Boy Sleuth Stars In The Dummy at Tremont Theatre
Boston audiences enjoyed another crime play last night as The Dummy at the Tremont Theatre presented a detective story in which a boy sleuth models himself after Nick Carter and Sherlock Holmes. Writers Harvey J. O Higgins and Harriet Ford previously produced The Argyle Base with Robert Hilliard at the Park Theatre.
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Boston
Tremont Theatre
Harvey J. O'Higgins
Harriet Ford
Robert Hilliard
Park Theatre
Nick Carter
Sherlock Fielmes
Kidnapping Plot Involving Deaf and Dumb Trick Unfolds
A missing child prompts police to recruit a clever office boy who can communicate in sign language. The detective bureau chief hatches a plan to stage another kidnapping to mislead the gang. The boy infiltrates the house where the girl is hidden as the plot advances.
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Detective Bureau
Detective Story on Broadway Ends as Kidnappers Flee
Review notes an English language stage adaptation featuring a boy detective motif. Ernest Truex leads as the title youth with humor and skill. Ada Dwyer, Joseph Brennan, Edward Ellis, and others receive praise for performances. The engagement runs two weeks.
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Catskill Mountains
Canada
New York
Ernest Truex
Truex
Ada Dwyer
Joseph Brennan
Edward Ellis
Spider
Joseph Touhy
Charles Mylott
Arthur T. Hohl
John N. Wheeler
Helen Macbeth
Frank Connor
Nicholas Judels
Joyce Fair
The Runaways Enter Second Week at National Theatre
The Runaways began its second week at the National Theatre with a lively horse race and the Lake of the Amazons feature. The Martin Opera company is well established in the city and popular with audiences. The Amazons act, where eight girls dive into a tank and emerge wet, remains a startling and picturesque highlight.
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National Theatre
Lake of the Amazons
Martin Opera Company
David Copperfield at Tremont Temple Enters Third Week
At Tremont Temple yesterday the photo play David Copperfield began its third week in the city. Mme Claire Dorva, a renowned opera singer appearing with the production, delivered another pleasing program of operatic selections.
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Tremont Temple
David Copperfield
Charles Dickens
Mme
Claire Dorva
The Quickest Simplest Cough Remedy
An easily and cheaply made home remedy promises quick relief from coughing. It emphasizes simplicity and cost savings, claiming to save about $2 compared with store remedies. The pitch targets home use with simple ingredients and a quick preparation.
Pinex Cough Syrup Plan Promises Quick Relief
A household cough remedy mixes sugar syrup with Pinex pine extract to create an inexpensive preparation claimed to relieve ordinary coughs in 24 hours. The plan advocates a pint batch, notes safety, refunds, and directs readers to The Pinex Co. of Fort Wayne, Indiana for purchase.
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United States
Canada
Pinex Co
Fort Wayne
Ind
Revival of In Old Kentucky at the Boston Theatre
The Boston Theatre presents C. T. Carey’s In Old Kentucky revived after 20 years with Maude Parker as Madge Brierly and John W. Cope as Colonel Sandusky Doolittle. The melodrama features lavish scenes including a bomb explosion and a burning stable as the Pickaninny band provides comic relief.
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C. T. Carey
Old
Kentucky
Boston
Madge Brierly
Frank Layson
Maude Parker
John W. Cope
Colonfel
Neb
George M. Devere
Charity Ball at Castle Square Delights Cast and Crowd
John Craig staged The Charity Ball at Castle Square to strong audience demand. Mary Young Carleton Olsson and Walker impressed as a vivid ensemble in Belasco’s play with Rip van Winkle announced for next week.
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David Belasco
John Craig
Castle Square
Craig
Mary Young
Ann Cruger
Miss Young
Mr. Carleton
John van Buren
Miss Olsson
Phyllis Lee
Mr. Walker
Peter Gurney Knox
Mr. Meek
St. Mildred’s Church
Waldron's Casino Show Promises Burlesque Hit Morocco Bound
Waldron's Casino presents Kitty and Fanny Watson in Morocco Bound under Max Spiegel management. The act drew a tremendous reception with a strong supporting cast including Bennie Pierce Frank Damsel Fred Collins Lew Rose Louise Rice Frances Farr and a large chorus. The production features color, music, and elaborate costumes along with witty comedy.
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Charlie Waldron
Max Spiegel
Kitty
Fanny Watson
Bennie Pierce
Boston
Frank Damsel
Fred C. Collins
Lew Rose
Louise Rice
Frances Farr
Within the Law at Majestic Theatre Nears End of Second Month
Majestic Theatre in Bayard continues Veiller play Within the Law in its seventh week with Jane Cowell leading an excellent company to crowded crowds. A special afternoon performance for Boston area blind residents is held with Governor Walsh and Mayor Curley addressing the audience under Perkins Institution for the Blind and the Massachusetts Commission for the Blind.
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Bayard Veiller
Majestic Theatre
Jane Cow
Boston
Vicinity
Walsh
Curley
Perkins Institution For the Blind
Massachusetts Commission For the Blind
The Force to Open Next Friday at Plymouth Theatre
Selwyn and Company prepare A. E. Thomas new play The Force set for first stage production next Friday afternoon at the Plymouth Theatre. The cast includes Margaret Wycherly William Courtenay Virginia Milliman Orme Caldara De Witt Jennings Adora Andrews Wilton Taylor and others from Within the Law and Under Cover? companies.
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Selwyn and Company
A. E. Thomas
Force
Plymouth Theatre
Law
Margaret Wycherly
William Courtenay
Virginia Milliman
Orme Caldara
de Witt Jennings
Adora Andrews
William, B. Mack
William A. Norton
Wilton Taylor
Rita Gould Leads St James Vaudeville Week
At the St James Theatre Rita Gould, musical comedy star, headlines a high class vaudeville program the first half of the week. Diaz monkeys, Will Armstrong and company in In the Baggage Room, the Gasch sisters aerial acrobats, Ted McLean in Taming Woman, and more join. The added feature is The Perils of Pauline.
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Rita Gould
Diaz Monkeys
Will Armstrong and
Gasch Sisters
Ted McLean
Pauline
Trixie Friganza Tops Keiths Vaudeville This Week
B F Keiths Theatre presents Trixie Friganza as headliner with new songs and stories. The show delights crowds while cycling acts by Charles Ahearn and company entertain between scenes. Also featured are The Bo suns Mate adaptation, Russian Dancers Olga Perlova, Hands Across the Street, and other acts from Pathe Weekly.
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Trixie Friganza
Keith's
Friganza
Charles Ahearn
Percy Whirlwind
Percy
Percy Waram
Bo’sun
W. W. Jacobs
Boris Fridkofsky
Olga Perlova
Progressive Girls Burlesque Delights Grand Opera House Crowd
Women patrons enjoyed a burlesque program at the Grand Opera House featuring A Night in Bohemia with Jack Reid in a Celtic role. Ella Gilbert Etta Joerns Lillie Lipman Pauline Palmer and others appeared along with Bell and Hall in a vaudeville specialty. Wrestling matches were announced for Thursday night and amateur acts for Friday.
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Grand Opera House
Bohemia
Jack Reid
Ella Gilbert
Etta Joerns
Lillie Lipman
Pauline Palmer
Bell
Hall
Karl Lemle
McLoughlin
George Tuohey
Josh Cards
Shubert Theatre Hosts Farce Little Miss Brown stars
The Shubert Theatre started the second week of Shubert engagement with Pretty Madge Kennedy in the title role of Little Miss Brown. Jean Newcomb Albert Brown Mattie Ferguson Ned A. Sharks and others deliver a lively performance as the story unfolds smoothly. The engagement ends next Saturday night. The Pathe Freres company will present The Life of Our Saviour next week as a colored photo drama.
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Philip Martholomae
Miss Brown
the Shubert
Madge Kennedy
Jean Newcomb
Albert Brown
Mattie Ferguson
Ned A. Sharks
Pathe Freres Company
Cort Theatre Sizzles With Kitty Gordon Musical
Kitty Gordon stars as Mrs Smith in the Cort Theatre musical comedy drawing large nightly crowds. The show features a tuneful score and witty book with attractive costumes. Charlotte Greenwood delivers sharp lines while Sydney Grant, Harrison Hunter, Roy Atwell, and Edward Martindale support the cast.
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Kitty Gordon
Mrs. Smith
Cort Theatre
Miss Gordon
Charlotte Greenwood
Sydney Grant
Harrison Hunter
Roy Atwell
Edward Martindale
The Little Cafe at the Colonial Opens With Merriment
Colonial Theatre presents The Little Cafe a lively musical comedy featuring Alma Frances Grace Leigh and John E. Young. Audiences follow the waiter’s fortunes and love affairs as costumes and scenery delight.
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Alma Frances
Grace Leigh
John E. Young
Fanny's First Play Draws Strong Park Theatre Attendance
Boston audiences warmly received Fanny's First Play at the Park Theatre with large crowds. The all English company delivers Shaw wit and satire, and repeat visits reveal more humor in this period piece.
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Boston
Fanny
Park Theatre
Park
George Bernard Shaw
How You May Throw Away Your Glasses
A welfare claim urges readers to discard glasses by using Optona in water as a nightly eye wash. It promises restoration from astigmatism and conjunctivitis and warns neglect leads to dependence on eyewear.
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Optona
Womans World Champion Cora Livingston Receives Enthu siastic Welcome at Howard Athen eum
At the Howard Athen e um yesterday patrons cheered Cora Livingston the world champion woman wrestler in two matches. She vows to defend her title this week against local athletic girls and will forfeit 25 dollars if she cannot throw a challenger in 15 minutes. The show features Monte Carlo Burlesque Eva Sullivan and a chorus group with a varied bill including The Italian Statesman act and Ventriloquist Beulah De Buse among others.
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Howard Atheneum
Cora Livingston
Miss Livingston
Harry Welch
Eva Sullivan
Big Four
William Sisto
Krusader
Job
Beulah de Buse
Turner Brothers
Raphael Gualno
Bert
Malvene
Hugo Hamlin
Hooters
Under Cover Wins Strong Review at Plymouth Theatre
After breaking season records, the play Under Cover at the Plymouth Theatre continues to draw crowds in Boston and nearby areas. A large audience last evening marked the opening of a new week with excellent advance sales led by William Courtnay and Lily Cahill in the principal roles.
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Plymouth Theatre
Boston
William Courtnay
Lily Cahill
Globe Theatre Hosts Matt and Jeff in Panama Encore
The Globe opened the second week of Matt and Jeff in Panama to large crowds at two performances. Earl Redding and Jerry Sullivan shine as Matt and Jeff with clean, wholesome fun and strong song and staging throughout.
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Matt
Jeff
Panama
Globe
Bud Wisher
Old Point Comfort
Earl Redding
Jerry Sullivan
Fisher
Scollay Square Olympia Week bill at Gordon and Lord
This week's Scollay Square Olympia features The Old Minstrel by Charles Wood and company and It Happened in Paris by Bob Dale and company. Kisselly's marionettes and Wally and the Sunshine Girls headline a lively program alongside Ropher and Anthony, Kipp and Kippey, and the Four Aerial Lesters. Richard Henry Warren delivers a new organ recital to close.
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Gordon and Lord’s Scollay Square Olympia
Charles Wood and Company
Bob Dale and Company
Paris
Kisselly
Wally
Sunshine Girls
Ropher
Anthony
Kipp
Kippey
Lesters
Richard Henry Warren
Gaiety Theatre Stages Putting It Over by Belief of Beauty Row
Clean comedy and attractive musical numbers anchor the Belief of Beauty Row company production at the Gaiety this week. Harry Levar and Sam Michaels lead the comedy, Frankie Heath delivers commendable work, Claire Devine shows a strong singing voice, Bessie Rosa and Eddie Marks excel in a singing and dancing specialty, and Joe Holland as an English Lord handles a small role creditably.
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Beauty Row Company
Harry Levar
Sam Micaels
Frankie Heath
Claire Devine
Bessie Rosa
Eddie Marks
Joe Holland
Chelsea 7750 and Bowdoin Square Theatre Show
At Bowdoin Square Theatre yesterday Daniel Frohman presented Henry I Dixey in the detective drama Chelsea 7750 with Laura Sawyer and other stars. The program included the Electrical Venus company, Klein Abe and Nicholson, the Beau Brummel Trio, Mlle Arminta and Burke, Nap and Fay Franklin, Grant and Delmar the classy pair, and Hamiltons Hooters. A tango contest is announced for Wednesday with two prizes, and Thursday features amateurs followed by a cabaret Friday night with 15 acts.
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Bowdoin Square Theatre
Daniel Frohman
Henry I. Dixey
Underworld
Chelsea
Mr. Dixey
Laura Sawyer
Electrical Venus Company
Klein
Abe
Nicholson
Beau Brummel
Mlle Arminta
Burke
Nap
Fay Franklin
Grant
Delmar
Hamilton
Hollis Street Theatre Presents Poor Little Rich Girl
The Hollis Street Theatre runs the third week of The Poor Little Rich Girl with Viola Dana in the title role earning high praise. The show runs through Saturday April 11 and will be followed by Mrs. Fiske on April 18 with strong notices for all cast members.
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Hollis
Viola Dana
Fiske
Orpheum Show Features Hymer Company at Jim town Junction
At the Orpheum Theatre yesterday John B Hymer and company headlined the program with the farce At Jim town Junction. The bill included Dancing Kennedys Tilford ven triloquest Holmes and Riley Lorraine and Cameron in Scotch dances and songs the Donalds a trio of acrobats Taylor and Brown in a singing and dancing skit William KK Hall a Celtic monologist and Klaw Er langer's photo play Lord Chumley as added feature.
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John B. Hymer
Jimtown Junction
Dancing Kennedys
Tilford
Ventriloquest
Holmes and
Riley
Lorraine
Cameron
the Donalds
Taylor and Brown
William KK. Hall
Klaw & Erlanger
Lord Chumley
Alfred Noyes to read poetry at Tremont Temple Boston
Alfred Noyes announces his final Boston appearance at Tremont Temple this evening. The programme includes The Wine Press The Admiral's Ghost Forty Singing Seamen The Barrel Organ The Highwayman The Origin of Life and The Companion of a Mile. Rev Dr Paul R Frothingham will preside and introduce the eminent poet.
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Alfred Noyes
Boston
Tremont Temple
Paul R. Frothingham
Wellesley Fire Fund Raises Funds for College
Enthusiastic donors helped the Wellesley College Fire Fund souvenir programme raise 1540 over two days. The junior class sold tickets totaling 1040, and two performances of Beau Brummel were likely to sell out. A Paris Pathe Freres cablegram asked permission to film the play for exhibition in America and abroad.
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Wellesley College Fire Fund
Wellesley College
Pathe Freres
Paris
America
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