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YCEUM Week of Dec. 18 The Lyceum Musical Stock Co. in . Al Leach’s Great Musical GIRLS WILL GIRLS Come and Have a Good Laugh. MATINEE—10c and 20c. NIGHTS—10c, 20c, 30c, 50¢ TONIGHT. B. Walthall in “The Sting of Victory” Henry " Earle Williams in “The Scarlet Runner.” Don’t Miss the Vaudeville Show Tonight, GRAND THEATRE Tel. Ch. 1026. HARTFORD ALL THIS WEEK Mollie Williams’ Own Show HOW OF Giggles! Gowns! matinee prices 10c Matinee 2:15. Evening 8:15 Today and Tomorrow Pearl White in “Pearl of the Army” Triangle Plays Present Bessie Love in “A Sister of Six” Paramount Plays Present Anita King and Thos. Meighan in “The Heir to the Hoorah” Keystone Pictograph Comedy MATINEE ING 10c The SUPERB BASSO CANTANTE SONG RECITAL A. W, Burgemeister At the Piano SOUTH CONG’L. CHURCH ed. Ev'g, Dec. 20 Auspices Stantey Memorial Church r. U. S. Kerr brought down the ouse by his superb singing. houts of “bravo’” and “encore” lalfing him out again and again.— he Boston Herald. NEW BRITAIN DAILY HERALD. 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For a few minutes we occupied in rubbing our muscles to make comment amazing interview we had by accident between M fellow-boarder at the Ct house in the Catskills, and the man whom her words showed to be her accomplice in a plot to steal the able pictures of the Cosgrove Dicky’s first words were peculic gratifying to me. “Oh! wise young jud Oh, excellent young woman!” he phrased, making a low bow before mue, “What a de-tec-e-tuv she would make! Mrs, Sherlock Holme alute you!™ He kissed me with an admi little laugh, and T nestled close to him, happy in my little triumph. For T could not help remembering how he had sneered at me the night before when I had voiced my belief that Mr Allis was planning to steal the pic tures. “How about that dinner cetti's?” I asked demurely Dicky held me off from him a then threw back his head and not loudly—the thought of proximity was evidently his mind—but heartil he said, giving mo “You arc putting in vour clain You only made that bet last night. and said you wauld prove your assertion hy the end | of the week, and here vou are claim- ing 1t already.” ‘But it is proved, isn’'t it?” I per out Dicky to the admitted, “but letter of the con and refuse to buy the dinne until you have proved the thing b your awn efforts. We stumbled upo this discovery, you knaw. But I'll b game. The dinner tion is now, down the af the stick tract, were too cramped pon the witnessed Al our srove farni- what are we to do What on They Decided. 0 With our fishing trip, suggested slyly. “You heard her that she wouldn't do anything the end of the week, and she into New York tonight, for a d have plenty of time.” “Well. 'l be jiggered!" me in mock ams unt Dicky gaz at zement. m illustrious predecessor, Seems to me I the terrible lock took isn't s remember that whe criminals opposing rest, he jalso took off. 1 humbly, in on vour nl.\lw v\ghrr\ you get ther matured, won't y Ple: don’t turned a trifle sense w a da spoil it 17 T shortly, for his beginning to get on 1s m nerves. know it But I do want to ask yo one thing seriously. Ought we o te the Cosgrove family at once what w have learned this mornin Dicky pondered th thoughtfully as we walked were several yards farther stream before he spoke, “On the whole, T think and as he turned toward that his eves were sp citement ““There' ger to the pictures, and I think will be awfully good sport to lady go along imagining she at Vanu- mo- ment, 1aughed Mrs. Al fresh in “You A little questi vong., W up not,” he sz me 1 is goin The Brotherhood of the First Baptist Church - Invites the Public to EnJoy ~ “THE WHIR of the NEWSPAPER PRESS” A brilliant, breezy description, by Mr. Albert L. Blair, of Brooklyn, N. Y. A Life-long Newspaperman, and Political Orator. Monday, December 18, 1916, 8 p. m. ISSION FEE, NO OFFERING o, is yours. The ques- | going W to follow right in the footsteps of her Sher- “let a fellow | re- non- | “I haven’t any plans and you the "Kling with ex- no immediate dan- let the ] How A STORY YOU CAN BEGIN AT ANY 1IME Her Side---and His Cora and David Temple Solved Their Marital Problems By ZOE BECKLEY Dearest Old Boy: In your last let- | ter you ask if I “understand’ ’about Lucy Benton. I never quite faced the question hefore. But I sat letter in my hands for a full hour and made myself answer. I will give vou as well as I can the result of my solemn cogitatichs. was started out to earn my living. other romantic girls, I dreamed of My Hero, the noble, rich, handsome, gal- lant and adoring man who should some day come out of snatch me to his heart and | there forever. My Ideal Hu always much older than myself. a fecling that T wanted a man of the world, a man who had “lived and suf- fered,” as the high-sounding phrase goes. It never occurred to an has truly lived he ed. And, havir Al have learned a lot. And having llcarned a lot, he must nece know something of a woman. 1 did not realize in those ds 5 that a man who has never had wom- i en friends cannot understand other women. Or that a man who has not loved more than once, or thought he had, has nothing in his experience by which to compare his latest and great- est and truest and most lasting love. But as I grew older and went out into the world to do what I could do and see what I could see, I came to know men and women hetter. I found | that they can teach each other much | —more, perhaps, than is learned In any other way. Thero were men in whose offices T worked whose souls I learned to love. There were men I met in the course | of my business progress whose phy- sical presence gave me actual thrills. I do not mean to say, remember, Waltie, that I actually fell in love with this man or that man, although | there were occasional ones whom I ! might have loved, perhaps, had cir- cumstance nd conditions been fa- vorable. (There, there, calm your- self, my dear—they weren't!) Like me ust have suf- cred, he must through life without ‘“comradeing” with many persons in many ways. I shall have to go back to when Lihodily a real young girl—before I ever | | of their with your | <omewhere and | keep me | ! boil that if a i i us ! mire or er Understanding About the Other Women Some stimulate intellect. us by the brilliance Some shake us up with their ambition, their determina- tion to get on despite everything. Some awaken us morally. Some sweet- en us with the beauty of their Some thrill us with their personal magnetism—show us that we are awake and eager for the com- ing of the one who shall some ; malke usc respond not only with the thrills of the flesh, but of mind and soul as well, and thus prove to be our mate. I have not forgotten that we are discussing Lucy Benton. All this that I have written, dear, means when you it down that we all have our Lucy Bentons. We all have pecople outside of our wife or our hushand who mean something to us! People each of us has met before we met each other. People who have taught omething. People we like or ad- or are amused with You couldn’t have lived to be thirty | without making all kinds of friends and, T daresay, a few enemies, too, unless you're dangerously colorless in character. Why should T expect to annihilate them the instant you mar- ry me? Why should I want vou to? T shouldn't want you to make me drop everybody I used to know before we married. No, Waltie de share each other let's be willing to to a normal and rea sonable extent. I don’t say I wouldn't have seven or eight different kinds of fits if T thought you really loved your Lucy Bentons better than your Janet. But I hope I have sense enough and understanding enough of life and the world and human nature to know that a wife cannot take the place of 1 the rest of the world to a2 man—any more than a husband can completely fill a sensible woman's life. And I hope I have your love strongly and surely enough to out- weight yeur Lucy Bentons a thousand- fold—if it ever comes to a showdown. There—how’s that for a fine finish? Anyhow, Waltie, I think I n I “understand” about Lucy Benton. All my wecek. ar, JANET. | | | ) | | i | | { 8| What I mean is that we cannot go | | | | | | | | | | We fell to talking of Christmas post- | cards the other night. Someone s: id | they were simply a burden superim- posed upon the already ove burden of Christmas gift giving. That is a view I used to hold my- self, but I e changed my mind, partly, at least. How to Break Off a Yearly of G Exchange I used to think that Christmas cards should take the place of some of the - | lesser gifts that we give by force of habit to old schoolmates and others 1| whom we do not see from one vear's - | end to another. I still think that. In- 1| cidentally, let me tell you how clever v | people break off a gift habit of this n|kind. They send a card instead of a e | gift, and they send it so early that the recipient will get it before she has {sent her gift and presumably will | take the hint. But to return to the 1| used to think also that o enlarge one's Christmas sending main it was foolish vi circle il,| had not remembered at all. at 1 no longer think. These little Chrisimas messages flashes of the real Christmas spiri There is no better time than Chri mag to gather up these loose thr e t- n -heavy | | road, I ! are | ads | Christmas Posicurd of friendship. 1 love my cards. over the day after Chr in the friendly feeling made people send them think kind thoughts of that T to me, them, thing friendship is. The kind of cards most desirable also came under discussion. Thc Author-Man's wife favored the en graved personal cards. “They are so distinguished he said. Molly strongly opposed them. “They seem cold to me and so unin- dividual, all like, no special thought for each person. I love to D appropriate ones for everyonc An d No ¥ “I think the engraved ones are in perfect taste,” persisted the Author- Man’s wife. “Perfect taste?" that just describe taste and no feeling personal as a house Taste a said Molly. them. The; They are done by a ‘re rlH decor- by [ ator.” irds to those whom one for- i with I must say I'm inclined Moliy. And I also love mas notes written on (' written on Christmas The em to come ht out of the heart and by that token they straight to the heart to agre the d istma station- - \E o to wet at o | awvay the Jast - plans, hers, v | even with the stunt, and then minute step in and spoil Then there's that spiel of she had plan to get you. I owe her an extra one for that. Besides I'm curious as u [ 1o what her plans are anyway.’ 1| Woman-like I loved him for ¢ | Vindictiveness in his voice when spoke of Mrs. Alli accomplice that her plan to steal the paintings included getting cven with me. But I made no reply to that part of Dicky's speech, simply answering .| demurery “T am glad you feel that way about telling the Cosgroves, Personally would much rather wait the week will bring forth. to be awfully exciting.” A Sudden Inter “And here’s something else that promises to be awfully exciting,” drawled Dicky, who had been watch- ing the stream as we walked along, Lock at those enormous stones, will you? There ought to be some great hiding places for trout under them I stopped promptly, all the exciting happenings of the morning and the night before slipping out of my mind as though they " In my vacations with ways at quiet lake resorts, for her | heart could not stand high altitudes, T never had had a chance to go trout fishing. All my life T had longed for mountains, mountain streams and the sport of casting for the elusive moun- tain trout. m | W it 1t promises g uption, ¢ mother, al- | | | the ! he | declaration to her | His e, and see what | true that T was actually the sport I had anticipated so long As Dicky opened the creels and tc out the flies from their rtme I watched him, fasci with every movement, and when A my rod and recl and handed me T was almost tremhbling with joy citement. The sudden loud s twigs just hehind us in th 1sh startled me. i rd the sound, I caught sight o man evidently recovering his balanec from a slip in the dense undc covered with a rd, looked ont then he started on s if 3 thousand him bout to try comp. ts he adjuste it to Dpit und look of in rowtl rfowth of hrown bge: me wild v, and the hill were after at run pursuers | A PEARL OF MIRTH had never heen there, | 1 seemed too good to lml ence, AT LYCEUM THEATER | “Girls Will of a this Be big revival, Gir will be the Lyceum Musical Stock company with matinees Tues; Thursday and Saturday. All the good things that have said about every comedy in world could be rolled into one-— there you have “Girls Will Be Beyond question, it contains funny situations and has greater bilities than any of the modern com- edic Of a school now ou o “Girls Will Be Girls in the form presented ail week hy on been the nd mor pos- is ¢ spirit. § say love; I'm coming home in a T like to look them stmas and bask know and and realize what a beautiful and enduring go | ful ex- News for Theater Goers and Women Rmders GIFTS FOR MEN If you want to please a Man at ‘to wear.” Christmas time, give him something Men Folks as a rule, Come to THIS Good store CHARGED without ANY the accommodation, ilke the useless gifts. and have your purchases extra cost for Would He Like a Suit or An Overcoat? Or perhaps, some of the things mentioned in the following lis Sweaters Hosiery Hats U Mufflers Neckw Secarf Pins Cuff Links irts mbrellas Gloves Underwear penders Shoes Colla Raincoats Trouse; GIFTS FOR THE EN FAMILY. THECAESAR Misca Stor $87-695 MAIN STREEL Open Evenings All This Week NTIRE { Menu for Tomermw ent from what the younger geners usually given for amusement. classic that will always have a warn ot In\the hearts of the great Amer- n public. In keeping with his policy | none but finished productions, | rector Perrin has made special ef | to produce “Girls Will Be Girls' | the Dbest manner possible. The ! been drilled from morn to has for an entire week and is now i 9 I Breakfast to offer Di- orts in cast night letter | Fruit Poached Delmonico Potatoe Potato Pancakes Coffee Lunch Sliced Tongue Potato Salad Vani Wafers _KERR TO GIVE RECITAL HERE .WED. | uit | ! | Fr Cocoa ] Dinner Beef | Mutton Steaks | Mashed Potatoes | Raisin Pudding | Broth fauxe Bearnaise Beets ~ Liquid Sauce musical event which will chal- Coffee instant attention the to church Wednesday . the famous recital artist A. W. Burgemeister the Germ There are few real r m\.tl( artists, Kerr is of them irtist U. Sere. & . C I blaze He is peculiarly equipped for that ex- | cting field,: is the highest | | form of vocal art The world's foremost been extray ant in thei Kerr. So o rare musics expectod. A recital by U. citics of America today a musical event of worth those present under an instruction as well as F s¢ the by U. Mutton Steaks—Mutton steaks cut from the leg; they should be | an inch thick and from the center the joint. Several hours before ing, brush them with a French ir When boiling sear each quickly, then lift a little from that it may cook more are fully of cook- recital be given in South evening assi sid, the slowly. one Which Potato Pancakes | six raw potatoes, have | 4na yolks of of | whites to a stiff froth | tatoes ir be and | to them the beaten yolks, | a teaspoonful of salt poonful of fine bread this idually into tk spoonfuls in smoking 1d was whit whip tt the po- quickly half o ble- Pare critics praise may Kerr two e nd Grate add onc in and a ta crumt B > whites and fry hot fat > place ation fo i { i D - pleasure. | MISS \Y’II L!AMS A‘\]l) | HAVAN | HER OWN COMPANY; | chimate it 10 10 NASSAU siiiss surf-bath- AND rOleS IN CUBA hotels; a delightful Horse racing at Oriental Park. A troupe, said to be the classiest on the Columbia circuit, will be the | attraction at the Grand theater this | | week, Mollie Williams and her com- | pany of all-star performers being tho | | dispensers of mirth and melody. - The | show is one of thosc breezy attrac- tions which is filled with pep a is bound to please. Miss Williams one of the hest known performers in the burlesque world, anc the head | of her own company her work is d to be cven hetter than he show divided into two The Hallowe'en Party,” and ‘..mi(:\rim\\." being the vehicles [ fun. Receptions for the ladies | be hela the stage Tuesday | Thursday arternoc when | some souvenirs will be given aw Polo, motoring, tenni modern hote zs Thursdays and Saturdays from York MEXICO ilings New for Progreso, Vera HROUGH st Coast Salina Cru ings. 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