Divorced Wife Sought as House Keeper in Pittsfield
Eldred C Verge asked a District Court for permission to have his divorced wife return to his home as house keeper. Judge C L Hibbard denied the request noting he could not grant such authority. Verge divorced his wife in July from Ralph Pease of Middlefield, a deserter now linked to Mrs Verge through a claimed foster family arrangement.
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Pittsfield
Eldred C. Verge
C. L. Hibbard
Verge
Superior Court
Ralph Pease
Middlefield
Army
Camp Devens
Pease
Lee
Sheriff Fish
Stafford Springs
Conn
National Army
Exemption Board of District No
Legal Path Seen for Shared Living Arrangement
The text presents a scenario where a particular agreement or status would be the only lawful option for two individuals to reside together, implying restrictions or requirements governing cohabitation.
Boston Theatre Presents Edith Cavell Film Amid Red Cross Shorts
Julia Arthur stars as Edith Cavell in The Woman the Germans Killed the leading picture at the Boston Theatre this week. The martyrdom story has created a worldwide sensation as the first filmed account. A Red Cross picture series also screens along with the vaudeville lineup including Paynton Howaard Lizette Hallen and Hunter and others.
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Julia Arthur
Edith Cavell
Miss Cavell
Red Cross
Paynton
Howaard
Lizette
Hallen
Hunter
Ben Hilbert
McLaughlin
Evans
Papes Cold Compound Promises Quick Relief For Grippe
Advertisement touts Pape's Cold Compound as fast relief for grippe and severe colds. Doses every two hours for three doses open nasal passages stop discharge ease headache feverishness sore throat sneezing and stiffness. Claims it costs only a few cents and requires no assistance or substitutes.
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Pape
Upham's Corner Strand Features War Stories and Star Acts
The Uphams Corner Strand drew an enthusiastic crowd with Private Harold Peat’s war stories in motion picture form. Alice Brady’s The Better Half impressed, Fox Sunshine comedy Choose Your Pxit played, and Jane Holder with Arthur Martell at a $75,000 organ received strong approval.
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Harold Peat
Upham’s Corner
Alice Brady
Fox Sunshine
Pxit
Strand News Weekly
Jane Holder
Arthur Martell
William Farnum
Lila Lee
Fatty Arbuckle
Mutt
Jeff
The
Strand News
Exeter Street Theatre Week Bill
The Exeter Street Theatre presents Private Harold Peat in Private Peat and Emmy Wehlen in His Bonded Wife for the first three days. Harold Lockwood appears in Pat's First and Enid Bennett in When Do We Eat for the rest of the week. Also includes Pathe news and comedies.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Exeter Street
Harold Peat
Peat
Emmy Wehlen
Harold Lockwood
Pat
Enid Bennett
Pathe
Park Theatre Screens Two Features With Nesbit Thaw Cast
Evelyn Nesbit Thaw appears with her son Russell in The Woman Who Gave while Hale Hamilton stars in Five Thousand Dollars an Hour about a financier who makes one big haul after another. Sunshine comedy elicits laughs and Screen Telegram news items keep interest high with Helen Barr as soloist.
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Park Theatre
Evelyn Nesbit Thaw
Russell
Hale Hamilton
Helen Barr
Ethel Barrymore Opens Week in The Off Chance at Hollis
Ethel Barrymore began the second week of her Hollis engagement in The Off Chance. The Carton comedy places her in the lead as Lady Cardonnell with unusual opportunities to display individuality. The supporting company is adequate.
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Ethel Barrymore
Hollis
Lady Cardonnell
Final week for Chu Chin Chow at Shubert Theatre
The production ends its run as a record-breaking scenic spectacle. On Monday December 2 the Winter Garden show The Passing Show of 1918 joins the program and is billed as the series’ most elaborate yet.
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Shubert Theatre
Wilbur Theatre Hosts New Run of Potash and Perlmutter
Another week of Business Before Pleasure opened at the Wilbur with a delighted crowd. Alexander Carr and Barney Bernard as Potash and Perlmutter won many new friends with their quarrelling but kindly partners.
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the Wilbur
Messrs
Alexander Carr
Barney Bernard
Potash
Perlmutter
Globe Theatre Offers Three Silent Era Features This Week
The Globe Theatre presents Clara Kimball Young in The Road Through the Dark Billie Burke in The Make Belive Woman and Fatty Arbuckle in The Sheriff The program highlights three individually noted performers and films for this week’s bill.
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Globe Theatre
Clara Kimball Young
Billie Burke
Fatty Arbuckle
Italy's Maming Front at Scollay Square Olympia
This week at Scollay Square Olympia the bill features Italy's Maming Front highlighting heroism by Italian allies alongside Roy Stewart in The Silent Rider. Also on stage are Ruth Jeanette, Mabel and Johnny Dove, Ed Howard and company in A Dry Town, Charles Walters, the Ara sisters, Fatty Arbuckle in The Sheriff, plus Olympia News Weekly with world news.
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Scollay Square
Olympia
Italy
Roy Stewart
Ruth Jeanette
Mabel
Johnny Dove
Ed Howard
Charles Walters
Ara Sisters
Fatty Arbuckle
Sheriff
Olympia News
World News
Charlie Chaplin in Shoulder Arms at Gordon's Olympia
This week at Gordon's Olympia Charlie Chaplin appears in Shoulder Arms for the third straight week. Tom Mix stars in Fame and Fortune on the same bill. The vaudeville includes Ethel Clifton and company in The Aftermath Foster and his dog Lamaze brothers the Dunn sisters Frank King Matt and Jeff and the Olympia News Weekly among other features.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gordon's Olympia
Charlie Chaplin
Tom Mix
Fame and Fortune
Ethel Clifton and Company
Foster
Lamaze Brothers
Dunn Sisters
Frank King
Stay of Seventeen at Plymouth Theatre Extended Run
The present week only remains of theStay of Seventeen at the Plymouth Theatre. A homely comedy with natural characters fits the Thanksgiving season and enhances realism. Gregory Kelly and his associates have found favor. Extra performances are scheduled for Thursday and Friday afternoons.
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Plymouth Theatre
Gregory Kelly
Majestic Theatre Maytime Run Continues Popular Run
Majestic Theatre continues Maytime with no official announcement of termination. The comedy and delightful music, plus the talented company, have created a highly popular combination drawing strong crowds.
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Majestic Theatre
Tremont Theatre Closes Tiger Rose Run With Extra Matinee
The Tremont Theatre ends the Tiger Rose engagement next Saturday night after strong patronage. An extra Friday matinee brings four afternoon performances this week. Miss Ulric and her company earn praise. The next attraction is Fiddlers Three a musical comedy with Tavie Belge the Belgian prima donna making her Boston debut.
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Tiger Rose
Tremont Theatre
Going Up at Colonial Theatre Features Craven and Day
A musical comedy praised for its solid book and appealing score. Frank Craven and Edith Day headline with a clever supporting cast and a charming chorus, delivering strong drawing power for the Colonial production.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Frank Craven
Edith Day
Beacon Theatre Showings Spotlight Pauline Frederick and Tom Moore
Pauline Frederick stars in A Daughter of the Old South at the Beacon Theatre along with Tom Moore in Thirty a Week. Moore appears in a congenial comic turn as part of the week’s double feature.
Pennant Winners of the burlesque league at Howard Atheneum
The Pennant Winners of the burlesque league performed at the Howard Atheneum yesterday. Standout performers included Vivian Lawrence who sang and danced to praise, Walter Parker and Lew Lederer among top fanmakers, with Jim Parelle Olive Morgan Olive Christian Jack Rice Gatty Jones Bert Lester also noted. Vaudeville acts featured Red and Blondy Peppino and Perry the Two Emigrants Egan and De Marr the Leahy brothers and Annie Russell.
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Howard Atheneum
Dainty Vivian Lawrence
Walter (Finnegan) Parker
Lew Lederer
Jim Parelle
Olive Morgan
Olive Christian
Jack Rice
Gatty Jones
Bert Lester
Red
Blondy
Peppino
Perry
Egan and
de Marr
Leahy Brothers
Annie Russell
Keith's Theatre Show Promises Dancers and Stars
Lucille Cavanagh leads a bill of terpsichorean artists at Keith's Theatre. The lineup includes Wheeler Wadsworth Mel Craig William B Taylor Milo Diane Jan Rubini Al and Fannie Steadman and performances titled Piano Copers How High is Up Johnny's New Car and Red Cross pictures are shown listed with other acts and performers.
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Keith's Theatre
Lucille Cavanagh
Miss Cavanagh
Wheeler Wadsworth
Mel Craig
William B. Taylor
Milo
Diane
Jan Rubini
Fannie Steadman
Piano Copers
Moss
Frye
Bert
Lottie Walton
Harry Langdon
Rose and
Cecil
Johnny
Ideal
Brookline
Mary Mulville
Hennings
Marks
Red Cross
David Harum Appears on Castle Square Stage
The character David Harum greeted warmly on opening night with Mark Kent delivering lively rural humor and sentiment. Ayres Dudley as John Lennox and Ann MacDonald as Mary Blake headline a cast that gives full justice to the play. It runs only this week with daily matinees. Next week’s show is It Pays to Advertise.
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David Harum
Castle Square
Mark Kent
Ayres Dudley
John Lennox
Ann MacDonald
Mary Blake
St James Theatre Presents When Do We Eat and More
Enid Bennett stars in When Do We Eat at St James Theatre a middle West themed tale. Mongrels meets Fox standards. fifth Iron Test episode closes Pathé program. O'Brien Buckley Jones Johnson plus Dorothy Kenton Hall O'Brien and Pique headline vaudeville. For Thu Sat Constance Talmadge in Mrs Leffingwell's Boots Fatty Arbuckle in The Sheriff Houdini serial The Master Mystery and five vaudeville acts.
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Enid Bennett
St. James Theatre
Middle West
Fox
Pathe
O’brien
Buckley
Jones
Stage Week At Columbia Theatre Showcases Norma Talmadge
Up to Wednesday evening the Columbia Theatre presents Norma Talmadge in The Forbidden City Marguerite Clark in Out of a Clear Sky news pictures and The Hand of Vengeance fourth episode The latter half of the week features Douglas Fairbanks in He Comes Up Smiling and Vivian Martin in Her Country First.
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Columbia Theatre
Norma Talmadge
Marguerite Clark
News Pictures
Douglas Fairbanks
Vivian Martin
Bowdoin Square Theatre Offers Mixed Vaudeville Bill
A strong week at Bowdoin Square Theatre features William S. Hart in Border Wireless as a hero accused of murder, plus Charles Ray in The Law of the North. Fox Sunshine comedy, The Iron Test continuation, five vaudeville acts including Ker Slake's pigs, Mitter and Vance, Elsa Ford, Esmeralda and Kovac and Vincent, with Friday night extra acts.
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Bowdoin Square
William S
Charles Ray
Ker- Slake
Pigs
Mitter and
Vance
Elsa Ford
Esmeralda
Kovac
Vincent
Friendly Rivals at Waldron's Casino
Peter S. Clark's Oh Girl company presents two act travesty Friendly Rivals at Waldron's Casino. Plot centers on Johnnie Jess and Danny Murphy with help from Fannie Vedder Jessie Taylor Eva Lewis and others plus about two dozen chorus girls. Book by Abe Leavitt with witty lines and innovative specials. described as a classy burlesque.
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Peter S. Clark
Waldron
Johnnie Jess
Danny Murphy
Fannie Vedder
Jessie Taylor
Eva Lewis
Fred W. Taylor
Mamie Mitchell
Bill Barlow
Blanche Rose
Abe Leavitt
Carmen on the Loew's Orpheum bill stars Ramon Blanchart
Ramon Blanchart headlined his own company with a condensed Carmen at Loew's Orpheum Theatre. The bill included Quigley and Fitzgerald, Sam J. Harris, Ilka Marie Deal, John Meehan in Tears, the McMahon sisters and the Flying Henrys. Screen offerings featured Fatty Arbuckle in The Sheriff and The Road Through the Dark with Clara Kimball Young.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ramon Blanchart
Loew’s Orpheum Theatre
Quigley and Fitzgerald
Sam J. Harris
Ilka Marie Deal
John Meehan
McMahon Sisters
Flying Henrys
Fatty Arbuckle
Clara Kimball Young
Bill
Clark
Verdi
Mirandy
Vivian Martin
Hindle Wakes Impresses Copley Theatre Audiences Again
Last evening the Copley Theatre drew growing patronage for a second week of Hindle Wakes as Henry Jewett continues the production. The play has sparked much local comment and the house shows a steady attendance rise since opening night.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Copley Theatre
Henry Jewett
Hindle
Fenway Theatre bills stars in weekly program
Florence Reed stars in The Struggle Piver lasting with Wallace Reid in The Man from Funeral Range during the first half of the week at Fenway Theatre. The final days feature Bryant Wash burn in The Gypsy Trail and Corinne Griffith in Miss Ambition.
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Florence Reed
Wallace Reid
Fenway Theatre
Bryant Washburn
Corinne Griffith
Codman Square Theatre Presents Varied Vaudeville and Films
Four acts and motion pictures thrilled Dorchester patrons at Codman Square Theatre yesterday. The screen program featured news pictures a comedy and the photoplay Kultur with Gladys Brockwell. The Thursday bill will switch to Hidden Fires starring Mae Marsh.
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Dorchester Theatre
Codman Square
News
Kultur
Gladys’ Brockwell
Mae Marsh
Up in Mabel's Room Draws Park Square Crowd
The merry farce at Park Square Theatre attracts thousands with a lively, competent company led by Hazel Dawn Walter Jones and Evelyn Gosnell. The show promises brisk action and strong performances from the listed stars.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mabel
Park Square Theatre
Hazel Dawn
Walter Jones
Evelyn Gosnell
Izzi Diamond King and Izzi at the Movies at Gayety Theatre
The Gayety Theatre presents The Big Show with Bench Welch headlining a farce Izzi the Diamond King and a burletta Izzi at the Movies. A strong company of pretty girls and clever comedians backs Welch for an entertaining program.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bench Welch
Gayety Theatre
Izzi
Welch
Franklin Park Theatre bill mix of plays and vaudeville
The Franklin Park Theatre opens the week with Russell and De Witt in Sherman Was Wrong and Fogg and White and N. M. Nelson, plus the film When Do We Eat with Enid Bennett. The latter half spotlight vaudeville with Caruso in My Cousin and the fourth episode of The House of Vengeance on the screen.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Franklin Park Theatre
Russell and de Witt
Sherman
Sloan's Liniment Advertisement Claim
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Sloan
Lancaster Theatre Presents A Mixed Week Of Features
The first half of the week showcases George Walsh in On the Jump and Mae Marsh in Hidden Fires. The final days screen Alice Brady in The Death Dance, Dorothy Gish in Battling Jane, and the first episode of The Master Mystery featuring Harry Houdini.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lancaster Theatre
George Walsh
Mae Marsh
Alice Brady
Dorothy Gish
Jane
Harry Houdini
Modern Theatre Presents Thirty a Week and A Daughter of the Old South
Tom Moore shines at Modern Theatre this week in Thirty a Week a comic chauffeur tale. Pauline Frederick stars in A Daughter of the Old South portraying a Creole girl of New Orleans.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tom Moore
Pauline Frederick
New Orleans
Mrs Dunn Held for Jury on Manslaughter Charge
Pittsfield November hearing ends with Justice Fallon ordering grand jury review. Gladys C Dunn wife of author J Allan Dunn faces manslaughter charges over the death of their infant son J Allan Jr after chloroform induced attempt and alleged confession. Bail set at 8000 dollars. she remains at a local hotel with her husband.
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Pittsfield
Gladys C. Dunn
J. Allan Dunn
J. Allan, Jr
Commonwealth
Dunn
Fallon
Northampton State Hospital
Everyday Etiquette Do and Don’t Shared in Notes
A column offers etiquette tips on umbrella carrying to avoid eye injury. It notes men should precede in entering a theatre, but after tickets are handed to the usher the woman takes precedence and follows to seats. It also suggests sending a card to a man friend with announced engagement instead of a visit.
Carmen Asked Five Get 3 Cent Raise
In Manchester New Hampshire on November 25, workers at the local traction company received a raise to 43 cents per hour. The Carmen's Union will meet Wednesday to decide on acceptance or rejection. Earlier demands were five cents higher, and members now face the question of being content with the smaller increase.
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Manchester
N. H
Traction Company
Carmen’s
Dutch explanation on German passage through Limburg questioned
Paris reports the Dutch legation note claiming German troops could cross Limburg with Allied agreement is inaccurate. The Havas Agency says allied representatives were only informed of the authorization after German entry and gave no opinion prior to that violation of neutrality.
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Paris
Legation
Limburg
Havas
Feathery ham omelet with Al Sauce delight
Sunday Morning Breakfasts share a feathery ham omelet recipe. The cook mixes stale bread crumbs with hot milk butter and seasonings, folds in beaten egg yolks and chopped ham, then meringue-like egg whites pour in. A dash of Al Sauce elevates the dish for Jim.
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Jim
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