Vaudeville at B F Keith’s Theatre Lures Large Crowds
Nan Halperin in the Five Stages of Childhood encore comedy and demand extend the engagement. Virginia Dare and Sidney Jarvis deliver a strong musical act. The Age of Reason by Cecil Dorian with Tobin siblings proves a hit. May Naudain and Anatol Friedland debut. The Versatile Musician by John Cutty displays many instruments. Other acts include the Retter brothers Fridkowsky troupe and J C Nugent. News weekly pictures precede acts.
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B. F
Howard Atheneum Welcomes Pat White Burlesque Return
Pat White the burlesque comedian opened at the Howard Atheneum with a strong reception. His Gaiety Girls and the Casey at the Convention burletta highlighted the program alongside vaudeville acts from the Three Walseys, the Peerless Italian Trio, Dewey and Dewey, Al Fairbanks, and a chorus in Shamrock green.
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Pat White
Howard Atheneum
Gaiety Girls
Mr. White
Casey
al Fairbanks
Cork
Billy Morgan
Ben Wilson
Harry Levine
Billy la Pointe
Bernard Granville
Lonzo Cox
Aviators Fall From Seaplane Over Marblehead Bay
George Richard Fearing Jr a wealthy Boston banker and member of the Massachusetts Naval Militia aviation squad barely escaped death yesterday afternoon when the seaplane he was flying in with James McGrath a professional pilot overturned and fell about 100 feet into the sea over Marblehead Bay.
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George Richard Fearing, Jr
Boston
Massachusetts Naval Militia
Marblehead Bay
James McGrath
Godfrey Lowell Cabot
Gordon Balch
Norman Cabot
McGrath
Fearing
Plane accident near Mystery Island ends with two rescues
Two aviation squad members escaped serious harm when their aircraft malfunctioned near Mystery Island. They climbed from the sinking plane and were hauled aboard a motor launch by Harvard graduates from the aeronautics unit, while US Navy observers aboard the North Carolina watched and reported the incident.
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Mystery Island
United States
North Carolina
Patrick Bellinger
Fearing
Harvard
McGrath
Mayor Rejects Asphalt Bids Over High Prices
City mayor Curley rejected all bids for paving 19 streets after finding prices exorbitant. Lowest bid was 1.98 per square yard by D M Biggs for sheet asphalt on concrete base, total 179242 dollars. Central Construction Co offered 2.12 per yard. its president is Senator James P Timility.
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Curley
D. M. Biggs & Co
Public Works
Central Construction Company
James P. Timility
Park Theatre features star lineup in weekly film programme
William A Brady World Film production headlines this week at the Park Theatre drawing large crowds. Frances Nelson stars in the Almighty Dollar with E K Lincoln and June Elvidge. Mary Pickford appears in Iola's Promise. Dorothy Kelly and Harry T Morey star in The Law Decides. Billie Burke is in Gloria's Romance chapter The Tell-Tale Envelope. Sydney Drew duo in Nobody Home. Ruth Dora Greenberg sings in her Park debut.
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William A. Brady
the Park Theatre
Frances Nelson
Boston
E. K. Lincoln
June Elvidge
Mary Pickford
Iola
Dorothy Kelly
Harry T. Morey
Billie Burke
Gloria
Sydney Drew
Metro
Selig Tribune of
Ruth Dora Greenberg
Robert E. O'Connor Tops St. James Boston Program
St. James Theatre in Boston presents Robert E. O’Connor in Four Times a Year as the top act. The show features Bertie Fowler as a singing star, with Toretti and Bennett in a clever society dance routine. Loretty and Antionette perform Fun in a Parisian Cafe, while Mary MacLaren stars in To Save the Family Name. Keystone comedy and Pathe news round out the bill.
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Robert E. O'Connor
Loew’s
St. James Theatre
O’connor
Boston
Bertie Fowler
War
Wilson
Toretti
Bennett
Loretty
Antionette
Brennan
Mary MacLaren
Pathe
Higgins Sentenced for Attack on Girl
John F. Higgins, 37, was sent to the State Prison in Charlestown by Judge Do’Connell for attacking Mary Starinsky, 18, an Ashland street girl. The girl testified she was picking berries near Calvary Cemetery on Aug. 24 when Higgins picked her up, threw her over a wall, then jumped on her and beat her.
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John F. Higgins
Charlestown
Do’Connell
Superior Court
Mary Starinsky
Ashland
Calvary Cemetery
Higgins
Globe Theatre Visualizes Slavery Probe In Photo-Drama
The Little Girl Next Door continues to draw large crowds at Globe Theatre. The Illinois Commission investigation frames the plot with a morbid prologue about a girl’s death for being trapped by white slavers, followed by the commission’s creation, eyewitness examinations, and Chicago’s purge.
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Globe Theatre
Illinois Commission
Chicago
Melody of Youth enters second week at Hallis Street Theatre
The second week of The Melody of Youth opened at Hollis Street Theatre with a warmly received Celtic life comedy. Brandon Tynan writes and stars in a romance rich in human nature quaint characters and bright humor with Florence Martin Mary Shaw William J. Kelly Ben Martin Lizzie Hudson Collier and Harry Harmon supporting.
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Hollis Street
Brandon Tynan
Florence Martin
Mary Shaw
William J. Kelly
Ben Martin
Lizzie Hudson Collier
Harry Harmon
Mr. Tynan
Double bill at Exeter Street Theatre features wartime drama and stage
H B Warner stars in Shell Forty Three a European War narrative about a mysterious young man Pauline Frederick appears in A Woman in the Case a film adaptation of Clyde Fitch play Sidney Drew also features in comedies Marguerite Clark is scheduled for Little Lady Haileen Emmy Wehlen in The Pretenders Bray cartoons and Burton Holmes travel pictures slated for the final three days of the week
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Exeter Street
H. B. Warner
Pauline Frederick
Clyde Fitch
Sidney Drew
Marguerite Clark
Lady Haileen
Emmy Wehlen
Bray
Burton Holmes
Park Square Theatre Presents Flit the Trail Holliday
Park Square Theatre stage show Flit the Trail Holliday has drawn popular favor. George M. Cohan’s daily life scenes unfold with natural humor as Fred Niblo renews old friends and wins new ones as Billy Holliday. Hazel Lowry shines as leading lady and the full company delivers adequate support.
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Holliday
Park Square Theatre
George M. Cohan
Fred Niblo
Billy Holliday
Hazel Lowry
Theda Bara Stars in Her Double Life at Modern Theatre
Theda Bara returned to her popular element with Her Double Life from William Fox studios shown at the Modern Theatre yesterday. Also showing Mae Murray in The Big Sister from Paramount Pictures and the animated Matt and Jeff comics continuing through the week.
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Theda Bara
Modern Theatre
William Fox Studios
Paramount Pictures
Mae Murray
Matt and
Jeff
Fenway Theatre Shines on Aldridge Returns in Encore
Blanche Sweet led a performance of Public Opinion at Fenway Theatre but Arthur Aldridge drew the crowd back repeatedly with principal tenor roles. Aldridge, a featured Gilbert and Sullivan Opera Company member, drew fans on encore calls. Burke’s Gloria’s Romance grows more engaging each week.
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Blanche Sweet
Arthur Aldridge
Fenway Theatre
Mr. Aldridge
Gilbert and Sullivan Opera Company
Bille Burke
Gloria
Scollay Square Olympia Show Features Farnum and Sweet
William Farnum headlined the Scollay Square Olympia bill with The End of the Trail while Blanche Sweet joined Public Opinion. The vaudeville lineup wrapped with six acts in all.
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William Farnum
Scollay Square
Olympia
Blanche Sweet
Mr. Farnum
Franklin Park Theatre bills Irene Fenwick in A Child of Destiny
The Franklin Park Theatre presents Irene Fenwick in A Child of Destiny and the Skewstone comedy The Telegraph Trio with Colbert Gerard and a mimic. Butler Haviland and Alice Thornton star in In Trouville, showing today and tomorrow.
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Franklin Park
Irene Fenwick
The
Telegraph
Colbert Gerard
Mimic
Daily Brothers
Butler Haviland
Alice Thornton
Trouville
Her Honor the Mayor at Loew's Orpheum Theatre
Yesterday at Loew's Orpheum Theatre a lively bill featured the political farce Her Honor the Mayor with Ann Wardell and strong supporting cast. John O'Malley wowed New York audiences with Irish ballads, while the Chinese Musical Entertainers showcased xylophone, banjo and violin.
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Loew
Orpheum Theatre
Ann Wardell
John O’malley
McCormack
New York
Rouble Sims
Rogers
Wood
Bobby Folsom
al Brown
la Vine Cimaron
Gretchen the Greenhorn
Dorothy Gish
Keystone
Pathe
Katinka at Shubert Theatre Delights Boston Audience
Ada Meade stars as the wife in the musical comedy Katinka at the Shubert Theatre. Audrey Maple plays the title role with charm and wit, while T. Roy Barnes portrays the American husband. The show features a skilled principal cast and a chorus of stylish women, praised for score and production.
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Katinka
Shubert Theatre
Boston
Ada Meade
Audrey Maple
T. Roy Barnes
The Little Shepherd of Kingdom Come at Plymouth Theatre
The quaint comedy melodrama continues at Plymouth Theatre delighting audiences young and old. Eugene Walter adapted Mr Fox's story for the stage and George Dunn and Orilla Smith play the two children and the dog amid much controversy. The engagement ends Saturday evening, followed by A Pair of Queens with Joseph Santley in the lead.
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Kingdom Come
Plymouth Theatre
Eugene Walter
Mr. Fox
George Dunn
Orilla Smith
Joseph Santley
Majestic Theater Still Showing Where Are My Children
The engagement began July 3 and will soon move to another venue. The film has drawn strong public reaction and controversy during its Boston run, which is limited to this current week.
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the Majestic
Boston
Gordon's Olympia Theatre Shows Stars in Weeklong Double Bill
Louise Huff and Viola Dana headlined Gordon's Olympia yesterday and will continue the week in a double bill. Huff starred in The Reward of Patience while Dana appeared in The Light of Happiness. A six act vaudeville program and music by the philharmonic orchestra supplemented the film bill.
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Gordon’s
Olympia Theatre
Louise Huff
Viola Dana
Gordon's Olympia
Miss Huff
Philharmonic Orchestra
Western star billed at Old South Theatre bill
Wilfred Lucas and Bessie Love appeared in the Triangle production Hell-to-pay Austin a Western drama. Edmund Breese headlined the Metro feature The Weakness of Strength showing strong performances yesterday at the Old South Theatre.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wilfred Lucas
Bessie Love
Edmund Breese
Old South Theatre
Mr. Lucas
Miss Love
Triangle
Austin
Metro
Waldron's Casino Burlesque Show At Lobster Beach
A week long burlesque bill at Waldron's Casino titled At Lobster Beach features Billy Foster Frank Harcourt Edna Green Grace Anderson Mae Myrtle Pauline Pauli Marty Seamon Eddie Aitkin and Charles Jansen. The act includes a large chorus of women and high fashion gowns. Harcourt is praised as a top eccentric comedian and Jansen performs a Hebrew role. Anderson is the prima donna with South Sea Isle and Dixie Land numbers.
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Waldron
Joe Hurtig
Bowery Burlesquers
Billy Foster
Frank Harcourt
Edna Green
Grace Anderson
Mae Myrtle
Pauline Pauli
Marty Seamon
Eddie Aitkin
Charles Jansen
Harcourt
Jansen
South Sea Isle
Dixie Land
Kelly
Lobster Beach
Boston Theatre Showcases Minter Dixey Films and Thrills
Two new films featuring Mary Miles Minter and Henry Dixey opened at the Boston Theatre yesterday and run through the week. Mary Miles stars in Youths Endearing Charm as Orphan Mary alongside The Yellow Menace with Margaret Gale. The bill also includes Boston Theatre Weekly Revue plus acts by Fisher Lucky Gordon Kraft Gros Smedley and King and King.
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Mary Miles Minter
Henry Dixey
Boston Theatre
Miss Miles
Orphan Mary
Margaret Gale
Boston Theatre Weekly
Fisher
Lucky
Gordon
Kraft and Gros
King and King
Jeorge Smedley
Gaiety Theatre Presents Hotel de Gink and Million Dollar Dolls
Lew Hilton leads the Gaiety Theatre show this week with Hotel de Gink and Million Dollar Dolls. Slem Kellam plays Dippy Dan, Bob Ferns is Lir Arthur Jackson, Hilton performs Shimky with high energy. Alice Lazarr as Fifi, Grace Seymore shines as dancer and in three number acts with Savo and Ferns.
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Lew Hilton
Gaiety Theatre
Mr. Hilton
Slem Kellam
Dippy Dan
Bob Ferns
Lir
Arthur Jackson
Shimky
Alice Lazarr
Fifi
Grace Seymore
Seymore
Savo
Very Good Eddie Impresses Wilbur Audiences Again
The Wilbur hosted another week opening of the musical farce Very Good Eddie. A laughing crowd followed the misfortunes of Mrs. Percy Darling and Mr. Eddie Kettle as Alice Dovey and Ernest Truex led the cast with Magna Paxton Anna Orr Florence Earle Oscar Shaw and Jean de Briac delivering strong supporting turns.
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Eddie
Percy Darling
Eddie Kettle
Alice Dovey
Ernest Truex
Magna Paxton
Anna Orr
Florence Earle
Oscar Shaw
Jean de Briac
Violet Mascotte Merry Maids Farewell Week at Bowdoin Square
Bowdoin Square Theatre ends its run with Night Court in New York featuring Charles Dunn who won audience favor. The bill includes The Boss from World’s Film Company, Thiebault and Bert Howe The Rube with the Green Umbrella Quist Singers Her Naked Soul The Final Payment and The Cost of High Living among other features.
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Bowdoin Square Theatre
World’s Film Company
Thiebault
Bert Howe
Quist
Essanay Society
Lubin
Civilization photo spectacle at Tremont Theatre praised
Patrons admire the immense Civilization exhibit at Tremont Theatre. The picture presents a mythical story of man's progress and global peace efforts, offering instructive lessons while entertaining viewers. The Tremont will soon shift back to spoken drama as the engagement ends.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tremont Theatre
Amber impress ends with enthusiastic Colonial Theatre crowd
Final week of The Amber Impress at the Colonial Theatre drew an eager audience. Parenteau’s singing delighted fans while the improved book pleased critics and featured Mabel Wilber Frank Laler Louise Allen Thomas Conkey and Donald MacDonald in principal roles. The next attraction on Sept 18 is Ziegfelds Follies of 1916 with Ina Claire as prima donna.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Colonial Theatre
Ina Claire
Norumbega Park Presents Jordan Is A Hard Road This Week
Norumbega Park offers the feature film Jordan Is A Hard Road starring Dorothy Gish Frank Campeau and Owen Moore this week. The bill includes other pictures and several vaudeville acts with no matinees scheduled.
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Jordan
Norumbega Park
Dorothy Gish
Frank Campeau
Owen Moore
Washington Theatre Presents Home Starred by Barriscale Williams
The Washington Theatre shows Bessie Barriscale with Clara Williams and Louise Glaum in Triangle’s latest production Home. Also premiering last night is In the Demon’s Power the second chapter of The Crimson Stain Mystery with Maurice Costello and Ethel Grandin co starring in this serial.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bessie Barriscale
Clara Williams
Louise Glaum
Triangle
Washington Theatre
Maurice Costello
Ethel Grandin
Mutt and Jeff at Castle Square in Wed ding musical
Mutt and Jeff appear at Castle Square Theatre in a three act musical comedy titled Mutt and Jeffs Wedding. Earl Redding and Jerry Sullivan star with a strong supporting company and an attractive trio of Katie Rooney Ballett Bertam and Rose Kessner. Performances are Tuesday to Saturday afternoons with The Hart of Dixie set for next week.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mutt
Jeff
Tin Castle Square Theatre
Bud Fisher
Earl Redding
Jerry Sullivan
Lydia E. Pinkham Remedies End Poor Health In Woman
Patient Mrs Elsie J. Vander Sande of Paterson New Jersey credits Lydia E Pinkham Vegetable Compound and Blood Purifier with curing back pain irregularity nervousness fatigue and bad dreams after a short trial. The ad urges all women with female troubles to try the products.
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Paterson, N. J
Lydia E. Pinkham
Elsie J. Vander Sande
Godwin Street
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Waldron’s Casino
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