New Britain Herald Newspaper, April 18, 1925, Page 5

NEWS OF INTEREST AB SUNDAY SPECIALS ONEYCEUNS BLL Double Feature-Monday, D. W. G’ ‘It i Wondet” “THE GREAT DIVIDE' | “I'earbound,” starring Marjorie Daw, and “The Love Bandit,” a Charles Blaney drama with Dorls | Kenyom in the leading role, are the Lyceum's two Sunday tures, combined with | news reels and sclected comedies. | On Monday D. W. Griffith's “Tsn't Life Wonderful 2 a romance of love | and pathos, will have its premler New Britain Showing. night fea- | the latest Li\'J'\\'ural and potatoes seem far removed from love but Major Geof- | frey Moss of the Dritish army and | nd of the Prince of Wales, now Fngland’s newest literary knight, hils discovered that the two are very | close indeed, 7ot in his story, “Isn't Life ;Wonderful?" screened by D. W. Griflith, a departure from all previous types of photoplays proves that love may thrive mightily on | &uch humble fare and that potatoes may be pregnant with pathos. In- deed, liverwurst plays the role of fairy godmother in thie picture, whila the lowly potatoes are the villains. This is one of the simplest little. love ‘stories filmed. Tt is a modern Cinderella tale- for Inga, the heroine, is a real Cinderella of Cermany right after the war, Her |S fairy prince is Paul, not much of a prince " in worldly goods but her prince because to Mie same love sympathy which is her dream. A great scene that gives the key to the whole story is where Inga and | are com- ing home through the deep fotest after . harvesting their potators, Their little caravan is robbed. Inga, thrown to the ground, lifts hemsclf and crawls to her: Paul. She finds him alive, but thoroughly disheart-" ened . and discouraged. Sitting on the road together, heside their empty cart, Toga nestles close to her lover and “1 still have you an you still have me.*Isn't life wonderful 2" Upon Carol Neil Hamilton as Paul burden of the act 1 another whose work excites fav- arable comme for it is his comedy that contra with the heavier bits of acting, Helen L 1 the tender of the old grandmother and Erville Anderson acts the part of Paul's father, The half next week the Lyceum is booking a couple of re- markably fine attractions that | should go to make the last h:\l!" week bills even more popular than | Inga apd falls the Dempster is well ) has role SUNDAY “FEAR BOUND” “THE LOVE BAND MON. — TUI Never has there been so absorb- ingly human a drama put on the screen! Presentsr \ / ISN'T his heart responds | © GRIFFIT they have been, The management also announces for early showling such fine photo- dramas as Baree, Hon of Kazan," “The Triflers" and “The Midnight Express," The “Galloplng Hoofs" serial is shown the last three days of cach week, CAPITOL FEATURE America's Great Play on Silyer Sheet Next Week American stage ast twenty years—translated to The most popular the 1 the screen in a production on which no time nor expense were spared to make it a film even greater than the origina The Great Divide” comes to the itol theater on Monday for 3 days. It is a Metro-Gole picture, presented by Louis 13, M The story i3 of the West of to day: of a woman, cultured, educated and with the repression of the Fast, ing among the hardships of the rncountry, ritics and public allke have re- clared it the “great American play.” /il ughn Moody, who wrote it, orlgindlly called it “The Sabine Woman” and, indecd, it | based his story on the his- c ires of the Sabines. Reginald Barker dirceted “Th Divide” for Metro-Goldwyn been done on an and the entire com- pany spent more than six weeks on the desert of Arizona terlor scencs Alice Terry and Tearle Lave the two leading roles with a syppbrting cast which includes Wad- lace Beery, ZaSu Pits, Huntley Gor- don, Allan Torrest, Iord Sterling and William Orlamond. ‘Che Keith vaudeville featured by James Donovan and Ma- rie Lee in “Doing Well,"Thank You.” a novel skit that will be well liked Mr, Donovan is known as “The King nd’ 'and “The the production of great play Conway Miss Lee getting cx- NEW BRITAIN DAILY HERALD, SA’ OUT THE SPOKEN STAGE, SILENT DRAMA AND MUSIC I'URDAY, ‘APRIT; 18, 1925, Eem— e |*“The Masked Dancer.” , The picture will bo shown at the There will be continuous shows g daily during the week. NORMA TALMADGE, “THE LADY-PALACE ace theater Bunday night for four | days, } The speclal cast appearing In sup port of Norma Talmadge |l|l]\hlthl Wallace Muacbonuld, Norma's lead- ing man; Alf Goulding, Drandon Hurst, Emily Pitzroy, George Hack- athorne, Walter Long, Marc McDer- mott, Doris Lloyd, John [Fox, Jr, Paulette Duval, Edwin Hubbell, Loro Bara, John HMerdman, Margaret Sed don, Miles McCarthy and Charles O'Malley, The Keith vaudeville bill will be headed by the Five Powells in an exceptionally clever novelty offering that shows speed and skill, with sen satlonal stunts, Other acts Goldie and Thorne, a pair of very fine comedicnnes; Bob Walters in “The Great Lover,” and Carter and Cornish, vaudeville's speediest step pers, On Thursday there will be double photoplay features offered, One pre- sents Charlie Chaplin in “Tillie's Punctured Romance,” and the other an all star cast in - “Enticement.” I'he Keith vaudeville bill on those days will be featured with a note- wotthy attraction in the presentation of Jack Linton's West Point Cadet orchestra of ten musicians, Five Powells Will Head Vaude- ville Program 1 latest photoplay reveals her in a new | sulse—that of a pert, pretty and vi- vaclous soubrette of a musical show of the Gibson girl period, | Norma wears the typlcal soubrette | costurpe, short fluffy skirts, tights, bare back a la Kitty Gordon and u feather hat, Like so many soubrettes of old, she struts saucily across the stage, does a buck and wing, jauntily sings {a song as she tosses flowers to the | Johnnics in the first row and tak her exit “cartwheel” fashion into t1 wings It's a new Norma the world will |see In “The Lady,” a Norma who | plumbs the heights and the depthe of | human happin d despair. | “The Lady" is a First National | traction prodi by | Schenck. Tt was directed by 1 Borzage from Frances Marion |story. ady,” Norma Talmadge's D Collegiate Dance ELKS HALL TONIGHT ADMISSION 50¢ ACE SUNDAY I\'IGIIT—MON.—-’FCES.—\\'ED. Jose bill will be ' [§ * acts in- ! ."" a corking good blackface revue Mannes, Pol- lard, and Knecht in a comedy play- let, “Milestor Dulmadge and Kitty in a com bidyele offering; an onn and in a song and dance offering On nd sht there will he offered. will present c Jones in a thrilling tale of the golden vyt and the Girl” and the other 1 Hrlen: Chadwick and T.owell Sherman in two featur One offer ONLY — Marjorie Daw IT”? — All Star Cast gS. — WED. % LIFE WONDERFUL' a.JSimple Romance of Love and Potatoer It will move to laughter and 1o tears anyone who has a spark of sympathy for the trials and humble gladness of his fellow men LADIES’ MAT. This Coupon and 10¢ Will Admit An) COLONIAL BALL —Given LADIES' RELIEF SOCIETY AND PASTORIUS UNIT Steuben Soclety by— 122 of America In commemoration of the 150th ANNIVERSARY OF THI To be hield at @dd Fellows' Hall MONDAY EVENING, One-half of the net procecds BATTLE OF LEXINGTON , Arch St., New Britain, Conn APRIL 20th, 1925 will be given to the recent “Tornado Suffererd Musie by O'Brien’s Orchestra Admission 75 Cents Certainly Proud to Present Miss Talmadge in Her Greatest Photoplay of Her Entive Caveer! MATS, 1 30¢ and 20¢ No— EVES. 40c and 30¢ ] KEITH VAUDEVILLE 5—POWELLS—5 NOVELTY WIZARDS CARTER & CORNISH “Speedy Steppers” BOB WALTERS “The Great Lover” " GOLDIE & THORNE COMEDIENNES . THURS.—JACK LINTON'S WEST POINT 10—CADET ORCHESTRA—10 CAPITOL THEATER NEW BRITAIN, CONN. SUNDAY, APRIL 26TH, 1925 — 2: M M. Grand Vocal Concert Auspices of ST. JOSEPH’S LODGE, NO. 107 G. M. A, P, ) 0. F. d'L in A, Gur , Tenor Erbland, Soprano Zagaroli, Baritone P. Colon, Flautist Maestro G. M. Curci at Piano Tickets on sale at C. L. Pierce Co., 246 Main St. show hi IFortunately for the did Nim, tured at the week me vaudeville Capltol th While the last half of |yct another Lyceum feature to he name may [scen soon. This is one of Charles to the average|Dlaney's famous melodramatic pro- patron in this city, it ductions, with a thrill and heart means a lot to those who know the |throb in every sceng tage and without exaggeration it is that Holmes und LeVere salaricd vaudeville to cr played here. and so nex business not - much Here, tlon that the for it been especially sele by the manag I8 no chane public in the that ment pre her that t however, ther bill will b (Continued from Page Four) 810, qUeSS a succes “Take a Chance Week.' i ¥ Of especial interest to New Brit« aln people will be the photoplay attraction at the Palace the last lulf of next week, “Enticement,” inasmuch as George TBunny, a local is in the the Capitol's ment, really | the t am o take story behind “Take a Chant I8 Interesting, It wa out in Wichita, Kansas, a thenter manager was sud- denly left in the lureh without Lilling. As It came time to adver iso his next week's program he had nothing to announce, so in L spirit of dejectlon he 0} I'll take a chance,” and announced 5 otty, demure, | his bill as “take a chan k.| Holmes and LeVere Midy s the Int surpr e threc to 1 us far 18 concerned The Lill rests in the the The Week" started where first eres! of the week arve in store, for “luking lously announcing Munag e bill is for manage- by bring Jumes Dono. cast tertainer, and led the v offer u ra man, is not | van Mis: 1 ver, 15 good | combi Coming Pa Rin Tin his sigle num- b as tions in- in, liva Novak and DBeery in “The Man from s River," by James Oliver Cur- and "Quo Vadis" The last named opens April 26 for four days, ce 4 Cont 185U TANC clud Wa Hel wood definite £ood low gs and dan sald noug! most patrons, Hammer Express,” is wec It BUCK JONES ARSI “GOLD AND THE GIRL” A Drama of the West SUNDAY NIGHT ONLY “THE ¥ MON. — TUES. AMERICA’S GREATEST ROMANCE — 1t comes to the screen at last! A LONELY girl in a lonely shack in the land of the setting sun. Then came Romance. Wild and free as the West that gave it birth.” The stage play that has gripped thousands, lives and breathes again in this glorious picture triumph Reginald Barker’s from the immortal stage play by William Vaughn Moody . ughn Moody Scenario ' b Waldemar Youn, Adaptation by ., Benjamin Glazer ith &V ALICE TERRY Y CONWAY TEARLE /57 WALLACE BEERY /f HUNTLY GORDON Produced by LOUIS B.MAYER EVILLE oldwyn Picture KEITH V THE ALAMO C A Great Combination of Entertainers GONN AND ALBERT An Unusual Couple! JAMES B. DONQOVAI “The King of Ireland” “DOING e, @ = rpeh § A g S <& =Y IT 5 4 L St Sk Sl W Ll Comedy Bicycle Offering N — l’i:i"',_\i’i) — KNECHT mn “MILESTO iVal MARIE LEE e Dancing Butterfly” CONTINUOUS DAILY SHOWS