Sothern Shifts to Modern Comedy in The Two Virtues
E H Sothern, long known for classic drama, appears in Alfred Sutro's The Two Virtues at the Shubert Theatre, playing Jeffery Panton. The performance marks a novelty for the actor and a delightful treat for his admirers, contrasting his past costume pieces like Lord Dunderay and David Garrick.
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E. H. Sothern
Lord Dundreary
David Garrick
Jeffery Panton
Alfred Sutro
Shubert
Subtle satire notes class lines in Sutro play
The review praises a performance by a trained actor, noting the lighter tone of Sutro's work. It highlights the satire of social distinctions in England, merit over wealth, and follows Jeffery Panton who was jilted by a fiancée who married a poet. The plot centers on love crossing class boundaries and a superior nonconformist heroine.
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Sutro
England
Jeffery Panton
Kosine Epilepsy Treatment Sold By Riker Jaynes Stores
The Kosine treatment for epilepsy is now sold by Riker Jaynes Drug Stores under a one dollar fifty cent bottle guarantee. Refund if not satisfied after use. The Kosine Company of Washington DC cites ten years of reported success and letters from users and professionals attesting to relief from seizures and restored health.
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Riker-Jaynes
Sothern Delivers Crisp Comedy With Flare in Two Virtues
Mr Sothern portrays a middle aged history writer facing pressure from a bullying titled sister. The charm lies in sharp lines and acting with Alexandra Carlisle Hardee Wright Pauline Whitson giving strong support. The run continues this week before Boston departure.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mr.Sothern
Mr. Sothern
Alexandra Carlisle
Boston
Franklin Park Theatre Delights With New Weekday Program
Crowds filled the Franklin Park Theatre yesterday afternoon and evening to enjoy the first of a new weekly program offered Mondays through Wednesdays. Margarita Fischer starred in the five part production The Dragon and drew strong audience acclaim. The vaudeville bill featured the Great Pitnoff and his mystifying illusion act.
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Franklin Park Theatre
Margarita Fischer
the Dragon
Pitnoff
Pom Pom Opens at Colonial Theatre in Boston
Henry W. Savage again chose Boston for the first metropolitan production of Pom Pom at the Colonial Theatre. After Hartford tryouts and minor scene adjustments, the musical comedy entered a smooth opening with a brisk, glib performance that could have signaled a season closer.
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Henry W.savage
Boston
Metropolitan
Colonial Theatre
Hartford
Pom Pom at Nice Opens As Crook Raid Sparks Romance
A sprightly actress Mizzi Hajos stars as Pom Pom in a Nice theater musical. A staged burglary triggers a police raid and a daring escape, with romance blossoming between Pom Pom and Inspector Gantvoort as the show features lively musical numbers and a strong chorus. Christie Dane and Edith Day debut in Boston with new comic and confidence roles, adding to the production’s vibrant, violins-led score by Hugo Felix.
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Anne Caldwell
Paulette
Nice
den of Thieves
Hugo Felix
Mizzi Hajos
Tom McNaughton
Carl Gantvoort
Mr. Savage
Boston
It Pays to Advertise Hits Third Week at Wilbur
The Wilbur Theatre hosted the third week start of It Pays to Advertise last night with a full house. The Boston run has seen remarkable early success, and the advance sale for week three is reported very large.
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Wilbur Theatre
Boston
Watson Haines
Garnerville, N. Y
Emma Carus Heads Keith's vaudeville bill this week
Emma Carus headlines a strong vaudeville program at B. F. Keith's Theatre featuring dancing singing and comedy. Noel Stuart Moon and Morris Captain Gruber Mile Adelina and others perform with lighthearted acts and animal feats while Hearst Vitagraph shows the latest news in motion pictures.
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Emma Carus
Broadway
B. F. Keith
Miss Carus
Dublin
Noel Stuart
Carus
Vernon Castle
Jimmy Barry
Boston
Barry
Moon
Morris
New York Winter Garden
Captain Gruber
Mile
Adelina
Charlie Olcott
Julia Blanc
Southland
John B. Hymer
Mammy Lou
Miss Blanc
Charles
Fanny van
Gladiators
Hearst Vitagraph Weekly
Follies of the Day Delights Gaiety Audience
Gaiety Theatre hosts Barney Gerard's Follies of the Day this week with strong audience applause. Miss Gertrude Hayes George P Murphy and Chester Nelson star in a lively show featuring clever costuming and burlesque of Belasco Cohan Reeves and Hammerstein style figures.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Barney Gerard
Gaiety
Gertrude Hayes
George P. Murphy
Chester Nelson
David Belasco
George M. Cohan
al Reeves
Oscar Hammerstein
Orpheum Theatre Dazzles With Singers Midgets Show
An enthusiastic audience at the New Orpheum Theatre yesterday enjoyed over an hour of entertainment from Ned Wayburn’s two act show featuring a company of two tiny performers and their elephants and ponies. The cast includes Ismed the Turkish pianist Reese and Bassi the tenor and baritone McCormack Irving in Betweens Decks Harry Cutler and the Dippyists with Harry Tyler and Gladys Crosius in an intensely amusing act.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New Orpheum Theatre
Ned Wayburn
Singer
Ismed
Reese
Bassi
McCormack
Irving
Harry Cutler
Harry Tyler
Gladys Crosius
Dippyists
Modern Theatre Screens The Spider And The Ruling Passion
The Modern Theatre opens with two first run features Pauline Frederick in The Spider and William Fox’s The Ruling Passion. Frederick portrays a world famous mother and her separated daughter in a stark dramatic contrast. The Ruling Passion follows English residents in modern India starring William E. Shay and Claire Whitney.
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Modern Theatre
Paramount Picture
Pauline Frederick
William Fox
Miss Frederick
Paris
Ken
India
William E. Shay
Claire Whitney
Follies of Pleasure Burlesque Shines at Howard
The Howard venue hosted the Follies of Pleasure burlesque with Dot Leighton Violet Hilson Mae Mills and Clyde Bates and Jack McCabe delivering lively material. The program included a police life comedy The Danger Line a Bonnie Scotland chorus and vaudeville acts plus contortionist tricks and aerial stunts. Friday adds amateur and circus features under Sam Cohen.
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the Howard
Follies of
Dot Leighton
Broadway
Violet Hilson
Boston
Mae Mills
Clyde Bates
Jack McCabe
Chorus
Tom McKenna
Scotch
Bonnie Scotland
John T. Doyle
Police Life
Bob Hall
Burt
Hazel Skatelle
Billings
Francis
Wilson
Billy Newton
Kola
Sam Cohen
Scollay Square Olympia Presents Mixed Show At Theatre
Crowds at Scollay Square Olympia Theatre enjoyed a varied bill including Jack and Buddie White, the Four Aerial Coronas, Charlie Keating, the Five Musical Byrons, Symonds and West, and the Byrondolin group. The feature photoplay stars Theda Bara in Destruction and The Mishaps of Musty Suffer episode Cruel and Unusual with Harry Watson providing comic relief.
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Scollay Square
Olympia Theatre
Jack
Buddie White
Charlie Keating
Byrons
Byrondolin
Symonds
Weston
Fox
Theda Bara
Harry Watson
Bickel and Watson
Boston Theatre Showcases William Courtenay In The Island of Surprises
William Courtenay, famed for dramatic action, stars in The Island of Surprises at the Boston Theatre this week. Also showing Green Stockings with Lillian Walker in a highly comical role as The Fadettes Orchestra provides accompaniment and special concert selections for the features.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
William Courtenay
Park Square
Boston
Mr. Courtenay
Lillian Walker
Fadettes Orchestra
The Yellow Peril at St James Theatre Delights Audience
The St James Theatre presented a well written drama about international intrigue and Japanese subtlety with a spy loving an American girl. Albert Cowles is the author. Michael Martin Edith Fabrini starred in a dancing fantasy while Dave Nowlin Gertrude St Clair performed musical whimsy. Harry Holden Lucy Herron and Frisco the xylophonist completed the bill.
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St. James Theatre
Albert Cowles
Breathless
Michael Martin
Edith Fabrini
Dave Nowlin
Gertrude St Clair
Harry Holden
Lucy Herron
Frisco
Xylophonist
Tremont Temple Presents Four Part Vicar of Wakefield Double Feature
Tremont Temple screens a Hepworth London four part version of The Vicar of Wakefield as the main feature this week. A four reel Famous Players attraction, Ca price, follows. The stage play features Mrs. Fiske in a society comedy drama role and Mary Pickford stars as Mercy the mountain maiden on screen.
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Tremont Temple
Hepworth London
Wakefield
Oliver Goldsmith
Waldron's Casino Presents Billy Arlington in Golden Crook Bur lesquers
Billy Arlington headlines at Waldron's Casino leading Jacobs and Jermon's Golden Crook Bur lesquers. The Midnight Club musical comedy features Fred Dobson Alva McGill Hite and Reflow Frank Evans Horace Wall James Irving Eleanor Cochran and Sam Raskin and his Russian ballet troupe. First U.S. appearance with this company and a pronounced hit with lavish costuming and dancing.
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Billy Arlington
Waldron
Jacobs and Jermon
Golden Crook
Arlington
Midnight Club
Fred Dobson
Alva McGill
Hite
Reflow
Frank Evans
Horace Wall
James Irving
Beau Brummel
Eleanor Cochran
Sam Raskin
Casino
Exeter Street Theatre Screens Marguerite Clark in Mice and Men
The attraction yesterday featured Marguerite Clark in the Famous Players Paramount five part picturization of Mice and Men. The story of the South showcases Clark’s winsome screen persona and the film is on the bill for the first half of the week.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Marguerite Clark
Famous Players’ Paramount
Deshler Brings Vaudeville Sketch to Bowdoin Square
Cambridge athlete turned vaudeville star Dave Deshler presents Down for the Count at Bowdoin Square Theatre beginning Thursday. The former prizefighter delivers a dramatic sketch praised as entertaining and popular with audiences.
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Bowdoin Square Theatre
Cambridge
Dave Deshler
Deshler
Park Theatre Presents Mary Pickford in Behind the Scenes
Park Theatre patrons faced crowded seats as Mary Pickford stars in Behind the Scenes with James Kirkwood Lowell Sherman and Russell Bassett. The bill includes Theodore Roberts in Pudd n Head Wilson and a Marguerite Gallagher appearance with other features and musical accompaniment.
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Mary Pickford
James Kirkwood
Lowell Sherman
Russell Bassett
Margaret Mayo
Theodore Roberts
Mark Twain
Missouri
Marguerite Gallagher
Boston Opera
Hearst-Selig Tribune
Paramount Travel
South America
Sydney
Fenway Theatre Stars Anita Stewart and Earle Williams Shine
Anita Stewart and Earle Williams, co stars in Cyrus Townsend Brady's My Lady's Slipper, proved they are among filmdoms most popular at the Fenway. The eighteenth century romance centers on a sturdy American naval officer in a Louis XVI setting.
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Anita Stewart
Earle Williams
Fenway
Miss Stewart
Mr. Williams
Cyrus Townsend Brady
Balsac
Park Square Theatre Ends Run On Under Fire
Park Square Theatre entered its final week with Under Fire a popular Boston stage romance thriller about love and war. Opening five weeks ago the play drew heavy audiences and strong notices, marking one of the season’s top attractions.
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Park Square Theatre
Boston
Indigestion Often Triggered by Constipation
Many suffer indigestion though the real issue is constipation. Bloat and headaches arise from bowel inaction. relief comes by clearing congestion. Avoid harsh cathartics. a mild laxative like Dr Caldwell's Syrup Pepsin is recommended. A free bottle offer is available by writing to Dr W B Caldwell.
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Dr. Caldwell
Benj. Bassin
Madison’ St
Gary
Ind
Herz Delights in Ruggles of Red Gap at Majestic
The Majestic Theatre enters the second and final week of Ralph Herz starring in Ruggles of Red Gap. Herz captivates the audience as the quintessential English valet through Paris and Red Gap with standout comedy in every act.
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Ralph Herz
Ruggles of
Red Gap
Paris
Ruggles
Mr. Herz
Globe Theatre Presents Black and White Revue and Notable Acts
Dan B Ely offers a modern minstrel take titled A Black and White Revue at the Globe Theatre. The show features La Crasta the girl on her toes and earns strong audience response. Billy Swede Hall debuts Bud Weiser with Miss Jennie Colborn Co. Also on the bill are ventriloquist W F E Whittle Craig and Irving in musical bits and Melba and Ricardo in a dancing specialty of notable merit.
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Dan B. Ely
Globe Theatre
la Crasta
Billy “Swede Hall
Jennie Colborn
W. F E. Whittle
Craig
Irving
Melba
Ricardo
Belasco produced Oklahoma draws Boston crowds
Hollis Street Theatre audience fills the house for the Belasco version of Oklahoma. The final week opens with strong reception as viewers respond to tense moments and climactic scenes with sustained applause.
Julia Arthur Opens Run at Plymouth Theatre in The Eternal Magdalene
Julia Arthur begins her engagement at the Plymouth Theatre tonight in The Eternal Magdalene after a 16 year absence spent in city residence and social duties. Governor McCall plans to attend as a brilliant audience is anticipated.
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Julia Arthur
Plymouth Theatre
Miss Arthur
McCall
Castle Square Theatre Opens Final Week for The Woman Hunter
The Woman Hunter enters its fourth and final week at Castle Square Theatre, drawing attention as a realistic portrayal of current American life. The Craig Players' strong acting helped its success. Next Monday, Between the Lines, Harvard prize play for 1915 16, debuts on stage.
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Castle Square
Craig
Gordon's Olympia Presents A Pantomime And Availed Acts
The show features The Apple of Paris pantomime a four Mile sister acrobats Wahda the trained seal and the Keltons with musical numbers. Hallen Hayes and Dave Schaffer perform while the Mutual feature Vengeance Is Mine is shown. The Strange Case of Mary Page serial runs Thursday Friday and Saturday.
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Wahda
Seal
Mary Page
Looking for Work Boost from Scott's Emulsion Ad
An ad urges tired workers and students to try Scott's Emulsion for a month to build richer blood and stronger bodies. It claims rich blood and robust digestion make work easier and promotes the product from George & Bowne in Boonville NY.
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Scott
Scott’s
Gcork & Bowne
Boomicia
Manhole Gas Incident In Court Street Injures Workers
Joseph Filitone of 58 Murdock Street Somerville was overcome by gas at the bottom of a Court Street manhole yesterday. He was rescued by Timothy Mahoney and Patrolman Burke. both rescuers were affected. Filitone was taken to Haymarket Senate Relief Hospital where doctors reported good recovery prospects.
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Court Street
Joseph Filitone
Murdock Street
Somerville
Timothy Mahoney
Burke
Joy Street
Fintone
Haymarket
Senate Relief Hospital
Plant Juice Promises Cure For Stomach Ailments Carpenter Urges Trial
A Malden carpenter and contractor, Dutton MacLeod of 39 Phillips Street, cites dramatic results from Plant Juice for acne and digestion after years of poor health. He reports restored appetite, better sleep, and renewed strength, endorsing the remedy sold at Liggett Drug Company at Washington and Avon Streets.
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Dutton MacLeod
Phillips Street
Malden
Boston
Liggett Drug Company
Washington and
Avon Streets
Feel Young Olive Tablets Ad for Constipation Relief
An old advertisement urges readers to prevent constipation with Dr Edwards Olive Tablets. It claims gentle action without harsh laxatives, promotes natural bowel function, and markets tablets as a vegetable olive oil compound sold by The Olive Tablet Company in Columbus for 10 cents per box.
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Dr. Edwards
Olive Tablet Company
Columbus
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