New Stock Company Formed to Play at Cort Theatre
Miss Hazem Cox, a principal, leads a new stock company formed to perform at the Cort Theatre this summer.
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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Apr 12, 1915
Page
5
Miss Hazem Cox, a principal, leads a new stock company formed to perform at the Cort Theatre this summer.
Boston plans a stock company to stage hitherto unpresented musical plays. It is described as the first of its kind in America.
William Norris Ernest Glendenning Alexander Clark Cyril Chadwick Leila Hughes Dorothy Webb Georgia Drew Meadum Hazel Cox lead a new stock company at the Cort Theatre. Harry Askins, Chicago manager, will present foreign works such as Die Moderna Era and The Lady in Red, with plans to rotate shows after audiences tire of a title.
William H. Keepers a Civil War veteran died at his Rye home aged 70 He supervised construction of the Niagara Falls suspension bridge and led many similar projects nationwide He served in a New York regiment and was past commander of the General Gilman Marston Command Union Veterans Union Portsmouth.
Boston Finance Commission reports a vacuum cleaner costing 2335 for the City Hall Annex was never used and stored in the cellar on orders from Superintendent Richard Lynch. The architect's office notes quoted Lynch saying he would put it downstairs and never use it.
The superintendent denies making the quoted remarks to Mr. Redfern and says no such statement was used. He explains the vacuum cleaner is unnecessary in City Hall annex due to lack of rugs and daily scrub-women cleaning floors. The Finance Commission notes unaccounted for funds and higher cleaning costs, while estimating vacuum use could cut sweeping staff by half.
The noonday sermon at Cathedral Church of St Paul will be by Rev William Appleton Lawrence of Grace Church and tomorrow Rev Chauncey H Blodgett of St James Roxbury will preach. Epworth League rally at People's Temple with Rev Dr W T Sheridan as principal speaker. Unitarian Club annual meeting at Hotel Somerset Wednesday evening. Rev Dr Howard N Brown to discuss The Story of Kings Chapel. Rev Dr Samuel M Crothers to speak on Concerns Revivals. Boston Congregational ministers meeting in Pilgrim Hall addressed by Rev Frank E Jenkins on New Light on Southern Problems. Joseph C Manning of Alabama also to speak.
Auxiliary bishop of Boston confirmed a large class of 200 boys and girls and adults at St Philip's Church on Harrison Avenue yesterday. The ceremony involved SGN, Dis WeGh and took place in the Boston area parish.
Bishop Anderson confirmed about 200 boys girls and adults at St Philip’s Church on Harrison Avenue. More than a dozen adults joined the group including many converts. The ceremony was assisted by Reverend Austin E. Doherty and Reverend William H. O’Connell, with Father O’Connell in charge.
Children in white attire receive the sacrament of confirmation as Bishop Anderson explains its meaning. He describes the rite as a blessing from God to become strong soldiers of Jesus Christ and to pledge loyalty to Christ and his church.
Three German sailors were rescued by Captain Daniel J. McCarthy aboard the towboat Peter W. French after their rowboat was overturned by the wash of an East Boston ferryboat. Two sailors were from the coal barge Dela Wannna and one was attached to the Kronprinzess in Cecille.
Parshioners of St Joseph’s Roxbury plan a reception tomorrow night at Hibernian Hall to honor Mgr Splaine on his appointment as permanent rector. The Dorchester Catholic Club hosts annual minstrel shows tonight and tomorrow at Boston College High School in the South End. An illustrated lecture on the Passion Play by Mario Mayer last night in Leo XIII Hall Jamaica Plain funds St Mary’s Infant Asylum Dorchester. St James Holy Name Society hosts a smoke talk tonight at Cheverus Hall with speaker Hon James G Barrett of Cambridge.
The Rev. Benjamin A. Wilmot, pastor of the Bethany Congregational Church in Quincy, has accepted a call to lead the Immanuel Walnut Avenue Congregational Church in Boston. The church announced the decision at yesterday’s service, and he begins duties Sunday, May 9.
Morgan, a church pension fund trustee, preached his farewell sermon at the Quincy church on May 2, marking the end of his tenure.
Boston Lodge No. 34 Loyal Order of Moose held a memorial at the Cort Theatre, drawing about 1200 attendees with 300 turned away. Dr W R Angell delivered the eulogy and Professor Albert Bushnell Hart of Harvard spoke on What Makes a Man. A banquet followed for organizers and participants.
Four deacons and two elders were ordained at the New Hampshire Conference of the Methodist Episcopal Church in Rochester on April 11. The fore feast in the morning was led by Rev. William Amsden of Exeter. The afternoon marked the Freedman's Aid Society anniversary and Rev. Dr. Edgar Blake led the Sunday school anniversary exercises in the evening.
Boston newsboys back former union president Thomas J. Mulkern as candidate to replace Judge Harvey H. Baker who died Saturday. The group met at 258 Washington Street to discuss support and fundraising efforts for the ex newsboy’s bid.
The Cunard liner Lusitania has safely arrived at Liverpool with a number of passengers aboard including several Bostonians.
A telegram from Tiflis reports Turkish forces occupy Hamadan in northern Persia, about 165 miles southwest of Tehran. Hamadan, a trade entrepot for Baghdad Tabriz Isfahan Tehran, has roughly 25 000 residents.
W. S. Ripley Sr a Boston music teacher reports chronic back ache dizziness blurred vision and poor mornings followed by a cure after using two and a half boxes of Dean's Kidney Pills claiming lasting relief and renewed energy in bed and daily activities.
East Boston painter W T King says Doan's Kidney Pills cured his back ache and kidney pain after a ladder lift and cold settled in. South Boston resident Mrs George Lee reports improved energy and weight after using Doan's Kidney Pills for kidney symptoms. Other Boston residents listed include Mrs Chas Rushton Mrs Harry A Lyon and Mrs John Spindler.
Epstein Drug Co at 28 Tremont Street continues a steady call for Doan's Pills as a trusted remedy. Advertised relief options and neighborhood availability emphasize local access and brand presence.
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