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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Apr 25, 1916
Page
6
Henry Blossom and Victor Herbert present The Princess Pat at Park Square Theatre. Ruth Welch leads a talented cast with Eva Fallon and Sam Hardy sharing strong turns. The show blends song, dance, and light comedy to create lively entertainment with ensemble vigor.
The story follows Tony Schmalz a son of wealth who spends his birthday in heavy drinking and befriends a mysterious American fixer who controls his finances and acts as a general troubleshooter.
Dr Sauer promotes ordinary nuxated iron as a safe easily absorbed iron supplement that can boost strength and endurance. Two five-grain tablets three times daily for two weeks followed by a test to measure gains is urged, with claims of 200 percent strength increases in four weeks for most lacking iron. The ad notes a $100 charity-forfeit offer and a money-back guarantee.
George Arliss moved from Hollis to the Colonial for a brief engagement after two weeks in Paganini. The transfer followed strong public demand and includes Margery Maude in the lead with Mrs Arliss and an established company. The new run began last evening and continues through Saturday.
Dave Marion in Waldron's Casino all week presents Around the World a vivid set of scenes from different countries. Marion as Snuffy the Cabman draws on New York East River wharf types and delivers strong comedy and some serious acting in a wintry church scene. Mlle Bartolletti and a broad supporting cast including Barney Fagan Frank Shand Agnes Behler Henrietta Byron Inez Deverder George Banks Rosie Mack and James Destritch provide musical and dance numbers.
Lenore Ulrich stars in the Spanish maiden Heart of Paula at Exeter Street Theatre with Mabel Taliaferro in Her Great Price as the other feature for the week’s first half.
Bronson Howards famed comedy retitled The New Henriet ta impressed at the Majestic Theatre last night. Adapted by Winchell Smith and Victor Mapes, the piece showcased a five star cast assembled by Joseph Brooks delivering strong performances.
Amelia Bingham and Thomas W. Ross distinguished themselves as Bertie the Lamb in The New Henrietta at the Boston run. Edith Taliaferro as Agnes Gates, William H. Crane the lead, with Maclyn Arbuckle and a strong supporting cast. The play centers on Van Alstyne's scheme, a ward, a double wedding, and a late yacht return. The benefit performance supported Frank McGrath. the show runs one week here before The Only Girl follows.
Ethel Barrymore appears in Boston for the first time in The Kiss of Hate a photo play about Hebrew persecution and Russian bureaucracy. She is supported by H. Cooper Cliffe and W. L. Abingdon as the main cast. The program also features Chaplin's Carmen burlesque in its second week and a vaudeville lineup with James Diamond Sybil Brennan Melina Twins and other acts.
At the Orpheum Theatre yesterday Marcus Loew presented a robust vaudeville program. The leading act was Paul Armstrong in Romance of the Underworld with over 20 performers supported by Weber Dolan and Frazer. A Boston trio Claude and Marion Cleveland wowed audiences with clever numbers.
Patrons at the Modern Theatre were offered two photo features for the first time in Boston yesterday. William Fox presents William Farnum in A Man of Sorrow, adaptation of the stage hit Foodman Blind. The same bill showed John Barrymore in The Red Widow, adaptation of Channing Pollock and Rennold Wolf. Short releases and first-rate music by the symphony orchestra accompanied the organ.
Louis Mann and his company drew a large audience at the Wilbur Theatre last evening. The Bubble a three act comedy drama by Edward Locke received its first local presentation. Locke known for The Climax and The Case of Becky was noted for the performance and reception.
Gustave Muller owner of a New York deli and his family fall for a wild cat mining stock scheme led by promoter Joseph Mahlen. Rose and Richard Graham uncover the raid, the stock collapses, but Graham retrieves the money and the family is reconciled. Mann delivers a strong dialect comedy with pathos and a hopeful close.
Ben Welch and his burlesque company opened at the Gaiety Theatre for a week's engagement. The show has two parts A Lord for a Day and The Hero of Brighton Beach with 20 Irving Berlin and Len Fleming musical numbers. The company features an unusually competent cast led by Pat Kearney Florence Rother Minnie Bud Harrison Vic Casmore Freda Florence Harriet Herbert Goff Phillips and Arthur Gordon. The chorus girls number about 20 and are vivacious and pretty.
Irene Franklin headlines a Boston return at B. F. Keith’s Theatre with a largely new Boston repertoire including The Janitor's Child as encore. Burton Green accompanies on piano. Mary Shaw performs in The Dickey Bird. Lew Dockstader offers Teddy in My Policies. other acts include Vera Sabina, Roger Gray, Leo Beers, and Durkin's animals.
The Smart Set company led by Salem Tutt Whitney began a weeklong engagement at the Grand Opera House with the musical comedy George Washington Bullion Abroad. The ensemble includes Blanche Thompson J Homer Tutt and Hattie Ackers noted for soprano and performance alongside the bronze beauty chorus.
The Fenway Theatre showcased Little Mary Sunshine to large crowds praised as the season’s most beautiful. Baby Marie Osborne impressed audiences with her performance. The bill also included The Devil Servant and the Man with Kathryn Williams, Sidney Drew duo in System is Everything, a Matt and Jeff cartoon, a new Mexican views news weekly, and musical numbers by Miss Ethel Costello Robert Carlson and James M Fulton Symphony Orchestra.
The Shubert Theatre presented A World of Pleasure entering its third week in Boston with a large crowd last night. Principal cast includes Clifton Crawford Conroy Le Maire Collins Hart Margaret Edwards Venita Fitzhugh Timberg Darling Helen Goff Franklin Batie McMahon Diamond Chaplow and Rosie Quinn.
Mrs George Stephens of Patoka Illinois credits Lydia E Pinkhams Vegetable Compound with restoring her health after months of illness and a doctor warned of non-childbearing. She reports a healthy baby girl and urges other women to seek the remedy for uterine troubles and related ailments.
The Lady Buccaneers led by Will H. Cohan and Flossie McCloud presented a burlesque show at the Howard Atheneum with comedians and dancers. Highlights included The New Minstrels and The Battle of Gettys Goat with Sergeant Cohen. Boston acts Mel Eastman Charley Donovan Rekomo and McAvoy also performed.
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