New Britain Herald Newspaper, December 17, 1915, Page 16

NEW BRITAIN DAILY HERALD News for Theater Goers and Women Readers Nights—One Matinec ¥ar, Dec. 18 Yon Have Heard of You Have Read of Now See R. & MRS. VERNON Ilow Dicky Won His Model. There was a long silence dining room of the after Dicky had an artist sketched in the vieinity. M man and her beautiful er, 1 Draper stared at him with some hid- den emotion which we could not read. Dicky and I were too much astonished at their reception of his remark to say anything. Finally, Miss Draper picked up the serving tray, and hurried into the | Litchen. Mrs, Gorman wiped her eves as she saw her departure. “You mustn’t think we're queer, she said at length. you're-saying you were an brought ail her trouble back to Grac J-oor girl” Mrs. Gorman's eves threat- ened to overflow again. “If it wouldn’t trouble much, tell us about it Dicky's gentle, inviti “Perhaps conld help you.’ T looked at him curiously. vi- dently Dicky regarded this opportun- ity as a direct intervention of Provi- dence, From the moment he had caught sight of Miss Draper in the Pennsylvania railroad station in New in the “Shakespeare casually said who often you 100 voice we me about her beauty and grace, say irg she was just the type he wished for a set of illustrations he had heen commissioned to do. The coincidence of finding her in (his quaint iittle heuse to which we had been directed as & place where we could secure au dinner had whetted his interest in Ler. T had a sudden ift premoni tion that I should see much of N Draper, altogether too much, I the Photo Play Story of myself, leir Own Remarkable Lives “I don’t think anybody can help. HE WHIHI_ flF I.lFE” Mrs. Gorman shook her head sadly. “You see, ever since Grace was a - X wold baby, almost, she has wanted to draw things. T brought her up. 1 was the oldest and she the youngest of NGS twelve children, and our mother died soon after she was born. I was mar- vied shortly afterward, and from the time she could hold a pencil in her hands she has drawn pictures on everything she could lay her hands on. In school she was always at the | head of her class in drawing, but there was no money to give her any lessons, so she didn't get Since she left school she been planning every way to save money enough to go to an art school, bhut great success”—] PRICES—EVEN Lower Floor . Sun hlance hllery SAT. MAT. ONLY 9 Seats Lower Floor. . .5 hlance Lower Floor and Balcony . 5 .25¢ LI, SEATS RESERVED— Sale Wednesday at Crowell’s Drug Store The Amazing Offer. Gorman paused only Having broken her reserve emed unable to stop talking. She went into a dressmaking shop | as soon as she left school—I had | tnught her to sew beautifullv—think- ! ing she could earn - money enough | when she had learned her trade to | have a term in ar art school. But her health broke down at the sewing, and T had her home here a year T remembered the remarkable ap- pearance of costly attire Miss Draper | had achieved when we «aw her in the | station. This, then, was the solution. She had made them all herself! | “Then she got another position.” Mrs. Gorman's voice faltered. n- tuitively T felt that there was thing about this last position that the clder sister did not approve. sust as she was getting somewhere the firm failed on account of the war and e she came home this morning, clear discouraged the first time T Dramas cver saw her e up hope. 3 use, Kate, she said to me today. i i going to give it all up, and get | in a store somewhere if T can.’ i i Mrs, breath, che to take KEENEY'S TONIGHT. e in “PUPPET CROWN Lubin Feature. “THE RIGHTS OF MAN” Other Good T'm a High Class Vaudeville- Miss Draper came into the room in time to last words. hear AMrs. Gorman’s She walked swiftly (o side, her eyes blazing. “Kate,”” she said, her voice low but tense with emotion. “Why are vou troubling these strangers with my affairs?” Before Mrs. Gorman Dicky interposed. “Just a minute, please,” he said au- | thoritatively. “As it happens, Miss | Draper, T am in a poesition to make a proposition to yvou concerning em- ployment which will provide you with a comfortable income, and at the same time enable you to pursue your studies.” Mrs. Gorman uttered an ejaculation of joy, but Miss Draper said nothing, | cnlv looked steadily at him. Smh hool.” T said to myself. “She has learned to distrust men, and to doubt any proposed kindness. “I have been commissioned to do a = 5 — | ret of illustrations,”’ Dicky went on, 9 EATER in which the central figure is a young Hartford | tume, such as you h: Week. Matinees Daily. | 'cen unable to find » POLI PLAYERS model for the pictures. allow me to say so you are just the E MAN FROM MEXICO | type T wish for the drawing: If vou Matinees, 10c, 20¢ will pose for them T will give you $30 Evenings, 10c, 20c, 30c, sis PARSONS’ | I HEATRE—Hartford Hay & Sat,, Dec. 17-18—(Mat. Sat.) o Distinguished English actress, MRS. PATRICK CAMPBELL h Her Complete London Company Bernard Shaw's Delightful Romance “PYGMALION” ghts, 25c to Seats on sale, could answer h G. 2: prices: to $1.50. THE CASTLES ARE COMING! and buy vou a monthly commutation ticket from Marvin so that you will ! have no expense coming or going. ! There are several artist friends of { mine who have been looking for a 1i0del of your type. [ think you could safely count upon an income of $40 or $50 a week after you get siarted. 1 know there are several other drawings I have .in mind in which T could use you.” 50c. DANCING SATURDAY NIGHT ELECTRIC HALL osenlof’s Orchestra of Hartford | ADMISSION 25 CENTS “I Accept Glad Mrs. Gorman had attempted to speak two or threc times while Dicky was explaining his proposition, but Miss Draper had silenced her with a gesture. Now, however, she would not be denied. ““A model!” she shrilled excitedly. *You're not insulting my sister by asking her to be a model, are you? Why Td rather see her dead than have her do anything so shamele What the Piano Would Say. Tit-Bits.) 0o Miss Banger played for fhe claims that she can make Hano speak.” _“Well, T'll bet if it spoke it 7; "“'oma.n, you ha~ played (From you the would me REVELATIONSOF A WIFE By ADELE GARRISON “But T suppose | ar\ist.y York in the morning he had raved to | something always hinders.” | ‘Tt's no job | her | girl has had lessons in a hard | /a‘ o 2 “Kate, kéep quiet. know whfit vou are Draper’s voice calm, but it quieted immediately. e it you do not mean—figure She hesitated before the voord ever so slightly. | Oh! no, nothing of the Dicky hastened to reassure her. s | the ability to wear clothes well, with | a certain air, that T especially want.” | “And what do you mean by an op- portunity to go on with my “studies The girl was really superb. With i1the prospect of more money than T knew she had ever had before, she yet could stand and bargain for the fhing which to her was far more than money. Show me some of your drawings,” spoke abruptiy. She went swiftly upstairs, in a moment with two large portfo- 1o These she spread out before Nicky on the table, and he examined the drawings v carefully, T felt very much alone, out or all Dic noticed, I have been there at all, “Not bad at all,” was Dicky's ve cict. “Indeed, some of them are di tinctly good. Now I'l] tell you what 1 will @do,” he said, turning to Miss Draper. “Until you find out what time you.can give o an art school, T will give vou what little help I c in your wor If you can be quiet, ind T think you can, you may work in my studio at odd times when you are not posing. What do you think of it “Think of it!” long breath. “I gradly.” ALFRED CROSS OPENS WITH “UNDER COVER” You do not talking about!™ was low and her older sister i in Hartford and have made their returning OVERCOATS of it. might not FINE SHOES MACKINAWS RAINCOATS SHIRTS Miss Draper drew a accept your offer Alfred Cross. Lyceum theater ernoon who returns to the on Christmas aft- at the head of his own com- | pany, is one of the biggest favorites | ever known in New Britains' theartri- | cal history. ~ Mr. Cross needs 1o in- | ORI SR NEI® ZIIN: AL 2 AL W - IN: B = > L4 vicinity may enjoy sele~tion Sensible Gifts for Men SUITS SOFT AND STIFF HATS TR OlUSERS SWEATERS UMBRELLAS NECKWEAR ETC., ETC. Choose Your Gifts Now and Pay Later That enjoyable privileze goes with our famous “Charge Account” which every honest person if they come t{o this store and say “Charge It" after they Sensible Gifts for Women STYLISH COATS 5 NOBBY SUITS CHIC WINTER WAISTS PETTICOATS MILLINERY SKIRTS SHOES STREET AND EVENING DRESSES UMBRELLAS RAINCOATS ETC., ETC. Fine Furs $2.98 Up. Gifts for the Young Folks CHILDREN’S FUR SETS GIRLS’ COATS GIRLS’ DRESSES GIRLS’ HATS BOYS’ SUITS AND OVERCOATS MACKINAWS SWEATERS ETC, ETC., ETC. THE CAESAR M1SCH STORE 687—695 MAIN STREET S SOt S 7/4,74.’\';,'{:/?{’!'.”/"@" PO AR R Y (S ST (i (e e e (TS some- | “Rut | ALFRED CROSS. | troductions, ! cally he stanc l.ong hefore knew the popular leading was imbibing all that from such organizations Theater,” of New York he was ociated with as Julia Marlowe, . H. nie Russell, Guy RBates Post. | Wynne Mathison, etc. In his L | engagements he has been with | I ske, Taurette Taylor and ! ! of fame. ! i h ross bears a personality that ; | | i ocially and | New ever | he wiis “The New | city, where such art Sothern t. amiable, kindly and | discriminating, with a wonderful of refinement. He has nor | accomplished things the | | dramatic world, hn pianist he | excels. In New Britain many | cial occasion has been made ! pleasant by his pianologue: | play a season unlimited in its length, opening on Christmas afternoon i Stephen Danby in “Under Cover.” Mr. | Cross has just playved the part =zt Hamilton, Ontario, where he has heen | leading man for twenty weeks, clos- ing with the Temple Players there to come to Manager Lynch at the Ly- ceum theater |BIG FOUR FEATURE . . . AT KEENEY'S TONIGHT Two big photoplay “The Rights of Man,"” Crown™ will form sense lonly ! hig in as a mora He will Mr. and Mrs, Vernon Castle SOMETHING WORTH | WHILE AT LYCEUM and M Vernon Castle, the wttractions, and “Puppet the principal part of the “movie” program at Keeney's!ot Life,” which is | tonight. “The Rights of Man' is «a I.yceum next Saturday and Sunday | Lubin Big Four feature and is be- | with matinee Saturday, when inter { lieved to be the biggest screen offering | viewed on the question of their art that has been billed for the popular |recently said: “Music and dancing playhouse this week. The other fea- :are born in every human being. Some ture is a five reel drama in which Ina ‘' people develop these traits and others Claire and Carlyle Blackwell appeared ; without deliberately intending to do in the leading roles when it was so stifle them and unconsciously rob enacted before the camera. { themselves of lots of opportunity for The principal photoplay attractions | personal joy and happiness to them- for next week are Bosworth's “Odys- | selves. It is almost an absolute es- sey’” to be shown Monday and Tuesday | sential nowadays that men and Mary Pickford in “Rags,” Wednesday | women should know how to dance. and Thursday and Pauline Frederick |[7'he great educational authorities have in “Sold” Friday and Saturday. { recognized the fact. It Thé Five Posing Warriors have made a most vorable impression on | the patrons during the week. Their | act is novel in character and it} pleases the most dis(-rimin:\ling.i‘ George and Girtie Dupree are song : and dance entertainers of (‘xl'v])lionilli ability. ars of the photo-play story lives, “The Whirl coming to the their own romanti inabyhood stage and give it something or do something that pleases, and the child will dance with glee. That is the time that parents should begin Then is when they should be put in scence modegn dancers in the world : of is perfectly | natural for people to find expression ' 1 their feelings in music and dancing. | Take the smallest child, almost in the | from “The Whirl of Lif which opens at Lyce um tomorrow. {under instruction for both music and | dancing and as they grow older they { will acquire a proficiency in both arts | without —any ~trouble whatsoever. ! Dancing particularly should be cul- | tivatea use it means so much to !¢very young man and woman. Nothing so disagrceable in these days as to be a wall flower and com- 1elled to sit and look on while others dance. Many boy and girl de- prived of a great deal of pleasure ,simply because their parents ne- glected in their early stages to de- velop qualities that were born in them. Dancing will never die out. It 11ay not last long in its present shape Lut it always exist in some form or other and there will i (lever artists designing and new expréssion and new steps. ing keeps peopie young and or woman should sit down age make a slave of them without a I rote: When men and women realize and accept the fact that their dancing days are really never over they will find out that they keep the Lana of close companionship and ef- ction between themselves and their | children for & much longer time than has been the custom in the pr An- ! other point that should aly be | borne in mind is the physical side. | Irancing keeps the blood in circulation b Dance- no man and let | girls who couldn’t sense | family | had meant is no about it Until Xmas. Two Ways Once time there were have for financial upon a two Christmas. reasons, they celebrate it in the accepted of gift-giving, and as one far aw: from home and the Spirit. This is the way her deprivation. the other girl faced Since she could nét have the Christmas gift giving and the other ceremonies to which #he for the time heing had no home ) ustomed, she felt that she couldn’t celebrate it by festivities and | Néeded a fuller measure » of ehe reunions. | Christmas spirit take their place, 3 re N honio and she flung her heart wide open to e Ul possible manifestation of the and to all he goc cher of the season She walked through the shop windows, enjoving ail wonderful things in them with un appreciation of of the hallmurk That couldn’t ey to istmas a great deal in times past 5 and the deprivation They was correspond- faced it in totally ! | past the that ingly keen. the shops nnd different ways. “Pon’t Mention Christmas To Me! The first told all her friends not to mention Christmas to her. “There s for me this + Lof true soul culture. I don't want to hear | She Pourcd Her Yearning To I'm going to work all day, | Tuto Lettors. just the same asx if it were To all the friends to and I'm going to pretend that have sent December 25th and 1ot Don’t send me cards and Merry Christmas to me if me. isn't Merry Christ- | will and a tenderness mas to me.” frustrated vearning to She kept away from the shops, lie- | the other girl's heart cause the toys and the beautiful | gaj things and the evergreens and the| She made it a point to hear all the holiday crowds forced the thought of | peautiful Christmas music in which Christmas upon her. And when any- | the city where she was working =0 thing pertaining to Christmas ob- ahounded; the day before {hristmas, truded itself willy-nilly upon her, ghe went out and mingled with the she turned away with a bitter smile. | Christmas crowd fust to get the sgel Two or three friends who knew rhe of Christmas into her. (hristmas ovetous beauty which is one - Glve whom she be any other would naturally zifts wrote Christmas conventional —messages, friendship letters filled letters—not hut with born of gat give, which in had turned to Christmas. don’t you real say od It see was alone in the city graciously in- Fye she lit her candles, woad the vited her to their homes and she ¢hut | Chrigt story and listened to the careh her heart against their gracion®|gingere with a heart brimful of ten- thoughtfulness and refused. der memories and eweet sephy anll So. because she could not ha Rt Lt stian snirtt the kind of Christmas to which rhe | mporc are mans had been used, she shut Christmas al- | cprictmas cannot be together out of her heart and = Shall we Al up the door. bitterness, or with a A Fuller Measure Of The Christmis | of the true Christms of to it void me; whom ue what the fuller ¢ spirit? £~ - ol o O T long life because it nourishes and locked Wi nure &nd there would be much less of rheu- | n atism and kindred diseases among | svstains all those factors in the d0- middle-adged an dolder people if they [ man system that thrive only by such would keep up their dancing instead | encouragement and attention. Dance of relegating themselves to the b and be happy—dance and live long, yund of society in the morri that should be the motto of every man rocking chair. And it will heln ! and woman. pro- mere .