Howard Atheneum Burlesque Thrills with Slidin g Billy Watson
Sliding Billy Watson headlined at the Howard Atheneum delivering a lively burlesque show greeted by enthusiastic audiences. The evening featured Dew Drop Inn with Al Turpie Myrtle Andrews Gladys Bijou Sadie Banks and a second burletta A Jazzed Up Affair. The Four Janzleys Crumbley and Brown Narry Meehan and the Howardscope with Harry Morey appeared in The Birth of a Soul. Next week Midni g ht Maidens with George Niblo and Helen Spencer scheduled.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Billy Watson
Howard Atheneum
Dew Drop Inn
al Turpie
Myrtle Andrews
Gladys Bijou
Sadie Banks
Janzleys
Crumbley and Brown
Narry’ Meehan
Vaudeville Heads Orpheum Week with Vera Burt Trio
At Loew's Orpheum Theatre Vera Burt and her syncopated steppers lead the vaudeville lineup with a snappy mix of new melodies and dances. The Volunteers by George Botsford and acts by Ann Wardell George Dencourt Arthur Lloyd Driscoll Westcott and Har rah Mulroy play a strong early show. Owen Moore stars in Sooner or Later with Twilight Baby as a special comedy. Next half week brings a new vaudeville slate and Eugene O'Brien in His Wife's Money.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Loew
Orpheum Theatre
Vera Burt
George Botsford
Ann Wardell
George Dencourt
Arthur Lloyd
Driscoll
Westcott
Harrah
Mulroy
Owen Moore
Eugene O’brien
The Liars at Copley Theatre Preview
Henry Jewett presents The Liars at Copley Theatre with a different cast than prior runs. Miss Wingard as Lady Jessica and Miss Newcombe as Lady Rosamond Tuston lead a witty British society comedy about marital strain and mistaken positions. Hobson's Choice follows with Lyonel Watts debut.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Henry Jewett
Copley Theatre
Henry Arthur Jones
Christopher Deering
Miss Wingard
Jessica
Sightseers at Gayety Theatre by James J. Cooper
The Gayety Theatre features James J. Cooper's attraction Sightseers a farce Wait a Minute with music by Hal R. Dyson. The act shows a New York busy corner Williamsburg bridge Chorus Girls Row post office and a village by the sea with scenes and songs presented every minute. Cast includes Gus Fay Johnnie Walker Fred Nolan Richard Clay Kathryn Dickay Flo Davis Della Clark and Jimmy Holly with lively chorus girls.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gayety Theatre
James J. Cooper
William K. Wells
Hal R. Dyson
New York
Williamsburg Bridge
Village By the Sea
Gus Fay
Johnnie Walker
Fred Nolan
Richard Clay
Kathryn Dickay
Flo Davis
Della Clark
Jimmy Holly
Columbia Theatre Program Features Star Lineup
Monroe Salisbury heads the programme at Loew's Columbia Theatre with The Phantom Melody and Gladys Brockwell in Flames of the Flesh. Crane Wilbur in Stripped for a Million and Marguerite Clark in A Girl Named Mary on today’s bill. Tomorrow and Thursday The Auction of Souls and Alice Joyce in The Winchester Woman. Friday Destiny with Dorothy Phillips and Wanted a Husband with Billie Burke. Saturday Eyes of Youth with Clara Kimball Young and The Vagabond with Charlie Chaplin.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Monroe Salisbury
Loew’s
Columbia Theatre
Gladys Brockwell
Crane Wilbur
Marguerite Clark
Mary
Alice Joyce
Dorothy Phillips
Billie Burke
Clara Kimball Young
Charlie Chaplin
Soldiers of Fortune at Gordon's Cambridge Central Square
Central Square Theatre showed Soldiers of Fortune last night, praised for its moving action. A vaudeville bill followed with Golden Gate trio, Jack Trainer and company in a comedy, Howard and Bernard in A Trip on the Wire, and Cody and Leary. An entirely new programme with Mabel Normand in Pinto opens Thursday through Saturday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gordon
Cambridge Central Square Theatre
Richard Harding Davis
Golden Gate Trio
Jack Trainer
Howard and
Bernard
Cody
Leary
Mabel Normand
Pinto
Venus Pench Adventure Sparks Pencil Peace Trade
An advertisement offers a playful line about investing a dime in Venus Pench to obtain a dollar’s worth of pencil peace. The quirky copy highlights a whimsical trade idea without naming any events or people.
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Advt
Bowdoin Square Theatre Screens D W Griffith Drama The Mother and the Law
Bowdoin Square Theatre shows D W Griffiths The Mother and the Law for the full week. Mae Marsh and Robert Harron head the cast with the story focusing on two girls amid urban social undercurrents. Also shown Norma Talmadge in The Isle of Conquest and The Black Secret with a vaudeville lineup. Next week Longfellows Evangeline will be presented.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
D. W. Griffith
Bowdoin Square Theatre
America
Mr. Griffith
Mae Marsh
Robert Ha
Longfellow
Million Dollar Dolls at Waldron's Casino Premiere
A new musical comedy titled in a Whirl of Pleasure plays at Waldron's Casino for the week. Cliff Bragdon and Scottie Friedell lead as two roguish youths in hob o garb while Nat Morton and George Gifford support. Hele Mae Loretta Ahearn and Norma Barry star with a 20 girl chorus.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Waldron
Cliff Bragdon
Scottie Friedell
Nat Morton
George Gifford
Bragdon
Friedell
Hele Mae
Sunkist
Loretta Ahearn
Norma Barry
Nazimova Stars in Stronger Than Death at Fenway
Nazimova appears as a London music hall dancer in Stronger Than Death at the Fenway showing today and tomorrow, with her great ability on full display. Douglas MacLean and Doris May also headline in Whats Your Husband Doing.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nazimova
MacLean
May
Fenway
Douglas MacLean
Doris
Wallace Reid
Will Rogers
Charlie Chaplin
The Naughty Wife at Malden Auditorium
A unique dramatic theme unfolds as a literary husband neglects his wife due to writing. Adelyn Bushrigll excels as the wife and Dwight Meade shines as the husband. Next week features Lombardi, Lid.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Malden Auditorium
Adelyn Bushrgll
Dwight Meade
Lombardi
Lid
Sooner or Later at Loew's Globe Theatre
Owen Moore starred in Soon er or Later at Loew's Globe Theatre with strong support and a brisk, appealing story. Gladys Hulette appeared in High Speed and enhanced the program. For the latter half of the week Eugene O'Brien shows in His Wife's Money and Francelia Billington stars in The Day She Paid.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Owen Moore
Loew's Globe Theatre
Gladys Hulette
Eugene O'Brien
Francelia Billington
Exeter Street Theatre Week at a Glance
The Exeter Street Theatre bills Soldiers of fortune by Richard Harding Davis and What's Your Husband Doing with Douglas Mclean and Doris May for the week ending Wednesday. Also shown are Pathe and Ford weeklies and later in the week Bessie Barriscale in The Luck of Geraldine Lair Tom Mix in The Cyclone and Prizma natural color pictures.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Exeter Street Theatre
Soldiers of Fortune
Richard Harding Davis
Douglas Mclean
Doris May
Husband
Pathe
Ford
Bessie Barriscale
Geraldine Lair
Tom Mix
Pn the Weekly News
Prizma Natural Color Pictures
Back to Gods Country at Gordon's Olympia
The film Back to God’s Country adapting Wapi the Walrus was shot farther north than any prior picture. Snow scenes were filmed on Lesser Slave Lake north of the 56th parallel in extreme cold. A 180 foot ice ship played the whaler Flying Moon, built from forest timber and masts, with materials hauled by dog sleds from the rail line many miles away.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
God’ Country
James Oliver Curwood
Gordon’s Olympia
Lesser Slave Lake
Bi week at Modern and Beacon features Ferguson in His House in Order
Elsie Ferguson leads the bill at Modern and Beacon theatres with His House in Order, a Pinero comedy drama adaptation. The programme also includes Mary's Ankle from May Tully with Douglas Maclean and Doris May in dual roles showcasing their comedy talents.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Modern
Beacon Theatres
Elsie Ferguson
Arthur Wing Pinero
Miss Ferguson
Mary
May Tully
Douglas Maclean
Doris May
Somerville Theatre Audiences Lend Laughter to It Pays to Advertise
Somerville Theatre patrons applauded It Pays to Advertise by Coop er Megrue and Hackett praising the strong cast. Elise Bartlett radiates charm and Malcolm Fassett shows fine training. Other cast members include Audrey Baird Booth Howard Jerry O Day George Wetherald and Henry Crossen. Next week’s attraction is A Stitch in Time.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rol Cooper Megrue
Walter Hackett
Somerville
Elise Bartlett
Malcolm Fassett
Audrey Baird
Booth Howard
Jerry O'Day
George Wetherald
Henry Cross
Tremont Temple Pollyanna Proves Popular in Boston
Pollyanna starring Mary Pickford continues strong run at Tremont Temple in Boston entering its sixth week. The cheerful Mrs. Eleanor Porter adaptation delights audiences despite storms and cold weather, with Pickford showcasing a standout performance.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pollyanna
Mary Pickford
Tremont Temple
Boston
Eleanor H. Porter
Miss Pickford
Waldorf Theatre presents Big Bill Kelleher life story
The Waldorf Theatre in Boston features Big Bill Kelleher narrating his life story with new and graphic details. The program includes The Honor System, a photoplay about prison life, and the Waldorf Musical Comedy Company led by Danny Lund performing The King of Hereafter. Honolulu is scheduled for Thursday.
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Waldorf Theatre
Kelleher
Boston
Waldorf Musical Comedy Company
Danny Lund
Honolulu
Majestic Theatre Opens Week Two With Letty Comedy
Linger Longer Letty at the Majestic Theatre enters its second week as Charlotte Greenwood headlines a lively show. The principal fun maker delivers eccentric acrobatic routines that draw big laughs from a large Boston audience.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Letty
Charlotte Greenwood
Majestic Theatre
Miss Greenwood
Boston
The Wedding Ring Opens at Plymouth Theatre This Week
The company now playing At 9 45 will debut The Wedding Ring on stage at the Plymouth Theatre Friday after noon this week. Owen Davis wrote the new play following At 9 45. William A Brady produces and aims for Boston critics’ verdict on its first local trial performance.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Plymouth Theatre
Owen Davis
William A. Brady
Boston
Comedy at Wilbur Postponed Due to Snow Drift
Up to late yesterday the cast and scenery for 3s East were buried in a snow drift cutting off contact. The company could not perform at the Wilbur last night but will headline this evening with the first performance officially announced.
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the Wilbur
Twilight Baby at Gordon's Olympia ends program
Henry Lehrman's first farce production A Twilight Baby was shown yesterday at Gordon's Olympia with May Allison in The Walkoffs. A recital on the Hope Jones Olympia organ by Arthur Martell delighted audiences. Five acts of vaudeville and the Olympia News Weekly plus other pictures completed the program. Next week features Back to God's Country.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Henry Lehrman
Gordon’s Olympia
Twilight Baby and Should a Woman Tell on Olympia program
Yesterday marked the first showing of Henry Lehrman's A Twilight Baby at Scollay Square Olympia. The bill included the photoplay Should a Woman Tell featuring Alice Lake, five vaudeville acts, and the Olympia News Weekly. Next week's feature will be Norma Talmadge in A Daughter of Two Worlds.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Henry Lehrman
Alice Lake
Olympia News
Norma Talmadge
Rose of China at Shubert Theatre in Boston
The Rose of China opened for the final two weeks of its Boston engagement at the Shubert Theatre. The show features a melodious score by Mr. Veeesey and an ideal cast led by Frank McIntyre Oscar Shaw Jane Richardson Cecil Cunningham, supported by a company of 60.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
China
Shubert Theatre
Boston
Nazimova Leads Upham's Corner Strand Bill
Nazimova heads the programme this week at Upham's Corner Strand in Stronger Than Death a play built around the uprising of the Indian population in India Also Ethel Clayton in The 18th Commandment Selections on the Strand organ the Strand News Weekly and a new comedy complete the bill Constance Talmadge in The Virtuous Vamp followed by Robert Warwieth in The Tree of Knowledge will be seen Thursday Friday and Saturday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nazimova
Upham's Corner
India
Ethel Clayton
Strand
Constance Talmadge
Robert Warwieth
The Outrageous Mrs. Palmer Opens at Arlington Theatre
Amateur week opened last evening at the Arlington Theatre with Mary Young in the title role. The cast supports well as viewers note the leading character is complex and well portrayed. Attendance remains strong despite the bad weather.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mrs. Palmer
Arlington Theatre
Mary Young
Miss Young
Tea for Three ends at Park Square Theatre this week
The final week of Tea for Three at Park Square Theatre ends next Saturday with Rai Cooper Megrue’s sparkling comedy. Arthur Byron Laura Hope Crews and Fred Perry must read lines and interpret situations well. little chance of adverse criticism. On Feb 23 Honey Girl, a musical version of Checkers, follows.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Park Square Théatre
Rai Cooper Megrue
Arthur Byron
Laura Hope Crews
Fred Perry
Honey Girl
On With the Dance at Park Theatre Enters Final Week
Mae Murray and David Powell star in the photo drama about a young Russian girl who comes to America and rises to fame through dance on the Gay White Way. Lower ticket prices at Park Theatre prove popular with patrons this run.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Park Theatre
Mae Murray
David Powell
St James Theatre Presents Taylor Holmes in Nothing But the Truth
Taylor Holmes leads the St James Theatre week in Nothing But the Truth. Vaudeville features the Pekinese Troupe and acts by Martin and Courtney John Dunn Murphy and Kline Kaizer and Mack plus the St James News and orchestra. George Walsh stars in The Shark on Thursday Friday and Saturday with new vaudeville comedies and news films.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Taylor Holmes
St. James Theatre
Oriental Wonder Workers
Martin and Courtney
John Dunn
Murphy and Kline
Kaizer and
Mack
St. James
George Walsh
At 9 45 ends final Plymouth run as play intrigues
Plymouth Theatre presents Owen Davis melodrama of mystery marriage and murder in its final week. Spectators stay eager to help detectives solve the crime as rivals in the case stump the keenest investigators. Next week A H Woods presents The Girl in the Limousine with John Cumberland Doris Kenyon Charles Ruggles Marion Ballou Frank Thames Barnett Parker Claiborne Troster and Vivian Rushmore in the cast.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Owen Davis
A. H. Woods
Mabel
John Cumberland
Doris Kenyon
Charles Ruggles
Marion Ballou
Frank Thames
Barnett Parker
Claiborne Troster
Vivian Rushmore
Lancaster Theatre Anniversary Week Presentation
The Lancaster Theatre displayed a photoplay bill during anniversary week four. Olive Thomas appeared in Out Yonder and Bryant Washburn in Too Much Johnson. The latter half featured Nazimova in Stronger Than Death and Frid Bennett in The Woman in the Suit Case.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lancaster Theatre
Olive Thomas
Bryant Washburn
Johnson
Nazimova
Frid Bennett
Codman Square Theatre Vaudeville Show and New Bill
Yesterday at Codman Square Theatre four acts entertained patrons. The leading film The Glorious Lady stars Olive Thomas in a romance filled program. For the rest of the week a new vaudeville bill arrives and Tom Mix appears in The Feud.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Codman Square Theatre
Olive Thomas
Tom Mix
Franklin Park Theatre Features Bosworth in Behind the Door
Hobart Bosworth leads the Franklin Park Theatre bill this week with the film Behind the Door. Fatty Arbuckle appears in the same programme along with a strong vaudeville lineup noted for its exceptional execution.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hobart Bosworth
Franklin Park Theatre
Fatty Arbuckle
Shubert Announces Smith Retirement and Succession
J. J. Shubert issues a signed statement announcing Edward D. Smith of Shubert Theatres in Boston resigns due to ill health and plans to move to Southern California. A. T. Worm will succeed him immediately. Smith declines further comment.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. J. Shubert
Edward D. Smith
Shubert Theatres
Boston
The
Shubert
Plymouth
Ye Wilbur
Majestic
Boston Opera House
California
A. T. Worm
Mr. Smith
Ed Wynn Carnival Ends Second Fortnight at Tremont
The Ed Wynn Carnival opened its final two weeks at Tremont Theatre last night. Wynn delivers a funny show that fully evokes humor with his comicalities. He ranks among the nation’s finest comedians and leads a troupe that enhances the entertaining experience.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ed Wynn
Tremont Theatre
Mr. Wynn
Washington Theatre Medieval program features Warwick Ker rigan and Holmes
The Washington Theatre bills the first part of the week with Robert Warwick in The Tree of Knowledge and Warren Kerrigan in The Lord Loves the Irish. The second half is devoted to Jane Grey's Desert Gold and Stuart Holmes in The Sins of the Children.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington Theatre
Robert Warwick
Warren Kerrigan
Yane Grey
Stuart Holmes
Desert Gold and The Sins of the Children At Old South
At the Old South Theatre the first half of the week features Zane Grey’s Desert Gold and Stuart Holmes in The Sins of the Children. In the second half come Robest Warwick in The Tree of Knowledge and a German submarine film with £55 pictures.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Old South Theatre
Zane Grey
Stuart Holmes
R Robest
Warwick
Greenwich Village Follies to Open at Shubert Theatre
The Greenwich Village Follies a revusical comedy of life in New Yorks Quartier Latin begins a four week limited engagement at the Shubert Theatre starting Monday March 1. Cast includes Frances White James Watts Ted Lewis Ada Forman Al Herman and two famous artists models.
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Greenwich Village
New York
Shubert Thatre
Frances White
James Watts
Ted Lewis
Ada Forman
al Herman
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