New Britain Herald Newspaper, April 28, 1923, Page 4

NEW BRITAIN DAILY HERALD, SATURDAY, APRIL 28, 1923, NEWSY NOTES OF THE SPOKEN STAGE, THE SILENT DRAMA AND MUSIC AN, '1ox's will inelude many of the best|on the stage, He appeared in sovs| |make the pleture a real thriller, spirited squire and his rascally son, Four New Br,taln PeopleAppear semi-classicnl compositions, | eral minstrels and when the “Tabs"| ¥, | Spooky hands, secret panels in the | But the drama is not simply poem Miss Huber at Lyceum, [ went Into the field of musical com- ; | wall, mysterious shadows and darting 'and thrill—It has a definite story and Miss Minnic Huber, who 18 to ap- edy, Basso took parts in some of the . | figures all have their play, while the | among the characters wovgn into it l" Each of the Loca[ T]'eaters pear in the act at the Lyceum thea. ! first shows and was a decided hit. He | r § two servants relleve the tension with | are a yellow coward without shame ter will make her debut on the pro-|aleo appeared in Kacey musical shows £ ¢ comedy parts, who attempts to fix the guilt of theft fessional vaudeville stage at this| with marked success. § el 3 No producer makes better pictures (upon an innocent girl, time. #he was born in New York but| He recently took a course in voice \'hln does the KFox Film corporation | The cast 1s an excellent one, em- O'Brien .md (‘l'(‘flll at F‘?\.\’ AR ) by training, is at Pree- came to New Britain when a young | culture in New York, and upon his land Fox's latest masterpiece, ‘“The |bracing such well known screen stars d UN S, and cholr di or at Bt o and has lived here ever since, | return gave concerts in Hartford, | o |village Blacksmith,” which opens | as Miss Virginia True Boardman, Miss Miss Minni Huber at Ly- nan Catholie church Where | gne was a student in the New Britain Which were attended by large num- | ¢ " % | Thursday, is no exception. The plc- |Ida MacKenzie, Dave Butler, Gordon 188 Minnie Huber at L) succeeded I'rofessor 1% K. Harmon. |\ iiie schools and for the past few bers of New Britain admirers, who 3 e fure tells a story of a morally and|Griffith, George Hackathorne, Pat ) viously, he was organist and choir | yoars has been employed at the Stan- | " arvelled at the excellence of his e @ physically sturdy blacksmith, with | Moore, Tully Marshall, Caroline Ran- ceum and Basso at Palace ivector at the Church of 8t. John ley ‘Works office, work. W two sons and a daughter, whose fam- | kin, Ralph Yeardsley, ¥rancis Ford, the Evangelist. All his life Mr. Crean * “gpo pas studied dancing for many Fere—— ' |{ly 1s opposed in the plot by a mean Bessie Love, Lucille Hutton and others in Unusual Programs nas been interested in music and dur-|geugons under the direction of Mme, | % """_“‘ ¥ has taken A Lampone of Hartford and has played | Nc\t “ (‘ek- b ‘:'“[ In amateur and p hundreds of engagements at fairs, tainments in this capsel bazaars, stag entertainments and the (] in the ‘\\.uyll:w \\:L\(ll)lw of ”"é leaders ke for the past few years, She has . ","'-; ufi-le""‘ii l‘l s, Hartford: rolr hat 4 PRIRH entertainment or the also appeared in many amateur shows : 4 A theatrical col ce |'w a ,‘\ " rs which featured a musical act y, ”“,pm\, and recently starred in mndly. Friday and Saturday, next ique will ! lis city Y S 4 &7 ¢ 3 3 lsmr——— eek. :KT “’j,‘.‘, ,: ‘““,]‘ s ¢ an fdur ater, whe n] ]1;« ln‘ms(l‘ was ‘I:; the American Legion production of TR ol H | P f s \ "¢ as a soldier, he was called |«pon't Ask Me.” In addition she G mh 0 E N h ' well known local cnter Wil ypon many times to play the organ | nas danced fn New York on several H [ S fle X(}ltlfl I t!thn they will give a plano and song take professional positions on the ;. churches in the : "1 | dlologue, with solos, both vocal and / vaudeville stage in cach of the three | olg " o .‘,':.i.‘m‘u”:::_:; in whioh . ¢he ;',(,,“':'? cpkpa L B Opens Sllllday-vlllage Blafiksmlmfrhno' is cnough to pack the house | 3 le an t sicture s ingland cities have praised " o audexille and motion pIcire DOYSES ooy wore quariered. Both as & her work LIt without other vaudeville the ~fra f the city—Fo Lyceum and bal-},qgtime player ‘@ lay " e - o al . ace. At the 10 T m“ . 'I“r%”"‘?l"r“":jh.:{ ":(;‘;;n‘:{";:: : ""“:\,'”',l "n":‘v'r :""“‘:"“""" ‘“‘ }Ir‘r Sunday, Monday, Tuesday and Wed- | however, be other feature acts as O'Brien, soloist, and John ) Yo (alava of tha hest L MY OLRA rty at her ,esday D. W, Griffith's “One Exciting | usual. . S Croanist will preger © 15 one of the best and his part home at 198 Hart street on Wednes- | \izytlh ’rhurndayf.r Friday and Satuer| “One Exciting Night which starts Sunday Night—Excellent Double Features Saisioa) sketch. At the Lyceum, Miss| o ',h"\ ",”w,.m"" ‘}h“'h will be not qay evening and presented her With| j.v “The Village Blacksmith,” with |tomorrow evening, has action that Minnie Huber, talented ancer, OpY that of an accompanist but also y purse of gold. Following the en-/an elaborate vaudeville bill for every moves swift and straight, all the ac- will make her essic d o 5 plano soloist, {s bound to be‘zg.gonn‘n( in New Britain Miss Huber oek.day performance and onc that|tion taking place within 12 short WANDA HAWIJEY ALL STAR CAST this capacity as a member of t Ay 3 ~will appear in other New England | wil| feature John Crean and John hours. By special request of the man- % e & ; . O'Brien is regarded as a fine towns and it s expected that the act|('Brien, both of this city, in a musi- |agement, the plot is not revealed here —_— 1N — mn tenor soloist and sings at St. Mary's will tour through the south and pos- cal sketch the first three days of the |as the drama is not dissimilar in some o ¢ week—that is the impressive program | ways to “The Cat and the Canary” or “The Inve Charm “The U“foldment” that Iox's theater has arranged for|"The Bat' and therefore to disclose it its patrons. In addition to the Grif- | would be to spoil it for those who . i {ith mystery drama tomorrow night, | have not seen it. But it may be said | A Comedy Drama A Romantlc Drama there will be another excellent photo- [that the picture is replete with love, | play, “Other Women's Clothes —ones laughter, mystery and thrills, and has R R e i T R T T O T Sl of those dramas written about the |as its own special climax a perfectly | " theme that fine feathers make fine gorgeous and tromendously realistic | MON TUES WED | oo g . birds, | storm scene in the midst of which the | John Crean, organist, and John |plot comes to an end; the villain is | O'Rrien, soloist at St. Mary's ¢ 8 4 thi , the | N -,,). ::w:n lor:fr;'rll'll:fifi:l l'"“,?‘nw"“n'n?,‘?fifififc?r hE:‘l:rolwl::!mn!xp\’::::;e"x{ "Extra Added Attr'actlon! Keith Vaudeville Presentation of New Britain’s Favorite Tenor Parsons Theater—Hartford THURSDAY, FRIDAY, SATURDAY—SATURDAY MATINEE | THE SELWYNS PRESENT | SOMERSET MAUGHAM'S . SENSATIONAL COMEDY SUCCESS JOHN J. CREAN. JOHN J. O'BRIEN. MISS MINNIE HUBER. . — - - e M R At With the Most Brilliant All-Star Cast | troupe supporting Rex, the menta ruch. He too is a world war vet- gjhly the west. WILTON LACKAYE—HENRY DIX AMELIA BINGHAM— BRI s e BRlate, - Andrany Sran A EV g ohRovEr s it (R Basso Well Known, \ CHARLOTTE WALKER—NORMAN HACKETT Basso, credited with heing one of the v division and in trairing camp Andrew Basso, who is to sing at the most able tenors developed here in and the lillets behind the lines he ace. enjoys wide popularity not EVENING: 500—8$2.50. SAT. MAT.: 50c—$2 (Plus 15% Tax). l A S 8 l recent years, will give a recital was ever in dem: “UEE Up Ris| e Neww i i o it AT “SALE. OPENS TUESDAY | n ong Recxta O'Brien and Crean, oice tor the This is not his i 8 it the entire state, The management at Fovs teater 1 e MARGARET CAMPBELL SMITH, Pianist 2 couple of ks ago a o h the 1 d e S eNgAge- .itals and having appeared as voloist | Mr. O'Brien and Mr. Cre to pre- 1 di S with various churches, in theatricals sent a little musical act of ‘their own al \AHH(‘]\ company whic it entertainments of \a_Tim;s Added Feature as a novelty vaudeville introduction ved at the Lyceum for a week. At and these two men have worked up t o featured several popu- Basso is a product "T‘w“,.r \\(5 THE LUTES BROS. what is said to be an excellen m- 1 including John MeCor- B, syciety minstrel ber. Botl e well known musician famn I Hear You Calling many other entertainers who have Mr. Crean, a pianist by nature and Me.” Ii ) am next week F: [ ght fame to the Hardware City \ Greatest Sensafional Novelty ill Vaudevi“e Other Big Acts Y Il SUNDAY—MONDAY—TUESDAY—WEDNESDAY (8l Then As A Fitting Finish To This Fine Bill L C E U M Weei{ Of Aprll 30th The Greatest Mystery Story You Ever Saw We Offer — REX—| >":am —MENTAL WIZARD CO.- § EXCI ING Th M ESTHORIC | 'EI:'hinEesr?l:lal'r!;;ven:‘ar:u)i " | . mysteries _( ; erwamfl NIG home into a house of mystery, guests into prisoners, love into quaking fear. WHO MURDERED JOHNSON? ‘ The query all seek to answer as stealthy figures slip out of ongs ; .:rhad'ow;i hxtmdsv clllstching here; teyfle.ns p‘eiering thtgre. MA):d ry! Mystery! Lovers suspected and suspecting. n tf\en—thevfury of the te:mpe:t';) the howl ofuthpe hurficane—- 7 ,&E,B,EDANIELS wo NITA NALDI ‘ b 1% o ! and through all this , Of the Days Of e s : of the LOVE WINS ITS STRUGGLE WITH GREED A Gorgeous Drama of Marriage and Divorce e : oo 3 ] —————— - o Within the Luxurious Settings ef thePharaohs y e # gl Ol’ 1ental : MONDAY—TUESDAY—WEDNE: the Whirl of Society New Britain's Own Favorites . T ' ‘ 1 John J. O,Brien THURS,, FRIL, SAT.—George Melford’s Oriental -, et B\ Oriental SOLOIST AT-T;'::ARY'S CHURCH “J AV A HE AD” Scenery » L v / % Maidens John J. Crean ‘ Lea;ice Joy WItljlacquelinc Logan Raymond Hatton ORGANIST AT ST. MARY'S CHURCH IN A PIANO AND SONG RECITAL An Egyptian Papyrus in the British Museum tells ot the § —— T R Watch For - Performances first known Psychic Seance being performed before King Khufu Lo,,,,}]{f,fl'fiq.'.’,.’:.‘.,fi,. Poum fn 8 1953 Meledtema Pola Negri in St?)l;lt;tllii l?tlg:%{gon o‘ Emt, B. C. 3766. ‘ {3 ” ! “ » - : R S U DEVILLE BILL The anlage Blacksmith™ Jff “Betia Donna Time