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Boston Post

Location

Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America

Date

Aug 27, 1918

Page

10

Profit taking in yesterday's market prompts varied activity

Yesterday's trading saw profit taking after a firm opening with selling pressure easing later. Steel led activity with shares from Central Leather American Can and Telephone moving. American Agricultural Chemical and other issues drew attention as the market closed firm overall.

New England American Telephone Swift American Agricultural Chemical New York Swift & Co Gorton-Pew Fisheries and Walworth Manufacturing Company

Maytime at the Shubert Delights With Odd Characters

The musical comedy Maytime continues at the Shubert featuring a company led by Charles Purcell Peggy Wood and William Norris with catchy tunes pretty costumes and a lighthearted love plot.

the Shubert Charles Purcell Peggy Wood William Norris

The Warrior and The Two Orphans At Columbia Theatre

The first half of the week features Maciste in The Warrior and Theda Bara in The Two Orphans. The latter half showcases Elsie Ferguson in The Danger Mark and Till I Come Back to You at the Columbia Theatre.

Columbia Theatre Maciste Theda Bara Elsie Ferguson

First Week Photoplays at Modern Theatre

First run shows fill the week at the Modern Theatre starring Charlie Chaplin in Triple Trouble Pauline Frederick in Fedora and Mae Marsh in Money Mad.

Modern Theatre Charlie Chaplin Pauline Frederick Mae Marsh

Globe Theatre This Week Screens Three Silent Stars

Clara Kimball Young stars in The Savage Woman Norma Talmadge appears in Her Only Way and Fatty Arbuckle headlines The Butcher Boy at the Globe Theatre this week. The program features leading performers from early cinema in a packed schedule.

Clara Kimball Young Norma Talmadge Fatty Arbuckle Globe Theatre

Liberty Players Stage The Brat at Norumbega Park

The Liberty Players present The Brat this week at Norumbega Park with Joan Quest in the title role.

Liberty Players Norumbega Park Joan Quest

Friendly Enemies a Winner at Plymouth Theatre

The Plymouth Theatre opened its season with Friendly Enemies, presenting the first city viewing of the new elaborate decorations. The play, a dramatic yet subtle account of a central conflict across the water, drew a notable audience for its debut.

Plymouth

Some Night Delirious New Comedy Debuts at Tremont

A new vaudeville style revue titled Some Night opens at the Tremont Theatre in its metropolitan debut. Harry Delf likely conceived the piece with music and showgirls, featuring a town and county detective amid a wartime tremolo vibe.

Harry Delf Tremont Theatre

Friendly Enemies at the Local Theater

The play Friendly Enemies by Samuel Shipman and Aaron Hoff man blends comedy romance and melodrama about two old friends split by German and American loyalties. Lew Fields and Charles Winninger lead a small capable cast as the pair, with Marie Richard Adrienne Arthur De Lord and Hubert Wilke in supporting roles.

Samuel Shipman Aaron Hoffman Lew Fields Charles Winninger Mr. Fields Fields Marie Richard Adrienne Arthur de Lord Hubert Wilke

Quits and Camps at Keith's Theatre Delights Audiences

Wilton Lackaye stole the show with a vivid skit titled Quits while Trixie Friganza showcased clever individuality in Camps. Also featured were Harry Hines in The astic Variety A Study in Sculpture and performances by Stephens Hollister Marley and the McCarthy sisters Moran and Wiser and Fred and Daisy Rail. The Pathe Weekly and war pictures completed the bill.

Wilton Lackaye Keith Lackaye Trixie Friganza Harry Hines Stephens Hollister Marley McCarthy Sisters Moran and Wiser Fred Daisy Rail Pathe Weekly War Pictures

Sporting Widows plays delight Gayety audience

The Gayety's this week program features Sporting Widows with Marry Cooper and Joe Brown as comedians. Milo, Julie Kelety with operatic voice, Alice Lazar in multiple costume changes, and Frank Ward, Wright, Weist and Myers are listed as vaudeville features.

Marry Cooper Joe Brown Milo Julie Kelety Alice Lazar Frank Ward Wright, Weist Myers

Big Review Burlesquers at Howard Atheneum Featured Cast

The Big Review burlesquers with Harry Hickey Levan and Claire De Vine appeared at the Howard Atheneum yesterday. Lottie Boles Helen Stuart Nellie Greenwood Dan McGrath and Claude Payton also joined the company with a vaudeville bill including the Caits brothers the Murray Ward Trio Ferris and Jordan Les Valadons Mildred Ford and Tom Sena.

Harry (Hickey) Levan Claire Devine Howard Atheneum Lottie Boles Helen Stuart Nellie Greenwood Dan McGrath Claude Payton Caits Brothers Murray Ward Ferris and Jordan Les Valadons Mildred Ford Tom Sena

Oh Lady Dody at Wilbur Theatre Enters Third Week

The Wilbur Theatre persistence show Oh Lady Dody enters its third week with a bright Princess Theatre musical. The production features lilting music and a chorus of pretty dancers and a high calibre cast.

Wilbur Theatre Princess Theatre

Beacons Theatre Week Billing With Silent Stars

Pauline Frederick stars in Fedora with Charlie Chaplin in Triple Trouble and Mae Marsh in Money Mad featured for a full week at the Beacon Theatre. The program presents a lineup of classic silent film favorites and marquee performances throughout the week.

Some Night Delights With Music in Swift Farce

A lively ventriloquial style farce with music. John Hardy seeks a girl while a fleeing bond bearer enters his home causing a tangle of mistaken identities. Forrest Winant and Roma June score with strong performances as the cast delivers a brisk, delirious comedy with tunes.

John Hardy Johnny Forrest Winant Hardy Dorothy Roma June Louis Simon Joe

Vaudeville Week at Loew's Orpheum with Exposition Jubilee Four

Excellent vaudeville opens this week at Loew's Orpheum Theatre led by the Exposition Jubilee Four colored singers. The bill also features Sam Howard and company in The Prediction, Rosamond and Dorothy, Samsone and DeLila, and Albert and Rogers with photoplays. The lineup shifts Thursday headed by the Kinkaid Kitties Derek Cooper and company Langdon and Smith Lewis and Leonia and Louise and Mitchell.

Loew’s Orpheum Theatre Sam Howard Rosamond Dorothy Samsone DeLila Albert Rogers Kinkaid Kitties Derek Cooper

Bowdoin Square Theatre Showings Highlight Classic Films

Yesterday at Bowdoin Square Theatre Douglas Fairbanks starred in Bound in Morocco while A Nine O Clock Town headlined with Charles Ray. The Animated Weekly and Fox Sunshine comedy drew interest as vaudeville presented Al Grossman the La Tour duo and the Dayson trio.

Bowdoin Square Theatre Douglas Fairbanks Morocco Doug Nine O'Clock Town Charles Ray Fox al Grossman Frank Clara la Tour Stone and Manning Wells de Veau Dayson

Waldrons Casino Presents Star and Garter Show

Waldrons Casino features a lively Star and Garter Show week with leads Don Clark and Florence Darley. The cast includes Will Bovis Charles Burns Ray Reed Mae De Lisle Babe De Palmer Bert Hall and Harry Hawkins. Two pieces titled For Art s Sake and Hingle Tingle entertain audiences.

Waldron's Don Clark Florence Darley Will Bovis Charles Burns Ray Reed Mae de Lisle Babe de Palmer Bert Hall Harry Hawkins

Catherine Calvert Stars At Kinston Theatre Bill This Week

Catherine Calvert leads the motion picture Out of the Night at the Kinston Theatre with Herbert Rawlinson. Supporting players include J. C. Mack and company Dunton and Hackett Howard and Rose Early and Laight and Donnie and Lynn. Pathe Weekly and war pictures were shown.

Catherine Calvert Kinston Theatre Herbert Rawlinson J. C. Mack and Company Dunton and Hackett Howard and Rose Early

Viola Dana Leads Park Theatre Bill With Flower of Dusk

Viola Dana stars in Flower of Dusk at the Park Theatre this week with Bryant Washburn in The Ghost of the Rancho, a Sunshine comedy, plus Pathe Weekly and fine music in the program.

Viola Dana Park Theatre Bryant Washburn Pathe Weekly

Gordon's Olympia Showcases Fairbanks In Morocco

Gordon's Olympia presents Douglas Fairbanks in Bound in Morocco and receives strong words for the vaudeville style program. The Olympia News Weekly touts its status as a leading weekly in town.

Carmen of the Klondike at Scollay Square Olympia

The Boston premiere screened Carmen of the Klondike starring Clara Williams at Scollay Square Olympia last night. The vaudeville show offered light acts and drew a favorable reception from Olympia News Weekly readers.

Scollay Square Olympia Clara Williams Boston Olympia News

Exeter Street Theatre Bill Features Reid Hulette and Barrymore

The schedule for the week at Exeter Street Theatre opens with Wallace Reid in Less Than Kin and Gladys Hulette in Waifs. Later the program continues with Douglas Fairbanks in Bound in Morocco and Katherine Harris Barrymore in The House of Mirth.

Exeter Street Theatre Wallace Reid Gladys Hulette Douglas Fairbanks Morocco Katherine Harris Barrymore

Codman Square Theatre Bills Change Thursday

Barney Gilmore stars in An Irish Honeymoon at Codman Square Theatre with Louis Hart in The Dream and appearances by Eddie Healy and Ross and White. Several motion pictures and the entire bill will be changed on Thursday.

Barney Gilmore Codman Square Theatre Louis Hart Eddie Healy Ross and White Haddock United States Inspection Service Merchant Marine Stars and Stripes Haines H. T. Parker Lorenzo F. Crowell Massachusetts Eastern Steamship Corporation Sproul Lyons Richardson W. M. Gilman John Stewart J. Littlefield Daniel Sawyer J. F. Rawdon Gertrude de Costa Boston East Boston Atlantic Chili United States

May Robson to Star A Little Bit Old Fashioned at Hollis Street

Augustus Pitou presents May Robson in A Little Bit Old Fashioned at the Hollis Street Theatre for a limited engagement starting next Saturday night August 31 and opening the season at that venue.

Augustus Pitou May Robson Hollis Street Theatre

Parlor Bedroom and Bath Brings Laughs at Park Square

The Park Square Theatre hosts Parlor, Bedroom and Bath to packed audiences with Florence Moore delivering the season’s standout performance. The farce draws steady crowds as critics hail Moore as the production’s highlight.

Park Square Theatre Florence Moore

Where to Deposit Your Savings

Money deposited in Massachusetts institutions will draw interest from stated dates. Andover Savings Bank Andover Sept. Brighton Five Cents Savings Bank Cambridgeport Savings Bank Oct. Melrose Savings Bank Melrose Oct. Blackstone Savings Bank Boston Oct. Boston Five Cents Savings Bank Oct. Columbus Savings Bank Boston Now- Home Savings Bank Boston Oct. Salem Five Cents Savings Bank Nov. Waltham Savings Bank Waltham Oct.

Massachusetts Andover Savings Bank Andover Brighton Five Cents Savings Bank Cambridgeport Savings Bank Melrose Savings Bank Melrose Blackstone Savings Bank Boston Boston Five Cents Savings Bank Columbus Savings Bank Now- Home Savings Bank Salem Waltham Savings Bank Waltham Guaranty Trust Co Cambridge Charlestown Trust Co Charles Commonwealth Trust Co Cosmopolitan Trust Co Exchange Trust Co Federal Trust Co Fidelity Trust Co Metropolitan Trust Co Old South Trust Co Boston Trust Co United States Trust Co Fitchburg Bank and Trust Co Melrose Trust Highland Trust Co Somerville Trust Co Waltham Trust Co

Fenway Theatre Week Program Features Chaplin and Hart

The Fenway Theatre presents Charlie Chaplin in Triple Trouble and Gladys Leslie in Wild Primrose during the first half of the week. Later, William S. Hart stars in Staking His Life and Doris Kenyon appears in The Street of the Seven Stars on Thursday to Saturday.

Fenway Charlie Chaplin Gladys Leslie William S. Hart Doris Kenyon

Lancaster Theatre Schedule Shows Two Weekday Features

The first half of the week presents The Guilty Man and Naughty Naughty starring Enid Bennett. Later in the week Constance Talmage appears in Up the Road with Sally and Lewis Stone stars in Inside the Lines.

Lancaster Theatre Guilty Man Enid Bennett Constance Talmage Sally Lewis Stone

Majestic Theatre Ends Run of America's Answer This Week

Final week at the Majestic for America's Answer as the season winds down. Labor Day marks the opening of the regular season with Experience presented by a talented cast.

the Majestic

Hitchy Koo at Colonial Theatre Opens Season

Raymond Hitchcock brings Hitchy Koo to the Colonial Theatre for the 1918 season opener on the Labor Day Monday matinee. Seats go on sale Thursday morning.

Raymond Hitchcock Colonial Theatre

Resort season ends at Faragon Park Nantasket

This week closes the season at Faragon Park in Nantasket and the summer is described as the most prosperous in the resort’s history with special features promised for visitors.

Faragon Park Nantasket

Tremont Temple Screens “My Four Years in Germany” in Boston

The public of Boston and vicinity continues viewing the motion picture at Tremont Temple. Another week of this informative film began yesterday as locals review its content.

Boston Vicinity Germany Tremont Temple

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