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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Sep 22, 1903
Page
4
Boston audiences saw Henry W. Savage present The Yankee Consul at Tremont Theatre with Raymond Hitchcock in the lead. Critics praised the production’s brisk energy and orchestration but faulted the book as dull and the second act dialogue, urging tighter first act and livelier scenes.
The Globe Theatre announces a happy ending for John Ermine of the Yellowstone as Mr. Hackett yields to audience requests. The author has made changes. reviews noting poetic beauty and admirable interpretation suggest the play’s popularity should rise once earlier criticisms are removed.
The four act melodrama The Charity Nurse by Thomas Oakley was staged at the Music Hall last evening for local audiences. The production featured period scenery and a noted cast delivering dramatic turns throughout the evening in a traditional melodrama format.
The long running farce popularity continues as Happy Hooligan opens a week at the Grand Opera House. William H. Mack stars as Happy Hooligan with Alice Gilmore Mae Phelps Ward Campbell and C. C. Whelan in a lively cast performing songs dances and specialties. The Boston Mimic Four and a host of acts deliver comic suites and patter with Irish and Japanese touches in a light vaudeville program concluding with For Her Children's Sake.
Kathryn Osterman stars in Miss Petticoats at the Boston Theatre as the second week opens. The audience is large and enthusiastic with advance sales for remaining performances, and a souvenir show next Thursday will include a $1.50 edition book with each seat coupon. Osterman impresses as a versatile performer moving from comedy to emotional scenes. The run ends this week.
Marie Cahill charmed a large Hollis Street Theatre audience with Nancy Brown in a star turn. The show features strong songs, a polished company led by Daniel V. Arthur, and standout turns by Julius Steger and George C. Boniface Jr. Julia Marlowe to follow with Gods of Nature in the next week.
The Bowdoin Square Theatre in Boston opened with London Lives a melodrama from the Lodthrop stock company. Will Phillips Butler Haviland and Marion Sawtell shine in comedy with Willard Blackmore as Clement Carlton and Wilmer Walter as William Carlton Evelyn Selbie leads as Mary Merton with Corinne Cantwell Pearl Young Carl Fey Lawrence Merton and D L Gaylord also in the cast. The run lasts a week with matinees and ladies’ bargain afternoons. Next week features The Red Cafe and following week Jay Hunt’s A Scarlet Sin.
TheHub Theatre drew a packed audience for Marion Russell s New York life drama The Little Church Around the Corner with a strong cast led by Al Swenson as Harry Grey and W F Ryan as Philip Venton The production features elaborate new scenery and strong performances with Ruth MacAuley delivering a standout Agnes Grey The play runs this week at the Hub before New York Day by Day follows.
Large crowds filled the Majestic Theatre last night for the third and final week of Girls Will Be Girls. The production drew praise for consistent humor and melody with engaging musical numbers. The duet And That Little Girl Is You between Bert Young and Vira Rial stands out, aided by Brady’s skilled stage direction and chorus groupings.
Park Theatre hosts the Four Cohans in Running for Office marking the third week of their engagement. George M. Cohan Josephine and George M. deliver dances and topical songs while a crowded house signals strong audience demand. Next week Vivian's Papas with Elizabeth Tyree leads with heavy advance sales.
At the Colonial Theatre last evening a large audience enjoyed The Silver Slipper with Sam Bernard in top form as the comic lead. Cyril Scott delivers effective songs while Ann Tyrell and Carolyn Gordon charm as supporting players. The Champagne Dance in the finale creates a strong sensation. engagement runs only this week and next.
Keith's Theatre bills a crowd pleasing program led by Walthour who rides a mile against time and then competes with a treadmill mounted horse. Sager Midgeley and Gertie Carlisle deliver the lively Sammy and Sarah sketch to the audience, with local juveniles urged to attend for more light entertainment.
A motion picture called Pairyland thrills audiences with scenes readers know, while the minstrel show features Jim Harrigan and Mark Sullivan back on stage. Harry Witmar Schmidt the German pianist impresses though many cannot hear him, Tobin sisters charm with varied instruments, Bertha Stanhope sings well, and a Japanese operetta plus aerial acrobats enchant the crowd.
The Boston favorite John L Sullivan headlines the Howard bill this week, presenting a straightforward monologue that pleases his audience. The lineup also features Adonis trio Harry Stewart Pearl Stevens and George Scanlon, along with juggling from Eldora and Norine plus new acts from Happy Jack Gardner and others in a varied variety program.
The Lyceum Theatre presents City Sports company in a strong program with The Miaids of Siam sketch. Pan American Four adds new songs, May Curtis delights Boston crowds, and Adelaide Maarsiden shines. Enchanted jewel dance by Mlle Venita impresses. John Renzetta and Harry Larue perform a lively acrobatic act. Phil Mills and Ruth Beecher provide entertaining comedy. Chorus features many pretty girls, scenery is fresh.
Julius Sanders, a Kentucky man described as half man half skeleton, was exhibited at the Austin & Stone museum show in Boston. The feature drew crowds amid a lineup of 25 attractions including The Man of Mystery, gravity-defying acts, long-haired displays, and a piped serpent den, with the curio hall packed day and night.
Palace Theatre presents the Martine brothers with Brigadiers bur lesquers as the main act, praised for acrobatic prowess never before seen in the city at popular prices. Tascott, John A West, Howe and Scott, Nellie Burt, Burnett and Wyerson, Hedrix and Prescott also entertain with songs, comedy, dancing and performances from Newport to Seeing New York.
The Castle Square Theatre presented Edward E. Kidder's melodrama Shannon of the Sixth last evening. The Castle Square company drew a large audience that appreciated the play and its presentation, especially the character of Lieutenant Shannon, a gallant English army officer.
In India, a well calculated appeal to the audience marks Thomas MacLarne's impersonation. Webber shines as General Kimber and Sampolis as Captain Arlington. Moore Morrison Brahma priest Ram Koorah, Craven as Herr Sprudel, Warden as Hardie Grant, Wade as Lol Viva, Thiel as Umbella, Lawrence as Dora Kimber, Sanders as Hallie Tait, Fletcher as Surradda, Berkeley as Mrs Clingstone Carr. Shannon of the Sixth comes this week, followed by Daly's The Last Word adaptation.
The Columbia Theatre opens next Monday under Shubert brothers management. They announce a first class season with modernized features and a stellar cast led by Francis Wilson in a revival of Orminde. Marguerite Sylva stars as the lead with Madge Lessing as Javotte and Jessie Bartlett Davis in a prominent role. Wilson also portrays Cadeaux amid a large beauty chorus.
The Boston Symphony Orchestra reveals its twenty third season, attracting wide interest. A star list of soloists includes Melba Gadski Schumann Heink Busoni Harold Bauer Rafael Joseffy Krasselt Aus der Oe and others. Auction sales begin next Monday September twenty eighth at Symphony Hall at ten in the morning. Season tickets for the twenty four Friday matinee performances go on sale Monday and Tuesday and tickets for the twenty four Saturday evening concerts on Thursday and Friday October first and second.
This week Nickelodeon presents a modern programme featuring the Savannah troubadours, the Dexters with silent telepathy, the McGee brothers in boxing demonstration, Carey the Canadian Samson lifting weights, and Professor Miller teaching broom making. Also refined vaudeville with De Bar and Russell and a Friday amateur night.
Next week's Boston Theatre engagement of Quincy Adams Sawyer opened with a record demand for seats. Many patrons who missed performances in prior engagements found it easier to obtain tickets this time, as a large crowd and quick sales marked the opening. orchestra seats were highly sought after, with standing room previously scarce.
Houghton and Dutton stage a grand millinery opening with a wide range of hats from Parisian-inspired models to street styles. The staff offer expert guidance as the new season features plush beaver, chenille, and chiffon trims, face bands, and steer toward both plush turbans and steeple-crowned hats for all tastes and budgets.
Washington news item notes the War Department representations prompting the immigration bureau to instruct agents in San Francisco Tacoma and Seattle to provide every possible facility for Filipino carpenters admitted free of tax under new policy guidance.
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