New Britain Herald Newspaper, May 10, 1927, Page 13

NEW BRITAIN DAILY HERALD, BLONDES ARE PREFERRED Floating University Men Pick Dan- ish Women Prettiest, Swedish TUESDAY, MAY 10, 1927. for |fleld. The next acheduled games will be on Thursday evening. ent weather. Arrangements the games, which were the openlngl ledo, O., salesman for the General Alloys Co. of Boston, was killed last night when he either jumped or fell from a fast New York Central traing one mile west of Holland. The body; was found along the tracks contests of the league, had been completed and Mayor Weld was to KILLED BY TRAIN have thrown out the first ball, but| Toledo, O., May 9 (P)—A man, be- it was decided not to play on a wet [Heved to be L. J. McCarthy, of To- e ]I In |i||p [ s“l ' .lh Unless otherwise indicated, theatrical written by the press agencles for the A o S SRR A R AR ANN] ? MOVIE VAUDEVILLE — LYCEUM Vaudeville in the talking movies i1l the big DeForest Phonofiims are offering at the Lyceum. There are tour headline numbers, not the least o which is Roger Wolf Kahn and iis night club orchestra featuring itaggedy Ann. The National Quar- 1ot is close harmony, song and dance specialties and Alma Ritter, sings for the Okay records, sings sev- w1al of her jazzy blues. The final «t ts Rudolph Wiedort, noted saxo- one player, favoring with Valse Grika. % The double feature lumbers are “Mountains of Manhat- | * featuring Charles Delaney in a | a of the rise to power of a voung structural steel worker at first «mployed on a giant skyscraper; an the other is “The Price of Honor, fraturing Dorothy Devore and Mal- colm MacGregor. In addition to Miss Devore and MacGregar, Gus- tav von Seyffertitz in the role of a old and unrelenting judge has a vowerful part. AT THE STRAND Never in the history of local thea- ters did an attraction draw so many persons as did the Gibb Sisters- Margaret and Mary—the only Am- can born joined-together Siamese wins, to the Strand theater yester- day where these famous girls opened | The | a three day's engagement. Strand is giving three shows daily during the showing of the Gibb twins. In addition to the usual mat- inea there are two complete per- formances in the evening again to- night and tomorrow. The first show starts at 6:45 while the second com- plete performance in the evening be- gins at 9:05. In addition to the extraordinary howing of the twins, the Strand pa trons were treated to one of the fin- est vaudeville programs that has come to the local playhouse since its opening. The new program on Thursday will bring to the Strand the much | discussed film, “The Tove of Sunya'" with Gloria Swanson and a new bill | .| ing | of vaudeville. DOUBL There will be a big donble fe: bill presented at the Rialto today and tomorrow. The first feature will be “Paradise for Two." starrin; Richard Dix and Betty Bronson. Th is a wow of a comedy and is sure | s to please all. Tha second feature Bride Lew Cody, or never ) than she has in us the romantic g couldn't wait to fall in love he leaps \raight into the most hilarious and refreshing series of adventures of th cart you have ever roared at. is “The Demi- Charming Norma She arming role he Demi-Bride GOOD SHOW AT CAPITOL The screen’s most in the sereen’s most glorious photo. 'he Night of Colman and Banky the current attraction at the “unitol {oday and Wednesday. widienees saw the picture » loud in the \ierful romantic drama. ment the kind everybody “The Night of Love” is the how to see. On Thursday two fea- tures will be offered. One attraction will offer Johnny Hines in the com- ind the other ent Conway rle and Irene Rich in “My Official Wife."” Iriday night is Gold Nt, a new apitol novelty when $50.00 in gold pieces is awarded lucky patrons at- | tending the show. Reginning da lays the hig atirs For real ion comes in of- ring “Rookies,” the greatest laugh picture ever made, and th the funny Karl Dane and George Ar- thur in the leading roles. Everyman’s Bible Class Entertains at Banquet Ahout $0 members of Everyman's Bible class attended a banquet at the Burritt hotel last evening. The ollowing ministers were guests of jionor: Rev. Theodore A. Greene, . William Ross, Rev. Gustav H. shneck, Rev. Dr. A. A. Ahlquist, Rev. W. H. Alderson, Ttev. R. N, Gilman and Rev. Samuel Sutcliffe. selections were given by Fred Miss Miss ral readings. rtha. Howerth th bouquets for aring the year. Hall’s First Meeting eton gave s Anna and were presented their assistance atham, On State Commission | Hall will at- | ard 1. < meeting of the stat wourd of control and finance in his vacity as seeretary of control and . tomorrow afternoon. The il members who* are to serve with Senator Hall have not yet heen Chairman John M. Wad- s of the former board of fi- sience, replaced by the new com- pn, will attend tomorrow’s med Saiundav, Dies Monday v York, May 10 (A—DMiss v Porter, daughter of the late sidney Porter (40, Henry" ) author, B / who had written a number the pen name was an invalid in last two for the was married last Saturday to A, Satin, She was divoreed from her st husband, Oscar Cesare, the ist, several years ago. NO POLIC REPORT The annual reports of the police partment will not be ready for the onthly meeting of the commission- '3 tonight, Chief Hart said today, 1 account of the several days’ ill- % of Clerk William Buechner. Mr. chner is expected to return to 'k tomorrow, % Imuln who | photoplay | starring Norma Shearer and | glorious lovers | e of this | | night for four of | By ) I;il npiad e _%_»/7 - Botices and reviews in this column are Tespective amusement company. AT THE PALACE | Double feature bills are oftered for today with Pat O'Malley and Vir- ginia Valll in “Watch Your Wife” and “The Lost Express” with Helen | Holmes. The feature picture for tomorrow will be the Henry King production “Stella Dallas,” the story of a wom- an's heart, the lens through which | the love life of every woman is| X-rayed. It is a photographic re- | cital of sacrifice that will tug at the | |emotions of every mother, every father, every daughter, for there is a Stella in every community. The | story, read by millions, comes from the heart about a typical girl whose | heart craves romance. It is directed |at the heart, and strikes true. “IF 1 WAS RICH” ENIOFABLE COMEDY ‘Poli Plagers in Play of Luxury Loving Wile } (By Herald Reviewer) An entertaining little comedy drama, savoring something of the old Horatio Alger storics in which | the poor young man, starting under | the financial handicap of nothing | | eventually meets a person of wealth | who takes an intecest in him and | puts him on the path toward suc- | }crsu, is being offered this week by | the Poll Players who present “If 1 Was Rich.” The company contin- | its excellent work and again ! this week the leading man, Vincent Colman, playing in a supporting role, really does some of the hest work lie has yet exhibited. The lead this week is taken by Rohert | Perry and that by Colman is the comedy lead. Coleman’s that of a wise-cracking, f radlo announcer, “IX Voice of the t White { His modesty would have made P. | ish Ann O'Naal, stricken appendicitis ye cd upon at the 1 and an under- called in at the last min- © did exceptionally well Rich™ deals with a y voung marricd man whose ble little wife has the unhap- Py faculty of a love for luxury and determination to live beyond their So great is her love for Jux- | that pts a valuable let from a former admirer and | in the end almost brings about | |a break Dbetween herself and her hushand. Miss Grant as the wife |is ahsolutely true to her part. Trim, buoyant, thinking only of ple 1 riches and then pouting pi and bezging off coyly when th 20 wrongz, she does her part to per- | fection. Robert Perry as her ador- | ing hushand who suffers in silence | i ith she ace: this, sure ttily s | until finally aroused by finding that his wife had been “cheating” s ! 200d in the sympathetic role. Tn e final denouement however, he ! Dorothy | could | thos to the pl | evidenced last night. I men CHILDREN'’S HATS MARY and MARGARET GIBB Siamese Twins Born Joined-Toge Other wax a bit more without spoiling his part. Edmund | Abbey cast as an apparently eccen- tric old Scrooge who hides beneath his rough exterior a heart of gold, adds not only comedy but also pa- ¥ and Mr. Coleman Earle breeze through with some fine, clean comedy that kecps the house in an uproar much of the time. Walter Scott Weeks| in the role of another social four. flusher gives his performange and Matthew Callahan | of this city again has quite a speaks ing part which he carries off well, | Fanny Ray, Jay Ray, Bernard| Steele, Louis Smith, Helen Hines| and Dorothy Donwell also appear to advantage, “If T Was Rich” is a three act play which can well he specded up by at least a half hour's time. A shorter wait between acts and run- ning the acts off a bit faster would eliminate the one glaring fault as Another com- anent the reaction of the au- e is not amiss. Why audiences so often in- | t at the midst of a highly | i or touching scene, one | which should call for moist eves it any outward show of emotion is |1 neeessary, invariably bursts into | loud sous guifaws? xt week the compan offers | Butter and Egg Man [ n and Adrienne dience likew “The COFIELD HELD FOR TRIAL May 10 (P— amford, Conn., Henry N. Scofield, assistant treas- & Davis-Scofield company, ors, was bound over to . superior court today when ar- raigned in city court on charges of embezzlement and arson. Ha is al- Jeged to have embezzied $7,000 from the Glenbrook branch of the com- 11 to have attempted to set on De- pany ¢ fire to the building there cember 24, 1926, Lovely New Styles | “ ERTAINLY! a new hat, C Gay Youthful Colors Mary Ellen should have a Her dad would not ob- | Jject—to the extravagance—because it is an economy at the Grant Ready to Wear Store. better selection at NOwW [ Ry We ask you—where can you get a 1\ $1to $1.95 | ] Daughter Wed THE STORC of NV MEC(CHAND!S[' MCRCHANDIST NCVER ACCUMULATCS TYLES SHOWN e John A city ford. Mr. of finance in the a veteran of Andrews, which secretary, plan commi ther. Acts Now at the Strand with flznrouv‘G G. Kaplan Appointed To Hartford Commission usual finished | | i GEORGE, G, KAP) George G. Kaplan, secretary of And Co., Inc., of this been named a member of y plan commission in Hart- Kaplan is a former alder- nan and was member of the board Capital City. He is the World war. John A. former owner of the store 10w conducted by the company of Commissioner Kaplan fs 1S & member of the city fon in this city. TODAY AND WED. 2:50—4:50 7:10—0:10. RONALD COLMAN VILMA BANKY | in “THE NIGHT OF LOVE" 2—Features—3 Jobnnie Hines in ALL ABOARD" Conway Tearle Trene Rich in “MY OFFICIAL FRIDAY is Gold Night $50 in gold pieces Given Away! Starts Next Sun. with DOROTHY REVIER and Great Cast. TALKING PICTUR 4 BIG ACT s TAL MATIN This coupon and 10c. will admit any lady to best seats at matinec. ARTEORDY T > SWATCH YOU Co-Veatur Tk and Her of Henrt Life Bared in an Epic otion That Stirs the Soul Thrilla the Senses. ter of “On Guard” Comedies Don't Forget Our BUNDLE l'\l(l'\ THURSDAY NIGHAT ADMISSION Matines, E Orchestra Balcony Children jing Men Most Handsome. New York, May 10 (UP)—Gen- tlemen of the college generation have joined the ranks — they pre- | | for blondes. By a vote of 500 students on lhe round-the-world cruise of the float- | university “Ryndam,” the women of Denmark are the most blonde types. Charles H. Phelps, ir., president of the University Travel assocla- tlon, said today, rosy-cheeked northern type won by a large majority. The undergradu- ate votes deny any belief that the dark-eyed senorita, the languorous southern types, make a strong ap- peal to the average American.” Parisian women and English men the distinction of being the best dressed. Siam led 33 other countries as the most popular. After encircling the world, the students voted that the Taj Mahal in India was the most interesting thing to be seen. And the Taj Ma- hal eompeted with the tombs of the sacred moun- the Chinese emperors, taln of Japan and temples at Bangkok. BALL GAMES POSTPONED The two Industrial league games scheduled to be played at Walnut Hill park this evening were called off this noon because of the inclem- STRAN COMPLETE SHOWS AT 2:10—6:45—9:05 TONIGHT & WEDNESDAY Margaret & Mary GIBB AMERICA'S ONLY MA T/VE 2 Days More OF HOLYOKE =~ MASS. 4—Other Acts—4 On the Screen FLORENCE VIDOR in RAID OF LOVE" ATTEND THE MATINEES A AVOID THE G CROWDS COMING THURS.—FRL—SAT. She attracted men -but not THE_MAN_she wanted. And a Brilliant Bill of VAUDEVILLE | RIALTO | Broad St. Phone 4268 | TODAY & TOMORROW Double Feature Bill RICHARD DIX —in— “PARADISE FOR TWO” and orma Shearer, Lew Cody i T “THE DEMI-BRIDE” Try Our Daily SPECIAL LUNCHEON AND DINNER, 65c. No Cover Charge, Entertainment every Wednesday and Saturday Evening. Dancing Every Evening. Blue Swan beautiful and the men of Sweden | are the most handsome. 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