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

‘CHORUS LADY AT - PALACE THEATER Gonsidered One 0f Filmdom's Finest “The Chorus Lady,” James I'orbes’ famous play, has been made into an tremely good motion picture with Margaret Livingston in the title role. It 18 on view at the Palace Sunday, Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday, and if you like a fast moving and entertaining story of the stage and | the race track, be sure this is on your list. The story, which has for its h(lolm' Patricla O'Brien, an Irish girl, 18 rich in sentiment and humor. III“I‘B is much loving and laughing, much anger and “showin’ 'em not to get fresh with the Irish,”” The laugh follows fast om the heels of the tear. The action revolves for the most part about the Mallory “Kollies" New York and then a flash of the and the bright lights of The cast includes Lillian Liliott, Lloyd Ingraham, Virginia lLee Cor- Lin, Alan Roscoe, Philo McCullough and Mervyn Leroy. Ralph Ince di- rected with his usual thoroughness “The Chorus Lady" is diverting— as a chorus lady should he! The Keith vaudeville bill will be an all star one and wil feature four igh cass attractions headed by larlem Jimmy Kelly and his com- pany of eight artists in the farc comedy, “The New Champlon.” Har- lem Jimmy Kelly is the champion welterweight boser of New York state and has a g rd in the ying. He is now in vaudeville and /i act is among the very best. Other uacts on the bill include Charlotie and Lillan, two girls In a clever musical offering: Healy and Garnella offer an excellent singing and da ing act; Dorothy Francisco and ‘¢ will be big favorites with their fine comedy and songs at the plano. Jor the last half of the week the Iig feature will be a Keith head- iner “Shake Your Feet” with a cast of 11 sensational dancers, LYGEUM PRESENTY STRONG PHOTOPLAY Capital Punishment Opens En- gagement Sunday Evening Ihe theater plans an the perform- evening when the utilized for the Lyceum picious program ance tomorrow new organ will be first time and.one of the big features | will be the tal Punishment™ to Wednesday the selected comedy and news reels, tomorrow night's bill also presents Willlam Desmond in his latest out- loor romance, “Ridin’ Pretty”. This Jast named picture concerns a young millionaire who was riding pretty until his girl deserted him. Then he dashes after her train in his racin car, gets wrecked, motoreyele and finally ove train. The last three days of week brings two really high priced pictures in “The Fast Worke ar- ving Reginald Denny and “Pal O* Mine,” with the beautiful Irene Rich in featured role ‘Capital Punishment’ is more than a se 1t is a human argument again taking of hu- man life in explation of crime. With- onut any subterfuges, it strikes bol zainst the system of present day so- ciety t permits m“m and is especially arraignment of executives cumstantial evidence only. which presents Clara Bow, George Hacka liott Dexter, Mar Mary *Carr and picture abounds in romance some of the most intense jmaginable are depicted, particu- larly those showing the condemncd man in his ccll on the day set for Yis execution, ave girl's fight for photodrama which will run through night. takes the next the capital bitter in its on The cir- cast Ellis, The tion and then the | soul-stirring this pic en greet and the same history her Trene Rich is the star of “P of the denouement. has bec with doubt! Every- n show it erowded 1o one most opens the exacti young who has given up an operatic to marry an ambitious young husi- ness mar A story of tangled love 4 wild adventure in the realm of Hnnl is “I'he Fast Worker,” Reginald Den- ny's latest starring vehi In picture Denny the role of & pProxy nd in a tangle revolving around t service mission. wife of hi best friend poscs as his own wife—and between de- ceiving the public and still remaining hursday. rol fa caree this s own stables, | owned by I’at's sweetheart, with now | In addition to | continues on a ! punish- | and | scenes | ess will | < a8 well know [rattneul to his triend's trust, |star has a wild time of it <m the cast include |Eithel Grey Terry, Lee Morgan, Mur- fol Francls Dann, Richard ~ Tucker and Betty Morrissey. A big cafe scene, with soveral hun- un-u people, and a big reproduction | lof @ fashionable New York hotel are among the large scencs in this pic- |ture. Begldes, the fast elements of a furlous dash to make a steamer anl the more or less thrilling pic- tures taken aboard the ship, are sald to be some of the very best tver captured by the camera. CHIC CHIC REVUE ‘BOOKED AT CAPITOL Glrhes Galore to Attract Tived| 1 Business Man , the Made The [eity tn | New the m niotion e Chie | cost in the oftering |try in the big attraction at the|the Capitol nest week for the first three | MVCT days with a vaudevllle show, The |5 © | Chie Chic Revue is a & girlle |10 T musical revue with a hig cast of |C o principals including Lew Williams, | or George “Wise Guy” Tubin, M ».‘nu»(:":‘..l:" Boland, George Brown, Fay Darling, i Pearl Simms, Frank McKay and Es- | of the telle Varley. lLew Williams as the | Jewish comedian provides the fun | with the help of the principals and | is assisted by a chorus of darcing | and singing beauties, The show runs about an hour and provides excel- lent entertainment. Besides the musical comedy there will be other | vaudeville acts offering Rose and | Bunny Brill a pair of peaches in a good song numby une In' offer- | ing harmony from the air: and Tracey and Iay in “Just Nonsense,” a comedy kit with “Sundown,” First Nationa oxpected drama of the west, which has proved to be the most preten- tious effort of that company’s producing units, comes to the C tol theater beginning Monday “Sundown” is an original story written by Farl Hudson, supervisor of the First National Productions The story unfolds the dramatic theme of the passing of the Old West before the advance of cul- | tivation. This s, incidentally, cur- et history, the encroach- ment on the unfenced ranges of the southwest recently caused American cattlemen to unite their herds and drive them across the Rio Grande into Mexico, and it was these scenes which were filmed by First National to be incorporated | in “Sundown.” Never again will herds be scen in the United More than 100,000 head of Wil he seen winding their a huge line half a this great production. On Sunday night Tiob Custer will scen in “Flashing Sp and wra Bow and John Bowers will be offered in “Empty Hear On Thursday with nge of Tom M will b “Oh Lew Williams and his “Ch Revue,” a musical comedy will be shi songs, 's long- own sinee such way in mile wide in he complete of- You show with his horse in BENIAMINO GIGLT lovers begin to age of great sing- |ers is passed, a new great singer suddenly rises to refute the pessi- |mists. It is the revenge which na- ture always takes upon the prophet Lof cwil singer has latel |risen in Beniumino Gigli. who sun {up in himself all the virtues which have placed the Ttalian singer in th ¢ has occupied throughout This sensational will be heard to- the Capitol as music the position ¥ centuries rtist the young morrow afternoon at theater, Hartford Gigli 1 by general critical as- |sent, not only in New York, bu lin Italy, Spain and South Amer lalready proved himself in th |tolic succession of the the world—of Rubini, of of Caruso. voice of supreme brilliant in the upper and luscious ir the produced with extra New York critics asserting no er for many years has displayed 2 voce as is Gig- while his feeling for line and {phrase has stamped him as a master. In short, 18 1150 apos- tenors Mario, great of r, rich ., and Gigli has aiready con- quered New York as he had previ- ously conquéred Milan, Rome, Na ples, Madrid and Buenos Ayres, his triumph n 1s been quite as enor- -mo Ce i After hear within a ve im have dec short time \ throughont th ican continent as was ¥ land indeed as far as New fconcerned. this is already the case { Whenever Gigli" appe tme it at the Metropolitan Opera | house, it is the sign for standing |room only and the appla which | follows each one of his is al- ways stupendous, Yet Signor C [to win this applause never descends to the shouting so often given by the operatic tenor. The scats will be found on sal the theater box office on Sunday |from 10 o'clock on. he 1T US0. York is me ars in gl CAPITOL THEATER, Sunday Afternoon, March 15 HARTFORD POSITIVELY The Song Recital of the Season \'econd Triumphant Appearance 2. FINE PPE ORGAN ATLYCEUM THEATER {ton Photoplayer Unit Pipe {the Lyceum theater Haven and other pipe organs Are an integral part of Melodious, this new organ should add much to |the programs |wiil enable the management to us |cue music to accompany ture and Manager | contest {months ago and be strains of the Here have presented this year! Season’s the new type of music will mean to | the theater going public will be | hard to measure, but its eftect on the listener cannot but be uplifting, The organ, which 1s a Robert- | Morton type, was bullt In Los An- geles and was shipped to New York via the Panama Canal, thence to (his city by motor truck. There are three divisions to the in Galifornia-Shipped Here| cre e tnree atvisions 10 10 third, Among other Interesting | facts in conncction with this organ 18 the detail of eight accessorics, all of them the height of the bullde |art, from the expression control af ing I entire instrument, down to the electric motor which giv the power, The organ was successfully 1¢ nd tuned yesterduy and will be in operation for the first Sunday evening's performance |organist, hrought here from v ® |York, is Roland Beauvaire, & musi- |cian who has had considerable ex- perience in theater omgan work and program. There will be continuous music for ev picture from | installation of a Robert Mor- Organ in has placed this the same class with Hartford cities where put time at ovle programs, | rich and full toneq, | | at the theater, 1t each interpret properly each n picture story, rank Dejack closed th the organ a couple of its Installation at of $10.800 represents motion picture this city and ery now for on. STAGE AND SCREEN nt of no lit the Ly when th faith theater indus- his effort to give st possible. This expenditure would have heen judged a ne were it not for the fact that public continues to show nereasing Interest in the s8 of photopiays. The dignity | tomorrow s pipe organ music with pic- | $10,000 organ is put into for is a far cry from the raucous |the first time. Thig instrument s old talking machines | of the latest design and in addition nickelodcon days.” Just what |to having the usual pipe organ | his A local licatrica interest oceurs im evening SUNDAY NIGHT — MON. — TUES, — WED. a Photoplay that ranks with the greatest that we We think that it's the Best! Thrills — With a Horse Action — Speed — Sobs! Race That Betters the Famous “Checkers” Race Margaret Llwngston And LEE VIRGINIA CORBIN KEITH VAUDEVILLE Featuring HARLEM JIMMY KELLY Welterweight Champion of New York State in His Vaudeville Offering “THE NEW CHAMPIONS' With tones, it which glve has added orchestration with drums, viohn, xylophone, and other intonations. The is to bo played by Roland vaire, who comes here York where he ments In several houses. A decoratiye for of the speclal the movle is being fnste The Lyce nusually weck opens um 18 presenting expe reels “Capltal I Sunday, Is 12 well on Thursday the inishment,” presented cast of known stars, accessorios effects, | Wor 1ute organ from New of has played eng leading 1 n thut has stage 0 nald ¢ appears in 1 on the Rich in th ' Mine,” Der much herald parts. | Kk this - ater off v Tom Mix and very lutest § the “Oh You Tony.' will com “The Laust Li been mak records ut the Then well known It orchestra of twelve pl Coming clude kie Cooggn in “The Man The management also nounces that Capitol way Capitol new organ already 1s “Relations,” a comedy by k, dealing with phases of ife in New York, will be dueed out of town by Crosby May and brought to New rly next season HERALD CLASSIFIE BRING GOOD RESUL/ \ IHy CAPITOL SUNDAY NIGHT BOB CUSTER in CLARA BCW AND in JOHN BOWERS “FLASHING SPURS” “l \ll"l\ HLARTS" MONDAY TUESDAY That ‘Big Flashy, Girlie Musi WEDNES cal Comedy Show! DAY LEW WILLIAMS AND HIS CHIC-CHIC REVUE WITH GEORGE “Wise Guy” RUBIN AND AN ALL STAR CAST INCLUDING George Brown — Madeline Boland — Chas. Williams — Fay Darling — Frank McKay and Lew Wil- liams’ Own Hand Picked BIG BEAUTY CHORUS | “STACY AND FAY in “Just Nonsense” A\'Photoplay Epic of the Cattle Ranges OHILR KEITH ACTS INCLUDI (- | ROSE AND BUNNY BRILL “Just Peaches” With ROY STEWART BESSIE LOVE HOBART BOSWORTH Hdl mony hom the Air of the Lallv “West A Western You'll Never Forget! attractions ine Rag ane work of Installing the une Edward Jews pro= ialge York sIGL (Pronounced Gee-Lee) First Tenor of the Metropolitan Opera Co. and the world’s best PRICES $1.15 to $2.90 (Including Tax) Buy Now and Avoid Disappointment Later SEAT SALE NOW OPEN AT SEDGWICK & CASEY 8-CLEVER ARTISTS-8 T THU R\fl‘()\l MIX Francisco & Co. “Charlotte & Lillian Healy & Derothy ol CONTINUOUS SHOWS