New Britain Herald Newspaper, February 7, 1927, Page 5

“ I, ‘nlli |l!l| Unless otherwise tndicated, theatrical notices and reviews In this column are written by the press agencles for the respective amusement company. [ooonsd0088e00 o saanesedatersorasaaananansatasazaasasansasesssasizaseit “NOBODY'S WIDOW” The new Lyccum policy of re- duced prices for evening showings 1 ature photo bills is proving highly popular with pa- trons and those attending this thea- ter tonight will see two corking zood pictur Nobody's | Widow,” Joy, and the ofher is Willlam Fairbanks in “A Tight to the Finish,” a smash- ing action story. The news reels and . al comedy alsa are shown. 's Widow” presents not ce Joy in the stellar s Charles Ray, Phyllis David Butler, all in fine parts. adaption of wood's s success name and in Ray has a new and portray and into it lite comedy in the manner. Some very tumes worn by Mi beanty \ and her akes her look far her recent pictures affected the boyish rring TLeatrice only role, but Haver and ceptionally creen of the same re Charles distinet type to he works po most approved attractive cos- Joy add to her marcelled hair | different than | in which bob. in she AT THE STRAND The greater vaudeville season con- finues at the Strand. The headline attraction for the first half of this week, ending on Wednesday night is the famous Pauline who gave this \fternoon his first demonstration of the power of mind over matter when he performed the mystifying feat of compelling blood to recede from the arm of a human being leaving it ashen white. It returned instantly | at his command. Pauline extended | an invitation to local physicians to | witness this test at close range ou‘ {he stage of Strand theater at any | the six performances wh » in this city. young lady whom he pl: 4 cataleptic trance in the display window of the John A. Andrews Co.. at 12:30 this noon and who is | open there to public view will be | carricd to the Strand stage 6:45 | tonight where she will be | Ly Pauline during the cou performance. Other acts on {he Strand bill"in- | clude Zeck and Randoph in a comedy | skit called “Grooming the Groom” | Thoebe Whiteside and Co.; Nellie | ‘Arnaut and Brothers and Burt and | i n. .ature photoplay | which opened a four days' run yes- | {erday is “Blonde or Brunette,” star- | ring Adolphe Menjou. Tt proved to | be one of the most exciting comedies | of the season. i On Thursday ind theater will offer the premiere Connecticut | owing of Jackie Coogan in “John- | Get Your Hair Cut.” : , HARTFORD Otis Skinner: “Tt were in vain in fhe present fter Shakespeare has transformed the into the high school of humanity, and Schill- | cr and Gocthe have crystallized it | into a handmaiden of ethies and | b to enter on any defen: authorily as a moral agent. The stage in its high- st conception is a powerful cc juter of the church in making men hetter, wiser and happier, and even in its less lofty attitudes it lights up | with genial mirth the masses.” ‘ “Let us have done with this id of the stage teaching, unless teaches people to be entertained. The masses that flock to the th do not go there to have their b tested and tormented, the place the class room not Mr. Skinner comes fo | for three IH"hlv‘ 3 atinee, beginning | Thursday, February 10, in “The Ilonor of the Family.” ! | age it its it | for teaching is theater, AT . THE CAPITOL In point of acting, dircction and | story, “The Fire Brigade” qualifics 1s one of the really great pictures it | has been the good fortune of this reviewer to witness. This picture, produced by Hunt Stromi with the co-operation of the Internation- al Order of Fire Engincers, opened 4 days' engagement last night the Capitol theater. It is a Metr Goldwyn-Maler picture. The TFire Bridage” brings back to creen the Charles Ray ever: loves in a role that lifts him new heights. Tt is indeed a| oke of good fortune that Ray| layed the part, for not only dic h a part to establish in his rightful place, but part needed Ray for its inte pretation, The actor and the role med to be ereated for ay plays the part of > young fireman who ||mk If tangled in a net of politics, | duty and love, and the denouement | the one finds | morrow. | after [ the |shown at the theater |10 be | Tony | teric | ter fam " | production, the | S ey comes in one of the most thrilling | | climaxes ever screened. May McAvoy is seen in the lead- ing feminine role opposite Ray, and plays the part of Helen Corw with a sincerity that adds immeas- urably to her interpretation. This actress is growing in dramatic stat- ure with each succceding picture into a brilliant artist. There are four showings of the picture daily at 2:45, 4:50, 7:00 and 9:10. School children will opportunity to see it after for ten cents. The effects for the picture, with the music by W. S. Jeffs and the Capitol orchestra, are the great- est ever offered, and last night's crowds were surely thrilled by them. On Thursday two big features will be offered. Lon Chaney will be seen in “Hesh and Blood,” and ¥ Horton will be featurcd in Whole Town's Talking.” Lillian Gish in “The Scarlet Le ter” begins next Sunda e RIAITO TODAY, TOMORROW An exceptionally well is being shown at ter, corner of Br Washington strects today and The headliner is Waning Sex” an alitogether absorb- ng story of modern life with a cast which is headed by Norma She s far as popularity goes Shearer ranks well up front viewing “The Waning the reason is casily discerned. course the story itself has a Miss 1 of great | deal to do with the success this film | attained but the major | factor in the star’s truly eplendid performance. The plot is quite in- volved and keeps one on edge du ing its entire showing. The second attraction he Northern Coie,” has already on, and such be + case it is bound to “go over big" with patrons of this thea An hilarious comedy and curr news events will complete the bi 1 be cts of profes vaud evening tomorrow NEW PALACE POLICY ace policy of reduced prices opened last night to two ca- pacity audience though the prices of admission have been > has been no change of pictures that are being The opening two very good fea- will be all pic- Palace except when a big special production is requested brought back to New Britain for a second showing. On the opening bill, atured in one of the most r writ- rail.” in grade bill consist tures both fi tures at the of st run Tom Mix and thrilling of western tale ten by Zane Grey, “The T The screen adaptation of this popu- lar novel retains all the h, a tion and thrills of the printed page. o director grasped every oppol tunity offered by the book and made the most of it. Like other Mix pi tures, “The Last Trail” has mo than i re of scenic beaut scenes were mad 1 Bernardino Valley ev s &h of Cali- the hard lot of | the Carr companion feature, Alex- of Potash and Perlmut- who assumes the role he| on the stage in the screen “April Fool” dominates a fine ¢ A master of the technique creen acting, he most dges the wide gaps betwes varicd phases of his role. Rudner Makes New Tr y In ander created n the To Postpone His Trial| ca at the churen v Canton, Ohio, Feb, 7 (UP)—Ben Rudner, son of merchant, made a new effort to delay his trial on charges of plot- ting the ation of Don R. Mel- lett, editor of the Canton Daily News. His attorneys planned a series of 1 moves to prevent the ca: ing heard at this time or to a change of venue. There cation: court would ove rule the motions. Rudner, the state char; pired with Pat McDermott, convicted of murder, and Mazer, awaiting trial, to cditor, who had vigorous paigned against crime in ( 1ssi con- alrs Louis L the y cam- anton, k HOME HEAD DIES . N. H., Feb, 7 (®—Rev. Rufus Gardner, who was superin- endent of the New Hampshire Or- phans’ home here for 20 years, v found dead in bed today. Death was due to a shock. Uhl‘" A} along | have an| schopl I balanced | ig {1 1 and | Daly, whose likeness as he appeared {in the T which e of |Alling of New nnmu, nrnwl.m of | Tmn 1 will be celc reduced the | in the fam- | cofully nillionaire | ickis and today | be married | Burritt Grangers Have were indi- ! evening and were most enthusiasti- ady | | 1ed Loosen Up That Cold. Old Timers Minstrels Tues. and Wed. Evenin 5th and 16th at Y. M. T. A. & B. Society’s NEW AUDITORIUM Feb. Curtain at 8:15 Sharp 50 cents Admission Dancing Will Follow Music by Lynch’s Orchestra —————————————————— | cold | g ment With Musterole Have tarts. of plaster m when advan- Musterole handy It has all of the grandmother's mustard ithout the burn. You feel) tingle as the healing oint- penctrates the pores, then a soothing, cooling sensation and Kk relief. ade of pure oil of mustard and other simple ingredients, Musterole is recommended by man doctors. Try Musterole sore throat, stiff neck, rheumatism, lumbago, croup, asthma, neuralgia, conge tion, pains and aches of the or joints, sore muscles bruises, chilblains, frosted colds of the chest. It may prevent pneumonia and “flu.” Better than a mustard plaster nurses | when the for | he 30th Anniversary of - MONDAY, 7, BRONZE TABLET CERTAIN T0 BE PLACED IN PHILA. Will Be Installed There to Commem- FEBRUARY TABS’ OLD TIME MINSTRELS NEW BRITAIN DAILY HERALD, There have been quartets and| s s ALLING TO PRESIDE ' AT (. 0. P. BANQUET quired more fame than those which used to perform before the foot- McKinley Assn, Dinner at Hart- ford Club Thursday Night —_— of Brigadier General Smedley D. lights with the Old Timers, enter- tainers of former years, who will once again sing the songs of some years ago on Iebruary 15 and 16 in the auditorium of the new $150,000 Y. M. T. A. & B. socicty building on Main strect. One component part is nocessary in every quartet and The largest social function of the | Butler while he was director of the |republican party in Connecticut will | Public safety here is to be erected Ibe hela on next Thursday evening at [\\hl‘thr the ge n»»x“\l \_\.\nm it or not. 7 o'clock at the Hartford club, Hart- | 10 & letter to William R |ford, the occasion being the annual |57 T | McKinley association dinner. From | [orcement league, General Butler |the number of reservations already 'L‘l s dbine memorial rasito by made, it is estimated that more than SO aneli (ohe DRAd b he tion and their friends will attend the | {pat s be not erected. Mr. Nicholson affair, which in past years has be- | haq written the general to ask if he come a most important winter fiX- | had been correctly quoted in a ture on the republican calendar. speech he delivered at Oakland, There is hardly a city or town In | Calif, a month ago in which he state which is not represented | criticised the methods of enforcing in the reservations received. Bridge- the Volstead act. port, New Britain and New Haven | Members of the memorial commit will be well represented, the dele- | tee said today that while General tion from Bridgeport coming by | Butler's language “might seem im- special train, about 125 strong. The | petuous—even intemperate, it was Bridgeport Republican organization | merely his w chorus is also scheduled to appear | going ahead with their project. at the dinner, and it is expected that | Funds for the tablet were raised | they will render selections specially a committee of which the Re arranged for the affair. Floyd W. Tomkins is president. ¢ all state officials, and | is to commemorate Gener the members of the 1927 | Butler's fight for law enforceme general assembly have signified their | W hile head of the Philadelphia polit intention of being present, as well | department and will be placed in most of the party leaders through- shington, D. C. out the te. Colonel Theodore Roosevelt of ew York will be the orator of the ening, and considerable interest is being evidenced in his coming. Al- ways an interesting talker, it is ex- | |pected that Colonel Roosevelt will |touch upon subjects of interest to the McKinley association audience. | Governor Trumbull will be the other ing its most successful period, He|speaker, and it the governer discus- | Trying Day on Tempers hever assumed the star role, but al-|SeS subjects of new interest, as has | 7 e ]'\\"m‘l §'.§,,o,‘“‘.o$£j°c,,\’)ff, thn been his habit at former McKinley | On New Haven TOd?y distinguished blending in excellent |dinners, the evening will take on an | New Haven, TFeb. T (UP) harmony with the members of the |added intercst, particularly because |—-It Was a trying day on tempers in R s will once again be heard |the le re s in daily o, r\l‘s\' Haven, one man was stabbed, a | Leroy Johnson, 2 ul. deckhand, was st I by an unknown waterfront. orate General Butler's Serv- ices to City Philadelphia, Feb. 7 (P)—A bronze tablet commemorating the services by Dr. It | Practica {most of JAMES J. DALY In His Minstrel Days holson said, “I don’t care whether | you put up the monument or not. guess it would be better not to do it, as I intend to be myself the rest of my life and not have strings tied to me by anybody or be put in a posi tion where I constantly have to keep | earning my own epitaph.” it depends a great deal the| s of the numbers rendered. Tt > tenor, and what quartet was complete without James J. upon suce: eve ‘good old days” is here ented? “Hummer,” as he is better known to his legion of admirers, was the manager of the troupe dur- pre- Conn,, and he will prove that his |the association, will act as toastmas- of ter. Treasurer William H. Judd of |New Britain is handling arrange- ments and rescrvations, assisted by Clarence G. Willard, of New Haven seeretary of the association. i following Nt have signified their {at the dinne bert F. Corbin, J. W. Marsland, the show e has lost none of its lyric and sweet tone as the strains of the old melodies and refrains once again Il on attentive ecars in the Old revival at the b. ant near the He will recover. When Ray Carney, 34, attempted to strike Howard Moore, 20, his hand {went through a large plate glass vindow and was severcly cut. vere arrested. Two women and a lone apprehended after strect. Drunkenness lodged. being man were Sernadotte Loomis, A. P. Marsh, Repre Rackliffe, Henry P. J. Cabelus, Morris | Schultz, Stanley J. | o = : e Mavor Gardner ¢ \verq. | YUTO HITS BABE AND MOTHER . Bardeck, Joseph G. Woods, | A mother and h S. Porter, J. L. Doyle, . J. | laughter escaped injury Saturda Ruth B. Walther, Richara When Mrs. Anthony Oliva of 441 Representative William 11, | High street whecled a haby carriage ad Senator Bdward I, Hall, | bearing the child, Sundina, {path of an automobile driven by | Fred Furman of 61 Main street |the corner of Main and Mr: Week’s Acfivities in Catholic Churches Thomas st E. W. month's brated Mary's Church. mind requiem mass Tue morninf at 7 o'clock at St. Mary's church for Tlorence M. Walsh and a month’s mind will be celebrated Sat- urday morning at 7 o'clock for Ttos MeAv: Banns of marriage were publish- ed yesterday for the first time tween Daniel Kearney and N The men of the parish will receive Holy Communion in a body at the $ o'clock mass next Sunday. St. Joseph's Church. Rev. MeNulty of the P sionate or £ West Springfield, Mass, renderd the sermon at the masses in St. Joseph's chureh yes- | morning niversary mass of requiem celebrated at the church : morning at § o'clock for treet which was heing nk Moran, {used temporarily as a church at | The Children of Mary will hold a | the time because of the fire, The | card party in the parish hall Friday performed by Rev. | ening at §:15 o'clock. v, pastor of St St. Peter's Church, .annon, orc e The socicty ot the Children of | marriage, was Miss Susie Qualey. Mary of St. Peter's church will re- | Mr. Lannon is superintendent of cive communion in a body at the Mary's cemetery. $ o'clock mass next Sunday. Fol- | | in the church parlors. Triday evening at $ o'clock, Peter's German society will hold card party. St Anddew's | The sccret of keeping young is to The 12th anniversary mass of re- | feel young—to do this you must quiem for the late pastor of St. An- | Watch your liver and howels wurch, Rev, Joseph Zebris, | there's no need of having low | was celebrated this morning at 7:30 | complexion—dark rings under your | o es—pimples—a bilious look in | vour face—dull eyes with no spar- kle. Your doctor will tell you nine- | per cent of all sickness comes | inactive bowels and liver. wards, a well-known physi- cian in Ohio, perfected a vegetable compound mixed with olive oil as a mrmm.m for calpmel to act on ich he gave A Porter, | Covert, Judd, Silver Anniversary of Mr. and Mus. Jas. Lannon | Mr. and Mrs. James Lannon $30 Stanlqy street, observed the | annive of their wedding their ho aturday ev ng. large gro of friends and rela- tives attended a reception in their honor and presented them with a purse of silver, Mr., and Mrs, natives of th he- Dr. John The caped with slight injuries. 7. Kelly treated the wounds. driver was not held, are both y were mar- 902, in the old & B. socicty hall on Women Secure against lost charm, this new way of solving oldest hygienic problem—offers true protec- tion; discards like tissue will be Tuesd St cial or business demands hold o terror for the modern woman. he insecurity of the old-time “sani- tary pad” has been ended. “KOTEX,” a new and remarkable way, is now used by 8 in 10 better class women. It's five times as absorbent as ordi- nary cotton pads! You dine, dance, motor for hours in sheerest frocks without a sec- ond’s doubt or fear. It deodorizes, too. And thus stops oll danger of offending. Y/ Di cards like tissue. No laundry. No embarrassment. You ask for it at any drug or de- partment store, without hesitancy, simply by saying “KOTEX.” Be sure to get the genuine, Do as millions are doing. End old, insecure ways. Enjoy life every day. Only Kotex itself 1s “like” Kotex. KOTEX No laundry—discard like tissue hurch. Banns of marriage were publish- sterday for the time between Joseph \uv!x-ih‘ Adele Valauska, They \\l]l ebru: first tlst Anniversary Party | u. On III“I\ evening, ].\Hl\lt celebrated 41st anniver- Olden and His Gang" rnished the entertainment for the Tablets oil > in their action yet alw They bring about that natural buoyaney which all should | enjoy by toning up the nd | clearing the system of impuritie | Dr. Edwards' Olive Oil Tablets | | are known by their olive color. and 60c. | are gent effective. received. They presented one the best programs Burritt Grange s ever heard, members said. A ding followed whicg brought in names of many members, and up to the servir of an enor- mous birthday cake with 41 lighted | candles, by Father Time and two as- | si one of whom was made up | C PITO | A I 4 1sa girl of 1856 and the other as a Beginning Next Sunday LILLIAN GISH the | 30¢ taken to the banquet hall where refreshments were served and one present received a piece of There were three charter mem- and each gave a short | Dancing followed the exercises, TOM MIX “The Last Trail” RR in \l“ll] L FOOL" . —THURS. Blanche Sweet Tew Cody “THE SPORTING VENUS" BOB CUSTER in “NO MAN'S LAW” Ep. 1—Bill Grimm WED. NIGHT COUNTRY STORE |Waltham Clergyman and Burglar Battle in Church | Waltham, Mass., Feb. 7 (UP)—A minister frustrated a church robbery | here last night The Rev. Walter D. Commons, | | pastor of the Congregational chureh, discovered a burglar in his offices in the rear of the church shortly after the evening services. In a hand-to-hand battle that fol- | lowed, the minister was stunned bu struck him on the d with a flashlight. The burglar [ wed empty-handed. jolduyn; She Was Guilty of Love! And They Marked Her With the Brand of Shame PARSONS' Hartford 3 NIGHTS BEG. THURS. Matinee Saturday Progross’ ] Auxiliary to The Ladies Awxiliary, A. O. H., will celebrate its 30th anniversary | with a banquet Thursday evening at | the Burritt hotel. Dinner will be | served at 8:15 o'clock. M | e erved at 8:156 o'clock Irs. John J. | HRRLES FROHMAN PNSL’N’S | Mangan, president of the ausiliary, s will presid toastmistre N WHMOFTHEFMIU' i Rev, Walter A, McCrann of Eve. 50c., $2.88—Mat. Matinee 10c—15¢ OF DANCING W. Main Street Tel. 613 or 1436-5 Open 10 A. M. to 10 P. M. 50c., $2.30 | || STAGE BALLROOM B e — St. | Mary's chureh will deliver the p ess of the evening. | al, state and county officers will | ttendance. An enter local talent will be furnis by The child received a bruise | on the left leg and the mother es- | | Nichol- | combine secretary of the law en- | their ing obligation * and that they were | i | heart. General Butler in his letter to Mr. | | grimage Yorfolk, Va., | jbed in the back | Both | a brawl on Mill | charges were | five-year-old into the | 1927, 37 NATIONALITIES ON LEGION ROLLS Savage Thinks Pilgrimage, Should Include Homelands Chi of the go, Feb. 7 (A — Members Legion should the lands of with the pil- for the Legion's How American a visit to forefathe grimage to P convention next September, ard P. Savage, national er, said today in giving dorsement to the *visit movement sponsored by I y of Chicago. as national command- | said in a letter here is one outs W h rests on organization, the completion of the ment and convention of the Legion in Paris. To insure its maxim uec the cooperation 1 of cvery member is his in- Ireland” ancis J. ilkenny q\nrnT “Your cooperation In visit Ireland’ movement finds particularly w m spot in my Thirty-seven countries were epresented in America’s armics during the war. This means that 37 nationalities are represented within the Legion. They have our highest admiration, and the pil- to Trance would not be to my mind, without se men an opportunity to complete, glving th “Greater Vaudeville Season” Amazing! Mystifyi J. ROBERT PAULINE d-Reader) RANDOLPH On the Sereen! ADOLPHE in “BLONDE or BRU THURS ,;l'[{l.—‘. T. JACKIE COOGAN in GET CUT Dube, 52 Miller St. are invited to be “JOHNNY, YOUR HAIR Mrs. G. and our NOW PLAYING A TWO FEATURE BILL WiTH CHARLES RA PHYLLIS HAVER ano DAVID BUTLER Also WILLIAM FAIRBANKS This Co )llpon and ‘ll(' \\lll admit any Lady to Best Seats. Vocal Recital | ROSE BRYANT Contralto Soloists MARION SIMS Accompanist ices of Central Con- gregational Club) First Church of Christ Maift and Church Streets Tuesday, February 8th 8:00 P. M. Open to the Public Tickets on sale at South and First Church Offices and at the door. Admission Fifty Cents (Au command- | move- | starting the | own | the land of their ancestors. East Boston base. He enlisted last “Your proposed movement has|December 1. He was belleved to my personal indorsement, and I|have a wife and two children, urge every post to give this and e {like movements their thorough and Kll Klux Kl&l‘l Sells ItS Building to Harry Cohen | careful consideration.” Washington, N. J., Feb. 7 (UP)— The Warren county Ku Klux Klan has sold the Cornish mansion, its headquarters, to Harry Cohen, ree tired dry goods merchant. | visit COAST PATROL A SUICIDE Boston, Feb. 7 (A—EKrnest M. 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Father John's Medicine with other ingredients by me The preparation is untouched by hum of the original containers until the bottle automatic machine are scientific blending of cod liver oil ins of specially designed apparatus. n hands from the opening cap is scaled in place by research have been devoted to developing the , while the formula remains unchanged, en so improved that it stands today as oil and other ingredients obtainable. dicine is particularly useful in building strength nd colds. Al ly free from alcohol or danger- its method of prep s be the st blending of cod liver Father John's M to ward off cough: ous drugs in any The Laboratory and Executive Office TODAY TUESDAY—WEDNESDAY CAPITOL House of Hits! Il 2500 Persons Last Night Saw 2:45, 4:50, 7:00, 9:10 2500 Persons unanimously declared this picture the Great- est Show they have ever seen! They were thrilled be- yond words with the swift moving action—the appealing love tale—and the climax—Oh! What a climax! It will bring you to your feet with excitement! YOU MUST SEE IT! t’s a $2 Attraction on Broadway—Here at Regular Prices Children After School 10c S. Jeffs and Capitol Orch. Special Music and Effects by W. THURS.—Lon Chaney in “Flesh and Blood” Everett Horton in “The Whole Town’s Talking” NEW At Broad and THE l Washington Sts. ‘ RIALTO TWO FEATURES TODAY AND T(\_\l()l{l(()\\' AT 10c. and 20c. “WANING SEX” NORMA SHEARER HERFE A PICTURE YOU CAN'T AFFORD TO MISS! IT HAS EVERYTHING A GOOD PICTURE SHOULD HAVE. “THE NORTHERN CODE” VIRILE OUTDOOR DIL\\(A WITH A STRONG CAST A\\ HILARIOUS COM Starring Beautiful AND Lllln NT NEWS VAUDEVILLE TOMORROW NIGHT CONTINUOUS PERFORMANCE FROM 2 TO 10:15 P. B Pressing ! FTER garments have been in- spected and all minor repairs talen care of, the pressing depart- ment gets to work. o T All pressing equipment is in the hands of persons well trained in the work. 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