Irene Randolphs scheme in Her Husbands Wife at Castle Square
The Boston Castle Square premiere of Her Husbands Wife features Gertrude Binley and Mary Young as Irene and Emily in a comic plot about a widow’s plan to marry her husband off to a new wife. John Craig directs with Wallace Hassell and others. next week Beverly of Gray Stalk is announced.
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Irene Randolph
John Craig
Boston
Castle Square
Stuart Randolph
Emily Laden
Irene
Emily
Gertrude Binley
Mary Young
Comediennes
Mr. Craig
Mr. Wallace
George Hassell
Miss Colcord
The Cowboy and the Thief at Grand Opera House
A curious drama at the Grand Opera House presents The Cowboy and the Thief based on a real cattle theft incident. The boss cowpuncher captures his own brother, facing a clash of love and duty, with a light love story and comedy. It continues this week and is followed by Ten Nights in a Barroom.
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Grand Opera House
J. Wendall Davis
Davis
Majestic Theatre Closes Summer Season With Jim the Penman
The Majestic begins its final week with Lindsay Morison stock company presenting Jim the Penman at popular prices. Morison returns after six years as Captain Redwood and leads a strong cast including Eleanor Gordon as Mrs Ralston and James A. Bliss as Baron Hartfeld. The week will feature Morison in the cast and a testimonial from Boston friends, with next week to host Balfe’s The Bohemian Girl by the Aborn Opera Company.
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Majestic Theatre
the Majestic
Lindsay Morison
Jim the Penman
Morison
Captain Redwood
Majestic
Redwood
Eleanor Gordon
Boston Theatre Gloriously Wild Western Show Returns
The Round Up plays again at the Boston Theatre drawing a large crowd. Gunplay frontier atmosphere and a humorous love plot drive the tale. A desert battle scene with Indians cowboys and soldiers remains convincing on repeat. Rapley Holmes stars as the sheriff with notable comedy.
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Boston
Rapley Holmes
Kiaw & Erlanger
Governor Faces Pleas Over Extradition of Connecticut Suspects
Governor Foss angers some by resisting extradition of Louis Brooks and Nathan Berman to Connecticut for trial on alleged property destruction and intimidation. Ladies' Garment Workers' Union press resolutions denouncing the move as un-American while awaiting Attorney General Swift opinion. Delegation includes Henry Abrahams Gus Howlett George Twist and ILGWU members Max Keinkel L Kal is Ida Birnbaum Michael Vinon Becky Simons Annie Weiner Molly Slofsky Annie Levine among others.
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Foss
Swift
Henry Abrahams
The
Bos
Ton Central Labor Union
Gus Howlett
George Twist
International Ladies’ Garment and Cloak Makers’ Union
Max Keinkel
L. Kalis
Ida Birnbaum
Michael Vinon
Becky Simons
Annie Weiner
Molly Slofsky
Annie Levine
11Men
Glitter
Annie Gitter
Bessie Pearlshean
Esther LaSwig
Bertha LaSwig
Annie Thomas
Suzette Thomas
Dora Rayner
Adele Rayner
Ladies’ Garment Workers’ Union
Louis Brooks
Nathan Berman
B F Keiths Theatre Previews Record Bill With Rose Coghlan
B F Keiths Theatre presents Rose Coghlan in Be ween Matinee and Night a tale of stage life. The cast includes Rosalind Coghlan and other family members with Staley and Birbeck musical sketch and Kay Cox impressions. Other acts feature Joseph Harts Bathing Girls Heyn brothers Kelsey Grant Hoag Ed Wynn Russon Lane ODonnell in Bumping the Bumps.
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B. F. Keith
Rose Coghlan
Rosalind Coghlan
Miss Rose
Joseph Hart
Staley and
Birbeck
Kay Cox
the Girl From
Dixie
Heyn Brothers
Joe Kelsey
Alf Grant
Ethel Hoag
Ed Wynn
Edmund Russon
Lane
O’donnell
Burlesque and Variety Bill Shines at Howard Atheneum
The New Century Girls led by Tom McRae and others presented The Two Pikers a burlesque on race track life with a lively finish in jockey costumes. Also featured were Tom Katz Night Out a humorous sketch by Fd Jordan Company Musical Buskirks Ballos brothers Marshalls and the Kole brothers with new moving pictures and several popular songs.
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the Howard
New Century Girls
Tom McRae
Lydia Jospy
Mabel Leslie
la Petite Marvelle
Fd Jordan Company
Tom Katz
Buskirks
Otto Ern
Ballos Brothers
Dick Stead
Marshalls
Kole Brothers
Bowdoin Square Theatre Yiddish Offerings Draw Crowd
Goldstein's operatic company presented a Yiddish program at Bowdoin Square Theatre to strong approval. The show featured Fred and Edna Durand in roul roller dancing, the Shelley Trio, Sarah Charlott the comedienne, Powers Trio in a Frolic act, and Will Allen in a new talking routine. The moving pictures were also shown and well received.
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Bowdoin Square Theatre
Goldstein
Fred
Edna Durand
Shelley
Sarah Charlott
Powers
Will Allen
Final Week of Ward and Voices at Globe Theatre
The Trouble Makers and Lucy Daly headline the Globe Theatre lineup as Hop and Harry delight crowds in suffragette and anti suffragist roles. Their entrances and exits spark continuous laughter while Lucy Daly’s Babbling Bess delivers top tier comic timing this season.
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Ward
Globe Theatre
Hop
Harry
Lucy Daly
Bess
Shubert Theatre Stage Comedy Enters Sixth Week
Shubert Theatre production Over Night shows no sign of waning popularity last night as it enters its sixth week. Margaret Lawrence stars as the bride with Ernest Truex as one of the husbands. Anne Crewe and Robert Kelly round out the quartet of newlyweds in a facetious, laughter-filled performance.
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Shubert Theatre
Margaret Lawrence
Ernest Truex
Anne Crewe
Georgina Kettle
Robert Kelly
Percy Darling
Broadway Girl Tops Burlesque Shows at Gaiety Theatre
The Behman Show presents a two act musical farce titled Broadway Girl at the Gaiety Theatre this week. Florence Mills stars with a strong supporting cast including Albert Reed Harry L Fraser Harry Levain Joseph Weber Ezra Walch Charles Falke Watson sisters Jane Carothers Janet Knox Alice Duprey and Rita Richards leading a chorus of noted burlesque showgirls.
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Behman
Gaiety Theatre
Florence Mills
Albert Reed
Harry L. Fraser
Harry Levain
Joseph Weber
Ezra Walch
Charles Falke
Lyric Tenor
Watson Sisters
Jane Carothers
Janet Knox
Alice Duprey
Rita Richards
Coronation Pictures Draw Crowds at Tremont Temple
Tremont Temple adds a new series of English life views with strong audience appeal. The standout depicts the investiture of the Prince of Wales at Canarvon Castle drawing special attention.
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Tremont Temple
Prince of Wales
Canarvon Castle
The Price Opens with Helen Ware at Hollis Street
Helen Ware shines in The Price at Hollis Street Theatre Boston opening week. Her portrayal of Ethel Toscanini displays restrained artistic acting and deep emotion, supported by a nearly flawless ensemble.
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George Broadhurst
Helen Ware
Boston
Hollis Street Theatre
Miss Ware
Ethel Toscani
Park Theatre Opens Week Two With The Nest Egg
Miss Zelda Sears began the second Boston engagement of The Nest Egg at the Park Theatre. The revue drawn by Anne Caldwell drew a large audience and strong praise for the bright lines and lively characters. The company includes Mary Mersch, Julian Barton, Lola Fisher, Frances Warde, Pell Trenton, Charles Gotthold, Walter Young, Margaret Armstrong, and Charles Lane.
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Park Theatre
Zelda Sears
Boston
Anne Caldwell
Miss Sears
Mary Mersch
Julian Barton
Lola Fisher
Frances Warde
Pell Trenton
Charles Gotthold
Walter Young
Margaret Armstrong
Charles Lane
Hitchcock Stars in The Red Widow at Colonial Boston
Raymond Hitchcock opened the Colonial Theatre in Boston with The Red Widow. He plays a New York corset maker unexpectedly saddled with a Nihilist beauty. Supporting: Sophie Barnard Gertrude Vanderbilt Jean Newcombe Augusta Lang Clara Schroeder Harry Clarke Joseph Allen Lincoln Plumer George F.E. Mack Theodore Martin.
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Raymond Hitchcock
Boston
Colonial Theatre
New York
Sophie Barnard
Gertrude Vanderbilt
Jean Newcombe
Augusta Lang
Clara Schroeder
Harry Clarke
Joseph Allen
Lincoln Plumer
George FE
Tremont Theatre Brings Ex Guse Me to Boston Stage
Last evening at Tremont Theatre the fourth week of Ex Guse Me! drew crowded seats with the Pullman carnival of fun. The company features Phil Staats Joseph Vanner Lou Kendricks Charles Abbe Charles Hermann Harry Kernell Philip White Harry Kendal Alonzo Price Geraldine O'Brien Marguerite Skirvin Lydia Dickson Jacqueline Blaney Lalive Brownell Arline Fredericks and George W. Day as porter.
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Tremont Theatre
Austin & Stone's Museum Hosts Dances and Stage Acts
LaLolita, famed Spanish dancer, entertained at Austin & Stone's Museum drawing hundreds of new Boston friends. Colonel F. P. Stone's stock company, with Frank Walsh and Cassie French, presented Lucky Ranch. The Minstrel Maids and other acts followed, plus life motion pictures and billiards matches featuring Bertha King and W. W. King. Hampton's animal circus also drew crowds.
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LaLolita
Austin & Stone’s
Boston
F. P. Stone
Frank Walsh
Cassie French
Stewart and Dale
Penrose
West
Bertha King
Dil Hardist
W. W. King
Cue
Hampton
Animal Circus
Waldron's Casino Brings Top Burlesque Act to City
Billy W. Watson and the Girls from Happyland headline two lively burlesque shows at Waldron's Casino. Two Hot Knights and The Gay Modiste feature a company of comedians and pretty girls. Margie Austin Mabel Blake Ernest Adele Yerxa perform. The Four Harmonies sing. George E Garden dazzles on the xylophone.
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Billy W. Watson
Happyland
Billy Watson
Alio
Margie Austin
Mabel Blake
Ernest
Adele Yerxa
George E. Garden
Women Sue Green for World’s Most Proposals
New York, Sept 11. Colonel Edward H R Green son of Hetty Green the world’s richest woman has received 6242 proposals of marriage in recent months. He volunteered he will marry only the right woman. About 100 letters a day flow in with 1331 from foreign subscribers and 720 from women in the United Kingdom. Letters arrive through his offices in New York and his Texas home.
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New York
Edward H. R. Green
Hetty Green
United Kingdom
Texas
Boston Men Tackle Expanded Trade Outreach Plan
A U S government led effort via the Department of Commerce aims to grow foreign trade by educating manufacturers. Commercial Field Agent Edward A. Brand travels through Maine New Hampshire and Massachusetts including Worcester to highlight export opportunities. The Boston Chamber of Commerce assists in the outreach.
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United States
Department of Commerce
Washington
Boston
Edward A. Brand
Maine
New Hampshire
Massachusetts
Worcester
Boston Chamber of Commerce
Mr. Brand
Norumbega Park Closes Season With Vaudeville Bill
Final week at Norumbega Park features Tremont Quartet headlining a vaudeville program including the two Luciers in a rural sketch and musical imitations, Bennett trio, Marzelle and Roton comedy jugglers, and Pierce and Roslyn as character singers. After next Sunday the park stays open indefinitely for the zoological garden and boating on the Charles River.
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Norumbega Park
Tremont
Two Luciers
Bennett
Marzelle
Roton
Pierce
Roslyn
Zoological Garden
Charles
Scenic Temple Presents Marimba Band and Notable Act Row
The Scenic Temple show features the Marimba Band of Guatemala with four players and a leader. Sharp and Baker provide song and dance, Ed Gray performs as The Tall Tale Teler. The program includes other acclaimed acts and select motion pictures that drew hearty applause.
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Scenic Temple
Guatemala
Sharp
Baker
Ed Gray
South End Theatre Presents An Eclectic Week Bill
A varied program at the South End Theatre features Meyers and Rose lariat acts Weston and LeRoy as vocal patter comedians Mascagnus European novelty dancers Sheridan and Sloan refined singing and talking Maude Parker and company in The Wild Rose Mamie Harlish character comedian Stirk and London comedy acrobats in a single bill designed to please all audiences.
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South End
Meyers and Rose
Weston and LeRoy
Mascagnus
Sheridan and Sloan
Maude Parker and
Prison inmates arraigned in federal counterfeit case
Mira Johnson 33 and Patrick Hanley 50, both inmates at Charlestown prison, were brought to the federal building for a hearing on counterfeiting half dollars. Johnson, an electrician, recently completed a five year term. Hanley is near release on a habitual criminal sentence. A search of Hanley’s cell found 69 false half dollars and a plaster mould used to produce them.
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Mira Johnson
Patrick Alias
Corkey Hanley
Federal
Charlestown
Johnson
Hanley
Ruhl
Secret Service
Ahearn
Woman says he stole from Chelsea store sued for defaming
Alfred Cochrane of Saugus sues Annie W. Towne of Chelsea for 10000 alleging she swore out a warrant in Saugus on July 18 1911 accusing him of stealing 500 worth of property. He was acquitted July 25 but claims great expense and reputational damage from her statements.
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Salem
Annie W. Towne
Chelsea
Alfred Cochrane
Saugus
Cochrane
William E. Luddin
Orpheum Theatre Presents A Wide Variety Schedule
Orpheum offers a busy week headlined by the Monarch Comedy Four and Will Cressy’s players in New Depot, a farce about a suburban way station. Otto the novelty bag puncher, Duffy and Edwards, Joe Ward, Margo’s manikin act, Elmore and Raymond, Chapman and Barabe, and other features round out the program.
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Orpheum
Monarch
Will Cressy
New Depot
Otto
Duffy and
Edwards
Joe Ward
Margo
Elmore and
Raymond
Chapman and Barabe
Missing Miss returns to Medford Boulevard Summer Theatre
Pearl Evans leads the cast in The Missing Miss as the Medford Boulevard venue wraps its season with lively music and merrymaking. The production features pretty girls and runs into next Saturday evening for the final performance.
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Medford Boulevard
Pearl Evans
Merrymakers
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