New Britain Herald Newspaper, November 23, 1915, Page 4

RUSSWIN LYCEUM THANKSGIVING DAY Matince and Night MAY ROBSON (Herself.) In a special farewell revival production of her greatest success. “The Rejuvenation of Aunt Mary” Prices, Mat. 25¢ to $1.00. Prices, Night, 25c to $1.50. 500 _sedts at 50c, matinee seat sale at Crowell’s tonight, S ————————————————— | Fri-Sal, Nov. 26-27 MATINEE SATURDAY Round the World Tour of LEROY, TALMA and BOSCO. | 50:EUROPEANS-—50 Tons ¥ of Paraphernalia, . 100 Head of Live Stock. PRICES 25c 'to $1.00.—Mat- Saturday 25¢, 50c. seat .Sale, at Crowell's Tuesday. ' Exponents of Hindoo Magic " TONIGHT AND TUES- “READY MONEY" WED.. AND" THURS. MAUD' ALLEN in “THE RUGMAKER'S ‘ DAUGHTER.” THURS, ‘AND. FRL. MAURICE COSTELLO in “THE MAN WHO COUEDN'T BEAT GOD” WERNER’S HORSES NTIRE WEEK, NOV. 29th i Daily Mm.ineq "D. W, GRIFFITH’S " Mighty, Spettacle “SHOWN HERE IN ENTIRETY” ITs You must, see it at least nce, 447, You had better- reserve your seats now. 080 People 3,000 Scenes 3,000 Horses i Elghth Wonder of . the Wori "SEATS’ NOW SELLING PRICES: Maginee, 25¢, 35¢, 50c. ‘Evening, 25¢,,50c, 75¢, $1.00. P STHEATRE " Harttora- ‘Week: Twice Daily. B POLT PLAYERS ‘Il Déniman Thompson’s Celebrated Play of Rural Life WThe 0ld Homestead The: Greatest Play of Its Kind Ever Produced on the:-American Stage Matinees, 10c, 20c. Evenings, 10c, 20¢, 30c, 50c. his wife she give him good—Ileecking. +Ne TIO By ADELE REVELA How Madge Quiets Katie—and How Mr. Underwood Manages to Disturb Madge. Katie, I wish you to stop this at once. You must control yourself.” Katie looked up, startled. I had never spoken in that manner to her before. But I knew enough of her childish temperament to realize that it was the only way to stop her tears. “Now listen to me,” I went on, firm- ly. “You must stop crying, bathe your eyves and be ready to serve things when I call you.” I had decided not'to “take Lillian Gale’s advice and send Katie to bed on the pretext of a toothache. Frank and Daisy Lester in all.probability would be our guests again. If Katie remained in my employ she would have to see Frank lLester some time. She might as well begin at once. Katie was obstinate, however. “Oh, M Graham,” she sobbed, “I told you dot Meester Lestaire he sc._bad man. I ‘fraid of him. I do not want to see him.” I walked over to her. took her hy the shoulders and looked at her quietly for a moment. The ruse suc- ceceded. She stopped crying and leoked at me in amazement. “Don’t be an idiot, Katie,” I said sharply. “Mr. Lester is married. He has a wife and little baby. His wife is with him tonight. He probably has forgotten all about you, or that he ever frightened vou. He was a bad man, I know, but he cannot hurt you new. You are here with me, in my Louse. If you obey me I will take ses SOF AWIFE GARRION | “That’s a bargain.” \ spite my protests. got up from the arm chair and hurried away. Over her shoulder she threw back a shaft at Mr. Underwood. i “I am dying to talk to Mr. Graham,” she said. ‘““He is by far the hand- Bcmest man in the room.” “Thank you.” He threw her an au- dacious kiss. “Looks are not every- thing my child, as [ am going to try to convince Mrs. Graham.” With a quick movement he had ‘takep me lightly by the shoulders anq compelled me to sit down in the arm- chair. Then he stationed himself in front of me. “Now, my Mrs. Lester, de- sulky friend,” he said with a smile. “I have vou prisoner. When vou are really good-natured and promise to like me I will let you | up.” I was furiously angry. No man save Dicky and Jack had ever touched my person hefore. It seemed like a rrofanation that this man, whom I detested, should seize my shoulders. But there was no escape from my situation. I could only sit and listen to him, with as much courtesy as I could muster until some shifting of the other groups should release me. “Sticks and Stones,” Said Harry Underwood. * Do .you smoke, Mrs. Graham? TI'll bet a ten spot you don't, but you ought to begin.” § Harry Underwood leaned toward me a case of cigarettes in his-hand. Dicky had provided cigarettes in.a quaint an- tique jar, one of the things he had care of you.” A Very Able Aid. Katie often surprises me with her quick changes from sadness to gayety. she wiped her eyes and broke into one of her infectious giggles. “O-oh!” she said. ‘‘Meester Lestaire be married. Now he have to behave, I no 'fraid now, I fix tings. I go wash face, put powder on, all joost like Meesis Underwcod,” she added, vith an impish grin. “Katie, you must never speak in at manner of any guest of mine,” I said sternly; but Katie had vanished into her room, and the reproof was wasted. I went into the living room and managed to get a word aside with Lillian Gale. “Katie is all right. She will serve without any trouble. Can you warn Mr. Lester not to betray by a word or glance that he has ever seen her tefore?” “Trust Frank,” replied Mrs. Under- wood shortly. ‘“He could meet his murdered father’s ghost, if he had one, without the quiver of an eyelash. But T'1l tell him, anyway, just for the pleasure of letting him know I am next. How did you ever manage Katie?” “Oh, she wasn't hard to manage,” 1 returned lightly. 1 had a purely feminine satisfaction in having re- duced Katie to sanity after Lillian Gale had failed. She secemed so eminently capable in all directions. brought from the studio to the apart- ment. " But Mr. Underwood evidently | wished me to try his own brand. The question was the only thing needed .to complete my anger at this man. I had vaguely disliked him from the first time I had met him. His bold words and manner in the after- noon had deepened my dislike. Then when his wife had warned me that e would in all probability make violent love to me, as I was a new type to him, my feeling had become an un- conquerable aversion. Lillian_had ddded that she would straighten ‘him out if he annoyed me too much, but as I looked out from my armchair in which he had imprisoned me by the simple expedients of pusi- ing me nto it and standing in front of it, I saw that she was still too ab- sorbed in her art discussion with Mr. Lester to conmie to my rescue. Mrs. Lester, with bird-like glances and chirp giggles, was talking rapidly to Dicky. He was listening to her with the smile on his face which I ‘knew | meant absorbed amusement. “Everybody’s Doing Tt.” ‘ For the moment T was as alone with Mr. Underwood as room had been empty. He saw my glance, interpreted it correctly, and bent closer to me, smil- ing misccievously. “You see'it ig-useless,’’ e said, an- swering my unspoken thought. “You can’'t get away. I promised myself a little uninterrtipted conversation with vou and I always get what I want al- much if the When I came in to speak to her T had drawn her away from a group ccmposed of herself, Dicky and Mr. | Lester, They were discussing some“ problem® of their profession, and Lil- | lian Gale, with her forcible words | and animated gestures, held the cen- tre of the stage, Both men = were listening to her with undoubted re- spect for her opinions. They were standing now, and I thought I could detect in both of them an impatience at my interruption of their chat. In an armchair in the corner little Mrs. Lester sat as if on-a throne, | with Harry Underwood in an attitude of exaggerated homage before her, Underwood Beging His Campaign. I felt suddenly out of it all, lonely. These people were nothing to me, I said to myself. They were not my kind. T had a sudden homesickness | for quiet monotony of my life before I married Dicky. I thought of few social evenings I had spent in the | days before I met Dicky, little din- ners with the principals and teachers I had known, when I had been the centre of things, when my opinions had been deterred to. as T.illian Gale's were now. “Oh, Mrs. Graham, please come over here and help me squelch this awful man.” Little Mrs. Lester, all smiles and dimples, called to me from. her cor- ner. At her call Mrs. Underwood, with an air of relief, moved back to her discussion with Dicky and Mr. Lester, and there was nothing left for me to do but to go to Mrs. Lester's side. As I came toward them Harry Underwood turned toward me and bowed low, his hand upon his heart. “Pardon me for this suggestion, O gracious lady,” he said, “but you look as if you had swallowed the vinegar cruet. Do not be so crooel tuh muh. ‘Why don’t you do as this fairy at my left—smile upon me?” Mrs. Lester giggled again. “Isn’t he awful?” she queried. “He's been making ‘love to me terribly. He quite frightens me. If he doesn’t stop it right away I'm going to tell his wife.” “You don’t need to take that trouble,” asserted Mr. Underwood with sublime impudence, turning his back upon her. - “I was only amusing myself with you, anyway.” You are a mere child. Run away now and play. 1 am going to set about serious busi- ness, wining a bet with Mrs. Graham.” “What bet?” Mrs, Lester, evidently used to Mr. Underwood’s little ways, did not appear to resent his defection in the least. “If you are a good. little girl and keep all the rest of the people, es- pecially Dicky, away from -here for ways.” He .bent closer to me, his eyes hold- | ing mine. He spoke slowly, emphati- cally, T shivered. 1 felt the sudden | momentary dread of this man I had!} experienced in the afternoon. He ! laughed suddenly, with hearty mis-! chief. “‘Scared you stiff tat time, didn’t I1? Do you know I thought tae melo- dramatic stuff would get you. I score one. - You'd better light one of thes I can recommend the brand, and it's mighty fine for the nerves.” T looked haughtily at him, but be- fore I could open my mouth he began humming: - “Everybody's doing it, doing it, do- | gained THE POPULAR TRICORN | IS EVER WITH US This chic hat was made to ga with a seal brown worsted suit. The ma- terials used were seal velvet of best auality, while two sparrows made of fur were induced to perch on the right side. The effect is modish and durable, it against my lips, With his other hand he struck a match. “There,” he said, lighting the end nearest to aim, “now just draw in your breath and you'll be a smoker before You know it.” The familiarity, the persistence of the man, made me furious. I forgot that he was my guest, that he was Dicky’s friend. I sprang to my feet, pushing him away from me violently. The cigarette fell to the floor, but on the way the lighted end grazed his hand. He uttered a muttered exclam- ation, and I rejoiced that he had sui- fered even so slight an inconvenience. “Mr. Underwood,” T said tensely, ‘will you please understand once for all that I do not smoke, nor do I mean to learn? Will you also allow me to tell you that I do not like you, and that the language you have heen using toward me is extremely distasteful to me.”" I had spoken purposely in a low tone so as not to attract the attention of the others. If T had thought to dis- turb Harry derwood, however, I had been greatly mistaken . He looked at me as I spoke through half-closed eyes, with his lazy, exasperating smile. “Very pretty, very spirited, my lady, but it doesn’t bother me. ‘Stic and stones'-——you know the rest of it-" MAY ROBSON MAKES GREAT “AUNT MARY” The Robson of popularity that in pr Anne Warner land comedy, “The Rejuven of Aunt Mary” will undoubtedly insure a large attendance at the Lyceum Thanksgiving matinee and night, where she will present an elaborate farewell revival of the delicious old , supported by a company of ar- including Jack Story, Fred Trow- ridge, Cyphers Weaver, Harold Hu- bert, John Rowe, Lester Wallace, George ¥. Hall, Harry Jones, Eliza- beth Warren, Emily Lorraine, Edith Conrad, Lotta Blake, Lilllan Kalber, Ida Laurence and H. D. McKees. Seats now selling. PARSONS’ THEATRE—Harford TONIGHT ELSIE FERGUSON In the Gripping Play May ations ing it.” I looked around my living room. The alr was already heavy with the scent of the cigarettes. The men were all smoking. Lillian Gale was consuming one after anotaer, while even little Mrs. Lester was toying with one. She looked like a litle girl playing at smok- ing a corn silk cigarette. All Alone, Indeed. But before my guests had ever s rived I ad madesmy decision concern- ing smoking. T had smoked my [lirst cigarette with Dicky at his earnest re- quest, almost his command. But it had been against all my principles and prejudices; I had done it only to please Dicky, and in the seclusion of our home: Not for worlds would I repeat the experience in the presence of other people, especially at the Dbehest of " a man I hated. “Well!” Harry Underwood's face still held his mocking smile as he held out the case toward me. “T am sorry”’—I tried to speak cour- teously—'but T do not smoke.” “I know that. But you are going to try one with me. The combination of a cigarette and your mouth is some- thing I should like to see.” His words were almost the same as Dicky hag used when he had begged me to smoke. I had faintly resented them in Dicky. From the lips of this man they were an offence. How I wanted to tell him what 2 1 really thought of him. But my tongue was tied by the knowledge that he was Dicky’s friend. I foresaw all so of disagreeable possibilities in the fu- ture if Harry Underwood kept up this tone he was adopting toward me. He was waiting for an answer. He “OUTCAST” Prices—25¢c to $2.. Seats selling. Wednesday, Nov. 24—Mat. and Night MAY ROBSON In a Grand Farewell Revival of “The Rejuvenation of Aunt Mary” Prices—Night, 25c¢ to $1.5 nee, 25c to $1.00. nee, 50c. Seats r 00 Seats at Mati- 1y. ' FOOT GUARD HALL Hartford. WEDNESDAY EVEN AT 8:15 PADEREWSKI PRICES $1.00, $1.50, $2.00 and $2.50. Ticket sale opens Wednesday v 24, at Watkins Bros., Inc. Street, Hartford. Mail orders accompanied by check or money order filled prior to open- ing of public sale. G, DEC. LAST TIME TONIGHT Hilda Spong, In “DIVORCED” “PINCUS AT THE BAT” Reel Hilariousty Funny Comedy 2 still bent toward me, the cigarette case in his fingers. I had never been so ill at ease in my life. T did not dare an- swer him as I wished, and as I told myself he deserved. If I had I should have forbidden him ever to speak to me again. On the other hand, if T gave him a courteous answer, he would be encouraged to annoy me further. the rest of the cvening, I-will tell you. It Is a great secret,” he re- turned. Suddeniy he took ‘a cigarette from Coming Tomorrow MARY MILES MINTER —In— MY OF STORK’S NES/] ) Now Appearing JOSEPHINE DAVIS Ragtime Character Comedienne the case, and bending forward, placed | j8 | Mati- | JOSEPHINE DAVIS - matinee and evening. | formerly i comedies will also be shown. Thursday Is Thanksgiving Make it a day long to be remembered—Iet the en- tire Family gather around your table for a feast of good things and a joyous re-union. New Clothing of US—and forget until after Thanks- ® 0 00 000000000000 00000 00O 00000000000 SIMPLY SAY CHARGE IT” giving. OVERCOATS $10, $12, $14 And Upward to $35.00 MEN’S $10, $12, $14 And Upward to $30.00 Women’s Wear COATS SUITS DRESSES .... MILLINERY WAISTS SHOES BOYS’ 687663 MAIN STREET HARTFORD. AND GIRLS’ 1 » Get your SUITS 1 ] up up i uoooocolooooooqooooocoooc-v“ CLOTHING RN SCORES HIT AT FOX'S Josephine Davis who bills herself the Queen of Ragtime and Character melodies scored one of the biggest hits of her career last night at Fox's with her ragtime arrangement of popular numbers. An Irish medley gave her | an excellent start. Her second num- ber “Old Home Town’ won her much applause, but it was left for her He- brew character number to score for her one big hit. This number is a gem and Miss Davis put it over in good shape. For an encore she sung a patriotic song with the s bearing on the hyphenated Americans which Do you ever feel buried alive? Do you ever feel as if you were crushed and suffocated and held down by a rou- tine of little monotonous duties or pleasyres that are well enough in themselves but that don’t seem to be getting you anywhere? was also well received. { Tomorrow and Thursday ushers in | Mary Miles Minter in “Emmy of Stork’s Nest” from the novel of the| same name by J. Breckenridge Ellis. | The latest chapter of “Neal of the Navy” as well as several single reel Hilda Spong in “Divorced” a five act drama of everyday life, “Pincus at the Bat” a hilariouslp funny comedy in two acts and other photo-plays will be shown for the last time tonight. Those who have not made reserva- tions for seeing “The Birth of a Na- | tion,” D. W. Griffith’s mighty spec-) tacle, which is coming for a full weeks engagement commencing with Monday November 29, matinee, With matinees daily, had better secure their seats now. The box office will be oben for the convenience of the patrons and the out of town folks from 9 a, m., to | 9:30 p. m., when reservations can be made. HARRY LAUDER AT PARSONS’ THEATER Elsie Ferguson, under the direction of Charles Frohman, Klak & Er- langer, will be seen at the theater this evening in “Outcast, play in four acts by Hubert Henry Davies. May Robson, whose delightful tal- ents for comedy and pathos have made for her a wide circle of admir- ers will be a visitor to the Parsons theater tomorrow, matinee and night, in a revival of her laughing succes “The Rejuvenation of Aunt Mary. Her supporting company includes Jack Story, Paul Decker, Paul Horn- ing, John Rowe, William J. Dyer, | George I°. Hall, Lester Wallace, Har- | ry Jones, Elizabeth Warren, Emily | Lorraine, Edith Conrad, Lotta Blake, Lillian Kalber, Ida Laurence, Wi liam McKee, Harold Robinson and Louis Bouton. Harry Lauder Parsons theater will on be seen at the Thanksgiving | Mr. Lauder is | making his eighth annual tour of America and not only is it the longest tour he has made but everywhere he has appeared he has more than equal- led the favor with which he was Every once in awhile I get a let- ter from some friend who is evi- dently suffering from the “buried { alive” feeling (though she doesn’t eall it that), and who asks me what to do for it. “I seem to have stopped growing,"” one friend says. “I don't seem to be getting where,” is the plaint of another. “Im In A Rut.” “I'm in a rut,” says a third. I suspect this is a state of mind in which all but those intensely alive people who are always growing and developing and those half alive people who are too well satisfied with them- selves to notice that they aren’t grow- ing, sometimes get. It's a good thing to feel buried alive. Of course it's a painful sensa- tion, but it's one of those pains that are growing pains of character. They show vour soul is still alive. Bet- ter be buried alive (when you can get out by making the effort) than buried dead How to get lots of ways Get Out And Meet New People. Exert yourself to meet some new people. Or refurbish some of those worth-while old friendships that ou've let get dull and tarnished. And when you meet folks, old ac- quaintances or new, open your mind to them. There’s something inter- esting about them; try to get at it any- out? Well, there's every one of his performances. The vaudeville will include the Al Golem Troupe of sixteen dancers, acrobats and comedians; Mlle. Lucille and her talking cockatoo; Selwyn Driver, and his humorous and novel piano special- tv; Dave Genarao and Isabella Jason, in a series of dances and Albert Don- nelly, the silent humorist in shadow- graphic art. OLD HOMESTEAD AT POLI'S THEATER The personnel of the Poli Players is well adapted to an excellent pres- entation of Denman Thompeson’s ““The 0ld Homestead,” the Thanksgiving received and that means hundreds have been turned away at week production, opening with today's matinee. Buried Alive instead of talking about your own interests. Another pointer—you an meet new personalities in many ways besides through the conventional”so~ cial channel, The man who fixes your furnace may be able to present yvou with a new point of view on life that will help stir you out of your torpor, if you will gilve him a chance. Take up some definite course of reading or some new study. Learn Spanish or French or typewriting, or study astronomy or biology. - Read biographicals and be stimu- lated thereby (my favorite specific.) Go To School- If there is any college or night school or anything of the sort In your vicinity, take up a course there;, this is better than an individual course of study as it brings yous In contact with people. Give some definite portion of your' time to social work in some one of the many agencies, Church, settlement house, etc., which are always glad o such help. Get A Hobby. = Take up some hobby, like raising bees or mushrooms or chickens. Na- ture is always ready to interest and in- struct you, Take up some definite form of phy- sical exercise. It may be that your, mind needs attention. I know of a, woman who took singing lessons shin- ply to develop her chest and gained immensely in strength and health thereby. =Y The world in this day and genera- tion is “so full of a number of things, I'm sure we should all be as happy as kings.” And I'm sure none of us has an excuse for remaining burled alive one day after we recognize our sad condition. - ey e o The Poli company is particularly fortunate in having the type required for the role of Joshua Whitcomb and John Elis is sure to add to his local popularity in his delineation of this character. ~ Mr. Hollingsworth *will be seen in the role of Happy Jack and Miss Farr will be Annie Hop- kins. Forest Seabury will have the role of Cy Prime. The cast numbers twenty-two play- ers, so the full strength of the play- ers will be used, augmented by the addition of several new people. “The Old Homestead" quartet will be heard and James Thatcher's song, written for the occasion and dedicated to®he| play, “The Old Homestead,” will b sung for the f time. Beats for, Poli's are always on sale a week fin| advance of every performance, a