Photo Play at Shubert Shows Life of Our Saviour
At the Shubert this week a Pathé Freres photo play titled The Life of Our Saviour presents a reverent Passion narrative filmed in color from Holy Land locations. French actors portray biblical figures as scenes from Annunciation to Ascension unfold with sacred music and hymns sung with audience participation. Two daily showings, except this afternoon.
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Shubert
Hat House
Pathé Freres
Holy Land
Bethlehem
Joseph
Mary
Egypt
Christ
Nazareth
Jerusalem
Judas
Robert W. Priest
Pathe Freres
Poor Little Rich Girl ends run at Hollis Street Theatre
Hollis Street Theatre nears end of Boston run of The Poor Little Rich Girl by Eleanor Gates entering fourth and final week. Cast includes Viola Dana J Palmer Collins Viola Fortesque Gladys Fairbanks Harry Cowley William Lyons Frank Currier Ella Rock Harry Cowan Harry C Browne Joseph A Bingham Al Grady A Alphonse. Mrs Fiske to open seating next Monday evening amid buzz about Mrs Umpstead Leigh.
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Boston
Eleanor Gates
Hollis Street Theatre
Viola Dana
J. Palmer Collins
Viola Fortesque
Gladys Fairbanks
Harry Cowley
William S. Lyons
Frank Currier
Ella Rock
Harry Cowan
Harry C. Browne
Joseph A. Bingham
al Grady
A. Alphonse
Fanny's First Play Sees Large Park Theatre Audience
Park Theatre continues Shaw comedy run with strong crowds. London company earns praise in Boston as the production enters its final weeks of engagement.
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Fanny
The
Park Theatre
George Bernard Shaw
London
Boston
Under Cover Opens 16th Ply mouth Week Run
Roi Cooper Megrue's great play Under Cover enters its 16th week at Plymouth Theatre and has smashed the house’s weekly gross receipts record set during Disraeli. The production is staged by Selwyn and company with an unusual cast led by William Courtenay. box office closes Friday 1 to 3 p.m.
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Roi Cooper Megrue
Plymouth
Disraeli
Selwyn and Company
William Courtenay
Dartmouth Players Sell Seats for April Matinee Week
The Dartmouth Players opened seat sales at Plymouth Theatre for a special matinee run on April 13 and 14. The Monday program includes Leave of Absence, James and John, and The Man from the Sea. Tuesday features Maurice Materlinck's The Intruder, Leave of Absence, and The Man from the Sea.
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Dartmouth
Plymouth Theatre
Carl Frebe
James and
John
Gilbert Canaan
Charles Goddard
Paul Dickey
Maurice Materlinck
Blanche Ring at Shubert Next Week in Boston Favor
Blanche Ring headlines the Shubert theater next week with Harry or in When Claudia Smiles. A new musical comedy features Ring in colorful costumes and a special pageant with lingering beauties. Seats go on sale tomorrow morning at the box office.
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Shubert
Boston
Blanche
Harry
Claudia
Comedienne
Keiths Theatre Presents The Beauties and Strong Week Lineup
Keiths Theatre offers a top season bill headlined by Jesse I Laskeys The Beauties a playlet in the Soul Kiss vein featuring an artist seeking beauty from models of many nations Lora Leib starred as the stenographer Stewart Baird portrays the artist Winona Winter Louise Galloway and Mercedes Lorenz headline a varied program including Three Hickey Brothers Florence Lorraine Edgar Dudley Mack and Ellis and Desiree and Alman tango violinists in lively turns.
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Keith's Theatre
Jesse I. Laskey
Stewart Baird
Lora Leib
Boston
Winona Winter
Comedienne
Louise Galloway
Edgar Allen Woolf
James T. Duffay
Broadway
Paris
Mercedes Lorenz
Hickey Brothers
Florence Lorraine
Edgar Dudley
Billy Swede Hall
Mack and Ellis
Desiree and
Alman
Jesse K. Lasky
Lora Lieb
Congress of Beauties of All Nations
Winona
Louise Galloway & Co
Duffy & Lorenz
Hickey Bros
Lorraine & Dudley
Mack & Ellis
Tom Kirby
Lawrence
Rip Van Winkle at Castle Square Captivates Crowd
Craig stars as Rip Van Winkle in a warmly humorous Castle Square debut. His portrayal blends simpleminded charm with touching pathos as the wakeful, long absent hero. Supporting cast includes Carleton Hendrick, Olsson Meenie, Walker Derrick, and Colcord Frau Van Winkle.
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Rip van Winkle
Mr. Craig
Castle Square
Rip
Catskills
Mr. Carleton
Hendrick
Miss Olsson
Meenie
Mr. Walker
Derrick von Beekman
Miss Colcord
Frau van Winkle
Shakespere
Miss Young
Scollay Square Olympia Week Headliners and Acts
The bill at Gordon and Lord’s Scollay Square Olympia features Tyrolean Troubadors with A Night in the Alps, The Marriage Broker by Harry First and company, the Arabian Hootays act by he and Perrin, Williams and Barrell in eccentric comedy, Jack McLoud and Barker and Walker in a novelty musical act, plus Nina De Cane in vocal selections and Richard Henry Warren with an organ recital.
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Gordon and
Lord's Scollay Square
Olympia
Alps
Harry First
Perrin
Williams and Barrell
Jack McLoud
Orpheum Show Delights Audience With Mc Kinley Act
One of the best shows at the Orpheum featured popular comedian Neil Mc Kinley who kept the house amused throughout his act. Anderson and Burt performed Home, Sweet Home alongside a lineup including Laypo and Benjamin, Hebrew acrobats, Earl and Curtis in a novelty talking skit, Von Cello with juggling, Blanche Leslie, Browning and Chip. Klaw & Erlanger presented the special Seven Days.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Orpheum
Neil McKinley
Anderson
Burt
Laypo
Benjamin
Earl and Curtis
von Cello
Blanche Leslie
Browning
Chip
Klaw & Erlanger
Ross-Fenton Players star in A Modern Cleopatra at St James
The Ross-Fenton Players topped the show at the St James Theatre yesterday with A Modern Cleopatra. Supporting acts included Viola Duval Charles F Fletcher the Frey Twins, McMann and Mayne Moore and Jenkins and The Perils of Pauline photo play as the added feature.
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Ross-Fenton
Viola Duval
Comedienne
Charles F
Fletcher
Frey Twins
McMann
Mayne
Moore
Jenkins
Pauline
Tremont Temple Hosts David Copperfield Photo Adaptation
The Tremont Temple continued its current engagement of a seven part photo stage production titled David Copperfield. A company of notable English actors performs with Mme Claire Dorva, an opera singer, appearing between reels.
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Tremont Temple
David Copperfield
Charles Dickens
Mme
Claire Dorva
Auction Sale For Wilbur Theatre Opening Night Seats
An invitation audience will bid at auction for seats to the Wilbur Theatre opening night. The inaugural is Monday evening April 20 with Doris Keane in Romance. Uninvited patrons may obtain invitations at the Shubert Theatre box office.
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Shubert Theatre
Wilbur Theatre
Doris Keane
Wrestler Cora Livingston to Box Grace Devon Tonight
Howard Atheneum notes Cora Livingston seeks a rematch after losing belt to Fanny Lewis. She faces Grace Devon of Brockton in the Wednesday show with other afternoon and night bouts. Burlesque by Flirting Widows company features tours and acts by Blanch Baird Eddie and a cast including Tom Beeson Marie Bucher Zella Clayton and more.
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Cora Livingston
Fanny Lewis
Lynn
Miss Livingston
Miss Livingstone
Grace Devon
Brockton
Flirting Widows Company
Catskills
Blanch Baird
Eddie
Tom Beeson
Marie Bucher
Zella Clayton
Harry Patterson
al Lipman
Joseph Dolan
Helen Dunn
Regan and Clark
Klease
Bernier
Farnum
Delmar
Bonnette Brothers
Fred Elmore
Ted Snyder
Scotty
May Kelly
Cora
Kelly
Fanny
Eddie Dale
Klass and
Bemier
Bowdoin Square Theatre Shows Diverse Program
The Bowdoin Square Theatre offered a varied bill including The Passion Play in motion pictures The Perils of Pauline Sealed Orders a Mexican war story and notable vaudeville acts Jesse Lasky’s Eloping Taboldi the Russian violinist Dickens and Floyd Bowery feature Do Tim Make Good Quier and Quaint Ted Snyder serenaders and a lineup of comedy gymnasts and a solo rider James Gaylord The schedule lists piano players contest prize winners amateurs and 15 acts across three nights next week.
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Bowdoin Square Theatre
Pauline
Boston
Jesse Lasky
Beerick, Hart and Company
Taboldi
Dickens
Floyd
Tim
Ted Snyder
Frawley
Hunt
Christ
Jesse L. Lasky
Beerick, Hart & Company
Funny Horse
Within the Law comes to Boston Majestic Theatre
Jane Cowe in the original Mary Turner role star in the eighth week of Boston engagement at the Majestic Theatre last evening. The play remains popular with crowded attendance and strong dramatic tension balanced by lighter episodes. The run continues through the month with hopes for a summer stay.
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The
Jane Cowe
Mary Turner
Boston
Majestic Theatre
Kitty Gordon
Cort Theatre
Mrs. Smith
Charlotte Greenwood
Harrison
Hunter
Edward Martindale
Roy Atwell
Tremont Theatre Presents The Dummy Detective Comedy
Tremont Theatre last evening opened its second week with The Dummy a detective comedy that induces continuous laughter. Ernest True plays a boy detective who rescues a kidnapped heiress daughter while Joyce Fair portrays the kidnapped girl and a full company supports including Bren nan Wheeler Macbeth Connor Dwyer and Tuohy. David Warfield returns to Boston next Monday in The Auctioneer with much of the original cast.
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Tremont Theatre
Ernest True
Joyce Fair
Joseph Brennan
John N. Wheeler
Helen Macbeth
Frank Connor
Ada Dwyer
Edward Ellis
Joseph Tuohy
Charles Mylott
Nicholas Judels
David Warfield
Boston
Colonial Theatre End Week Run Of The Little Cafe
The final week of The Little Cafe engagement at the Colonial Theatre draws crowds in Boston as Alma Francis John Deverall Harold Vizard Harry Depp Grace Leigh and Mildred Elaine headline. The Queen of the Movies is announced for Easter Monday at the Colonial Theatre following the current show.
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Boston
Colonial Theatre
Alma Francis
John Deverall
Harold Vizard
Harry Depp
Grace Leigh
Mildred Elaine
Little Cafe
Boston Theatre Opens Second Week for In Old Kentucky
The Boston Theatre enters the second week of In Old Kentucky as the crowd applauds the enduring drama. To celebrate the play's 21st anniversary, each reserved seat lady will receive a pair of silk stockings as a souvenir.
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Old
Kentucky
Boston
National Theatre Presents The Runaways and The Lake of the Amazons
For three weeks the National Theatre features The Runaways with the Morton opera company. A horse race and The Lake of the Amazons fascinate audiences as eight girls vanish beneath the lake's surface and reappear wet yet smiling.
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National Theatre
Morton Opera Company
Lake of the Amazons
Great Lake
National
Tuen
Mats
Boston
Grand Opera House Presents Monte Carlo Girls Burlesque Show
The Monte Carlo Girls bring a burlesque program to the Grand Opera House this week headlined by Harry Welch with the tango twist. It features It Happened in Paris and At the Cafe Bergere with the Big Four in supporting roles and Lew Reynolds as Jasbo. Wrestling between Jim Polious and John Cncki is set for Thursday night, followed by amateur acts and daily free moving pictures.
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Grand Opera House
Monte Carlo
Harry Welch
Paris
Big Four
Frank Stanhope
Ed Drury
Harry Frankel
Frank Pickett
Jasbo
Lew Reynolds
Eva Sullivan
Bessie Brown
Chorus Stouup
Cafe Bergere
Jim Polious
John Cncki
George Tuohey
Josh Cards
Waldron's Casino Burlesque Show Delights Full House
Waldron's Casino presents a top burlesque production this week with beautiful staging and costumes. The act features new songs by John Arthur and Harry von Tilzer, Ben Welch's monologue, Florence Rother as prima donna, and a cast including James Rosen Frank Murphy Pat Kearney Emma O'Neill Helen Delaney Frankie Martin the 20 American Zouaves and a 24 member chorus.
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Waldron
Casino
John Arthur
Harry von Tilzer
Ben Welch
Florence Rother
James Rosen
Frank Murphy
Pat Kearney
Emma O'Neill
Helen Delaney
Frankie Martin
Matt and Jeff in Panama at Globe Theatre
The third week of Matt and Jeff in Panama opened at Globe Theatre with large afternoon and evening crowds. Bud Fisher duo draws laughs and music in a three hour program where Wharl Redding plays Matt and Jerry Sullivan cars the part of Jeff. scenic finale of act two shows a warship passing through locks in realistic fashion.
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Matt
Jeff
Panama
The
Globe
Bud Fisher
Wharl Redding
Jerry Sullivan
Gaiety Theatre Burlesque Premier Delights at Night
Billy w. Watson and his Girls from Happyland headline the Gaiety with a three hour burlesque show. Watson performs a double role with constant stage presence and lively energy. A strong chorus and generous set design from Joe Hurtig enhance the production.
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Billy W. Watson
Happyland
Watson
Joe Hurtig
Pyramid Pile Remedy Ad Claims Quick Home Cure
The advertisement touts Pyramid Pile Remedy as curing many pile cases at home without further treatment. It urges readers to mail a free coupon and buy at 50c a box from the druggist, promising avoidance of surgery and medical bills.
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Pyramid Drug Company
Pyramid Bldg
Marshall, Mich
Harvard Sextons Beat Wingates In Extra Innings
Harvard baseball pitched Whitney for the Sextons as they edged the Wingates 4 to 3 in 12 innings. Hitch cock started for Wingates on outdoor day, relieved by Fitzgibbons, with infield drills after the game. Freshman squad cut leaves 35. varsity training table opens with 14 added including Wingate and Hitch cock.
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Harvard
Sextons
Wingates
Whitney
Rex Hitchcock
Fitzgibbons
Sexton
Aries
Clarke
Phillips
Wingate
Fripp
Mitcholland
Garritt
Harte
Abbott
Reed
S. S
Kenny
Emmons
Hoffman
Gibb
Ayres
Hardwick
Gannett
Osborne
Waterman
Hitchcock
Nash
Milholland
Frye
Boyle
Harvard freshman crew shifts boats after shakeup
In the first shell shift yesterday afternoon three men stayed in place Stebbins at No 4 White at No 3 and Cameron as coxswain Lovell and Ely moved from the second boat to the first replacing Coolidge and Eaton and Brown Cabot Higgins and Young were reassigned to new roles in the first boat The updated order in the first two crews places Brown at first stroke with Cabot and Lovell following and the sequence continues with the remaining rowers.
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Harvard
Stebbins
White
Cameron
Lovell
Ely
Coolidge
Eaton
Brown
Cabot
Higginson
Young
Cabon
Lov
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Keith’s Theatre
Castle Square Theatre
Scollay Square
Orpheum Theatre
St. James Theatre
Nature
Jafiunyadi Janos
Howard Atheneum
Boston Theatre
Waldron’s Casino
Globe Theatre
Gaiety Theatre
City
Snow
Thos. Snow & Son
North Market St
DR. Pierce
Chie Te
Archibald
Bowdoin SQ
Revere House
Scollay Sq
Witte
Bow
Cox
Baker
Pavlowe
Isadora Duncan
Pavlova
Duncan
Rice & Hutchins, Inc
High Street
Mass
Signet
U.S
Pat
B.f.keith
Motion Pictures
James M
Colonia
Kiaw & Erlanger
Morana Nia
Actors’ Fund
P Mats. Wed
Sat
Loew’s ST
Hollis
Today Fiske
Bumpstead-Leigh
Tinee Patriots
Wea
Lord & Taylor
N. Y
Souare Tolympia
Loew’s Orpheum
Castle Sq
Grand Opera
Matinee Daily
Dictionary of the Underworld
Jane
M Majestic
Matt & Jeff
Hanover Street
Fear Tremont Row
Blesquers
Wash
Sue Boylston
Billy Watson
Washington
Baltimore
Philadelphia
New York
Rodney Macdonough
New England
Bromfield Street
Corner
Washington Street
Pennsylvaniar.a
Symphony Hall
Handel and Haydn Society
Chorus of Society
Mrs. Williams
Miss Burns
Miss Whitcomb
Mr. Murphy
Mr. Cartwright
Mr. Huntting
H. G. Tucker
Clarendon
Green Room
Clarendon Cafe
Frances G. Devers
Bath
J. 8. Genter
Mgr
Howard Cora Livingston
Tremont Temple Co
Aauy
David Copperfield Mine
Overa'sime
Tremont
David Warfieldatt
Bach
J. Matthew
Cetilia Societ
Arthur Mees
Koys
Emmanuel Church
Boston Symphony Orchestra
Great Organ
W. Thompson’s Music Store
Park Street
RED Sox
Fenway Park
Wright & Ditson’s
Washington St
Mary E. T. Chapin Lenten
Tre
Mont Temple
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