New Britain Herald Newspaper, March 8, 1916, Page 4

NEW, BRITAIN DAILY HERALD. WEDNESDAY, MARCH 8, LYCEUM| The Theater of Distinction— The Best Plays For the Best Peop! In the Best Theater. 11th WEEK o SEASON All This Week The Alfred Cross Player And a Perfect Presentation of Edw. Peple’s Great Varcial Hit in Three Acts — Entitled A PAIR § OF SIXES As played for ninc months at the Icngacre Theater, N. Y., and this scason has four companies on the road. PRICES—Matinee, 10¢ and 20c¢; Night, 10¢, 20c, 30c, 30c. Get seats carly this week, THE Tonight and Thursday Virginia Pearson In “THOU ART THE MAN” “THE STRANGE CASE OF MARY PAC (Seventh Episodc.) B | i i i Friday and Saturday |i Fdna Goodrich In “ARMSTRONG'S t High Class Vaudeville : a i while felt eye Spencer? 1 man. I News for Theate " r Goers and Women Readers REVELATIONSOF A WIFE By ADELE GARRISON There were b of mother-in-law local train a once. 1 comment mi the anything more those side subway I “What moment. T Th ver waited on have abomin in a fied prevented a wished do. We did seals assent. not 1 the on none Lows young their women who the feminine ing, clinging I knew my of assistance, unaccustomed W she would tock her arm firr this strap,” I lcan on me.” Mrs. Graham temptuous men. “In n to bu to to Detr, car. “I do E n rude an old 1 flushed Leard her only and went on Tounger women mented audibly, as if we wer in the this me, also face 1 hs ear. Isn't am not s0 wo hot car At eside “hose n my Junety aken.” Very Muc he genia] face former i 1 We Leave It fo You B} Can the following program be surpassed in excellence by other in New England? 1 any Just read the giganti FOX’S D TOMORROW e a TODAY A Fine Arts Present Woodrufft and Tsuru Aoki, in ““THE BECKONING The Henry i FLAME" his collection of A story of the Orvient that grips and thrills with its dramatic action. A sublime photodrama in 5 acts. | —0— Keystone Presents Comical Joe Jackson, The tramp comedian vaudeville and musical comedy fame, 'n “A MODERN ENOCH ARDEN" of of acts that Four comedy funny. ip-ronring rollickingly i e Special Added Attraction D. W. Griflith's “rOME SWEET HOME” A masterful production in | § acts of pretty sentiment and human heart interest. i tour | 9 | | HEATRE—Hartford | RIDAY & SATURDAY, MAR. 10-11 (Matinee Saturday.) ! PASSING SHOW OF 19157 . Matinee, seats Wednesday. NEXT WEEK Popular Demand “EXPERIENCE.” Prices—Nights and Saturday DMati- ce, to 0: Bargain Matinee, fWednesday, to §1; Seats Friday; fail orders now. ALL Return by 25¢ ANNOUNCEMENT ‘Dr. W. E. Norton wishes to announce that he has re- moved his Dental practice to | IRoom 411, New Britain Nat. Bank Bldg. Tel. 872-2 PERFECTLY PASTEUR 1ZED MILK SEIBERT AND SON, which T vas sure you when and what i his face | of | hauteur that had hoarde, when there vife or a ere livin They had nees, but a vosition before, 1 had vear when aken cars hem. “Why. how do leasure.” Then, mindful aw at m not “Oh, beamingly Mr. vou do my Miss Soer ves!" Mr. a g wo we left the Bickett, mother horrib Te Mrs vour I had a was when T Mr whose narried a man nnocent, and friends enjoy his shiver for Jac 1 akes a burden day “Mrs. to hear this that she never 1 1 thoroughly and M almost out a that T me Lawrenc nore than I was ror get realized v nd that quickly, to stem the torrent his reminisce I did not dar mother-in-law’'s the tens I could and loquacious “You are Lawrence,’ ver Mr. in every mu mistaken ago, ., ing 0 vears brother-cou 1 had except heen brought brother thought of raarried Mr. time ago., now.” and mar tie His I turned to shrinkingly. 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How le from h chief it bu t tar m Miss am him the who, Mrs ma pleasant Ta another st Lawrence!” is 1y added, ny is N im de! kindly-meant acquaintances. t e New nd it she an of the unl I complai there s crowded. nd but mo: were also fall, hol vou will and with t the said u could emain stood.” The men others right rget an a noticed, not Mistaken.” 1 turned, surprised, and looked middle-aged a in at onc with rther wrence city sight I exclaimed, indeed mother-in- “bu longer. no Mr, premonition look the that T the light teasing Man the is ven well-meant He Kk and Bl had i me will he en suited 1 r. Bickett frozen too word must nees. e to face, ion v mu I said 1scle, vour Mr the rying hard mothe my iy (o mine, ‘he > sligh 1 was Mr. orry fe ‘e he hed an race, died aid softly was n at I am ieved vays uch.” Irs desperately until me well you?"”’ trip in lo bu ch A a ic Bickett nearest T mother. together a but ea Graham o1 mother-in-law M as in the he used two o each with answer, v at 1 rok 1t whol mistaken, nd lea vou wa We mo we ch a is with ham, tF . Lawrence,’ of made in da her there than York suid unquali train ess never n were colored, beh a few of stand- st hatred that 1 a con- seated her who impudently Some of every standing strap, safd Margaret mis- into e school ¥ Stewart’ and acquaint- | had | fou of t wrence interrupt- remember married soon suppose you Bickett w. of in was| kind in of of re jest life > old lies pleased to people other hor But something, my could | the rigidity of her arm as T held of her imagine the blazing which she must be regard- acquaintance - calmly as ‘I could, although I felt my ell trembl- were of things my lative had st never other. short me his vouchsafed t its significance Lawrence's 3 had d al M my “Mrs wt ad La T mental filled Mistaken. him in most 3 a news. orry hen she imired wrence to could indeed.” which caused perspiring as inclination with evidently spite me, year Lawrence' overshadowed hy indeed.” | Lawrence | hears your the re- ‘\hig liner is shown leaving its shock his | Ploughing is of on 2an the con sy no un- nurried business one. with me next summe: “1 shall hope to see vou both then said formally) “Oh! yes, indeed,” returned. Then, quickl “This station. Good-by.” shook hands and with a bow that and which my id not notice, and of the door. 1 l.u)vl|‘(>.<s when 1 tion to come ‘new that he | remissness. T She will come { e i my He hat both, tipped his included us mother-in-law then hurried out had not given my extended the invita- and sce me, but I had not noticed the would never hear from Jir. Lawrence and his wife again, 1 felt sure of th and I was not sorry. The memory of this incident would always he unpleasant. WHAT WOULD YOU DO is I How would you like to be the sweei- heart of a young man who half partner in perfectly healthy and business, and then visit his is e i a snccessful rartner's wife to find that your fiancee was employed thert as a butler? Or, how would you like to be the wife of the young man who was the other half of that and find that because game of cards, he entire | business, which demands so much of his time {hat he unable to be at | nome more than one or two evenings a week. Or, how would you like to be the stenographer in her office of the same firm, comprising the same two voung men. and have to resign your position because each one says he is the senior partner and each one will discharge you if you show prefer- ence for the other, and vou don't know how to please them both? These are the problems that con- front the trinity of femininity in the sensational farce, “A Pair of Sixes’ which is being played at the Lyceum theater this week by the Alfred Cross Players. Mi lar leading heart of serve as a he played by plays man, time | <lec same he musi busines: has won in a conduct the W lady, is cast as the sweet- the young man who has hutler in his business part- e The man Alfred ' Dora Rooth the f of the other the who gives to his business < her. The pooy pher is portrayed by cis and while she rks in one act only, the opening scene in the office of Nettleton and she has a-plenty to to keep busy. If it is thing it is another with voung lady, the pher who answer to and calls of two masters. person cannot serve two lat the same time is by the predicament cannot overcome. “quit.” There i Six n any other overladen ner's yYoung s 0ss. T fellow so much and ne- little stenogra- Miss Eveta FFran- affairs Bogg & do one her not this stenogra- the becks That one such beings aptly illustrated this young lady She is forced T has to 15 lot more is a of fun in A fun probably than play ever written It with laughs, zenuine, wholesome, side-splitting laughter. And the three young ladies who have been sketched above, the wife, the sweetheart and the stenographer are not the triumverate whe furnish all the comedy. Oh, no! There is the only and original “Coddles,” the maid of all work, the eccentric, swash- buckling, lob-sided, “Coddles.”” who persists in tormenting the life out of the voung man who has to play the butler. who cven proposes to him. “Coddles” well handled by Mrs. Adalaide IHibbard who is scoring the success of her career in this unique character role. One trip to the Ty- ceum will nce anyone that Mrs. Hibbarad real dyed-in-the-wool comedy One look at “Cod- ] away the blues, the forever and ever. Pair |1 s is con is a arti will old drive mean blues, “THOU ART THE MAN" BLUE RIBBON FEATURE of The Vitagraph company’s picturiza- tion of the celebrated drama, “Thou Art The Man,” which iz this week's contribution to the Keeney photoplay { program, will be the reature film at !('m\ popular theater tonight and to- [ morrow. It is a thrilling novel and in picturized torm: said to be extremely interesting. Heading the cast which played the piece before the camera are Virginia Pearson and Jo- seph Kilgour, two of the Vitagraph's host popular performers. They had support of capable screen actors succeeded in getting one of the released as a Blue Rib- its r is i the and hest films ye hon feature. The seventh cpisode on “The Strange (ase of Mary Page.” will be another atiraction of merit for tonight and tomorrow. This great mystery story is the hest serial ever produced, judging from the crowds it attracts to the theaters where it is being shown. rmstrong’s Wife,” was selected the vehicle for Edna Goodrich’ screen debut. The reception which it has received since its release testi- fies to the wisdom of the choice of { the producers. It will top the pho- toplay program Friday and Saturday. ‘The Sinking Of The Lusitania,” reproduced by a clever mechanical | creation is one of the interesting parts { | of the vaudeville program. It is find- | ing big favor with the audienc of as through mid-ocean and | finally coming in the path of a sub- marine, a torpedo from which sends { her to the bottom. There are two a ' other good acts on the bill IN A CASE LIKE THIS? i kill, s Julie Herne, the popu- | to | is | voung | { meant i lock to | { l.ee Shubert, 1 i | ‘(, P ., STRAN - < ~ GE CA OF MARY PAGE™ (Copyright 1915 by the Read theso episodes, each com- plete Sce them acted on the motion picture screen at the Keeney Theater, in six inscrtions. EPISODE VIL “Did you join your mother and Mrs. Page after the s how ' interrupted Langdon warningly; and with a start Amy brought herself hack from her reminiscences and turned to him with a smile. “That was the big “But it hit the rock and 1 hustled into idea,” she said. s, for when Mary our glad rags and arted for the door we bumped quarely into the stage manager and Mr. Pollock—the ldtter all done up to even to a top hat. ‘Oh, Miss Page,' sings out Ecky (that's the man- ager) ‘herc’s a gentleman from your home town, that wants to take you out to supper and see yvou home in a buzz wagon.” He laughed nastily he spoke, and T could feel Mary's hand cold ice and she grabbed mine says. ‘I have re to take supper with Mr. cither now at any other Amy.’ that made old Ecky sore, for nothing that's good for a his estimation as to have a of the top-hatted crowa take the out to supper, so he hegan to like a bull and shouts, ‘What's Are you crazy? But interrupted him—there was a quick business of heing hurt to the heart the misunderstood soul-—and the chivalry stunt pulled off without break. Then he ‘Miss Page s quite within her rights. 1 do not wish an unwilling guest. Perhaps my moment of renewing her acquaint- ance was inopportune,” and he stalks away for all the world like the heavy in the third act. But old Ecky w: up in the air, and he began rowing Mary for fair. He told her, the poor dog, that it was her beauty, not her talent, that ‘got the house,’ and added, It's vour business here to be civil to your admirers and go to supper when they ask vou. you're goin’ to ride a high horse got no for vou in this show.' “Did Miss ola consent as S as and g no de Pollock or time But there's show few girls roar, this lock come, S0 in was savs, 11 T've use ze answer him?" horritied, silence there The think she tha was and Ecky, thinkin' told her till he brought Mr. Pollock minute his back was turned | Mary the cue to get away quick, but we didn't to, for just then Mr. Langdon came in, and we beat it for him. We didn’t have time to tell him what had happened hefore Eelky came back with Mr. Pollock they Toth stopped short when they S Langdon with and then Pol- drawls ‘You Miss Page not virtuous pre- tends. She’s not even in her choice—everybody He must have intended but what he didn't sign for, was for make a jump grab him by the throat, shouiing that he'd have to eat his words or he'd kill him. Old Feky deathly d of a fight and be- to holler for the stage crew, but out my little old trusty hat-pin and promised anybody that came near two or three inches of it, so the men just stocd around swearing and grin- ning behind their hands till Mr. Pol- lock w licked a standstill and asked Mr. Langdon to let up. Then Mr. Langdon, acting like Frohman, and Dave Belasco rolled ordered him out of the and he——went! But while on his way I'd spied pen and some ink on the prompt desk and made Mary write out our joint nation which we handed to old with business of much pomp the crew had gone work. knockout Ecky he knew Mary made a that the show got over good, and to have to train in two new recruits for our parts be- fore the next night was some job. So he turned on the s0ap ana pret- ty nearly proposed marriage in his anxiety to do the right thing by us before he got through. Then he got mad and began sling language make 2 stage hand blush, and beat it towards the door, and Langdon marches up 5 hands him his card, sayving calmily, “These girls are quite within their rights because of what has happened. Added to which I understand that you told Miss Page you didn't need her jf she wouldn't accept the attentions of men obnoxious to her. Well, I'm a lawyer and T'l1 look after their inter- ests. You can send your attorney to me any time. And he walked out and joined u The girls had all come out by that time, and the crew were standing around, and Ecky didn't dare say anything more, so we got away and went home—jobless but happy. Of course when we told them home Mrs. Page said Mary must give up her stage career, but she was too spunky for that. She said that the mistake she'd made was get- ting a chorus joh, and that willing might try small road company our way up in the ‘drama’. T would have followed Mary any place, so I said T was on, and we even talked Mr. Langdon down before he left.” “That is all. thank you, Miss Bar- ton,” id Langdon with a smile as she finished, and Amy, looking around bewildered, asked the judge confiden- tially What ‘You bac have old and saw Mr. this he icular out, see s0 par knows hear, high us to give any Mr. Lanzdon to and is gan 1 got to into theater, he was one, a resig- Ecky soon to old as ack for as stage wa see, 1t a You hit, and had soft to to we Mr. and to at no, in if T was for some and work we now, few do vour a do 1 answer Honor 7" questions for Pol- | gave | that.” | had | | den” McClure publications) me.” said the prosecutor with a honied sweetness. “Miss Barton, you are very good actress, are vou not?” Go ask my press agent!” she swered pertly: and he flushed. Well, at any rate can be very convincing in saying things—let' call it reciting lines—that have noth- ing to do with events that really hap- pened, can’t you? Ispeeially in sympathetic role?” Amy clinched her trowned at him. It you're trying to put anything weross,” she said slowly, “‘you've come to the wrong shop. I took the oath a an- vou a little hands and and T don’t swear to tell the truth and ! then lie. I'm an actress, not a law- | yer.? A burst of laughter swept the room, wmd the judge's gavel came down arply, though the corners of his mouth twitched as he said to Amy: “You must confine vour remarks to answering the questions put vou, Miss she replied imperturbably, and the prosecutor flushed as he asked sharply: “Isn’t it would do save Mary “Isn't it true that anything in Page? true vou the said world you to that vou're doing evervthing in the world to ruin her?” “That is not answering my ques tion roared the prosecutor. ‘“Thi contempt of court—you have sworn to tell the truth—tell it.” “Tell it to a policeman!" Amy. “I have told whole truth and scoffed the truth, the nothing but the truth and there isn’t any more to tell, | unless you'll let me tell you what poor business 1 think part of the show “Silence!” rodred the judge and Amy, looking up at his Honor, smiled and brought into view a dimple, as she said quietly. “Your Honor, T don’'t mind answ ing questions, but T'm so used to be- ing hollered at in rehearsals that the usual line of chatter just slips out.” Again a gale of laughter swept the room, the hysteric mirth of whose emoti had been over to the surface tragedy, the prosccutor .realizing that the pert- of the actress was a shield be which he could not feeling that her testimony was all unimportant, dismissed her with a hrug. At her glad, “Oh, can T zo?" the laughter broke out afresh: but i€ died away when she ran straight to Mary's side, and before the bailiff or Langdon could her. had leaned over and impulsively kissed her check. “You darling!" she cried, and denly burst into tears—the childish of one whose heart is overflowing with pity. When she was led back to the witne room she was no longer an obscure little actress she was famous. For the time at least she even overshadowed Mary— ns brought by ness hind and after stop sobs much does the old world love those | who laugh and yet have tender hearts heneath the gaiety (To be continued.) ALL STAR CAST IN SHOW AT PARSONS’ Beauty and chief ingredients which m recipe for success in “The Show of 1915, latest and all the mammonth New York Winter Garden shows, booked for Parsons’ theater, Hartford, for threc perforn:- ances, beginning Friday night. There is beauty galore in its huge chorus— Leauty in the glittering twelve scenes, Leauty in its haunting melodies and beauty in its gorgeous costumes There is action in every moment of its two hours of funmaking. In the all-star cast are George Monroe, Eugene and Willie Howard, Marilynn_Miller, John T. Murray, Daphne Pollard, Helen Eley, Dixie Girard, Edmund Goulding, Clarence IHarvey. Ernest Hare, Alexis Kosloff, Mailler and Mack, Flora Lea, Hearn, Arthur Hill, Lyda Carlisle, Marie Flood and Margaret Warde and others. There will be a Saturday matinee. action are two up the Passing greatest of the Sam JOE JACKSON, THE EUROPEAN VAGABO D| Three tinet have been assembled as the big offering at Fox's commencing today and continuing til tomorrow. “A Modern Enoch Ar- the new Keystone comedy in four acts, presents Joe Jackson in a | congenial role. He figures consider~ ably in it in the tramp outfit and make-up he has madefam ous. Joe has made numberless audiences laugh in vaudeville by his comical stunts. He is a finished acrobat, can turn all kinds of handsprings, stand on his head, fall over ‘kwards and land always like a cat—on his feet. He is some trick cyelist. In this photo- comedy which is in four thrilling and interesting acts he outdoe: 1 this work and the audience is kept in a continual roar throughout. Henry Woodruff supported by an ah star cast including Tsuru Aoki, the Japanese actress will be seen in “The Beckoni Flame,” a spectacle of big features each one a dis- box office attraction { | | i | { I OPEN A RUNNING ACCOUNT SPRING GOWNS They Hun- dreds of the season’'s most Step are Here! charming models. in and enjoy this ful beauti- display ....$10.98 1 16. 18, 50.00 AT ... AT .... SUITS AT .... SUITS AT AND UP TO SUIT SUITS 5 COATS AT ... COATS AT COATS AT COATS AT AND UP TO WAISTS SHOES DRESSI MILLI THECAESAR N{ISCH STORF 687693 MAIN STREET HARTFORD those and | penetrate. sud- | genuine | i | | | | culating | | vou have for yvour | v———:’% yvou and 1 shed thing v to live, to shed things.” “Wouldn't That's the v Herrick “1 try to send something out house every weck,” 2 woman me the other day. She had just given libra for dozen novels with which had provided her on the + trip abroad “Why should I the to of said to a ci a hal friends sion of away shut-ins her i keep them?” she | they are not book rereading. And as to the feelings ot | those who gave them to T know they would be glad to know that, hav- ing enjoved them myself, 1 have passed thme on others who will Iso enjoy them.’ | To Be Taken Out Only For the Semi- Vs, for reference or me, Annual Cleaning. That is eminently sensible, isn't it? And yet, how many of us from rcon- ventional inertia would have pu away the books and left them in- definitely to cumber our shelves and be taken out and dusted at house- cleaning time. How most of lives to get our tho us do permit cluttered up withy paraphernalia of living! We really need, even for civilized living few things, and we have many. The clothes we actually utilitarian furniture (and about much as the average person I perhaps one piece of beautiful bric-z brac per room, the books we want for reference or rereading—that's about all we need. If we could only keep our possessions down to that, how much simpler life would be! How She Jeeps Her Down, I love this woman’ thing sent out of the wear, half ) as Possessions . rule of some~ house every “They are pleasant to read, but ! Shedding Things week. Count that week lost whose seven days are spent and from th house no needless object sent—withy apologies to the copy book which te One of the many methods by she keeps ner possessions down is have an arrangement with a charit: for Ar four to call oncé a week and newspapers to go over her clothing vear thoroughly and things she doesn’t stead putting them away The way those who to what they have on the of wanting to it most shameful results herited mania for possession. 1 refer particularly tc | the way we let a garment hang in the closet for a whole season simpis because we can't make up minds to give it away. Why Shouldn’t Somcone Who Would Use It Have 1t? Another woman showed ! fectly good suit one day, much | worn and in not half style “You're not going to give that away) | said her mother in horror. ; “Yes,’ 'she said, "1 wouldn’t wear it and those half-dozen times |1 perfectly well wear something Why shouldn't someone who use it steadily have it beforc gone completely out of style? Why indeed? Besides think extra hook and hanger she will when she gets rid of that suit. Most of us don’'t have room homes to live a comfortable, rowded life. We dream fine dreams of enlarging the home some da) Why not do the immediate thing, reduce the TR, Cor i ] able agency her other times magazines is give in- a the away need, have hang on bare chance use is one of the of our ine acquisition anc me not bad a per- know 1 times could else. arr a half-dozen could it has of tle nave in our un- simpler, content is minutely portrayed. While the two above mentioned attractions would have sufficed to draw an overflowing audience, the management have hooked an added feature ‘‘Home Sweet Home.” This is a six act pho- todramatization which typifies the life, work and death of John I[loward Payne, author of the song classic that reacnes every human heart. This production is the costliest feature cver produced. Henry B. Walthall, Doro thy and Lillian Gish, Blanche Sweet, Mae Marsh, Miriam Cooper. Ja Pickford, Owen Moore and a host other artists appear in this film. Owing to the length of the program, each individual feature excepting the four reel comedy Joe Jackson in “A Modern Enoch Arden” will be shown but once, both matinee and night The comedy will be shown twice, at the opening and closing of the perfor mance. “The Beckoning Flame” will be shown tonight at 7:40 p. m. “Home | Sweet Home™” at 9:10 p, m., and A Modern Enoch Arden,” at 6:43 p. m., and at 10:20 p. m. as of 6 bright red belt will s of navy taffeta. a Sometimes i dret ghten the of the new skirts exactly the styles of the dresses. Many reproduce old blue stitched tatfeta with gold can be thread. A deep cffectively East India picturized into five acts. This is a drama of great strength and the luxurious atmesphere of tie Orient dresses mu should be also be smart. Young gir cimple, but they el e | Menu for Tomorw e Fruit Broiled Chops ed Potatoes Muffins Coflea Puffs Saute Fruit Cheese Cocoa Dinner Potato Soup Beef Heart M B. Stuffed hed Potatocs String Beans Combination Salad Caramel Custard Coffee rdines Saute boneless variety the oil: heat one in a frying pan and brown Choose Drain te: large from butter sardines, quickly on both sides Serve on a hot platter dusted with prika, and a litile sprinkled over. Stuffed Beef Heart—Clean the heart carefully, cutting out the top of the arteries, then fill with a stuffing ot bread crumbs seaoned with salt, pep- per, & chopped onion and a pinch of thyme and molistened with melteg beef suet. Steam for four hours, then roast for an hour and a halt, basting weld. the them spoonful a lay on the lemon julce