Gay Divorce opens at Shubert Theatre with Porter score
The Gay Divorce opens in a limited engagement at the Shubert Theatre on Monday May 12. Cole Porter provides music and lyrics with Dwight Taylor on the book and Edward J. Scanion directing. Luella Gear stars with Dorothy Stone and Charles Collins, with Collins recreating a stage role once played by Fred Astaire. Gear and Stone reprise their parts from the original. Mail orders are being accepted and advance reservations urged.
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Cole Porter
Dwight Taylor
Edward J. Scanion
Luella Gear
New York
Dorothy Stone
Charles Collins
Mr. Collins
Fred Astaire
Cambridge
Cambridge mayor power bill sparks heated council clash
The Cambridge debate over a Sennett backed emergency mayor power bill dominated a crowded meeting. Rep. Sullivan defended granting full executive authority while critics labeled the tactic as political chicanery. Senator Blanchard and others pressed for rapid state approval and a clear path to bond funding.
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J. Sullivan
Sennott
Council
Thos. J. O'Neill, Jr
Blanchard
Winslow
Parker
Cambridge
Pres
Stoughton Bell
Ch. Lundgren
Bell
Sennett
A. W. Fiske
Cambridge League of Women Voters
Hogan
Cambridge City Hall
State Emergency Finance Board
Old Lyons
St. Marys Fund Party Planned For Friday
Plans are in place for a bridge whist and forty five party Friday evening May 23 in St Marys Hall Prospect and Harvard streets. Proceeds go to St Marys parish fund under the Single Ladies Sodality. Committee led by Luberta M Clauss Alice G Lynch Mary L McAllister Mary White and Rev Andrew J Corbett coordinate the event.
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St. Mary's Hall
Prospect
Harvard Streets
St. Mary's Parish
Single Ladies' Sodality
Sodality
Luberta M. Clauss
Alice G. Lynch
Mary L. McAllister
Mary White
Treas
Andrew J. Corbett
Cambridge Red Cross chapter offers 10 canteen course lessons
The Cambridge Chapter of the American Red Cross is organizing a ten lesson canteen course to teach practical feeding for groups. Prospective students should call headquarters at 42 Brattle Street for particulars.
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Cambridge
The
American Red Cross
Brattle Street
Road to Zanzibar and Dead Men Tell At Central Sq Theatre
Central Square Theatre presents Road to Zanzibar with Bing Crosby Bob Hope and Dorothy Lamour plus Una Merkel and a gorilla gag sequence. The companion feature Dead Men Tell with Sidney Toler Sen Yung Sheila Ryan and Robert Weldon follows a treasure hunt and a haunted adversary. Kiddies Kollege Kwis broadcasts from WCOP at 1 PM with chapter seven of Captain Marvel.
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Zanzibar
Bing Crosby
Bob Hope
Dorothy Lamour
Bing
Bob
Afhea
Una Merkel
Charlie Chan
Chan
Sidney Toler
Sen Yung
Sheila Ryan
Robert Weldon
League of Catholic Women marks first anniversary sewing drive
The League of Catholic Women under Mrs. John B. Dore celebrates one year of Red Cross sewing on June 1. Members meet Mondays 10 30 a m to 3 p m at 3 Potter Park to make dresses shirts and hospital pajamas for women and girls and for bombing raid victims in England.
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Red Cross
League of Catholic Women
John B. Dore
League
John J. Whoriskey
John J. Williams
Daniel J. Regan
Roscoe F. Gabler
William E. Cotter
Daniel J. O'Connell
Clara G. Tracy
John J. Murphy
Henry J
England
Lincoln Under Fire at Fort Stevens Attack 1864
Jubal Early led a Confederate assault on Fort Stevens on upper Georgia avenue on July 12 1864 while President Lincoln was nearby within the fort. It remains the only instance a U S president faced enemy fire in combat.
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Lincoln
Jubal Early
Fort Stevens
Upper
Georgia Avenue
Metropolitan Theatre Opens With Meet John Doe and Strange Alibi
The Metropolitan Theatre staged its local premiere Thursday for Meet John Doe starring Gary Cooper and Barbara Stanwyck with Edward Arnold Walter Brennan James Gleason Gene Lockhart Spring Byington Regis Toomey Rod LaRocque and Irving Bacon in supporting roles. The co feature is Strange Alibi about a detective’s sacrifice to break a gambling syndicate led by Arthur Kennedy and Joan Perry with other cast members. Herbert W Standke of 9 Granite Street was named to Northeastern University’s Dean’s List for the second marking period, announced by Dean Harold W Melvin.
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John Doe
Gary Cooper
Barbara Stanwyck
Mr. Cooper
Miss Stanwyck
Edward Arnold
Walter Brennan
James Gleason
Gene Lockhart
Spring Byington
Regis Toomey
Rod LaRocque
Irving Bacon
Cooper
Arthur Kennedy
Joan Perry
Jonathan Hole
John Ridgley
Herbert W. Standke
Granite Street
Northeastern University
Harold W. Melvin
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Servel Electrolux Refrigerator
Cambridge Gas Light Company
Harvard SQ
Central SQ
Nro
Church ST
MASS
Han
Carver ST
Boston
Libby's Liquors
Sam Alpert
Pill Hardware & Supply CO
Hyman Pill
Eli
Shubert Theatre
Geo. McLaughlin
Plan B
Pres. Sennett
Lyons
Johnson
J. T. Sullivan
East Cambridge
Edna Lawrence Spencer
Bowie
Ch. Rowell
Republican City Committee
Rep
Rep. Neville
ST. Mary’s Fund
John J. Donahue & Son
Undertakers
Magazine
Billiards
Pocket Billiards
Kresge
Lembalmer
Pearl ST
McBride's Cafe
Col. Brattle and
Boylston Streets
Central St
Joe Santoro
Prospect ST
F. & T. Delicatessen Raoot
Telephone Elliot
F.R. Naylor
Clark ST
Mass. Ave
City Hall
Belmont Springs Water Co
Winter ST
Belmont
David J. Nelligan
Kir
Civil Service
John €. Haverty
Henry Haverty
Mgr
Ave
Metropolitan Theatre
Townsend Club No. 2
Jefferson Club
Austin St
Shea Bros
James J. Shea
Broadway
TRO
Hotel Continental
New England’s
Cambridge, Mass
Chauncey Depew Sreete
Nel Jim’s Place
MT. Auburn ST
OUR
Rathskeller
MR. Cronin
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