May Irwin in The Swell Miss Fitzwell at Tremont
Boston review notes May Irwin's return to the Tremont Theatre for a three week run of The Swell Miss Fitzwell. The star delivered a bright, breezy performance with new costumes and songs, supported by a strong company. The article also praises her audience reception and the show's lively, clean entertainment value.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Irwin
Iss Fitzwell
May Irwin
Boston
India
Joseph M. Sparks
Ignacio Martinetti
Roma
William Burress
Charles Jackson
Ed Mack
Marion Giroux
Jane Busby
Julia Baird
Nat Goodwin Opens Two Week Engagement at Hollis Street
Nat Goodwin and company open a two weeks run at Hollis Street Theatre with Made line L. Ryley's An American Citizen. The performance earns enthusiastic applause for Goodwin's quiet style and strong delivery. Maxine Elliott, Gertrude Elliott, Clarence F. Montaine and Estelle Mortimer are praised in supporting roles. The same bill repeats for the entire engagement.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nat Goodwin
Hollis Street
Madeline L. Ryley
Mr. Goodwin
Maxine Elliott
Gertrude Elliott
Clarence F.montaine
Estelle Mortimer
Mr. Odwin
Men and Women Revival Delights Castle Square Audience
Cast of Men and Women at Castle Square Theatre won warm approval with a strong performance despite J H Gilmour’s absence for Prescott. Cunningham Deane stepped in admirably. William Humphrey led as Israel Cohen with dignity. Several cast members, including Mackay, Morison, Fowler, Seeley, Lewis, Cummings, Lawrence, Sanders, Morison, Baker, Gale, and Knox, delivered notable work as a dramatic and comic ensemble. The run continues with daily performances and an upcoming production of A Social Highwayman.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Castle Square Theatre
J. H. Gilmour
William Prescott
Cunningham Deane
William Humphrey
Israel Cohen
Charles Mackay
H Edward Seabury
Edsay Morison
Pendleton
N. H. Fowler
Calvin Steadman
Seeley
Governor Rodman
Horace Lewis
Colonel Kip
Tony Cummings
Sam Delafield
Lillian Lawrence
Agnes Rodman
Mary Sanders
Dora Prescott
Rose Morison
Kate Delafield
Coloneship
Florence Baker
Chicago
Margery Knox
Lizzie Gale
Jane Prescott
Hal Reid heads Bowdoin Square in Human Hearts play
Hal Reid and his company opened a week at Bowdoin Square Theatre with Human Hearts a tale of Arkansas hills. Stirring action and fine acting kept the audience in varying moods of laughter and tears. Severin J. De Deyn as Frederic Armidale and Eulalia Bennett as Jeanette Logan delivered notable performances beyond the play. Ned O. Risley offered a sharp sketch of the gentleman tramp amid a cast of diverse characters.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hal Reid
Comany
Bowdoin Square Theatre
Arkansas Hills
Mr. Reid
Severin J. de Deyn
Frederic Armidale
Eulalia Bennett
Jeanette Logan
Miss Bennett
Ned O. Risley
Tyne
The Serenade at Boston Theatre Draws Big Audiences
The last week of The Serenade at the Boston Theatre drew crowds mirroring the first week. Audiences praised the performance as a brilliant display of lyric material and strong character work by Barnabee, MacDonald, Davis, Nielsen, Cowles, Philip, Frothingham, and Brown. The show is a great success with next week set to revive Robin Hood and a special Wednesday matinee planned for both weeks.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Boston Theatre
Eugene Tompkins
Bostonians
Boston
Whistler
Barnabee
MacDonald
Davis
Nielsen
Cowles
Philip
Frothingham
Brown
Pauline Hall Headlines Keith's Theatre in Boston Show
Pauline Hall reprised a strong vocal turn at Keith's Theatre in Boston after a weeks rest, delivering Ain't I Your Honey Boy No More and Leaving Yet Loving to hearty encores. The program featured Francesca Redding and Harold Hartsell in a comedietta, George Carr and Emily Jordan in a vaudeville sketch, and appearances by Arabs Hassan Ben Ali, Lawson and Ward, James Manning and Young Weston, plus Struck the illusionist. The Biograph views included the Prince of Wales garden party scene and the popular Haverstraw tunnel sequence drawing cheers from a large audience.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pauline Hall
Keith
Miss Hall
Francesca Redding
Harold Hartsell
George Carr
Emily Jordan
Carr
Arthur
Jennie Dunn
Boston
Hassan’ Ben Ali
Lawson and
Ward
Barbour
Ritchde
James Manning
Young Weston
Professor Struck
Lenton Brothers
Zazelle
Vernon
Hill
Whittaker
Prince of Wales
Owever
Haverstraw Tunnel
One Round of Pleasure Impresses Boston Audience at Museum
The fourth week of Klaw & Erlanger’s One Round of Pleasure drew a full house at the Boston Museum. Walter Jones, Richard Carle, and Charles Kirke drew wild enthusiasm alongside Rogers brothers. Ida Brooks, Marie Celeste, Edith St. Clair, H. W. Treenick, and Clara Wisdom contributed to the mirth. Teal’s direction and the female chorus are noted as standout features, with the golf caddies and the yellow ballroom final tableau highlighted as exceptional stage craft.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Boston Museum
Museum
Boston
Messrs. Klaw & Erlanger
Walter Jones
Richard Carle
Charles Kirke
Rogers Brothers
Ida Brooks
Marie Celeste
Edith St. Clair
H. W. Treenick
Clara
Mr.Teal
Cuban Spy a Grand Theatre Success by Keenan and Kenny
The Cuban Spy, a new military romantic melodrama by Frank J. Keenan and Herbert A. Kenny, opened at the Grand Theatre to crowded, enthusiastic houses. The plot follows a Cuban outpost, a hero defending his chosen woman, and a dramatic dynamite finale as Spanish forces are defeated and Havana is attacked. Warren Billings of Boston, the journalist hero, is portrayed by Keenan.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J T
Thomas & Watson
Grand Theatre
Frank J. Keenan
Herbert A. ‘Kenny
Havana
Warren Billings
Boston
Peep-o'-Day Club at Howard Atheneum closes show in style
The Howard Atheneum presents The Peep-o'-Day Club, a Sam Devere production closing a lively program. The New York burlesque satire features a barefooted dance, a cake walk, Salvation Army quad riff, and a lineup including Hines and Remington, Pearl Haight, Kathryn Palmer, Treja, James Richmond Glenrey, and many others in sketches, songs, and novelty acts.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Howard Atheneum
Sam Devere
Howard
New York
Boston
Metropolis
Salvation Army
Mildred Howard
Deverode
Devere
Hines and
Remington
Bowery
Johnson and Dean
Leonard
Bernard
Pearl Haight
Weston and
Beasley
Bryan
Langdon
Kathryn One Palmer
Chic
Charming Treja
The
Comediennes
James Richmond Glenrey
Walter J. Tal@t
the Harmans
Clifford Sisters
Mabel Craig
John H. Shepley
Ozay
Silva
the Sheerans
Ingersoll Lectures Sold Out Boston Theatre Seat Sale Opens
The sale of seats for Colonel Robert G. Ingersoll's new lecture The Truth at the Boston Theatre opens at the box office and already shows heavy demand for a Sunday evening debut. Next Monday morning marks the start of seat sales for Joseph Jefferson in Rip Van Winkle at the Boston Theatre for a week starting Monday evening October 11.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Robert G. Ingersoll
Boston Theatre
Joseph Jefferson
One Round of Pleasure at the Chutes Opens This Evening
The Chute grounds host the One Round of Pleasure company this evening at 8 o clock with boats, ostriches, ponies, horses, and donkeys. The Roxbury Cadet Band will perform classic selections and a potpourri from the show. Afternoon crowds are strong with half price for children.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Roxbury Cadet Band
Chauncey Olcott Captivates at Columbia Theatre in Sweet Inniscearra
Chauncey Olcott enters a second week at the Columbia Theatre in Sweet Inniscearra delivering a broader Gerald O Carroll role with heartfelt acting and new songs. Rolinda Bainbridge supports with strong performance and costumes as audiences show strong advance sales predicting a lasting impact.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Columbia Theatre
Chauncey Olcott
Rolinda Bainbridge
Mr. Olcott
Grand Opera House hosts Wang by Woolson Morse
Last evening at the Grand Opera House the Wang production delighted a large audience with elaborate scenery and costumes. Dan Packard impressed as the star in a sly, DeWolf Hopper like performance while Laura Denlo pleased as the Crown Prince with a sweet mezzo voice and encores. Marion Singer repeated her widow Frimousse success, Charles Burrows played Colonel Fricasse, and Florence Davis led as soprano with Jennie Lissenden as Gilette. Frank Casey earned praise for a clever acting turn.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Grand Opera House
Wang
Woolson Morse
Dan Packard
Boston
DeWolf Hopper
Laura Denlo
Della Fox
Marion Singer
Frimousse
Charles Burrows
Colonel Fricasse
Florence Davis
Madame Marchesi
Jennie Lissenden
Gillette
Frank Casey
The Colored Elephant Keeper and Geneva Parker Hire
A weekly engagement is announced with a bright district messenger boy. The chorus is strong and the show will run this week only followed by The Sporting Duchess with the original star cast. Seat sales begin this morning.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Geneva Parker
Boston Zoo Opens With Visitors Delighted By Attractions
A man travelling to Boston enters the Zoo at opening and tours multiple halls with a modest 25 cent entry, expressing surprise at the breadth of exhibits. Kamamura's Japanese midgets amuse visitors while Herr Granada performs a high wire act with a sack over his head. Polar bears are said to be shipped from Hagenbeck's Hamburg for the Zoo.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Boston
Zoo
Kamamura
Herr Granada
Hagenbeck’s
Hamburg
Spectacular Frosty Swim Page Delights Austin Museum
The east water pantomime at Austin and Stone's draws crowds despite cold weather. Led by champion swimmer Miss Cora Beckwith, the show features daring dives and a rescued heiress. The Pizzarello troupe, illusionist Kreiger, and performers Hayden, Hetherton, Ryland brothers, and others enchant patrons with new wardrobe, acts, and feats as a famed museum entertainment.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Austin & Stone’s
Museum
Cora Beckwith
Miss Beckwith
Kreiger
Hayden and
Hetherton
Ryland Brothers
Nelly Ashford
Marlowe and
Plunkett
Tanakas
Harry Bryant
Lalble
Nelson
Woodville and
Hall
Clifford Sisters
Marie Edgerton
Merry Maidens Burlesque at Palace Theatre Impresses
The Merry Maidens burlesque at the Palace Theatre offers nonstop lively entertainment this week. Nellie Hanly leads a talented cast with strong acts including Gladys Van, Lowry, Madden and Curran, and the De Alden sisters. The finale, An Early Sunrise by Sam Rice, wraps a bright show that critics call the strongest burlesque of the season.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Palace Theatre
Palace
Nellie Hanly
Elso
Gladys van
Lowry and
Hanly
Madden
Curran
de Alden
Johnson and Rice
Dave Marion
Fannie Vedder
Sam Rice
Litchfield in Court on Embezzlement Charge
Harry A. Litchfield, embezzling bookkeeper for the Boston Auction Company, was arraigned in municipal court and held in 1200 bonds for the grand jury. He registered at the Touraine as H. R. Evans, offered a $50 check, admitted his identity, and failed to obtain bail by Friday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harry A. Litchfield
Boston Auction Company
Rogues’ Gallery
Touraine
Litchfield
H. RB. Evans
Hart
Tryder and
Glidden
J. B. Reynolds
Everett National Bank
Ex cursion to New Yor via Aldbany and Hudson River
Boston departs September 13 80 from Union Station at 8 30 a m for an excursion to New York via Albany and the Hudson River with a defined timetable and departure point.
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Albany
Hudson River
Fall River Line
Boston
New York
EOPLE
Cmit
A. Hanson
New Yor
Aldbany
Union Station
Waterfront notes on ships and incidents at Boston harbor
Steamer Halifax brought 383 passengers to Lewis wharf and 18 crew from the Gloucester schooner Hattie M. Graham. A Chelsea man fell, fracturing his skull at Lewis wharf. City of Macon shifts to Savannah service. Ocean Steamship adds routes via New York. Boston port trade rose with exports of 2,282,115 and imports of 1,115,684. Maine Steamship plans a large steel steamer Horatio Hall. existing ships Manhattan and Cottage City eyed for sale. Lakes schooner George Sturges bought by Adolph Frietsch for 10,000. Pactolus cargo moved after gale damage. THE LANDSMAN.
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Halifax
Pye
Lewis Wharf
Provinces
Gloucester
Hattie M. Graham
Charlottetown
E. E. Robbins
Lillian L. Robbins
New York
Hiogo
Yarmouth
Nova Scotia
Ruby
Michael Ryam
Chelsea Street
Charlestown
Massachusetts General Hospital
City of Macon
Savannah
Ocean Steamship Company
Chattahoochee
Lewis
Boston
Maine Steamship Company
Delaware River
John Enselis
Manhattan
Cottage City
Adolph Frietsch
Milwaukee
Atlantic
George Sturges
Great Lakes
Pactolus
Punta Forda
Baltimore
Key West
Atlas
Shawmut
Landsman
Judge Freley Risman freed on mortgaged property charge
Yesterday in Municipal Criminal Court Judge Forsaith discharged Bernard J. Risman on disposing of mortgaged property. In Superior Criminal Court Judge Dewey imposed sentences for Annie Sullivan placed on probation for drunkenness Charles E Jellison fined for liquor nuisance John Doyle continuous drunk placed on file.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Judge Forsaith
Municipal Criminal Court
Bernard J. Risman
Dewey
Superior Criminal Court
Annie Sullivan
Charles E. Jellison
John Doyle
Civil Court Docket In Lowell Suits And Trials
In the Middlesex Superior Court Lowell docket a tort action seeks 5000 dollars for personal injuries alleged to occur while the plaintiff was employed by the city sewer work. Court attendees include John J and W A Hogan for the plaintiff and F W Qua for the defendant with numerous named cases listed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Middlesex
Lowell
Lilley
Timothy O’brien
City of
John J
W. A. Hogan
F. W. Qua
Jury Waived Session List Shows Divorces Next Wednesday
Cambridge jury waived session lists cases by year and party names including Dodge versus Goodwin and Cutter versus Donahue. Richardson, J notes all cases not before Sept. 28 are in order and divorces will be taken up Wednesday morning.
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Dodge
Foster
Als
Downs
Daniels
West End
St. Ry
Same
Cutter
Carleton
Shine
Collins
Barry
Inhts
Watertown
Sullivan
Skelton
Mullen
Adams
Grutter
Phenix Rattan Co
Donahue
Cambridge
Richardson
Shipping News Mini Almanac for Sept 23
Shipping notices list arrivals at Halifax and St. John with vessels from Liverpool Charlottetown P E I and Baltimore. Steamers Cestrian Parthian Santuit Nye and others arrive from overseas. Cleared ships include Sachem Prohibition Wendall Burpee Muriel and Wendall Burpee. Sailed steamers State of Maine and Oneida head to Portland Boston and New York.
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Cestrian
Muir
Liverpool
Halifax
Pye
Charlottetown
Belitas
State of
Heath
Rockport
Sachem
Waltera
Christiania
Hamburg
Baltimore
Prohibition
Advance
N. S
Muriel
Digby
Wendall Burpee
St. John
N. B
Seraphipe
Clementsport
State of Maine
Portland
Eastport
Boston
Yarmouth
Oneida
Charleston
Jacksonville
City of Macon
New York
Hi. M. Whitney
Tug International
Excelsior
Philadelphia
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SBS
Comedienne
Tc Oo
Tremont Temple
Bromfield St
George A. Foxcroft
New Tremont St
Carr and
Jordan
Biograph
V. Tre
Ton« Cumming
Tremont St
Tremont
Atlant
Belasco
de Mille’s
Chet
Ingersoll
Wwanedsens
Klaw
Erlanger
Isaac B. Hich
Mana
Nat. C. Goodwin
Maxine Flliott
Soren
Aucuste "van Biene
Matineex
Ghauncey Olcott
Bowdoi
Klar S&s
WELK
Austin & Stone
Kew
Beckwith
Readville Trotting Park
Park Square
Kneeland St
Connelley
Adams House
Sousa
Reeves
Salem Cadet
East Boston
Boyle O’reilly
Mechanics’ Building
Mass
Symphony —Orchestra
Music Hall
2&C
Kauwanmiya
Huntington Avenue
Ostrich Farm
Tlitell
Boston & Albany
York
VIA
Hoosac Tunnel
Hudson
Washington St
Arceulgus
Toitebburg
Wat C. Goodwin
Tramphood
Aesther Rujaero
Ruth Larkins
Arkansas
William H. Smedley
Mose Jones
Baby Smedley
Little Grace Logan
Effie Pearl
Bootblack
Bowdoin Square
Castle Square
Park Theatre
M. Auguste van Biene
Clay M. Greene
van Biene
Carl Schmitt
Edouard Jose
Duplan
Paris
Grand Theatre New Atoc Paisa
Campbell
Mesars
Keenan
Jack O’brien
Frederick Murray
Maximo Gomez
Mr. Murray
General Weyler
Cuba
de Farwell
Julio
Joseph Donahue
Carlos
Thomas F Thomas
Salvador Sobral
G. W. Watson
Arriago
Isabel Pit Lewis
Corrina Veranta
Mabel Graham
America
Thomas & Watson Comedy Company
Higgins
Leslie
Cuponti
Marie
Craig
Will
Katie Howard
Buck
Billy
Madrid Jackson
South
Frankie
Tony Ryder
Hollis Street Theatre
Keith's Theatre
Cornhill
the Palace Theatre
Lee
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