New Britain Herald Newspaper, November 4, 1926, Page 13

NEW BRITAIN DAILY HERALD, THURSDAY, N AT i ‘i‘i"-!.!!t‘!li\‘ Fa TR CAve less otherwise indieated, theatrica) no tices and reviews in this colump ar written by the press sgencies for the respective amasement ecompany. PARSONS', HARTFORD Elaborate changes are being made at Parsons’ theater to install the| treadmill equipment for the big horse race scene, the running of the | Kentucky Derby, which is a feature | of Al Jolson's muslcal show, “Big | Boy.” opening there next Monday night. By this device, a quartet of thoroughbreds come galloping right | down to the footlights and make a | turn at the finish, with Jolson astride the winner. Huge columns and cross beams are being placed under the stage to hold the extra weight of the pounding horses, and a speclal crew of machinists s | setting up the apparatus of the treadmill. Incidentally, the Al Jolson show is one of the biggest productions ever sent on tour by the Messrs. Shubert, and travels in a ten-car special train, consisting of four Pullmans, three seventy-foot steel baggage cars, a diner, a horse car, and Mr. Jolson's private car. There are 122 people in the company, including principals, show girls, dancers, jubilee jockeys, stage crew, mu wardrobe matrons and managerial | The opening of the new statf. |theater in this city next Thur Mr. Jolson's personal staft consists | oy 1o subject of keen inter of his manager, John Sneckenberger, | ; and his press agent, musical director, Britainites, but 1 stage manager, valet, secretary and | chauffeur. | The seat sale opens this morning | at 9:30 o'clock. No telephone orders | will be taken for this engagement. |atrical circles as a model vaude ville theater both as to size and de part in this picture too. The com and Dorothy Revier. sounds like a fire department ple. ture and has such for a background, ringing of the bell. “Dancing Day drama of the lighter story of married life, of petty dis is a There are innumerable laughs and interest. Ralph Lewis h in “The False Alarm” but male stars are John Harron George O'Ha Maurice Costello, father of the beau othe ang art, The Flame of the Yukon,” virile picture of the far north, i one of the features booked for Sun day night. STRAND OPENING Stran not only to New attracting the cireles in every part land. of New blonde wig. Robert Agnew has a blg panion feature Is “The False Alarm,” | featuring Mary Carr, Ralph Lewis | | Although this | . | the false alarm does not refer to the comedy | vein. It is a agreements and an averted divorce | ending with a happy reconciliation. several dramatic climaxes to engage the leading role | Incidentally, tiful Dolores and himself a popular | fan idol of a decade ago, also has | a | brilliant chorus lay st ention of theatrical Eng- The Strand is being hailed in the- coast. [ The vaudeville show at the Palace consists of the following five acts, | Thatcher-Devercaux and Adams in { “Tunes and Steps a la Carte;’ | George Morton in *Much ado about " Dillworth and Garrett in suitca ‘Hymans n the come oddity and the Five Roses . supplemented by | featuring Charles Lombardi premier the Grand orchestra; the golden | soloist. [ toned organ and many mnoveltie This vaudeville program is the |3 will be typical of all Strand shows final vaudeville that 1 be seen to follow. N at the New Palace as the new policy Performances will begin at the | of doublo feature pictur: es into | Strand daily at 2 and 6:30 and on | effect Sunday with Red Grange in Sundays at 6:30. On Saturdays the | «One Minute to Play” for {he open- performances will Dbe continuous | jng i) | with the vaudeville and the Strand | : | | orchestra at each show. | 4 S — | COLLEEN MOORE AT CAPITOL | Salami, pastrami, limburger, ham- | | burger, pickles, potato salad and a | thousahd other articles customarily Tckets for the opening perform- ance will be placed on sale next Monday morning at ten o'clock. Zvery seat in the theater will be re- served on this occasion with the regular Strand scale of admission prices prevailing. Although the program has not yet been announced by the management, the six act vaudeville program and feature photoplay <‘ CHALIAPIN IN HARTFORD Joseph Bobrovich, noted Ilyric | tenor, wlho won success at the Im- perial Opera House in Moscow, and | Giacomo Lucchini, young Ttalian baritone, who Mhas won distinetion | jatest starring vehiclo for Tirst N in the opera houses of Italy, Russia | tional entitied, It Must Be Love.” | and North and South America, Will [ The new big feature comedy will be | with Feodor b Y i {{anpede Chaliapin, | shown at the Capitol theatre here | | world's greatest singing ac hen | o e AR I e e T S {his own grand opera company to e companionifrdiure jon shis | the Capitol theater, Hartford, Sun. | PrOSTam offers an excellent phot Al T TG | play in the presentation of the ci e e th Srparstieind In Hart. | €# melodrama, “Blgger Than Dar- ford musical history and is under | PUMS" The background of this) | the management of Joseph S Lis. | MEhtY story is laid with the modern oo lll’fl.\’(‘lln\( circus and the characters e or i {are all show folks. Viola Dana and | (e | Ralph Lewia are seo in the leading| hall. 981 Main street,| Rex Ingram's “The Four Horse- | telophone 2-§279, and af | Men of the Apocalypse,” the Y tore of C. T Pierce, 246 | that first brought fame to Rudolph | o, New Britain, telephone | Valentino, s returning in triumpn | | to the Capitol theatre next weck. | | Alice Terry plays opposite him $n | | this Metro-Goldwyn screen epic, | | which is a vivid picturization of the | famous Blasco Tbanez novel. BOTTON OF SWAMP their spicy fragrances over the set during the screen. of Colleen Moore', <; concert, which | orchestra and a are on sale at s | Landay - | Hartford, | the music | Main str 19 a = “THE EAC OF THE SEA” Swashbuckling pirates aboard Alleons fIying the skull and nt New Orleans in 1520, for seventeen years under the | stars and stripes but still a bit of | the old world; love in moonlit gar- | | dens, encounters between men-o' -war | nd mrrrh,)nv d\h\q in the dead of s z e | vivor of th | seen in a delicatessen store wafted | | mothers, | but rock | the | men on the OVEMBER 4, 1926. counted for are still alive has been abandoned. All efforts are now being dirccted at the recovery of the | boat ‘ Yesterday's {in the histo ‘\‘H'wml d warning ot rock, mud a few of the disaster is of mining in ict. There was scant the impending fall of d quicksand and only | miner are thought to wn that death was seconds « collapse nd deep the worst have away kr was over 0 feet w vealed in the an area nd fro n an i - ation fie swamp land Aside from the singl ing at the surface was but m'n‘ other avenue of ¢ for the trap- | ped men. That was through a raise from the sixth level of the Morris- Lioyd min North Lake. | One Sole Survivor. Wilfred Wilt is the 3 men below of the ordeal, eping shaft open- | | sole sur- | the sur- | crash. still | he told his| audience timc story to of her- ed at the p level whe aid, was W second cd,” he in from Joe n the cave-in sta L little farthe the Tom Kirby, rumbling nd a’ bl other lead. the rt to follow g to fail down and started to s 800 feet to tell me I was wutes after the first heard the| the b the ars up less than shaf surface rumbling. “Mud and water were all coated with it . Recntered Pit. Cageman Andrew M 20 Hallman and 2 on the cave-in occ According only a few from when they. heard ti felt the rush of air Iteaching the top, they right Wh boots wer at m 15 way surface my bor uding ippett were cage, as when the rred | 10 their story they were, surface | mbling and | 1p the shaft, | sig et he S alled to| | ed he nmad difficulty persnading police only uncon for a while in s that he rtable vietim | the guard instantly that Jeremiah Murphy, who was shot down and Killed by the gunmen, when they made a break for the rear prison had the keys in his pocket. Thomas M. Kelly, ing I where Taid was the hair-raising experienee apped in the ditelh durin nd mis for circumst it THAT HANGS ON Persistent coughs sughs and colds lead t8 gerious trouble. You can stop them now with Creomulsion, an emulsified creosote that is pleasant to take. Creo- n is a new medical discovery with twofold action; it soothes and heals the inflamed membranes and in- hihigs germ growth. 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(sdv. of ces laborer work- | WILL WED IN PLANE an eleetric ca- the victim of a He was the fir- nan emen’s bullets stril nmml h nd gangsters m 1 g their stand almo: him. | t€ |(|. shoe lace w by a bullet and whe end- | Ie through ton n childhood Licut (1\.~vr‘ on Nov. 12, it wil Dawson of 1 lm‘ with pe ing | Crock Y 1 Her in- | when it ould Nas, ion n I for over knicked firing had n the ave PRINCESS WEDS A THRONE GIRLS Three distinctive services in FINERY sign and promises to he the most deal theater In Connecticut for its ounding properties. What is known as sight line — giving to the spec- tator perfect view and hearing from | any seat in the orchestra or the bal- cony — reaches perfection in this spaclous playhouse. a ;mundin_u of the sea—that, in| —_— be lowered again and had gone down brief, is a glimpse of “The Eagle of | % i nly abot cet when they were the Sea” which opened up for a (Continued From First Page) met by a blast which lifted the cage | three day run the Palace this| it occurred in an off shoot This photoplay representing the |#DOUt 1600 feet from the m great undertakings in rconm\‘” the mine. Recent heav sl w Ihad deepened the swamp, pressing CORAL BANL HOSIERY DANCING DAYS AT LYCEUM Whether or not gentlemen prefer tlondes, Lilllan Rich, featured player in the Lyceum attraction “Dancing Days” is decidedly one in this attraction for she appears in a at REOEAIDE as this blast, in the opinion of which hurled his companions from th ladder and back into the debris which closed upon them The Cora venting , Band Stop-a-run—pres garter-runs from ruinin stocking! The Free Dy to match exact color | vour ¥e sea production that | Servic THE NEW PALACE POLICY Beginning SUN—NOV. 7 FEATURE PHOTOPLAYS | Screen Entertainment ] TODAY. FRIL, SAT. CUPID CATCHES COLLEEN Each Program Will Consist of Double Features Select Comedies Current News Changes of Weckly New Shows SUNDAYS and THURSDAYS Two Programs Popular Prices MAT. Orch, Bal. EVE. Orch. Bal. Children Program Selected To Open New Policy SUN.—MON.—TUES.—WED The Idol of the Gridiron RED GRANGE the Greatest Romance of College Life “One Minute to Play The Year's Sweetest Film! COMPANION ATURE Companion Feature A Power House for Shocks P “Whi penmg \\ue‘ A Melodrama of the Big 5 Tops with Viola Dana and Ralph Lewis Joseph S. Listro, presents Hatea 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 Luchini, Joseph Bobrovich, Giuseppe La Puma, Anna Lissetzkaya, Giorgio Durando, John Monerieff 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 Storé, 246 Main St., New Britain. Tel. 497-3 Seats: §1.75, $2.30, $2.90, $3.45, 84, $4.60, tax included = SR AL R MR IR e ST S e SR e U i e, the bed into the cavity. A scction |approximately a city block in w 4an41 length fell into the workings {and quickly made its way to the {main shaft flooding the three levels |of the mine. Likely Instantly Killed The entrapped men are believed to have been killed almost instantly as the mountain of slough choked ! |every outlet of the upper level m] then worked its way to the 1 reaches until the entire shaft was filled. As the mud and water rose to the surface the bodies of seven lof the victims were brought up {rescue crews succeeded ling them. ! One of the bodies was that of | William Tippett, foreman of the mine, who was conducting W. E. a mine inspector through the Hill's body has not been re- | Frank Lloyd has made since his | memora Hawk” which | swept the country from coast to | Terrific Force The terrific force of the cave-In |is shown In the unsubmerged part One Minute hoPla) | of the upper level of the mine. Huge Opening New Palace Policy ‘smncfl and timber bracings wor NDAY ‘(orn awa; RED GRANCE in, About 150 men were employed at |the mine in day and night shifts. | Fifty-seven were on duty at the |time of the disaster but five of thesc were on the surface, having come to ithe top for lunch. They reported |that as they were leaving the shaft lthey heard a low rumbling noise {and that there was an unusual draft 0! air which blew out their torches. | Scores of mine rescue teams and ‘L\Uh d ter relief agencies arriv- ed at the min ortly ter the {cave-in but were powerless to be of |any asslsance. The shaft was filled !so quickly it was soon impossible {of penetration, Long Job Ahcad | Mine officials last night installed |pumping apparatus and began drawing water and mud from the | | first level in the hope that some of | [th bodies may be recovered from {that section. Tt was doubtful, how- {ever. If the work would be [further than that level. !said it would require months |clear the shaft and indicated {mine may be abandoned. All Hope Abandoned. that any of the men unac- THE NEW PALACE Final Week of Vaudeville NOW PLAYING Frank Lloyd's Successor to “The Sea Hawk" Stupendous the | Hope LYCEUM NOW PLAYING | turned his it Ricardo Cortez Florence Vidor GLE of the SEA” was adapted from Charles Jackson's novel “Captain Sazarac” the clegant. chivalrous, daring, mysterious Jean Lafitte, terror of the Spanish Main. A combination of Thrills, Ro- mance, Drama that is supreme. SELECT 5 5 UDEVILLE If you liked “The Sea Hawk” you'll never forget “The Fagle of the Sea.” PARSONS’ FAREWELL APPEARANCE! Prior to His European Tour WORLD’S GREATEST ENTERTAINER A Good Bill! DANCING DAYS with HELENE CHADWICK Also FALSE ALARM With with RALPH LI.WIS DOROTHY REVIER RADIO DETECTIVE Last Chapter HARTFORD ALL NEXT WEEK Mail Orders NOW Nights Orchestra, $1.60; 1st Balcony, $1. 15, sfla Wed. Mat. Orchestra, §2.88; 1st Balcony, $1. Bale M um-mn. £1.45; 1nt Bale. §2.88, §2.30, §1 DDRESSED STAMPED PNO\I" ouDF and | in recover- | ’sTops - SPECTATORS TELL - SENSATIONAL TALE Those Who Saw Tombs Prison! 1 Battle Relate Details 'k, Nov. 4 (P—Drama incidents occurred with breath-tak ing rapidity during the battle to the death which was fought behind the grim walls of Tombs prison, day. Persons who witnessed the sensa- gun fighting from t van- point of windows in buildings the prison yard toda stories of the happen- v stone walls dur- yester- tional tag, overlooking told amazing inside the 1 urned their | isclves when they desperate attempt to failed, and that policemen closing in upon them from direction. After they had killed fatally wounded the war had failed to o the cither the front or rear p the three ¢ made t stand in of the It a e, 1, that two of them the 11 of th himself three the guns upon w that their had were every of escape ard and and s from son gates, their prison z to ended rd at- prison- ust a rst the and es and ricide. One said. shot onds before two of the on the scc led of a nearby building their own mpted the ors, few policemen ape ned fi e of the d in the of shots fire ne se | five op remaining prison left arm 1 by the po- pistol fell id, but he was wound first volle licemen to the ground, snatehed it up, staggered to a sentry box in the stone w tried to crowd inside, but failed, and then | stepped out, placed the the gun a pulled the The rem: witness mu Tem trig ing prison t T ping at him buildin said s of witnes; holding uy the policemen ¢ office workers th nt th i irod two shots ice fired two t one fing th irony viewpoint of was Kkeys cdom. From the there to get the o, in th t would ven P'rison Is reve shooting | offici FALLING HAIR CAPITOL MON., TUES., WED. Popular Request fi/un;phant IZeturn/ any want; the Factory Repair which mends Finery 5 good as new'” when they ar—at actual cost. N.E.MAG&S0Ns MAIN AT EAST MAIN Service aan s In wedding Leopold of Belgium, Princess Astrid of Sweden put herself in line for a crown, as her husband is next in line to throne. Photos show royal couple, and pa!ane in Brussels which will be thon hom\ on, everybody! Come for the time f your life! The day of days is at hand! They'il come from everywhere! GRAND OPENING THURSDAY EVE. NOVEMBER 11. THE NEW THRILLS! NEW JOYS! SUR- PRISES! NOVELTIES! These will be typical of all Strand Shows to follow. THE WORLD’S BEST VAUDEVILLE 6—STAR ACTS—6 ighty Feature Photoplay—Strand Grand Crchestra—Golden Voiced Organ. error "EAT SI\LE STA‘E S Regular Slranal Prices ] --w' POPULAR Matinces Bal. 25¢ Orch. 35¢| Orch. 50c Children.. 20cl Resv. Sec. 60c Boxes and Loges Reserved PRICES Evenings Bal. .... 35¢