New Britain Herald Newspaper, January 13, 1923, Page 5

IS FROM PEN OF Arthur Goodrich Also Au- thor of “Yes or No" Pro- duced at Lyceum by the Cormican Players, '“So This 1s London," conceded by & majority of the dramatic eritics in New York city as belng the second best of the large number of comedy dramas playing on Broadway this cur- rent season, Is from the pen of Arthur Goodrich, a former New Britain man, whose mother, Mrs. Frederick Good- rich and sister, Mrs, Howard Horton, live at 33 Dassett street, this city, ‘The play, which opened at the Hud- son theater on West 44th street the latter part of August, was favorably and unfavorably criticized by drama- tic critics, but as most of them have admitted, it has proven a suceess be- cause it is a satire on American as well as English life, The production han been staged by George M. Cohan. Recall Amusing Incident Local friends of Mr. Goodrich re- cail an amusing incident in reference to the opening night of the play in New York when the Hudson theater was well filled with the so-called “First Nighters” who almost always call for the author of the play if the play gives an inkling of proving the least bit successful. 8o, as was ex- pected, at the end of the second act and after many curtain calls for the varlous performers the audience de- manded that the author make a cur- tain speech. In reply to the incessant applaud- ing and the demand of the people Mr. Cohan came from behind the curtain and in a most casual manner an- nounced that Mr. Goodrich, the au- thor, was not in the theater but was attending a “movie” over on Broad- way, Wrote “Yes or No” Mr. Goodrich is also the author of “Yes or No,” the only other play which he has written and which has proven a success. This ran for sev- eral months at the Lexington theater in New York just previous to the war Lut since that time has been released for stock; has played in many of the larger cities throughout the country by road companies and has most re- cently been produced in moving pic- tures with Norma Talmadge as the star. New Britain theatergoers will par- haps recall that the James Cormican players closed their first summer of dramatic stock in this city with’the production of ““Yes or No.” The play was most favorably reviewed by the “Herald Reviewer” and drew capa- city houses for the entire week. The picture version of the play has been at'the Palace theater, Local H. S, Graduate Mr. Goodriech is a graduate of the New Britain High school in the class of 1894 and ‘later was graduated from Wesleyan college with the ciass of 1899, He also attended Columbia vniversity in New York. While at the High school he began his literary work as editor of the school paper, the same holding true at college. Upon graduating from Columbia, Mr. Goodrich was employed by the W. Page Publishing company of New York and while with them was as- signed to cover a territory in England as a magazine correspondent. He re- turned to New York and was assist- ant editor of the “Outing’” magazine. Wrote Several Stories Leaving this concern Mr. Goodrich continued his study in the literary field and became a novelist. “The Balance of Power,” his first book, was published in 1906. Others which have been written by him, have been published and proven good sellers are “The Gleam of Dawn,” ‘The Yard- stick Man” and “The Lady Without Jewels.” While writing novels Mr. Goodrich was also studying playwriting and “Yes or No" was his first successful play, although he had written severa! LYCEUM Tonight Continuous MUSICAL COMEDY AND VAUDEVILLE A Good Picture “SHADOWS OF CONSCIENCE” Sunday Night “SPANISH JADE” With David Powell Dorothy Dickson in “PAYING THE PIPER” Mon., Tues,, Wed. 8 Reels, All Star Cast JEAN PAIGE ‘THE PRODIGAL JUDGE’ The Great American Picture GOOD VAUDEVILLE NEW BRITAIN MAN ARTHUR GOODRICH _—_— previous to that time and has written several since, Member of Players Club Mr, Goodrich married Miss Alice Dougherty, who is now dead. She was a sister of Walter Hampden, the well known Bhakespearean actor. He has three daughters and makes his home in New York city most of the time. He visited in New Britain at Christmas time and will leave New York shortly for a vacation trip in the south, He is a member of the board of directors of the Players club in New York of which Arthur Kimball, also of this city is a member. SILVER WINGS WITH MARY CARR, ATFOX'S Famous Mother Love Picture (Opens Mon.~Wm. Farnum, Thurs, Coming here direct from the Apollo theater on Broadway where it has had a three months' run, and with no advance in prices, Mary Carr in “Silver Wings” will open a three days’ run at Fox's theater Monday. Despite the theatrical magnitude of this production, there will be the us- ual vaudeville program. The last half of the week brings back Willlam Far- num in “Brass Commandments”, and the management also announces early showings of “My Friend the Davil,” now on Broadway; “Lights of New York” and “Kentucky Derby.” Alice Cathoun in “The Angel of Crooked Street” and William Duncan in “No Denfense” are tomorrow night's fea- tures, together with comedies and news reels. “Silver Wings" is regarded as the greatest triumph of real American love and life ever filmed. Movie lov- ers remember Mary Carr in “Over the Hill,” and this picture gives her an even greater opportunity. 8he has the role of a mother and devoted wife who assumes, upon her husband's death, the care of his business and the maintenance and bringing up of her two sons and daughter. In the prologue .she is shown as a young married woman, happy and gay; later as a prosperous business woman; then as a little gray haired forsaken old woman. Her two sons furnish splendid contrasts in character. One is slow and plodding, but sincere— PRICES—Eves. 50c to $2.00 Matinee PRICES—Eves. 50¢ to $2.50 Mail Orders Now PARSONS THEATER Hartford COMING, MONDAY TO WEDNESDAY, JAN. 15-17, “THE GREEN SCARAB” John Stapleton’s New Play With a Brilliant Cast Including H. COOPER CLIFFE, LILLIAN WALKER, VICTOR MORLEY, HENRY MOWBRAY, BETTY ROSS CLARKE. NOTE: This attraction will begin its New York run on January 22(. THREE NIGHTS, BEGINNING THURSDAY, JAN. 18, 1728—THE FIRST AND BEST MU THE BEGGAR’S OPERA By John Gay —_—m The Sccond Amcerican Tour Presented by the London Cast, divect from the Lyric Theater, Hammersmith, London, after a run of Direct From Its 3 Months Run On Broadway NEW BRITAIN DAILY HERALD, SATURDAY, JANUARY 13, 1025, while the other (always his mo!hcr'l! favorite) is lazy and deceitful, And as always Is the case, he eventually brings disgrace upon his trusting mother. The daughter, over the pro- tests of her worthless brother, marries for love instead of forced into bankruptey. Step by step is shown the family becoming re- united after the keen realization that fidelity to their mother is a sure sign of happiness. “The Kentucky Derby,” which is coming soon, is a thrilling melodrama of the old south; one which features the greatest racing event on the Am- erican turf. “My Friend the Devil” is a strong drama with a great moral and really preaches a semon—that of trust in} God. It pictures the life of a great physician who admitted no higher power than the skill of his own pro- fession until oney day his little girl was sick and dying and then he changed. PRODIGAFE JUDGE AT LYCEUM Tonight is the last chance to sec Misses and Kisses, the clever little musical comedy show being presented at the Lyceum by the B. A. Rolfe company. Good comedy, a = pretty chorus, good singing and a special teature, the singing of “On the Road: to Mandalay,” make this a fine show. Tomorrow night the two big fea- tures will be “Paying the Piper,” a story of life in New York, portraying fashionable and gay scenes and giving ag raphic story of how divorce affects the life of a girl, and “The Spanish Jade,” a story of a beautiful girl and a2 modern Don Quixote. Next week vaudevilie will come back to the Lyceum, to be followed by three musical comedy companies, a Markus show, Martie Dupree com- pany and Checker Girls; and then a whil at burlesque. Accompanying Monday's vaudeville program will be one of the best hu- man interest photodramas of the sea- son, “The Prodigal Judge."( New Britain will be one of the very few cities in Connecticut to play burlesque as a regular attraction. The Lyceum will adopt this policy of show within the next few weeks, its man- agement announces. Wed. Mat. 50c to $1.50 Saturday ‘AL PLAY—1923 Sat. Mat.—50c¢ to $2.00 Seats Tuesday riches, but is; -~ NEWSY NOTES OF THE SPOKEN STAGE, THE SILENT DRAMA AND MUSIC "SILVER WINGSZ WILLIAM FOX SPECIAL PRODUCTION FOX’S: Monday—Tuesday—Wednesday HADASSAH MINSTREL T0 BE GIVEN SOON Large Cast in Production at " Lyceum, January 28 The minstrel and vaudeville show to be given by the New Britain chap- ter of Hadassah at the Lyceum the- ater on Sunday afternoon, January 28, promises to eclipse any other lo- cal amateur production of that kind ever given in this city. It is being staged under the direction of Joseph Haffey and John Crean. Lawyer David L. Nair will act as interlocutor and other principals will be Jeanette Light, Evelyn Miller, Sa- die Dubosar, Mildred Keimowitz, Jan- PAL The Story of a Boy a Woman. INNES & RYAN A Smart Act KING Sunday Night, Mon., Tues., Wed. RICHARD BARTHELMESS Presented In His Newest Drama “THE BOND BOY” Slavery For His Mother— And To the Shadows of the Gallows To Save Remember ‘Tolable David”?—This is Better! KEITH VAUDEVILLE Featuring The Famous Broadway Comediennes Mazie—CLIFTON AND DE REX—Billy They’re the Funniest Girls on the Stage To- day—See Them and Laugh! Watch the 7Fin L h ’ ’llnry comes (o & happy end, | ' Mary Thurman, famous as & beauty star, portrays the frivolous wife of & Virginia Magee, another of ‘ , | villain. the Griffith graduates, is the ingenue, IN THE B"Nn Buv I The Keith vaudeville bill for Mon~ s G day, Tuesday and Wednesday will be featured by the famous Broadway Plll F N comediennes Maszie Clifton and Billy 00 w(“m u[ Wfl De lex, who are known in theatricals a8 the two funniest girls in vaude- sunmg Dmma ville, Other acts include Innes and Ryann in a smart and nattily dressed R SR |aot; Phil Davis ecalls himself the |“unuke orator” and his wit and songs In pursuance of his policy inaugur- |are very bright; King Bros present ated when he began his starring ea- a neat and fast gymnastic exhibition reer In “Tol'able David,” Richard |with a sensational finish, Darthelmess has surrounded himself | Starting Thursday of next week for with a notable cast in “The Bond|a run of four days Vera Gordon and Boy," which is coming to the Palace | Dore Davidson, the famous mother Bunday, Monday, Tuesday and Wed- . and father of “Humoresque,” will ap~ nesday, heralded as one of the most| pear in thelr latest photoplay hit “The vital stories ever seresned, Good Provider,” 1In addition to this Mary Alden, considered to be the |another feature will be a new episode screen’s best “mother"” famons for her | of “The Leather Pushers” with Regi- ‘u rtraval of such a part in “The Old | nald Denny. The big Broadway pro- Nest" plays the mother for the young | duction “When Knighthood Was In sereen star, Plower,” comes to the Palace very Barthelmess himself portrays a|ghortly and announcements about its poor bhoy who is bound out to the|pun here will be made next week. service of a mean farmer, He is ar- rested for the murder of this farmer RSN and as a result of his efforts to shield| Renny Leonard, the pugilist, will the honor of a woman is condemned | make his first appearance in a Shu- bert production at the Shubert theater in New Haven all of next week, He is playing in “The Dancing Girl," the new Winter Garden production. to hang for a crime he did not com- mit., He effects his escape dramati- cally, bloodhounds pursue him, and following a powerful denouement the ette Putterman, Bessle Kaplan, So- phie Kramer, Marty Kennedy, Ben- jamin Cohen, B. Epstein, Mae Belle - FOXUS - MONDAY TUESDAY’ WEDNESDAY First Showing At Popular Prices Swarsky, S Lipman and mem- bers of the “L" quartet consisting of Messrs. Loomis, Lucas, Lewis and will be one of the features of the pro- duction. = Miss Anna Abrahamson will be the leader of this group and oth- ers to appear with her are Sadye Koplowitz, Ida Birnbaum, Lillian Yankowitz, Josephine Miller, Evelyn Zucker, Jeanette Gans. Tickets for the production are now on sale and may be exchanged for reserved seats at the S. W. Menus store at 398 Main street on Thursday, Friday and Saturday, January 25, 26 and 27, Direct from a season’s senational run on Broadway “SILVER WINGS” — with — William Farnum has a new hobby —egolf, and is now one of the best pill chasers among the picture stars. It is said of the noted Fox star that he swings a mean stroke with a two ton pressure. ACE Latham. | A special dancing Japanese chor-l The Famous Mother of “Over the Hill.” A triumph of mother love over reckless modern youth. Better than “Over the Hill”. A simple, beautiful picture of American homelife, it tells a story that should be taken seriously to heart, for it is but a picturization of those family tragedies that surround us every day. Who Passed Through — NO ADVANCE IN PRI_CES e Vaudeville’s Greatest Novelty “SWAIN’S CATS and RATS” FRIDAY SATURDAY WILLIAM FARNUM In His Latest Success “BRASS COMMANDMENTS” THURSDAY SOMETHING NEW FOR NEW BRITAIN BANJO—MANDOLIN—GUITAR .. CONCERT .. HARTFORD PLECTRAL CLUB PHIL DAVIS The Smoke Orator BROS. Thurs., Fri., Sat. VERA GORDON in “THE GOOD PROVIDER” Cast Includes Dore Davidson Here’s the Famous Mother and Father of “Humoresque” in a Better Photoplay Than “Humoresque” F. C. Bradbury, Director Assisted by MISS NORMA SCHOENBORN—Reader FRANK C. BRADBURY - nous Concert Banjoist E. C. BENSON BARKER One of the Foremost Mandolinists of the Younger Generation Hungerford Court Auditorium .F'ri.day, Jan, 19th At 8:15 p. m. Given under auspices of HILAMO GIRL RESERVE Club, ¥. W. C. A, “Silver Wings’’ v Watch For the Date—It’s Here Soon! ‘WHEN KNIGHTHOOD WAS IN FLOWER’ MARY CARR Under Management E. C. Benson Barker Local Banjo Mandolin Instructor Tickets for Sale at C. L. Pierce & Co., Music Store E. C. Benson Barker, 250 Main S Or Members of Girls' Club, Better Than “Over the Hill” A Triumph of Mother-Love Over Reckless Modern Youth. The Greatest Story of American Life and Love Ever Written.