Lulu Glaser Headlines Majestic Summer Show Mile Mischief
The Majestic Theatre staged Mile Mischief with Lulu Glaser as Rosette, delivering warmth and charm that drew a royal reception. Sydney Rosenfeld adapts an old story into a lively 24 hour wager plot, supported by Carleton, Clarke, Broderick, and others. Glaser’s presence drives the performance despite excessive encores.
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Majestic Theatre
Lulu Glaser
Lulu
Rosette
Miss Glaser
Boston
Sydney Rosenfeld
W. T. Carleton
Alexander Clarke
Robert Broderick
William Glaser
Ida Stanhope
Ethel Antropodi
Gertrude Darrell
Billy
Turkish dancing girls dazzle at Austin & Stone's Museum
Austin and Stone's Museum in Boston presents Turkish dancers famed for willowy grace and novelty acts. The curie hall show features the Fortin brothers acrobats Juniper and Hayes Violet Glason the military girl and the Manhattan girls with Dan Malundy Hi Tom Long and Tom Bullock in a new skit and other entertainment highlights.
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Austin & Stone
Boston
Austin & Stone’s Museum
Orient
America
Sultan's
Curie Had
Fortin Brothers
Juniper and
Hayes
Violet Glason
Manhattan
Dan Malundy
Hi Tom Long
Tom Bullock
Theater Comique Delivers Evening of Popular Films and Songs
The Theatre Comique offered a full day of entertainment with feature films and illustrated songs. Highlights included The Empty Sleeve and The Accusing Double plus Miss Faust a satire on the opera. Dora Huyler and F H Chase performed catchy illustrated songs amid warm audience applause.
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Theatre Comique
Faust
Alphonse
Dora Huyler
F. H. Chase
Bass Point Travel Sees Busy Start For Holiday Trips
Despite only two or three days of steamer service to Bass Point a large number of excursionists used Sunday and Monday holiday to visit the popular resort. Managers Brann of the Relay House and Fuller of the Bass Point House report a successful opening. Steamers depart Otis wharf at 408 Atlantic avenue at frequent intervals all day and evening.
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Bass Point
Brann
Relay House
Fuller
Otis Wharf
Atlantic Avenue
Roxbury Man Found Cure in Dr Williams Pink Pills
A Roxbury department store floor walker Mr Lewis L Fitzgerald says Dr Williams Pink Pills rebuilt and purified his blood after months of fatigue poor appetite and confinement He reports rapid improvement after a few boxes and full recovery with renewed strength and endurance.
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Lewis L. Fitzgerald
A. Marshfield Street
Roxbury
Mass
Dr. Williams
Williams Pink Pills Promote Blood Health and Cure
Advertises Dr Williams Pink Pills as boosting blood and curing diseases from thin weak blood. Boxed as six boxes for 2 50, available at all druggists or from Williams Medicine Co Schenectady New York.
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Williams Medicine Co
Schenectady
A Broken Idol dazzles Tremont with color and comedy
The Tremont Theatre shows A Broken Idol a Chicago style farce with Sing Wee and a playful plot set in Los Angeles Chinatown. Otis Harlan and Alice Yorke headline a lively cast while elaborate mechanical effects and bright costumes drive a summer crowd to applause.
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Chicago
Los Angeles
Little Sing Wee
Messrs
Stephens
Williams
Egbert van Alstyne
Strauss
Otis Harlan
Doc Whatt
Alice Yorke
Carrie Perkins
Boston
Charles Bowers
Gus Sohlke
Traveling Salesman at Park Theatre Draws Strong Drummer Life
The Travelling Salesman at Park Theatre opens a new week with lively slang and stories. Mark Smith anchors the show's realism as the hero while the versatile company shines, especially the drummer characters, portrayed as they would be in St Johnsbury Vermont Littleton New Hampshire or Greenfield Massachusetts settings.
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Park Theatre
Mark Smith
St. Johnsbury
Littleton
N. H
Greenfield
Mass
O'Day the Alderman at Bowdoin Square Theatre
Bowdoin Square Theatre stock company presented O'Day the Alderman a four act comedy about two daughters and their wealth seeking marriages. T F Thomas won applause in the title role with Florence Hartley Clara Hubner as the sisters and Katherine Clinton as the mother in law. Supporting players included Rowland Edwards James Barrett Starry Humphrey Tommy Shearer Hal Brown Harry Brooks and Sam Brack with entertaining picture displays accompanying the play.
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Bowdoin Square Theatre Stock Company
T. F. Thomas
Florence Hartley
Clara Hubner
Rowland Edwards
James Barrett
Starry Humphrey
Tommy Shearer
Katherine Clinton
Hal Brown
Harry Brooks
Sam Brack
Scenic Temple Crowded With Entertainment and Memorials
The Scenic Temple was crowded yesterday with a program including Dec oration Day memorials. Movies ranged from grave to gay and were instructive. Illustrated military patriotic songs drew encores. A humorous monologue and new comic songs delighted the audience. Empire Women's Orchestra remains a temple feature. The program continues through the week with a film change on Thursday.
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Empire Women’s Orchestra
Moving Pictures
Wonderland Opens with Premier Vaudeville At The Boardwalk
The Wonderland season begins with open air theatres hosting Morris Hart and Jessie Blair Stirling plus James Chapman in Scotch act and Samuel Gordon Emma Shale Yankee Comedy Four and Louis Che valier. Henry's 1915 minstrels offer old time shows and Golden Graces display in art reproductions with living models as great rides draw crowds.
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Wonderland
Morris Hart
Jessie Blair Stirling
James Chapman
Samuel Gordon
Emma Shaleon
Louis Chevalier
Henry
Brenck
Geisha at Castle Square Draws Large Holiday Crowds
Castle Square Theatre continues The Geisha into a second week with two big holiday audiences. Donald Meek Theodore Friebus and William Evarts delight as fanmakers while Meek shines as Wun Hi. Mary Young Molly Seamore leads the lively cast alongside Craig the Youngs Binley and Colcord in the light musical revue.
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Castle Square
Mr. Craig
Donald Meek
Theodore Friebus
William Evarts
Mr. Meek
Wun Hi
Mr. Frisbus
Mr. Evarts
Mary Young
Molly Seamore
Mr. Youngs
Miss Binley
Miss Colcord
Burns Johnson fight pictures drew crowd at Columbia
Excitement ran high at the Columbia as Burns Johnson fight footage played with vivid clarity. An accompanying lecture explained the action, showing training camps and a Jeffries Sharkey clip, with experts predicting Johnson’s prospects against Jeffries. The series continues all week with daily matinees.
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Columbia
Jeffries
Palace Theatre Opens With High Class Vaudeville Show
Holiday crowds filled the new Palace Theatre for yesterday’s performances with unusual quality. Rol lins and the Carmen sisters offered operatic and patriotic banjo solos, Laura Deane impressed as a dancer, and Cooper the ventriloquist staged a barber shop family. The Campbells sang and danced, Kelly and Catlin did a Chinese impersonation sketch, Arthur Lynn sang, Gertrude Mann offered novelty songs, and special Africa travelogue views plus wild-animal displays delighted patrons.
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New Palace Theatre
Rollins
Carmen Sisters
Laura Deane
Cooper
Campbells
Kelly
Catlin
Globe Theatre Presents Vaudeville and Film Show
The Globe offers a varied bill this week with Patchin brothers as acrobatic comedians, Lawrence and Grace singing and dancing, Miller and Princeton with instrumental novelty, Jack Clay in dialect and character work, and Jack Clahane with Miss Mann in two numbers. The Empty Sleeve Vitagraph film is featured and the program changes on Thursday.
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Globe
Patchin Brothers
Lawrence
Grace
Miller
Princeton
Jack Clay
Jack Clahane
Miss Mann
Vitagraph
Howard Atheneum Season Closes With Benefit Show
The Howard Atheneum closed for the season with a testimonial benefit for employees. A snappy variety bill and a large athletic carnival ran from 1 to 11, drawing a good attendance and yielding a substantial sum for the beneficiaries. Sally Greenberg oversaw the affair with a capable team, helping ensure a successful event.
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Howard
Sally Greenberg
Theatre Premier Presents Southern War Scout and More
A Southern War Scout drew strong applause at Theatre Premier yesterday alongside performances by James Manley in a clever monologue Susanna Willis and her pickaninny singing and dancing. Comedy Grime's Cellar Door elicited laughs. Films Brothers in Arms and A Poor Wife's Devotion shown with The Child's Prayer and The Dog Show at Paris. Police Court on Monday Morning amused while Travellette With the Blue and the Gray sparked nostalgia. Harold Dunne and George Barnes sang illustrated songs and Eva Young with Harry Le Vinne delivered duets. Regular change occurs Thursday.
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James Manley
Susanna Willis
Paris
Travellette
Harold Dunne
George Barnes
Eva Young
Harry le Vinne
crowds flood Norumbega Park to see open air vaudeville
Crowds filled Norumbega Park yesterday filling the open air theatre. The Manhattan Newsboys Quartet received warm applause while the Durands Ascott and Maxmine offered notable acts. Rem Brant drew attention for shooting colors onto canvas during performances.
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Norumbega Park
Manhattan Newsboys
Durands
Ascott
Maxmine
Rem Brant
Opening of Lexington Park Public Grounds Features Summer Attractions
Lexington Park opens today and tomorrow offering shaded walks green lawns beds of flowers and pine shade for picnics. A rustic theater hosts vaudeville acts including Keating and Chester Keaster's Dog Circus Simpson and Reynolds Joe Daniels and illustrated songs with new moving picture films.
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Lexington Park
Rustic Theatre
Keating and
Chester
Keaster
Simpson
Reynolds
Joe Daniels
Keiths Theatre Laugh Show Delights Holiday Crowds
The Keiths Theatre packed yesterday with holiday crowds enjoying a fresh vaudeville lineup. Acts include Charles and Fanny Van in a Case of Emergency, Paul Kleist’s musical novelty from floating objects, Big City Four harmonists, Willy Pantzer’s acrobatic sketch The Limit, Stuart Barnes Chesterfieldian tales, Bert Leslie Hogan in Society with Maude Emery, George Ryan and Richard Fowler, Boston pairs Jennings and Renfrew, Les Salvaggis Parisian dances, Daleys roller skates, and Wilbur Wright aeroplane demonstration shown in kinetograph.
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Keith
Charles
Fanny van
Paul Kleist
Big City Four
Willy Pantzer
Stuart Barnes
Bert Leslie
Hogan
Maude Emery
George Ryan
Richard Fowler
Boston
Jennings
Renfrew
Les Salvaggis
Daleys
Wilbur Wright
Paris
Colonial Theatre closes season with varied engagements
The Colonial Theatre ends its long season with the finale of A Stubborn Cinderella after a run of musical and spectacular attractions. The season began in August with Raymond Hitchcock and included titles like The Red Mill The Soul Kiss Polly of the Circus Little Nemo and The Yankee Prince among others.
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Colonial Theatre
Boston
Raymond Hitchcock
Montgomery and Stone
Red Mill
Adeline Genee
Otis Skinner
Henry Miller
Mabel Taliaferro
Polly
The
Circus
Orpheum Theatre Hill Presents A Gentle Summer Bill
The Orpheum Theatre features a non sensational program with singing dancing and clean comedy headlined by Lind imitating women in the Dance of the Five Senses. Billy Clifford Maud Lambert Neuman and Coates and Grundy perform. Juggling by W S Harvey and a sketch by Watson Hutchins Edwards plus operatic Kohlen Two and Wilson provide variety.
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Orpheum Theatre
Lind
Julian Eltinge
Billy Clifford
Music Comedy Board
Mr. Clifford
Maud Lambert
Miss Miranda
Neuman
Coates
Grundy
W. S. Harvey
Madge Anderson
Watson
Hutchins
Edwards
Vaudeville
Kohlen
Wilson
New Vaudeville at Hub Theatre Features Two Notable Singers
At the Hub Theatre a varied program of vaudeville moving pictures and illustrated songs is planned. Soloists Miss Edna Leader and Miss Montgomery deliver strong voices in suitable selections. A ladies orchestra rounds out the bill.
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Hub Theatre
Moving Pictures
Edna Leader
Montgomery
Gallivan Criticizes Span ish War Infamy at O Connor Grave
James A. Gallivan spoke at Major M. J. O Connor of the Ninth Massachusetts memorial service in Calvary Cemetery noting graft incompetence and neglect of soldiers health in the Spanish war. He stated half of enlistees were incapacitated by embalmed beef and malaria swamps.
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James A. Gallivan
M. J. O'Connor
Massachusetts
Cuba
Spain
Calvary Cemetery
O’connor
Five Society Brides Today in Greater Boston
Five well known Boston area brides are set to wed today in a series of ceremonies. Charlotte Nickerson will marry Guy Bancroft at the Unitarian Church in Winchester with hundreds of guests, as Bancroft hails from notable families and varsity rowing history. Other weddings include Cornelia Hyatt to Dr Bramham Hawees II, a Harvard medical graduate, with homes in Beacon Street. Alice Kendall wed Edward J. Samson at All Saints Roxbury, and Lucy Stone to Charles Dana Richardson of MIT. Marjorie Bullivant will wed Carroll Brewster Nichols at the Buillivant summer home in Marion after 9 pm.
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Boston
Charlotte Nickerson
Nickerson
Winchester
Guy Bancroft
Unitarian Church
Mr. Bancroft
William A. Bancroft
Union Boat Club
Harvard
Hugh Bancroft
Cornelia Lawrence Hyatt
Edgar S. Hyatt
Plainfield
N. J
Bramham Hawees
Beacon Street
Dr. Ha
Edward J. Samson
All Saints Church
Warren Street
Elm Hill Avenue
Roxbury
Lucy Goodnow Stone
Leonard Stone
Huntington Avenue
Charles Dana Richardson
Richardson
Dr. Richardson
Washington, D. C
Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Buillivants
Marion
Marjorie Bullivant
Carroll Brewster Nichols
Ringling Brothers Circus Delights Park Square Crowd
Two large audiences joked and gasped at Ringling Brothers under the big tent in Park Square. The program featured Mlle La Belle Roche’s automobile stunts, Arthur Saxon Trio feats, skilled horses, 100 clowns, aerial acts, and a bustling elephant telephone exchange.
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Park Square
Ringling Brothers
Johnny
Jimmy
Mlle
la Belle Roche
Arthur Saxon
Boston
Train wreck claims Santa Fe postal clerk in Peabody
A westbound Santa Fe California fast mail passenger train No. 9 wrecked at Peabody Kansas early today. Postal clerk H. C. Thompson was killed in the incident.
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Topeka
Kan
Santa Fe
California Fast Mail
Peabody
H. C. Thompson
Houlton Dedicates $3500 Soldiers Monument in Main Street Park
Houlton Maine observed a dedication of a $3500 soldiers monument in Main Street Park with suitable ceremonies. The principal address was delivered by Hon. J. B. Madigan.
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Houlton
Main Street Park
J. B. Madigan
Gliddens Recover From Auto Crash Injuries
Mr. and Mrs. John H. Glidden and Mrs. Charles Glidden of Lowell and the elder Mrs. Glidden, injured in an auto accident at Wilmington Sunday, will recover. Their injuries are not as serious as first thought.
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Melrose
John H. Glidden
Charles Glidden
Lowell
Glidden
Wilmington
Prize Winners and Addresses in District Announcement
Outside Boston list of residents including Mrs L K Tyler Everett Mrs W S Richards Melrose Minnie A Robbins Worcester Laura F Cook Wor Mrs Chas White Brockton and Caroline E Smith Portsmouth N H with one hundred fifty $1 prizes awarded in this district.
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W. S. Richards
Upham St
Melrose
Minnie A. Robbins
Harrison St
Worcester
Boston
Local Prizes Listed For Contest Winners
Ten dollar prizes awarded to Katherine E. Hannegan of 11 South Street Portland Miss A. M. Worthing of 71 Cottage Street Everett and Ruth A. Hall of 18 Cary Avenue Chelsea announced in a brief notice.
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Katherine E. Hannegan
South St
Portland
A. M. Worthing
Cottage St
Everett
Ruth A. Hall
Cary Ave
Chelsea
Department store employees named for unions
Isobel Lay of R. H. White Co. May Kennedy of Henry Siegel Co. are listed among department store employees in a local notice. The brief item names workers and their associated firms, reflecting labor or payroll context in a historic ad or notice.
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May Kennedy
Henry Siegel Co
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Castle Square Theatre
Columbia Theatre
Globe Theatre
Howard Atheneum
Keith’s Theatre
Gallivan
Cupid
Houlton’s New
Sunday Post
Ellen W. Wilson
Pleasant St
Charlestown
Agnes T. Hagerty
Eee Ave
Evelyn M. Allen
Cleveland Ave
Allston
Grace J. Mackay
Saxton St., Dor
Louise C. Leen
Bowdoin St
Dor
Ruth Conroy
Newbury St
Josephine Murray
W. Sixth St
S. B
S. L. Chisholm
Gladstone St
E. B
Laura F. Cook
Alvarado Ave
Chas. White
Highland St., Brockton
Caroline E. Smith
Portsmouth, N. H
Irene E. V. McNulty
Houghton & Dutton Co
Edna McKenzie
Ruby M. Gilmore
Jennie Yeaton
Gilchrist Co
Isobel Lay
R. H. White
Boston Sunday Post
Seeneen
Brusendorff
Eliot ST
Deartment Stores
P. O
Office of the Post
Daily Post
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