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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Dec 08, 1908
Page
4
The Hollis Street Theatre buzzed with a full house as The Third Degree opened its second week. Edmund Breese portrays a sharp constitutional law expert while Helen Ware shines as the heroine in a performance praised as among the finest in recent memory.
The Tremont Theatre proves its appeal as The Merry Widow keeps audiences laughing and cheering through a lively final weeks run in Boston. Lina Abarbanell returns to the cast boosting energy alongside Donald Brian as Prince Danilo and a strong supporting group delivering sparkling waltz numbers and polished performances.
The Bowdoin Square Theatre presented Caught in the Web a bank robbery mystery with a telling tale of a teller lured by bad influences. Hal Clarendon leads as Dick Leonard a detective with Edna Stanley as heroine and Frances McHenry praised for Idna Stanley while supporting players Brooks and Jenkins shine. Moving pictures also delight audiences.
Visitors to Star Theatre in Scollay Square enjoyed a strong program headlined by For Love of Country a Revolutionary War drama. Paris as Seen 2600 Feet in Air showcased balloon photography while The Jealous Fisherman offered solid drama. Rubber Heels and The Surprise Package won praise for comedy.
A Salisbury Massachusetts worker recounts severe sciatic pain after a cold and poor blood flow. He credits Dr Williams Pink Pills with rapid relief after doctors urged hospital care. Pills sold by druggists or by mail from Schenectady New York.
Henry Miller began his final Boston week in The Great Divide at the Colonial Theatre. The strong cast and Miller's compelling, battered portrayal held the crowd from start to finish, with a brisk box office sale anticipated for Paid in Full. A note mentions Eugene Walter’s Harlem life play stirring audiences in New York last winter.
The successful actor manager Mr. Craig continues to draw crowds with The Earl of Pawtucket its first stock performances before a Boston audience. Lord Carrington is depicted with fitting seriousness and humor by Mr. Craig assisted by Miss Young Miss Cleveland Miss Colcord Mr Evarts Mr Firebus Mr Hassell and Mr Meek. The Heir to the Hoorah is announced for next week.
English magician Oswald Williams headlines with mystifying tricks like The Flying Chest and Chinese Paper Art. Blake's Comedy Circus features ponies and monkeys. D Arc's Marionettes present stars such as Vesta Tilley and Harry Lauder. Other acts include Josephine Sabel, Warren and Brockway, and the Morriscope.
The Winter Garden in Park Square features Ullven the Life Slide a 1500 foot spectacle, Forber the Marvel juggling act, and ongoing aerials by DePhil and West. Also shown are a Punch and Judy show for families, Medea the illusionist and the moving picture theatre with Willard's Temple of Music Boury’s camels and other attractions drawing crowds as hourly bulletins track the six day race at Madison Square Garden.
The Theatre Premier presents Signora Pasqualina De Voe the famed Italian tragedienne with the crowd favorite Esther Ray and Bertha Renck. Pear son and Garfield offer a singing and talking act and Joe Daniels entertains with droll humor. Donar the so called magician mystifies while motion pictures and illustrated songs add appeal.
Reports to Major John M. Portal show strong enthusiasm for the rifle and revolver tournament at the Sportsman's Show to be held at Mechanics building. Clubs across New England plan to participate including many school boy groups, meeting the committee’s aim to foster youth involvement in shooting sports. General Tanner, president of the New England Rifle Association, backs efforts and will convene a Boston meeting during the tournament.
Frank Daniels drew a packed Park Theatre crowd for the third Boston week of Hook of Holland. Christie MacDonald and Florrie Hope impressed audiences with wit and dance while the Dutch gowns and visuals delighted patrons in every scene.
Review praises the Grand Opera House presentation Opium Smugglers of Frisco detailing scenes of opium dens in Chinatown San Francisco. Highlighted are Sol Solomon Harry Fields Lieutenant Robert Clifton HI W Pemberton Li Ling Foo Morris Burr and Grace Vinton with strong ensemble performance and audience acclaim.
William S Clark presents Jersey Lillies ex travaganza at the Gaiety with Al Rice and his Six Running Kids and the Watermelon Trust among week’s highlights. Leon Errol leads The Airy Widow and Hunting an Heiress with a strong supporting cast and 20 chorus girls. Next week features C B Arnold’s The Serenaders.
Austin and Stone’s Museum hosts an international goat display with Kerry bred guardians and a troupe of Mexican troubadours plus a Iberian Iberian singer. The Curio Hall features Irving the magician and Frank J. Dugan. A top stage show in the Casey Theatre includes the Manhattan Girls, vaudeville acts, moving pictures and illustrated songs.
Signor Fontaine the basso profundo draws crowds at Theatre Comique this week with The Mountain King while Gertrude Mann's Dear Heart earns applause. Screen offerings include Money Mad The Sinner and A Country Idyl with a unique What's What and Who's Who live issues segment.
An overflow audience enjoyed a high quality motion picture exhibit at Scenic Temple praised as the best yet. Illustrated songs drew encores, and a varied alip performance including monologue, vocal and instrumental pieces plus comedy sketches provided wholesome amusement. The orchestra offered musical gems that were well received.
The Hub Theatre advertises a varied program featuring moving pictures and vaudeville acts. Kilpatrick Smith Emer son, the Juggling Majors, Kelley and Judge, and J. G. Anderson are highlighted among the entertainers.
Boston audiences applaud Bob Hilliard in No 973 at Keith's Theatre where his ex convict role alongside Ida Desmond and Edwin Holland earns praise. The program features Lilly Lena from London, banjoist Franco Piper, Ray Cox political speeches, Jean Marcel living art studies, Coakley and McBride dancing, Bellong brothers bicycle routine, and a varied picture segment.
The Boston Theatre stock company offers The Heart of Maryland with Eleanor Gordon as Maryland Calvert and Frank Losee as Colonel Fulton Harpe. Strong supporting turns from Wilson Melrose and Mary Sanders underline a vivid Southern tale with suspense and emotional depth. Next week The Wallis of Jericho by Alfred Sutro closes the run.
Last night the Columbia Theatre presented The Trials of Issy Cohen a two act farce that drew laughter from with Charlie Burkhardt Connie Hamilton led the high class acts while McFarland Murray Ray W Anderson Dave Rose Charles Ledegar and Joe Opp also delivered hits The prize ballroom dancers from Boston perform after the show with cash prizes Wrestlers appear tomorrow and amateurs Friday as usual
Billy W. Watson leads a burlesque bill at the Palace Theatre this week with The Two Hot Nights and The Gay Mo aiste. He is joined by Charles Brown Harry Kohler Hal Hoyt Jack Jackson Ed Rogers and leading ladies Mabel Leslie Florence Belmont Minnie Gordon Nellie Watson Margie Austin Lor etta LeRoy and Fanny Brice with a chorus of many girls. The bill also features Margie Austin Nellie Watson T. C. Mack Florence Belmont the Monarch Comedy Four and the Millar Musical Four with amateurs on Friday evening.
Mrs Fan n ie Haskovitch followed her husband after Magistrate Beaton discharged him and grabbed him by his flowing whiskers, shaking him vigorously in Philadelphia.
Boston sports fans packed the Howard Atheneum to see Jack Twin and Mike Sullivan perform in a two daily vaudeville run. Cambridge natives, they were honored by local supporters with a large Roxbury audience planned for Friday night. The bill also featured a Bohemian troupe, singers and dancers, and a variety of acts led by Joe Bowden and Countess Willadameroff in a lively program.
Dr. Ludwig Wullner gave his second Boston song recital in Jordan Hall. The program featured Schubert Lowe Wolf Rubinstein Ludwig and Richard Strauss songs. The audience, large and responsive, praised his eloquence and magnetic interpretation, noting deep sincerity and universal appeal.
Wilmington Del December 7 A bride and a widow in three weeks and a be quest from the groom of 250000 dollars is the experience of Mrs Joseph Hill.
A home made cough syrup blends Pinex with granulated sugar syrup to soothe colds and quiet deep coughs quickly. It claims effectiveness within a day, advises against pine oil or pine tar products, and notes total cost about fifty four cents per pint.
Alfonso Prioli, longtime chef at the Hotel Woodcock in Boston, trained in Naples and served in Italy before arriving in 1891. The article notes his career path through several kitchens and highlights his signature dish plank steak with an intricate mushroom sherry sauce and elaborate vegetable garnishes for four.
Two breakfast friendly recipes from readers. First mixes flour with baking powder warm butter salt water and quince preserves to make a batter bake then sugar tops and serve with whipped cream. Second uses stewed tomatoes with butter pepper salt sugar and toast then adds cream at the last moment. Also a ginger spiced quick bread mix uses molasses sugar egg vinegar soda and flour rolled thin.
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