New Britain Herald Newspaper, April 21, 1923, Page 4

NEW BRITAIN DAILY HERALD, SATURDAY, APRIL 21, 1923, . A A A A AN AN A AN AP ~ NEWSY NOTES OF THE SPOKEN STAGE, THE SILENT DRAMA AND MUSIC COMMUNITY PLAYERS MAY ORGANIZE | IN NEW BRITAIN Movement Now on Foot to Form Organization Which | Will Present Two Drama- | tic Productions a Season, | Jhe close of another theatrical sea- f0 nis near but this means little to New Britain. Speaking in the lau- guage of the theater, this city h been “dead"” in so far as legitimate productions are concerncd, a number of vear and it is felt by many that when the new dramatic season opens next fall, New Britain will be a “ripe” fleld for good legitimate| productions or for the home of a good stock company From all appearances, however, it does not seem that this city will be| favored with any of the above kind of shows and as has been the case in the past vaudeville and motion pictures will no doubt fill the bill of | fare, Players."” however, “Comm It has been that there are a group of citizens in the city who are planning to organize what might be known as the “Com- munity Players” association, similu: to the one now in existence in B, tol and operated on the plan of the Little theater, which has proven| popular in many cities in the United States about the ze of New Britain, Hartford, although it has Parsons’ theater where many of the best legiti- mate shows are staged, has a branch organization of the Drama lLeague| and several pl are presented throughout the year in the league's own theater building, which has been made over from a barn. ned, Sprague Favors More. L.eon Sprague, president of the New Britain Rotary club, cxpressed the opinion, when interviewed by a Her- | ald reporter, that an organization such as the “Community Players"” would be worth while and would, perhaps, be able to give to New Brit- ain peopla the kind of,a show they have waited many years to see. | Thosc who are interesting them- selves in this project do not expect to ', complete their plans for the formation ! of such an organization until early next fall. It is possible that a number of people in New Britain interested in dramatics and who have had some sort of experience in this line of work, will be called together within EARLY NEXT FALL | be asked to loin . | The Rristol organization produces | two shows a year with all local talent but engages an out of town director, ‘I'he plans of the New Britain society | will be to have all New Britain talent | and New RBritain director, There | are residents in the eity who have | had practical stage training, who no doubt will be asked to interest them. | selves in this new undertaking. Theatergoers of the city will await | with interest more news relative to | the formation of this society which will endeavor to make New Britain once more the home of first class legitimate shows. TOWN THAT FORGOT 60D, FOX'S HONDAY Harry Carey and Dr. Coue in Films Last Three Days of Week | of remarkable pictures at FFox's thea- | ter, backed up by the usual meritori- | ous vaudeville bills. For the first three | days of the week there will be “The three days will bring together four of Town That Iorgot God,” ranked 91| the hest acts seen this season featur- per cent, the perfect picture, by the | ing The Four Staffords who come here | motion picture reviewers. The last|direct from Lowes State theater, | half of the week brings that dashing Broadway, New York and will offer) adventurer of the west, Harry Carey, | an excellent singing and dancing re-| in “Crashing Thru.” But that js not vue with special scenery and other ef- | special arrangement with | fects, Stearns, Barone and Sears are a singing trio who rank with the best in | vaudeville, Gillan and White present ! all, for by the producers, “The Message of Emile Coue” will be shown. In this, the only picture that was taken of the a novelty piano and song cycle that famous Frenchman, M. Coue appears is sure to please. personally. The usual high class Sun- The thrilling cattle stampede in day dramas will be shown, Alice “crashing Thru,” Harry Carey's latest lhoun in “Little Wildcat," and the | wogtern thriller that opens next | Mary Roberts Rinehart story, “Af-!mTpyrsday, was not staged without con- finities,” presented by Coleen Moore | sijerable worry on the part of the and John Bow star. The scene in which Carey rides In presenting “The Town That For- | madiy-n front of thousands of fear- | got God,” the Fox theater is giving | crazed animals, to lift Viola Vale from New Britain one of the most powerful | the ground to his saddle in the very ! photo dramas yet shown. Viewed from | teeth of this living storm, offered such rvery angle, critics declare it is prac- | strong possibilities for real tragedy, without a fault. The picture | tpat hoth Carey and the director at tells the story of the life of one David Adams, portrayed by Bunny Grauer. | Miss Vale however, insisted, and all The theme of the play, Which is 8up- | went off well, though now all who posed to be true, is “faith and its re- | {ook part say they would never do it ward.” The play findg a fitting reward | agajn, GEORGE ARLISS AND ELIZABETH RISDON Monday inaugurates another week In “The Green Goddess” at Parsons Theater the Three Days! Beginning Thursday, April 26th, With Matinee on Saturday | P e —— | presented at Fox's the last minute wanted to back out,{ Bi8_Game In Africa, ! schools, gave his permission for the| A AN AAAAAAAANS AAANANAANNPNNANIN NS production. The photoplay proved to them to be very educational in re- gards to the continent of Africa, its inhabitants, and wild animals, as well as being very thrilling when the Snow party came in contact with the nu. merous wild animals, Many a theil) was given when Mr, Enow whot down treacherous llons, leopards, Rhi- noceros, and the miraculous escape | from the herd of charging elephants. The teachers were very well pleased with the photoplay and spent an en- | joyable hour and a half watching 1t.| BIG GAME HUNTING SHOWN AT PALACE ‘Snow’s Hunting in Africa a Nine Reel Feature Starting Suriday night for a run.of | four days the Palace will offer H. A. Snow's “Hunting Blg Game in Africa,” the mighty films of thHe African jungles that scored such a| big hit in New York at the Lyric the-| |ater where it played for three solid | months. This is the most wonderful | moving plcture that ever came out! of the African jungles and were orig- | nally taken by the Oakland (Cal.)| Museum of Natural History. They | | | a mighty intrigue and won through | nerve and daring love for which he had not even dared to hope. As a companion picture “The Mes- sage of Emile Coue" is an added fea- ture that should not be overlooked, especially since it shows that famous druggist of Nancy in his oniy motion picture, Other Broadway, pictures soon to be theater include “The Village Blacksmith,” “One Ex- citing Night,” D. W. Griffith's thrilling | mystery drama, “The Face on the| Barroom Floor” and also a screen | version of a famous Graustack novel, | “Truxton King,” by George Barr Mc- Cutcheon. TEACHERS SEE PICTURE, Quite a large number of school teachers attended a private showing of H. A. Snows, “Hunting| this morning | guests of the Palace management. H. Holmes, superintendent of | local | theater to personally invite all teach- | ers of the city's schools and they took acul d | 3 in one of the most spectacular flood | The story itself is a drams of a advantage of this special showing { motion plcture of wild SUNDAY proved such a big sensation while in New York that it was the current toples of the street, and from 'this success other film campanies have ressurrected their old animal pictures, and taking advantage of the big publicity campaign given to the Snow pictures, have renamed theirs and are offering them in other theaters than those showing the big wonder- ful production of the Snow Expedl- tion. To begin with, “Hunting Big Game in Africa” is nine mighty reels| in length. It seems safe to say that it is the most compelte which meays the mo.% instructive and the. most thrilling, animal life Rainey, the ctni- Africa, ever made. Paul matic Henry M. Stanley of did 1t first, and did It well, His pic- tures are still remembered, and it was a generous if deserved, recogn!- tion of Rainey's work for Mr. Snow to have him mentioned in a title. And other good African pic- tures have come, But they all, it soems, have been leading up to the film at the Palace. It appears to be ! about the last word, at least so far as animal life on the continent 1s concerned. Tt is, in the first place, composed of remarkably good plctures. By perseverance, skill and the use of the latest photographic equipment, including a telescopic lens -and a portable developing ‘outfit, Sidney Snow, who was the cameraman of the expadition, obtained close-ups as well as clear distant views of sub- | | | Lsaad average man has heard of and many he will not know ‘the elxstence of untll he goes to the Palace, The beautiful, the ugly, the swift, the un- gainly—they are all there, singly and in herds, at water holes and darting across the plain or diving into the Jungle undergrowth, And much of the photography is excellent by any standard, All of it is exceedingly good considering the conditions uns der which the gamera was used, But the film is more than just an interesting collection of animal pictures, Tt is as thrilling in places as anything shown here for a long time, Turthermore,” the film is onc¢ «of the most intelligently edited pietures ever shown, The sub-titles arc light eucugh to be entertaining and at the same time informative. They never throw away valuable information for o Joke. But, on the other hand, th-y do not tell the whole story, and no moke the pletures mere fllustrations, They explain the pictures only whoere explanation is necessary. Special arrangements have heen made so that school children will bs able to see the picture at 4:15 after school hours, In addition there will be the usval bill of Keith vaudeville featuring excellent acts héaded by the Southern Four, and Wilbur and 1 yke, Broadway comedians. The en- tire bill changes on Thursday and brings MaFion Davies, famous star of “When Knighthood Was In Flower,” in her latest “Adam and Eva,” a fins every kind of African animal.” the comedy drama, PALA NIGHT—MON.—TUES.—WED. The Greatest Photoplay That Ever Came Out of the African Jungles Direct From 3 Months’ Run At Lyric Theater, N. Y. We Lead—Others Follow—Beware of Imitations! This is the Photoplay That Caused Other Companies To Resurrect Their Old Animal Photoplays in Order To Take Advantage of the Giant Publicity Campaign Now Being Used for H. A. Snow’s Won- the next few months to discuss this work. Plenty of Talent It is figured that New Britain has the first "l ) MON. — TUES. — WED The Best In VAUDEVILLE THURS. — FRI. — SAT. With Barbara Lamarr and Gaston Glass scenes, yet filmed. Just how David re- | . tains that valuable jewel, Faitn, | 18018 throughout a chain of circumstances that would break the heart of a strong man is told in scene after scene that much in the line of talent for dra- raises the lump in the throat of the matic pieces and although it is not| most callous individual. Tt is well expected that musical comedy shows|worth a trip to Fox's theater to see wiil be produced by this organization, | this picture. people with good voices will probably The vaudeville bill for :LYCEUM THEATE] SUN. — MON. — TUES. — WED. Metro Pictures Presents Mr. and Mrs. Martin Johnson’s TRAILING AFRICAN WILD ANIMALS | This Is a Real Picture There Are No Imitations Seeing Is Believing FOX'S MONDAY, TUESDAY, WEDNESDAY Direct From 3 Months’ Engagement At New York City Astor Theater, /'— - e > son of the west who solved !and were highly delighted with the e FORGOTGOD "A MASTERPIECE OF REALISM" NY MAILy OIRECTED BY Faray HMillarde Acclaimed by the leading New York critics as the greatest picture of the year--Showing the most sensational storm and flood scene ever shown on the screen. Supreme Vaudeville “THE FOUR DeLuxe Singing and Special Scenery 3 Other Excellent Acts Thursday— Friday—Saturday HARRY CAREY in Extra ‘Added Attraction “THE MESSAGE OF EMILE COUE” STAFFORDS” Dancing Revue With “CRASHIN’ THRU” . derful Picture. NO ADVANCE IN PRICES Special Matinees For Scheol Children Mon., Tues., Wed. At 4:15 P. M.—Come After School The Teachers of Our "I"fi-ll_l;s., Ffi”——sat’ Schools Saw “Hunting Big MARION: DAVIES Game in Africa” At a Pri- in vate Showing This Morni v Bighy Endorse 1t~ | “ADAM AND EVE” KEITH VAUDEVILLE A Great Bill Chas. and Marie Martin Nannie Dawn Southern Four Wilbur & Lyke SUNDAY ONLY—MAY McAVOY IN “MORALS”