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Boston Post

Location

Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America

Date

Aug 15, 1916

Page

6

Cambridge Lady Says She Is Cured By Plant Juice Remedy

An advertisement claims Plant Juice herbal stomach remedy purifies and vitalizes digestion. It cites Mrs. Anna Riley of 167 Putnam Street Cambridge Massachusetts, describing years of indigestion and relief after using Plant Juice. The notice urges readers to seek the product at the Houghton Puttoh store where it is demonstrated locally.

Anna Riley Putnam St Putnam Street Cambridge Mass Penton Pg Houghton & Puttoh

Resinol Heals Severe Skin Trouble Claim

Mrs H W Neefus of Greensboro North Carolina reports a six month leg skin infection that swelled itched and formed sores. She credits fast relief and cure after using Resinol Ointment and Resinol Soap with three jars and two cakes respectively. She notes all druggists sell these products and offers samples from Resinol Baltimore.

H. W. Neefus Pearson St Greensboro N. C Resinol Baltimore

Plain Cocoanut Oil Soap Clears Hair Bad Effects

Alkali in most soaps and shampoos harms the scalp and hair by drying it, making it brittle. Use pure refined cocoanut oil, greaseless and inexpensive, as a hair wash. Wet hair, rub in a teaspoon, rinse for rich lather, soft and bright results with no dust or dandruff.

Eckman's Alternative offers safe relief for pulmonary troubles

An advertisement touts Eckman's Alternative as over twenty years of safe treatment for pulmonary, asthmatic, and bronchial conditions. It claims a harmless composition based on calcium hydroxide and asserts easy assimilation, urging trials during serious colds or deep seated infections.

Eckman Kekman Laboratory Philadelphia

Very Good Eddie Returns at Wilbur Theatre Opening

A large Wilbur Theatre crowd witnessed the season’s inaugural performance of Very Good Eddie in its present form. The show drew generous applause as audiences showed enthusiasm for the revived musical comedy after weeks without such entertainment.

Wilbur Theatre Eddie

Very Good Holdile at Boston Stage in Farce and Song

The farce Very Good, Holdile augmented by Schuyler Greene lyrics and Jerome Kern music plays to strong audience appeal. Cast includes Alice Dovey and Ernest Truex as the small wife and slim husband, with Oscar Shaw and Anna Orr in supporting roles. The show blends comedy, dance, and chorus numbers on a lively Hudson River boat premise.

Holdile Philip Bartholomae Schuyler Greene Jerome Kern Mrs. Kettle Mrs. Darling Mr. Darling Alice Dovey Ernest Truex Miss Dovey Mr. Truex Eddie Harry Sdnkey Magna Paxton Dick Rivers Oscar Shaw Anna Orr Miss Orr Boston Denman Maley Florence Warle Brooks Boylston Cor. Wash. St Continental Clothing Co Library of Music the Post Liverpool Et Post Boylston St

The Colonial and City Theatres Announce Dramatic Seasons

The Colonial Theatre opens August 2 with The Amber Empress starring Mabel Wilbur. On the same date the Howard, Gaiety, and Waldron’s Casino begin their seasons. August 28 marks Shubert Theatre’s Katinka debut. September 2 Hollis Plymouth and Park Square plan openings with various plays. The Tremont and Castle Square also set new seasons.

Colonial Theatre Mabel” Wilbur The Howard Gaiety ‘Theatre Waldron's Casino Shubert Theatre Katinka Hollis Plymouth Kingdom Come Tabor Park Square New Tremont Castle Square Heart of Dixie

Park Theatre Week Presents Photoplay Lineup

Ethel Clayton and Carlyle Blackwell lead the programme at Park Theatre with Grace George noted for her Broadway success. A Metro photoplay The Masked Rider stars Harold Lockwood and May Allison. Billie Burke appears in Gloria's Romance The Midnight Riot chapter. Sidney Drew comedy Preparedness and a Selly Tribune current events reel also shown. Opera soprano Madam Calvert performs with William A. Krauth and his symphony players.

Ethel Clayton Carlyle Blackwell Park Theatre Grace George Broadway Metro Harold Lockwood May Allison Billie Burke Gloria Sidney Madam Calvert William A. Krauth

Caprice of the MountainsHeadline at Scollay Square Olympia

June Caprice stars in Caprice of the Mountains at the Scollay Square Olympia this week. Vaudeville features Gillette Winston and Rose singing specialty Hal and Francis with singing and pianologue Fred Thomas and company in Mrs Sippie's Nightmare Diana's Models posing novelty the August family comedy jugglers Wright and Stone society dancing. Pathe weekly release shown.

Scollay Square Olympia June Caprice Boston

Boulevard Theatre Vaudeville Night At Medford

Manager Gorman presented a high merit vaudeville program at the Medford Boulevard Summer Theatre. The Doreé Opera Company offered gems from various operas and Foley and Neill presented a lively Boston boys routine of songs and dances. Laypo and Benjamin delivered a comedy acrobatic act that drew loud audience laughter.

Medford Boulevard Gorman Doreé Opera Company Foley and Neill Laypo Benjamin

Bowdoin Square Theatre Features Violet Mascotte Show

The Bowdoin Square Theatre presented Violet Mascotte's Merry Maids with Felix Martin and Tommy Levine handling the comedy. Orleae, Dolly Clifford, June Marlow and others performed while new gowns added flair. Moving pictures "When It Strikes Home" and "The Witch of the Mountains" drew enthusiasm with Muriel Ostriche in the cast.

Bowdoin Square Theatre Violet Mascotte Merry Maids Felix Martin Tommy Levine Orle Ae Mascotte Company Dolly Clifford June Marlow Muriel Ostriche Edmund August Grace Washburn Honey Johnson Lonzo Cox Billy Moran

Boston Theatre Features The Prince Chap and More

The Boston Theatre offers Cyril Scott in The Prince Chap with an all star cast led by Bessie Blyton. Also shown are The Fighting Heiress with Marion Sais, The Fable of Books with Fatty Arbuckle, and Mary Pickford in a romance. Vaudeville highlights include The Five Martha Washington Girls and Fitzgerald and Lorenz among others.

Cyril Scott Howard Peple Boston Bessie Blyton Marion Sais George Ade Fatty” Arbuckle Charlie Chaplin Mary Pickford Martha Washington Girls Alvin and Williams Fitzgerald and Lorenz Lillian Calvert Boston Theatre Topical Review Boston Theatre Symphony Players

Orpheum Theatre Casts A Lively Vaudeville Program

The Orpheum vaudeville bill features a robust lineup led by a company and scenic production of On the Nile. Thornton and Curlew, Sena tor Francis Murphy, Bessie Leonard, and Evelyn and Dolly perform songs and specialty acts. Mae Marsh stars in The Marriage of Molly in the feature photoplay with a Keystone comedy on the photo bill and the latest Pathe News.

On the Nile Orpheum Theatre Thornton and Curlew Senator Francis Murphy Bessie Leonard Evelyn Dolly William Morrow Bother Joy Jor D’léer Pathe Mae Marsh Molly

Grace St. Clair leads at St. James in A Hundred Dollar Bet

The Loew's St. James Theatre presents Grace St. Clair in A Hundred Dollar Bet, a tabloid comedy drama. The bill includes Charles B. Lawlor and his daughters, Norton and Noble, Alberto and others, with Pathe News and a Keystone comedy. Louise Levely stars in Bettina Loved a Soldier as the photoplay feature.

Loew

Globe Theatre Week Photo Features and Plays

The Globe Theatre lists weekly features with Frank Mills in The House of Mirrors as the first run. Lilian Walker stars in The Man Behind the Curtain midweek, and Louise Lovely appears in Bettita Loved a Soldier at the weekend.

Globe Theatre Frank Mills House of Mirrors Lilian Walker Louise Lovely Bettita

Paragon Park Nantasket Beach Hosts Constant Entertainment

Paragon Park Nantasket Beach and the Palm Garden feature daily cabaret and dance acts. Each afternoon and evening two venues alternate shows and rotate weekly to entertain guests.

Paragon Park Nantasket Beach Palm Garden

Pemberton Inn Hosts Noted Cabaret Entertainers

The Pemberton Inn promises unrivaled New England resort entertainment with cabaret and dansants led by Louise Mack Ross and Fuller and accordionist Frosini.

Pemberton Inn New England Louise Mack Ross and Fuller Frosini

Gordon's Olympia Presents Double Bill of Silent Drama and Vaudeville

Gordon's Olympia features Vivian Martin in The Stronger Love and Mabel Taliaferro in Gods Half Acre, with a strong vaudeville lineup including Billy Quirk, Lucaty and Costello, Rosie Lloyd, May Ward and company, the Tele graph Trio, and Walthour plus the Princeton girls in a novelty cycle act.

Gordon’s Olympia Vivian Martin Mabel Taliaferro God's Half Acre Nell Serviss Billy Quirk Whistler Lucaty and Costello Rosie Lloyd Comedienne May Ward and

Modern Theatre Showings Feature Sporting Blood and Little Lady Eileen

William Fox presents Sporting Blood starring Dorothy Bernard with Glen White De Witt Co Jennings and Claire Whitney at Modern Theatre yesterday and this week. Also on bill Marguerite Clark in Little Lady Eileen plus Matt and Jeff animated comics and other shorts.

William Fox Modern Theatre Dorothy Bernard Glen White de Witt Co, Jennings Claire Whitney Marguerite Clark Lady Eileen Matt and Jeff

Crescent Gardens to Feature Rosita Mantilla and Hammerstein Trio

Senorita Rosita Mantilla heads Crescent Gardens shows this week joining Oscar Ham merstein in a vaudeville act billed as society’s darling and vaudeville’s headlight. The program includes ancient modern and eccentric dances.

Senorita Rosita Mantilla Oscar Hammerstein Crescent Gardens Rosita Mantilla

Fenway Theatre Showcases The Tarantula and Gloria's Romance

A large audience at Fenway Theatre applauded The Tarantula starring Miss Woith Storey, with Raymond Hitchcock in The Wonderful and Miss Billy Burke in the latest Gloria's Romance episode drawing hearty laughter and charm.

Fenway Theatre Woith Storey Raymond Hitchcock Billy Burke Gloria

Norumbega Park Hosts The Millionaire Princess Comedy

Patrons at Norumbega Park approve the open air theatre presentation of The Millionaire Princess a sparkling musical comedy this week. Motion pictures are shown each night as well.

Norumbega Prinessa

Benson Stock Company Presents A Hero in Rags at Lexington Park

For the first three days of this week the Benson stock company performs A Hero in Rags in the rustic theatre at Lexington Park with free motion pictures shown each night.

Benson Stock Company Rustic Theatre Lexington Park

Washington Beauty to Wed Washington Beauty

Miss Mary Frances Williams of Washington will wed John Ballantine Pitney of Newark New Jersey. Engagement announced at her parents home Colonel and Mrs John R Williams. The couple plan a September wedding at the Williams summer home likely with Pitney aiming for officer exams after Princeton. Mrs Leiter and Mrs McCombs are sisters-in-law.

Beverly Williams Washington Mary Frances Williams North Shore John R. Wiliams John Ballantine Pitney Newark N. J Miss Williams Joseph Leiter Chicago William F. McCombs Pitney Princeton United States Army Leiter Edgewater-at-the-Farms McCombs

Rev Joshua L Monroe Evangelist Dies in Weymouth

The Rev Joshua L Monroe aged 68 a well known evangelist in Massachusetts and Maine died yesterday at his sister Mrs C A Hunt's home on Bay View avenue North Weymouth He was born in Scituate January 29 1848 and ordained in the Free Will Baptist Church He spent his career building up churches in Maine and Massachusetts.

Joshua L. Monroe Massachusetts Maine C. A. Hunt Bay View Avenue North Weymouth Scituate Free Will Baptist Church

Tenement District Girls Take Lexington Outing

A group of two girls from Boston’s South End tenement district traveled to Lexington yesterday morning for a 12 day outing at the Winning Farm off Woburn Street on the town’s outskirts. This is the fourth group this summer sent by the South End House of Boston. Leaders are Miss Foster and Miss Boynton.

South End Boston Lexington Winning Farm Woburn Street Miss Foster Miss Boynton

Boy's skull fractured after horse collision in Cambridge

Five year old Leo Murphy of 161 Windsor street Cambridge was struck by a horse attached to a buggy driven by Isaac Katz of 947 Massachusetts avenue Cambridge. He suffered a fractured skull and was treated by Dr. George A. White and taken to Cambridge Relief Hospital in critical condition.

Leo Murphy Windsor Street Cambridge Isaac Katz Massachusetts Avenue George A. White Harvard Street Cambridge Relief Hospital

Majestic Theatre Sees Seven Weeks Of Sold Out Shows

The Majestic Theatre continues the record of full houses four times daily for the photoplay Where Are My Children. The film enters its seventh week in the city, maintaining strong audience demand.

Majestic Theatre

Exeter Street Theatre Schedule Itinerary for Week

The programme through Wednesday features Cleo Ridgely and Wallace Reed in The Selffish Woman a five part drama and William Thompson as the lighthouse keeper in The Eye of the Night with Sidney Drew comedies also shown.

Exeter Street Theatre Cleo Ridgely Wallace Reed William Thompson Lighthouse Keeper Sidney Drew Exeter Aisr.n Ww. H. Thompson

Gloucester Trips The Finest Daylight Steamship Excursions

The well-equipped boats of the Boston Gloucester steamship line offer the finest daylight round trip excursion on the north Atlantic coast. Weekdays are sharp as excursionists crowd the decks. The trip showcases the eastern sea front at its most delightful.

Boston _ Gloucester steamship line North Atlantic

Villa Napoli Shines at Nantasket Beach in Mid August

At Nantasket Beach during mid August Villa Napoli stands out as a premier entertainment venue. For five years it has offered daily cabarets and dansants attracting crowds seeking seaside amusement.

Villa Napoli Nantasket

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