Park Theatre Showcases The Scarlet Oath and The Hidden Scar
Park Theatre presents The Scarlet Oath with Gail Kane in dual roles plus The Hidden Scar featuring Ethel Clayton and Holbrook Blinn. Also showing The Ghost of a Chance with Max Figman and the Selig Tribune photo-play bill. Marguerite Gallagher continues another week.
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Gail Kane
Twin Sister
Ethel Clayton
Holbrook Blinn
Park Theatre
Max Figman
The
Selig Tribune
Marguerite Gallaghers
Boston Wilbur hosts autographs for Eddie stars Truex Dovey
The Wilbur Theatre opened the seventh week of Very Good Eddie in Boston last night. To celebrate the long Boston run, management will give away autographed photographs of Ernest Truex and Alice Dovey to all attendees at the Wednesday afternoon performance.
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Boston
Eddie
Ernest Truex
Alice Dovey
Towns and Stores Listed in Regional Directory By Name
A dense roll of retail firms and departments across multiple New England towns and Vermont. Entries include Boston stores such as Jordan Marsh and Amesbury Munro's and Framingham A T Wood, with numerous regional outfits in Holyoke, Lawrence, Lowell, Lynn and Newport among others.
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Munro’s
Laesbarr
John J. Broe
Amherst
Edward Fisher
Sanderson, Thompson & Co
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Attleboro
San Souci
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Goodnow
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Middleboro Clothing Co
Milford
Carpenter’s Natick
Wm. F. Cleland Natick
A. W. Palmer
Problem Play at the Copley
The Henry Jewett Players staged Mrs. Dane's Defence at the Copley Theatre last night. Isabel Merson as Mrs. Dane delivered a powerful performance while Lionel Glenister and Fred W. Permain gave notable turns as Risby and Mr. Bulsom Porter.
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Mrs. Dane
Henry Arthur Jones
England
America
Henry Jewett
Copley Theatre
Isabel Merson
Lionel Glenister
James Risby
Fred W. Permain
Bulsom Porter
Gladys Morris
Lady Fastney
Cameron Matthews
Sir Daniel
Leon Gordon
Lionel Carteret
Leonard Craske
Mr. Fendick
Leonard Grey
Canon Bonsey
Beatrice Miller
Janet Colquhoun
Elizabeth Merson
Scollay Square Olympia VAudeville Bill
At Scollay Square Olympia this week the vaudeville bill is headed by the Golden troupe in Christmas Eve in Moscow. A war travesty In the Trenches follows. Other acts include the Shelby pair O Neil twins Walton and Brandt and Edmunds and Leedom. Two pictures are shown Anton the Terrible with Theodore Roberts and Anita King and Where Love Leads with Ormi Hawley.
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Scollay Square
Olympia
Golden Troupe
Moscow
Shelby Boys
O’neil Twins
Walton and Brandt
Edmunds
Leedom
Anton the Terrible
Theodore Roberts
Anita King
Love
Ormi Hawley
Cecil Cunningham Leads B F Keiths Triple Headliner Week
Cecil Cunningham Edwin Arden and La Argentina headline B F Keith's Theatre lineup. Cunningham performs new songs by Jean C Havez with striking gowns. Arden appears in Close Quarters by Oliver White with Jack Wayne. La Argentina showcases original Gypsy Spanish Cuban and Algerian dances. Also features Avon Comedy Four Santley and Norton the Three Steindel brothers Maud Rocher Regal and Bender and Emily Francis Hooper with Eugene Marbury. Plus Hearst pictorial with views of the dreadnought Pennsylvania in New York waters.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
B. F. Keith
Cecil Cunningham
Edwin Arden
la Argentina
Jean C. Havez
Miss Cunningham
Boston
Oliver White
Jack Wayne
Aragon
Castile
Avon
Four
Santley and
Norton
Steindel Brothers
Maud Rocher
Regal and
Bender
Emily Francis Hooper
Eugene Marbury
Hearst International
Pennsylvania
Chaplin Revue of 1916 At Boston Theatre
One hour and a quarter of Chaplin features headline this week at the Boston Theatre in Chaplin's Revue of 1916. The show blends The Tramp A Night Out and His New Job into a single story, with Grant the Police Reporter a detective thriller and The Yellow Menace latest episode. The vaudeville bill stars Roger Gray and company Julia Curtiss Fisher and Rockaway Tierney and Franklin Orr and DeCosta Claire and Atwood the bump the bump team and the Boston Theatre Symphony Players conducted by Charles Frank.
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Chaplin
Boston
Charlie Chaplin
Grant
Edwin Stevens
Margaret Gale
Boston Theatre
Roger Gray
Julia Curtiss
Mimic
Fisher and Rockaway
Tierney
Franklin
Orr
DeCosta
Claire and
Atwood
Boston Theatre Symphony
Charles Frank
Hollis Street Theatre Presents King Henry VIII Week Two
Sir Herbert Tree leads the Hollis engagement in King Henry VIII with Lyn Harding as Henry Katharine played by Edith Wynne Matthison as Queen and Henry Herbert as Buckingham. Elsie Mackay as Anne Bullen. Next Tuesday Falstaff in The Merry Wives of Windsor with Laura Hope Crews as Mrs Page.
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Sir Herbert Tree
Hollis
Henry VIII
Sir Herbert
Lyn Harding
Henry
Edith Wynne Matthison
Katharine
Henry Herbert
Duke of Buckingham
Elsie Mackay
Anne Bullen
Falstaff
Laura Hope Crews
Page
Fenway Theatre Show Delights Capacity Audience
The Fenway theatre drew a capacity crowd last evening for William Fox’s Her Double Life starring Theda Bara and Anton the Terrible with Anita King and Miss Inez Lawton. The Mary Pickford matinee series opened amid enthusiasm for Nat Goodwin in A Wall Street Tragedy and Marie Doro in The Lash, wrapping the week’s bills.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fenway
William Fox
Theda Bara
Anton
Anita King
Inez Lawton
Mary Pickford
Nat Goodwin
Wall Street
Marie Doro
Beacon Theatre Offers Edeson in The Light That Failed
The Beacon Theatre screens Robert Edeson in The Light That Failed for the first half of the week with Jose Collins as Bessie the model Maurice and Florence Walton in The Quest of Life also shown The Shielding Shadow fourth episode shown On Thursday Friday and Saturday Clara Kimball Young in Dark Silence Theodore Roberts and Anita King in Anton the Terrible and Earl Williams in the fourth episode of the Scarlet Runner will be seen.
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Robert Edeson
Beacon Theatre
Jose Collins
Bessie
Maurice
Florence Walton
Clara Kimball Young
Theodore Roberts
Anita King
Anton the Terrible
Earl Williams
Exeter Street Theatre Week Bill
The Exeter Street Theatre offers Frank Keenan in The Thoroughbred and The Writing of the Wall with Virginia Pearson Joseph Kilgour and Little Baby Canielle. Pathe travel pictures and Max Figman comedy also shown. Nance ONeill in The Iron Woman Clara Kimball Young in The Dark Silence plus Bray cartoons and Burton Holmes travel pictures for the week end.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Exeter Street
Frank Keenan
Virginia Pearson
Joseph Kilgour
Little Baby Canielle
Pathe Travel Pictures
Max Figman
Nance O'Neill
Clara Kimball Young
Bray
Burton Holmes
Patriotic Howard Atheneum Show Delights Boston Audience
United States Beauties Burlesque led by Billy Spencer presented a lively evening at the Howard Atheneum with Virginia Kelsey Doris Claire Mae Wagner and a beauty chorus. Dan Guggenheim added a solid variety bill with Dena Cooper Dolly Clifford Daisy Gallagher and more.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Howard Atheneum
United States Beauties Burlesque
Billy (Grogan) Spencer
Beef Trust
Billy Watson
Spencer
Virginia Kelsey
Doris Claire
Mae Wagner
Sue Ali
Charley McGuinness
Jim Horton
Joe McCoy
Dan Guggenheim
Howard
Dena Cooper and Company
Billy Johnson
Dolly Clifford
Daisy Gallagher
Sheppard
Ott
Billy Dick
Joe Case
Jack Lahey
Witmark
Orpheum Theatre Opens with Tree in Boston Photo Drama
Sir Herbert Tree made his screen debut at the Orpheum Boston in Old Folks at Home. The bill includes Harry Brandell and company in Pachelors Hearts, Barnes and Robinson, Harry Sydell, Trovollo the ventriloquist, Sinclair and Capper, Banvard and Dunbar, aerialists, acrobats, and the Three Robins. Pathe News and a Keystone comedy shown. entire bill changes Thursday.
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Herbert Tree
Knight
Boston
Orpheum Theatre
Harry Brandell
Pachelors
Barnes and Robinson
Harry Sydell
Trovollo
Sinclair
Capper
Dunbar
Banvard
Theda Bara Juliet in Shakspere Film at Modern Theatre
Theda Bara stars as Juliet in a Shakespeare tragedy at the Modern Theatre with Harry Hillard as Romeo. Owen Moore and Marguerite Courtot appear in The Kiss. The bill includes short comedies and the latest Mutt and Jeff cartoons.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Modern Theatre
Theda Bara
Juliet
Shakspere
Harry Hilliard
Owen Moore
Margueritt Courtot
Mutt and
Jeff
Bowdoin Square Theatre Hosts Gala Musical Follies
Bowdoin Square Theatre showcased Phil Ott and his Musical Follies to a cheering crowd. The show featured a lively pony ballet and a vaudeville bill with Alice Farrell and Henry Kelly performing. previews included The Shielding Shadow and The Last Adventure with other attractions noted for Friday bargain nights.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bowdoin Square Theatre
Phil Ott
Pony Ballet
Mattie Quinn
Eddie Healey
Allie Bagley
Dan McGaffrey
Madeline Tilford
George Hibbard
Irene Mason
Anna Wendell
Marion Young
Mary Dowling
Kitty McGowan
Janell Jarvis
Stella Walsh
Alice James
Arthur McConville
Alice Farrell
Henry Kelly
George Dion
Sam Cohen
St James Theatre Bill Led by Mabel McKinley
The St James Theatre listings feature Mabel McKinley at the top with Hall's Musical Minstrels and acts Anderson and Evans in The Wanderer plus Walton and Delberg and Pearl and John Regay. A Keystone comedy Pathe News and Love Never Dies with Ruth Stonehouse head the bill. the entire lineup changes Thursday.
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St. James Theatres
Mabel McKinley
Hall
Anderson and Evans
Wanderer
Walton and
Delberg
Pearl
John Regay
Pathe
Ruth Stonehouse
Texas West Leads Cast in Castle Square Melodrama
Castle Square Theatre opened its one week engagement of Texas West with Jane Ware in the title role and Louis Thiel as Oklahoma. The cast also features Will T. Chatterton Alvah D. Sims Hattie Foley and Miss Uncas Daniel delivering strong performances.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Castle Square
Texas
Jane Ware
Texas West
Louis Thiel
Oklahomy
Will T. Chatterton
Alvah D. Sims Hattie Foley
Miss Uncas Daniel
Waldron's Casino Hosts The Roseland Girls Burlesque
Waldron's Casino presents The Roseland Girls led by Sally Ward for a week with a largely new cast. Love, Law and Politics is the burlesque title featuring German comedian Sally Ward and Frankie Rise plus a roster of performers. Expect innovative costumes and electrical stage novelties as the show unfolds.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Roseland
Sally Ward
Waldron
Cooper
Frankie Rise
Murry Leonard
Lynn Cantor
Minerva Emmet
Stella Wood
Eddie Drury
Frank Stanhope
Harry Frankel
Frank Picket
Ziegfeld Follies leaves Colonial stage this week
The Colonial Theatre will drop Ziegfeld Follies after this week. The cast received enthusiastic applause last night with stars Claire, Bert Williams, Sam Hardy, Anna Pennington, W C Fields, Carl Randall, Emma Haig, Tot Qualters, Bernard Granville, and Will Rogers. Sybil set to follow starring Julia Sanderson, Donald Brian, and Joe Cawthorne.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Iaa Claire
Bert Williams
Sam Hardy
Anna Pennington
W. C. Fields
Carl Randall
Emma Haig
Tot Qualters
Bernard Granville
Will Rogers
Globe Theatre Offers Double Bill With Two Plays
The Globe presents The Ordeal and The Return of Eve this week with vocal selections by Arthur Aldrich. The Ordeal is described as a faithful picture of present conditions in Belgium while The Return of Eve presents an idyllic tale built on eugenics as its central theme.
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the Globe
Eve
Arthur Aldrich
Belgium
Plymouth Theatre Runs Final Week of The Silent Witness
The fifth and last week opened at the Plymouth Theatre starring Henry Kolker and Mary Young. Next week brings Marie Tempest to the stage in A Lady's Name.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Plymouth Theatre
Henry Kolker
Mary Young
Marie Tempest
Gaiety Theatre Presents Minx Spiegel Revue This Week
At the Gaiety Theatre this week Minx Spiegel's Revue stars in two acts with 10 scenes. Featured performers include Billy Massey Midgie Miller Folly Follette Ben Grennell the Callahan brothers Leo Nadell and Josephine Young. A novelty act titled The Girl on the Magazine is presented as Spotless Town.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gaiety Theatre
Minx Spiegel
Billy Massey
Midgie Miller
Folly Follette
Ben Grennell
Callahan Brothers
Leo Nadell
Josephine Young
New Film Attractions at Old South Theatre This Week
Douglas Fairbanks stars in Manhattan Madness at the Old South Theatre today and tomorrow with Mabel Taliaferro in The Dawn of Love on the same program. Thursday features Dorothy Dalton and Howard Heckman in The Jungle Child and Maurice Costello in Chapter 8 of The Crimson Stain Mystery.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Douglas Fairbanks
Old South Theatre
Mabel Taliaferro
Dorothy Dalton
Howard Heckman
Maurice Costello
Park Square Theatre Opens Final Week with Good Gracious Annabelle
Park Square Theatre enters its final week as Good Gracious Annabelle opens last night. Lola Fisher shines as a witty comedienne and May Vokes displays ripe artistry as the serving maid. The cast earns praise while The House of Glass with Mary Ryan follows as the dramatic headliner.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Annabelle
Park Square Theatre
Lola Fisher
May Vokes
House of Glass
Mary Ryan
San Felice cigar price raised to 5 cents straight
Makers of the San Felice cigar The Deisel Wemmer Company announce a price increase due to higher quality tobacco costs. Going forward the consumer price will be 5 cents straight with six for a quarter no longer offered, as the brand maintains its national scope and high standard.
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San Felice
Deisel-Wemmer Company
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