New Britain Herald Newspaper, October 18, 1924, Page 5

‘ERMINIE” 15 AN OLD TIME FAVORITE Aziz Grotto Promises 0peratic Treat at 1is Annual Show A chorus of about 45 volces with 2 or 156 principals taking part will be some of the features of “The Two Vagabonds,” or “Erminie” be produced 1n the Lyceum theater November 4, 5 and 6 under the aus- picies of Azu Grotto, * The production for, which re- hearsals are being held four days each week.awill wind up on Satur- day night, November 8, with a big ceremonial when 50 ‘or 75 new mem- | bers are expected to be initiated in- to the mysteries of the enchanted realm. A street parade will be held that evening when the drum corps members and the patrol members, also in the uniforms whigh helped them bring home a prize from Springfield at the New England Grotto fleld day recently, will par- ade. This will be the first public appearance of the patrel in New Rritain since getting the uniforms. The drum corps in its new uniforms will make its first public appearance when it parades with the T. A. B. |« drum corps this evening. “The Two Vagahonds” or “Er- minie” is an old time favorite, hav- ing held the popularity of the foot- lights in New York 35 or 40 years ago. It is the one opera which stands out most prominently of all operas of that period. It was the opera in which the late Pauline Hall sang her way into a natfon-wide reputation. Francis Wilson, known to present day theatergoers, played the little thief or vagabond, and "t Is interest. ing to know that in.a recent reyival of this play he again played the same part in New York with an all- star cast. The story is laid in the days of powdered wigs, brocades, silk stock- inge, and knickerbockers for men and striking gowns for women. The costumes make beautiful stage pic- tures, The score is of the Kkind that lives for many years and the general theme is a well-connected story with many humorous situa- tions. “Erminie” requires singers who can act and actors who can sing, and the chorus work is on a plane calling for a higher grade of work than many operas. The principals and chorus will rehearse Monday, Tuesday, Thurs- day and Friday of next week. Shoot Cep With Own Gun And Make Good Escape | Cleveland, Ohio, Oct. 18.—After probably fatally sheoting Patrolman . Michael Hahnel, 2§, with lifs own re- votver, two ‘men he was taking to ™ Shaker Heights police station, threw him from their automobile last night and escaped Hahnel was found lying flho\l! a mile from the scene of the shooting with a bullet in his abdomen. His badge and re- volver were missing. Hospital phy- sicians sald a blood transfusion will he performed in an effort to save his \ife. PARSONS’ 3 NIGHTS—BEG. THURS. POP. MAT. SATURDAY MYRON C. 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Jester’s Hall, to | PERFECT FLAPPER HEADS FILM CAST Colleen Moore in “Flirting With Love” at-Palace Collcen Moore, the “Flaming | Youth Girl," the acknowledged per- | fect flapper of the screen, has turned her hack on hoydenish flapper roles for the time being, In “Flirting With Love,” the comedy drama of |stage life, coming to the Palace | theager four days beginning Sunday night, she demonstrates that she is Just as much at home in parts 1ling for emotional dramatic act- ing as she is in roles of lighter vein, In this First National picture versatile Colleen shares the co-fea- turing honors with Conway Tearle and Is suppbrted by a well-bal- |anced cast, containing such names }:\s Winifréd Bryson, Frances Ray- mond, John Patrick, Alan Roscoe, Willlam Gould and Marga La Ru- bia | Directed by John Francis Dillon, who handled the megaphone on | “Flaming Youth” and “The Perfect | Flapper,” two of Miss Moore's most recent outstanding successes, Flirting With Love,” unique as to plot and story constructlon, is sure | to please the picture patrons who | have enjoyed Miss Moore's past screen work. Miss Moore enacts the role of a bighly temperamental actress, & star in musical comedies the suc- | cess of which has been based on | the risque nature of {heir plot, On Thursday Thomas Meighan will be scen in “The Alaskan,” a| James Oliver Curwood story, and be- | ginning October 27 the Sixth Annl-| versary Week will be featured with | {a special attraction that Lew Brems and his musical comedy | “I'rills and Frolics." | THEREDLILYAT LYCEUM ONSUNDAY, Continues Through Wed., Then “Daddies” Will Be Shown With a reputation of being one of the most thrillipg and interestin plays of the season, “The Red Lily, a Metro-Goldwyn picture, will come to the Lyceum tomorrow evening for a four days’ run., This is from the | capable hand of Fred Niblo who has ! produced such pictures as “Strang- ers of the Night,” “The Three Mu: ketears” dand “Thy Name i Woman.” | The added Sunday.featuré‘is “Battl- ing Buddy,” another of those fast moving westerns in which Buddy Roosevelt is starred. On Thursd: i the David Belasco production “Dad- { dies” will open for the remainder of { the week. Ramon Novarro, Enid Bennett, Wallace Beery and Rosemary Theby are starred in the “Red Lily.” The story opens i a little town in Brit- tany where Jean, son of the town's richest man, is in love with Marise, the shoemaker's .daughter. On the’ death of the shoemaker, Jean de- clares he will wed the girl, but msi father disinherits him and forces the young couple from the town. In Parls the two plan to get mar- ried but a pecullar twist of fate separates them and succeeds in; keeping them apart for years. The girl, alone, stumbles on the down- ward path—first a waitress, then a scrub woman and lower. After & time Jean also hits the dounwnrdl path and two years later he fs a! thiet fleeing the police. A girl, | i standing in a doorway, gives ]\|I\\= shelter, but neither at.the time rec- ognizes the other until, suddenly, | comes that realization. Sickened that his {llusions are shattered, the man strikes the woman, but still she shields him from the police. Then sickness overtakes him and it is Marise who nurses him ba to health. Then comes prison. Two years later he is freed and when he comes out from behind the bars it js a far different girl who awaits: him. “Daddies” is a comedy drama full of laughs and tears and it follows: closely the original stage succ The story tells of the experiences of | four bachelors who adopt babies as; a means of paying their debt to their { country. 1t s full of color, comedy and drama and il casily a photoplay that will appeal to all ages and classes. Those who saw Ellnor Glyn's “Three Weeks" have not forgotten it, and those who see the same au- thor's latest screen triumph “Hls Hour” also will have something to remember. This picture has been booked for an early showing at the Lyceum theater, The week of the twenty-seventh will feature Orth and Coleman’s Tip Top Merrymakers, a breezy little musical comedy revue. Sixty years ago, before the forma. tion of the Universal Postal Union, it cost 12 cents to send a letter to Sat. 50c.to $2.50 England, 30 cents to send one to Brazil, 72-eents to send one to ) France, and to mail one ounce from vhn United States to New Zealand cost $2.50. FAIR New Britain TONIGHT $1,200 Cash Prizes ENTERTAINMENT AND DANCING EACH EVENIN( PUBLIC SUPPORT SOUGHT BY N. B. MUSICAL CLUB Free Comcert Beginning of Member- ship Campaign LYCEUM, STARTING NEW BRITAIN DAILY HERALD, SATURDAY, OCTOBER 18, 1924 e T e e - NEWS OF INTEREST ABOUT THE SPOKEN STAGE, SILENT DRAMA AND MUSIC { THE RED LILY SUNDAY to Mark The club lias brought to this city in the past and plans to bring here in the cost according to a statement mads by Rev. Henry W. Maler (o Rotary club yesterday, ranging as {high as $2,000 and $3,000, in its usual sueecssful efforts to give New Iritain ‘music lovers the ‘very best there fs. Assoclate memberships sell future talented artists at a| the | tion all week. This Is Orth and Colemun's well known attraction and is said to be even more elaborate than ever this season. Frank Iloyd, who directed “Tho u Hawk,"” hus scored another film ss In “The Silent Watcher." | This 48 a screen adaption of Mary Itoberts Rinchart's story, on the HilL" Buster Keaton's “The Navigator," run in New Yorlk, latest comedy, is having a great booked Elinor e—“His Hour," for The Lyceum hi Glyn's latest ple carly showing is to obscrve Iall Carnival Week during the weck of November 10. Each half of the week will see & seven act vaudeville bill in addition to the usual pictures, | There will be no advance in prices. Jimmy Dunn’s Revue, with seven people, opens Monday at this sam theater. Al Shane, billed as "tk singing beauty,” also is listed, The Capitol “In Hollywood Perimutter” is showing at the with booked Capitol Potash an for early Bevnenuto Cellinl was the central figure in the new play at the Mor- |osco theater in New York this week, “The Firebrand” is a roman- tical farce, or turns out to be so by the time it is over, The first act seems now sentimental, now ironi- cal comedy. But the second act from the start is farce and the i1t of the action and dla- logue keeps up from that on to the final curtain, farcical “The ,\Hnr) The free years, artists as Graveure, features | of the highest class, In order to continu ihe scope | essary to increase hership de every store. New will open a dri concert Capitol theater Sunday afternoon at 3:30 o'clock. the considerably ire of the present members that music lover join its ranks and become |as its patrons. The drive which st mmmm- fo | formation membership blanks cured at C. dritain Musical club { g7 : for members at a'one reserved | for the public at the'! admission rate of The IFor the past fe club has presented such Ponseile, Rachmaninoff, Bauer, Casals and others for $50 box or loge privilege to number certs during the s sus and enlarge of its activities, it is he the club and it mem- is the the will in city Sunday will eek and all in- to the club and may be pro-licy of & Co.'s music } week of | Top ¢ re! 1 x\m): . Plerce 50 each and seat at of guests to the presented straight October 27 entitle the all be charged at bring an by active ason = STAGE AND SEFEEN ; The Tyceum breaks into its ;vm-\];\t been g the | Susan.” Tip | attrac- | pictures du when th be the holder to cancerts | and the privilege of bringing guests to the four other concerts for which will 50 cents each, aining membership d entitles at all con the sells | holder to a erts and the unlimited four con- membe for | A musical vérsion of “Old Heidal- berg," with book by Dorothy Don- nelly and music by Sigmund Rom- | berg, will be produced on Oct. 27 by the Shuberts, There cast of 150, will be a | S Iyre, will Roller,” by produced Lauren he in Wash- with Mce¥ Woods, i 3 Sruce Janet Beecher and tae in the leading roles, “The Rising Son,” by J. C. and Ellfot Nugent, will be produced in next Monday night by Mare I\Ll , with the authors in the cast. Alan late for Edwards, engaged of “Pop; ‘Black- Lionel Barrymore began a tour in LYCEUM THEATER INDAY ONLY — BUDDY RO “BATTL! ONDAY — TUES G BUDD EVELT IN DAY — WEDNI Dangerous, Lawless Life Underworld of Paris - THE SODDEN NOD of a girl in a dingy hall- way drew Jean in after her as he fled from the police. And there, in the grim, greasy gas light of her room, they recognized each other. LOUIS B. MAYER presents FRED NIBLO'S Puduction THE RED LILY starring RAMON NOVALR.O With a Distinguished Cast Including Enid Bennett Wallace Beery Frank Currier Gibson Gowland LADIES’ SPECIAL ttem and Directed FRED NIBLO the man who produced Thy Woman Strangers of the Night The Nark of Zorro The Three Masketeers and Blood and Sand Name Ts Scemario by BESS MEREDYTH MATINEES This _Coupon andi!rflc Will Admit Any Lady to Best Seats “DADDIES”— Thurs.— Fri.—Sat. ington next Monday night by A. H. | “Laugh, Clown, in Stamford, James Oliver story to be ad is “The Alaskan" and t shown at the FPalace Thomas Mecighan haw role, Curw ted to The Palace | niversary week progr week of the’ twenty-se [ Wil feature it with a {comedy attraction, Thrills." am Incidentally, Lew Hebrew character head the Jaugh produce | “abranam’ Lincom,” | photoplay, will Ialace, Rre com soon e A Ziegfeld “Iollies" permapently at the am theater in New after, according to Iment made by new “IFollies™ ch June, and fall, |spring editions of cach will ba offered at intery | months, veral new features w the current from Monday night. T clude Mitty and |a troupe of Russian | Vivienne the cast several weeks a {turn to the company. Cupid woman says: may must be loved. Laugh” will hold its sixth “Iollies” a Tillio, dancers, Segal,who withdrew last night 00d's latest the wereen his is to be next the week leading an- during the " and hig musical Irills and m Iy nedian, will Wig the another will he W Amster York here announce- Florenz Ziegfeld, Jr, will he produced winter and production | als of three ill be added week hey will in- and Lilliputians, from g0, will re- A be wooed. She can be won. But she — with COLLEEN MOORE — and — CONWAY Kept | MUSIGAL COMFDY CAPITOL FEATURE, Jimmie Dunn & Go. in “Blossom Rest” Next Week The tol for will offer pAny, oss0m Keith headliner first Jimmie at the Capl- next week Dunn and copn- @ music \1 comedy farce called Re Mr. Dunn's com- pany 1s a quartet of lively girls, girls whose appearance and talents are equally matched My, Dunn himself 15 a well known comedlan and has d liberally to the world's Like al! pieces of this “Rlossom Rest” {8 a matter of and dance, comedy, and looks, Shayne the popular combdian is Inow a vaudeville single and nimself “The Singlng Beauty.” coubse this line is intended burlesque. He, however {and is very funny. Other clude the Three Lordens in “Lights Ot 1 novelty gymnastic offering that is sensational and novel; Prince Sherifa offers a great musical is a real novelty most natives of India are generally magicians but the Prince is an exeellent musiclan. Downing and Whiting, a clever pair songsters will heard “Songs.” “Open plcture the half of contribiute merriment liind #on | terms of as A can sl and he of All Night.”” the Paramount which will be shown at the RE2TT TEARLE Palace Wonder Orchestra Mr. George F. Tourtelotte Director OVERTUR “Mootching Along,” E Harms Matinees 20c Evenings 10¢ and 20c¢ é in something different in the line of | screen entertainment. It s filled \'\llh humor and has a novel story to tell. Viola Dana, Jetta Goudal, ,\.xn.m.‘ Menjou and Raymond 1ffith are featured in the principal Iml . On Sunday night Rex Baker will w offered in “Iighters’ Paradise,!” Jand Kenneth McDonald will be seen in “What Love Will Do," Coming attractions are Fall Cars nival Week with 14 acts featured ind “Life's Greatest Game." After all, perhaps it is better for China to learn war during her spare time at home. e ———— || Free Concert | and Entertainment Sunday Afternoon at 3 O’clock Lyceum Theater Wendell Thore of Dorches- ter, Mass., will speak on the benefits and economy of Old Age Pensions as sug- gested by the Fraternal Order of Eagles. All Are Invited | | =PALACE— SUNDAY NIGHT—MON., TUES., WED. The “Perfect Flapper” in Another Big Hit! Comes the winsome, the charming Colleen Moore, the girl you loved in “Flaming Youth” and “The Per- fect Flapper” to cap- tivate every heart in a new, more fascinat- ing'role than ever. | oo fl}iuttlahonnl" Picture Thursday Friday Saturday REAL TREAT FE. THOMAS MEIGHAN <X THE ALASKAN " SINTH ANNIVERSARY WEEK! ATUT UNG A GR ()ct 27th to Nov. 1st. AT MUSICAL COMED A BIG SURPRISE Y SHOW “FRILLS AND FROLICS” PLENTY 0Ol GIRLS —— With ———— LEW BREMS® ABY DOLL CHORUS Capltol on this bill, is sald to be '