Lillian Lawrence Players star in As a Man Sows at Park Theatre
Last evening the Lillian Lawrence company presented Henry Hamiltons four act drama As a Man Sows at the Park Theatre. The Boston debut of Ethel Grey Terry as Lettice Vane drew flowers and praise, with Doris Miller Gertrude Binley and John Sampolis also receiving acclaim for their strong performances.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Thomas Y. Emory Roy Marston
Citi Marten
Harry Ingram
Lettice Vane
Ethel Brey Terry
Nora Fitzgerald
Gertrude Bondhill
Miss Mcleod
Gertrude Binley
Brenda Musgrave
Miss Lawrence
Ethel Grey Terry
Boston
Doris Miller
Charles Miller
Geoffrey
John Sampolis
Noel Musgrave
Sir Noel
James L. Seeley
Captain Tressidie
Tenth Dragoons
Thomas N. Emory
W. H. St. James
Scotch Guardian
Tremont Theatre Hosts The Hurdy Gurdy Girl Eighth Week
Tremont Theatre runs the Hurdy Gurdy Girl in its eighth week with a second edition. The first act is split, adding an office hotel scene and a Times square sequence. New songs appear in the opening, and John W. Ransom gains notice as the Sausage King with a strong German dialect. Diamond Donner becomes the ingenue and Maym Kelso takes the role of Mrs. Van Coover.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tremont
Times Square
John W. Ransom
Diamond Donner
Maym Kelso
van Coover
Theatre Premier Show Mixes Harlequin Drama and Dance
The Theatre Premier offers a long programme led by Harlequin's Love Story with grand scenery and spectacular acting. It includes a doll shop chase, The Soldier, Prisoner's Escape with reform, and two illustrated songs. Entertainers Grace Mordaunt and others provide lively performances with Norton Wilmore Beasley and impersonators Cheney and Turner.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Grace Mordaunt
Beth Robie
Grace Merriman
Alfred Caproni
Frank Cohan
George Francis
Harry J. Norton
Ruth Wilmore
Bessie Beasley
Cheney
Turner
Palace Theatre Presents Old Home Week Burlesque
The Palace Theatre brings back an Old Home Week burlesque starring T. F. Thomas with Buckey Schuster Dixon and Black. Grace Toledo Annie Goldie and Pearl Black headline singing acts with ventriloquist James Bingham and a wire act. The Palacescope shows vaudeville and moving pictures with afternoon and evening shows smoking allowed.
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Palace Theatre
Pearl Black
Grace Toledo
John J. Black
My Sweet Susanna
Mr. Thomas
Mike Slattery
Welcome Smith
Boston
James Bingham
Annie Goldie
Anderson and Goines
Cadieur
Hub Theatre Finds Elsa Wagner in New Ballad Just a Little Fond Affection
The Hub Theatre showcased Elsa Wagner in a new ballad Just a Little Fond Affection while Walter Collier presented I m Happy When the Band Plays Dixie Ralph Drew again drew crowds with When the Robins Nest Again The program included an instrumental ladies orchestra act and Miles Bros moving pictures featuring several comedies including Fathers Quiet Sunday Hobo Hero Victim of Science Sam the Footman and Beautiful Davis and Her Three Little Negroes
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hub
Elsa Wagner
Walter Collier
Dixie
Ralph Drew
Ladies’ Orchestra
Miles Bros.’ Moving Pictures
Victim of Science
Sam
Davis
Castle Square Theatre Delights With Wiminie Opera Crowd
Crowded Castle Square Theatre last evening enjoyed Jakobowski and Paulton’s Wiminie. The performance drew enthusiastic response for its music, staging, and costumes. Notable turns included Otis B. Thayer as Cadeaux, J. K. Murray as Ravennes, Louise Le Baron as De launay, George Tallman as Eugene, Shields as the Marquis, Lane as the title role, Ewell as Ja nette, and Ladd as the Princess. Harry Davies to sing Eugene tonight with Tallman alternating this week.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Castle Square Theatre
Jakobowski & Paulton
Erminie
Castle Square
Otis B. Thayer
Cadeaux
J. K. Murray
Ravennes
Louise le Baron
George Tallman
Eugene
Mr. Shields
Marquis
Miss Lane
Miss Ewell
Janette
Miss Ladd
Harry Davies
Mr. Tallman
The Green Bird at Majestic Theatre Next Monday Night
The Majestic Theatre hosts a cast heavy with comedy and song for The Green Bird. Fred Lennox George Schiller Will H Sloan John P Kennedy lead four comedians while John Lorenz Henry Milton star as second comedians. Alice Hosmer Elsa Ryan and Eleanor Kent support with a soprano and a prima donna. Helen Hayes also appears in a small comedy role.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Majestic Theatre
Fred Lennox
George Schiller
Will H. Sloan
John P. Kennedy
John Lorenz
Henry Milton
Comedienne
Alice Hosmer
Charles H. Bowers
Elsa Ryan
Eleanor Kent
Helen Hayes
Lorenz
Milton
Theresa
Dodo
Lady Teazle
Charles Bowers
West
Slaves of Russia at Bowdoin Square Theatre
At Bowdoin Square Theatre two large audiences watched The Slaves of Russia yesterday. Ivan Khorvich, a peasant turned artist, loves Countess de Manleon but is betrayed by Count Karatoff. The plot climaxes with dynmite and a birth-right revelation, revealing Ivan as the true count and Karatoff as his father. Clayton Legge and Jane Stuart led a strong cast with applause.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bowdoin Square Theatre
Russia
Ivan Khorvich
Prince Lodoski
Paris
Countess de Manleon
Count Karatoff
Ivan
Litovka
Karatoff
Khor
Clayton Legge
Jane Stuart
Isabel Sherman
Laura Houston
Aarph Brown
Tommy Shearer
Edwin Denison
Theatre Comique Attracts Crowd With Dick Turpin Ride
The Theatre Comique features Dick Turpin's Ride to York praised for sensational chase scenes through woods inns and swamps. Hobo Hero offers poignant rescue, Dont Pay Rent Move provides city life humor, Scratch My Back delivers laughs. Musical acts include Madeline Ripley Kathrine Schell Norma Beaux Joseph Conroy John Magann F T Hutchins.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dick Turpin
York
Theatre Comique
Blackheath
Flowers
Madeline Ripley
Katherine Schell
Norma Beaux
Joseph Conroy
John
Globe Theatre to Open Wine Women and Song Engagement
Tickets go on sale tomorrow at 9 am for the first two weeks of Wine, Women and Song at the Globe Theatre. The bright musical comedy opens Saturday night July 27, bringing Bonita, the American Ballet, Thiese’s Harmonists and other features from Circle Theatre New York to Boston for a three week run with matinees on Monday, Wednesday and Saturday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Globe
Bonita
American Ballet
Thiese
Circle Theatre
New York
Boston
Deep sea fishing on the King Philip voyage
More people than ever try deep sea fishing aboard the King Philip with free bait and chowder for round trip ticket purchasers. Boat leaves Commercial wharf daily and Sunday at 10 a m. Skipper guides to top spots, offering exhilarating sport and scenic views of the fishing industry.
Keith's Theatre Vaudeville Night Delights Crowded House
Keith's Theatre packed last night for a top vaudeville program with Wise Mike the canine and May Mooney delivering standout acts. Comedy team Peters and duos like Cornalla and Eddie drew laughs while the Yodler and harpist Keefe and Pearl pleased, and the Night With the Poets production impressed. The Pianophiends and German scholars plus blackface acts and novelty pictures completed a brisk, varied program at the Boston venue.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Keith
Mike
Foster
May Mooney
Boston
Phil
Nettie Peters
Martini
Maximilian
Davis
Walker
Cornalla
Eddie
Mat Keefe
Tony Pearl
Yodler
William MacCallum
George Homans
Gilbert Shorter
James Whitcomb Riley
Clark MacWilliams
Frank Harter
Walter Avery
Co. W. Meadows
William Bradshaw
James Biney
Lillian Palmer
Mabel Marsden
Loris Clark
Grace Maginee
Jesse L. Lasky
Raymond and
Caverly
Kaufman Brothers
Allen
Delmain
Azores
Algeria
Austin and Stone's Old Home Week Programme
Austin and Stone's Old Home Week programme opens this week as a retro museum show. Colonel White has gathered a vast display of curios and oddities, with Minstrel Maids, strongmen, ventriloquists, and vaudeville acts thrilling thousands of fans. Morning and afternoon matinees are urged to ease crowds, and the augmented show runs through next week with returning Bostonians recalling past spectacles.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Austin & Stone
Barnum
Colonel White
Convict 999 Opens at Grand Opera House This Week
The Grand Opera House begins its season with A H Wood's Convict 999 a four act melodrama set in New York and surrounding areas about a young National Guardsman. Box office opens Thursday at 8 am for seat sales.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Grand Opera House
A. H. Wood
New York City
Theatre Joliette Presents Record-Breaking Week
Theatre Joliette rolls out a stunning bill with The Girl From Montana in a Western setting, The Unskilful Skater, The Matrimonial Agency, and Picturesque Japan. Soloists Joe Roth Jack Clahane and Julia Sweeney deliver strong musical numbers as crowds pack the house.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Theatre Jolliette
Montana
Japan
Joe Roth
Jack Clahane
Julia Sweeney
Norumbega Park Fire Dancer Headlines Open Air Show
At Norumbega Park a bright open air program featured the Solaret fire dance with dazzling electrical effects and color transformations. Act came from London Hippodrome with the MacEans juggling, Wentworth and Vesta acrobats, Amann and Hartley in Mr and Mrs Jarr, and the Dixie Serenaders led a lively sextet of entertainers. Popular attractions included the zoological garden restaurant canoeing on the Charles chalet donkey rides merry go round casino and electric fountain.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Norumbega Park
London Hippodrome
Wentworth
Vesta
Amann
Hartley
Mrs. Jarr
Dixie Serenaders
Charles
Nantasket Beach Steamers Moonlight Sail Draws Crowds
The Nantasket line offers evening moonlight trips from Rowe's wharf to Boston harbor with views of islands fortifications and city lights. Authorities and residents maintain attractions at Nantasket, drawing visitors to the popular resort as boats depart hourly for Pemberton and Nantasket Beach.
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Rowe's Wharf
Nantasket
Boston Harbor
Gayery
Pemberton
Nantasket Beach
Wonderland at Revere Beach sets season crowd hopes high
Wonderland at Revere Beach reports a season running strong after last year’s record of over two million visitors. Highlights include James E. Hardy high wire acts, Rose Wentworth equestrian display with Gilbert Eldred and Harry Wentworth, Laurent trio acrobatics, Teel's National Lancet Band, and a free circus lineup featuring Reminiscences of the Civil War. Italian to English themed band days top a week of diverse festivities. Dancing and the Fire and Flames show continue to draw large crowds.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wonderland
New England
Revere Beach
New
James E. Hardy
Rose Wentworth
Miss Wentworth
Gilbert Eldred
Harry Wentworth
Laurent
America
Teel
Lancet
Lexington Park Amuses Crowds Near Boston
Lexington Park, the coolest resort around Boston, drew thousands Sunday and yesterday. Two Edna F. Simmons Ladies Orchestra concerts daily, rustic theatre shows, airdome dancing, New England’s largest herbivore collection, electric arcade, bowling alleys, flying horses, toboggan slide, and a free library attracted families seeking relief from city heat. Vaudeville featured Italian trio, The Three Pattens Irish comedy sketch Jerry from Perry, Millard brothers bicycle act, Wheelers juggling, and Holdsworths singing and banjo acts.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lexington Park
Boston
Edna F. Simmons’ Ladies’ Orchestra
Rustic Theatre
Airdome
New England
Zoological Garden
Pattens
Jerry
Perry
Millard Brothers
Wheelers
Holdsworths
Paragon Park De Luxe Tops Week with Free Attractions
Paragon Park at Nanasket Beach reports record crowds as the park de luxe concept wins public favor. Manager Dodge credits the open air circus and free attractions for the season’s success, with acts like Speedy the 150 foot diver, the Norins in dazzling diving and fire stunts, and Don Pedro Mauregon the human spider drawing big daytime and nighttime crowds. The Palm Garden and Bostock Animal Arena also fare well.
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Paragon Park
Park de Luxe
Nantasket Beach
Dodge
Speedy
Norins
London
Paris Hippodromes
Oscar Norin
Don Pedro Mauregon
America
Iie
India
Palm Garden
Bostock
Old Colony to Plymouth Steamer Delivers Pleasant Sightseeing
The Old Colony steamer of the Nan tasket line carries crowds daily from Rowe's Wharf at ten in the morning. Passengers enjoy a breezy coastal sail, a two and a half hour stop at Plymouth for sightseeing, and a cool return to Boston finishing in time for a theatre visit or a comfortable night at home.
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Old Colony
Nantasket
Plymouth
Rowe's
Boston
Trips to Gloucester How Cape Ann Steamers Draw Crowds
The daily and Sunday round trips to Gloucester are busier than ever as visitors seek to escape dust and city noise. The Cape Ann steamer carries thousands of new faces northward at 10 o'clock, offering views of Gloucester Rockport and Cape Ann.
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Gloucester
Cape Ann
Rockport
Big New England Military Rifle Shoot Opens at Wakefield Range
Rifle teams from four New England states begin the third annual New England Military Rifle Association tournament at Bay State Range. Strong scores amid windy conditions highlight re-entry matches at 200 to 600 yards and pistol events, with 150 marksmen in camp and teams from Maine New Hampshire Massachusetts and Connecticut.
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Wakefield
New England
Bay State
New England Military Rifle Association
Maine
New Hampshire
Massachusetts
Connecticut
Rhode Island
Vermont
Baptiste
BE l L. Isbell
New Haven
Major Isbell
Historic trolley trips ease Old Home Week Boston visits
Visitors during Old Home Week can reach eastern Massachusetts historical spots via an extensive trolley network. Strangers may find it confusing but can obtain full reach information by contacting the passenger departments at 309 Washington Street, Boston, of the Boston & Northern and Old Colony Street Railway companies.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Boston
Massachusetts
Boston & Northern
Old Colony Street Railway
Washington Street
Newport Excursion From Boston to New Haven Line
A Newport outing from Boston via the New York New Haven and Hartford railway is set for Thursday July 25. The popular watering place draws thousands. round trip fare is one dollar.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Newport
Boston
New York, New Haven and Hartford
Bass Point Amusement Association Plans New Pleasure Resort
Massachusetts Bay blue waters are eyed by Bass Point Amusement Association directors as the site for a major North Atlantic coast resort. A board meeting last week outlined ambitious plans and potential development of the seaside project.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Massachusetts Bay
North Atlantic
Bass Point Amusement Association
Board appoints rectors to push project to finish
Lawrence F. Sherman chairs the board with Fred A. Wilson as treasurer. Other members include Eugene H. Brann of the Relay House, Dozier of the Nahant and Lynn Street Railway, Wilkinson of the Boston and Northern street railway, Ernest H. Howe of the Lynn and Nahant Steamboat Company, and Samuel Gunn of Bass Point.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lawrence F. Sherman
Fred A. Wilson
Eugene H. Brann
The
Relay House
Dozier
Nahant & Lynn Street Railway Company
Wilkinson
Boston & Northern Street Railway
Ernest H. Howe
Lynn & Nahant Steamboat Company
Samuel Gunn
Bass Point
Animal Rescue Benefit Promises Sold-out Castle Square Theatre
Towell Hansel appears as Reuben Warner in The Lost Paradise at next Friday afternoon’s benefit for the Animal Rescue League. Castle Square Theatre capacity is expected to be tested.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Towell Hansel
Reuben Warner
Buried forest among Provincetown sights on Cape Cod
Provincetowns buried forest is a curio at the tip of Cape Cod where fierce winds shift dunes and even topple trees. A dune overrun once left only dead bare branches protruding from sand. The Cape Cod steamer runs daily from Bay Line wharf at 9 oclock and 9:30 Sundays and holidays.
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Provincetown
Cape Cod
Cape
Bay Line
Atlantic Avenue
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Tremont Theatre
HUB Theatre
BIRD
Globe Theatre
Austin & Stone’s Museum
Paragon Park DE Luxe
Wakefield Range
Harry Baptiste
Stoneham
Massachusetts Regiment
C. K E. Dickson
McCarthy
Floyd
Maurice Parker
Sim
Onds
First Corps
Shuman
Huntington Avenue
Nahant
Clinton Market
City Square
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