Wellfleet Honors Pilgrims With Restored Civic Pride
Descent from Pilgrim forefathers dominates Wellfleet life as townsfolk celebrate Wellfleet Day with flag raising, a church union, and a historical address. Governor Coolidge and Lt Governor Cox headplanned events with a Brockton band, bluejackets aboard Blakeley, and a parade, antique display, and games concluding the Cape Cod observance.
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Olive H. Linnell
Board of Selectmen
Arthur H. Rogers
Isaac R. Paine
Everett I. Nye
Wellfleet
America
George Lawrence
Medford
Lawrence Baroner
Linnell
H. H. Grafam
Boston
U. S
Blakeley
Cox
New England
Provincetown
Pilgrim Fathers
New World
Cape
Massachusetts
The
Selectmen
Nye
Coolidge
Walsh
Newton
Everett
R. Perry Bush
Chelsea
Wellfleet Nine
Keith's Theatre Delivers Top Summer Bill
Crowds filled Keith's Theatre as Harriet and Marie McConnell led the program with Trills and Frills. Clark and Bergman and Jimmy Lucas plus Francene drew praise in a varied bill including Cousin Eleanor and You Pick Em. The night also featured Topics of the Day and news pictures on screen.
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Keith
Harriet
Marie McConnell
Clark
Bergman
Jimmy Lucas
McConnell
Francene
Mollie Fuller
Company
Eleanor
al Raymond
United Statesman
Snow and Velmar
Hendricks and Stone
Monroe
Grant
Watson
Comedy Opens at Arlington Theatre Turn to the Right
The Arlington Theatre begins its season under Shubert management with Turn to the Right a comedy by Winchell Smith and John E. B. Hazzard. Three ex-convicts aided by a loving mother find fortune and wives as inventive schemes unfold. Jane Ellison shines as Mrs Bascom and Charles W. Goodrich as Callahan the detective.
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Arlington Theatre
Shubert
Winchell Smith
John EB. Hazzard
Boston
Emile
Mothers
Rogues’ Gallery
Jane Ellison
Mrs. Bascom
Charles W. Goodrich
Callahan
Norumbega Park Show Attracts Nationwide Attention
Norumbega Park promotes its week long theatre act The Mes Battalion led by Lieutenant-Colonel Whittlesey with Lovett and O'Brien and Marion Kay. A children’s matinee titled Aladdin and the Wonderful Lamp runs today and next Friday at 11:30 in the theatre.
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Norumbega Park
Whittlesey
Lovett
O’brien
Marion Kay
Auburndale
Lost Battalion Wepe
Powder Puff Revue at Gayety Show Stirs City
The Gayety hosts The Powder Puff Revue this week featuring visiting burlesque comedians such as Jamie Coughlin Jack Pearl Ben Bard Jess Weiss Lew Price and numerous soubrettes led by Martha Pryor Leona Farr Florence Ibot and Laddie Riley The chorus promises to compare with any local musical show and the act delights with its clever performances.
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Gayety
Entertainers At Loew's Orpheum Feature Various Acts
Yesterday's audiences at Loew's Orpheum Theatre enjoyed a lineup including Shannon and Walters in a character skit the Jack George Duo Frederick and De Vere Alf Ripon ventriloquist La Mond and Bradbury and Alvin and Kenny Shirley Mason appeared in The Littl Wanderer presenting a markedly different role from her earlier work.
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Loew
Orpheum Theatre
Shannon
Walters
Jack George
Frederick and
de Vere
Alf Ripon
Ventriloquist
la Mond
Bradbury
Alvin and
Kenny
Shirley Mason
Three Killed as Traction Car Crash Near Jamestown
In Jamestown New York a traction car struck an automobile killing Mr. and Mrs. Peter Wright and Mrs. Arthur Wright their daughter in law. Arthur Wright the driver was severely injured with a crushed chest and not expected to recover.
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Jamestown
N. Y
Peter Wright
Arthur Wright
Irene at Wilbur Theatre Delights Boston Audiences
Irene the musical long a New York favorite arrived in Boston and opened at the Wilbur Theatre last evening to a near capacity crowd despite humid weather. The show has been widely praised by promoters and prior audiences, helping explain its lasting popularity.
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Irene
New York
Boston
Wilbur Theatre
Irene O Dares Irish Love Tale in Musical Comedy Feature
A review lauds the visiting company for a polished musical comedy about Irene O Dare a quick witted Irish girl's rise in a decorating shop and a romance with a young society man. Helen Shipman excels in the title role with lively singing and comic timing while Ericka Mackay Sydney Reynolds and Flo Trwin shine in supporting parts. The cast also includes John B Litel Jere Delaney Hobart Cavanaugh Henry Coote and George P Collins. The piece garners strong notices and is expected to charm Boston as it has elsewhere.
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New York
Irene O'Dare
Irene
Helen Shipman
Boston
Miss Shipman
Ericka Mackay
Sydney Reynolds
Flo Trwin
Ethel Clayton Stars in Crooked Streets at Beacon and Modern
Ethel Clayton departs from her usual screen type in Crooked Streets set in Shanghai a romantic adventure. Guilty of Love with Dorothy Dalton is postponed to next week. The bill also features What Happened to Jones with Bryant Washburn and Mack Bennett in Great Scott.
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Ethel Clayton
Dorothy Dalton
Kissing Time Opens Week Two at Shubert Theatre in Boston
Shubert Theatre presents Kissing Time entering its second week with a good house. New numbers Let s Go and Mimi Jazz have been added, featuring Paul Frawley Evelyn Cavanaugh and Donald Sawyer in the juvenile ensemble and the dance pair respectively.
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Shubert Theatre
Paul Frawley
Boston
Mimi Jazz
Evelyn Cavanaugh
Donald Sawyer
Waldron's Casino A Regal Production With Local Cast
The Waldron's Casino show features the Bostonians and a lively cast led by Frank Finney and Phil Ott. Nettie Nelson stars as leading woman with Blanche Parquette Tina Glenn May Ross Perrin Somers Jack Richards and Du Ross rounding out the ensemble. Manager Waldron delivers a grand production with a royal reception.
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Waldron
Frank Finney
Phil Ott
Nettie Nelson
Blanche Parquette
Tina Glenn
May Ross
Perrin Somers
Jack Richards
Ross
Francis
du Ross
Lazy Lubin comes to Copley Theatre in fifth season
The Copley Theatre enters its fifth season under Henry Jewett with Keble Howard's Lazy Lubin. Audiences have laughed since Thursday’s opening. Principal cast includes Blanche Le Roy Viola Roach May Ediss Elma Royton H Conway Wingfield Rosalind Ivan Nicholas Joy and E. E. Clive.
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Copley Theatre
Henry Jewett
Keble Howard
Lubin
America
Blanche LeRoy
Viola Roach
May Ediss
Elma Royton
H. Conway Wingfield
Rosalind Ivan
Nicholas Joy
E. E. Clive
Fenway Theatre Offers Final Showings of The 14th Man
Today and tomorrow present Robert Warwick in The 14th Man and Will Rogers in Jes Call Me Jim at the Fenway Theatre. Miss Harper adds to the program. Thursday features Constance Talmadge in The Love Expert with Alma Rubens in The World and His Wife. Marion Harper previews a new selection.
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Robert Warwick
Will Rogers
Jim
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Miss Harper
Constance Talmadge
Alma Rubens
Marion Harper
My Lady Friends Opens Second Week at Park Square
Park Square Theatre continued its limited engagement last night with H. H. Frazee’s brisk comedy My Lady Friends. Jack Norworth delivered a standout straight comedy debut as James Smith, drawing eager audience approval.
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H. H. Frazee
Selwyn
Park Square Theatre
Jack Norworth
James Smith
Majestic Theatre opens season with The Little Whopper
Seats on sale for the Majestic Theatre engagement of The Little Whopper opening next Monday. The original company led by Vivienne Segal will perform in Boston. Otto A Harbach writer of the book also co authored Mary and Rudolf Friml composed the music.
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Vivienne Segal
Boston
Otto A. Harbach
Boston Theatre Show Leads With The Golden Trail
The Boston Theatre presented The Golden Trail as the leading photoplay with a large audience. The venue offered a cool comfortable setting and a vaudeville lineup featuring Tracey and Mc Bride in musical comedy the Southern Four in a Dixie Song Revue Mack and Lane in Whats It All About and others with Topics of the Day and news pictures.
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Boston
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Heart of
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Boston Grine
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Archeles & Venus
Chan Romeo
Teeth of the Tiger heads Park Theatre bill tonight
The Park Theatre presents The Teeth of the Tiger about Arsene Lupin, a French crook said to be living in America as a country gentleman. He is drawn into a murder mystery when an aged invalid, Henry Forbes, is killed after receiving threatening letters.
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the Park Theatre
D. W. Griffith
Arsene Lupin
Maurice LeBlanc
LeBlanc
Lupin
America
Henry Forbes
Parlor Bedroom and Bath at Scollay Square Olympia
Laugh filled screen comedy screens at Gordon's Scol lay Square Olympia last night. Irving schemes with Polly Hathaway to blemish his reputation to prove speed to his wife, the plot driving the farce. Olympia Weekly adds a new comedy and vaudeville act to the program.
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Scollay Square
Olympia
SrIrving
Polly Hathaway
Olympia Weekly
Norma Talmadge Stars in Yes or No at Gordon's
Dual roles by photoplay star Norma Talmadge enchant Gordon's Old South and Gordon's Olympia patrons. The Yes or No? presentation features two starkly different characters, with Arthur J. Martel at the organ and a vaudeville lineup accompanying the main film.
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Gordon’s
Old South
Gordon
Olympia
Arthur J. Martel
Anita Stewart Debuts as Vamp in The Yellow Typhoon
Anita Stewart appears as a vamp in The Yellow Typhoon at Gordon's Cambridge Central Square Theatre last evening. A vaudeville bill featured Billie Miller and company Greene and Myra McBride Gazette and Shelly Newell and Most and the Handy trio. On Thursday a full change brings Zane Grey novel Riders of the Dawn to the bill.
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Gordon
Cambridge Central Square Theatre
Billie Miller and Company
Greene and
Myra
McBride
Gazette
Shelly
Newell
Most
Handy Trio
Zane Grey
Tremont Temple Shows Scurious Shipwrecked Film Final Week
Tremont Temple continues showing the motion picture Shipwrecked Among Cannibals shot by two daring camera men off New Guinea. The film depicts life among the Kia Kia tribe feared as ferocious man eaters during its final week.
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New Guinea
Tremont Temple
Codman Square Theatre Opens Fall Winter Season
Crowds gathered yesterday for the Codman Square Theatre inauguration despite heat. The debut featured Clara Kirmball in Hearts in Exile with four vaudeville acts and other films. Thursday will showcase Be Frivolous Wives with an all star cast.
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Codman Square Theatre
Clara Kirmball
Sister to Salome leads St James week with vaudeville mixed
Gladys Brockwell stars in A Sister to Salome at the St James Theatre for the first half of the week. A Sennett comedy Great Scott will accompany. The bill adds Grew and Pates Ha Ha Ha and others. Thursday features Blind Youth and Dempsey No 8.
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Gladys Brockwell
St. James Theatre
Sennett
Scott
St. James
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Christie
Ryan
Wilson
Mack
Dugan
Dempsey
Anita Stewart Stars in The Yellow Typhoon at Strand Upham
Anita Stewart opened a three day run at Gordon's Strand Upham's Corner Theatre last evening appearing as twin sisters in The Yellow Typhoon the screen version of Harold MacGrath's tale. The Strand weekly features a short comedy and an organ recital for the first half of the week. A complete change arrives Thursday with Charles Ray in Homer Comes Home.
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Harold MacGrath
Gordon’s
Upham’s Corner
Anita
Strand
Charles Ray
Homer
Tremont Theatre Extends Run of Mary Engagement
The final fortnight of the Mary engagement opened at Tremont Theatre last night as its Boston run nears completion. The management added an extra matinee on Thursday due to growing demand.
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Tremont Theatre
Boston
Lancaster Theatre Bills Change for City of Masks and The Cheater
Yesterday at the Lancaster Theatre featured Robert Warwick in The City of Masks and May Allison in The Cheater. A Thursday change of bill will bring Mitchell Lewis in Burning Daylight and Bryant Washburn in The Sins of St. Anthony.
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Lancaster
Robert Warwick
May Allison
Mitchell Lewis
Bryant Washburn
Bowdoin Square Theatre Beckons With Star Films
At Bowdoin Square Theatre yesterday patrons enjoyed Jack London’s The Sea Wolf from Paramount Artcraft, The Deep Purple by R A Walsh, and Eddie Polo in The Vanishing Dagger. Variety acts included the Phanges and other entertainers. Bargain night Friday signals more screenings, with T H Ince’s Below the Surface coming next week.
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Bowdoin Square Theatre
Jack London
Paramount Artcraft
R. A. Walsh
Eddie Polo
Vauceville
Phanges
Prince Ilma Quartette
Sol Brilliant
Hurly Burly Company Delights Howard Atheneum Crowd
Joe Wilton’s burlesque group the Hurly Burly company entertained patrons at the Howard Atheneum with Wilton as a tourist and Jim Bennett in a fitting role. Nellie Nice Arlene Johnson and M Maurice drew praise along with Belle White and Mlle Treker. G E Lothrop Jr staged a vaudeville bill featuring the Three Victors Tommy Hayden Ercell Brown and Dumont and Harry Carey in marked Men film. Pat White will star next week starting Monday Aug 23 at the Howard.
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Florence Thomas
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Howard Atheneum
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Brown
Exeter Street Theatre Brings Fairbanks and Hart Features
The Exeter Street Theatre showcases Douglas Fairbanks in The Molly Coddle The Bottom of the World Shackleton expedition picturization and Booth Tarkington core in the first half of the week. William Hart stars in Sand and Bessie Barriscale in Lifes Twist with Pathe Weekly at each performance.
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Temple Stock Company Opens Ninth Season at Malden Auditorium
The Malden Auditorium hosts the ninth regular season of the Temple Stock Company on Monday afternoon with Thompson Buchanan's play Civilian Clothes, a first time stock presentation for this drama.
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Temple Stock Company
Malden Auditorium
Thompson Buchanan
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