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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Jul 05, 1916
Page
2
July Fourth events in Boston faced rain and crowd limits as many Shakspere open air plays were moved indoors. Mayor Curley opened the day with a flag raising and speeches urging peace with Mexico while Shaksperean performances resumed at the Public Library and Parkman bandstand.
Rain delayed Medford’s fourth of July parade until 11 am with 350 participants led by President Peter A. McDonald and Harry N. Atwood. Boy Scouts, school children, Women’s Club, and Men’s Club followed along bunting decorated floats, 15 cars, and an East Weymouth band. Mayor Benjamin F. Haines reviewed from the clubhouse piazza delivering a patriotism speech.
Thousands of youngsters fill St John’s Hall at 9 Moon Street for Shakspearean scenes by Hancock School girls under Miss Ella Curtiss. Etta Wein Reina Dinapoli Jennie Cuccinotti Portia Ida Shalitt Bassanio Eleanor Gregorio Prince of Morocco Ethel Hirschman Prince of Arragon. Reading by Rose Marie Douglass and Sock and Buskin scene from The Taming of the Shrew. Parade to Faneuil Hall and flag raising at Copp’s Hill Park precede performances.
South Boston hosted a Shaksperian programme on Castle Island with about 1000 attendees despite rain. Emma Marshall Denkinger led the event with assistants Mrs. Henry J. D. Small Mrs. Eileen Sullivan-Coughlin Mrs. Theresa Leonard and Miss Esther Bulger. Scenes from The Merry Wives of Windsor The Merchant of Venice and A Midsummer Night's Dream were staged on stone flagging. Alden James spoke on The Mistaken Patriotism of Brutus and Catherine Donegan delivered the second oration.
Colonel Edward L. Logan of the Fighting Ninth, stationed at El Paso, sends best wishes and says he will read the Declaration of Independence to his regiment at noon. South Boston marks Independence Day with a flag raising, speeches by Grand Army men, a Scout drill, and 8000 ice cream tickets for children.
A large crowd gathered around the Frog Pond and other venues on Boston Common for a city night festival and fireworks, but rain soaked attendees and extinguished arc lights. Police denied knowledge of the event while a megaphone message claimed indoor performances at the YMCA on Boylston street. Actors famed for Shakespearean scenes performed indoors at the YMCA, leaving outdoor crowds frustrated and disappointed.
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