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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Feb 24, 1920
Page
9
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The Spanish Revue at Keith's Theatre showcased top Spanish acts led by Rosa Grande Carmen Lopez and Flores Castaros. Anna Chandler Sid ney Landfield Tarzan and Arthur Deagon drew strong notice with new songs and witty performances. The Lovenberg sisters Lime Neary Lucy Gillett and the Brittons also contributed engaging acts.
Peggy Hyland and Corrine Griffiths led the previous program at Loew's Columbia Theatre with Faith and Human Collateral. Today Frank Mayo Judith Roberts in Laska and Enid Bennett in The Woman in the Suitcase. Wednesday and Thursday Earle Williams in The Wolf and Olive Thomas in Footlights and Shadows. Friday Sundown Trail with an all star cast and Bryant Washburn in Too Much Johnson. Saturday Blind Husbands and Fatty Arbuckle in Hayseed.
Malsified cocoanut oil shampoo is presented as a pure greaseless option that protects the scalp and hair. It generates rich lather with water, cleanses thoroughly, rinses clean, and leaves hair fine, silky, and easy to manage. Available cheaply at most drug stores for household use.
Edward H. Crosby reviews A. H. Woods new farce The Girl in the Limousine staged yesterday at Plymouth Theatre Boston. The holiday crowd roars with laughter and the play edges toward risqué territory though not crossing the line.
Tony Hamilton heads to a party at Mr and Mrs Neville's with a ruse to dodge a previous engagement. A roadside pickup by a thug leads to a masked bedchamber farce where Tony hides under a bed with disguises and comical near-discoveries. John Cumberland and Doris Kenyon headline in a lively bedroom farce praised for speed and humor.
A brief advertorial fragment recommends taking LAXATIVE BROMO QUINENE Tablets as a preventative measure. It mentions BZ and references W. GROVE'S signature on the bottle or bor, with a price indication of 30e.
A Canadian Northland romance and action tale shown at Gordons Olympia Theatre depicts Dolores Le Beau and a writer engaged, a renegade captain, a cliff plunge, and Dolores rescuing her father. The program also features vaudeville acts and organ music by Arthur Martell.
The audience enjoyed four four spectacular dance classique by the Maxine dancers and applauded Hughie Clark Hunter Randall and Senorita in Along the Mexican Border. Other acts included Cunningham and Bennett in Treat Em Rough Leiber and Griffin and Rice and Frances and Dustin Farnum in The Corsican Brothers. Next week Elaine Hammerstein stars in The Woman Game.
Dustin Farnum headlines an attractive program at Loew's Globe Theatre performing a dual role in an adaptation of The Corsican Brothers. The lineup includes Madelaine Traverse in The Hell Ship and Elaine Hammerstein in The Woman Game with Harry Carey in Marked Men later in the week.
Norma Talmadge opens as the daughter of the Bowery’s feared Black Jerry Malone in a First National feature. She rises to society favor and returns to the Lowery as happiness crowns the tale, with a vaudeville bill and Olympia news weekly completing the program.
Dorothy Phillips, noted photoplay star, appeared at Gordon’s Cambridge Central Square Theatre in The Right to Happiness. The program also featured five vaudeville acts including McKay's Revue Ray Conlin Van and Carrie Avery in Madame Sir lein Medium Dixon and Mack and Dwyer and Murphy in A Bit of Dublin. An entire vaudeville and photoplay change is planned for Thursday Friday and Saturday with Katherine MacDonald in The Beauty Market.
At the Boston Theatre Earle Williams appeared as lead in The Fortune Hunter a photoplay praised for its vivid emotion and Ameri can nobility of character. The Christie Comedy drew praise while vaudeville featured the Charlie Ahearn company Edwin and Lottie Ford a Bolger brothers on banjo Karl Karey and the team of Adler and Dunbar delivering standout acts.
The Temple stock players at Malden Auditorium staged Lombardi I d a clever comedy by Frederick and Fanny Hatton. Dwight Meade as Tito Lombardi scored the greatest personal triumph of the season, with Adelyn Bushnell as Daisy Mahoney and other cast members praised for their contributions.
Today and tomorrow feature Elsie Janis in The Regular Girl and Marguerite Clark in All of a Sudden Pegs y with Harold Lloyd's Captain Kidds Kids on the same bill. The Six Best Cellars stars Bryant Washburn Wanda Hawley Julia Faye and Clarence Burton. Dangerous Fours supervised by Thomas H Ince plays Thursday to Saturday.
The Bowdoin Square Theatre showcased Longfellow's Evangeline as this year’s biggest event with Miriam Cooper Albert Roscoe Spottiswood Aiken James Marcus and Paul Wrigel in the cast. Also shown The Tree of Knowledge with Robert Warwick Wanda Hawley Kathryn Williams and Irving Cummings. Vaudeville acts Adams and Griffith The Music Lesson Lieutenant Randall Chester Johnson cyclists Lemons and De Saulles Frank Cotter and McCarthy and Fisher plus Mack Sennett's Pathe news and Pearl White in The Black Secret. Bargain features Friday night and continuous showings at Bowdoin.
The Boston Opera House reports strong appeal for Take It From Me with enhanced production by Joseph M. Caites. Lead cast includes Zoe Barnett Alice Hills Fred Hildebrand Douglas Leavitt Arline and Helen Gardner. Chu Chin Chow returns to open Monday March 22.
Irene Castle stars in The Amateur Wife a tale of New York's gay life with scenes in the Tenderloin district. Jack Straw features Robert Warwick in the title role from W Somer set Maughn's stage success. The Good Ship Rock and Rye adds Metro comedy and the news weekly completes the program.
Theda Bara appears in a new two week engagement at the Majestic Theatre in a many scene spoken drama The Blue Flame deemed controversial in theatrical circles. Her supporting company includes Alan Dinehart DeWitt Jennings Donald Gallagher Kenneth Hill and Henry Herbert with Thais Lawton among others.
Patrons can expect the first half of the week to feature Someone Must Pay and The Black Secret final episode directed by Abramson. The program also includes comedies new films and five holiday vaudeville acts with Locklear in The Great Air Robbery on Thursday Friday and Saturday.
The Rose of China a Chinese musical romance departs Boston Saturday night. Ray Comstock and Morris Gest lavish in production. Cast includes Frank Mc Intyre Cecil Cunningham Oscar Shaw Jane Richardson Stanley Ridges William H. Pringle Paul Irving Swann Wood Jean Barnett Edna May Oliver and a graceful youthful chorus.
Rachel Crothers' comedy 39 East runs at the Wilbur Theatre with Henry Hull and Constance Binney in leading roles. Two crowded audiences mark the second week as critics praise the show for lively romance and boarding-house humor.
A feature on the Diamond Dyes method reclaiming faded garments. The process retools discarded fabrics into refreshed wardrobe pieces, promising sustainable renewals. It highlights the clever reuse of textiles and the practical appeal of turning old garments into new looks.
Waldron's Casino announces the burlesque show The Maids of America now with a remodeled opening to finale. New book Without Rhyme or Reason, new lyrics, score, and scenic costumes feature jazz parody in Jazzonia and a ragtime melodrama A Melo Jazz Matic Play. The cast includes Bobby Barry George Leon Florence Rother Jana Mac May Stanley George E Snyder and Rogers Ellsworth Snyder.
The Victory Belles opened at the Gayety to two capacity houses. An energetic entertaining extravaganza with a brilliant principal cast. A street corner scene features posters and a ticket speculator selling tickets. A musical cocktail called Saxtravaganza is prepared and the chorus enters.
The second week of the Mary Roberts Rinehart stage comedy Bab opens at Hollis Street Theatre. Edward Childs Carpenter crafted the human comedy. Helen Hayes shines in the lead with a strong supporting cast including Tom Powers George Alison Grace Henderson Arthur Eldred and Katharine Alexander.
The Waldorf musical comedy company stages a fresh programme at the Waldorf Theatre this week. The first half features His Friend's Friend with Danny Lund and his troupe, already popular with theatre patrons. A Viola Dana film opens the first half, with an entire programme change planned for Thursday.
The Howard Atheneum entertainment featured the Midnight Maidens burlesque troupe led by George Niblo with Helen Spencer and Vic Perry drawing strong crowds. Evelyn Demerest Anna O Donnel John O Donnell Jimmy Connors and Johnny Hughes contributed to a lively show with a strong chorus. The vaudeville lineup included the Piccolo Midgets Gagnell and Mack and Honeysuckle and Violet. Mitchell Lewis starred in The Faith of the Strong and next week Some Show with Tommy Bozo Snyder and Billy McIntyre will headline.
Paramount Artcraft presents Mark Twain’s Huckleberry Finn at the Tark Theatre. The film follows Huck and Tom Sawyer with vivid river scenes and strong performances by Lewis Sargent and Gordon Griffith. Supporting cast includes Mrs Iatherine Griffith Edyth Chapman Esther Halston Frank Lanning and Martha Mattox.
The Royal Vagabond enters its second week at the Colonial Theatre and already proves a Boston hit. George M. Cohan’s lively tuneful score broadens appeal while Robinson Newbold leads an able cast including Virginia O'Brien Frances Demarest Grace Daniels Winifred Harris Frederick Santley and John Godsworthy.
John Craigs Arlington presentation of The Outrageous Mrs Palmer with Mary Young in the title role enters its fourth week. The Har ry Gribble play is hailed as a season’s best offering and the familiar cast heads to New York next.
Nazimova appears at the Franklin Park Theatre in Str stronger Than Death during the first half of the week. The Franklin Park Orchestra provides fitting music to the film and the vaudeville program offers singing dancing and comedy thrills.
The Tremont Theatre ends its Ed Wynn Carnival week with clean, tasteful comedy and a strong company. On March 1 Elsie Janis and her Jazz Gang are set to follow, promising ongoing entertainment with Wynn acting as host and guide.
Premiere of the Greenwich Village Follies next Monday night in Boston stirs interest in a New York Quartier Latin musical comedy. Frances White James Watts Ted Lewis Ada Forman Al Herman lead a cast praised for the 21 famous artists models.
Charlotte Greenwood enters the third and final week of Linger Longer Letty at the Majestic Theatre. The star has drawn capacity crowds with stinging humor and mirrors her previous success in So Long Letty, marking her last chance for Bostonians to see this extended vehicle.
Tremont Temple opened its seventh week showing Pollyanna at the screen version of Eleanor Porter’s tale. Mary Pickford delivers her most joyful performance yet as the girl whose gladness spreads happiness.
Gertrude Lamarre, six, of 29 Main Street, Sanford, Maine, was saved from fits by her mother using Dr True's Elixir. A letter from Mrs. Lamarre praises the elixir as a family laxative and worm expeller with a long 68 year reputation.
Len Coady and Wileon Perry star in The Beloved Cheater at Exeter with Hale Hamilton in The Third Generation. The initial days feature Sessue Hayakawa in The Beggar Prince and Sylvia Breamer with Robert Gordon in Respectability by Proxy plus Pathe News and Prizma color pictures.
The first half of the week shows What's Your Husband Doing with Douglass MacLean Doub le Speed with Wallace Reid and The Vagabond with Charlie Chaplin. The second half presents Doris Kenyon in The Bandbox and Yankee Doodle in Berlin, a Mack Sennett special.
Gladys Brockwell starred in Flames of the Flesh at Codman Square Theatre with four vaudeville acts, a new comedy, a news pictorial and a photoplay supplement. The week will feature James Ek Hackett in The Greatest Singer as the top-line photoplay.
Mary Pickford's second studio production The Hoodlum screens all week at Upham's Corner Strand Theatre. Harry Rodgers performs selections on the Strand organ, and the Strand news weekly plus a new comedy complete the bill.
The advertisement touts Diamond Dyes as a guaranteed way to achieve fadeless color on wool silk linen cotton and blends. It claims the Direction Book with each package explains how to diamond dye over any color and invites readers to have a druggist show the Color Card to match materials.
Health warning promises sore itchy burning or dry eyes improved vision by dissolving one tablet in water and bathing the eyes two to four times daily. Doctors claim Bon-Opte strengthens eyesight up to 50 percent in a week in many cases.
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