Rings of Smoke at Keith's features Rooney and Bent
Pat Rooney and Marion Bent headline a vaudeville review at Keith's this week in Rings of Smoke. The duo, backed by a large musical cast, deliver a popular style show that has long entertained audiences and earned public esteem.
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Pat Rooney
Marion Bent
Keith
Pat
Miss Bent
Mr. Rooney
Jerry
Edger Allen Woolf
Marie Kavenaugh
J. Paul Everett
Vincent Lopez
Kings of Harmony
Keith's hosts biggest week headline act with Rooney Bent
Extras opened yesterday afternoon at Keith's with Rooney and Bent leading a strong bill. Maude Lambert and Ernest Ball performed many new songs and favorites to strong audience approval. Beatrice Herford Raymond Bond Corradinis Jim Toney Ann Norman George Halperine and ElBarr brothers rounded out a lively program plus Kinograms and Topics of the Day with global pictures and sayings.
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Keith's
Rooney
Bent
Maude Lambert
Ernest Ball
Miss Lambert
Beatrice Herford
Raymond Bond
Corradinis Animals
Jim Toney
Ann Norman
George Halperine
ElBarr Brothers
Go and Get It at Tremont Temple
A sensational drama at Tremont Temple blends journalism intrigue with aviation stunts and a triple murder mystery. A scheming publisher is exposed by a star reporter and a young woman who turns out to be the proprietor, with sea plane chase and ocean pursuit. The film runs twice daily.
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Tremont Temple
Star
Copley Theatre Extends Shaw Comedy Run
Patrons at the Copley Theatre have shown strong appetite for G B Shaw. "Major Barbara" will run another week as Mr Jewett extends the engaging work. The company interprets Shaw's ideas with notable enjoyment.
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G. B. Shaw
Copley Theatre
Barbara
Jewett
Shaw
Major Barbara
Bernard Shaw
Heart o the Hills at Gordon's Chelsea Olympia
Mary Pickford stars in Heart o the Hills adapted from John Fox Jr at Gordon's Chelsea Olympia. She mixes heart throbs with chuckles in a delightful manner. Other pictures shown include W S Hart in Sand on Thursday and additional films.
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Heart O' the Hills
John Fox, Jr
Mary Pickford
Gordon
Chelsea Olympia
Miss Pickford
W. S. Hart
The Invisible Divorce Tops Vaudeville at St James Theatre
The St James Theatre features The Invisible Divorce as the main act. The bill includes the second chapter of Bride 13 with Fred Ardath and five, Mack and Maybelle, the Russell trio, Lewis and Leonard and Melvina Cote, plus the French prima donna. Thursday Alice Lake appears in The Misfit Wife with fresh comedy news and vaudeville.
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St. James Theatre
Fred Ardath
Five
Mack and
Maybelle
Russell
Lewis and Leonard
Melvina Cote
Alice Lake
Forty Five Minutes From Broadway at Old South Theatre
Charles Rays version of Forty five Minutes from Broadway the George M Cohan comedy is kept close to the original with success. Shown last evening it runs all week at Gordon's Old South Theatre with Arthur J Martel performing organ selections and other attractions completing the bill.
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Charles Ray
Broadway
George M. Cohan
Gordon’s
Old South Theatre
Arthur J. Martel
Anita Stewart in In Old Kentucky and More at Lancaster
The Lancaster Theatre presents Anita Stewart in In Old Kentucky and Mildred Harris in The Inferior Sex for the first half of the week. On Thursday Norman Talmadge appears in Yes or No and Romaine Fielding in Woman's Man joins the bill.
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Lancaster Theatre
Anita Stewart
Old Kentucky
Mildred Harris
Norman Talmadge
Romaine Fielding
The Perfect Woman a Bold Spin on Matrimonial Comedy
Constance Talmadge stars as the unconventional heroine in The Perfect Woman a fresh humorous photoplay. Viewers at Gordon's Olympia last night saw the film paired with other acts as part of a vaudeville bill.
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Constance Talmadge
Gordon’s Olympia
Gordon's Strand Presents Annette Kellerman In What Women Love
Annette Kellerman appears at Gordon's Strand Upham's Corner for two more days with her new Venus story. The Strand Weekly offers comedy and organ selections, while Thursday adds vaudeville and photo plays. Vaudeville runs in the last half of each week.
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Annette Kellerman
Gordon’s Strand
Upham's Corner
Strand
Held in Trust at Gordon's Scollay Square Olympia Theatre
The local performance shows pictures rising to drama with May Allison delivering emotional range. Olympia Weekly offers a new comedy and five acts of vaudeville as part of the bill at the Olympia Theatre.
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Gordon’s Scollay Square
Olympia Theatre
Allison
Olympia Weekly
Carpentier Sees The Wonder Man at Bowdoin Square Theatre
Georges Carpentier European fif th champion now in America seeking Dempsey bout attends Bowdoin Square Theatre to preview The Wonder Man proving his acting equals his fighting. The program includes Twins of Suffering Creek and The Vanishing Dagger with vaudeville acts and Friday bargain features. Next week Shipwrecked Among Cannibals tops the card.
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Georges Carpentier
America
Jack Dempsey
Bowdoin Square Theatre
Carpentier
William Russell
Eddie Polo
Charles Rice and Company
the Hallers
Haggerty
Stone and Pillard Lead Howard Athenum Burlesque
George Stone and Etta Pillard headlined at the Howard Athenum yesterday with their burlesque troupe. Stone enjoyed Boston popularity while Pillard’s dancing drew notice. other notable performers included Rose Duffin Jack Pillard Sammy Wright Marie Foster Nina Hoag Harry Kilby and W H White. The vaudeville lineup featured the Willie brothers equilibrists Will J Evans the Peerless trio and the film The Day She Paid.
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George Stone
Etta Pillard
Howard Atheneum
Mr. Stone
Boston
Miss Pillard
Rose Duffin
Jack Pillard
Sammy Wright
Marie Foster
Nina Hoag
Harry Kilby
W. H. White
Willie Brothers
Equilibrists
Will J. Evans
Peerless
Twinkle Toes at Gayety Theatre This Week
At the Gayety Theatre this week the show Twinkle Toes features Jean Bedini as manager with a steady entertaining pace. Ralph Austin Tom Smith and the Five Cry Babies jazz orchestra provide laughs and a reveal of a large phonograph stage device. Miss Shimmy On Trial stars Edna Nickerson with Jimmy Shea Clare Carroll and a strong supporting cast of Betty Weber Arthur Connolly and chorus.
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Gayety
Jean Bedini
Ralph Austin
Tom Smith
Austin
Edna Nickerson
Jimmy Shea
Clare Carroll
Betty Weber
Arthur Connolly
Lew Kelly Show Opens at Waldron's Casino
The Lew Kelly Show opened at Waldron's Casino for a week led by Lew Kelly. The "hop friend" routine drew fewer laughs than expected while three burlettes performed along with The Boardwalk Follies Mexican Boarders and The Dream Man. Sallie Clifford stars with Arthur Putnam and Larrie Clifford in a stylish production.
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Lew Kelly
Waldron’s
Sallie Clifford
Arthur Putnam
Larrie Clifford
Kathleen Oden
Margaret Haven
Dot Duval
Joe Holland
Jack Singer
Kellerman Performs Daring Dive at Gordon's Cambridge
Annette Kellerman appeared yesterday at Gordon's Cambridge Central Square Theatre as she dives from the mast of a schooner depicted at a height of about 150 feet. Wheeler Oak man leads with support from Walter Long Carl Ullman Ralph Lewis and Bull Montana. A vaudeville bill accompanied the show. On Thursday Alice Lake stars in The Misfit Wife.
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Annette Kellerman
Gordon
Cambridge Central Square Theatre
Miss Kellerman
Wheeler Oakman
Walter Long
Carl Ullman
Ralph Lewis
Bull
Montana
Alice Lake
Hitchy Koo 1920 Opens Third Week at Colonial Theatre
The musical revue Hitchy Koo 1920 began its third week at the Colonial Theatre last night. The show is noted for sumptuous costumes and a star-studded cast, with audiences filling the house and signaling strong popular appeal.
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Colonial Theatre
LON Neal Dillingham
Ziegfeld
Raymond Hitchcock
America
Julia Sanderson
England
George P. Huntley
Charles Witherson Hitchy
Hitchy ‘Koo
Mosconi ‘Brothers
Glen MacDonough
Anne Caldwell
Jerome Kern
Ned Wayburn
Master of Ballantrae at Hollis Street Theatre
Walker Whiteside closes his Hollis Street engagement in The Master of Ballantrae a Stevenson tale. Sydney Shields charms as Henry Durie’s wife with convincing supporting performances throughout the melodrama.
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Walker Whiteside
Ballantrae
Hollis Street
Robert Louis Stevenson
Sydney Shields
Henry Durie
Malden Audience Enjoys Nothing But Lies Comedy
Temple Players staged William Collier's Nothing But Lies at the Malden Auditorium yesterday. George Washington Cross delivers clever deception, Dwight Meade suits the role well, and Adelyn Bushnell shines in the lead. Supporting parts were notably strong.
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William Collier
Temple Players
Malden Auditorium
George Washington Cross
Dwight Meade
Adelyn Bushnell
Shavings at Tremont enters final Boston week
Henry W Savage presents Shavings at Tremont Theatre in Boston its final week. The comedy attracts crowds with a leading performance by Harry Beresford and an acclaimed company. Victor Herbert's musical The Girl in the Spotlight will follow with Herbert conducting the opening night orchestra.
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Cape Cod
Henry W. Savage
Tremont Theatre
Boston
Harry Beresford
Victor Herbert
Mr. Herbert
N.Y
Herbert
Geo. W. Lederer Co
Vaudeville and Shirley Mason At Codman Square
Yesterday at Codman Square Theatre four vaudeville acts and Shirley Mason in The Little Wanderer drew many new friends. Mason has a role built for her benefit. The program included a comedy newsreel photo play supplement and an organ recital. The last half of the week features The Courage of Marge O Doone with an all star cast.
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Codman Square Theatre
Shirley Mason
Miss Mason
Marge O'Doone
Country Cousins staged by Somerville Players at Somerville Theatre
The Somerville Players presented The Country Cousins at the Somerville Theatre under Manager McArdle and Director Weston. Anne Bronaugh starred as the country cousin with Carlo Ashburn in a notably different role. Next week’s attraction will be Mrs. Jimmie Thompson.
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Somerville Players
Somerville Theatre
McArdle
Weston
Anne Bronaugh
Carrol Ashburn
Somerville
Jimmie Thompson
Pitter Patter closes week at Boston playhouse
The last week of the musical comedy Pitter Patter draws audiences to the Boston venue, with advance orders indicating a full house for the final performances. The following show on Sept 27 is The Cave Man, managed by Comstock and Gest, touted as bright and breezy.
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Boston
Comstock and Gest
Columbia Theatre Bill Promises Star Films This Week
The Loew's Columbia Theatre presents five vaudeville acts and Douglas MacLean in Let's Be Fashionable along with Norma Talmadge in The Social Secretary. For the second half H B Warner stars in The Home Before Dawn and Willie Burke in Away Goes Prudence.
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Loew
Columbia Theatre
Douglas MacLean
Norma Talmadge
Miss Talmadge
H. B. Warner
Willie Burke
Prudence
New York Sleeps at Boston Opera House Enlivens City
The play enters its third week of a thriving run at the Boston Opera House. A lively production lauded for its energy and spectacle. Cast includes Estelle Taylor Marc MacDermott Harry Sothern William Locke and Earle Metcalf.
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New York
Boston Opera House
Estelle Taylor
Marc MacDermott
Harry Sothern
William Locke
Earle Metcalf
Mimic World thrills Boston at Loew's Orpheum Theatre
The 1920 edition of The Mimic World drew quick notice in Boston yesterday at Loew's Orpheum Theatre with a chicken chorus and a cast of young faces. Alice Morley stars with comedy charm, backed by the Field sisters and performers Walter Kaufman, Delbridge and Grammer, and the Two Carltons. The Paramount photoplay What’s Your Hurry features Wallace Reid. later the program adds Half an Hour with Dorothy Dalton through the week.
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Orpheum Theatre
Boston
Field Sisters
Dolly Sisters
Alice Morley
Walter Kaufman
Delbridge
Grammer
Carltons
Paramount
Wallace Reid
Dorothy Dalton
LOEW
Orpheum
Loew Theatres
Modern and Beacon presents The Price of Redemption double feature
Bert Lytell stars in The Price of Redemption showing a hero who gains strength through a brave act and, after a troubled marriage in India, finds redemption through his child. Wanda Hawley appears in Food for Scandal, part of the programme, with comedic complications from her stint as a chorus girl in Vanities and the press buzz around “The Kissing Girl.”
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Bert Lytell
Modern
Beacon Theatres
India
Wanda Hawley
Irene Delights Wilbur Audiences With Capacity Draw
The Wilbur Theatre continues to draw full houses for Irene the musical comedy. The show is praised as the best musical comedy in years and an extra box office has been opened to handle advance sales. The engagement is nearing its end.
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the Wilbur
Irene
Excessive Meat Eating Linked to Digestive Trouble
Advert says flatulence stems from too much meat and weak nerves. Recommends Dr Williams Pink Pills to strengthen nerves and improve digestion, plus cutting meat intake. Offers free booklet What to Eat and How to Eat and says pills available from local druggists or by mail from Schenectady NY for 60 cents a box.
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Dr. Williams Medicine Co
Schenectady
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Park Theatre Presents Homespun Folks and Under Northern Lights
The Park Theatre showcased Homespun Folks with Lloyd Hughes as Joel Webster and Gladys George as the leading lady. The second feature Under Northern Lights follows Douglas McLeod as a Northwest Mounted Police constable who helps Suzanne Foucharde after her brother’s Alaska gold coast card game tale leads to a killer fight.
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Park Theatre
Lloyd Hughes
Joel Webster
Gladys George
Northern Lights
Northwest Mounted Police
Douglas McLeod
Suzanne Foucharde
Alaska
Suzanne
Broadway Theatre Bills Include Comedy and Photoplays
The Broadway Theatre in South Boston offers Palfrey-Hall and Brown in a comedy this week, with Discord and Harmony featuring Cappell and Walsh. The Hope stars Jack Mulhall Ruth Stonehouse Frank Elliott and Marguerite de la Motte. Thursday vaudeville showcases the Maxwell Quintette Susan Thompkins Keeley and Brown Bartlett and Moore. The Light Woman features Helen Jerome Eddy Charles Clary Claire De Brey and Hallam Cooley.
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Walsh
Ward
Wilson
the Hope
Jack Mulhall
Ruth Stonehouse
Frank Elliott
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Bartlett
Moore
Florodora Engagement Plan For Boston Opera House
The musical Florodora announces its forthcoming engagement at the Boston Opera House on October 4 following triumphs in other cities. The production showcases the popular show after touring success and arrives with strong advance interest from local audiences.
Boston Theatre Presents The Purple Cipher Feature
Earl Williams stars in The Purple Cipher a San Francisco based tale of life adventure and romance at the Boston Theatre this week. A clever vaudeville bill accompanies the feature.
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Earl
Williams
Boston
San Francisco
California Syrup of Figs Adopts Child Friendly Claim
An advertisement touts California Syrup of Figs as a safe gentle laxative for children. It highlights pleasant fruity flavor and promises full directions on each bottle.
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California
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