Mary Hall on Shakspere and Portia at Arlington Theatre
Mary Hall discusses acting Shaksperian roles with a belief in human nature as essential. She notes Portia’s humanity and Shakespeare’s insight into the future, and reflects on performing in Boston and the audience’s appetite for both classical and deeper works.
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Mary Hall
Walter Hampden
Arlington Theatre
Miss Hall
Portia
Shakspere
Ene
Miss Hal
Booth
Special Performance of Dinty for Newsboys at Old South Theatre
Hundreds of Boston Post newsboys will attend a morning showing of Dinty at the Old South Theatre on Washington Street. Nathan Gordon organized the photoplay based on a newsboy life theme drawn from Poe, depicting a swift plan to save the judge’s daughter with suspenseful courtroom drama.
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Boston Post
Old South Theatre
Washington Street
Dinty
Old South
Matinee of The Sweetheart Shop Delayed to 3 PM
The Tremont Theatre matinee of The Sweetheart Shop starts at 3 o'clock today instead of the usual afternoon hour. Management delayed the performance to allow patrons to enjoy Christmas dinner with full leisure this afternoon.
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Tremont Theatre
City Hospital aids thin children to normal health program
At the City Hospital a Nutrition Clinic helps undernourished children gain weight and improve health. Dr Joseph Hallisey and nutrition worker Dorothy Hutchings lead sessions with mothers, offering food education and home support through social services.
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City Hospital
Joseph BE
Hallisey
Dorothy Hutchings
Simmons
Santa Claus
Santa
Children’s Nutrition Clinic
Joseph Hallisey
Plea for 1922 Passion Play at Oberammergau
Oberammergau in Bavaria awaits a plebiscite of elders on whether the Passion Play can be staged in 1922 and draw visitors from former enemy countries. Anton Lang, lead Jesus, favors early production. many cast and musicians served or died in World War I.
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Oberammergau
Bavaria
Munich
Anton Lang
Jesus Christ
Lang
Sanitary Corps
Over 10 Million Pledged for Europe's Children
Herbert Hoover announced that more than 10 million dollars has been pledged to the European Relief Council’s 33 million dollar child saving fund. The effort aims to save about 1 million of the 3.59 million destitute eastern and central European children, ensuring life until the next harvest.
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Europe
New York
European Relief Council
Herbert Hoover
Council
Care a Coldrum One Day Take Grove's LAXATIVHD Bromo Quinine
A note advises using Grove's LAXATIVHD Bromo Quinine tablets for a cold remedy. The genuine product bears the autograph of Pr WW rove Ne aaet.
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Grove
Wages Cut At Robinson Woolen Mill Oxford 18 Percent
The Robinson Woolen Company announced that 200 mill employees in Oxford will have their wages reduced by 18 percent starting Monday. The move was disclosed in South Paris, Maine, with the company citing economic conditions for the cut.
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Paris
Robinson Woolen Company
Oxford
Foreigners To Observe Christmas In Greater Boston
The city celebrates a universal Christmas with diverse observances from many border nations. Greeks, Armenians, Italians, Chinese, Poles, Bohemians, and Slavs mark the holiday in customs and hymns while Russians keep a three day sequence culminating after the first star.
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North End
Harrison Street
South Boston
West End
Santa Claus
Christ
Jesus
Syrians Celebrate Christmas on January 7 Under Old Style Calendar
The Syrians, living on Kneeland Hudson and Tyler streets, observe Christmas on January 7 per the old style calendar. They are often mistaken for Mohammedans, though Syria has long been Christian despite persecutions, with Bethlehem Nazareth and Palestine in their region. The article notes Syrians’ proximity to the founder of Christianity and hints at broader religious history.
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Kneeland
Hudson
Tyler
Syria
Bethlehem
Nazareth
Palestine
No Turkey in Jail for Christmas Dinner in Ottawa
Ottawa officials report jail life will include no Christmas turkey for inmates tomorrow for the first time since the jail opened. High living costs are cited as the reason for the token holiday meal change.
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Ottawa
Ont
United States to Withdraw From Dominican Republic
President directs initial steps toward U S control withdrawal from the Dominican Republic. Rear Admiral Thomas Snowden announces a plan to replace Ameri can military oversight with a Dominican government aided by an American adviser. A Dominican commission will draft constitutional amendments and election laws for submission to a constitutional convention and Congress as the island shifts toward self rule.
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Washington
Dominican Republic
San Domingo
Thomas Snowden
Thisland
Admiral Snowden
Dominican National Congress
Tate to be given hearing Jan. 7
Thomas H. Tate a 29 year old commercial engineer at Crosby Steam Gauge Works Charlestown pleaded not guilty to a charge of fault with intent to kill Mrs Mabel S Liscombe of Lexington whom he lodged with He was released in 2500 by his employer The case was continued in the Malden court until Jan 7 Mrs Liscombe hospitalized at Medford for nervous shock after being shot in an automobile on Mystic Valley Parkway with John W Daley
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Thomas H. Tate
Crosby
Charlestown
Mabel S Liscombe
Lexington
Tate
Polic
Malde
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Mercy
Newsboys
Miss Hutchins
Gertrude Sullivan
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Jordan Marsh Company
Seven Seas
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Boston
Turkey
U.S
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