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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Dec 12, 1916
Page
9
At Park Square Theatre Leo Ditrichstein stars in The Great Lover a blend of play and performance with opera like insights. The production draws universal commendation and audiences in Boston echo experiences from other cities highlighting Ditrichstein’s nuanced artistry.
Tremont Theatre enters final week with Raymond Hitch cock starring as an eccentric Englishman in Betty. His curtain speech draws laughs as Joseph Santley and Ivy Jawyer appear as leads, with Ruth Randall delivering dance. Christmas afternoon Montgomery and Stone begin a brief Chin Chin engagement.
Gracie Emmett stars in Mrs Murphy's Second Husband at Castle Square Theatre. The evening blends burlesque and buffoonery with sharp character comedy and strong supporting company. Peg O' My Heart returns to Castle Square next Monday.
At Globe Theatre a motion picture adaptation of Jules Verne's 20 000 Leagues Under the Sea is presented using the Williamson deep sea photography invention. Viewers witness Captain Nemo and the Nautilus as underwater scenes unfold with octopus sharks and torpedo action.
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Boston audiences will see the New York Hippodrome production through ten more performances at the Boston Opera House before it moves to Cincinnati. Box office demand suggests many shows will sell out. On Thursday afternoon a special reception on stage lets Chin Chin the baby elephant meet children and enjoy apples and nuts afterward.
The Wilbur Theatre continues to delight patrons as the holiday season nears with no drop in attendance. Shelley Hull and Phoebe Foster lead, supported by Frank Gilmour Frank Bacon and Louise Rial, all well cast. The production settles into a long run.
The Shubert Theatre shows the musical comedy You're in Love entering its second week with a novel plot and lively music. Principal roles are played by Marie Flynn May Thompson Burell Barbaretto Richard Taber and Florine Arnold with a notable flight scene by Miss Flynn delighting audiences of all ages.
Henry Jewett Players at Copley Theatre again present Barrie comedy The Admirable Crichton after strong audience demand. The company earns creditable results as crowds show continued drawing power for the charming farce.
For the week ending Wednesday Exeter Street Theatre presents Bobby Connelly in The Law Decides. Louise Glaum and Howard Wickman appear in Somewhere in France. Thursday and beyond Harold Lockwood and May Allison star in Big Er maine with Ethel Clayton and Carlyle Blackwell in The Madness of Helen. Bray cartoons Metro travel pictures and Sidney Drew's His Wife's Mother complete the bill.
Pauline Frederick stars as Myra in The Worlds Great Snare at Franklin Park Theatre. Bridget's Blunder headlines a top vaudeville bill with skilled acts and fresh skits guaranteeing full houses all week.
The Majestic Theatre stages His Majesty Bunker Bean with Taylor Holmes receiving homage. Florence Shirley Lillian Lawrence and Charles Abbe star in lively Boston favorite production praised for merriment and strong supporting roles. The crowd enjoys the stage version as much as the story.
This week at B F Keiths Theatre Stella Mayhew presents ragtime ditties and coon songs with Billy Taylor at the piano. The bill includes Billie Montgomery and George Perry The Two Bachelors of Art plus Bert Lamont s singing cowboys Una Clayton Bert Hanlon May Elinore Violet Carleton Antrim and Vale Kanazawa and the Flying Mages. The Hearst International News Pictorial screens current events.
At the Modern Theatre E H Sothern and Edith Storey headline An Enemy to the King set in the Catholic Huguenot clashes in France. Julie De Varion seeks her father’s pardon by finding Ernanton De Launay’s hiding place and endures peril before Branton’s revelation of love. The bill also features The Battle of Life with Gladys Coburn and comic acts.
Fiske O'Hara brings his sparkling wit and comedy to the Boston Opera House next Monday for a two weeks run in His Heart's Desire. Presented under the Knights of Columbus Building Association and Cardinal O'Connell's favor, he stars as Larry O Neill with Irish songs enhancing the performance.
Pictures and acts at Gordon's Olympia please audiences. George Yeomans monologist and Carlo s Circus with trained animals showcase a pianologue by Fol som and Brown. Sinfer Rah and company juggle. Marie Doro in Oliver Twist and Harold Lockwood with May Allison in Big Tremaine appear.
The Howard Atheneum presented a burlesque of the highest type by the Social Follies company. Fred Reed and Bobby Nugent led the comedies with Mina Schall Ruby Lusby and Jeanette Mohr in the female contingent. Also featured were the Steinert trio, Victrola and Hall, Toby Lyons with a Billy Someday monologue, the Juggling Chicks, Maynard the dancing violinist and Rags De Vere. The chorus and costumes drew praise.
Waldrons Casino features Peter S. Clarks company at the week long run with Babette as star and Francis Tait Bots ford as prima donna. The two act musical oddity Ninety in the Shade includes specialties and a full chorus of eight men and numerous solos.
The Scollay Square Olympia this week brings a lineup of novelty acts and musical talent. Prince Karmi and company perform as illusionists, Ivanhoff and Vara Vara present baritone and pianist from Russia, Doland and Lenhart showcase The New Comer, Hop Lee trio offer a Chinese novelty, and Mc Avoy and Brooks present a song and dance duet. The film program includes Sins of the Parents with Gladys Brockwell and The End of the Rainbow starring Myrtle Gonzalez and Charlie Chaplin.
The St James Theatre presented a Swiss troupe Tyrolean Troubadours on the bill with Harry Hayward and The Devil Outwitted. Evans and Wilson in An Accidental Happening, Cook and Lorenz, Jack Morrisey and company, the bushmen of Australia, Chaplin in The Rink, Pearl of the Army episode two, Pathe news, and Dorothy Gish in The Children of the Feud. An entire bill change is planned for Thursday.
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Diminutive Jimmie Powers starred in three acts of farce titled Somebody's Luggage at the Plymouth Theatre last evening. The comedy features stretched probabilities and broad humor designed to provoke laughter.
The Plymouth audience welcomed Mr. Powers to his forte in farce comedy with energized laughter and curtain calls. He plays Alfred Hopper a jealous suitor entangled with a-secret service plot, mistaken identity, and a bumbling cast including Evelyn Warden and Lionel Belmore, in a Shubert presentation adapted from F. J. Randall.
The Hollis Street Theatre production will close temporarily next Saturday night. The company will travel to New York for changes by Ernest Poole and Harriet Ford to add songs and dance scenes for leading man Einar Linden and to strengthen Miss Carlisle’s role.
Fanny Ward stars in The Years of the Locust at Fenway Theatre through Wednesday. Bertha Raiich performs Love and Hate. Marguerite Clark headlines Miss George Washington for the week's final portion. Holbrook Blinn stars with Clara Whipple and Katherine Brown Decker in The Prima Donna's Husband. Vocal numbers by Josephine Knox and Maud Bigwood.
Bowdoin Square Theatre showcased Are My Children a sensational feature starring Tyrone Power with a strong cast and engaging story. The evening included a standout vaudeville lineup featuring Kaiser's terriers Wood's Musical Trio and James Kearney Trio, plus early episodes of Grant the Police Reporter and The Shielding Shadow.
Mollie Williams and her company opened a seven day engagement at the Gaiety to large crowds. The show features a big and little chorus with Miss Gene Burns winning beauty prize. Highlights include The Hallowe en Party and The Dancer Enticement with Frank Fanning, plus The New Night Clerk and The Sanitarium offering Williams in burlesque form.
The Orpheum Theatre presented a diverse bill led by the Al Golem Troupe, a 20 performer act with Orient fantasy. Tieber's seals wowed audiences, Walter Percival and company performed This Way Out, and Clinton and Rooney and others filled the program with singing and comedy. Charlie Chaplin appeared in The Rink with Pathe News and The Criminal shown. plan to change acts Thursday.
William S. Hart stars in The Devil's Double at the Washington Theatre with Enid Markey leading the female role. Hart saves a lover by shooting a giant rattlesnake. Also on bill Dustin Farnum in A Son of Erin. Thursday to Saturday feature Douglas Fairbanks The Lamb Mae Murray The Plow Girl and Helen Holmes The Lass of the Lumberland.
William S. Hart stars in The Disciple at the Old South Theatre playing a frontier missionary who reforms cowboys then flees with his daughter after his wife elopes. The program also includes high class vaudeville with Thomas Ray in The Honorable Algy and Maurice Costello in The Crimson Stain Mystery.
Mary Pickford Charlie Chaplin and Mae Murray headline at the Beacon Theatre with Pickford in The Foundling Chaplin in The Rink and Murray in The Plow Girl The Shielding Shadow also on the bill Thursday to Saturday Fannie Ward appears in The Years of the Locust Ethel Clay in The Madness of Helen The large supporting cast provides strong support and the program moves without dull moments through the first scenes.
Leona Lamar astonishes two Boston audiences with mind reading and thought transference while blindfolded on stage. She identifies audience members and details of birthplaces and lost items, then offers personal guidance on business love and health. The program also features vaudeville acts including Asahi the Japanese wonder worker and The Rink with Chaplin.
The Somerville Players staged an excellent Are You a Mason revival at Davis Square Somerville Theatre with each member delivering strong performances. A large audience attended to honor the Somerville High School football team and to see motion pictures of the De Paul game showcasing the team’s work. The Masonic Night event will occur Friday with Somerville Masons in full sway.
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