No Power to Halt Germany Says Harvard Professor
Professor G G Wilson of Harvard told Tremont Temple Baptist ministers that no league or power could stop Germany from demanding indemnity if it wins the war. He warned that if England’s navy falls, shipments to Allies could trigger an American attack and urged preparedness with a constitutional check on overreaction.
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G. G. Wilson
Harvard
Chipman Hall
Tremont Temple
Germany
Wilson
England
Congress
Lauder Brings New Melodies To Boston Vaudeville
Harry Lauder returned to Boston for an eighth annual visit with six new melodies and a strong vaudeville program. The Shubert Theatre overflowed with Scots enthusiasts as Lauder performed Doughie and Love My Jean among others, supported by dancers jugglers and comic acts. The show runs two weeks under William Morris management with a floral greeting and gift cane for the star.
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Harry Lauder
Boston
Shubert Theatre
Lauder
Jean
Mr. Lauder
al Golem
Mlle
Lucille
Sel- Wyn Driver
Albert Donnelly
Dave Genaro
Isabelle Jason
William Morris
the Shubert
Lander Favorites Stir Irish Song Demands at Concert
The audience urged repeats and encores as Lander performed old favorites plus new numbers by Lauder. New songs listed include I'll Stick to Rosie Come Back Nannie She Comes Free Bonnie Scotland Dougie the baker I Love My Jean and Bonnie Maggie Tamson. The Rosie tune featured a bewitching waltz swing that lingered despite jokes at Sargeant Rosie’s expense.
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Lander
Sealed Lips leads at St James Theatre with Courtenay
Marcus Loew presented the season’s feature photo play Sealed Lips starring William Courtenay supported by a strong cast. European violinist Oscar Lorraine showcased a novelty act. Mullaly Pingreé and company offered Thanksgiving Eve. Sophie and Harvey Everett performed Adam and Eve Up To Date. Caron and Farnum drew laughs with knock about stunts. Noldy and Noldy entertained as Italian comics. Remick singers led by Charles Bradley closed with current hits.
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Marcus Loew
William Courtenay
Oscar Lorraine
New York
Mullaly Pingreé and Company
Sophie
Harvey Everett
Caron
Farnum
Noldy
Remick
Charles Bradley
Ward 22 hospital parody leads Loew's Globe vaudeville
The Boston bill features Ward 22 a hospital sketch first seen in the city. Joe Towle offers his nut piano specialty and draws viewers. Fiske McDonnell Bolden Aerial Eddys Rooney Bowman Carloutte Remick singers with Charles Bradley present new photo plays yesterday.
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Boston
Joe Towle
Fiske, McDonnell
Bolden
Rooney
Bowman
Carloutte
Remick
Charles Bradley
The Show Shop Opens Second Week at Park Square Theatre
James Forbes’s comedy The Show Shop enters its second week at Park Square Theatre delivering satire on actors managers and show business. George Sidney as Max Rosenbaum and Zelda Sears as Mrs Deane lead the laughs and keep audiences entertained.
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James Forbes
Park Square Theatre
George Sidney
Max Rosenbaum
Zelda Sears
Gillette to Leave Boston After Week at Hollis Street
William Gillette plans to depart Boston after one more week at the Hollis Street Theatre. He changed the bill last night returning to Sherlock Holmes which opened his New England engagement with great demand. The play will run through the week except Thursday and Friday evenings when Secret Service is on stage.
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William Gillette
Boston
Hollis Street
New England
Secret Service
Just a Woman Opens Second Week at Wilbur Theatre
Eugene Walters drama of American business life unfolds in the Wilbur Theatre. The second week opened last evening before a good audience. Shubert organization staged the play with care. The first act portrays a cottage on a hillside with a steel works nearby and dramatic chimney scenes.
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Eugene Walter
Wilbur Theatre
Messrs. Shubert
Margaret Anglin Opens Final Plymouth Week in Beverly's Balance
At the Plymouth Theatre Margaret Anglin begins her last week in Beverly's Balance a Paul Kester comedy. Critics hail her performance as the finest of her career with remarkable dramatic power on display in the strong role.
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Margaret Anglin
Plymouth Theatre
Beverly
Paul Kester
Miss Anglin
Christmas Shore Leave for 3000 Sailors and Marines
About 3000 bluejackets and Marines will spend their Christmas holidays around Greater Boston after four battleships of the Atlantic fleet’s third division arrived at the navy yard. The men were paid off in gold in the afternoon and only enough kept on each ship to maintain steam.
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Greater
Boston
Navy Yard
Burlesque Show Delights Howard Atheneum Crowd
The Yankee Doodle Girls Burlesque led by Mal Clark entertained at the Howard Atheneum with acts by Anna Meek Jennie Delmar Louise Marshall and others. The program featured The Sporting Widow The Millionaires and The Congress of Nations with national costumes plus bright scenic effects and a Broadway quality bill.
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Howard Atheneum
Mal Clark
Anna Meek
Jennie Delmar
Louise Marshall
Flying Kellers
George Milton
Fred Reese
Ed Rentz
Heinie Smith
Michael O'Reilly
Congress of Nations
Mina Phillips and Company
Italy
Valveno
la More
Barbour
Lynn
Albert Brothers
Kit Karson
Ryan
Hazard
Sam Cohen
Scollay Square Olympia Fashion Girls Delight Audiences
Catherine Crawford and her Fashion Girls wowed Scollay Square Olympia Theatre with gowns worth thousands of dollars and rapid costume changes. The act featured Badie and Ramsden, Bob Tilden, the Five Musical Moffetts, and the acrobatic duo Inza and Lorella, with a well received photo play The Mill on the Floss starring Mignon Anderson.
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Catherine Crawford
Scollay Square Olympia Theatre
Miss Crawford
Badie
Ramsden
Bob Tilden
Moffetts
McGann
Wise
Inza
Lorella
Mignon Anderson
The Only Girl Moves to Majestic Theatre in Boston
In Boston this season the Majestic Theatre hosts The Only Girl after a run of silent pictures. The identical company has moved intact, replacing grim war themes with laughter and music for a long, prosperous engagement.
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Boston
Majestic Theatre
Keith's Bijou War Pictures Premiere at Boston Theatre
Exclusive showings of the French army’s official war photographs loaned to war correspondent E Alexander Powell arrive at Keith's Bijou Theatre in Boston. New arrivals include dramatic images of gourmiers riders in daring horsemanship on the sands of Flanders, shown for the last times this week.
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E. Alexander Powell
Boston
Keith
Flanders
Castle Square Prepares For Circus Girl Christmas Show
Castle Square Theatre gears up for The Circus Girl with Paine Hall used for rehearsals. Chorus principals artists musicians and lighting experts toil to create a standout Christmas musical comedy. Box office sells seats all week.
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Castle Square
Paine Hall
Return engagement of Les Miserables at Tremont Temple
The film version of Victor Hugo's novel Les Miserables returns to Tremont Temple this week and draws well attended performances. The notable scenes include the Bishop and Jean Valjean interactions, with the narrative's key episodes clearly depicted.
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Tremont Temple
Victor Hugo
Jean Valjean
Marguerite Clark Stars In The Prince And The Pauper At Exeter Street
The Prince and the Pauper starring Marguerite Clark was shown yesterday at the Exeter Street Theatre. The Paramount Company five act production is listed for the first half of the week on the programme.
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Exeter Street Theatre
Marguerite Clark
Paramount Company
Tremont Theatre Box Office Opens December 23 for Cousin Lacey
The Tremont Theatre will be dark for the current week. Box office opens Thursday morning December 23 for seat sales for Cousin Lacey presented by Julian Wiliage on Monday December 27.
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Tremont Theatre
Cousin Lacey
Julian Wiliage
Keiths Theatre Gala Week Features Christmas Pantomime
The current week at Keiths Theatre is devoted to the annual Christmas pantomime The Night Before Christmas with a stage tree, gifts, and Santa Claus for every child. Kenneth Casey appears with autographed photos, while the program includes Harry Green in The Cherry Tree and a variety of acts from divers to dancers and film news from Hearst Selig Weekly News Pictorial.
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B. F. Keith’s
Santa Claus
Kenneth Casey
Vitagraph
Motion Picture World
Harry Green
Ernest Evans
New York Society
Rector’s
Everest
Minnie Allen
Arthur Stone
Marion Hayes
Emerson and Baldwin
Caits Brothers
Fred and
Albert
Derrick
Hearst- Selig
Gaiety Theatre Opens Week with Bright Review and Stars
The Gaiety Theatre presented a strong week opening led by John Barry and Billy Evans. Ruth Lockwood Babe Ames and Anna Mack headline the feminine line with solid singing and charm. Supporting cast includes Abe Leavitt George Mack Vincent Ducey and William Grieve. A notable feature is a Review with impersonations of Chauncey Alcott Anna Held Charlie Chaplin and Vesta Victoria.
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Gaiety Theatre
John Barry
Billy Evans
Ruth Lockwood
Babe Ames
Anna Mack
Abe Leavitt
George Mack
Vincent Ducey
William Grieve
Chauncey Alcott
Anna Held
Charlie Chaplin
Vesta Victoria
Waldron's Casino Hosts Bostonian Burlesquers All Week
Waldron's Casino presents the Bostonian Burlesquers in Isle of No where with Frank Finney in charge of book and production. Florence Mills leads a cast including Charley Jensen John P. Griffith Kitty Mitchell Walter Johnson Jean Caruthers Belle Millette Shaw and Lee Dot Richards Jack Kelly and a double quartet. The troupe, formerly the Trocaderos, is praised for high class entertainment and scenic costumes.
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Waldron
Frank Finney
M. Alford
The
Isle of Nowhere
India
Japan
Florence Mills
Boston
Charley Jensen
John P. Griffith
Kitty Mitchell
Walter Johnson
Jean Caruthers
Belle Millette
Shaw and
Lee
Dot Richards
Jack Kelly
Charlie Waldron
Modern Theatre double bill features two Fox and Paramount dramas
William Farnum stars in The Soldier's Oath a Fox release a modern take on A Celebrated Case about a soldier framed for his wife's murder with jewels from a dying nobleman. Maclyn Arbuckle leads The Reform Candidate a Paramount drama about a crooked political boss facing a rival candidate.
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Modern Theatre
William Fox
William Farnum
Paramount Pictures
Maclyn Arbuckle
Boston Theatre Unveils Major Improvements This Week
Boston Theatre patrons will see a $5000 Curran and Craig stage setting and a $15,000 charabele organ. Miss Caroline B Nichols expands the Fadettes to over 30 players. Lillian Gish stars in The Lily and the Rose with Dolly as Rose, supported by Raymond Hitchcock and Roscoe Arbuckle in The Village Scandal with Flora Zabelle.
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Boston
Curran
Craig
Caroline B. Nichols
Fadettes
Lillian Gish
Lily
Miss Gish
Miss Dolly
Rosé
Wilfred Lucas
Raymond Hitchcock
Roscoe Arbuckle
Flora Zabelle
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Harvey W. Wiley
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