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NEW BRITAIN DAILY HERALD, THUR SDAY, FEBRUARY . 24, 1927, % R ||I ! !i =~ i N (=4 . o (£ == . 2 p AARRRANANNANNNRNNNNK PR BATHING BEAUTIES AT RIALTO |this extended run and see this fine | Cora-Dell Hilliard. An attractive array of bathing | uties have filed entries in this | evening’s contest being held at the | Rialto theater in conjunction with | the showing of a double feature pro- | gram of motion pictures. The two | films which close their engagement |C tonight are “The Boy Friend,” a | fantastic tale of a boy’s dream when | he thought the whole world was| against him, and “Between Dan- | gers,” a fast action western drama. Marceline Day and John Harron are co-starred in the first mentioned film, and Buddy Roosevelt is starred | in “Between Dangers.” Selected | shorter subjects will round out the program. The double teature pro- gram which opens a two-day run at this popular playhouse tomorrow is | headed ‘by Zane Grey's famous novel, “Man of the Forest”” which | stars Jack Holt. The second attrac- | tion on Friday and Saturday is the cyclonic comedy, "The Live Wire,” } Johnny Hines' latest mirth provok- s usual Johnnie mixes plenty lls with his mirth and from an entertainment standpoint the pic- ture is perfection itself. Anot chapter of the current seria we as a comedy and news reel will also | be shown. 11 THE ageriyiter strand | Invita- PLAINVILL All Plainville is waiting the opening of = the new theater tomorrow tions to the gala first n Hwing | at this fine new playhouse of the silent drama have heen mailed to ! prominent officials and businessmen in Plainville and surrounding town; the governor is expeeted to be pres- | ent, and all is in readiness for the | great theatrical event of the winter. | Curfons-minded persons who have wished to confirm for themselves the | advance repo beauties of the Strand have peering in | through the o t doors during the last few days ve been convinced that there 1 0 ex- aggeration of S which cl Daniel Sullivan, young musician, has b organist for the f 2 grod seminary, Hartford has studied under Pr chief organist at Joseph’ as shurch, New Bri s manifesting a wide He has exam Strand organ and pronounc fect, in tone and harmony Only 24 hours more big night will be a present. Plainvilic a theater fine as and one to compare with those in the knowle wed s it of music. 1e per- reality the will at last h iy town in the T. A. B, rabs fair t their new dancing and mu floor. with with the excellent dance orchestra s dance \d the ce, was a perfect combination n line with the socicty's desire to give the best in entertainment they have engaged several local for tonight. These singers have heard on numerous occasions and are sure to plea the audience. The Trinity Bacchanalian dance orchestra has been booked for night's dance music, which me joy to those who dance and al those who come to sit the gal- lery and merely look on. soloists been to- in ADDEN'S FLATS” ALL WE hree more remain to “McFadden's Flats the comedy that is the talk of the town, at the Capitol. Crowds performances real photop ment for the are still attending the and all acclaim it a| y and ideal entertain- entire family. liod carrier and later the contrac- tor of the famous McFadden Flats Tie portrays a role that will set an one in the mood of larious Janughter. His companion in fun, Chester Conklin portrays the role of | Jock McTavish, a Scotch barber who | came to America to spend his life | bLecause he heard it was a free country. He and McFadden are bosom friends and though they are! on the outs several times through | the picture they become fast friends «t the finish. It is a delightful will enjoy and dur here for three more &: ] that many will tak story that all its showing it is hoped advantage of Emerson Studio DANCING 150 W. Main Street Tel. 613 or 1436-5 STAGE BALLROOM Dagan S SRR SRR AR RS AR ARAS Y ““!II!“‘)“ Unless otherwise indicated, theatrical motices and reviews fn this column are written by the press agencles for the respective amusement company. | winnings tution of glass 4 ¢ 4 4 A photoplay. Beginning Sunday night for four days the- Capitol management an- nounces the showing of “The Demi- Bride,” way, with Norma Shearer and Lew v in the feature roles. "he Demi-Bride” is a romantic with a comedy vein th tertaining, and Norma Shearer h one of the best roles of her career. AT THE LYCEUM A sweet love story, d sive, is told in “Risky Bus new star which opened at the L: in conjunction with “Devil's Dice, a story of revenge that m arri and featuring Barbara Bedford and Robert q House Without a Ke hown In Miss nolds is cast swoet but pered rich girl who becomes gaged to a struggling ng try doctor. Her mothe in r almost broke through her effor Keeping up appearances and m y the girl to a tries to break up the ma i me of “Devil's Di the story 2 man imprisonc shooting another in ' 4 vengeanc: nte 1 from pr genious way picture eum today Business, as a m- en- oun- W defense of whereupon gainst the im. Upon son he finds an in- obtaining revenge and would have carried it out t the fullest except that fate took & hand and caused him to fall in love with the judge's daughter, Cattle Dealers Found Guilty of Conspiracy Worcester, Ma Teb. [ David Cohen, Sutton and Worcester cattle dealer) was convicted by jury in the superior criminal cour vesterday afternoon on indictment charging larceny and conspiracy wing out of the investigations la all into the alleged cattle frauds. He v third person to be convicted of the court The fourth late today, th® defend- nt being Max Cohen Auburn, K A. Cheney of Auburn, who dicted with him conspiracy of attempted larce he 1dge his re- swore who s lease on : case went on tri; 1o the ny was not 3y Worcester auto- mobile salesman, who was indicted 1 co-defendant with David Cohen, led guilty befo trial to the conspiracy the larceny rlaint - against him not He 1S government wit- The govern nt charged that vhile Cohen had s in pasture in Oxford owned by Kerig, a tubereulin made on appli- charge and ssed It was claimed that | lid not own the cows, indemnity was wrongfully th 5 re- him SWINDLERS ARRESTED Last of the Old “Gold Brick Work- | ers” Held in New York, New York, 4 (P—Samuel Epstein a Rosenberg, lice as being among the old time gold brick were held today, tein Philadelphia authoritie berg for Bosten polic des- 47. DPolice records show them ave operated tions at the once common gold brick mong swindles criminal records are substi- “diamonds” for real gems.used to effect a sale and b filings for gold dust sold to jewele in th IRTALTO Continuous Performance 2-10:15 s Another Contest ()i Bathing Beauties 2 Features. Last Times this Eve. “The Boy Friend” Marceline Day and John Harron. “Between Dangers” Starring BUDDY ROOSEVEIT TONIGH SELECTED SHORT SU I.Llli("l'h‘ TOMORROW AND SATURDAY Zane Grey's Famous Novel “Man of the Forest” Starring JACK HOLT JOHNNY HI in LS W ire “The Live SERIAL—COMEDY—NEWS now the sensation of Broad- | i in Brooklyn yesterday. s *!on Broadwa el numerous varia- | mentioned | ' ROBERT HILLIARD, ONCE MATINEE IDOL, IS DYING Seventy-Year-Old Veteran of Stage HISSING N. V. GIAL RETURNS TO HOME Was on Visit to Roches Family Explaing Cannot Live—First Wife's N Funeral Tomorrow (CJ, New York, Feb. 24 (A—Iobert | Hilliard, 70, famous actor and noted | Broadway character of former years, | was dying at his home here today '“mh plans were made for the R neral tomorrow of his first wif, Ll cademy, | Stricken with diabetes arte 1 her home in Co | long fight against the diseasc, Hil- {liard was reported nearly blind and | losing strength steadily. His son, Commander | Hillizrd, U. S. N., had been calle to his father’s bedside before wor was received of Mrs. Hilliard's de Robert Dl | She was married to Hilliard 1881, and obtained a divorce 1894, 1In 1896 Hilliard married Mrs, liie E. Murphy, divorced wife of | BEdgar Gibbs Murphy, wing shot, {and on her death in 1913, the actor married Mrs, Olga E ard Wil- liams. The third wife, the daughter { James Everard, brewer, had rcceived a divorce from her fi husband, former chauffeur for her father, when she met Hilliard in | Philadelphia where in “The Argyle Case ated by mutual agr Hilliard was a ma * plays were the vogue family couneil, own on the sald that M been vi: t kn ufing r to come 1ess of her ochester paper be home on account of the il mother, caused from wor Dr. Carr word fr Rochester Jast night that his dau W 2 Rochester and wa received ment in 192 nee idol when One in of sartorial ap- “man-about- | town” characteri him acclaim of newspapers of the as one of the best dressed men topher le i bile, returning at midnight v Mary. They declined to give ti name of the Rochester family with whom Mary had been visiti “Mary went there the day Buffalo,” said her brother. “She was with them right along and nev knew that her mother and father | re anxiously searching for her. 'SAGRAMENTAL WINE MAY Bov Club Minstrels | LEAK OUT, SAYS ANDREWS| ; To Give Performance i succession of good soloists, sev- | eral specialty numbers, and @ Dry Director Urges Agents to Be plentiful interspersion of jokes and | by-play will characterize the first 1 Boys' club minstrel show, which will | be presented at 8 o'clock tomorrow | inight at the club gymnasium on East Washington, Feb. 24 (UP)—Pro- | Main street. The performance fs [ hibition administrators were warned | SPonsored by the ladles” auxillary of | Secretary of the T |the club, and the receipts will go| - Andrews today to guard agains The pearance- actor's Watchful During Coming Church Holidays. {toward the swimming club fund be- | sacramental wine leaks into bootleg | ing gathered by the women. The channels during the next 60 days— show is being worked into shape by | Jewish and ter holiday periods. |Mrs. A. C. Sundberg, president of |~ More than 500,000 gallons of wine | the auxiliary, and John J. Crean, will be withdrawn between now and | Who have been especially successful April 17 for religious rites, author- | in achleving fine ensemble singing. itics estimated. Raynard Anderson will be inter- Bootleggers have been conniving locutor, with Peter Sliva and Theo- {to cut into the huge supply and| |every known method to checkmate | {them has been taken, according to ! v | Andrews. | | Many gallons of wine are used | | March 18, for the Jewish feast of | | the purim and about 250,000 gallons |are used the week of April 17, for {the feast of the passover. | | Tn April most of the 4,000,000 peo- ple in the United States of Jewish | 3 More Days! R caP1TOL mts'. faith each consumes four large cups | of wine to celebrate the opening of | the st. | Prohibition offi structed to check ca drawals by rabbis, inisters and | priests during that period. By care- ul supervision, it was hoped, seep- |age of about 50,000 gallons of wine | iwill be stoppad. e been in- | fully all with- Is House of TODAY—FRI.—SAT. See the picture the whole dore Stalk as end m, WASHINGTON AND LINCOLN la in a nov includes jam A 1 Pa MeNam Kraszew 1 Edward Korpinski, Josep) William Helm, George R R ing Talk at Mceting of Y. M. and Albert Benjamin, m will b ows: Bluebird™ n Nicholas € ry conard C. AL Hi-Y Club, ¢ chorus, ak- kly con the 1 yesterday A. Mr. Heek took for appreciation, afternoon v Kob lus G s Nesta Nic Charle e MeN William : You" : Nicl 1 Worka, John?" Henry »ws How Krasze ) cnables a b own manner of living i which is good and attachm Moon." s Inhalators Contain Life Sustaining Mixtures Pittebur, » and sober ntain a mix- bon dioxide 1 of .. Prope viendship Pit 8 verlaas molding of cha the dast o a gres . whose f ed him to ¢ ring in th said. A mines ¢ explainir strumen 1t the monoxide that monc patior and of gold just be- reported ¥ond kept him moving onward. An- carbon errancously contained experts pointed ot was a deadly po and cou used an any pa- tient, lator, they added, has been employed with success on persons overcome by carbon mon- oxide. The carbon dioxida plained, stimulates the heart action and respiration while the oxygen furnishes the necessary pure air. had bee inhalators The on NOW PLAYING 2 GOOD PICTURES VERA REYNOLDS in “RISKY BUSINESS” Also “DEVIL’S DICE reat Cast. LADIES' MATINEE This Coupon and 10c. will admit any lady to best scats. it was ex- In a recent display of old-time Bible in Kingman, Kas., one w found that had been in the same family for 327 years. 5 town is raving over! CHEAPER FUEL | Ottawa, Ont., Feb, 24 (P—A car- bonization process of Canadian slack | | coal to produce a cheap fuel is seen | s a definite contribution toward a solution of Canada’s fuel problem [the Ottawa Citizen said today. Application will shortly be made |to parliament for a federal charter | for a three million dollar corpora- | tion that will attempt such a pro- | |cess the Citizen said. | CAPITOL BEGINNING SUN v | | It’s Real Entertainment! CMARLIE MURRAY..c CHESTER CONKLIN == and HELD UP AS BOYS’ MODELS ° Heek of Meriden Gives Inspir- the package Come! Bring the Whole Be sure you bring or send the kiddies! Family! Is the Wedding March the Prelude to the “Prisoner's Song?” - aMaregoiduyn Mayes neruss, | PARSONS’ Hartford TONIGHT—8:15 POPULAR MAT. SAT. Coming to the CAPITOL WALLACE BEERY o N “CASEY AT THE BAT” 4 MORE BIG NIGHTS OF RI SPEAK right up and say “Inter- | national Salt.” You'll get the 1 finest salt money can buy, and 4 plenty of it, too. New sealed- tight packages. Absolutely clean, pure, free-running. No lumps. Your grocer knows about it and has it right nov.. P-ROARING ENTERTAINMENT No Cutting or Salves Needed External treatments seldom ban- isli Piles and for the very good rea- iat the cause {s inside—bad ion in affected parts, veins bby and bowel walls weaks I Three N-Books Con- | demned by School Board Members, Chi Feb. 24 UP—Claiming history books used in|circul “pro- Americ: son public 1 dange demand schools are To quickly and safely rid yourself piles you must free the circula- healthy blood to . sensitive membranes. [ treatment is one safe method. s and other external treats s can’t give lasting relief. . Leonhardt, M. D., a speciai- t work some years ago 10 rnal remedy for piles. * named his pr JID, and b in thousand, s0 successful that now Hil'l ROID is sold by druggists u: mo hack guarantee. It is a harmiess tablet, easy to take, und can always be found at Fair Depart- Store, Inc., who will promptly refund the purchase price it you ars i fied ous to wtriotism,” a that the texts b nt to Mayor I hoard of education by the barre ver report s , in and t Amer! Historical society. rected against * nited State evised In a spirit of contemp- toward heroes of t rics proven cases ¥ texts are not omit n s and ALL NEW TODAY Vaudeville’s Most Beautiful Novelty “SECRETS OF 1927” With a Great Cast of 9 ENTERTAINERS 0SSI and ZECK “The Jesters™ “Whips" PRINCE Plus MARTHA PRYOR She Has “Te* BILLY BATCHELLER and Company “A Comedy of Girle” ON THE SCREEN “Women Love Diamonds” with PAULINE STARK STRAND NEWS COMEDY NOVELTIES “The Jesters” Sunday with Augmented Orchestra Thematic Arrangements by Hons Wagner TWICE SUNDAY EVE. 30c—40c IF you can’t get into the first show Sunday, remember another follows at 8:30. MONDAY WITH VAUDEVILLR CONTINUOUS SHOWS DATILY—1:30—10:30 PALACE THE NEW { LAST TIMES TODAY “THE LIFE OF ST. GENEVIEVE” FRIDAY—SATURDAY All the Thrills of the Circus— | SUNDAY Opens Up PBANNEH WEEX Every Change an Attraction. SUN.—MON.—TUES. Goethe’s € 9 FAUST ; Col. Tim McCoy in Step into the Side Shows—see the | “Winners of the Wildernees” Tunny Clowns—the Wild Animals | i WED.—THURS. Rex Ingram's “THE MAGICIAN” “AIS BUDDY’S WIFE” | i | § —tho Acrobats—the Freaks in “HEARTS and ; SPANGLES” Co-TFeature ALICE CALHOUN in “POWER OF THE WEAK"” FRI—SAT. Wm. Fox's Gigantic Special “SIBERIA” “THE FIGHTING FOOL" i T.A.B. FAIR COME AND BRING THE ENTIRE FAMILY, YOUR RELATIVES AND NEIGHBORS, BUT COME! ® Ao Bo‘ Fun Galore For Boys and Girls From Six to Sixty FAIR paneivg (oot ) PRIZES THURS%?\%ENI(‘HT' WILL FURNISH MUSIC FRIDAY NIGHT! | SATURDAY NIGHT! MONDAY NIGHT! New Auditorium — Admission Only 25 cents

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