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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Nov 16, 1915
Page
7
Edward H. Crosby reports Avery Hopwood's Sadie Love given its first Boston production at the Plymouth Theatre last evening. The romantic farce drew hearty laughs from a largely new Boston company which "made good" and will be regarded as friends thereafter.
A lively Boston engagement features Sadie Love a farce of a young widow who wed an Italian prince on the eve of his honeymoon. A returned flame and several entwined marriages spark farcical mishaps with Marjorie Rambeau Pedro de Cordoba Betty Callish Ethel Grey Terry and Franklyn Underwood in the principal roles. The two week run draws strong local praise for wit and playhouse charm.
Mary Pickford stars in The Dawn of a Tomorrow a five part Players production the leading attraction for the first part of the week ending Wednesday Laura Hope Crews follows with The Fighting Hope a Lasky five part production on the latter part of the week plus other features are listed
Nora Bayes headlines at B. F. Keith's Theatre with new songs and gowns in a top vaudeville bill. Giuseppe Creatore conducts a 50 piece band closing with a half hour concert. The program features Donahue and Stewart Beatrice Herford Fred Whitfield Marie Ireland Lew Murdock Meehan and others in lively acts.
Park Theatre features Pauline Frederick in Bella Donna from Famous Players and Ethel Barrymore in The Final Judgment from Metro. Frederick’s Egypt themed role showcases wide emotional range while Barrymore enacts a tale of love jealousy and murder with detective elements. William F. Dodge conducts the Park Theatre orchestra to applause as audiences praise the music.
The Shubert Theatre hosts Maid in America in its second week to delighted crowds. Florence Moore delivers witty humor and song hits while Mile Dazie performs striking dances. Snot and Mack provide a popular coon specialty as the run heads toward its final Boston engagement.
Violinist David Hochstein appeared for a second Boston recital, praised for fire and color in Bruch D minor concerto. Critics note his future potential and strong technique, though Mozart concerto shows lacking flow. Program included Schumann Brahms Zsolt Glazounov pieces.
Charlie Chaplin stars in A Night in the Show at Boston Hippodrome Tremont Street near Berkeley this week. The program also features Francis X. Bushman in Penningtons Choice with Beverly Bayne and James J Jeffries, plus Fatty Arbuckle in Fatty and Mabels Simple Life and other novelties.
About 400 MIT faculty and guests attended The Battle Cry of Peace at the Majestic Theatre last evening invited by President Maclaurin and the National Security League. The film portrays a sudden foreign attack on New York with looting, shooting, burning, and bombardment, viewed with strong interest by the scholars.
Tremont Theatre continues to show On Trial in its eighth week of local engagement. The play by Mr. Reizenstein draws audiences with a highly dramatic subject that stirs strong emotions, though critics note the workmanship outshines the material in its effective unfolding of the story.
Boston opera opening draws rep from prominent families and guests. Guests arrive in fashion as automobies deposit stylish crowds at the doors. George Baklanoff returns to praise after wardrobe mishap. Madam Miura appears in a box with a party including Dr M Miura and Tufts’ Dr Teradra.
Boston Grand Opera Company led by Max Rabinoff presents Montemezzi Love of Three Kings with Mme Luisa Villani Fiora delivering a stellar performance aided by Zenatello and Mardones. Baklanoff’s Manfredo lacks force while Moranzoni conducts a vigorous yet over-violent score. Pavlova dancers close the program with Gluck Orfeo selections prior to tonight's Carmen.
The second Copley Plaza morning musicale featured Mrs. Martha Richardson and Vernon d Arnalle with Yolando Mero on piano and Albert Stoessel on violin. Richardson sang two Massenet arias coached by the composer, while d Arnalle performed songs with appreciation. Mero impressed as a dashing virtuoso and poetic interpreter, and Stoessel was well received alongside the ensemble’s polished program.
Blootch Cooper presents Waldron's Casino attracting bold burlesque with Sally Ward and Virginia Ware co starring. Ward known as a clever comedian and Ware praised for refined soubrette work. The show features The Ballet of the Cards Corrida Formal and a professional Amateur Night with strong supporting cast.
A new week at the Toy Theatre features Place in The Sun a charming comedy greeted with surprise by crowds who assume the cast are amateurs. The paper notes the company is professional and praises author Harcourt for his established credentials.
Elsie Ferguson began the final week of her Boston engagement at Hollis Street Theatre last evening. Her Miriam in Outcast drew a well represented society crowd with steady effectiveness from opening dialogue to later emotional scenes.
The Howard Atheneum features the Americans Burlesque company with 25 dancers in a lively week of burlesque and vaudeville. Highlights include See America First The Worth of a Nation The Birth of a Nation parody Girls and Jingles and a strong slate of acts by Rockwell and Wood Four Wundermeres Lew Ward Buell and Demarris Zaino and the Macks Arthur Harris and other talents entertain a merry audience.
Nance O Neil and Charles Cherry headline the Modern Theatre bill with two dramas. A Woman s Past follows a young woman ruined by a scoundrel and saved in a dramatic twist. The Mummy and the Humming Bird stars Cherry in a photo adaptation about a neglected wife entangled with an unscrupulous Italian novelist.
Audiences packed the Scollay Square Olympia Theatre for a bill featuring Pelham Linton English songs, Gracie Emmet in Mrs Murphy's Second Husband, Bounding Tramps, ventriloquists Ellwood and Snow, Universal Trio novelty skit with a Chaplin character, Signor Cola Santo and Magda Dahl in Bits of Grand Opera, Harold Lockwood and May Allison in The End of the Road, Charlie Chaplin in A Night at the Show, Hearst Selig No 91 newsreels, and other comic and dramatic subjects.
After a long run at the Shubert and a transfer to the Boston Opera House the Experience is now playing at the Wilbur. The same cast and scenic effects return with the music intact and audiences show strong demand for future performances.
The Boston Theatre debut featured Triangle Plays presenting three or more star pictures at popular prices. The Lamb marks Douglas Fairbanks’s first film appearance, with Leena Owen in a dramatic comedy set in Arizona. The Iron Strain stars Dustin Farnum and Enid Markey from Thomas H. Ince, while My Valet showcases Mack Sennett and Charles Murray alongside Enid Normand.
Mary Young leads in a dual personality drama at Castle Square this week. Emotional acting and thrilling comedy mark her impersonation of the heroine and set a complete cast with Carleton Firebus and Meek. Next week The Prisoner of Zenda features Craig in the hero role and Young as Princess Flavia with James L. Seeley joining as Colonel Sapt.
An all star vaudeville program at Globe Theatre featured Charlie Chaplin in A Night at the Show and laughter throughout. Russell and Calhoun presented Types of Stageland as another act along with Al Wohlman song hits and performances by Pilcer Douglass Kennedy Nelson Xylo Maids Fox Wells. The Remick singers performed new songs while Diamond from the Sky and Pathe News topped the feature photos and other new comedies.
Feature photo play showcased Julius Steger with an excellent supporting cast. Vaudeville highlights included Hamriette Marlotte and company in The Lollard, plus the Melody Four, Markee brothers, Watkins and Williams, and the Remick singers with new songs. Photo plays Diamond from the Sky and Pathe News presented. Clara Kimball Young appears in The Heart of the Blue Ridge. Adamson's Cough Balsam advertised for coughs and colds.
Bowdoin Square Theatre patrons praised the Grieves' Musical Comedy company for an excel lent performance yesterday featuring Ella Grieves and Bob Alexander. The Sultan provided humor while upcoming Three Married Men debuts Thursday. souvenir night Wednesday offers a photograph of Ella Grieves.
The Grew Pates stock company presented The Lure of the City at the Grand Opera House. A young woman fights to support her aging mother amid rapid, dramatic shocks culminating in a cabaret scene. The cast, led by Mr Grew and Miss Pates, received high praise for character work and entertaining comic turns.
The Colonial Theatre played to a full house last evening for the third week of Watch Your Step. Vernon Castle and wife lead the production with strong comic routines. Frank Tinney and Brice & King also entertain alongside the chorus of show girls in elaborate French dress.
Franklin Park Theatre features the Vitagraph film The Turn of the Road with Naomi Childers and Virginia Pear in principal roles. The Fair Co Eds, a juvenile vaudeville act, opens the program with fast, funny comedy singing and dancing. Other vaudeville and photoplay features maintain the theatre's high standard.
Park Square Theatre enters its 12th week of the farce Twin Beds by Margaret Mayo and Salisbury Field with strong audience response. The noon of its powers of appeal to laughter-loving Boston is evident as the crowded house erupts in shrieks of laughter, confirming the play’s potent comic effect.
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