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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Dec 23, 1919
Page
4
Boston audiences packed the Tremont last night for Three Faces East a wartime thriller that drew crowds beyond any opening night this season The play is noted for its surprises and its plot is best enjoyed without spoilers as to avoid ruining the suspense for others
The piece portrays a World War I spy clash between British and German agents with a female lead shaping the tangled plot. A ticking infernal machine, air raid theatrics, and realistic sound effects heighten tension as audiences react with hush and suspense.
Violet Heming leads a strong cast in a modern melodrama praised for precision and restrained emotion. The production features solid performances by Harbury Freeman Grey Sherman and Jeffrey, with Heming delivering poised, subtle reading and a well-handled love scene amid a credible cabinet intrigue setting.
Christmas week starts with Frank Stafford and company in A Hunter's Game at Loew's Orpheum Theatre. Rex the hunting dog earns praise while Will J. Evans and others complete the vaudeville bill. Bessie Barriscale stars in Beckoning Roads with stylish costumes as The Broken Melody featuring Eugene O'Brien premieres later in the week.
Somerville Theatre announces the inaugural stock season at Davis Square with Pol ly With a Past in stock for the first time. The Tremont production formerly starred Iaa Claire. Clyde B. Mc Ardle will supervise the company and intermission features will eliminate motion pictures.
Alice Brady stars in Owen Davis's Forever After at the Plymouth Theatre entering its sixth week. Crowds pack the theatre with Christmas shopping not deterring heavy attendances. Regular performances continue this week with a Christmas matinee and evening show on Thursday.
The musical comedy Betty Be Good continued its run at the Wilbur last night entering its third week. The principal cast remains Josephine Whittell Irving Beebe Laura Hamilton Frank Crumit Georgia Mannat Josie Intrepidi Frances Grant Ted Wing and others. A matinee is scheduled for Christmas Day.
Good Morning Judge continues at the Shubert Theatre with George Hassell leading a cast that includes Shep Camp Alice Fleming Mercedes Lorenzo Ward De Wolfe Loretta Sheridan Cunningham and Clements plus 50 others delivering joy and song.
The program lists Monday to Wednesday shows with Issse Ferguson in The Counterfeit and Harry Morey in The Darkest Hour. Thursday to Saturday presents Bryant Washburn in It Pays to Advertise and Blanche Sweet in The Woman of Pleasure as leading photoplays.
The Unknown Purple haunted Majestic Theatre last night with uncanny mysticism and startling stage effects. Patrons shrieked and gasped as the second act closed, and the final curtain left the audience still in darkness, a chilling end to the eerie drama.
Written by Roland West and Carlyle Moore this puzzling mystery has run over a year in New York. The play centers on a chemist wronged by his wife who uses a purple ray to become invisible and exact revenge, leaving detectives baffled as the curtain falls.
James Marcus stars as Basil the blacksmith in Evangeline's at St James Theatre Monday to Wednesday. The show features a Mack Sennett comedy with Speak Easy PearI White Pathe News and five vaudeville acts including Rose Revue Woman Music and Song The Flying Howards Karl Pingrie and company in Miss Thanksgiving and Neman Kennedy. Thursday to Saturday Dorothy Patten stars in The Flame of the Yukon with five new acts of vaudeville comedies serials and news.
Boston church circles hear that The Wayfarer, a gigantic inter church pageant, may move from Madison Square Garden to Boston Opera House after New York run. Walter Hampden, famed for Hamlet, heads the cast with Blanche Yurka among the principal players.
Audiences yesterday enjoyed The Gay Torch Quex with Tom Moore at Gordon's Olympia. The program also featured Olympia News Weekly, a bright comedy, and vaudeville headlined by McWaters and Tyson with acts Exposition tour Archie Onri and Helen Leach Wallen trio.
High class vaudeville and photoplays headline Codman Square Theatre Dorchester. Cleo Madison star in The Girl from Nowhere to audiences described as a revelation. Four vaudeville acts performed, and three days remain with four new acts and Harry Morey in The Darkest Hour.
The ninth week of Mary Pickford’s engagement in The Hoodlum began at Tremont Temple yesterday. The cheerful photoplay aligns with the holiday season and the approaching school holidays, expected to draw many young spectators.
The Bowdoin Square Theatre offers a holiday program of vaudeville and moving pictures. Features include Pearl White in The Black Secret, The Man Who Stayed At Home with King Baggot and Claire Whitney, Hearts of Men with George Beban, and Smashing Barriers with William Duncan, plus Midnight Prowlers and Powder Puff Girl acts. Friday night extra acts announced.
Ed Lee Rothe headlines Joe Hur tig's Twentieth Century Maids at Wal Dron's Casino all week. He reprises Higgins the Janitor in a new setup with fresh gags and staging. Leads include Donna Haig Mlle Babbette Clare vansa Buster Perry Pam Lawrence Owen Martin and Lee Hickman as strong supporting players.
The Henry Jewett Players renew Charneys Aunt at the Copley Theatre for a second week to a capacity crowd. The set is festively decorated with laurel wreaths and Christmas trees, signaling a strong box office and plans for next weeks presentation of The Big Drum by Sir Arthur Pinero in America.
Harold Bell Wright's The Eyes of the World drawn at Gordon's Central Square Theatre yesterday along with five acts of vaudeville. The program lists Kohlmar company in Sweethearts Innes brothers Low Evans and Stella Mr and Mrs Gordon Wilde and Connie and Madame Ayre. An entire change of vaudeville and protoplays with The Vengeance of Durand set for Thursday to Saturday.
At Loew's Globe Theatre Bessie Barriscale stars in Beckoning Roads shown yesterday. Edith Roberts and Frank Mayo appear in Rudyard Kipling's Lasea. From Christmas day the week ends with Eugene O'Brien in The Broken Melody and Florence Billings with Herbert Rawlinson in A Dangerous Affair.
The Exeter Street Theatre presents Wallace Reid in The Lottery Man and Vivian Martin in I Her Official Fiancee this week ending Wednesday. Also Pathe News and Ford Weekly. Pauline Frederick stars in The Love of Letty and H B Warner in A Fugitive from Matrimony along with Pathe News and Prizma color pictures.
May Allison drew large crowds at the Franklin Park Theatre yesterday to see Fair and Warmer. The program featured The Pathe Weekly news items and a vaudeville segment with comedy singing talking and dancing.
The Boston English Opera Company's production of The Bohemian Girl plays at the Arlington Theatre for a seventh week. Hazel Eden as Arline captivates the audience alongside a strong cast including Mr. Sheehan as Thaddeus and Mr. Northway as the Count. Robin Hood is announced for next week at the same venue.
The holiday spirit fills Keiths Theatre as a Christmas pantomime unfolds with a toy filled tree and a real Santa distributing gifts. Navassar Girls headline a strong bill with classic and popular tunes plus encores. Other acts include Ethlynne Bradford William J F Macart and Frank Hurst Wish Wynne and more.
A special bill at Loew's Columbia Theatre features top screen stars yesterday and today. William Russell appears in Fastward Ho and Harry Morey in In Hoftor's Web, with Vivian Martin in The Third Kiss and Sessue Hayakawa in The Tong Man. Tomorrow Olive Thomas in Out Yonder and Bryant Washburn in Why Smith Left Home. Friday brings Charlie Ray in Crate Wallop and Mary Miles Minter in Anne of Green Gables, plus Saturday's Miracle of Love with an all star cast and a Mack Sennett comedy. High class vaudeville is listed for Tuesday Saturday and Sunday evenings.
The Colonial Theatre closes its engagement with Angel Trace and a naming bee for the lead actress. Votes by audience applause guide potential stage names as Victor Herbert conducts the orchestra tonight and tomorrow. The Canary follows with Julia Sanderson and Joseph Cawthorne as co stars.
James I Cooper sent to Boston his Ner banner attraction The Roseland Girls in Before After and After That at the Gayety Theatre drawing two large crowds. Harry Coleman and Bert Lahr headline the show with Law Must Be Enforced. Kitty Mitchell showcases Treckles and other numbers. Stella Ward Mattie DeLace Margaret Mannettes and Beatrice Darling also perform with The California Trio.
The Boston Opera House reports doubled and tripled business for Frivolities of 1919. Last night's show began the final two weeks of the run. Next Tuesday, December 30, Shriners’ Night will feature Aleppo Temple buying the entire house for the occasion.
The Temple stock organization staged Tittle Women at the Malden Auditorium in a modern, lifelike interpretation. Adelyn Bushnell impressed in the lead with Dwight Meade delivering strong support alongside a large cast of extras.
The Fenway presents An Adventure in Hearts starring Robert Warwick and The Darkest Hour led by Harry Morey. Thursday through Saturday feature John Petticoats with William S. Hart and Piccadilly Jim with Owen Moore, plus Burton Holmes Travels, a News Weekly and a comedy.
Bryant Washburn stars in It Puts to advertise and Blanche Sweet in The Woman of Pleasure at the Old South Theatre for Monday Tuesday and Wednesday. Thursday Friday and Saturday feature Elsie Ferguson in The Counterfeit and Harry Morey in The Darkest Hour.
Advertisement urges daily five minute scalp care to combat hair loss blamed on neglect. Claims Noonan's Hair Petrole restores scalp health, dandruff disappearance, and hair lustre after one week. Sold at drug stores or direct from T Noon an & Sons Co Boston for $1 a bottle.
The Great Authors' Inc. production of Zane Grey's Desert Gold plays at the Waldorf Theatre all week. Cast includes B. K. Lincoln Margery Wilson Eileen Percy Edward Coxen Walter Long and others. Presented with top vaudeville acts.
The Howard Atheneum featured a bright comedy with clever comedians and pretty girls in the Oh, Frenchy burlesque. Leading actor Al Martin impressed audiences, with Hazel Ford Lottie Lee Martha White and others among favorites. The chorus known as 99 baby vampires drew much interest while Hayataka raps Mahoney and Rogers Arthur Whitelaw and Corinne Griffith appeared in Thin Ice. Christmas Day shows start at 12 o clock with three burlesque performances at 1 3 30 and 7 45 p m.
The film Broken Blossoms by D. W. Griffith premiered at Scol lay Square Olympia with favorable notices. Adapted from Thomas Burke The Chink and the Child from Limehouse Nights the program also features Jane Courthope and company in Our Family LeRoy and Alexander Murphy and Klein Hawthorne and Cook No Rhyme or Reason plus the Mystic Hanson trio and Olympia News Weekly with a new comedy.
Boston Theatre presents The Feud with Tom Mix and Eva Novak in a mountain prairie tale. Also shown is the Mack Sennett comedy Speak Easy and a vaudeville lineup featuring Rahn and Beck in A Bouquet from Woodland and other acts.
Modern and Beacon Theatre presents Hawthorne of the U S A with Wallace Reid and Lila Lee in leading roles. The film, adapted from a stage play once starring Douglas Fairbanks, anchors the week program alongside Hobart Bosworth in Behind the Door and Mack Sennett’s The Speak Easy plus a News Weekly and a travel picture.
The Park Theatre presents Everywoman in its second successful week. The allegorical tale of a woman's quest for love and happiness delights daily crowds with a prologue and epilogue by Mr. Pinanski and music by the Paramount Artcraft Orchestra.
The final fortnight of John Ferguson at Hollis Street Theatre opens with St. John Irvine drama of Irish peasant life. Leads Joseph Prennan Dudley Digges and Helen Freeman star. On Jan 6 1990 Otis Skinner presents The Nise of Peter Barban.
A tickle begins a cold or painful cough. Hayes healing honey stops the tickle by soothing the throat. Bottle price is 35 cents.
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