Emerson's Conspiracy at the Park Theatre
A Park Theatre review notes The Conspiracy a crime play about white slavery and a sister who infiltrates a gang with the aim of gathering evidence. The plot centers on the sister, her brother the assistant district attorney, and a killer boss as police close in. The heroine becomes a stenographer and reporter for sensational tales.
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Park Theatre
John Emerson
England
Ghilling
Scarlet Band
New Play Produced at Castle Square
John Craig presents Bachelors and Benedicts at Castle Square Theatre in Boston. Jackson D Haag’s three act comedy follows Leslie Gilpert and Dorothy Allerton from a farewell dinner to a marital rift and reunion. Doris Olsson and Carleton lead a strong cast with witty dialogue and lively performances. Next week The Ninety and Nine.
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John Craig
Castle Square Theatre
Doris Olsson
Miss Faystone
Miss Gill
Miss Loring
Mr. Craig
Notable Stage Thrills At Park Featuring Clavering and Scarlet Band
A Park stage show presents Clavering the aspiring writer guiding a captive heroine amid a Scarlet Band scheme. The climax reveals the culprit and a reward, with Emerson as Clavering delivering a tense performance. Mary Keener stars as Margaret Holt, whose arc ends in marriage to a rescuing reporter.
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Mr. Emerson
Clavering
Mary Keener
Margaret Holt
Francis Byrne
Tremont Theatre Opens Season With Her Little Highness
Mizzi Hajos makes her city debut on the Tremont stage in Her Little Highness a work by Pollock Wolf with music by de Koven. The Hungarian star portrays a princess incognito in America with a large company and chorus set for an oriental themed production drawing many managers to attend the opening.
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Tremont Theatre
Mizzi Hajos
Channing Pollock
Rennold Wolf
Reginald de Koven
Miss Hajos
America
Channin Pollock
George Marion
Julian Mitchell
Max Bendix
Sam Bernard Leaves All for the Ladies at Shubert
The closing week at the Shubert Theatre marks the end of Sam Bernard’s All for the Ladies with final performances next Saturday. Afterward Bernard plans to pursue new stages for his feminine fascination act amid the show’s popular run. Monday debut of The Purple Road, an operatic romance set in Napoleonic times, is announced.
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Sam Bernard
Shubert Theatre
Samuel
Purple Road
Shubert
ALL For the Ladies
Widow by Proxy at Plymouth Theatre Opens Week
Plymouth Theatre presents May Irwin in A Widow by Proxy a gay comedy about an impecunious music teacher who impersonates a bereaved wife to assist a friend. The lively performer shows off her talent with songs and personality as a limited engagement continues ahead of George Arliss in Disraeli arriving September 29.
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May Irwin
Plymouth Theatre
Miss Irwin
George Arliss
Disraeli
Merry Martyr Holds Stage At Colonial Theatre
The Colonial Theatre preserves The Merry Martyr with a tuneful score and lively book. Macklyn Arbuckle and Alice Dovey receive strong notices while Gertrude Vanderbilt and Tessa Kosta dazzle audiences. George M. Cohan’s Broadway Jones comes on Sept. 29.
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Colonial Theatre
Macklyn Arbuckle
Alice Dovey
Gertrude Vanderbilt
Tessa Kosta
George M. Cohan
McIntyre and Heath Return with The Ham Tree at Majestic
The Ham Tree at the Majestic stars McIntyre and Heath with a brimming company of singers and dancers. The act blends vaudeville tradition with modern musical comedy live on stage. The show features Ned Wayburn’s chorus, a witty program by Hobart Jerome and Swartz, and a quirky backstory about a mythical ham tree.
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Majestic Theatre
McIntyre
Heath
Stageland
Boston
Ned Wayburn
George W. Hobart
William Jerome
Jean Swartz
Mabs
Winnie
Lulu Wells
Ted Holmes
John Cort
McIntyre & Heath
Waldron's Casino Opens With Star Cast and New Acts
Waldron's Casino presents Krausemeyer's Alley with merriment this week. A burletta Bashful Venus and sketches by Harry Montague headline the program. Eddie B. Collins stars, supported by Margaret Flavin Anita Julius Elsa Leslie and Margaret Newell plus French quadrille dancers in a novel opening.
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William B. Watson
Margaret Flavin
Anita Julius
Comedienne
Elsa Leslie
Margaret Newell
Gaiety Theatre Welcomes Rosy Poseyville Cast
The Rosie Posie Girls' Company presented the Gay Widow of Rosey Poseyville at the Gaiety Theatre with Adelina Roattino as prima donna. The Healy sisters Rose Jeannette and others led numbers while Lee Hickman George Clarke and Joe Opp provided lively entertainment to pleased audiences.
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Rosie Posie
Rosey Poseyville
Adelina Roattino
Healy Sisters
Rose Jeannette
Lee Hickman
George Clarke
Joe Opp
One Price to All Dentist Ad Promises Pain Free Service
A vintage ad touts painless dentistry by Dr King and A T J Kin offering special natural gum teeth and cheap options. It claims a customer faced skepticism about pain and highlights low prices for fillings bridges and extractions with a free extraction and a contact number.
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DR. King
Boston
Norworth Captivates in Boston Vaudeville Show
Jack Norworth headlines Keith's this week with a nautically flavored act of songs stories and amusing anecdotes The former tar recounts around the world adventures while Six American Dancers Attorneys and other acts entertain He heads a strong vaudeville bill with Fritzi Scheff debuting next Monday in Boston.
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Jack Norworth
Keith's
Jack
Norworth
Amercan
William A. Weston
Ed F. Reynard
Hicksville
Leo Zarrell
Carmen Ercell
Great Harrah and Company
Pathe Weekly
Fritzi Scheff
Boston
Keith
B. F. Keith
Ahteaaralseoy
WM. A. Weston & CO
Fred Jarvis
Frederica Harrison
PEERS
F. Reynard & CO
Great Harrah & Co
Overture
Fritz Scheff
Hollis Street Theatre to Open New Dramatic Season
Hollis Street Theatre opens next week with box office to begin Thursday morning as Julia Sanderson leads her company on tour with The Sunshine Girl. The star and cast including Joseph Cawthorn Alan Mudie Flossie Hope Queenie Vassar are well liked in Boston.
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Hollis Street
Julia Sanderson
Sunshine Girl
Boston
Joseph Cawthorn
Alan Mudie
Flossie ‘Hope
Queenie Vassar
Grand Opera House Burlesque and Wrestling Card Preview
The Grand Opera House audience enjoyed burlesque by the Honey Girls with Barretta and Dunn providing humor. May Bell and Flossie McLeod drew cheers, while Marie Revere, Tom Barrett, and Hughie Bernard filled their roles. Thursday features a major wrestling card with George Bothner vs George Tuohey and Harry Arnold. Friday offers a mixed amateur lineup.
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Grand Opera House
Barrett
Dunn
Barretta
May Bell
Flossie McLeod
Nebraska
Marie Revere
Tom Barrett
Hughie Bernard
George Tuohey
George Bothner
Harry Arnold
Baltimore
Globe Theatre Week Offers Wide Variety of Acts
The Globe Theatre this week presents nearly 200 features. The bill includes The Mimic Four in The Day After, Lora and Payne in That Fellow and Sleepy Sam, Ricci Saxophone Four, Alf Ripon, the Scotch ventriloquist, Solaret fire dance, Archie Carl with Miss Dolly jug sling, Cycling Brunetts, Bell and Jones, Billie Falls, Will and Gertie Mack, Walter Weems, and a duo of comedians Winfrey and Saparo.
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Globe Theatre
Mimic
Lora and Payne
Sam
Ricci
Alf Ripon
Archie Carl
Miss Dolly
Brunetts
Bell and Jones
Billie Falls
Will
Gertie Mack
Walter Weems
Winfrey
Saparo
The Courtin presented at the Boston Theatre
A Boston Theatre review notes The Courtin a two act comic operetta based on Quin- cey Adams Sawyer and Lowell. Charles Felton Pidgin wrote the book with Justin Adams, music by George Lowell Tracy, featuring Grace Free man Walter Paschal and Paul Irving in balanced roles. The program includes songs dances and novelty acts with the Misfit Army sketch and Nip and Tuck acrobatics.
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New England
Boston
Quincey Adams Sawyer
James Russell Lowell
Charles Felton Pidgin
Justin Adams
George Lowell Tracy
Mr. Pidgin
Deacon Barker
Grace Freeman
Hardy
Walter Paschal
J. Quincy Adams
Paul Irving
Reuben Green
National Theatre opens season with Fletcher in The Duke of Croydon
The National Theatre began its season with a full house and a varied program. Charles L. Fletcher tops the bill in a sketch titled The Duke of Croydon with Harriet Washington and six others. The program also featured the first local appearance of Ethel Rose, a Revere girl who recently won top honors in a New York beauty contest.
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National Theatre
South End
Charles L. Fletcher
Duke of
Croydon
Harriet Washington
Dainty Ethel Rose
Revere
New York
Les Miserables on Screen Draws Crowds at Tremont Temple
Victor Hugo’s Les Miserables continues its third week at the Tremont Temple. The life like motion picture adaptation is praised as a monumental achievement in film, with viewers declaring the result impressively faithful to the world famous story.
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Victor Hugo
Tremont Temple
Bowdoin Square Theatre Show Receives Warm Appraisal
Bowdoin Theatre patrons praised a varied program as Hyman Adler and company staged The Miser's Dream with strong curtain calls for Adler. Honey Johnson delivered a live monologue, while Collins and Manning, Burke's dogs, Temple and Huff, Jack Hale, Skinner and Wood, Scintilla, and the La Due sisters were highlighted for their acts. Moving pictures, a waltzing contest, amateurs night, and a cabaret Friday were noted.
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Bowdoin Theatre
Hyman Adler
Adler
Honey Johnson
Man
Collins
Manning
Burke
Temple
Huff
Dave Manley
Daisy
Jack Hale
Skinner
Wood
Scintilla
Sunshine Burlesquers Bring East Coast Flair to Howard Athenaeum
The Sunshine Burlesquers, from the West, impressed a Boston audience at the Howard Athenaeum with a continuous program of acts. Newcomer Pete Curley the Irish comic and Bella Belmont drew praise, as did Louise Pearson, Betty Davidson, and a girl chorus. The Edward Zoller Trio offered a pantomimic act, and the Monarch Comedy Four, Niblo and Spencer, and Miskell and Miller delivered varied numbers.
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Boston
Ed Zoeller
Howard Athenaeum
Sunshine
Ar West
Pete Curley
Bella Belmont
Louise Pearson
Betty Davidson
Charles Raymond
Sam Lewis
Joe Wright
Charles Falke
Dockstader
Minstrels
Howard
Edward Zoleller
Monarch Comedy
Niblo
Spencer
Miskell
Miller
Sadie Fondeslier
Floster
Edwin
Max Holden
Shadowgraph
St James Theatre Presents Cold Turkey and Local Acts
The St James Theatre bills Cold Turkey as the week’s headliner with Jane Hope and company in admirable form. Nell McKinley performs syncopated songs, and the Moon girl sings, while the La Vine Cimaron trio offers Imagination. A selection of recent pictures and Loew’s Weekly review accompany the show. Gracie Emmett and company perform Mrs Murphy’s Second Husband this Thursday.
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St. James Theatre
Jane Hope and Company
Nell McKinley
la Vine Cimaron Trio
Loew
Gracie Emmett and Company
Mrs. Murphy
Doubles Beauty of Hair with Danderine Claim
The advertisement promises light, wavy hair with increased volume after a Danderine cleanse. It claims dandruff removal and a growing of new soft hair within weeks, urging readers to buy a 25 cent bottle from drug stores or toilet counters.
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Europe
As & Special Fund
Cresto Laboratories
Binghamton
Cresio Laboratories
N. Y
Boston Post
Pial
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