Majestic Theater Sees Dual Shows As Year Ends
Two New Year evenings at the Majestic Theater feature Claire Rochester Dixie Nightingale and a varied vaudeville lineup including Franklyn Ardell Marjorie Shedon and The Garden of the World by Adelaide and Hughes. The Midnight Frolic unfolds as San Antonio bells mark 1916’s end and 1917’s dawn.
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Majestic Theater
San Antonio
Claire Rochester
Dixie
Nightingale
Miss Rochester
Franklyn Ardell
Marjorie Shedon
Wife Saver
Mile
Una
Corps de Ballet
Linne
Brenda Fowler
Mary Melville
George Rule
Valentine and Bell
Hirschel Hendler
Adelaide
Hughes
Majestic
J. J. Hughes
Mnie
Germany
Austria
Serbia
Belgium
Britannia
la Belle
France
Belgiun
Garden of the World at the Majestic bill features Nana Sterling
A vaudeville program at the Majestic presents Adelaide and Hughes with acts including Nana Sterling billed as The Texas Venus from Houston. The bill combines aerial acts by D Amico with piano accordion numbers and athletic feats by Ralph Lohse.
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Adelaide
Hughes
Wilfred Clarke
Linton and
Laurence
Ethel Hopkins
Nana _ Sterling
Texas Venus
Ralph Lohse
Houston
D'Amico
Foley
O'Neil
Texas
Nana Sterling
Miss Sterling
Musical program offers lighthearted turns and wit
Arthur Gutman directs superbly as the music underscores a funny playlet by Wilfred Clarke and his company. Clarke showcases lively talent in Who Owns the Fiat while Linton and Laurence present Bits of Our Hits, a catchy medley likely to charm audiences. A Couple of Nifties promises further merriment.
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Arthur Gutman
Wilfred Clarke
Mnsters
Fiat
Clarke
Linton
Laurence
Keller Mann Is Unique Star of Fox Water Spectacle
While filming A Daughter of the Gods in Jamaica Annette Kellermann risked hairbreadth escapes as a aquatic star. A misstep could have cost William Fox a million after eight months of work. No substitute could match her perfection figure and water feats.
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William Fox
Jamaica
Annette Kellermann
Miss Kellermann
Emma Bunting at Majestic Tomorrow
Manager Raymond of the Majestic Theater announces a New Year engagement by Emma Bunting and company presenting The Lady From Laramie. The show features a tone not of rough western melodrama but of tense scenes with elaborate scenery and stage effects suited to a holiday audience.
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Raymond
Majestic Theater
Emma Bunting
Miss Bunting
Laramie
East
One of the New Plays Margery Daw at Princess Theater
George D. Parker presents Margery Daw at the Princess Theater New York produced by John Cort. Kathlene MacDonell plays Margery a tremulous yet talented actress wife of Parker. The critic notes uneven start with late strong emotional scenes and suggests first night strain.
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Margery Daw
George D. Parker
John Cort
Princess Theater
New York
Margery
Kathlene MacDonell
King Argimenes staged by Portmanteau Players in New York
The tale by Lord Dunsany, once shown at the Abbey in Dublin six years ago, was revived by Stuart Walker's Portmanteau Players at the Theater in New York. The plot follows a mud-stained king who gains power after a raid and orders a temple built for the warrior who gave him the sword. The portrayal is well presented with careful detail and offers a pleasant evening for fans of unusual theatre.
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Lord Dunsany
King Argimenes
Abbey Theater
Dublin
Stuart Walker
New York
Her Soldier Boy shines in wartime musical in New York
Clifton Crawford leads a wartime musical currently running in New York with Adele Rowland Beth Lydy and John Charles Thomas among the cast. The production is praised for its strong music and chorus and overall quality compared to other seasonal shows.
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Clifton Crawford
Adele Rowland
Beth Lydy
John Charles Thomas
Cyril Chadwick
New York
Crawford
Adele Rowland and Beth Lydy Shine in Musical Comedy
Adele Rowland and John Charles Thomas deliver a refined musical act with an eccentric charm. Beth Lydy has gained vocal power, elevating the show with strong singing alongside Rowland in a standout performance this season.
Cheering the Winner and a Town Drunkard
A reveling partygoer on election night heads to the county committee to hear returns for Hank Hicks and Bill Jones. He stumbles home along a rough street, stops at a restaurant window, and reads prices for ham and pork as he cheers.
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Republican County Committee
Hank Hicks
Bill Jones
Everybody’s
Daly Presents The Master A Glazier Adaptation
Arnold Daly debuts his season with The Master an adaptation by Benjamin E Glazier from the German about a physician who values reason above passion and turns to self mastery after his wife’s deception. The play themes include ego confrontations and a turning point for the Doctor as he seeks a new viewpoint amid shattered hopes. Also mentions a new kitchen range suitable for year round use.
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Arnold Daly
Benjamin E. Glazier
My Rosie at Wigwam No 2 features N Anthony Baker
Matinee and night shows at Wigwam No 2 present a new farce My Rosie about a German baker Herman Schultz who loves his daughter Rosie. N Anthony Baker plays Schultz with Ethel Hayes as Rosie and Maud Folsom as Widow Weathers. The company plans two bills weekly and Mme Petitclerc will sing Sundays with selections including Every Little Movement and Auld Lang Syne.
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N. Anthony , Baker Stock Company
Wigwam No. 2
Rosie
Herman Schultz
Schultz
the Baker
N. Anthony Baker
Ethel Hayes
Widow Weathers
Maud Folsom
Fred L. Hayes
Doctor Jack
Jay Clay Powers
Teddy Doyle
Mme. Petitclerc
Madame Petitclerc
Madame Sherry
Robert Burns
Egbert van Alstyne
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