New Britain Herald Newspaper, September 1, 1923, Page 5

LYCEUN SHOWS FOX * SUPER PRODUCTIONS . . i Road Shows Occasionally-The {1t Hour Opens Tomorrow The Lyceum theater, which now has the exclusive franchise for the showing of Willlam Fox special super productions in this city, also plans soveral other changes this 4all season notably the engagement of an aug- mented orchestra of high class musi- clans and the occaslonal showing of high class road shows such as are brought to Parsons in Hartford, Beginning tomorrow night, Sunday, Sept, 2 and continuing through Wed- nesday, the first Fox production, "“The Eleventh Hour" will be sfown in con- Junction with Round 11 of “Fighting Blood,” the most exciting round yet shown, and the usual news reels and comedies. As an extra Sunday attrac- tion there will be that dashing com- edy drama “Fools of Fortune.," The story Involves four amusing cowboy characters, one of whom goes east to pose as the missing heir of a wealthy family. The hoax leads Into more serious results which finally reach a dramatic climax entirely unlooked for, “The Eveventh Hour,” a great melo- drama by Lincoln J. er, has two stars, Charles Jones and Shirley Ma- son. The story concerns the misad- ventures of a young and daring U, 8. secret service man who becomes in- volved in the intrigues of a bland for- eigner who is obsessed with the am- bition to conquer the world. For the last half of next week there will be a double attraction. One will be Willlam Farnum in “The Gun Fighter,” and the other will be the initial showing of the ever popular Charlie Chaplin re-issues, this one be- ing "The Pawn Shop." Among other pictures of high cali- bre that the Lyceum intends to show soon are Tom Mix in “Soft Boiled,” that wonderful drama, St. Eimo, and the graphic, stupéndous production ‘“Hell's Hole"—all Fox super pictures. 0 s s a4 I”.-BACKSTAGE. i s 1 The many beautiful floral offerings Y at the Capitol theater on the opening ¥ night were sent to Contaras Bros, & Perakos by G. Fox & Co, Hartford; Lash Motor Co.,, New Haven Iilm Dourd and Exchange, Richard Bar- thelmess, star of “The Bright Shawl," featured the last half of the week, the employes of the theater, B. Stein, Presto Lunch, C. 8. Contaras, M. Sax- on, Talmadge sisters, Barry & Bam- forth, A. J, Careb and the C. H. Ince Production Co. Michael Valentine will terminate his run at the Palace theater this evening as leader of the orchestra and _ violinist. Beginning Sunday night, Earl Lambert will be leader and Ronald McCutcheon, former fa- vorite, will be at the piano. The re- mainder of the orchestra remains in- tact. Charles S. Breed, Jack McGowan, Harry Conlin and Harold Kemp were four representatives - of the B. I, Keith booking offices in New ~York present at the opening of the Capitol Thursday. Managers of the Poli houses in Hartfogyd, New Haven and Waterbury were also present as guests of the management, In a recent edition of the Hartford Cqurant the dramatic editor of that paper makes an eloquent plea for a chance to see “Uncle Tom's Cabin.” He, or possibly she, states that pro- Gucing managers as well as stock company managers have been asked it they wouldn’t attempt to produce the play in Hartford this season. The answers, however, have not been sat- isfactory and now the editor states that he would even come to New Brit- ain or other out of town places if only some one would stage the play. Now that the Lyceum has announced that road shows are to be played here . it is possible that we may be able to satisfy the desire of the Courant dra- matic editor. Folsom and Denny's Metropolitan orchestra Was the best act of its kind seen in New Britain in many years, and it is only hoped that the Capitol theater management will again offer the New Britain public another op- portunity to witness such a fine dis- play of musical talent. After 400 consecutive performances in New York, the Selwyns will bring to a close the long run there of Chan- ning Pollock’s “The Fool,” this even- ing. At one period during the run the demand for seats was so large that matinees were given daily. Mr. Pol- lock attended the opening perform- ance of. this play at the Selwyn the- ater in Chicago on Thursdy night. Heywood Broun, erstwhile critic and dramatic editor of the New York “World,” evidently believes that many new productions to be seen on Broadway this season will be worth- while. In a recent issue he says: “It is evident to us already that we are going to have a difficult time review- ing plays this se We stand in need of a large ahd brand new stock of descriptive words indicating en- thusiasm. Up to date we have never been able to devise more than one method of indicating the belief that some member of the cast has given a fine performance. And it's a poor method. ‘Jane Doe’ we invariably Poli’s l:.é,,!:ACE Starting Tonight and then All Week Matinee Daily Dawley’s Second Week K. Z. Poli Presents THE_POLI PLAYERS Starring DeForrest Dawley and Mary Ann Dentler With 100% Supporting Cast, in The High Speed Laughing Combination “LISTENING IN” By Carlsle Moore Author of “Stop Thiet,” “Purple Mask,” and other Broadwny successes ooy the finest p ances We have seen in years' Some- times we vary it with ‘Jane Doe gave one of the finest performances wWhich « New York has see NEW BRITAIN DATLY This nol g0 on u::m we doan't know what te do abeut it What does ene say ™ Mother of Twins at 52 183 *Little Rock, Ark., Sept. 1.—Dr. C.: A. DeValcise Towne, at | i the age of 52, is the proud mother of a set of twins, a bouncing boy and an equally bounging gi They are the delight of E. Towne, now 75. Dr. Towne was married rl. s the mother and her husband, C. at the age of 14 .the first time, and has had 10 children, -including another set of twins and triplets. Towne is her second France. Who says that children don’t bring as much happiness as the first born? husband. She is a native of coming late in a person’s life | Dr. Towne is a living cxample of the contrary. Opens Labor Day! Bigger and Better ! Connecticut State Fair Grand —and— Circuit - Races CHARTER OAK PARK, HARTFORD SEPT. 3rd to 8th DAY AND NIGHT $50,000-In Purses and Premiums-$50,000 Grand Circuit Races, Monday to Friday, —$36,000 Mammoth Exhibits in Purses— of Live Stock and _ Agricultural Products Auto Show and Merchants’ Exhibit in New Exposition Hall Free Vaudeville Acts and Demarest’s Performing Horses A Big Clean Midway With Countless At- tractions. Pain’s Fireworks Every Night Featuring “Temple of Concord” Qoncerts Afternoons and Evenings by Colt’s Armory Band $10,000 Charter Oak Race Trotted Saturday, Sept. 6th. Thrilling Auto Races, Saturday, Sept. 8th. Admission—Days, . Children 25c. 75¢ Nights, 25¢ All Times HERALD, SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 1, 1028, Co. stock which west through spectacular gyrajions on they ST%" York stock eschinge Thursday dropped 15 1.4 points below last night's elosing in feverish trading today. vead, erashed inte and in death of George and the injury of all the others. terbury Autoist Held For Superior Court Trial Waterbury,' Sepl Lo=Thomas J O'Reilly of 970 Cooke street, eharged with manslaughter in eity court here this morning, walved examination and was bound ever to the superier court | under bonda of $2,500, Corener John T. Monzani yesterday issued a finding in_conneetion with this case, holding from Balvatore Karpina Boy, Arrested for Theft, Escapes From Town Farm The police have baen notified that Wihiam Truskewski of 5% Broad street, who was committed to the O'Reilly responsible for the death of town farm the early t of the week, George Snow, 12, of this city, on the | peading arraignmen Juvenile eourt | night of last Memorial Day, O'Reilly, | this morning on 4 charge of stealing driving an automobile on the Meriden 3300, had made good his escape and LE BAL TABARIN HARTFORD, CONN, Second Annual Revue Company of Twelve (12) Entertainers FOUR VERSATILE STARS INCLUDING FLO RADCLIFFE TRIXIE THOMAS Prima Donna Inimitable Singer Star of “Giggles” of “Blues” Chorus of Eight (8) Beautiful Girls Music by Tarillo’s Le Bal Tabarin Orchestra Revue starts promptly at 10 p. m. (Daylight Time) NO ADVANCE IN PRICES Reservations May Be Made by telephoning Laurel 24. DAVISON CHEMICAL FAILS, New York, Sept, 1= Davisen AT Lake Compounce Conceft 3 to 5 p. m. NEW DEPARTURE BAND Grand Display of Set Fireworks in Evening Dancing Afternoon and Evening Sunday, Sept. 2—3 to 5 p.m. GOVERNOR’S FOOT GUARD BAND Of Hartford 'Lyceum Theater A Smashing Cyclonic Super Picture That Lifted New Yorkers Out of Their Seats ‘'THE ELEVENTH HOUR” Starring CHARLES (BUCK) JONES and SHIRLEY MASON SUNDAY, MONDAY, TUESDAY, WEDNESDAY, SEPT.,, 2, 3,4, 5 READ WHAT THE CRITICS SAY 'THE MORNING TELEGRAPH “THE ELEVENTH HOUR” Fox—T,800 Feet. * Featuring Shirley Mason@od Charles Jonek, g Heviewed by Dorothy Day. CAST. . .Shitley Mason 'harles Joncs hard Tucker { .Alan Haie ¥ VARIETY THE 11TH HOUR A Lincoin J. Carter melodrame, adapted by Lotls Sherwin and di- 3 P i - airey “The Eleventh Hour” d Row o aulo As a Whole...IF IT'S EXCITE- MENT THEY CRAVE LET THEM HAVE THIS .ONE. Type of Story.... Picture has a flock of genuinely fine thrills and some mighty finc shots in-spite of its far-fetched situations. Box Office Angle...,Undoubtedly a big hox office bet for many ecx- fhibitors. - It has everything in the way of a thrill that was cver heard of. And all done in a hig way. Aeroplanes and submarincs play a hig_part. tarbara Hackett Brick McDoral Herbert GleAY! Prince Stefan de Dick M‘l“i‘“%!" :stelle Hacke Ividge !:Gl-m;;rlner ‘omman lF?dle\‘flfig- Mordecal Newman. ... el de i L Srory by Tincoly 1, CEHSSS Bemard 1. Louis Sherwin, 3 o g Running time—1 bour and 0 winutes. ¥ Tt moves €0 quickly gt TIr you wink, Jou miss a_thrillf . ™1 you like your melodrama melllow, , you will like “The Eleventh Hour. JFred Kelsey Nigel de Brulier A red-hot, rip-snorting melodrania that fs going to pull the audiences right out of their seats, It is a pic- ' 'Bernard Durning, who directed the picture, made it & ¥izz-bang for speed. This is one of those affairs. that you don't want to look at if you have high blood pressure, but diences are just about going to at it | Fred. MOVING PICTURE WORLD “The Eleventh Hour” Fox Melodrama with Shirley Mason and, Charles Jones Sets Record for Thrills And Excitement Reviewed by C. S. Sewell Thrills, thrills and more thrills character- ize the Fox special for the new season, “The Eleventh Hour.” Announced in the opening subtitle as an honest melodrama built solely to entertain, it would appear to have been the idea of those responsible for this production to provide a maximum of excitement, and they have certdinly sucgy ceeded. | You can safely guarantee that never have they had so many thrills and so much ex- citement crowded into a picture of this length. 2 his is a picture that you should have no trouble to exploit. The picture is ' finely, produced and well directed and nothingihas been left undone to play up to the utmost the multitude of melodramatic situations.The picture is well photographed, there are some exceedingly good and some exceedingly good and some beautiful camera shots, sev- eral enormous sets and many especially con- vincing scenes in a big steel factory. Motion Picture News The Eleventh Hour (Fox—Six Reels) (Reviewed by Laurence Reid) s 1t is well directed, offers realistic atmosphere and incident and is com- petently acted by a hard-working cast. ; PRODUCTION HIGHLIGHTS. The "authentic at- mosphere of the munitions plant. The water scenes. The many daring rescues. The several thrills. The lively action and suspense. The capable work of the cast. The realistic incident. et DIRECTION. Has succeeded in keeping it lively and exciting to the end. Has introduced several new thrills. Has provided an effective background. Keeps the interest through exciting episodes. DRAWING POWER. Will please action Jovers every- where. Good for three days run or for a week in populated districts. ——— ADDED ATTRACTION —— ‘Fighting Blood Round 2’ THE BEST OF ALL ROUNDS Sunday Only in Conjunction with “The Eleventh Hour.” i —“FOOLS OF FORTUNE” All Star Cast THURSDAY FRIDAY suug AY WILLIAM FARNUM in “THE GUN FIGHTER” Continuous Performances Monday (Labor Day) 2:15 to 11 P. M.