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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Mar 22, 1910
Page
8
The Colonial presented The Harvest Moon while A Certain Party played the Majestic. The Globe showed My Friend From Below, the Castle Square presented The Marriage of Kitty and the Grand Opera House opened Billy the Boy Artist.
Augustus Thomas’s The Harvest Moon opens at the Colonial Theatre with George Nash as M. Vivan. The play explores suggestion’s power and moonlight’s erotic aura, praising natural performance though critiquing a weak final act. Adelaide Nowak as Dora Fullerton shines. Nash delivers measured, elegant acting.
A home remedy claim describes mixing granulated sugar, warm water, and Pinex to create a cough syrup. It argues the recipe yields a full pint for 54 cents and lasts a family a long time. The ad touts Pinex as a potent Norway pine extract and suggests honey as a substitute.
Edward Payne wrote the piece with music by Gus Knight and A H Cadman presented in two sects at the Grand Opera House Billy the Boy Artist mixes humor and song with a troupe including Misses Ethel Nason and Marion Allen The show emphasizes fun over plot and runs for a single week with applause and bouquets for the cast.
James Forbes four act comedy The Traveling Salesman at Hollis Street Theatre enters its second and final week. Frank McIntyre portrays Bob Blake and audiences praise the humor in the dialogue and timing.
William Hodge stars in The Man from Home at Park Theatre Boston as the 12th week opens. The Kokomo lawyer’s engaging persona pleases both gallery and orchestra, keeping strong audience interest in the production.
Mabel Hite headlines a lively three act comedy at the Majestic in A Certain Party by Townsend and Ward O Malley. Donlin and a strong supporting cast deliver a polished evening as Nora the maid drives the plot in a bustling social satire. Hite’s performance and a Reno ditty earn six encores from a small but enthusiastic audience.
The Gaiety Theatre presents a vaudeville burlesque bill featuring Frederick Ireland Harry Wood and Henry Green in comedy acts. Highlights include the Ball Room Boys fire acrobatics and a burglary sketch with a planned break in and window watching routine.
The Palace Theatre offers a three or more person vaudeville bill featuring Driscoll and Dearmaid in Under Cover, Marvelle with hypnotic readings, Fitzs dogs in acrobatics and boxing, Rivers and Demond dancing, Gilmore and Gilmore singing and dancing, and the new Palace stock players in Senator McFee with weekly sketches.
The Columbia Theatre showcases the Cozy Corner Girls led by Richy W. Craig and MacRae and Manning in two burlesques Room 6 and Broadway to Atlantic City. Yale sisters Jess Mardo Belle Hunter and others provide vaudeville acts along with eccentric dancers and Dorothy Blodgett. Manager Harry Farren adds wrestling on Wednesday and amateur contests on Friday featuring Leo Pardello and George Godfrey.
Waldron's Casino hosts Rice and Barton's Big Gaiety Extravaganza with A Night At Brighton Beach and The Tenderloin After 12 skits. Charles Barton stars with a versatile company of comedians and a cadre of named performers including Frank Wesson and Jeanette Young.
Scenic Temple presents moving pictures featuring similar character themes this week. Illustrated songs including The Holy City attract general approval. A film change is set for Thursday and Saturday offers continuous showings starting at 2:80.
Lew Fields brings his musical farce Old Dutch to the Majestic Theatre for a two week run starting next Monday. Seats go on sale Thursday morning. Fields plays the title role with his familiar company and Ned Wayburn devised several unusual numbers for the production.
The Globe Theatre presents My Friend From Below a sharp comedy by Harry and Edward Paulton. Harry Beresford stars as inventor Daniel Hake with Betty Bancroft as Lila and W S Lyons as Starry Harrison delivering a strong ensemble performance. Set in New England the play blends mood and humor as rival woolen firms chase the inventor and his eyes.
A crowd packed the American Music Hall as Adeline Boyer performed her famed dancing piece “A Princess of Israel” with an 18 piece orchestra and lavish stage. The night also featured the Star Bout with Taylor Granville, Winsor McCay’s sketches, and acts by Hathaway’s monkeys, the Doria Opera Trio, and Farley & Claire.
A week of farce opens at Castle Square Theatre with The Marriage of Kitts popular on Paris and English stages. Marie Tempest stars as the heroine, Mary Young carries the role well, and the cast includes Walter Walker Bert Young William Walsh and Florence Shirley delivering polished comic performances.
Bowdoin Square Theatre offers 10 vaudeville specialties and a travelogue and moving pictures. The Brown brothers perform a top musical specialty, European La Salle troupe presents acrobatics, Lee Tung Foo sings and impersonates, Dolly Jordan entertains, and the Aerial Bartlettes with Walter Stead perform. Travelogues include Rome and the Vatican and the Passion Play in Pictures. Other acts include Bowman and Howard sketch artists, Gordon and Grant ventriloquists, and assorted film subjects.
At Austin & Stone's Museum in Maine the bear woman and the tiny bear were the day's top attractions standing side by side in the curio hall. The act featured Lavassar the lifting champion and Blanche Mile a as well as Marie Devere the famed sword swallower and Guilmette the aerialist. The second show showcased Uncle's Visit with Marron and Marron Ida Campbell and the Misses Ferguson Cassie French and Tom Bullock along with Manhatten Maids and motion pictures.
Rapid strides in quality and variety mark the Hub Theatre vaudeville lineup for the first three days. Petching brothers perform Garden of Music, Sylvan and O Neil present At the Sea shore, and the Parson sisters display singing and dancing. Miles Bros present moving pictures with illustrated songs, offering comedy and hearty laughs throughout.
Raymond Hitchcock and The Man Who Owns Broadway enter their third week at Tremont Theatre with strong audience approval. Hitchcock demonstrates the sharp wit and stage charm that have long defined his career.
Sport lovers enjoy a varied week at the Howard Atheneum with ex champion Jack Mc Auliffe performing and voicing a prediction on a big fight. The burlesque features the Jolly Girls and several acts including Grace Patton Florella the Coltons and the Ashtons plus musical numbers and jugglers.
Helen Cullenan leads in the dual roles of Princess Marotz and Rose Pompette in The Queen of the Moulin Rouge at the Boston Theatre. Dick Temple performs six distinct characters with admirable skill as the week’s remaining shows play out.
The arrival date for Theodore Roosevelt in New York is set for June 17. A reception committee campaigns for a grand demonstration with 500 Rough Riders in attendance. They plan to present Roosevelt with a premier saddle and bridle and a hunter’s rifle.
Chicago March 21 All questions in dispute between 27000 firemen on Western railroads and railroads managers will be amicably settled through an agreement aided by US Labor Commissioner C P Neill. The plan proposes compromise on seniority and promotion, representation of promoted enginemen, then arbitration over wages at 12.5 percent under the Erdman act.
Lew Fields mammoth musical comedy The Midnight Sons enters its seventh week at the Shubert Theatre after a two month run. Last night the audience greeted scenes with prolonged laughter and applause, signaling strong local reception.
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