New Britain Herald Newspaper, January 27, 1923, Page 4

NEW BRITAIN DAILY HERALD, SATURDAY, JANUARY 27, 1023, NEWSY NOTES OF THE SPOKEN STAGE, THE SILENT DRAMA AND MUSIC o~ SHEEHAN BROTHERS ”A VE ME A ! :::x" ‘It 1s the Law," Ritg aet up’:.n u‘fl- clothes, tallored In m: lrlt'k: ‘:llnuu by the h."l u‘r’: "': “Phe ; " ow g B SUCCESS OF LJ’FE 0” T”E STAGE: « f A “Mft.iw\\L‘:‘—I";.::,mv:‘-ull‘l::m;‘)! ll:\"l?: lhc“ :;un“n-’.:nx'l‘:e:iuy i.ll“?:l.'l'l“': '-‘:rl'mtr“:w‘an My Parents®™ is dis- S = e " R 3 . Belasco, Lyceum; “Listening In," |that is as different as clever; O'Brien | tinetly a problem play, worked out “The Buneh and Judy,” |theory and has therefore dressed his|[one ring ecircus; and sol | Bijou; “Fashions for Men," Belmont; and Josephine present a bateh of | with care. Frank Drapen, husband of M e s l- “~ ,| 3 | inswered for him "Suve he ean, 1 will b g = “Our Kf—ll.“ Baye! Gringo," Comedy, [smiles, songs and lm.lullmlu in @ neat | nandsome Barbara, has a beautitul chievements ol MIChACL ..0n nim " Quite taken aback Mr . Three “The God of Ven-[little parcel called “The Bong Hales- |nome and plenty of money and & & . - sheehan found himself engaged for Be Provineetown; “The ",“"‘““J'““,'"' .L‘hmn. the lhaw" will be place in society, but is far from sat- Sheehan Read Like @ (e season in a line of work he had E produced by A, H. Woods, The Fairy Tale Follies” a novel [isneq with his lot. In place of the . J 2 ever contemplated - Johannes Kreisler, with |comedy with four complete changes |gound of childish laughter, there is & Movie Scenario Rather uch to his surprise, as he now o | - 4 ’ ::::lh“'l"lrl;lfll;:f'll::ll':; muvo:unul'::l:;a mnfi??x?@uk Thursday, Friday and | Sinister slience mwuhw;‘ m‘lh“m states, he found the work interesting o ol o1 | . Influenced by her sister, Mrs, Draper Thilll a Truc !4"(,‘ Story, nd te his liking. As & result My ¢ H » S . Burke, Empire; "’l“ho Egotist,” wuh"mnlnluy the pha’mplu altraction will adopts a lttle girl, but does not let o Woods engaged him for three SU0Ces- . ’ o ¥ 1Leo Ditrichstein, Thirty-ninth street; | present preity Katherine MacDonald her husband into the seheme uptil the sive seasons, His last appearance in “ i . £ . ‘5 b T :'l‘lu» Tidings Drought to Mary," u !f;.ll;e‘ m-wru. of ‘!n-r photoplays, child arrives, How he turi the drama was in “The Girl of the Golden . ! < - {“heater Guild _production, Garrick: (“Domestic Relation tables is one of the amusing situa- One brother playing lead 0 West,” wnich Is now being produced ; i < he Lady Cristilinda," with Fay po— e tions; but the picture gets its name road production and another br in stock by several companies, 8 g 3 | r, lirondhurst; “Why Not? 9 from . the way this ohild of Darbare playing the lead in the origina Playea ut Lyceum b y & "orty-Eighth street; “The Clinking| | sister Influences the happiness of her - 4 " prasonted by Heory 'W. Sav-| mother when a serious misunderstand- York production of u play at the While out on the road the first 3 - lle ¢ O » : 3 " | nge, Knickerbocker; “Glory,” Vander- Ing threatens the happiness of her same timo Is the unique record of tWO | soa5on Mr, Shechan appeared at the ! T : e e e iy BB T ] \ ‘ v é 4 bise ) parents, The picture opens with a pame for themselves on the Amer | 3 | ¥, s =N | e i ’“em . She ghetns soeme _vin s can dramatic and vaudeville st : J } Pk | [} o 8 p . |marn tather deying " to prevent his he brothers in question are John 1 .t Y f b i 3 KIBK lN W|TH STAR | — 110\-50. und fro mipen on the play be- 3 ! / LS comes intensely interesting and really and Michael Sheehan, although the mer 15 kno o thousands of | - / , m”: u\ll \' "lu“!'z.u‘\ “s tx. r‘\. \:u terr \ X 3 ) GAST AT PAI‘A[;Etwuwn s HOM vau“evme Novd' lm(‘."::n‘:lderuhln interest is ati.ched to but to New Britain people is known 2 3 e SOEE | A g | | the showing of “The Kentucky Derby" {MI;‘ ':’v_ f John's life has previ 3 %fl o | ty NCX[ wwk"Kefl[llcky Del'h] c{;lo '.l‘h‘:::l?:y? l’rlnd‘:y d.:"‘l xlur;:lny. S Bkaty ol 1n thkes: COITINN, Most of it n the ue ¥ AR u:u.u :r:lonv::d n’:;mla Denny has ously been told in the columns, It o 3 BQ“] GOII]I]SW, Bel't L]u“ find‘ Fox's program of “better than the |the chief masculine role, Lillian 1¥;n ° was one of interest and showed thaz e ]ll:“?'l rl‘r L.lml‘l v;v:: |Imm; i i o v ] average” 18 being continued week in|carries out the romantic interest, B s L biotk T the old Wates L ! May HCAVO‘Y in Cast and week out and for the first three [story is adapted from the old stage ““”\;m :‘1“:,,. “hi . ‘.L f Il'. \\m‘“ B y ¢ b days of next week an elaborate vaude- | thriller “The Suburban' and pictures :ml “::I\ulh re | w‘-v :'( |1|(|hn‘;\ —in ville show accompanied by the most|the mint julep aristocracy of Ken- B L ol : g Starting Sunday night for a run of i\dr]:-‘“\llljt II::‘;:"I(;’?'”-‘:'. rm:" hw'ho- 'ncAkn);lhvr big feature, this one the other to secure L position of some i . N four days the I'alace will present to | ~' ¥ nis? s to be shown; g that 1 B4 kind on the stage. He was at last r g G its patrong the new smashing photo- ollowed by a completo change on | peer of all melodramas, that is s " small part in “The Rajah s i p 3 &8 ¥ 4 play hit “Kick In." Taken from the | Thursday, Friday and Saturday when (ly to be presented on Fox's silvew ceiving a small pa e Rajah," | y > > ¥ |the stirring melodrama *The Ken- | sheet is “The Third Alarm,” a fast @ play which was unsuccessful famous stage play of the same name s 5 “Traveled “One Nighters” TR i ' which made big success on Broadway | tucky Derby” will be shown, For to-| moving, cxciting thriller from start to Thig, however, did not deter him 3 % b n ¥ |and as a road attraetion, “Kick In" in | mm’rn'u"nlsll'filt !:u; screen r.nlantlnn of | finish, and he later toured the country in a | photoplay form Is acclaimed by """"’?n':‘.:.o";-;:"u\ '11:1:;'":10:1"' ':r:h x-;:;irllm; 4 s better than the play. Its plot is h Y 210, wi ey g P pax P Mason In the leading role, will he series of “one nighters” as they are 4 $ 4 i g . called among the profession. His ' Vo ” novel and interesting and has severa " 3 5 > first Broadwi nee was in| [ iy ‘ Lyceum Theater Next Week very dramatic moments that hold un- :‘;"":;‘;mf:"‘ P "';" ‘bnnyu) m’l‘l-lxrll« in THE HERALD 1908 in “Via ss” and later he | aivided attention. The cast is well | " Sea,” o great drama appearcd in “The Fortune Hunters" | “OH, BABY” |chosen and features three of the hig- | of ‘:l;edoq.:hr- m;mn.’ 3 The A-B-C Paper Shich: sbored a tremendous hit, [ MICHAEL SHEEHAN 5 ’ gest stars of the sercen, Betty Comp- | Monday's vaudeville will introduce ith th Mr. Miltern has appeared in many | son, Bert Lytell and May McAvoy,|® series of novelty entertaifments, wil € successful stage plays and of late|Lycoum theater in this city in “The R : | Theirgcidtacterizations of the roles|chiel of which ‘will te Wallonw's| § A_B.C Want Ads years has heen in many moving pic- | Queen of Chinatown.” A number of (of “Three O'Clock in the Morning.”|mine," Ambassador; “R. U. R.,” l~'n.lvortrn) a by them are wonderfully | Horses. This is a bare-back riding i | his friends tendered him a roya! wel- | The sacond partewill consist of vaude- | zec. done and they will gainmany new |Specialty right on the stage, like a admirers when the photoplay is fin- tures. | Former T. A. B. Man come upon his arrival in town. He ville in which the famous “Gallagher! Three months—"The Féol,” Times uch ha y ap- |« -' ? ; 3 i “The N ~lighed. The th f “Kick In" deals Not quite so much has been heard | Das not plaved here since but has ap- and Shean” bit will be done Ly Clem- | Square; “The New Music Box Revue,” /ished, The theme ol cf presented by Sam H. Harris, Music|With the regeneration of a crook | peared in vaudeville on the Poli time |ent Lewis and Paul Lucas. The third in Hartford, part is a country scene. 130x; “The Last Warning,” Klaw; “Six | through love and is absorbing as was Mr. Sheechan's ambition was to be- | ——— Characters in Search of an Author,”|"The Miracle Man,” which was a big come a concert singer but that ambi-| «Mapry the 3rd” produced at P'ar-|produced by Brock Pemberton, Prin-|hit some time ago and which carried tion was shattered by his physician |sons' theater in Hartford the first half | C€8s; “Seventh Heaven,” a John Gol-|& theme of regeneration. The Keith 4 who said that he had the voice 1o (of this week will play in New Haven |4en production, Booth; “The World “vaudeville bill for the first half of the succeed but it was too powerful for!q; Monday. Tuesday and Wednesday |We Live In” produced by William |Week will feature four excellent acts e - |A. Brady, Forty-Fourth street. that are guaranteed good entormn;- a comedy his physique and to attempt singing |and will then go into New York city. i (7 for a carcer meant invalidism for him Two monthe—1'p She Gges,” Play- men!i. A;mm q;mdk \m;-,bl red in a few years. | s . house; “Rain,” produced by Sam H.|couplé, offer “Sparks o umor,” ‘a Now in Vaudeville, .| e Many New Britain people are.. . gty nne Eagles, Maxine | Singing and talking skit that has many _— \hout ten years ago Mr. Sheehan | WALCHINg with Interest the return en-p ;o0 “unforton of the Movies,”|800d laughs; Alanson is a hand bal- ¥ : narried Miss Bessic Rempel, the, Sa8ement of Walter Hampden, the Corts Littie Nelly CKelloer Libaceys | ancer. At shis particuiar sort o | SUNDAY NIGHT—-MON.—TUES.—WED. - 3 S Shakespearean actor at Parsons' thea- | st ' Aa%Y Ak Hait DAL DL laughter of a former New York the- | ey s 8 BEton o o | “The Love Child,” George M. Cohan; [performance he is an expert, b S g [ter the last A 3 “Hamlet," with John Barrymore, pro- | the leaders of his line. He is a bo- Presenting the New Season’s Smashing atrical manage Since then he and | . " 115 wi . TRy f | Friday night of his ‘engagement he e % i liever in the *“do things differently” :fhr“;:\c' :‘d(\';r "‘:tvy‘iydizl\t}vln \;uge- will drop his Shakespearean character, duced Arthur Hopkins, S.m H. | Dramatic Photoplay 1 ne Ieith, Loew and Or-i, .4 will play in a new English pro- ote e - UKOR ESENTS A shenm time. . k | i v s to bring to g . - ; 0 They have appeared in special |3UCHON Which he hopes to bring . . TN . i New York next fall. ~ . . ketches written for them by Miss ! \ t Harsiek, REmpelja stster of Mos, Shoee , | ueorge titzmaurice han. They have rccently finished a § John O'Brien in charge of St |% | PRODUCTION 15 week engagpment in and about | Mary's playground this past summer, | ¥ ] Wew York city and are now having a | scored heavily as the tenor mnglng i \ N\ " ew sketch written in which they will |With the “Checker Girls" company at | \ \k ppear for the remainder of the sea- the Lyceum theater this week. e % om0 Donk ilan The u_mm;;s Time Table | : \ “swmw BETTY COMPSON, Going Two years — “Kiki" with ! \ %@5 I!ERT LYTELL o MAY MAVOY, which they live when they are not | traveling. | L.eonore Ulric, Belasco; “Blossom Century; “Chauve-Souris,” i t L) kit sl PRI 8 o Gty oot | MONDAY TUESDAY WEDNESDAY §/| e W i ; i th Bl BACKSTAGE publio; "Folles of 1938 New Am: The Most Talked of Picture of the Year i N e ;‘s“l:;e'“nedbe':{ef"t'fif: bered by many as a leading figure in | sterdam. the amateur performances which ik tonthee"Whignefitg - Wires™ i ‘ were staged by the Y. M. T. A. & B. “Forty-Ninth street: The Old Soak.” The Startling Play of Today That ; the stage play ! um theater “is practicaily [hy Don Marquis, Plymouth; “The 4 r. Sheehan had a most powerful |sold out for the minsirel and v uvln‘(;mghflm Girl," Larl Carroll; “So This |8 Shocked Blase Broadway { ¢ A and pleasing voice and was called | vilie show to be given by the Newis London,” produced by George M. Vo 8—BIG PARTS—8 upon time after time to play in local | Britain chapter of Hadassah on Sun-|Cohan, Hudson; “Better Times," Hip- R amateur shows. He had a trained |day afternoon at 215 o'clock. The|podrome; “Sally, Irene and Mary,” Daritone voice and at one time sang in | show is to be in three parts consist- | Casino, St. Mary's choir. He also took part |ing of a minstral, cabaret and vaud Pive months—"Why Men Leave WHO ARE ville. Home,” Moro: “The Greenwich ; | in jocal musicales and did concert The first part takes place in a cab- | Village Follies, wged by John Mur- work about the state. Upon graduating from the New|aret with the chorus seated at tables. | ray Anderson, hubert; “The Awful Britain High school Mr, Sheehan!The endmen enter to the tune of [g&ruth,’ a Charles Frohman produc- worked in the cost department of the|"Deedle Deedle Dum.” David L. Nair [@#n, Henry Miller; “lLoyaities,” by . Corbin Screw company plant is to act as interlocutor. The finale | John Galsworthy, Gaiety. d ! On Stage By Accident | of the first part will be the singing IFour months—"The Lady in Er-| —— E—— The story of Mr. Sheehan's first ap- pearance on the stage reads more like a movie scenario than a real| R AT I g true life story. [ E ] He had no theatrical ambitions but H ‘ while on a visit to his brother John artford H. 15, . 4 in New York he met A Woods, | was playing in the thrilling melo- | i NEXT TUESDAY AND WEDNESDAY B e N e, Mosoes, Chubbet PR T Elf DO YOU KNOW THAT within the last year a fam- [ [§ N A second company was being org: n- 5 ous bankel‘ has spent more than a million dollars to | i determine the paternity of his wife’s child? A uni- R/|@}' KEITH A DEVILLE ized and Mr. Woods in a joking wa asked Michael Sheehan it he thought M [ ] [ ) “r e A R ks ‘ M R b versity professor and his wife claim that another J!|8 “ y Decie, for Loads | ar Jor le am eau § @ man is the father of the latter’s child, And here is § | Always the Best Entertainment” Before he could sp: his brother N 1 a picture that combines the human interest angle featuring LYCEUM || “The Goldfish” ||~ | “THE FAIRY EXCELLENT V‘AIIDEVILLE PROGRAM e || == = eeeesll Woltons Horses' |ITALE FOLLIES” ‘ A Musical Comedy in Four Scenes BETTY COMPSON in "N THURSDAY, FRIDAY AND SATURDAY—FEB, 1, 2, & 5 . 9 . i A real novelty—Something you haven’t seen in years Pretty Girls—Gorgeous Scenery—Comedians “LADIES MUST LIVE" & K661 Odos N DAVID POWELL i The Great American Actor { ALANSON ANTRIM & VALE . “He’s Great” “Sparks of Humor” in - 4 THURSDAY—FRIDAY—SATURDAY O’BRIEN & JOSEPHINE, “The Song Salesman N ’ v || Walter Hampden || The Kentucky Derby " olf g R R A : Starring REGINALD DENNY L NEXT WEEK THURS.—FRL—SAT. o i Friday Fyening—“A NEW WAY TO PAY OLD DEBTS” Filmdom’s Prettiest Star R STBND L ‘ Saturday Matinee— KOMEO AND JULIET § & SEE-—the most thrilling horse race ever shown on “Oh B b ” saturday evening—TAMING OF THE SHREW” stage or screen. KATH E lE INE 2 MA C_D O”N ALD a y Prices—Evenings and Saturday Matince—30c to $2.50, plus ax. § 4 —You'll Never Forgive Yourself If You Miss It— in “Domestic Relations The Most Talked of Picture gf the Year. Direct from Lyric Theater, New York City. 8o W AT