New Britain Herald Newspaper, November 10, 1926, Page 14

NEW BRITAIN DATLY HERALD, WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 10, 1926. [ NGLISH OPERAS KMHCEREITEROMSES - ™% o ot e PN HOL BN, 8 B e o Hoffman Brothers® theater will be under the personal | direction of Danlel Finn. Manager | Except on Saturdays and Holidays |Finn comes here from Boston, | “So's Your Old Man” Will Be the | where he directed several of tho o There Will be But Two Show- | jargest theaters in the Gordon chain Tnitial Ehotodrama (at)ehe; Chicago to Bring Out More e TR il b b Mr. Finn’s training in the theaters 0[ Tms Type The calibre of vaudeville to be | dates back to 1911. During his as-| The opening program at .the presented at the Strand has been |Sociation with the Gordon theaters, | Strand Thursday night will be typi- heralded as the best. The manage- | he has served in the capacities of | cal of all Strand shows to follow. Chicago, Nov. 10 (P—Mary Gar- | ment In commenting on this expres- | Managing director, publicity direc- | The vaudeville program will include den will have a new vehicle for her | ses its point of view in declaring |tor and in the vaudeville depart- six acts—each a recognized head- vocal and histrionic talents in | that it will spare no effort or ex- |ment of that organization. His|liner. Among the acts scheduled for | “Judith,” Honegger’s one act opera, | pense in makings its vaudeville pro- | Opinions on vaudeville are highly | the opening show are Hubert Kin- which will be given its American |grams compare favorably with the |regarded In theatrical circles. Mr.|ney and Co., Oscar Lorraine and premiere this season by the Chicago | best entertalnment of this nature | Finn has been in New Britain for| Co., Tony and Norman. Civic Opera company. . presented in the large metropolitan |the past four weeks organizing the| The feature photoplay will be W. The opera, which has baen given | cities at admission prices conside- | theater staff and ho is satisfled that | C. Fields in "So's Your Old Man™. only a few times abroad, is|ably higher than will prevail at the |he has an organization of co-work-|This fs Mr. Field's latest vehicle described as extremely modern and [ Strand. ers that will give to the Strand an|and brings him to the fore as one very difficult. Miss Garden said{ The vaudeville programs will be |enviable reputaton. | of the most popular of screen favor- that if the main role had been more ' selected and arranged under the —_— | ites. than one act she never would have | personal supervision of I. J. Hoff !Receipt fOr Ticket ]S | Mr. Flelds, who for several sea- N = 7 “ g = , THURS. EVE.,, undertaken it. The opera will be | man. Each bill will conslst of six 2 . |sons has been the outstanding hit Bine s Rronot acts and will Include from time to | Ticket for Parking |or the Ziestcld Follies, ts one of = The season, which opens tonight | time some of the best known names | A featured service under the|the most celebrated entertainers on S NOV. 11 with Verdi’s “Aida,” will contain a |of the American and FEuropean |Strand plan will be the free park- |the American stage. | number of novelties, witness the | vaudeville stages. |ing space for automobiles. Thel “So's Your Old Man” is based on » T 7 3P debut of several new figures in the | Mr. Hoffman appreciates the fact | management has obtained a large|the O. Henry Memorial prize story R fleld of music, and further add to |that In order to attract not only sized plot of land directly opposite |of 1925, “Mr. Bisbee's Princess.” »‘,_W/,,'"{‘ the score of opera in English. New Britainites, but visitors from |the theater where theater patrons| Imagine Fields, he of the ridicu- \ = At least four productions will be | the surrounding ecities and towns | only may park thelr motors without | lous moustache and checked cut- sung In the native tongzue, includ- |the merlt of its programs must be |any charge. This parking space | away in ries of humorous situa- ing Eugene d’Albert's * nd,” a | exceedingly high grade. The efforts | will be in charge of an attendant|tions. Think of him as he pulls the | popular work in iny; “The | of the management will be directed |every evening. The entrance will| famous golf gag which has won Witch of Salem,” by Charles Wake- | towards making the Strand a show |be on Main street with an exit on him so much applause on the sta; fleld Cadma srican composer; | place that will attract attention | Court street. The parking space will | Mr. Fields is supported in “So's| Humperdinck's “Hansel and ur-w,"lfrom theater goers within a radius |accommodate nearly 150 automo-|Your Old Man” by the charming and “A Light From St. Agnes” fof several miles. biles. | Alice Joyce. | by Franke Harling. The latter, in [ Except on Saturdays and holidays, | Patrons who desire to park their| The picture for the opening pro- one act and with libretto by Min- | the vaudeville programs will be pre- | cars in this space need only drive In| gram was selected after the man- 4 3 nie Maddern F was given its | sented only twice daily. This is In|through the Main street entrance [agement had carefully reviewed o & % i 14 . world premiere hera last year. Cad- | keeping with the rule established In | gpposite the theater where the at- | the productions available “trom the i > 1 07 A 0O % man's work was orig prepared |all theaters presenting recognized |tandant will give a check. This| many studio release b the cloCk strlkes ht for presentation last season, but was | vaudeville headliners. On Saturdays | check will be stamped by the thea- | > elg ht‘g\ over for its premicre his year. | and holidays there will always be|ter cashier when the tickets are| News Camera Man Will W ¢ pening night will wit three complete shows. { bought. { v 5 first Ame appearances of Flor- _— The stamped parking check when | Film Strand Opemng e s asions vt BRSYRVRDISEAT SEOTION: feetuentieo ts sitsndenbimiivote: | mme Intemsiont Noms Asd 2 N oot R Tomorrow Night! New Britainites! Neighbors! L e e L e e Visitors from all New England! will witness in amaze- ment the Glories! the Splendors! the Grandeur! of New Britain’s Million Dollar Showplace. musical tempo by way of mining, | First Fifteen Rows or Seats Will Be s 50 %o06t 35,000 feet in _helght, | ening of the doors of the Strand on | sailoring and prize fighting. { 6000 feet higher than Mt. Everest. | Thursday evening. | Miss Misgon, who will take the | part of the high priestess, received | her musical education concerts | in Wisconsin, and a cloister in An interesting feature at the Dubuque, Ja., and steps almost di- i‘ Strand theater will be the reserved | 7 g " ! rectly from the latter to the lyric | seat section on the orchestra floor. \ i P ° stage. | The first fifteen rows of seats will | : n [} t All A Show that will be Typical of All Strand away as a boy to escape drudgery & on Satrio e tonas a sallor and eventually found may b procuied 1 advi.ce | Books, Stalionery, Gifts | Shows to Follow! in the mines, made his way to Bos- days. Tickets for the reserved sec: employment in a piano house. Dur- s eliminating the necessity ing this period he sang with ama- | patrons to wait in line for tickets, teur organizations and hoxed as an | The management has already had T 1 OPENING v Cownie O . the arts, impressed with the possi- | tions, for varlous evenings. Sub- ! 3 n very Ody. bilities of his volce, sent him to | scriptions for the season may be | / ! Ttaly to study. He will sing the |placed with the cashier. Subscribers 1 3 / Come for the Time of Your Life! New Joys! N > ew role of Radames. are not required to pay for the en- on or about | . - inpld Thrills! They’ll be the Talk of New En v gland! Among other features of the com- | tire season's tickets in advance. The Ing season, which will extend |subscription feature of the Stand : through January 29, is “La Cena !plan is devised merely to accommo- N O V I 5 T H Belle Besse' or “The Jest” which | date those patrons who wish to ob- | . ' will have its Chicago premiere. A {tain the same seats each week or | 'r’he WOtld S Best drama based on the theme was a | twice a week. vehicle for the Barrymore brothers | The remainder of the orchestra at a few years ago. The company has | floor which includes the largest i z zope deep into the operatic store- [tion of it will be sold on the “first | . ) > house to resurrect Mozart's Don |come, first served” plan. This also | I 4 9 M A I N S I R E E I % / T G 4 / 6—STAR ACTS—6 Giovannl, but the work will be given |applles to the balcony seats. The | a modernized setting. hoxes and loges will be reserved at | | 7 / s : all times. f 9% W. C. FIELDS—“So’s Y P Sunday Programs Will = (Next to the Strand Theater) M \ A & s Your Old Mar i g Experiments show that it is pos- | N A Be Very Attractive |sisie to produce flour from butrush- | N R R Mighty Featur —S Th?i va,‘,%y programs at the |es. The flour is sald to be high in | | ] \"q . =1 X b ighty Feature Photoplay—Strand Grand d will be excelled nowhere in | nutriment. | ‘ i New England. The Strand orchestra 3 ! orc}‘e:h.. °Iden VOICEd Org.n‘ {:nd organ novelties wilt play an S ) - important part in the Sunday shows. N\ ‘- : P The admission pr ,} OPULAR P will be dropped to thirty and forty | \ 3 1 i i bty cents owing to the fact that the N ) b Hatinced Evenings programs will consist of photoplays | - / ’ G 5 b Bal .... 25¢ Bal. .... 35¢ only. : Dyd s Orch. ... 35¢ Orch. ... 50c The plcture scheduled for the first Sunday will be Norma Shearer : ildren 60c in “Upstage.” This same film will R P Slifilon.. 20 Reay. Sec. be presented on Monday, Tnesday it R ¢ A and Wednesday with a six act o Ao NI ~\ 4 e Legs Heoatyed vaudeville program. . Y All S ! i eats Reserved for the Openi A 7 ning There will be’ two complete + J Parfarmance shows every ‘Sunday evening. Per- g?rmanceu will begin promptly at B 4 3 - o .\ | P\ R FREE PARKING SPACE | ; A N FOR STRAND ok s i PATRONS NN Reserved Every Evening for Those Who Wish Them PERFORMANCES BEGIN DAILY at - 2and 6:30 S o | e S . ™ ROOM FOR EVERYBODY! & | CONTINUOUS 3 , . . 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