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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Mar 24, 1914
Page
9
Philip Bartholomae presents a new farce at the Shubert Theatre titled Little Miss Brown. The play probes near risqué territory without crossing the line, with clever, lifelike characterizations and plots built on the improbable.
Miss Brown arrives in the city and amid a hotel mix up finds herself entangled in a staged farce that ends with a broken engagement and a divertida curtain in the second act. Madge Kennedy leads a capable cast with Albert Brown and Jean Newcomb delivering polished turns as the Dennison pairing. The audience greeted the performance with warm laughter and steady approval.
An advertisement touts a homemade cough syrup claiming faster relief for coughs including whooping cough. It describes mixing granulated sugar, warm water, and Pinex in a pint bottle, notes pleasant taste and tonic effects, and promises satisfaction or refund with Pinex availability through druggists or The Pinex Co.
The Globe Theatre brings Matt and Jeff back in a burlesque set in the Canal Zone with a stageful of color and dancing beauties. Earl Redding and Jerry Sullivan star as the main comic pair with Edith Carlisle Kathryn Shelton Flora B Russell and May Bouton in female roles. The show runs for a limited engagement with daily matinees.
Advertising copy touts Cascarets as a nightly cleansing laxative for men and women with a long list of symptoms. It promises a morning relief after a 10 cent box and claims the product cleanses the stomach liver and bowels without causing griping, appealing to both adults and children.
A vintage advertisement urges home use of Rheumabath to relieve rheumatism lumbago grippe and insomnia claiming a Hot Springs experience for a small price. It touts skin detoxification joints as benefits and notes celebrities endorse the product. Buyers can order from the Rheumabath Company or through druggists.
Boston B P O E awards contract to Joseph White & Sons of Quincy to erect a West erly granite monument in Mount Hope Cemetery for 18 Arcadia Hotel disaster victims buried there None of the victims belonged to the order The inscription honors the 28 dead from the Dec 3 1913 fire and notes 18 are buried by Boston lodge No 10 B P O Elks.
The Howard Athenaeum presented a popular vaudeville bill headlined by Jack Reid and Ella Reid Gilbert with Etta Joerns in The Girl in the Moon. Loughlin's comedy dogs and a Lieut Becker moving picture drew applause. Queen Mab, Weis, The Macks, Arminta and Burke, and Taylor and Herbert also entertained. Next week Cora Livingston, champion lady wrestler, appears.
Waldron's Casino presents Ed Lee Wrothe in the two act piece Hig gins at the Races and Higgins in Alaska. The plot centers on two women allied with a gambler trying to fleece Higgins of a fortune left by his employer. Higgins gambles wins and loses in Alaska then ends up a happy janitor aided by Jane LeBeau and a large cast.
Kitty Gordon stars in Pretty Mrs. Smith at the Cort Theatre drawing large audiences nightly. Charlotte Greenwood and Sydney Grant provide merriment while the cast brings congenial character work and splendid costumes. music adds to the show.
The Little Cafe at the Colonial Theatre continues to entertain with merriment and piquancy. Messrs Klaw and Erlanger present lavish costumes and scenery, and a lively, rollicking dance program elevates the show as audiences respond to its popular appeal.
Park Theatre reports crowd interest high for Fanny's First Play by George Bernard Shaw. English cast lends authenticity to the satire as audiences enjoy the latest Shaw work in this city.
A Bowdoin Square Theatre bill features Traffic in White Slaves or the Governor's Ghost showing a heroine amid underworld schemers and a happy ending for her and her father. The program also includes a Becker Sing Sing escape scene with wife and attorney, a Verdi Quintette night in Naples, and several vaudeville acts led by Lessik Anita and company plus De Tello and Mel Eastman. Souvenirs of John Bunny are to be given Wednesday, amateurs Thursday, and 15 big acts Friday with school children specials on Saturdays.
The Gaiety Theatre opened yesterday with the Columbia Burlesquers led by Harry L. Cooper in a two act musical burletta A Ladies Man. Cooper delivers strong comic turns as a German father of two sons supported by Abe Leavitt Joe Emerson and June Mills. Notables Christine Nicol Lucia Reynolds Ray Leavitt Harry Seymour Fred Dempsy Lew Seymour appear with a lively cabaret sketch between acts concluding with Mills at center stage.
Tremont Theatre last evening hosted Raymond Hitchcock and his merry company in The Beauty Shop with fresh interpolations by Hitchcock as Dr Budd. Marion Sunshine Anna Orr and Tessa Kosta headline a lively trio of singers dancers. The engagement winds down.
The Roland West Players led an all star programme in Behind the Foot lights at the Orpheum Theatre. Brady and Mahoney scored a big hit in their sayings and parodies. Wanda the seal with the human brain performed remarkable feats. Brown and Moulton impressed with their pianologue and singing specialty. Arthur Whitelaw Eva Prout and Alice De Garno pleased. Klaw and Erlanger presented the photoplay Strongheart.
The St James Theatre headline yesterday highlighted James J. Corbett once the world heavyweight champion in new stories. Other acts included the Roland West Players in Melvina How Could You and the three Mori brothers Erdman and Rubens with Marie La Varr.
Keith's Theatre marks its 20th anniversary with a varied vaudeville bill. Notable acts include Claude Gillingwater and Edith Lyle in Wives of the Rich, Lasky musical The Trained Nurses, Joe Boganny's Royal Lunatic Bakers, John and Mae Burke, Elizabeth Murray, and a French dance duo plus the Pathe Weekly.
Castle Square Theatre presents Soldiers of Fortune adapted from Richard Harding Davis with Robert Clay as the hero after a South American revolution in Olancho. Miss Hope Langham, played by Doris Olsson, fuels the romance amid vivid native and South American settings. Next week The Charity Ball features Carleton Olsson and Mary Young in leading roles.
Fuller, Rose and company present Winning a King a bright snappy comedy with scenic and lighting effects. The Military Maids and Stewart perform a brilliant musical act. The Five Marine boys offer a comedy singing act. The Bell Girls in attractive costumes deliver a unique act. Adt Hoyt’s minstrels draw hearty applause. Bennington and Grant sing and dance. Richard Henry Warren plays engaging organ selections.
The Hollis Street Theatre opened the second week of The Poor Little Rich Girl last evening. The audience size and enthusiasm suggest strong success. Viola Dana stars as the Girl with appealing charm and the supporting cast is solid.
The Majestic presents Within The Law at a steady pace with large attendance. Jane Cowl and Florence Nash lead the female roles while Orme Caldara plays the heroic male lead, with the cast maintaining attention to detail after months on stage.
Tremont Temple began the second week of the David Copperfield engagement yesterday. The photo adaptation of Charles Dickens novel is in seven parts with important scenes. English actors headline the principal roles. Mme Claire Dorva adds a Parisian coloratura soprano attraction with a new operatic program.
Bailie Johnston proposes returning to stocks as punishment for repeat offenders. He argues fines and imprisonment punish families and suggests daytime work with nightly stock confinement to fit the crime. The discussion centers on reducing crime in Dumbartonshire borough.
A famed anecdote from Balfour’s defeat night recounts a greeting in the House of Commons lobby. He and a friend were approached by a man who praised his health and charm, asking who had beaten him in the election. Balfour replied with a courteous, cryptic retort about the man’s face revealing the foe.
A change of bill last evening featured The Trail of the Lonesome Pine with Isabella Lowe as June in a melodramatic adaptation by Eugene Walter set in Appalachian scenes. The cast included Eugene Weber as the engineer John Hale and Noah Beery as Judd Tolliver. scenery praised and the engagement runs one week before In Old Kentucky.
The stage monster tank and mermaid cast faced delays as rehearsals proceed. The Runaways and The Lake of the Amazons will debut Wednesday night with two racing horses rehearsed today. Boston crowds flooded the National Theatre as over a thousand refused admission amid high excitement.
The Plymouth Theatre celebrated the 100th performance of Selwyn and Company’s Under Cover with a special souvenir given to each lady patron. Now in its 14th week, it remains the season’s longest run and highly popular with theatre-goers for its bright dialogue and mix of love mystery and thrills.
An advertisement promises instant relief from rheumatism pain by applying St Jacob's Oil directly to the affected area. It claims the remedy is harmless and cannot burn or discolor the skin, with millions cured over fifty years and suitability for sciatica neuralgia lumbago backache sprains and swelling.
A health notice warns that untreated spring colds can lead to long lasting lung troubles such as chronic asthma bronchitis or consumption. It promotes Father John’s Medicine as nourishing and strengthening, not a patent remedy, and claims it supports normal organ function.
The Grand Opera House hosts The Joy Riders week show featuring burlesque girls delivering lively humor. A standout All Star Revue of 1914 impersonates prominent stage figures with James Carvin as Oscar Hammerstein and solid comic support from Irving Gear and Mitchell Finnegan. Marie Fisher Hazel Ford May Burns headline the female chorus.
The piece highlights a burlesque with a laughing tag Queens of the Cabaret. On Thursday George Tuohey directs a wrestling match featuring Crackerjack Butler and Jim Polious with the Greesx as speedy rival. Friday promises amateur acts and new tricks plus a moving picture display before burlesque.
Charles A. Comiskey of the Chicago American Baseball Club arrived in Chicago from Camp Jerome Wisconsin in marked improved health. He says he has recovered from the illness suffered during his world tour and is ready to resume duties.
A reader shares simple beauty formulas from Betty Dean and her beauty book. The writer describes a wrinkle treatment using almoroin and glycerine mixed with water to firm skin and restore a natural glow, plus a crystal eye solution to brighten and soothe tired eyes. Betty Dean's Beauty Book is sold for $5.
An advertisement promotes kardene as a blood purifier and tonic for liver and kidney health. It instructs mixing kardene with alcohol and sugar to create a quart tonic, with a tablespoon before meals as the dose, claiming to aid headaches, appetite, strength, and complexion. Lorelei endorses keeping flesh fit.
Mrs. S. E. Johnson of Hartford Connecticut reports immediate relief after taking Mayr's Wonderful Stomach Remedy for stomach and digestive disorders. The ad cites thousands of letters praising swift results, warns of imitators, and directs readers to Riker Jaynes Drug Stores or Geo H Mayr Mfg Chemist for information and free book.
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