Nurse as Heroine of New Farce at Tremont
The play Good Night Nurse at the Tremont theater amuses with a sick room setting and medical staff. It avoids doleful tones and remains among the season’s cheerful Boston offerings.
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the Tremont
Boston
Ethel Watts Mumford
Hale Hamilton
Marie Chambers
Robert Cain
William Roselle
John Daly Murphy
Harold Russell
Julia Ralph
Allen Atwell
Hazel Lowery
Albert Travernier
Redfield Clarke
Alma Mara
Augusta Durgeon
Helen Curry
A. H. Woods
Scollay Square Olympia Theatre Big Variety Bill
A pleasant and entertaining programme played yesterday at Scollay Square Olympia Theatre. The bill featured Rosair and Rodgers comickers Guy Bartlett Julia Redmond and Johnson and Buckley eccentric acts De Pace Opera Company DeBall and Mulcahy The Life of Abraham Lincoln Broncho Billys Brother The Millionaire Cabby and other comedy and drama releases.
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Scollay Square Olympia Theatre
Rosair
Rodgers
Guy Bartlett
Julia Redmond
New York
Johnson and Buckley
de Pace Opera Company
DeBall and Mulcahy
Apple of Paris
Mile
Mimi Amato
Abraham Lincoln
Abraham Lincoln,” and ‘‘Broncho Billy
Keith's Bijou Crawford Adams Returns Amid Warm Reception
Keith's Bijou Crawford Adams the violinist was royally received on his return to the Bijou yesterday. A trio featuring Margaret Millen Henry soprano Henry Kelly baritone and Mina del Castillo pianist performs during a final week's engagement. The bill also lists Elizabeth Perrie soprano Fred Bond baritone Alva Ward mezzo-contralto Frankel the clay modeller Stella Frances Best in character dances George Lauder the Australian ventriloquist and a new film programme headlined by The Life of Abraham Lincoln.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Crawford Adams
Bijou
Margaret Millen Henry
Henry Kelly
Mina del Castillo
Elizabeth Perrie
Fred Bond
Alva Ward
Frankel
Stella Frances
George Lauder
Musical Show at Majestic by Edward H Crosby
The Lilac Domino was staged at the Majestic last night under Andreas Dippel’s direction. The performance marks a rare Boston return of a refined light opera piece and showcases a company aimed at grand opera style.
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Andreas Dippel
The Lilac Domino at Majestic Receives High Praise
Charles Cuvillier and Emerich Von Gatt Bela Jenbach score with English adaptation by Robert and Harry Smith. Dippel assembles strong principals and a capable chorus plus acting talent. An augmented orchestra under Dr Anselm Goetz enriches a lively score. Intermezzo with kinemacolor views of Nice features vividly colored footage. Performers Pettit and Kirkbridge substitute admirably for ill leads. The piece moves with finish and the Lilac Domino to play a prosperous engagement.
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Charles Cuvillier
Emerich von Gatt
Bela Jenbach
Robert B
Harry B. Smith
Dippel
Anselm Goetz
Battle of Flowers
Nice
Eleanor Painter
Wilfred Douthitt
Georgine
Count Andre
Ethel Pettit
B. Kirkbridge
Miss Pettit
Mr. Kirkbridge
John E. Hazzard
Robert O’connor
Rene Detling
Jeanne Maubourg
Majestic
Cort Theatre Comedy Nearly Married Opens Third Week
Cort Theatre presents Edgar Selwyn's Nearly Married with Richard Bennett and a strong company. The Boston run continues to attract audiences as family farce antics unfold with a husband and wife pair among the lead characters.
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Cort
Edgar Selwyn
Richard Bennett
Boston
Mr. Bennett
Adrienne Morrison
Jane Cooper
Frances Savage
Josie Claflin
Gertrude Workman
Everett Butterfield
Delmar Clark
Ralph Delmore
Aubrey Beattie
Harry Lorraine
Ditrichstein Shines in Fourth Week at Colonial Theatre
Leo Ditrichstein enters the final week of The Phantom Rival at the Colonial Theatre with a standout portrayal in Sascha Taticheff. The performer deftly marks both the real man and the imagined hero, supported by a strong company including Laura Hope Crews, Malcolm Williams, Frank Westerton, Lee Millar, John Bedouin and Louise Wolf.
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Leo Ditrichstein
Colonial Theatre
Sascha Taticheff
Mr. Ditrichstein
Laura Hope Crews
Malcolm Williams
Frank Westerton
Lee Millar
John Bedouin
Louise Wolf
Shubert Theatre Opens Second Week For Pauline Frederick
Pauline Frederick continues her engagement at the Shubert Theatre in Innocent by George Broadhurst. The Boston star draws praise for artistry and beauty as the production requires an 8 o'clock curtain due to its elaborate staging.
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Pauline Frederick
Shubert
George Broadhurst
Boston
Roseland Girls at Gaiety Theatre Impresses Crowd
The Gaiety Theatre presents The Roseland Girls a modern ensemble with striking costumes and dancers. Manager Cooper claims this new act surpasses his Jersey Lillies Beauty Youth and Folly productions and features Sally Ward Lilian Fitzgerald Edward Markey and more in a large chorus of stage girls.
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Gaiety Theatre
The
Roseland Girls
Cooper
Jersey Lillies
Sally Ward
Lilian Fitzgerald
Edward Markey
Idie Schwartz
Earlo Sutton
Julia Swartz
Cap Rice
Billie Fay
Stella Ward
Hollis Street Theatre Show Introduces Ann Murdock in A Girl of Today
Ann Murdock, recently acclaimed for The Beautiful Adventure, headlined her own company at Hollis Street Theatre last evening in a four act comedy titled A Girl of Today. The metropolitan production marks the show’s first major presentation here after earlier tryouts.
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Hollis Street Theatre
Ann Murdock
A Girl of Today staged with comedy and melodrama
Porter Emerson Browne’s A Girl of Today follows Elaine Van Dorn who loses guardianship wealth after Gordon Blake’s apparent death. Raymond Lockwood falls for Elaine but family plans complicate their romance. Blake returns and the plot resolves with Elaine and Lockwood pairings, praised for strong performances.
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Porter Emerson Me Oe
Elaine van Dorn
Gordon Blake
Lockwood
Elaine
Raymond Lockwood
Blake
Lockwoods
Raymond
Miss Murdock
Frank Mills
Eleanor Gordon
Angelica Lockwood
Edwin Meander
Betts
Eugene O’brien
William Holden
Jeyrand Lockwood
Belle Daube
Pauline Duffield
George Alison
William Eville
Grand Opera House Burlesque Draws Rave Reviews
Patrons praised the Grand Opera House show by the Big Sensation Burlesquers. Lydia Jospy and Mamie Champion drew crowds with opening numbers and leading roles. The Brianza Trio and other acts received high praise, with acts Palm Beach Girls and Hotel Up Side Down featured. Cyclone Burns and Dixie Bob Allen headline wrestling Thursday under George Toohey, followed by a Friday night circus and amateur acts.
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Grand Opera House
Lydia Jospy
Mamie Champion
Larry Smith
Charley Douglas
Brianza
Italy
Velma Addison
May Lane
Virgina Lenz
Estelle Gordon
Joe West
Harry Prescott
Palm Beach
Cyclone Burns
Dixie
Bob Allen
George Toohey
Commonplay at Castle Square nears 8th week of run
Castle Square Theatre continues its eight week engagement of Commonplay. Since its January debut the show drew daily crowds with Mary Young Ellen Neal John Craig as Judge Filson and William P Carleton as Hugh Fullerton delivering strong performances. A souvenir for the 100th performance will be given to every patron next Monday.
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Castle Square Theatre
Castle Square
Mary Young
Ellen Neal
John Craig
Judge Filson
William P. Carleton
Hugh Fullerton
Gordon's Olympia Presents Dope and 1920s Vaudeville
Gordon's Olympia week bill features Lieb in The Dope with Evans Vidocq and the Wilsons in Fun in the Gym. Other acts include Bimm Bomm Brrr novelty, Mitchell and Lightner singing, Ward Baker violin, and the Tango Friends. Master Key closing reels are the main picture feature.
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Gordon’s Olympia
Herman Lieb
Modern Theatre Presents A Gilded Fool At Week Start
William Farnum stars in A Gilded Fool in five parts with tense scenes. The program includes The Master Key episode, Pathe weekly, and comic and dramatic photo-plays. The feature photo-play for the last three days stars Wilton Lackaye in The Children of the Ghetto. Next week Betty Nansen appears in The Celebrated Scandal.
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Modern Theatre
William Farnum
Pathe
Wilton Lackaye
Betty Nansen
Revival Sermon Declares No Fifth Generation For Degeneracy
Reverend Milton S. Rees spoke at Roxbury Dudley Street Baptist Church to about 1500 listeners, arguing Christianity is a sound business proposition. He cited failed lives as proof and reported more than 100 decisions to live virtuously.
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Milton S. Rees
Roxbury
Rees
Dudley Street Baptist Church
Stanley Seaver
Edmund Weber
George Brigham
A. B. Aldrich
Dr. Rees
John E. Whitney
Immanuel Walnut Avenue Congregational Church
Page
Crosman Makes Vaudeville Debut In Thou Shalt Not Kill
Henrietta Crosman appears at B F Keith's Theatre in Maurice Campbell's one act Thou Shalt Not Kill a peace themed drama with a mother son and officer. The bill also features The Beauties of All Nations with new cast, plus Potash and Perlmutter and other comedians and acts to draw laughs.
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Henrietta Crosman
B. F. Keith
Maurice Campbell
Miss Crosman
a@ comedienne
Nazimova
Jesse L. Lasky
Fisher and Greene
Brooks and Bowen
Ramon Blanchart
Boston Opera Company
Hazel Cox
Ray Cox
Donahue and
Stewart
Willie Brothers
Wilbur Theatre Hosts 10th Week of A Pair of Sixes
The Wilbur Theatre opened its tenth week of the farce A Pair of Sixes with a full house. Loyal patrons have attended multiple performances with some seen it a fifth time. Frank McIntyre leads the cast of the lively comedy praised for repeat laughs.
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Ye Wilbur Theatre
Frank McIntyre
St James Theatre Presents Lively Vaudeville Show
Patrons enjoyed a brisk program headed by Neil McKinley whose original comedies and songs drew loud roars. The bill included a dramatic sketch De tective by Jean Southern, the Four Musical Apollos, Billy Kincaid, a Scotch juggler, and Leighton and Robinson. Also shown were the 10th Ep of Exploits of Elaine The Life Current and the latest war news.
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St. James
Neil McKinley
Jean Southern
Billy Kincaid
Leighton and Robinson
Elaine
Life Current
Waldron's Casino Presents Busy Little Cupid Burlesque
Joe Hurtig's Social Maids opened at Waldron's Casino to a large audience. George Stone and Hitta Pillard lead a top burlesque cast with new musical Busy Little Cupid and 30 dancer chorus. The show features lavish scenery, stylish costumes, and strong comedy. Actors include Billy Baker, Billy Foster, Jack Pillard, Marty Seomon and Jessie Hiatt.
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Joe Hurtig
Charlie Waldron
George Stone
Hitta Pillard
Mr. Hurtig
Stone and Pillard
Billy Baker
Billy Foster
Jack Pillard
Marty Seamon
Jessie Hiatt
Park Theatre Presents Rule G A Moral Yet Gripping Drama
Park Theatre features Rule G from Paramount Pictures praised as one of the house’s best high class photo plays. The film, based on Keeping John Barleycorn off the Train, offers a powerful moral tale with strong production value and engaging story. Park Symphony Orchestra under Charles Frank and Madeline Buckley provided well received musical selections.
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Park Theatre
Paramount Pictures
John Barleycorn
The
Park Symphony Orchestra
Charles Frank
Madeline Buckley
Death of Maude Adams' Manager Joseph F Wagner
Joseph F Wagner long time treasurer at Hollis Street Theatre and Maude Adams season manager with Charles Frohman died at 39 after a pneumonia relapse. He was in Alabama supervising scenery strikes, returned to Philadelphia, and passed away yesterday morning. Funeral set for German Trinity Church on Shawmut Avenue.
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Boston
Hollis Street Theatre
Joseph F. Wagner
Hollis
Charles Frohman
Maude Adams
Alabama
Wagner
Cora Livingston Headlining Wrestling Exhibition at Howard Atheneum
Spectators filled the Howard Atheneum to see world champion Cora Livingston showcase her skills and issue a Boston area challenge to local girls. The program featured burlesque acts by Miners Americans, ventriloquism by Don Raylin, comedy by Spencer and Brown, and musical performances by Warren and Renfrew plus Irving Berlin Serenaders.
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Howard Atheneum
Cora Livingston
Miss Livingston
Boston
Miner’s Americans
Billy McIntyre
Jim McIntyre
Eof
la Belle Helene
Anna Russell
Tillie Berlin
Emily Simpson
Don Raylin
Spencer
Brown
Warren
Renfrew
Howard
Linder
Joe Kennedy
la Viva
Irving Berlin
The Toy Theatre and Its Aims
Jane W. Gale defends the Toy Theatre against impressions of amateurism exclusivity and profit focus. She explains the cooperative, educational aim to build a mixed troupe of good amateurs and professionals, non aristocratic access, and reinvestment in productions rather than money-making.
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Boston
Chicago Little Theatre Company
Ncting
Tolstoi
Jane W. Gale
Yankees Begin Spring Training in Havana
Manager Dono van and ten New York Americans arrive in Havana for spring training. Eight more players join tonight and battery candidates are expected from Hot Springs Arkansas after a week of workouts there.
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Havana
Donovan
New York Americans
Battery
Hot Springs
Ark
Pavlova Captivates Boston Audience With Aerial Poses
Anna Pavlova at the Boston Theatre last night drew a large audience and earned numerous encores. She displayed agile, futuristic poses and performed much of her act in mid air. M. Alexander Volinine and M. Ivan Clustine wowed with leaps and flying heel clips, while Mlle. Svirskaia delivered brilliant solo portions.
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Anna Pavlova
Boston Theatre
Pavlova
M. Alexander Volinine
M. Ivan Clustine
Mlle. Svirskaia
Pavlova Dazzles in Gypsy Amarilla and Chopiniana
The program features Amarilla a gypsy ballet in 17th century French garb with Pavlova and her brother. Chapiro-esque Chopiniana staged by M Ivan Clustine. Glazounoff L Autumn Bacchanale. Tschaikowsky Go Pack. Pavlova Dragon Fly. The audience applauded Pavlova with a giant red azalea.
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M. Ivan Clustine
Imperial Opera
Petrograd
Moscow
Choplin
Glazounoff
Pavlowa
Voltaine
Schubert
Gavotte Pavlowa
Tschaikowsky
Gopak
Ragged Earl at National Theatre features Andrew Mack
Andrew Mack stars in The Ragged Earl at the National Theatre Tremont near Berkeley and Dover streets. The five act production, filmed in Ireland, features Mack as Gerald Fitzgerald Earl of Kildare and will be shown twice daily all week with Marie Dressler and Charles Chaplin coming next week for Tillie's Punctured Romance.
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National Theatre
Tremont
Berkeley
Dover Streets
Andrew Mack
Ragged Earl
Mr. Mack
The
National
Emerald Isle
Gerald Fitzgerald
Earl of Kildare
Mack
Marie Dressler
Charles K. Chaplin
Tillie
War debate at Symphony Hall between Chesteron and Von Mach
Much interest surrounds Thursday evening debate at Symphony Hall with Cecil Chesteron editor of the New Witness London opposing Professor Edmond Von Mach author of What Germany Wants and former Harvard teacher. Chesteron will present England's case while Von Mach defends Germany. Box office tickets are available now.
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Symphony Hall
Cecil Chesteron
The
New Witness
London
Edmond von Mach
Germany
Harvard
Chesteron
England
Marty O'Toole Signs to Pitch for Columbus Team
Marty O'Toole, a pitcher formerly with the Pittsburg Nationals, signed to play for the Columbus American Association club this coming season. He will be counted as part pay for Hinchman and Gerber, who were sold to Pittsburg last fall.
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Columbus
Marty O'Toole
Pittsburg Nationals
Columbus American Association
South Framingham
Mass
Quinn
O’toole
Hinchman
Gerber
Pittsburg
The Third Party Opens at Plymouth Theatre
A three act farce by Jocelyn Brandon and Frederick Arthur opened last evening at the Plymouth Theatre. The comedy is filled with amusing situations and lively action and should prove popular with audiences.
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Jocelyn Brandon
Frederick Arthur
Plymouth Theatre
The Third Party stages lively comedy with Holmes and Jones
Taylor Holmes and Walter Jones headline a noisy humorous play set in London. The Restaurant Royale plot centers on chaperon schemes, mistaken identities, and a dramatic storm and fire sequence, with Marjorie Wood and Alma Belwin delivering engaging performances.
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Taylor Holmes
Walter Jones
Holmes
Kipling
Restaurant Royale
London
Christopher Pottinger
Rose Gaythorne
Hilary Chester
Pottinger
Mrs. Pottinger
Hilary
Marjorie Wood
Alma Belwin
Boris Mayne
Hillary Chester
Orpheum Vaudeville Shines With Star Cast At Show
At the Orpheum Theatre yesterday an all star vaudeville program drew patrons with Arm strong and Clark in Sweet Adeline and several new numbers. Fred St Onge and cycling artists, William K Saxton in Cloaks and Suits, Six Steppers, Willie Smith, George and Lily Garden, xylophone duo, H W Waters in a talking picture, and the Menards acrobats showcased the bill along with episode ten of the Exploits of Elaine and current war news.
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Orpheum Theatre
Armstrong and Clark
Fred St. Onge
William K. Saxton
Willie Smith
George
Lily Garden
H. W. Waters
the Menards
Elaine
Globe Theatre Vaudeville Show Delights City Audience
A fine vaudeville program at Globe Theatre yesterday featured Frank Morrell with song and comedy, plus acts by Mysterious Mr Russell, Wormwood's animals, the Three Dolisses ters, Morris and Beaseley, Sprague and McNeece, and Lang and Coulter. The program included the 10th episode of Exploits of Elaine and The Life Current with current war news.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Frank Morrell
Mr. Russell
Toy Theatre Stages Shaw Triple Bill With Miss Kingston
The Toy Theatre presents three Shaw plays new to America starring Gertrude King ston as lead. Great Catherine The Dark Lady of the Sonnets and Overruled showcase England's satire with elaborate settings by Mrs. Gale. A new play with Miss Kingston will be announced next Monday.
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Toy Theatre
America
Gertrude Kingston
London
Catherine
England
Miss Kingston
Pyramus and Thisbe Roar Delights Opera House Crowd
Jewett players staged A Midsummer Night's Dream last evening at the Opera House in a lively production. The troupe's lively acting drew a roaring laugh from the audience during the Pyramus and Thisbe scene, showcasing quick wit and stage humor.
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Shakspere
Jewett
Opera House
Shakespearian Burlesque Enchants with Strong Cast and Music
A lively Elizabethan burlesque rendition by Mr. Jewett features a large, skilled cast led by Mary Forbes as Hermia and Irby Marshall as Helena. The Mendelssohn score amplifies mood while stagecraft and urban scenery enhance the Dream’s magic though pacing and shading could improve.
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Shakspere
Athens
Jewett
Mary Forbes
Hermia
Irby Marshall
Helena
Leonard Willey
Lysander
Frank Conroy
Demetrius
Miss Moffat
Mr. Relph
Miss Compton
Bowdoin Square Theatre Hosts Thomas Musical Comedy Company
Entire Bowdoin Square Theatre audience enjoyed a week long engagement by the T. F. Thomas Musical Comedy Company led by Thomas. The program featured 12 chorus girls, comedians, a five reel film The Price He Paid based on Ella Wheeler Wilcox, and The Master Key finale. Also included were vaudeville acts by Le Fevres Foster and dogs Tom Donnelly and Irving Berlin Serenaders.
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Bowdoin Square Theatre
T. F. Thomas
Mr. Thomas
Thomas
Boston
Thomas Company
Ella Wheeler Wilcox
le Fevres
Foster
Dogs
Tom Donnelly
Irving Berlin
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Washington St
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Shubert Theatre
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the Hollis
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Evangelist
B. F. Keith’s Theatre
Wilbur Theatre
St. James Theatre
Waldron’s Casino
Hollis St
Yankees
Amarilla
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Oakland Motor Company
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Globe Theatre
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