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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Dec 04, 1917
Page
7
The headline notes Harry Lauder starting a week at the Shubert Theatre in a valedictory tour. Despite profound sorrow in his heart, he maintains lively stage presence, delivering unvarnished impressions and provoking spontaneous laughter from the audience.
The review highlights a Scotch comedian's shift from comedy to drama drawing strong audience emotion. It notes new songs shaped by bereavement, while other acts like Bell and Grazer, Francis Renault, the Arnaut brothers and Cleo Gascoigne add varied vaudeville charm.
The week long strike by 130 foundrymen and machinists at the Saco Lowell Textile Machine Company plant was settled this afternoon by Bernard F. Supple secretary of the State Board of Conciliation and Arbitration.
Readers can mix a Pinex based cough syrup at home saving money. Use 2% ounces Pinex in a pint bottle with granulated sugar to treat coughs throat and chest colds in 24 hours. The preparation promises fast relief, pleasant taste, and a money back guarantee from Pinex of Fort Wayne Indiana.
Jane Gray stars in a stage adaptation of Scammon Lockwood mystery titled New Kind of Crook De Luxe Annie at the Wilbur Theatre last night Edward Clark expanded it with new scenes and characters creating continuous suspense and climactic turns based on the Saturday Evening Post story.
The review traces Annie praised for her redemption arc in a stage drama where she uses the alias De Luxe while posing as a book agent. Cast members George Anderson Thurlow Bergen Albert Bruning and others are praised for their dual roles and vivid characterizations amid seven scenes.
Four year old Frank Priggins of 9 Larkin Street is hospitalized after drinking more than half a bottle of whiskey found on the floor. He was discovered in distress and rushed to City Hospital where doctors treat his alcohol exposure.
Frederick E. Atteaux, head of the F. E. Atteaux Company, allegedly diverted about $26,000 to mills' agents across New England to secure business. Charles E. Peakes, now on trial in Superior Criminal Court, faces charges of larceny around $12,000 and forgery of drafts.
In opening argument lawyer E. R. Anderson said 1906 or 1907 money was siphoned from the general manufacturers supply account and given to Atteaux who paid mill agents. Peakes claimed no control over the funds. An accountant in 1905 sparked dispute over over accounts. Anderson alleged only Atteaux benefited and Peakes agreed to cover the shortage by diverting funds from the corporation to repay himself by a scheme later used with foreign exchange. The trial resumes tomorrow morning.
Advertisement claims Sloan's Liniment penetrates to relieve sciatic pain by reducing nerve irritation. It touts quick relief for sciatica neuralgia sprains and bruises with a non staining liquid and easy application. Generous bottles priced at 1.00 are available at druggists.
An unusual attraction at Hollis Street Theatre last evening featured three J. M. Barrie one act comedies shown for the first time in the city. The evening was enjoyed by all attendees and judged truly memorable.
Mr Barrie presents three light war connected comedies The New Word Barbara s Wedding and The Old Lady Shows Her Medals with strong character studies led by H E Herbert Philip Tonge Clifton Alderson and John Campbell The engagement runs three weeks at the theater.
New England's sugar famine ends as the American Sugar Refinery Company ships the first pure white crystals from its South Boston refinery. The distribution aims to reach every city and town across six states, ending a month long shortage.
At South Boston the Sugar Ship arrived with 9 million pounds of raw sugar from Louisiana. Refinery workers labored from dawn until night to restore normal output as emergency sugar plans distribute the relief across New England. John E. Drury, superintendent, says more cargo is expected mid month and plan follows a 12 member emergency committee.
Grant B. Schley a financier left an estate valued over 5 million dollars to be divided equally among his four children. The will was written on half a sheet of note paper and filed in Somerville New Jersey on December 8.
Frederic and Fanny Hatton of Chicago have written many successful American plays. Their new work Up stairs and Down, a delicate comedy with bright situations and a moral about human foibles, played for the first time in Chicago last evening at Park Square Theatre.
The Licensing Board ordered 25 cafe licensees to provide separate rooms or partitions by December 15 1917 to keep men unaccompanied by women apart from women patrons. Plans must be submitted and a board meeting was scheduled for 10 am to discuss waterfront saloon closures within the war zone.
A review recalls the house party at Iveshurst with host L L and guests including Captain Terence O Keefe and a baby vampire. The play contrasts rich upstairs with servants downstairs, mixing satire romance and brisk action. The cast features Fred Tiden Frances Ring Robert Ellis Mary Servoss Ethel Stannard Roberta Arnold Arthur Elliot and others.
Paris reports somewhat violent artillery activity on the Aisne front and Verdun region. Raids on small posts near St Quentin and Fosses wood were repelled. Artillery duels occurred between Amiette and the Aisne and east of Rheims along the Meuse during the night.
After prior notices on Sept. 25, 1916 and April 3, 1917, the circular cautions licensees that immoral conditions must cease. The latest warning notes that recent investigations show the board's directions have not been observed in certain cafes and restaurants.
Representative Blanton of Texas introduced a bill authorizing a 60 million dollar appropriation for drought relief in the Southwest. He cited 18 Texas counties, about half the size of Germany, where cattle-raising is impossible due to the drought.
The Animal Rescue League held its annual fair yesterday in the Copley Plaza ball room to raise funds for its care of sick horses and its intake of about nine dogs and 770 cats weekly. A card party is planned this afternoon at the hotel to support the fund.
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