New Britain Herald Newspaper, December 18, 1926, Page 5

THE SCARLET SAINT AT THE STRAND Chiange of Vaudeville on This Honday A group of holiday attractions for the Christmas season that bids fair to draw many theatergoers is snnounced by the Strand manage- ment for the week beginning to- morrow. There will be the usual three changes. On Sunda: the feature photoplay will be The Scarlet Saint” starring Mary Astor and Lloyd Hughes. This film is a big surprise drama—the revelation of young womanhood which rebels against marriage that ties her to old age. A scnsational expose of beau- tiful June shackled to bleak Decem- ber and the way out through love and sacrifice. On Monday there will be an en- tirely new program of vaudeville and feature photoplays. The featug for the first half of the week be? ginning on Monday will be “The Gay Deceiver” with Lew Cody and Carmel Meyers. The vaudeville bill for the first and last halves of the week beginuing Monday will among the strongest thus fa sented at the spacious S nd. will be the usual six vaudeville ac The feature photoplay which will be shown with the vaudeville on Thursday, Friday and Christmas Day will be Milton Sills in “The § lent Lover.” This is one of the fin- est pictures that Sills has ever ap- peared in and promises to be one of the best motion pictures of the year. It was especially chosen for the Christms Day bill at the Strand. Tickets for the midnight show will be placed on sale Mond: morning at ten o'clock. MERRYMAKERS AT LYCEUM MONDAY Al Temons Is Comedian With Company—"“The Clinging Vine”| It has been many months since there has been one of the popular tablold musical comedy attractions playing in this city and for the com- ing week the Lyceum is presenting another such one in Coleman's Tip rop Merrymakers, a little revie which combines song, dance and ‘omedy with a number of specialty offerings. There also will be the usual featurc photoplay, presenting Leatrice Joy, Tom Moore and Rob- ert Edeson in “The Clinging Vine. The movie program ch nd the stage attraction the Merrymakers pre- senting an entirely new show. sluded in the case of th Is Al Lemons, w N n boy. that of leading centric dan shoe steps who will dance, PARSON VAGABOND KING Based upon McCarthy's “IF T WERL KING.” Cast and chorus of 125. Or- chestra of 35. N. Y. Cast and Production , Eve. 75c-§3.43, Wed Mat. 50c-52.30 Mat. 50c-§2.88 Hartford A\:ns‘\\\}:-d:‘ ‘;:‘; When Sunshine is Being Spread All Over, What Bet- ter Attraction Could Be Offered Than ANNE Migriers: PRESENTS AMERICAS FAVORIT! RISH ROSE Eves. 50¢.—$1.00—$1.50—$2.00. Mats.—50c.—81.00—$1.50 Plus Taxes. Mer- Lemons’ A chorus of pretty gi ature the *“black bottom ngers whose numbers in- JTONIGHT, 8:15 MAT. SATURDAY ‘, Positively No Phone Reservations THEY COME ! H a .4 S I Dancing Dramatic Art FEMFERSON STUDIO 150 WEST MAIN ST Tel. 613 and 1426-5 Stage Baliroom * :1l known |\_STRAND make this show an entertaining one. In “The Clinging Vine" Leatrice | Joy’s role is that of a business wom- | an who is regarded as a real genius} —vet when she delves into the game | of love making and romance she | proves a veritable dumbbell. Then | her old grandmother takes a hand! and grandma’s advice changes the | entire complexion of things. | This picture is brilliant, amusing |and entertaining and is refreshing because it is so novel. At thé be-! ‘r.:lnmpg Miss Joy takes a dislike to| a young man whom she has never | seen but who has been hired by her | ! firm and she disch~rges him even| before he comes to work. The| | young man, incidentally, has patent- | ed an egg beater and proceeds to | market his product and in the| course of bis business engagements he meets the girl who had fired him. The result is love. However, the girl accidenm”yi hears herself discussed to her own | disadvantage as a snabpy dresser | | and really liking this young man | | she changes her mode of dress and costs aside her austere business | manner, becomes a “clinging vine” | | type and soon the wedding bells | STAGE IND SEREEN lprlnclpnls of merit are bound to“ | (Continued from preceding page) | thi one he is up to his usual stand- | ard. The New Palace’s Sunday bill| brings “Racing Blood,” withs Robert | Agnew and Anne Cornwall and Ray- mond Griffith in “He's a Prince while that for the last of the week | brings “War Paint,” a gigantic pro- | duction of the North American In- | dian and starring Col. Tim McCoy | of the U. S. army, a recognized au- thority on Indians and Indian lore.| companion pieture will be| .ady of the Harem.” Coming attractions at the New | Palace inglude “The Flaming Fron- | one of the season’s great spe- | cials, and “Rose of the Tenements" | and Johnny Walker in ‘“Stepping Along.” dy Other coming attractions include | | Vera Reynolds in “Corporal Kate" |and “Sin Cargo,” the last named | featuring Shirley Mason, Gertrude Astor, Robert Irs and Pat Har- mon. | Collcen Moore in “Twinkletoes,” | | probubly her hest effort, is coming | to the Capitol starting December Starting tomorrow night this movi; house presents “Devils TIsland,” | with Pauline Frederick in a most emotional role. The last half of the week brings James Oliver Curwood's story “The Country Beyond,” with | Olive Borden and J. Forest MacDon- | !ald; and Anna Q. on in “Miss | " In this picture Miss Nils- a most exacting role since rer part calls for male impersona- | tion. 1 Comedies | many | tinuous with t with MARY ASTOR and LLOYD NEW BRITAIN DEVIL'S ISLAND AT THE CAPITOL Pauline Frederick Stars in Dra-| matic Kilm Play Off the coast of French Guilana In South America is Devil's Island, the| French penal colony, perhaps jthe least known land in all the civilized world today. Here is the prson home of France's life prisoners, dregs of the earth, who are doomed to a living death on this island,| from which there is no escape. | Since the celebrated conviction of | Captain Alfred Dreyfus of high| treason in 1895, Devil's Island, then converted into a prison settiement, has been the center of much discus- sion throughout the world. Pressure | | subsequent to his own commitment | Periods, she indicated that his conviction was the | result of religious persecution, and | Devil's Island, howeyer, ways remained in the news. Only| recently, France shipped 340 men| to the island, the fir't group of con- | victs to be sent there in two years.| Interest in this unique settlement was again revived, and newspapers and magazines devoted many pages to news stories of this little known land. Now Chadwick Pictures corpora- tlon introduces what it is expected will prove a distinct novelty in sereen dramas in its production of the Leah Baird story, “Devil's Is- land,” starring Pauline Frederick, which will be shown at the Capltol theater for four days, commencing Sunday. This production, which was| recently completed under the direc- tion of I'rank O'Connor, is the first has al-| | motion picture to use Devil's Island for its background. The policy of the French govern- ment has been to limit the informa- tion on its penal settlement, and, so, the Chadwick research department has found it necessary to spend months gathering the data that was necessary to make this production historically accurate in all its details. | There will be two shows on Sun- day night with the second beginning at 8:30. The shows on Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday are con-| feature appearing at 3:45, , 7:00 and 9:10. Santa Claus will be.at the mati- nees on Monday, Tuesaay and Wed- nesday and will glve Christmas can- dy to all children attending. On Thursday, an excellent holiday program will be offered. Double | fe:tures will be shown with one presenting James Oliver Curwood's story of the northwest, “The Coun-| try Beyond” with Olive Borden and Farrell MacDonald starred, while th> companfon feature will offer charming Anna Q. Nilsson in *Miss Nobody” in which Miss Nilsson 13 Hoffman Brothers The StrandSHoliday Attractions Weekly | to the Marines." DALILY HERALD y SALURDAY, DECLMBER 18, 1926. seen in male attire, a role will surpass her male charact which she won renown in "I jola.” Colleen Moore will | soon in her latest hit T toes” an adaptation of Burke's famous tale of Limcho NOTED OPERA STAR SINGS HERE SUNDAY whi nkle- Thomas Mary Lewis of Metropolitan An- nounces Her Program The complete program of Mary Lewis, operatic star, who will sing at the Capitol theater tomorrow afternoon under the auspices of the New Britain Musical club, was an- nounced toda In addition to three £ groups of | brought to bear in the Dreyfus casc| SONSS representing all schools and 1l sing one operatic aria and the nous “Romeo et Juliet” waltz by Gounod A Chris | he was released within a few years., mas song will be sung to the ac companiment of the organ, theron W. Hart at the console. plano accompanist for the others will be Lester Hodges. Following is the program: 1 with | “Deh vieni non tardar” Mozart. Aria: Marriage of Iizaro H a. b, c . A Roundelay Lithuanian Song . Kerry Dance pat Die Mainacht . b. Staendchen . c. Clair de Lune . d. Fantoches . e. Notre Amour ... w Waltz: “Romeo ct Juliet” . v . Holy Child (with organ) Easthope Martin . Ware. Farley Curran. (Tuscan Folk by Schindler. . Foster. Chopin a. . Brahms. Strauss, Founod. | . Irls . o . The Night Wind . Rain . . La Colomba Song) arr. . One Golden Da For the first three matinees thi week the Capitol Santa Claus will greet little children in the lobby with candy presents. Coming attractions announced by the Capitol inculde “Love 'Em and Leave 'Em"; Tom Mix {n *Light- ning Canyon'; Mae Murray in a- lencia” and Lon Chaney in “Tell it JIM BASSE 4 R. R. ARCADE HUGHES Orchestra Plus a Brilliant VAUDEVILLE THURS., FRL, SAT. Continuous Xmas Day MON., TUES,, WED. Our Christmas Program Plus a Gala Program STRAND MIDNIGHT SHOW! NEW YEAR'S EVE Bill of Strand VAUDEVILLE Dorothy Phillips, Lew Cody SEAT SALE STARTS MONDAY at 10 A. M. TIP TOP MERRYMAKERS REVUE AT LYCEUM ALL NEXT WEEK Gets 30 Months in Prison | For Liquor Law Violation Philadelphia was said to he the longest sentence from | My Lovely Celia ..%... Monro. ! Lidgey. | .. Molloy. ;1 |BARBER SHOP |} (CAPITOL Dec. 15 (A — What Beginning Sunday. Dec. 26 fmposed by the local courts on HER GREATEST uor law violator was passed to- by Judge Gord court 1 long. imes ! ! 2 - AV X o =1 ALWAYS 2 BIG FEATURES TWO SHOWS SUNDAY An entirely new rpe of Racing Romance. Shown Twice SUNDAY NIGHT CONTINUOUS DAILY Companion Feature a Star! < a Prince! He's a Scream! RAYMOND GRIFFITH in “HE'S A PRINCE" with MARY BRIAN — S . COMING THURS.——the grectest thrill of all—*WAR PAINT.” he sin been ‘we have all ting to hear CAPITOL THEATER Sunday Afternoon At 3:30 O'clock MUSICAL CLUB Tickets at C. L. Pierce & Co. until 9 o'clock tonight and Theater Box Office To- morrow, e —— S e YCEUM Continuous Daily SUN., MON., TUES., WED. 2—Complete Shows Sunday Evening—2 qhe lnependent Business Woman SEEA]::[RICE ZJOY [4 SPECIAL—ALL WEEK Starting Monday TiP TOP REVUE with AL LEMONS NEW BRITAIN’S FAMOUS COMEDIAN and a Chorus of Pretty Girls A GREAT SHOW! SEE IT! “THE HOUSE OF PHOTPLAY HITS” A DRAMA OF WHITE HOT PASSIONS TWICE SUNDAY NIGHT SECOND SHOW AT 8:30 AND MON.—TUES.—WED. at 2:45—4:45—7:05—9:10 THE ISLE OF LOST MEN ! PAULINE FREDERICK “DEVIL’S ISLAND” Here is the world renowned French penal settlement pictured before your very eyes, , forming the background of a story that will thrill you through and through with the atmosphere of that famous “Island of Living Death.” You will see Pauline Frederick in one of her most emotional characters— a role sure to go down in history as her most talented offering! Send or Bring the Children to the Matinees Matinees Santa Claus Will Be Here With Christmas Candy for All Children Attending the Matinees CHILDREN'S ADMISSION, 10c Orchestra 250 150, 10¢ Balcony Children FEvenings Orchestra 40¢ Balcony 25c. Children 15¢ Reserved Loges Thursday: JAMES OLIVER CURWOOD’S Great Story of the Northwest “THE COUNTRY BEYOND” Anna Q. Nilsson in “Miss Nobody”