Get Rich Quick Wallingford Debuts in Boston Comedy
George M Cohan's comedy drama Get Rich Quick Wallingford opened at the Park Theatre Boston last evening. Hale Hamilton plays Wallingford with Frances Ring as the stenographer and a large cast including William H. Boyd Grant Mitchell Russell Pincus James C. Marlowe and others. The plot follows two crooked men in Battlesburg who stage a land boom and a money grab while pursuing romance, ending in a moral that honesty is the best policy.
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George M. Cohan
Wallingford
Boston
Park ‘Theatre
George Randolph Chester
Mr. Cohan
Battlesburg
Cohan
Hale Hamilton
Frances Ring
William H. Boyd
Grant Mitchell
Russell Pincus
James CC. Marlowe
Frederick Seaton
P. B. Pratt
Si Jinks
Carolyn Gordon
Teresa Fern
Mary Murphy
Marie Taylor
Frederick Maynard
Iane Bright
Joseph Leslie
Daniel Gold
Globe audience enjoys Thurston magic and levitation show
The Gisbe Theatre notes quote P. T. Barnum on public taste as Thurston delights a capacity Globe crowd in Boston. Beatrice Foster assists in hypnotic tricks while Theodore Bamberg, Europe's famed shadowist, keeps spectators amused for 15 minutes with his act.
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P. T. Barnum
Globe
Thurston
Boston
Beatrice Foster
Theodore Bamberg
Europe
The Musical Revue of 1911 At Shubert Theatre
The Shubert Theatre presents for the first time in the city The Musical Revue of 1911 a lively medley of musical comedy variety burlesque and spectacular scenes. The piece follows American tourists who cannot speak French but spend freely and features a large cast with notable numbers by Mile. Dazie Stella Mayhew Al Jolson and Barney Bernard among others. The revue aims to amuse with constant movement and eye catching stage pictures and is praised for its dancing music and humor.
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Shubert Theatre
New York
America
Edgar Smith
Edward Madden
Billie Taylor
Frank Tours
Jerome D. Kern
Mile
Dazie
Sig. Bonfiglio
New York Metropolitan Opera House
Lew Quinn
Harry Fisher
Barney Bernard
al Jolson
Aborn Opera Company Opens Bohemian Girl at Majestic
Last evening the Aborn Company began its final Majestic engagement with The Bohemian Girl. The production features a full opera cast, large chorus, and novel stage elements such as trained horses. Cast includes Vera Allen Arline Herbert Waterous Count Arnheim Harold Blake Thaddeus Jane Herbert Gypsy Queen Joseph Florian Wevilshoof Kathrine Le Brun Buda Maurice Lavigne Florestein. Monday introduces Charles Klein play The Gamblers with seats on sale next Thursday.
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Aborn Opera Company
Majestic Theatre
Messrs
Aborn
Corps de Hallet
Vera Allen
Arline
Herbert Waterous
Count Arnheim
Harold Blake
Thaddeus
Mme
Jane Herbert
Joseph Florian
Wevilshoof
Katherine le Brun
Buda
Maurice Lavigne
Florestein
Charles Klein
Tremont Theatre Extends Run of Excuse Me
The Tremont Theatre marks its sixth week of the engage ment of Excuse Me a merry Pullman car life comedy. Since arriving in mid August the show shows no sign of leaving Boston, with strong company work by Henry W. Savage’s cast drawing vivid portrayals of transcontinental tourists.
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Tremont Theatre
Boston
Tremont
Henry W. Savage
Colonial Theatre Presents Red Widow Starring Hitchcock
The fourth week opens at the Colonial Theatre with Raymond Hitchcock in The Red Widow a musical comedy. Hitchcock earns fresh laughs in his Cicero Hannibal Butts role while Sophie Barnard stars as the Red Widow with a strong supporting cast including Newcombe Clarke Vanderbilt Hendricks and Plumer.
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Red Widow
Raymond Hitchcock
Colonial Theatre
Cicero Hannibal Butts
Hitchcock
Sophie Barnard
the Red Widow
Just For You
Jean Newcombe
Harry Clarke
Gertrude Vanderbilt
John Hendricks
Joseph Allen
Lincoln Plumer
George E. Mack
Theodore Martin
Boston Theatre Gains On Round Up Spectacle
Boston Theatre audience remains eager as The Round Up shows continued success. The melodrama features a dramatic battle sequence with real Indians, many mountain ponies, and a large arsenal of winchesters highlighted as the production’s centerpiece.
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Boston Theatre
Boston
Orpheum Theatre Week Program Promises Variety Special
Those attending the Orpheum will see a diverse bill including the Bitches with acrobatic dog and unicycle act, Five Lands musical act, Cardownie sisters, Garnell and Elsie singing and dancing, Eva Wescott and company in A Butterfly Wife, Don Carney in a Piano logue, Hammond and Forrester comedy, and Bush brothers acrobats. The second half features Young and Young, In the Thunderstorm, Sully Family, Master Schooler, the boy Paderewski, Ten Merry Youngsters, and Dinkel smiels Troublesome Scholars.
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Orpheum Theatre
Orpheum
Bitches
Five Lands
Cardownie Sisters
Garnell and Elsie
Eva Wescott
Don Carney
Hammond and Forrester
Bush Brothers
Young
Elevating a Husband Opens Two Week Run at Hollis Street
Mr Louis Mann stars in Clara Lipman and Samuel Shipman comedy Elevating a Husband at Hollis Street Theatre. The Boston engagement showcases Mann’s first non German dialect role with Emily Ann Wellman as the wife. Supporting cast includes D J Wood Charles Halton John K E Kelly Jessie Carter Marion Halcombe and Marie Howe as the ensemble.
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Louis Mann
Hollis Street Theatre
Clara Lipman
Samuel Shipman
Mr. Mann
Miss Lipman
Mann
Emily Ann Wellman
Boston
Messers
D. J. Wood
Charles Halton
John KE. Kelly
Jessie Carter
Marion Halcombe
Marie Howe
The Man Between at Grand Opera House
Rupert Hughes presents The Man Between at the Grand Opera House this week a drama about labor and capital emphasizing mutual aid over conflict. The story follows a self made engineer torn between employer and worker while loving the company president’s daughter with a notable bridge construction scene and strong company backing. The run lasts one week then a Western titled The Angel and the Ox follows.
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Rupert Hughes
Grand Opera House
Mr. Hughes
the Angel and the
Irish Players At Plymouth Theatre For Well Of The Saints and Workhouse Ward
The Irish company presents J M Synge The Well of the Saints and Lady Gregory The Workhouse Ward at Plymouth Theatre Tuesday night. Yeats notes The Well of the Saints was Synge first long play shown in 1904 in Dublin and now popular in Ireland and England.
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J. M. Synge
Lady Gregory
Workhouse
Plymouth Theatre
Mr. Yeats
Well of the Saints
Abbey Theatre
Dublin
Synge
Ireland
England
Trish
Golden Crook Ex travacing a company opens at Gaiety Theatre
Jacobs and Jermon present a two act burlesque extravaganza at the Gaiety Theatre as the season’s most ambitious offering. The troupe numbers 50 performers, led by Billy Arlington and featuring Miss Marion Mack, Rivers and Rivers, Jack Strouse and Rovero, and Mlle Natalie, with noted scenery and costumes.
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Jacobs and Jermon
Golden Crook
Gaiety Theatre
Billy Arlington
City Comedy Four
Waldron's Casino Hosts Ben Welch Burlesque Troupe
Waldron's Casino drew crowds for two performances featuring Ben Welch and Lew Kelly with Lon Hascall leading a versatile company. Jack Singer praised the show as a standout for makeup, entertainments, and engaging acts. A Hot Town and A Day and Night in Chinatown showcased catchy music and highlights by Welch Hascall Gilday Delaney Cassmore Weston and others.
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Ben Welch
Lew Kelly
Lon Hascall
Waldron
Casino
Jack Singer
Chinatown
Rose Gilday
Patsy Delaney
Vic Cassmore
Effie Weston
Ten Merry Youngsters Conjure Laughter at South End Theatre
The South End Theatre presents a lively program this week featuring The Ten Merry Youngsters in a schoolroom skit and a host of acts including George Morton singing and dancing, Young and Younger, Berrick and Hart, Master Schooler, and the Garner Family. Fine pictures accompany the show, promising one of the best Vaudeville nights in Vanreville.
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South End
George Morton
Young
Youn
Berrick
Hart
Paderewski
Garner
Vanreville
Houdini Headlines B F Keiths Week at Boston Theater
Houdini remains headliner at B F Keiths Theatre this week with an excellent surrounding bill. The famed escape artist performs feats in full view while preserving one trick for secrecy. Marion Littlefield leads the Fiorentine Singers with a rich voice as Wilfred Clarke debuts The Dear Departed sketch. The Keaton trio and Les Marquads highlight a diverse program including Jarvis and Harrison, Ralph Smalley on cello, the Dennis brothers on ladders, and Tim Cronin among others.
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Harr
Houdini
B. F. Keith
Boston
Floudini
B. F. Keith's
Marion Littlefield
Fiorentine Singers
Miss Littlefield
Wilfred Clarke
Keatons
Buster
Les Marquads
Jarvis
Harrison
Ralph Smalley
Dennis Brothers
Tim Cronin
Boudini the Rail Breaker Tops Boston Vaudeville Encore
A strong second week opening at the National Theatre features Boudini the Rail Breaker as the main act with an original Chelsea firemen challenge and escape in a boxed setup. The show also highlights The Great Santell, Arthur Van, Leona Thurber and Harry Madison, and the National Boston Consolidated minstrels with new songs and costumes.
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New
National Theatre
Boston
Boudini
Santell
Hercules
Arthur van
Billy van
Leona Thurber
Harry Madison
National
Boston Consolidated Minstrels
Hughie Dougherty
Lew Benedict
Bob Evans
Dan Haley
Eli Stone
Thomas Clifford
Gumbo II Dominates Austin & Stone's Museum Spotlight
Darwin's missing link Gumbo II, nearly five feet tall with a humanlike face and muscular forearms, drew crowds in the curio hall alongside Russia's Imperial troupe, a monkey circus, and Mlle Lambert in the python den. A Walsh Flynn act Get Rich Quick or I'll Wallop You entertained, while Miss Cassie French appeared as Little Eva in Uncle Tom's Cabin with Colonel Stone's stock company.
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Darwin
Borneo Orang-Outang
Austin & Stone
Gumbo
Curio Hall
Monkey Circus
Mlle. Lambert
Walsh, Flynn
Manhattan Maids
Miss Roberts
Cassie French
Eva
Colonel Stone
Grand Musical Revue Leads Scenic Temple Week Ent
A riotous week at Scenic Temple features a Grand Musical Revue with a large troupe of singers dancers and comedians. Young soloists display trained voices and receive hearty encores while the ensemble earns praise for quality. Motion pictures include humorous sensational and educational subjects for varied entertainment.
Innis Estate Weighs $15,000 After Attempts at Probate
The special administrator for the William H. Innis estate reports about $15,000 found, far below rumored $40,000. Two wills exist but neither probated, with possible contest. Housekeeper Swella Eldridge and caretaker Annie Buchanan Hyde feature in a June 5 will distributing property, alongside a later will witnessed at the hospital naming Dr. Bliss and Eldridge and Hyde.
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William H. Innis
Innis
Swella L. Eldridge
Dr. Bliss
Dependable Beauty and Health Secrets for Sparkling Eyes
An old advertisement promotes eye tonic blends to brighten dull eyes, a wrinkle remover cream jelly, a hair strengthening rinse, and a shampoo for fluffy hair. It touts dissolving crystals, almoroin, quinzain, canthrax, and glycerine in cold water with overnight settling for best results.
Howard Atheneum Burlesque Delights With Colorful Cast
A lively burlesque show at the Howard Atheneum featured Girls From Missouri led by Eva Mull and Mildred Cecil with Margaret Clemons Hazel Barbour and a spirited chorus. Acts included Wilson Franklyn Company My Wife Won’t Let Me Delmore and Oneida and the Cuban Nightingale Inez Cough. Next week promises Bob Fitzsimmons.
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The
Howard
Missouri
Eva Mull
Mildred Cecil
Margaret Clemons
Hazel Barbour
Delmore
Oneida
Housley
Nichols
Lowes
Hern
Rutter
Inez Cough
Bob Fitzsimmons
Castle Square Theatre Laughter Proves Play A Hit
Review lauds Castle Square revival of Why Smith Left Home with strong comic performances. Craig leads as Mr John Smith and Miss Binley as Mrs Smith, with notable Lavinia Daly by Kate Ryan. Next week Craig plans a musical comedy with George Cohan’s Forty-five Minutes From Broadway.
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Castle Square
Smith
Craig
John Smith
Miss Binley
Cook Ladies’ Union
Bowdoin Square Theatre Presents Week of Vaudeville Acts
Bowdoin Square Theatre showcases a varied vaudeville bill this week led by Katherine Ward and company in The Floor Above. Roxbury youths Joe Hayden and Neil Sullivan debut as part of a Roxbury Night. Ah Ling Foo the magician, Marimbo Band, ventriloquist Will Adams, Kaiser's dogs, Martini and Troise, Myers and Wheeler add acts.
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Bowdoin Square Theatre
Katherine Ward
Joe Hayden
Neil Sullivan
Roxbury
Troise
Myers and
Wheeler
Coronation Picture Week At Tremont Temple Builds Attendance
The Coronation pictures at Tremont Temple enter their eighth week with growing popularity. Matinee crowds include many school children guided by teachers to view the notable display of views, while new pictures arrive weekly and are described in lectures by Eugene Farnsworth.
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Tremont Temple
Eugene Farnsworth
Wentworth Trade Institute Opens With 1000 Enrolments
Boston’s Wentworth Trade Institute on Huntington Avenue opened its doors after a bequest of 3 500 000 by Arioch Wentworth. Principal Arthur L Williston said the school aims to train skilled artisans and industrial workers for immediate employment upon graduation. Tuition is nominal at 6 per term for day students and 6 per two-term season for evenings, with the endowment supporting low fees. Trustees include John D Long Paul Barron Watson George Wigglesworth Judge Robert Grant William and Oliver Wentworth.
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Boston
Wentworth Institute
Huntington Avenue
Arioch Wentworth
John D. Long
Paul Barron Watson
George Wigglesworth
Robert Grant
William and
Oliver Wentworth
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