New Britain Herald Newspaper, July 9, 1927, Page 3

COLLEEN MOORE AT THE GAPITOL Featured in “Naughty But Nice” | Next Week i ything is in readiness for the «rand opening and dedication of the new Robert Morton golden voiced organ at the Capital on Sunday eve- ning. After three months of in- stallation this magnificent instru- ment will peal out its sonorous tones as the feature music for the photoplay prescntations selected for this evening. FFor the opening photoplay attrac- tion the management has selected | Colleen Moore, screendom'’s most | | popular star in her newest and| | sreatest hit, “Naughty But Nice.” If you enjoy love and romance, adventure, and bright sparkling comedy, don't fail to mark down | Naughty But Nice” on your date : Colleen Mooreand Hallam, Coole; S Waughty Bt e calendar the first half of next week. [The picture does several things. It lzives you a thousand laughs, pre- fscnts Colleen's brand new leading finan, Donald Reed, who is certain to ipeed up feminine heart action, and give Miss Moore splendid chances of a plain, long- | fhaired, bespectacied and freckled lit- le dumbbell, who gains freedom frrom her induigent uncle’s Texas ich when an oil discovery makes flim a millionaire. The metamor- | fionosis of this pathetic, comical little firerson into the most stunning girl in an exclusive ecastern finishing Jichool is a vere test of Miss foore’s acting ability through which fl-he has come brilliantly. Othe ubjeets on the program will lofter the Capitol News showing i cones of Byrd's arrival in France: \esop’s Table, an educational reel, oyd Hamilton in the comedy, ‘His B ‘ter Half. Fake Liquor Agents Accused of Extortion s London, July 9 (A—Arraign- Hed in town court in Waterford yes- fHtcrday charged with the extortion of money from Roland V. Branton, Bwhom they accused of violating the Hliquor law and whom they promised ' fithey would protect, Clifton W. Sin- ir of this v and Charles Garvin of Scotland, Conn., had their cascs continued until July 18. It was inti- matéd by Prosecutor J. James Flovd {that more serious charges might be brought against them and other pet - <ons might be arrested. The men were arrested yesterday following a long investigation. Tt leged that they have been| shaking down" proprietors of road il o s in this vicinity representing that they would secure them pro- tion for illegal sale of liquoY. f At the Reynolds inn in Waterford on the night of June 25, the men are alleged to have extorted the m of $50. Their bonds have been placed at 24,000 each. oston, July 9 (UP)-—Conductors a:d motormen eriployed by the Bos fon Elevated railway have be i eravted an incroase of 2% cents an our ‘n their wages and a oix day The hourly maximura rate on two- ) un cars 1s raised to 75 cents, or a fl v cekly wace of 335, and the operat- of onv-man cars reecive S& cents 140,80 @ week, Clange to a six- “week s expected to off:r posi- | tions to many men previously laid FALLS INTO CELLAR Thompsonville, July 9 (P—George Allen, 85, while employed in a new house for his aunt Charles D. Bent in John | stree terday, fell backward through an apening on the second floor and landed on his head in the cellar. He was taken to the Spring- field hospital where it was found that his collar bone was fractured, head injured and several ribs crack- 2 He is expected to recover. H. con POLI'S PALACE ILARTFORD ALL_THIS WEEK Mat. Today, Thurs. and Sat., Chicago Considers Lindbergh Beacon Chicago, July 9 UP—A giant flood- lighted tower climbing 1,320 feet in- to the sky and topped with a dirigi- ble mooring mast and an aircraft beacon visible from Springfield, Ill, or Grand Rapids, Mich,, on a clear night may greet the eyes of Chica- go's world fair visitors in 1933. Plans for the construction of such a tower in honor of Col. Charles A. | Lindbergh were placed before Mayor Thompson last night by Samuel In- isull, Jr., chairman of the Centennial | committee of the electrical associa- tion of Chicago. 'WHITE MICE'ON PALACE SCREEN Famous Novel Shown in Pic- turized Form “White Mice,” the picturization by | Pinellas Films, of Richard Harding Davis’ famous novel of the same | name 1s playing tomorrow. Jacquellne Logan in the featured role is winning admiration for her beauty and acting, while the plot it- self is on to thrill both excitable juveniles and adults, and concerns a romance amidst a red hot revolution in Montebello, a small South Ameri- can republic. The companion feature offers Bob Custer in his newest F. B. O. pro- duction, Bob is at his best in this picture and has a splendid chance to reveal his remarkable ability. as a comedian. He plays the part of a cowboy, who for romantic and other reasons, performs valet dutles to the uncle of the girl he loves. As the cowboy he has some startling new stunts which he performs on “Whis- key,” his popular and amazing horse | who has appeared with him in all his pictures. In the role of the valet Custer shows his undeniable talent in handling humorous situa- tions and succeeds in adding comedy to his list of conquests. The coming attractions Monday are “So This Is Paris,” starring May McAvoy, Willard Louis and Louise Fazenda and ‘“Mistaken Orders,” with Helen Holmes. 'HEAD PIERGED BY RO, STILL LIVES Steel Worker Has Four Skull| Fractures, But He Smiles Hammond, Ind., July 9 (P—Paul | Kosty was still cheating death in a hospital here today, the fourth since his head was pierced by a 26 foot red hot steel rod. Kosty, 37, foreman in the La Salle Steel Co,, here, was brought into the | { | ually getting them into trouble. They | hospital to die two weeks ago, after he was struck by the steel rod while on his straightening bench in the plant. The rod struck him mouth, and protruded 22 feet on the outside of his head. Still conscious, he shouted for help and with the asistance of fellow employes, pulled the remaining portion of the rod through his head. Conscious ever since the accident, he ate his first full meal yesterday. in the neck | on the left side, passed through his NEW BRITAIN DAILY HERALD, SATURDAY, JULY 9, 1927. New Organ at Capitol IREi] it i Golden Console of w Robert Morton Organ in Capitol A BANNER BILL "~ ATTHE STRAN {“The Prince of Headwaiters” ! Feature Film—Good Vaudeville i A banner bill'is in store for Strand fang both in vaudeville and photo- plays for next week. The attrac- tion on the screen beginning Sun- day evening, ‘The Prince of Head- | waiters,” starring Lewis Stone, is on {of the most gripping dramas that have come along in many moons. {1t revolves around a son, who, sacri- Ificing o life time of happiness for {just a single moment of madness— nnaware that the waiter who is serv- {ing him is his own father. The vau- 'deville portion of the Strand pro- gram beginning Monday afternoen |has among its notable names the {comedy sensation of vaudeville, Le | Foye and Strzman’company in their | presentation called “Tea. for Three;” {other acts include the New Gold F |vue, a Parisian fantasy; Munn and { White in their unique offering, “The | |Oriental and the Occidental;” the Jack Mecley Trio; and Rogers and Wynne. Tonight will mark the final show- ings of the Midget's Pastimes, a novel act with ten little Lilliputians which scored a decided hit in thei revue rince their opening at the Strand last Thursd: “MEN OF DARING “Men of Daring” is a go movie of the west in the 70's story tells of the adventur “Jack,” “Ace” and “King, Musketeers of the Wes v s and good deeds of > contin- | feats are the talk of the country where deeds of reckless daring are Propped up on his cot, the injured ; man consumed a bowl of soup, a dish of mashed string beans, apple pie, custard pud- ding and two glasses of milk. A jagged hole in Kosty's neck more than an inch in diameter is rapidly healing. Surgeons removed two square inches of bone from his skull. X.ray examination showed four definite skull fractures. A wife and three children are con- stantly at his bedside, while he talks, eats, laughs and tries to allay their fears. tomato Secretary Davis Off on First Vacation in 5 Years New York, July 9 (#—On his first vacation in five years, Secre- tary of War Dwight W. Davis sailed for Europe early today on the White Star line Olympic. Mr. Davis sald he will meet his family, now in the south of France, and return with them in about two months. Mrs. David M. of John D. Rockefeller, and her husband, were also passengers. The couple sailed after attending the family celebration of the 88th birth- . day of Mr. Rockefeller at Pocantico Hills yesterday. Milton, daughter | potatoes, ' | | 5 ACTS OF VAUDEVILLE ~ COMING MONDAY |} “SO THIS IS PARIS” and “MISTAKEN ORDERS” common. Don't fail to remember that to- Inight is the last showing of “T |Gorilla Hunt” Ben Burbridge's 3,000 Imile trip into the center of wilde: | frica, and “The Beauty Shoppers !smn'lm; Mae Busch and Ward Crane feature comedy providing a merry | cocktail ot laughs with added at- |traction *“The Lyceum Vodvil { vue” featuring Jack Conlon, the ra- !halanced prog: !and dance variety hits, | RUM RUNNERS ARE | GIVEN BIG FINES \New Milford Gourt Shows Little Leniency to Them | | New Milford, July 9 Orio of 204 Wallace stroct (#—John New Ha- and costs on a {ven, was fined charge of transporting .iquor, $50 on | |& charge of reckless driving, $30 on |a charge of failing to stop in re- {<ponse to a signal, $50 more for driv- {ing with improper lights and sen- [tenced to 30 days in jail when ar- raigned before Judge M: here yesterday. Fifteen days of the 1jail sentence was suspeaded. Al- {phonse Coppolo, a comranion of | Orio's, of 43 Green street, New Haven | was fined $250 on a charge of tran {porting liquor and given a 30 da il sent execution suspended. fines were paid aftor court and ree, | Orio was taken to the Litchfield jail | . The men were of the { r driven by Orio and containing halted after a chase nd found to contain 13) gallons of what police believed to 2 BIG FEATURES SUNDAY EVENING Second Show at 8:10 TOM TYLER in “TOM AND HIS PAL: —also— . Hutchison .Ford Sterling in “TRUNK MYSTERY” Cha ' a King! Drama Fit for Re- ! {dio entertainer supreme” and a well um of comedy, song | n Disbrow | irly on ihe morning | state police when a PLAY NEW ORGAN AT THE CAPITOL Wonder Instrument Will Be Dedicated Sunday With Willlam S. Jeffs and a sur- prise guest organist at the console for solo and recital programs, Capitol theater's new $40,000 golden voiced Robert Morton organ will be dedicated tomorrow evening. Work of installing this organ has continued over the past three months, considerable time having been taken for carpenters to recon- struct and enlarge the sound box chambers back of the gilded grating lof the proscenium arch. These {chambers are absolutely sound {proof, thus throwing all tones into 'xhe auditorium of the theate in {them is a maze of pipes, w control the huge instrument. precise lines of the organ The wide and graduating down to size of a lead pencil, the sealed wind conductors, the reservoirs, the |switchboards and ! parts makes one fairly gasp that so ! complicated an instrument should really be so attractive. To give a sketchy dea of just | what this organ is, it may be re- marked that it contains every in- ! strument used orchestra. Ilins cornets, clarinets, trumpets, trombones, tubas, flutes, drums, bass drums, piccolos, oboes, bassoons, flutes, oriental musettes, harps. or- chestra bells and similar jazz Instru- Entert for the | es, in- | struments and switchboards which ' pipes, | some of them 16 feet long, 18 inches | the | other numerous !s in a full symphony | There are, in part, vio- | ments, xylophones, Chinese wood plocks, castane d other effects too numerous to mention. One of the important features ot this organ is the stop technically termed the vox humana which is d produce a tone so the human voice t tically carry a popular air. During the past few days 3 have been several organists at the theater trying out new instru- ment and selections played ranging [from the ponderous church music to lose th the lighter veins of up to date jazz | have been plaved effectively. The organ appears to have great volume, g0od tone quality and secms to be ily controlled from giant man- at which the organist sits, sur- {rounded by a battery of Kk and ;stops for his hands and a series of bars and levers for his feet, the last {named being for the bass tones. ! This organ is the second of its kind ma the first having been r centl led in a New York theater. in BASEBALL BIG FIVE (P- Unitc 1 Press) Bube Ruth er within one Lou Gehrig when he pounded his h home run of the season. His other hit in eight times at b ot s average to the | v bitting a triple and n‘i Hornsby's best | three tries. Speaker connected for two doubles an’ two singles in cight times up. Cobb hit a single 1 four times at bat. | Averages was a single Pet. hr Gehrig | Ruth {Hornsby -Cobh | speaker ALWAYS FEATURES—2 LYCE TONIGHT -The Lyceum Vaudeville Revue . IN ADDITION TO OUR REGULAR PROGRAM “«“ 7 MAE BUSCH, WARD CRANE TEErE?x‘H;LLA i “The Beauty Shoppers” AW, SPIRING A Laugh-Provoking Comedy SUNDAY—MONDAY—TUESDAY—WEDNESDAY A Thrilling Epic of Western Trails in the Early 70's. A Leaf From a Woman’s Soul ’mon Everybody! almment all Sunday Night 2 Performances 6:30 and 8:30 I |GRAND OPENING - AND DEDICATION ROBERT MORTON GOLDEN VOICED Surprises ! Organlogues ! Novelties Galore ! In Americas Finest Thoatres Expressing the Sonorous Tones of a full, complete, symphony orckestra! You will be thrilled! You will marvel at this magnificent organ. RE THE POLI PLAYERS turing SV His son, sacrificing a whole LIFE-TIME of HAPPINESS for a moment of madness— Unaware that the waiter who served him was his own father !11!! CRANC] AMS LLOYD HAMILTON in “HIS BETTER HALF” CAPITOL NEWS Showing Byrd's Ar- rival in France W MISS RUTH LYONS and NT CC in The Striking Dramatic Sensation STELLA | DALLAS |[I POPULAR PRICES Mat. 20c¢, 25¢, 35¢ Eve. 25¢, 35¢, 50¢ LOGES RESERVED Sundays 30c, 40¢ The Cool TRAN Open All Summer VINC N S D