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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Oct 16, 1917
Page
8
Athens Oct 15 A painful impression in the city over the torpedoing of the Italian steamer Bari. Several Greek officials from Turkey were aboard, not listed among 50 survivors landed at Corfu. About 120 were landed on the Gallipoli peninsula in Turkish territory.
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Former Attorney General Thomas J. Boynton was sworn in as United States attorney for the district of Massachusetts before Judge Morton, succeeding George W. Anderson. He immediately took office and Leo A. Rogers was promoted to special assistant attorney general to assist H. Larue Brown in the Shoe Machinery case.
Muriel N. Nickerson of Chelsea was elected president of the Jackson College senior class yesterday. Grace M. Lewis of Somerville was elected vice-president, Genevieve Crosby of Hingham secretary, Laura L. Morse of Arlington treasurer, Margaret Durkee of Tufts College historian, and Katherine Kk Briggs of West Medford marshal.
Mayor Curley sent a request to the Boston Transit Commission to speed Andrew Square tunnel work so it can be open for travel by December 1. The notice emphasizes finishing the project on schedule and improving city transit access.
The Winter Garden's Passing Show at the Shubert Theatre in Boston opens an engagement praised for its lively entertaining vaudeville acts and travesties of last season's plays. The Shubert organization delivers a talented cast and a spirited, intelligent show that audiences find amusing.
Father Knickerbocker visits New York guided by Ruth Law for a long Winter Garden revue. De Wolf Hopper leads a cast of many known and rising performers in a lavish carnival of color, song, and comedy with parodies of The Wanderer and The Willow Tree plus a Yale Harvard spoof. The show runs late, delights listeners, and promises strong future runs beyond Boston.
At the Wilbur Theatre the second week of Love o Mike began last evening drawing a good audience. The show features Stella May Hoban and Leone Morgan in leading female roles with bright music and standout performances by many others. The engagement continues until further notice.
Arthur G. Empey, famed author of Over the Top, will speak at Symphony Hall Friday evening October 26. The American sergeant recounts his British trench experiences, including the jawbone injury from another man’s rib, and describes daily life of U S soldiers in France for families and friends.
The 19th phenomenal week opened last evening at the Copley Theatre with a large enthusiastic audience. Henry Jewett Flowers receive high commendation for team work and contribution to the long and highly successful run.
The Lancaster Theatre offered When False Tongues Speak with Virginia Pearson and Secret Man starring Harry Carey. Tomorrow two new acts The Edge of the Law featuring Ruth Stone and I or France with Edward Earle will replace the current offerings.
The Beacon Theatre offers two photoplays this week The Woman Whom God Forgot stars Geraldine Farrar and The Sunset Trail features Vivian Martin Both films are described as highly interesting and thrilling for audiences.
Crowds stormed Scollay Square Olympia and Gordon's Olympia for the American first shows of Kerensky and the Russian Revolution films. The reels depict Kerensky and other leaders, mob scenes in Petrograd, battles, and the burial of the dead, with praise for Kerensky’s leadership and a focus on revolutionary events.
Boston Theatre showcased Carlyle Blackwell as Will Lewis in The Burglar who hides a dark past and battles a family encounter, with Evelyn Greeley and Madge Evans co starring. The Masqueraders musical offering and Road to Romany vaudeville performance followed, capped by The Retreat of the Germans at Arras war footage.
At the Gayety Theatre this week the act led by the “wise guy” Hayes and Bozo the side kick drew smiles in the piano moving sketch. Mildred Cecil received applause for several numbers while Walter Pearson and Charles Lewis showcased versatility. Bozo and Gertrude OConnor plus company presented Humpty Logan to roaring crowds. Audience favorites included Society Minstrels, Joan of Arc, Your Country Needs You, Blues and Other Colors, Cohen and Berlin Medley, Forever is a Long, Long Time.
At Loews Orpheum yesterday the leading act was The Nine Little Reubens a troupe of singers dancers and instrumentalists. The bill also included The Lowandies At The Training Quarters Crawford Smyth and Martell Bud and Nellie Heim in Musical Comedy Hits in a Vaudeville Way Lloyd and Whitehouse Bits of Travesty Rae and Wyner From Year to Year and The Concertos with News Pictorial a comedy and The Narrow Trail starring William S Hart on screen. The entire bill will be changed on Thursday.
Madge Kennedy starred at the Fenway in Margaret Mayo's farce Baby Mine about a wife whose vanity stirs her husband to return by faking an heir. The bill pleased audiences and soloist Helen Rumsey Smith drew strong applause. Mary Pickford to appear in Rebecca of Sunnybrook Farm next.
The Park Square Theatre presents the final week of Lilac Time with Jane Cowe praised for her Jean nine impersonation and dramatist craft. A strong company supports the production, signaling high quality for this type of play. Captain Kidd Jr. follows as the upcoming attraction, a comedy of New England life.
Marguerite Snow sells Liberty bonds at Houghton and Dutton's store by special arrangement with Park Theatre Manager Sphere and appears again today. Emily Stevens leads a strong photoplay with a top cast while William Hart stars in Hell's Hinges. Mack Sennett Keystones and the Pathe Weekly join the program along with Irving M. Jackson and Dorothy Neft. Park Symphony Orchestra under William Arauth conducts popular tunes.
The Globe Theatre resident company staged Rolling Stones featuring Robert Le Sueur and Ted Brackett as two energy driven youths facing health and fortune. Mary Frey and Helen Spring played the inspired sweethearts as the plot follows a robbery plan that shifts to a shared aim and a romantic turn. The troupe promises The Wolf for the week beginning Oct 22.
At Bowdoin Square Theatre last night Douglas Fairbanks starred in The Lamb with Leena Owen Alfred Paget Monroe Salisbury Kate Toneray Edward Warren William Lowery and Lillian Langdon in the cast Anita Stewart appeared in The Girl Philippa A vaudeville bill featured Dena Cooper and company in The Confession Niblo’s talking birds Ritter and Eis and The Fighting Trail drew crowds Sam Cohen’s amateurs perform Thursday and bargain acts on Friday Next week the management screens The Spy
Two final weeks at the Colonial Theatre promise continued prosperity as Ziegfeld's Follies attracts crowded houses. The national institution has never before enjoyed such a successful engagement in this city, and even with a larger house the demand would remain high.
Franklin Park Theatre offers the first half of the week with Charity Castle starring Mary Miles Minter as Charity. The vaudeville bill includes Catherine Crawford, Margaret Henry, the Musical Seeleys and Jennings and Mack plus a fashion show. The Silence Sellers and Petro vaudeville show complete changes, and Charlie Chaplin appears in The Champion for the last half of the week.
The play Oh Foy moved from the Wilbur Theatre to the Plymouth Theatre boosting zest and drawing large crowds. The company has become well known citywide and welcomes each favorite on first appearance as a stock company principal. The run remains indefinite.
Geraldine Farrar appears this week at the Modern Theatre in The Woman Whom God Forgot a historical tale of a Mexican invasion era princess who sells her country for love On the same bill Vivian Martin stars in her latest photo play The Sunset Trail providing a double feature of drama and romance for local audiences
B F Keiths Theatre features Hooper and Marbury presenting An Original Arrangement of Songs and Dances. The Greater Morgan art dancers rival top Russian troupes in the Roman ballet episode. Cressy and Dayne offer A City Case while Wellington Cross shows Songs and Stories of the Moment. Fox and Ward celebrate golden vaudeville, Juliette Dika shines in soprano with French charm, Watts and company perform A Treat in Travesty, Arnold and Taylor present Put Out, and The Retreat of the Germans at Arras ends the program.
At Loew's St James Theatre yesterday Joe Greenwald and company offered the comedy Jots and Lots of It with Allen Clifford Barry, Laurie Ordway, Sheppard Ott and Te chows Cats among others. News Pictorial and The Fatal Ring episode plus The Lone Wolf were on screen. The full bill changes Thursday when William S Hart stars in The Narrow Trail.
Ruth Chatterton opened another week at the Hollis in Come Out of the Kitchen a Southern life comedy praised by Boston audiences. The dialogue driven piece features Bruce Mc Rae leading a competent supporting cast as the engagement runs briefly.
At Tremont Theatre the rural comedy Turn to the Right pleases management and patrons alike. No star leads, yet each actor shines within their role. Ruth Chester as mother Mrs Bascom earns wide commendation for her earthily warm performance.
Marguerite Clark stars in Bob's Diary with Taylor Holmes headlining Fools for Luck. Julian Eltinge appears in The Countess Charming and Olive Thomas performs Broadway Arizona at Exeter Street Theatre this week.
The Social Follies presented burlesque and vaudeville at the Howard Atheneum with a new production Mermaids of the Deep. Mina Schall impressed with songs and lines while Madyn Worth Flo Owen and a strong supporting cast delivered spirited performances. The chorus offered patriotic numbers and costuming earned praise as diving girls act pleased the crowd. The vaudeville lineup featured Three Voscarrys Irene La Tour with Za-Za the wonder dog Egan and De Marr Major Ralph Garden Bartelle Sherman Wade and others.
Jacobs and Jermon present The Sporting Widows at Waldron's Casino for the week. A bright, new show with a strong cast led by Harry Cooper, Srenda Mack, Savo, Frank R. Cook, Jack Strouse, a male act, Irene Meara, and Jean Pollock. Noted for more than 20 numbers and lively pace through polished performances.
The Red Clock continues its second and final week at the Boston Opera House with a full house. Cook and McLallen score as a comedy pair while Andrew Mack’s Molly Dear is set to headline next week, promising continued local spectacle.
The stirring war play Seven Days Leave remains at the Majestic Theatre this and next week. Daniel Frohman presents an excellent cast to portray the varied characters and the numerous scenic features are handled with commendable smoothness.
Manager McCarty announced that Andrew Mack, famed for Irish roles and Celtic songs, will appear at the Boston Opera House next Monday evening. The engagement lasts one week and Mack debuts in his new play Molly Dear a virile comedy of life in the Emerald Isle.
Matthew Hale will appear on the ballot next month as Lieutenant Governor candidate with three nominations. Papers were filed at the State House making him the Progressive party nominee, joining Democratic and Prohibition lines. Hale is the sole Progressive on the ballot with other parties presenting full tickets. Joseph Larsen filed Hale's Progressive papers.
Cleveland druggist Druggist Brown declares wives are to blame when husbands drink, urging immediate action and offering Tescum powders as a cure. He cites a rescued man and enthusiastic testimonials, noting a steelbound money refund guarantee from Houghton & Dutton Co. and other druggists.
A local supporter known as Moose feeder collected upwards of 3000 signatures supporting Hiale's candidacy, signaling strong grassroots backing and a push for momentum in the early campaign phase.
An old gutter-snipe style ad urges mothers to give California Syrup of Figs to constipated children, promising quick relief and calm warnings about counterfeit syrups. It claims the product is harmless and suitable for all ages with clear bottle directions.
An advertisement touts Sloan's Liniment for rapid relief from rheumatic pain neuralgia and lumbago. It promises warming soothing counter irritant action with deep penetration, quick relief from inflammation and stiffness, easy application, and stain free skin. Generous size bottles priced 25c 50c and 1.00 at druggists.
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