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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Apr 08, 1913
Page
8
The Aborn Opera Company performs at the Tremont Walker Whiteside in The Typhoon while The Darling of the Gods plays at Castle Square. The Irish Players appear at Plymouth with additional attractions in this varied program.
The Aborn English Grand Opera Company opened at Tremont Theatre presenting Verdi’s Il Trovatore. Dianette Alvine, Jayne Herbert, and Leonid Samoloff lead a strong cast with solid supporting roles and mixed responses to some vocal emphasis. The company plans a second weekly program including Faust as the season continues.
The Colonial Theatre opens the second and final week of Hawthorne of U S A with Douglas Fairbanks in the title role. Trene Fenwick stars as leading lady as the cast contributes to a strong performance. On Monday April 14 The Chocolate Soldier will be presented with an enlarged chorus and orchestra.
Majestic Theatre Boston features The Typhoon a translation depicting the Mikado era and a Japanese diplomat Tokeramo in Berlin. Walker Whiteside stars as Tokeramo with Florence Fisher Maude Shaw Hubert Wilke and others delivering melodramatic Orientalist roles amid a plot of doomed love murder and national intrigue.
Mme Trentini has great success at the Shubert in The Firefly. In the first week crowds filled houses and last evening’s show suggested continued prosperity. The prima donna excels in the title role both musically and dramatically. Castmates Melville Stewart Roy Atwell William Wolff Audrey Maple Ruby Norton and others perform creditably.
Belasco play revived at Castle Square praised for lavish scenic settings and strong cast. Craig’s production matches Belasco’s original in tone with Mary Young as Yo San delivering a demanding emotional range. Carleton as Kara leads a large company including Meek Trader Walker Roberts Colcord Shirley Browne in supporting roles.
Plymouth Theatre crowd applauded Irish Players last night as William Boyle's Building Fund comedy in three acts drew strong praise in week three of engagement. The program included The Rising of the Moon and The Magnanimous Lover, with a matinee planned featuring Kathleen Ni Houlihan and more to raise funds for Sir Hugh Lane’s gift to Ireland.
The third week of Kismet opened last evening at the Hollis with Otis Skinner as Hajj the Beggar drawing high praise. Miss Jolivet and Miss Gordon head a large company delivering solid performances as scenic pictures vie with the drama for audience delight.
The Round Up at the Boston Theatre draws large crowds and strong praise. Macklyn Ar buckle shines as Slim Hoover the sheriff while the ensemble earns high marks for their fit to each role. The play's constant incidents and renewed delights invite repeat visits.
The Park Theatre continues the hit engagement of Officer 666 featuring George Nash as the skilled thief and Edward Abeles as the self-possessed owner. The Boston audience follows the fortunes with interest as the well written play sustains excitement.
Five beauties headline a burlesque at the Grand Opera House this week with Corinne De Forest as Rosalie and the Lee sisters, Alice and Lillian, among capable singers and dancers. The burletta follows two men in Paris seeking their children, sparking amusing scenes as the youths outshine their parents. Wrestling show by George Tuohey and Pr Roller highlighted on Thursday. Friday promises special features for a top hook night.
Marcus Loew presented a top vaudeville bill at the St James in Boston led by Fun in a Delicatessen Shop by Lew Fields. Frank Bernard stars with Marian Munson Donahue and Stewart performers. Kraft brothers debut as modern athletes and a three reel feature The Exposure of the Land Swindlers screens. Wilcox Davis Players perform a suffragette sketch As It May Be coming Thursday.
Kinemacolor presents at Tremont Temple with Panama Canal and Balkan war scenes described by H Apperson Jones. Jones, once popular for the Durbar series, gives an engaging talk on canal construction and Far East hostilities.
The Gaiety stages The Merry Whirl a bright two act musical comedy this week. Thomas F. Smith and Phil Doyle star with feats as Clock Scarecrow Snowman and Tinman. Lillian FitzGerald leads female roles with strong singing and applause. supported by Mabel de Nord and a cast including Bob Leonard Eddie Foley and Emile Dufault.
Top act is Bernardi the Italian protean artist famed for 35 costume changes during a single performance. He receives a rare postshow reception and stays one week. Other features include Mitchell brothers, Ellen Richards, Hallett and Stack, Laurie and Allen, Olympia Marwick, and Billy Tracy's song birds. Moving pictures entice children with an amateur night Thursday and 200 cabaret features Friday alongside the regular bill.
Blanch Baird and her Stars of Stageland captured the audience at the Howard Atheneum with The Regatta and Escaped from the Harem. The burlesque featured stylish gowns, satire, and music, plus a vaudeville bill including Glockers water juggling, Two Long Kids, and 400 pounds of comedy.
The National Theatre features Edison talking pictures headlined by Ed mund Breese with a big hit yesterday. A good comedy The Worm Turns accompanies a vaudeville lineup including Felix Haney in Way Down East and A Husband's Troubles. New Kinémacolor subjects close the program.
Luken's animals head the program at Globe Theatre this week. Yousemi troupe performs new gymnastic tricks. Clemenze brothers English comedians offer a musical novelty. Deaf Reed and Deas sing and dance. Dan Harrington is a ventriloquist with a novel idea. Faber and Walters Carl and Reihl Claude Ranf and others receive strong notices. Pathe Weekly and seven other subjects shown. A great Ohio flood film is included for thrills.
The Boston Musicians Relief Society plans a Sunday matinee in Mechanics Building led by Emil Mollenhauer. An orchestra of over 320 Boston musicians will perform with the Apollo Club of Boston joining in. Tickets sell fast as seats are scarce.
Waldron's Casino features Mollie Williams in The Queen of Bohemia with George F. Hayes Harry Sheppell Cliff Worman and F A Turner. Madge Darrell excels in Youra Nutt Adam's Wife while Mabel Irvin and Edna Maze deliver strong comic turns. The show blends a lively plot with rapid comedy musical numbers and lavish staging.
An OCR fragment touts Gold Dust for household cleaning and uses a rambling list of items. It mentions dishes, scrub, tinware, brass-work, brooms, and general home care without coherent context or complete sentences.
Five year old George H Dowling was shot dead by his seven year old cousin Edward Dowling at 405 East Third Street South Boston while playing cowboy. Edward hid under a bed after the tragedy and the father defended keeping a loaded revolver from his naval service.
Edward, a child, found a revolver belonging to his father and aimed at George saying they would be cowboys. He pulled the trigger, shooting George in the head as powder burned his face. Tommy ran for help and alerted Patrolman Eaton at City Point station.
Ottawa April 7. Postmaster General Pelletier announced in Parliament that after May 1 Canadian steamers will handle all Canadian mail between Canada and Great Britain. Previously a large portion traveled via New York and Canada paid the United States $180,000 yearly for mail handling at New York.
Doc Semmens, after resigning as trainer of the Chicago Nationals following an incident with Manager Evers, signed a contract to train the Cincinnati team. The move links Semmens with Cincinnati in the wake of the Chicago controversy.
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