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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Mar 25, 1913
Page
8
A busy Boston week offers new plays including Kismet at Holis Top o Morning at the Players Plymouth and The Round Up at Tremont plus The Irish at the Boston. other attractions are listed.
Otis Skinner stars as Hajj in Kismet at Hollis Street Theatre. Edward Knoblauch’s Arabian Nights style plot follows one day in the beggar’s life from poverty to power and back, with lavish scenery and music by William Furst.
Anne Caldwell comedy Ton o' The Mornin' opened at Tremont Theatre last evening with Gertrude Quinlan as Jerry O'Donnell praised for a convincing performance. Tim Murphy as Father Quinn and Charles Trowbridge as Francis Garland received strong notices in a large, acclaimed cast. The Kerry fair finale and lively humor drew strong audience approval for a two week engagement.
Park Theatre reports new Easter crowds for the third week of Officer and the House. The farce draws Bos ton fans with George Nash as the likable thief and Haward Abeles as the art-loving millionaire. Cast also includes Francis D. McGinn Doris Olsson Elsie Glynn Camilla Crume C Morton Horne M W Rale Louis Hendricks J M Clayton C W Goodrich.
An old health ad pitches Cascarets as a morning cure for bilious symptoms including headache, nausea, and jaundice like skin tone. It claims gentle cleansing of liver and bowels overnight, with a 10 cent box soothing both adults and children without gripe.
This week marks the final engagement of The Pink Lady as the company will disband after next Saturday. Douglas Airbanks and Irene Fenwick star in Hawthorne of U. S. A. at the Colonial with tickets on sale this morning.
Franz Lehar’s operetta The Man With Three Wives stars Alice Yorke Sophie Barnard Cecil Lean and others. The Easter Monday crowd marked the third and final week at the Majestic after two weeks of success. Next at Majestic is Ready Money after its four week Shubert run ends.
Shubert Theatre entered its fourth week last evening with a full house for Ready Money. Emma Trentini will follow next Monday in The Firefly and seat sales open Thursday morning for the opera schedule notes.
The play now in its 10th week at Castle Square surpasses The End of the Bridge in length and sets a new theatre record. Its popularity stems from strong comedy effects and the cast's performance led by Mary Young as Dolly Kamman.
The Irish Players returned to Plymouth Theatre with two pieces on tour. Mixed Marriage is a four act drama by St. John G. Ervine about a faith-divided romance ending in tragedy. Galway Races is a one act comedy in which Steve Roland’s sacrifice aids a starving couple.
Henry Woodruff headlines B F Keith's with A Regular Business Man a witty sketch about a son learning the business from his father. The show features Margaret Lotus Isabelle West James M Brophy plus Travilla brothers diving act with Winks the seal. Also featured are Edison talking pictures Dick the Highwayman and The Politician Dolly Connolly Percy Wenrich W C Fields Kirk and Fogarty Nip and Tuck and Pathe Weekly.
Opening night at the National Theatre showcases a strong spring program led by Honor Among Thieves with its clever cast and sharp dialogue. Lora performs a parrot reading trick with audience pockets, while The Two Drummers display vocal prowess. Framing an Act, Hotel Turnover, In Room 65, and other acts entertain, with Edison talking pictures Dick the Highwayman and The Politician adding variety.
Antonio Cincotta was sentenced at Sing Sing to prison for two and a half to seven and a half years for attempting to extort $15,000 from tenor Enrico Caruso in March 1910 with threatening letters.
The Boston Theatre hosted The Round Up with Maclyn Arbuckle as Slim Hoover and a large cast including Ethel von Waldron Matty Edwards Grace Benham Ogden Crane Gus Christie and James Ashburn. A massive production with real guns horses and Indians thrilled a full house and unleashed a standout third act marked by dramatic cavalry and Apache battles.
The sporting fraternity praised Luther McCarthy after his entry at the Howard Atheneum where he appears with local sparring partners and Jack Sheehan for a week of athletic sketches. The program also features the Whirl of Mirth company with Eddie Collins, Cartoon Land, and acts by Browning, Bates, To pack, Flossie McCloud, Ethel Vernon, and more in a varied burlesque bill.
Waldron presents a two act burlesque by Al Rich's Jolly Follies with Phil Ott in the lead comedy role. The cast includes Bob Ott Tom Robinson Frank Williamson Gene Schuler Frank Martin Hank Johnson Miss Alice Lazar Nettie Nelson Virginia Ware and others with musical numbers by Lazar Martin Schuler and Bob Ott and a Spanish ballerina by Ware.
Advertisement for Pyramid Pile Remedy promising quick relief from piles with a free trial package. Claims congested veins normalize after one to two applications and offers a 50 cent regular package after trying the trial. Includes coupon request and drug-store availability.
Will H Cohan from South End returns at the Grand Opera House with the Miss New York Jr burlesque company. He and Joseph K Watson play two officers who go to Mexico creating humorous situations. Fay O Dell and others perform, plus Mysterious Waldo and Irving Hay act. Wrestling event teased for Thursday night.
Bowdoin Square Theatre featured La Petite Onri and company with a bicycle marvel, the Clemense brothers in a humorous specialty, the De Marcos aerial act, Wyer and Sheldon, and the Three Haymakers. Amateurs perform Thursday and a Friday cabaret with over 20 features plans.
The United Improvement Association presents a varied program at the Majestic Theatre this afternoon featuring vaudeville and grand opera. Proceeds will support the organization’s work with Governor Foss and Mayor Fitzgerald among expected attendees.
The St James Theatre presents Willard Hutchinson in A Leap Year Leap along with The Great Rego, the Georgia Trio, Gypsy Countess, Friedland and Clark, the Saia brothers, and a balanced slate of photo plays. Walter H Browne and company bring His Father's Son on Thursday as a headliner.
Gaiety Theatre showcases Harry Hastings' big show The Girl of Many Husbands this week with Sam Sidman and Tom Coyne leading a strong comedy lineup. Mabel Leslie headlines the female cast among a group including Shea Edwards Rose Waldron Odgen Baldwin Lester Moon and Leslie. Two acts feature attractive settings and a musical program with current song hits.
The programme for the current week features Great Er Goodti and his lilliputians returning, the Minstrel Four, Four Musical Dafes, Melrose and Kennedy in acrobatics, Willis Twins Wixon and Conley Zimmer the McCarvers Marie King Scott and more acts. The Pathe Weekly and a two reel war story The Confederate Spy are especially interesting.
King George of Greece appears in The Making of the Panama Canal in kinemacolor at Tremont Temple amid Balkan War scenes. The film shows his triumphal Saloniki entry and the Dowager Queen directing Red Cross operations on the battlefield. King Constantine as crown prince leads an army division with staff.
An advertisement touts Knowl ton's Dandeline Danderine as a 25 cent hair treatment that cleanses dust and oil, stops itch and hair loss, and promotes growth to give soft lustrous abundant hair with roots strengthened by a refreshing scalp boost.
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