Nazimova Sizzles in Bella Donna at Hollis Street Theatre
Nazimova stars in a stage adaptation of Robert Hichens Bella Donna at Hollis Street Theatre. The tale follows a seductive Englishwoman who corrupts and nearly destroys her husband then seeks escape in Egypt. Dr Isaacson exposes her plot. Armine learns the truth as others perform capably.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Robert Hichens
Mme. Nazimova
Hollis Street Theatre
Mr. Hichens
Far East
Garden of Allah
Bella Donna
England
Nigel Armine
Egypt
Armine
Dre Tsaacson
London
Patrick Campbell
Madame Nazimova
Honeymoon Express at Shubert Theatre Heads to Final Week
Crowded attendance marks the closing week of The Honeymoon Express at the Shubert Theatre. The last two bargain matinees are set for tomorrow and Friday afternoons, featuring the capital company including Al Jolson Ada Lewis Juliette Dika Anna Wheaton Melville Ellis Doyle and Dixon and Donald MacDonald.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Shubert Theatre
al Jolson
Ada Lewis
Juliette Dika
Anna Wheaton
Melville Ellis
Doyle and Dixon
Donald MacDonald
Burlesque at Howard Atheneum Delights Boston Patrons
Patrons praised the Girls From the Follies burlesque at the Howard Atheneum with lively, up to date numbers and new songs. Harry Steppe, Vesta Lockard, Margie Catlin, Ruth Everett shine among a strong cast. vaudeville acts and the chorus receive high marks. Thanksgiving noon show noted with a strong supporting bill including the Herbert Germain Trio and Denver Trio.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Howard Atheneum
Follies
Harry Steppe
Howard
Vesta Lockard
Margie Catlin
Herbert Germain
The
Denver
West
Boston
Murphy
Francis
Dixie
Annie Morris
New York
Jimmy Ranahan
Rita
Paul
Vervallon
Travelling Salesman Brings a Drummer to Castle Square
The Travelling Salesman at Castle Square features James Forbes’s drummer as a character, with Bob Blake portrayed by William P. Carleton. Beth Elliott is played by Doris Oleson, and supporting turns by Al Roberts Donald Meek and others. The Christmas setting adds light romance and humor. Next week The Little Minister.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
James Forbes
Bob Blake
Indiana
Castle Square
William P. Carleton
Beth Elliott
Doris Oleson
al Roberts
Mr. Carleton
Donald Meek
Elite Hotel
Mr. Ormonde
Christie
Ernst
Morrison
Miss Colcord
Miss Gill
Mr. Craig
Little Minister
Bowdoin Square Theatre Vaudeville Opens Thanksgiving Week
Bowdoin Square Theatre opened with vaudeville and moving pictures led by Lew Welch and company with Le vinsky's Old Shoes. A three reel feature In the Sultan's Power stars C. Livingston Wiggin and Captain Jack Bonavita. The Zebaldas upside acrobatics Lulu Coates and Watermelon Trust chorus performed. Thanksgiving Day shows start at 10 am with more contests and cabaret features scheduled later in the week.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bowdoin Square Theatre
Lew Welch
Levinsky
Welch
C. Livingston Wiggin
Jack Bonavita
Zeraldas
Lulu Coates
Keene and Johnson
Watermelon Trust
Mexican Herman and Company
Great
Grapho Company
Torleys
Raphael Guarano
Harry Rulen
Keith's Theatre Presents Red Heads and Holiday Vaudeville
Boston audiences see James B. Carson's Red Heads as headliners with Autumn hair ensembles and a play set in a cloak and suit shop. Helen DuBois Eleanor Sutter Dorothea Sadlier John C. Rice Sally Cohen also star in The Path of the Primroses on Christmas Eve. Dainty Marie Paul Morton Naomi Glass Max Laube Rafa yette dogs and Arthur Deagon headline a varied bill of songs dances and novelty acts at Keith's Theatre.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
James B. Carson
Keith's
Boston
Carson
Red Heads
Helen DuBois
Eleanor Sutter
Dorothea Sadlier
John C. Rice
Sally Cohen
Dainty Marie
Mr. Keith
Paul Morton
Four Mortons
Naomi Glass
Arthur Deagon
Rafayette
Max Laube
Hermine Hessler
Pathe Weekly
Blanch Baird Headlines Grand Opera House Burlesque Show
Grand Opera House presents Blanch Baird in the Big Show with her tailor made persona and a strong supporting cast. Eddie Dale the Dutch comedian shines while a pianologue earns praise. Ragtime piano contest offers two cash prizes tonight. Wrestling on Wednesday features George La Grange versus Fritz Weideman with George Tuohey refereeing. Friday brings a new amateur lineup after the regular show.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Blanch Baird
Grand Opera House
Miss Baird
Eddie Dale
George la Grange
Fritz Weideman
George Tuohey
Scollay Square Olympia Showcases Record Boston Attendance
This week at Scollay Square Olympia Boston presents eight vaudeville acts and feature photo plays. The new playhouse, opened last week, draws over 65 000 patrons in seven days, a city record. The $50 000 organ dominates the stage while Warren's playing enhances the venue. Highlights include The Criminal dramatic piece Waiting Levering Troupe lunatic cyclists College Town with 12 performers Erin's Isle Leon Roegee the Krusaders and McGuiness brothers in a varied program.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Scollay Square
Olympia
Boston
Warren
Young
College Town
Erin’s Isle
Leon Roegee
Krusaders
McGuiness Brothers
Mollie Williams Leads Week at Waldron's Casino Burlesque
Waldron's Casino hosted Mollie Williams and her company for a week long engagement drawing crowded houses. Williams drew praise as a top burlesque star with memorable impersonations and vivid musical numbers. Leading comedian Harry Sheppell shared top billing with Joseph Mills Cliff Worman and others in a well staged production. The cast includes attractive, talented girls as the show features a lobster palace on Broadway and Bohemia on the Gay White Way in its opening scene.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mollie Williams
Queen of Bohemia
Waldron
Harry Sheppell
Joseph Mills
Cliff Worman
E A. Turner
Madge Darrell
Mae Meek
Lobster Palace
Broadway
Bohemia
White Way
Globe Theatre Program Delights Crowds With Variety
A Globe Theatre program drew large audiences yesterday with uniform excellence. Highlights included Dow and Company in Suppressing the Press, Belle Hathaway with Simians, Olympic Trio on the horizontal bar, Manly and Walsh with witty songs, the Six Russian Dancers, Turpins in comedy, Eli Dawson in songs, Emmet and Emmet Irish skit On the Banks of Killarney, Arsena and DeOsta harp playing, May Dale, Robin the juggler, Kennedy and Burt, and other features.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Globe Theatre
David E. Dow
Belle Hathaway
Manly
Walsh
Boston
Harry
Augusta Turpin
Eli Dawson
Emmet
Killarney
The Broad Highway at Plymouth Theatre Tonight
Henry Jewett Players debut Jeffrey Farnel drama The Broad Highway set 1815 charm and action. Peter Wibart is played by Henry Jewett. Lady Sophia by Marie Leonhard with a large cast including Phyllis Grey Gaston Mervale and Henry Ludlowe.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Plymouth
Henry Jewett
Jeffrey Farnel
Broad Highway
Peter Wibart
Marie Leonhard
Sophia
Phyllis Grey
Gaston Mervale
Henry Ludlowe
F. Gatenby Bell
Charles Chappell
Calvin Tibbetts
Fritz Mahr
Henry Crosby
Frank Lyman
Arthur Hoyt
Hubert Swasey
Frederick Penton
Lewis King
Albert R. Berg
George Gaston
Park Theatre Lively Run of Stop Thief Opens Second Week
The Park Theatre enters the second week of Stop Thief with strong audience approval and abundant laughter. The Cohan Harris company delivers spirited performances featuring Sam Hardy William H Boyd Edna Hibbard Ruth Chester Elise Scott Elsie Glynn Mary Ryan Frank Bacon Percy Ames Robert Cummings and Charles Kaufman among others as they banish dull care.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Boston
Park Theatre
Cohan & Harris
Sam Hardy
William H. Boyd
Edna Hibbard
Ruth Chester
Elise Scott
Elsie Glynn
Mary Ryan
Frank Bacon
Percy Ames
Robert Cummings
Charles Kaufman
James C. Marlowe
Thomas Findlay
John Craig prize withheld for current year
By unanimous decision of judges Professors Baker Stanton and Craig withhold the John Craig prize for this year. No manuscript met the standard of the past three years due to reduced course time at Harvard affecting eligibility. The prize will continue next year in hope of better submissions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
George Pierce Baker
Horace B. Stanton
John Craig
Bought and Paid For seals Majestic run in final week
Majestic Theatre reports George Broadhurst's Bought and Paid For enters final week of Boston engagement with capacity crowds. Grace George returns December 1 in Miss Jennie O Jones. Seats go on sale today.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Majestic Theatre
George Broadhurst
Boston
Mr. Broadhurst
Grace George
Jennie O'Jones
Boston Theatre The Whip Opens Fourth Week of Run
The mammoth Drury Lane melodrama The Whip continues to attract packed audiences at the Boston Theatre. Spectacular scenes dazzle patrons including a fox hunt, automobile smash-up, steam train wreck, railroad crash, and a real horse race featuring 12 fast horses.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Drury Lane
Boston
First public A Thousand Years Ago premiere at Shubert
Percy MacKaye's play A Thousand Years Ago opens next Monday at the Shubert Theatre with MacKaye attending from New York and other cities. The production features elaborate scenery and a notably strong cast including Rita Jolilvet Frederick Warde H Coopercliffe Fania Marinoff and Joseph C. Smith.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Shubert Theatre
Percy MacKaye
Mr. MacKaye
New York
Rita Jolilvet
Frederick Warde
H. Cooper Cllffe
Fania Marinoff
Joseph C. Smith
Lady of the Slipper thrills Boston at Colonial Theatre
The Colonial Theatre filled last evening as Montgomery and Stone and Elsie Janis opened the third week of their engagement in Boston. The Lady of the Slipper drew tumultuous applause, with strong audience demand continuing to sustain the show’s strong receipts.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Colonial Theatre
Montgomery and Stone
Elsie Janis
Boston
Colonial
Krazy Kids Shine in Final School Day Show at Loew’s St James
Patrons at Loew's St James enjoyed an excellent booking yesterday headlined by the nine Krazy Kids in Their Last Day at School. The bill also featured Harry Cutler the English character comedian the Bellmontes aerial act Ward and Hayes Coy DeTrickey Caulfield and Driver in sketches and other acts.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Loew’s
Tremont Temple Lectures Begin With Furlong on South America
Tremont Temple hosts the first of five Wednesday lectures by Professor Charlies Wellington Furlong tomorrow night. A leading South America authority, he will open with The Great Southern Continent and Glimpses of Peru, highlighting the continent’s impact amid world movements.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tremont Temple
Charlies Wellington Furlong
Furlong
South America
Peru
National Theatre Gives Top Vaudeville Bill
The National Theatre staged a strong holiday week program led by Alpine's Troupe with precision and agility. Gertrude Holmes and Robert Buchannan stood out among the bright acts while Jean Suthern and John Geiger impressed with syncopated songs and violin prose. The Monroe Doctrine sketch and Julia Nash's Her First Case drew heavy applause, as Gordon's dogs showcased canine intelligence and George Draper wrapped with a Morse rag number.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
National Theatre
Gertrude Holmes
Robert Buchannan
Jean Suthern
Mary Garden
John Geiger
Robinson Newbold
Marie Louise Gribbin
Julia Nash
Don Quinlan
Vic Richards
Gordon
George Draper
Theodore Morse
Tremont Theatre Week Showings Include Damaged Goods
Tremont Theatre ends this week with The Fight in New England and a reception honoring Margaret Wycherly. Damaged Goods opens next Monday with Richard Bennett and company under joint sponsorship of the Women’s Municipal League health department and Suffolk District Medical Society.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New England
Tremont Theatre
New York
Bayard Velsler
Margaret Wycherly
Sears
Richard Bennett
Mr. Bennett
Boston
Public Health Department
The
Women’s Municipal League
Suffolk District Medical Society
All-Star Vaudeville Bill Headlined by Frank Morrell
Loew's Orpheum hosted an all-star vaudeville show with Frank Morrell as the celebrated tenor. The Roland West players presented The Punch in a comedy drama, plus dances, acrobatics, and monologue acts by Marlin. Eldora company offered a juggling act as part of a long bill with new photo plays and a song demonstrators contest.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Frank Morrell
Roland West
The
Punch
Cecil
Eldred
Carr
Marlin
Eldora
Kolb brothers Grand Canyon trip shown at Tremont Temple
Emery C Kolb delivered a vivid account of the Kolb brothers 101 day Grand Canyon expedition following Major Powell route. He and Ellsworth pioneered the first motion picture record of the journey with striking views of Bright Angel Trail and other canyon sights.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tremont Temple
Emery C. Kolb
Kolb
Grand Canyon
Colorado
Mr. Kolb
Major Powell
Ellsworth
Bright Angel Trail
Canyon
Fetherston Reaches 20 Years at Hollis Street Theatre
Vincent T. Fetherston, treasurer of Hollis Street Theatre, marked 20 years at the box office yesterday. He has not missed a day, a record among box office men, with Maude Adams in Peter Pan the peak week of his tenure. He is also known for his work in finance at the Temple Place branch of Old Colony Trust Company.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Vincent T. Fetherston
Hollis Street Theatre
Maude Adams
Fetherston
Temple Place
Old Colony Trust Company
New Scotch Comedy Kitty Mackay at Shubert Theatre
William Elliott produced Catherine Cush ing's Kitty Mackay a new Scotch comedy in Rochester at the Shubert Theatre. The play set in Drumtochty Scotland and London drew strong performances from Mollie McIntyre Henry Stephenson Margaret Nybloc Ernest Stallard Carrie Lee Stoyle and Kate Wingfield. Elliott provided an excellent stage setting for the production.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rochester
N. Y
Shubert Theatre
William Elliott
Kitty Mackay
Catherine Chisholm Cushing
Drumtochty
Scotland
London
Mollie McIntyre
Henry Stephenson
Margaret Nybloc
Ernest Stallard
Carrie Lee Stoyle
Kate Wingfield
Elliott
Men Teachers for Boys Rally Prompted by Henderson Talk
Dr. C Hanford Henderson told a Lorimer Hall audience that men should teach boys and women should teach girls. Speaker criticized education as a mere job and urged that unfit teachers must not train children, drawing vigorous applause from the audience.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
C. Hanford Henderson
Lorimer Hall
Boston School of Social Science
Dr. Henderson
Sale nets 2600 for Babies' Hospital
The two days rummage sale at Copley Hall last week netted nearly $2600 for the Massachusetts Babies' Hospital in Jamaica Plain. Last year's sale brought in about $4000 for the same cause.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Copley Hall
Massachusetts Babies’ Hospital
Jamaica Plain
Jewel of Java at Gaiety Theatre lively burlesque show
The Gaiety Theatre featured the Jewel of Java two act burlesque by the Star and Garter Burlesquers. Jack Conway Irish character fan-maker drew cheers along with Beulah Benton Irene Cassini and Billy Welp. Electric City Quartet and several dances added applause. The closing Amazon march showcased the chorus.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Star and Garter Burlesquers
Java
Gaiety Theatre
Jack Conway
Boston
Conway
Beulah Benton
Electric City Quartet
Irene Cassini
Billy Welp
Miss Cassini
Eugene Rauth
Thomas Welch
M. A. O'Brien
Colton Welch
Alma Fern
Mildred Rose
Amazon
Boston council seeks law curb theatre price hikes on holidays
Boston City Council voted to urge the Legislature to prohibit theatre and amusement venue price increases on holidays and special occasions and to bar sale of desirable seats to speculators. Councillor Watson cited last Saturdays Harvard Yale celebration as impetus. Councillor Smith urged a bill draft for submission to the General Court.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Boston
Watson
Smith
General Court
T14
Collins
Make Mentho-Laxene At Home Save On Patent Medicines
An advertisement urges readers to make Mentho Laxene at home to combat coughs colds and pneumonia. It claims significant savings over buying prepackaged syrups and bottles while promising purity and rapid relief. Directions involve mixing boiling water with granulated sugar and Mentho Laxene essence, with a money back guarantee.
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Gary, Ind
Unite States Steel Corporation
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