Major vaudeville bill at B F Keith's Theatre features Florence Roberts
Florence Roberts in The Woman Intervenes leads a strong vaudeville program at Keiths with a top comedy drama and a large scenic song revue by Frederick V Bowers. The bill includes Marshall Montgomery ventriloquism with a live talking meal, Charlie Grapewin, Myrl and Delmday balletic novelty and Irish tenor John O Malley.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Florence Roberts
J. Hartley Manners
Frederick V. Bowers
Marshall Montgomery
Charlie Grapewin
Mr. Pipp
Mile Maryon Vadie
Haydn
Borden
B. F
Miss Roberts
Val
Gertrude Hoffmann
Keith’s
Mr. Bowers
Charlie Grapwin
Anna Chance
Poughkeepsie
Lady
The Circus Girl Pleases Castle Square Audiences
At Castle Square Theatre the current run of The Circus Girl drew three hours of laughter for both matinee and evening crowds. The commissioner’s scene of the second act drew the most amusement, and the show’s popularity continues as the last performances come next Saturday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Castle Square
Mr. Craig
Plant Juice advertised as stomach remedy in city notice
An advertisement extols Plant Juice as a supreme stomach remedy for nervous debility and indigestion. It cites S E Stevens of 1309 Washington Street sharing relief after three bottles. The Liggett Drug Company at Washington and Avon streets promotes the product to the public.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Liggett Drug Company
Washington and
Avon Streets
Tango Queens at Howard Atheneum Delight Boston Audiences
Bright burlesque amusement filled the Howard Atheneum yesterday with the Tango Queens company led by Tom Coyne and Lena Daley. The bill featured The Girl of Many Husbands and Ocean Breezes with a 20‑member chorus, plus acts by the Maori sisters, Green McHenry Deane, Marshall and Tribble, Wilson and Barry, Leslie Thurston, Beaudoin, Artame, and others. Friday night showcases amateurs and circus features under Sam Cohen. Sunday concerts ongoing.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Howard Atheneum
Tango Queens Company
Tom Coyne
Lena Daley
Mr. Coyne
Miss Daley
Boston
Harry Harvey
William McGarry
Lillian Franklin
Eleanor Franklin
Beatrice Brown
Milton Frankfort
Frank Martin
Frank Bentley
Miles Devere
Green
McHenry
Deane
Ypsilanti
New York
Marshall
Tribble
Sambo
Dinah
Wilson
Barry
Leslie Thurston
Sunshine Girl
Beaudoin and Company
Artame
Sam Cohen
the Howard
Park Theatre Program Delights With Signor Manetta Mystery
At the Park Theatre yesterday a masked singer called Signor Manetta performed an aria from Il Travatore to applause. The bill features Mary Pickford in The Foundling and Eugene O’Brien in Just Out of College plus newsreels, Paramount travel, and the Bostonia Symphony under Miss Belle Yeaton Renfrew.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Park Theatre
Signor Manetta
Mary Pickford
Paramount
Foundling
Frohman
Eugene O’brien
Hearst-Selig
Paramount Travel
South America
Ladies
Bostonia Symphony Orchestra
Belle Yeaton Renfrew
Majestic Theatre Runs The Only Girl Through Sixth Week
The Only Girl continued at the Majestic Theatre in the city for its sixth week with a large audience. Henry Blossom wrote the witty libretto and Victor Herbert contributed memorable melodies, marking it as one of the finest musical comedies seen here in years.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Majestic
Henry Blossom
Victor Herbert
Pinex and Sugar Syrup Cure For Coughs
A home cough syrup recipe uses 2% ounces of Pinex and plain sugar syrup to make a pint for relief within a day. It claims rapid drying of coughs including whooping cough and bronchitis, with a guarantee of satisfaction and money back.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pinex Co
Ft. Wayne
Ind
Marcus musical company brings Hotel Topsy-Turvy to Bowdoin Square Theatre
Bowdoin Square Theatre hosts Marcus musical company with Mike Sacks in Hotel Topsy-Turvy. The show features Marie Gerard, Murray brothers, Dick Stead, Dave Harris, and vaudeville acts by the McLain sisters Hanson and Jack Smith. The Paramount feature The Lost Paradise and other films accompany a new Thursday bill forthcoming. Wednesday offers a Charlie Chaplin contest with prizes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bowdoin Square Theatre
Marcus Musical Comedy Company
Mike Sacks
Mr. Sacks
Marie Gerard
Murray Brothers
Joy
Dick Stead
Dave Harris
Boston
McLain Sisters
Hanson
Jack Smith
Stern
Sweet Adair
Paramount
H. B. Warner
Biograph
Charlie Chaplin
Marcus Musical Company
Hollis Street Theatre Delights with The Chief
John Drew headlines Horace Annesley Vachells The Chief at Hollis Street Theatre. A fine cast and witty plot fuel one of the season’s top successes. Drew plays the Earl of Yester a widower desired by his mother-in-law who seeks a second marriage for her daughter.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John Drew
Hollis Street
Horace Annesley Vachell
Mr. Drew
Earl of Yester
Gordon's Olympia Theatre performs lively vaudeville bill
Catherine Crawford and her fashion plates receive a warm ovation at curtain close. Copeland and Payton in Pullman Waiters keep the audience laughing alongside Marco Twins clever stunts Alf Ripon ventriloquism the Watanos juggle and McGinn and Wose sing. The Death Lock in five parts screens as Mutual feature.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Catherine Crawford
Copeland
Payton
Pullman
Marco Twins
Alf Ripon
Watanos
McGinn
Wose
Two Wk Theatrical Bills at Modern Theatre and Paramount
William Fox presents Robert Mantell in Green Eyed Monster a tale of jealousy between brothers over a woman leading to murder after a reunion Geraldine Farrar stars in Temptation a backstage operatic drama about an aspiring soprano facing a tyrannical impresario. Also short photoplays a newsreel and organ recitals appear.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Modern Theatre
William Fox
Robert Mantell
Paramount Pictures
Geraldine Farrar
Majesties Burlesque in Two Acts Delights Local Audiences
Fred Irwin presents a two act burlesque with nine scenes set in Paris and Sing Sing prison. Florence Bennett as Frenchee and Elmer Tenley shine as leads. Sherry and Cunningham earn praise for makeup and song. The Xela sisters dazzle in specialty dances and an operatic medley closes the first act. List’s bass and Mandy’s Chaplin mimicry add comic flair.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fred Irwin
Majesties
Paris
Sing Sing
Florence Bennett
Elmer Tenley
Tim Hogan
Tenley
John Sherry
Hank Wallops
Paul Cunningham
Willie Hogan
Xela Sisters
Emanuel List
de Reszke
Jerry Mandy
Charlie Chaplin
Tremont Theatre welcomes Julian Eltinge back in "Cousin Lucy"
The Tremont Theatre hosts Julian Eltinge returning to the stage with the Cadet Theatricals roots, presenting "Cousin Lucy" as a show that proves his range from farce to genuine drama as a female impersonator and comedian.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Julian Eltinge
Tremont Theatre
Cadet Theatricals
Lucy
Mr. Eltinge
Exeter Street Theatre Screens Fannie Ward in The Cheat
Fannie Ward was shown yesterday in The Cheat a Paramount production in five parts on the programme for the first part of the week. The Reform Candidate with Maclyn Ar buckle will be seen in the latter part of the week.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fannie Ward
Paramount
Maclyn Arbuckle
Waldron's Casino Presents The Tourists Musical Comedy
Waldron's Casino staged The Tourists a modern musical comedy featuring Ben Pierce Leo Stevens and Charlie Raymond with Blanche Benton Eleanor Fisher and Mile Babbette. Scenes set in Catskill Mountains hotel rooms draw three couples in mistaken-identity farce with song and dance numbers including The Belle of the Boulevard and America I Love You. The cast also includes Waldo Whipple Josephine Young Helen Weir Kathleen Beyer and Frances and Ross along with specialty acts The Movie Drama The Dancing Moons and eccentric dance routines.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Max Speigel
Charlie Waldron
Catskill Mountains
Ben Pierce
Leo Stevens
Charlie Raymond
Blanche Benton
Eleanor Fisher
Mile
Babbette
Boston
America
Waldo Whipple
Josephine Young
Helen Weir
Kathleen Beyer
Frances and
Ross
The
Pony Ballet
Frances
Mlle. Babbette
Vaudeville Night at Loew's Globe Theatre
Chauncey Monroe and company present A Business Proposal to a laughing audience. The Three Alex wow with feats, plus Scott and Markee Helen Pingree Vic and Lynn Browning and Morris Berlin Singers perform. New photo-plays and Pathe News shown. Thursday Douglass Hunt present The Merchant Prince with Lee Fong Too Weber and Day Reading sisters Cromwells.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chauncey Monroe
Lee Fong
Weber and Day
Reading Sisters
Cromwells
Scollay Square Olympia vaudeville program
Scollay Square Olympia features The Tango Teacher and Girls a 10 person musical comedy with vivid costumes and dance numbers. Henry J Kelley Irish tenor Dick Bernard and company perform The Animal Stuffer. McIntosh and Musical Maids present a Scotch song and dance. Feature photo play Saved From the Harem by Lubin Stock Company. Selig Tribune No 1 weekly offers local scenes and first run comedy and drama releases.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Scollay Square Olympia
Henry J. Kelley
Dick Bernard and Company
Lubin Stock Company
Selig Tribune No. 1
Town Topics Town Topic at Shubert in Boston Dress Rehearsal
A full dress rehearsal of the musical comedy Town Topics was held at the Shubert Theatre in Boston under J. J. Shubert. The public can expect a flawless premiere tonight with a cast including Trixie Friganza Bert Leslie Cross Josephine Lew Hearn Bonita Lillian Herlein Marie Lavarre Mabel Flaine Artie Mehlinger Peter Page the Carberry Brothers John Johnson and Jimmy Fox.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Boston
Shubert Theatre
J. J. Shubert
Trixie Friganza
Bert Leslie
Cross
Josephine
Lew Hearn
Bonita
Lillian Herlein
Marie Lavarre
Mabel Flaine
Artie Mehlinger
Peter Page
The
Carberry Brothers
John Johnson
Jimmy Fox
Plymouth Theatre Play A Full House Opens Second Week
The Plymouth Theatre production A Full House enters its second week with an audience that laughs and applauds generously. From the opening door by the English butler to the burglar’s exit, the show delivers laughs for every line and pace.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Plymouth
Franklin Park Theatre Showcases The Warning and Count Em
Henry Kolker stars in The Warning at Franklin Park Theatre for the first half of the week. Anita Stewart and Earl Williams headline Count Em, a Vitagraph comedy, with strong reviews. Hoyt's Six Harmonists lead the vaudeville bill offering vocal and instrumental novelties.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Henry Kolker
Anita Stewart
Earl Williams
Vitagraph
Hoyt
St James Theatre Hosts Marg Rita Fisher First Appearance
St James Theatre showcases Marg Rita Fisher in The Dragon with a strong supporting cast. Vaudeville opens with John T Doyle and company in The Danger Line and features Edith Helena, Cunningham and Clements dance number, Weber and Day acts, and Willie Day from Boston. New photoplays and Pathe News shown. Berlin singers perform. Kimball Young returns in Camille. Camille highlighted with film and stage acts. Clark Silvernail troupe, Frank Westphal, the Three Alex, Ronnie and Ward, and Morris and Wilson featured in vaudeville.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Margarita Fisher
The
Miss Fisher
John T. Doyle and Company
Edith Helena
Cunningham and Clements
Weber and Day
Willie Day
Boston
Wood
Boston Theatre Week Features Helen Ware In Cross Currents
Helen Ware leads the Boston Theatre bill with Cross Currents as the week’s featured photo play. The program includes The Submarine Pirate two part comedy on Preparedness, a color travelogue, daily Fadettes concerts, Caroline B Nichols directing, and soloists Alfred de Manby Alys Baldwin and Myra Eckhoff. Thursday to Saturday brings Ince production with William S Hart in Between Men and Ford Sterling in The Hunt. Viola Allen stars in The White Sister tonight.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Helen Ware
Boston
Sid Chaplin
The
Fadettes
Caroline B. Nichols
Alfred de Manby
Alys Baldwin
Myra Eckhoff
Ince
William S. Hart
Max Sennett
Ford Sterling
Viola Allen
Fenway Screen At Fenway Theatre This Week
William S Hart stars in The Disciple at Fenway Theatre during the first three days of the week. Dorothy Dalton plays a shallow wife, while Saved by Wireless provides constant laughter. A thrilling scene shows Conklin leaping from a racing aeroplane to a burning yacht before it explodes. The Fenway orchestra accompanies with music chosen for the pictures at all shows.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
William S. Hart
Fenway Theatre
Dorothy Dalton
Conklin
Fenway Orchestra
Park Square Theatre Opens Under Fire Tonight
The opening of Under Fire at Park Square Theatre is scheduled for tonight after an extra day of stage preparation due to the production’s massiveness. The full New York cast and the Ger man reservists company arrived yesterday and rehearsed last night to acquaint themselves with the venue.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Park Square
Tremont Temple Screens New Color Drama The Beloved Vagabond
Large audiences at Tremont Temple yesterday witnessed the production of an American six reel drama in lifelike colors. The Be loved Vagabond dramatizes William J. Locke's work and stars Edwin Arden Katherine Browne-Decker and Bliss Milford in leading roles.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tremont Temple
William J. Locke
Pathe Company
Edwin Arden
Katherine Browne-Decker
Bliss Milford
Unitarian Ministers Debate Preparedness Resolutions
The Unitarian Ministers Union adopted protest resolutions against preparedness at its meeting in the Unitarian building. A copy was to be sent to President Wilson and Congress. Only 36 of 225 invited ministers attended amid sharp debate. Support came from Dr. Dole Alson H Robinson and Rev Theodore S Bacon of Salem. Opponents included Rev Albert Lazenby Lynn Rev Dr McCarthy Waltham and Rev Alfred Manchester Salem.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Unitarian Minister’s Union
Unitarian
Wilson
Congress
Charles F. Dole
Dole
Alson H. Robinson
Salem
Theodore S. Bacon
Albert Lazenby
Lynn
Dr. McCarthy
Waltham
Alfred Manchester
Aladdin and Chin Chin at Colonial Theat re Exciting Third Week
Colonial Theatre presents Chin Chin by Montgomery and Stone with Aladdin and His Wonderful Lamp updated for the run. The third week opened with strong enthusiasm last night as Montgomery and Stone deliver their funniest burlesque circus scenes. Stone imitates a ventriloquist to comic effect and the Chinese scenes charm with dazzling costumes and quaint detail.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Aladdin
Montgomery
Stone
Colonial Theatre
Mr. Stone
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Ferd G. Long
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Ella
Hollis Street Theatre
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Exeter Street Theatre
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Wolf’s
Hanover
Portland
Waldron’s Casino
Loew's Globe Theatre
Scollay Square
Olympia
Plymouth Theatre
Franklin Park Theatre
Horlick
St. James Theatre
Boston Theatre
Park Square Theatre
Turin
Italy
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WM. E. Smith
Oxford
LEA & Perrins
United States
New Jersey
Bayonne
Harvey W. Wiley
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