New Britain Herald Newspaper, November 2, 1926, Page 13

R v | .;4 Uuless otherwise Indicated, theatrical notices and reviews itn this colamp arv written by the prees sgencles for the respective amusement company. CHALIAPIN IN HARTFORD Mme. Anna Lissetzkaya, the popu- | lar mezzo-soprano, who was a lead- ing star last season with the Moscow Art Theater Musical Studio, Gluseppe La Puma, the Italian bass- | baritone, who sang with the la- mented Caruso, are two of the lum- inaries who will appear with Feodor Challapin, the world's greatest sing- | ing actor, at the Capitol theater in | Hartford next Sunday. Assisting Mr. Challapin in personally selected grand opera com- pany is the celebrated Spanish col- oratura soprano, Elvira de Hidalgo of the Metropolitan Opera company, | and a number of other great artists, his | and | including Joseph Bobrovich, Giusep- | pe La Puma, Gilacomo Lucchini Marguerite Cobbey, Anna Lissetz and Giorglo Durando. Tickets for this operatic conc an unusual innovation in Hartford, including operatic selections, chorus and symphony orchestra, led by Eugene Plotnikoff, former conductor of the Tmperial Opera House in Mos- cow, may now be obtained at Landa, Hall, 981 Main street, Hartford, tele- phone 2-8279, or in New Britain at the musle store of C. L. Pierce, 246 Main street, telephone 49 ROD LaROCQUE AT LYCEUM Popular Rod LaRocque in “Gigo- 1o, a tale of an American war hero forced by cirenmstances to become a professional dancing partner in a Parisian cafe, is the high spot on the cceum program, though hardly less in interest is Tom Santschi in “The Pride of the Force.”” Gene Tunney in “The Fighting Marine” and the news reels also are shown. LYCEUM Tonight and Wednesday A GREAT SHOW! If you want 'to be a great .dancer - ol | | F PRIDE %, FORCE a perfect casi FIGHTI MARI CHILDRE |deville “Gigolo” gives LaRocque one his best opportunities. His part is that of a war hero whose mutilated | face has been remodelled by plastic surgery. Hesitating to return to the states, he takes a job in a cafe as a professional dancing partner and af decidedly dramatic scene occu hn it e st oo | arrives and dances with him without |at first recognizing him. She does | eventually, however, and begs him {to return to America. The program at the Lyceum changes on Thursday to bring “The Alarm” and another of ever popular stories of modern youth, “Dancing Days.” “MEN OF § Milton Sills' greatest screen fering. This, in a line, sums up our opinion of First National's long her- ilded photoplay of the steel mills, “Men of Steel,” which is now at the Capitol. To attempt to tell you about this great picture, and it is truly would be next to an impossible task. The very greatness of the picture prohibits that. All we can do is ad- vise all who want to see a really great picture with superb acting by star and supporting cast, to see “Man of Steel” You will go away wondering what next the motion picture producers will do. The story of “Men of s written by Sills himself, from a sug- gestion received from R. G. Kirk's short story, “United States Flavor. Mr. Sills should get a few more sug- gestions and sit down andavrite some more photoplays, for here he has given the world a beautiful romance, filled with fast moving action, thr citement, suspenses, tremendous ramatic moments and with enough ughs to break the suspense that at times almost lifts you from your Other films off foothall game, Aesop’s Fables, Al St. John in “Sky Bound.” On Thurs: v the program changes and brings Colleen Moore in her new hit, “It Must be Love,” and the companion feature will offer “Bigger than Barnun story of the 1 tops with Ralph Lewis and Violk Dana. " AT CAPITOL Steel” w LON CHANE Lon Chaney, that , the cha RACTION 's and for world's faremost in what has been est role of his bril- liant career, Blizzard, in “The Pen- alty,” which is now playing at the New Palace is proving to be as big an attraction as when this master- plece was first released Thousands of pictures have been played, admired and forgotten but “The Penalty” has survived them all and has returned to the screen as fresh as in the days when it first was shown on the screen. The story of “The Penalty” fs a thrilling dramatic romance such as Victor Hugo might have been proud of. “Blizzard” crippled in early childhood through the error of a surgeon, b:comes maddened against humanity and becomes the master mind of San Frenei underworld. Here he ets Rose, a secret serv- ice operative vho is sent to ferret out the secret o” tl.is flend but finally falls in love with this deformed mas- ter of criminals. There are five acts of select vau- also on the hill. Joseph S. Listro, presents gt CAPITOL THEATER, HARTFORD—SUNDAY 3 P. M. CHALIAPIN World's Greatest Singing Actor and Highest Paid Artist With His Own Grand Opera Company IN OPERATIC CONCERT Assisted By ELVIRA DE HIDALGO of the Metropolitan Opera Company, and Marguerite Cobbey, Giaomo ILuchini, Joseph Bobrovich, Giuseppe La Puma, Anna Lissetzkaya, Giorgio Durando, John Moncrieff and others. SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA — BRILLIANT CHORUS Tickets at LANDAY HALL, 981 Main St., Tel. 2-8279. Hartford. (Open daily until 10 p. m.) C. L. PIERCE Music Store, 246 Main St., New Britain. Tel. | PARSONS’ FAREWELL APPEARANCE! WORLD'S GREATE 497-3 Seats: §1.75, $2.30, $2.90, $3.45, $4, $4.60, tax included HARTFORD ALL NEXT WF Prior to His European Tour ENTERTAINER Mail Orders NOW i S160: 1st Baleony, Wel “tra, 8288 Sat. PLE PHONL 1st Bale. §4.03, 3, Ist Baicony NEW BRITAIN DAILY HERALD, TUESDAY, NOVEMBER The management has booked 10r the last vaudeville show of the Pal- ace season, one of the finest aggre- gation of acts that has been seen here this season. The feature pic- ture has been also selected with a view of making this program one of New Britain has months. Frank | Hawk” seen many e Eagle of the Sea,” loyd's successor to “The Sea is the selected fn‘a.ture “GLAMOUR' MAKES DEBUT IN HARTEORD. (Gathers Strengh and Plandits | Aiter Weak Opening Act Irene Homer | - Jent. Thurber the | w en Jenkins | ohn Irwin of- | Minna Gombell son came to I | ford last n ‘Glamour,” a drama in three acts with the world war as a hackground. FPress announcem aid that it was frank in dealing with the sex subject, and it v all of that. guage which is never heard N I..l![l\ John. ons' theater, Hart- | the best if not the best show that | | ., for the premiere of | Lan- | in a| drawing room is freely interspersed | as in “What the play does on that to get in the lines, much Price Glory,” althoug |not depend en 1 agross the footlight \e opening act is tame and the ight audience remained rather indifferen It common chatter in the lobby that act that “Glamour” would not do. But the second and third me . giving the cast an opportunity to reveal their dramatic talents to the full and complete satisfaction of the spectators. That opening act needs to be punched up If “Glamour™ expects to live in New York where plays are failing like the leaves and where competition is terrific, I€ this can be accomplis the drama should have ful existence l there h spots in it are truly splendid. first ombel Is very fine. Her Is for the repression, rather han the expression of emotions and is not until the closing woments at she has an opportunity to re- al her real ability. Irene Homer is likewise good in the charagter of a feather-brained selfish flapper. It is a part which does not appeal to popularit but she gives an excel- lent impersonation of a type which is becoming more and more com- . Morgan appears in the mate role. His work in the second and third acts s worthy of note. on the roll of honor. The staging of the observation post ! up in the front lines on the Belgian front is realistic all the at- mosnhere of war it. " was written by Hugh who served with onary force in France and obtained first hand in- formation of what was going on {“over there” Tt is produced by Al- bert Lewis in ition with A, H. Woods. are by Yellen- #. It hown at theater Wednes | ————————— Ca'fi‘la THU R —FRI.—SAT. and has expe will all weelk v and Saturday. (nmpamon Feature “Bigger Than Barnums” COMING! STAR of STARS in the greatest Romantic Dra- ma of College Life ever filmed. “ONE MINUTE TO PLAY” At the New ‘PALACE Four Da SUNDAY, Starting NOv. 7 CAPITOL Today and Wed. The Giant of all Dramas MILTON SILLS with DORIS KENYON in “Men of Steel” First time shown at our prices ‘ables, “Sky Bound y-Yale Football Game APITOL ORCHESTRA Overture: “Morning, Noon and Night" Regular Prices s were improve- | | Britain ~ General | 1east | Dorothy | test were HOSPITAL HOUSEKEEPER ENTERTAINS EMPLOYES Eighty Employes Are Guests Mrs. Page at Hallo- we'en Party. Eighty employes of the hospital held a Hallowe'en party last night under the auspices ot the housekeeper, Mrs. F. Gertrude Page, in one of the houses on Griswold street. The rooms were decorated to accord with the spirit of the evening and | the costumes were both brilliant and grotesque. New There were the usual games, and dancing contests were held. At three of the young people proved that they are masters of the Charleston. Music was furnish- | ed by an orchestra of seven pieces made up entirely of hospital em- ployes. = Prizes for the best were awarded to Helen Frawley, ‘Walter Vincent. costume Blalesk John Williams, Judges of the con- superintendent, T Eben Réeks, the business man ager, Willlam S. Cannon, and the housekeeper, Mrs. Page. Eddy-Glover Post to Assist Hartford Legion Nate Avery and Commander Ar- thur Petts of the Eddy Glover Post, American Legion, issued an earnest peal today to the Leglonnaires of city to march in Hartford next Sunday at 1:30 from the state arm- ory. The local committee is leav- ing no stone unturned to have the New Britain post have the largest number in line In this state gather- ing to assist the Rau Locke Post when the Capital City boys present Hartford with memorial tablets for —_———= Manon Inn and Tea Room City’s New Enterprise Mrs. M. 1. Seymour and Mrs, 11 the n's newest tea room, ions social center have completed for the opening, the handsome tanley street, opposite ind park skating pond, with modern convenience and for social funetions and for transient guests. Bridge parties, showers, lunches, afternoon te dinners will be catered to under personal supervision of Mr: mour and Mrs, Traut, both of are widely known in New and its environs. Manor Inn is sit- uated on the main highway to Hart- ford and from its imposing position in the rear of commodious lawns, overlooks Stanley Quarter park. Tt combines in a rema ‘ ing convenienc elements which add to the charm the new enterprise. The personal Dritain | contact and interest associated with Ar. Pryor also wins a place | Parsons’ | matinees on the owner-management plan which is to be followed out at Manor Inn are expected to be contributing fac- tars in increasing its popularity. of |ers to 1926. [the trees planted in memory of the wa: heroes, Commander Pelts fs especlally anxious to have all the lo cal men who have automotiles to | notify an official of the local post and volunteer to carry other march- the scene of the gathe | Tt was polnted out that Hartford sued a special invitation to the lo- |cal post through Co>mmander Elect Kenneth Cramer and the courtesy should be returned by New Bri turning out in large numbers. rs. Insull Appedrs In New Offering Chicago, Nov. 2 (#) — Mrs. Sam- uel Insull, of the put utilities heac 4 who recentiy took over t Studebaker theater and formed her own company, Repertoire theater company night made her first appearanc here at the )”\r’ of Wer or- vehiele by an American author, Damrosch Finletter, d Walter Damrosch, mus tor. Last ing to the st absence, appeared in “The School for ore her mar came well kn own t comedy tchen Mrs. season READ N1 1eD FOR YOUR WANTS WOMAN GOULD NOT SLEEP Her Mother-in-| n-Law Knew A Remedy Mrs. Belle Thompson, of Georgia, Wwas in a very weak and run-down ADS four vears, She had great diffi culty in getting to sleep at night and even did not eep des this her appetite My m er-in-law told me of Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable Compound and Lydia E. Fv Sanati took six bottles of Compound and I was nm t woman at all. I d s would get up in the morn ing and feeling fine. I mother of three children cnd alwa; after the babies came I had to tak treatments, but I can truly say that this last time I have only used the Sanative Wash. It do®s me more good than the treatments. It keeps me on my feet to care for my chil- dren and T do most of my work, 1 feel it my duty to let you know how both of the medicines have helped me."—Mgs. Berre TuoMesoy, R, 2 Rossville, Georgia. Are vou on the Sunlit Road to Bet- ter Health? the THE NEW v PALACE NOW PLAYING— The most thrilling Drama ever filmed. The Incomparable LON CHANEY “The Penalty” Lon Chaney has never been seen to better advantage Than in this Powerful Story of the Ruthless Onslaught of a Twisted Soul against all the Powers of Good. A Picture that has thousamls of others and live on forever. survived will with \A(LFI( T 5 VAUDEVILLE Palm Gardens Station 26 ) AST HARTFORD, DANCING EV Final Week of Vaudeville Continnous Shows Daily 1:30-10:20 THURS.—FRL—SAT. FRANK LLOYD'S Successor to “The Sea Hawk™ Ricardo Cortez, Florence Vidor Reigns supreme over all other Sea Productions. Excels in Romance—Drama ills 5 ACTS VAUDEVILLE North CONN. then | ING Featuring LONDON NIGHT HAWKS One of the Hotest Jazz Bands in Connecticut Dancing 8:830 to 1 A. M. 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