New Theatres Offer With Blanche Bates in The Lighting Hope
Edward H. Crosby notes Blanche Bates returns to Boston in The Lighting Hope at the Shubert Theatre after fame in New York. Bates delivers a strong tearful Anna Granger in a plot of trust money, infidelity, and a convict’s fate, supported by Milton Sills John M. Cope and Wedgewood Nowell with Loretta Wells as Mrs Nason.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Blanchetes
Boston
New York
Shubert Theatre
Miss Bates
Butterfly
Anna Granger
Burton Temple
Granger
Temple
Hubby
Anna
Mr. Temple
Yankee Prince brings back laughs at Boston Theatre
Tom Lewis stars in a versatile George Cohan musical at the Boston Theatre. The crowd enjoys familiar tunes and the dancing ceremony while Steve Daly and other cast members deliver strong performances. Anna Held returns for one week starting April 1 in Miss Innocence.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
George Cohan
Tom Lewis
Boston ‘Theatre
Steve Daly
Percy Spunger
Charles King
Frank Hollins
Earl of
Old Dutch at Majestic Ends Week With Fields Star Power
Lew Fields opens the final week at the Majestic Theatre in Boston with Old Dutch a Viennese inventor loses his wallet prompting a comic case of impersonation at a Tyrolean hotel. The cast includes Ada Lewis Alice Dovey Eva Davenport Vernon Castle John E. K. Shenow Charles Judels and John F. Bunner. Viola Allen to return next Monday in The White Sister with James O Neil William Farnum Minna Gale and more. Seats go on sale Thursday morning.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Majestic Theatre
Lew Fields
Boston
Mr. Fields
Ada Lewis
Alice Dovey
Eva Davenport
Vernon Castle
John EK. Henshaw
Charles Judels
John FE. Bunner
Viola Allen
James O'Neil
William Farnum
Minna Gale
Billie Burke Shines in Mrs Dot at Hollis Street Theatre
Billie Burke drew a large crowd for the final week of her Hollis Street engagement presenting Mrs Dot with her original company. The Dresden china comedy drew praise for Burke and cast including Julian L Estrange and Frederick Kerr. A Monday performance will greet Fritzi Scheff with a seat sale opening at 8 am and a benefit for Vincent Fetherston and Henry Taylor.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Billie Burke
Hollis Street Theatre
Mrs. Dot
Dresden
New York
Miss Burke
Julian L’estrange
Frederick Kerr
Basil Vallam
Anne Meredith
Annie Esmond
Kate Meek
Fritzi Scheff
Scenic Temple rocks with vaudeville and films show
Immense audiences attended both matinee and evening performances at the Scenic Temple. The program featured five vaudeville numbers, educational and humorous pictures, up-to-date illustrated songs, and Vienna Howes Union Orchestra delivered operatic selections.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Scenic Temple
Vienna Howes’ Union Orchestra
Cadum Skin Remedy Promises Quick Relief for Eczema
A chemist introduces Cadum as a new remedy for eczema and other skin diseases. It allegedly works in every case, forms a thin coating to hide sores during healing, and contains no dangerous ingredients. Trial 10c size targets various conditions with larger 25c boxes available.
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Cadum
Cause of Eczema Explained And The D D D Remedy
A historic medical claim states eczema stems from microscopic animals under the skin and not the blood. The ad urges curing the skin through the skin with a liquid remedy sold at 25 cents by D D D Prescription via Riker Jaynes Drug Stores.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Riker-Jaynes Drug Stores
The Harvest Moon at Colonial Theatre Ends Week
The Harvest Moon continues at the Colonial Theatre as the final week opens. George Nasi plays the French author and father whose influence frees the young woman from negative forces, with John Saville as Judge Elliott and Adelaide Nowak in the lead role. A sale of seats for The Third Degree starts at 8 am at the box office.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Colonial Theatre
George Nasi
John Saville
Judge Elliott
Adelaide Nowak
Tremont Theatre Presents The Man Who Owns Broadway
The Tremont Theatre showcases George M. Cohan songs with The Man Who Owns Broadway starring Raymond Sitchcock. Amusing bits show Hitchcock breaking the fourth wall to explain plot and direct characters. Cast includes Flora Zabelle Scott Welch Lora Lieb George Lydecker Frances Gordon Stanley Forde Mark Sullivan and a large chorus.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
George M. Cohan
Broadway
Tremont Theatre
Raymond Sitchcock
Mr. Hitchcock
Flora Zabelle
Scott Welch
Lora Lieb
George Lydecker
Frances Gordon
Stanley Forde
Mark Sullivan
Man From Home Opens Fourth Week at Park Theatre
William Hodge headlined the Park Theatre for the fourteenth week in The Man From Home. The lawyer is played with finesse, an accurate Hoosier portrayal. Supporting cast includes Henry Jewett Madeleine Louis George Le Guere Alice Johnson Herbert McKenzie Ida Vernon and Henry Narman, all long associated with the production.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Park Theatre
William Hodge
Mr. Hodge
Middle West
Europe
Henry Jewett
Madeleine Louis
George LeGuere
Alice Johnson
Herbert McKenzie
Ida Vernon
Henry Narman
Boys of Company B Shine in Castle Square Play
The Castle Square Theatre opens with The Boys of Company B as New York youths enjoy a lively week at summer camp. Mr Craig stars as the military officer and ardent lover, delivering sincerity in Act II, with Mary Young as Madge Blake and a strong cast. Raf fles with Craig will follow next week.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Castle Square
New York
Mary Young
Madge Blake
Raffles
Mr. Craig
Moulin Rouge Burlesque at Columbia Theatre Enthralls Patrons
The Columbia Theatre showcases The Moulin Rouge Burlesquers with Julia Sinclair and Cherry Bonner as leads. Acts feature Dramatique, Blue Garter Quadrille, and a travesty on Othello. Comedians include Joe Emerson and Arthur Putnam. Tomorrow night teased Jack Perrelli and Harry Litovsky in wrestling display.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Columbia Theatre
Julia Sinclair
Cherry Bonner
Joe Emerson
Arthur Putnam
Joe Brown
Harry A. Henshaw
Julia “Sinclair
Frank Dobson
Kaufman
Gaiety Theatre At Home and Abroad Burlesque Review
May Florine Linden stars as the college widow in a Gaiety Theatre burlesque presented by the College Girls this week. The show features several specialties by Joe Vielus R. M. Knowles and George B. Seanle. Standouts include La La La with May Linden and the chorus and If a Girl Led the Boys in Blue by Sara Hendrix. The Girls With the Diamond Dress by Fannie Brice and her Boulevard Girls also highlights the program.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gaiety Theatre
May Florine Linden
Joe Vielus
R. M. Knowles
George B. Seanle
May Linden
Sara Hendrix
Fannie Brice
Boulevard Girls
Passion Play Featured In Marsters Tours
George FE Marsters' tourist agency offers educational tours for teachers students and workers at 248 Washington Poston and 31 West Thirtieth New York. Trips include itineraries arranged by Marsters showcasing historic sites both at home and abroad, with the Oberammergau Passion Play highlighted in European tours and in Travel No 16 brochure free on request.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
George FE. Marsters
Washington Street
Poston
Thirtieth Street
New York
Marsters
Oberammergau
Globe Theatre Presents The Man of the Hour Satire on Politics
The Globe Theatre stages The Man of the Hour this week, a sharp satire on corruption and graft in politics. The cast includes John Kelly, Alexander Carlton, Harry Mills, P. J. Rollow, R. B. Clark, Walter Seymour, Rita Hanlon, and Doris Hardy delivering strong performances. The production is described as high class and comparable to its earlier local run.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Globe Theatre
Boston
Globe’ Theatre
John Kelly
Alexander Carlton
Harry Mills
P. J. Rollow
R.B. Clark
Walter Seymour
Rita Hanlon
Doris Hardy
McFadden's Flats at Grand Opera House Draws Lively Laughs
The Grand Opera House presents McFadden's Flats a farce praised for bright nonsense and amusing characters led by Arthur E. Donnelly as Timothy McFadden and Lottie West Symonds as Widow Murphy. Music and a chorus of dainty women enhance the week long engagement followed by Monte Cristo.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
McFadden
Grand Opera House
Arthur E. Donnelly
Timothy McFadden
Lottie West Symonds
Murphy
Al Reeves Leads Big Beauty Show at Waldron's Casino
Waldron's Casino presented Al Reeves' Big Beauty Show at the Casino Theatre with two burlesques A Merry Go Round and Conology. The company featured performers including Edwin Johnnie Morris Burke Mann Burton Gordon Robbins Johnson Keene Gray Smith and leading ladies Carter Johnson Fowler Burton Powers Lansford. Specialties included Alice Jordan Joe Mann Burton and Jordan in acts and Reeves with banjo.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
al Reeves
Casino Theatre
Edwin
Johnnie Morris
Charles H. Burke
Joe Mann
Courtney Burton
Max Gordon
Billy. Robbins
James Johnson
Louis Keene
Henry Gray
George Smith
Harriette Carter
Alice Johnson
Alameda Fowler
Irene Burton
Dolly Marshall
May Powers
Jeanne Lansford
The
Inky Boys
Hub Theatre Show Features Whirlwind Arabs and Stars
Yesterday's Hub Theatre bill showcased the six Whirlwind Arabs as the headline act. Earle and Bartlett in A Friend of the Family and Wesley Morris the comedian appear for the first three days of the week, followed by Harris and Dale and Dolly Jordan for the latter half.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hub Theatre
Miles Brothers
Earle
Bartlett
Wesley Morris
Harris and
Dale
Dolly Jordan
New Palace Theatre Week Offers Variety and Talent
The New Palace Theatre presents George Harcourt and company in The Littlest Girl, the American Singing Four in Sundown to Taps, Jack and Clara Roof in travesty, Reforming a Husband, and Moyer and company with magic. Also featured are Fd Markie singing and a string of films including As It Is in Life and Toscents of Scandal.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New Palace Theatre
George Harcourt and Company
Jack
Clara Roof
New Palace Theatre Company
Moyer and Company
Fd Markie
Tudor Tea Promises Purity Healthful Flavor and Economy
An advertisement touts Tudor tea as delicious healthful and economical for all, noting its fragrant aroma and wide use among the wealthy and clubs. It claims cost per cup is a fraction of a cent when prepared as directed and warns against overuse for best quality.
Keiths Theatre Presents Dazie in L Amour de lArtist
Mile. Dazie the pantomime pioneer headlines Keiths Theatre this week with L Amour de lArtist a two affection tale told through music dance and gesture The bill also features W C Fields as an eccentric juggler Mrs La Salle Corbell Pickett speaks on The Friends of Yesterday and acts by George M Carson Jake Willard the Amoros sisters and others entertain audiences
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Mile
Dazie
Keith
W. C. Fields
Fields
la Salle Corbell Pickett
General Lee
General Grant
Abraham Twincoln
Jefferson Davis
Harry Breen
George M. Carson
Jake Willard
Tony Wilson
Heloise
Amoros_ sisters
Delan
Lenhart
Uno
Four Acts Shine at American Music Hall Night
The American Music Hall featured William Wolff and company in The Head of the House with Ada Mitchell. The Operator, Rinaldo the wandering violinist, The General Salesman, the Four Nightons, Cartmell and Harris, Mosher Haynes and Mosher, William Dick and La Petite Mignon each offered varied acts to a responsive audience.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
American Music Hall
William Wolff and
Mr. Wolff
Uncle Fritz
David Warffield
Ada Mitchell
Wolff
Rinaldo
Rinaldo Ray
Sear Allen
Cartmell and Harris
Mosher, Haynes and Mosher
William Dick
la Petite Mignon
Bowdoin Square Theatre Delivers A Lively Week
Bowdoin Square Theatre showcases a hammer show with Gertie LeClair and her picks in song and dance, Dan Malumby singing English coaster songs, Cunningham and Fowley, the McLain sisters, Shields and Gaile, Marron and Marron as captain and piper, Roberta as a Wire artiste, Reid and Rand in a sketch, plus a moving picture display. The management announces the first American showing of Roosevelt in Africa on April 18.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bowdoin Square Theatre
Gertie LeClair
Dan Malumby
Cunningham and
Fowley
Shields
Gaile
Marron
Roberta
Reid
Rand
America
Moving Picture
Roosevelt
Africa
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Tuberculosis Cure Promoted as Alterative Medicine
An advertisement claims Wekmans Alterative cures or aids Consumptions and related lung ailments. It features a testimonial from Edna Finzer of Rochester New York who says she recovered from tubercular peritonitis after using the product. The notice lists Boston outlets and a Philadelphia office for orders.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Eckman
Bmekman
Edna Finzer
Beckman
Boston
Riker-Jaynes
Philadelphia
Penn
Bekman Ushoratory
Howard Atheneum Delivers Vaudeville with Morning, Night Stars
Teddy Burns leads a lively Howard Atheneum show with the Morning, vaw and Night company. Virginia Ware impresses with songs, while Sid Braham and Ed De Forest troupe entertain. chorus features many performers in a continuous lineup of acts, including a vaudeville rehearsal sketch and comic specialties.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Teddy Burns
the Howard
Virginia Ware
Sid Braham
Jared Douglas
Fred DeForest
Henry Ling
Sam Winroe
Ed DeForest
Dorothy Miner
Babe Griffin
Clarice Moore
Hilda Renard
Florence Thompson
Mimic Four
Christine Cook
Rose Clemence
Ed Groh
Art Brock
Three Toms
Lena Bruce
Edythe Gibbons
Will Harrigan
Giles
Vine
Leighton
Delmar
Detello
Redding Sisters
Fat women draw crowds at Austin and Stone's Museum
Crowds fill the curio hall as admirers gaze at the so called mountains of flesh. Rolyo poly Cherrie Davis presides and commands the audience in a boxing bout while children enjoy a tiny bear and Mons. German one man band entertains. Stage shows feature Minstrel Maids Frank Vanetta Tom Bullock Santinis and Irene Callivan among others.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Austin & Stone
Curio Hall
Rolyo Poly Cherrie Davis
Minstrel Maids
Frank Vanetta
Tom Bullock
Santinis
Leslie and Davis
the Hughes
Irene Callivan
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Edward H. Crosby
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Brockton
Mass
Union
W. L. Douglas
Cor
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Hanover Street
Summer Street
Lincoln Street
Wethington Street
Dudiey Street
Boston Theatre
Paris
Castle Square Theatre
Waldron’s Casino
Keith’s Theatre
Pyramid Drug Company
Pyramid Bldg
Marshall, Mich
Howard Atheneum
Austin & Stone’s Museum
Sra
London
Charterhouse
Rue de la Chaussee
Antin
Australia
I. Towns & Co
Sydney
India
D. K. Paul
Calcutta
China
Hong Kong
Postefree
Tella
Ticura
Ain
Health Brace
Houghton & Dutton Co
Jaynes Drug Co
Epstein Drug Stores
All Good Drug
New England
Reborn Co
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