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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Nov 23, 1920
Page
14
Edward Crosby reports Alfred Sutro’s The Clever Ones at the Copley Theatre last night. The English satirical comedy offers witty dialogue and requires steady ensemble effort, contrasting Sutro’s darker Walls of Jericho previously seen in Boston.
Mr. Sutro questions Bolshevism through satire as Doris Marrable falls for anarchist theatrics. Wilfred Callender and Rose Effick drive the plot with deception, leading to calls for intelligent reading and a sharp thrust against revolutionary chaos. The Jewett company delivers polished performances led by Joy Royton and Roach with May Ediss drawing acclaim as a scrubbing figure.
The Fenway Theatre opens the week with Pauline Frederick in The Slave of Vanity and Madge Kennedy in The Truth both receiving warm audience praise. From Thursday onward the schedule includes Ethel Clayton in Sins of Rosanne J Warren Kerrigan in The House of Whispers and Buster Keaton in The Scarecrow.
Next week's attraction at the Arlington Theatre is a new musical play titled June Love. Elaborately produced with a cast of unusual excellence, the show features music by Rudolf Friml and book and lyrics by William H. Post and Otto Harbach.
The Royal English Opera Company presented The Mikado at the Boston Opera House last night featuring Jefferson De Angelis in comic opera roles and Hana Shimazumi as the Japanese prima donna.
The Mikado staged by the Royal English Opera Company pleases with wit and melody. Ralph Brainard as Nanki Poo, De Angelis as Koko, and Shimozumi as Yum Yum are praised for voice and charm. Director Max Bendix earns exceptional credit. next week shifts to The Bohemian Girl.
Rehearsals are daily as the Somerville Players ready Edward Harold Crosby’s On the QT for its first stage presentation next Monday matinee, Nov. 29. Crosby, noted for past successes, has crafted a romance and comedy with Western life contrasts. Lead roles go to Carrol Ashburn and Anne Bronaugh. A professional matinee occurs Friday afternoon, Dec. 3, when many city theatrical figures visit Somerville to view the latest effort.
The revival of Erminie at the Globe Theatre stars Francis Wilson and De Wolf Hopper as Cadéaux and Ravennes with a celebrated cast including Irene Williams Madge Lessing Rosamond Whiteside Jennie Weathersby Robert Broderick Alexander Clark and Warren Proctor. The show draws record crowds and showcases their sustained artistry after 35 years.
The Temple stock company performed Quincy Adams Sawyer at Malden Auditorium during Thanksgiving week. Dwight Meade starred as the Boston lawyer in the country setting, with Adelyn Bushnell delivering an appealing portrayal of the blind heroine whose sight is later restored.
At the Plymouth Theatre the final performances of Scandal are announced with the Boston engagement ending next Saturday night. Cosmo Hamilton's witty comedy frames Charles Cherry as Pelham Franklin and June Walker as the vivacious baby vamp in one of the strangest situations recorded. Last regular matinées are Thursday Thanksgiving Day and Saturday.
The popular comedian Tom Wise performs in The Proper Spirit produced by Mrs. Henry B. Harris. Large audiences attended last night and a Thanksgiving matinee is set for Thursday at 3 o'clock, with no Wednesday matinee this week.
An early 20th century advertisement urges readers to try Doctor Pierce's Golden Medical Discovery when blood seems out of order. It promises to activate organs, cleanse and repair the body, and restore energy, available in tablet or liquid form from druggists.
English composer pianist Cyril Scott appeared in Boston for the first time, giving a recital of his own compositions in Jordan Hall. The audience, the largest this season, greeted him with growing enthusiasm as the program continued.
The critic lauds Mr. Scott as a stage personality and pianist with exotic imagination and Byronic charm. Debussy influence noted but individuality sought. strongest works include the ballad on an old troubador song and short pieces Lotus Land Bells and In the Forest. The sonata divides opinion while overall tone remains musical and sincere.
At Codman Square Theatre the week opens with four acts of vaudeville and the photoplay For the Freedom of Ireland a comedy photo play supplement news pictorial and an organ recital complete the programme. For the last half of the week Tom Miz will be shown in The Untamed.
E Ray Goetz presents Vogues and Vanities a musical revue at the Majestic Theatre. The cast includes Johnny Dooley Anna Wheaton William Kent Edith Hiller Clifton Webb Robert Emmett Keane Lester Crawford Helen Broderick Maurice Diamond and others.
Grant Mitchell scores a triumph in The Champion at Selwyn's Park Square Theatre. The popular star is expected to stay in Boston for weeks. A Thanksgiving matinee replaces this week's Wednesday show. The Champion features a large company and Ann Andrews as leading lady.
The programme for the first half of the week at Exeter includes Will Rogers in Honest Hutch Gladys Walton in The Circus Girl or Pink Tights The remainder of the week features Madge Kennedy in The Girl With the Jazz Heart and Clara Kimball Young in Mid Channel Pathe News shown at each performance.
The Boston Theatre opened yesterday showing Harle Williams in The Romance Promoters as the star photoplay. The program runs through the week and includes five vaudeville acts, a screen comedy, Kineograms and Topics of the Day.
Mrs. Stuyvesant Fish, a social figure in New York, purchased two cigarette cases for 650 dollars and 250 dollars each. The items, once worn by Olive Thomas, drew bids from movie stars and producers at Sammy Marx's auction room, where a tale of the actress's rise from a Pittsburgh department store to fame was shared.
Five years after Olive Thomas’s death a large estate sale draws Broadway and film figures. Louis Selznick, Mabel Normand, Mrs Jerome Bonaparte, and others bid on souvenirs including a gold toilet set, a pearl necklace, and a ring auctioned for thousands. The sale, spanning about three days, features furs and costumes from Olive’s era.
General Bramwell Booth led a missionary meeting at Symphony Hall with 88 converts and other speakers. The total converts since Booth's visit reached 334, and attendance exceeded 3500, while a 150 piece band from New England performed on the platform.
Murphy transitions to feminine attire to star as a chorus girl leading the Big Wonder Show at the Gayety Theatre. The production blends Bur beque’s revue honors with a spoof on Belasco’s The Gold Diggers titled the Dough Diggers starring Georg P. Murphy. Supporting acts include Cora Kidder, Mile Babette Bertha Stoller the Perry sisters and the Marek sisters among others.
Yesterday afternoon the Tremont Temple began its 10th week of D. W. Griffiths Way Down East in Boston. The New England classic features lavish scenery, music, and a strong love story with Lillian Gish and Richard Barthelmes in leading roles.
The Loew's Columbia Theatre offers four acts of vaudeville then Viola Dana in Blackmail and Cranelbur in The Blood of His Fathers plus a new comedy and news pictorial. In the latter half the bill adds Shipwrecked Among Cannibals and Catherine Calvert in Behind the Mask alongside more vaudeville.
John Hyams and Leila McIntyre headline the Maybloom show at Keith's with a strong opening reception. Emmet Devoy and company present His Spirit, Edith Clifford showcases songs, Jessie Brown and Effie Weston dance, Inn is brothers perform comedy, and Come on Home starring Hendricks and Stone joins the bill along with a slow motion Kellerman clip. The holiday program runs daily from 3 PM.
Manager McArdle staged Quincy Adams Sawyer to popular acclaim at the Somerville Theatre. Ida Marie Rogers returns as Cimanthy with a standout performance, supported by Anne Bronaugh and Carrol Ashburn. The husking bee scene shines, as next week presents Edward Harold Crosby's new play On the Gr?
A mother believes her son to be dead for 20 years and is moved from a street life by him in Madame X at Gordon's Olympia. The program also features Man O War race footage, Olympia Weekly comic picture and five vaudeville acts.
Seats go on sale tomorrow for the engagement of The Sweetheart Shop starting next Monday. Principal cast includes Harry K. Morton Esther Howard Joseph Ler tora Helen Ford Zella Russell Roy Gordon Daniel Healy Marion Saki Mary Harps Clay Hill and Teddy Hudson.
Tremont Theatre opens its final week with Lenore Ulric in David Belasco's The Son Daughter. The young star shows top-tier qualifications under Belasco and delivers a demanding role in this new China drama. Two matinees scheduled this week on Thursday and Saturday.
Allan Dwan's film adaptation of Harold MacGrath's novel shown yesterday at Scollay Square Olympia. Henry B. Walthall stars in the lead. The bill includes a Man o' War versus Sir Barton picturization and five acts of vaudeville.
At the St James Theatre the first half of the week features Mid Channel with Clara Kimball Young. Buster Keaton performs The Scarecrow along with screen snapshots Pathe News and five vaudeville acts including the eight Vassar girls and the Ander girls. Tuesday William Farnum stars in Drag Harlan with Bride 13 plus new comedy news and vaudeville.
James Oliver Curwood's Nomads of the North opens with Lon Chaney Betty Blythe and Lewis Stone in lead roles. The series includes the latest News Weekly comic picture by Arthur J. Martel and features a bear dog act and a realistic forest fire among the extraordinary projections.
The Central Square Theatre presented Honest Hutch with Will Rogers that evening. The Lee vaudeville was well received featuring Harry Bowen Clem Bevins and company in Daddy and a cast including Ed win George Flo Ollie Walters and Dunbar and Turner. Thursday brings Madge Kennedy in The Girl With the Jazz Heart and five new vaudeville acts.
Charles Dillingham's musical comedy The Night Boat enters its second week at the Colonial Theatre as Boston audiences praise the attraction. Matinees are scheduled for Wednesday Thursday and Saturday this week.
Russian star Nazimova appeared at Gordon's Strand Theatre in Madame Peacock. The bill also featured Yom Mix in The Untamed. An all vaudeville change with five acts is planned for Thursday.
Maude Fulton headlines at the Plymouth Theatre next week in her own play The Humming Bird. Fulton authored the piece and performs the lead role, bringing a self penned drama to New York stages.
A lively burlesque evening at the Howard Atheneum featured the Monte Carlo Girls with Sarah Hyatt drawing praise for fashion on stage. Notable acts included Arthur Lanning Frank Murphy Jessie Mack Helen Ray and the Big Three Drury Standhope Gardner plus Harold Rick Johnny Hudgings. The vaudeville bill showcased MacKay Clegg Elkins Fay Elkins Russell Devitt and Wallace Red in The Man From Funeral Ridge. The Thanksgiving Day show begins at 12 m.
In Boston most attractions skip Wednesday matinees for a holiday afternoon performance. William Collier invites all company members to attend his Wednesday matinee at the Hollis. The show aims for a gala character with public attendance as part of the fun, and a Thanksgiving Day matinee is planned for Thursday.
The Boston public packed the Lancaster Theatre to see Humoresque based on Fannie Hurst's story. A dimly lit house and a chorus singing The Lost Cord moved the audience as the film tugged at heartstrings. the picture plays the entire week at the Lancaster.
The Wilbur continues the satire As You Were with Sam Bernard and Irene Bordoni as the sixth week opens. The Wednesday matinee is skipped this week and a Thanksgiving Thursday matinee at 3 pm is staged.
Marjorie Rambeau began the last week of her engagement at the Majestic Theatre in The Sign on the Door before a large audience. A Thanksgiving Day matinee is set for 3 o clock. Rambeau delivers one of the finest performances in the city, with Lee Baker and Harry Minturn as the husband and lover.
Fay Bainter stars as Ming Toy in the exotic comedy East Is West at the Sam S. Shubert Theatre. The show enters its 12th week in Boston with a tuneful score impressive settings and an excellent cast.
At the Beacon Theatre this week Laurie presents Bebe Daniels in Oh Lady Lady as a good little bad girl. The bill also includes Someone in the House a crookdom tale and Buster Keaton in The Scarecrow.
Bebe Daniels leads the program with Oh Lady Lady at Modern Theatre while Harrison Ford and Walter Hiers support the crook drama Someone in the House. Buster Keaton also appears in The Scarecrow to complete the bill.
The ad promises rapid relief from a severe cold or grippe with two hourly doses totaling three, easing nasal congestion headaches feverishness sneezing and sore stiffness. It touts no quinine and low cost at drug stores, with a pleasant taste and independent action.
The Bowdoin Square Theatre features The Tiger's Cub with Pearl White as lead, praised for Arctic scenery and breath taking drama. Also shown Once to Every Woman with Dorothy Phillips, a Larry Lemon comedy continuing Bride 13, plus a vaudeville bill starring Conroy and partners. Bargain Night Friday. Thanksgiving show starts at 10 a m with plans for a 12 act Autumn Carnival next week.
The Roseland Girls headline the week at Waldron's Casino with Bert T Lahr and Harry Kay co starring. Kay’s old time actor portrayal and Lahr's Dutch comedian routine headline a season of new acts and a Barbara Coast Cabaret surprise. Katheryn Dickey Ruth Denice and Adele Ferguson also appear in the revue.
Yesterday at Loew's Orpheum Theatre six vaudeville acts topped by Frank Davis in Nine O Clock led the program. Van and Vernon, Gordon and Gordon, Harry McGowan, the Chalfonte sisters and Cliff and Lydia filled the bill. Enid Bennett starred in Her Husbands Friend, with a strong supporting cast. The latter half of the week features Frisky Mrs Johnson with Billie Burke alongside new vaudeville.
A veteran captain with years at sea faced a paralizing double rupture and years bedridden ashore. After failed treatments he chose a dangerous operation or death, and instead cured himself through unknown means.
Maurice Tourneur presents The Last of the Mohicans at Park Theatre all week with the familiar early American story. The Secret Gift with Leb Khlomer offers a news weekly and a comedy to complete the bill.
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