English Farce At The Copley
Henry Jewett Players staged The Angel in the House a farce by Eden Phillpotts and Basil Mac Donald Hastings at the Copley Theatre. Hyacinth Petavel as the central figure drew the most attention with other cast members Gwladys Morris Ronald Byram J. Caster-West Nicholas Joy Leon Gordon Beatrice Miller Jessamine Newcombe. The plot centers on a cubist aesthete who reshapes the family under Eugenics beliefs, with dialogue-heavy scenes and limited action.
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Copley Theatre
Henry
Hyacinth
Hyacinth Petavel
Leonard Craske
Mr. Caske
H. Conway Whrgfield
Sir Rupert
Gwladys Morris
Ronald Byram
J. Caster-West
Nicholas Joy
Leon Gordon
Beatrice Miller
Jessamine Newcombe
Tonight at the Pops Program Highlights
The Pops concert lists selections including Overture from The Merry Wives of Windsor, Waves of the Danube, Funeral March of the Marionettes, Samson and Delilah, Lohengrin Prelude, Madama Butterfly, Puccini Rhapsody, Star Spangled Banner, La Gazza Ladra Overture, William Ratelist Intermezzo, Invitation to the Dance, and works by Gounod Wagner Chabrier Mascagni Weber-Berlioz.
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Pops
Nicolai
Ivanovici
Saint-Saens
Wagner
Bolzoni
Exonian Week at Exeter Street Theatre Lineup
Douglas Fairbanks in In Again Out Again and Margaret Illington in Sacrifice headline a diverse program at the Exeter Street Theatre. Also featured are Hearst Pathé topical review Sidney Drew comedy Nothing to Wear Mae Murray in The Primrose Ring Charles Ray in The Pinch Hitter and Burton Holmes travel pictures.
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Exeter Street
Douglas’ Fairbanks
Margaret Illington
Hearst-Patho
Sidney Drew
Mae Murray
Charles Ray
Burton Holmes
Travel Pictures
Benson's Liberty Players at Norumbega Park
Norumbega Park hosts Benson's Liberty Players this week offering the promotion It Pays to Advertise. The event features a night of entertainment and social amusement at the Norumbega Park venue.
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Norumbega Park
Benson
Liberty
Ethel Barrymore at Modern Theatre in The Call of Her People
Actress Ethel Barrymore appears this week at the Modern Theatre in The Call of Her People. Jack Pickford and Louise Huff headline the same bill in Freckles, creating a dual program of notable names.
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Ethel Barrymore
Modern Theatre
Jack Pickford
Louise Huff
Jack Pickford-Louise Huff
Forest Fire tops Langdon McCormick bill at Keiths
B F Keiths Theatre presents Langdon McCormicks sensation from the London Coliseum The Forest Fire led by Sylvia Bidwell. The vaudeville slate features Laurie and Bronson the Watson sisters Dan Burke and Molly Moller in The Old Master Yvette the violinist Frank Crumit in song dance instrument and story and more with McClure Dolly and the Old-Time Darkies.
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Langdon McCormick
London Coliseum
Sylvia Bidwell
RB. F. Keith
Laurie and Bronson
Watson Sisters
Kitty
Fannie
Dan Burke
Molly Moller
Yvette
Frank Crumit
Arthur Havel
McClure
Dolly
Fair and Warmer Opens Week at Park Square Theatre
Park Square Theatre began another week with the comedy Fair and Warmer drawing steady patronage last evening, continuing performances without noticeable decline.
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Park Square
Park Square Theatre
Theatre Set To Open With Mr Jubilee Drax Tonight
No show last night at Castle Square Theatre but preparations complete for first American stage presentation of Mr Jubilee Drax this evening.
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Castle Square Theatre
Jubilee Drax
Masquerader opens 18th week at the Plymouth
The Masquerader enters its 18th week with a show opened last night at the Plymouth. A special matinee is planned for Memorial Day.
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Plymouth
Braves Field
Read’s
Weahintten St
The Crisis Proves Popular at Majestic Theatre in Boston
In the third week of its run at the Majestic Theatre Boston the motion picture The Crisis drew a large audience last evening showing the film's strong hold on local viewers.
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Majestic Theatre
Boston
Tailor Made Man Opens Week at Trémont Theatre
A new week begins at the Trémont Theatre with The Tailor Made Man as the current attraction. Show runs nightly through the week, with audience reception standing as the opener.
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Trémont Theatre
Treasure Island Ends Hollis Street Run
The final week of Treasure Island at Hollis Street Theatre began last evening to a large audience enjoying the old fashioned melodrama.
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Hollis Street
Hollis
20th Anniversary of The Highwayman Opening at Shubert
The Shubert Theatre hosted the 20th anniversary of The Highwayman last evening with Reginald De Koven in the conductor's chair guiding the orchestra and musicians through the performance.
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Shubert Theatre
Reginald de Koven
Wilbur Theatre Reopens After Week Dark With Farce
The Wilbur Theatre will remain dark this week and plans to reopen Monday with the farce Mary's Ankle. The comeback program signals a return to the stage after the temporary closure and sets a lighthearted note for the new run.
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Wilbur Theatre
Wilbur
Mary
Gordon's Olympia Shows British War Pictures This Week
Gordon's Olympia presents Joffre in trenches in another instalment of The British War. The Soul Master screens as a feature while vaudeville opens with the musical comedy On, You Devil.
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Gordon
Olympia
Joffre
Scollay Square Olympia Presents The Easiest Way
Clara Kimball Young stars in the lead act The Easiest Way at Scollay Square Olympia. The program also features The Quilty Party, an O Henry tale.
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Scollay Square Olympia
Clara Kimball Young
O. Henry
Sarah Bernhardt and Alma Hanlon star at Globe Theatre bill
The Globe Theatre presents a first half bill featuring Sarah Bernhardt in Mothers of France and Alma Hanlon in The Mystic Hour, headlining a weekly program of stage offerings.
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Sarah Bernhardt
Alma Hanlon
Globe Theatre
France
New York Girl Burlesquers at Howard Atheneum
The Howard Atheneum featured the New York Girl Burlesquers with Co hen's Vacation and Twe Successors. The bill included Arthur Rigby blackface, the Ruth Howell trio, European gymnasts, McLain sisters Marie and Christie, the Toomeys dancers, Count La Gusta, a wire expert, and Dick Maddox the man from the Rocky Mountains.
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New York
Howard Atheneum
Cohen
Arthur Rigby
Ruth Howell
Dainty McLain
Marie
Christie
Toomeys
Count la Gusta
Dick Maddox
Rocky Mountains
Howard
Big Town
Fred Binder
Harry van
Tom Robinson
John Black
Fay Shirley
Sue Milford
May Belmont
Annie Goldie
Joe West
Frank Penny
McLain Sisters
Slick Toggers
Ruth Howell Trie
Two Toomeys
the Old Howard
Bowdoin Square Theatre Hosts Spring Vaudeville Carnival
Bowdoin Square Theatre offered a lively spring vaudeville program yesterday featuring a monster moving picture display and Fox star Theda Bara. The show included Jimmie Dale alias The Grey Seal presenting Dora Mitchell Edna Hunter and Paul Panzer, plus The Perils of the Secret Service with Kingsley Benedict. Also appearing were Barney First Lowe and Hall Great Richards Nat Lenox Rogers and Brockway John Goss Finlay Burke Harrell the magic worker Gorman and McNally Nat Clark Cecil Height and company Roche and Oliver and Diamonds of Destiny with Louise Lovely.
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Bowdoin Square Theatre
Theda Bara
Fox
Jimmie Dale
the Grey Seal
Dora Mitchell
Edna Hunter
Paul Panzer
Secret Service
Kingsley Benedict
Barney First
Lowe and Hall
Great Richards and Company
Nat Lenox
Rogers and
Brockway
John Goss
Finlay
Burke
Harrell
The
Magic Worker
Gorman and McNally
Nat Clark
Cecil Height and Company
Roche and Oliver
Diamonds of Destiny
Louise Lovely
Waldron's Trocaderos Offer Three Big Casino Shows
Waldron's Trocaderos present three burlesque divisions at Waldron's Casino for the week. The acts include Tingle Tangle, Depot Tangle and Isle of No where as part of what promoters call one of the biggest bills ever presented at the venue.
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Waldron’s
Trocaderos
Waldron
Tingle Tangle
Isle of Nowhere
Caprice and Cooper Lead Boston Theatre Double Bill
June Caprice appears in A Small Town Girl and Miriam Cooper stars in The Silent Lie in a Boston Theatre double bill this week. Vaudeville features Ralph Dunbar's Salon Singers and The Street Urchin violinist along with The Great Mankichi troupe of magicians and Japanese illusionists. Richards and Kyle provide comedy while Eddie and Lou Miller sing.
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June Caprice
Boston
Miriam Cooper
Ralph Dunbar
Salon Singers
Richards
Kyle
Eddie
Lou Miller
Dunbar’s Salon Singers
Earle Williams and Fatty Arbuckle Play Dual Bill at Fenway
Earle Williams in The Hawk appears at the Fenway Theatre for early week showings while Fatty Arbuckle stars in The Butcher Boy on the same bill.
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Earle Williams
The
Fenway Theatre
Fatty’’ Arbuckle
Clara Kimball Young Stars In The Easiest Way At New Bea con
Today and tomorrow at the New Bea con Theatre Clara Kimball Young appears in The Easiest Way. The same bill features Jack Pickford and Louise Huff in Freckles.
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New Beacon Theatre
Clara Kimball Young
Jack Pickford
Louise Huff
EAC
Dorothy Dalton in Wild ShipWom Widow and More at Washington
The first half of the week at Washington Theatre features Dorothy Dalton in Wild Wife Widow, Vivian Martin and Jack Pickford in The Girl at Home, and Ford Sterling in Pinched at the Finish.
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Washington Theatre
Dorothy Dalton
Wild Winship's
Vivian Martin
Jack Pickford
Ford Sterling
Paragon Park Opens for Season with Holiday Features
Paragon Park announces the season opening and showcases special holiday features available tomorrow for visitors seeking seasonal attractions and scheduled activities at the park.
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Paragon Park
Steel stocks react as profit taking offsets big rise
The steel market cooled yesterday after a sharp advance led by United States Steel, with heavy trading of 860000 shares as the price moved from 1321 2 to a high of 135. The broader list showed strength in rails and miscellaneous industries, while a dividend of 4 25 dollars next Thursday supported speculation. Westinghouse Electric & Manufacturing reported strong results for the year ending March 31 1917 with earnings of 12 57 a share on 70 813 000 common stock. Gross earnings reached 89 539 000 and surplus nearly doubled to 18 079 000.
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United States
Westinghouse Electric & Manufacturing Company
New England Westinghouse Company
Railroads post record April earnings despite higher costs
New England company profits bridge a contract risk by guaranteeing Westinghouse against losses up to 5 000 000. Southern Pacific remains strong with April gross business at a record high, up 25 percent from last year and net earnings rising similarly despite wage pressures.
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New England Company
Westinghouse
Southern Pacific
Orpheum Weekly Show Features Kinkaid Kitties and Star Nor ma Talmage
The Orpheum Theatre offers a busy bill led by Rose Maurner and the Kinkaid Kitties. Acts include Herbert and Dennis in Two Jolly Good Yellows, Mercedes Clark in Straight, Gibson and Long, Bush and Chapiro, the Three Aitkens and La Belle Carmen Trio, plus cyclists. The leading picture stars Norma Talmage in Poppy.
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Kinkaid Kitties
Orpheum Theatre
Rose Maurner
Herbert
Dennis
Mercedes Clark
St James Theatre Presents The Circus Girl and More
St James Theatre tops bill for the first half of the week with Marie and Billy Hart in The Circus Girl. Also appearing are the Koch troupe of acrobats and Fred Pisano with Kitty Bingham in At the Barbers Pole. Mariella Johnson and Burns and Lynn appear. Florence Reed stars in The Eternal Sin on the photoplay.
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St. James Theatre
Marie
Billy Hart
Koch
Fred Pisano
Kitty Bingham
Lancaster Theatre Presents Earle Williams in The Hawk
Lancaster Theatre offers Earle Williams in The Hawk and George Walsh in High Finance. The program highlights the cast and billed features for the show.
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Lancaster Theatre
Earle Williams
George Walsh
Hawk
High Finance
Viola Dana Appears in God's Law and Man's at Franklin Park
At Franklin Park Theatre yesterday Viola Dana starred in God's Law and Man's while the bill included the Bon Bon Riot comedy and a vaudeville lineup. David Fisher company presented The Emigrant and Johnny Small and sisters danced with Fitzsimmons and Cameron in Bits of Variety and Hill and Ackerman in The Jolly Scots.
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Franklin Park Theatre
Viola Dana
David Fisher
Johnny Small
Sisters
Fitzsimmons and Cameron
and Hill and Ackerman
Old South Theatre Presents Might and the Man
Elmo Lincoln and Carmel Meyers star in Might and the Man at the Old South Theatre through Wednesday evening. The attraction runs nightly with showtimes listed for the week.
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Might and the Man
Elmo Lincoln
Carmel Meyers
Old South Theatre
Percy MacKaye Lectures on Caliban for Red Cross Benefit
The author spoke at Miss Marion Nichols's home at 72 Mt. Vernon Street to Hears of Boston women’s clubs about Caliban the masque to be staged in June for Red Cross aid.
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Greater Boston
Percy MacKaye
Caliban
Red Cross
Marion Nichols
Mt. Vernon Street
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