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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Jun 29, 1915
Page
6
The Rev. F. W. Taylor, pastor of Baker Memorial Methodist Church in Concord New Hampshire for the past two years, has been elected Superintendent of children's work at the Morgan Memorial and will begin duties there Thursday.
An advertisement touts Sargol as a simple chemical remedy to boost digestion and convert food into fat laden blood. It claims 19 to 20 pounds gained, with harmless, inexpensive use and a money back guarantee from Boston druggists. It warns the product is for those seeking ten pounds or more gains and should not be used by the unwilling.
The 1914 JAMA notes calcium loss in urine and feces during tuberculosis and pretuberculosis. It suggests Eckman’s Alterative, a lime salt drink, may aid treatment alongside diet, claiming no habit forming drugs and availability from druggists or Eckman Laboratory Philadelphia.
The second and final week of Ed Mund Breese’s engagement at the Majestic Theatre opens with the popular actor again starring in The Master Mind. Breese previously drew strong crowds last summer, prompting manager Lonergan to extend his visit from one week to two weeks.
The Master Mind centers on a vengeful crook who causes a district attorney candidate to fall for a troubled woman. Breese's portrayal anchors a dramatic, sensational production with strong human elements. Amy Ricard Lonergan Meehan Whyte Layng and others deliver convincing performances. Next week Ernestine Morley stars in Tess of The Storm Country.
Loew's Globe presents top attractions as replacement for the closed Orpheum. Headliners include Robert E. O'Connor and company in The Stick Up Man with Sylvester and Jones, The Zoeller Trio, Colonel George, Ben and Hazel Mann, the Keltons, Bauer and Sanders, and Charlie Bradley. Also featuring The Romance of Elaine and various new drama and comedy pictures plus latest news.
B F Keith's in Boston hosts a star packed vaudeville bill headlined by Elizabeth Brice and Charles King from Watch Your Step. The evening includes Billy McDermott, Frederick V. Bowers, the Seven Colonial Belles, Sally Ward and Lillian Fitzgerald in Sonsbuilder and Mile Florette, Jane Connolly, the Three Ankers, Regent Quartet, and the Olivians. Harvard Yale boat race films open the show.
Park Theatre presents two top Paramount releases Myrtle Steadman in The Wild Olive and Victor Moore in Chimmie Fadden plus Charlie Chaplin in a farce. Mildred White sings a fine vocal number. Park topical review Pathe news South American travel pictures and Park symphonic orchestra with Charles Frank. Ushers wear new summer regalia.
Modern Theatre presents Graustark in six acts from George Barr McCutcheon with Francis X. Cushman as Grenfall Lorry and Miss Beverly Bayne as Princess Vetive. Essanay cast fuels romance and intrigue in a royal melodrama. The program also features The Goddess continuation by Modern Quartette and the Pathe Weekly.
Gordon's Olympia presents an extra good week with Neilson's luminous butterflies Pan-American sextette Dena Cooper and company in Hari Kari and featured acts by Cahill Keefe Shaw LaVelle Russell and others The feature photo play is The Plunderer a five part William Farnum title role Pathe Weekly and Charlie Chaplin screenings accompany the program
The Yellow Ticket a powerful Russian drama features Marya Varenka a Hebrew girl in Petrograd facing arrest over Hebrew regulations. Doris Olsson excels as Marya with strong support from William P. Carleton Theodore Friebus James Seeley and Betty Barghoat. Next week Shenandoah with Eleanor Gordon leads the bill.
Florence Reed heads a lineup at the Boston Theatre with Her Own Way an intense love story from Clyde Fitch showing alongside Charlie Chaplin Mary Pickford and The Goddess installments. Caroline B Nichols and the Fadettes debut new repertoire while exclusive films cover the bare foot society dances and Terrace of Oaks at Winchester with Mr Jarr and the Captive Maiden.
The 137th performance of The Birth of a Nation at Tremont Theatre yesterday drew steady crowds. David W. Griffith's production showcases the era’s camera innovations and features dramatic scenes including Lincoln’s assassination and appearances by Grant, Lee, Sumner, and Stevens.
Attendees at Medford Boulevard Summer Theatre enjoyed At Palm Beach a breezy American musical comedy about three aviation liars rich in Yankee wit and laughs. The cast featured Frank Thornton Deborah Corlew Steve White Bobby Brown Marie Victoria Sherman Wade.
Bowdoin Square Theatre presented Violet Mascotte's 40 Merrie Maids with graduates in gowns performing a varied singing program praised for its quality. The bill featured humor by Harry Lander and Felix Martin, notable performances by Ida Campbell and Lillian Sutherland, and appearances by the Rogers sisters and Beulah Poynter in Lena Rivers. The second episode of The Diamond in the Sky and The Romance of Elaine will continue weekly, with Chaplin contest prizes announced for Thursday.
Loew's St James patrons praised the season with The Six Peaches and a Pair named one of the classiest musical comedies. The program also featured The Master Move, Bill Nason, Schirmer and Richards, and a photo play The Romance of Elaine among other dramas and comedies.
Large audiences attended the Norumbega Park performances with Harcourt the man of mystery topping the bill. He reportedly grows over six inches in height and increases arm and leg lengths dramatically while other acts and moving pictures drew favorable notices in the Dill program.
School day at the famous amusement park features hundreds of Somerville children and planned special events for a pleasant outing. The Adam Good Stock Company presents The Delmar Handicap in the Rustic Theatre, followed by Sunset Trail’s Western drama through the week at Lexington Park’s outdoor amusements.
The all day excursion aboard the Dorothy Bradford sails from Bay Line wharf at 9 a.m. weekdays and 9 30 a.m. Sundays and holidays. The trip offers a full view of Boston harbor landmarks, coastal scenery, island fortifications, and lighthouses from the ship’s decks.
Paragon Park proves more popular. Palm Garden entertains nightly with a 25 girl musical revue. Dansants allow dancing for motorists and excursionists visiting the seaside resort.
The Gloucester line steamers begin summer service along the north shore to Cape Ann. The vessels are large and comfortable, offering a pleasant ocean voyage to nearby summer resorts and an easy way to reach Gloucester area destinations.
Bass Point now operates full summer double steam boat service with the General Lincoln and the Machigonne making hourly trips from Otis wharf to Bass Point and Nahant. Amusements include boating, fishing, dancing, vaudeville, motion pictures, scenic railways and games, attracting many excursionists.
A Winthrop resident described as the Bay State’s ablest woman lived to age 95. The report notes her long life and esteem within the community.
Mrs Mary Ann Peirce Thompson of 15 George Street Winthrop celebrated her 95th birthday and expressed optimism about living to 110. The note includes a recipe for a batter using sugar egg sour milk soda or yeast and a baked milk Indian meal loaf.
Mrs. Thompson, oldest member of the Solomon Peires Association, recalls a long life in Peabody now Winthrop, recounts health, work, and family. She married Gamaliel B. Thomason in 1842 and raised six children while praising industry, homemaking, and cheerful resilience.
Police investigate after a one day old baby girl was abandoned in an ash barrel behind 108 Mountfort Street Back Bay. The infant is in the City Hospital maternity ward receiving care.
Funeral services for Patrick H Rafferty prominent Union Square resident were held at St Joseph Church Somerville. High Mass requiem celebrated by Rev Albert C Mullin with deacon Rev Thomas F McHugh and sub-deacon Rev O J OBrien. Interment at Holy Cross Cemetery Malden. Rafferty an undertaker for 47 years died suddenly from heart disease at 887 Somerville Avenue. Survived by wife Anastatia and five children John H Henry F Etta Rafferty.
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