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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
May 19, 1914
Page
6
E H Sothern began the second and final week of his Shubert engagement with a Chicago debut of Justin Huntley McCarthy's Charlemagne. The play, a departure from If I Were King in tone, fails to match the author’s earlier success.
The review notes the plot centers on Charles and Ludovic vying for France with Desiderata, Desiderata using statecraft over emotion, and Sothern in the title role delivering easy, picturesque performance. Critics find the romance thin and the staging sprawling with lengthy cast and scenery.
A theater notes large sums spent on production and arduous rehearsals. Charlemagne to be repeated this and tomorrow evenings and tomorrow afternoon. Lord Dundreary on Thursday and Friday nights. If I Were King, Hamlet on Saturday. Monday Joan Sawyer and her dancing company open a dancing carnival with seat sale starting next Thursday morning.
An eclectic bill at Keith's Theatre features Orford elephants for a second week, Bud Fisher's Matt and Jeff sketches, Fred J. Ardath's rural comedy Hiram on the Farm with a trained mule and pigs, Leon and his Hindoo illusionists, and performances by Maud Muller Ed Stanley Pauline Welch DeWitt Burns Terrence Kenney Walsh and the Rosaires plus Boston in Motion and other local attractions.
The Majestic Theatre will end its long and prosperous engagement with Within the Law after next Saturday evening. The cast and company have won broad audience regard through individual excellence and many friendships formed during the run.
The Colonial Theatre continues to attract audiences with The Misleading Lady a farce comedy. Despite the season winding down the public flocking to see the entertaining performances.
The Plymouth Theatre continues its run of Under Cover with large audiences week after week. William Courtenay and Lily Cahill head the company as the production nears a historic theatrical milestone in the city.
The Wilbur Theatre hosts the last week of Doris Keane in Romance in Boston. The engagement has been eminently successful and Miss Keane has proven her right to star status. The current week should be well attended and doubtless will be.
The Tremont Theatre opened its second week with Adele drawing praise from a pleased audience. The music remains bright, the situations spicy, and the cast well portrayed, signaling a successful summer show for continued run.
Mrs. E. Johnson of Hartford Connecticut credits Mayr's Wonderful Stomach Remedy with quick relief from stomach and digestive disorders. She says the pain left the next day and recommends sharing the remedy's benefits. The ad urges caution against imitators and directs readers to Riker Jaynes Drug Stores or Geo H Mayr for information and a free booklet.
The Boston Theatre hosted a week opening of contemporary dances under Manager Woods. Performers from New York and local clubs showcased tango, maxixe, waltz and one step with noted pairs winning amateur contests and silver cups awarded by the Dancing Teachers' Club of Boston.
Orpheum Theatre presents Sager Midgeley with grotesque yet artistic comedy and the imported sketch Early Morning Reflec tions. The bill includes Elizabeth Cutty violinist Tom Mahoney the Celtic with the Jackson family Wilkins and others. The last half of the week will feature William H. St. James and company in The Come On.
The Exeter Street Theatre featured Joboldi, a young Russian violinist, opening a three day engagement that promises to place him among top American concert artists. The program also showed The Brute, a four reel photo drama from Famous Players, plus two extra comedies. Vaudeville offered Marguerite Clayton, O'Neil and Fay, Fernandita, and other acts, delivering high quality entertainment.
An advertisement touts affordable Colorado board costs of 7 to 10 dollars weekly and outdoor travel with Rock Island Lines. It highlights 320 days of sun, cool nights, and scenic train comfort. A Travel Bureau in Washington Street offers planning help and informational picture-books on Colorado trips.
Howard Atheneum presents a burlesque revue with Violet Mascotte’s Ragtime Review Girls. Notables include Catherine Crawford Zella Russell and J Theo Murphy with Too Much Married. Varied acts from Gordon and Rica to ventriloquism, juggling, dogs, accordion and acrobatics entertained, earning wide applause.
The Bowdoin Square Theatre welcomed S H Dudley, famed American colored comedian, for a week of performances featuring 30 artists, dancing, cake walks, and a parade. The program includes moving pictures Wild Animals at Large The Passover Miracle Lucille Love and vaudeville acts by Dave Mann Mike Scott Hanson Burton Roy Comber among others with a tango contest Friday night.
The Castle Square Theatre presents The Rejuvenation of Aunt Mary a wholesome American comedy about an elderly New England aunt visiting her nephew in New York and later returning home content with village life. Performers include Mabel Colcord Carney Christie Ernst Doris Olsson Florence Shirley and upcoming week features The Man o War s Man with Craig Meek and Mary Young.
The Cort Theatre announces a May 21 opening for the musical Phylis with an excellent company already in rehearsal. The show marks the first stage performance on its schedule for the season.
Marcus Loew at the St James Theatre features William H. St James in The Come On a sketch about an American duped by English swindlers but prevailing. Clarence Wilbur Mantilla Lloyd and Juggling De Lisle are also listed. The last half of the week shows Sager Midgeley and company in Early Morning Reflections.
Tremont Temple exhibited a remarkable Kinemacolor program yesterday headlined by the life story of Nathan Hale in three reels. The program also featured Lake Garda Italy, Modelling Its Extraordinary, Flower Studies, An American Invasion, Scenes in Algiers, and Children’s Fashions in vivid natural hues.
The Gordon and Lord's Scollay Square Olympia hosts a week of live entertainment headlined by The Maid of the Orient a 12 member miniature musical comedy company. Billy Inman stars in Trish Skirt. The Alarcons and Revne receive praise for their acts alongside Edwards brothers Burnham and Grant Jordan and Harvey and organist Richard Henry Warren.
The Drug Terror at Globe Theatre enters its second week as a six part motion picture on deadly drugs. Clergymen physicians and mission workers join a varied audience to view the story of addiction its dramatic characters and a blaze finale noted for realism.
Waldron's Casino launches a week long burlesque engagement led by Frank A. Burt and Frank Dobson. Maude Rockwell headlines with soprano solos aided by Flo Ver non on violin and a large chorus. Act numbers feature From Riches to Rags and acts by Flora Vernon and Warren Boyd among others.
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