New Britain Herald Newspaper, December 11, 1926, Page 5

DOUBLE FEATURE Menjou and Bebe Daniels Are Both There 0 “Volcano” one of the feature pic- tures at the New Palace starting to- morrow gives Bebe Daniels the op- portunity for which she waited a long time—a truly dramatic role. One's heart goes out to this lovely, appealing, dainty young girl. The way in which she meets the tests of some tense dramatic moments is a revelation. Coming after such come- dies as Miss Brewster's Millions and The Campus Flirt, this film helps strengthen Bebe's claim to a title as the screen’s most versatile actress. Ricardo Cortez plays opposite Miss Danlels. And the greatest char- acter that the screen ever present- ed, be it comedy like “We're in the Navy” or a thrilling drama, Wallace Beery plays the role of the villain. “Volcano” is a melodrama, It is a story of Martinique, an island lo- cated in the French West Indies— and a girl. It is the tale of a girl who had always believed herself of France’s truest blood, until cast out by relatives and torn from the man she loves, because she is suspected of being a quadroon. A thrilling rescue takes place when a volcano which overshadows the island, wakes up and proceeds to rain fire on the inhabitants. One of the greatest spectacles ever attempted {s the eruption of Mt. La Pelee, wip- ing out the city of St. Pierre, drown- | ing in molten lava and choking with gases, thirty thousand persons. These scenes are portrayed with such convincing vividness as to as- tound the onlooker, The action of the last three reels of the picture moves so fast that they seem like not more than one, piling succeedingly greater climaxes one on the other until the final crescendo when the terrible, fascin- ating, belching of great sheets and waves of lava sweep down from Mt. La Pelee, The companion feature is Adolphe | Menjou in “A Social Celebrity.” which is one of the finest things | that Menjou has ever done. In brief, the amusing tale concerns a barber. It doesn’t seem possible to connect romance with one of those white- | clothed chaps who stands behind a shiny chair, but—when Adolphe Menjou 1is the person in question well—that's different. Our hero de- cides that the small home town of- fers no opportunity for ambitious youth, so he comes to the metropolis with a few doilars and a pair of shears. His idea was not to clip cou- pons but fair ladi hair, STAGE AND SCREEN Nathaniel Hawthorne’'s famous masterplece he Scarlet Letter,” long a stage success, now is in the movies and is booked for ecarl showing at the Capitol. “Tell it t. the Marines,” now running on| Broadway at $2 prices, also i3 com- ing. Lon Chaney is the hard-boiled | sergeant in this drama. That boy Harold Lloyd in “That B0y” also is a coming Capitol at- ion. So is Pauline Frederick in “Devil’s Island.” Next Thursday starts the showing at the Capitol of Raymond Griffith in “You'd Be Surprised” and Cor- | inne Griffith in “Infatuation.” Tomorrow night the Capitol opens | | KOMICAL KLOWNS | Animated Animals Brass Band Dancing de Shows CIRCUS Y.W.C.A. Gym. FRI. SAT. 30 P. Adm. 25¢ (Children 15¢) 4 P M M. Matinee SAT. STRAND | ONE DAY ONLY SUNDAY 2 SHOWS STRAND GRAND ORCH Golden Toned Organt STRAND FEATURETTES | man,’ 'a Priscilla | Beery are starred with Ricardo Cor- | midnight and presenting 10 acts of NEW BRITAIN DAILY HERALD, with Dorothy Mackail fn “Just An- other Blonde.” While mentioning the Capitol i may not be amiss to inject a little reflection of the favorable comment heard anent the personnel of this theater. Service, announced as the watchword, is being carried out by the courteous and pleasant usher ettes and the public appreciates it It’s the little things that gount and a visitor Thursday night was heard to remark approvingly on the cus- tom of the door attendant in open- ing the door for patrons. Now that the newness of both the Strand and the Capitol has worn off the public is gradually adjusting it- self to its preferences and without the slightest slighting of the Strand it may be remarked that opening scems to favor the Capitol as the most “comfortable” house. Opinion seems to be that it has a certain un- definable “atmosphere” which_ males it exceptionally pleasant and agreeable. And with the high grade of pictures booked there is no doubt that it will remain the favorite of favorites, The Capitol music under the di- rection of W. §. Jeffs also continues unusually popular and remains in the memory of the parton as an out- standing feature of the performance. The Strand however, is a beautiful theater, and has fine music, but there’s no accounting for the tastes of the public and — well, they seem to likke the Capitur | These comments have nothing to' do of course, with the box office re- ceipts but simply reflect the opinion of many theater-goers about the re- ! spective houses, | Leatrice Joy in “The Clinging Vine” is coming to the Lyceum soon and another, which seems to be one of the big hits of the coming season, is Vera Reynolds in “Corporal Beautiful Jane Carroll in “The Vagaband King” which is at Parson’s, Hartford, next week. “Bertha, the Sewing Machine Girl,” in the person of clever Madge Within the next week or two all ‘Bellamy, made her debut on the work on the Strand will have been scr this week when the screen completed, The new fixtures will version of that e« ated old melo- morrow night. 1It's the story of a | be in, the downstairs smoking rooms drama was completed, sales girl who takes a cheap cabaret | completed, the marble r):mclix!z in- job. 'The companion feature {s|Stalled and the lobby fully equipped. “King of the Pack,” featuring the o dog “Peter the Great.’ * and “The Fire Brigade.” | | Ever popular Marle Prevost in “Man Bait"” opens at the Lyceum to- ‘ Virginia Valll has been selected to [play the lec1 in the screen version of H. G. Wells' story, “Marriage, which will go into production short- ly. Dolores Costello in “The Third Degr was released today, and Lounise Fazenda in “Finger Prints” scheduled for release Decem- The T.ird Degree When the name of Louise Fazenda |is next flashed on the screen it will be as a full-fledged star. Her initial offering will be “Fingerprints,” an Dean starring | Arthur Somers Roche story, to be drama coming to the Lyceum on |released in January. Thursday with “The Midnight - Limited,” featuring Wanda Hawley | The cornerstone of the new Zicg- |her and Gaston Glass as the companion. | feid theater at Sixth avenue and Costello's first big picture since she B | 54th street, New York, was laid made her hit in One of the big scenes at the New | pyiyrgday, The theater will be open- |that eventuated in hier being made Palace during the presentation of|cq sometime next month, Will|a star. *Volcano,” which opens tomOrrow | pocerc'wag master of ceremonies | right, is an actual erruption of Mt. | ;1 q cu4q Mr. Ziegfeld selected that | Launching wo Pelee. Bebe Danicls and Wallace |, joylar corner because of the ab |adjoining sets, the Talradge sis tez. Adolph Menjou in “The Social | 5¢"¢ Of saloons. e s n(i]r‘tvnl o s Celebrity’ 'is on the same bill. | ‘new United Ar s udio, formerly he Pickford-Fairb lot. Norma almadge is starring in a_unique modern version of * " under the direction of Fred Niblo, and Constance is b on an comedy dram he Vamp of Ven skall Meilan in char phone corps Forty men and women from the Orient have parts in “The Dice Wo- | multaneously on stery plays again are ap- | pearing. “Wooden Kimon mak its appearance in New York at the i“:\l’lin Beck theater, next Monday. The my: For the last half of the weck the ow Palace offers “Dance Madness,” with Conrad Nagel and Clalre Wind- sor, and “Wild Horse featuring Jack Hoxie. stampede,” | A e 3 The novel “Dry Martini” is being | re-written into a play. Coming attractions at the New = Palace include “W Paint,” .adies of the Harem acing | 3lood” and “Stepping Along. | During the week of January 3 the new play “The Roaring Torties” will | LYGEUIS PICTURE Stars in “Man Bait”, Opening Sunday—Also ‘King of the Pack’ Prevost has a strong star- “Man Bait” which opens original. The at the Lyce tomorrow night in fire” \junction with the dog, Peter the is not | Great, in “King of the Pack” and the Year's usual comedy and news recls. Sel- dom has Miss Prevost had a more ling role than this one, in vhich she appears as a little depart- ment store clerlk who fc The midnight | recently in New popular. “Say it {the 11:30 p. m. | Garrick. show, inaugurafed York, is proving With Flowers” is | attraction at the “The Big Parade, undoubtedly the greatest picture from a scenic standpoint as well as a box office attraction yet filmed, is announced by the Strand as one of the attrac- tions for the new year. Incidentally, the Strand is staging a New Year's eve show, beginning at 12 o'clock Another new show, “The Bottom | of the Cup” opens at the Mayfair | theater January 5. Next season W. vandeville. All seats will be reserved | A, Brady will produce “Man and and tickets go on sale Monday | Woman.” “Peanut Johnny” is hav- morning, December 20, at 10 o'clock. | ing its first tryouts in Mount Ve .| non. Imadge in “Her Sis- | ter from Pa is the Sunday night | Strand picture while “The Cana- dian,” featuring Thomas Meighan, | comes Monday. | Marie Constance T = e ritin Here's something producer ot “The Little S the Cort theater in New Y raising his prices for New | Eve, Other coming attractions include | Bebe Daniels in “Stranded in Paris,” Lorraine Fason, who plays oppo- |site Wallace Beery and Raymond Hatton in “We're in the Navy Now,” | counter to cast her lot with -‘,h has just been signed on a five-year | dancing girls in a cheap nickel HARTFORD Week beg. next Monday Dec. 13. MAT. WED. After 63 weeks in the Casino Theater the New York compuny comes direct to Hartford. RUSSELL JANNEY presents Clhe most thrilling musical play ever produced tn America ' ALWAYS 2 BIG FEATURE:! TWO SHOWS SUNDAY Second Show at 8:30 ~—MON.—TUES.—WED. [ING THRILLS SU. SEETHING DRAMA —— TI BEBE DANIEIS— P p RICARDO CORTEZ WALLACE BEERY WILLIAM HOWARD gt pPRODUCT z IF | WERE KING’ CHusic by RUDOLF FRIML Company and ensemble of 125 ADOUPH ZUROR s £5SE L LASKY a Garamount Qicture, - The most thrilling musical show ever produced. When that ragged army of villains sweeps onto the stage chanting the “Soul of the Vagabond” you will get the thrill of o lifel A Wonderful Story with a Wonderful Cast COMEDY NEW And You'll Be Pleased to Meet ADOLPHE MEN)OU A Social Celebrily. m PRODUCTION CHESTER CONKLINGDG kunoE LOUISE BROOKS W me. Whatever the weather may be ge wife and go to “Th " as there lies en- c-$3.00 50c-1 Prices, Nights ed. Mat., 50c-$2.00 Sat. Mat | PARSONS ™yimrorn BARG, S MATINEE SEATS $2.50 NIGHTS, Q o 50 to $3. Chester Conklin supplies the Comedy—Louise Brooks the Beauty and Romance—While Menjou has given it everything he has, A PROGRAM THAT | 1007, ENTERTAINMENT Here it is her business to coax or | cajole the male customers into de- positing a jitney in the house cof- fers for the privilege of dancing | with her and hence the name, “man bait.” Kenneth Thompson plays op- posite the star and Douglas Fair- banks Jr., has a good part. In this brilliant little comedy drama it is an alluring bit of black court plas- ter, cut into a beauty mark, that proves the little dancing girl's chiet lure. The last remaining frontier of | civilization in this country is the background for “King of the Pack” for the action takes place amid the hills of Kentucky and Tennessee, a region people dby mountainers who recognize no law but of their own making. The story has to do with a girl who is dreadfully abused by her stepmother at the death of her fath- er and her sole friend and compan- ion is her dog. Running away from home, it is her canine friend who | becomes her constant defender and several are the thrilling rescues ef- | fected by this dog. One of the big scenes comes to a climax with a big | fire and the dog, leading a group of | scouts to the rescue is an excit- ' t arting on Thursday the pictures | ! The Midnight Limited,” | | 1 Glass and Wanda Haw- ! 14 “The Dice Woman,” star- | | ring Priscilla Dean. | DOROTHY MACKAILL AT THE CAPITOL “Just Auother Blond” Really, Rather Funny and More | s Miss | “The Sea Beast,” | ers | original | A thrilling airplane crash—an un- | {usual trip through Coney Island's | famous Luna Park, showing the big ment place from the front end ! chute-the-chute and a roller- ' ellent cast of young | play that are far from | ordinary and some of the most unique shots that have ever been shown on the screen. | Those are among the outstanding atures of First National's “Just other Blonde,” which comes to the Capitol theater with Dorothy | Mackaill and Jack Mulhall and Wil- lizm Collfer, Jr., in the second leads. It is a real piece of entertainment. | A great deal of the picture was | filmed at Luna Park, Coney Island, which was turned over to Produc- tion Manager Al Rockett for use in the picture. As a result there are, scenes that could never have been placed upon the sereen otherwise. And fer those people who have never seen Coney Island this feature alone is worth the price of admission. In the selection of Dorothy Mac- kaill for the featured feminine role, t National has shown great wis- lom, for it is a role that is ideally fitted for this blonde beauty who not 50 long ago came to America to dance in one of Zicgfeld's shows in Mackaill is pictured as a 1all hostess at an am ment park. And she, ¢ no one else, has | the personality to put over such a role. Other News, Dooley comedy. “Just Another Blonde” will be shown twice Sunday with the second show beginning at §:30. There will | | be continuous shows daily with the | re showing at 2:45, 4:45, 7:00 {ana 9:05, | On Thursday double features will | be offered. One will present charm- ing Corinne Griffith in “Infatuation" 1 the companion feature will of- r “You'd Be Surprised.” oming attrac t the Capitol ¢ Pauline Frederick in “Devil's | Tsland,” a drama of the famous| include the Capitol fables and a Jimmy films op's ( | | | kes the | SATURDAY, DECEMBER 11, 1926. French penal settlement and James liver Curwood's “The Country Be- yond." THE CANADIAN | AT THE STRAND The Ever Popular Tom Meighan in Title Role The much heralded film, “The | Canadian” starring Thomas Meighan will_begin a three day's engagement at dne Strand Theater on Monday afternoon in addition to a stellar program of vaudeyille. Among the vaudeville headliners are Bert Gordon and his Co. Jack Joyce and Lew and Madeline Wilson and others. “The Canadian,” is a story of the great open spaces. It depicts amid the colorful background of the Can- adian wheatficlds the eternal strug- gle of stout hearted men and women with the elements of wind and storm. For the Sunday attraction, the Strand will present Constance Tal- madge in her finest screen hit, “Her Sister From Paris.” In this film one sees the inimitable Connie more | “peppy” than ever. There will be two complete performances on Sun- day evening the first at 6:30 and the second at 8:30. “Her Sister From Paris” will be supplemented by other selected Strand Featur- | ettes e | Mangel's W ; Chain, Opens Here | New Britain's 1ew wearing ap- | parel store for women, Mangels, | opened its doors yesterday at 151 | Main strect. | Mangel's store in this city is the seventieth in its chain, which ches across the country, the carby stores being in Hartford, | Boston, Lynn and Salem, Mass, Phil F. Frankel, representing the home office, has been in the city | several days preparing for the opening. The organization has been estab- lished a number of years and was | originaily known as the New York Waist House, when it was operat ing strictly as a retail outlet for | women's walsts. Since expanding and taking out allied lines of | woman’s wear, the stores have | changed thelr names to Mangel's, | after the president, Sol Mangel. | The Mangel store employees are | all local people. The store at the ! present time is under the supervision | of Sol Zimaman. Charles Pentzer is the window artist, and S. R. Polk of Hartford, territorial m PLAY CHRISTMAS DAY Tos Angeles, Dec. 11 (A—A. B. Santweir, sports promoter announc- | ed today that he has ned the| foothall teams of Genc college, Jeaver Falls, Pa., and Loyola col-| lege of Los Angeles for a game here | Christmas day. The Geneva team, coached by “Bo” McMillan, former | Centre college star, won recognition | this season by conquering Harvard. | Mary Lewis SOPRANO Metropolitan Opera House. The Singer everyone has been waiting to hear. CAPITOL THEATER DEC. 19th New Britain Musical Club, Directed by DONALD CRISP ¢ wirw KENNET}L'I;HOMSON DOUGLAS FAIRBANKS® ADAPTED BY DOUGLAS Z.0OTY FROM THE STAGE PLAY BY NORMAN HOUSTON PRODUCED BY METROPOLITAN PICTURES CORPORATION Co-Feature PETER The Miracl CKIN Do, or CHILDREN THE GREAT 2z of the Movies, THE PACK.” After School [S) Reserved Seats Now On Sale Phone 230 A Kiss For the Ladies! A Thrill For the Men! ented in Addition to A Brilliant Program of Select VAUDEVILLE ‘ BERT GORDOX A& CO “The Yiddisher Cowboy” Comic Capers—LEW & MADELINE WILS JACK JOYCE BEN MOORE & CO. BUCKRIDGEE & CASEY | VAN & TYSON " SUNDAY! o CONNIE TALMADGE “Her ster From Paris” “The House of Photoplay Hits!” i § DAY NIGHT Second Show at 8:30 and MON.—TUES.—WED. MAKE A DATE WITH BLONDIE! YOU'LL NEVER FORGET HER What a Girl—and what a time you'll have with her. She’ll show you Coney Island from the top of the Ferris Wheel to the lowest Dip of the Dip-the-Dip. Shown Dally at 2:45—4:45 7:00—9:05 WHAT A CA LOOK THEM OVER! DOROTHY MACKAILL JACK MULHALL William Collier Jr. CAPITOL NEWS 'AYL\‘()[“\' TABL Louise Brooks JIMMY DOOLEY COMEDY THURS.—CORINNE GRIFFITH in “INFATUATION" Companion Feature—“YOU'D BE SURPRISED.”