New Britain Herald Newspaper, May 5, 1923, Page 4

] NEW BRITAIN DAILY HERALD, SATURDAY, MAY 5, 1028, S o o e e TR e P P A A S RN NEWSY NOTES OF THE SPOKEN STAGE, THE SILENT DRAMA AND MUSIC A e NN N NN YNNI NN NN SN NN NN S A A A A A e MUSIGAL SEASON IS T0 CLOSE MONDAY Oratoria Elljab Is Culmination of Year's Elforts New Hritain's musical season comes to its close on Monday evening, with the presentation by the New Britain Choral society of the Oratorio Elijal 1t is ftting that this great master piece by the immortal Mendelssohn should serve as a climax to o season rieh in art and one of which this city ean feel proud The New Rritain Choral seciety is now in its eighth year, and has many Lrilliant successes to its credit The “EIah" 15 ity greatest undertaking but the organization has been equal to the task and the coming concert will undoubtedly head the list of its achievements. Edward 1, Laubin, musical direo Sterling and Eleanor Boardmay Other altractions coming soon of interest are Harvold Lioyd in “Bafety Last,” his seven part comedy, and Rupert Hughes' great story of Hol iywood, “Houls for Hale,’ with the Liggest cast of stars ever seen in ong photoplay THE GIRL WHO RAN . WILD, LYCEUM FILM Features Sunday Bill--Thorus and Orange Blossoms Begins Monday Again tomorrow night the Lyceum {will offer its patrons the best in mo [tion pletures, the selections being |"Broken Shadows” and “The Girl |Who Ran Wid," This last picture stars Gladys Walten In an adaptation |of Dret Harte's widely read story, | “M'liss,” a tale of California in the | dayn of "48, | Thrilling action and an appealing ' {love Avama are promised in this lat. | est Gladys Walton starring vehiele. | When s a flupper not a flapper It all | |depends on who the flapver is and fn **The Girl Who Ran WH4," the star presents an excellent character! ture and is supported by a cast of | capable stars including Estelic Tay lor, Edith Noberts, Carl Stockade John Cossar and rances Raymond Miss Taylor has won & name for her self in the movies by her work in two other world famous stories, "A Fool There Was," and “"Monte Cristo," Heginning Thursday the Lyceum will switeh from its vandeville policy for a three day's al comedy when the nrts" troupe will present the entertainment his is A company of 15 people, all of whom are capable performers and each one is specialist in his or her own line o that in addition to taking part in the usual musieal comedy show they algo do individual specinlty stunts, making this a combination vandeville and musical comedy enter tainment The pleture for the last half of the week I8 "The Greatest Menace” a virile film drama threillingly enacted, This in a super drama of romanes and adventure hased upon the nation wide fight against the drug traffic that has gained sueh a hold wpon the big eitlen. The cast includes some of the best known names in the picture firma- ment, ."BACKSTAGE.". Everything has practically been The Hippodrome closed its season last Saturday night, with “Bettep Pimes,” under the management of Charles Dillingham, Earlier in the winter negotiations leading to the construction of a hotel on the site were reported virtually completed, but yecently rumors have heen cireulated of the possibility of the famous thea- ter continuing to house attractions of o speetacular nature for a few &ca= SONS more. Nichard Walten Tully has praes tically completed the cast for his | Alming of Du Maurier's “Trilby," the production of which Is already under way, In additien to the French cinema actress, Andres Lafayetis, who will play the title rele, other parts have heen assigned as follows: ! Pafty by Philo MeCollough, Little Billis by Creighton Hale and the laird by Wilfred Lucas. To Arthur Fie mund Carew is allotted the sinistee characterization of Svengall, while the two gat French soldiers, Zou Zow and Dodor will be interpreted by Mauriee Cannon and Max Constant, respeetively, Gordon Mullen will bhe | Durien, the sculptor; Rose Dione will be the laundress; Martha Franklin will appear as Mme, Vinard and Fyelyn Sherman has been assigned the part of Mra, Bagot, Little Billle's mother, The picture Is being directs od by James Young and will be ree leased by First National, Frank King, manager of the Com« munity Playhouse in Meriden, not ;“n‘:{:nnv'nv a ’mhllln hn': k‘u‘dh;li mm'mt.o’n: | r:-mmvnd'rnr the presentation of lhr‘ only acts his role as manager of ths ’-‘" w “’]m I H:’ L be "J“‘: f;“ “' | Bveryman's Bible cluss minstrel show | Loues hut on several occasions this japper class, e nows that she s o' " "y = | at Fox's theater on Mav 21 and “The past winter has appeared in amateur well able to take care of herself even | vaudeville acts at the theater. though she s left penniless and alone | Ldttle Millionuire” oh May 22 and 23 in her mountain shack, by the ¥, M, T, A, & B, soclety, Ite pegny Beginning Monday, in conjunction | hearsals for both productions are be- | Requests from amateur organizas with a fine \'I|IdP\"||0 bill; “Thorns ing held nightly, tions in many parts of the country for and Orange Blossoms' will be the | v e permission to glve a performance of “The ool have been piling in on photodrama feature, Love that| No confirmation of the l‘-rnarl\\'.‘l,\'< ¥ 5 |turned to hate is the subject of this | rumor that the Hippodrome had been | hanning Pollock, anuthor of this suce | | ceesful play. He does not deem it AR ) i in t} : [ {celebrated drama. The play is an/sold or leased to theatrical peopie, Fola Negri.and Conrad Nagel in the Paramount Picture !Bella Donna |oereeed drmm, e e " fhup Upsetting. piach ade. fo sun:|sdvisble to' give hie consent’ until A GCOYSC Fitzmaurice Production mous story by the same name which | verting it into a department store o/ after a performance hay been pree 'has been a favorite for many years|hotel, could be obtained last 1|lg1|v“!"n'?d in these towns by one of the lemong lovers of fiction and devotees | Morris Gest, the theatrical producer, | r¢gular companies. As the plan has |of the theater. The theme of the|denicd that the huge theater had been published by Brentano this cir- —oun. on. ues e plot is the consuming love of Rosita,|heen bought for his use, for the pur-| culation does not carry with it the , ’ ) L] |8pain's prima donna, for a young|pose of presenting spectacles there to right to give a performance or even e i e S = e S L i American merchant and how through |be staged by Max Reinhardt. H, C.|a public reading. Put Mr. Pollock ; | Ljealonsy this love turned to hate|Windsor, vice-president of the United |18 agreeable to having his play read work “But 1 rehearsed the entire| “Bella Donna' is the first of a nrvrh‘.«:“)m-h separated him from his frlr'nrlalsmtcu Realty and Improvement com- | and discussed by r‘l_u\ux and societies 5 F. DAUBIN | | pieture in this case because 1 want so |of Paramount pictu in which the land sent him behind prison bars. Ipany, which owns the building, also|And freely gives his consent when | | much to please America with my first [tamois Polish star will appear. Kenneth Harlan, who formerly ap- !d(-r“pd that any deal had been closed asked. R R e | | picture. My frienfls here have never | The Keith vaudeville on this pro- |peared in person at the Lyceum in the |with Mr. Gest, Otto H. Kahn, men- e vy tor, is a thorough musician and a/ seen me as a woman of today. Al-| .00 i feature four acts headed TOle of leading man in a stock com- |tioned as a possible purchaser, or any| Venice is built on 80 islands and great conduetor. He has had the | Wi in the pust | have been of an- & 3 pany, is the leading man in this pic- jone else. | has 400 bridges. able assistance of Ruth Bennett Lind- cther historical perfod or racial di.|bY “The Stepping Fools" three clever | | say at the piano and to these two the | vision——as ‘Du Barry' and ‘Carmen,’!girls and two boys who will be big| e T - e Choral society owes a great debt of B u D T F -n for instance. favorites with their very fine dances. gratitude for their faithful and| e fl Olma Ops llm Bl “In 'Belia Donna,’ T play a woman The entire bill land again the Palace offers a efn:':;!" sn‘:'\‘!;-;-'v : \ S | 4 of the twentieth century, wearing for | i P 1 Middleton, / a's - *la s E XIS for (3 ( SE smart gowns and frocks of the latest |dquction, “The Stranger's DBanquet. X jah,” a part that he has sung over 150 times. This artist is now mode, These clothes must he right, | The story is very dramatic and ap- | at the zenith of his carcer. He loves R’:fi;tl;;fi:" ll'"',‘n"_:’ :‘;’(“r:“"::'::‘nnd I must be right. That is why T |pealing and hoasts of a cast of 23 g O ana " ;i . " e a rror e | piay 5 . of o scenel of i di ! Vi 3 the “Elijah” and sings it with all the piayed some of the scenes a dozen | stars, including Ymdl::::\\("':r'i SI.INDA‘Y NIGHT—-I\ION-, TIIES.. WED. AT LAST!—The Flashing Diamond In Her Proper Setting! dramatic fire and tenderness that 1heirvri\'av>* of her own apartment! times—hefore my own mirror.” | Stuart Holmes, Claire | Following her arrival in America, music demands. soloist of the|the famous Polish star enjoyed a ten- Rhea Maseicotte, Center Congregational church of | day vacation before starting on her Conw Tearle Brooklyn, will sing the soprano role, first picture. Both Her rise in the musical world is a,and Conrad Nagel, who play the lead matter of much satistaction to her|ing masculine ro es in this Paramount many friends and it is predicted that | picture, which will be shown at the| she will prove to be an artist of high ! PPalace theater Sunday, Monday, Tues- | merit. lday, Wednesday, were still engaged The contralto and tenor roles willlin other productions. 4 2 4 § be sung by Helen Weller and Judson | fjsg Negri util g time “to ; G ik Gl s i ¥ House. Mr. House and Miss Weiller |gtage a dress rehearsal of the entire who in private life is Mrs. Judson giopy hefore her own mirror. House, have both been heard in this| " (o o Tt the scen- sty ¢ a ade ends l clty and have made many frlends|, oS ghe obtained from (lmrln‘ lhere through their artistic singing Bevgere, scenarist of this George | Fitzmaurice production, the star play-| ed each scene for an audience of one | BELLA One of the features of the oratoric seenes and what she calls the “dra- | matic key" of each sequence of scenes. | As a result of this study and re- hearsal, Miss Negri stepped on the { each day fully prepared to go o) o B i e {hrough the day's work with the min- G T s i T y imum amount of rehearsing. Such 3 K er Irs ’ \chearsals as George Fitzmaurice ; : ; , “ . amei‘wan Pictwre deemed necessary were largely for the PRESENTED BY ADOLPK ZUKOR and charming personalit e 3 g ey herself. She studied her own ex-| i : & 4 Bt ih o e S ih g | pressions, the mood and tempo of the g £, T i < § ; purpose of determining camera lines| wnd lighting. “SREVEN ! QY FOTT T 0 ' 01 D1 ¢ raEE AR e (e EVEN OF HEARTS” AT LYCEUM NEXT WEEK scenes before a mirror,”” Miss Ne = | said in explaining her motives for thi ——————— | t+—: PALACE :—: | Starting Sunday g POLA NEGRI ] ) - ) - “BELLA DONNA” MON.—TUES.—WED. ThOrns and | L ," | N GEOAR.GE Orange Blossoms’’ FITZMAURICE by Miss WETHERSFIELD AVENUVE PRODUCTION KENNETH HARLAN e i 4 Dine Sunday With Musie BEST VAUDEVILLE limit thet bevcht Loty \ limit that brought Lovely \ Duily at 6 p. m. and on \ 1 o v ¥ i Pola to America. were subscribed for weeks 4 "‘lul SHRARLLD B e e A TABLE D’ HOTE THURS.—FRL-—SAT. - BRI { . |8 i AR / i i Cast Includes: CONRAD NAGEL B P et the sociots, and DINNER AT $2.00 Will Be Served Until 9 P. M, 3 rowneR: Also Service a la Carte CONWAY TEARLE S0 FACK 4 i v e A rips A Dramatie Expose of the Drug Evil i 4 LOIS WILSON KEITH VAUDEVILLE PARSONS’ THEATER MAZETTE and LEWIS “THE SEVEN GF HEARTSH If It’s Keith’s, It's the Best—Featuring One Year at New York Pawls “THE STEPPING FOOLS” soprano part will be sung Inger Earnest, a local singer, and i of the Choral societ Miss 3 is soprano oloi ey South Congregational church and has a host of friends The assoviate membership of the Announces New Rritain (thoral society has L » . % creased 1o oo ot wne e Dine Sunday With Musie A throbbing story of dress cirels taken members, while the boxes and This Week’s Cabaret WORLD'S MOST SENS == === WHIRLWIND DANCE work has improved her complesion sl Rojal—Six Months at Rector's ; TONTGHT BEG. THURSDAY New York g Na . e SR AUTO TO HARTFORD With a Cast of 15 Stars ; A Fast Dance Novelty With Pretty Girls and Dancing Boys PrESERt romal comed i THIS SUNDAY Thurs.—Marshall Neilan Presents The Circle ., uivmsrien ave. SUNDAY NIGHT “THE_STRANGERS' BANQUET” G (2,5 s, 3y S Hartford, Conn. | BROKEN THE GIRL WHO EIf o When S o e el SHADOWS RAN WILD - SEARS -