New Britain Herald Newspaper, December 29, 1916, Page 4

CEUM T AND TOMORROW TINEE AND NIGHT LYCEUM MUSICAL K CO. PRESENTS Gingerbread Man Fantastic Musical “in Two ¥ Acts—with, Walter Wills. D Matinee 10¢,and 20c 10c, 20c, 30¢, 5UG. ‘ ana:.v Ist” INew Year's Week Lyceum Musical Stock Co. PRESENT. THE MUSICAL COMEDY he Lady in 13 IN 8 ACTS. ATINHE NEW YEARS DAY. (HOLIDAY PRICES) ALE TONIGHT AT CROWELLS. 10c, 20c, 80c, B50c. Charlie Chaplin in “IN THE RINK.” Thursday, Friday, Edna Mayo in “The RETURN OF EVE” Sat. High Class Vaudeville Tonight and:Saturday Triangle Feature Bessie Barriscale “A CORNER IN OLLEENS” A Romance of Old Ireland “THE TRAPPER” Laest Time SUNDAY Mr. Robert Warwick IN ““ ALL MAN’) liss Rose Des Roseia Soprano Soloist Fox Theater Orchestra RAND THEATRE pl. Ch. 1026. HARTFORD ALL THIS WEEK DAN COLEMAN, in HARRY HASTINGS BIG SHOW 50—People—50 20-+Mnsical Hits—20 5—Vad, e, Acts—5 Ladies”, Matinee 10c KITSON'S | ANCING SCHOOL | OPENS 5 NEXT TUESDAY At BUNGALOW irst Lesson in WALTZ Beginners at 7:30 Advanced at 8:30 Tuesday LYNCH'S orch A. PINKUS, Eyesight Specialist and Manufacturingz EiY Optician, , 306 Main St. Phoue 570 EXAMINATIONS ARJE FREE Lenses Duplicated, Satisfaction Guaranteed News for Theater Goers and Women Readers NEW BRITAIN DAILY HERALD. FRIDAY, DECEMBER 29, 1910. e A STORY YOU OAN Her Side---and His How Cora and David' Templo By ZOE BECKLEY BEGIN AT ANY TIME Solved Their Marital Problema When Need Drives As long as Janet had Ler interest- ing, well-paid work as secretary to the tenement commissioner, she could ref! Roy Nicoll’s munificent offer to become directress of his magazine, with some show of reason. Although she told herself that Walt had noth- ing to fear from anything Nicoll could offer her, she knew that Walt would feel that he was battling for her against great odds—against Roy Ni- coll and all he could offer. But she did not want her husband distracted from his work by any such thought. Her first: and last.concern was. that ‘Walt should have every chance to de- velop his career as writer. So she, had refused Roy Nicoll's offer and tried to forget it. But now that her work with David Temple had come_ to an end, the sit- uation at home became a disagree- able dilemma, pressing for solution. Walt at once announced that he had applied for his old position with the advertising agency. “You take it easy for a while and rest up, now that you've got the chance, he d. “I'm going to be moneymaker for both of us. Old man Haines will take me back with a shout of joy and a raise. He told me so0.r” “Walt, I won’t have you go back to that drudgery!” Janet protested. “You've already given up fifteen years of your life for your younger broth- ers and sisters, drudging all the time away from your life work.. I won’'t have you postpone your own chance— least of all for me. I can get other work any day—and I will!” “But—" There commenced again the old discussion they used to have before marriage. Walt insisted on being the sole provider for the two, Janet de- termined to keep on with her own self-support. They effected a com- promise. Walt agreed to keep on free-lancing! in return for which he was to be allowed to pay all the ex- penses of their home until Janet found other work. Neither sald anything about what was uppermost in their minds—Roy | Nicoll’s offer. Almost daily Nicoll be- sleged Jgnet with renewals of the of- fer and urged her to accept. “I am just bewildered!” Nicoll per- sisted. “Why on earth don’t you take this splendid job?” Janet evaded the question as well as she could. But ghe was finding it harder to do so; for soon she began asking herself that very thing. Offers of work she had many. But they were all ptcayune and drab compared with the position she fllled with the tene- ment house commission. Each day there loomed up all the greater the magnificence of the opportunity Ni- coll was offering her for a big career. In desperation Janet accepted a po- sition as secretary to the head of a big clothing firm. After the varied, colorful, and socially significant work with the tenement house department, however. doing correspondence for a man who was manufacturing shoddy garments at fancy prices became in- tolerable to Janet. She found herself working with repugnance instead of enthusiasm. Her employer noticed the effect in her work. Walt observed it in her constant depression of spirits. “Janet, dear, I simply won't stand your wearing yourself out this way!” he finally said one evening. “I've stood it long enough. T've gone back to my old job with Haines!" Tears of surrender sprang to her eves. “You're doing it for my sake, dear!” she said. “F won’t have it. I'm go- ing to give you your chance to make good at free-lancing if—if—Walt!” she cried suddenly, “I'm going to take the work Roy Nicoll is offering me!” S |“THE LADY IN 13" NEXT AT LYCEUM | “The Lady in 13 selected by Director Perrin for the Lyceum Musical Stock company next week. Mr. Perrin believes he has the funniest musical comedy released for stock in this vehicle and is' certain he will need the “standing room only” | sign. The plot is woven around Rev. J. Smith and John Smith, who is not so reverend. In fact, John is somewhat of a sport and believes in the old | adage that life is short and therefore galety should be the particular quest of every individual. Rev. Mr. Smith engages a suite of rooms in an apart- ment house, tells his wife where they are located and informs her he will join her later. By a queer dence John Smith and his wife oc- cupy a suite in the same building. The minister's wife gets into John Smith's apartment and then the trouble begins. John Smith's wife has gone to the country for two weeks and John is out seelng that the lights along Broadway lose none of their lustre. A young woman falls to the pavement and John takes her home in a taxi cab. He returns to his own suite when the sun is saying good morning to the sky line and finds the wife of Rev. Smith there. In a few minutes the voung women John assisted home arrived and presents him with his wallet, which had slipped from his pocket. Then Mrs. John Smith comes home from the agricultural regions and the plot thickens when she finds two- women in her home. A detective with a diploma from a correspondence school goes detecting and detects that the young women is head of a band of crooks. John Smith’s old college chum drops in for a visit, recognizes the female crook and warns her away from his old friend under penalty of being exposed. The Hawkshaw im- mediately classifies the college chum as being in league with the crooks. Just as if there were not trouble enough, In comes John Smith’s uncle, who had promised to leave his nephew a million if said nephew would not allow his feet to stray from the paths of righteousness and lone- somenes Then the real Mrs. Smith and the Rev. Mr. Smith appear on the scene. | B The plot is not until the curtain straightened out is almost ready to is the offering | [ coinel- | 5 WINT descend. ' g will be tomorrow “The Gingerbread Man” presented this evening, Kleptomania How many kinds of thieves there are in the world besides those who steal gold and silver and other ma- terial things! A friend of mine called me up the other day to tell me that she would not be able to go out for the sunset walk we had tentatively planned. The reason, was that the schedule of her day had been completely up- set by another friend who had been twenty-five minutes late to an ap- pointment in the morning. That de- lay had made it necessary for her to change another appointment from morning until afternoon, and so our walk was crowded out. “What made her so late?” I asked. She Didn’t Realize How Late 1t Was. “Oh,’”” she said, ‘“she didn't realize how late it was until almost time to start, and then some one lcalled her up while she was dressing, and then she missed a car—you know what she always says.” “And she took twenty-five min- utes of your time when she knows it's limited, and upset your whole day, just because she didn’t realize how late it was!" “Oh, well,” she said, what Grace is.” “Yes,” I sald, “I know she’s a klep- tomaniac of other people’s time.” They Think It's Amusing. Which is just what she and all the other people like her, who seem to think that complete irresponsibility “you know about time is merely an amusing little eccentricity, really are. Another form of a not generally recognized kleptomaniac is the per- son who writes so slovenly a hand that he steals your time and labor in reading it. Phillips Brooks was usually the most patient and sweet-tempered of men. He had an enormous corre- spondence and answered all inquiries promptly and punctillously, But even he fell out of patience when he found that some one who was asking him a favor was careless and Ill-bred enough to ask it in an illegible hand. “What right has that man to save his time in writing badly, and steal mine?’ he would say, Another Kind of Kleptomaniac. Some one told me an unpleasant thing the other day about a woman whom I greatly admired. The woman has peen dead for some years, but the memory of her has been one of my minor inspira- tions. She was among those rare gentlewomen whose gracious manners and tender consideration for all about her make the world seem a pleasanter place and human nature a less dis- couraging factor. And now, flung across this precious memory, muddying it irrevocably, came the unpleasant tale (I can't wholly doubt it for certain reasons) that my neighbor told. How many kinds of thieves there are! SOLOIST WILL APPEAR AT FOX'S It was announced at Fox's theater today that another pleasing feature will be added to the program begin- ning Sunday night of this week. A high class soloist has been booked and will appear for the first time in the Sunday night show starting at o’clock. In malking this announce- ment the manager season’s prize photoplay release had not as yet been secured for Britain, that he was busily engaged on pected within a few days to have some most pleasing news for the Fox patrons. Tonight and tomorraw the Triangle special release, Miss Bessie Barris- ocale in !‘A .Corner in Coleens,” a ro- “The romance Trapper” the played by acts. Britain the last times Friday and Saturday. The Fox theater has reduced the Saturday matinee price for ehildren to five cents to enable the little folks to take in the show on their school holi- day and this price for children will go into effect on Saturday of this ]feature is presented by Willlam Al 8! stated that the| _— |MIDNIGHT BURLESQUE New | seeking the contract and that he ex-| mantie drama of Old Ireland in five |after New | New | Britain’s own stars will be shown for | Brady who offers Robert Warwick in “All Man,” written by Willard Mack | the Belasco star and playwright. Miss Rose Des Roseia, a soprano, will sing a solo in the Sunday night per- formance and will be at the Fox thea- ter during the coming week, matinee and night. Next week Douglas Fairbanks will head the Fox bill in American Aristo- cracy and Pearl White in “Pearl of the Army” will be on the same pro- gram. TO GREET NEW YEAR The Grand theater introduces an- other novel feature in offering a New Year show which will start shortly midnight on New Year's eve and will continue with the regular program, giving the public three solid hours of enjoyment. The attraction will be “The Roseland Girls” which will arrive in Hartford after its Bos- ton run, Sunday morning. The Harry Hastings Big Show with Dan Cole- man, continues to attract large crowds this week. The costumes are stunning, the chorus is one of the matinee and tomorrow the last time. Director Perrin announces that the | company will conclude its visit to New Britain after next week unless the patronage increases. Thus far the receipts have not been up to what was anticipated and it will be neces- sary for the company to hid adieu to the Hardware City unless more inter- est is shown by the public. evening for EDNA MAYO FEATURE KEENEY’S BIG HIT Edna Mayo is winning many new admirers among the city’s theater- | goers this week. She is appearing on the Keeney screen in a beautiful pic- | turization on the great drama, “The | Return of Ev the photoplay being | one of the features of the last-half-of- the-week show. Edna hade her big hit as a screen star in the serial, “The | “ase of Mary Page.” In the picture which is being shown this week she is adding to her laurels and lovers of gripping drama should not miss the opportunity to see her. The comedy is injected in the pro- gram by Charlie Chaplin, the great- est of all comedians, who is starring in “The Rink,” the latest of the Mu- tual releases. The picture has at- tracted large audlences to the thea- ter all week. It is a splendid feature and is well worth seeing. There is a laugh in every inch of the film and it is over two thousand feet long. There will be a neéw chapter in “The Scarlet Runner,” Earle Wil- | liams’ big serial, tonight and tomor-s row. The story has been followed with interest by the ecity’s film de- Votees since it was started several Weeks ago and it is proving the most bopular serial released in many months. Interest in the vaudeville program centers largely in Mabel Nestor's big bird act. Scores of birds of beautiful 1lumage secured from their haunts in tropical countries are used in the act They are well trained and they dis- play almost human intelligence in thelr work. O'Dor’s dogs also find fa- | vor with the patrons. The Bonda | brothers do some clever acrobatioc | feats and win a big hand every night. SECOND TERM AT KITSON'S SCHOOL Next Tuesday evening at the Bun- | galow, foot of Arch street, Prof. J. F. | Kitson will start a second term class | for beginners. On that evening the | first lesson In waltzing will be taught. | Then the Fox Trot and One step will | be taken up and the pupils instructed | in all three of these dances until they haye become proficient. | The first term class of 100 has just | finished the course and all have he- come accomplished dancers. This popular school is in session every Tuesday evening. Beginners class at 7:30, advanced c at 8:30. Lynch’s orchestra furnishes the music | for the advanced class. ‘With good music for the advanced class and Mr. Kitson giving his per- sonal attention to every pupil during the eniire evening, satisfaction is | | | week. best in burlesque, and the show is al- On _Sunday night the headline!together enjoyable. guaranteed to each and everyone at- j return to the | and light up.” | Alis tending, e ) - . JANUARY SALE | Simply Say: “Charge It” In spite of ri No Extras shall sing costs, we conduct Annual January Sale this year, giving Bargains fully as attractive as any year in the past. Mark Downs in LADIES’ MISSES’ Bvery Department, SUITS |y Stunning line that embraces all the stylish models of the including Wool Poplins and many others. will choose fro: hour—every desirable material Velour, Broadcloth, Serges, Early purchasers m a very complete stock. 3 Bargain Groups Suits that sold at prices $10.75, Suits that so] $24.75. Suits that so $35.00. $9.98 from to $14.98 from $20.00 to $12.75 1d at prices $19.75 1d at prices from $25.00 to Plenty of all Sizes for Women and Misses ER COATS at Big Price Reductions BIG REDUCTIONS IN ALL WOMEN’S WEAR Fur Sets, Trimmed Hats, Skirts, Etc. ‘Men’s SUIIS Marked Down o ISCH, 687—695 MAIN STREET HARTFORD Men’s OVERCOATS Marked Down REVELATIONSOF A WIFE By ADELR GARRISON What Can Mrs. Allis' Scheme | Really Be? My brain. warked swiftly when| Mrs. Allis asked me to come in and| drink a cup of tea with her after her Cosgrove farmhouse from New York. That there was| something more to her invitation than | what appeared upon the surface I was sure. i 1 knew that she disliked me. Only! that morning ‘I had averheard her say | that she had a score to settle with! me, and the aversion I felt toward her | was intensified by the knowledge I! possessed—fortunately unknown to her—of her scheme to purloin the; valuable paintings in the Cosgrove, parlar. | She was not asking me to drink tea with her from any desire for my society—I know that. Whatever her motive might be I felt I ought to try to discover it. I felt foolishly elated —*"a regular sleuth” as Dicky would have expressed it—as I smiled a pleas- ant response ta her invitation, | “I shall be charmed, indeed,” T said. | “May I come in a bathrobe?” | ‘Of course,” she smiled back, and I imagined that I caught a glint of tri- umph in her eyes. “T'll go on ahead She hesitated a mo- ment, then added nonchalantly:; “Would not your husband like a cup of tea, also?” Has Dicky “Got It?"” “I'll ask him,” 1 returned committaily, but cordially. will, T'll bring him along With me. “Good!” Mrs, Allis returned, smi ing brightly, and went an into her room opposite mine, leaving her door ! ajar. 1 closed mine, and going swiftly into Dicky’s room, told him of Mrs. invitation He gave a long. low whistle of sur- which T promptly smothered on | lips with the palm of my hand “Don’t let her hear you,” I ad-| minished in a whisper. “T have no idea what she means by the invitation, | but I don’t want her to suspect that we take it for anything save what it appears on the surface.” Dicky nodded, pursed up his lips as if about to whistle again, and stared at the ceiling for a long minute. Tt s a little mannerism of his when he nan- “IfShe | is thinking out same problem, and I. knew better.than to disturb him. “She’s up to something, of course,™ he said at last in a low murmur, “and I hate to have you go into her room ) do, | queried. | is one that T long since gave or get mixed up with it at all. of course, there’s nothing to fear from her just now, but keep your eyes peeled good and plenty every minute you're with her. By George I'll bet I've got it!"” He sprang from the bed where he had been sprawling, and bent his lips to my ear. Madge Conceals Her Emotions, “Now remember to say to her just what I'm telling you,” he whispered. “Tell her that I was almost asleep when you came in, that I go to sleep every evening early, and that when I the trumpet of Gabriel wouldn't waken me. Manage to tell also how we divide our raoms, that I sleep back | here and you in the front. You won't have to volunteer that information— she’ll ask you about it. her questions you can, encourage her to ask them, and remember carefully anything vou tell her. Run along now, and get back as soon as you can gracefully. I shan't go to sleep until vou come. “But, Dicky! what do you suspect?” whispered, wildly excited. “Can’t wait to explain now,” he re- torted impatiently. “Go along quickly, so she won't suspect anything. T'l tell vou everything about it when you get back.” T was afraid Mrs. Allis could hear my heart beat as I stepped into her room. T was so thoroughly jarred out of my usual routine that I could hardly believe I was the same quiet person who had come to the Cosgrove 1 | farmhouse only the day before. But T am rather skilful at conceal- ing any emotion I may have, and I do not think she suspected anything as she came smiling toward me. Mr. Graham would not come?” she He was so nearly asleep that 1 could hardly make him understand vour invitation,” I smiled hagk. “You see the Seven Sleepers were amateurs at the job compared to Mr. Graham. ‘Whenever he spends a day outdaors he always goes to hed early, goes to sleep almost as soon as his head touches the pillow, and the task of waking him o despair. When he is really sound asleep I do not believe a bombard- ment would awaken him.” I was watching her narrowly as I spoke, and saw a distinct gleam of satisfaction in her eyes. But her only comment was made lightly enough: “How fortunate to have such steady Answer all | v - nerves and so clear a conscience; But do sit down.” She drew up an old-fashioned rocke She drew up an old-fashioned | rocker to the side of a small table | upon” which a tiny copper teakettle stood over an alcohol lamp. There | was a kerosene lamp in a wall bracket, but it was not lighted. Instead, candles in quaint candlesticks of vary- ing patterns stood upon bureau, wash- stand and table. I noticed that over the bed a luxurious strip of oriental embroidered silk was thrown, while, other, strips and comfortable pillows also covered with intricately em- broidered silk were upon every chair and piled in an inviting heap upon | the bed. “I like to be comfortable wherever I am,” she said, following my glance. “I always pack a few comforts liko my pillows and tea service in a truni and take them along with me no mat- ter where I go.” She flung herself down in a grace ful attitude among the heap of pil- lows upon the bed, and popping her heap upon her hand, looked at me smiling. She was exactly like,a caf in her luxurious streching. I had a curious feeling that her claws were sheathed but lightly, and that they would not be loath to tear my flesh. i‘ml%nu—fb}' Broiled Bacon Hashed Browned Potatoes Virginia Corn Bread Coffes Lunch Creamed Fish Carrot Salad Apple Pudding Cocoa Dinner Pomato Souj Boiled Corn Beel Potatoes Stuffed Peppers Wafers Cheese Baked Indian Pudding Coftee Virginia Corn Bread—Dissolve one tablespoonful butter in three and a half pints boiling milk; stir in ono quart corn meal; when cool add half pint wheat flour, one teaspoonful su- gar, one teaspoonful salt and two eggs well beaten; mix well together and bake in two cakes. Apple Pudding—Five large apples, chopped flne, one cupful raisins, ground in meat grinder, one cupful sugar, one-half cupful butter, one cupful sweet milk, two eggs, whites and yolks beaten separately, one cup- ful flour, salt and vanilla to season. Bake slowly one hour and serve with whipped cream. Tomorrow J