Mrs Campbell Opens Pygmalion in Boston at Colonial Theatre
Mrs Patrick Campbell returns after a long absence to star as Eliza in Shaw’s Pygmalion at the Colonial Theatre. Philip Merivale as Higgins and Edmund Gurney as Doolittle lead a talented English company in a two week engagement noted for its wit and brisk staging.
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Patrick Campbell
Colonial Theatre
George Bernard Shaw
Mr. Doolittle
Eliza
Mr. Shaw
Doolittle
Higgins
Mrs. Campbell
Henry Higgins
London
Sir Herbert Tree
Philip Merivale
Alfred Doolittle
Edmund Gurney
Dallas Callas
Sea Wolf on Stage at Tremont Theatre
London critics report the Tremont Theatre hosting the first metropolitan stage version of The Sea Wolf adaptation by Joseph Noel and Guy Bolton. The melodrama thrills with continuous action and notable scenic effects featuring Edmund D Orrsay Bertram Marburgh and a large supporting cast. The production is described as welcome with assured success in the city during its engagement.
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Tremont Theatre
Joseph Noel
Guy Bolton
Jack London
Reforming to Extremes Henry Higgins and the street lady
English faddist Henry Higgins amuses his time with peculiar schemes to transform a woman of the streets into a lady in full English style and manners. The piece highlights social pretensions and reformist fantasies of the era.
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Henry Higgins
Acid Stomachs Deadly, Magnesia Antacid Advice
An advertisement warns that stomach acid irritates and inflames the stomach lining causing trouble. It claims ordinary medicines fail and promotes bisulated magnesia as a simple antacid to neutralize acid after meals and prevent fermentation. It suggests eating normal foods with a small amount of magnesia and to obtain it from druggists.
Gaiety Theatre Presents In Dreamy Mexico Farce
The Happy Widows at the Gaiety Theatre showcases Joseph K. Watson and Will H. Cohen in a lively two act program titled In Dreamy Mexico. Watson and Cohen draw continuous laughs with capable support from Irving Hay Howard Hall Harry Young and Mike McGarry. Leading lady Miss Helen Van Buren stars with Fay Odell and Elsie Smith as versatile supporting entertainers. Maisie Catlin handles the soubrette role and McGarry and Smith perform a rapid dancing act noted as a feature. Van Buren also appears again in that part of the bill.
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Joseph K. Watson
Will H. Cohen
Gaiety Theatre
Mexico
Watson
Cohen
Irving Hay
Howard Hall
Harry Young
Mike McGarry
Helen van Buren
Fay Odell
Elsie Smith
Maisie Catlin
McGarry
Smith
Miss van Buren
Sea Wolf melodrama praised for vigor and realism
The Sea Wolf stage adaptation differs from the novel with Van Weyden shanghaied from an opium joint in San Francisco and Maude Brewster aboard Larsen's schooner. A storm, a shipwreck, and a desert island lead Van Weyden to heroic courage and marriage to his beloved. The Boston audience praised the production for its all around vigor and artistic excellence with standout performances from Dalton Larsen Hughston Salisbury Neil son Cooksey Simpson and others.
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van Weydey
San Francisco
Wolf Larsen
Maude Brewster
van Weyden
Sea Wolf
Boston
Charles Dalton
Larsen
Regan Hughston
Humphrey van Weyden
Jane Salisbury
Frances Neilson
Annie
Curtis Cooksey
George Leach
Ivan Simpson
Muggridge
Cook
War Pictures to Close Saturday Night
Four-week run of sensational war pictures ends this Saturday night. Scenes include destroyed cities wrecked trains blown bridges and refugees driving home the impact aims to stir antiwar feeling in peaceful Americans while not showing extreme gore. Four performances daily.
Industrial School Seeks Chair Work for Crippled Children
The cane seating department at the Industrial School for Crippled and Deformed Children asks for chair orders to keep seven young men busy. Chairs will be picked up and returned within the city. express charges paid one way for chairs from outside the city.
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Industrial School For
St. Botolph Street
George Clinton Found Guilty of Simple Larceny
George Clinton and two companions were tried in Superior Criminal Court for robbing Waldorf Lunch Company on Cornhill. Clinton was found guilty of simple larceny while Hall and Abramovitch pleaded guilty to assault and battery by agreement. They were also accused of robbing Michael Riley on Alden Street, breaking his nose and knocking out teeth. Sentencing to follow the next day.
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George Clinton
Superior Criminal Court
Waldorf
Cornhill
James Hall
Manuel Abramovitch
District Attorney’s Office
Michael Riley
Alden Street
West End
Riley
Mass for Fr. Wholey at Roxbury Church
A large Roxbury congregation filled St. Joseph's Church for a solemn high mass of requiem for the late Rev. Denis J. Wholey longtime rector. Mass started at seven, with Mer. Splaine the celebrant and Rev. Fahey deacon.
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St. Joseph's Church
Roxbury
Denis J. Wholey
Mer. Splaine
Timothy J. Fahey
Thomas J. Ring
Denis J. Sullivan
Robinson Sworn In Mayor Of Bangor
Frank Robinson a Democrat was sworn in as mayor of Bangor Maine. He named T E O Donohue as chief of police to succeed himself and Harry E Farnham was elected president of the Common Council.
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Bangor
Frank Robinson
T. E. O’donohue
Harry E. Farnham
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