New Britain Herald Newspaper, March 24, 1921, Page 4

, these notires are written by the press % or attractions with which toney deal. AND BAILEY ACT IS FEATURE AT the bill at I ck is a big not vaudeville houses of this country and Europe, but also has been last |one of the sensational numbers in act, {the Barnum and ley circus. It is ‘It.u]ing FOX'S, the thine the most skillful acrobats in the | world. They have recently com- pleted a showing at the Keith Palace | | theater in New York and are said | ‘to be head and shoulders above the , { ordinary acrobatic acts seen here. Three other high class on the bill. The big picture hardly ther comment when it is remarked that it is Frank Mayo in Posts.” It picture of old days along the Mi sippi river, just after | the Civil wa It abounds in pic- turesque scenes and incidents, one of the most forcefui being a duel be- tween the hero and the villain. Love also enters .this picture. silently. Between a “gentleman” to whom nothing was sacred and a acts are also | needs fur- “Hitchin’ | It creeps in | and Get It,”” but his érowning achieve- ment has undoubtedly been made in “‘Dinty.”" There will be three shows daily. FOOTLIGHT FOLLIES AT LYCEUM THEATER Martin’s Footlight Follies began the second half of their week's engagement today with a new offering in which several new dancing and singing num- bers are introduced. Tomorrow, Good Friday, there will be a continupus performance from 2:15 | to 10:30 p. m., and the same will hold for Saturday, as usual. In conjunction with the musical com- edy and the motion pictures, the man- agement is making' a holiday week by presenting several local players. Among: the local talent to be exhibited the sec-’ ond half of this week are comedy acrobatic feats by Leroy and Appleton »nd saxophone solos by Gustavson and Canfield. ““The Right to Love,” is the feature picture. For Easter Sunday night, there will Be an‘appropriate concert by Curley’s augmented orchestra. ‘‘The Fighting Kentuckians,”” with the weird, wild beauty of -the Cumberland mountains as a background, is the feature pio- ture for Sunday night. ‘“The Son of Tarzan,'’ the great serial picture of the jungle, starts Sunday night. now showing, Best Coffee 35c 1b., 3 lbs for $1.00. Russell Bros.—advt. i . SOLDIER BENEFIT SUNDAY: #The feature picture io b= shown at the Lyceum Sunday afteirnoon, at the Private Walter J. Smith Post, V. F. W., benefit performance, will be Bry- ant, Washburn in ‘““Putting It Over.” In %this picture Washburn is the vil- lage cut-up, always trying to put somethil vietim. are their \In addif} high class Tic! Sunday, as them Sund featured gambler with humanity in his heart the girl had to choose. Frank Mayor - - | portrays the old-time Mississippi river | gambler who has the true southern chivalry. It is a picture well worth @ L | seeing. | A special comedy reel, the Fox e ew rl aln | News and the usual comical Mutt iand Jeff in another animated cartoon | complete the bill. _ Musical Club | o/ the The Four Bards,” rated as among FRIDAY AND SATURDAY — CON FROM 2:15 TO 10:30 Now Playing | MARTIN'S FOOTLIGH NEW BRITAIN'S G Featuring Leroy and Appleton.0 Gustafson and Canfield, Saxophone” FEATURE PICTURE — George Fita “THE RIGHT T€ MAY MURRAY and DA} (A Paramount NICK CARTER SERIES FRIDAY CONTINUOUS —THE— FOUR BARDS A Smashing Acrobatic Sensation From Keith’s Palace N. Y. City Three Other Big Acts FRANK MAYO In a Gripping Southern Tale “HITCHIN' POSTS”’ TO BAR CLARA HAMON FILMS. Theater Owners Say Exhibition Would Put Premium On Violence. San Francisco, March 24.—The Al- lied Amusement Industries ot Cali- fornia, composed of representatives of motion picture theaters, went on rec- ord yesterday as opposing the appear- ance in films of Clara Smith Mamon, recently acquitted of the slaying of Jake L. Hamon in Ardmore, Okla. The motion picture theater repre- sentatives adopted a resolution de- claring: *“This association is of the opinién that an exhibition of this sort would unduly and improperly put a premium on violence.” The members of the association pledged themselves not to exhibit any pictures in which Clara Hamon appears. Will hold an examination for prospective active members Monday Evening, April 18, At 7:30 O’clock a place to be announced later through the press. EASTER SUNDAY Grand Musical Concert by Curley’s nfl..w GRAND MUSICAL CONCERT CURLEY'’S AUG! Sacred Selections Will Be THE FIGHTING K With an All-Star THEE WORLD’S WONDER 1 Thrills, Action, Excitement, Romaf SON OF TAR Final Episode, Mn-l.e Walcamp Series POST LENTEN SEASON BRINGS DRAMA TO FOX’S Recently a New York professor stated that the greatest modern mas- ter of the short story was Richard Washburn Childs. Mr. Childs is the author of from which ‘“Heliotrope” was adapted and which originally ran as a serial in Hearst's magazine. The story has been published in serial form in over eighteen of the nation’s leading news- papers. But it was not until a few months ago that George D. Baker of the Paramount Pictures staff saw the wonderful possibilities in the story r the greatest melodrama of the year. At last the picture completed the critics were called in to review the finished masterpiece. Never has there been in the history of screen re- view such a decided judgment in fa- vor of a picture as the critics handed down on the merits of “Heliotrope.” “Heliotrope will be the attraction at Fox's theater for the post Lenten sea- son. Opening with the Sunday even- ing performance Easter Sunday night it will be held for the first half of the week. See particulars in reading notice on another “A Whiff of Heliotrope,” : — COMING SUNDAY—“HELIOTROPE” — page of today’s Herald. ran Bnefit Perfomnce Under the Auspices of ivate WALTER J. SMITH POST Veterans of Foreign Wars ——LYCEUM THEATER day Afternoon March 27, 1921 Program of High Class audeville and Photo Plays Admission, Orchestra, $1.00 —Tickets on sale at— m. E. Martin’s, 143 Main Street. Quality Smoke Shop, W. Main Street, E. A. Sheehan, 403 Main Street. Prices—25¢, 50c, 75¢ and $1.00. TICKETS ON EXCHANGE. Tickets for the Private Walter J. Smith post, V. F. W., entertainment at the Lyceum Sunday afternoon will 80 on exchange at the theater at 11 o'clock tomorrow. Tickets can be purchased at this timae also. “DINTY” AT THE PALACE, THREE SHOWS DAILY. One of the best attractions of a decade will be the entertainment offer- ing at the Palace theater on Thursday, I Friday and Saturday in ‘‘Dinty.”’ I Wesley Barry’'s smiles, freckles ansl inimitable acting made him famous in “Daddy Long Legs’ with Mary Pick- ford, and ‘‘Don’t Ever Marry’’ and “‘Go = THEATRE — HARTFORD FRIDAY SATURDAY Matinees Friday and Saturday Richard G. Herndon presents Boston’s Favorite NANCE O’NEIL In her greatest ‘ = The Passior EVENINGS $2.50 be MATINEES, $1.50 Seat Sale donning her Spring finery of buds and leaves and flowers. il g 3 Nature is. all ready for the glad- some season, and so are we. FRIDAY SATURDAY CONTINUOUS SHOWS 'MARSHALL NEILAN Presents the Famous Child Actor ESLEY “FRECKLES” BARRY < “DINTY?’’ The Best Photo Play in Ten Years A Thrilling Story of Frisco’s Chinatown. KEITH VAUDEVILLE ACTS YOU ALWAYS SEE THEM FIRST AT THE PALACE Featuring the Merry Musical Comedy “MAID FOR