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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Jun 04, 1918
Page
5
The Rev. Sr. Reuben Saillens of Paris told the Baptist Conference at Ford Hall that the war has fostered a friendship and tolerance between Catholics and Protestants that had not existed for ages. He represents French Protestants.
Dr Saillens praises Protestant and Catholic pastors aiding dying priests and soldiers. He cites German atrocities, a 17 year old boy witnessing an injured woman begging to save France, and a revived religious spirit. He calls for sacrifice and a victorious, just outcome for France and liberty.
More than 200 fish handlers at the South Boston pier walked off the job over wage demands. The strikers, about 95 percent of the pier workforce, sought help to preserve the supply as the union affiliate at 02 Atlantic Avenue coordinated relief. The Public Safety Committee's executive manager Henry B. Endicott facilitated talks to settle the dispute.
Keiths Theatre features Keiths Theatre McIntyre and Heath in The Man from Montana with On Guard in final three days. Vaudeville highlights La Belle Titcomb New Review, Frank Dobson musical act, McIntosh and musical maids, George and Dick Rath endurance study, Ethel McDonough songs and readings, Chester Spencer Lola Williams Putting It Over, Rome and Cox, and the Brightons.
By arrangement with the United States government the Shuberts present Pershing's Crusaders the official war pictures. Boston and New England will see how Americans work in this war effort in the United States and in France. The films show the first line trenches, captured German prisoners, and the work of munition workers to illustrate the results of months of preparation.
Theda Bara stars in her self written play The Soul of Buddha at Scollay Square Olympia. The production draws admirers for strong story and Bara’s sustained performance with vaudeville acts from Walter Hayes Al Burton Lem Scollay the 10 Dark Serenaders and more.
Mary Pickford scored another triumph at Gordon's Olympia yesterday in the title role of M liss. The program featured Miss Pickford's versatile genius and a vaudeville lineup including Jewett and Pendleton, Howard and Craddick, Edward Lessig and company in We Us Co, Warren and Templeton, the Panther Duo, and the Olympia News Weekly among other attractions.
The Boston Theatre features The Yellow Ticket as its leading photoplay a denunciation of Russian police persecution of Jews. Vaudeville includes America First patriotic spectacle and musical acts Crawford and Broderick Charles Morati and company Rule and Rule John F Clarke and Mack Sennett comedy Looping the Loop Hearst-Pathe closing the bill.
The Columbia Theatre opens the week with The Mating of Marcella starring Dorothy Dalton and The White Man's Law headlining with Sessue Hayakawa. In the second half the bill features De Luxe Annie with Norma Talmadge and J. Stuart Blackton's Missing.
Wilbur Theatre opened its second week last night with the comedy High and Dry. Edna Baker and Frank Sheridan star in the entertaining tale of a young woman fighting odds in the Middle West and achieving triumph.
Copley Theatre keeps Arms and the Girl running for another week after strong audience demand. The lively comedy with romance is well presented by the troupe. The Liars will follow the week of June 10.
This week at the Modern Theatre features Elsie Ferguson as Nora in a film version of A Doll s House. The companion photoplay Believe Me Xantippe stars Wallace Reid in the Harvard prize play. Short comedies and newsreels complete the bill.
Alice Joyce stars in The Triumph of the Weak and Margery Wilson appears in Old Loves for New at the Washington Theatre during the week. J Barney Sherry headlines High Stakes and Scotland Yard detective story running Thursday to Saturday. An all star cast appears in The Blindness of Divorce.
The Beacon Theatre features a photoplay of A Doll's House starring Elsie Ferguson as Nora this week. Wallace Reid appears in a screen version of the Harvard prize play on the same program, with short comedies and news pictures completing the bill.
Frances White and William Rock will present an entertainment at the Plymouth Theatre starting Monday evening June 10. The program features songs and vaudeville acts and marks Miss White's first appearance in the city.
Paragon Park and the Palm Garden at Nantasket Beach launch the season with an elaborate cabaret. The leading attraction is Neptune's Dream Redivous, promising a standout show in the Palm Garden venue.
The Howard Athenaeum audience enjoyed the Mystery Maids burlesque show featuring Billy Carlton and Al Fox with Fred Binder and Billy Spencer sharing honors. Mae Barlow, Anna Armstrong, Babe La Vetta and Daisy Gallagher starred with strong chorus work. A vaudeville bill included Cunningham and Marion in A Shrapnel of Mirth Blanch Sloan aerial act Charles Bradley dialect bits Mackie and Walker and Carol Brown. Next week the High Steppers burlesque is set to headline.
The Wilson Brothers star at Loew's Orpheum with The Lieutenant and the Cop in the first half of the week. Kid Thom and company, Polly's Particular Punch, Newmans on bikes, and a News Pictorial screen come before the Thursday bill change with Those Five Girls and The Drudge plus Lina Cavalieri in Love's Watches on screen.
Park Theatre manager Thomas PD Sorero presents a week of entertainment headlined by Harold Lockwood in Lend Me Your Name. Also on bill are Sir Johnstone Forbes Robertson in Masks and Faces, Sunshine comedy, Pathe Weekly, singer Miss Margaret Melia Henry, and Park Symphony Orchestra performing an overture.
The Codman Square Theatre presents Arthur Dunn and company in Say Uncle Herschel Hendler and company in Pianoflage Fred C Hazen in One Way to Lose Her Maurice Prince juggle and news pictures a comedy and Revelation on screen The last half features Liberty Aflame Rome and Haney in songs Young and Wheeler singing act Martin and Bayes dance and Up the Road with Sally starring Constance Talmadge on screen.
The Majestic Theatre continues Hearts of the World for another week as warm weather fails to dampen attendance. Patrons from across New England visit, with many locals returning for additional viewings.
During the first half of the week at Fenway Theatre the bill features Douglas Fairbanks in American Aristocracy and Dorothy Dalton in The Mating of Marcella. The latter half showcases Charlie Chaplin in A Dog's Life with J Barney Sherry and Gloria Swanson in Her Decision.
The Bowdoin Square Theatre shows The Belgian a moving picture about Belgium’s martyrdom and resistance to the Hun featuring Walter Whiteide and Valentine Grant. Also shown is The Varmint with Jack Pickford, Sheriff Nell's Tussle, and the Animated Weekly. Vaudeville features the Venetian Four and other acts. Friday night adds Over the Top with Sergeant Empey and Bunker Hill week.
Waldron's Casino presents the Money Moon girls in Who Wants a Wife a vaudeville bill with numbers Hunting the Hun and Robin Adair. Headliner Phil Ott stars with Nettie Nelson Kittie Mitchel Ed Healey and others plus a beauty chorus and various specialty acts.
The program yesterday included Eddie Foyer in a monologue and recitations, Jackson and Wahl in A Breeze from Musical Shows, McClallen and Carson in Oh Sarah, Thornton and Thornton in songs and comedy, and the Four Roses in acrobatics. On screen were News Pictorial, a comedy, and M liss with Mary Pickford. Thursday will add Old Homestead Eight as headliner and Missing as the photoplay.
The Franklin Park Theatre opens with Mae Marsh in Face in the Dark and Sheriff Nell's Tussle. Vaudeville features Vim Beauty and Health Dunham and O Malley Musical Christies and Platt and Carlson. Later in the week Francis X Bushman appears in Cyclone Higgins Are Married Policemen Safe. A complete vaudeville change accompanies Pathe features.
George Walsh stars in Brave and Bold at Lancaster Theatre in the first half of the week. Francis X. Bushman and Beverly Bayne show With Neatness and Despatch by Kenneth L. Roberts. William Desmond appears in Master of His House. Thursday’s bill adds William S. Hart in The Return of Draw Egan Alice Prady in Woman and Wife Charlie Chaplin in The Floor Walker and Wilfred Lucas in The Food Gamblers.
At the Globe Theatre the current bill features Mary Pickford in The Poor Little Rich Girl with Chaplin in The Adventurer and Hart in Hell's Hinges a Western tale on the bill.
Tremont Theatre reports strong first week patronage for Mitzi and her production Head Over Heels. Mitzi appears more mercurial than before with notable additions to her performance. Robert Emmet Keane and George Marion assist, and a chorus of capable singers enhances the show. As a summer attraction it ranks highly.
The photoplay directed by the ambassador from My Four Years in Germany draws large crowds in its eighth week at Tremont Temple. It presents viewpoints on the war causes and German policies with a focus on American and world freedom.
The first half of the week at the Old South Theatre features The Blindness of Divorce with William Desmond and Mary Warren in Old Hartwell's Cub. Thursday through Saturday presents Alice Joyce in The Triumph of the Weak and Old Loves for New with Margery Wilson.
The Liberty Players performed Cinderella at Norumbega Park drawing broad applause. Joan Quest earned new laurels as the heroine. Many workers used daylight saving to visit the park after work and return home before dark.
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