New Britain Herald Newspaper, December 4, 1926, Page 5

DOUBLE FEATURES AT THE LYCEUM The Whipping Boss and Wasted Lives Sunday Only For Sunday night only, the Ly- | ceum is offering two big photoplay | teatures which would have been shown longer had not the theater contracted for the showing of “The Naked Truth” the entire week. Thus, Sunday night's audience alone will sce “The Whipping Boss” and “Wasted Lives he Whipping Boss” stars Lioyd | s in.the leading role and is ngly dramatic tale of the | southern prison camps, where “whipping bosses” are put in ch:rge of men and where the lash is ap- plied to those who err and to those who are disliked. Incidentally, ®his picture when it was written was dedicated to the American Legion. In “Wasted Lives” an exception- 1lly strong cast is seen. Leading the list is Elliott Dexter, Edith Roberts, Cullen Landis, Betty Franeisco, | Henry Hull, Phillip Smalley and Hayford Hobbs. Fundamentally, “Wasted Lives” is a society drama but has all the thrills of a melodrama and the ! scenie grandeur of a travelogue. It the story of a man who unselfish- ly loves a woman who herself is illing to choke down her love in return for riches. In one of the big action scenes a dive from a dizzy height into a rag- | ing mountain stream and a thrilling under water rescue aré high spots. A selected comedy and the news reel also will be shown on this pro- gram, b LILLIAN GISH AT THE NEW PALACE “La Boheme” Is the Olfering at Popular Hovie Theater | Hugl a thrilli As wistful, tragic heroine of “La Boheme,” she is magnificent. Mimi and Rodolphe live their lic loye and its tragic ending over in, with Lillian Gish as the per- ation of the heroine of o classic ta Parls Latin Quarter, in * ¢” the much ralded filn n the great t d Puccini’s mo&l mous opera and which opens up the New "nlu e tomorrow night. La B furnished Miss 1 with what is said to be the most uited role , and the iled as one of the en history the soul \vorv th and ot of th Boher of the out- | | who The world as the story of its tender | ntive charm, | t th drama of it—the A dr 1 by the author the famous old novel on which opera was based, never showed even in the ficant Puccini music. La Boher tho film poignant drama of hum i story of love and jealousy: of faith ind hop and despair, of humor and pa One is carried by the o unsuspected ty of the theme. neve an instant does it lose that vital great film play—enter- 1t enthralls and charm W as the romantic poet, is fond of is told in love sto ma envision of awa w for or ainment, but it entertair John Gilbert of a WOMEN | ONLY . Week || Continuous 2 to 10:45 —TUES.—WED. | at this theater. TRUTH 0 Children Under 16 All Seats 50¢ LYCEUM { five per cent of these never come | betore the footlights. | tings are concelved more stage hands | “T.N.T. | clergy ————eee———s \\\SS‘\\‘%S”X‘&S\’S’&X&X\)\&\)‘X\"; NEW BRITAIN DAILY HERALD, S§: ATU Rodolphe, with his ardent love, m,lYork and critics have called it the fits of jealousy, despair and flights '8reatest drama the screen has yet on Pegasus, has a role he handles 8iven. Lois Moran and Jack Mul- with a skill that is veritably genius. | hall have the leading roles. As the vivacious Musetta Renee| There will be two showings of Adoree i3 genuinely French, charm- | "Bardelys the Magnificent” on Sun- ing and convincing, and Edward | day night with the second show be- Liverett Horton as sinning at §:30. STRARD WEEK “La Boheme comes to the New Palace direct from the Broadway | New Program on Sunday, Mon- day and Thursday success where it played for top- notch prices. It will be shown here at the popular Palace prices. The picture will be shown twice Sunday night, and three times daily. Artists and Models Parsons’ All Next Week When a specific number of per- sons are advertised in conjunction with a theatrical attraction the lay- men may think that he is being cheated if he cannot count the actual number on the stage at one time. To one universed in the workings of show business it may not be known that ofttimes fully half—and some- times more—the personnel concern- ed with giving the performance is never seen by the audience. In the case of a big muslcal spectacle such as “Artists and Models,” which will be seen at Parsons’, Hartford the week of December 6, not even the entire cast and chorus is ever pres- The Strand management an- nounces that it will present three| | changes weekly in place of the two. Changes will take place on Sunday, | Monday and Thursday, thus giving| a new show on Sunday and an en- tirely new program on Monday and Thursday. . For tomorrow, Sunday only, the Strand offers one of the finest hero- | dog pictures ever filmed, Thunder in | “Wings of the Storm.” An unusual | feature of this picture is that the story is told by the marvel dog| | himself. This feature will be sup- | ent at one and the same moment. | jjomenteq by other Strand featur- Edition of “Artists and Models.” As | Locre Will be two complete per-| ! 5 Model | tormances every Sunday evening. a matter of fact there are 166 men bl e ol s Monday will and women on the pay roll. Twenty | noy program of vaudeville and pho- | | toplays. The feature photoplay for batore ghts. Stage mechan-| e first half of next week is * “Ladies| cs, directors, wardrobe mistresses, | o/ piivh starring Louise Farenda| business staff and chaperons account | 14 Tloyd Hughes. This is herald- for 43 members of the outfit. These | oq g5 the smartest screen comedy do not include the employes of the | o¢ tnis season. The vaudeville will| theater. 4 | include many headline names. | In the Machine era stage opera- | smong these is Dixie Hamilton who | tion remains a handicraft. Aside | [ has often won her way into the from marvelous advances in light- | hearts of New Britain audiences.| ing effects scenery is handled and yjjes Hamilton is doing an entirely| properties arranged as was the|new turn and has scored triumphs vogue when David Garrick flowered. | in every big time vaudeville theater When more elaborate stage set- | in the country this season. As an added feature for Monday | night only, the management an- nounces the first “Black Bottom | Dancing Contest” to be staged in a Connecticut theater. ‘This novelty, | which is a successor to the popular Charleston contest will be staged in addition to the regular program of hits, | are required. In ‘“Artists and Models” it is believed that the limit s been reached. Judging from the somewhat at- wmmzm vestments visiblo fo “Ar- | | tists and Models” one would not | suppose that an even dozen ward- robe women and dressers would be required to care for the sartorial creations and whom they adorn. . for Women Only—Lyceum T. N. T.” which {s known as o mraeee STAGE AND SCREEN shown to women exclusively the | . OVer at the Capitol theater where e % 0¢ next woek at the Ly, | the manager recently took a leading conm beginning Monday afternoon. | PArt in a melodrama as thrilling as TThe film explodes old ideas for mew | 40Y enacted on any screen the Sun- and Is to the point. The film is so | 42y night show will have John Gi constructed, having special reels to | bert in Rafael Sabatini's story be shown exclusively to women and “Bardelys the Magnificent.” The it is said it does not hesitate at any- | 1.egion show will be presented on thing. The picture is featured by | Monday and Tuesday, so on these | Jack Mulhall and Helene Chadwick. | days picture fans will have but the At no time will men or children | matinees to see this picture. | der sixteen be admitted on ac- count of the frankness of the sub- ject and the scenes portrayed. The film has the endor: went of the and welfare workers and is red the out: ture the season on the of v. In adition to the film, a prominent Starting Wednesday, the Capitol | | s presenting Lols Moran and Jack Mulhall in “God Gave Me Twenty | | Cents,” the latest Paramount success and the picture which played to eighty thousand dollars the opening week of the new Paramount theat in New York, show- lec- g of the urer will give a plain talk on at each performancs 'BARDELYS THE MAGNIFICENT’ Vidor-John Gilbert. This, dircctor-star combir °n has ever known, al- ponsible for “The Big nd “La Boheme,” repre- | sents the talent, artistry, and abil- lardelys the Magnificent, Joldwya-Mayee picturell sterting: Saturday, D) c. I, coming to the Capitol theater, Sun- | ¢y pito) ganta Clause will be at each | night and Mon. and Tues., mat- |\ q(inee with presents for the kid- | es only. s | The picture, one of the most vivid s | ctory of medieval France. Vidor also | €31l on the manager formally figures as an author in the picture | Informally had better send in their rsion, with Dorothy Far- | card ahead. The manager learned num, adapted the colorful romance | to shoot straight with the A. E. F. to the een., - There will be Among the Lyceum’s forthcoming this picture on Monday and Tue ovie attractions are listed: Pris- day evenings on account of the|cilla Dean in “The Dice Woman,” American Legion show taking place | Gaston Glass in “The Midpight Lim- | Revier in “When | ited”; Dorothy Husbands Flirt” and Vera Reynolds | and “With- “ | | | | The Capitol, among other pictures, has booked tha following: “Just | Another Blonde”; with Dorothy | Mackail; “Yow'd Be Surprised,” with Raymond Griffith; “The Ci Seyond,” from Curwood's novel “Devil's Island,” with Pauline Fred- erick and Colleen Moore in “Twin- Kletoes.” I\'mg greate tion the | the | or having, 1 sc no performances of On Wednesday the pitol will offer the big production “God Gave Me 20 Cents” This is the photo- play that was selected to open the new Paramount Theater in New | in both “Corporal Kate"” | out Merey.” For tomorrow night only, the Ly~ ceum, presents Lloyd Hughes in the | “Whipping Boss” and “Wasted | | Lives,” a story of the folly of for- tune and featuring a cast which in- cludes Elliott Dexter, th Rob- Fran- DANCE at the Plainville Grange Hall turday, Dec. 4th, 1 gio's Six-Piece flnm-w:.ru Round and Squar Mr. Wilson Prompter. Gents 50c. Ladics 35c. : .| During the coming week the I | ceum is presenting an educational | picture but to non-mixed audiences. | The pleture, “The Naked Truth —_— PRIZE BLACK BOTTOM ARCADIA TONIGHT Music by Dutch Ryder’s Orch. Dancing BY RE! QlL\’l’ “We'’rein the Navy Now” | WILL BE SHOWN AGAIN ' AFTERNOOZ ONLY! THE CHILDREN! CAPITOL SASASASASARAAR SN ANEAS LR AR RARAARRARA RN AR A AR ARA AN THAT’S THAT LEGION SHOW DAY AND TUESDAY, DEC. 6-7 Capitol Theater Seats For Sale and Exchange at Crowell’s Drug Store S SEND = &Wfi”‘%&»‘}}fi‘“\x&&\%\&\ 2 2 Strand | for men only on Thursday, Friday and Saturday nights, while all other showings are for women only. Helen Chadwick and Jack Mulhall have leading parts. Some disappointment has teen ex- | co pressed by numerous theater-goers that Parsons has chosen ‘“Abie's Irish Rose” for the Christmas w offering. Easily one of the best shows ever presented anywhere, still the opinion seems to be that a ma- | jority of the theater-going public has seen it and would have relished | something new for the holiday week. | Tast spring, incidentally, this show | was at Parsons’ for three weeks. | However, for those who never saw it, the play cun be heartily recom- | mended. Not to have seen “Abie's Irish Rose’ ’is to have missed one of the greatest stage aftractions of a generation. La Boheme with John Gilbert ‘and Lillian Gish opens tomorrow night | at the New Palace. Incidentally | Renee Adoree, queen of “The Big Parade” is in this picture. King Vidor, who made the last named picture, also directed this one. The | companion feature will be ade Bandit,” starring Tom This is the first time this picture ever has appeared double bill. du k d e The New Palace has booked Rup- | pert Hughes' story “Money Talk 4 featuring Owen Moore and Clair Windsor, and “The Phantom of the | I* Forest,” a picture presenting the | noted dog Thunder for the last of the week. tk from Coming attractions announced for v Palace include the follow- Daniels and Wallace olcano™; Adolph Menjou The Social Celebr Raymond fith in “He’s a Prince”; Greta en in “The Lady of the Harem" and Johmny Hines In “Stepping Along.” Slowly but surely the Str: nearing absoiute completion, have appreciated the changing of the balcony rail which at first in- terfered with a clear vision of the stage and this week the free park- | ing space became entirely available. lobby is being fin the men's smoking room iin floor soon will be 1 on the n er ready. The Strand changes its policy a fle this week in that the Sun day night picture show will be dif ferent from that showing Monday. Thunc the dog star of the screen in “Wings of the Storm” 1s tomor- row night's featur Monday is Louisa Lloyd Hughes in “I Dixie Hamilton, a liecnne who is know vaudeville audien com | acts for tt Black Bottom dance conte Monday night, right after the vaude- dent tarif sard ot 1 ilson o ed to TR USSIUN Y 4, 1926. there Tom Meighan in “The Canadia cond feature shown in mount theater in New Yor omes to the (Continued from First Page) e thre commission, mes of the enate fast spring b ken upon them ar expired Glassie rir ner. cated that the president desired nitely the position first two we It has been ir are a half k, Strand on December MORE THAN THOUSAND | , NOMINATIONS COMING _ clear, ers of the Bros- re ut 1 1 to of ngress toward a proposal for re- befor imber of appo v create vict of Georgia, William Atlanta, brother of R ntati of Connectic senate h ob, ot that or the two Nominations marshal the d en held firs and e division third divisior commission- urther full term 1‘middle judi- J. firm him last spring over senators for a hminations for after d not be meantime, the con- th ntinued in office ney is 1de commi ion, due exy ember of t rm of it in Houston Thompson, and an a treasury in to be Moss of C: 1o, ced M who a ju Kenzie d in t n the come prospect congress tative Ogde v York, a Winston, eturn to the 0. i Ha ed Gerrar: 0 plans to in ( Judges a: named for s sed Judge Georg wchmegnt resignation of after impea to be filled in the to he demo- sistant of e spring court of | the ad- n asury to suc- of Illinois, v- by Ww. pro- [ ceedings had been brought against Other vacancles include the uit court of appeals, to which Judge Wallace McCamant, who nominated Mr. Coolidge for vice-president in 1920 was appoint- ed but failed of confirmation in the face of opposition by Senator John- publican, California, and the circuit due to the death of Judge H W. Rogers. ENTERS STATE LEAGUR C. A. Baskethall Players Get | Into First Games In Middletown Tonight. Yin am in t 11 tour some time in which will February J ey held and followin representative tea ondon, Middletown, zeport, Torrington, ord, Greenwich Brita The on ast two yea team goes to it to play the first port and London “Y pionship th v Brital £ on, Mickey Joe Xu.\» and Howard Demarest, ples hand bal nent play last night th -Greenberg team defeated Milkowitz combination 8. Tn the second Anderson-Swanson tean a fall out of the Charlie Mil am to the tune of 16 match the took Strong t IF YOU OWNED THE GOOSE Golden Eggs, oula! an amount that laid t Would you insure as you ing the Golden ? and mily. vour produe- You are prod 1ggets for yourse Why not ing ability? FRED H. ANDRES 3 insure Phone Snow Causes Accidents Do you know urred by cidents last how our first TUITLE AGENCY Phone 3663-2 “HOMI OI' PHOTOPL. IRFORMANCI WED.—THURS, PRL—SAT, Make A Date Now! TWICE SUNDAY NEGHT SECOND SHOW MONDAY M{{qrwtslzv director in their b i'ast it ARD KING AND and TUESDAY MATINE! 4/ VIDOR'S “GOD GAVE ME 20c.” with LOIS MORAN and JACK MULHALL. TWO SHOWS SUNDAY Second Show ALWAYS 2 BIG FT U | MATINE | ORCH.—20c, | BAL—10c, | EVENIN ORCH.—30¢. BAL.—20c. RES SUN—MON—-TUES—WED THE FILM HIT OF YEARS The gaiety and frivolity of the Pards and pathos of these are the thriiled the Boulevards——the beauty cat love— a thiy world s that have in the im- | / mortal romance that has now been brought to the scre You will rejoice in the of Mimi and Rodolphe, el by LILLIAN GISH JOHN GILBERT, you will moved mightily by this epic love and sacritice, joys as play- and be of i A cast of stars such as none believed could be brought to- gether in one picture, divected by the man who made Big Parad Direct from months of crowd- ol houses on Lroadway—to be shown here at POPULAR PAL- ACE PRICES. Gis % : TWICE { ULLIAN SHOWN COMPANION FEATURE JONN RENEE SU \li\\»~—\ll(i\\\ I)\H Y COMEDY AT 3 0—6:00—8:50 TOM TYLER in “THE MASQUERADE BANDIT” CURRENT '\l-,\\S CHILDREN APTER SCHOOL the | First | fered by the Int oclations will en- | tht | Barta and Parker, with Osborne, | May and Kilduff in reserve. second game will see the Blus the St. Matthew’s Luth- | erans. St. Matts took their | opening game last week and shows ed much promise, the lineup consist- ing of Goody and Billy Preisser, | , Reckert and Suess. The Blue- birds have not yet shown their wares but they have almost the same team which made a belated rush last win- ter and are considered a leading | contender. “Bearcat” Nelson, Dave Swanson, Elmer Johnson, Carl John« on. Phil Walther, Dave Ellison, nd Merwin Johnstone will give trouble for any team, and the St. N s will have their hands full in trying to remain undefeated. CHURCH LEAGUE GAMES Lutherans To Meet South| Church and Blue Army Will Bat- tle St. Matts, Two interesting games will be of-| er-Ch this h league at| the Y. M. C. the South church, second a year ago. have lost ral of s but have 1 are still rated as one SIGNED AS MANAGER nooga, Tenn., Dec. 4 (A — Johnston, last r with roo Dodgers and for 16 an eutstanding performer in ors, has been signed to ze the Chattanooga Southern ation club next year. “Bony" 1pon 1ssoc LYCEUM SPECIAL! SUNDAY ONLY 2 COMPLETE SHOWS BIG FEATURES AMERICAN LEGION Presents The WHIPPING BOSS LLOYD HUGHES Also WASTED LIVES EDITiH ROBERTS and CULLEN with With LANDIS SER The STRAND BRITAIN'S WONDER SHOWPLACE” THES “NEW 'ALL NEW MONDAY VAUDEVILLE DIXIE HAMIUTON “Ihe Joy Girl” BARRY & WOLEORD “Versatility.” BOBBY HE: “And His HAW Uke.” DANCE “Clas LANCASTER & HAWLEY STANLEY & WALTERS MONDAY NIGHT! The Thrilling! BLACK BOTTOM DANCING CONTEST Plus ALL OF THE REGULAR STRAND TERTAINMENT The First! Doris Kenyon Lloyd Hughes Louise Fazenda An Alived 1. Green Production A Hit? Mmmm-! SPECIAL ENGAGEMENT! SUNDAY ONLY! Thunder in “Wings of the Storm” Marvel Dog Himself. 6:30-8:30—PICTURE PRICES. as told by the SUNDAY NIGHT AT COMING DF ——THOMAS MEIGHAN “THE CANADIAN.” See it in Hartford Now—Paris Later Next Week PARSCNS Hartford appesr ot the Moslin | France. This s caactly the same cast and production | e York on tmd with i daring iamovation and | Wtudio_sensations durteg Ha ua | TER CARDEN lak s 1 Jolted New York American ovue | "PHIL BAKER. ( 18-GERTRUDE HOFFMANN GIRLS 18 GO-SEXTY SENSU OUS STUDIO SIRENS-60 cd by remittance in full 0 illed 1n rota- nesday Mati- 50c to $2.50. compa