Colonial Opens Season With The Amber Empress In Boston
The Colonial Theatre opened its season with The Amber Empress a musical by Marcus C Connelly and score by Zoey Parenteau Boston audiences praised the music and performances led by Mabel Wilbur with Claire Lorraine dancing Boston debut The story follows a promoter fleeing a marriage plot to Venice with a widow and count among others in a theatrical film production backdrop
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Colonial Theatre
Boston
Marcus C. Connelly
Zoey Parenteau
New England
Parenteau
Mabel Wilbur
Thomas Conkey
Frank Lalor
Mr. Lalor
Fred Lennox
Emma Janvier
Louise Allen
Donald MacDonald
Claire Lorraine
Corey & Riter
The Amber Empress and the Screen Life In A Tale
A sprightly American heroine leads a motion picture company seeking financial independence. A flighty widow with vast wealth and her two children are drawn to the screen life, with the daughter especially captivated by it.
Hair Care With Malsified Cocoanut Oil Ad
An old advertisement touts malsified cocoanut oil as the ideal hair cleanser. It cautions soaps and shampoos for drying the scalp and weakening hair, recommending one to two teaspoons to cleanse, rinse, and leave hair soft, shiny, and easy to manage. It claims the oil is cheap and widely available at pharmacies.
Perils of Divorce heads Park Theatre program this week
Park Theatre presents five acts of Perils of Divorce with Frank Sheridan and Edna Wallace Hopper. Other features include Where Is My Daughter with Mary Maclaren and Billie Burke in Giloria's Romance chapter fourteen. Max Figman stars in Ducks Is Ducks. the Selig Tribune shows current events. Mme Calvert adds musical selections.
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Park Theatre
Frank Sheridan
Edna Wallace Hopper
Mary Maclaren
Billie Burke
Giloria
Max Figman
Selig Tribune of
Mme. Calvert
Norumbega Week Program Offers Mixed Film Vaudeville
Each evening features photo plays and vaudeville with Bettina Loves a Soldier as the first three night feature and The Heart of a Child for the last three. Valle on accordion Reed and Alma bicycle act Jermon and Mack jugglers Gilbert Girard mimic and De Forest Brothers Falk sing.
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Norumbega
Bettina
Valle
Reed
Alma
Jermon and Mack
Gilbert Girard
Mimic
de Forest Brothers
Falk
Pemberton Inn Cabaret Introduces Weekly New Features
Louise Mack, Ross and Fuller, and Frosini present a cabaret at the Pemberton Inn with weekly additions. Each performance introduces new features to keep the diversion lively and enjoyable.
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Pemberton Inn
Louise Mack
Ross and Fuller
Frosini
Lady Buccaneers Burlesquers Open Howard Season
Yesterday at the Howard Atheneum a burlesque show titled Lady Buccaneers Bur lesquers opened the season. Claude Kelley led strong cast with Flossie McCloud Fred Hackett Jules Black Madeline Rowe. Mermaida water act and vaudeville pieces by Johnny Singer Peppinos Mackie Walker Saretto Fred and Sadie Perry and others drew hearty notices.
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Howard Atheneum
Howard
Claude Kelley
Flossie McCloud
Sliver Girl,"’ Always A Favorite At the Howard
Fred Hackett
Jules Black
Madeline Rowe
Will Harris
Otto Hahn
Flo Qwen
Mermaida
Johnny Singer
Dancing Dolls
Peppinos
Mackie
Walker
Sartello
Fred
Sadie Perry
Romeo
Gaiety Theatre opens season with Sam Sidman show
The Gaiety launched the season yesterday with Sam Sidman in a two act farce Welcome to Our City. Sidman stars as Ludwig Meyer with James E Rome and William Anderson in French and Irish roles. Margie Wilson and a strong cast perform, including a notable Fashion Show scene. Manager Batcheller opened to a full house and forecasts a prosperous burlesque run.
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the Gaiety
Sam Sidman
Our City
Mr. Sidman
Ludwig Meyer
James E. Rome
William Anderson
Margie Wilson
Batcheller
Benson Stock Company Opens Week with Safety First Comedy
The Benson Stock Company opens the week at Lexington Park with a three act comedy Safety First. A Race for a Wife is slated for the final three days. Free photo-plays accompany outdoor casino concerts by the woman's orchestra.
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Benson Stock Company
Lexington Park
Sail to Bass Point Nahant from Bay Line Wharf
A short hour long pleasant sail from Bay Line Wharf reaches the popular Bass Point Nahant. The cool breeze makes the spot ideal for hot mid summer days. Steamers depart Bay Line Wharf frequently with the last return from Bass Point at 9 45 p m.
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Bay Line
Bass Point
Nahant
Bay Line Wharf
Irene Franklin Leads Week at B F Keiths Theatre Vaudeville
Irene Franklin headlines B F Keiths Theatre with new songs and old favorites including The Old Maid's Home For Mine and The Millionaire's Son. Bert Fitzgibbon, Cutty duo, Martin and Fabrini dance act, Swift and Company, Burley and Burley, Ed Morton, Jimmy Casson and Dorothy Earle, Paul Gordon, and News Pictorial complete the strong vaudeville bill.
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Irene Franklin
B. I. Keith's
Miss Franklin
Bert Fitzgibbon
Fitzgibbon
William
Margaret Cutty
Cuttys
Martin and
Fabrini
Dancing Demons
Thomas F. Swift
The Light At Dusk Show At Boston Theatre
Four hour program at the Boston Theatre features The Light At Dusk adaptation of The Angelus with Orrin Johnson in a leading role. The Ring-Tailed Rhinoceros with Raymond Hitchcock and Flora Zabelle heads the comedy. Also on bill Fatty Arbuckle Mary Pickford and a vaudeville variety with J Warren Keane Grace White Burns and Lynn Marion Saunders and Clover Leaf Trio.
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Boston Theatre
Orrin Johnson
Raymond Hitchcock
Flora Zabelle
Fatty’ Arbuckle
Mary Pickford
J. Warren Keane
Grace White
Burns and Lynn
Marion Saunders
Clover Leaf Trio
Very Good Eddie at Wilbur Theatre Continues Run
The musical comedy Very Good Eddie keeps the Wilbur Theatre full in its second week with a charming chorus and polished principals including Ernest Truax Alice Dover Ann Orr Oscar Shaw Florence Earle Magna Paxton Denman Maley and Harry Linkey. Jerome Kern provides the popular music that audiences sing along to across the land.
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Eddie
Wilbur Theatre
Ernest Truax
Alice Dover
Ann Orr
Oscar Shaw
Florence Earle
Magna Paxton
Denman Maley
Harry Linkey
Jerome Kern
Vaudeville at the Orpheum Theatre Features Lipson and Strong Lineup
At the Orpheum Theatre yesterday a three hour show featured Arthur Lipson in Vaudeville in a Legitimate Way. Topping the bill were the Five Sweethearts, two boys and three girls, with musical comedy. The rest of the program included Louise Kent and her company in Sold, Corcoran and Mack, Malone and Malone with acrobatic dances, the Lockhart brothers in knockabout, Pathe News, a Keystone comedy, and Norma Talmadge in The Devil's Needle.
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Orpheum Theatre
Arthur Lipson
Louise Kent
Corcoran
Mack
Malone
Lockhart Brothers
Pathe
Norma Talmadge
Katinka at Shubert Opens Season after Renovation
T Roy Barnes leads the opening at the Shubert Theatre Monday evening in the musical comedy Katinka. Ada Meade Audrey Maple and May Thompson join the New York cast. The renovated theatre features red carpeting reseating and new drapery with box office opening for advance seats.
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Katinka
T. Roy Barnes
Shubert Theatre
Mr. Barnes
New York
Ada Meade
Audrey Maple
May Thompson
Shubert
On the Country Road brings laughs at St James Theatre
William Morrill and company stage a clever skit at the St James Theatre Huntington Avenue this week with Beatrice Lambert shining in song Beatrice Lambert shows off a fine voice William Ebs performs ventriloquial piece Burke and Broderick dance Tyro Trio wow with wire walking Ella Hall stars in Little Eva Edgarton as feature photoplay
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St. James Theatre
Huntington Avenue
William Morrill
Beatrice Lambert
William Ebs
Burke
Broderick
Tyro
Ella Hall
Eva Edgarton
Gordon's Olympia Presents Strong Week Of Photo Plays and Vaudeville
The Gordon's Olympia programme features two photo-plays headlined by Edmund Breese and Owen Moore with Ormi Hawley and Marguerite Courtot, a six act vaudeville bill, and the philharmonic orchestra delivering a high quality entertainment lineup.
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Gordon's Olympia
Philharmonic Orchestra
Edmund Breese
Boston
Ormi Hawley
Owen Moore
Marguerite Courtot
Selwyn
Rolling Stones
Plymouth Theatre to Open Season With Little Shepherd Drama
The Plymouth Theatre under Shubert management opens on Labor Day matinee Sept 4 with Eugene Walters dramatization of John Fox Jr novel The Little Shepherd of Kingdom Come. Cast features Mark Price Brigham Boyce Crosby Little and other noted players.
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Plymouth Theatre
The
Shuberts
Eugene Walter
John Fox, Jr
Kingdom Come
Mark Price
Brigham Boyce
Crosby Little
Waldron’s Casino Presents Max Speigel’s Revue
The Waldron's Casino crowd enjoyed Max Speigel’s Revue with high praise for its beauty and humor. Notable acts include The Trashion Girls and The Magazine Girl with dazzling gowns and electrical effects, plus The Fuscograph and a courtroom sketch with rapid costume changes. Cast features Billy Massey Harry Crawford Missie Miller Folly Follette Josephine Young Marie Allen Callahan brothers Leo Nadel and the Twentieth Century Four.
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Waldron
Max Speigel
Speigel
Columbia
Billy Massey
Harry Crawford
Butcher
Missie Miller
Folly Follette
E Company
Josephine Young
Marie Allen
Callahan Brothers
Leo Nadel
Twentieth Century Four
Globe Theatre Showcases Helen Rosson in The Sign of the Spade
The Globe Theatre continues its summer programme of all feature photoplays headlined by Helen Rosson in The Sign of the Spade. The rest of the bill offers several shorter photoplays, a Keystone comedy, and the Pathe News.
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Globe Theatre
Helen Rosson
Pathe News
Bowdoin Square Theatre Presents Wholesome Variety Show
Yesterday at Bowdoin Square Theatre women and young folks enjoyed Vio let Mascette and her 25 Merry Maids with comedy by Felix Martin Tommy Levine and John Dillon. The program featured new singing and dancing acts plus films from World’s Film Corporation and shorts along the Mexican frontier. Sunday concerts continue and Friday offers a bargain night with extra features at no price increase.
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Bowdoin Square Theatre
Violet Mascette
Merry Maids
Felix Martin
Tommy Levine
John Dillon
Woman
John Bohan
Sandy Donaldson
Dick Howard
Margaret Clayton
Majestic Theatre Still Draws Crowds for Where Are My Children
The Majestic Theatre continues to draw large crowds as Where Are My Children? nears its second month in the city. Each day and night sees full seats and lines of attendees in the lobby seeking tickets.
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Majestic Theatre
Paragon Park Palm Garden Hosts Popular Dansants
Paragon Park remains famous for its Palm Garden, renewed for cabaret and dansants. Saxophonists Tom Quinn, Reynolds and Carpenter enhance the entertainment as guests dance between courses to the Palm Garden Orchestra and the Banjo Band.
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Paragon Park
Palm Garden
Tom Quinn
Reynolds
Carpenter
Craigs to Tour Shakespearian Plays With Shu BertS
John Craig and Mary Young plan a two month tour of Shakespeares plays Romeo and Juliet and Hamlet. The company will begin rehearsals in Providence on September 4 and visit Worcester Portland Hartford Montreal and Washington.
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John Craig
Mary Young
Shuberts
Providence
Shakspere
Boston
Romeo
Jwuliet
Fenway Theatre Showcases Carlyle Blackwell and Ethel Clayton
At Fenway Theatre Carlyle Blackwell and Ethel Clayton in A Woman's Way will likely draw large crowds today and tomorrow. The bill for the last half of the week features Henry Walther in The Sting of Victory and Charlie Chaplin in One A. M. The Pathe Weekly becomes a permanent attraction.
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Fenway Theatre
Carlyle Blackwell
Ethel Clayton
Henry Walthal
Charlie Chaplin
Pathe Weekly
Double bill at Exeter Street Theatre features stars
The Exeter Street Theatre offers Frank Keenan in The Phantom and Mae Murray with Theodore Roberts in The Dream Girl. Max Figman comedies appear with Hazel Dawn in Under Cover and Lionel Barrymore in Dorian's Dream. Bray cartoons and Burton Holmes travel pictures close the run.
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Exeter Street Theatre
Frank Keenan
Mae Murray
Theodore Roberts
Max Figman
Hazel Dawn
Lionel Barrymore
Dorian
Bray
Burton Holmes
Trip to Happyland at Medford Boulevard Summer Theatre
A bright breezy musical comedy runs this week at Medford Boulevard Summer Theatre titled A Trip to Happyland. Ben Loring leads audiences through a maze of ludicrous situations that provoke constant laughter. Virginia Pearson stars in The Tortured Heart at Scollay Square Olympia with an exciting photo feature.
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Medford Boulevard
Happyland
Ben Loring
Scollay Square
Olympia
Virginia Pearson
Screencard details at Scollay Square Olympia this week
Play of life in the Southland headlines the lineup with The Tortured Heart and Pathe News films. Stuart Holmes is billed as the villain in the feature. Burton Holmes translogs and other picture hits accompany six vaudeville acts.
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Southland
Scollay Square Olympia
Stuart Holmes
Pathe
Burton Holmes
Daredevil Kate and Public Opinion at Modern Theatre
Two female led features headlined Modern Theatre yesterday. Virginia Pearson stars in Daredevil Kate set in a Western mining and manufacturing town. Blanche Sweet appears in Public Opinion, a stirring drama from Paramount.
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Modern Theatre
William Fox
Virginia Pearson
Kate
Paramount
Blanche Sweet
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An advertisement promotes Sargol as a fattening, flesh-building preparation. It claims to boost digestion so the body converts food into fat laden blood, promising 10 to 20 pounds of solid flesh and noting safety, affordability, and a money-back guarantee.
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Edward H. Crosby
Sonny
Venice
Norumbega Park
Gaiety Theatre
Hanover and
Portland Sts
B. F. Keith’s Theatre
Gordon’s Olympia
Hamburg
Jane
T. D. Baker CO
Tallaban Ace
Oxford
Washington Street
Fateh Oy Iston
Hollis Sts
Waldron’s Casino
Craigs
Medford Theatre
Jordan Marsh
Jordan Marsh Company
Nottingham
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Floss Real V
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