Majestic closes tonight as Emma Bunting troupe takes stage
The Majestic Theater ends its current bill with matinee and tonight shows, then Emma Bunting and her players bring The Wolf for a two day engagement. Frederick V. Bowers and a seven act vaudeville bill depart, with Beatrice Pierce and Grace Dunbar Nile among the stars.
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Majestic Theater
Emma Bunting
Frederick V. Bowers
the Majestic
Bowers
Beatrice Pierce
Billy Schoen
Elizabeth Mayne
Sylvia Loyal
Janiy
West
O’donell
Blake
Lew Madden
Stage Cast Montage for Weekly Showroom Lineup
In a recurring feature, headliners Lew Madden and Gene Ford are announced with Raymond Bond and Elizabeth Shirley in Remnants while Harry Girard appears in The Wail of an Eskimo. Also listed are Jeri Fayne with Sidney Fayne and the Leo Zarrell troupe led by Josephine Davis.
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Madden
Alex Edwards
Gene Ford
Raymond Bond
Bond
Leslie Bond
William Hodge
Harry Girard
Mabel Cain Brown
Girard
Gertrude van Dyke
Vincent van Dyke
Miss van Dyke
Orpheum
B. F. Keith
Leo Zarrell
Zarrell
Josephine Davis
Continents
Miss Davis
Elizabeth Shirley
Lew Madden
Monday Morning” Center
Comedienne
Jeri Fayne
Sidney Fayne
Faynes Present New Comedy Sketch In Conservatory
The Faynes Sidney and Jer offer exclusive material in a novelty skit titled In a Conservatory. The performance features genuine novelty and a stage setting reflecting the billing with a variety of entertaining bits.
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Faynes
Sidney and
Jer
The Lodger Opens Unannounced in New York and Impresses
A London thriller arrives quietly at Maxine Elliott's Theater in New York. Audiences discover a clever mystery with strong acting and English flair, driving plans for a longer run. A separate anecdote repeats a woodlands tale of a porcupine encountering a frightened child and governess.
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London
New York
Maxine Elliott
Musical romance hailed as future of stage shows
New York reports that 1916 musical offerings improve with the rise of musical romance a drama with integrated song. The Shuberts led the way with Her Soldier Boy whose plot and music blend to heighten drama, turning light tunes into a meaningful dialogue enhancing performances.
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New York
Clifton Crawford
Shuberts
Aid Fund Aids Actors In Distress Through December
Actors' Fund president Daniel Frohman reports $5142.33 distributed in December to help needy performers while receipts reached $2548.42. The fund spends about $70,000 yearly on ill and disabled members and seeks contributions through bazaars fairs and entertainments including a January 26 Century Theater afternoon featuring Miss Julia Arthur presenting the balcony scene from Romeo and Juliet.
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Daniel Frohman
Actors’ Fund
Century Theater
Julia Arthur
Employee Seeks Recommendation Over Hard Working Record
The Pittsburg Dispatch quotes a worker leaving today asking for a recommendation. The response notes she is more than a good worker, with a caveat about pay and board.
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Pittsburg Dispatch
Real Stage Romance Ties Kansas City Couple
Miss Gladys MacDonald of Kansas City, ex Cohan Revue, marries William G. Stewart stage director of the Hip Hip Hooray Company at a ceremony with participants from all three companies. John Philip Sousa serves as best man and Nat Wills as groomsman. Rev. George P. Bally officiates.
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Coates House
Kansas City
Gladys MacDonald
Cohan Revue
William G. Stewart
John Philip Sousa
Mr. Stewart
Nat Wills
George P. Bally
Westminister Presbyterian Church
Century Theater Growth Sparks Uptown Theater Boom
New York critics note Century Theater success under Charles Dillingham and Ziegfeld prompts plans for more uptown venues. The Shubert's Love O Mike opens to praise from critics, while Nazimova stars in Captain Shoals a grim tragedy.
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New York
Century Theater
Fourteenth Street
Herald Square
Thirty Eighth Street
Fifty-seventh Street
Charles Dillingham
Filorenz Ziegfeld
Sixty-fourth Street
Central Park West
America
Playhouse
Paris
Dillingham
Zeigfeld
Mike
Shubert Theater
Elizabeth Marbury
Lee Shubert
Thomas Sydney
Harry B. Smith
Jerome Kern
Benrimo
George Hazard
Bif Jackson
Clifton Webb
Gloria Goodwin
Vivian Wessels
Nazimova
Ception Shoals
Broadway Gossip Sparks Casting Moves and New Shows
William Gillette unveils his cousin Clare Kummers new play Ruined amid talk of recent misfires. Edith Haller joins Cocoanut Grove at Century Theater in Dance and Grow Thin while Rita Boland appears in the Century Roof revue. Charlotte Greenwood rises as star of So Long Letty after a tall lead. she dominates the production.
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William Gillette
Clare Kummer
Gillette
Edith Haller
Cocoanut Grove
Century Theater
Edith
Rita Boland
Century Roof
Charlotte Greenwood
Richard Carle
Letty
Revue Innovations At Century Theater New York
The Century Theater in New York will host large scale revues famed by Florenz Ziegfeld Jr and Charles Dillingham. Lessees add a Cocoanut Grove on the roof for midnight frolics and summon scouts to find the most beautiful girls for the ongoing spectacle.
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Century Theater
New York
Florenz Ziegfeld Jr
Charles Dillingham
Dillingham
Ziegfeld
Cocoanut Grove
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