Columbia Theatre presents Imperials with lively skits and stars
The Columbia Theatre revives Williams' Imperials at the Colum bia with two merry burlettes led by Harry Cooper as MHeinie and Busch in An Glorious Night and Heinie's Hotel. A dozen comedians, French models, vaudeville numbers, and staged living pictures fill the bill. Middleweight wrestlers Stanley Karp and John Kilonis meet in a main event Wednesday, with amateur contests Friday.
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Mile
Cinemas
Stanley Karp
John Kilonis
Fame Land Glory
Eckman’s Alterative Promoted For Tuberculosis Cure
An advertisement asserts Eckman’s Alterative cures tuberculosis and related lung diseases. It quotes a patient from Canon City Colorado after treatment and claims the medicine works despite poor surroundings and scarce food. It lists retailers Riker Jaynes and Houghton & Dutton and urges readers to request a booklet of cured cases.
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Eckman
Weldon
Sil
Fort Worth
Texas
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Canon City
Riker-Jaynes
Houghton & Dutton
Madame X at Majestic Draws Large Boston Crowds
The Majestic Theatre in Boston shows a crowded final week for Madame X with a souvenir matinee gift for every lady. A long box office line forms as the 10 week run ends next Saturday. Next week Cyril Scott stars in The Lottery Man with tickets going on sale Thursday morning.
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Majestic Theatre
Boston
Cyril Scott
Aida Johnson Young
Tremont Theatre Follies of 1910 heads to Brooklyn
The Follies of 1910 closes its Boston run after two months marking the final week in Boston and New England as the show moves to Brooklyn next Monday. Principal cast favorites include Bickel Watson Bert Williams Lillian Lorraine Fannie Brice Bobby North Billie Keeves Harry Pilcer and Anna Held girls.
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Boston
Tremont
New England
Brooklyn
Austin and Stone's Museum Show Dazzles with Tricks and Acts
A full day program at Austin and Stone's Museum featured gamblers demonstrations exposing craps and shell games, boxing by Shar key and Reynolds, necromancy stunts by Zakey, a one man band by Professor German, and a sensational fire eating act by Herr Sanger. The program also included thrilling serpents by Mile Theresa Dunn and a Manhattan Serenaders musical comedy with Walsh, Murray, DeVal, Walker, Ferguson, Small, and others, plus impersonations by Mons. Phillips and Flynn, with fine motion pictures.
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Austin & Stone
Sharkey and Reynolds
Zakey
Herr Sanger
Mile
Theresa Dunn
Manhattan Serenaders
Walsh and Murray
DeVal
Flynn
Burton and Primrose
Park Theatre Delivers Satirical Comedy The Commuters
Park Theatre audience enjoys The Commuters a James Forbes farce set in Auburn Manor near New York. Harry Davenport’s bachelor character stirs continual mishaps as suburban couples and club women navigate a 24 hour whirl of witty misunderstandings.
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James Forbes
Auburn Manor
New York
Boston
Harry Davenport
John S. Robertson
Frederick Malcolm
John Cumberland
E. Y. Backus
Florence Malone
Amy Lesser
Lillian Thurgate
Maude Knowlton
Isabelle Fenton
Adelyn Wesley
Georgie Laurence
Cook
Waldron's Casino Presents The College Girls Company
The College Girls Company stars at Waldron's Casino with George B. Scanlon and Joe Fields in lead comedy roles. Supporting cast includes R. M. Knowles Jack Wilson Andrew Tombes Frank Grace Arthur Kelly and Jack W Wayne. Florences Mills Clara Hendrix Bella Dixon Edith Parfray Belle Adams headline a chorus of pretty girls in the two act burlesque at Home and Abroad featuring Heinie Schmitz and Dennis McFadden as rivals for a college widow.
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Waldron’s
George B. Scanlon
Joe Fields
R. M. Knowles
Jack Wilson
Andrew Tombes
Frank Grace
Arthur Kelly
Jack W. Wayne
Florence Mills
Clara Hendrix
Bella Dixon
Edith Parfray
Belle Adams
Heinie Schmitz
Dennis McFadden
Love Makers in Africa at the Gaiety Theatre
Sam Howe and his Love Makers company present a travesty titled The Love Makers in Africa. Howe plays a traveling salesman stranded in Mombasa after touring the world with Timberg's double-dyed yarn. Audiences laugh as hunters mistake him for a dignitary and he is sent to the jungle to be fed to animals amid comic episodes and song hits.
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Sam Howe
Love Makers
Africa
Howe
Mombasa
Minstrel Show Opens Scenic Temple Program
Immense audiences enjoyed an opening minstrel show by the Seven Russell s at the Scenic Temple. Emile Chevrial dazzled on violin while J W Myers delivered illustrated songs to enthusiastic acclaim. Berry and Berry offered a clever comedy sketch and the motion pictures were notably fine.
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Seven Russells
Emile Chevrial
J. W. Myers
Berry
Beverly at Globe Theatre Ends With Romantic Drama
The Globe Theatre closed its final week of Beverly with an audience attentive to a tale of love and devotion. George Barr McCutcheon’s novel translates well to the stage and the plot remains clear through the final performances this Saturday. The next attraction to follow is The L situations?
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Beverly
Globe Theatre
George Barr McCutcheon
The
Globe
Globe Tovicit
Barr McCutcheon
Light Eternal
The Spendthrift Opens Second Week at Hollis Street Theatre
Porter Emerson Browne's play The Spendthrift drew a large, attentive crowd as its second and final week began. Edmund Breese’s portrayal of the bankrupt husband earned praise, with Thais Magrane and Vivian Martin also earning strong notices for their performances alongside Mattie Ferguson and others.
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Hollis Street
Porter Emerson Browne
Edmund Breese
Thais Magrane
Vivian Martin
Dainty
Mattie Ferguson
T. Daniel Frawley
Sumner Gard
Grace Gibbs
Robert Cain
The Blind Girl at Grand Opera House Boston
Mr Howell Poole presents The Blind Girl a drama blending adventure and pathos. A railway booking clerk with a gambling urge causes his wife to go blind and a misunderstanding with a young woman leads to rapid complications. Cast includes Harry Moore Wilbur Symonds Georgia Fox and others. The next attraction Caught in Mid Ocean based on Dr Crippen's story.
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Howell Poole
Boston
Grand Opera House
Harry Moore
Wilbur Symonds
Georgia Fox
William Marion
John McKenna
W. J. Schultz
Edward DeVelde
Franklyn Fuller
William McGibner
E. Parish
Harry Wesley
Louise Robinson
Ada Igviton Barbour
Hattie Mason
Estelle King
Dr. Crippen
Bowdoin Square Theatre Delivers Vaudeville Excellence
Bowdoin Square Theatre showcased a high class vaudeville program led by Torelli's dog and pony circus featuring Bessie Maude's sister and other acts. Electrical wizard Dr McDonald, Gra vetta and Parr with dog Bismark, Hendale quartet, Page and Morency musical specialty, hoop roller Frank Carmen, and a patriotic Civil War themed film "His Trust, and His Trust Fulfilled" highlighted the bill with amateurs to follow Thursday.
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Torelli
Bessie
Maude
Dr. McDonald
Electrical Wizard
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Parr
Bismark
Hendale
Page
Bowdoin SQ
Revere House
Scollay Square
Tremont
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Gravetta and Parr
Boston
Buffalo Jones
Africa
Hub Theatre features Cosgrove oriental mystery run
William J. Cosgrove stars all week at the Hub Theatre with a stage illusion showing a woman by degrees becoming a skeleton before the audience. The program also includes Robin Benford singing, Lavender Richardson company in Brady's Boy, Mae Nash, and Buckley Martin in The Busy Manager with a new pictures and songs program.
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William J. Cosgrove
Hub Theatre
Robin Benford
Singing Wonder
Lavender-Richardson and Company
Brady’s Boy
Mae Nash
Colleen
Buckley- Martin and Company
Howard Atheneum Delightful Run Shows Fan Fav Pat White
The Howard Atheneum drew an enthusiastic reception for Pat White in Casey in Society. The burletta featured a strong cast including Anna Grant, Marge Catlin, and the Broiler Bunch. Elton Polo acrobats, Juggling Henings, Rhoda Bernard, Barney Francis, Dancing Mitchells, and Charmion are noted with top acts. Next week Charmion the trapeze artist will perform.
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Pat White
White
Boston
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Anna Grant
Margie Catlin
George Davis
Louise Mann
Fred Humes
Alvora
Tommy O'Neill
Marty Ward
Ed Ross
Kenney
Hollis
Elton-Polo
Henings
Rhoda Bernard
McNaughton
Lantry
Barney Francis
Mitchells
Buddy
Charmion
Pat
Hennings
Arms and the Man at Castle Square Scores With Wit and Charm
George Bernard Shaw's Arms and the Man enjoys a strong revival on the Castle Square stage with Craig directing. Captain Bluntschli, Raina, and the Petkoff family deliver a humorous yet sincere tale as Mary Young and Shirley provide engaging portrayals in Bulgarian garb.
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George Bernard Shaw
Shaw
Captain Bluntschli
Miss Colcord
Catherine Petkoff
Hoffmann Headlines at B F Keiths with New Spring Song
Gertrude Hoffmann remains headliner at B F Keiths Theatre this week. The show retains the Twelve Tiny Kellermanns and the Royal Cingalese Troupe in Ruth St Denis numbers plus Mendelssohn Spring Song in a woodland setting. Supporting acts include Clara Lane J K Murray in A Quiet Honeymoon, trained monkeys, Van Hoven, Eddie Mack and Dot Williams, Hawthorne Burt, the Dennis brothers, and others.
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B. F. Keith
Kellermanns
Ruth St. Denis
Mendelssohn
Miss Hoffmann
Boston
Miss Lane
Murray
Nederveld
van Hoven
Eddie Mack
Dot Williams
Hawthorne
Burt
the Dennis Brothers
Fourth Estate at Shubert Theatre Captures Boston Audience
The Fourth Estate at the Shubert Theatre enters its second week in Boston with strong word of mouth. Review notes timely plot and robust Americanism as the play exposes graft and press corruption, delivering a terse, fearless depiction that resonates with audiences.
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Shubert Theatre
Boston
Broncho Busters Highlight Orpheum Western Bill
The Orpheum presents a busy week featuring the Broncho Busters performing rope throwing and bucking broncho riding. Daryl Taylor and Mrs Wheeler star in a dramatic sketch with the Gould sisters, Musical Love, Robert Hildreth and company in Four Leaf Clover, the Telegraph Four and Ito raps in the varied program.
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Daryl Taylor
Mrs. Wheeler
Gould Sisters
Love
Robert Hildreth
Eltinge to Leave Boston for Chicago and London
The remaining weekly performances at the Boston Theatre feature the popular star whose Fas cinating Widow has drawn much attention. After a brief Chicago engagement Eltinge heads to London for three matinees this week and an extra Thursday showing due to demand. Mile Trentini will follow with Naughty Marietta.
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Boston Theatre
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Chicago
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London
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Tam O'Shanter at Jordan Hall March 2
The Scottish Musical Comedy Company brings Tam O'Shanter to Jordan Hall on Thursday evening March 2. After a Brooklyn Academy of Music sellout, the troupe earned a quick re-engagement for another run.
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Brooklyn
Academy of Music
John Bender May Seek South Atlantic League Return
John Bender brother of Athletics pitcher Albert Bender may be given another trial in the South Atlantic league next season. He previously played in that league but was labeled a bad actor and could not stay.
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Albert Bender
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