New Britain Herald Newspaper, October 19, 1917, Page 14

NEW BRITAIN DAILY HERALD, FRIDAY, OCTOBER 19, EENEY’S Mat. 5c & 100—Ev’s. 10c & 20c. High-class Vaudeville Photoplays. THURSDAY ONLY Butterfly Feature ‘49-17" With Donns Drew and Joe Girard. THUR.—FRI.—SAT. Ann Pennington in #The LITTLE SOLDIER BOY" PATHE WEEKELY. All This Week. Emily Stevens in “THE SLACKER” Afternoons at 3:30 P. M. Evenings at 9:30 P. M. MAT. 5¢c EVE. 10c ake a Tip!—Go To 0X S day and Tomorrow Big 8 Reel Feature and No Advance in Prices One Both HUSBANDS! Do you live up to the same standard of morality you establish for your wives? MILLIONAIRES! How much better are you than the pauper? POLITICTANS! Do you obey the laws you make for others? THE FATAL RING, WORLD'S SERIES MUTT AND JEFF and PATHE NEWS Are also on the Program MAT. 5c EVE. 10c Continuous Tomorrow SUN. MON. TUES. Wm. S. Hart “COLD DECK” | RANDHARTFORD —ALL WEEK— Twice Daily—2.15 and 8:185 “Bowery Burlesquers” ‘With BILLY FOSTER and FRANK HARCOURT | heart against the woman who i caused such needless suffering. ! vorld vere like you, Missis Graham,"” i ly extravagant words went with me ! million times rather be {than to have caused the { demand reprisal for ‘words that Katie, maddened by her | ) {But I was firmly resolved that { would have to make her_own.oppor- | i no opening that I could possibly keep jup the furniture. i down and for two nights had slept on {two women that each must have a B ~———— News For 1017. Theatergoers and Women Readers S REVELATIONS By ADELE ‘Why Madge Determined to Champion Katie’s Cause. I had hard work to draw my face down in proper disapproval when Kalie tearfully told me the retort she | had made to Cousin Agatha, the un- expected guest who had come to our home with my mother-in-law, and who has brutally quizzed Katie con- cerning the girl’s secret, accusing her of deceiving me. Katie had called the woman ‘vun old liar” and had fled to me in a per- fect paroxysm of tears and sobs and demands for Jim, her husband, our man of all work, of whose existence Cousin Agatha evidently did not know. “Don’t you see how hard those speeches of yours make it for me, Katie?” I asked reproachfully, al- though secretly I gloried in the girl’s grit in thus facing her tormentor. “IL could defend you, if you simply had walked out of the room without an- swering her. But now she also has a grievance.” “I no care.” Katle's tone was sul- len. “I tink you say same ting your- self if strange vomans you never saw before taik like dot to you.” “Well, it can’t'be helped or unsaid now,” I returned briskly, “but I want you to do as I tell you. Wil you?” “I not go ask her forgive me if I never—see—you—again.” Katle ut- tered the words as though the worst punishment she could receive would be banishment from me. “I don’'t wish you to go near her,” I said. “I want you to stay right here and finish the dinner. You may lock the door if you wish, so you'll be sure no one will disturb you.” “Do I have to wait on table?” she inquired. Her hands were trembling pititully. ‘Will Cousin Agatha Speak? “Not if you don't feel like it,” I answered, and then I stooped and | kissed my woe-begone little maid with a feeling of hot indignation in my had She clung to me convulsively. “Oh! if only all de vimmen in she breathed gratefully, and foolish- as I climbed the stairs to my mother- in-law’s room. I felt that I would a “too easy” suffering | Cousin Agatha had inflicted in the last hour. I had no hope that I had heard the last of the encounter. I was morally sure that Cousin Agatha was only awaiting the earliest opportunity to; the insulting | | unjust accusation, had flung at her. she | tunity to speak. I would leave her ' closed. I went into my own room and shut the door softly, looking arqund me | with discouraged eyes. In trying to | get everything possible done before the actual moving day—for I detest having a wildly confusing time at the last’ minute, if it possibly can be avoided—I had dismantled my room, even to taking up the rug and tying I had packed the drawers of my chiffonier and dresser and locked them, had the bed taken an army cot. a comfortable enough bed, but one which I knew I never could offer to Cousin Agatha. Only One Thing— My mother-in-law had announced } upon the unexpected arrjval of the separate room. There were only two habitable bedrooms now in the house; Dicky's and his mother's. But the impulse that came to me to ask Dicky to give up his room to his rmother’s cousin and let me make up a temporary bed for him on the couch in the library died almost be- for it was-born. I recalled previous domestic crises and Dicky’s selfish be- havior when I asked him to share any inconvenience with me, I wouldn’t risk a similar rebuff now. My nerves were in too raw a state to wish any further unpleasantness. » There was only one thing to be done. I must call Jim and instruct him to put up the bed he had but re- cently taken down, lay the rug he AETNA BOWLING ALLEYS, CHURCH ST. Alley can be Reserved Now for Leagues Open Alley at All Times KEENEY’S i ALL THIS WEEK Metro Picture Corporation Presents Wonderful EMILY STEVENS “THE SLACKER” A Wonderplay of Patriotic Fervor SEVEN TREMENDOUS ACTS Afternoons at 3:30 p. m. Evenings at 9:30 p.m. THEATRE OF A WIFE GARRISON had taken up, had beaten, had cleaned thoroughly and had rolled up, and bring back to its accustomed order the room I had fondly imagined was all ready for moving day. There was work for me, too, scarves and draperies and toilet articles to take from the places where I had packed them and to put back into the room that it might be habitable for a guest. I had just risen with a sigh and had opened my door preparatory to summoning Jim, when I came face to face with Cousin Agatha, who had come from my mother-in-law’s room. “DOWN TO EARTH” A HIT AT LYCEUM Theatrically speaking, a packed house is the most eloquent tribute that can be paid to the popularity of a production,” and, taking that as a basis, truthfully may it be said that “Down to Earth,” the most recent of the Douglas Fairbanks features to reach this' city, is his crowning achievement, his greatest and most successful effort. When the inimitable comedian appeared yesterday after- noon and again last night at the Ly- ceum theater in this picture, capacity audiences were there to greet him. Ticket sales measured up favorably with any since the theater has come under its present management, and the best of it is that the crowds came out satisfled that their expectations had been fulfilled. In “Down to Earth,” Fairbanks, playing the part of a healthy, otit-of- doors young man, is in love with a girl of the society-bug type. While the wide, rolling country, the vast mountains, and clear fresh air are his best friends, she dotes on pink teas, dansants, theater parties, and other “sports” of the 400. Despite the dif- ference in their characters and likes and dislikes being radically different, this big man really loves the clinging vine and resents her familiarity with a “tango hound.” Finally, while he is spending his time climbing mountains and traveling in foreign countries, his enemy suitor rushes his case and se- cures the promise of the girl to be his wife, Then Fairbanks, aroused, starts out to win back the affections he' had lost. Did you ever see him in action? No? Then see him in this picture and get a few pointers on up-to-date, Twentieth-Century love-making. Most men would not go to the extremes he ventures to win her, but with “any means to an end” as his motto, he goes to it.” He has to upset the ca- reers of two doctors, put a sana- torium out of business, wreck a yacht, and does a few other little things like { that, but he finally gets there. Inci- dentally, everybody but a few seem happy at the end of the story. Fair- banks has plenty of opportunity to display the physical qualities that have made him famous, and puts his action over with all the old pep. Eileen Percy, former star of the Zieg- fleld ‘“Follies,” playing the leading | part opposite Fairbanks, with equal ability portrays a young society bud and a girl marooned on a desert ls- land, obliged to lead the life of a cave- woman. The ordinary comedy does not pretend to teach a lesson, but in “Down to Earth’” a sermon that car- ries more weight than a text-book Taking the picture as a whole, have to fore. the most blase critio will “hand 1t” to Daug. On the same program will be the edy, “Pull the Cork.” Scenes from the World's Series baseball games and from the various army training camps are a big part of the Weekly. “ONE LAW FOR BOTH” In view of the present widespread attention created by the critical sit- uation of the Russlan government, there could be no more timely & traction than '“One Law for Both, opens at Fox's theater this afternoon for two days only. The theme of the production is broader than the ob- vious plea for a single, equal stand- ard of morality for both sexes. It has a three-fold. message, as the author purposes to convey through the medium of the screen his plea for a single law, to be equally ap- plicable to all orders of society, both in a political and economic, as well as a moral sense. To emphasize his propaganda, the author has located the greater part of his story in Rus- sia. The heroine, a young Polish noble woman has been embittered against the Russian government be- cause her parents had been embit- tered against the Russian government and summarily exiled to Siberia. So she devotes herself to the overthrow of the house of Romanoff, and the liberation of Poland and Russia. The scenes of the revolutionary society’s activities in Russia have been con- veyed to the screen with scrupulous accuracy by the author-producer of the picture, who is himself a Rus- sian, and was for a long time an ac- tive member of the revolutionary set. The production goes on to show the betrayal of the society to the secret police, and ‘the tremendous sacrifice the girl makes to save her mother and her comrades from the penalty of their plotting against the little White Father. In this'portion of the pro- duction are seen the machinations of the dread secret police, whose very name inspired terror among all orders of Russians. A realistic Cossack rald on a revolutionary meeting is an in- teresting feature of the film. In short, “One Law for Both” ranks as the greatest production of its kind, as is covers in a logical and graphic manner, the prime laws of the po- litical, moral, and egonomic orders. But this picture is ngt the only fea- ture worthy of special mention on the program, fer there will be also shown the fifteenth chapter of “The Fatal Ring,” in which events trans- pire which have a direct bearing on the final solution of this big picture- puzzle. Among the other subjects of interest will the the World’s series, a Mutt and Jeff comedy, in which these imaginary cut-ups put over a funny little stunt, and the Pathe News. There will be no increase of prices for this show. SIDE TALKS A Family Jubilee I was in town shopping with a friend of mine the other day and when we had finished our ' shopping she said; “Now I must get some candy and then go up ta the florist’s and get a few flowers.” “Somebody’s birthday?” I asked. “No.” she said, ‘‘but Bess is com- ing home tonight.” Bess s her sister. She had been away for about three weeks and her return was evidently to be made the occasion of a little famlily festivity. I like that. Daon't you? To Be Sure We Migs the Old Homestead, I think if more familles did that sort of thing we should have more of the family spirit, more of the love of home in which our yaunger gen- eration seems to be somewhat lacking. Of course, the atmosphere of one of a Tow of two family houses or of an apartment with all®* modern im- provements different, in no whit from the eighteen other apartments in the building, is not so favorable to the development of family spirit as the atmosphere of an -ald fashioned homestead, but it can be cultivated if you only care enough. Little family institutions and cus- toms will produce a family spirit even in a hotel, and more one can- not say. Make More of the Birthdays. Birthdays always closer together. Why not make FSUN. MON. TUES. Wm. S. Hart IN ’S “COLD DECK” more of them? Not by giving big- ger gifts but by having more of a celebration? Have a cake not only for the real children but for the child of thirty or sixty or eighty. He will appreciate the little atten- tion even if he laughs at it. Try to get all the family together. Tell big brother and big sister in time so that they can set the day aside as sacred from their innumerable en- gagements. Make a family festivity of it. Another pretty family custom. is giving one’s mother a gift upon one’s own birthday. I cannot imagine anything more tender and fitting. I knaw some thoughtful sons and daughters who . never fail in that pretty custom even if they are thou- sands of miles away. Ome of the Little Memory Links. An egg hunt at Easter for the children is another quaint old cus- tom that has fallen into disuse and is being revived. A middle aged man told me once of the egg hunts they used to have on Easter. Or- dinarily he 1is a very unenthusiastic person. But in telling me about that he actually kindled. You see that little custom was one of the memory links that linked his heart to the home of forty years ago. I have spoken before of the cele- bration of Christmas Eve, not as a wild orgy of bundle tying and, er- rand doing, but as a family festival, a time when the heart grows tender to the living and the dead and bring a mmllvl those housemates who are kept apart by the closeness of their daily as- saciation come really near for once. Every little family custom, no matter how simple, even such a little thing as having some special dish on a special holiday, 1is a tie to bind | the family a little closer together, The children who live in a home | where there are many such customs ; Will be sons and daughters wha can- | not be weaned away from hame and ! the love of it by any change of posi- | tion or circumstance. 7@;1.:’&.....-.....—. could teach is brought forcibly to the ! 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Hart, '.he boy that put the punch in cowpumcher, in his latest big success, Deck,” never made a better or speedier pic- ture, and, what's more to the point, he canfesses that he never expects to make another one as good. And he ought to know. “The Cold Deck” sure is some Dpicture, there is about it. It would be - & waste of perfectly good words to tell just how good it is, for the fact that Hart himself is in it means that it i couldn’t be any better. There’'s only one more fact to be emphasized, and i that is that “The Cold Deck” opens at Fox’s on Sunday night for three days. A word to the wise, etc. LYCEUM A SURPRISE FOR YOU IN THIS PICTURE Douglas Fairbanks “DOWN TO EARTH” Continuous Show SATURDAY is coming to Fox’s, and he's: coming ; “The Cold | and he says himself that he Ic a word each dayypays for a classified adv. in the Herald. You get results. Th at’s what you want. - NOTHING TO PAY Every Reader Can Enter FREE. The Fo'lowing List of PRIZES GIVEN AWAY Ladies” Gold Watch. Boston. Leather Rock- er, Chest of Rogers’ Sil-\ ver - (32 -pleces.) dics’. . Fancy Gold ‘Watch, Jewel Move- ment. ‘Wristy Men’s ‘Waitch. Case. China Chocolate Set. Fancy Carving Set. Beautiful Lamp. Gold Plated Clock. 22 Calibre Rifie. Imported Stone Scarf Pin. New $100 Talking Ma- chine. Silver Coffce Set. Plated Silver Chafing Dish. China Dinner Set. Diamond Ring Setting.) Fancy Gold ‘Guaranteed (14k and that's all ; 1 COMING. ! JULIAN ELTINGE F . 0Wm. S. Hart IN X 's “COLD DECK” Can you find seven faces in this Picture? READ THIS CAREFULLY Trace the outline of the faces on this or a separate plece of paper. Number them 1, 2, 3, etc. Mail or bring answers to our store. Costs you nothing to try. You may win one of the large prizes. Remember, you must find at least 7 of the 10 faces in the picture, and anyone an-| swering this puzzle will get something. You can use this or other ma- terial if you desire. 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