New Britain Herald Newspaper, May 26, 1923, Page 4

1 NEWSY NOTES OF THE SPOKEN STAGE, THE SILENT DRAMA AND MUSIC ’mWWN_.WwWM* A AEARAANA LEONARD C VOKE. ASSISTANT TO REV. J. L. DAVIS, GOOD PIANIS Leader Large New Methodist Plans to Organize Church Chorus in Britain—Formed Many in New England, Song I When a child four yea Leonard ¢ ke, ussistant e John L. Davis at the Trinity Methe dist ehureh, pieked out "My Countr "Tis of Thee the piane. Today he s considere omplished musi elan and has ¢ ed more than ! pleces of musi Al the ap €4 his musica teacher and wh started to study under V'rede dei at the Royal Aeademy of London. At the end of the f there he successfully seholarship, the meda memary playing, sight reading, accompani ment and Royal Academy honors ecer tifieate. He also won seversl season tickets for various concert halls, ete Wanted Concert Career Completing his course, the wanted to continue training for a co cart career. His father, who was a Faptist minister, disapproved of suck en, Mr. \ with o start private uge ick Cor Musie, At YORP off of se training on 12 years of for student n VORY, LEONARD u carcer. In 1914 an American evan gelist persuaded the father to permit his son to travel with him as his sec | retary and pianist | He came to America that year as a | child of 15 years of age and started his new work in evangelistic work. ¥rom piano playing he gradually took on boys' and young men's work and | later with Dr. R. A. Torrey, | stitute in Chicago There he met Charles M. Alexander, the famous gospel song leader. He traveled with both M Alexander and Dr. Dr, J Wilbur Chapman for two years and later fith Dr. R. A, Torve Travels New England Since the death of Mr. Alexander in 1020, Mr. Voke has heen working alone, conducting services in yarious churches thronghout New England in the interest of the Pocket Testament league, During his travels he did all his own playing, directing, speaking and solo singing. Mr. Voke has appeared at Tremont Temple in Boston, Dudley street Bap- tist. church in Boston, Marhle Colle glate church in New York, Carnegie hall in New York and the Academy of Music in Philadelphia Composes Music During his many years of Mr. Voke not only attended work faithfully hut was able to spend time In composing selections of his own, The majority of them are of a religious nature. He is considered a wizard piano and on two occagions has enter- tained the members of the New Rrit ‘ain Rotary cluh with his piano play travel at the —— poli's PALACE HARTFORD THIS WEEK Where the Seinti'lating Musical “HONEY GIRL” Is Tieing Presented Founded on Henry Nossom's "CHECKERS" With THE POLT PLAYERS More Flaborate than the Original Show Stareing Arthur oy and MARY ANN DF Wonderful € horns Beauties PARSONS’ THEATER Hartford 3 NIGHTS BEGINNING THIERSDAY Matinee Spturday Direct from the Boston Run The Honeymoon Farce Comedy With 1001 Laughs “Just Married” With AND LYNN OVERMAN | t Comedy With « Hartford VIVIAN VMARTIN The Entire « Prices Nights saturdas SEAT Mntinee ALL TOMOKROW PRIZE FOX-TROT THIS United Dance Hall TONIGHT May 26 GIVEN A1 Musie by Curley’s Oreh. to his! ‘W BRITAIN DAILY HERALD, SATURDAY, MAY 26, 1928 N O AN A A S T MY A A A AN NN NI PN N P He hes played at ass on Nunda ts of the varieus arganization and b el anlecs Chorus nd towns through the antry Mr hurch choruses in this eity and | usie urge 11 his the Everym eties ma this sectie has organize] ¢ Methodist ehurgh en charge of the w present plans to orgar a chorus in New Rritain plans are earried out, it will first time in the histery of the it that sueh a ehorus w n oo Vok At the @ has 1ak at ehureh he have he gunized ROBIN HOOD COMING T0 LYCEUN THEATER Waek of June 3-Fine Sunday Bill -Yiola Dana and Jack Holt Mon, Itohin Hood,” the biggest photos dramatic triumph in which Douglas I"airbanks ever has appeared, and admittedly a motion pieture epie for all time, has heen booked by the management of the Lyeeum theater for a week's showing, beginning Sun- ay evening, June 3. This announce- ment means ' lot to movie fans who already are watching with approval the list of big time productions that ve heing secured Ior instance, tomerrow cvening brings the original 8heik, starring Rudolph Valentino and Agnes Ayers, well as caplivating Billie Burke in ‘I'he Frisky Mrs. Johnson.” Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday introduces debonaire Jaek Holt in “The Man Unconquerable,” and Viola Dana in “Her Fatal Millions,” while the iast three daye of the week will be made protodramatically brighter by the showing of ouglas Maclean in 'Rellboy N and Wheeler Oak- tand in MeGee.' ' the greatest modern romance of the movies, made Ru- Iniph Valentino famous as a perfect lover and it deals with the mystery of the Fast, the moonlit desert, the tandsame Arab who captures the beautiful American girl. and ends vith a stupendous elimax which for Bleod,” that great serial by H. C dramatic worth and romantie fervor|Witwer, alg is on the first half week's has never heen excelled. Tt ‘is the bill. iave story supreme Two more dandy Miss Ellemor Cook, planist and in terpretative singer, will appear at the Y. W, C. A, Monday evening in & musical program in costume, Her repeortoire includes folk songs in cos tume from England, Scotland, Treland, n “The Prisky Mrs, Johnson,'" Bil lie Burke is presented as a chorus girl and she does some of the most enjoyable work of her career. In a wutshell the little chorus girl prom jses to become the bride of the sclon of an old eolonial family and goes to live with his people “to acquire pol- ish." In the meantinre her lover is called away and on his return finds her a demure little miss, not at ail frisky enongh to suit him. The change of effection, however, is mutually agres ahle, as the development of the plot brings ont g0 delightfully. Jack Holt has an entirely new part “The Man ['neonquetabie,” whe appeals as a pearl fisher in the South Pacific Islands. Viola Dana features the other ture, "Her Fatal Milllons." The latest round in “Fighting in he pictures for the -FOX’S - SUN,, MON.. TUES., WED. The Greatest Picture Since “The Birth of a Nation” — r‘anr <T1"“ me now. Added Feature—Sunday Only 4 John Gilbert in “The Madness of Youth”|§ el Sialll BIG ACTS VAUDEVILLE- 4 Thursday — Friday - Saturday MARY CARR —in “THE CUSTARD CUP” 1 ATY. W.C A. MONDAYEVENING MISS ELLENOR R, COOR last ple- (% e ———————————— S——————— ¢ TOM MEIGHAN IN ‘THE NEER DO WELL Rex Beach Novel, Picturized, ot Pala Few persons have been privileged to lonk upon the Pacific and Atlantie Geeans at the same time, When Thomus Melghan'a latest Paramount pictiire “The Ne'er Do Well" is shown at the Valace theater Sunday, Monday and Tuesday, the number will be greatly inereased, for ope of the aero. plane views of the Panama Canal fea. tured In the pleture gives a view of both eceans, During the Aflming of exterior seengs for Rex Beach's novel in Pana- ma, Director Alfred E, Green sent William Miller, cameraman, Into the alr to get cortain seenes of the Jocks for use in the picture, While at & high altitude, Mr, Miller wans able to get a shot which ga'e a glimpse of bhoth the Atlantic and Pacifie, In "“The Ne'er-Do-Well" Mr, Mel. ghan is seen as the shiftiess son of o man of wealth who iy Alsowned by his father after a certain escapade in New York which results in the young | man being shanghaled on board a steamship bound for Panama, where he is left penniless and thrown upen his own meagre resources. Here he meets Chiquita, a beautiful Spanish girl, play>d by TAla Lee, and thelr love romance {8 not only prolifie of highly dramatic developments, but - ends in the regeneration of the young American ne'er-do-well. The support- ing company is excellent and ineludes John Miltern and Tdla T.ee. The companion feature Sunday night will be “Her Majesty” with Mollie King and Creighton Hale, T Kelth vaudeville bill for Mond, Tuesdale and Wednesday will offer four good acts presenting Boyd and Wing in a very fine piano and singing offering; Dave Manley, a clever sing- ing and talking comedian; Tayior and Robbie, who are favorites for their execllent singing and comedy efforts, most brilliant stars 5 program | and The Royal Danes, who will be will have two big featur vd the well liked swith their dancing novelty, | orehestra musical prog will be - | arranged not only with W to the \\rr'”zl “npm o( a hen's egg is 60 co-operation the but | grams, of which the shell —weighs, alos L. pleasing. the | about 6, the white 36 and the yolk 15, I'rance, Italy, Russia, Epain, Greece and Central Europe, while her plano program includes all the famous mas- ters of plano musie Reports from every place fn which Miss ook has appeared gre most glawing week are Wheeler Mction," a strong extent in an underworl preme com No. 13" star- half of the Oakland in “Stipp drama dealing to soms interesting way with the and the Thomas Inee edy drama, “Bellboy ring Douglas Maclean The Lyceum on Monday goes back to the rvegular summer poliey of straight pictutes, without vandeviile, In this conneetion it will he the in tention of the gement to glve only the bost photo p with the n 8 A vie picture, andiences, with PALACE SU,\'D AY \‘TGHT-—-MON —TUIm .-NVFD A Masterpiece of Fiction Made Into a Masterpicce of the Screen ! No need to tell the story—the whole \\'m‘l(% has vread it-— Rex Beach's areatest ook ADOLPH ZUKOYL PRESENTS Thomas elghan "The Neer-Do-Well BY REX BEACH It’s a Picture That We Could Honestly Rave About ! Supporting Cast Includes Joti Miltern and Lila Lee Extra Added Attraction—Mon.—Tues.—Wed. Just For Memory’s Sake We Again Offer “DECORATION DAY IN NEW BRITAIN 1913” The Only Photoplay Taken of Our City SEE--New Britain as it was ten yeays ago. Many pr ominent citizens and members of our city govern- ment. Many who appear in this pieture have al- ready passed away. KEITH VAUDEVILLE “Always the Best” BOYD & KING DAVE MANLEY TAYLOR & BOBBIE — ROYAL DANES i e - vide plenty of laughs | Then amain there are a number of G. A, . veterans as well as promin. ent eitizens in the pieture whe have sinee passed away "BACKSTAGE.". A Alm "Decoration May in New| Britain 1918" will be shown at the Palace theater on Monday, Tuesday ‘ednesday in conjunction with ar attractions, On Memeorlal Veterans the invited guests of the mana of the theater. The pleture was taken by the Pathe News camera man ten years ago and shows the parade of the day with members of the Ktanley Post G, A, R participating, Chief Rawlings leading the platoon of policemen, the Spanish American War veterans, Willlam Zieg- lov, registrar of vote eadipg Ameri- can Drum corps and the militla com- pany of that time, The film also shows scenes around Central park and City hall as well as scenes of 8t, Mary's chure r- {¥h houss with Tathers Winters. Hare, 0pens at Fox's Sundey night Fay and Regan. Dr. J, L. Kelly and | 8108 a short engagement in Hargiped his Corbin automobile are featured in| At the Capitol theater and for Sun- { heater, the pleture an well as members of | night _at the Palace ¢ the New l.lrlmnv Herald, | "Souls For Sale” which played at the The Lithuanian day | Palace, New Rritain, last week will ade is AlA0 shown with sxcellant views|DeEIN a Week's angagement in Hart- Mayor Halloran, Judge 1. F, Faf-| ford Sunday night at the Strand 'h-u‘-' ney, City Clerk Alfred Thompson and | Iter. Harold Lioyd in “Safety Last members of the fire department, | will open in Meriden !nmdn" night It also contains A bird's-eye view of | which goea to prove that New Rritain New Britain from Clark's bullding | PeOPle often times have the oppors with the late P, 8. McMahon. Styles| tunity of seeing pletures at the same of the women although it iy only ten|time if not before their neighbors in vears ago are comical and will pro- Other clties, LYCEUM New FRritain will have byt twe houses playing vaudeville aets after tonight when the Lyeeum will present its finel ‘audeville program of the season, Neginning Sundar night and continuin® through the warm weath- or this theater will feature motion pletures only, A pleture hooked for early showing is "Robinhoed.” The Poli players at the Palace n\... ter in Hartford will present “Six Cyl- inder Love' nest wesk beginning with the performance on Maonday avening | Ernest Truex starred for a season in this production when it played {New York, “Down to the Sea in Khips” MONDAY — TUESDAY — WEDNESDAY DOUBLE FEATURE BILL JACK HOLT — in “The Man Unconquerable” AND VIOLA DANA “Her Fatal Millions” -SATURDAY THURSDAY — FRIDAY — Douglas McLean ——in “Bell Boy 13" AND “Slippy McGee” Starring WHEELER OAKMAN ~ COMING —_— Douglas F airb‘anks “ROBIN HOOD” BIG OUTDOOR CARNIVAL Frank J. Murphy Shows The Carnival Without a Single Objectionable Feature BAB\ THFLMA New Britain's Wonder Child 4 RIDING DEVICES NEW BIG CIRCUS SIDE SHOW Freaks and Wonders From All Over the World . THE MECHANICAL CITY 52—Working F‘igures—szz GRAND MID-WAY Of Class,” Merit and Cleanliness CYCLE MOTOR DROME With Its Dare-Devil Riders O—Dms and nghts of (-ood Wholesomg Enterhlnment—fl VIBRERTS LOT—NEW .BRITAIN Monday, May 26th to Sat, June 3rd FREE-ADMISSION TO GROUNDS—FREE