The Boss Opens At Majestic Theatre With Dramatic Fire
Holbrook Blinn presents The Boss at the Majestic in a city premiere. Michael Regan the grain magnate clashes with Griswold and a workers strike led by Regan’s brother in law tests his schemes. Emily Griswold’s loyalty and Archbishop Sullivan aid a turn toward reform as Regan vows a new life.
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Majestic Theatre
Edward Sheldon
Salvation Nell
Holbrook Blinn
Michael R. Regan
Lake
James D. Griswold
Griswold
Donald Griswold
Regan
Tremont Theatre Hosts Ziegfeld Follies In Boston
Tremont Theatre saw a strong Boston engagement as Ziegfeld Follies returned for the fourth week with the Parisian style Americanized for local crowds. Bert Williams dominates as a monologist while Bessie McCoy and the Dolly twins receive strong receptions alongside Fannie Brice Vera Maxwell Charles A. Mason Leon Errol and Dave Abrams in dances and travesties.
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Tremont Theatre
Boston
Ziegfeld
Dolly Twins
Fannie Brice
Vera Maxwell
Charles A. Mason
William J. Kelly
Leon Errol
Dave Abrams
First Lady in the Land at Hollis Street Theatre
Elsie Ferguson stars in The First Lady in the Land by Charles Nirdlinger at Hollis Street Theatre. Dolly Todd figure and a Burr Madison intrigue frame a dialogue driven, largely action-free period drama praised for Ferguson’s comic handling and measured Burr Madison portrayals. Engagement runs two weeks.
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Elsie Ferguson
Hollis
Charles Nirdlinger
Dolly Madison
Dolly Todd
Aaron Burr
James Madison
Jefferson
Nirdlinger
Burr
Hamilton
Todd
Mexico
Dolly
Miss Ferguson
Frederick Perry
Lowell Sherman
Plymouth Theatre Brings The Herfords Charm and Popularity
Miss Viola Allen stars in The Herfords at the Plymouth Theatre, a timely comedy praised for its appeal to all and its discussion of mother love. The cast includes Charles Waldron George Fawcett John Westley Grace Elliston Jesse Izette Beatrice Prentice and Emily Varian.
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Viola Allen
Herfords
Plymouth Theatre
Miss Allen
Boston
Charles Waldron
George Fawcett
John Westley
Grace Elliston
Jessie Izette
Beatrice Prentice
Emily Varian
Pink Lady Charms Colonial Theatre Crowd with Bright Music
The eighth week of The Pink Lady at the Colonial Theatre drew cheering audiences last night. The charming scenery fine costumes and catchy waltz songs like Beautiful Lady boost enjoyment. Leading performers include Frank Lalor and a strong company with Hazel Dawn Alice Dovey and Craufurd Kent among others.
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Colonial Theatre
Frank Lalor
Hazel Dawn
Alice Dovey
Alice Hegeman
Fred Wright, Jr
Jack Henderson
Craufurd Kent
Scott Welsh
Forrest Winant
Louise Kelley
Lois Wiles
Flora Crosbie
Waldron's Casino Presents College Girls Comedy Troupe
Charley Waldron kicked off a new week at Waldron's Casino with Max Spiegel's College Girls, a lively company show The roster features Alta Phipps May Walsh Klara Hendrix Edna Mazef May Fenton and a chorus of dancers plus Ed Rogers Walter Johnson William Marshall Abe Reynolds Harry Prescott George Leonard and Harry Bailey The rag time specialty by Beatrice drew strong applause.
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Charley Waldron
Waldron
College Girls
Max Spiegel
Alta Phipps
May Walsh
Klara Hendrix
Edna Mazef May Fenton
Ed Rogers
Walter Johnson
William Marshall
Abe Reynolds
Harry Prescott
George Leonard
Harry Bailey
Beatrice
Fortune Hunter at Boston Theatre Shows Wall Street Glee
The four act comedy follows Henry Kellogg a broker and his friend Duncan as they parlay a stock inspired plan into a prosperous ruse spreading American hustle. Duncan marries a local heiress while Kellogg approves, with strong turns by Will Deming Curtis Benton Forrest Robinson and Edith Luckett.
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Wall Street
Boston
Henry Kellogg
Kellogg
Nathaniel Duncan
Duncan
Betty
Will Deming
Curtis Benton
Stock Exchange
Product of the Mill delights Castle Square audience
The first performance of The Product of the Mill at Castle Square drew an overflowing audience and strong praise. Miss Young as the mother and Miss McDaniel as support earned heartfelt applause, with Mr. Craig and George Hassell among the notable cast. The play, set in a New York home and a Southern cotton town, follows a mother's quest to find her lost child amid mill life and cabin scenes, ending in a family reunion.
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Castle Square Theatre
John Craig
New York
Miss Young
Miss McDaniel
Mr. Craig
George Hassell
Donald Meek
Castle Square
Globe Theatre Delights Audiences with New Vaudeville Policy
Big crowds all day prove popular with the Globe Theatre management new vaudeville policy. Acts include Harry Jackson and company in a scenic comedy, La Belle Clark and Grand Duke in dumb acts, Adams Mack and Roy the Mirthful Magicians, Lyceum Trio singing, Tobin the juggler, Adams and Giroux singing and dancing, the Rays song review, and fresh newsreels.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Globe Theatre
Harry Jackson
Comepany
la Belle Clark
Grand Duke
Adams
Mack and Roy
Lyceum
Bowdoin Square Theatre Shows With Polar Bears And Dancers
A Bowdoin Square Theatre program yesterday featured Prince Emiel with ten white polar bears performing on stage. The Wood musical trio presented popular selections while Brown ing and Lewis offered Almost a Soldier and Dickens and Floyd performed Did Tim Make Good. The Winston an els clog dancing champions appeared and a moving picture on the Italian Turkish war was shown. Amateurs with new faces will perform Thursday night.
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Bowdoin Square Theatre
Prince Emiel
Wood
Browning
Lewis
Dickens
Floyd
Tim
Winstanleys
Princess Rajah Dancer Captivates Keiths Theatre Crowd
Egyptian headliner Princess Rajah, native of Alexandria, performs a Cleopatra story dance and an arid chair dance showing strong jaw acrobatics. The bill includes Bert Leslie, Belle Ashlyn and Billy Gould, Fay and Fay with the Coleys, Ishakara Japanese acrobats, and the Conley sisters.
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B. F. Keith’s
Princess Rajah
Nile
Alexandria
Egypt
Marc Antony
Bert Leslie
Hogan
Belle Ashlyn
Billy Gould
Fay
Two Coleys
Eddie Ross
Leon
Adeline
Diers
Howard
Conley
The Country Boy Aims to Top Get Rich Quick Wallingford
The Country Boy enters its fourth week at Park Theatre with clean wholesome humor that pleases all. The audience praised the second act repartee between boarders and landlady and the lively courtship of H. Dudley Hawley and Helen Hilton, with George A. Wright as the newspaper man and a strong supporting cast.
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Wallingford
Park Theatre
H. Dudley Hawley
Helen Hilton
George A. Wright
Ethel Clayton
John J. Horwitz
Carolyn Elberts
Ida Glenn
Marion Stephenson
Kate Donnelly
McFaddens Flats at Grand Opera House Draws Weeklong Laughs
The Grand Opera House presents McFaddens Flats a farce with Yellow Kids characters by Jerry D. Sullivan and Tommy Wiener in lead comic roles. Charles J. Reilly and Lew F. Lederer also star as the principal cast. The show runs one week then moves to The Goose Girl following.
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McFadden
Grand Opera House
Jerry D. Sullivan
Tommy Wiener
Charles J. Reilly
Lew F. Lederer
National Theatre Presents a Lively Singing Bill This Week
A bright National Theatre program features Will Dillon leading a thousand songs with strong Boston appeal. The Josephine Isleltb company, Brad ley and Phillips headline a diverse lineup including the Frey twins, Lloyd and Whitehouse, Bolden and Chappel, Belle Orna, Barnes and King, and the Josephine Isleltb trio. Bradley and Phillips close with a popular songfest that hits the mark.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
National Theatre
Will Dillon
Josephine Isleid Company
Songfest
C. W. Bradley
A. Fred Phillips
Boston
Frey Twins
Keith
Lloyd and Whitehouse
West
Miss Whitehouse
Bolden
Chappel
Orpheum Theatre Week Attractions Highlight Variety
The Orpheum Theatre promotes Pearl Tangley as a week long headliner with the mental marvel drawing big crowds. Early week features include the Thrag Musketeers and Dow and Dow Hebrew comedians with Jack Symonds and others, while late week showcases Moore and Eliott in A Matrimonial Substitute plus Bessie Lecount and Goff Phillips among acts.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Orpheum Theatre
Pearl Tangley
Mental Marvel
Thrag Musketeers
Dow and
Dow
Jack Symonds
Larkins and Burns
Olga Wayne
Mang and Snyder
Moore
Eliott
Sanberg
Meeker
Bessie Lecount
Comedienne
Lowe
Edwards
Goff Phillips
Rheumatism Relief Ads From Eimer Amend’s 2851 Medicine
An advertisement promotes relief from rheumatism using Eimer and Amend’s product, listed with New York 2851 and offered by T Metcalf Co of Boston. The ad emphasizes relief benefits and supplier details.
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Eimer & Amend
New York
T. Metcalf,Co
Bogton
Shubert Revival of Pinafore Draws Praise and Reflection
The Shubert Theatre presented a revival of Pinafore last evening. Critics praised the old style and witty lyrics while noting modern musical comedies fall short of Gilbert and Sullivan. Performers De Wolfe Hopper and Viola Gillette drew special cheers. next week Baron Trench with Whitney Opera Company opens for two weeks. Seats go on sale Thursday.
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Shubert
de Wolfe Hopper
Dick Deadeye
William T. Carleton
Joseph Porter
Viola Gillette
Buttercup
Mabel Weeks
Josephine
Arthur Aldridge
Ralph Rackstraw
Eugene Cowles
Bill Bobstay
George MacFarlane
Captain Corcoran
Alice Brady
Hebe
Whitney Opera Company
Herr Fritz Sturmfels
Blanche Duffield
Gladys de Lorme
Ethel Dufree Houston
John Slavin
Gaiety Theatre Presents Love Makers Burlesque Show
Sam Howe's Love Makers appears at the Gaiety in a two act burlesque with a New York revue flavor Like The Folies Bergere The Winter Garden and The Follies of 1911 Moses Cohen the Hebrew jockey returns on Sheepshead Bay bill Vaudeville features Kilian and Moore Beulah Dallas Davey and Poney Moore Vera Desmond and a dive act with twenty divers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sam Howe
Sheepshead Bay
Howe
Moses Cohen
Mutt
Killian and
Moore
Beulah Dallas
Davey
Poney Moore
Vera Desmond
O’devie
Austin and Stone's Museum Week Show Highlights Animals and Acts
The bill features De Blake's monkey and dog circus noted for intelligence, plus Jagnon the upside down man La Rollas Nanduwa and Professor Scotti. Cissie French with Petta Ferguson performs a Cleopatra dance. Flo rodora girls present a new sketch with dancing numbers. The Sumatra Trio acrobats Dale and Clark Frankie La Blanch Harry Starr Walsh Flynn and Ida Campbell appear with illustrated songs and motion pictures.
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Austin & Stone’s Museum
de Blake
Monkey and Dog Circus
Jagnon
La _ Rollas
Nanduwa
Professor Scotti
Cissie French
Petta Ferguson
Florodora Girls
Dale and Clark
Frankie la Blanch
Harry Starr
Walsh, Flynn
Death in Hotel Believed Accidental Paraldehyde Poisoning
William F. Haake, 40, was found dead at the New Winthrop Hotel under mysterious circumstances. Medical Examiner Magrath reports autopsy at North Grove street morgue found paraldehyde poisoning, likely accidental, as the sedative was the probable cause of death.
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William F. Haake
New Winthrop Hotel
Magrath
North Grove Street
Burlesque Show Delights at the Howard Athenaeum
A lively burlesque at the Howard by the Lady Buccaneers featured Madaline Rowe new songs and a chorus of merriment from Josephine Bennett Gertrude Ralston and Grace Whitman. John Hanson led in a distinctively original comedy as a Dutch dispenser of jollity. The program included Dooley and the Diamond ponies juggling Johnsons ventriloquism and dancing acts by the McLain sisters and Palean the ventriloquist with Louis Beimel and Ned Nolan.
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the Howard
Lady Buccaneers
Madaline Rowe
Josephine Bennett
Gertrude Ralston
Grace Whitman
John Hanson
Dick Maddox
Jack Weisser
Claude Kelly
Harry Hunter
Lee Hermann
Joe Kator
Louis Beimel
Ned Nolan
Father
Pint of Cough Syrup Recipe Promises Quick Relief
A home remedy using Pinex and Sugar Syrup claims to stop obstinate coughs within 24 hours and aid bronchial issues. It promotes a cheap, long lasting cough syrup and urges using genuine Pinex from The Pinex Co. in Fort Wayne, Indiana.
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Pinex Co
Ft. Wayne
Ind
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