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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Aug 11, 1908
Page
4
An advertisement targets readers misled by hair regrowth fakes. It urges cleansing to prevent dandruff and baldness, touts Birt's Head Wash as the solution with ingredients listed and a call to consult a doctor. It notes stock requests via druggists in Boston and Providence.
Secretary Wilson of Agriculture and Secretary Straus of Commerce and Labor will speak in the Republican campaign in Vermont. The Sept. 1 election approaches as Frank H. Hitchcock announces two cabinet members will join the effort. Details to be announced after tomorrow’s meeting with Vermont Republican leaders.
The Hague August 10 The Dutch foreign minister met with American minister Arthur M Beaupre to discuss the Venezuela Netherlands clash that led to President Castro expelling Jonkheer de Reus the Dutch minister at Caracas. The Dutch seek US views and likely positions for possible contingencies.
A historical ad extols Lydia E Pinkham's Vegetable Compound as a cure for female ills. It cites testimonials from Mrs Louise Jung and Mrs Emma Wheaton praising restored health and reduced pain. The copy asserts thirty years of use and lists conditions like displacements inflammation ulcers irregularities backache and nervous symptoms with a call to try the remedy.
Ex Mayor John F Fitzgerald writes from London detailing a seasickness free voyage and a happy Hyde Park and Cowes regatta stay as guest of Sir Thomas Lipton. He plans Dublin and Ireland travel then Paris and Brussels before sailing home from Antwerp on September 6.
Crowds at Norumbega Park enjoyed J W Gorman's diving horses King and Queen from a 50 foot platform into a water tank. An open air theatre offered Robert Rogers and Louise McIntosh in a playlet Out of Sight Bunth and Rudd pantomimists and jugglers Clark and Bergman novelty singers Hayward and Hayward Mosher Trio bicycle stunts and evening moving pictures.
Patrons enjoy a varied programme at the Theatre Premier with Miss Jessie Smith performing artistic trombone solos and Harwell playing bells saxophone and musical glasses. The bill includes Taken by Corsairs The Child Stealer St Virus Dance Too Stout and Wild Animals a moving picture of Carl Hagenbach's Hamburg wild animal park. Pictorial ballads Bonita Roguish Eyes If I Should Fall in Love with You and Rainbow are also featured.
At the Theatre Comique the program features Life on Board a Battleship with sailor roles, Guy Fawkes with the plot and execution, The Redskins depicting Indian customs, plus comic turns A Calamitous Elopement and The Hired Man. Featured songs and numbers are by Elizabeth Wizzard Sig nor Fontaine Otto Fisher Harry Ross Miss Mc Dougall Katherine Hawkins Miss Dramis with impersonations by Johnson and Cusack.
The Merry Widow returns to Boston after a long New York run and will reopen the Tremance Theatre on Tuesday August 2 with this production. The city awaits the premiere as tickets and reviews build anticipation.
Andrew Mack to open the Park Theatre season in a fortnight with a revival of Boucicault’s Arrah Na Pogue. The star’s comeback follows a long tour of Australia, drawing many friends and fans to the theatre.
A remarkable school of codfish is in Cape Cod Bay with visitors and regular fishermen harvesting. The steamer Cape Cod runs daily trips to the codfish region, departing 400 Atlantic Avenue at 9 in the morning.
The Colonial Theatre inaugurates a new season with The Merry Go Round a lively burlesque featuring Raymond Hitchcock as the rube and Cathryn Rowe Palmer as the slavey. The revue includes dance, song and a varied lineup with strong acting and bright music, aimed at warm weather crowds. The piece is complemented by a later review of The Best Man at Majestic Theatre with Jameson Lee Finney as the young millionaire and a capable supporting cast and striking gowns.
The Globe Theatre closes its second and final week of Wine, Woman and Song. Allan Coogan impersonates George M. Cohan in Going Into Vaudeville, with The Yankee Prince Waltz by Coogan and Ethel Hall a hit. Bonita shines in new gowns and songs, while Carr's End of the World sketch features Coogan and Mamie Walker.
Two hours of refined entertainment at the Scenic Temple at Berkeley street and Warren avenue featured up to date illustrated songs sung by artists of broad reputation. The motion picture exhibit was select, instructive, and amusing with new specialty numbers and a full orchestra performing interpolations from musical classics. Program changes announced for Thursday and continuous showings from 2:30 to 10:30 on Saturday.
Star Theatre in Scol lay square offered a vivid program with moving pictures and tuneful songs. Highlights included The Gypsy Girl's Love The Boundary The Susceptible Youth and The Masked Ball with Dream of the U S A and You can look you can listen but mum's the word.
Sandy Chapman scored a big hit at yesterday's Hub Theatre performances along with praise for Marie Camella and Miss Sanborn. The Miles brothers displayed sound judging in the moving pictures including the Dieppe Circuit. The Ladies Orchestra offered high quality music and the Thursday programme undergoes an entire change.
An American comic opera will start the season at Hollis Street Theatre on Monday August 31. Score by Julian Edwards the music was well received in New York after a long Wallack's run. Amelia Stone stars with J. C. Miron Templar Saxe and other noted local singers.
Sunday drew large crowds to Bass Point with booming patronage at the popular resort. The management plans to expand accommodations next year after successful day-band concerts fishing dancing boating and celebrated fish dinners. Boats depart Otis wharf at 408 Atlantic avenue at frequent intervals.
The Palace Theatre presents two burlesque acts Two Married Mashers and A Red Hot Stove with the Rozetta and Lyman duo and Minnie Reinhart delivering songs and dances. Specialties include musical numbers and a chorus girls contest tomorrow night with amateurs competing Friday for prizes along with a program of moving pictures.
Record crowds attend Wonderland at Revere Beach each afternoon and evening testifying to its popularity. Highlights include Miss Annette Kellermann diving and swimming acts, Brassely sisters, Kristine Marisettas, Teel's Band performances, and preparations for Alice in Wonderland with rehearsals underway.
Paragon Park at Nantasket Beach unveils a packed season with Ferari ani mal arena and 24 animal cages. Farrington's Olympic Theatre features top vaudeville acts including the Martini girls and Vesta Tilly of America. Oscar Lowande's old‑style circus charms children, while Alligator Joe Farm and Negritos Village offer unusual exhibits and thrills. The Human Roulette Wheel and Mexicali Scenic Railway headline a full lineup.
Boston Theatre audiences praised a 17 man Spanish War veterans act in A Boy in Blue ending with a battleship assault. The Murray sisters Imra Fox the Sandwinas and Della Clarke with Theodore Babcock headlined a varied program including dancing skits and musical numbers.
The Blackmailers of New York or The Girl Who Ran Away at Grand Opera House features the Waldron Bros. comedy stars as two pretzel bakers in New York. Robert A. Mansfield Mayne Zorb Mae Floyd Roberts Mabel Bell Joseph DeStefani and Marie Casmere head a strong company in a melodrama of daring twists and high humor with lively tableaux and dramatic rescues.
Big crowds attended both Bowdoin Square Theatre performances of The Pauper's Heiress a melodrama praised for natural acting and sustained attention Katherine Goodrich starred Chrystal Morely with Harold Clairmont as Vivian Forrester Henry Alexander praised for his role Hal Brown Harry Brooks and Florence Hale provided humor Motion pictures shown were excellent.
Box office at Castle Square Theatre opens next Monday for seating to the opening performances by the John Craig stock company under M. H. Gulesian and Mr Craig. The Road to Yesterday is the first play, with opening night Friday August 28.
In the South End Municipal Court Officer John T. Clifford secured the conviction of Samuel Lavine for receiving stolen goods from Barney Duffey. Lavine was fined ten dollars as Judge Murray praised the officer's good work. Duffey faced larceny charges in court for incidents involving unknown stolen goods.
Lexington Park attracted thousands of Pythians from Boston area during the past week with open air theatre crowds. The Bison City Four and Three Pattens presented sketches while Marion and Weiser and the Japanese troupe offered sketches acrobatics and tumbling. The Women’s Orchestra and Miss Simmons’ Orchestra provided daily musical entertainment.
A child and an experienced fisherman share equally in daily prizes on the Satellite steamer. Captain Sorenson navigates to the middle banks off the New England coast where the largest catches occur. Meals a la carte are available on board.
Large audiences saw two performances at Medford Boulevard Summer Theatre. Acts included Estelle Werddette in Honeymooning in the Catskills, Captain Webb with educated seals, Rose De Haven in masculine impersonations, Martini and Maxmilian magic, Smith and Kessner singing and dancing, and the Hurleys in a gymnastic act, all warmly received.
John Spargo denounces national neglect of public health at a Y M C A secretaries conference in Bay, urging creation of infants milk depots and stressing infant mortality as a social crime. He cites Boston and Charleston rates to illustrate urban and southern disparities. He calls for society to protect babies as vigilantly as livestock.
Baron Fritz Von Gordon Seefeld, linked to a two week disappearance from Narragansett Pier, appeared in Wakefield Rhode Island Second District Court before Judge Lewis. He pleaded not to evading his board bill at the Mathewson House and received 80 days in Providence County Jail plus $30.55 in costs.
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