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NEW BRITAIN DAILY HERALD, SATURDAY, JANUARY 5, 1924. .- NEWSY NOTES OF THE SPOKEN STAGE, SILENT DRAMA AND MUSIC - | T e = THE MOSCOW ART THEATER !nm"ll\"rn wastes; and specifically at a | ployed were fiery Latins who rev- E N MANI] IN Eleonora Duse, the great Italian P"LlGE l]l]fi STARS Hudson Bay trading post. elled in the tasks outlined for them. tragedienne, who is making her fare- ‘ “Giold Madness” is an unusual pic- Inasmuch as the locale of the Sir well tour of America under the direc. |ture and one that shoyld appeal to|Hall Caine novel was laid in Italy, flii ' tion of Morris Gest, saw the Moscow |the movie fans. The lure of the fine | Mr. Fitzmaurice determined to film Art theater in a performance of “The ‘gmlnn of glittering dust that have|it there, instead of attempting to re- Brothers Karamazoff” recently in New called men from their homes in the | produce the settings required in | cast into the wild stuetches of the far | Hollywood. York and was raised to -ecestatic west and frozen north makes itself On Thursday the entire bill will ASkS PllbliG tO Wifl]hl)]fl Jlldg' . :}(\?:g::su:'flnagfmrgll:ff‘mll-\:}\;-.;hl’;m-m:r;: R]H-Till'Tlll iI] “Wl]el’e [he NOI‘[IL felt in this picture in which the mad- | change and brings a double feature Although it is not custo in this 1 On Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday Miration for the artists to Mme. Olga | ness for gold and wealth is the mov-| program with the grand revival of i y column to review a vandeville act in | Maura’s Scoteh troup will hold forth Knipper-Tchekhova who subsequent- ding”.. i s |ing theme. Guy Bates Post, famous| “Mickey” as one of the pictures. ment Tlll FaCts Are Kl]OWll any of the local theaters, the rule is |while on the last three days of the 1¥ repeated ® - to her associates. Bebms DOllble Bl" “flday | 88 the-star in the ~Masquerader” has{ “Mickey' “has; agaln béen °“":d,m zoi to be broken this week and |week Billic Andre's musical comedy |Mme. Knipper-Tchekhova said: - S {Hie \saning. pole. The l.'f’msmw twist|the-public 1n many citiss sud ‘ ,\;a: R R Three per. SPecial mention made of Gene Mor- | girls will be the attraction. ln“EIe:nom Duse has asked me to Hichard Thimadss An “Pottig nl'h“ the story takes.is distinctive. "::m"ghe‘:’ede‘:gt;":o °;‘T‘:‘"’5h:w o Avgeles, 4 . R ho does a single turn or P g ! glve all t that t r a sy gy e owner: . sons arc smarting under what they (Enl Who docs b sngle LA on TRe| g ] o e Ca dart I the | over,” a fast stepping comedy drama | Mabel Normand in her greatest hit, . Marty DuPree and her company, an with plenty of rough and tumble, | “Mickey.” The other picture with it “The termed the injustice of a situation " SRV b of this week and again does un im- | goopogy e kan . ica) | Tazoff, her regards, a Russian how ) created by the shooting here last aggregation popular with the musical | I BF TEREE, B B O g, | thrills, and “The Purple Dawn,” an e e FRE C os B Shock,” 1In this Lon Chaney is scen . SR Bt d promiptu number in the Cunningham | tahleid follows Jouw Ruital ; t 0 Tuesday night of Courtiand 8. Dines, | P O E T O L act, Mor- :v‘ o followers in New Britain, has | ¢ hino the floor with her hand) |intense love drama, together with the | Penver oil operator and clubman. seen boc appearance at the (OUCHINE the floor with =her hand) | e and tomedy features make up| 9| in his greatest character and his best story, a drama of San Francisco's un- They are Mabe! Normand, motion|8an scored is own act but brought | p this month. Marty has made iy el prefics > B e oresont ot the ahooto| down the house whe favored with | hundreds of friends in. this th)‘mar\.\xj"l"" With great emotion she spoke | the Sunday evening will f the 1 RSkt aotress, present At the shool- || s of Dostolevsky, who plunges the hu. | ceum theater. Ior the coming week, derworld. _rg; Horac ireer, ha 3 man soul- into the lowest depths and | WO complete vaudeville cha re e A who fired the shots; and Dines, who by the way. is one of the best welcomed. With her will be Wallace slated, while for the first three da: , ¥ . 3 ts seen here in ong time, Mor- Ansicn il be > then lifts it to the skies and seeks y WA o 0000 Th Mabel Normand will appear at the was hit by two 'm” IR )i e Ry i\,h;l\;ll\;“‘l«g;“::‘.‘ ‘:"1[!1‘1:':‘“(’;‘}0:‘1;0 “:,‘,‘:'G"" in Hell. The Nightmare of Tvan |the movie screen will present the Z ' otors Appwl‘ n I e et Sk e iy Feltny Miss Normand, recuperating £ 8 3 @ y Co, made a tremendous impression on | l8test episode of “Fighting Blood and Saturdsy in her tamotis “Miokéy” P it endi. this coupled with his ability as a gy t il olemed niib e R O LR . S g8 operstion for chron \{xry;lud’w”l‘x” this couplediplib dhisiabillix on s ?I:;:r:‘-:;:” ‘Ilvllhl“l\lL ‘_(‘1“1“ 112 week | yopand aiso the pure passion of Nit. |this one being a whirlwind of action, Gl‘efl[ L&[lfl Flllll production. This showing was in no B SOV A §a6 1000 RO . | ya and GrusMenka in the scene “Mok- |#S Well as the great heart stirring way prompted by the vast amount of hospital the effect of an eal ghe|lim the greatest amount . " : 1 "o | story of live and love in the frc g ot A 4 , aptly s ylause shower upor - ™ - D s . roe.” The Moscow Art theatér will ! Story i : blicity Miss Normand is now receiv- addressed last night to the American piayac sliowcied S Lo wie | There are 230 motion picture pro- 1% een In Hartcord at Parson's the- (N9rih, “Whero the North Begins” ,’:'g s 1he TIAGARBMMENRE KAQ the Flo- public to m.mf old judgment of { By bl e skt atea e ducing compan AnG studios 11| 4re for a limited engagement begin. | The last three dafs brings Guy Bates| Twenty thousand actors appear injg. . yooked over five weeks ago. until all the facts are known 0 S0s . NG S Bpe oe . Los Angeles, (al 'ring Thursday night, Jan. 10th to|FOst in his latest offering, “Gold|“The Eternal City,” a First National Feels Injured. the resuits were forthcoming the 12th inclusive with a matinee Sat. | Madness.” "plrture produced by George [itz- 6 “1 feel that I am particularly un- B William 1L Corbett, former New ', q0v acternoon | One of the featured performers in | maurice, which is scheduled to be| The Palace nest week will again fortunate in reaping most of the Except for the opening of the pritain boy and well known in this # | “Where the North Begins” is the fa- | featured next week at the Palace|revert to straight pictures for a short publieity in this terrible traged Capitol theater on West Main street! oty appeared with Robert Ames, 2 T mous police dog, Rin-Tin-Tin, while | theater. All but a dozen of them | while and will shortly present Marty she declared, “and it is unjust of the there was nothing of importance to | yurtrord favorite, in “Softy” at Par- In the presentation of “The Iiternal {the human actors arc Claire Adams, | may be classified technically as “ex-| Dupree’s Follies, Hoyt's Revue and censors or anyone else to condemn mMark the 1923 theatrical scason in‘gong theater in that city the first City” at the Palace next w oW |Walter McGrall, Myrtie Owen, Fred | tras,” but they threw themselves into | The Imperial Revue with Feilx Mar- me before they have heard my story.” New Britain. The year started off y,.0. qays of this week. Mr. Corbett | Britain theater goers will view the|Huntley and Charles Stevens. | the work with such fervor and en-|tin and Lew Brems featured. Greer, who police described as “a i»‘r"”i'; U-: : \’lll..\' “n‘““u‘l four ’lyu * made his home in New Britain an,;i"fll Showinlz of this picture in Amer-1 Ruthless lova pirates, men who fol- | thusiasm that some of the most re- — selfconstituted hero, who shot in out- | houscs, the Palace, the Lyceum, FOX'S [y, tjhree duys and was busy about ica. Several other theaters including|low the guide of their primal’ im-| markable mob scenes ever shown on s raged dignity,” when Miss Normand |and the Scenic. The first three (ou, regewing old acquaintances. He | the Princess theater in Hartford have | pulses far from- centrol of law and | the screen will be visible at the Pal- Monogrammed Blouses | the honor to be the first theaters to|order—these are the types that play |ace theater, starting Sunday night. Washable blouses of white satin are effectively monogrammed in failed to take seriously his efforts to played vaudeville and pictures while | rounq things -greatly changed here | “peseue” her from Dines’ apartment the last named is a picture theater. |,¢ it was his first visit here in sev- | show Fitzmaurice's great film specta- [out their drama in “Where the North | ‘The reason is that the picture was : black or in silver thread. New Year's night, occupied a the county jail after his arraignment | building was purchased by Contaras |yire and son on Long Island. vesterday on a charge of assault with ' Bros. and Per ., proprictors of the a deadly weapon. He clings to his|Palace. After two months the thea- wjust | original declaration that a noble|ter was opened on August as the Charles “Doc” Breed, who books | desire to protect the screen actress, | Capitol the home of Keith vaude- the Capitol theater in this city on the | desire to save his|ville here. It was entirely renovated Keith vaudeviile circuit, chose New Britain as the city he would VISit ON | e New Year's kive when the midnight show was given. Of the many thea- | ters Mr. Breed books he sald that he | guve New Britain his preference and | when seen by the writer said that he | was particularly well pleased with the | ad ancing number in the last act, | pep appearance here again will be cell in In June the Fox theater closed as the | oya) years, The -actor lives with his } cle taken in Rome with 20,000 actors, | Begins.” The setting is in the filmed in Italy, and the extras em coupled with a own life, constituted his sole motive and presen a new and pleasin for pulling the trigger of Miss Nor-| pearance when its doors were again mand’s automatic pistol and sending opened to the public. Since its open- a bullet through Dines' lung. ing New Britain has seen many acts As for Dines the injustice of the of high class calibre which seldom situation as it affects him, is evi- were brought here before denced in his statement: “I don’t - know why in the world that fool shot| One of the notable amateur events Attitude local people accept the Keith | me—unless he was full of hop.” in this city during the past season offcrings. He expressed pleasure nl(‘ t quiet and orderly manner in Edna s Silent. was the appearance in each of the U What Edna Purviance, the other|three vaudeville houses here during Which the audience conducted itself SUNDAY NIGHT AND MON. TUF‘S WED. ) ey . motion picture actress present at the the same week of New Britain per- on New Your's Fve at the midnight | THE FIRST TRULY BIG PHOTOPLAY OF THE NEW YEAR! events have taken, is not revealed,!30 John J. C and John O T she having remained silent since made their debut s in a sing her recent statement admitting that |ing and talking number. Andrew Bas On the eve of Washington she and Dines were “engaged and| so was on the bill at the Palace thea- | day, Iebruary 21, “America’, the . [ . vet not engaged, If you understand|ter while Miss Minnle Huber appeared photodrama of the War of Indepen- | what T mean.” in an act with five other people at dence, being made for the Daughters Case 1s Closed. the Lyceum theater Mi, Huber is of the American Revolution by D. ' W, / “The case of the shooting of ( now playing in vaud ¢ leaving on Gritfith, will have its public premiere | land 8. Dines is officially cl her tour immediately er he 1= at the Forty-lourth strect themter, | P sald Assistant Capta f Detectives | gq ent a o Ly sa ssistan df-f:?.'v‘ :‘“” ‘-rl;“f;rl;(‘; gagement at the 1. New York. RODUCTION / Herman Cline, with the shooting is under arrest IR S " p ' o $e had admitted ke did the shoot.| Several musical concerts of note Kleanor Painter will open in | ng.” | were L'l:’“ in New Britein during brand new play “The Chiffon Girl” at Meanwhilo interest in the situation|'??3 Perhaps of the most important | Poli's Lyrie theater in Bridgeport on growing out of the shooting shifts to| 8 the Orpheus club concert u Monday night of next week the effect Miss Normand's appeal to| \he #uspices of Lions' club on | musieal comedy, to be produced the pubiic have on movements under| arch 1. Another of importance wus | Bridgeport for the first time on any | way in varipus states to bar films in the appearance of Rachm on | stage, has a cast of 50 and the lyrics | which she f§ featured March 7 under the auspices the and music are by Carlos and Sanders, | At the hospital early today, Miss|NeW Brituin Musical club | composers of “Tangerine”. The pro- | Normand was reported as ‘“resting o uction is staged by Alonzo Price, comfortably,” and Dines' condition Two good acts have been booked by | who at one time staged musical com- | was deseribed “still serious but gatis- | the management of the Capito edy stock productions at Parsons' | factory.” ter for next woek Hartford | SWEDISH ARTISTS HERE The season's largest accordion con- cert will be given by request and eial invitation gonight in Odd Fellows bhall on Arch street, by the world known artists on piano accordions 3 Ragnar Lundquist and Eric Olzen, un der auspices of a representative com- mittee amongst the Scandir ns i town. These artists are pulling larg er crowds than any other Scandina vian players and have appeared be fore capacity houses in all the large SUNDAY ONLY citles in the cast and middle west Several new Scandinavian airs will “Aiismoge St 2 DICK TALMADGE-Putting it Over hard as usual. given 1 ovor-of e ars e | BESSIE LOVE-The Purple Dawn concert promises to be a musical treat to every lover of good music. - e e e TUES. WED. Return Engagement by Request To Give Another !:uncert and Dance Tonight---Saturday kst e Bl . < Hall Caine’s Greatest Story of Fiery Love and Romance Filmed Wil the celebrated plano- in Rome with 20,000 Actors with Backgrounds of Historical S GRS, AFpEAr ante Mere . 4 p - : Spots of the Famous Eternal City! Cast Includes— mtertain ~yery lover of good music. Hear “Avestafors “The dam. 4 ; 2 BARBARA LA MARR BERT LYTELL . MONTAGU LOVE LIONEL BARRYMORE G “My Friend Johanson.” the “Allmoge-tunes,” other A ; new, iteresting airs, afier First American Photoplay Ever Made That Royalty Ever Con- best a: e in th orkl > . ~ 2 ’ :’;",., .::.'_' "u'-','.,..',n.'f' .{".,.‘Z.i.',... ? : sented To Appear In—Scenes Show the King of Italy—Premier and Swedish music being played g“ Q.* i Mussolini—Mobs of Black-Shirted Fascisti—and the Royal Lancers o WY Ahm'-zr‘l:::v::':lg‘ln\lhfll BE THE ' | T With RIN-TIN TIN wits g every Tuesday and Saturday Evening: omecreo sy CHET FRANKLIN Procuced under the personal supervision of' HARRY RAPF A CHESTER FRANKLIN PRODUCTION Aapted Jor the Screen by FAED MITON and CHET FRANKUN % e VAUDEVILLE | BARGAIN MATINEE FOR LADIES MONDAY, JAN 7TH | PRICES THIS WEEK > 779 . 2 MONSTROUS PART: This Coupon and 10¢ Will Admit Any Lady To Best Seat | Matinees—I18¢ and 23¢ LEO C._ARn‘LO mURS. FRI. S ArT.—i 7 10 | A£ }he Matinee Monday, Jan. 7th. Evenings—23¢ and 35¢ GOLD MADNESS TRURS. DONTURE Grand Revival at the Request of Thousands LON CHANEY in “THE SHOCK” AT. PROGRAM “MICKEY” with MABEL NORMAND | His Gieatest Role in an Underworld Drama