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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Feb 15, 1921
Page
16
At Malden Auditorium the Temple Stock company presented Within the Law. The drama by Bayerd Veiller repeats a popular demand from previous years and showcases vigorous plotting and strong character drawing.
Mrs. K Waldulig of Albany New York describes headaches weakness lack of color and stomach trouble. After trying Dr Williams Pink Pills she regained strength appetite and energy. She recommends the pills now sold by druggists or the Dr Williams Medicine Co Schenectady NY price sixty cents per box plus a free booklet What to Eat and How to Eat.
A seafaring captain endured a long double rupture that left him bedridden. After failed doctors and trusses he chose self cure, avoiding surgery, and later shared his remedy and book, sent free.
At Bowdoin Square Theatre Charlie Chaplin in The Kid drew crowds with six reels of laughter. Jackie Coogan and Edna Purviance starred along with Pearl White in The Mountain Woman and the first Tarzan episode. Vaudeville featured the Galli Troupe and more. Bargain night Friday. Next week Making Movies.
Sam H. Harris presents at Tremont Theatre a brief engagement of Louis K. Anspacher's My Boy. Richard Bennett leads a distinguished company in the first metropolitan production, an odd comedy centered on a Scotch father whose prodigal son has fallen, yet the father's faith remains.
A vintage style ad extols pine based cough syrups using Pinex with sugar syrup or substitutes. It claims rapid relief within 24 hours for dry or loose coughs and bronchial irritation, touting Pinex from Fort Wayne Indiana and advising readers to ask for 214 ounces of Pinex with directions for best results.
Review lauds Charlie Chaplin in The Kid for continuous humor with fresh stunts. The piece notes many memorable pratfalls and comedy that outshine earlier pie act routines, delivering a strong emotional swing from laughter to tears.
Review lauds Chaplin and co star Jackie Coogan in The Kid as a blend of comedy and artistry. notes clever gags like a teapot on a string and window glazing, praises Chaplin’s command of pathos in the sick child scene, and highlights strong theatre demand with record houses across Boston area venues.
The Devil starring George Arliss shown yesterday at Gordon's Old South Theatre remains all week. Arliss debuts before the camera as a suave cynical devil in Edmund Goulding's story with Sylvia Breamer and Edmund Lowe in leading roles. Praises include production, direction, lighting, photography, and architect designed settings. Also features latest news weekly a new comic picture and organ recital by Arthur J. Martel.
The Augustin Players headline this week at St James Theatre in The Inspector with Nada Horaine Eekshoff and Gordon and the Mannirlo along with Le Bone troupe closing the bill. Charlie Chaplin appears in The Kid with Fox Pathe News and Screen Snapshots also on the program. Thursday brings a Western special The U P Trail and Velvet Fingers No 8 new comedy Pathe and vaudeville.
The second week of the return run of George W. Cohan's comedy musical Mary opened at the Colonial Theatre last night. Full houses indicate the production may continue through the season, with Cohan's special company delivering a standard on par with prior visits.
Another week of the motion picture Way Down East opened yesterday at Tremont Temple with large enthusiastic audiences. Lillian Gish and Richard Barthelmess star in leading roles.
Patricia Collinge stars in Just Suppose at Tremont Theatre in a witty finale week. The A E Thomas comedy garners praise for its charming pace and strong ensemble from Geoffrey Kerr Mrs Thomas Whiffen Fred Kerr Howard Leslie George Pauncefort William Keighly and Lawrence Eddinger.
Charlie Chaplin Invphe Kid flashed on screen at the Boston Theatre to a full house with a capacity audience. The program also includes four vaudeville acts.
A varied Keith's bill this week features Ciccolini the Italian headliner with opera and songs, Charlie Withers and the popular For Pity's Sake, Emma Carus with songs and comedy, Dolly Kay, Cartmell and Harris, Laddie Cliff, Edison and Capie, Rekoma the Gentlemen Equilibrist, and the Werner and Amoris juggle trio. The Monday matinee pleased local audiences as it followed recent Keith's successes.
The Marion Show at Waldron's Casino features Emil Casper as star comic and leg twister along with the Byron brothers Hawaiian performers and a large company including Inez de Verdier Myrtle Franks and Rose Bernard. The program opens with five New York area location pictures and moves to The Land of the Impossible, the overall entertainment.
A week long run features Behold My Wife a George Melford production from Sir Gilbert Parker's The Translation of a Savage. Mabel Julienne Scott stars with Milton Sills Elliott Dexter and Ann Forrest in key roles. Also shown Treland in Revolt news reel and News Weekly comic.
Max Spegel presents Abe Reynolds in Abe Reynolds Revue at the Gayety Theatre. He portrays Jacob Rosen a new departure with Art Mayor as assistant. Supporting cast includes Monica Redmond Flossie Everette Dot Leighton Lloyd Peddrick Joe Mercer and the Spegel Beauty Chorus in colorful costumes.
A review notes tense climactic production featuring Priscilla Dean. It states the film will run through the first half of the week, then be replaced Thursday by Behold My Wife starring Mabel Julienne Scott Elliott Dexter Milton Sills and Ann Forrest.
The first half of the week features Bryant Washburn in An Amateur Devil with Charlie Chaplin in The Kid aided by Jackie Coogan. Later in the week William S. Hart stars in The Testing Block and The Kid continues.
The Exeter Street Theatre features Charlie Chaplin in The Kid with a notable child actor. Mary Miles Minter appears in All Souls Eve. The Branding Iron with Johnny Hines in Torchy in High follows, plus Four Times Foiled. Niagara presents in Prizma color pictures weekly at each show.
Nance ONeill opened the Plymouth Theatre second week of a four week engagement with Benavente's Passion Flower to increased patronage. The distinguished actress, whose triumphs 15 years ago are still remembered in Boston, draws strong crowds and favorable notices for this emotional performance.
Ruth Draper plans a special matinee of her original character sketches today at the Wilbur Theatre and is a guest at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Rudolph Weld of 26 Marlboro Street.
Charlie Chaplin stars in his latest film The Kid at Gordon's Olympia Scollay Square and Cambridge Central Square theatres. The film blends laughter and tears as Chaplin portrays a down on his luck man raising a waif with unexpected acting depth alongside Jackie Coogan. Audiences enjoyed the mixed program of specials, five acts of vaudeville, and the weekly news.
Mack Sennett presents A Small Town Idol at the Park Theatre with a strong mix of story and comedy. The cast features Ben Turpin Phyllis Haver Marie Prevost Charlie Murray and James Finlayson in leading roles. Eva Novak stars in The Torrent a romance with tragedy humor and adventure.
The Love Birds show at the Wilbur Theatre heads into its final week with new material and cast members. Pat Rooney unveiled a new comedy song How to Be Happy Tho Married and Persia was added for Harry Mayo. Le Gana from Ziegfeld Midnight Frolic added dance specials, while Dorothy Quinette and Fat Rooney offered songs and dance with sharp timing ahead of a New York debut next Monday.
The Maid of the Mountains at Boston Opera House offers a romantically told plot with plausible development and high singing and stage illusion. Fred Wright and Viva Daron are the principal performers, Daron drawing particular attention for a strong sensation.
George LeMaire injects spicy entertaining humor into Broadway Brevities now in its second week at the Shubert. The capacious playhouse fills each performance with Bert Williams and George McKay, LeMaire's sparkling comedy, Ula Sharon, Baird and Bernard, Maurice Diamond's dances, Mildred Richardson, and Nelson and Cronin songs, plus a bevy of girls.
A burlesque performance at the Howard Atheneum features The Follies of Pleasure led by Clyde Bates as Luke Warm. Sid Gold, Dorothy Barnes, Ruth Barbour, Betty Gordon, Mickey McCabe, Bill Wexter, Ed Gold and Dick Young shine, with a standout chorus. Manager G E Lothrop Jr also stages vaudeville acts including Bison City Four and Mabel Norman, with Lena Daley’s Kandy Kids arriving next week.
Charlie Chaplin appears after a long absence with The Kid at Boston's Modern and Beacon Theatres. The film marks his longest subject yet as he shifts toward serious acting while preserving his comic edge. Justine Johnston shines as Lola in a bold Broadway style role on the same bill.
Charlie Chaplin's latest comedy The Kid tops a vaudeville bill at Loew's Orpheum Theatre and will run all week. The program features six vaudeville acts including A Telephone Tangle and performances by Joseph Bennett Hank Brown Ada Gunther Hermann and company Hickley and Hart Paramo the Spanish harmonist and the Mellor sisters.
Roi Cooper Megrue’s scintillating comedy Honors Are Even reaches its fiftieth performance tonight at Selwyn's Park Square Theatre. William Courtenay plays the witty writer and Lola Fisher charms as the pampered society daughter in this lively production.
From current indications, all records for theatrical receipts at the Boston Opera House will fall as Aphrodite arrives for a two week run starting Monday night February 28. The production is billed as the world's greatest spectacle based on Pierre Louys famous 1895 French classic, centering on a statue of Aphrodite, Goddess of Love.
The last week of William Moore Patech's 1921 model musical comedy It's Up to You closes Saturday Feb 2 at the Globe Theatre. Notable cast includes Joseph Santley Ivy Sawyer Douglas Leavitt Ruth Mary Lockwood and Florence Hope as leaders of the organization.
Producers A L Jones and Morris Green bring the original cast to Boston for Jim Jam Jems. Harry L Cort and George E Stoddard wrote the book and lyrics with James Hanley composing the music for the Boston engagement.
Freckles was originally announced but the Arlington Players will present Uncle Tom's Cabin at the Arlington Theatre starting next Monday night. The production marks a return to the classic for local audiences and features the familiar drama and characters.
Eddie Cantor brings a fresh repertoire in The Midnight Rounders at the Majestic Theatre for a closing week starting last night with Nan Halperin. The sensational engagement of Cantor and his agile ankle agitators ends next Saturday night.
Somerville Theatre in Davis Square presented Patsy After All by manager McArdle drawing two capacity audiences. Anne Bronaugh shines in a new light as the lead with partner Carroll Ashburn and the company delivering warm, engaging performances.
The National Theatre opens the week with Four Jacks and a Queen and three other vaudeville numbers. Priscilla Dean in Outside the Law draws showgoers, while the closing half spotlights Long Tack Sam plus three other vaudeville acts and the film Silver Lining.
Columbia Theatre features Charlie Chaplin in The Kid as the highlight of the opening half week with Eugene O Brien in A Wonderful Chance. The closing half presents Thomas Meighan in Civilian Critics and Thalie Hammerstein in The Daughter Pays.
A fleet of 18 vessels brought in a large groundfish catch at the Fish Pier amid mild weather. Total catch weighed 1,170,400 pounds with haddock 345,000, cod 637,900, halibut 30,000, flounders 50,200, salt fish 5,000, pollock 2,300 pounds. Several ships reported full flounder trips and varying ex-vessel prices for cod and hake. Additional apples shipments aboard Bran and Hegre reduce harbor congestion. Freight rates for lumber and ties to Atlantic ports set for six months. Ocean and port movements detailed with multiple arrivals and departures.
Port of Boston arrivals and departures detailed for multiple steamers from Philadelphia New York Jersey and Boston. Vessels including Canopie Hegre Mohawk Whitmore Sonesport and others sail to Antwerp Portland and Salem with numerous barges in tow.
The Post Marine Record notes incoming steamers due today, including a Finnish vessel sailing from Antwerp.
An old home remedy claims Sage and Sulphur, with alcohol, darkens gray hair. A ready made Wyeths Sage and Sulphur Compound is sold at drug stores. Dampen a brush and apply to hair to cover gray strands, gradually achieving darker, glossy, youthful look.
The text warns to act when signs appear such as loss of strength, poor sleep, irritability, blues, and pale inner eyelids. It cautions against waiting until nervous prostration or collapse. It emphasizes timely action to preserve vitality and health.
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