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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Dec 10, 1918
Page
17
The Henry Jewett Players presented Oscar Wilde’s The Importance of Being Earnest at the Copley Theatre. The production drew a cordial reception with a cast of prominent company members delivering lines with wit and clarity in a lively performance.
Boston audiences saw the musical Maytime complete its final week at the Majestic Theatre with farewell performances named after the performers. Leave It to Jane is slated to follow on December 16.
At the Colonial Theatre last night Going Up entered the final two weeks of its Boston engagement with undiminished business. This musical farce has withstood all competition, despite strong rivals and crowded shows.
Several new musical plays have entered the field against it, diversifying offerings and intensifying competition in the theater lineup. The development signals fresh artistic direction and audience choice pressures for early season showings.
Tavie Belge showcased a wide range of voice with power and beauty and a engaging personality as the second week of the engagement began at the Tre Mont Theatre last evening.
Hollis Street Theatre closes its run of The Off Chance with Ethel Barrymore as the final week opens last evening. Senry Miller and Ruth Chatterton are announced to present A Marriage of Convenience on December 23.
Park Square Theatre presents A. J. Woods diversion Up in Mabel's Room drawing overflowing crowds with lively wit and cheeky intrigue as theatergoers count themselves among its visitors to a young lady's boudoir.
The Winter Garden born revue tradition continues as The Passing Show of 1918 outshines earlier Boston offerings. At the Shubert Theatre crowds flock for a clean yet spirited performance that blends humor and vigor, thrilling large audiences.
The comedy follows Potash and Perlmutter as they chase fortune in the motion picture industry. Boston presents the original New York cast led by Barney Bernard and Alexander Carr for a limited run at the Wilbur Theatre on Saturday December 21.
The Plymouth Theatre continues its three week engagement with Cappy Ricks a dramatization by Edward KE Rose based on Peter Kyne stories. The cast features Charles Abbe Hubart Ixelly Marion Oakley Percival Moore Philip Lord and Lottie Alter among others in a laughing success.
Park Theatre runs all week featuring The She Devil with Theda Bara showcasing a powerful love influenced performance. Hitting the High Spots with Bert Lytell tells of a young man who sacrifices romance to save a business on the brink. A Vitagraph comedy sparks laughter while the weekly delivers notable news. Anthony Guarino, famed operatic tenor, pleased audiences as the Park Symphony Orchestra delivered strong performances.
For the first half of the week at Codman Square Theatre audiences will see Charlie Chaplin in Shoulder Arms George Walsh in On the Jump the second Houdini episode The Master Mystery and four vaudeville acts headed by Libby Brown and Conlon An entire change is planned on Thursday.
Keith's Theatre featured William Russell returning to the stage, greeted with applause as she bowed graciously. The bill included Mr. and Mrs. Jimmy Barry in The Rube, plus Katherine Dana, Lucy Bruch and company, Al Shayne with Joe Sully, Ray Rice and Mary Werner in supporting roles.
A fragment describes captions from a Scaffold page referencing Double Crossing Felix and Wisher along with Pathe We Alutes and Reed in Hiefen Virecent and Red Cross pictures. The sentence lists film or image titles and associated captions without full context.
Castle Square Stock company presents Alias Jimmy Valentine a melodrama about a young man released from Sing Sing seeking to rejoin society. Ayres and Miss MacDonald star with Kent Barnicoat Tierney and others delivering a well-rounded cast. Next week offers For the Man She Loved in Boston.
Charles Tf Waldron's Bostonians opened at the Gayety for a week. Finney leads the company with Trish-Inat humor in a laundry scene. Opposing Finney is Phil Ott, a Boston boy, seen at his best in recent times. The finale promises strong audience appeal.
The current attraction at Waldron's Casino features Katherine Drexuy Ile Davis Michelina Pennetti Emily Dyer Tillian Isabella and a beauty chorus. The lineup includes a capable soubrette, a talented comedienne, an ingenue, and a performer with strong stage presence, forming a notable female cast.
Scollay Square Olympia showcases Believe a well told first rate film with a skilled cast. The third instalment of Italy's Flaming Front on the fall of Austria follows strong earlier parts. Vaudeville includes Ethel Clifton and company in The Aftermath and other acts by A. Tucker Campbell Phil lips Elvera sisters Hill and Sylvania Matt and Jeff in animated cartoons His Winning Way and Olympa Weekly.
At the Fenway Theatre Pauline Frederick stars in A Daughter of the Old South while Earle Williams appears in The Man Who Wouldn t Tell. Thursday to Saturday Billie Burke features in The Make Belivee Wife and Julia Arthur appears as Edith Cavell in The Cavell Case with Burton Holmes Travels Pathe Weekly and Mutt and Jeff cartoon completing the programme.
Howard Atheneum presents The Pacemakers Burlesque Company with sparkling entertainment yesterday. The Clark sisters Della and Stella drew much interest during Twin Week. Notables Warry Seymour Manny Wine Rose Allen Jean Brown Sophie Davis and others performed. Next week Jack Reid and his Record Breakers Burlesque Company join Soldier Ben Gilbert veteran of Chateau Thierry.
Patrons at Bowdoin Square Theatre enjoyed Caruso in My Cousin where he plays Mario Nanni and Cesare and advances the tale of a sculptor who loves music. Also shown Private Peat from Two Years in ill Well and Back With a Smile. A vaudeville bill featured thanton and Clifton in An Evening at Llome with Tommy Hayden Mlle Carmen Dolly and Callame. Chaplin in The Rink. Amateurs Thursday night and bargain features Friday.
Gordon's Olympia screens Charlie Chaplin in Shoulder Arms this week alongside The Strange Woman with Gladys Brockwell. The vaudeville program features Resista Alma and the Merriman girls. Also showing are Bob Tenney in In Ireland Budd Walker and Matt and Jeff cartoons with Olympian News Weekly.
Franklin Park Theatre presents vaudeville through Wednesday featuring Allen and Everett the Makarenki duo and Anderson and Goines plus news pictures two comedies and Mirandy Smiles with Vivian Martin. New vaudeville and motion pictures scheduled for Thursday.
The Park of the Town starring Doro thy Phillins leads the Boston Theatre screen program with strong story and acting. Vaudeville features Dance a la Carte plus Edwin George the juggler and The Surprise Act by Parsons and Irwin with Billy and Irene Tellack. A well rounded entertainment bill.
The current three day slate at the Exeter includes Marion Davis in Burden of Proof and Herbert Rawlinson in Smashing Through. Remaining days present Julia Arthur in the Cavell Case and Con stance Tahnady in Mrs Leffingwell's Boots along with Official War Review Pathe News and comedies.
Uphams Corner Strand hosts crowded shows with Margarity Fisher in The Mantle of Charity and Social Ambition with Howard Hickman. English contralto Marie Desmond charms audiences with familiar songs. Thursday to Saturday feature William Russell in Kobbs in a Hurry and Buchanan's Wife with Virginia Pearson, Charlie Chaplin in Shoulter Arms, and Desmond continuing its run for the final days.
The St James Theatre stages the Cavell Case with Julia Arthur as Edith Cavell, the famed Red Cross nurse executed by the Germans, in a dramatic production reflecting the historic wartime tale.
A five man Japanese commercial mission led by R. Yamashina arrived in Boston to pursue closer trade ties. They are staying at the Hotel Touraine and will visit nearby industrial plants before luncheon with the Chamber of Commerce at Parker House. The group includes S Sheba S Terada fr Yoshida and S O Kano.
At the St James Theatre this week the leading picture is The Iron Test with The Gypsy Songsters, Jodie Dotherty, Shappell and Stinett, Jared Hagan and company and Goldini in a top vaudeville bill. The Road Through the Dark features Clara Kimball Young while Houdini stars in Master Mystery plus new vaudeville.
The Globe Theatre presents The Squaw Man Russ and Meathers with Itnid Bennett and Independence B Gosh during the week карти.
Seats go on sale today for the first Boston engagement of Leave It to Jane the musical comedy presented by William Elliott FP Ray Comstock and Morris Gest at the Majestic Theatre starting Monday night December 16.
An excellent vaudeville bill led by George M Rosener plays the Orpheum Theatre for the first half of the week with acts George and Mav LeFevre six Venetian gypsies Slrolicking in a Romany Camp Bays and England Nai Tai Tai and Evelyn and Dolly. The screen shows The Sauaw Man Independence B Gosh and news pictures Elsie Ferguson stars in Under the Greenwood Tree. New vaudeville arrives Thursday.
The Columbia Theatre features Clara Kimball Young in The Road Through the Dark and Wallace Reid in The Man from Funeral Range for the first half of the week. A bill change is planned for Thursday.
The Lancaster Theatre shows Mary Garden in The Splendid Sinner during the first half of the week with Jane and Katherine Joe in Pell to the Marines. A complete change is expected on Thursday.
Fred Stone stars in Jack o Lantern at the Colonial Theatre beginning Tuesday evening December 4. The same cast that played for a year in New York and months in Chicago will be featured.
The Beacon Theatre schedules the week’s program with Branding Broadway featuring William S. Hart as a Western hero in New York, and Mabel Normand in A Perfect 36 described as a busting good picture.
At the Modern Theatre this week the comedy A Perfect 35 stars Mabel Normand promising many possibilities. Also playing is Branding Broadway featuring William S. Platt as a Western hero bringing his arsenal to New York streets.
Strike-breakers, about 69 men, were put to work by Boston and Maine railroad officials at Mystic and Toosatonic docks to break a strike by Waterfront Freight Handlers Local 809 I.A. The workers were offered 52 1/2 cents an hour to load vessels in port, while strikers claimed a 25 cent weekly raise was due. Authorities said the strike breakers would not work the next day after discussions.
Paris dispatch reports Ishert Government sending more troops to Berlin to crush the Spartacus movement ruling northern suburbs and seizing the building of the Prussian chamber. Disruptions spread to Munich and Tilesen after radical meetings.
There was no suitable ice for practice so the first workout of Arlington High School ice hockey candidates planned for yesterday was postponed. Manager Jed Ashworth will activate the candidates once firm ice is available for skating.
A dense archive of bond market references and securities listings including NYNH & Over, NY Rys, New York Central, Erie, Reading, and Lehigh Valley issues. Mentions City of Paris and City of Lyons 6s, Japanese and German bonds, and several utility and rail securities with varied coupons and maturities.
The Student A basketball quintet invites any team in New Kneeland to arrange games. Members include Salloway, Brooka, Crudup, Crosson, Munroe and Cisco. Managers contact LD. Brown at 27 Warwick street, Roxbury.
The Boston Sunday Post will continue its timely series The Real Life of General Pershing with a new installment by I F Wheeler next week. The feature explores Pershing’s career and leadership in a portrait suitable for general readers and history buffs alike.
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