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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Jan 28, 1919
Page
12
Tremont Theatre presents Glorianna at Boston with May Irwin in Widow by Proxy. Catherine Chisholm Cushing adapted the book and wrote lyrics. Rudolph Frims supplied the score, delivering numbers aligned with his known style.
A farce based on a woman inheriting wealth and using Glorianna Grey as a stand in for a widow. Fritzi Scheff stars as Glorianna with Herbert Cortéil as the comedian and Dorothy Maynard as the widow. The production features lively dancing, strong chorus, and timely wartime touches.
At the Colonial Theatre Fred Stone in Jack o Lantern draws crowded audiences and breaks his own Poston record. The performance packs much into one show and satisfies a wide range of tastes.
After this week the show Leave It to Jane closes at the Majestic Theatre in Boston. Leading players Juanita Fletcher and Oscar Shaw have become well known to local audiences. McIntyre and Heath will then tour with Hello Alexander a blend of minstrelsy and musical comedy.
A delighted audience filled Park Square Theatre last evening for the opening of another week of The Crowded Hour. The play has quickly won favor with Bostonians and remained popular. Wilette Kershaw achieves personal success as Allan Dinehart and the company provide solid support.
The Copley Theatre audience and Henry Jewett Players praised Shaw’s The Doctor's Dilemma last evening. Jewett's revival shown strong audience enthusiasm and confidence in the company’s handling of the comedy.
At the Lancaster Theatre this week audiences see Bessie Barriscale in All of a Sudden Norma and Tom Mix in Treat ’Em Rough. On Thursday new attractions arrive with Douglas Fairbanks in Arizona Bert Lytell in Unexpected Places and Houdini in The Master Mystery.
At Codman Square Theatre the first half of the week features vaudeville acts including Rome and Cox Stever and Lovejoy Joe Deming and the Munroe brothers plus Alice Brady in The Better Half. Thursday introduces new vaudeville star Farrar in The Hell.
Florence Reed appeared in Wives of Men at the Franklin Park Theatre last night. The vaudeville bill featured Cavannough Everett and company, the Sails brothers, and Charlotte Starr. Later in the week the great war drama Common Cause and Pearl White in The Lightning Raider are announced.
Leah Winslow stars as a wronged woman in Madame X at Castle Square with intense emotional impact. Supporting roles by Ayres Barnicoat Tierney Sweeney Kent Bosworth elevate courtroom and domestic scenes. next week brings Bought and Paid For by George Broadhurst.
A large and delighted audience attended the Hollis last evening for another week of The Better Ole. The comedy and acting of Misses Gurney Jennings and Gordon as Old Bill Alf and Bert gave the entertainment its peculiar charm.
The Kiss Burglar has two more weeks at the Shubert. The merry musical draws steady crowds with a cast led by Marie Carroll Louise Mink Denman Maley Oliver Smith and Harry Clarke. On Feb 10 the show Take It From Me stars Vera Michelena.
Alma Tell stars as Gina in The Eyes of Youth at the Wilbur. The curious plot has sparked citywide comment and interest as the run continues this week and next.
The Plymouth Theatre venue sees rising attendance for Lombardi Ltd with repeat viewings noted. Leo Carrillo and Grace Valentine headline the comedy with strong audience appeal and growing word of mouth.
Patrons enjoy Fred Irwin's Majesties presenting Florence Bennett as a star of a large company of singers and specialists. Miss Bennett combines blond beauty with a pleasing voice and engaging stage presence. Vaudeville specialties by Lyle La Pine Flo Emery Roscoe Ails and Doc Dell are well received.
The program features Louisa May Alcott’s Little Women shown at the St James Theatre. The bill includes a Sennett comedy Pathe five acts of vaudeville and the final three days of The Silver King with William Faversham. Houdini acts and new vaudeville also part of the lineup.
The Orpheum Theatre showcases Hats and Shoes in the lead vaudeville act for the first half of the week with Vielinsky Charles and Sadie McDonald in The Ex Chief of Police Sherwin and Kelly and Harry and Anna Scranton. On screen are a Mack Sennett comedy and Don't Change Your Husband. Thursday adds You've Spoiled It Leslie Merchantes De Blere Jenks Allen Steiner trio and Clara Kimball Young in Cheat ing Cheaters.
Gladys Brockwell stars in The Call of the Soul at Gordon's Olympia along with Izetta the accordionist Hovard and Leevis in Do You Like Me Middleton and Spellmeyer in An Ocean Wooing The Black Stepper and Sylvester Schaef fer Olympia News Weekly Mack Sennett comedy Never Too Old and other good pictures
Anita Stewart leads the current virtuous wives feature at Scollay Square Olympia. The film gains national notice for its vital story and strong cast. It is drawing larger audiences than in Boston, with an excellent vaudeville bill accompanying the picture.
Marcus Loew inaugurated a new policy at the Columbia Theatre changing the picture programme to be shown three times weekly instead of twice. His vast resources enable the plan to be implemented to the satisfaction of patrons.
Mae Murray, a longtime screen favorite, headlines this week at the Boston Theatre in Danger Go Slow a street story with a congenial role for the star. The vaudeville program includes novel and interesting acts.
The program this week features David W. Griffiths photoplay A Romance of Happy Valley showing beside The Dub with Wallace Reid. Comedies and news pictures complete the bill at the venue.
David W. Griffith shifts from war scenes to a photoplay titled A Romance of Happy Valley starring Lillian Gish Robert Horton George Fawcett and Lydia Yeamans Titus. It is shown this week at the Beacon Theatre with Wallace Reid in The Dub.
The current week at the Globe Theatre features Dont Change Your Husband with Con stance Talmadge in Who Cares and the silent comedy Never Too Old.
The Post Office aims to establish a permanent Boston to New York aerial mail line once funds permit, with extensions toward Key West Montreal Seattle and beyond. Praeger reports routes to major cities including Cleveland Chicago Omaha and San Francisco, plus landing fields and pilot standards to support the service.
Clifton Crawford drew a large Boston audience with a powerful range from laughter to tears and unusual grip yesterday. Muriel Worth delighted with graceful dance as fellow acts matched the Keith standard in a strong bill.
At Bowdoin Square Theatre yesterday Norma Talmadge drew crowds in Her Only Way, praised for charm and artistry. Bert Lytell starred in Empty Pockets with noted film favorites supporting, while Charles Murray appeared in the Sennett comedy His Wife's Friend. Thursday patrons receive a free General Pershing portrait, and vaudeville features Daly and Brown, Barrett and Bayne, the Morton sisters, Frances Wood and Dodd, and Will Robbing with The Iron Test episode. next week Louisa May Alcott's Little Women leads the picture bill.
The Still Alarm, a long running stage melodrama, opened yesterday at Tremont Temple as a picturized version. The fire sequence shows real flames and speeding horses, with full-route scenes and attendant incidents enhancing the thrill beyond the stage. Showings are scheduled twice daily.
Julia Arthur Irene Castle Emme Shannon Sylvia Breamer and Herbert Rawlinson star in The Common Cause offered at the Park Theatre this week. The Photoplay is noted for dramatic intensity and sustained interest. Mae Allison appears in In for 30 Days and other shorter films on the bill.
The Fenway program opens the week with Mabel Normand in Mickey and William Hart in Truthful Tolliver along with war review and weekly news. Thursday through Saturday features Sessue Hayakawa in Bonds of Honor and Bessie Love in the Enchanted Barn plus Burton Holmes travel segments and comedy.
Frank McIntyre appears on the Strand screen in Too Far to Fight at Upham's Corner. Paul ina Frederick presents Out of the Shadows, Bill Parsons in The Big Idea, plus Strand Weekly. Tom Mix features in Treat Em Rough Little Women and a Bur ton Holmes travelogue. Never Too Old closes the program.
Notes describe G P Monoplanes still in use and a recent flight at Dayton Mr Cook Field reaching 19500 feet in 30 minutes with Major R W Schroeder as pilot. Describes wooden blocks before wheels during ground testing and a Whittemore Hamm Aircraft plane stored near Lynn at Saugus track. Explains flying speed as airspeed needed for lift and loss of control when speed drops.
Lieut. Robert H. Baker in a De Haviland 12 cylinder aircraft flew from Fort Sill to Oklahoma City last Saturday covering 80 miles in 20 minutes. He previously announced time was 22 minutes, establishing a new speed record of 270 miles an hour.
The Military Maids burlesque company led by Leo Stevens performed at the Howard Atheneum with Money to Burn opening the program. Acts featured Caroline Warner Jessie Hiatt Edith Randall Gladys Owen and performers Frank Graham Eddie Hall and others. The Hold-Up Man closed the burlesque. Next week Pat White and his burlesque girls appear.
The bill for the Exeter Street Theatre features Ethel Barrymore in The Divorces and Mabel Normand in Mickey through Wednesday evening. The remainder of the week shows Louisa May Alcott's Little Women, Tom Moore in Go West Young Man, Pathe News and comedies.
Jean Bedinit heads his own organization at Waldron's Casino this week with Clark and McCullough as associates. The musical comedy Apple Sauce is described as very snappy with a talented chorus and performances. The bill includes ten vaudeville acts and several photoplays.
Harvard changes its schedule to play Yale in the Brooklyn Ice Palace on February 8 to dodge weather issues in Cambridge. The Crimson games vs Princeton and a second meeting with Boston Hockey Club are also on the docket, with detailed lineups listed for Harvard.
To the editor the casualty list in the Boston Post Nov 21 shows Private Louis Green Ambulance Company No 8 Fifth Sanitary Train listed as Died of Disease. Records confirm he was killed in action Oct 24 1918 when bombs from an enemy plane struck him and his body was buried at Bethincourt France near Dead Man's Hill the next day.
The article discusses a possible Willard versus Dempsey bout staged in Colorado Springs, notes rising boxing interest in Colorado, and covers multiple regional fights. It mentions Billy Carney versus Freddie Yelle, a Paris London offer for Carpen tier against Jim Smith, and Pennsylvania no-decision bill.
The famed Powder Hall Marathoner McCrea arrives to test mettle against American runners. Billy Queal is at Yale and not the same as before while Willie Kolehmainen and other top pluggers are out of competition.
The piece argues against routinely benching left handed hitters when facing southpaw pitching. It cites examples of managers overreacting, notes the effects on hitters’ confidence, and calls for a businesslike shift to keep capable lefties in the lineup. It mentions Speaker Collins Cobb Roush as hitters who succeed against all pitching.
Beginning today Malden High School will teach boxing to boys with 50 students enrolled. David Morey, athletics instructor, will lead the lessons. The course received approval from Principal Thornton Jenkins.
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