and other cities. The rural drama, praised for itsNatural realism, features Charles Dickson in the title role with Marian Chapman and a full company delivering familiar scenes, humor, and wholesome village charm. The cast includes Robert Kelly Louis Hendricks Corliss Giles Charles Dow Clark Burton Adams E H Stephens Helene Hadley Lillian Dix Gertude Howe Ann Hathaway Olive Tremain Gertrude Augarde and more. Audience enthusiasm was high as the performance was deemed among the company’s best in the city.
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Quincy Adams Sawyer
Boston
Academy of Music
New York
Quincey Adams Sawyer
Grace Church
Charles Dickson
Marian Chapman
Lindy Putnam
Robert Kelly
Louis Hendricks
Obadiah Strout
Corliss Giles
Arthur Hastings
Charles Dow Clark
Hiram Maxwell
Burton Adams
Deacon Mason
E. H. Stephens
Abner Stiles
Helaine Hadley
Alice Pettingill
Lillian Dix
Mrs. Putnam
Gertrude A. Howe
Mandy Skinner
Ann Hathaway
Hardy Mason
Olive Tremaine
Tilly James
Gertrude
Colonial Theatre Show Flo radora Draws Big Boston Crowd
New York original cast presented Floradora at the Colonial Theatre last evening to a large audience. Edna Wallace Hopper starred as Lady Holyrood with vivacious acting and fine gowns. Cyril Scott played Captain Arthur, W P Carleton Frank Abercoed, and Chris Bruno Tweedlepunch. The famous back bone sextet drew strong encores, and the company showed general excellence with prospects for a two week run before Joseph Jefferson takes the stage on Sept 29.
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Colonial Theatre
New York
Edna Wallace Hopper
Lady Holyrood
Cyril Scott
Captain Arthur
W. P. Carleton
Frank
Boston
Joseph Jefferson
Byrne Brothers return in revised 8 Beils at Grand Opera House
The Grand Opera House hosted the 8 Beils with the Byrne family leading the cast. Packed house enjoyed familiar tricks such as the trick horse stage coach and revolving ship. Dances by the Pord sisters and Martelles delighted, plus bicycle riding by a boy and girl. Other cast members included Charles Y McCarthy Harry Baker Joe La Rose Maude MeCarthy and Harry Vane.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Byrne Brothers
Grand Opera House
J. B. Byrne
T. J. Byrne
James Byrne
Andrew Byrne
Pord
Martelles
Charles Y, McCarthy
Harry, Baker
Joe la Rose
Maude MeCarthy
Harry Vane
The Woman Hater staged by Corie Payton at Park Theatre
The four act comedy The Woman Hater by D D Lloyd was presented last evening by the Corie Payton stock company at Park Theatre. The play, long known to local theatergoers through John T Raymond and Roland Reed, remains popular as a fan favorite judging by its reception.
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D. DD. Lloyd
Corie Payton
Park Theatre
John T. Raymond
Roland Reed
Half the Backache With Fels Naptha Soap
Don’t wash all day when half is enough as Fels Naptha soap promises savings in effort and money. The jingle emphasizes reduced backache and extra funds for other uses.
Castle Square Theatre Presents Lady Huntworth's Experiment
The Castle Square Theatre stock company staged R. Carton’s Lady Huntworth's Experiment last evening to a large audience. Lillian Lawrence led as Caroline Raynard with strong supporting turns from Mary Sanders Leonora Bradley and Izetta Jewel. John Craig, James L. Seeley, George Mack and others delivered solid comic and dramatic work. The play runs this week and will be followed by Dumas’s Camille next Monday.
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R. ©. Carton
Lady Huntworth
Castle Square Theatre Stock Company
Caroline Raynard
Cook
Lillian Lawrence
Mary Sanders
Lucy
Leonora Bradley
Hannah
Izetta
Jewel
Keziah
Dorvaston
John Craig
James L. Seeley
Audley Pillenger
George IX. Mack
John Sampolis
Crayll
John T. Craven
Gandy
Bowdoin Square Theatre Stages In Sight of St Pauls
Bowdoin Square Theatre in Boston opened the Sutton Vane melodrama In Sight of St Pauls at popular prices for one week with strong performances from Zeftie Tilbury as Cynthia Doll and Charlotte Hunt as Becky Vetch. The cast plus leading man Frank E. Camp and others delivered solid work, with superb mounting and impressive cathedral and mansion scenes. Next week brings The Guilty Mother as the new offering.
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St. Paul's
Sutton Vane
Boston
Bowdoin Square Theatre
Zeftie Tilbury
Cynthia Doll
Charlotte Hunt
Becky Vetch
Louise Randolph
Corinne Cantwell
Katharine Kent
Grace Olin
Hattie Lewis
Maud Cochrane
Katherine Brophy
Frank E. Camp
Herbert Chesley
Harry Chester
D. l L. Gaylord
James Lovering
Carl Fey
E. R. Philips
E. D. Denison
Bowdoin
Prince of Pilsen Draws Crowded House at Tremont Theatre
At the Tremont Theatre last evening crowds packed the house for Prince of Pilsen now at 131 Boston performances. Gustav Luders received a royal reception in the director's box as the composer’s presence inspired a smoother run and he will continue as musical director for the remaining performances through Saturday night closing a successful 18 week engagement.
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Tremont Theatre
Prince of Pilsen
Gustav Luders
Hollis Street Theatre in Warffield Engagement Close Soon
The Hollis Stage presents David Warffield in The Auctioneer with Marie Bates as a standout, supported by a large, capable cast under David Belases. The engagement ends Saturday. box office opens for Nat Goodwin and Maxine Elliott’s revival of When We Were Twenty-One, returning after a Mugland tour, with strong company and high production standards.
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David Warffield
Hollis
Marie Bates
David Belases
Nat. Goodwin
Maxine Elliott
Hern
Mugland
Goodwin
Miss Witlett
Warfield
David Belasco
Eve
Nat €. Goodwin
Boston Casts Lead Engagement for Two Weeks
Bostonians consistently connect with every production they join and the engagement runs for two weeks only.
Cohan Quartet Delights Boston in Droll Musical at Museum
The four Cohans opened the final Boston week with a joyous performance by George M. Cohan and family. George dances with remarkable flair as a roguish son who milks his father for stage money, while sister Josephine and the company, including Ethel Levey, earn top laughs and praise. Andrew Mack returns next week for Tom Moore, with his farewell Boston run noted as his last in that role this season.
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Four Cohans
Boston
Boston Museum
George M. Cohan
George Cohan
Josephine
Ethel Levey
Andrew Mack
Tom Moore
Mack
Ireland
Mr. Mack
Keiths Theatre Presents Meritorious All Round Show
Keiths Theatre offers a strong program with two thirds headline features including Professor Battys trained bears. John W Ransone returns with a new monologue and songs drawing warm audience reception. Merrills bicycle team Fields and Ward and others provide entertaining acts plus Lillian Burkhart in Love and the Ticket. Biograph films show the London coronation review.
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Keith's
Batty
John W. Ransone
Merrills
Fields and Ward
Smith
Doty
Coe
Dave Genaro
Ray Bailey
Provo
George Hussey
Lillian Burkhart
Keith
Miss Burkhart
Biograph
London
Howard Atheneum offers up-to-date vaudeville variety bill
A bustling Howard Theatre week features Charmion the sensation of sensations likely to finish soon in Boston. Matthews and Harris headline as sketch artists in Adam the Second along with a host of acts including Bertie Fowler, Wills and Collins in The New Galatea, Merry Sallie Stembler, Morrissey and Rich in Uncle Heiney, J Evans Lloyd and Lillian Walton in operatic duets, Belle Harvey in character songs, and many more Bos ton acts such as Crowley and Foley, King and Stange, Clara Adams, Gavini sisters, and Murphy and Palmer offering a wide array of vaudeville talent.
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Howard Atheneum
Howard
Charmion
Boston
The
Matthews
Harris
Will M. Cressey
Adam the Second
Bertie Fowler
Wills
Collins
Merry Sallie Stembler
Bennett and Stembler
Sapho
Lulu
Howardites
Morrissey
Rich
Uncle Heiney
J. Evans Lloyd
Lillian Walton
Weber and Fields Fiddle-Dee-Dee at Music Hall
Weber and Fields troupe present Fiddle-Dee-Dee at Music Hall entering its second week with large crowds. Henrietta Lee substitutes for Lillian Russell as Mrs Waldorf Meadowbrook, with Barr and Morrison delivering engaging turns. The Newsboys Quintet and other acts energize the audience as performances continue.
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Miss Russell
Hoffman Barr
Charles P. Morrison
Rice
Cady
Weber and Fields
Dorothy Trew
Rosey
Posey Girls
Dahomey Sale Of Seats Opens In City For First Time
The article notes the sale of seats opening this morning for an event in the city marking the first such sale in the area for this production. Officials anticipated strong demand and urged early purchase to secure preferred seating.
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Dahomey
Billy Wells Astonishes Audiences At Austin & Stones
A museum act stars Billy Wells reputedly with a skull resistant to blows, drawing amazed comments from doctors and ladies. Fannie Tunison showcases unusual use of mouth lips and teeth in place of hands arms and feet. The vaudeville bill features 40 acts including the Gray family Leoni sisters and others.
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Billy Wells
Austin & Stone
Wells
Fannie Tunison
Vaudevillians
Gray Family
Leoni
Clara Attrey
Ward
Raymond
William Bernard
Cooper and Bailey
Erle Gibbs
Wonderful Dal
Shannons
Leonard
Fulton
Grand Theatre Presents a Lively Vaudeville Bill This Week
The Grand Theatre at Dover and Washington streets showcases a superb bill with travesty burlesque and vaudeville. Highlights include the musical skit Our Minnie with a large cast of Boston favorites, a kit My Husband, the Wilson family of colored entertainers, and Annie Southard. A patriotic chorus of 24 girls, a closing Uncle Tom's Cabin burlesque, and daily matinees complete the single week engagement.
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Grand Theatre
Dover
Washington Streets
Casey
Minnie
Grieves
Erminie
Annie Carter
Gertrude Miller
Dot Davenport
Louis Miller
Billy
Wilson
Mackie
Walker
Boston
Annie Southard
Anna Held
Mollie Shannon
Mr. Dooley
Lyceum Theatre presents Blue Bloods burlesque show
The Lyceum Theatre offers a strong vaudeville bill headlined by the Blue Bloods burlesquers. The program features French model living pictures, Howe and Scott Hebrew comedians, Eva Mitchell singing, Dixon and Lang, Kath ry n Miley, Franklin sisters, Andy McLeod, and a novelty in In the Heart of New York. A boxing novelty pits Eva Mitchell against Duseth, and a chorus of pretty dancers adds zest.
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Blue Bloods
Lyceum Theatre
Howe
Scott
Eva Mitchell
Abbie Carlton
Dixon and Lang
Andy McLeod
Kathryn Miley
Franklin Sisters
New York
Miss Mitchell
Duseth
Nickelodeon Show Crowds For Southern Swells Vaudeville
Manager Walker showcases Smith and Simpson's Southern Swells troupe with camp meeting shouters jubilee singers and colorful comedians. Featured acts include Harry Reed Victoria Wheeler Etta Banks and a grand beauty show with Mme Lincoln. Friday hosts amateur night as part of a diverse vaudeville program.
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Nickelodeon
Walker
Smith and Simpson
Harry Reed
Victoria Wheeler
Etta Banks
Georgie Gray
Edith Gough
Mabel Scott
Ashley Roberts
Violetta Drew
Perfect Man
Yornoe
Dexters
George
Willie
McDonald
Mme. Lincoln
Wall Street Wonder
Happy Hooligan at Grand Opera House Returns Week
Happy Hooligan returns to the Grand Opera House next week to renew ties with the thousands he entertained last season. Ross Snow will reprise the title role as advance seats sold eagerly starting yesterday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Grand Opera House
Ross Snow
Norumbega Park Closes Regular Season Curtain Week
Norumbega Park ends its last week of the regular season with a final outdoor programme. The rustic theatre audience enjoyed both matinee and evening performances as the season maintained a high standard. The venue remains open daily for a supplementary fall season with vaudeville continuing this week featuring the Quaker City Quartet and the Treloars.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Norumbegs Park
Rustic Theatre
Norumbega Park
Quaker City
Samant y Green Gets Kicked by Cow in Boston Theatre
Samanthy Green, living-in maid for Mrs Hepsibah Putnam, visited Zeke Pettengill's to borrow milk and was struck by a cow. Amid a 4000 strong audience at the Boston Theatre during Quincy Adams Sawyer, she was kicked from the barn, prompting loud laughter and 10 curtain calls. The stunt will be repeated nightly this week including matinees.
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Samanthy Green
Hepsibah Putnam
Zeke Pettengill
Pettengill
Samantha
Boston
Pit
Quincy Adams Sawyer
Trolley Exploring Trips On No 2 Loop Line From Boston to Watertown
Popular summer and fall trolley trips center on No 2 loop line from Boston to Arlington Heights Lexington and Waltham via the Consolidated Newton lines. Fare is five cents to travel round trip with scenic views within twenty miles of Boston ending at Watertown before returning to the subway.
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Arlington Heights
Lexington
Waltham
Watertown
Boston
Subway
Sullivan Square
Charlestown
Palace Observation
Lexington & Weston Street Railway
Newton Lines
Paul Revere
Hoston
Chestnut Hill Reservoir
Lake St
Newton
Nonantum Sq
Watertown Sq
Needham and Wolman
Newton Street Railway
Newtonville
Mass
Mechanics' Fair Opens in Boston for 1902 Exhibit
The great Mechanics' Fair will open in Boston on Monday September 22 for six weeks. The Huntington Avenue building is busy with preparations as hundreds of mechanics work day and night for the 1902 exhibit promising unmatched splendor and innovations. Man's ingenuity and woman's work are hailed as the standard for the greatest New England fair. All roads lead to the opening day.
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Boston
Mechanics
Huntington Avenue
New England
Steamers to Pemberton and Nantasket Extend Schedule
For a week longer until Sept 24 the Rowe's wharf to Pemberton and Nantasket line will operate with nearly the same schedule. Regular trips down the harbor and back will continue at reduced frequency through October. The harbor passage on these steamers remains described as always enjoyable.
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Rowe's Wharf
Pemberton
Nantasket
In Agony for Five Years Dr Kennedy Cures Sores
Dr David K Kennedy markets a "Salt Rheum Cream" that allegedly heals five old skin diseases including sores and scrotulous conditions. The ad claims rapid relief within days and lists a price of 650 cents.
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Jane
Dane
Northfield
David Kennedy
Dr. David Kennedy Corporation
Rendell, N. Y
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