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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Aug 29, 1922
Page
9
Seats for the resumed engagement of Sally reopen at the Colonial next Monday evening. Marilyn Miller, Leon Errol, Walter Catlett and all the cast who appeared in Boston will return with the company next Thursday.
Betty Compson stars in The Bonded Woman at Exeter Street Theatre today and Wednesday. May McAvoy appears in The Top of New York. Later in the week Lionel Barrymore appears in The Great Adventure and Mabel Ballin stars in Other Women's Clothes shown as well.
William Farnum headlines Moonshine Valley at the Boston Theatre a tale of a wife who elopes with a sick man, a vengeful husband who sinks into ruin, a found child, and a dramatic reunion after tragedy. Vaudeville Vodvil a la Mode also stars Agnes Findlay and Charles J. Hill.
Mack Sennett presents The Cross roads of New York at Gordon's Olympia Theatre with a witty satire of a country youth in New York and a fast paced finale where good triumphs. Cast includes O'Hara Terry McGuire Berry Cain Gribbon Farley June. Ben Turpin and Margaret Taylor headline a varied vaudeville bill with other acts.
Doris May stars in a city life comedy Up and at Em and a Canadian Rockies melodrama The Fighting Guide at the Park Theatre this week. May plays a playful madcap whose schemes stir humor and danger before a happy ending. Short subjects and news pictures complete the bill.
Bert Bertrand headlines a week at Waldrons Casino with a cast of comely women and witty men. The burlesque features smart stage settings and costumes and a strong vaudeville bill with pictures. Continuous show runs from 1 to 10 30 with audience kept in good humor.
Keep Smiling is the burlesque at the Gayety Theatre this week led by comedian Bert Lake. The show runs two and a half hours with shapely female performers who sing and dance, and men who provide strong comedy. A hearty laugh greets each moment.
William Fox presents A Little Child Shall Lead Them at Tremont Temple. The crowd wept openly as the wholesome drama centers on Colonel Lewis and his two motherless daughters Barbara and Betty. Peggy Shaw, Robert Agnew, Roger Lytton and others star under J Searle Dawley’s direction.
Henry Jewett and his Players announce the opening of the Fine Arts Theatre on Massachusetts Avenue on September 25 with the world premiere of Sally Reforms Herself. The company will move to the relocated Copley on November 6 for the upcoming season.
Plymouth presents Maytime in Erin Selwyn stages Shuffle Along Tremont bows Little Nellie Kelly comedy and song in a busy theater week featuring four productions.
Pauline Frederick stars in Willam J. Locke's The Glory of Clementina, premiering yesterday at the Lancaster Theatre for the week’s first three days. Eugene O'Brien appears in The Prophet's Paradise. Thursday brings Thomas Meighan in Our Leading Citizen and Ethel Clayton in For the Defence.
Local travel agents report many Greater Boston residents vacation at home and take shore trips. The popular excursion is the Plymouth voyage, with the steamship South Shore from Bowes Wharf sailing daily at capacity.
Adv and Mercha offers writing design and printing of catalogs booklets circulars and follow up materials to support sales and place advertising that drives business growth.
The Shubert Theatre inaugurated its dramatic year with a sold audience and a premiere of Tangerine. Julia Sanderson led a charming byline company of pretty women and talented men, delivering a romantic plot and bright performance that delighted the crowd.
A long New York run brings a lively burlesque style show featuring three ex-husbands and Shirley Dalton in a comic tale of alimony, island myths, and modern ideas. Miss Sanderson as Shirley impresses with dancing and charm, while Frank Lalor and Beulah Benson lead strong supporting turns and Anton Heindl conducts the orchestra.
Music in all its phases interspersed with dancing and humor featured the well balanced bill at Keiths Theatre last night. Joseph E Howard aided by Ethelyn Clark rendered popular selections. Hermine Shone in Window Shopping with veCe LaBoch proved a distinct hit. J Rosamond Johnson and Eloise Bennett performed Southern melodies and jazz to applause. Class Manning and Class did aerial wire tricks. Other acts Will and Gladys Ahern Maude Powers Vernon Wallace Burt Gordon and Gene Ford were well received.
A combination picture and vaudeville show runs at Bowdoin Square Theatre. Richard Barthelmess stars in Sonny a tale of a soldier who dies and has his buddy impersonate him, with romantic entanglements. Also shown Watch Your Step with Cullen Landis and Home Made Movies with Ben Turpin plus vaudeville acts. The Timber Queen Ruth Roland appears with Friday extra vaudeville specialties added to the bill.
Indications point to a record breaking number of passengers on the Nantasket boats this week. The beauties to be viewed on the harbor trip, the excellence of the bathing at Nantasket, and the number and variety of attractions at that beach make its popularity increase steadily.
Wallace Reid headlines The Dictator at Scollay Square Theatre this week. Vaudeville lineup includes Wylie and Hartmann Ben Quint Meehan and Newman Ryan Weber and Ryan and the Great Johnson.
Northwest mounted police tale stars Lew Cody accused of a murder he did not commit. He flees with Alma Rubens through peril to a happy ending. Vaudeville features Jack Wyatt and company with Scottish dance and songs. Other acts include Rainbow Mohawk Bobby Carbone Van Wart and Company Haig and La Vere.
Gloria Swanson stars in Her Gilded Cage at the State Theatre this week, adapted from Ann Nichol's play with Suzanne Ornoff as a cabaret singer and Walter Hines as the press agent among a strong supporting cast. Frank Mayo stars in Caught Bluffing, with notable card tricks and staging.
The Somerville Theatre began its preliminary season with the film Your Best Friend starring Vera Gordon and Harry Benham. Benham leads the company again in East Is West when the dramatic season starts on Labor Day. New company members appear in the current performance.
Norma Talmadge appears in Smilin' Through at Gordon's Strand in Up ham's Corner with showings continuing this week. The screening venue Gordon's Strand hosts the film performances attracting local audiences.
Burlesque review at the Howard Athenaeum features the New York Rounders with Lew Briggs Fred Sparker Luke Cunnie Frank Elston Manuel Lopez Wilda Haig Mildred Haines Marie Bender Louise Adair and Elsie Devere. The triple bill includes vaudeville acts and a film The Trap with Lon Chaney and appearances by The Four Bellhops Jack Hughes Duo and Morrisey and Young.
Melodrama in excelsior fills the Modern and Beacon Theatres this week with Lincoln J. Carter’s The Fast Mail featuring Charles Ray. The Deuce of Spades offers Ray’s humor alongside a Ben Turpin comedy Home Made Movies and news pictures complete the bill.
Last night the Fenway Theatre presented Charles Ray in Gas Oil and Water with Katherine MacDonald in Domestic Relations. The usual short subjects were shown and retained audience interest.
The Norumbe ga Park baby show opens Thursday for three days with entries in many classes for babies. It features a decorated baby coach parade and a white dress ramb le for school girls, plus the crowning of the king and queen of Babyland. Raymond Lewis presents a blackface comedy in the theatre, with the bill changing Thursday.
The St. James Theatre opened its second season with the Boston Stock Company under George A. Giles. Walter Gilbert and Eveta Nudson head a strong cast in the comedy Nothing But the Truth, praised for humor and lively performances. The orchestra led by Charles R. Hector offered a bright program before and between acts.
Betty Compson starred in The Bonded Woman at Corfin's Central Square Theatre yesterday. Supporting cast includes John Bowers Richard Dix Ethel Wales and J Farrell MacDonald. Also featured May Murvoy in The Top of New York, a comedy The Village Sheik and the latest news weekly.
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