Anna Held Opens Tremont Theatre Tour With Papa’s Wife
Anna Held begins her American tour at Tremont Theatre presenting last season’s Papa’s Wife. The Parisienne star, praised for acting. Bigelow provides witty support. George Marion and Adella Baker star, with a handsome chorus. The performance promises a prosperous engagement as Boston previews further veteran drama.
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Anna Held
Tremont Theatre
Papa
Boston
Miss Held
Mr. Bigelow
Adella Baker
Coralie
Bowdoin Square Theatre Presents The Boy Scout
N S Wood the popular Boston star opens the fourth week of his Bowdoin Square engagement with The Boy Scout at the West End family resort. Susette Willey stars as Mary Valley, Charlotte Hunt and Florence Hale in supporting roles. Patrons will receive a souvenir photo of Will I F Phillips tonight. Next week the Metro melodrama Bertha the Sewing Machine Girl debuts.
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N. S. Wood
Boston
Bowdoin Square Theatre
West End
Susette Willey
Mary Valley
Flower of the Mountains
Charlotte Hunt
Florence Hale
Will I F. Phillips
Bertha
New York Ledger
Madeleine Lucette Ryleys An American Citizen at Castle Square Theatre
Last evening's performance drew a large audience with Lillian Lawrence in Beatrice Carew delivering triumphs. Leonora Bradley, Hope Ross, Leonora Gnito, John Craig, and Charles Mackay gave strong impersonations as Carola Chapin, Georgia Chapin, Lady Bunn, Beresford Cruger, and Peter Parbury. The play runs this week with matinee proceeds to Galveston fund. next week features The Countess Valeska.
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Madeleine Lucette Ryley
Castle Square Theatre
Lillian Lawrence
Beatrice Carew
Leonora Bradley
Carola Chapin
Hope Ross
Georgia Chapin
Leonora Gnito
Lady Bunn
John Craig
Beresford Cruger
New York
Charles Mackay
Peter Parbury
Galveston
Valeska
The Heart of Maryland at Grand Opera House
The Heart of Maryland drew a large audience last night with a strong performance. The cast delivered notable work led by Herbert Bostwick as Colonel Fulton Thrope and Mabel Howard as Maryland Calvert, while Anna O'Ryan starred as Nanny McNair.
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Heart of
Maryland
Grand Opera House
Belasco
Fulton Thrope
Herbert Bostwick
Mabel Howard
Maryland Calvert
Nanny McNair
Anna O’ryan
Ayer’s Hair Vigor Cherry Pectora And Comatone Ad
An OCR read shows a vintage ad listing Ayer’s Hair Vigor and Cherry Pectora alongside Ayer’s Comatone. The item appears as a dental or tonic remedy promotion from a historical journal, with multiple product names in a single line.
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Ayer
Dailey's Final Boston Week Opens Hodge, Podge & Co Show
Peter F. Dailey brings Hodge Podge and Co to the Boston Museum for the third and final week with Christie MacDonald leading a striking chorus. Frank McKee produced a lively, crowd-pleasing program praised for top entertainment value. The run ends next Saturday with Naughty Anthony coming next Monday and Madame Butterfly featured as an attractive Japanese tragedy.
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Peter F. Dailey
Boston Museum
Hodge, Podge
Christie MacDonald
Frank McKee
Anthony
New York
Boston
Charles E. Evans
Mr. Belasco
Monte Cristo Begins Second Week at Boston Theatre
James O Neill stars as Edmond Dantes in the new Monte Cristo now in its second week before a large enthusiastic Boston audience. The play is a financial success with tickets scarce as speculators try to buy blocks. O Neill’s performance is among his best, supported by De Melleville Cooke Gibbs Bergen Breese Warren Tiffany Martinez and a strong company. The show continues nightly at 10 40 with smooth pacing.
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Monte Cristo
James O'Neill
Edmond Dantes
Boston Theatre
James O’neill
Frederic de Melleville
Noirtier
Augustus Cooke
Caderousse
Robert Paton Gibbs
Fernando
Thurlow Bergen
Albert
Edmund Breese
Danglars
Rebecca Warren
Mercedes
Annie Ward Tiffany
Vicencia Martinez
Hollis Street Theatre to Open With Hamlet Stars Sothern and Harned
After a week of interior transformations the Hollis Street Theatre plans a grand opening Monday with E H Sothern and Virginia Harned in Hamlet. The New York production and cast travel to Boston with all decor, boxes, seats, chandeliers, and draperies restored. Tickets go on sale next Thursday morning.
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Hollis Street
Isaac B. Rich
E. H. Sothern
Virginia Harned
New York
Garden Theatre
Metropolitan
Hollis Street Theatre
Mr. Sothern
Miss Harned
County Fair farewell week opens at Park Theatre
The Park Theatre overflowing with fans for Neil Burgess as The County Fair enters farewell week. A souvenir horseshoe memento is given to every lady, marking Boston’s 450th performance with a facsimile racing scene centerpiece. Seven more shows remain including a Wednesday and Saturday matinee.
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Park Theatre
Neil Burgess
Boston
Danse du Diable headlines busy Keith's Theatre bill
De Papinta returns to the city at Keith's Theatre with a new Danse du Diable act blending grace and mechanical effects amid a strong bill. J. K. Murray and Clara Lane receive a warm reception from Boston audiences, performing their sketch Heart and Hand with notable acting and singing. Mary Dupont, famed from the Boyles, appears with Charles Lothian, son of a veteran Boston Theatre director.
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Papinta
Keith
J. K. Murray
Clara Lane
Castle Square Opera Company
Boston
Mary Dupont
the Boyles
Charles Lothian
Boston Theatre Orches
Max Heindl to Wed in Grand Theatre Romance
Max Heindl, director of the Castle Square Theatre Orchestra, to marry Katherine Lanman, granddaughter of social figure John Lyons. The note praises key players Thomas Carroll, Frank J. Kirke, Charles Farwell, E. K. Bender and performers Mildred Hyland, Virginia Thornton, and Grace Euler. The Grand offers a week long bill with daily matinees at bargain prices for ladies, followed by Sapho next week.
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John Lyons
Heindl
Castle Square Theatre
Thomas Carroll
Frank J. Kirke
Charles Farwell
E. K. Bender
Mildred Hyland
Lucille Carlyle
Virginia Thornton
Grace Euler
Keith performers delight audiences in Boston show
The article praises a twenty minute comedy A Sunday With Aunt Martha and a farcical sketch Above the Limit featuring Charles Grapewin. Charles Rauschle impresses with impersonations of deceased celebrities. A Chicago quartet and the Raymond trio receive musical praise. New dressing rooms open and advance seat sales begin at 10 this morning.
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Martha
Charles Grapewin
Amann
Charles Rauschle
Chicago
Raymond
Keith
Tremont Street
Parisian Burlesque at Howard Atheneum Impresses Crowd
The Howard presents Su Lawrence Weber's Parisian Burlesque company with Henri French leading acts in bicycle riding juggling and a full lineup. The troupe features twenty chorus girls, Ida Russell WLosh and Hupp jugglers Melrose and El mer and a strong vocal program, plus Marion and Dean acrobats and Grace Toledo dancer.
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Howard
Su. Lawrence Weber
Henri French
French
America
New York
Ida Russell
Wlosh
Hupp
Melrose and
Elmer
Marion and
Dean
Spedden and
Herson
Walters
Tony
Grace Toledo
Boston Music Hall vaudeville features draw strong crowd
Boston audiences fill the Boston Music Hall for a refined vaudeville bill with Maggie Magele Cline lauded for her power and humor. Etta Butler imitates Iske, Viola Allen, Anna Held, and Olga Nethersole whileMontgomery and Stone dance, Joe Welch enchants with Hebraic imitations, and Montrell showcases new juggling feats.
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Boston Music Hall
Magele Cline
Maggie
McCloskey
Etta Butler
Mrs. Iske
Becky Sharp
Viola Allen
Anna Held
Papa
Olga Nethersole
Sapho
Miss Nethersole
Louis A. Simon
Montrell
Final Week At Columbia For In Gay New York
The Columbia Theatre reports only seven remaining performances of In Gay New York before The Cadet Girl arrives. A bargain matinee is set for Wednesday to close the engagement, with Saturday’s matinee at usual prices. Manager Chamberlyn plans The Cadet Girl’s Monday evening homecoming debut following the run.
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New York
Columbia
Chamberlyn
Baltimore society girl forms female fire IMGine Company
A Baltimore society girl who impressed at a fire in her father’s mansion organized the Female Fire Imgine Company of the Oriole City. The group now on leave performed at Austin & Stone's Museum, drilling new maneuvers and proving women can excel in professional fire fighting alongside Boston’s crews. The show featured Zarro’s magic act, the Zarro troupe, and a variety of acts by Brown brothers and entertaining performers, drawing large crowds with music, humor, and skill.
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America
Baltimore
Oriole City
Austin & Stone
Boston
Morton
Chevater Victori
Darlings
Brown Brothers
Nettie von Bieg
Wood Brothers
Clever Cartwright
Parkis Sisters
Crellus
St. Alva
Harringtons
Annie Southard
Kate Clifford
Smith and Blanchard
John Dempsey
Oscar James
Higgins
Phelps
Rhoad’s Manikins
Carter
Murphy
Galveston Sufferers Benefit Gala at Boston Museum
A gala afternoon at the Boston Museum will feature the special performance of Hodge, Podge & Co to aid Galveston disaster sufferers. Seats are on sale at the box office. Patrons include Mrs. M. O Adams, Mrs. Frederick L. Ames, Mrs. Oliver Ames, Mrs. Alfred Bowditch, Mrs. Alexander Cochrane, Mrs. Curtis Guild Jr., Mrs. Joshua B. Holden, Mrs. R. C. Hooper, Mrs. J. Mason Little, Mrs. Frank Gair Macomber, Mrs. George R. Shaw, Mrs. George N. Talbot.
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Boston Museum
Oliver Ames
Alfred Bowditch
Alexander Cochrane
Curtis Guild, Jr
Joshua B. Holden
R. C. Hooper
J. Mason Little
Frank Gair Macomber
George R. Shaw
George N. Talbot
Fred L. Ames
M. C. Adams
Geo. N. Talsot
Andrew Fioke
Alfred
Alexanse Cochrane
Michael §. Blunes
Geo. L. Peabody
Lynwood at the Grand Theatre Highlights War Play
The Grand Theatre presents Lynwood this week, a patriotically charged war drama. Severin De Deyn stars as the Northern general with notable performance, while J. J. Owens plays the villain and Mark Kent and G. W. Watson deliver strong supporting turns.
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oFee UF U
Lynwood
Grand Theatre
Severin de Deyn
J. J. Owens
Mark Kent
G. W. Watson
Messrs
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The Choir In Visible at Park Theatre and Palace Shows
Dramatization of a popular novel The Choir In Visible opens at Park Theatre with Henry Jewett as John Gray and a large company. New Palace Theatre hosts Rose Sydell's London Belles with Barnstorming and Satan's Wedding Night, plus jugglers The Fisher sisters and acts by Hart West and Foster Bohemian Trio and The Smart Set comedy.
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Park Theatre
Henry Jewett
John Gray
Frank Bangs
George Woodward
William J. LeMoyne
William Hazeltine
T. J. McGrane
Walt Hitchcock
S. F. Cairns
A. W. Maflin
Judith Hathaway
Gertrude Bennett
Mabel Dixey
Ada Deaves
Sarah Sumner
New Palace Theatre
Rose Sydell
London Belles Company
Palace Theatre
Alio
Fisher Sisters
Hart
West
Foster
W. P. Shepp
Joseph Mitchell
Mamie Miledge
Hanly
McGowan
Hanmly
Nickelodeon Show Promises Mixed Vaudeville Ahead
The Nickelodeon bills Wu Ching Mah, an 81 inch tall Boxer with under 60 pounds, as the week’s main attraction. Despite language barriers he explains the Boxers’ stance via interpreter. The program features two vaudeville companies and Carlotta the $10,000 beauty, plus Marie Stanley and others, with amateur night Friday.
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Nickelodeon
Wu Ching Mah
Mlle
Carlotta
Pretty Marie Stanley
Billy Ceorelon
Myles Jordan
Pearl Frazier
Annie Martin
Gladys Richardson
the Great
Zara
May English
Minnie Burke
Jennie Willitt
Amy Rhodes
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Lowell, Mass
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Keith’s Theatre
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Cupid
Katherine Lanman
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Chas. Rauschle
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Maggie Cline
Montgomery
Joe Welch
Romalo Bros
McCloud & M
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Castle Theatre
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