Alias Jimmy Valentine shines in Boston Plymouth debut
The Boston premiere of Alias Jimmy Valentine at the Plymouth Theatre earns high praise in London influenced by a strong company led by H. B. Warner. Phyllis Sherwood and Frank Monroe give notable performances as the heroine and detective while the cast overall delivers a competent melodrama praised for its well told story and emotional suspense.
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Jimmy Valentine
London
Plymouth Theatre
Boston
Jimmy
Chance
H. B
Warner
Mr. Warner
Phyllis Sherwood
Frank Monroe
Shubert Theatre Rehearsal Delays Sumurun Opening
The Shubert Theatre was closed last night for a Sumurun rehearsal. Elaborate scenery and the setup for the entrance platform through the auditorium caused the postponement, ensuring a larger audience tonight for the city’s first presentation of the wordless play.
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Shubert Theatre
Sumurun
Tremont Theatre Ends Marguerita Sylva Engagement
The Tremont Theatre marks the closing week of Marguerita Sylva in Gypsy Love with Easter Monday crowds. Critics praise her dream scene in act two as the highlight among the cast including Arthur Albro George L. Bickel Robert G. Pickens Charles Morrison Frances Demarest and Dorothy Webb. Alma Where Do You Live will follow with seats going on sale this morning.
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Marguerita Sylva
Tremont Theatre
Arthur Albro
George L. Bickel
Robert G. Pickens
Charles P. Morrison
Frances Demarest
Dorothy Webb
Alma
Sage and Sulphur Hair Remedy Promises Darker Hair
An advertisement extols Wyeth's Sage and Sulphur Hair Remedy as a natural fix for gray hair and scalp issues. It asserts sulfur deficiency relates to color loss, endorses a fifty-cent bottle, and notes a money back guarantee if not as represented.
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Wyeth Chemical Company of
New York
Wyeth
Runaway Delight At Hollis Street With Billie Burke
At Hollis Street Theatre last evening Billie Burke and company premiered Michael Morton's The Runaway in this city. Colette a young French artist seeks love and escapes an arranged marriage, with Delonay the Parisian painter guiding and shaping her path amid witty and poignant scenes.
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Hollis Street Theatre
Billie Burke
Michael Morton
Maurice Delonay
Colette
Alcide Pingo
Paris
Delonay
Nancy Vaikier
Miss Burke
C. Aubrey Smith
Edwin Nicander
Morton Selten
Vignaux
George Howell
William Raymond
H. A. Cripps
Harry Barfoot
Emily Wakeman
Isabel West
Jane Evens
Alice Gale
Josephine Morse
Yazel Leslie
Jeanne Shelby
Isabel Garrison
Lettie Ford
Romeo and Juliet enthralls Castle Square troupe with 2000 students
Castle Square Theatre presented Shakespeare's Romeo and Juliet to nearly 2000 school children and teachers who filled the house yesterday. Mary Young stars as Juliet in her first full portrayal, with Craig as Romeo receiving wide approval. Hassell, Meek, and Miss Colcord also praised for their roles and timing. Next Monday Craig stages Richard Harding Davis' The Galloper.
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Shakspere
Castle Square
Romeo and Juliet
Romeo Montague
Juliet Capulet
Verona
Mary Young
Juliet
Miss Young
Romeo
Mr. Hassell
Mercutio
Mr. Meek
Miss Colcord
Peter
Nurse
Mr. Craig
Richard Harding Davis
The
Boston Theatre Showcases Civil War Play and New Musical
Dustin and William Farnuin begin their farewell week at the Boston Theatre with The Littlest Rebel and a final performance next Saturday. Charles Dillingham announces a return engagement of Montgomery and Stone in The Old Town by George Ade with music by Gustav Luders, supported by Clare Palmer Flossie Hope Edna Winter Helen Falconer Ray Bates Charles Dix Harold Russell Mack Whiting and the Old Town pony ballet.
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Dustin
William Farnuin
Boston
Charles Dillingham
Montgomery and
Stone
Old Town
George Ade
Gustav Luders
Clare Palmer
Flossie Hope
Edna Winter
Helen Falconer
Ray Bates
Charles Dix
Harold Russell
Mack Whiting
Marie Salmos Headlines at Austin and Stone's Museum
Austin and Stone's Museum featured Marie Salmos in Signorina Bisanni's oriental dancing troupe with a whirlwind Dervish dance. Cassie French led a new singing and dancing number The Flowing Waters with Mile Rentz at the piano. Other acts included Floradora Girls, Frank Walsh, Henshaw and Harrison, and the Liathaw sisters plus the Bitney Sisters and new motion pictures.
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Marie Salmos
Austin & Stone
Signorina
Bisanni
Signorina Salomi
Boston
Cassie French
Mile. Rentz
Floradora Girls
Frank Walsh
Henshaw and
Harrison
Liathaw Sisters
Ida Campbell
Harris and
Hall
Bitney Sisters
Lifes Motion Pictures
Majestic Theatre Hosts Classic Minstrel Revue led by Dockstader
The Majestic Theatre presented a 20th century minstrel show led by Lew Dockstader with a strong chorus and a cast including Neil O'Brien and Manuel Romain. The program featured an old time first part, a farce Henderson Bushee's Raggery, The Turkey Gobbler's Ball, and an afterpiece Reforming the Force, ending as a highly entertaining Boston spectacle.
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Majestic Theatre
Cork
Sven
Lew Dockstader
Mr. Dockstader
Christie
Dockstader
John Burke
FP. Mallon
George Faust
John Daly
Manuel Romain
Happy Naulty
Charles Lee
Major Nowak
Les Copeland
Nf. de Cunea
P. Detzell
Frank Farron
Don Ferrandon
Neil O'Brien
Bert Williams
O’brien
Williams
Majestic
Lincoln’s College
Henderson Bushee
Dark Horse
Fitzgerald
The Siren heats up Colonial Theatre with song and dance
Colonial Theatre enters its third week of The Siren a musical starring Donald Brian with Julia Sanderson. The chorus features Alan Mudie Will West and Ethel Cadman delivering lively performances as Frank Moulan guides the plot with strong presence.
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Siren
Colonial Theatre
Donald Brian
Julia Sanderson
Alan Mudie
Will West
Ethel Cadman
Frank Moulan
All Girl Show Brightens B F Keith's Theatre Week
Caroline B Nichols and her Fadette orchestra return with fresh material except The Musicians Strike. Willa Holt Wakefield adds popular pianologue. The Kaufmann troupe features eight girls on bicycles. Broadway Love skit by Rowena Stewart and Gladys Alexendra.
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B. F. Keith
Caroline B. Nichols
Fadette
Miss Nichols
Willa Holt Wakefield
Miss Wakefield
Kaufmann
Rowena Stewart
Gladys Alexandra
New York
Hilda Hawthorne
Ler
Johnny
Annie Kent
Max Witt
Melody Lane
Catherine Hayes
Sabel Johnston
Onetti Sisters
Bowdoin Square Theatre Welcomes John I Sullivan Attraction
John I Sullivan graces Bowdoin Square Theatre as the biggest vaudeville attraction, drawing a cheering reception in his hometown. The show features Bell and Richards, Clifton and Carson, Harry La Toy, Bisceau, and TI Aiglons with musical and comic acts. Moving pictures accompany a week of bargain days and themed performances including historical Philadelphia souvenirs and amateur nights.
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Bowdoin Square Theatre
John I
Sullivan
John IT
Bell and Richards
Clifton
Carson
Harry la Toy
Bisceau
Philadelphia
Vaudeville Warmly Praised At National Theatre Week
National Theatre offers a strong vaudeville program featuring Ruth Lockwood and the Electric City Four in A Night in the Park. Other acts include Henry Gardner Marion Moore Omega Trio Dagmar Dunlap Elsie Folk Emily Dodd The Dancing Willetts and The Bigcurves roller skating team with baseball spring training photos on opening week.
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National Theatre
Ruth Lockwood
Electric City Four
Miss Lockwood
Electric City
Henry Gardner
Marion Moore
Omega
Dagmar Dunlap
Elsie Folk
Emily Dodd and Company
Tucille
Miss Dodd
Willetts
Bigcurves
Cascarets Cleanse Torpid Liver and Sluggish Bowels
An advertisement touts Cascarets as a universal remedy for constipation indigestion biliousness and sluggish intestines promising relief for headaches dizziness nervousness and stomach misery by cleansing the stomach liver and bowels with a nightly dose.
Two Cambridge twins enter theater with Train ing Stunts sketch
Howard Atheneum presents Jack and Mike Sullivan in an athletic sketch Train ing Stunts assisted by Jack Sheehan. The West import Twin and his brother are noted as top weight fighters turned performers with a song and dance number. The show includes Regatta Girls led by Ted Purns and a lineup of local talents and burlesques.
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Jack
Mike Twin Sullivan
Cambridge
Ola Howard
Jack Sheehan
Jack Twin
West
Knights of the Ring
Ted Purns
Regatta
Anna Grant
Marie Fisher
Ralph Rockway
Bert Davenport
Walter Kelley
Helen
Millie Davenport
Carrie Franklyn
Sullivan Twins
Steiner
Brown
Delmore
Ted
Elsie Evans
Tom Coffey
Lambert Brothers
Jacobs Brothers
Charley Donovan
Barton troupe headlines week at Globe Variety Theatre
The Globe's current week offers diverse acts led by the Barton troupe an all women company of athletic performers. Rober and Tunnison deliver a fine singing travesty the Rag time Trio plays violin harp and mandolin the Zogarras present a novel vaudeville piece Nina Esphey charms as a banjoist Bonney and Freeman entertain with song and dance The Rays and Pathe weekly plus new pictures complete the programme Tomorrow night professional tryouts Thursday country store and Friday amateurs show rounds out the week.
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Globe
Barton
Rober
Tunnison
Zogarras
Nina Esphey
Bonney
Freeman
The
Rays
Song Review
Pathe Weekly
Gaiety Theatre Opens Social Maids Show at Big Hurrah
Gaiety Theatre debuted Social Maids now billed as Joe Hurtig's Big Hurrah Show with The Boys from Home. George Stone and Frank Hayes headline as navigators and pirates in a broad comedy. Wilbur Dobbs stars as a wealthy German soap maker from Chicago. Jimmie Conners also shines in dual roles. Jennie Austin is praised as a top comedienne.
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Joe Hurtig
Gaiety Theatre
George Stone
Frank Hayes
Wilbur Dobbs
Chicago
Jimmie Conners
United States Navy
Comedienne
Jennie Austin
Country Boy closes after final week at Park Theatre
The Country Boy continues its 14th and last week engagement in Boston with Edgar Selwyn's gay comedy drawing reluctant but eager crowds. Patrons enjoy the troupe and characters amid recurring humor as the run nears its end. The Girl From Montmartre starring Hattie Williams is announced for next week with seats on sale today.
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Park Theatre
Boston
Edgar Selwyn
Groucsh
Anders
Bannan
Hattie Williams
Montmatre
Rexall 93 Hair Tonic Promises Baldness Cure Claim
An advertisement by Rexall Stores promotes Rexall 93 Hair Tonic as a cure for baldness caused by a scalp microbe identified by European researchers. It claims to remove dandruff, stimulate hair roots, and restore color, with a money back guarantee if unsatisfied. Available in Boston at Liggett's Drug Stores with two sizes priced at 50 cents and 1.00.
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Anna
Hamburg
Germany
Sabourand
Rexall
Boston
Liggett’s Drug
Washington and
Avon Streets
Temple Place
Summer
South Streets
One Month Free Cure For Deafness Claimed
A broad claim describes a quick and cheap cure for deafness using Osmo-Chemic Physicians. Cases from Presque Isle Maine include G S Everett and C Randall relatives reporting restored hearing after treatment, with testimonials urging others to seek examination before loss becomes permanent. The text urges self tests with a ticking watch to gauge hearing.
Names of references for Osmo- Chemic Physicians list
Deaf supporters authorize use of their names as references for Osmo- Chemic Physicians practice. Listed are Mrs M Coates Boston Miss Frances Bernard Miss Fannie Record Miss Minnie Dewar Boston Mr FHB Bacon Roxbury Mr W C Wright Dorchester Mr C A Casey Cambridge Miss Hulda Johnson Cambridge Mrs S Barker Medford Mr 8S argent Everett Miss Alice Atkinson Everett Miss Selina Belliveau Somerville Mr Ira Burnham W Somerville Mrs Lois A Wyman Lynn Mr John Blackman Lynn Miss G Le Baron Hingham.
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M. Coates
Chandler St
Boston
Frances Bernard
St. Cecilia St
Fannie Record
Vancouver S&s
Minnie Dewar
Isabella St
F. HB. Bacon
Rock St
Roxbury
W. C. Wright
Edwin St
Dorchester
C. A. Casey
Fairmount St
Cambridge
Hulda Johnson
Pine St
S. Barker
Spring St
Medford
Argent
Nichols St
Everett
Alice Atkinson
Morris St
Pverett
Selina Belliveau
Pearl Terrace
Somerville
Ira Burnham
Dover St
W. Somerville
Lois A. Wyman
Essex St
BK. Lynn
John Blackman
Market St
Lyon
G. le Baron
Hersey St
Hingham
Osmo-Cemic Physicians Offer Free Deafness Treatment
The Osmo-Chemic Physicians promote a new discovery in deafness care offering one month of treatment and all medicines free to patients who begin or renew before April 18th. Only five days remain.
Osm-Osmic System of Medicine clinic in Boston ad
Osmo-Chemic System of Medicine run by J L Plunkett M D chief consulting physician offers eye ear nose throat chest and chronic diseases. Free book available. Permanent offices suite 8 9 10 entrance No 18 Boylston St Boston hours 10 am to 12 pm 2 to 4 and 6 to 8 pm closed Sundays.
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J. L. Plunkett
Entranc
Boylston St
Boston
Osfley
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