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Newspaper

Boston Post

Location

Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America

Date

Dec 01, 1908

Page

4

The Third Degree at Hollis Street Theatre in Boston

Charles Klein's The Third Degree played at Hollis Street Theatre Boston to a large audience. Helen Ware delivered a remarkable performance as a downtrodden woman protecting her husband while Breese and others added dramatic intensity, with the play praised for action, character drawing, and compelling contrasts.

Charles Klein Bostos Hollis Jas Street Klein Ftoward Jeffries, Jr Robert Underwood Jeffries Richard Frewster Underwood Helen Ware Mr. Breese John Ryder Miss Ware Wallace Eddinger Mr. Siddinger Catherine Countiss Mr. Delmore John [S Howard Jeffries Mr. Klein

Dr. Greene's Nervura Promises Safe Cure For Children's Ailments

Dr. Greene asserts Nervura as a safe remedy for children and claims it cures St Vitus Dance and related nervous troubles. He, a renowned lecturer and specialist, has over forty years of practice and offers free consultation at 34 Temple Pl Boston Mass.

Dr. Greene St. Vitus

Majestic Theatre sees debut of The Chaperons by Marion Fairfax

At the Majestic Theatre Bostonians witnessed the first stage production of The Chaperons by Marion Fairfax. Miss Maxine Elliott stars as the chaperon Countess Van Tuyle with Julian L Estrange Eric Maturin and Oz a Waldrop in key roles as the story follows a cautious matron trapped in a camp misadventure in the Adirondacks with love, storms, and a boat mishap ending in reconciliation.

Countess van Tuyle Miss Elliott Hog Island Jim Ogden Julian Vl’ Estrange Count van Tuyle Eric Maturin Mr. L'Estrange Betty Coombs Oza Waldrop

Hub Theatre Presents Mysteriarch and the Mysteagogue

This week at the Hub Theatre Adams and Mack headline with a farcical mystery. Shadrach and Talbot, Kathleen Cotter also perform alongside Miles Brothers moving pictures and illustrated songs. The ladies orchestra is highlighted.

Hub Theatre Adams and Mack Shadrach and Talbot Kathleen Cotter Miles Brothers Ladies’ Orchestra

DIY Pine Syrup Cure for Coughs and Colds Surfaces

Simple home remedy combines granulated sugar syrup with Pinex pine extract to curb coughs within a day. Inexpensive, it claims to ease hoarseness chest pains and similar ailments, with a pleasant taste for children and a pint lasting a family long time.

The Great Divide at Colonial Theatre Opens Second Boston Run

Henery Miller stars in the new season of The Great Divide at the Colonial Theatre with Margaret Anglin replaced by Thais Lawton. The cast includes Stephen Ghent Laura Hope Crews and Charles Wyngate in a melodrama recalling the East West clash resolved by love. Two weeks engagement precedes Eugene Walter's Paid in Full.

Henery Miller Boston Colonial Theatre Margaret Anglin Thais Lawton Miss Lawton Henry Miller Stephen Ghent Sterling Laura Hope Crews Charles Wyngate W. J. Butler Eugene Walter

Boston Theatre Presents A Message From Mars Satire

The Boston Theatre offers Richard Ganthony’s A Message From Mars with Wilson Melrose as Horace Parker and Frank Losee as the Messenger. Rose Morrison and Miss Gordon support, Walter Walker shines as the Tramp. the production receives praise for staging and acting. Next week The Heart of Maryland is announced.

Boston Theatre Mars Richard Ganthony Boston Museum Charles Hawtery Mr. Keith Wilson Melrose Horace Parker Melrose Rose Morrison Mr. Losee Walter Walker Asl Boston Heart of

Tremont Theatre to Close Run of The Merry Widow

The Tremont Theatre announces the final four weeks of Henry W. Savage's Viennese comic opera engagement. Audience demand remains high as seats go on sale for the remaining performances.

Tremont Theatre Henry W. Savage Boston Danilo Sonia

Hastings Show at New Gaiety Excites with Comedy and Song

The Hastings Show at the New Gaiety Theatre blends burletta acts and vaudeville with a strong comic and musical lineup. Mabel Dearlove, aka the California Nightingale, and stars Harry Hastings Tom Cohen and Al Lewis headline alongside Ruth Mildred Gertrude Fleming and Mildred Flora. A high-spirited finale mocks a circus with juggler novelty acts and slack-wire feats. A Thursday matinee adds a professional extra.

Hastings New Gaiety Theatre Mabel Dearlove Viola Sheldon California Harry Hastings Tom Cohen al Lewis Ruth Mildred Gertrude Fleming Iizette Elvin Mildred Flora Alio George Campbell Thirdie Brady Mont Howard Fitzgibbon-McCoy

The Two Rivals at Theatre Comique

Theatre Comique presents The Two Rivals as the feature motion picture with Indian scenery and people. The Clubman and the Tramp provides humor while Out to Nurse adds excitement. Sunny Madeira shows the famed country and Weary Willie at the Flower Show completes the program with a good comedy. Thom as Bullock, Signor Fontaine, and illustrated songs by Mildred Emerson, Gertrude Mann and Edith Mellor enrich the show.

Theatre Comique India Madeira Willie Thomas Bullock Signor Fontaine Mildred Emerson Gertrude Mann Edith Mellor

Park Theatre Opens Second Week With Flock of Holland

Frank Daniels presents the London musical comedy Flock of Holland at the Park Theatre last evening to a large audience. Christie MacDonald stars as Miss Hook with charm and delicacy, backed by Flossie Hope Adele Rowland Will Danforth and Leslie Stiles. The company delivers brisk, clean humor and lively dancing for a strong opening to the week.

Frank Daniels Park Theatre Fock Holland London Christie MacDonald Miss Hook

Orpheum Theatre Weekbill Features Zancigs and International Acts

The Orpheum announces a weeklong lineup led by the Zancigs fresh from Europe. Mile. Fatima Miris delivers rapid costume changes and hit songs. Grace Hazard and Mile. Emilia Frassinesi also star, with Egyptian styled acts and new Morriscope films. George W. Day and Grace Hazard perform for charity at the South End Day Nursery benefit tonight.

Orpheum Theatre Europe Mile Fatima Miris Daisy Lloyd Alice Raymond Grace Hazard Emilia Frassines George W. Day Stagpools Holman Brothers McKissick Shadney Senor Fah de Bruno Boston Italy Emilia Frassinesi Miris Hotel Vendome

Follies of the Day Charms Columbia Theatre Audience

The Columbia Theatre hosted The Follies of the Day with Sam Sidman and Gertrude Hayes delivering standout turns. The travesty sketches drew laughs as Roosevelt Taft and Bryan appeared on stage. A busy week includes a matinee, prize dance, Raoul De Rouin debut, a benefit for Frank K. Foster, and amateur night.

Columbia Sam Sidman Paris Gertrude Hayes John West Miss Hayes Roosevelt Taft William Jennings Bryan Farren Barney Gerard Raoul de Rouin America Fritz Mohl New York Frank K. Foster

Winter Garden in Boston Offers Varied Week Attractions

The Winter Garden at Park Square Boston promises standout acts and free special attractions this week. DePhil and West perform on a monocycle and high wire while Joseph Stanley’s slide for life drops from 200 feet in three seconds. Mme Stanley endures a loaded car and a 1000 pound cask as part of the program, alongside a moving picture theater, Dillie Troy songs, a rough riders ride, Punch and Judy, and exotic displays in Willard’s Temple of Music Boury’s camels and Chinatown attractions.

Winter Garden Park Square America DePhil and West Joseph Stanley Mme. Stanley Moving Picture Theatre Dillie Troy Rough Riders Williard Boury Boston New Winter Garden

Theatre Premier Delights Patrons With Six Big Acts

Six feature acts entertain patrons at Theatre Premier this week. Scotty Provan earns applause for singing. De Voe the cartoonist offers engaging drawings. Lester Bernard, a German comedian, delivers a solid monologue. Phil Brown shines as a character change artist. Esther Ray performs Senora with convincing femininity. Bertha Renck closes the vaudeville with illustrated songs. Films shown meet the usual high standard.

Scotty Provan de Voe Lester Bernard Phil Brown Senora Esther Ray Dainty Bertha Renck

Star Theatre Draws Large Boston Audiences

Yesterday's programme at the Star Theatre drew large appreciative audiences. Alfred Daudet's dramatization of L Arlesienne was one of the best pictures of Pathé acting in Boston. The King's Pardon was very good while the comedy Magic Handkerchief provoked widespread laughter. The illustrated songs were catchy and well sung.

Star Theatre Alfred Daudet Pathe Boston

Keith's Theatre Showcases Daring Whip Expert and Varied Acts

An Australian whip artist Fred Lindsay headlines Keith's Theatre with daring feats including flaming whips and a blindfolded neck wrap. Rock and Fulton perform dance and song, Sam Curtis offers a school sketch, plus Jean Marcel art studies and musical numbers by the Cutto family. Dancers White and Ryan, Al Carleton, and other acts round out the lineup.

Fred Lindsay Lindsay Keith Rock and Fulton Keith's Miss Fulton Sam Curtis Curtis Jean Marcel Cutto White Ryan al Carleton Agnes Scott Horace Wright Roberts Animals Cooper and Robinson

Castle Square Theatre Presents The House of a Thousand Candles

The John Craig stock company offered Meredith Nicholson’s novel adapted mystery at Castle Square Theatre in Boston. George Middleton’s adaptation unfolds in a rural Indiana mansion with John Marshall Glenarm and Marian Devereux in a tale of a singular will. Cast merit noted Craig as fates butler with strong support from Meek, Young, and Friebus.

John Craig Boston Castle Square Theatre George Middleton Meredith Nicholson Indiana John Marshall Glenarm John Glenarm Marian Devereux Mr. Craig Fates Butler Theodore Friebus Mr. Meek Miss Young

Burlesque double bill dazzles at Palace Theatre

Two bright burlesques The Trimming Shop and The Mardu tras Mashers headline at 24 Place Theatre this week by Charles Robinson and Night Owls. Robinson leads with a strong supporting cast including Harry Divine Lal Lawrence George Edwards Ed Nickerson John Quigg Harry Moore Frank Baden and others. A vaudeville roster features Lawrence Edwards a novelty musical act Quigg Nickerson a travelling sales act Divine Williams and a comic monologue by Robinson.

George Edwards Ed Nickerson John Quigg Harry Moore Frank Baden Jeanette Young Belle Williams Grace Hammond Lea Griffith Celeste Miller Lawrence H Edwards Alderman Quigg Nickerson Divine Williams Harry Seeback Charles Robinson

Bowdoin Square Theatre Presents Raffles Lovers and Detectives

The Bowdoin Square Theatre opens its Monday show with Raffles a charming amateur thief whose affection for women clashes with his desire for crime. Hal Clarendon as Raffles gives an artistic portrayal while Charlotte Hunt as Gwendolyn shines. Captain Bedford the detective pursues the case as moving pictures supplement the program.

Raffles Bowdoin Square Theatre Kcown Captain Bedford Hal Clarendon Gwendolyn Charlotte Hunt

Howard Atheneum features McAuliffe and burlesque show

A lively Howard Atheneum crowd greeted Jack McAuliffe the former lightweight champion. The program mixed boxing nostalgia, burlesque acts like the Broadway Gaiety Girls, dance numbers, juggling, singing and acrobatic novelties with performers such as Dorothy Collins Maida Dupree Krank Sadie Harrigan and Whittie delivering crowd pleasing acts.

Howard Jack McAuliffe Flynn Broadway Gaiety Girls India Dorothy Collins Maida Dupree Mike Kelly Gaffney Sisters Sherman and Luken Burman Whitpatrick Smith Emerson Stairs Colton Jean Darrow Gilroy Church Kathryn Potter Hub City Krank Sadie Harrigan Humes Lewis Whittie Howardscope

Grand Opera House Review of Its Never Too Late to Mend

Paul Burns delivers a bold turn as Louie Hizelbottel in Its Never Too Late to Mend at the Grand Opera House. Walter Downing as Dick Fairfax and Madeline Delmar as the heiress anchor the production with clever performances amid Bowery intrigue and a dramatic sea rescue finale.

Paul Burns Grand Opera House Louie Hizelbottel Dick Fairfax Walter Downing Madeline Delmar Bowery New York

Austin & Stone's Museum Draws West End Crowd

Thousands gathered at Austin and Stone's Museum for a curio hall show featuring Alexandria prize dancers and whirling dervishes. The Sultan's Favorite Salome dance and Sahara whirling act by Zueilma Agra highlighted the program, with motion pictures and a comedy sketch by Merry Maids and Powell and Steele among other featured acts.

West End Austin & Stone’s Museum Alexandria Curio Hall Far East Sahara Zueilma Agra Constantinople The Merry Maids Powell and Steele Campbell & Elsa Rochefort May Cassie French Leonard and Bastedo Clark Hanson von See

Sargol claims weight gain through tablets sold by mail

A 56 cent package of Sargol is advertised to add flesh without special diets or exercise. The company promises quick spread of the method and offers free mailing with a request form, asking for height age and weight, and a 50 cent box mailed free.

Sargel Company Herald Binghamton N. Y

Rational Cure for Eczema

An advertisement asserts eczema is a skin disease, not a blood disorder, and promotes oil of wintergreen as in D D D Prescription to cure the skin. It claims doctors agree relief comes from treating the skin and cites Riker Jaynes Drug Stores in Boston.

Riker-Jaynes Drug Stores Boston Philo Hay Spec. Co Newark N. J Harfina Riker-Jaynes’ Drug Stores Houghtom & Dutton

Scenic Temple Show Delights Crowd In Amusement Resort

Spectators at the Scenic Temple corner Berkeley and Warren viewed the annex vestry transformed for overflow audiences. Capacity 500 to 600, with a varied program including new motion pictures, illustrated songs, a monologist, instrumentalists, vocalists, and bright comedies. The string and reed orchestra adds operatic interpolations as a standout feature.

Berkeley Street Warren Avenue Berkeley Temple

Esperanto Movement Plans First New England Meeting

A general meeting of the Esperantists of New England is set for Saturday at 8 o clock in the Twentieth Century Club building 3 Joy street. Members arriving early at 6 will bring basket suppers and those walking in the afternoon will meet at the clock at the west platform of the Boylston street subway station. This first gathering will form the New England division of the Esperanto Association of North America and contain organizational business discussions.

Esperantists of New England Twentieth Century Club Joy Street Boylston Street The Esperanto Association of North America

Progress Report Notes From Newton Centre Address

Details may be learned from the secretary Dr. C. H. Fessenden at 34 Pelham Street Newton Centre. The fragment suggests ongoing work and future steps to be announced.

H. Fessenden Pelham Street Newton Centre

Stevenson to Seek Illinois Governor Vote Recount

Adlai E Stevenson plans a legislative recount of the Illinois governorship votes after the November 3 election. He is challenging the results that pitted him against incumbent Charles S Deneen following an announced contest.

Chicago Adlai E. Stevenson Himself Charles S. Deneen Illinois

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