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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Oct 07, 1913
Page
10
A vintage health claim warns meat damages kidneys by uric acid. It urges four ounces of Jad Salts daily to flush kidneys, claim benefits include reduced back pain, headaches, and bladder irritation. The ad promotes Jad Salts as a grape and lemon acid lithia drink that cleanses urinary organs and prevents disease.
Julia Sanderson captivates a full house with refined voice and stage presence. Joseph Cawthorne delivers robust comedy while Flossie Hope and Yva Juune, Alan Mudie, Florence Marianne, and fellow performers add variety, creating an attractive overall program.
Last evening at the Majestic Theatre marks the final week of The Five Frankforters with performances ending next Saturday. Mme. Cattrelly’s work is noted as particularly artistic as audiences enjoy the charming comedy. An Oct 18 attraction, Bought and Paid For, featuring Charles Richman Marie Nordstrom and Allan Atwell, follows. seat sale starts this morning.
A appreciative audience last night saw Les Miserables in its sixth week at Tremont Temple. The photo drama, shown in four reels, offers an entertaining evening and is praised as a faithful adaptation of Victor Hugo. Viewers note the remarkable clarity and vividness of the pictures.
A horse and wagon owned by Frank Lowe provision dealer at 12144 Columbus Avenue Roxbury were struck by an electric street car on Milk Street near Devonshire Street yesterday afternoon. The wagon overturned, the horse fell, and Frank Normile of 22 Whitney Street Roxbury jumped clear and escaped injury.
The Colonial Theatre began the second week of Broadway Jones with George M. Cohan in the title role. A large audience enjoyed the entertaining story though there is no music, with the spendthrift's regeneration drawing keen interest and Mr. and Mrs. Cohan delivering delightful performances.
The Shubert Theatre ends its run of The Purple Road this week as the charming comedy with a tuneful score closes after next Saturday. Monday features a unique entertainment with three stars Gertrude Hoffmann Mme Polaire and Lady Constance Stewart Richardson opening Monday afternoon Oct 13 with seat sales already underway.
Tremont Theatre glows with light color and music as The Follies of 1913 draw nightly crowds. Leon Errol, Stella Chatelaine, Josie Collins, Elizabeth Brice, and Frank Tinney headline a lively program of acrobatic dance vocal numbers and comic talent in a fast moving revue.
George Arliss stars in Disraeli at Plymouth Theatre with Florence Arliss and Victorian era cast delivering the same clear portrayal. The limited stay extends to October 25 with Henry Jewett’s company taking the stage starting October 27.
Receipts at T wharf underperform but nine fishing crafts arrive with notable catches. Breaker, Russell, Conqueror, Sadie M Nunan, and E W Nunan report substantial poundages of haddock cod hake pollock and cask. Bananas and grapefruit aboard the San Jose arrive in Boston delayed by weather. The Socony oil tanker from Sabine Tex arrives to unload over a million gallons. The Cunard Franconia signals near Queenstown. Revenue cutter Gresham seizes a seized seine boat at Provincetown. Red Star Marquette sails from Antwerp with 112 cabin passengers. Week's imports and exports show declines from the previous year.
Steamers Airma and Stoleia bound for various ports including Russia and North America arrive via Helifax and Charlottetown. Vessels listed include Evangeline Bri, Tihan, City of Atlanta, Pathfinder, and others sailing to Balti more, New York, and Portland. Several steamers clear for Lynn, St. John, and Boston with schooners and tugs noted among the cleared and sailed vessels.
Keith's Theatre presents Keith and Bell in a Topeka sketch with a jealous Frenchman and a Gaelic wife, praised for its humor and acting. Also featured is Owen McGiveney’s five character rendition of Bill Sykes from Oliver Twist, Volant's flying piano with Evelyn Gilbert, and a lineup of Lew Brice Lillian Gonne plus The Doctored Widow and other acts.
The National Theatre current show pleases crowds with Add Hoyt's Minstrels and an operetta by Etelka and Irenk. Milo Beldon and company perform a witty Oh, Doctor! Coogan and Cox entertain as top Boston comedians. Stuart and Keeley keep audiences laughing, Teddy the trained dog performs feats, Wentworth and Vesta dazzle as gymnasts. Bush and Shapiro entertain coast to coast as premier laughs. Lawton the Juggler showcases new feats. Chick Story and Billy Cody sing lively numbers. Bigelow Campbell and Reyden portray Western Cabaret scenes with a piano.
The Conspiracy continues at the Park drawing steady crowds as a young girl trafficked in white slave circles becomes central to the plot. John Emerson’s portrayal of a crafty newspaper writer drives the genius of the unfolding drama while Mary Keener sustains the heroine with skillful performance. The Scarlet Band capture in the final act excites audiences, and no termination date has been announced.
The Boston Theatre stages Joseph and His Brethren with James O Neill in dual roles and Brandon Tynan as Joseph. Pauline Frederick shines as Zuleika in a vividly staged production, though the engagement is brief.
The Grand Opera House will this afternoon show The Star Ball Player Score Board detailing every play in the World Series Giants vs Athletics. The burlesque The Charming Widow featuring Dan Coleman and a chorus of Alma Bauer Violet Hilson and Lillie Raymond drew strong praise. Upcoming events include a Wednesday audience judged song contest and Thursday wrestling bout Perelli vs Liebler with George Tuohy refereeing.
Globe Theatre features Don Fulano the educated horse performing feats beyond typical animal tricks. Minnie Victorson and Edgar Forrest star in The District Attorney's Wife a dramatic sketch praised for writing and acting. The Artist Trio, Chester Johnstone and company, plus a lineup of cyclists, singers and comedians complete an attractive program.
The Happy Widows Company led by Joseph K. Watson and Will H. Cohen performed a two act musical burlesque titled A Marriage of Convenience at Waldron's Casino. The show featuring Brusky and Rushky in adventures amid a Mexican revolution provoked audience roars with strong support from R. L. Smith Charles Morey Chester Gayer Helen Van Buren Fay Odell Irving Hay Edward Tierney Saida Winston and the Tierney Four plus Waldo and Irving Hay in a psychic act.
A western politician known for baldness appeared with a full head of hair and attributed the look to a home remedy. The recipe mixes water Bay Rum Barbo Compound and glycerine to be applied to the scalp two to three times weekly. It claims to promote hair growth prevent dandruff darken gray hair and make hair soft and glossy.
The Howard Atheneum showcases May Howard, famed as a top burlesque girl, with a diverse lineup including Lew Fears Johnny Gurns Patricia Mackay George Mart George Pearl Karl Sheehan Irene Meara Robbie Harris and more. The Daivis family secreats, the Juggling Burkes, Whelley and Adams, and the Marshalls perform alongside Robin the juggler Pike and Calane Jack Barry and the Daly Serenaders. Returns of World Series games will be announced daily.
John Craig revived Charles Hoyt's A Temperance Town at Castle Square highlighting Mink Jones and William P. Carleton in a praised portrayal. Donald Meek as Bingo and Kneeland Pray by Ormonde receive strong comic and convincing support from a capable cast led by Miss Shirley Miss Colcord Mr. Ernst Mr. Roberts and Miss Olsson. Next week the company offers Joseph Arthur's Indiana melodrama Blue Jeans.
Cooper's Beauty Youth and Folly company brings The Blue Hose to the Gaiety Theatre this week. A lively comedy with constant humor and musical numbers, lavish scenery and costumes. Cast includes Lucia Cooper Tom McRae Dolly Webb Lottie Blackford Jennie Ross Joe Madden Eddie Foley and George S. Thompson.
A splendid programme at St James Theatre featured Coakley McBride and Milo with Mab and Weis Knapp and Cornelia Schrode and Mulvey and Billy Kinkaid among others along with photo plays. Moving pictures of the world series games will be shown the day after each game.
Bowdoin Square Theatre leads local vaudeville with Braham's educated flea circus and the Six Russian Dancers drawing crowds. The Mys terious Maids and Texas Tommy Dancers entertain, with Jack Barry and Little Mascot also on the bill. Wednesday hosts a waltzing contest, Thursday amateurs, Friday a cabaret, and daily World Series baseball updates.
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