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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Mar 18, 1919
Page
15
Adam and Eva a three act comedy by Guy Bolton and George Middleton was staged at Park Square Theatre for the first time in this city. The play is not biblical but reflects contemporary conditions and society.
A Boston stage piece follows James King a wealthy rubber speculator whose spendthrift clan sinks into ruin after his South American trip. Adam Smith counsels, mischief and growth follow as they return to New Jersey to farm and sell, ending in hopeful reform and humor. John Flood shines as King, with GottSchalk and a strong ensemble delivering clean, sparkling comedy appreciated by locals.
A Boston stage revival presents The Big Chance starring Mary Nash. The production centers on social transformation sparked by war themes, portraying characters becoming more purposeful and socially minded rather than selfish.
Mary Delano, a mill hand in New Bedford, navigates affection from Charles Dickson and two rivals, one rich, one Irish. When Dickson forges a check and goes to Sing Sing, Mary stays true as war calls men to enlist. love, sacrifice, and tragedy follow in a three scene New York setting and war trenches. Mary Nash shines, delivering varied emotions and earning steady applause.
An American naval officer repents his country while two Hun U boats operate in the Pacific in The Light of Victory at Scollay Square Olympia this week with Monroe Salisbury in the lead. The vaudeville features Lord Roberts and company in A Christmas Gift with Jerome and Newell and Edith Del bridge singers Art Smith the Delta sisters and Olympia news weekly and more.
Russian screen star Nazimova leads the Boston Theatre bill with Out of the Fog shot on Cape Ann. Vaudeville features include the Bell days the Clevelands the Harmony girls Aubrey and Rich Nip and Tuck and the Pathe weekly.
The Beacon Theatre in Boston shows The Poppy Girl's Husband with William S. Hart in a new ex convict role. It is paired with A Man and his Money featuring Tom Moore in the leading part.
The Fenway Theatre drew great crowds yesterday enjoying Rex Beach's The Brand and Sis Hopkins with Mabel Norman. Earle Williams stars in A Gentleman of Quality and Sessue Hayakawa in A Heart in Pawn for the latter half of the week, with regular musical numbers accompanying the bill.
This week's Exeter Theatre programme features Thomas Dixon's The One Woman ending Wednesday evening and Charles Ray in The Girl Dodger. Thursday to Saturday Pauline Frederick stars in The Woman on the Index and Lila Lee in Puppy Love with Pa the news weekly. A novelty reel and comedies.
William Hodge plays this week at the Plymouth Theatre in A Cure for Curables to large crowds. The return engagement surpasses expectations with strong demand for both the star and the comedy. She Walked in Her Sleep is set to begin March 24.
William Collier performs at the Wilbur Theatre in Nothing But Lies a light hearted farce. He leads a strong company of players in a witty show praised for Collier's talent and ensemble tenor.
Henry Walthall stars in The False Faces at Bowdoin Square Theatre alongside Elsie Ferguson in His Parisian Wife. The Mack Sennett comedy and A Man of Might continue. Vaudeville features include Bert Sheppard Ray Walsh ventriloquism and O Brien from Galway. Friday night bargain features announced.
The Loew's Orpheum unveils a varied program with Brady and Mahoney in The Cruise of the Doughnut and Their Wedding Day as the first half week acts. Also on stage are Marston and Manley See What I Mean and more, plus newsreels and the photoplay Partners Three with Enid Bennett.
Bostonians recall the Harvard prize play Common Clay now offered in film form at Gordon's Olympia with Fannie Ward as the heroine. The reception yesterday was very favorable. The vaudeville program features the Burke Brothers Kendall Galarini sisters Charles Mack and company in Come Back to Erin, Mario Dorr and company in Pastimes in a Billiard Parlor, plus the Olympia news weekly and other comedies.
Zella Russell stars in the All New burlesque review at the Gayety Theatre joining Harry K. Morton in a personality show with piano melodies and comic acts. An all star cast including Jim Daley Irene Meara Anna Sawyer and Walter Morrison rounds out the production with a chorus. The piece titled In Bagdad offers further entertainment.
The Codman Square Theatre presents an unusual week start with an organ recital by Geiss, vaudeville acts Mabel Whitman Dixie Kids Ben and Hazel Mann George Beck Lang and Wait, plus newsreels, a comedy and Luck and Pluck with George Walsh. The second half features George L Graves and company in a comedy with Ben Smith Alma Gray Allen and dog Taxi and Norma Talmadge in The Forbidden City on screen.
Lou Tellegen and Blind Youth stay at the Tremont Theatre for this week amid large enthusiastic audiences. The Rainbow Girl is announced for March 24 with a long list of favorites in the cast.
Another week of The Heart of Humanity opened at Tremont Temple yesterday with large attendance and high enthusiasm. The story has universal appeal attracting all types of amusement seekers and the picture has been a success from the start.
Arlington Theatre presents A Butterfly on the Wheel this week in four acts. The plot follows Mrs Admaston’s flirtation with Collingwood and a London to Paris misdirection, with scenes in a Paris hotel and England’s High Court. Strong performances by Miss Robinson Mr Ayres and Mr Elliston noted.
The Blue Birds burlesque troupe wowed Howard patrons featuring Edgar Bixley and Fred Hackett. Grace Harvard Evelyn Ferris and Helen Andrews performed songs and dances while Will Ahern of the U S S George Washington shared anecdotes and lariat tricks. The vaudeville bill included Asahi Japs Billy Barlow Tu relly Bennet and Dave Daisy Swift Kubanoff and more with George Beban in Jules of the Strong Heart at the Paramount.
Geraldine Farrar stars in Shadows as the lead entry this week at Upham's Corner Strand. Constance Talmadge appears in Who Cares? on Thursday and Friday. William Farnum headlines The Man Hunter on Saturday, Pauline Frederick in The Woman on the Index. The Strand organ and weekly pictorial complete the program.
William S Hart appears as an ex convict seeking vengeance in the Poppy Girl's Husband at the Modern Theatre this week. Tom Moore presents A Man and His Money as the companion feature.
The Colonial Theatre starts another week of Jack o Lantern with Fred Stone in the leading role. Lent season and counter attractions fail to dampen a prosperity wave reported as high as ever.
George Arliss started the second week of his Hollis engagement with a double bill featuring The Mollusc and A Well-Remembered Voice. He drew a large audience and showcased notable versatility in the lead roles. Elsie Mackay stood in as Miss Roberts replacing Olive Tell.
Henry Jewett Players present The Magistrate at the Copley Theatre with a playful tone and deft performances. The London setting centers on a pompous judge entangled in a raid as the comic plot unfolds with clever, dainty humor and brisk scenes.
A new novelty dancing act by the Gardiner trio debuted last night in Take It From Me at the Shubert Theatre. They will stay with the show for the final two weeks of the engagement, this and next.
The Park Theatre attracted hundreds as Theda Bara starred in When Men Desire about an innocent American woman trapped in a war zone. Marguerite Fischer offered Fair Enough a comedy drama about a young woman resisting her parents matrimonial plans. Maciste in The Liberator third episode and Smiling Bill Parson in Breakfast Food drew laughs, while Leon Cliff and the Park Symphony Orchestra provided musical highlights.
Wallace Reid stars in Alias Mike Moran and the Montana Five perform with Burt Gordon Williams Burt Charles Norton and company in Fathers Night Out The Wellington Duel also feature on the bill The second half brings Chaplin in The Bank Constance Talmadge in Romance and Arabelle Pathe news and all new vaudeville shown during the week
The Great Romance stars Harold Lockwood is main draw for the early week at Lancaster Theatre. Katherine and Jane Lee co star in Smiles. Late week features William S Hart in Breed of Men Mae Marsh in The Racing Strain and Charlie Chaplin in A Night at the Show.
The leading photoplay Wilson or the Kaiser welcomes home troops at Franklin Park Theatre this week. A strong vaudeville bill follows with comedy singing and talking acts. An entire change of pictures and vaudeville occurs in the latter half of the week.
The Waldorf Theatre opened on Tremont Street near Berkeley on the site of the old Cyclorama building. Boston dignitaries spoke as Captain H. D. Cormerais described the 26th Division’s actions in France. Maurice Samuels led a strong bill with Ellis Island comedy and violin, Forrest and Church, Curzon sisters, and Ben Smith. The newsreel, a comedy, and Ruling Passions starring Julia Dean and Edwin Arden completed the program.
The Globe Theatre resumes a semi weekly change of bill starting yesterday. The first half of the week features The Probation Wife with Norma Talmadge, and The Hand Invisible with Montague Love. The second half presents Partners Three starring Enid Bennett and The Unchastened Woman with Grace Valentine, plus comedies and Pathe News.
Keith's Theatre this week features Frank Dobson with 17 associates performing The Sirens a lively mix of comedy music and dance. Other acts include Bobbe and Nelson His Girl Josie Heather Ben Bernie Larry Reilly The Minstrel of Kerry Le Maire Hayes and company Raymond Wilbert the Daring sisters and Tracy and McBride. The Pathe weekly is on the programme.
The Rose land Girls repeat their record show at Waldron's Casino in a Columbia circuit performance. A scenic musical with strong comedy features Sally Ward as principal comedian and a high grade cast including Harry Coleman Ester Irving Wood Kitty Mitchell Dolly Fields Beatrice Darling. A special musical treat by Harmony singers Hunter Lewis and Cooke rounds out the program.
Mary Nash leads a star lineup from the Jack o Lantern and other companies for an Elks benefit at the Colonial Theatre on Tuesday afternoon March 25. Remaining seats are sold at the theatre box office or the Boston Lodge of Elks at 10 Somerset Street.
Daily changes of bill began yesterday at Loew's Columbia Theatre. Each day features two long photoplays a newsreel and a comedy creating an attractive program for patrons.
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