New Britain Herald Newspaper, January 15, 1921, Page 4

gal Numbers of this Fam- introduced by the Palace U SEE DW TH VILLE P nday, PALACE “HOUSE OF HITS” Tuesday, ARLES In George M. Cohan’s Great Play MINUTES FROM OADWAY” A Story of Rubes and Wise Guys neighbor tells you how good it was. KEITH'S the Best. fhese trotions with wiich they deal BILD. players y with | of the Il be and Fol- half y that Frank ! rs in | last " the change Carey, 1 pro- yeeum oek in atnoti~es are written by the prees his Intest Proof.” The photoplay opens with Carey as ll"hrre studying for the priesthood. | He has been trained since boyhood by a priest who realized the impor- Untyersal film, “Bullet tanoce of developing his charge physi- | cally as well as mentally and spirit- mally. Pierve, learning that his fa- { ther, of whom he had previously beea ; kept in ignorance, was dying him, kneels by the death-bed and pledges himself to avenge his parent A photoplay rich in human Inci- dents s ‘“SKhould a Woman Tell”™ which will begin its local showing at the Lyceum the mecond half of the week. Allce Lake, who is appearing this week in ““The Misfit Wife” will be seen as the star in “Should a Woman Tell?" Bryant Washburn in “Love Insur- ance” and Ethel Clayton in “Vicky Van” are the stars in tomorrow night's program GREAT HEART APPEAL IN POX'S SUNDAY REED For Carney at Fox's theater has arranged for two Big features, “Our Better Selves featuring Fannie Ward, and “The Land of Jazz” with Elieen Percy In the leading role. In addi- tiom, ¥. F. Harmon, organist at St Mary’s church, will give a short re- cital at 7:18 p. m. playing the Lusts- pilel Overture by Keber-Bella, Epi- sode No. § of the Fantomas serial and the Gaumont News will also be shown. “Our Better Selves” is regarded by { eritics as being one of the best pic- tures yet released. It was first taken more than a year ago, but since its theme Is one of the war the pro- dn:or- decided to withold it for a the bullet of an assassin, hurries to Sunday evening, Manager KEITH VAUDEVIILLE Featuring That Classy Musical Comedy With Pretty Girls and Special Scenery. butterfly of the Paris social world. Then war and duty called. How Loyette obeyed well demonstrates the macrifices made by the wom- en of France. Miss Ward is capably supported by Lew Cody. The other picture, “The Land of Jazz,” is a ripsnorting comedy of wiggles and giggles, telling of the adventures of a mental specialist who is studying on an island. One of the charcaters is a lunatic who imagines himself the world’'s greatest shimmy dancer, AT FOX'S THEATER Anniversary week will be observed {at Fox's next week with an extra vaudeville bill and twa big movie features, Owen Moore in “The Poor Simp™ for the first three days, and George Walsh in 2 | the fical half of the week. Tonight |is lhn last chance to see William Hart {in “Sands” alse the vaudeville bill showing ‘““The Seven Dancing Dolls,” Veland Gamble, the human adding machine, Herman, the magician, and Lloud and Southern, singers and dancers. On Manday, Tuesday and Wednes- dny a five act vaudeville bill will be headed by Joe Scheftal and company in a brilllant singing and dancing re- vue. There are ten people in the act, among them pretty girls with gorgeous wardrobes. The scenic ef- fects are said to be good ones. Four other acts of merit are engaged. Preceding the feature picture are the Fantomas serial, and Chester Outing Travelogue, the Fox News and a Penrod story by Booth Tark- ington. O¥en Moore, in “The Poor Simp"” plays the part of Melville Car- ruthers. Armed with a bdunch of orchids and a good opinion of him- self he goes to propose to Grace Adams, A look at her father makes him forget his resolution and out he goes in search of adventure. He gets it in the farm of a bump on the head from an irate gangster. He finds him- serted by hs financee and the object of a threat of mysterious death. Then |the ciouds part, but not without | many laugh producing incidents. AT PALACE THEATER Charles Ray's version of “Forty- )"rv. Minutes From Broadway,” the | George M. Cohan classic which he has adapted to the screen, in being kept ciose to the original form which tremendous guccess during , clude Jarrow, lemon; Charlie made this one himself so don’t miss it, or you'll be sore when your “NEARLY A PRINCE” BEST OF PHOTOPLAYS HOO-RAY BII/1,! Wednesday RAY “Two for New Rochelle’ “THE BETTER KIND” ROSS & FOSS BROWN & TAYLOR - CAN YOU DO THIS IN YOUR HEAD? o9 Albert A. Gamble, it—multiply 23-year-old New Yorker, does long, tical problems in his head and speaks out the answer almost instantly. a number of six figures by difficult mathema- 'TLY Gamble 1s itself in your head. holding a card showing how the average person does it—he answered this one without pencil or paper in four seconds. He appears at Fox's this week. first half of the week features that classical musical comedy, “Nearly a Prince,” with a big clever cast and special scenery galore. Other acts in- the man with the Brown and Taylor in new songs and talk; and Ross and Foss in a pleasing musical offering. SUNDAY AT THE PALACE On Eunday night the Palace will offer another of its popular Sunday evening programs featuring J. Stuart Blackton’s big Production “The WOOD ALCOHOL VICTIM AWARDED $30,000 DAMAGES. Chicago, Jan. 15.—Blindness causea by wood alcohol W the ground for a verdict of $30,000 damages returned in circuit court in favor of Sam Green- berg. The award, which was the first of its kind in Chicago courts, was against the saloon partnership of Cohen & Aikin. OPA S A ¢ ARCADIA ORCHESTRA at MERIDEN A SATURDAY, JANUARY 15TH, ° UNDER AUSPICES OF COMPANY L - Quick Results--Herald Classified Ac —SUNDAY EVENING—#- Two Great Features FANNY WARD in the Photo Dramatic Triumph “OUR BETTER SELVES" Companion Feature - EILEEN PERCY in the laughing, whizzing hit “THE LAND OF JAZZ” Many “FANTOMAS” HEAR ! HEAR ! PROF. F. F. HARMON Prelude—Lustspiel—Overture On the Mighty Veiced Organ STARTING MONDAY