The Red Mill Draws Crowded House at Colonial Theatre
A near full house at the Colonial Theatre welcomed The Red Mill with strong audience approval. Principal changes include Florence Quinn as Gretchen and steady turns from Montgomery Stone Ethel Johnson Allene Crater and others. The show features witty plotting, bright music, and sprightly chorus numbers, making it a notable revival.
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Boston
Colonial Theatre
Herbert Blossom
Messrs. Montgomery and Stone
Ethel Johnson
Tina
Allene Crater
Bertha
Edward Begley
Neal McCay
Claude Cooper
Stanley Hawkins
David ZL
Don
Florence Quinn
Gretchen
Miss Quinn
Tremont Theatre Presents The Merry Widow in Strong Parisian Style
Tremont Theatre resumes a week with The Merry Widow a comic opera blending Marsovian melodies and Parisian waltz. The praised cast delivers distinct character studies with lively dancing and ensemble harmony earning audience applause.
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Boston
Tremont Theatre
Three of Us staged as Western home life drama at Castle Square
Castle Square Theatre presented The Three of Us noted for its humor pathos and intense character scenes. The play adopts a Western setting without cowboys or gunplay and features strong turns by Miss Young, Mr Craig, and supporting actors including Kate Ryan and the Johnsons.
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Castle Square
Far
John Craig
Mr. Evarts
Miss Cleveland
Marie Doro Shines in The Richest Girl at Park Theatre
Marie Doro enters week two at Park Theatre with The Richest Girl Parisian comedy. Audiences compare it to The Morals of Marcus, enjoying Miss Monnier’s contrasts and Doro’s piquant personality in lively, sparkling scenes. Supporting cast excels as the play moves briskly.
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Marie Doro
Park Theatre
Marcus
Gavault
Morton
John Drew
Dora
Miss Monnier
Miss Doro
The American Idea Triumphs at Hollis Street Theatre
A large enthusiastic Hollis Street Theatre crowd witnessed The American Idea last night marking a three week run. The lively Parisian satire on international marriages draws strong applause from Trixie Friganza and a capable cast including George Baban Hugh Mack Stella Hammerstein Carrie Bowman Gilbert Gregory and many others. A return engagement of The Round-Up with Maclyn Arbuckle and cast is advertised for next week.
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Hollis Street Theatre
Paris
Trixie Friganza
George Baban
Hugh Mack
Stella Hammerstein
Carrie Bowman
Gilbert Gregory
Maclyn Arbuckle
Orme Caldara
Harold Hartsell
Elmer Grandin
Walter Pennington
W. E. Knibbe
Joseph M. Lothian
John J. Pierson
S. L. Richardson
Jacques Martin
James Asburn
Fulton Russell
Texas” Cooper
Florence Rockwell
Minnette Barrett
Marie Taylor
The Wall Street Detective at Grand Opera House
Howard Hall stars in The Wall Street Detective at Grand Opera House with a packed South End audience. C Norman Hammond as Count de Beaurevart and Virginia Ackerman as Marion Keene earn praise for strong performances in a tale of fraud and murder set against Wall Street intrigue. The ensemble delivers rapid melodrama and dramatic coups to thunderous applause.
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Howard Hall
Wall Street
Mr. Hall
South End
C. Norman Hammond
Count de Beaurevart
Virginia Ackerman
Marion Keene
Ella Cameron
Countess Hoffman
Bowdoin Square Theatre Audiences See Hunt as Patches in Patched Tale
Charlotte Hunt plays Selma Silverthorn Princess of Patches in a roving child role with ragged clothes yet graceful presence. Hal Clarendon stars as Waggles the tramp while Hal Brown shines as Colonel Silverthorn. Rosina Zaleska Frances McHenry Katherine Goodrich and Harry Humphrey deliver clever support as the moving picture display entertains.
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Bowdoin Square Theatre
Charlotte Hunt
Selma Silverthorn
Princess of
Selma
Miss Hunt
Mile
Hal Clarendon
Hal Brown
Colonel Silverthorn
Rosina Zaleska
Frances McHenry
Katherine Goodrich
Harry Humphrey
Theatre Comique Presents A Strong Bill Of Motion Pictures
The Theatre Comique showcases a strong season bill led by Saved From Destruction and Wealth or Happiness a romantic tale, Barcelonia with bull fight excitement, plus The Smoked Husband and Museum Robbers. The Gallant Police Chief's Outing draws laughs. Illustrated songs feature Eva Young Josephine Thomas Olive Meiler and others with instrumental numbers by Eunice McDougall Katharine Hawkins and Alice Davis.
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Popular
Theatre Comique
Barcelonia
Eva Young
Josephine Thomas
Olive Meiler
William Montgomery
Bertha Main
Thomas Richards
Eunice McDougall
Katherine Hawkins
Alice Davis
May Howard Burlesque Revival Draws Columbia Crowd
The Columbia Theatre hosts May Howard to a large crowd likened to a family reunion. Notable acts include Harry Marks Smith, Little Larry Smith, Billy Hallman, the Mullins sisters, and a Larry Smith Mamie Champion sequence. A wrestling bout between John Perelli and Jack Sharkey is announced for tomorrow, with amateur acts Friday.
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May Howard
Columbia
May
Harry Marks Smith
Larry Smith
Billy Hallman
Mullins
Mamie
John Perelli
Jack Sharkey
Hub Theatre Prepares Record Vaudeville and Film Bill
This week at the Hub Theatre promises a record breaking programme. Features include a new baseball ballad detailing players teams and pennant race. The vaudeville bill includes the Mannings the Newtons and Jenny Curtis with a three day appearance. The picture programme and songs are described as unusually excellent.
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Hub Theatre
Moving Picture Theatre
Mannings
Newtons
Jenny Curtis
Star Theatre Showcases Latest Films and Lectures
The Star Theatre in Scollay Square offered new moving pictures with "The Magical Tramp" and "Fatty's Follies" drawing laughs. "King Richard the Third" and "Old Sleuth the Detective" impressed, while Professor Hammond's lectures aided understanding of scenes and "Stars of the National Game" highlighted Cy Young and Ty Cobb photographs.
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Star Theatre
Scollay Square
King Richard
Hammond
Cy Young
Ty Cobb
Denman Thompson Opens Final Week in The Old Homestead
Denman Thompson began the Boston Theatre final week in The Old Homestead, with a crowded house and strong applause. The veteran cast led by Thompson as Uncle Josh included Annie Thompson Louisa Morse Frank Knapp Fred Clare Charles Clarke and Gus Kammerlee, continuing the long running success over two decades.
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Denman Thompson
Boston
Mr. Thompson
Uncle Josh
Annie Thompson
Louisa Morse
Frank Knapp
Fred Clare
Charles Clarke
Gus Kammerlee
Belasco's Warrens of Virginia Tops Majestic Week
Boston Majestic Theatre closes its week with David Belasco's production The Warrens of Virginia led by Frank Keenan and Charlotte Walker Walker returns to Boston in a refined Southern role. Thursday seats go on sale for The Mimic World musical review featuring Gertrude Hoffman and Mendelssohn pieces.
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David Belasco
TR Warrens
Virginia
Boston
Majestic Theatre
Frank Keenan
Charlotte Walker
Keenan
Miss Walker
Big Musical Review
Mimic World
Gertrude Hoffman
New York
Salome
Mendelssohn
Miss Hoffman
Too Many Wives shines at Globe Theatre with lively songs
Joe Mortis leads a bright musical comedy at Globe Theatre in Too Many Wives. The plot follows a nephew’s deception to marry his chosen partner while several impersonations spice the farce. Notable turns include Isidore Meyer and Inez Buck with a striking finale La Manolita dance sequence.
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Joe Mortis
Globe Theatre
Charles Horwitz
Frederick W. Bowers
Kansas
Isidore Meyer
Morris
Herbert BE. Denton
Jack Simon
Inez Buck
Claude Lightner
Jack
Jeanette Paterson
Dearie
Clifford Lyman
Boston
la Manolita
Tremont row spectacle at Austin and Stone's Museum
Thousands flocked to a two-stage program headlined by the Silvers contortionists and Catullo's Aphrodite. Pauline Russell tamed leopards in a steel cage while Manhattan Girls entertained with dance and fashion curtains. The bill featured Agnes Olive Grace Mazelle Ethel Norman and more with magic and moving pictures by Joe Harrison Will and May Reno Jack and Gilda Cannon.
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Tremont Row
Austin & Stone
Mexico
Mme. Silver
Catullo
Aphrodite
Manhattan
Agnes Olive
Grace Mazelle
Ethel Norman
Majone
Lottie
Effie Lorraine Headlines Theatre Premier Vaudeville
Effie Lorraine the queen of mystery tops a vaudeville bill at Theatre Premier with a dramatic escape from a large box. The show features Elsie Ford Mildred Emerson Alice Brown Harry Ross Gertrude Mann Jack Burke Bellyea and Frank Stetson with illustrated juggling and brief motion pictures as part of the program.
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Effie Lorraine
Elsie Ford
Buster Brown
Mildred Emerson
Alice Brown
Scenic Temple Show Delights Boston Audience
A varied bill at the Scenic Temple corner Berkeley street and Warren avenue pleased the crowd last evening. New motion pictures amused, illustrated songs with colored slides impressed, and public entertainers performed with hearty reception. The orchestra received strong applause and a few numbers were repeated. The Scenic Temple will continue its program through the rest of the week.
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Temple
Berkeley Street
Warren Avenue
Boston
Idle Hour Theatre Presents Strong Week of vaudeville and film
The Idle Hour Theatre offers an unusually strong bill with moving pictures illustrated songs and refined vaudeville. The feature is The Devil based on the dramatic story now in fashion. Other pictures include comedy and pathetic subjects. The vaudeville feature is Great Fenari famed for his handcuff escapes which mystify and amaze audiences.
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Idle Hour Theatre
Fenari
Keith's Theatre Vaudeville Review Highlights Strong Acts
Keith's Theatre showcases a balanced vaudeville lineup with acts led by Sidney Deane and Winona Winter. Kellinos deliver acrobatic thrills while Cameron and Flanagan stage a behind the scenes comedy. Powell and Crane present Pixley's Prodigal Parents with clean humor, plus notable performances by Dunlap McCormick Flugrath Weston Girls Meegan De Lisle Vissochi brothers and Carroll Cooke.
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Keith
Thlent
Blackwell'i Istand
Sidney Deane
William Betts
Kellinos
Cameron
Flanagan
Pixley
Gardner Crane
Winona Winter
Adeline Dunlap
Frank McCormick
Viola Flugrath
Weston Girls
Thomas Meegan
Trocadero Burlesquers at Palace Theatre Delight Crowd
Patrons enjoy Charles H. Waldron's Trocadero Burlesquers at the Palace with a political satire Sweeney's Finish by Frank Finney in the leading role. The bill features Take Me Up to the Ball Game and Dear Old United States numbers, a humorous Isle of Nowhere skit, and an ensemble of performers including Frank Finney Frank Ross George Brennan Will Elliott John Belair Charles Madison Jack Elliott and Harry Bulkeley with Anna Hill Lillie Waters Tillie Cohen Corinne Ford Nellie Lawlor and Bert Kurzwell and a one act playset A Wifty to One Shot featuring Bayardo the Kentucky horse.
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Palace Theatre
Charles H. Waldron
United States
Isle of Nowhere
Mr. Finney
China
Frank Finney
Frank Ross
George Brennan
Will Elliott
John Belair
Charles Madison
Jack Elliott
Harry Bulkeley
Anna Hill
Lillie Waters
Tillie Cohen
Corinne Ford
Nellie Lawlor
Bert Kurzwell
Alio
Charlie Farrell
Elliott
Belair
Frank Finney and Company
Bayardo
Williams and Walker star in Bandanna Land at Orpheum
Last week of engagement at the Orpheum Theatre drew a standing room only crowd with Bert Williams performing Are Hours and Aida Overton Walker introducing Hard to Love Somebody and Sue Simmons. Walker offered the Merry Widow Waltz with George W. Walker as chorus gowns dazzled. Vaudeville season starts next Monday with matinees daily and a promise of the finest bill yet in Boston.
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George W. Walker
The
Orpheum
Morris
Boston
Prince Danilo star to end baseball career at morning game
Donald Brian, famed for his role as Prince Danilo in The Merry Widow, will make his final baseball appearance today at 11 o'clock at the American League grounds. He will pitch for The Merry Widow team against The American Idea. Brian, a South Boston native, has long balanced stage and ball, but quits to preserve his energy for the demanding role.
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Donald Brian
Prince Danilo
Tremont Theatre
Merry Widow
American Idea
Brian
South Boston
Avenue Girls at Howard Atheneum Thrill Show
Mirth melody and beautiful effects headline this week's Howard for the Avenue Girls a 20 member chorus headed by Helen Jessie Moore. The burlesque features add the Wiora sisters Al Wightman Chapman sisters and Raymond Thomas with Grace Delmore and Billy Arlington in My Husband act. Extra acts include the Hurleys Kiltie duo Peerless Macks Bertina and Brockway Morse and Brown the Caspers Morrissey and Ayer Hallet and Stack Percy Brown and the Howardscope.
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Melody
Avenue
the Howard
Helen Jessie Moore
May Morrison
Helen Myers
Lillian Allen
Ruth Guy
Marie Green
Howard
Wiora Sisters
al Wightman
Chapman Sisters
Raymond Thomas
Grace Delmore
Billy Arlington
Husband
Worcester Musical Couple Engaged for Private Recital
Worcester Sept 99 announces the engagement of H Daniel Sharp, a noted violinist, to Miss Elsie L Norgren of Worcester. Norgren is a prominent accompanist and soprano, and Sharp was a protege of Jacques Hoffman of the Boston Symphony.
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Worcester
Marie Peterson
H. Daniel Sharp
Elsie L. Norgren
Norgren
Sharp
Jacques Hoffman
Bostom Symphony
Endurance contest leaves three cars with perfect score
Three cars remain in the Bay State Automobile Association endurance run for the club trophy. G Jones in a Studebaker Dan Carris in a Franklin and A W Church in a Shawmut posted perfect scores after a 240 mile Boston to Portland run.
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Bay State Automobile Association
G. Jones
Studebaker
Dan Carris
Franklin
A. W. Church
Bay State Club
Portland
Wells
Frank Wing
Wing
Bay State
Washington
Boston
Shawmut
Lancia
Harry Fosdick
Longboat Aims to Run Two Marathons in One Day
After training for a two race challenge on Thanksgiving Day in Ontario Longboat plans to start the Hamilton 20 mile race in the morning finish around 11 30 then drive 30 miles to Guelph for a 3 pm 15 mile marathon. The comeback follows his Olympic setback and recent victories in Canada.
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Tom Longboat
Hamilton
Guelph
Ontario
Canada
Longboat
John Hayes
New York
Dartmouth 10 Cuts Its Squad
Dartmouth announces preseason cuts as Coach O Connor reduces a large squad before the first game. Freshmen show depth. standout players include Ben Dang and Daly. The opener vs Vermont looms, with a demanding schedule of Holy Cross Williams Amherst Princeton and Harvard starting Oct 17.
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Hanover
N. H
Dartmouth
O'Connor
Ben Dang
Boston
Pevear
L. Bankart
Daly
Dean Academy
Driver
Steward
Hoban
Vermont
Holy Cross
Williams
Amherst
Princeton
Harvard
Oldest Newspaper Man Dies Near Century Mark
William Smith the world’s oldest newspaper writer died at his Arlington home aged 99 years 9 months He was born in Norway New York on December 17 1808 and moved to Boston with his wife Hilda Reed in 1842 He witnessed De Witt Clinton’s Erie Canal boat and Henry Cabot Lodge as a boy His milk shop burned in 1872 and he began as a correspondent at age nine He leaves two daughters Mrs W B Bowers and Mrs Blancha and an adopted son Edward Smith Alderman of Medford
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William Smith
Arlington
Norway
N. Y
Hilda Reed
Boston
de Witt Clinton
Little Falls
Erie Canal
Henry Cabot Lodge
Washington Street
New York
W. B. Bowers
Fitchburg
Blancha
Arlington Heights
Edward Smith
Medford
Baker Beats Maloney In Six Round Philadelphia Bout
Harry Baker of Frisco won a four round six round contest at the West End A C against Teddy Maloney of Philadelphia. Baker used jabs escapes and counter rights to hold his own in clinches. In the fourth Maloney staggered after a Baker right and fell on a sidestepped swing.
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Philadelphia
Penn
Harry Baker
Frisco
Teddy Maloney
West End
A. C
Maloney
Baker
Vanderbilt Cup Races Threaten Local Permit Over Bond
Nassau county officials demand a $20,000 bond from the American Automobile Association to indemnify roads for the Vanderbilt Cup races on October 10 and 24. If the bond is not filed, permission to hold the events will be revoked. The Nassau board of supervisors adopted the resolution.
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Mineola
L. L
American Automobile Association
Nassau County
Post composing room baseball game at City Field
At City Field Somerville yesterday afternoon the second game between single men and married men ended 17 to 2 in favor of the single men. Steadley pitched well. John Cowan and his son played on opposite sides in an unusual feature. Teams listed with positions and players.
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City Field
Somerville
Post
Steadley
John Cowan
Fitz
Stoodley
Collins
Murphy
Dallas
la Count
L. F
Butler
Cubs and Giants May Meet for National League Title at Polo Grounds
New York September 28 The Cubs and Giants could clash for the NL pennant at the Polo Grounds on Thursday October 8 If tied the disputed last Wednesday game will be replayed at the Polo Grounds after the season ends Umpire O Day ruled Merkle safe on a forced run Giants finish October 7 Cubs finish October 11 President Pulliam declines to comment on a possible playoff decision
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New York
Chicago Cubs
New York Giants
Polo Grounds
Giants
O'Day
Merkle
Boston
Chicago
Cubs
Pulliam
Collins Likely To Coach Buffalo Next Season
Buffalo report claims Jimmy Collins, famed third baseman and current Philadelphia Athletics figure, will manage the Buffalo Eastern League club next season. Collins, a local favorite, would boost fan interest and may see waivers from major league clubs to play third base if desired. He is presently in Buffalo but unavailable for comment.
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Buffalo
Jimmy Collins
Athletics
Philadelphia
Boston Americans
Collins
Jimmy
Connie Mack
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