The Other Girl at Park Theatre Review
The three act Augustus Thomas comedy The Other Girl premiered in the city at Park Theatre. Cast features Lionel Barrymore Mabel Roebuck Grace Henderson Doris Keane Richard Bennett and others. Critics praise the ensemble and Barrymore as Sheldon with Mabel Roebuck as the other girl and Catherine Fulton’s strong central role. The production is hailed as one of the best comedies seen here in years with notable stage pictures and well executed effects including a cyclone scene.
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Park Theatre
Augustus Thomas
Mr. Burton
Frank Burbeck
Henry Waterman
Ralph Delmore James
Eaves Frederick Raymond
Waterman
Grace Henderson
Clifton Bradford
Richard Bennett
Catherine Fulton
Doris Keane
Estelle Kittridge
Mabel Roebuck
Reginald Lumley
Wallace Eddinger
Maggie Fielding
Newton Bates
Joseph Whiting
Taylor
Bevese
Rerrreee
Francis Byrne
Sheldon
New York
Lionel Barrymore
Mr. Barrymore
Ralph Delmore
Fulton
Lou Middleton
Myrtle Morrison
The Bells at Globe Theatre Opens Shea Engagement in Boston
Thomas E Shea stars in The Bells adapted by Louis Cardot at Globe Theatre. Admirable fit for his talents in tragedy and the weird with strong company. Supporting actors Charters, Gilbert provide needed humor while Cassady leads as Christian. Lighting in dream scene praised. Shea also to perform Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde tonight and later days. Next week Nanette Comstock appears in The Crisis.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Thomas E. Shea
Globe Theatre
Louis Cardot
Mr. Shea
Mathias
Spencer Charters
J. E. Gilbert
Walter
Hans
James J. Cassady
Christian
Emma Salisbury Southard
Catherine
Charlotte Burkett
Annetta
Daisy Chaplain
John Michale
Frank Darren
Robert Lee
Charles Rollins
L. Miller
William Johnson
Edward Jones
J. Irving Southard
Dr. Jekyll
Mr. Hyde
Cardinal Richelieu
Nanette Comstock
Revival of Michael Strogoff at Castle Square Theatre
At Castle Square Theatre a large audience saw the dramatic version of Michael Strogoff, revived after two decades with evident vitality. The management has been lavish in the expenditure to stage the production.
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Castle Square Theatre
Michael Strogoff
Why Girls Leave Home at Grand Opera House
A strong melodrama titled Why Girls Leave Home at the Grand Opera House draws enthusiastic crowds in Boston. Four central figures, a mother, a brother, and two sisters, include a vain young girl misled by a villain and a dramatic prison escape. Performances feature George Freeman, Henry M. Hicks, and Della Clarke in notable roles as the tale unfolds toward next week's The Factory Girl.
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Grand Opera House
Boston
George Freeman
Henry M. Hicks
Joseph White
Della Clarke
Pearl Sherwood
Charles B. Blaney
Majectic Theatre Ends Blanche Walsh Run in Resurrection
Blanche Walsh closes week at the Majestic Theatre with the Tolstoi adaptation Resurrection drawing large audiences. Critics praise her Maslova as a complex, finely studied role displaying growth from innocence to degradation and ultimate sacrifice. The engagement ends Saturday night amid strong public appetite for serious drama.
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Blanche Walsh
Majestic Theatre
Tolstoi
Maslova
Miss Walsh
Dimitri
Boston Theatre Az Wizard of Oz enters third week crowd stays strong
The Wizard of Oz continues its third week at the Boston Theatre with no drop in popularity. Montgomery and Stone introduce a Japan Russia war song, while the ensemble including Laughlin Faust Crater Benson Gilroy and Swain keep the performance lively. The Scarecrow and Tin Woodman roles remain strong as the large audience cheers on.
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Boston
Montgomery
Stone
David Montgomery
Vincent Bryan
Charles Zimmerman
Anna Laughlin
Lotta Faust
Miss Crater
Miss Benson
Miss Gilroy
Charles Swain
Charles Mit
David C. Montgomery
the Tin Woodman
Fred A. Stone
the Scarecrow
Tremont Theatre Audiences Roar for The Sho Gun
Tremont Theatre enjoyed a packed house as The Sho Gun closed a highly successful Boston run. Charles B. Evans led as William Henry Spangle with Georgia Caine and Christie MacDonald earning strong notices. Last two weeks begin with strong advance sales and the finale set for October 8.
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Tremont
Boston
Charles B. Evans
William Henry Spangle
Georgia Caine
Christie MacDonald
Colonial Theatre Thrives With Edeson in Rawson’s Folly Week
Robert Edeson opens a second week at the Colonial Thea tre with Rawson's Folly drawing large Boston crowds. Strong supporting cast led by Elizabeth Lea Edmund Breese and Frazer Coulter boosts the production. Look for next show A Little of Everything with Fay Templeton and Péter F Dateyae returning to Boston for a vibrant mix of novelty and humor.
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Robert Edeson
Boston
Colonial Theatre
Rawson
Soldiers of Fortune
Elizabeth Lea
Edmund Breese
Frazer Coulter
Grace Thorne
Adele Richardson
Eleanor Carey
New York
Fay Templeton
Péter F.dateyae
Girl From Kay's Charms Hollis Street Theatregoers
The Hollis Street Theatre presented The Girl From Kay's last night in the 25th local showing. Sam Bernard's Piggie Hoggenheimer drew hearty laughs with his needle threading routine and refined English manner. The cast included Williams, Dudley, Lambart, Honey, and the Pierrot Quartet, with a run ending October 15.
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Hollis Street
Kay
Sam Bernard
Mr. Bernard
Piggie Hoggenheimer
Miss Williams
Mr. Howard
Sarah
Miss Dudley
Bob and
Bowdoin Square Theatre Plays Slaves of the Orient
The Bowdoin Square Theatre presented Slaves of the Orient to strong favor in afternoon and evening shows. A large cast including Charles Miller as Lieutenant Howard Ward and D L Gaylord as the American ambassador drew praise, with Charlotte Hunt leading the feminine roles and live animals adding appeal. The production runs for a week with bargain matinee prices for ladies, followed by The Sidewalks of New York next week.
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Bowdoin Square Theatre
Constantinople
Charles Miller
Howard Ward
United States
Olympia
D. L. Gaylord
Wilmer Walter
Ensign Winters
Edwin Denison
Henry Alexander
Butler Haviland
Harry Brooks
Thomas Russell
Charles Wheelock
Frank Dalton
William Martin
Charlotte Hunt
Mimi
Paris
Miss Cantwell
Bowdoin Square
Alice Palmer
Eugenne du Bois
Maud Parker
New York
Keith's Theatre Hosts Noted Old Timers on Varied Bill
Keith's theatre presented a capital variety bill with strong reactions to acts labeled old timers. Sager Midgeley and Gertie Carlisle, along with the Keators, drew the largest audiences. Midgeley is praised as the most artistic entertainer in his field.
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Keith’s
Sager Midgeley
Gertie Carlisle
Keators
Midgeley
Variety show opens with spice of comedy and song at Palace
The curtain raiser charms with mirth and melody as the full company debuts. The Taylor trio deliver a musical comedy skit while Watson and Barrett charm in a Dutch act. Ben Jansen elicits roars of laughter with Hebrew humor. Davenport brothers stage clever eccentric acrobatics amid burlesque boxing. De Arcoa and Belle Veola add Parisian flair in novel acts. Palace opening draws a packed house and promising big business.
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Alio
Taylor
Watson
Barrett
Ben Jansen
Davenport Brothers
de Arcoa
Belle Veola
Keith's Variety Show Delights Audiences With Sam/ Sarah Sketches
The annual Keith's performances charm crowds with Simple Simon type impersonations and the Sammy and Sarah sketches. Little Miss Carlisle shines as vocalist and dancer, with Midgeley Carlisle also praised. The Carter De Haven Sextet, featuring a Weber Field alum and a strong quintet of ponies, offers a standout act alongside Dorothy Kenton and the Ford sisters. European juggler Leipzig and Allan Shaw add variety in a well rounded bill.
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Simon
Keith’s
Sammy
Sarah
Miss Carlisle
Midgeley
Carlisle
Buster
Keatons
Joe "Keaton
Myra
Carter de Haven Sextet
Weber Field
Keith
Dorothy Kenton
Ford Sisters
Bright Brothers
Allan Shaw
Leipzig
Monte Cristo Burletta Opens Howard Theatre With Star Cast
The Howard Athenaeum presents a new burletta Monte Cristo Minor along with a diverse variety bill. It features Evelyn Fenner Lillian Taylor Allie Vivian May Belmont and many others singing new songs while three Madcaps dazzle with contortion and acrobatics. Norma Wills stars in The New Agent and cycling duo Lawrence and Thompson bring novelty, with George M. Cohan’s A Friend From Wall Street a standout.
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Howard's
Burlesque
Monte Cristo
Madcaps
Norma Wills and Company
Noles
Lawrence and Thompson
Castellar and
Hall
Evelyn Fenner
Lillian Taylor
Allie Vivian
May Belmont
Hartford Sisters
Revere Sisters
Helen Parr
Julia Crosby
Julia Heitzmann
Bessie Rosa
Will O’brien
Howard
Lawrence and
Thompson
Castellat
George M. Cohan
Wall Street
Martha Briggs
Austin and Stones Museum Race Day Thrills Attract Big Crowd
Nat Butler and Billy Bean led a week long miles race for a handsome cup as hundreds watched in a lively program at Austin and Stone’s Museum. The day featured the curio hall with Doss the rubber joints man, Snow and Little from Mexico, Brinkley the seven foot bearded act, the Harrison family the human ostriches, and California girls Raymond and Sartonia in glove bouts plus 25 vaudeville acts including Scott Linden Harrison Moxleys and Violet sisters.
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Austin & Stone
Nat Butler
Billy Bean
Nat” Butler
Bean
Curio Hall
Doss
Snow
Little
Mexico
Brinkley
Harrison
Raymond
Sartonia
California
Mike Scott
Daisy Linden
Francis Harrison
Moxleys
Scott
Howard
Cole
Clemens
Violet Sisters
Connolly
Rowe
Corey-Otter
The Gay Modiste at Palace Theatre by Bowery Burlesquers
One of the brightest burlesques at the Palace Theatre this week, The Gay Modiste, a French farce with snappy lines and lively situations. It portrays Paris life with constant humor and audience roaring at humorous incidents throughout the performance.
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Palace Theatre
Bowery Burlesquers
Paris
Nickelodeon Southern Swells Entertain at Curio Halls
Drake and Benson's Southern Swells deliver a strong show with solo singing and changing acts, a top quartet and comedy. Contortionist Amiott draws laughs, Maxey previews needle performances across Europe, and January Jacobs showcases expansion and contraction. The theatre features Babe Meerson, Ed Giguere, George S. Foster, Harry Sanders, Alice Jordan, and others, with Friday amateur night.
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Babe Meerson
Giguere
George S. Foster
Harry Sanders
Alice Jordan
Soubrette
Symphony concert season promises high standard and famed soloists
Preliminary announcements for the season excite musical circles as Gericke conducts a program of modern and classical works. Star soloists named include Muriel Foster, Johanna Gadski, Louise Homer, Edith Walker, Rafael Joseffy, Eugen d Albert, Fritz Kreisler, and Ysaye. Auction sales for public rehearsal seats start at Symphony Hall next Monday and Tuesday at 10 am, with concert seats offered Thursday and Friday at the same time.
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Gericke
Muriel Foster
Mme
Johanna Gadski
Louise Homer
Edith Walker
Grace B. Williams
L. B. Merrill
Theodore van Yorx
Eugen D’albert
Fanny Bloomfield-Zeisler
C. Buonamici
Rafael Joseffy
Vladimir de Pachmann
C. Rubner
Ernest Schelling
Fritz Kreisler
Marie Nichols
Eugene Ysaye
T. Adamowski
C. Barleben
Willy Hess
H. Schmedes
Rudolf Krasselt
Paderewski
Symphony Hall
The Shepherd King at Majestic Theatre Opens
The Shepherd King with Wright Lorither debuts at the Majestic Theatre next Monday. The production, based on the biblical tale of David and Goliath, has drawn wide interest across Boston and New England. Tickets sold at the box office may precede mail or telegraph reservations after the queue is served.
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Boston
New England
Wright Lorither
Majestic Theatre
David and Goliath
New York
Big audience greets May Irwin in Waterbury curtain
Waterbury Connecticut September 26 Mrs Black Is Back and May Irwin opened the season at Polis Theatre before Waterbury’s largest theatrical crowd. Telegrams of welcome poured in and Miss Irwin noted a fond message from a girl she had helped. The program featured a new budget of coon songs.
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Waterbury
Conn
Mrs. Black
May Irwin
Polis Theatre
Miss Irwin
New York
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