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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Sep 21, 1915
Page
8
The Wilbur Theatre offers final chances to see Nobody Home a wholesome farce comedy with Lionel Grossmith as the male lead and Adele Rowland as the charming actress who wins the Englishman s affection. The production features delightful music and wholesome mirth for audiences in the Boston area.
The Plymouth Theatre will reopen on Monday October 4 with Selwyn Co releasing Back Home in Boston. The play adapts a series of Irvin Cobb stories to stage.
An advertisement promotes Plant Juice as a rapid, side effect free tonic for stomach ailments. It cites Charles D. Tesche of 17 Pearl Street praising relief from indigestion, dyspepsia, and headaches after using several bottles, and notes the Plant Juice man at Liggett Drug Co. corner Washington and Avon Streets.
Edward H Crosby reports the Ziegfeld Follies edition of 1915 at the Colonial Theatre in Boston. The nine year old feature attracts full houses with increasingly elaborate scenery and production values, delighting a capacity audience.
A rambunctious revue blends vaudeville sketches and parodies with lavish costumes. Charles Purcell portrays a submarine chasing a mermaid, while Ed Wynn Leon Errol and Will West headline with turns as Bryan Billy Sunday parodies and Egyptian prince roles. Ina Claire leads a strong female cast and the production earns high praise for beauty and pace.
The Yellow Streak a four act melodrama stars Taylor Granville as Bud Burns and Laura Pierpont as New England Kitchen owner in a tale of a boxer blinded by a foul in New York. Burns regains sight after a street livelihood and a final knockout by the crooked fighter Leary. Other acts include A Holland Romance and Almost a Pianist with lively novelty and musical numbers.
In all weather conditions the George W Hobart play Experience draws crowds at the Shubert Theatre. The show has played to full houses since opening night, appealing story and a competent cast led by Ernest Glendinning with even the minor roles well handled.
Patrons enjoyed a diverse lineup at Scollay Square Olympia yesterday featuring Prager and McGuire, Harry Godfrey and Vera Henderson in Aboard for Abroad, Lambert i and company, Four Dancing Harmonists, Samuel’s Cavalleria Rusticana in condensed form, Lorna Troupe in a sensational bicycle act, The Man from Oregon five reel Mutual feature with Howard Hickman and Clara Williams, Hearst Selig Weekly 75, other comics and dramas, with Neal of the Navy episode four to follow later week.
Modern Theatre presented The Regeneration a five part photo play adapted from My Mamie Rose by Owen Kildare. Staged with detail by the William Fox film studio, it features Rockcliffe Fellows and Anna Nilson in principal parts and drew instant success with universal appeal and thrilling scenes.
The Howard Atheneum's current from the Blue Ribbon Belles Burlesque draws a strong crowd with Palm Beach and Panama acts. The cast includes Lee Hickman Lucia Arnold Ruby Grey Trene Gold Sam Michaels Lee Allen Helen Somers and others. Musical numbers costumes and stagecraft receive praise along with varied acts including Demarest and Collett juggling Austins the Sullivan brothers Russell and Evans Gamble Mekara Dan Green Trio Andrew Vissocchi Perelli and a Friday wrestling main event featuring Jim Ryan refereed by George Tuohey.
Anthony Mars and Stanis laus fixed it over for consumption in America and it was a thorough going success. The farce is well cast with William P. Carleton Betty Barnicoat Donald Meek Theodore Friebus and Al Roberts delivering strong performances. Next week’s bill features George Cohan’s The Miracle Man.
Last evening's performance of The Song of Songs began its final week at Tremont Theatre in Boston. Audiences have filled the house, praising Edward Sheldon and applauding Irene Fenwick, Thomas A Wise, Cyril Keightley, and the ensemble for their tense gripping drama and strong histrionic work.
Francis X. Bushman stars as a blind musician in The Silent Voice a six act romance at the Boston Theatre this week Marguerite Snow plays his wife and Caroline B Nichols Fadettes headline the Boston orchestra New scenic Rockies setting adds to stage effects Also shown You Know Me Al Mary Pickford romance and more The Great Ruby five part Lubin film closes the week
Waldron's Casino hosts Reeves and the Mon arch Comedy Four this week plus Maud Rockwell Frank Wakefield Billy Inman Vera Peters and other acts. The program features Peace with poses by models after the war and scenes from The Wrong Mr Wright and Slumming Chinatown. Matinees are noted as bargain times for women patrons.
Patrice, the famed artist, presents The Lobby ist at Gordon's Olympia to strong reception. The Four Musical Avellas offer xylophone music, Lew Ward supplies humor, with Lang and Coulter, Arlington Duo, Geoffrey I Whalen, and new photo plays completing the program.
The Globe patrons enjoyed an all star Vaudeville performance featuring the Carl DeMan troupe sensational European acrobats Keefe Langdon and Wheeler in songs and comedy Hilda Schee with songs Henry Frey in Mysterious Mr Russell and Dancing Macks Also on the bill were photo plays The Diamond from the Sky Sidney Drew in a new comedy and the latest Pathe News The Leo Feist singers showcased their latest song hits.
The Bowdoin Square Theatre presents The Devil's Daughter a five act sensational drama where a desertion triggers a plot to ruin Lucio Sattello a sculptor. The program also features Metro’s The Middle Man vaudeville with Albert Chevalier Jane Gail and an all star bill including Chaplin in a new feature plus Scandal Neal of the Navy and Right of Way premiering Thursday.
Tremont Temple showcased vivid European war photographs titled The Battle of Przemysl, drawing strong applause from an attentive audience. Taken under government supervision by Fritz von Wagoner and American A. K. Dawson, the footage depicts events before and during the conflict, not after.
Hazel Dawn appeared at St James Theatre in a photo play The Heart of Jennifer with an strong supporting cast. Vaudeville featured Bob Hall Max Oben troupe Richard Warner players Taber and Green and the Leo Feist singers. The Diamond from the Sky and Pathe News were shown. Elsie Janis to perform Thursday in Twas Ever Thus.
The Gaiety patrons enjoyed Blutch Cooper s Roseland Girls led by Sally Ward and Virginia Ware. Ward introduces an eccentric German comedian and Miss Ware charms with style. Supported by burlesque stars and a chorus of over twenty, the debuts promise musical satire in Love Law and Politics and A Call for Volunteers.
Park Theatre presents John Mason in Jim the Penman and Lou-Tellegen in The Explorer adapted for the screen. Mason delivers dramatic force as a banker who leads a double life and forges, dying amid his daughter’s wedding after a grim struggle. Paramount travel views and Charles Frank’s orchestra add to a notable three hour bill.
Park Square Theatre presents Selwyn & Co. comedy Twin Beds in Boston. The play is described as a festival of humor, relentlessly entertaining with well woven incidents and no gaps in the plot.
Catarrh is a constitutional disease requiring constitutional treatment. Do not rely on sprays or inhalers. Obtain Parmint double strength, mix with hot water and sugar, and take a tablespoon four times daily for relief from head noises nasal congestion and throat mucus. The remedy has a tonic effect and is inexpensive.
The Majestic Theatre continues D. W. Griffith's Birth of a Nation as the main attraction with undiminished appeal. The photo play has drawn extraordinary public interest and enthusiastic reception for each stirring scene and its love story. Two performances daily.
Charlotte Walker headlines the Exeter Street Theatre program with Out of Darkness a five reel Lasky production and other photos and musical numbers for the first half of the week Pauline Fredericks features in Said a five part screen picture the last part of the week
The American Fireworks Sales Company will stage a $1500 display at Braves Field Thursday evening. It is the largest and most expensive pyrotechnic show in the city, part of Braves Field entertainments this fall. The program includes Chaplin antics, a tight wire bicycle act, an Uncle Sam crossing on fire, and magnesium bombs, preceded by an hour of band music.
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