New Britain Herald Newspaper, February 2, 1916, Page 4

LYCEUM The Theater of Distinction— The Best Plays For the Best People In the Best Theater. Week of Jan. 31 The Alfred Cross Players IN Geo. M. Cohan’s mysteriou comedy in prologue (2 act an epilogue. “I'Keyst ¥ Baldpate GET YOUR Night, 10c, 20c, 30c, 5dc Seats at Crowell’s Drug Store TONIGHT in of “The Mary Second Episode e Case Mason in “The Card.” John Fatal FRIDAY. “The THURS. AND Big War Drama, Nation’s Peril.” FRIDAY -AND veet in “The SAT. Blanche cret Sin. High Class Vaudeville SEATS NOW, Same Prices, Matinee 10¢, 20¢ o s Our Siogan NOT QUANTITY AND TOMORROW Griffith, pr h and Dolly, in “THE LILY AND THE ROS a domestic problem play in 5 intenscly interesting acts. “Ieystone present, Murray, and the : Jeystone Cops, in C“THE GREAT VACUUM v ROBBERY,"” &' roaring reel comiedy that - should L you Iaughing from start finish. w. PARSONS® | FIHEATRE—Hartfor ALL THIS WEEK P Most Wonderful Play in America EXPERIENCE” ove Story of Youth and the Temp- | tatlons He Meets in Quest of Fame and Fortune. PRICES—Nights and Sat. Mat., 25¢ 1.50; Bargain Mat. Wed., 25¢ Seats Selling. Charles famous Keystone kkeep to d to $1 fenu for Tomorrow £ Breakfast e Fricd Eggs Beaten Biscuits ofled Ric: Crei Baked Bean Salad Cheese Sandwiches Stewed Prunes Tea Biscuit Chocolate Dinner Potato Soup Beef Stew with Dumplings Spinach in Bread Boxes BEgg Salad Queen Mab Pudding Coffee heese rdwiches—Three pnfuls Roqueford cheese, poonfuls butter, one-quarter pnfui salt, dash of réd peppe poonful olive oil. Mix all oth paste with the flat point of a on toasted slices of e and spread . espoonful powdered custard, one half cupful two tablespoonfuls sugar, ter pound macaroons, scme an, one-half cupful milk. lve gelatine in the milk it into the custard, macaroons into a mold with pf the jam between; them and set aside a little cream. till firm, one ta- ieen Mab Pudding—One heaping gelatine, sherry add sugar. pour sher: Turn in the custard mi am table- tea- one into one one apri- and a lit- y News for Thea NEW, BRITAIN DAILY HERALD, WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 2, 1916. ter Goers an Y Lo REVELATIONSOF A WIFE By ADELE How Madge Managed Her rrands and Her Telephone Call to Jack. The telephone booths the drug store nearest apartment were cccupied, and people were waiting for the occupants to leave. Should I wait my turn here before tele- phoning Jack or should I do my other crrands first, trusting that I should have better luck at the drug store near the florist’s? | A glance at the | huriying from the | minutes to eleven! I through my errands in our clock sent store. must breathless] me Five hurry if | my mother-in-law. The delicatessen shop was first on my way As I entered the door I suw that the little shop was almost crewded. The smiling proprietor, his vife, and a neat looking girl, evident- ¥y their daughter, were around filling orders with celerity, 1 intensely dislike trying to get waited on out of turn but my sense of haste made me timidly essay it “Have you any half-nint bottles of cream? I tossed the auestion cver the heads of three women at wonderful | the wife of the proprietor. “'Oh, yes, ma’am. Plenty “I have other errands, and am a great hurry. Will you please have a bottle ready for me on my return? Here is the money.” “Surely, ma’am. name?” “Mrs, Graham.” As I left the shop I was conscious of the zlares of the women waiting to be served. Why i it that the average woman always c es a figuratively chip on her | shoulder? The florist's shop was a further on. I found a number customers there also. There was | nothing for me to do but to wait my turn, for if I left the store to seek a ! telephone, new customers might take my “turn.” Errands and Flowers. I walked around the store looking at the display of blossoms in the big #lass cases. I knew what I wanted for my dining table, a cluster of | daffodils and narcissus, I could still visualize the delicate beauty of the blossoms Dicky had brought me for our first chafing dish supper. He had rummaged in the kitchen closet until he had found an old brown crock ‘Into which he had put the fAowers, 1 had not believed until I} saw the effect that flowers could be so beautiful in a setting so common- Flace. It was just the note needed to complete the dining room with its Gull’ green paper. There were some magnificent roses in the case, but as I knew their price must be prohibitive I decided to get some pink carnations for the mantel and table in the living room. “What can I do for you, madam A salesman stood at my elbow. In 1y admiration of the flowers I had not noticed that my turn had come. “How much are the daffodils?"” “Fifty cents a dozen. They cspecially fine today.” “And the narcissus? “Thirty-five cent 1 was astonished the flowers. ‘1 will take a dozen and a each,” 1 said quickly, “and T ike to look at some carnations, cnes preferabl ‘Yes, madam, right here, case and taking out some pink L.oauties. ‘They are unusually cheap togay, only 75 cents a dozen. I reflected a moment. A half-dozen would do for the small vase on the mantel, while the bowl on the table would take at least a dozen and a Lalf to make any ‘showing. “Two dozen of these,” 1 decided, then began to consider the hardest auestion of all, what blossoms to put in my mother-in-law’s room. I had no inkling of her tastes, of what flower she preferred, or of whether she cared for flowers at all. But the sight of some beautiful long- emmed sweet peas made my de- cision for me. No woman on earth could resist these blossoms, I told myself. “How much are the sweet peas?” “Thirty-five cents a bunch.” “I will take two bunches. Now if you will add some sprays of aspara- gus fern, and do .my purchases up quickly, 1 shall be very grateful. I am in great haste.” “Very well, madam.” He gathered the flowers up and hurried to the counter where a pretty girl was put- ting flowers in boxes. “Will you please hurry thig order?” I heard him ask her, and saw_her quick nod and’smile of response. But while my sense of justice com- pelled me to admit that the girl with deft fingers .packed the flowers as quickly as it was possible for any one | to do so, vet it seemed hours before ‘the salesman came to me with a large green box'and 'my. change: “Three-forty-eight; three-fifty five—thank you, madam. Good-day His bow was. really courtly. I looked at the clock I' hurried | out. Twenty minutes after eleven! The train would reach the station at half after eleven. But Dicky had g¢aid that his mother was fussy about ber baggage, so that would delay them. What was it he had said about the time of their arrival at the apartment: “If the train is on time we ought { to be here within a half-hour after it gets in. That would bring us here about 12 o'clock. But those trains are often late.” “Twelve o’clock, if the train gets in on time,” I mused. That give: me plenty of time, after all.” What is the block of are dozen.” at the cheapness of half of would pink opening four, Serve At the delicatessen store I was de- | layed but a moment. The proprictor 1 expected to be back in time to greet | bustling | | wait that seemed an eternity to in | | faced GARRISON looked inquiringly at me as I | orposite to the counter. “Mrs. Graham,” 1 answered his look. “You have a bottle of cream for me.” 5 came ! “‘Oh, yes, ma’'am. Here it is.”” and a neatly wrapped bottle was passed t2 me across the counter. i i A Surprising Realization. i As I entered the drug store again 0y spirits rose. One of the booths was empty. I deposited the cream and the box of flowers on a counter near the booth, and took my muff ard purse in with me. Slipping the cord of my muff and the chain of my purse over my right wrist I took down the receiver with my left hand. The depositing of the nickel was a matter of some diffi- culty, hampered as I was by the muff and purse, but I finally got it in, and heard central's familiar, “‘Number?” “Stuyvesant, 4698." The connection was quickly made, and it was but a moment before I heard a sleepy sounding voice, “Hotel Aibert.” ‘Mr. Bickett.” There was a clink, and then a long me Mr. Jack Bickett, please, crouchen in the booth. Suppose Jack were not there! I would have no opportunity to tele- phone him. I felt that T could not stand it if T were not able to talk’ with him be- fore he left for the war. Never in my life had my brother-cousin meant so much to me as he did now that I the prospect of losing him forever, TRIAL OF “MARY PAGE” IS SECIND EPISODE The big court room scene with the beginning of the trial of Mary Page under for murder will be feature of the second episode in “The Strange Case of Mary Page,” the big photoplay attraction to be shown at Keeney’s tonight. The chapters which will be shown on the screen to- night are full of dramatic possibilities and they give big opportunities to Henry B. Walthall and the principals in the star cast play ing the various roles. The story is running daily in the Herald and the many readers who are following it will no doubt be anxious to see it acted on the reen. They have an opportunity to see the second part to- night. The other feature on the ‘“‘movie” program tonight in the big dramatic suce “The Fatal Card,” John Ma- son and Hazel Dawn heading the cast. This picture, which is a big Froh- man production, will also be shown tomorrow. It is in five parts Thursday and Friday the sensation- al war drama, “The Nation's Peril,” will be shown as this week's Big Four special. “The Secret Sin,”” presented by Blanche Sweet argl a select com- pany, is billed for ¥riday and Sat- urday. The Follies of 1916 an entertaining musical ocmedy, tops the vaudeville program. Royal Laperl, the singing blacksmith and Dave Thurston, min- strel man, also appear in pleasing arrest a | specialties. THE GREAT VACUUM ROBBERY AT FOX'S Charles Murray will he seen as a dime novel detective, the ludicrous false alarm sleuth in the latest Key- | stone comedy which will e shown at Fox’s today and * tomorrow ‘“The Great Vacuum Robbery." A pair of dime novel detectives, blunders and mistakes and their specialty, Slim Summerville Charles Murray devise a novel bank, Louise Fazenda .... B. Kennedy Landlord of Hotel, astonished at the weird guests that register there, Harry Booker -Dixic Chene A Pair of scheme Crook: to rob a His Davghter o Cashier gf bank, crooks hornswog- gle him at first, but he gets his revenge later . ... Whalen Trask Robbery of a bank by a new comic method and laughable complications ensuing when amateur detectives get on the trail of the crooks are amazingly shown in this newest comedy. Xd. Kenvedy and Louise Fazenda, the crooks conceive a brilliant idea of looting the bank with the aid of a vacuum cleaner and the running down of the thieves forms a most amaz- ing and delightful two reel comedy. It will amuse everybody because it i based on an unusually novel idea, which is executed with extraordinary skill and recklessness of possible con- sequences to life and limb on-the part of the prformers. T conjunction with comedy offering, D. W. Griffith sents Lillian Gish supported by zika Dolly, the famous Broadway dancer in “The Lily and the Rose, a five part photodrama dealing with the external sex probiem. This story this great qualied approval of the Fox patrons as it is graphic and true to life. There will be several single reels of careful selection that will frame one of the best programs offered in some time. Slay peasant fashions and e broideries arc likely to he a striking feature in half-season tailored suits. I already had a nickel in my hand. | Edna Mayo, | should meet with the popular and un- | (Copyr OF MARY PAGE”| zht 1915 by the McClure publications) “THE STRANGE CASE | Read these episodes, each com- i pletc in six insertions. See them acted on the motion picture screen at the Kceney Theater. EPISODE II. In an instant the whole room was on its feet, surging forward toward | the dock, and the sobs of the maid were echoed by more than one wom- an among the spectators, where sym- pathy for the time ran high, though the pendulum swayed back when someone said shrilly with a derisive laugh: “She’s Page a good actress, is Mary But the judge's gravel quelled the excitement and the dire threat back of his curt words that unless there was order in the court he would clear the room, was like oil upon the troubled waters of the sea of onlook- ers, and, as Mrs. silence knelt they sat in hushed Page and Langdon beside the unconsclous form of the slim young ,prisoner, bathing her temples and chafing her wrists until the momentary respit of nullity for- sook her and she opened her eyes to the suffering of reality. At the sight of the fear on Langdon’s and her mother's face, however, she struggled bravely to regain her self-control, and when the clerk called the next witness, she was again in her chair. Very white jand wan, but erect, her pallid lips set firmly to hold back the threatening tides of emotion and weariness that were sweeping over her. The drumming in her ears and the little waves of nausea that are the aftermath of a fainting fit made events blurred to her for a little time, and it was with @ start of surprise that she recognized in the new wit- ness her erstwhile leading man. The mere sight of his graceful fig- ure and his boyish face, that handsome juvenile expression that was his stock in trade brought a flood of memories surging over her, and the pity in his eyes made her realiz keenly the difference that fay betw Mary Page the prisoner—and Mary Page the star. His testimony was to a great extent a repetition of what had gone before He had been at the banquet; had seer the boy bring the message to Mi age and had bidden her good nig when she left. A few minutes later both it shocked ! i | | ) i | the sound of the shot had taken him | down the hall with the others and ! into the room where Pollock and | Mary lay—the one dead—the other | unconscious. | “It was 1 who first urged that some- one call the police,” he said in his | well-trained, youthful voice. “T wouid have gone myself but I wanted to be sure first whether I could be of ser vice to Miss Page. “Was that the reason you refused to leave the room when ordered to do so by Detective Farley?’ The prosecutor's voice was dry “I resented his tone, sir,” answer- ed the young actor. “And besides, flushing., “I was her leading man and T felt that it—it was my place to be with her rather than that a lot of strangers should hang about.” , An involuntary smile crossed Lang- don’s lips, but they grew grave again at the next question. “After your ejection by Detective | Farley and Mr. Langdon did you leave the hotel ?” “No, sir. T waited in the hallway in case T was wanted.” Ou re-enter the room s, sir—not immediately, when T heard a confusion of following the re-entry of the detective and Mr. Langdon.” “Could you hear what was said?" The actor flushed and hesitated. and then answered slowly: “Yes, sir—in part.” Y“Will you please repeat what part you heard?" “I heard Mr. Langdon good God, there's only one door she must be some place in here, and the detective said, ‘Well, she's not—you can see that.’ Then Mr. Langdon said, “There's the window—perhaps she's out there—I'll see.’ And his volce ' sounded queer and excited as if he were frightened, and the detective said, ‘No—nothing doing on that, sir —just remember, Mr. Langdon, that as vet I've no way of knowing whethoer that shot was fired hefore or after you entered this room!" “Did Mr. Langdon reply?” : “Yes.; he said, ‘You damn fool what do vou mean? But just then the police came up and ran in, and I went on in with them, and the ‘otective shouted, ‘Some of you go Hwh' that fire-escape and hunt for a irl in an evening gown without ei- ther cloak or hat—and one of you keep vour eye on this man Langdon “he was elther in this room or at door when David Pollock was murder ed!” ” but voic house say, ‘But (Concluding Episode ) (Episode 3 Stars Tomorrow.) i 8893 (With Basting Line and Added Seam Allowance) Child's Dress, 2 to 6 years. The belted frock is a very smart one for little children and this is one of the newest and prettiest developments of the idea. It is a very simple little dress with bodice and skirt portions cut in one, but the belt is passed through openings made for the urpose and its ends disappear under the on~plait. The square collar is charmingly attractive and the neck edge can be gn- ished as it is here or without the collar and simply underfaced. White linen is the material shown here, with the trim ming of linen serge in rose color and a very pretty combination it is, but thisisa dress that can be utilized for wool and for the simple child-like silks as well as for the washable materials. ‘Challis or wool crépe, for example, would be very pretty with trimming of taffeta, and for the girl of six years, a plain taffeta frock would be pretty with trimming of plaid, or, a | plaid frock with trimming of plain. For the 4 year size will be needed, 414 yds. of material 27 in. wide, 235 yds. 36, 214 yds. 44, with 14 yd. 27 in. wide for the trimming. The pattern No. 8893 is cut in sizes i for 2, 4 and 6 years. It will be mailed to any address by the Fashion Depart- ment of this paper, on receipt of ten cents. Daily Fashion Talks BY MAYi{MANTON 8895 (With Basting Line and_ Added Seam Allowance) Bunny Slippers, Small 4 or 6, Medium 8 or 10, rge 12 or 14 years. | What child would fail to welcome bed | | 1 1 | d Women Readers Would You Buy It Again? “THERE'S SOMETHING I never regretted buying,” said a friend of mine the other day. pointing to a book of reference. “Why, if someone should offer me the money I paid for it, I wouldn’t give it up! He sald # with considerable em- phasis. It was evident that he re- garded that as a rather unusual rec- ommendation, It shouldn't be, should it? And yet, when, following the train of thought he had started, I looked my posses- sions over, I was surprised to find how many there were of which I couldn’t say it. Suppose You Could Have Your Money Back. Suppose you could have the money to put the bank reinvest that vou paid for any of your possessions (of course, I except worn-out clothes or anything that you would like to get rid of, not because it is unsatisfactory, but because it is :habby). Aren’t there a good many that you would cheerfully part with? \nd aren't some of {licse posses- sions that you would now gladly spare things t you thought the time of purchase you simply could not be opy without, perhaps made sacri- for, or acquired by spending that you should have saved? Last year I wanted a certain thing with all my heart. My mind was set upon it. and T couldn’t stop thinking about it. It was an extravagance, but thought of a dozen ways to justify in or or furniture, mon slippers as quaint and pretty as these? They are interestingly suggestive of the | bunny, they are warm and cozy and are | ! altogether satisfactory, at the same time | | that they are very simple and easy to { flannel of e make. Any fur plush, fuzz 0 used in simple canton flannel can ! either gray or white, the white of course | | A few stitches of embroide: making the daintier effect. The ears of the white rabbit properly will be lined with pink and the eyes must have a sug- | gestion of pink, for without these bits of color, the bunny will hardly be complete. will suggest : | the mouth and buttons will suggest the tw | of the Hebrew language that has ever | MeSweeney, eyes, so.there is very little labor required, ile the result is sure to be satisfactory. The ribbon that is passed through slashes cut near the top of the shoes holds them in place. For the medium size will be needed, 34 yd. of material 27, 36, or 44 in. wide. | The pattern No. 8893 is cut in three sizes for 4 or 6, for 8 or 10, for 12 or 14, years. It will be mailed to any address by the Fashion Department of this paper; on receipt of ten cents, | STAR AND GARTER SHOW IS BIG HIT | This weelk’s bill at the ater, Hartford, is proving to of the most entertaining burlesque | performances that has appeared in the | popular playhouse this season. The | New Star and Garter Show is the at- | traction and from the time that the curtain ascends in the first act until | the final closing, there is not a dull moment The troupe is readed by Bert Rose | in the role of Lechinsky, a returned Klondiker, and the comedy that is dispensed by this popular comedian, is of a side splitting character. Mr Rose is one of the best delineators Grand the- be one a Capitol City audi- ence. James Coughlin, as Michael owner of a watermelon patch, also offers quaint comedy. His appeared before a i We would stay home evenings more we had it; it would save us money that way, etc, etc. Finally, we That was a year ago. To- ¥ i i in bought it. { day if it were taken out of the house 1 might not realize it was gone SIMPLY SAY RGE 1T STUNNING COATS AT LOWEST PRICES COATS AT ..% 5.98 COATS AT 7.98 COATS AT Coats that formerly sold as high as $22.50. SUITS GREATLY REDUCED $14.75 SUITS, NOW § 5.98 $18. SUITS, NOW 9.98 $24. SUITS, NOW 12.98 THE GAESAR X{1SCH STORE 687-683 MAIN ST HARTFORD § The Desire to Possess Possesses Us. That is the way it is with mani things—we get our heart set wupoi them and the desire to possess them possesses us. Our longing for them i§ soon out of all proportion to our neef of them, or the pleasure they woul actually give us. We become actuall obsessed by them. Sometimes other interests absorb us and we get our minds turned away from the thing and forget it. When we think of it again, our obsessiom not having been fed, has died a nats ural death, and to our surprise we find we can really be quite happy without the coveted possession This is an excellent test to apply to and contehplated extravagance. Put it determinedly out of your mind, for a few months and then see if you want it as much as ever. If you still find you can’t be happy without it, perhaps you have justification for buy- ing it. You Won't Necessarily Be Happy With Because You're Unhappy Without. Tt takes most of us a good share of our lifetime to learn that we won't necessarily be happy with a thing just because we can’t be happy with= out it. And even after we have learned’ that as an fact we often faif to apply it tc -oncrete experiences, Mind you, this is not an exhortation to niggavdliness. It is meant rathef as a hclp to right spending. When T looked over my possessions therd were several I would gladly give upg# not because I had paid too much, but because 1 had paid too little for them, I should buy again and spend more. “Don’t let yourself get happinesy and great possessions confused, bug don’t get niggardliness and happinesy ! mixed, either. it o T i dancing skit in the first act brings forth meritorious applause Too much can not he said for work of Miss Margaret Lee, the prima donna Miss Lee is possessed wonderful soprano voice and her se- lection of pepular Irish melodies at the end of the first scene, is well re- ceived. Lovers of the terpsichorean the { art are afforded an opportunity of see- ing three finished performers in Mr. Colini, assisted by the Misses Williams and Bangor, who execute their act with skill and dexterity. A feature which something ! to burlesque lovers is offered in the the | opening number of the olio, in presentation of “The Great Deluge,’ a living picture, which is a work of art and which brings favorable com- ment from the audience. Miss Ellen Woodrow as the “Aeroplane Girl,” also pleasing. BIG BUSINESS AT THE LYCEUM George M. Cohan’s brilliant tery farce “Seven Key's to Baldpate' is attracting the largest the season of the Alfred Cross Play- er's at the Lyceum. In the first place, Mr is unusually well cast as Wm. Hallo- well Magee, the story writer who goes io ‘“Baldpate Inn” to write a 10,000 word story in. twenty-four hou In fact, the entire company is well cast, the play is elaborately staged. Commencing next Monday, Cross the a new | is. | mys- | audiences of | ceventh, George Broadhurst's cele= hrated play “Bought and Paid For | will receive it's first performance in New Britain, giving Miss Herne an« other big acting part. |“EXPERIENCE” AT PARSONS’ THIS WEEK | The very wonderful popularity that “Experience” has enjoyed in other ities, particularly in Boston and New York, where it has had extraordinary runs, will undoubtedly be repeated . here during the week's run at the Parsons Theater. The advance sale was one of the largest ever known In | Hartford and the attendance so far this week has made a new record for Hartford. There will be a popular | matinee this afternoon and the regu- |lar matinee on Saturday. There is something in “Experience” to inter- est everyone. There are some clever speeches in xperience” and espe- | cially those lines spoken by Expert- ence himself in the gambling den, called the *“Corridor of Chance.” It a good thing for everyone see xperience” because it makes a per- son think, quite unconsciously, —and think in the right direction Maid in America,” the New York Winter Garden spectacular revue, which has been running in New York and Chicago during the past season, comes the Parsons Theater next Monday and Tuesday, with a special matinee Tuesday. is to to