New Britain Herald Newspaper, March 6, 1917, Page 4

JUNDER NEW MANAGEMENT g GEO, LEWITT INC, L. THIS WEEK The TER NAYLOR PLAYERS , Present ATHERS . NEW BRI A!N i | DAILY HERALD DIFFICULT DRAMA IS WELL HANDLED “Fine Feathers” Opens Week’s Run at Russwin Lyceum | Drama, tracing the pitfalls set for the overly ambitious, was presénted in a heavy but pleasing form by the Walter Naylor Players last.evening at the Lyceum, ‘“Fine Feathers” ‘was written by Eligene Walters and was chosen by Mz/ Naylor for this week’: vehicle becag:e of the 'company's adaptability ponrsy the -characters depicted. The offeringals a play w!th a moral and a great deal of heart and the plot is woven around events that- might befall any one, Bob Reynolds (Smythe Wallace) i3 a poor and struggling chemist em-) ployed by a construction company. He is continually kept in debt by his wife (Virginia Perry) through her as- pirations for luxuriés and better things in life. 'John Brand (Philip Quin), an old classmate of Bob, who has amassed a fortune in the cement business by’ his unacru?uloul and ne- farious dealings, visitsithem. He of- fers (Bob a nroponuon whereby “he can, by passing upon a shipment of cement not up to the standard and which is to be used in the construc- tion .of a dam, become wealthy. The ofter is rejected. Preying upon Mrs. Reynolds’ embitions Mr. Brand gets her to plead with Bob to reconsider. Against his better judgment and the advice of his best friend Jack Meade I (Ralph Murphy), he accepts Brand’s offer that he may satisfy his wife's desires. - Afterward, botMered by a gullty conscience, he tries to drown his sorrow by dissipating and dab- bling in the stock market. He has the usual luck and in two years his fortune is depleted and he makes an overdraft: op his-bank for $10,000, ‘The breaking of the dam, causin; hundreds of deaths for which he is indirectly. responsible, is ' the last straw. The . wife, now realizing the mistake she made, is willing to re- turn to the .old life but- too late, for the arm of the law, having discovered ‘| Why the dam did not hold, is seeking At Fox’s n‘entegv“'éduMQy and Thursday. .| COURT ORDERS HER * * 5c’, —IVERYUDY-- M#lls apd Mac Holden ‘ a Classy Chorus of Broad- way Chickens! Ladies’ Matinee_10c, Who Fndc Early. oflen Wwe hear the expression, he has fa !” or “Hasn’t she 1 Her friends see it. Her She_realizes it Mer- Oftefi .she knows ,-some female derangement ned itself upon her and TO STAY-ON EARTH: Wmlun Fox rarely hu to with, actrésses who are inclined to * ‘g0’ up in‘the air.” But Virginia Peéaison’s threatened flight drove the: big film producer to the courtg for help. It all happened thus: Disgusted with the restrictions. - of . existence on earth, the.star in “Sister Against_Sister,” bought a huge high- powered hydro-aeroplane. Being a; skillfyl motorist d yachtswoman, the Fox star had Mo doubt of her abil- ity to handle an aero. When Mr. Fox heard of his' star's latest, he gasped. Not only did he sat a possibility of possessing a fallen star but'he feared the life of . Miss Pearson's <ontract also right sud- denly be terminated. Mr. Fox asked. Miss Pearson to put off flying until she had completed sev- eral photoplays planned for her. Miss Pearson gently refused, where- FINNEY IS FUNNY AT GRAND THIS WEEK From a street cleaner at the cor- ner “of Broadway and twenty-third street, New York to the throne oi emperor of Rome. is the characters which feature Frank Finney, star of ‘Waldron's Bostonian burlesquers at the Grand theater, - Hartford, this week. -In both parts Finney is ex- cellent hjs eccentric droll manner of bringing out his humor, meets with the pleasure of the audience and as a result he is forced to doff \\h( hat on several occasions. As the “street chambermaid,” Finney probabl, shows up the strengest, but their is a diversity of opinion as to whether Nero. himself could have held down the throne any better than Finney does during the twenty minutes used in portraying the third scene of act three. The star, who carrtes the bulk the comedy work, receives capable support from an excellent company. Florence Mills beautiful and of state- 1y figure,, while not possessed of the most wonderful voice for singing, does her work in' a manner that merits the reception tendered her efforts. As an’ intoxicated ‘‘lad Miss~ Mills of WE ARE BUILDING AN- < OTHER GREENHOUSE —THERE MUST BE A REASON, Our purpose Is to treat any business entrusted to wus in such a fair and Hberal man- ner, that ourisatisfied custom- ers will be ourx ade ., ~“Special for Lweek, natidns and -Daffodils; 8¢ per | don.,”2 dozen’ Violets' T5¢. Stock 500 TEL. 1978, Ve | does wen. upon the filin produder got a tempor- ary, injunction to keep her'on earth. .producer were on theé best of terms. T FFeRdly” i was pushed by Mr. Flox to.find out if a contract” guaran- tdeing.an actress’ services did not also bind her to use every care to spare tHat life so ‘essential to the contract. Although* apprééiating. Mr. concern for her safety, Miss Pearson thinks_ he is unnecessarilalarmed. “Since I began working in motion ; too much can not be said. pictures for Mr. Fox,” says Miss Pear- son, “I. have been so busy that my only out-door. recreation has been ing my automobile to and from Fort Lee studio. I have had to forego my Jusual trips to Canada for sledding, skating and skiing and I felt the need for something more strenuous tham mo- toring. I found it‘in hyvdro-aeroplan- ing with a friend not long ago. “I think L can say that I am fairly adept at the sport. I have invested several thousand dollars in the ma- cHine and it is necessary to my health that I use it.” (Acting of course.) Two boys, t possessors of four feet as nimble as have graced the boards of the theater in several seasons, Al Shaw and Sam Lee, produce a brand of terpsichorean convolutions that is unigque and clever. ‘“The Chinese Hop Dance” was exceptionally well given. J. P. Griffith has a baritone voice that measures favorably with some of the stars. In his duet with Miss { Emerson. he was particularly good. {The number was roundly -encored. Others in the troupe deserving men- tion, are Miss Holden, Miss Harris, George S. Banks, Murray Bernard and the chorus. e ‘| Menu for Tomorrow Breakfast Fruit Broiled Kidneys Toast Coffec Tanch ° Canned Corn Pudding Apple Tarts Tea Din Clear Tomato Soup Curry of Mutton Bects Rice Lettuce French Dressing Mocha Cream Cake Coffee. Mocha Cream Cake—Cream together one cupful butter and. two {cupfuls and a half of fine granulated !sugar. Beat thoroughiy together six Feggs. Mix and sift four cupfuls i flour, three ‘teaspoonfuls’ baking pow- ‘der and one-third teaspoonful salt. :To the butter mixture add alternately me of the beaten eggs, one cupful weet milk and the flour. ‘When all are added beat hard for ten minutes well fthen bake in three or four layers. | Filling—Scald one. pint milk, add ' pinch salt mixed to a paste with a !fleque tly for fifteen minutes. Iqulckl three egzs beaten with one { seant cupful sugar and one-half cup- | ful strong drip coffee. Btir constant- 1y until thickened, take from the fire, add one teaspoonful each vanilla and i}ut between the cake layers' when { » Bob, who is driven to desperation and after saying to his wife, “There is a way out for both you and me,” kills ‘himesel t is then that she discovers that the ages of Sin is Death.” - :The leads this week are exception: ally hard end require careful: study- and a thorough knowledge: - of the lines. However, they are ably han- dled by~Smythe 'Wallace -and Vir- ginia Perry. Mr. Wallace has a pow- Fox's | erful and " pleasing personality which is needed te depic! which he portrays. the character Of Miss Perry ‘With' her 'personal magnetism and emotional acting she has won her ‘'way into the hearts of New Britain ' theatergoers and her performance last evening was no_exception to the rule. Philip -Quin, ‘who last week played a comedy part, is cast as John Brand. He portrays-a_character, who in the lust for gold throws aside all decent business principles. AltHough it is an exceedingly difficult role, Mr. Quin adds new laurels to those already won. Ralph Murphy plays the role of a reporter who forms a friendship with Bob Reynolds and 'sticks by him through all his trials and tribulations and is in at the finish. J Miss Margerie Dow is cast as Mrs. Collins, a gossipy neighbor, who takes a highball occasionally to offset “that tired and run down feelin’,” as she expresses it. She serves as a light to brighten up the gloom and with her mirth dealing propensities tends to lessen the tense strain of the drama, As Frieda, the Swedish maild, Miss Miner, the New Britain girl, made a decided hit and by displaying her ap- parent lack. of intelligence in the sec- ond act won much applause, The costumes and scenic acces- sories are charming and will be a delight to all of those who have the pleasure of seeing them. Mr. Naylor, in staging this week’s production, has left no stone unturned to make it a premier week and no detail has es- caped unnoticed. The cxpectations of the most critical theatergoer will be surpassed. PICKFORD LEADING BIG LIST OF STARS Among the film features tonight at Keeney’s will be Mary Pickford in the $30,000 production, “The Pride of The Clan,” which incidentally is to top the program all week; the five- part Paramount drama, “The Plow Girl,” with Mae Murray; the Bray cartoons and Burton-Holmes. travel- ogue. The Pickford film is one of the biggest attractions of the season. “The Plow girl” will' also be shown tomorrow. Thursday’s special leader will be “The Gates of Doom” Para- mount stars in all principal roles. Thursday, Friday and Saturday, Fannie Ward will be seen in a pic- turization of the great story, “The Years of the Locust.” The new serial, “The Purple Mask,” is to be shown weekly beginning tonight. Fine violin repairing and bow Mlflnl a specialty. Over twenty years ex- perience. All work mnntoofl, oflnr kinds of fine repair work. N, interest |1 | 'SPECIAL TERMS ° FOR THIS WEEK ONLY DEPOSIT : We Wlll Deliver Any One of These Popular Grafouola Outhts to Your Home. Balance of Account to Be Arranged to Suit' Your Convenience. 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I take advantage of sales, make many things, listen for hints of my friends' needs and wishes and gather material and ideas for twelve months. A Tweaty \Dollar Present for Her 4 Mother “Then whed: Christmas comes it is no mad rush for meé. . My forty odd - twenty-five cents ‘each R For my mother t this year I lpent $20, making about $30 in all for presents. “I already have some half dozen articles in the box ready for next Christmas. Birthdays, etc., through the year send me to the. box, and on many an unexpected anniversary it is my solace, . “I might add that I usually send about 150 cards, total cost with post- age, under four dollars.” Here is a complete budget: Hallinan Bldg, - Christmas presents, etc., 25 cents each call; movies, etc, probably $2.." a mionth; savings $10 a month (ought to be more account of advancing. years.) As few clothes as possible, “Please tell- me how to arrange a5 better budget.” H To these statements I want to ndd y one more which is not from a letter.: friend but from a book purporting . & to be the confessions of a ueco-tll 3 man. The Rich Man’s Mite He puts his income at $75,000 of = which he gives only $1,500 (two per cent.) for charity. He admits the in- * finite meanness of this but says “I believe I represent the average in this respect.” I am tremendously interested in . this admission, especially since;I have found out how generously so ‘many .people in very moderate circum- stances give. Does this really repre- sent the average rich man? If any of my readers are in a position to know I'd love to hear from them. She (or He?) Supwammmuy,{.,e p c M————g “Unmarried, living at home, earn- ings must go into the family living and many calls aside. from sum men- tioned as board and lodging; that is, | * any little__pleasures, _newspapers, | books, etc., supplied by me. “Income, $1,200 per-year. lein: $45 a month (occaslonal meals out extra;): insurance 5;, fowers, -d 4