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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Apr 04, 1916
Page
9
The Everett Board of Trade will sponsor a children's garden contest this summer offering prizes and seed. Winners receive trips to the Springfield dairy fair in October.
In Durand Wisconsin and Blackstone Massachusetts readers report relief from menopausal symptoms after using Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable Compound. The notices urge middle aged women to heed warning signs such as hot flashes dizziness and heart palpitations and claim the remedy helped many women reach better health.
Advert promotes Dr Edwards Olive Tablets as a mild, natural laxative alternative to harsh medicines. Claims open bowels gently without pain, suitable for older adults, with olive color tablets and a 10 cent price per box from All druggists Columbus Ohio.
The article discusses a natural approach to tuberculosis emphasizing fresh air, adequate wholesome food, and rest. When needed, Eckman’s Alterative from Eckman Laboratory Philadelphia is cited as a safe non narcotic option that may boost body resistance and yield improvements in many cases.
Large Plymouth Theatre audience last evening welcomed May Irwin and her company. She returns after two or three seasons to present her latest success 33 Washington Square a four act comedy adapted from F Leroy Scotts novel with the same title except the street number changed from 13 to 33.
Mrs De Peyster hides abroad while her cousin plays her role in New York society. The deception unravels at her son Jack De Peyster’s wedding and a false funeral. Matilda’s wit drives the comedy as Miss Irwin shines with song. The ensemble includes Gaunt, Bowker, Blandick, Woodburn, Hollister, Clark and more. It plays until further notice.
The Castle Square Theatre revived Little Lord Fauntleroy to packed houses with high demand for matinees during vacation week. The story follows a New York boy who becomes heir to an earldom and travels from New York to a grand English estate, delivering engaging contrasts between bustling merchants and a stern nobleman.
The Globe Theatre presents a pleasing comedy titled Springtime with a capable cast. Also featured are De War's circus with a bucking mule, Sid Lewis, Cummings and Glidding in A Night at a Cabaret, and Margaret Ford performing a repertoire of songs.
The St James Theatre features Leo Per nikoff and Ethel Rose with their imperial balet as the leading attraction of the current week. Also on stage are The Fighter and the Boss Browning and Moss comedians Murphy and Lachmar and the three O'Neil sisters making a diverse lineup for the season.
William Fox presents a photo play of the wide West titled Blue Blood and Red while Blanche Sweet stars in The Sowers from a Henry Seton Merriman novel. The bill remains for the week.
The Colonial Theatre drew a full house last night for Stop Look Listen in its second city week. The show blends bright comedy sparkling music dazzling pictures and graceful dance for a lively entertainment experience.
Margaret Illington headlined the English drama The Lie by Henry Arthur Jones at Park Square Theatre last evening. The play, typical of Jones, explores a British social scene and high emotion, presenting a theater that highlights tense human passions.
Miss Russell Young returns to Boston at B F Keith's Theatre to a large audience with new songs and fan favorites including Come Down My Evening Star and When Chloe Sings a Song. Elsie Pilcer Dudley Douglas perform a vivid Gaby Deslys Harry Pilcer imitation. Other acts feature Keane Bensee Baird Leipzig Paden and Rowe in varied entertainments.
The Orpheum features the Courtney sisters performing last night and ongoing this week. Also on the bill is The Phun Fiends a 10 member musical comedy act, plus acts by Stewart Jackson Dorothy Wahl and others including Dave Ferguson and Robson and Fuller in various vaudeville sketches.
Franklin Park Theatre featured Henry Walthall and Edna Mayo in The Misleading Lady last night. The vaudeville program was praised as excellent.
The Fenway Theatre programme last evening earned commendation and drew a large audience. The feature picture shown was The Devil's Toy and was well received by patrons.
Exeter screened Fannie Ward in For the Defence and Mary Miles Minter in Emmy of Stork's Nest as the lead attractions yesterday. The programme runs through the first half of the week.
The Bowdoin Square Theatre welcomed Consul known as the King of the monkey world and his adopted daughter Betty with a royal reception. The act showcased skilled animal imitation and pleased young audiences. the program also included The Darkening Trail starring William S. Hart and The Iron Claw with Pearl White plus additional vaudeville features.
Charlie Waldron promotes Jake Goldenberg's French Follies Burlesques at his casino starring Will Fox and Harry Stewart. The two-part show travels from a New York department store to a Paris beauty parlor with songs dances and ensembles by a large chorus of girls in stylish gowns.
The bill features A Mile a Minute a hit sketch with Fitch B. Cooper the musical farmer from Arkansas leading the fun. Bush Shapiro Baltzer sisters Patton and company join in Apple Blossom while Verdin and Gearing perform. The feature photo play Submarine D-2 is noted as timely and interesting.
The Gaiety offers a lively up to date production titled the 20th Century Maids with a real plot and strong acting. Harry Cooper leads the cast with Jim Barton and a group of noted comedy performers delivering plentiful fun and thrills.
Cyril Maude enters the final week of his engagement at the Hollis Street Theatre where his realistic and mirthful performance in the title role wins new fans among theatregoers.
Scollay Square Olympia Delmore and Lee top the bill this week in the ladder novelty At the Shore a lively miniature musical comedy wins favor. The rest of the cast is excellent.
At the Howard Atheneum management staged Old Timers Week with a Military Maids burlesque. James and Bonnie Thornton, famed for When You Were Sweet Sixteen and Annie Rooney, delivered an act that drew strong applause and recalled their prior popularity.
Gladys Hanson stars in The Havoc at the Boston Theatre for the first three days of the week. Vaudeville features include the Five Idanias, Goldsmith and Hoppe in The Manager and the Salesman, Briscoe Four, the Howard sisters, and the Alexander brothers. Thursday brings a new bill led by Ralph Dunbar’s Tennessee Ten and Planta tion Days with Discard.
The Park Theatre presents Hall Caine's The Eternal City with Pauline Frederick this week. The bill also features Lenore Ulrich in the Paramount production The Heart of Paula, offering patrons a rare cinematic event.
The final week of Alone at Last plays at the Shubert Theatre. After next Saturday the tuneful and romantic musical comedy will seek other fields. It has proved a treat to those who enjoy good music and clever comedy.
The Wilbur Theatre audience ranks Hobson's Choice highly with hundreds attending during the current engagement. The quaint Brighouse comedy and strong company acting drew large crowds and favorable notices.
William Hodge opens another week at the Majestic with Fixing Sister a comedy from his own pen exploring New York life in characteristic style indicating sharp social observation and wit.
Clarence Reginald Hudson alias Ernest Schiller, who seized the steamship Matoppo, was committed to Bellevue Hospital psychopathic ward for observation. He faced questions over a plot to damage the steamship Pannonia, and was later remanded to Bellevue for 10 days. Hudson, born in Petrograd, served in the English army and arrived in New York in 1915.
The French Bazaar runs four days from Wednesday April 12 at Horticultural Hall. Governor McCall will open the event with a dinner concert and address after a 6 pm doors opening, followed by a table d hôte dinner and ball. The bazaar features Parisian cuisine by 22 Boston chefs, exquisite music by the Flonzaley quartet, the MacDowell Club, and the Harvard Musical Clubs, plus Indian and Persian dance cabaret.
Funeral services for Mrs Lucy Barrett, Malden's longtime resident aged 92, will be held at her Concord street home this afternoon at 2 o'clock. She lived there 68 years since marrying Henry Barrett.
The longtime Malden dye house proprietor is survived by four children: Mrs. H. F. Littlefield of Malden with whom she lived, Mrs. George P. Huntington of Lexington, Harry H. Barrett of Malden, and Richard S. Barrett of Melrose.
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