Boston Keiths Theatre Summer Show Delights Audiences
The Boston bill blends Keiths Theatre anniversary vaudeville with the stock company. Eleanor Gordon and colleagues star in Mrs Temple's Telegram farewell for the season while Waldhorn Quartet and Gustav Heim showcase instrumental numbers. Cartoonist Wallace H Goldsmith, Coakley and McBride act, and Arlington Four plus others entertain alongside motion pictures of Harvard Yale races.
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Keith's Theatre
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Wilson Melrose
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Olive L. Oliver
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de Chant
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Board of Governors Pen and Pencil Club
Lost bill carried from Boston to Revere reported
A lost bill carried from Boston toward Revere or near the State bath house was reported. A liberal reward is offered on return to "DC 72" per the Post.
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Revere
the Post
Golding Mfg. CO
Fort Hill Sq
Mass
Norumbega Park Hosts Big Fourth of July Weekend
Crowds packed Norumbega Park for a lively Fourth of July and a busy Sunday with a sacred concert drawing about 15,000 music lovers. Visitors enjoyed the river grove picnic area, open-air theatre, and a varied program featuring Donat Bedini Dodge acrobats, Dan Quinlan and Keeler Mack, the Young American Five, Imperial Japanese troupe, and assorted motion pictures and entertainment features.
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The
Charles
Zoological Gardens
Donat
Bedini
Dodge
Dan Quinlan
Keeler Mack
Bowdoin Square Theatre Delivers Creditable Melodrama
Patrons praise Bowdoin Square Theatre for a wholesome performance of The Devil's Doings. Edward M Racey shines as Ben Densmore with clear enunciation, Frances McHenry debuts in a leading role, and Tommy Shearer provides strong comedy.
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Bowdoin Square Theatre
Bob Ainsley
Alaska
Edward M. Racey
Ben Densmore
Frances McHenry
Tommy Shearer
Harry Brooks
Lawrence Merton
Florence Hale
Samuel Brack
Wonderland at Revere Beach Offers Diverse Summer Entertainment
Wonderland at Revere Beach provides a cool safe oasis for July and August visitors. Shows include Pawnee Bill’s Indians and cowboys, the Damman troupe of acrobats, a loop the loop by Oscar V. Babcock, and Banda Rossa concerts. Board walk parades run daily at 2 and 7, promising varied spectacle along the pike.
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Revere Beach
New England
Pawnee Bill
Buffalo Ranch
Oklahoma
Oscar V. Babcock
Damman
Banda Rossa
Signor D’avino
Quigley Brothers Lead Strong Vaudeville Bill at Medford
Medford Boulevard Theatre drew large crowds for a stacked vaudeville program. The Quigley brothers head the bill with The Toll Gate, followed by the Marlo Trio’s acrobatics and the four Juggling Johnsons with club juggling. Marion and Weiser, Fields and Hanson, and Cunningham and Lord also appeared in a varied show of songs, dances, and comedic sketches.
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Medford Boulevard
Quigley Brothers
Marlo
Johnsons
Marion
Weiser
Fields
Hanson
Cunningham
Lord
Palace Theatre Hosts Two Burlesque Shows and Musical Numbers
The Palace Theatre drew good crowds as Manager Waldron offered two burlesques, One Day in Arizona and The Roasted Lovers, with lively action and tuneful numbers by Pearl Black and others. Comedians Finney, Black, Schuster, and Buckley entertained, while Jack and Gilda Cannon performed A Tramp's Mistake, and Lily Waters delivered popular songs including Take Me to the Ball Game. The Palacescope added charming emotional pictures.
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Waldron
Cosy Little Playhouse
Arizona
Finney
Lily Waters
Theatre Comique Presents Dreyfus Affair and Sidelights
Theatre Comique features the Dreyfus Affair as a centerpiece with realistic staging. Also offered are The Interrupted Romance The Spectre and The Vanishing Tramp with notable illusions. Musical highlights include The Garden of Dreams and When the Robin Sings Again sung by a lineup led by W. H. Keith Grace Palmer Signor Fontini Margaret Gladstone Marjorie Bray Eunice McDougall Katherine Hawkins Johnson and Cusack.
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W. H. Keith
Grace Palmer
Signor Fontini
Margaret Gladstone
Marjorie Bray
Eunice McDougall
Katherine Hawkins
Johnson and
Cusack
Bijou Dream Celebrates Anniversary with Notable Program
The Bijou Dream marked another night of continuous performance with top entertainment since reopening. Features included Life of Napoleon, The Vanishing Tramp, Spirit of 76, a grand opera performance by Scotti and Sembrich, and a strong regular choir offering semi classical selections.
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Scenic Temple Attracts Big Audiences This Week
Patrons describe the Scenic Temple corner of Berkeley street and Warren avenue as cool and comfortable with charming surroundings. Moving pictures and illustrated songs please crowds. specialties are entertaining and the full orchestra provides buoyant music. Large audiences yesterday afternoon and evening showed hearty appreciation of every performer.
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Warren Avenue
Theatre Premier Delights with War Scenes and Comedy
The midsummer Dill at Theatre Premier features The Spirit of 76 with Washington crossing the Delaware and Hessians, plus The Country of the Burgobors and The Pioneers of 49. Laughs come from On Bad Terms With the Janitor and Mother-in-Law and the Artist's Model. Charles Frank performs new cello solos and Sergeant John Lover offers bugle calls. A bill of patriotic balads rounds out the program.
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Delaware River
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Sue
Lexington Park Busy Weekend Attractions
A Sunday visit to Lexington Park offers a delightful trolley ride through historic countryside. Miss Edna F Simmons Ladies Orchestra draws crowds while zoological gardens, merry go rounds and a boggan slide entertain the young. The dancing pavilion hosts weekly dances and a Rustic Theatre vaudeville program features Whitte Prince Virginia and others.
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Lexington
Edna F. Simmons
Rustic Theatre
Whitte, Prince
Virginia
Three Lucifers
Dailey Brothers
Hub Theatre Delivers Varied Songs and Acts
The Hub Theatre presented a varied programme with May Irwin’s hit She Borrowed My Only Husband and Forgot to Bring Him Back drawing strong applause. Ben Loring performed Dreams of the USA while the Quality Quartet earned encores. A patriotic travelogue Miles Bros. comedy and dramatic shorts accompanied by the ladies' orchestra completed the bill.
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May Irwin
Ben Loring
The
U.S. A
Quality
Miles Bros
Ladies’ Orchestra
Star Theatre Plans Record Attendance Amid Boston Run
Star Theatre in Scollay square promotes one of its best bills with the Busy France The Spectre and Unsuccessful as features. Songs include From Your Dear Heart to Mine Coming Through the Rye Jennie Dear The Same Old Starry Flag and Dear Old Sweetheart Day.
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Scollay Square
Boston
France
Plains
Jennie
Fresh fish trade thrives at waterfront with 32 vessels
The T wharf dealers opened with abundant fresh fish from 32 vessels. Four seiners, nine swordfish trips, and 19 groundfish fares fed a brisk market with prices up to 21 cents per fish. Notable catches included 9000 and 3000 mackerel aboard the Ter ranova and Mary T Fallon, while Haddock and Cod supplies surged for the day, alongside haddock and cod price details and a port-wide vessel list. A smuggling attempt by two Halifax men was stopped by immigration officials, and the Casilda from Argentina arrived with hides and wool as the second liner in 24 hours.
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al Mallock
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Shipping News Almanac Prompts Yankee Arrival Date
Sun rises at 4 15 sets at 7 28 length of day 15 hours 8 minutes moon sets in the morning high water 5 15 am and 5 45 pm arrived US cruiser Yankee from Provincetown for July T.
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Yankee
Provincetown
Sacred Heart Parish Field Day Set for August 56
About 200 Sacred Heart Parish members in East Boston planned a grand reunion and field day at the Point of Pines on Aug 56. A committee meeting will be held in the church basement on Thursday evening July 9 at 8 o clock with Walter Welch in charge of arrangements.
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Boston
Point of Pines
Walter Welch
Rugged Cape Ann Steamers Offer Ample Gloucester Sightseeing
Boston and Gloucester steamboat line reports strong business with thousands of new excursion passengers this season. Weekday departures start at 10 o clock sharp and Sunday boats leave at 10 15, designed to let riders enjoy Gloucester sights and return to Boston before dark for flexible homeward travel.
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