New Britain Herald Newspaper, May 7, 1918, Page 4

NEW BRITAIN DAILY HERALD. TUESDAY, MAY 7 = e e — News For Theatersoers and Women Readers—— ARA In“T Mysterious Oriental Photo Drama VELATIONS OF A WIFE By ARPELE GARRISON y is the Old Inn So Changed? s thoroughly angry at myseif Jralked sjowly down the winding hrough the woods that lead to tle inn at which I had planned luncheon. ky's comment must be true. [ have a ‘one-track mind,’ " 1 © myself bitterly, as I thought number of miles I was from and the prospect that the in- ban troliey car regulations would Zetting aboard because of re, I supposed that it be possible to secure a taxi here, but I knew that condi- lwere such in that neighborhood t would mean an exorbitant and perhaps hours of delay, if red one. lv had I forgotten all this and ac- ; i the offer of a lift from thol army officer who had rescued conductor’s an- I not instead 3 home, even at the risk fnara | stretches upon which the quaint inn | was situated in encountering my neighbor rseback ? VAUDEVILLE “THE SON OF DEMOCRACY” Being the Life of Abraham Lincoln In Pictures Produced by BENJAMIN CHAPIN First Series Entitled “MY MOTHER” BPECIAL MATINEE 4 p, m. ADDED Pauline Frederick he Hungry Heart” RSONS THEATRE —Hartlord— GHT and WED, NIGHT 8:15 3, Wed. at 2:30.) Presents the Comedy de Luxe, The “BOOMERANG” CES—Nights 23¢ to $2; Matinee, y $1.50, Seats Selling, URSDAY NIGHT, MAY 9, HILL'S BIG MINSTRELS! —with— heo. Wilson, Fddie Mazier and Big Company. [oES-—25¢ to $1. Seats Today. LEENEY’S High COlass Vaudeville WHITE & WHITE Songs and Dances. EUGENE TROUPE Acrobats 5 VIOLIN BEAUTIES PHE DESIRED WOMAN" with HARRY MORE M. \ ave Your Eyes R / 3 SEE 'ANLEY HORVITZ, Optician 337 Main St, But all questioning was futile now. As I considered this fact, and also realized that I had outwitted the mysterious horseman my spirits rose. | On Iligh Ground. Nothing shall spoil my holiday, I said confidently to the bull terrier frolicking by my side, and his answering bark showed that Pete!l y approved m decision. I began to have pleasant anticipa- thoughts of the luncheon I meant der as soon as I reached the inn. Delightful gustatory memories of meals I had eaten at the place came back to me, and T realized that my tramp and ride in the motor car had put a keen edge on my appetite, It had been months since I'd seen the place, but T could visualize every angle of it long before I left the winding road and passed through the rustic gate that leads to the high knoll, probably the highest spot in this portion of the level Long Island It had been one of the hig, old farmhouses which abound in Long Island, and the clever Viennese couple who had bought it and opened the inn had transformed it into one of the most attractive places to be ! found for those who wished to dine well and quietly. An Interruption. Ah, there it was! 1 caught my breath with sheer artistic pleasure as ! 1 first saw it through an opening in the giant pines which jealously guarded it, completely hiding the inn and its out buildings fr he casual view. Only those who had been rivileged Lo be its guests and the friends they had told of its charn knew of the existence of the inn. It - never advertised and capitalized its quiet exclusiveness. 1 walked slowly toward the hous. | enjoying to the utmost the vision it presented. Kvery appurtenance was in keeping with the main building. A few yards from the house an oid windmill towered, outlined against the pines. Tt was like an nld friend to me. It overlooked a little winding stream, and in previous summers { there had been a rustic bench at ifs | foot, upon which Dicky and T had often rested while waiting for our { dinner to be cooked I was sorry to see that the Vien- | nese proprietors evidently had decided that the windmill needed other dec- | oration than its own rugged lines. The lower part of it had heen screened, | and vines trained thickly against it ' vines that must have been obtained at great expense from a greenhouse to give such Iuxuriant leafage so early in the summer. And against the vines, flower boxes with scarlet blos- soms made of the old landmark an exotie, unfamiliar thing. The rustic seat had disappeared. In- orative but strong iron ated the part of the grounds in whiech the windmill stood from those surrounding the house. An ornamental gate separated the fence inte two parts, but instead of stand- ing invitingly open it was tightly closed. I wondered-vaguely at this arran SPIRIT OF SACRIFICE by “ Pupils of Smalley School. GRAMMAR SCHOOL HALL S LINCOLN STORY n& Thurs. . [_Y_°“ Laugh and Weep With Lincoln in “The Son o Democracy” | LYCEUM FEATURE The truest delineation of the char- acter of the immortal Abraham Lin- : 39 | i ! o N e G R e : s . coln ever rendered on stage or pic- Wi’ grinree ) ture screen was presented for the edi- %udfiha ! G s E NS : . : fication of the public of New Britain /% ! 3 R N \ vesterday afternoon and last evening p ? ¥ J ] Benjamin Chapin at the Lyceum 2 theater in the first of “The Son of Democracy” series, the picture being cntitled “My Mother.” For five vears My. Chapin has been at work prepar- ing these pictures and now they are ready for release, just when the wountry is greatest in need of patri- otic stimulus. / When the Natlonal Board of Re- view passed these pictures and placed its official stamp of approval on them, it added the statement that the pic- tures are ‘‘excellent,” and now, when a mighty, critica] nation is given the same pictures, again the stamp of aps proval is given. People—human, grown-up people—cried yesterday during the presentation of “My M3ther,” just as you will cry when vou see it. . o GOCK o s Chapin is a master actor, portray- PEE RECOVERS' '~ AaEs TATHER Ans Crii s o il ing the most sympathetic rols an actor can have. Lincoln, the beloved; Lincoln, the revered; Lincoln, the most admired of al] national heroes— is again shown to the world, to a gen- eration which knows him only through histories, by an actor than whom there is none better fitted to do the work. In “My Mother,” we ses how the life of Lincoln the boy — | is molded—softly, gently, uprightly— = 5 e | bl 3 by the guiding hand of a loving and ment, for one of the chief charms of Y f ARl C i devoted mother. the place had been this grassy slope i g We see Lincoln as he lives the days bordering the little woodland stream. e A . Sk 5 e g 5 ST e e LD Benjamin Chapin’s dra- | comedy-dramas, perfectly in | Benjamin Chapin, one of the ;?;u:‘;“i;‘“"]"'af‘t‘;‘;l"‘]‘\"h‘;; ?h‘“e"’]i‘\:“;f park with its formal flower beds and matic series, “The Son of De- | keeping with the characteris- | greatest of Lincoln authori- mankind, There is humor, there is guyge;;xi Ix‘:r‘::'c‘ockb spreading his | mocracy,” now being pre-|tics of Abraham Lincoln, ties and impersonators. Mr. delicate pathos, and withal the pic- o) ‘:"",O"]“:N;‘“:i“g“‘t\-hh sented by Paramount, has|who was known as a delight- | Chapin has made first an ab- ture is a masterpiece. It is a picture e e S RS brought a new and welcome | ful humorist and story teller. | sorbing series of photoplays, that every child ehould see, and.the 4in. ‘With Pete ambling in dignified note into the mation picture It’s an absorbing series, | full of fun and action. The mansselen; A4 “"’"‘"’(’j i }:“;:ai\' fashion beside me, I walked toward theater. “The Son of Democ- | with stirring fights, pathetic | entertainment value is up- ;‘,‘;’;;;‘m"if“\i:‘",i”’; ::L,ockn,f, o &:;kfiém "";‘;‘ ‘["‘"\“’m'n"k"“"""s‘liém‘l'v“?}Z‘ racy” is made up of ten two- | moments, and it is inspir- | permost, but throughout is commodate children just out of make sure, T heard a slight noise be. yeel short stories of early |ing in its patriotic appeal.| the interesting touch that sshool. hind me. o American life, and Abraham | Throughout, “The Son of | brings the spectator close to On the same program will be “The ) turned sharply, and saw in two of Lincoln is the hero of all of | Democracy” is historically | the intimate details of the ;’r:‘:‘kg"-‘l" :}:of‘r,:adi‘;;Lhro,re““lf\:%e::‘:; e windows of the inn scowling faces them. correct, for it 'was written, | colorful life of the Martyred Miss Fredirick appears on the goresn, furtively watching me, sereened as 4 7 ¢ i i they thought by fluttering (.m.;am:f Several of the stories are | directed and produced by | President. e the public may rest assured that it is At the same moment a waiter came & due for a rare treat, and in this pic- out of the door of the inn and ad- ture the treat is certainly given, 8he vanced quickly toward me. depicts the role of a woman just mar, oy | serve as that invaluable help—a bad | ried. Her husband is a chemist, al- “SOUL OF BUDDHA” | example—for some other girl who is | Ways experimenting and tied up com- el {in danger of becoming a poor little | pletely in his work. AT FOX'S TOMORROW | yieh girl, i She does not get the love she de- | \ | cerves and when later her husband i CE —~ _ i gets an assistant, the attention the as- i . e sistant pays to her is welcomed. Not Admirers of Theda Bara the Wil- . until there are quick and exciting liam Fox star will sec this portrayer L i eritizs dobgitia hustend heiiied | ' ¥ i of vamp roles in “The Soul of Bud ( that he ig the cause of his wife's un- .Hm'u h\\'hw?[ was written by Mi HARRY MOREY IS rappm‘ess'v god llher;e g s i;t"’fiu: ara herself at Fox's theater = - J ng, pleasing, gripping ending. row and Thm-sdm-.w'ljhe re::?\ 'of‘:f?: KEENEY ATTRACTION plf(ux?e is ag \\'nnger. ‘There will be : l other pictures and a vaudeville hill who have followed Miss Bara in her A “P L' l R' h G' l” Autnd, various pictures will have the oppor- oor Lit tle 1C. ir 5o headed by Jack Levy and His Sym- tunity to see the William Fox star in Harry Morey, onc of photoplay’s , Phony Girls in a musical act thau @ role that gves her every opportunity She is kind-hearted, she is con- and such a thing is so?" With her, i pleases and entertains. Bennington to display her remarkabie versatility. | clentious, she is unselfish in mosi it is always: “Such and such a thing The photoplay was directed by J, | way: i5 so.” | and Sammy Duncan, comedian, does Gordon Edwards who surrounded the s wholehearted in whatever | she Forgets That Matters of Taste | a Kentuckian, and after leaving [ his share. Monday, Tuesday and eminent star with a cast of unusual |ghe does, a pretty good sport. and 5 ¢ school took up s as a pro- | Wi sday's bill is good In every re- excellence, about as little of @ snob as is possiblo (et 125 [RlErh | up/the dtaed asia prec [Mipducsias BN S ¥ “The Soul of Buddha' tells of a |to the essentizl snobbishness of She is one of those people who | most virile stars, has passed his en- Scot od dancing act, I tire screen career with Vitagraph. He | 203 Scott have & go an ression. He tried Shakespearean | SPC Rt R e et S i il never qualify their opinions of mat- i0les, then musical comedy, but not r who becomes a. novitiate in the Tem-| She would do miore for her friends | 1678 Of tastc with an “I think.” Thiy 10 his own satisfaction, and finally ple of Fuddha as a daneing girl. The | than most of them would do for hor, | OF that is the best play of the season. tned fo the silent drama. His suc- ! - cess was almost instant. He is re- High Priest loves her, but is spurned Don't you think, with all that, she | The war book you have expressed a ° by Bavahari (Theda Bara). Escap- |&kould be popular” modest preference for, is not to be Iilembered especially for his forceful ing from the temple she elopes with Sho is the opposite. spoken of in the same breath with Work, .‘,"m‘ Alice Joyce, in “Wom- an Iinglish Army officer who marries | Why? Because she has one fault |the really good war books. Such ¢nhood” and ‘‘Within the Law.” He her. The High Pri. vows vengeance. | which in the eyes of the average | and such a shop is the only one that IS &gain splendidly cast in “The De- Wherever the couple go they are con- | psrson is so big that it can cover a , Carries clothes with any style, etc, Sired Woman,” the Blue Ribbon fea- | fronted with the Hindu Death sign. |multitude of virtues: etc. {ure, now playing at Keeney's thea- | Eop Our Soldier BOYS To escape the vengeance of the fan-| She is overweeningly self assertive. | She has strong convictions on cer- lcr. Florence Deshon plays opposite atics the couple leave for France. If she comes intc & room and hears | tain matters of right and justice and him. ‘ In Camp There Bavahari leaves her hus- |two or three people in an argument, | €thics, which is as it should be. But Tt is an impelling story of the 4 5 band and prepares to go on the stage | she at once joins in without invita- | her habit of dragging them in ai ma(;\ who sacrificed health, honor | For colds, chills and grip, with a dancing act copied after the |tion. all times and flinging them at peo. | aud conscience for gold and who i indi i sacred dance she did in the temple. SEI Will St Them Risht | ple. does not advance her causes. | l1cclaimed himselt only after he had cramps, pains, mdggestlon, The Iligh Priest learning of her| d J‘ S L On the contrary. [ lost his wife, his child and his for- | touches of rheumatism and whereabouts follows her to Paris. He nd_ Joins in not tentatlvely, 85| perpgps Sh y cast Serve |tune. There are two girls, the one ia, Sant i - T anmaned as & Buddhict 1ol to dee |one who wishes to be enlightened, hepeiEheiMEyaaliEoss !w- arrie tor mociny Mveames oha | meutalnia; fords is grate it Gl s former | but flatfostedly as one who will now As a Bad Example. the country girl he loves, he learns | ful and comforting and al- noing girl appears for the dance ho |Set all these mistaken people right. | Sometimes I call this girl, in my tco late, better than his gold. wavs . It's the dose SEnSIE BN haagens and before | Sho has a good mind, and often [mind, the “poor little rich girl” On Wednesday and Thursday an | . ay: healthful Its.th S hodestal and belor® |she is in the right. Needless to say, 'Rich, because she has so many good cuisode of the great thrilling and | in time that saves nine. threat of death that does not excuse her. | qualities. Poor, because she obscures sensational serial “The Bull's Eye,” | When putchasing look for the Owl Trade Mark A i - 5 on the wrapper ou get a cheap, worthless The picture is full of dramatic in- b‘fl%\l May 8th, 8 P. M. Positiveness is her middle name. |them all with this one ugly, un- teaturing Eddie Polo, will be shown, | Or dangeroua su e Fhrtvels yeurs the She has never learned the gracious | gracious, antagonizing mannerism. also several comedies and other fea- | standard of purity, flavor and strength. Sold by all druggists and grocers. tensity and is a faithful reproduction _ & of the myste s of the habit of saying, “Don’t you think such ; Her hoping that she may at least tures. Just Returned From France RABBI STEPHEN S. WISE Of The Free Synagogue, New York City Who Has Just Recently Returned from the Battle Front Will Lecture at THE SOUTH CONGREGATIONAL CHURCH THURSDAY, MAY 9th, 8 P. M. No Admission Charge—Offering for Local Surgical Dressings Work