New Britain Herald Newspaper, February 14, 1925, Page 5

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Sullivan’s Rexmere Orchestra as Added Attraction —_— “The Roughneck,” J'ox special production at the Palace Theatre sereen version of. the und widely read novel, of that title, by Robert W, Service, have enjoyed the poe ed writer have been given another thrfll in this, his latest worlk fiction, The story the William which opens Sunday is a well-known Those who ms of this gift- of Is & successipn of dramatic surprises in*the life of a | man, whose nature warped through a cruel trick of late, The swift rythmic movement of the poet is apparent in the fic. ton of Service and coupled with this I8 his wonderful descriptive rowers making “The Roughneck" an ideal story for adaption to the sereen, George O'Brien, whose rise to the stellar ranks has been rapid and de- | served, plays John Moon, the man with the creed of “Let me die fight- ing.” The vigorous swift-moving ac- tion of the story is admirably por- trayed by this young artist, who really seems to live the part. The criticisms of the leading writ- ers of the trade journals agree that the part is one of the best that has has become | sereen credit as “Wi No foolin'! . Good.!! Movles are being made with fish, poultry and fleas featured, One In- dependent produce a drama of moy company threatens 0 high fin. ance \\llh an octopus starred! Jucqueline Import Souls, ant role the new in Logan, who “Playing, Thomas H, has With Ince Corporation—First Natfonal photo- drama, trip across has just made the contin her fourth nent in four month, Jacky seems to male overy pieture constant traveling, on the Atlantic, She hence the is looking over airplanes with the intention of shortening the journe next time, Vitagraph has signed Alleen Prin- gle to “Wilari tures i Vitagr: track N scored play the whish s to produte for wph. This s the t melodrama in w presentation, Lill dne of her g principal Distinetive Pic- test hits, role in release by hrilling race hich, on its lan Russell The picture is to be made at Vitagraph's Brookl Mae Marsh Inu been eng. play the yn studios, leading role .lL:u] to In “In the Garden Of Charity,” the pleturiza- tion of Basil King's best- el Others in the cast a | rick ters, and Thomas Mills, of Charity” | production, “Gee, as leading man, arl Scneck, “In is a J. this sure is a Ivor elling nov- e Ben Hend- Laska Win- the Garden Stuart Blackton bully town. an | McFadden | I wish I could stay here for months | and months!” This is the opinfon of New York ever been asigned to O'Brien and a |* happier selection for the part could not have been made. Billie Dove, the beautiful and tal- cnted young screen celebrity, plays opposite Mr, (J'Hrk'n and in the role | of Felicity Arden has never been | expressed b 1 star, to the big simultaneously with the the youngster whom Booth Tarking- vy Den now ci arrival, of | {ton calls “the typical American boy New York was visited by a heavy snowst orm, the first 13 n ever seen, cast to better advantage, it is claim- | Ben bought a sled and had a new | The vaudeville bill will be headed by John L. Sull n's Rexmere Or- chestra, New Bri dance orchestra sentation by the magagement that will eclipse any band offering seen | here this season, Nearly all the ten | musicians in the Rexmere Orchestra are local boys and Anna Krawi popular local singer will be solc with the offering, Miss Krawitz has done quite a hit of singing locally and her many friends will welcome a chance to hear her in vaudeville as soloist with the orchestra. Other acts on the bill will include Hashi and Osai in a novelty Japanese off- ering; Jack Titzgerald a comedy mimic; and Manning and Hall a comedy couple. STAGE AND SCREEN Chaplin and her amily—including a San Francisc attorngy—have been speaking free- \y right into the Los Angeles press about financlal settlements “"hi (harlie, open charge accounts at the millinery and the delicatessen and all that sort of thing. 1n November. the Chaplins were wedded in Mexico. In Junuary the forthcoming Chap- lin helr was announced. In Iebruar R ¢ for “haby” is being dis ussed and a set- Yiement for the prospective mother arranged. i 1t is a fact that the Chaplins are definitely separated. And Charlie is dinishing “The Gold Rus! his latest comedy. Lita Grey wpatty” s coming back! Whether | Arbuckle is actually to ap- the ‘camera or will of- ficiate as director is not yet author- jtatively known, It is & fact, how- ever, that “Fatty” is at Juster Iccaton’s studio preparing a comedy story which he owns, and it is dlc: finitely known that “Fatty is to be {he financial boss as well as pro-| Jueing mentor of the nrodurur(::‘; “pFatty” directed one fiim i Bill Hayes banned him and took e PARSONS’ HARTFORD TONIGHT 8:15 HENRY MILLER: in PIERRE WOLFF and HENRL DUVERNOIS' new play AFTER LOVE—? EVE. 50c.-$2.50——MAT. 50c.-§2.00. E WEEK COM. MONDAY, FEB. 16 Mat. Wed. and Sat. Loscoe pear before ain's most popular |* in a vaudeville pre- |9 ? i lough-a+ mm//t musical fird/ DEH’ LAUGHYIR’JAZZ/ HEI..ODV’ 5755 S R OS 1L CORGEUS, FRSHIONS Box office now open. All mail orders filled as received. PRICE Night ..... 50c to $2.00 Matinees ... 50c to $1.00 and g- The Brooklyn 1 ;\\1 th “The Unwanted,” drama ceum, houses at 1-orious experier ridge, building and a h rvels t soon to be recently p the Ia yed ace i 1ce—costing. the ost of other 0 the young the big movi shown at the to capacity n Hartford ‘Where it was recommended as ong of the the an d the m Charles Mur comed i ml scason's best. ¥ omestic life, oral side. wit , the fan, has quite )ling Wives, t deals with big problems confronting Amer- h accent on well known ag part in the big time fea ture booked for one of the Lyceum's | Sunday night attractions, Mary Astor, cast in the part of a college “The girl of retiring “ighting Ame nature in an,” which Alex- | '\';‘l:’{"’;’,m the Capitol the first three days of Almos | bill, Wool- | ; : 4 equilibrists, it would be h opl‘ns Thursday at the Lyceum, really 1s a college girl. She is busy at her studies during the timbe she ls not “on loeation,” The Palace theater goes back to the Keith vaudeville circuit on Mon- day, booking its acts direct from this | booking officz. Incidentally one of | the acts—not from the IKelth | agency, presents local talent, It is John L. Sullivan and his Rexmer orchestra of ten pi Miss Anna Krawitz of this city Is with this act as soloist, 08, Starting tomorrow night, continu- ing through Wednesday, the Palace feature 18 Robert Servic he Roughneek,” with George O'Brien | in that role, Charles Ray returns to the screen Thursday in S$mith.” In the same ca Beery and B The Capitol theater presents an imposing array of coming photo- plays including I'eter Pan, Janice | Meredith and Norma Talmadge in | “The Only Woman, Palace | “Dynamite are Wal Love,” Incidentally, it of Interest to the theater going public to know that from now on the Capitol thea- ter s to be the local home of the Paramount Pictures and the Fam- ’layers Lasky corporation films, The management has just signed a contract with these companics as- suring showings of the next 40 pro- | ductions. Willie Smith, bill greatest male of all double 1 as the world's soprano and th voiced vocalist peer | iwll be the week. Qui Jack Fulton and Dorothy tte will present, on the “A Girl of Tod 'y “The Jansleys,” T risley equitibri itol the three \\uh, When it days comes of to risley 1to find an act thd wonld ys. This quartette of nasts are abont as proficient who 1 undertaken this br robatic: have fas’ for their use a routine which not only contains unusual feats, but is s0 put together, that despite the sceming imp lity of it, each trick is more difficult than the preceeding it, and the whole is done with rapidity and precision, sur; we one The beautiful interior of the new Chanin r on 46th street in w York, as well as its unique | ating arra is attracting wide-sj on the part of thea orchestra seats are d in the form of an arena thus providing an unob- | structed view of the every scat in the ho LYCEUM— NDAY ONLY JACK HOML — MARJORIE DAW — GN OF CACTUN” GAMBLING WIVES” MON. — TUES. — WED. "SPECTAL MATINEE This Coupon énd 10c Will Admit Any Lady to Best Seats Reserved Tickets Not Called For By 2:00 P. M. Sunday At Box Office Will Be Put On Sale. ROSA [ cast in “C | pitfalls of temptation | name | production, | pictures, featured in several fistic | “The him waorsted in every one except the {to man conflicts, of the court of Vers | construt f:refvc'-\"BUTTi' RFLY" By KATHLEEN UMIVERSAL UEWEL LYCEUM — Monday, ‘BUTTERFLY OPENS MONDAY ATLYCEUR - Double Feature Bill Thursday-- mantic perso | “The Unwanted” Is Coming NORRIS AT Tuesday, Wednesday American” and “Discontented bande” In reference to the night program, it might be that “Gambling Wives" is a big pro- duction, usually shown for days, but it will be here for night only. one blonde and ro- | graced the | wrsy appears in jutterfly.” Her ary Collier, older screen for sever a colorful role of * part is that of H [ 5 i i i G5 i {markable novel by Kathleen Norris, | Other p ipals in this all star cast on Sun night, when |are ; al” m;nlm th -‘mltln role, v e Norman Kerry and Kenneth Harlon. Jeoatioslnin jghe Blepjotthe £ Tor the last hulf of the week the and Marjorle Daw management's ¢ of pictures i |a happy one, the program com- bines a picture replete with thrills on Monday. The program will [action and excit ent, with one that 1gain change on Thursday when the | dwells more on the personal ro- specials will u ghting |mance, with its s studded with Tollowing the Lyceum's two fea- ture show and all tar ice sambling Wives,” are shown sinec this theater will open with I-PALACE- SUNDAY NIGHT—MON.—TUES.—WED. ‘)he battle with the Man- -eating Shark_ William Fox™ \\ presents \ (ByROBERT W. SERVICE, author®of “The Spell of the Yukon | avith, BILLIE DOVE « HARRY TMOREY« CLEQ MADISON+ ANNE CORNWALL A JOHN CONWAY production. KEITH VAUDEVILLE Presentation of John L. Sullivan’s REXMERE ORCHESTRA New Britain’s Most Popular Dance Orchestra e angi— MISS ANNA KRAWITZ, Soloist OTHER BIG ACTS Announcement—DBeginning This Week KEITH VAUDEVILLE Will Be Featured On All Programs Thurs.—CHARLES RAY—BESSIE LOVE WALLACE BEERY n“DYNAMITE SMITH” PONSELLE “Janiee new € starts theater soon, {where T three | | und clowns. They give a pers formance that shows masterly skill in truining. The average chap con- siders himselt fortunates if he has volce. Willie Smith has two | uul is sald to be the peer ot double d voculists, and without a doubt Sarii's greatest male soprano. offers a unique song recital that will win instant favor. Kulton and | Quinette offer a skit “A Girl of To- which might be called an ed musical comedy with all nul and exclusive mongs. The music is of that haunting, whistling | Kind and the talk quite witty and original, One of the big features | Wil present Lew Ross and Co,, seven artists in a musical gomedy revue, be Daukels' second screen pro- duction as & Paramount star, “Miss Bluebeard,” a reen v on of the “Li Miss Bluebeard,” Irene Bordoni starred, 10 the ipitoel theater on in for three days, night two features wil offered. One presenting Mil- dred Harris in “Unmarried Wives,” ind the other Clara Bow and Thun= der, the marvel dog, in “Black Light- ers “Discontented Iusbands” is & pleture such as the might well suggest. “The 1ighting Amerlean,” a Carl Lacmmle stars Pat,0'Malley and Mary Astor. O'Malley in his;other notably Highw eneount Fighting Amerlean’ a chance to fight and VESTPOCKET REVUE CAPITOL BOOKING - Bele Danils i “Miss Blue- beard” Photoplay Feature “IFools \H' He ulso glves he s man e 1hric ori| SIANICE MEREDITH” COMING All the grandeur and magnificence fanous Hull of Mirrors at the ( illes, 1s reproduced in ! Meredith,” Marion Davies's smopolitan production which four day run at the Capitol Pive b tat®nt will e pitol the first One of the big featur and his a minlature | taining as 10t the ordinary traction at the half of next s being § ‘Vest Pocket It but just that Mr ately ' minutes they nt Vi i entors I3 one gives an entire Woolf i ening's shoy IEvery detail of cd thy has heen this heautiful seene faithfully and ac by noted artists and duner skilled artisans, from the smallest!actors ndelabrum to the massive mirrors; fas Gera nd the ne at the Ifrench court, | me amin Franklin pleads for i for the American cause, is one of the most dazzling of any motion pic- ind for 12| stage play, Simian y known ese nea o I‘ourteen compose {he compar Monkeys and t perform w10 Sunday u players | monkey shir istounding funny rds' 5, clreus per Mr monkeys ar form sts, aerialist ning CAPITOL SUNDAY MILDRED HARRIS CLARA BOW NIGHT — in — and Thunder, the marvel dog ONLY “UNMARRIED WIVES” in “BLACK LIGHT) ‘\IO'\DAY—T[LSD\\ “]D\ES AY KEITH VAUDEVILLE “Standard of the World” Presenting LEW ROSS & CO. T—Clever Artists in An Excellent Musical Cemedy Fulton & Quinette e “A Girl of Toda(\"’ | STANLEY WOOLFPRES L‘\'T\ HIS VEST POCKET REVUE A Miniature —— Gerards Monkeys A company of near men actors! Villie Smith The World’s Greatest Male Soprano Qdolph Zukor and Jesse L Lasky present ' love force which ay roared at for ¢ actress who married in Payis! men Griffith, Supportin Raymond Stage Seats Now Selling At 3:30 Afternoon, (Concert Starts o'Clock Sunday Feb. 15th, Capitol Theater.