New Britain Herald Newspaper, November 3, 1926, Page 13

ESDAY, NOVEMBER 3, 1926. u" 'J W%,f L] T G A oo, g A . = ROD LaROCQUE AT LYCEUM Rod LaRocque in “Gigolo,” now being featured at the Lyceum, gives the star and his handsome leading lady, Jobyna Ralston, exceptionally good parts. LaRocque’s role permits him not only to let himself out in some violent physical encounters, |such a job that TaRocque, as the | leading man in “Gigolo,” takes after lth: war. His mutilated face has |been made over by plastic surgery {and later, when his former #fveet- ilv-‘:u't danced with him without | recognizing him the theme develops | intensi ¢ one of the two but also presents him as a real snap- | _Starting Thuwsday py dancer and as an ardent wooe! “The Pride of the Force,” the se ond attraction, presents Tom Sant- schi, star of “Three Bad Men” as a veteran patrolman, slated for promotion but demoted through a trick of fate. In the end the bluecoat leads a daring raid, estab- lishes his loyalty but is forced to arrest his own son and daughter as bandit suspects. A gigolo is a professional dancing partner in a Paris cafe and it is |capitst attractions at the Lyceum is to be | “Dancing Day.” It is a typical 1926 Eaur;u ion, replete with jazzy scenes |but having a plot that is more | stable than some of the dancing !shelks and flappers depicted. | “THE BEAGLE OF THE SEA” ‘: Following he Penalty” which lends a successful run at the New | Palace tonight, the local playhous 1as for its feature attraction the 1 three da Last Times Tonight 7:00 and 9:15 MILTON SILLS in “Men of Steel” THURS. — FRI. — SAT. continuous Oh! Kind people what can it be? I can’t eat—I can't sleep—I dom’t wanna walk—don’t wamma talk—I know I'm not lazy— my coffee—pepper in my hope I'm not erazy! I put salt in tea—Oh Gosh! I wonder what’s the matter with me! - ' ioml Picture. 2 Companion| APTTOL ORCHESTRA Feature “A Musical Treat” CAPITOL NEWS Offers Current Events of the Day Evenings: Matinees 15¢ 10¢ Children POLICY BEGINNING SUNDAY NOVEMBER 7— Continuous HIGH GRADE PHOTOPLAY ONLY— POPULAR TWO CHANGES WEEKLY — New Shows — SUNDAYS and THURSDAY Shows Daily DOUBLE FEATURE PROGRAMS PRICES MATINEES: Orch. 5 9 Bals i s EVENINGS: Orch. ook G Bal. . Opening of AUSTIN ORGAN Sunday Featur 8U SUPER-TDOL OF AMERICA'S MILLIONS RED GRANGE Scoring a clean touchdown as a star of the screen “ONE MINUTE TO PLAY” The Greatest Romance of College Life Ever Filmed. Selected for Opening Program — MON. — TUES. — WED. A BLIZZARD OF LAUGHS AND CHILLS! ranePERING W”IWIRES ANITA STEWA with, | The Best Thriller tn Monther —— Coming — TOM MIX in “THE GREAT K. & A. TRAIN ROBBER” THE NEW #0015 Tukon JESSE L sy "THE EAGLE e SEA Florence \fidov;"fiicardo Cortez THURSDA W PALACE — FRIDAY — Final Vaudeville Week Continuous Shows Daily 1:30—10:30 @ Garamount SATURDAY Frank Lloyd’s Successor to “The Sea Hawk” Shades of Captain Kidd, what a Thriller this one is. * Romance on the high scas—aboard pirate ships and Spanish men-o’-war, in gay STUPE New Orleans— DOUS Adapted from Charles Jackson’s novel “Captain Sazarac” With S5vau Last Tizes Tode LON CH ACTS DEVILLE 5 ANEY in “THE PENALTY” Lloyd's successor to ‘“The Sea Hawk,” “The Eagle of the Sea.” What thoughts that phrase “The Eagle of the Sca” must bring to mind: Galeons of Gold, Merchant Ships, Men-o'-war, Valiant Vessels, Bold Buceancers, Plundering Pirates | All these will be seen at the | Palace when “The Eagle of the Sea” | makes its premiere showing here. | This Charles Tenney Jackson story | traces the life of Jean Lafitte, noted ‘.-’\mcric:\n pirate, from the day he | adopts the name of Captain Sazarac |untjl he wins the woman of his | heart. Neoedless to say, this is ac- ! complished after many hazardous ively adventures and flerce History tells us that Lafitte won amnesty for himselt and devil-dog crew when they helped “Old Hick- ory” Jackson at the battle of New | Orleans. Al became respected eitl- | zens with the solitary exception of their captain. He broke his parole land disappeared. A reward then offered for his capture dead or alive With this colorful past, itte arrives in New Orleans seven later and there falls In love | with Jackson All goes well | until he is vecognized by Jackson and then and there things started happening. The fi the row. vaudeville program of on begins tomor- starting tomorrow, Frank and Doris Kenyon attracting large audiences at the Capitol since its opening on Sun- | day last. Truly a masterpiece pro- Men of Steel” should not sed. Promise of a delightful romance | of middle class life in New York is | | made by the management of the ! Capitol Theater, where “It Must Be | Love,” Colleen Moore's latest First ational starring vehicle will be own beginning Thursday. “It Must Be Love,” adapted from Brooke Hanlon's story, “Delicates- sen,” is declared to he one of the | most human stories of the year, be- ing replete with heart-throbs as {well as the well-known Colleen Moore chuckles. | The companion “Bigger Than feature offers Barnum’s Tewis and Viola Dana are featured. It is quite interesting and the ecir- | cus genes which form the back- ground of the plot were taken with the aid of the Barnum-Ringling Cir- cus. L s {ris | score for the features. | Many request have been made lo- | cally for the return alentino in the great production of | “The Four Horsemen” which stirred | the nation at its first release a few ars ago. Nation wida request ha | caused the makers to again offer | this wonder picture to the publie. Jeffs and the Capitol Or- will offer a splendid musical officially announced hy ! the mafagement that the new mil- | lion dollar Strand atre in this | city which has been in the course | of construction for mearly a year will open on Thursday evening, November 11. “Full steam ahead,” is the order glven to the small army of master craftsmen who are husily engaged in getting into s the multitude of LYCEUM TONITE ONLY ROD LA ROCQUE i n GIGOLO A Great Picture Also OF THE FORCE THURS.—FRIL—SAT. Double Features DANCING DAYS with HELENE CHADWICK Also FALSE, ALARM RALPH LEW DOROTHY REVIER MARY CARR RADIO DETE Tast Chapter RED GRANGE n One Minute to Play OPENING NEW PALACE POLICY SUNDAY Beginning Sunday Night APOCALYPSE REX INGRAMS Lo i great film/ Alice A Ma okt reruna was | Jean | which has been | a melo- | {drama of circus life in which Ralph |8 of Rudolph | | details that will be a factor in mak- ing the Strand one of the most im- | portant theatres in New England. | The inaugural performance will be open to the public. Every seat in the spacious playhouse will be | rescrved for the opening perform- | | ance and the management announc- | ed that tickets will be placed on | sale next Monday morning at 10 | o'clock. The opening perfromance will he a gala occasion with scores of men and women, prominent in the theatrical world present. | The Strand policy will consist of | six act vaudeville programs and | feature photoplays. The Strand Grand orchestra and novelties will play an important part in the Strand entertainment. In accordance with the rule gov- erning theatres presenting big time vaudeville acts, the Strand will give | but two vaudeville performances | dafly, except on Saturdays when the performances will be continuous, | Performances will begin dall 2 and 6:30 o'clock and Sunday eve nings at 6:30. The Strand will be | a popular priced theatre with the | regular scale of admission prices prevailing for the first night cere- | mones. PARSONS, HARTFORD Betty Bowman, the elfin jazz pian® |ist in Al Jolson’s “Big Boy,” com- ing to Parson’s next week, was born in Rocky Ford, Col., the home of the | famous cantaloupe which bears that |name. Her father was a farme and cultivated a 160 acre tract. The family moved to Denver later | and Betty went to school there. | | While her girl friends were playing | with dolls or running to the movies, Betty practiced on the fvories. When |she was 9 years old her parents | gave her a baby grand for Christ- | mas and, as she grew up, her school | beaux learned, to bring her sheet | music instead of bonbons and flow- | era. | She made her stage debut with a | summer stock company at Elitch’s | Gardens, which 1s a Denver institu- tlon. The next year she was dis- | covered by Paul Whiteman, the | | jazz conductor, who was home on a visit. His recommendation gainedt her an entry into vaudeville and | she made a four which included | | Californfa, Oregon and Washington. The seat sale for Mr. Jolson's en- gement will open tomorrow. Posi- no telephone orders will be CHALIAPIN IN HARTFORD When the great Challapin comes to town, Chaliapin, whom the world calls its incomparable master of the sInging actor's art, Chaliapin, who rouses and directs the emotions of | Lis listeners with the baton of | |gentus, Chaliapin, “the singing god | {from Russia”—all who love music {turn out to hear him. { At the Capitol theater, Hartford, | xt Sunday afternoon at 3 o'clock |Chaliapin will wave his magic wand* {again, but he will not be alone. FI- |vira de Hidalgo, the Spanish color- atura soprano, of the Metropolitan |Opera company, will be with him. | |And there will be others, all grand | |opera stars, personally selected by | the famous Russia basko to appear | |with him here. Joseph Bobrovich | |will be there, the noted lyric tenor: |Giacomo Lucchin{, the young Italiar Iharitone; Marguerite Cobbey, young American coloratura soprano: Anna | Lissetzkaya, meszo-soprano: Giu- |seppe La Pum., who sang with {Caruso, and others, Tn addition. | Eugene Plotnikoff, former conduct- {tor of the Tmperial Opera House in Moscow, will cirect the symphony orchestra which accompanies thi excellent company. | Tickets may be obtained at Lan- |day hall, Hartford, 981 Main street, | telephone 2-8279, or fn New Britain lat C. L. Pierce’s Music store, 246 | Maln street, telephone 4 | hts Orchestra, §1.00 Mat, Orchest; EAST HARTF DANCING EVE Featu LONDON NIGHT HAWKS One of the Hotest Jazz Dancing 8:30 to 1 A. M. Admission 43¢ 'ST. MARK'S CHURGH CHOIR CHURCH UNITY IN BRIDGEPORT TOLD - VILL SING FROM WTIC FOUR HINGS WILL ATTEND CEREMONY | I_\'l‘\\ Britain Vocalists Scheduled to | Provide Program At Hartford Al Sests Co-operating for Re-| ligious Education Station Tomorrow Night The choir of Mark's church, Bridgeport, Conn., Nov. 3.—P— ‘Royalty Out in Force for To- Spiscopal | ihis city, will be heard to- | morrow night at 7 o'clock in a group Sto | dish will be of julcy reindeer steaks. Brussels, Nov. 3 (® — Crown Prince Leopold and his bride will take up their permanent residence in the western wing of the royal palace when they come to Belglum, | The apurtments were occupled by President and Mrs. Wilsop when they visited DBrussels after the armistice. The, decorations are of the purest lLouise XVI style. The ground fleor contains a small and a large salon, pink and gold, morrow's Wedding Im, Sweden, Nov. 3 (@ ) “Bridgeport is the scene of a re- markable happy co-operation in religious education, Roman Catholic, Protestant and Christian scientist groups joining with the department of education,” was the statement of Rev. T. F. Rutledge Beale, pastor of the Park street Congregational church of this city at the mecting { of the eighth national Congregation- al Home Boards at the United of sacred | fora, during sing period en ble r | known throughout directer or; be Wil has be previor anist songs from WTIC, Hart- the weekly religious This choir enjoys an sutation and is well the state. It is d by Malcolm G. Humphreys, and cholrmaster. soloists for the occasion will Westerman, soprano, wh cn heard from WTIC on a| 15 occasion; Walter France, With the arrival of the Norw and Danish royalties this morning, four kings are here to celehrate to- morrow's royal wedding, unit Crown Prince Leopold ’ and Princess Astrid, n ave of Sweden olm presents the most nce in years. The cots are colorful with t fluttering lic from hung with ric ik tapestries and pictures, The Ledroom is decorated in white and gold. Into this Louis XVI setting, how- prince has insisted upon modern note. An yp- top desk, filing cas oflice paraphernalia placed in the prince's inserting te the roll other have been in study. | sed in addres ing and the | gregational edncation | City Halm Catdens Station 26 North church here toda The annual meeting opened last night. The sessions will contintie till Friday. | tenor, tonr and Arthur J. W . The progr: ast night and X Ye 1spices of the ation and publishing societies Tonight the united work of the ight Home Boards will he discus by I Charles S. Mills, D. D. and Rev. Charles son Barton, D, D. both of New York | city. All on Thur: omea m will be as follow e TLord” Dwell in the Land,” ssed of My essions of the annual m e\uln. | AT ¥ will 1,; del\nlnril V}n !III" SO SR issionary, the chureh build- | . e s Sunday school exten- | o oy k TTum William Ha Richard Kenneth Olson, ree, Char Remillet, temillef, Ired Stahl, Paul sfon societies. The meeting this morning was di- ded into departmental sessions for dsicussion of problems of church school work from 8:45 to 11 a. m., followed by a general session on |, il ST - “The Week Day Church Sehool” at fe¥/ PIWL L LrAee which Rev . Rutledge Beale | o840 - gl was the speaker. | This a general session Rev. Erwin L. lock, Dudle Lord, ne ©0 Sark PR d S Willie We rnoon there will he oy 2:15 at which ver of the Con- | societ will | deliver an address on I training for religious educ: T John Gowen Hume, Garner, | Barl Rice and 4 J. Wasley. ! 0. P. LEADS IN TDAHO. i o Hartford Legion Hires Eddy-Glover Band se, Llaho, Nov. 3 from 40 ont dy-Glover Post, American rounced today that the Locke Post of Hartford hes | ddy-Glover Post band to lead the | rvicemen’s division in the de next Sunday in the ( The Legionnai that hoth cities srved in the 26th divis 0 that it would bhe only prop: have the local boys share th ors with them when the memorial tablets are presenied to the city to place on the trees. State ( er Harry C. Jackson said that New Britain <0 intertwined with service that the 3 were almost as well known as in their native city. He o nor. Senator 17 voding had a lead of votes. Hartford many of believ Mr. and Mrs. IS, from their take Da returned trip afa have in Mer Mr, and Dainton w at : vt church, R tfor wing. today closely rerly here was es- Mics Mae Ashle Roberts savsiaiee s Stainer sed Home™..Marks Maunder Marks : following are members of the | : Doys, Walter Banner, William | Andrew Georg i- Harold Had- A Theodore Albert John Stah William corge Sarkis- rkis- erman I William Charles John- . Charles B. Pratt, Partial of Tdaho's 44 10,00 RETURN TROM HONEYMOON. ton e up their resi- Mr: 1 on October 12 = Mosts of the banquet in the pal have istic Swedish dinner. The red, min yellow and blach e STAMFORD DEMOCRAT WINS Stamford, Nov. 3.—{P— Alfred N. Phillips, Jr., who was mayor of this city from 1623 to 1925, was clected to that o yesterday over P. Rowell, republican, The as 601 votes, ected five of.the gium blue howey sullen s to guests ce tomorrow their first taste of a charact democrats ¢ meilmen, CAPITOL. THEATER, HARTFORD—SUNDAY 3 P. M. CHALIAPIN World’s Greatest Singing Actor and Highest Paid Artist With His Own Grand Opera Company OPERATIC CONCERT Assisted By ELVIRA DE HIDALGO of the Metropolitan Opera Company, and Marguerite Cobbey, Ginomo Luchini, Joseph Bobrovich, Giuseppe La Puma, Anna Lissetzkaya, Giorgio Durando, John Moncrieff and others. IN SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA — BRILLIANT CHORUS Tickets at LANDAY IALL, 981 Main St., Hartford. Tel. 2-8279. (Open daily until 10 p: m.) C. L. PIERCE Music Store, 246 Main St., New Britain. Tel. 497-3 $S1.75, $2.30, £2.90, $3.45, $4, §4.60, tax included pecially loud in his praise of Hart- ford for thinking of New Britain when it came to honoring the dead, and he believed that ey body should turn out to retu Hartford's compliment. Hunt Ahead But N:)t Far In Arizona Election Fight ! Phoenix, Ariz. Nov. 3 (P—With 506 precincts out of 484 in the state | reported, t an early hour today indleated that every democrat on the state ticket, with the excep- tion of Gov. Hunt, had heen elected comfor Gov. George struggling to increase lead to make 1 would become“George the Sixih” of Arizona. Arizona, had only one other governor since statehood. by has HARTFORD ALL NEXT WEEK 3 DAYS MOR GLORIES! NIFICENCE! Strand Austin Galore! Grand Organ! Evenings BAL. RESERVED SEC.., 60c LOGES & BOXES 75¢ ORD, CONN. RY EVENING ring Bands in Connecticut Free Checking ( Then the Portais of the IAIGHTY MILLION DOLLAR STRAND will be thrown wide open! It's SPLENDORS! CANCEL ALL APPOINTMENTS! DON'T Let Anything Keep You From The First Night Ceremonies! AGE and SCREEN SHOWS! New York. Boston, Chicago! nothing better to offer. 'ALWAYS SIX ACTS The World's Best VAUDEVILLE PLUS FEATURE PHOTOPLAYS Orchestra! Surprises! POPULAR PRICI e . et ORCH. ... Q¢ | ORCH. ... 35, SHOWS BEGIN DAILY at 2.00 and 6,30 CONTINUOUS ON SATURDAY NN e T S Revealing its Its MAG- They have Mammoth Novelties! ES Matinees CHILDREN 20c