Amusing Plymouth Theatre comedy Her Husband's Wife delightfully staged
Wyrley Birch presents A. E. Thomas play at Plymouth Theatre starring Miss Eleanor Gordon as Irene Randolph and Miss Marie Chambers as Emily Laden. The light farce follows a hypochondriac wife who pretends illness to entrap a suitor, then reforms when the other woman proves appealing. Douglas J. Wood as Stuart Randolph, Wright Kramer as John Belden, Mrs. George A. Hibbard as Baroness van Hoffman, and ensemble offer lively performances.
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Wyrley Birch
A. E. Thomas
Plymouth
Eleanor Gordon
Henry Miller
Boston
Miss Gordon
Irene Randolph
Marie Chambers
Emily Laden
Wright Kramer
John Belden
George A. Hibbard
Baroness van Hoffman
Stuart Randolph
Douglas J. Wood
O Neil Sisters Lead Globe Vaudeville Acts This Week
The three O Neil sisters head the Globe vaudeville lineup with sing and dance. Bennie Pierce and Miss Alden from Boston are welcomed in their singing sketch. Laveen and Cross bring athletic acts. The Carters offer variety with singing talking and ventriloquism. Ollie Wood performs the kid specialty as Little Miss Buster Brown.
St James Theatre Shows Delightful Comedy Sketch
The St James offers a pleasant summer mood with Clem Bevans and company in a quaint comedy sketch titled Daddy. The light entertainment aims to lift audiences into cheerful respite this week.
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the St. James
Clem Bevans
Freckle Removal Prescription Promises Quick Results
A prominent clinician offers an ethine based treatment sold by Riker Jaynes Drug Stores and Houghton & Dutton Drug Dept with a money back guarantee. The claim says freckles fade after initial applications and lighter freckles may vanish, urging customers to request double strength othine for guaranteed results.
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Ician
Riker-Jaynes Drug Stores
Houghton & Dutton Drug Dept
Meek Debuts as Headliner at B F Keiths Theatre
Donald Meek headlines at B F Keiths Theatre with a one act comedy I Gotcha Steve written by Meek himself. The bucolic tale follows Joshua Frye the town constable on the trail of a bandit who stole stamps. The Meek performance draws roaring laughter and the supporting acts include The Meistersingers in the Wild Woods and Foster and Tovett.
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Donald Meek
B. F. Keith's
Steve
Castle Square
Mr. Meek
Joshua E. Frye
Reubensville
Josh
Bill
Foster and Tovett
Maurice Golden
Grace de Winters
Kid
Hellman
Carl McCullough
Footlight
Cathryn Chaloner
Kate
Carson and Brown
Jollity Carnival at Bow Doin Square Theatre
A lively Bow Doin Square Theatre carnival features Violet Mas ecotte and 40 beauties in a general excellence musical programme. Featured acts include May Hamilton Dolly Clifford Lillie Sutherland Gladys Lloyd Eva Marr and several sister troupes. A bright skit by T F Thomas and company titled Hey What Is It stars Bob Thomas and Bert Morley in leading roles.
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Bowdoin Square Theatre
Violet Masecotte
May M Hamilton
Dolly Clifford
Lillie Sutherland
Gladys Lloyd
Eva Marr
Wilson Sisters
Ferguson Sisters
Zola
Louise Arkandy
Helen Douglas
Hva Walker
Marie Landis
May Cripps
Daisy Gallagher
T. F. Thomas and Company
Bob Thomas
Bert Morley
Tremont Theatre Opens Fourth Week of Quo Vadis
Tremont Theatre was packed yesterday as the fourth week of the Quo Vadis engagement began. The show drew full houses across all sections, signaling a likely continued run of the acclaimed motion picture in the city.
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Tremont Theatre
Acme
Comedians and Acts Draw Big Crowd at Lexington Park
At Lexington Park last night two large audiences enjoyed a feature show. Finlay and Burke delivered a quirky set, Dare Devil Johnny Reynolds performed acrobatics, Clark and Hansone offered musical comedy, and Bert Howe known as the Rube with the green umbrella received repeated encores.
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Lexington Park
Finlay and
Burke
Dare Devil
Johnny Reynolds
Clark and
Hansone
Bert Howe
Souvenir Night for Bowdoin Square Theatre Merry Maids
The Bowdoin Square Theatre sets Friday night as Souvenir Night after high demand for photographs of Violet Mascotte’s Merry Maids. Forty girls form the company whose summer engagement has been successful, and a free group portrait will be distributed to patrons.
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Bowdoin Square Theatre
Violet Mascotte
Merry Maids
Orpheum Theatre Amusement Bill Pleases All
The Orpheum presented yesterday an amusement bill of fare that pleased all who partook. Among the many good offerings is the comedy by Charles Bachman and company.
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The
Orpheum
Charles Bachman and Company
Such Is Life! On Rainmaking President and Mrs Wilson Studio
The article notes the President is admired by farmers as a rainmaker after noon and evening showers for three days. Mrs Wilson, visiting Harlakenden, has set up a small flower garden studio in a former Churchill playhouse, where she and daughter Eleanor paint landscapes in oil.
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Wilson
Harlakenden
Churchill
Man From Springfield at Medford Boulevard Summer Theatre
The boulevard theatre presents a capital musical comedy attraction this week titled The Man From Springfield by Matthew Ott. It opened its engagement with large audiences yesterday afternoon and last evening, following the light breezy al fresco comedy style.
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Medford Boulevard
Springfield
Matthew Ott
Day Off at Norumbega Park Delights Two Audiences
At Norumbega Park a daylight melodrama titled A Day Off played to two large crowds. The open air theatre offered light comedy with music and witty humor, showcasing novel dances and lively performances.
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Norumbega Park
Clever company of players and singers shows charm
A theatrical number presented by a clever company of players, excellent singers, side splitting comedians and a beauty chorus wins favor immediately. The performance charms the audience with lively talent and engaging humor.
Paragon Park Cabaret Sees Record Crowds This Season
Palm Garden patrons flock to Paragon Park for a packed Cabaret Show headlined by Sylvain poses plastique who remains for another week. Egan and De Marr add tango and Texas Tommy dancing to this week’s lineup.
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Paragon Park
Palm Garden
Sylvain
Egan and de Marr
Dorothy Bradford Sees Record 1900 On July Fourth Sail
The 100 mile deep sea trip to Provincetown aboard the Dorothy Bradford ran at full capacity of 1900 on July 4. More than 1000 would not fit on the ship, as crowds on Saturdays and Sundays also set records for the Bay Line run from 400 Atlantic avenue at 9 a m.
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Provincetown
Dorothy Bradford
Bay Line
Atlantic Avenue
President Wilson Visits Dartmouth and Windsor Estates
President Wilson toured Dartmouth College and relaxed at Harlakenden in Windsor while Miss Jessie Sayre and Miss Eleanor shopped in Windsor. The outing included a banner reading Wilson and a tour of old and Georgian campus buildings. Sayre’s fiancé Francis B. Sayre left for New York as she and Jessie prepared for their upcoming wedding.
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Arthur W. Tedcastle
Milton
Mass
Boston
Wilson
Hanover
Dartmouth College
Dartmouth Hall
Miss Fleanor
Miss Jessie
Windsor
Jessie
Harlakenden
Francis B. Sayre
White House
Mr. Sayre
New York
Eleanor
Sail to Bass Point and Nahant on Boston steamers
Visitors can take hourly trips from Otis Wharf on the Machigonne and the General Lincoln to Bass Point and Nahant. The short harbor sail offers cool relief and constant ocean breezes even on hot days.
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Bass Point
Nahant
Boston
Otis Wharf
Atlantic Avenue
Ledoux Begins Training for Williams Bout at Vernon Arena
Paris boxing star Charles Ledoux starts hard training for a July 15 title bout with Kid Williams of Baltimore at Vernon Arena. Williams holds odds of 10 to 8 in his favor. Williams' camp notes he trains at Venice, California.
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Los Angeles
Cal
Charles Ledoux
Pugilisti Star
Paris
Kid Williams
Baltimore
Vernon Arena
Maryland
Venice
Williams
Appreciation Insurance For All Company Employees
John Shepard Jr of Shepard Norwell announces life insurance of 1000 for every employee. Tears and praise follow as workers express deep loyalty and gratitude, noting the plan shields loved ones from future hardship as he leaves for vacation.
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Boston
John Shepard, Jr
Shepard Norwell Company
Shepard
Public spirit fuels Boston Fourth of July electric display
Officials credit Houghton & Dutton and the Edison Electric Illuminating Co for making a free citywide light show possible. Alexander MacGregor and Henry Schaffer provided wiring and supervision at no cost, enabling a safe, widely seen event for about 200 000 spectators at Frog Pond and during the band concert.
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Boston Common
Fitzgerald
Houghton & Dutton
Alexander MacGregor
Chinese Merchants’ Association
Edison Electric Illuminating Company
Citizens’ Public Celebration Association
Boston
Charles L. Burrile
William A. Boudrot
Gained 29 pounds in forty days
A promotional anecdote touts the pamphlet How to Get Fat by H. W. Everett as helping several readers from St. Louis and other places to gain substantial weight and improve health. It claims dramatic results with few side details and invites readers to request the pamphlet free by mail.
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Frank Ott
St. Louis
W. O. Roberts
Paradox
Colo
Sie McLaughlin
Milton
Penn
Maud Smith
Lynn
Mass
H. A. McCullars
Allendale
H. W. Everett
Herald
Binghamton
N. Y
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James H. Dalton
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