Resurrection at Majestic Theatre Savors Tolstoi Drama
Blanche Walsh stars in Resurrection a Tolstoi drama at the Majestic Theatre Boston last evening with Henri Bataille and Michael Morton shaping the production. The cast includes Prince Dimitri Neckhludoff Alexander von Mittel and Miss Walsh as Maslova in a strong two act rendition praised for Miss Walshs progress and the jury room sequence. The show runs two weeks before Wright Lorimer in The Shepherd King follows on Oct 3. Edward H. Crosby reports.
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Blanche Walsh
Boston
Majestic Theatre
Count Tolstoi
Henri Bataille
Michael Morton
Prince Dimitri Neckhludoff
Alexander von Mittel
Ignatz Niphoravitch
Nathan T. Walker Moosot
Foster Lardner
Eeesee
Deasic
Ralph
Mary
May Black Kantusha Maslova
Blanche Walsh Theodosia
Jessie Ralph Beauty
Isis Maynard
Gcrltocis
Cree
Ieee
Ethelyn Clemens
Dimitri
Kautusha Maslova
Miss Walsh
Maslova
Helen Ware
Marie
William N. Wadsworth
Wright Lorimer
Edward H. Crosby
Ranson's Folly Opens at Colonial Theatre With Edeson
Robert Edeson leads a two week Colonial engagement presenting Ranson's Folly a three act comedy of American army life by Richard Harding Davis The plot centers on Lieutenant Rawson a U S Cavalry officer who plans a mock stage coach robbery with shears as his weapon.
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Ranson
Mary Cahill
Rawson
Edeson
Grace Thorne
Colonel Bollard
Frazer Coulter
Chase
Sir Richardson
Post
Robert Edeson
Colonial Theatre
Ranson’s Folly
Richard Harding Davis
The Little Princess at Globe Theatre Delights London and New York
The Little Princess at Globe Theatre draws large crowds as Miss Mathilde Weffing, Miss Leonie Darmon, and Fredericka Going shine in Mrs Burnett's tale. The garret scene and Becky the scullery maid receive praise while scenery and pacing keep audiences engaged. Next week Nixon Zimmerman present Thomas E. Shea in standard plays.
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London
New York
Mrs. Burnett
Globe Theatre
Miss Minchin
Maxes
Mathilde Weffing
Princess
Leonie Darmon
Nixon & Zimmerman
Thomas E. Shea
When We Were Twenty One at Castle Square Theatre
The Castle Square Theatre presented H. V. Esmonds delightful comedy When We Were Twenty One last evening. Lillian Kemble stars as Phyllis with careful preparation evident in the production and performance.
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H. V. Esmond
Castle Square Theatre
Lillian Kemble
Phyliss
The Worst Woman in London Debuts at Bowdoin Square Theatre
The Lothrop stock company opened The Worst Woman in London at Bowdoin Square Theatre with Eugenie DuBois as Frances Vera delivering a forceful, intelligent performance. The cast includes Charles Miller Wilmer Walter Edwin Denison and Butler Haviland with Corinne Cantwell Maud Parker Florence Hale and others delivering solid support. The final act rooftop scene is noted for realism and the production is praised overall as a credit to the company and venue. It runs one week only before Slaves of the Orient follows.
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Theodore. Kremer
Grand Opera House
Pennsylvania
George Miller
Robert Kelly
Mildred Hammond
Helen Singer
Joseph F. Duval
John Anderson
Pauline Pauli
Nellie Wilbur
Little Baby Abbott
Willie Sheedy
Paddy Sullivan
Harry DeForest
Edward Hammond
Gretchen Hammerstien
Annie Ward
George Wharnock
Mart J. Cody
Charles Garnier
Jennie Lewis
John Martin
Francis Wilson
London
Bowdoin Square Theatre
Lothrop Stock Company
Frances Vera
Eugenie DuBois
Charles Miller
Jack Felton
Wilmer Walter
Vincent Lyle
Edwin Denison
James Millard
Butler Haviland
Bob Goldfinch
Corinne Cantwell
Maud Parker
Florence Hale
Henry Alexander
D. L. Gaylord
Harry Brooks
Charles Wheelock
Thomas Russell
Sho Gun dazzles in Boston as Ade Luder thrives on stage
Four weeks of prosperity mark the Ade Luders opera Sho Gun in Boston. Encores and audience reaction indicate strong success with Henry W Savage blocking further engagements. George Ade’s witty lines and a balanced cast including Charles K. Evans Christie MacDonald and Georgia Caine deliver striking visual stage pictures and costumes.
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Boston
Henry W. Savage
George Ade
Charles KE. Evans
William Henry Spangle
Christie MacDonald
Georgia Caine
Geo. Ade
Custav
Chas
Evans
W.C. Weedon
Carrier
Perkins David Torrence
Thos.c. Leary
Blanche Adams _—E., B. Martindeil
Wizard of Oz draws large Boston Theatre crowd
Boston theatre patrons packed the house as The Wizard of Oz opened its second week. The show features David C. Montgomery as the Tin Woodman and Fred A. Stone as the Scarecrow with Julian Mitchell lauded for staging and scenic effects including the cyclone, poppy field, and snow storm. Anna Laughlin Lotta Faust and others receive praise for their performances.
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Boston
Tin Woodman
The
David C. Montgomery
Fred A. Stone
Julian Mitchell
Messrs
Messrs. Montgomery and Stone
Anna Laughlin
Lotta Faust
Allene Carter
Scarecrow
Local Names Appear in Historic Court Docket
Bertine Benson Ella Gilroy Charles Mitchell and others listed in a historical docket alongside George B Field Harold P Morey Arthur Hill and Joseph Schrode as part of proceedings documented in the era.
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Bertine Benson
Ella Gilroy
Charles Mitchell
Charles Swain
George B. Field
Harold P. Morey
Arthur Hill
Joseph Schrode
The Girl from Kay's flourishing at Hollis Street Theatre
The English farcical musical is in its third week with a full house. Sam Bernard shines as Piggie Hoggenheimer delivering sharp shading of the London snob while Miss Williams portrays Winnie with a strong portrait. Encores for Bernard and for the Pierrot Quartet add to the show’s lively reception.
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Kay
Hollis Street
Sam Bernard
Piggie
Mr. Bernard
Ondon
Miss Williams
Winnie
Lucy Lindy
Pierrot
Mirra Kendall Starred Comedy Welcomed at Park Theatre
Mirra Kendall's Weatherbeat en Benson drew large crowds at the Park Theatre as the season’s opening week continued. The production showcased a rainstorm finale that drenched the star, praised for its realism and Kendall’s humor. The cast includes William A. Hackett Harry Hanlon Thurlow Bergen Joseph Slaytor Edith Taliaferro Lucille LaVerne and Lotta Linthicum. Seats for The Other Girl go on sale, with Lionel Barrymore portraying a pugilist in a society role.
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Mirra Kendall
Benson
Park Theatre
Kendall
Liebler & Co
Harry Hanlon
Thurlow Bergen
Joseph Slaytor
Edith Taliaferro
Lucille LaVerne
Laura Almosnino
Lotta Linthicum
Mr. Kendall
Charles Frohman
New York
Lionel Barrymore
Pugilist
Keiths Theatre Delights With Mme Slapoffski And Hawtrey
Boston audiences hallmarked by Mme Slapoffski's acclaimed voice and a Hawtrey vaudeville debut headline a Keith show packed with novelty acts. The program features shadowgraphist Chassino, Gausch sisters stunts, Jolly Velia dancers, and ventriloquist A O Duncan among lively comedy interludes and new material.
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Keith’s
Boston
England
Australia
New England
Slapoffski
Charles Hawtrey
Mr. Hawtrey
Charles Graham
Chassino
Gausch
America
Victor Moore
Emma Littlefield
Keith
Merry Maidens Burlesque at Palace Thrills Crowded Audiences
The Palace Theatre hosted two crowded shows by the Merry Maidens company featuring The Merry Maidens at the French Ball and In South Dakota. Performances included Flying Rathburns acrobatics, Hiatts musical act, Rice and Camp parody numbers, Patti Carney songs, the Vans farce, and Jolly Nellie Hanly in leading roles with illustrated songs.
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Palace Theatre
Merry Maidens Company
Merry Maidens
South Dakota
Flying Rathburns
Hiatts
Rice
Camp
Patti Carney
Vans
Jolly Nellie Hanly
Howard Theatre Variet y Pack a Week of Acts
Howard Atheneum features Irving Jones and the Brothers Damm with Barr Evans and Mattie Lockette leading a 15 act variety bill. Jones brings his famedcoon songs while the Damm brothers debut with a striking acrobatic act. Barr and Evans showcase eccentric comedy in a popular Rube sketch.
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Irving Jones
Damm
Barr and Evans
Mattie Lockette
Howard
S Today
Blewdbeard
Barr and
Evans
Howard Theater Show Brims With Top Variety Talent
A leading Howard program showcases superb acts led by a skilled comedienne and a droll monologist. Featuring trick cyclists, singing comedy, balladists, pedalists, sketch acts, Irish pieces, and new kinetograph films. A travesty burletta titled Blowbeard receives renewed applause with all songs fresh.
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the Howard
Joe Hardman
Fisher and Johnson
Evelyn Fenner
Tally-Ho
Fred Stiles
Herbert and Rogers
O’brien
West
Carter
Taylor
Cole
Clemens
Conlon
Hastings
Connelly
Rowe
Kinetograph
Bryant's Extravaganza Graces Lyceum This Week
Harry Bryant presents a week of original burlesque at the Lyceum Theatre with a selection of rare talent. Included are McIntyre and Primrose, Arlington and Delmore, Collins and Vack, Barret and Bell, and Agnes Behler among a large chorus of girls. The program features two burlesques and entertaining specialists, ranking among the season's best.
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Harry Bryant
Lyceum Theatre
McIntyre
Primrose
Arlington
Delmore
Collins and Vack
Barret and Bell
New York
Agnes Behler
Novelty treadle bicycling thrills at Austin & Stone's Museum
Nat Butler and Billy Bean led a fast treadle bicycle race on a miniature track at Austin & Stone's Museum. The event drew large crowds applauding the innovative rig and its timing and speed readouts. The show also featured Doss the extensionist, aerialists, a seven foot beard, and a vaudeville lineup with many named acts and families.
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Austin & Stone’s Museum
Nat Butler
Billy Bean
Bikern
Curio Hall
Doss
Snow
Raymond and
Sartena
Will Gardiner
Phil Morton
Wally Clark
Charles Besley
Ward
Raymond
Rice Family
Pete
Allie Elmo
Harmonic
la Petite Fernandez
Scarlet Sisters
Wardwell
Hixon
Magnificent Nickelodeon show at curio halls week
The Mississippi Troubadours present the best programme of its kind and win praise. Sandford brothers claim the world champion bag punching title with a marvellous act. Maxey the needle king performs his original act. The Dexters present The Pandora. Notables include Walter H Chapman Georgie Marsh and others. Friday features amateur night.
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Mississippi Troubadours
Sandford Brothers
Maxey
Dexters
Curio
Walter H. Chapin
Georgie Marsh
Alice Jordan
the Wilsons
Jim Hennessey
Boston Symphony Orchestra draws on long career in Europe
Mr Willy Hees new concert master and first violin of the Boston Symphony, a German native with over 30 years abroad, trained in America as a youth. At 13 he returned to Europe, led the Harfen Quartet in Holland, studied with Vieuxtemps and Joachim, now about 45. Opening concert Oct 15 with ticket sales Oct 3–7 at Symphony Hall. week features varied program and soloists. Also notes on Rio brothers acrobatics and acts by Ford and Dot West, Berry and Berry, Golden Gate Quintet, Howard and Anderson with domograph as a feature.
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Willy Hees
Boston Symphony Orchestra
Germany
Atlantic
America
Europe
Holland
Harfen Quartet
Hess
Vieuxtemps
Joachim
Symphony Hall
Rio Brothers
Ford
Dot West
Berry
Black Face
Golden Gate Quintet
Howard and Anderson
Norumbega Park Enjoys Busy Weekend Attendance
Crowds flocked to Norumbega Park on the Charles River over Sunday and yesterday as pleasant Indian summer weather drew visitors to the resort. The new open air theatre offered a strong vaudeville program in its first showing and will run each afternoon.
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Norumbega Park
Charles River
Auburndale
Charles
Hesteuial Garden
Cure for universal catarrh by Agnew powder claimed
A Shamokin Pennsylvania man, eighty years old, credits Dr Agnew's Catarrhal Powder with curing fifty years of catarrh. He says the remedy worked in ten minutes and calls his cure miraculous. Written testimonial from George Lewis.
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Agnew
George Lewis
Shamokin
Beyond stage production to open at Chickering Hall
Box office sale starts Thursday morning for the first Chickering Hall presentation of Beyond on September 29. The show, described as elaborate, will run nightly with matinees on Tuesday Thursday and Saturday each week.
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Chickering Hall
Boston
Hats from Paris at Butler's in Boston a chic showcase
Paris fall and winter hat styles debut at Butler's 90 Tremont Street drawing crowds of women who shop after viewing. Notable pieces include a taffeta silk shepherdess with chenille braid crown, brown shaded tones, and wings at the front. a black panné velvet poke bonnet with white silk under brim and two white plumes. and a high crowned shirred mahogany silk hat with autumn leaves. A three corner brown beaver trimmed with porcelain roses and a black panne Gainsborough with lace rosettes complete the display.
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Paris
Butler's
Tremont Street
Gainsborough
Charlotte Corday
Butler’s
Hats and trends at Butler’s show reveal autumn hues
A report describes blue ribbon headwear and numerous hat shapes such as turbans and a mahogany palette with pale blue and white accents. Elaborate decorations include hand painted foliage roses and pheasant feathers. The crowd favored the poke bonnet called the Charlotte Corday style.
Bass Point Nahant Steamship Co Breaks Trip Record
Forecaster Smith notes warm weather prompts end to winter lull. Sunday's clear skies and calm seas led to record ridership for Bass Point Nahant Steamship Company as every sailing filled to capacity and passengers enjoyed the brisk ocean air.
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Smith
Bass Point and Nahant Steamship Company
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