New Britain Herald Newspaper, August 25, 1923, Page 4

"~ NEWSY NOTES OF THE SPOKEN STAGE, SILENT DRANA AND MUSIC - Capztol Completely Remodeled, Presents Brilliant Appearance ‘West Main Street Theater, - Formerly Fox’s, to Open Next Thursday as Home of Keith Vaudeville—Or- chestra Featured. ‘The Capitol, New Britain's finest, . most modern and beautiful theater, will open to' the public en Thursday evening of next week at 8 o'clock, when a monster bill of vaudeville and motion pictures will be presented hy the management for this occasion. The house will he the home of hetter class Keith Vaudeville in New Britain with two complete changes of bills on lighting fixtures of .the bullding, | was in the dome. Alggnew embrace the Walls John Boyle & Co,, of this city, charge of the interior while G, Fox & Co., of Hartford, fur- nished the carpets. Ohanges in Stage, An attractive velour drop of crim- son red has been hung from the top of the proscenium arch down a dis- tance of 10 feet to cover the asbestos | curtain. On the stage new safety slides have been installed in which the asbestos curtain is to be operated. All new sets of scenery have been provid- ed by the Lee Lash Studios of New York. In the rear top balcony of the the- ater a new ventilating system has been installed. John Quinlivan was in charge ,of all plumbing at the house, Barry & Bamforth installed | the electrical fixtures, Crowell 1n — decorating, | an eight piece orchestra md apecial | attention will he paid to the music at | all performances. David Mathewson, | plano, will be the leader. Aldo Ber- Inini will be at the violin, Harry Scheidler will play cornet, Raymond _|Janick at the trombone and George Sarsley will play drums. Three ad-. | ditional players are to be secured. On the opening night ten men will play |in the orchestra. Vaudeville and moving pictures will be played on six days of the weskJ with only moving pictures on Sunday | evenings. Because of the theater| ‘plu\h\g five acts of the ‘“better kind” |there will be a slight increase over | what has been charged for admission at the Palace. At the latter play- house the present poliey will be con- [ tinued and’ a+five piece orchestra will be rcuurcd BEBE DANIELS STARS * INPALACE FEATURE “The World's Kpplause” To Top Film Bill Lewis Stone, one of the best known stage and screen actors in the profes- gion, has been engaged as a regular member of the Paramount Stock com- Paramount features, His firet appearance under the new arrangement is as leading man in Wil« llam de Mille’'s production, “The World's Applause,” in which he is fea- the feminine at the Palace Tuesday and ture will be shown theater next Monday, ‘Wednesday. The vaudeville bill will have four first class acts with Onri and Dolly in pany and will piay leads mn special tured oppesite Bebe Daniels who plays | lead—probably the | strongest role of her career. The pic- | “IDEAL,” Champion Lady Fancy Swimmer and Acrobatlc Diver, CAPITOL TO REOPEN WITH ALL-STAR SHOW Big Bill Arranged Ior Thursday Night Patrons One of the big star acts listed for an appearance at the specially selected show to open the Capitol theater next Thursday evening is the popular act of Murray and Allan. These two boys have been featured principal comed- fans with many Broadway musical comedy hits and have appeared more recently with “The Music Box Revue" and the 1822 “Follies. Another big time offering is Miss Bobby Folsom, Jack Denny and their Metropolitan Orchestra, a combination of songs, dances, and music, with the big fea- ture the playing of this great aggre- gation of musicians. This act has heen a hit in the Broadway theaters and goes directe from here to Keith's Palace theater in New York, the thea- ter that shows the last word in vaude- ville. New Britain will also see a real big high salaried star in the appear- ance of Ed. Janis and his company of entertainers. Mr. Janis is one of the most popular stars in vaudeville to- day. His company of entertainers in- clude four girls, Carmen Rocker, premier danseuse, Peggy White, Alice Van Allan and Rita Jarvis. Together they offer a divertissement of music, song and terpsichore. Those of the fair sex whose quest for health and beauty has not been successful might fint it profitable to heed the advice of Rose Selden. Miss Selden claims that health and beauty are contingent on physical culture and she is an ex- cellent example of her theory. Miss also the World’s most perfect formed woman will perform in a | seidon, who is assisted by her brother is an excellent gymnast. In addition to . BACKSTAGE.. | The state police have inspected the Capitol theater, approve of the alter- ations and announce it as one of the safest theaters in the state. On the opening hight fleral deco- rations at the Capitol will be provided by the Volz Floral Co. The manage- ments says that the theater will pre- sent a beautiful garden scene on next Thursday night. Jacob Finklestein, former assistant manager at Fox’s theater, will be em- ployed at the Capitol theater when it reopens an! week, A large souvenir program is being arranged for that night by George Paris. Abraham Davidson, manager of the Broadway and Strand theaters in Norwich, has brought suit for $40,- 000 against the Musicians’ union: of that city, Bank accounts and pro- perty of members totalling $50,000 have been attached. Mr. Davidson claims that the musicians conspired to ruin his business and as a result two road attractions, “Ed Wynn's Carnival” and “Neil O'Brien's Min- strels” were unable to play dates at his Broadway theater ‘despite the fact that the Thouse was sold out both nights the performance was sched- uled. Channing Pollock will go to Londen in December to direct the production there of his play, ‘The Fool." After the premiere he will leave for Vienna where he will remain until he finishes a mew pluy for the Selwyns which they will produce in the follawing September. Four of the seven companies in ‘The ¥ool” which the Selwyns ‘will have on the road this season, will be« gin their operations shortly. The Chicago company will open on Sap~ tember 3 in Norfolk, Va., Jersey City, tank holding 8,000 gallons of water at the Palace Theater Sept. a novelty offering; Sybil Gray, a clever 3 g Y the above named acts there will be at Richard Barthelmess with Dorothy Gish in “The Bright Shawl,” Featured at the Capitol Theater Opening Next Thursday Mondays and Thursdays and five acts| featured in each half. Completely remodeled. | ' The playhouse today fn no i sembles the old Fox theater and has been entirely remodeled by B. \Vr‘m‘ & Co., contractors. The organ has! been removed, thereby enlarging the stage, five doors have been placed in both . of the outer entrances Where there were but two and three in the " inner entrance where there were for- merly hut two. The entire front of the lobby has heen torn out and re- ‘ built and an electric marquise, the first of its kind in this city, has been " installed in front of the theater. | New Lobby Effects. 1 Marshall Davidson of Hartford has | gompleted the sculptural work in 'hP' Yobby, which gives it much of the ef-| the Capitol theater in Hart-| Three combination mirror and | display frames built by the Stanley g " Frame Co. of New York have been in \ gtalled in the lobby with two addi- tional frames placel at the entrance to the outer lobby. Four Italian de- signed chandeliers have been installed | 4n the Jobby and special lightning effect will be produced in the outer| ‘lobby. | Beautiful Coloring. Passing through the 1obby and en-! gering the theater proper one will im- | mediately notice the change in color throughout the playhouse, and the| S most artistic designs in a beautiful | | thur charge of the steam fitting, and Ar-| Rutherford the mason work. To Feature Orchestra. John Contaras of Contaras Bros. & | Perakos, owners or the theater, stated today that the playhouse will feature LYC singing comedienne; Dalby and Allen in a bright comedy act; and Pritchard and Rock, who present a nifty variety offering) The Sunday night attractions will coneist of two excellent features presenting F'rank Mayo in “The First Degree,” a dandy melodrama; and Mr. and Mrs. Carter De Haven in “Marry the Poor Girl,” a comedy drama that is bound to please. On next week Thursday for the last half of the week the photoplay offering will present the Chicago Daily New prize winning story, “Broken Chair a story of the rugged Kentucky mountaineer and featuring Collecn Moore and Ernest Torrence. As an extra added attraction for Monday Tuesday and Wednesday pic- tures will be shown of the Conn. A, A. U. Field Day at Bridgeport a few | weeks ago in which several - local | youths made a fine showing. The pic- ture clearly shows Fidward Delaney, son of Postmaster W. F. ' Delaney, winning the 100 yard dash in 10 1-5 | seconds; Joseph Connelly taking sec ond place in the 220 yard dash; Ed-| ward AcAloon winning second ‘in the | broad jump; and Algert Zeldon win- ning the high jumping event. EUM SUNDAY “The Bishop of the Ozarks”— All Star Cast “The Heedless Moths”— ONLY Audrey Munson Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday HAS THE WORLD #hade of green and cream color on |8 left wall additional the walls. An exit on the has been removed and an ' one has been constructed in the right wall, making a total of four on that * #ide of the building on the main floor The seating has not been altered, | but a new taupe colored carpet has | Been laid on the floor in the rear and 4n the alsles. TLooking towards the gtage a new desizn bordering the proscenium arch is the first thinz to | The inner border elose to the stag: a mass of gold, ‘while the outer horder is worked in black and white, an exact duplicate ©f the arch at Poli’s Capitol in Hart- | ford and the Palace in New Haven. A plain but attractive d n has been worked on the ceiling the theater and a new lizhti effect installed in Poii's PALACE HARTFORD Hartford’s Home of the Tonight at 8:15 and Then All Week Matinee Daily DeForrest Dawley Week 8. Z. Poli present THY. POLI PLAYERS Starring DeForrest Dowles and Mary Aun Dentler in “THE BAD MAN” attract attention Drama ROBIN HOOD INN MERIDEN Roy Ward's Colored Band Dancing Every Evening Good Food A La Carte Service GONE MAD? A Picture That Reveals the Secrets of New York Society and High Life Thursday, Friday, Saturday The 4th Musketeer Starring Jonnie Walker A Rip Roaring Picture With a 1,000 Thrills and Laughs Announcement —~————— WILLIAM FOX PICTURES Will Appear on Screen Within a Short Time Watch For “THE ELEVENTH HOUR” 3-4-5, and during her stay here will hold swimming and diving contest for the city championship awarding a beautiful silver cup Local swimmers and divers should enter this Leave your name at the Palace now. to the winners. contest. |a FLORENCE REED AT PARSONS' Charles Dilljpgham will offer his new emotional star Ilorence Reed in a new and powerful play written hy Fdward Knoblock and entitled “The Lullaby’* as the initial attraction of the new theatrical season at Parsons’ theater beginning Thursday, August 30, The engagement of Miss Reed will be for three nights and a Saturday, matinee, and “The Tullaby” will he taken to New York for a run after a fortnight in Boston. Miss Reed has risen to eminence in her profession through sheer merit, coupled with hard work and a comprehensive stage experience. She has entrusted her fu- ture destinies to the skilled direction of Charles Dillingham and this astute manager has provided a new and powerful drama for her debut under | pictures with-an vccasional road show his banner—a play of novelty of form and development of story, a drama of human cmotions and human experi- ences, a story of a wayward woman's life and its loves, sorrows, shame and degradation. Bdward Knoblock, the author of “The Lullaby,” is as well known as a successful dramatist in London as he is in New York. His best known works includé the colorful “Kismet,” the un- | ique play ‘“Milestone,” and the vivid | ¥ and |nt"rr ng story of "My Lady's Dres Although the definite winter policy of the Lyceum has not been an- nounced it is believed that moving| | B, | will be seen there this season. Grand Opening and SPECIAL MONSTER PERFORMANCE NEXT THURSDAY EVENING, AUGUST 30th Presenting for this gala occasion a big time vaudeville bill the like of which has never been presented in this city before, MISS BOBBY FOLSOM, JACK DENNY and their METROPOLITAN ORCHESTRA A Blaze of Music, Dance and Song " The Big Broadway ED. JANIS assisted by his big cempany of pretty girls who can sing and dance ROSE SELDEN & BRO. Health, Beauty and Physical Culture Those Popular Musical Comedy Stars’ MURRAY AND ALAN “Jesters of 3,000 Years Ago” OTHER BIG ACTS THAT WILL S TRPRI@L \Ol‘ RICHARD BARTHELMESS - with DOROTHY GISH “THE BR:GHT SHAWL” ALL SEATS RESERVED AND NOW SELLING AT THE PALACE SEATS NOW GET YOUR Star PARSONS THEATER Hartford 3 NIGHT‘\—Begmmnb Thumda ya Matinee \a(urda\ (Gala Opening of the \ed<on and “m Id Premlere of Charles Dll]mzhams Biggest Dramatic Production Favorite Emotional Actress FLORENCE REED “THE LULLABY” By Edward Knoblock, the Distinguished Dramatist “Milestones.” “Tiger, Tiger,” $2.50; Sat. Mat. With America’s Author of “Kismet,” PRICES: Eve. 50c to MAIL ORDERS NOW ete, 50c to $2.00 SEAT SALE TUESDAY | least four or five big time attractions that will be announced photoplay will offer Barthelmess and Dorothy Gish in later. The “The Bright Shawl,” photoplay selected because it has been acclaimed one of the best of the new pictures. Richard Barthelmess is seen in his greatest role, that of a young adventurous who runs into an insurrection in Cuba. All seats are reserved for the grind opening night and are'now selling at the Palace theater box offi American youth PAL N. J., and Worcester, Mass. Alexandra Carlisle who has been playing the role of Clare in “The Fool” since last February, first in Boston and then in New York, has left the New York company for a well-earned vacation, preparatory to opening with the Chicago company on August 30. Alberta Burton has suc- ceeded her. Miss Burton played Clare for many months with the New York company. o ACE sU DAY NIGHT TWO EXCELLENT PHOTQPLAYS Frank Mayo in “The First Degree” a Dandy Melodrama Mr. and Mrs. Carter De Haven in “Marry The Poor Girl” a Delightful Comedy MONDA Y—TUESDAY—WEDNESDAY AvoLem zukon. PRESENTS A WILLIAM deMILLE PRODUETION “THE WORLD'S APPLAUSE’ witw BEBE DANIELS ‘s LEWIS STONE Bebe Daniels, more gorgeous than ever, as the dancer who, to achieve fame, was willing to play with fire! Its a sumptuous De Mille picture that dares to tell the truth, EXTRA ADDED ATTRACTION—Pictures of the Conn. A. A. U. Field Day at Bridgeport showing many local youths in the athletic events, laney, son of Postmaster W, Splendid scenes of Edward De- F. Delaney, winning the 100- vard dash, also Joseph Connelly, *Edward McAloon and Albert Zeldon. —VAUDEVILLE — ONRI AND DOLLY DALBY AND ALLEN SYBIL GRAY PRITCHARD & ROCK Thursday—The Real Big Dramatic Hit of the Year “BROKEN CHAINS” The Chicago Daily News Prize Winning Story with Colleen Moore and Ernest Torrence DOTSON Vaudeville’s Lightning Stepper