Near Fight at Provincetown
July 21 at Railroad wharf schooner Gracie Smith with about 50 barrels of mackerel faced 200 union members protesting the landing. The Gracie Smith docked at Sklaroff's wharf after officers convinced the union to halt seining. Sklaroff proposed buying and salting the catch. the captain agreed four cents a pound for a later load from Mildred Agnes, while unions bargained to avoid further seining for a few days.
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Provincetown
Gracie Smith
Railroad Wharf
Sklaroff
Arthur and Mathew
Smith
Mildred Agnes
Union Action Sustained During Ongoing Strike
The union continued its course for several days without stopping the seiving while the strike was in effect, indicating a determined approach to its labor dispute.
Shot Ends Card Game in South End Building
Frank Frassica, 46, of 154 Dover Street South End, died at City Hospital at noon after a shooting following a card game in his second floor apartment. Police seek Frank Pergolizio who fled after the volley. Frank Ferreri of 48 May Street was wounded in the leg in the hallway.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Frank Frassica
Dover Street
South End
City Hospital
Frank Pergolizio
Frassica
Frank Ferreri
May Street
The Spark Divine and Other Plays At Franklin Park Theatre
Alice Joyce stars in The Spark Divine at Franklin Park Theatre this week along with Madge Kennedy in Leave It to Susan and Marie Walcamp in The Red Glove. In the latter half Mae Alison appears in Castles in the Air and Mabel Normand in The Pest with Ruth Boland showing The Tiger's Trail.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Alice Joyce
Franklin Park Theatre
Madge Kennedy
Susan
Marie Walcamp
Mae Alison
Mabel Normand
Ruth Boland
This Pretty Girl Defies Age Using Howard's Buttermilk Cream
A vintage advertisement proclaims Howard's Buttermilk Cream firms complexions, removing wrinkles, freckles, puffiness, and rough skin. It promises instant, long lasting whiteness without shine, with a money back guarantee if users are dissatisfied.
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Howard
D.D. D
D. D.D
Ford spends an hour on stand at Mt. Clemens trial
Henry Ford testified for about an hour as defense questions sought to define anarchist and link Ford propaganda to preparedness. Judge Tucker curtailed debate after deposition reading by John Reed. Ford said war is anarchy and educators should make people think, while acknowledging uncertainty about Mexican border unrest.
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MT. Clemens
Mich
Tucker
John Reed
Henry Ford
Stevenson
Mr. Ford
San Francisco
Ford
Tribune
Congress
Oh My Dear at the Wilbur opens Boston season
The 1919 20 dramatic season starts with the Wilbur Theatre inaugural showing of Oh My Dear a musical comedy from Princess Theatre New York. Despite high humidity audiences and performers endured a warm evening as the curtain rose on this first local presentation.
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Wilbur Theatre
Boston
Princess Theatre
New York
Comstock and Elliott
The
Wilbur
Oh My Dear Broadway farce by Bolton and Wodehouse at Boston
The review details Oh My Dear a comic tale with an aviator and his mechanician pursued by a sheriff. At Dr Rockett’s Sanitarium they mingle with a delirious Broadway Willie, jealous wife, chorus girls, and amorous intrigues. Louis Hirsch provides light, popular music. The cast includes Douglas Stevenson, Lorraine Manville, Juliette Day, and Joseph Allen delivering strong comic duty in Boston.
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Guy Bolton
P. G. Wodehouse
Dr. Rockett
New York
Broadway
Willie
Louis Hirsch
City of Dreams
Hirsch
Boston
Douglas Stevenson
Lorraine Manville
Tal Ford
Juliette Day
Mr. Ford
Joseph Allen
Florence Florodora Matinee Extended At Plymouth Theatre
Carl Hunt continues Florodora at the Plymouth Theatre for another week due to strong patronage and transportation delays. Dorothy Maynard shines as Dolores with musical and comic highlight moments while Laura Hamilton Flavia Arcearo John Norton Irving Beebe Ernest H. Rand Ann Linn and the rest of the cast contribute a polished production as Havana follows next week.
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Carl Hunt
Plymouth
Dr. Hunt
Dorothy Maynard
Dolores
Laura Hamilton
Flavia Arcearo
John Norton
Irving Beebe
Ernest H. Rand
Ann Linn
Havana
Orpheum Theatre ends week with Vivian Martin feature
The Orpheum last evening offered The Better Wife with Clara Kimball Young and a full bill of acts. The program included Pisano and Bingham and other comedians, and the crowd enjoyed a Mack Sennett comedy and the Orpheum News. A complete change is planned for week’s end with Louisiana starring Vivian Martin as the topline film.
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Orpheum Theatre
Clara Kimball Young
Orpheum
England
Continent
Pisano and
Bingham
Marlo and
Duffy
Renard and Johnson
Harry Gilbert
Malcolm
la Mar
Burns and Foran
Mack Sennett
Orpheum News
Louisiana
Vivian Martin
Columbia Theatre Showbill Highlights Week Schedule
Last night Mabel Normand starred in The Pest with Mistaken Identity at the Columbia Theatre. Tonight Viola Dana in False Evidence and William Farnum in When a Man Sees Red. Tomorrow and Thursday True Heart Susan by D W Griffith and The Better Wife with Clara Kimball Young. Friday The Jungle Trail with Farnum and The American Way with Arthur Ashley. Saturday Prudence On Broadway with Olive Thomas and Rider of Vengeance with Harry Carey.
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Columbia
Mabel Normand
Viola Dana
William Farnum
D. W. Griffith
Susan
Clara Kimball Young
Willam Farnum
Arthur Ashley
Olive Thomas
Prudence
Harry Carey
Clara Kimball Young Stars In The Better Wife At Loew's Globe
Clara Kimball Young leads the week at Loew's Globe in The Better Wife as a strong minded American girl with ideas on marriage. Bryant Washburn shifts from his normal persona in A Very Good Young Man. Next week features Vivian Martin in Louisiana and Jackie Saunders in Magesy.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Clara Kimball Young
Globe Theatre
Bryant Washburn
Choosing a Wife leads Boston Theatre program
The Boston Theatre presents the lead film Choosing a Wife with an all star cast. Marion Weeks Canton Trio Frank and Milt Britton Rubinoff and the Ridgen dancers also perform alongside Kinograms and Mack Sennett comedy in a varied vaudeville program.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Boston Theatre
Marion Weeks
Canton
Frank
Milt Britton
Rubinoff
Ridgen
Mack Sennett
Tangled Threads at Central Square Theatre Cambridge
Mary Jane Irving and Ben Alexander perform in Tangled Threads at Gordon's Central Square Theatre Cambridge in the first half of the week. The vaudeville features Britt Woods Cooper and Ricardo McMahon Diamond Jack Marley and Harry and Grace Ellsworth. Thursday’s program closes with the picture Destiny starring Dorothy Phillips.
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Mary Jane Irving
Ben Alexander
Gordon's
Central Square Theatre
Cambridge
Britt Woods
Cooper
Ricardo
McMahon
Diamond Jack Marley
Harry
Grace Ellsworth
Destiny
Dorothy Phillips
Henry Jewett Players Close Fourth Week at Copley Theatre
The Henry Jewett Players closed their fourth week with the final performances of Two Pairs at the Copley Theatre. In a few weeks rehearsals begin for Clothes and the Woman by George Paston, opening the fourth season on Sept 1. the play will be produced in America for the first time.
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Henry Jewett Players
George Paston
Copley Theatre
America
Fenway Theatre Ends Run With White Heather and More
Today and tomorrow mark the last showings of The White Heather using the Williamson submarine tube by Maurice Tourneur at the Fenway. Also on view are A Girl at Bay with Corrine Griffith, plus a new bill on Thursday featuring Clyde Fitch's Girls with Marguerite Clark and Taylor Holmes in Upside Down, with Burton Holmes travelogue and a new Christie comedy.
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Maurice Tourneur
Bay
Corrine Griffith
Fenway
Clyde Fitch
Marguerite Clark
Taylor Holmes
Burton Holmes
Tremont Theatre Showdraw For Mary Pickford Picture
A long line of patrons at Tremont Theatre testifies to the popularity of Mary Pickford in Daddy Longlegs. The story and the way Miss Pickford portrays the central characters engage both young and old, making it one of the best repeating pictures offered in the city.
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Tremont Theatre
Mary Pickford
Daddy Longlegs
Miss Pickford
Keiths Theatre Stars Cansinos Nordstrom in Bits of Acting
A lively Keiths Theatre bill features Cansinos and Marie Nordstrom in Bits of Acting, Dixie Duo with Noble Sisule and Eubie Blake, Joe Bernard in Who Is She, George Austin Moore in Indoor Sports. Comedy act Indoor Sports ranks highly, Jennie Middleton plays violin, DeLane and Pike perform maneuvers, and Ishikawa Japs are noted hand equilibrists along with Kinograms and Topic of the Day.
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Keith's
Cansinos
Marie Nordstrom
Dixie
Jennie Middleton
DeLane
Pike
Ishikawa
Majestic Theatre Ends Run of The Un Pard onable Sin
The Majestic presents its final week of The Un Pardonable Sin as patrons endure weather and obstacles to see the exciting picture. Monday features the first local screening of Damaged Goods, Brieux's drama, with Richard Bennett in the lead and an artistic supporting cast.
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Majestic
Heatre
Brieux
the Tremont
Richard Bennett
Through the Wrong Door at Modern and Beacon Theatres
Madge Kennedy stars in Through the Wrong Door at Modern and Beacon Theatres this week as a girl uses wit to persuade her father to let her join his West mining trip. Bryant Washburn also headlines with A Very Good Young Man and the bill includes Chaplin Sunnyside Reid Love Burglar and Mabel Normand Upstairs.
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Madge Kennedy
West
Bryant Washburn
Charlie Chaplin
Wallace Reid
Mabel Normand
Open Your Eyes at Shubert Draws Crowded Audiences
Four daily shows at the Shubert Theatre fail to satisfy demand as every performance draws crowded houses. Indications suggest the film will stay at the Shubert until the normal dramatic season begins.
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The
Shubert
Exeter Street Theatre Weekly Programme
Exeter Street Theatre lists this week shows with Bessie Barkscale in Tangled Threads and Bert Lytell in The Lion's Den on Monday Tuesday and Wednesday. Tom Moore appears in The City of Comrades and Marguerite Clarke in 4am Girls on the last three days. Pathe and Ford weeklies and comedies shown.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Exeter Street
Bessie Sbarkscale
Bert Lytell
Man Who Turned White Leads Park Theatre Program
H B Warner delighted Park Theatre crowds with The Man Who Turned White, a vivid tale of avenging a wrong. Hale Hamilton appears in Full of Pep, a suspenseful city entry with explosives and narrow escapes. The program also features the latest Strand comedy and the Park Weekly current events.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
H. B. Warner
Park Theatre
Hale Hamilton
Comedy
the Park Weekly
Codman Square Theatre Adds New Bill With Farnum Headliner
Codman Square Theatre presented a two act comedy by the Codman Square Players along with a photoplay and other numbers. The leading players are Jack Sherrill and Mable Wythee. A complete change of bill is set for Thursday headlined by William Farnum with the Codman Square Players offering a Western comedy titled 2000 Reward.
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Codman Square
Codman Square Theatre
Jack Sherrill
Mable Wythee
William Farnum
Cadman Square Players
One-Thing-at-a-Time O'Day Leads Scollay Square Olympia
The comedy drama based on William Dudley Pelly’s story tops yesterday’s Scollay Square Olympia showing. A strong vaudeville bill accompanies the film and Olympia News Weekly was well received, with audiences enjoying a bright new comedy.
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William Dudley Pelly
Scollay Square
Olympia
Olympia News
Lancaster Theatre Showcases Bennett and Ray in Twin Photoplays
Enid Bennett stars in The Haunted Bedroom while Albert Ray appears in Be a Little Sport at the Lancaster Theatre. A new bill arrives Thursday with Tom Moore in One of the Finners and Alice Joyce in The Spark Divine.
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Enid Bennett
Albert Ray
Lancaster Theatre
Miss Bennett
Tom Moore
Alice Joyce
Paragon Park Hosts Night Flights and Aerial Displays
Real battles in the air unfold as two military planes conduct bombing raids and night flights. Pyrotechnic displays accompany planes skimming at high speed, thrilling crowds at Paragon Park and the Palm Garden arena.
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Paragon Park
Palm Garden
Pemberton Inn Draws Crowds Despite Car Strike
Patrons flocked to the Pemberton Inn on the South Shore even amid a car strike. Visitors enjoyed Curtiss BY Seaplane flights over the ocean and a private open air swimming pool with electric lighting, plus dancing facilities described as unexcelled.
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Pemberton Inn
Pals First at Norumbega Park Delights Crowds
Norumbega Park hosted a Liberty Players performance of Pals First last night. William Courtney and Thomas Wise originally played in the show, which drew large crowds as the popular resort continues to attract many visitors daily.
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Norumbega Park
Liberty Players
William Courtney
Thomas Wise
Bowdoin Square Theatre Performs Notable Week
At Bowdoin Square Theatre yesterday Charles Ray appeared in Hay Foot Straw Foot beside Elsie Ferguson in The Avalanche. A Sennett comedy and Perils of Thunder Mountain continued to amuse. Vaudeville featured Emmett and McLain Martell the Claytons DeHalde and Edwards and the Delmars. Beginning next Monday Charlie Kaplin will be seen in Sunnyside.
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Bowdoin Square Theatre
Charles Ray
Paramount
Claytons
DeHalde and Edwards
Delmars
Charlie “Kaplin
Sunnyside
Marguerite Clark in Girls at St James Theatre
Marguerite Clark stars in Girls adapted from Clyde Fitch play at the St James Theatre for the first three days this week with Mack Sennett's Among Those Present and Pathe News. Vaudeville features include Nelles act Keene and Foxworth Arvo Brothers Lorraine and Chase and Thomas Potter Dunn. The final three days showcase Fannie Ward and Sessue Hayakawa in The Cheat along with comedy serial Pathe News and five new vaudeville acts.
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Marguerite Clark
St. James Theatre
Clyde Fitch
Mack Sennett
Pathe
Nelles
Keene and Foxworth
Arvo Brothers
Lorraine and Chase
Thomas Potter Dunn
Fannie Ward
Sessue Hayakawa
Gordon's Olympia Hosts Wilson Lookalike in Boston
Ralph C. Faulkner appears as a near perfect President Wilson double at Gordon's Olympia Boston. The impersonator earns high praise for likeness and delivery including the chief's speech and mannerisms. He performs a nonpartisan monologue on The League of Nations drawing big crowds.
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Wilson
Boston
Ralph C. Faulkner
Mr. Wilson
League of Nations
Gordon's Olympia
Upham's Corner Strand Show Heads Busy Week
Mary Regan adaptation from LeRoy Scott draws big crowds at Upham's Corner Strand with Anita Stew art. Wallace Reid film You're Fired runs close behind. Strand organ music and a comedy complete the bill. Dorothy Phillips in Destiny on Thursday to Saturday with Lila Lee in A Daughter of the Wolf.
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Mary Regan
New York
LeRoy Scott
Anita Stewart
Upham’s Corner
Wallace Reid
News Weekly
Strand Organ
Dorothy Phillips
Lila Lee
Sloan’s Liniment Ad Promises Fast Relief
An advertisement touts Sloan's Liniment for tired aching muscles and fever joints. It claims quick relief without rubbing, easing congestion and inflammation, and highlights price options of 30c 60c and 1.20.
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Sloan
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