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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Jan 25, 1921
Page
6
Poston theatregoers welcomed Billy Van last night at the Wilbur Theatre. Billy Van acknowledged the reception with his usual flair, provoking laughter from curtain rise to final ensemble and keeping the audience engaged throughout the show.
A lively program featuring Hut Gily, Liondes, and brunettes with front cover flair. Marie Walsh Irving Edwards Jay M. Regan Helen Eby Zenia Fedora and Jue Quon Tai receive praise for singing, dancing, and acting. James J. Corbett boosts morale as blues eradicator. West Avery and Dennis O'Neil deliver comic song and dance.
A 15c to 3c advertisement touts Dr Edwards Olive Tablets as a mild laxative and liver remedy replacing calomel. It claims quick effects, tooth safety, and relief from headaches dullness and heaviness by curing constipation and liver issues. The copy emphasizes not harming gums or teeth and promotes the tablets as a safer option.
David Warfield and his company opened a two week run at Tremont Theatre last night presenting The Return of Peter Grimm a revival first staged here a decade ago. The play centers on psychic phenomena and proved successful from the opening performance.
Ten years after the war interest in telepathy rises with The return of Peter Grimm. Warfield excels as Peter, portraying a dual personality between present life and a future plane. Miriam Doyle as Kathleen’s sister Kathryn and John Sampolis as Frederick deliver strong supporting turns.
The Arlington Players present A Tailor Made Man starring Grant Mitchell style praised for accessible yet thoughtful romance and strong ensemble work. Sullivan as lead man, Florence Anderson as heroine, and supporting cast display marked training. show repeats this week with Daddy Long Legs scheduled for next Monday.
Virginia Pearson and Sheldon Lewis headlined a Bowdoin Square Theatre appearance in The Second Chance with the pair speaking and meeting patrons. Also shown were The Skywayman featuring Lt Olivier Locklear, Humoresque from Fannie Hurst, Buster Keaton in One Week, and five vaudeville acts, plus Friday bargain extras.
James E. Cooper transforms the old burlesque into a musical comedy titled Girls n Everything. William K. Wells wrote the book and lyrics, Eddie Dale and Scotty Friedell head the cast, with Lynn Cantor Mattie DeLece Helen Andrews Mildred Sowell Fred Reese Ben Moore and the Ethiopian Nuts added attraction. Special matinee prices are offered for women.
An excellent bill of photoplays was offered yesterday at the Lancaster Theatre. Dorothy Gish appeared in Flying Pat and Mal Allison in Are All Men Alike. A change comes Thursday with Roscoe Fatty Arbuckle in The Round-Up and Gladys Walton in Risky Business.
Ed Wynne, noted for writing the Carnival, contributed the book and music episodes. Earlier, he staged his experiment at the Tremont Theatre in Boston to strong audience reception last season.
A Wynne led revue titled New York Production dazzles Colonial Theatre audience with rapid scenes from tragedy to burlesque. Lillian Fitzgerald stars beside Wynne with French nymph behavior and Celtic songs. Mayakes perform as Japanese trio with instruments and English vocals. Jazz band proves a hit. Two-week engagement precedes a Mary musical comedy return.
The Gayety Theatre features The Maids of America with Bobby Barry and George KE Snyder as a standout straight man. The crowd enjoyed the clever entertainment, with a pleasing chorus and performances by the Brooklyn Harmony Four and the cast delivering lively numbers.
Malden Auditorium presented Wedding Bells yesterday by the Temple Stock Company. The cast captured a lively comedic spirit and the witty dialogue, written by Mr Field, stood out with notable distinction. The play centers on a couple whose marriage leads to abdication and separation, a theme treated with care by the performers.
Four acts of vaudeville and the film The Jailbird with Douglas MacLean headline the program at Loew's Columbia Theatre. The show includes The Awakening of Bess Morton with an all star cast and tryouts for The Popular Girls Contest. Later Nazimova stars in Madame Peacock and Evelyn Nesbitt in Redemption.
Mrs Eva Fay leads a vaudeville bill at the National Theatre this week with a sensational mind reading and occultism act. Hay Jolson and company entertain as the program includes a photoplay supplement and comedy. Two daily performances continue, with a full programme change on Thursday.
William Courtenay and Lola Fisher headline the comedy now in its fifth week at Selwyns Park Square Theatre. Packed audiences fill every performance as the Selwyns surround the stars with Boots Wooster Ethel Strickland Mabel Stanton Gordon Johnstone Horace Sinclair Paul Kelly Frank Andrews Salvatre Maltese and others.
A vivid tale of human desires with a strong love plot starring Barbara Castelton James Kirkwood Sydney Ainsworth John Carver Richard Tucker and Albert Roscoe. Alongside the film the program offers latest news weekly a comic picture and five acts of vaudeville.
The 28th performance of D W Griffiths Way Down East was presented yesterday afternoon marking the 19th Boston week. Richard Barthelmess and Lillian Gish star in heroic roles with a Griffith company cast.
The Howard Atheneum offered a bright comedy night by the Naughty Naughty burlesque company. Sam Mitchell drew praise for his distinctive humor and Millie Moore impressed audiences. Performers May Hamilton Louise Stewart Maurice La Vine Eddie Miller Tony Dilucca and the chorus showed strong talent. The vaudeville bill featured Jennier brothers Harry Watkins the talking contortionist Antler trio and James K Hackett in The Greater Sinner. Next week Barney Gerard's Some Show comes to the Howard with Tommy Snyder as headlining card.
The Park Theatre audience praised the crook drama Outside the Law with Priscilla Dean in a standout performance and Lon Chaney praised as marvellous. The bill also features the farce A Shocking Night by Lyons and Moran, followed by a weekly revue.
The Artcraft Revue leads Loew's Orpheum programme with light society soloists noted for charm. The Criterion Four Bell and Bellgrave in Three G M and others complete the vaudeville. Douglas MacLean stars in The Rookie's Return. Later Eugene O'Brien appears in Broadway and Home shown off the coast of Gloucester.
Somerville Theatre presents Sky Farm directed by Kendall Weston with standout performances by Carrol Ashburn John Gordon Frank Thomas Henry Crossen Mortimer Stevens George Wetherald and Myrtle Ellen Clark. Next week features The Love of Su Shong with an Orient theme and new cast offerings.
The five week old show It's Up to You at the Globe Theatre enjoys popular reception with stars Joseph Santley Ivy Sawyer and Douglas Lea vitt in constant motion. Supporting players Ruth Mary Lockwood and Florence Hope, Boston natives, are praised for their welcome returns and prior Hub fame.
Eddie Cantor and The Midnight Foun ders began their fifth week at the Majestic Theatre last night. The revue features Nan Halperin Lew Hearne Harry Kelley Helen Bolton and a cast of 159 including a large chorus of shim meers. It has set multiple Boston at the rea records for attendance.
Keith’s new vaudeville bill opens with Harry Carroll’s “Castles in the Air” and includes Polly and Oz singing and dancing, Dan Mahoney and George Auburn novelty, Lucy Bruch the Little Gypsy Fiddler, Frank Davis and Adele Darnell skit, Birdseed with original lines, Fred Lindsay whip artistry, and the Osborne trio gymnastic stunts in Boston.
Mary Miles Minter shines in All Souls Eve at the Modern and Beacon Theatres last night. She plays two roles with contrasting looks and ages, delivering strong acting. The lighthearted Snob and an engaging news weekly add to the bill, delivering a lively program overall.
The Passion Flower, a Spanish melodrama by Jacinto Benavente, opens at Plymouth Theatre Monday evening Feb 7 with Nance O'Neil in the lead role. Norma Talmadge stars in the forthcoming screen version, which differs from the stage adaptation. Annette Westbay is the daughter role, newly arrived in Boston and praised alongside the star.
Wesley Barry in Dinty opened last night at Gordon's Strand Theatre. As Dinty O Sullivan he captivates audiences with a mix of tears and laughs. Colleen Moore plays Doreen O Sullivan with strong support from Aaron Mitchell and Walter Chung. The program features show subjects and an organ recital.
Anita Stewart stars in Harriet and the Piper adapted from Kathleen Norris. Supporting cast includes Ward Crane Charles Richman Irving Cummings Byron Munson Myrtle Stedman Margaret Landis Barbara La Marr Deeley and Loyola O Connor. Bertram Bracken directed. Other attractions include News Weekly a comic picture and organ recital by Arthur J Martel.
Broadway Brevities, a spectacular musical comedy revue by George LeMaire, comes to the Shubert Theatre Monday evening February 7 with an all star cast including Bert Williams George McKay George LeMaire Ula Sharon Nelson and Cronin Maurice Diamond Tsahbel Mohr and Baird and Brennan among those seen in the production.
At the St James Theatre Clara Kimball Young stars in Hush for the first half of the week. Fox Bathing Girl comedy screen snapshots Pathe and five acts of vaudeville feature Augustin Players in The Cure. Waldo Myers and Waldo Lester and Vincent Wardell and Duncord three Herbert sisters also appear. Thursday offers Girls Don't Gamble Vel vet Fingers No 5 new comedy Pathe and vaudeville.
This week and next mark the final engagements of Leo Ditrichstein in The Purple Mask at the Plymouth Theatre. The central role is new to him in this city yet suits his range, and the graceful skill with which the scenes unfold makes the performance delightful.
The Maid of the Mountains visits the Boston Opera House for a three week engagement beginning Monday Feb 7. The composer uses a Wagnerian introduced cus tom leitmotif now widely imitated but unusually applied to light opera.
Edward N. Phillips joins Mary Pickford and Frances Marion in The Love Light produced after their Europe trip. Phillips, an Italian by claim, reveals he adopted English to secure a role and admits deception, showing his eagerness to act with Miss Pickford.
Miss Marion relented and Phillips now plays Miss Pickford's younger brother in the story. Additional attractions include the latest news weekly a new comic picture and five acts of vaudeville.
Booth Tarkington's Clarence started its fourth week at Hollis Street Theatre last night. The comedy emphasizes characterization and humor over plot, with Alfred Lunt delivering a fitting if odd yet truthful role, showcasing the foibles of placed-persons.
The Mountain Woman star Pearl White heads a Boston Theatre program that is well worth seeing. The vaudeville lineup is exceptionally good with Ed and Birdie Conrad Allman and Mayo Ryan and Webber Devoe and Statzer and Lazar and Dale. Kineo grams and Topics of the Day are also billed.
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