Summer stage at Majestic presents Sapho in strong performance
Majestic Theatre hosts Estic Theatre adaptation from Alphonse Daudet featuring Charlotte Hunt as Sapho with a large troupe. The production includes notable actors Buhler Brooks Bronmell and Wvarts, delivering a masterful staircase scene and a dramatic quarrel with lively costumes and lavish scenes despite bad weather.
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Estic Theatre
MAJ
Alphonse Daudet
Majestic Theatre
Charlotte Hunt
Fanny le Grand
Paris
Sapho
Jean
Buhler
Jean Gaussin
Miss Hunt
Herry Brooks
Uncle Cesaire
Heleanor Bronmell
Divonne
William HM. Wvarts
Florence Hale
Mme. Hettema
William Balfour
Charles Stevens
Alice Rea Temple
Julie
Ann
Medford Boulevard Theatre Presents The Lady and the Prince
The Medford Boulevard Summer Theatre offers the musical comedy The Lady and the Prince this week. Crowded audiences yesterday and today show the play’s popularity with a strong turnout. The production features a lively mistaken-identity plot and a standout cast of comedians and specialty performers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Medford Boulevard Theatre
Prince
Medford Boulevard
Eldom
Paragon Park Palm Garden Hosts Vein Viennese Orchestra
Palm Garden at Paragon Park offers an elevated breeze swept setting with Szatmary's Viennese Orchestra in the Palm Garden balcony and the Martland Military Concert Band nearby on the Lagoon plaza. Mile. Desmond sings between acts, gaining popularity for her vocal selections.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Palm Garden
Paragon Park
Szatmary
Martland
Mile
Desmond
Norumbega Park Promotes Biggest Week in History
Norumbega Park officials hail last week as the park’s biggest week ever a picturesque woodland amusement resort. This week presents a strong vaudeville program headlined by Gordon and Stodard the European instruments Kesseley's Marionettes S and Montrose in a medley entry novelties the three dancing strells and the Fred St. Onge troupe of comedy cyclists.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Norumbega Park
Woodland
Gordon and
Stod¢ard
Kesseley
S and Montrose
Stchells
Fred St. Onge
Waldron's Casino Burlesque Draws Two Audiences
Two sizable crowds attended Waldron's Casino yesterday for two burlesque shows. Featured were Dooley's Drug Store and The Isia of Dinky Doo with Frank Finney leading the comedians. Lillian Keeley and Kit tie Bingham headlined the musical numbers.
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Waldron
Dooley
Isia
Ver
Frank Finney
Lillian Keeley
Kittie Bingham
Globe Theatre Delights Crowd With Varied Acts
Big crowds enjoyed La Rex and La Rex Roman ring experts at Globe Theatre with a notable female member. Detzel and Cawley comedians impressed. Landis and Knowies offered a singe and dancing specialty. Zouboulakis Young Greek displayed clay art and music. Jack O'Donnel and Jimmie Max presented pictorial names and strong pictures.
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la Rex
Globe Theatre
Mermber
Detzel
Cawley
Landis
Kn@wies
Jack O'Donnel
Jimmie Max
My Corns Dont Hurt a Bit
An advertisement touts TIZ as a miracle foot cure promising relief from corns bunions and other foot ailments. It claims instantaneous and lasting results with claims of vanishing symptoms and painless feet supported by testimonial quotes and dramatic language.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hoover
Progress
N. C
Chicago
Keith's Theatre Presents Pleasing Vaudeville Bill
Keiths Theatre this week offers a cool vaudeville bill with Seymour Brown and Nat Ayer as stars in songs and chatter. Bobby Pandur shows muscular display, Viola Gillette and George MacFarlane headline Accidents Will Happen, Josephine Joy sings soprano solos, and The Byers Wisdom Company performs Baseballitis. Douglas and the Maserop Sisters, De Dios Pony Circus, and a strong moving pictures finale cap an evening well spent.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Keith’s
Seymour Brown
Nat Ayer
Chantacleer
Bvers Wisdom Company
John Colby Abbott
Colby
Tere
Douglas
Maserop Sisters
de Dio
Caught in the Rain at the American Music Hall
The American Music Hall staged William Collier's comedy Caught in the Rain with a large audience after a rainstorm. Wilson Melrose, Rosiland Coghlan, Theodore Friebus, Louis Thiel, Rose Morison, Mary Saunders, Nellie Gardner, William Hasson, Edward F. Nannery, Richard Pitman, and Katherine Clinton headlined a strong ensemble delivering broad humor and character work.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
William Collier
American Music Hall
Wilson Melrose
Dick Crawford
Rosiland Coghlan
Muriel Mason
Denver
Theodore Friebus
Bryce Forrester
Louis Thiel
Jake Schneider
Rose Morison
Mrs
Richard Pitman
Bob Livingstone
Katherine Clinton
Violet Mason
Bowdoin Square Theatre Feature Acts At Bowdoin This Week
The Bowdoin Square Theatre presents a lively week with several pleasing acts. Brown and Farlardeau star in Watch the Cigarette while Ed Leslie the comedian and Tenney the juggler deliver highlights. Jack Boyce receives hearty applause and Krebs and King perform The Two Kids novelty singing and dancing act.
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Bowdoin Square Theatre
Brown
Farlardeau
Ed Leslie
Tenney
Jack Boyce
Krebs
King
Woman Pool Champion Beats Expert at Austin and Stones
A feature at Austin and Stone's Museum yesterday showcased Mrs. Ww. W. King as a championship pool player defeating her husband in a notable match. The act list included Miller the bag puncher, Charles Kirchman the armless performer, and the illusion The Goddess of the Bea, plus The Japanese Minstrels by the Manhattan Maids.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Austin & Stone’s Museum
Ww. W. King
Miller
Charles Kirchman
Manhattan Maids
King Philip Steamship Fishing Trips Delight Patrons
Captain Edward Dixon smiles as the King Philip steamer departs Commercial Wharf daily at ten for cod and haddock grounds. Free lines bait and hot New England chowder accompany the outing, making it an ideal day trip for passengers seeking a pleasant excursion.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
King Philip
Edward Dixon
New England
Wonderland crowd draws record numbers at popular amusement park
Wonderland shows rising popularity with unusual crowds at the chutes scenic railway velvet coaster hell gate and other devices running at capacity.
Gloucester Trip by Steam Boat Line
Gloucester steamboat line offers the finest daytime round trip from Central wharf. Daily and Sunday the comfortable steel steam boats depart from the north side of Central wharf for an invigorating salt water excursion to Gloucester.
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Gloucester
Central Wharf
Knickerbocker Theatre Show Attracts Large Crowds
The Knickerbocker Theatre enjoyed strong attendance for the week’s farce The White Hat with both performances yesterday. Management announces amateur nights on Tuesdays and Thursdays starting this week as steamers depart Otis Wharf at frequent intervals for Bass Point breezes and cool air near the rocky promontory.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Boston
Basa
Porfit
Knickerbocker Theatre
Otis Wharf
Chicago Girl and Boston Maid Laugh at Equine Cachinnation
A Chicago girl quips the situation is funny enough to make a horse laugh while a Boston maid responds with surprise saying she never witnessed such a contagious or loud horse laughter.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
Boston
Randidge Fund Excursion for Disabled Children Sets Sail
The first Randidge fund excursion, organized by the Federation of Jewish Charities, left Boston aboard the Monitor for Bumpkin Island. Arthur Bean directs the trip with facilities at Barrage Home for Cripples and Burrage Hospital support. Children enjoyed tents, tilts, seesaws, and refreshments on Deer Island, returning at 5 pm.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Randidge Fund
Federation of Jewish Charities
Monitor
Bumpkin Island
Arthur Bean
Barrage
Deer Island
Burrage Hospital
Federation
Randidge
Castine Strikes Beached Submarine Off Cape Castine
The Castine, a gunboat, ran aground near North Truro after a collision with the submarine Bonita during maneuvers. The Bonita escaped with minor injuries to its crew while the Castine sustained damaged frames and flooded compartments. wrecking parties are en route and a Department inquiry will follow.
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North Truro
Birmingham
William B. Fletcher
Charlestown Navy Yard
Navy Yard
Charlestown
Castine
Bonita
Fletcher
Navy Department
Church Thief Gets 3 Years
Frank S. Marhan of New York City received a three year term from Judge De Courcy in the Superior Criminal Court after being found guilty by a jury of breaking into St Hulaila's Church South Boston St Gregory's Dorchester and St Peter's Church with intent to rob the poor boxes Any able bodied young man who cannot do better than stealing from poor boxes should be kept out of the community the judge said on sentencing.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Frank S. Marhan
New York City
House of Correction
de Courcy
Superior Criminal Court
Marhan
St. Hulaila’s Church
South
Boston
St. Gregory's Church
Dorchester
St. Peter’s Church
Marchan
B M Raises Pay Across Boston and Maine System
Portsmouth July 11 All labor matters cleared as General Superintendent C E Lee issued a bulletin. Workers earning 1.80 or less gain 19 cents daily, 1.85 to 2.00 move to 2, 2.05 to 2.15, 2.10 to 2.25, and 2.25 plus to 25 cents more. Applies to freight department baggage masters at unison depot Boston to 2.14, crossing tenders, watchmen and station staff.
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Portsmouth
N. H
Boston & Maine
C. E. Lee
F. W. DeRossmont
Unison
Boston
Boston Cloak and Skirtmakers Union 56 fund drive
Union 56 in Boston voted to raise ten dollars to aid New York cloakmakers on strike. A mass meeting is set for Friday night at Faneuil Hall to receive reports and boost support for the strike effort.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Boston Cloak and Skirtmakers’ Union 56
New York City
Faneuil Hall
Boy Struck by Rocket at East Boston Fireworks Display
John McNeil aged 10 was struck by a rocket fragment at a Societe San Liberatora fireworks display on Cottage Street playground East Boston. His clothing caught fire and his leg suffered a severe burn. He was treated at East Boston Relief Hospital and later sent home to 849 Maverick Street.
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Societe San Liberatora
Cottage Street
East Boston
John McNeil
East Boston Relief Hospital
Maverick Street
American engineer improving in Paris hospital
Octavée Chanute, the Chicago engineer brought from Karlsbad with bronchial pneumonia, shows steady improvement at the American hospital in Paris.
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Paris
Octavée Chanute
Chicago
Karlsbad
Boston Park Commission seeks car exclusion on parkways
Acting on Mayor Fitzgeralds April suggestion the Boston Park Commission sent an exclusion rule to the Massachusetts Highway Commission. If approved motor vehicles would be barred from many Boston parkways. The move follows the mayors failure to win Legislature support for a 25 percent share of auto registration and operator licensing fees. A July hearing is set by the Highway Commission for 3 p m.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fitzgerald
Boston Park Commission
Massachusetts Highway Commission
Boston
Highway Commission
Protests as Boston Parkways Face Auto Ban Rule
Autoists protest a rule by the Highway Commission that would close key parkways in Boston to motor vehicles. Critics say the move harms tourism and city image, since visitors and locals rely on auto trips to see the Fenway Audubon Riverway Jamaicaway Arborway and Franklin Park routes. If enacted, drivers would reroute via Huntington or Columbus avenues to reach the south shore and suburbs.
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Boston
Highway Commission
Fenway
Boylston Street
Brookline Avenue
Audubon Road
Mountfort Street
Avenue Louis Pasteur
Huntington Avenue
Perkins Street
Pond Street
Jamaica Pond
Arborway
Forest Hills
Franklin Park
Columbia Road
Marine Park
South Boston
Dorchéster
South Shore
Cape
Massachusetts
Milton
Huntington
Columbus Avenues
Advertisers Open Their Golf Tourney at Bretton Woods
In Bretton Woods New Hampshire on July 11 the American Advertising Interests Golf Association opened. Four ball play produced ties for gross and net prizes. Evans of New York and McDonald of Chicago tied for gross with 75. Kingsley and Hamilton, both of New York, won playoff 75. Evans and McDonald tied for best net with Hill of Chicago and Ryan of New York on 69. in playoff Evans and McDonald won with 78-6-72.
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Bretton Woods
N. H
Golf Association
K. Evans
New York
W. J. McDonald
Chicago
D. P. Kingsley
Lewis A. Hamilton
Kingsley
Hamilton
Evans
McDonald
M. B. Hill
W. J. Ryan
New Yor
Jewelry Workers Open Convention at United States Hotel
The 16th annual convention of the International Jewelry Workers' Union of America opened yesterday at the United States Hotel. International President Herman A. Schoall presided, with the Sunbase meeting in session. The American Federation of Labor granted jurisdiction over all badges and medallions stamped from metals assembled by chains or loops, to the jewelry workers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
International Jewelry Workers’ Union of America
United States
Herman A. Schoallhamer
American Foderation of Labor
Elevated opponents Boston to Danvers rail plan
Boston and Albany joined the Boston and Eastern Electric Rail road Company at a hearing on a certificate to build a high speed interurban between Boston and Danvers via a harbor tunnel to East Boston. The L road opposes the tunnel, arguing expansion plans hinge on the decision and delaying tactics risk city revenue and traffic. The board gave the new road until July 20 to complete plans and considers routes affecting East Boston freight yards and Commonwealth flats.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Boston & Albany Railroad
I” Road
Boston
Boston & Eastern Electric Railroad Company
Danvers
Harbor
Boston & Albany Road
Board of Railroad Commissioners
L’’ Road
Railroad Commission
Boston & Eastern Company
Thederick A. Snow
Cambridge
Malden
Snow
New Road
East Boston
L” Road
Boston & Fastern
Porter Street
Ll” Road
Baxter
Nfall
Boston Transit Commission
Babson
Woodward Hudson
Freeman
B. & A. Road
Hudson
Commonwealth
Hustis
Postoffice Square
Revere
Lynn
Salem
Beverly
Peabody
Big Lumber Company Placed in Receivers Hands
The C. W. Woodman Lumber Company at 27 Kilby Street was turned over to receivers Harry B. Stebbins and Charles F. Wentworth. Charles H. Woodman and Ralph Blanchard filed a voluntary assignment for creditors. Blanchard said the move followed a mutual decision to exit business, not due to financial trouble.
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C. W
Irvine Speaker Fails to Appear at Cambridge Meeting
A large Cambridge audience waited an hour for Rev Alexander Irvine of New York who was to speak at the Episcopal conference. He did not appear and the meeting disbanded. Morning session featured Prof Kellner delivering the first of six Isaiah lectures. Afternoon conference covered deaconess work led by Deaconess Knapp.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Christ's Church, Cambridge
Aléxander Irvine
New York
Kellner
Knapp
Martin Tops Sawyer in Six-Round Portland Bout
Terry Martin outclassed Tom Sawyer of Portland in six rounds, dominating with clever defense and active offense. Martin pressed the action, dodged Sawyer’s swings, and controlled the bout from start to finish in the local ring.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Portland
Terry Martin
Tom Sawyer
Martin
Sawyer
New Turn in War on Pictures
The Society of Christian Endeavor expands its campaign against prize fight images taken in Reno Nevada. From Boston headquarters volunteers form vigilance committees nationwide to seek legal counsel and injunctions to halt exhibitions of the pictures.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Society of Christian Endeavor
Reno
Nev
Boston
Christian Endeavor Society
Winds Halt Early Day At New England Rifle Tournament
Wind wrecked the first day of the sixth annual New England Military Rifle Association tournament at Bay State range Wakefield. 24 matches scheduled including Tanner re-entry 600 yards and Shuman 200 yards saw few shooters amid gusts. George W. Reid of Wakefield made a perfect Shuman score. Chesley of Connecticut and Keough of Massachusetts entered multiple matches.
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Wakefield
New England
Massachusetts
Maine
New Hampshire
Bay State
New England Military Rifle Association
Tanner
Herberts
Rhode Island
Lawrence
Henry Shuman
Taft
George W. Reid
G. W. Chesley
Connecticut Regiment
Chesley
First Corps
Norway
Berwick
Cushing
Essex County
Silver Wedding at Revere Honors Robertson Anniversary
Mr and Mrs Alexander Robertson celebrated their twenty fifth wedding anniversary at their home in Revere with friends and relatives presenting silver gifts to mark the milestone.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Revere
Alexander Robertson
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the Majestic
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Keith’s Theatre
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Witzgerald
Sloan Danenhower
Provincetown
Donald ©. Bingham
Jewelry Workers Open Convention
Elevated
Agaist
Shaw
Ben
H. S. Hadley
Missouri
Hadley
Augustus E. Wilson
Kentucky
W. R. Stubbs
Kansas
BIG Lumber Company
Irvine
Martin Bests
Vigilance Boards
Wakefield Tourney
SQRC
Plimpton
Hervey Go
Washington Street
Archve
Petts-Vogel Company
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