New Britain Herald Newspaper, December 23, 1924, Page 5

NEW BRITAIN DAILY HERALD, TUESDAY, DECEMBER 23, 1924, |||!!1!", o’ Laless otherwise (odicated, theatries) notices and revi writhen by the press sgencies for the respect'te amusemen! company. > O — HOOT GIBSON AT LYCEUM “Hot" Gibson In “The Ridin' Kid from Powder River" and Monte Dlue and Beverly Bayne in “Her Marriage Vow™ are the hlgh spots on the Lyceum's double feature movie bill now being shown. “The Ridin' Kid from Powder River™ pie- tures a youngster in the far west whose stepfather is killed by a band o f cattlemen, On attaining his ihe youngster sets out to find t slayer and avenge the killing. He meets with strange adventures and « queer conditlon halts his purpose, He meets love, and with it danger A woman lures him into the shadow of the gallows, and the game woman permits his escape. It's a rcal west- ern with a big kick in it. Monte Blue was never charming nor Beverly Bayne mere pretty than in “Her marriage Vow,” the story of a happily marricd woman who because she is bored, ac- cepis a girl frlend’s invitation to a party, There . she sweetheart. A few more e drinks, timely arrival of hubby and a happy | their pat is su- | and the discarded | comedy offering in home shattered. Mother love preme however, wife kidnaps her own children, but is caught by the father. Then ensues a romantie, tragic scene which hiow- «ver, ends happily. For the last half of the week an- othar good is promiscd in John- vy Hines in “The Speed Spook.” “CYCLONE RIDF THURSDAY A big speclal holiday bill has becn arranged for at the Paluce begin- ning Thursday, Christmas day, with vaudeville and photoplay attractions the outstanding features. The photo- play bill will be headed by Lincoln J. Carter's 1925 thrill drama *The Cyclone Rider.” The cast s an all star-one and consists of Ited Howes, the famous Arrow Collar model, Alma Bennett and Lvelyn DBrent “'iia vaudeville portion of the bill 1l he headed by W n Dros. and (iorman Sisters | snappy The present sh at the y and Wednesday vue. I'nlace for to (diences who were greatly entert meets her old | ) the un- | and Curlisle lflll.. * W s colunn are headed by the photoplay “Don't Call it Love” with Agnes| Ayres, Jack IHolt, Rod LaRocque, | Nita Naldi and Theodore Kosloft, The | vaudeviile bill §s headed by “Pre- | feature | | scriptions” with Dave Lloyd and a cast of entertainers in doses of comedy and revue. The Burns excellent gymnasts and den i know as “vau versatilp blackfac comedigh. Reserved scats for the annual New Year's Midnight frolic ag which Marty Dupree’s ollies and | a vaudeville bill will be offered are now selling at the box offi ( most GOOD BILL AT CAPITOL An exeellent bill of Keith vaude- ville opened a three cngage- ment at the Capitol yesterday to au- | rined Toppir day by the five acts offcred. | the bill is Billy de” Hall and | Co. in their comedy gem, “Hilda, Others include the Dermottis in a comedy iliusion offering; won instant favor with r and talk: Dave Roth | was one of the big hits with his which he intro- 41\1\»\ his sensational dummy dancer | ! aiva and Co, arc in- favorites and are just be- This ile and and dance feature photoplay presents “Worldly Goods,” with Agnes Ayres and a good supporting cust. | ¢ for the last half of al holi- | day bill will The five Keith acts to he presented are to be top notchers in their p Ann Sutter, perhaps is the known as on two diffcrent asions Nere she wus very well il Ann is known as the girl with the million dollar personality ! and it 18 a real tre to hear her | Hard Hearted > photoplay on Mix and his | » Last of tl d seats % clever quartet ar fer a corking good son Hannah. bill rwill horse T Duanes."” | New Year's igh | which ten a vill e o | now selling | Commandmes W 8 at | sty | Parsons t1 Bernard | | sisting of cular | plano selections by this | mento of the for the | LYCEUM|PALACE| TONIGHT AND WEDNESDAY EXTRA BIG DOUBLE FEATURE HER MARRIAGE VOw With MONTE BLUE And BEVERLY BAYNE —Also— HOOT GIBSON, In “RIDIN’ KID FROM POWDER RIVER" DON'T FORGET NEW YEAR'S EVE MIDNIGHT GALA A SURPRISE SHOW RESERVED SEATS NOW SELLING —WANTED— 50 LOCAL GIRLS TO PART IN FOLLIES O1' 1925 APPLY AT BOX OFFICL LYCEUM THEATER TAKE PARSONS THEATRE Hertford Week Beginning Mon. Dec, Mats, Daily Except Mon. Mail Onders Now. Seat Sale ¥ri, 29, First Showings In Hartford Adolph Zukor & Jesse L Lesky Present CECIL B, DeMILLE'S Mightiest Dramatic Spectacle THE TEN COMMAND- MENTS Story By Jeanle Macpher A Paramount Production (Famous Players-Lasky Corp.) Touring Orchestra of Twenty Pieces Mats, .50, .75 and $1.00 , $1.00 and $1.50 (Plus Tax) TONIGITT AND WEDNESDAY AGNES AYRES JACK HOLT NITA NALDI, ROD LaROCQUL N Don’t Call It Love VAUDEVILLE Featuring ‘Prescriptions’ WITH DAVE LLOYD <es ol Comdy and Revue Other Fine Aets THURS, — FRIL — SAT, Lincoli i 19: Ihivilldrama STHE CYCLONE RIDER” With Reed Howes Alma Bennett, Fvelyn Brent VAUDEVILLE PALACE NEW YEARS EVE MIDNITE FROLIC Featuring MARTY DUPREE’S FOLLIES BRAND N©W SHOW \LSO BIG BIFL OF VAUDE- VILLI RESERVED SEATS NOW SELLING CAPITOL New Years Eve Miduite Frolic 10-BIG ACTS-10 RESERVED SEATS NOW SELL- ING AT THE BON OFINICE — EVERYBODY IS GOING TO THI DANCE AT— .II\I!H\ HALL CHRISTMAS NIGHT, THURSDAY Astorial’ Plaza Orchestra—The DANCING §:20 TO Sensation of 1he 1| 191 ARCH ST EVE, DEC. 2 Twenticth Contury | ADMISSION 5o oOf Ly the very the last wrapping and sending which fill thi course nature frenzied minute week, to say nothing of crowds, Sl |vation Army bells, ana Santas you are made quite of the funds which Christmas creates in our eco nomie life Perhaps you hadn't real what an old festival it is and deep and varied its influence 1 been upon books and fn art is brought home rather sharply hooks telling of the origin of ou best loved Christmas traditions, For in orlging of popular super- stitlons and customs by Knowls wé are told that the cclebration o Christmas dates from the fourth cen- NE y and was a hybrid of old Greel +Ttoman customs and those Qinth Edna Murphy ewadack Mulhall |0 0 O O o » Drulds as well tian church. Probably the CAPITOL THEATER was first condemned Thurs, , Sat. and gorgeous intenscly aware mental upheaval instance of most of the customs followed 1 as leathent then became an essential po of folklore. There arc also curion ymbolism explanations of the different ornaments Christmas tree, s In heart ar nt old shioned proper d yet mor lons. Tts ms I8 quite { used on t red are ame ok wit PARSONS—HARTIORD, Ceell I3, DeMille's magnitic to-dramatic sy sountli department archaje il axims on the of children a of el cek of D ture, which w son in five of famoua p d last s There are pictures of the toms of Christma erly discussed in book nd as refiected storles. W he pictu 1 Merrle Old I In Irving' there ever a ¢ than th And | one finds a very beautiful sketch of Christmas In the old .‘I'ra' I tlement of Salem, N. Kirkland's bool Still Shines, man folklore is very strong and the simplicity of their celebration ma it particularly impressive, Ahout as unusual a thing as one could find 18 Christmas Mummings in Jamaica by Beckwith, The curlous, { barbarie ritual which probably had a Christian origin at some |made very real and many of [songs are reproduced. The whole |thing has an exotic flavor and con- trasts curiously with our festivities and ¢ S pr h impo shown in v units| H own or- s. John S. Dixon of 27 Drive was surprised Saturd when about 40 of her friends the officcrs of Court, 0, of A., and their wives ar husbands visited sion being Mrs, | The ev was 1 'v)n‘]flu\',! of the pl 12 one S to tur: ightful one aving of Mrs, I, Glazler Gardner n of Ber- and 03 by John I, G William Webster of Waterbury, Mr. Wi is Mrs. Dizon's father. A huffet lunch was served. Mrs, Dixon #as presented with a heauti- ful silver boudoir lamp as occasion, and Mrs, T s rols. king of carols. of course we have collections of them Christmas poctry and 00. Probably Christmas by Schanftler is \ | as conventent a collection as is ta he | fonnd of material for use in Christ- tias programs. The Book of Chriet mas edited by Mabie i3 of the same type and in equal demand. | Plays and pageants based on the, Christmas story and the Christmas spirlt are innumerable and exceed Short storfes such Man by Van Dy 1 as part of a pro- other wise man yon th of th “pieces’ : “USE : SEIBERTS PASTEURIZED MILK AND CREAM often he r was a fo ted to worship at the young child but was do a good deed and he spent his life in the quest, viston at the Althoug! representations of t | familiar to all of us it is ra a surprise ny treat- ments there are of the Chris story by sre The Madonr In Art by Estelle Tlurll collects a great many of these and s of the conc ch to th pres Magi who st adle of the ayed to THE BOY'S FAVOR- ITE DRINK Let him go toit. It'l build him up. It con- tains the nourishment that growing children need. It's pure and sealed and you should rder it. ESEIBERT & SON) 437 PARK ST PHONE 1720 NEW . BRITAIN, CONN. 'MAKE SURE ITS .TEIB'ERY.? to find how very lopment ption from in all of Art hy Keppel sfves about 1 mas story * CAPITOL | TONIGHT AND WEDNESDAY KEITH VAUDEVILLE Featuring Billy “Swede” Hall & Company THLIR COMEDY GEM “HILDAY I\ BERNARD & CARLISLE DI H\iulll & C0, |h\\l With BOTIH ANNIE? LA PAIRVA International sop Classic & CO. 1l Dance AGNES AYRES, In “Worldly Goods” THY RS, — PRI — SAT ANN SUTER TOM MIX, In TAST OF THE DUANES CONTINLOUS SHOWS 3 | [PARSONS’| - L NTGITS BiC Returns Part of Loot With Xmas Greetings NMAS MAT. 3¢ MAIL ORDERs NOW EVES 52,00 time s | thelr | - g Doile Bmpuns ¢ A Day Tomarrov Iflf wit i one for )“ o "‘"{‘"j Store for lver ybody: Your Last 1 1 and of | | Hartfor PLAN INAUGURATION sovernors Foot Guards and Cavalry ‘ Units Ordered to Take Part in | Bingham's Exercise on 7th. ~The governor's iard first and Governor's T'oot 15t squ militpry st companies, and tro cavalry, C . are ordered r 1o the gura capitol 1ows the ° the exe when officers inducted into off The respective staffs i governor-elect are orderc “Patient” (zags l)cnl | Takes Roll and l)cpam York, Ds we s der Datroit Robberies Net 33,000, Culprits Escapi You'll Do Better at Axelrod’s K, cor. Mea l «NewBri Inm'(r for Free Chance! Tonight and Tomorrow All day and up to tomorrow, Wednesday night, until 9 P. M. R W R R R E e M W W e R e W W My FREE--TU to every woman or miss purchasing a Ccat priced over $20, we will KEYS give an order for a fresh killed Vermont Turkey, weighing not less than 10 lbs. on the New Britain Market (or any other market you desire). Important! Notice! Wednesday, at 2 P. M., we shall held the Turkeys and 2 children’s Automgbiles. drawing for the 25 CHOOSE YOUR Christmas Phonograph Now Special This Latest Style Mahogany Console Phonograph Kind New Britain 11 and R his Week ( Known For 1 Balance Week Week ictrolas Radio