Keiths Theatre Celebrates 284th Opening Anniversary
The 284th anniversary of B F Keiths Theatre opening on March 2 1844 is celebrated this week. Gertrude Hoffmann stars in New Revue of 1917 with 36 performers including singers dancers divers comedians and Cingalese. Her act features Ruth St Denia and Princess Rajah impressions with the Royal Cingalese troupe. The program includes The Song of the Nations with Hoffmanns beauty chorus and her drum specialty. Also on bill are Henry B Toomer and company The Headliners Claud and Fanny Usher Fagins Decision Boweman brothers Blue Grass minstrel boys the three Bobs Ruby Raymond Charlies OConnor the Brightons and Mrs Vernon Castle in the 11th episode of Patria.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
B. F. Keith
Gertrude Hoffmann
Miss Hoffmann
Ruth St
Denia
Princess Rajah
Nho Vertien
Hoffmann
Henry B. Toomer
The
Three Bobs
Ruby Raymond
Charlies O’connor
Brightons
Mrs
Vernon Castle
Musterole Ointment Promises Blisterless Relief Claims
Grandmother praised mustard plasters for congestion and colds but caused burns. Musterole Ointment offers blisterless relief, with oil and active ingredients said to ease sore throat bronchitis tonsillitis stiff neck asthma neuralgia rheumatism back pain and sprains. It claims rapid pain disappearance and may prevent pneumonia in colds.
Woman Finds Health With Lydia E Pinkham's Remedy
A Chicago woman describes two years of illness with female troubles and says Lydia E Pinkham's Vegetable Compound brought immediate relief. She reports regained strength, weight around 165 pounds, and confidence in the remedy amid various listed symptoms and ailments.
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Chicago
Lydia E. Pinkham
E. Pinkham
Ae O'Bryan
Ave
Til
Lydia E. Pink
Lydia EB. Pinkham
Boston Theatre Week Bill Features Holiday's Dream and More
The Boston Theatre showcases Holiday's Dream a water and dance spectacle starring 20 dancers a diver models and a pantomimiste. The Schwarz brothers comedy The Broken Mirror drew laughs. Feature acts include George Walsh in High Finance Mrs Vernon Castle in Patria and a William Fox comedy. Other vaudeville attractions include Dupree and Du ol Joe Reid and Phina and her ie's.
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Boston
Schwarz Brothers
George Walsh
Vernon Castle
William Fox
Dupree
Duol
Joe Reid
Phina
Scollay Square Olympia screens Poor Little Rich Girl
Mary Pickford stars in The Poor Little Rich Girl at Scollay Square Olympia yesterday. A preview of British war reels drew attention and Passion from the Seven Deadly Sins was shown. Vaudeville offered Tsegania troupe J Francis Sullivan and company the La Costa Clifton company and Peppino and Perry in a musical turn.
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Mary Pickford
Scollay Square Olympia
Tsegania
J. Francis Sullivan and Company
la Costa Clifton Company
Peppino
New Beacon Theatre Features Jack Pickford in The Dummy
Yesterday's bill at the New Beacon Theatre featured Jack Pickford in The Dummy with Edith Hallard and Leslie Austin co starring in A Man and a Woman. Thursday through Saturday Myrtle Stedman and House Peters star in As Men Loved while Baby Helen Marie Osborne as Little Mary Sunshine appears in Told at Twilight on the same program.
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New Beacon Theatre
Jack Pickford
Edith Hallard
Leslie Austin
Myrtle Stedman
House Peters
Little Mary Sunshine
Baby Helen Marie Osborne
Poslam Pimples Treatment Ad Claims Quick Healing
An advertisement touts Poslam as a quick acting pimple remedy that is harmless and effective with night application and daytime wear. It promises visible results and wide coverage from a small amount and directs readers to Emergency Laboratories in New York for a free write.
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Shere
Ta West Sith Street
New York
Yid disha Love opens at Howard Atheneum with Cherry Blossoms
A burlesque bill at the Howard Atheneum featured the Cherry Blossoms introducing Joseph K. Watson and Helen Van Buren plus Frankie Nible Martha Richards and Walter Austin. The show titled Yid disha Love showcased Chappelle and Tribble in The Troubles of Sambo and Dinah, Binns and Bert, Namoa the Hawaiian guitarist and Vernon and Vernon among others.
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Howard Atheneum
Cherry Blossoms
Joseph
K. Watson
New White
Helen van Buren
Frankie Nible
Billy Murray
Martha Richards
Walter Austin
Chappelle and
Tribble
Sambo
Dinah
Binns
Bert
Namoa
Vernon
Billy Nickerson
The Blue Paradise Moves The Wilbur to Shubert Stage
The Blue Paradise continues its run in new surroundings as the same cast and chorus relocate from the Wilbur Theatre to the Shubert across the street. Cecil Lean remains the unctuous comedian delivering his usual vigor. Vivi enne Segal Teddy Webb Frances Pritchard and Ted Lorraine adapt to the new theater and venue.
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Blue Paradise
Wilbur Theatre
Shubert
Cecil Lean
Dainty Vivienne Segal
Teddy Webb
Frances Pritchard
Ted Lorraine
Exeter Street Theatre Presents Silent Era Singles and Shorts
For the first three days of the week Exeter Street Theatre shows Blanche Sweet in Those Without Sin Mabel Taliaferro in The Barricade travel pictures and Sidney Drew in The Awakening of Helen Minor On Thursday Friday and Saturday Bryant Washburn in Skinner's Dress Suit Dorothy Dalton in The Female of the Species Bray cartoons and Burton Holmes travel pictures accompany the bill
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Exeter Street Theatre
Blanche Sweet
Mabel Taliaferro
Sidney Drew
Helen Minor
Bryant Washburn
Skinner
Dorothy Dalton
Bray
Burton Holmes
Betsy’s Burglar leads Old South Theatre photos Week
Francis X. Bushman and Beverly Bayne headline The Great Secret at Old South Theatre for the first half of the week. Later shows feature Dorothy Dalton in Back of the Man and Charles Richman in The Secret Kingdom on Thursday Friday and Saturday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Betsy
Old South Theatre
Francis X. Bushman
Beverly Bayne
Dorothy Dalton
Charles Richman
Fenway Theatre Shows Prominent Silent Era Stars
Fenway Theatre screens Envy from The Seven Deadly Sins as week headliner. Francis X. Bushman and Beverly Bayne star in The Great Secret. Intrigue features Peggy Hyland Marc Macdermott and Bobby Connelly in the program.
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Envy
Fenway
Francis X. Bushman
Beverly Bayne
Peggy Hyland
Marc Macdermott
Bobby Connelly
He Said—and She Believed Him at the Wilbur
A Boston farce titled He Said and She Believed Him is presented at the Wilbur in what patrons call the farciest farce seen in years. The piece features exaggerated comedy with uncertain plot motivation and mixed critical reception.
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Boston
Farce on a fashionable doctor scandalizes Boston crowds
A farce about a physician who seduces his female patients, stirring a web of wives and husbands, secret rooms, and chaotic misadventures. Mary Young leads the scandal with Grace Valentine and Kate Ryan among the cast, Frances Nordstrom's farce staged by John Craig.
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Boston
Mary Young
Betty Barnicoat
Coney Island
Dudley Hawley
Kate Ryan
Grace Valentine
Thurston Opens at Castle Square With Varied Magic
Castle Square Theatre presented Thurston for a limited engagement last evening drawing a large audience. A standout feature was the varied parade of magic and illusions with no two acts alike, thrilling and amazing spectators. Thurston’s performance is described as peerless among entertainers of his class.
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Thurston
Castle Square
Park Square Theatre Presents Fair and Warmer Farce
The Park Square Theatre packed last night for Fair and Warmer. Avery Hopwood pits two married couples oppositely matched in temperament in plausible yet ludicrous situations, delivering broad comedy as the crowd roars.
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Park Square Theatre
Avery Hopwood
Joan the Woman Opens Second Week at Colonial Theatre
Colonial Theatre enters the second week of Joan the Woman with large crowds. The historical flavor, DeMille’s handling of the material, and striking color effects are praised. Miss Farrar’s characterization is noted as splendid.
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Colonial Theatre of
Joan the Woman
Globe Theatre Week Film Lineup at Loew’s Globe
The all film programme at Loew’s Globe Theatre changes daily with a leading feature. Today viewers see Vivian Reed in The Little Lost Sister, followed by Myrtle Gonzales in Mutiny on Wednesday, Edith Hallor in A Man and a Woman on Thursday, Carlisle Blackwell in The Square Deal on Friday, and The Argyle Case on Saturday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Loew's Globe Theatre
Vivian Reed
Myrtle Gonzales
Edith Haller
Carlyle Blackwell
Argyle Case
Broadway Jones premieres at Modern Theatre with Cohan
George M. Cohan makes his screen debut in Broadway Jones at the Modern Theatre supported by an excellent cast. The tale follows a small town youth who secures a large inheritance and travels to the Great White Way to burn it up. Sessue Hayakawa also appears in The Bottle Imp, an adaptation of Stevenson's story staged in Hawaii.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
George M. Cohan
Modern Theatre
Henry Jewett Players At Copley Theatre This Week
This afternoon at the Copley Theatre the Henry Jewett Players present A Dolls House with a matinee daily. The same company offers Henry Arthur Jones comedy each evening of the week. both plays revived by popular request and previously staged by Mr Jewett’s troupe.
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Copley Theatre
Henry
Keiths Bijou Theatre Opens With Blanche Sweet Bill
Keiths Bijou presents a double bill featuring Blanche Sweet in Those Without Sin and Dorothy Bernard in The Little Gypsy for the first three days this week. The latter half showcases Marie Doro in Castles For Two and William Russell in Lone Star, plus the Hearst- Pathé New Pictorial.
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Blanche Sweet
Dorothy Bernard
Keith
Bijou
Marie Doro
Castles
William Russell
Lone Star
Hearst- Pathe New Pictorial
Franklin Park Theatre Presents The Promise and Vaudeville Numbers
The Franklin Park Theatre shows The Promise with Harold Lockwood and May Allison among New York lighted scenes. Francis appears in The Great Secret, while Natalie Morgan the Buckleys De Noyer and Daine and the Tyrolean Troubadours perform in the vaudeville lineup.
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Franklin Park Theatre
Harold Lockwood
May Allison
New York
Francis X. Bushman
Beverly Bayne
Natalie Morgan
the Buckleys
de Noyer and Daine
Park Theatre Week Features Multiple Stars On Screen
Man's Woman with Ethel Clayton leads the Park Theatre bill this week. Lionel Barrymore and Irene Howley star in His Father's Son. The Great Secret 18th chapter features Francis X. Bushman and Beverly Bayne. Max Figman appears in Modern Romance.
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Ethel Clayton
Park Theatre
Lionel Barrymore
Irene Howley
Francis X. Bushman
Beverly Bayne
Max Figman
Majestic Theatre Stars Kellermann in A Daughter of the Gods
The Majestic Theatre presented Annette Kellermann in A Daughter of the Gods as it began its final week in the city yesterday. The engagement could extend for several weeks, but terms remain decisive for continuation.
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Annette Kellermann
Majestic Theatre
Masquerader at Plymouth Theatre Stars Guy Bates Post
Guy Bates Post plays Chilcote and Loder in The Masquerader at Plymouth Theatre. Strong support from Thais Lawton Louis Calvert and the ensemble, with no diminution of audience interest noted.
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Plymouth Theatre
Guy Bates Post
Chilcote
Loder
Post
Thais Lawton
Louis Calvert
Waldron's Casino features Rose Sydell London Belles Burlesquers
Johnnie Weber leads Rose Sydell's London Belles Burlesquers at Waldron's Casino through the week headlining a musical "A Trip to Washington" with a closing vaudeville farce. The troupe includes Frances Cornell Ward Caufield Arthur Delmore William Smith Ed Wright Harry Waltjen Lew Thall Grace Tremont and Miss Pullman.
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Johnnie Weber
Ward Caufield
Arthur Delmore
William Smith
Ed Wright
Harry Waltjen
Lew Thall
Grace Tremont
Miss Pullman
Tremont Theatre Opens Week Two of Eleven P.M.
The Tremont Theatre featured Blanche Bates and Wilton Lackaye in Eleven P.M. for the second week, with J. H. Barnes Louise Mackintosh Janet Travers Harry C. Browne Charles W. Butler and Jeffreys Lewis also in the company. Monday’s bill includes East Lynne with Bates in the dual role of Lady Isabel and Mme. Vine and Lackaye as leading man.
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Tremont Theatre
Blanche Bates
Wilton Lackaye
J. H. Barnes
Louise Mackintosh
Janet Travers
Harry C. Browne
Charles W. Butler
Jeffreys Lewis
East Lynne
Lady Isabel
Mme. Vine
Bowdoin Square Theatre Presents Busy Vaudeville Show
The Bowdoin Square Theatre received the Selig photo play Little Lost Sister with favor yesterday. Vaudeville featured Tel bor’s seats Dailey and Parks Homberg and Lee in The Foolish Folks Manuel Prince juggling act the McPhersons and Joe Constanti neau. Mrs Vernon Castle appeared in Patria and The Great Secret with Francis X Bushman and Beverly Bayne.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Selig
Bowdoin Square Theatre
Telbor
Dailey and Parks
Homberg and Lee
Manuel Prince
McPhersons
Joe. Constantineau
Vernon Castle
Patria
Francis .X. Bushman
Beverly Bayne
Bride and film bill at Loew's St James Theatre
James Manning and James Sullivan head a company in The Bride at Loew's St James Theatre yesterday with Edgar Bixley Ollie and Johnny Vanis Kitty Flynn Sully and Arnold among others. The photo section featured Max Linder in Max Wants a Divorce the second episode of The Mystery of the Double Cross and A Woman's Awakening led by Lena Owens.
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Loew’s St. James Theatre
James Manning
James Sullivan
Edgar Bixley
Ollie
Johnny Vanis
Kitty Flynn
Sully
Arnold
Max Linder
Max
Lena Owens
Fletcher Headlines at Loew's Orpheum Boston
Charles Leonard Fletcher headlined last night at Loew's Orpheum Theatre Boston with Holden and Herron and a supporting bill including Archer and Ward Luda Noy and Azella. On screen Max Linder stars in Max Wants a Divorce and Anita Stewart appears in The More Excellent Way.
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Charles Leonard Fletcher
Boston
Loew
Orpheum Theatre
Holden and Herron
Spillers
Archer and Ward
Luda Noy
Paul
Azella
Max Linder
Max
Anita Stewart
Gaiety Theatre Hosts Twentieth Century Maids Company
Jim Barton leads the Twentieth Century Maids Company at the Gaiety Theatre this week. John Barry supports, keeping the action rapid. Jules LeBarb and Mile Donaire perform in The Mysteries of Paris. Walter Morrison James Howell and Arthur Young sing well, and Marie Donna and Drena Mack display fine voices and figures.
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Jim Barton
Twentieth Century Maids Company
John Barry
Jules LeBarb
Mile
Donaire
Paris
Walter Morrison
James Howell
Arthur Young
Marie Donna
Drena Mack
War pictures and varied acts thrill Gordon’s Olympia
The British War shown at Gordon's Olympia Theatre yesterday highlighted Britain's wartime preparations. A second film Wrath from the Seven Deadly Sins was shown. The program drew crowds with six Jackson cyclists, five violin beauties, The Beggar Man, and performers Moore, O'Brien and Cormack.
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Gordon's
Olympia Theatre
Britain
Wrath
Jackson Cyclists
Moore
O'Brien
Cormack
Lancaster Theatre Showings Feature Theda Bara Photo Play
The Lancaster Theatre screened The Darling of Paris starring Theda Bara and Peggy Hyland in Intrigue. Remaining showings this week include Rockliffe Fellows in The Web of Desire and Frances Nelson in One of Many.
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Lancaster Theatre
Theda Bara
Paris
Peggy Hyland
Rockliffe Fellows
Frances Nelson
Tremont Temple Presents Barbara Frietchie Screenings
Mary Miles Minter stars as a daughter of the South in a stirring Civil War drama at Tremont Temple on Saturday. Ella Hall headlines Polly Red Head in the title role as a second feature. The Passion Play in hand colored motion pictures will be shown daily next week with shows at 2, 4, 6 and 8 o clock.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tremont Temple
Mary Miles Minter
Barbara Frietchie
Polly Red Head
Ella Hall
Tailor-Made Man Ends Run at Hollis Street Theater
Hollis Street Theatre enters its final fortnight as A Tailor-Made Man plays to a crowded house. The drama follows a central character who captivates the audience by reversing his life’s position through a borrowed dress suit, maintaining interest from start to finish.
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Hollis Street Theatre
Washington Theatre Screenings Highlight Early Week Lineup
The Washington Theatre presents Douglas Fairbanks in His Picture in the Paper and William Desmond in Blood Will Tell for the first half of the week. Francis X. Bushman and Beverly Bayne star in The Great Secret. Later in the week Dus tin Farnum features in The Iron Strain and ee Love in A Daughter of theoor.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington Theatre
Douglas Fairbanks
Paper
William Desmond
Francis X. Bushman
Beverly Bayne
Dustin Farnum
Ee Love
Plant Juice praised by nurse in local store endorsement
A Boston based Plant Juice advocate at Houghton and Dutton Drug Department touts the remedy as broadly effective. He cites a Wakefield nurse Mrs. M. W. Garvin whose 15 year stomach trouble and nervous exhaustion reportedly improved after using Plant Juice.
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Houghton & Dutton
Boston
M. W. Garvin
Main Street
Wakefield
Mass
Q-Ban Hair Color Restorer Advertises Safe Restore
An advertisement touts Q-Ban Hair Color Restorer as a guaranteed safe method to restore natural hair color without dyes. It claims easy use like shampoo, emphasizes health, beauty, and youth, and lists drugstore availability with a money back guarantee and a 50 cent price.
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America
Ligett
s-Riker-Jaynes
Boston
Ambridge
Chelsea
Hessig-Ellis Drug Co
Memphis
Tenn
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