Evelyn Thaw and Shubert Offer Weeklong Engagement
Evelyn Nesbit Thaw and a supporting company opened a week at the Shubert Theatre yesterday afternoon before an audience largely of women. The management plans daily matinees this week and expects strong attendance. Thaw performs modern ballroom dancing with Jack Clifford, including the tango and acrobatic waltz, ending with a whirlwind finale that tires Mr Clifford.
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Evelyn Nesbit Thaw
Shubert Theatre
Mrs Thaw Stars In Mariette Ballet At Local Theatre
In the second half Mrs Thaw performs in Mariette a Paris set ballet with dancing and pantomime. Clifford supports well. The bill includes Fouchere on bicycle and unicycle Peppino on accordion the Schwarz company in The Broken Mirror and the Arnaud brothers with violin and acrobatics. The Bluebird returns Monday for a week with daily matinees.
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Clifford
Fouchere
Peppino
Schwarz Company
Arnaud Brothers
Bray Jones Returns to Boston at Colonial Theatre
Colonial Theatre hosts George M. Cohan in a welcome back run with Bray Jones. Fans include Jerry Cohan and Helen Cohan along with M. J. Sullivan Daniel Burns John Fenton and other locals. The week features Broadway Jones, followed by Victor Herbert opera The Madcap Duchess on Oct 27.
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George M. Cohan
Boston
Colonial Theatre
Ada Gilman
Mary Murphy
Clarence Heritage
Broadway
Jones
Victor Herbert
Stop Piles Now Pyramid Pile Remedy Ad
An advertisement offers Pyramid Pile Remedy for hemorrhoids with a free trial package from Pyramid Drug Co. in Marshall Michigan and a 50 cent boxed product from druggists. It promises relief from inflammation itching bleeding sores ulcers and congestion.
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Pyramid Drug Co
Pyramid
Marshall
Mich
Puy
Arliss Heads Farewell Week at Plymouth Theatre
George Arliss opens the farewell week in Disraeli at Plymouth Theatre with a standout performance. The Henry Jewett players begin public sale for their engagement and debut a new Florence J. Lewis comedy drama titled Lets Go a Gardening next Monday night.
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Plymouth
George Arliss
Disraeli
Arliss
Margaret Dale
Florence Arliss
Violet Heming
Lelie Repton
Lilla Campbell
Maire Quinn
Charles Harbury
Arthur Eldred
Henry Carvill
Oscar Ayde
Dudley Digges
Henry Jewett Players
Plymouth Theatre
Florence J. Lewis
Sunshine Girl at Hollis Street Theatre Delights Crowd
Julia Sanderson proves a star at Hollis Street Theatre in The Sunshine Girl with five weeks of triumph. Last night audience redemanded songs and dances. Joseph Cawthorn adds hearty humor as the English tramp alongside Alan Mudie Flossie Hope Florence Morrison Queenie Vassar William Sellery Basil S. Foster and Yva Jeane in the production.
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Julia Sanderson
Hollis Street Theatre
Charles Frohman
Joseph Cawthorn
Alan Mudie
Flossie Hope
Florence Morrison
Queenie Vassar
William Sellery
Basil S. Foster
Yva Jeane
Park Theatre to Close Run of The Conspiracy in Final Week
Park Theatre patrons have enjoyed The Conspiracy to near sellout crowds but managerial limits end the engagement this week. Elsie Ferguson stars in A Strange Woman by William Hurlbut to follow on October 27.
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Park Theatre
Elsie Ferguson
William Hurlbut
Tremont Theatre Hosts Fresh Ziegfeld Follies Edition
The Tremont Theatre opened the fourth week of Ziegfelds Fol lies with bright new travesties and sprightly burlesque. Principal performers include Jose Collins Elizabeth Brice Ethel Amarita Kelly Nat M. Wills J Bernard Dyllyn and Leon Errol. The show aims to rival Parisian revues and impresses as a beauty showcase with strong appeal.
Joseph and His Brethren Captivates Boston Theatre Crowd
The Boston Theatre presented Joseph and His Brethren for another week drawing a large crowd despite bad weather. James O'Neil Brandon Tynan and Pauline Frederick lead a well trained company in a biblical drama pleasing many tastes as the engagement runs two more weeks.
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Joseph
Boston
James O'Neil
Brandon Tynan
Pauline Frederick
Boston Theatre
the Liebler Co
Joseph Ais Brethren
James OU Neill
Auline Frederic
Bought and Paid For Opens Second Week at Majestic
Boston playhouse scene notes George Broadhurst drama Bought and Paid For enters its second week at the Majestic Theatre last night. Production by William A Brady earns praise with an ideal cast led by Charles Richman Frank Craven Kathleen MacDonnell Marie Nordstrom and Allan Atwell.
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George Broadhurst
Majestic Theatre
William A. Brady
Boston
Charles Richman
Frank Craven
Kathleen MacDonnell
Marie Nordstrom
Allan Atwell
Globe Theatre vaudeville lineup offers wide variety this week
Globe Theatre showcases a diverse vaudeville week with William Bence and company in A Chinaman's Dream and The Groom Forgot a novel comedy. The Four Adders deliver whirlwind juggling while Mabel Cameron Alan Devitt present a praised sketch. Other acts include the Mc Aleavy Marvels Lon gette Denver Trio Penn City Trio Jimmie Ranahan and the Astaires.
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the Globe
William Bence
Noted playwright Rev James Hannay arrives in New York
The Rev James Owen Hannay also known as George A Birmingham arrives with his wife in New York to rehearse General John Regan ahead of its Atlantic City premiere next Monday night and New York debut on November 10. He plans a lecture tour across major East universities.
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James Owen Hannay
St. Patrick’s
Dublin
New York
Ulster
John Regan
Hannay
Night With the Sculptors Delights St James Audiences
A well balanced program at St James Theatre drew large crowds yesterday headlined by A Night With the Sculptors which proved a hit. Armstrong and Manley Arthur and Emma Cody the Reynolds duo suffragette skit and Douglas Flint and company offered variety with photo plays also shown. Thomas J. Ryan and company were advertised to appear the week of Oct 27.
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Armstrong
Manley
Arthur
Emma Cody
Sydney Reynolds
Douglas Flint
Thomas J. Ryan and
Les Miserables at Tremont Temple Enters Eighth Week
The four act Victor Hugo adaptation continues to draw huge crowds after eight weeks at Tremont Temple. Jean Valjean's life events unfold onscreen with notable fidelity, drawing widespread audience familiarity with the story.
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Tremont Temple
Victor Hugo
Jean Valjean
Keith’s Theatre Presents David Bispham In Vaudeville Spotlight
The Keith management brings top stage talent to vaudeville with David Bispham, the eminent baritone, delivering a varied program of ballads grand opera excerpts and other selections. Will H. Cressey Blanche Dayne perform in One Night Only. The bill also features Nick’s roller skating ballet and a lineup of comedy acts and musical numbers.
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Iame
David Bispham
Will H. Cressey
Blanche Dayne
Mr. Cressey
Town Hall
Miss Dayne
Nick
Berlin
Cameron and
O’connor
Mary Elizabeth
Boston
Jane and
Lew Cooper
Rubes
Bowers
Walters and Crocker
Village Green
Guerra
Carmen
Frawley and
Hunt
Pathe Weekly
B. F. Keith
Bariton
Cressy & Dayne
the Three Rubes
Cameron & O'Connor
Joe & Lew Cooper
Guerro
Frawley & Hunt
PATHE
Bowdoin Square Theatre Hosts Polar Bears and Vaudeville
The Bowdoin Square Theatre features Emile Alber's eight polar bears delighting Boston audiences with tricks and playful acts. The bill includes Mardo and Hunter, Ricco trio, Sarowski violin selections, Spiedel and Dunn, Marshalls, Kalmar and Puck, Meyer's harmonists, and Rose Sharon. Tonight a popular song contest. later waltzing, amateurs, and cabaret features are planned.
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Bowdoin Square Theatre
Emile Alber
North
Boston
Mardo
Hunter
Niblo
Spencer
Ricco
Sarowski
Spiedel and
Dunn
Marshalls
Kalmar
Puck
Meyer
Rose Sharon
Comedienne
Robie's beauty show opens at Gaisty Theatre
Two packed houses greeted the new French burlesque on physical culture titled Oh Oh Josephine at the Gaisty Theatre for a week. Libby Blondelle as Lady Josephine drew a crowd with striking physical culture poses while August Lang, Doris Thayer, Johnny Walker, Harry Bentley, Charles McCarthy and Sam Green offered lively comedy and musical numbers.
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Robie
Gaisty Theatre
Josephine
Libby Blondelle
August Lang
Tiny Spice
Boston
Doris Thayer
Old Doolittle
Johnny Walker
Harry Bentley
Charles McCarthy
Sam Green
Prankish Maids Spark Boston Burlesque at Howard Atheneum
A lively spontaneous reception greeted the Howard Atheneum burlesque show. The lineup featured Senator Francis Murphy and performers like Hartle Langdon Helen Lorraine Dorothy Dailey Ray Shirley Sally Fields and more with acts from vaudeville to the Flying Henrys and Ferris and Mack.
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Howard Atheneum
Boston
Francis Murphy
Tommy Carter
Jean Bedini
Hartle Langdon
Helen Lorraine
Dorothy Dailey
Ray Shirley
Sally Fields
Dalton
Davis
Markee
Silver
Vall
Flying Henrys
Ferris
Mack
Kelmar
Puck
Anita
National Theatre Presents Mixed Comedy and Drama Bill
The National Theatre features a balanced week program headlined by Hamish Mc Laurin with A Night at the Movies a caricature study on cinema. The cast of 20 includes Grace Pomeroy Paul Stevens and Geroge Draper among others with vaudeville acts and a slack wire stunt by Stevens earning laughs.
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National Theatre
Hamish McLaurin
Roseland Girls Offer Two Act Burlesque at Casino
The Roseland Girls led by Sally Ward and Lillian Fitzgerald perform Society a la Carte, a two act musical burlesque by James E. Cooper and Tom MecRhea. Ward stars as the German with Eddie Swartz and Walter Pierson, Fitzgerald as a soubrette, and a cast including Jeanette Spellman Mina Schall and Harry de Mack.
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Roseland
Sally Ward
Lillian Fitzgerald
Popular Song Contest Opens at Bowdoin Square
A popular song contest debuts tonight at the Bowdoin Square Theatre with representatives from song publishers offering advance publications. The event runs under the management's direction and many entrants have signaled their intention to take part.
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Bowdoin Square Theatre
Grand Opera House Burlesque Stages Progressive Show
The Grand Opera House presented the Mirth makers burlesque to a large afternoon crowd. Comedians Clare Evans and Hughie Flaherty as hobos drew laughs, Mile. Babette and Pearl Reid drew praise, Nanette Walleck stood out, and chorus numbers drew favorable notes. A song contest is slated for Wednesday and a wrestling card Thursday featuring Cracker jack Butler versus Bob King with George Toohey as referee. Friday offers a new list of amateur acts after the burlesque show.
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Grand Opera House
Clare Evans
Hughie Flaherty
Mile
Babette
Pearl Reid
Nanette Walleck
Crackerjack Butler
Brockton Lad
Bobby King
Memphis
Castle Square Theatre Doles Out Laughter In Over Night Farce
John Craig staged Over Night at Castle Square drawing laughs as two couples ride a Hudson River boat mix up. Donald Meek and Barbara Miller shine as the misfired bridegroom and bride, with Carleton and Olsson delivering strong contrasts. Next week Craig revives Heid By the Enemy.
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John Craig
Castle Square
Richard Kettle
Donald Meek
Barbara Miller
Meek
Miss Miller
Mr. Carleton
Miss Olsson
Cruiser Tennessee Ordered to Atlantic Fleet
Portsmouth N H Oct 20 The cruiser Tennessee now at the navy yard for six months is ordered into the Atlantic reserve fleet and 411 sail for Philadelphia Tuesday. The cruiser Des Moines, from Guantanamo Bay, arrived tonight for a general overhauling.
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Portsmouth
N. H
Tennessee
Navy Yard
Atlantic Reserve Fleet
Philadelphia
Des Moines
Guantanamo Bay
Dr Williams Pink Pills Promote Health in Pale Frail Girls
The piece urges mothers to treat teenage girls with pale thin complexions and fatigue using Dr Williams Pink Pills. It claims the medicine corrects anemia in growing girls with direct effectiveness akin to quinine for malaria and emphasizes immediate treatment to avoid lifelong misery.
Two Crewmates Rescued From Sinking Coalport Off Point Judith
A coal-laden barge sank during a southeast gale off Point Judith. Two crewmen escaped in a dory and were rescued by the tug Concord after a strenuous struggle in heavy seas.
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Newport
R. I
Coalport
Point Judith
Concord
Three Barges Towed to Boston Break Loose and Sink
The Coalport, one of three barges towed by the Concord from New York for Boston, broke from the line and took water rapidly. The two men in the dory fought the gale for 20 minutes before the Concord reached them. The Concord then brought the remaining two barges into harbor for shelter tonight.
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Concord
New York
Boston
Boston Visit Blends European Echoes in New York Duo
Frederick Thomson and Earl Williams of New York arrived in town yesterday creating a scene that evokes England Germany Switzerland Paris and the Welsh coast. The excursion drew local interest amid vivid travel-inspired imagery.
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Boston
England
Germany
Switzerland
Paris
Frederick Thomson
Earl Williams
New York
Boston as Stage for Film Drama Under Quiet Blanket Shot
Visitor Mr Thomsoni explained at the United States Hotel that Boston streets will stand in for old country locales in a new film. Winthrop coastal scenery will resemble Wales while the action may draw small crowds. production aims for clear skies to secure morning light.
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Thomsoni
United States
Boston
Winthrop
Wales
Opposition Forms Against Lynch for National League Presidency
Report notes clear opposition to Thomas J. Lynch's bid for re election as National League president though several club owners declined to comment, saying the meeting is distant and they have no opinion to offer.
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Thomas J. Lynch
National League
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