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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Jun 01, 1920
Page
16
Fragmented personal correspondence reveals tension between a czarist wife and Rasputin, labeling him evil and treacherous. The letter urges support for the emperor and notes rival factions within the court and family amid wartime strain. It cites forecasts of political danger and calls for steadfastness in the face of criticism.
Continuation promised for the Boston Post and Sunday edition as coverage awaits completion. The note indicates the story will run in upcoming issues until finished.
J P Morgan and Guaranty Trust Co announce a new $50 million loan to Belgium to liquidate a June maturing acceptance credit. The 12 1 2 percent sinking fund bonds dated June 1 1920 will be retired at 115 percent by 1945, with annual gold payments and a lien on future loans or revenues.
Providence Rhode Island May 31 Richard J Burges commander of Arnold Post No 4 G A R collapsed and died at the end of the Memorial Day parade. He was 75 and had marched despite urging to ride in an automobile. He enlisted in the Civil War at age 16 and served until 1864.
In Liscomb Iowa a Memorial Day salute by a squad of former soldiers caused injuries to forty two people yesterday afternoon. Four remained in serious condition as shot cartridges used for noise scattered into the crowd of about one thousand.
A circular letter from four medical societies to legislators states opposition to a bill providing maternity benefits for needy expectant mothers. Signatories include A. H. Quessy, M. D., and groups from Worcester North District, Bristol South District, Franklin District, and Fitchburg Medical Society.
Dr. Quessy argues the bill is a step toward state control of medicine. Opponents call the measures a cat in the bag and question cost specifics. They estimate $2,000,000 in state costs and warn of future obligations from child care to old age pensions and burial provisions.
Low Tellegen returns after seasons away and stars in Augustus Thomas play Underneath the Bough at the Colonial Theatre. A notable audience included Mrs. Tellegen who spoke briefly from the stage to the crowd.
Harvard Glee Club of 80 voices will perform with orchestra and a cappella pieces under conductor Dr Archibald T Davison at Symphony Hall. Highlights include Saint Saens Ovto Mignon, Ride of the Valkyries, Morley Drake's Drum, and Dvorak Waits Jolly Fellows among selections honoring Harvard soldiers and sailors.
The lead feature Neglected Wives at the Modern and Beacon Theatres is a screen version of Why Women Sin long staged worldwide. Sherry, based on a George Barr McCutcheon tale, offers a romantic story aimed at broad audiences.
A wounded French soldier becomes a marquis and nurses Mildred, an Englishwoman. Their romance spawns a New York divorce suit naming the French soldier as corespondent, then a turn of events leads to a settled outcome. Tellegen impresses as the blue devil soldier. Alma Belwin, Berwin, Simpson, and Locke deliver strong performances. Engagement continues.
The Temple Players staged His House In Order yesterday at the Malden Auditorium. Adelyn Bushnell led the principal female role with Dwight Meade as her opposite, both receiving strong support for a spirited production.
The Nantasket venue under new managers Albert A. Golden and David Stone shows rapid improvements and strong patron approval. The Palm Garden’s big all star cabaret is drawing large crowds as the season runs at full tilt.
George Cohan's comedy Genesis and the Crowd began its third week at the Hollis Street Theatre yesterday. Holiday audiences appeared to enjoy the play, praising it as a meritorious offering of the season.
Lew Fields presents The Poor Little Ritz Girl at the Wilbur Theatre in Boston, drawing praise for its tuneful story, novel structure, pleasing songs, witty dialogue, and a striking chorus of barebacked girls along with a strong cast.
Lew stars in The Butterfly Man at Loew's Globe Theatre with a pronounced hit. Madlaine Traverse appears in The Iron Heart. For the last half of the week Shirley Mason headlines Love's Harvest and Dore Kenyon in The Great White Way.
The Paramount super-special Huckleberry Finn headlines at the Washington today and Wednesday with Dorothy Dalton in The Dark Mirror and Warren Yerrison in The Dream Cheater playing Thursday through Saturday.
Dorothy Dalton stars in The Dark Mirror and Mary Miles Minter in Miss Mar jory play today and tomorrow. Roy Stewart shows The Sagebrusher and Fre Carew in Loves Protege on Thursday Friday and Saturday.
The final week of The River's End, a romance involving the Northwest Mounted Police, began yesterday at Tremont Temple. Next week, The Shepherd of the Hills, adapted from Harold Bell Wright's novel, starts its engagement at the same venue.
Morris Schwartz and his company present The Kreutzer Sonata at the Boston Opera House tomorrow night with additional performances Friday night Saturday matinee and Saturday night. The troupe also stages Sapho and Sunday night The Dancer in the same run.
Swift & Co meat sales in Boston for the week ending May 29 show carcass beef shipments sold out. Prices ranged from 12.00 to 19.25 cents per pound and averaged 17.4 cents per pound.
Doris Keane stars in Edward Sheldon’s Romance at the Majestic Theatre. The film follows a bishop recounting romance with an Italian opera singer who faced deception by a wealthy merchant. Sydney actor Norman Clark and Amelia Summerville headline a strong supporting cast.
Mack Sennett's special production Down on the Farm shown yesterday at Bowdoin Square Theatre drew big laughs with Ben Turpin Louise Fa zenda Marie Prévost Little Johnny and Teddy the dog delivering comic high points. Also featured Tom Mix in Desert Love a romance of love and thrills with a fearless hero and a pretty heroine. Vaudeville lineup included Ford and Truly Nelson and Dailey Joe Martini Shepard and Ott and Daly and Thomas. The Lost City and other pictures pleasing. Bargain night Friday offers extra acts. Morning show popular with patrons.
Holiday crowds at the Orpheum Theatre enjoyed a strong vaudeville bill led by the Bison City Four. The lineup included LeRoy and Mabel Hart in Love in the Southland Henderson and Halliday The Mail Carrier and White Wine Lloyd and McArdle Lucy Gillett and company in The Girl From It and Helen Miller. The photoplay featured Lew Cody in The Butterfly Man. A new Vaudeville program arrives late in the week with Shirley Mason in Loves Harvest.
Yesterday Harry Morey and Gretchen Hoffman headlined photoplays The Flaming Clue and The She Tiger. Today Mary MacLaren stars in The Forged Bride with an all star vaudeville. Tomorrow Olive Thomas appears in The Flapper and The Mystery of the Yellow Room, with Friday featuring Norma Talmadge in Two Weeks and a select special. Saturday brings Will Rogers in Jubile along with a new Goldwyn comedy and all star vaudeville.
Somerville Players presented Peg O' My Heart at the Somerville Theatre with Anne Bronaugh as Peg in a delightful finale of the season. Carroll Ashburn Booth Howard Audrey Baird Belle D Arcy Fred Webber Henry Crossen and George Wetherald contributed strong performances to a successful production.
Jean Bédini’s sensational success Peeka-Boo opened its second and last week of the season at the Gayety yesterday. The Aristocrat of Burlesque features nine scenes and a over-clever company including vaudeville acts and a colored jazz band, rivaling top Boston theatres.
Yesterday Nor ma Talmadge and Geraldine Farrar drew audiences as their films drew crowds across all showings. Geraldine Farrar stars in The Flame of the Desert. Wallace Reid presents The Dancin Fool and Alice Joyce shows Dollars and the Woman. Miss Ora Larthar, a cellist, provided musical numbers.
The Codman Square Theatre offered four vaudeville acts yesterday and the photo play The Mother of His Children with Gladys Brockwell in the lead. Set in Paris artists' colony, the story follows a girl torn by love for a married man with children in America. The programme changes for the last half of the week. Harry Morey will appear in The Sea Rider.
The film version of Everywoman stars in the motion picture programme at Norumbega Park’s outdoor theatre for the first three days with Henry Kelly, baritone, as added attraction. Evening showings feature Even as Eve as the week closes.
Lists banks and trust companies with savings deposits and the dates from which interest begins. Includes Andover Ipswich area banks such as Interverings Bank and Melrose Savings, plus Franklin and Waltham savings institutions. Also names Boston area trusts like Charlestown, Commonwealth, Cosmopolitan, Fidelity, South Boston, United States, Melrose, Somerville, and Boylston and Union Market National Banks, with noted interest dates ranging from May to June.
G. E. Lothrop Jr. presented a burlesque program by the Grown-Up Babies at the Howard Atheneum with Bobby Wilson Jack Callahan and Helen Gibson among stars. Teddy Russell Nellie McCarthy and a full chorus joined a vaudeville bill including Snoozer Meredith Sargent brothers Dennis brothers and Charles Ray. A big benefit show for employees and an athletic carnival vaudeville bill are promised next Monday.
The St James Theatre presents Just a Wife a drama seen from a fresh angle about the eternal triangle. Eugene Walter the author drives the central plot while five vaudeville acts including Little Lord Roberts Jiggs in Society St James News and an orchestra accompany the show. Thursday features William Russell in Leave It to Me The Lost City No 2 new comedy news and a vaudeville act.
The snappy musical comedy I’ll Say She Does opened its third week at the Shubert Theatre. Julieette Day is an alluring wife and dances divinely while Roland Young provides comedy and a new husband Harry Brown replaces Ernest Glendenning. New music has been added.
William S. Hart stars in The Toll Gate at Scollay Square Olympia alongside Anna Q Nilsson in a rugged Western tale. Hart’s Pinto pony features prominently in thrilling scenes while vaudeville offers five all star acts and a short comedy at the Olympia Weekly.
Viola Dana appears as Eliza in Dangerous to Men adapted from Eliza Comes to Stay. The 18 year old ward enters a bachelor’s home as a ward. The Olympia Weekly and a big vaudeville act complete the bill.
The Exeter program runs through Wednesday featuring Katherine MacDonald in The Turning Point and William Farnum in The Orphan. Norma Talmadge stars in She Loves and Lies, Will Rogers appears in The Strange Boarder, with Pathe News and Prizma color pictures to close the week.
The Cop ley Theatre will continue the charming comedy Clothes and the Woman for another week. Jessamine Newcombe stars with artistic charm in the leading role and E. E. Clive plays the principal male character.
The first half of the current week presents The Bottom of the World film and five acts of vaudeville, with a completely new bill scheduled for Thursday.
Up to Wednesday night the Franklin Park Theatre presents Anita Stewart in In O14 Kentucky and Jin Farnum in The Corsican Brothers. The latter half of the week features Clara Kimball Young in The Forbidden Woman and Wallace Reid in Excuse My Dust, plus vaudeville and other pictures.
Nazimova appears in The Heart of a Child with Arthur J. Marte at the Strand organ Bryant Washburn stars in Mrs Temple's Telegram The Strand news weekly and a short comedy complete the first half of the week An entire change of bill is planned for Thursday
The Park Theatre presents Joan the Woman praised for its powerful story and patriotic tone. Wallace Reid earns credit for portraying a reckless Englishman who is humbled before the heroine, with standout work from Theodore Roberts and Hobart Bosworth.
Tremont Theatre continues its fourth week run of Mary with capacity audiences. The show’s lively singing speed and buoyant spirit boost its remarkable popularity.
Father John's Medicine promotes energy and vitality claiming to support strength. The ad highlights daily use for adults seeking endurance and wellness benefits across a broad consumer market.
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