New Britain Herald Newspaper, February 15, 1928, Page 13

NS (A S A - o HOATRRS N |!‘-Iullllg ) R O . Unless otherwise indicated, theatrical motices and reviews in this column sre written by press sgencies for the Tespective amusement compaay. BIG PARADE AT PALACE That monumental screen epic, “The Big Parade” starring John Gilbert, i8 shown today and Thurs- day at the Palace theater. “The Big Parade” is a simple story, simply told, Jim Apperson, an easy going likeable young fellow en- lists at the outbreak of the war, leaving his family and sweetheart. He becomes deeply attached to his two buddies, Slim and Bull, played delightfully by Karl Dane and Tom O'Brien. While stationed behind the lines, he falls in love with a French peasant girl, Melisande, and at the conelusion of the war goes home to find eonditions ohanged. It would be | unfair to future audiences to tell the rest of the story. AT LYCEUM Come today, come tomorrow, come Friday to the Lyceum theater, and hera's a straight from the shoulder fact—you'll ses one of the finest| double feature programs. We are | more than sure that you'll not only enfoy it, but vou won't be able to resist the temptation of telling others. The main attraction offers “Streets of Shanghai,” starring the well known Kenneth Harlan and I'auline Starke. The companion feature offers Pauline Frederick, the great actress, in one of her rarest ‘The Nest,” with a brilliant NEW ACHIEVEMENT (CLUB Organization has been completed and officers elected of a new Junior Achievement club at the home of Mre. T. W. Hinchliffe, leader, of 10 Warlock street. The name of the club is “The Joy Givers” and the officers elected are: B President, Ritamae Hinchliffe; vice president, Marion Barta; secre- tary, Grace Walsh; treasurer, Henrli- etta Dubowy; Reporter, Anna Stavinsky. The monthly meeting of the New Britain Junior Achievement Founda- tion was held in room 207 at City hall last night. Routine business was transacted. ' New Britain Gas Light Co. $125 Gas Range VICTORY CARNIVAL and BAZAAR Tonight .v UNITED HALL 310 Main Street DANCE Musie by WORTHY HILLS ORCHESTRA Friday Night Feb. 17, 1928 Stanley Arena Admission 50c. PARSONS’ TONIGHT And All Week Ofessrs. Shubert Present THE MUSICAL HIT of the CENTURY My Maryland with OLGA COOR All Star Singing Cast Great Male Soldier Chorus Prices: Eves, Oreh. $3.45; ‘h.h. Balr. Be. $2.30, These $1: P fat. Mat., Orch. $2.58 $1.3, $1.15; Fam. Cir. prices include tax. | him 1 CHAPLIN AT THE CAPITOL “The Circus,” Charlie Chaplin's latest comedy, his first in two years and a half, is still drawing large crowds to the Capitol where it is be- ing presented all this week. Capitol audiences are delighted with Chaplin and that he still re- mains the king of comedy is easily seen in “The Circns,” wherein he offers a remarkable portrayal in pan- tomimr; gay, joyous, most of the time, his ability for turhing to pathos is quicker than the eye can see. In “The Circus” he is'still the old Charlie in the character that made famous-—battered derby hat, misfit. suit, little moustache under his nose, a badly battered pair of shoes and his cane. ‘The picture is shown continuously daily at 2:10, 4:30, 7:00 and 9:10 with a special showing for kiddies at 4:30 for ten cents. Parents may {bring the children with them at the matinees or for ten cents. Beginning Sunday night the Cap- itol will offer for four days the out- standing photoplay of the new year, “The Last Command,” with Emil Jannings.n the featured role. evening performances AT THE STRAND The final performances of Anatol Friedland and his notable Club Ana- tol Revue will be presented at the Strand today. In order to accommo- date as many as possible on this fi- ral day, the management is giving three complete shows today with continuous shows. ‘The. new program tomorrow will bring to the Strand Richard Dix in “8porting Goods” and a new five act vaudeville bill of variety. The vau- deville for the week-end include the Five Lamys; Marty White; “In China” an orlental fantasy; Lomax and Johnson and Joe Small's Seven Stylish Steppers. Thursday night the Strand will present eight acts including three new discoveries. *Among the eight acts to appear Thursday night will be the popular New Britain bari- tone, John Ashmore Gowen, assisted by Miss Barbara Troop at the pi- ano. PARSONS—HARTFORD To the serles of light opera which the Messrs. Shubert so pleasingly in- troduced with “Blossom Time" and “The Student Prince,” they have gow added “My Maryland,” which for musical beauty, colorful costumes and settings and lyrical grandeur, sets a standard that will be difficult to rival., This musical romance which is at Parsons’ for the rest of the week, is another one of those de- lightful operettas, more sumptuous than “The Student Prince,” with charming melodies and real singers to sing them; with one of thosc honest, homely love stories that never grow old and a mixed chorus of 60 voices. Henry E. C. Hill Named Burns Club President At the annual meeting of the Burns’ club the following officers were elected for the year: President, Henry E. C. Hill; vice president, C. 8. Hart; secretary, W. G. Gibney; treasurer, Robert Bloan: planist, James MacArthur; membership Robb, Alexander Gordon. The profits from the recent ban- quet amounted to $29.32. This was given to the Children's Home, it be- ing the rule of the club that profit on the annual banquet is to be given to charity. BRITISH BOYCOTT Calcutta, India, Feb. 15 (A—The Simon commission on Indian re- forms {8 due here Monday and the Swarafist and Nationalist leaders of Bengal today proclaimed a boycott of British goods. The boycott affects cotton cloth especially. The Dutch aettlers paid 24 dol- lars for Manhattan Island. LYCEUM ~—NEW SHOW— TODAY—THURS.—FRI. . ........H BLANKET NIGHT Co-Feature Pauline Frederick “THE NEST” Starts Saturday ‘AAM & FGGS AT THE FRONT T LADIES' MATINEE This coupon and 10c will admit any lady to best matinee scats. o i S committee, Willilam Blair, Stephen | NEW BRITAIN DAILY HERALD, WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 15, 1928. Margot. Asquith’s Personality Great Factor in Achievements of Brilliant Mate, Critics Say Wife of Former British Premier Renowned for Her Loyalty, Wit and Scintillating Conversa- tion, London, Feb. 15 UP—To the Coun- tess of Oxford and Asquith — better known as Margot Asquith—political writers give credit for having had much to do with her husband’s suc- cess in climbing to the exalted posi- tion of prime minister. Herbert Asquith, it is pointed out, was a great scholar, an erudite statesman, and in the forefront of England’'s orators. But he was in many respects a. somewhat diffident and retiring man, where his personal interests were concerned, and was not of the type to push himself into the limelight. His brilllant wife furnished those qualities which he perhaps lacked to achieve personal greatness. Was Outstanding On one poin' most of the eritics agree—that Margot Asquith has been and is one of the outstanding per- sonalities of her day. As Margot Tennant sh> was one of the most brilliant wits in the court of King Edward VII and much in faver with royalty and society in general be- causs of her scintillating conve: tion, her extraordinary vitality and vivid personality. From the tima she married Her- bert Asquith until his death she de- voted much of her endless energy to his interest. She provided the stage management for the great actor. That she had her severe critics s admitted, but it is point- ed out the most outstanding char- acters draw fire at one time or an- other. 1t was sometimes jokingly remark- ed that Margot was the real premier when her husband was in power. Observers say that this is detracting too much from the work of a great | man though they concede that she provided a good deal of the driving power in _this life partnership. Never qnce did she desert her colors, even | in the most trying mofents of her husband's career, when he had to give way to Lloyd George in the premiership, and later when his party was shattered and he was in- volved with Lloyd George in a des- perate battle for political leadership. Fought Like Tigress Khe fought like a tigress at bay | °F Statesman® upon whose experi- with her young, employing the full powers of her brilllance against the enemy, and she was with her hus- band constantly in his last and great- est fight, through the long hours of the day and night as his life slowly ebbed, never forsaking the post which she had maintained so loyally through the long years of their com- radeship. EARL OF OXFORD, 73, SUCCUMBS 10 LINGERING ILLNESS (Continued from First Page) crisis of the great war stolidly, but it was felt that he lacked the mag- netism necessary to guide Great Britain through the conflict and ne stepped down, being succceded by Lloyd George. Then in another great erisis in England the general atrike of 1926, Earl Oxford censured ILloyd George for his attitude {n favor of the miners.: Efforts to bring about a reconcilliation of the two liheral leaders failed and In October, 192 Lord Oxford =annouaced his retir ment as liheral leader. When the end came, Lady Oxfora was near collapse after her lons vigil at the earl's bedside. The news of Lord Oxford’s death spread quickly through the village and soon &mall groups of people were gathered on the village green THE STRA Children Always Starting THURSDAY RICHARD —in— “SPORTING ~ GOODS” with A Big Vaudewlie Entertainment? ND Always A Good Show outside the house. Lady Oxford ordered that tele. grams be aent King George, Premier Raldwin and others announcing the former premiecr's death. Telegrams of sympathy began pouring in from all of the allied countries. They included one from King Albert of Belgium and eeveral from America. Old Statesman Passing. The death of the Earl of Oxford and Asquith further diminished the list of the great survivors of the Victorian era. Of the statesmen of that period there are now alive only two of out- standing eminence, the Karl of Roscbery and the Earl of Balfour. There are others whose careers over- lapped the era, Viscount Grey for example but they did not reach prominence until later. Lord Rosebery, and Lord Balfour are nearly the same age, the former having been " born in 1837 and the latter in 1848, but the passage of the years has decalt differently with them. While Rosebery has been a complete invalid for some time, Bal- four is 2 member of the cabinet to- day. Out of Politics 20 Years, The aged liberal Rosebery lives in retirement at the Durdans, near Epsom, and is rarely seen by any- body except a few intimate friends. His declining vears are cheered by the companionship of his little grandchild, Ruth Primrose, the daughter of his favorite son, Neil Primrose, who was killed while serv- ing in Palestine during the World War. Rosebery has been out of politics for some twenty vears and hie brief premiership from March, 1894, to June, 1895, {s almost forgotten to- day. His life-long interest in horse racing has probably kept his name before the public more than hi &hare in the government of the na- tion. Balfour Active. When a young man, Rosebery said ke had two ambitions—to becoms premier and to win the derhy. achieved both aims in the same year, twice since then he has repeat- ed his derby victories but never agaln was premier. nlike Earl Rosehery, Lord Bal | four never retired permanently from | the political field and he now holds the post of lord president of the council in the Baldwin cabinet. The post is not an onerous one and his place is rather like that of an “eld- ence and counsel his colleagues may rely. i Although Te is just now recover- {ing from illness and confined to his |Tiome in Scotland, it is understood his condition is not serious. He has maintained his vigor beyond his years and has been able to play ten- |nis and golf with the zest of a | younger man. 54 Years in Politics Earl Balfour's political career be- gan as long ago as 1874 when he entered parliament under the aegis of his eminent uncle Marquis of Salisbury and was soon holding office. After filling various govern- |ment posts he became premier in 1902. During the war he was head |of the admiralty and then the for- |eign office. Farl of Balfour headed a British mission to the United States in 1917 and also the one to the Washington disarmament conference in 1921, He resembles Earl Rosebery in his love of literature. He achleved fame in literature through publication of two i notable books, “A Defender of Phil- osophic Doubt.” and “The Founda- | tions of Belief. Distinguished Career The career of Herbert Henry As- quith was one of the most dis- |tinguished ~ among | statesmen in England, where he was |regarded as onc of the most able, scholarly and hard working leaders |who ever headed the government. | Hin long period of public serv was replete in dramatic possibilities |but he never took advantage of them to play to the gallery. Secm |ingly content to lead his people bs | following them. he advanced quiet- |1y by sheer tenacity and hard work, coupled with mnatural ability. One TODAY Anatol Friedland 8 Complete Shows 3 Continuous Vaudeville's STYLISH STEPPERS —— MARTY WHITE The Rolling Laugh = Speediest LOMAX “Merry Mixture” Variety! 5 LAMYS THURSDAY NIGHT g 8—ACTS—S8 Including Three with JOHN ASHMORE Great Discoveries GOWEN of New Britain He | contemporary | of his warmest admirers once ob- served fthat Asquith's modesty verg- ed on deformity. In 1868, as a London school boy of 16, Asquith is said to have told his schoolmates that one day he would be lord chancellor or prime minister, and constantly he asked his companions to test his knowl- edge of parliamentary procedure. It the story is true, it appears to be the only evidence that Asquith ever hoasted of his knowledge or ability, or voiced his ambition. Served Half Century After a service of approximately half a century to his country, Lord Oxford virtually retired from public life late in 1926, his retirement hav- ing been brought about with a series of events beginning with the sweep- ing conservative victory in the gen- eral elections of 17°24. From that battle at the polls the liberals, of which Lord Oxford had been leader since 1908, emerged as a broken party, temporarily at least. There followed dissensions in the ranks of the party that culminated in the bitter controversy between Lord Oxford and David Lloyd | George over the latter's attitude dur- ing the general strike in 1926. A few months later Lord Oxford re- signed as party leader. Beginning of the End Previously, in January, 1925, the earl's acceptance of his title general- ly was regarded as the heginning of the end of a great political career. The honor of an earldom was offer- ed by the king on the advice of Prime Minister Baldwin “in recog- nition of his great services to the nation.” He chose the title Earl of Oxford and Asquith. Several |times before he had refused honors, | pretering to follow the traditions of the great prime ininisters of Eng- land to be known in history by his own name. Created Sensation A profound political sensation was |created in May, 1226, with the pub- lication of a letter from Lord Ox- ford to Lloyd George censuring the latter for his attitude in favor of the miners during the general strike. Lloyd George's reply, published at |the same time, characterized the | Oxford letter as “a provocation | document.” At the time the exchange ,of letter was interpreted as mean- {ing that Lloyd George must resign ' as parllamentary leader of the liber- al party, or that Lord Oxford, Vis- count Grey and other prominent | members would cut loose from the | party. This first clash between the two party leaders was followed by a | more serious one a month later, | when the Earl of Oxford and a ma- | jority of his colleagues adopted what | was considered the sentence of ex- communication of Llovd George | trom the liberal party. The decision was contained in a letter written by Lord Oxford to Sir Godfrey Collins, chlet liberal whip of the party, and was regarded as making complete | the breach in the party so far as the leaders were concerned. Following this action the national liberal federation at i§s annual ses- slon adopted a resolution expressing { unabated confidence in Lord Oxford. | Supporters of Lloyd George demand- | ed the resolution be made clear that lit meant no reflection upon their chieftain and won their point by be- ing assured that it did not. Repudiates His Authority The adherents of Lloyd George then took the initiative in July by declding to repudiate the authority of Lord Oxford and his so-called JAPITOL NOW—THIS WEEK 2.10—4:30—7:00—9:10 |l COME! sce the king of comedy in a great photoplay. Bring the Kiddics for 100 BEGINS SUNDAY “Way of All Flesh!" Here's his latest sensation and ‘What a Hit! Ohicago—"Greatest photoplay ever before the public.” “shadow cabinet.” Their sction was aimed directly at the procedure that had been the vogue of naming the liberal party whips. They insisted that the whips be elected by the liberal parliamentary party, instead of being named by Lord Oxford and 1 hadow cabinet,” as had been the custom. Although cfforts were made to bring about a reconcillation between the two leaders, the breach contin. , and finally in October, 1926, Lord Oxford announced his resigna- {tion as party leader. Broken in health, his move marked his virtual retirement from public life. Private Testimonial In July, 1927, that followers and admirers of Lord {Oxford had prepared for him a private testimonial in recognition of his services to the country in the and an annuity of $12,500, It was !turned down the certainty of a private fortune as a lawyer to enter public service, from which he re- tired virtually a poor man. Faced World Crisis Six years after Asquith bhecame | British prime minister in 1908, he was confronted with one of the most serious crises in the world's history —the outbreak of the great Euro- pean war. Quietly, he led a cheer- ing nation into war, and through perhaps the most perilous months in its history. The first mad rush regarded the stolid man at No. 10 | Downing street as a savior. Dome- tic crises followed. Public opinion turned from the leader who lacked magnetism, and when the war was half over the leadership went to {Llovd George, who had just the {human qualities that Asquith lack- ed. picturesque personality Welsh secretary of war him, But Englishmen insist Asquith stepped aside, not down, for there | was no decline and fall for the scholarly statesman who remained | just what he was in the beginning. His power was in himself, not in his office, and in a sense he had just as much, or just as little influence after | his resignation as when he was | prime minister. Throughout the awful | war, and the dreadful years of peace making, Asquith remained the same |calm, steady bulwark of English ability and respectability. During all those trying times he scarcely raised his volce above an even tone. of his replaced jeven when Lloyd George split his be- loved Liberal party wide open. Still Held His Grip Asquith was growing old, but he held his grip of affairs with quiet tenacity. He lived not only to see the prodigal Lloyd George returned 1o the fold of orthodox Liberalism, but to make Britain's first labor gov- ernment possible by withdrawing Liberal support from the Conserva- tive regime which Stanley Baldwin {had led to disaster in the general election of December, 1923, Upon Bonar Law's death Baldwin had inherited a large majority in the house of commons. But Bald- {win wanted 'a mandate of his own, of imperial tariffs. Lloyd George re- turned from his trlumphant Ameri- can tour to plunge into the cam- palgn under Asquith’s banner, for it was announced | form of a cash present of $100,000 | (pointed out that Lord Oxford had | of the enemy was countered, but few | Asquith stepped aside, and the | vears of | | Blood had never got into his eyes, | 50 he went to the voters on the issue | when free trade was at stake the schism in the Liberal party disap- peared overnight. Baldwin's defeat was stunning, Conservatives retain- ed only 259 of Bonar Law's 347 seats. Labor held 191, the United Liberals 159, while six independents were returned. Labor Threatens An unprecedented political situa- {tion confronted Great Britain. No | party had the necessary majority to |form a government. Labor was |knocking at the door as the second strongest party. With characteristic composure As- quith met the new crisis and on Jan- uary 17, 1924, he announced that Liberals would support the Labor vote of no confidence in the Baldwin government. Baldwin resigned, La- bor was inducted to power and the two-century precedent of England's two-party system was Thus at the age of 72 Asquith met another great crisis and dealt with it with the vigorous fresh viewpoint of thie yonth who had entered the [ nouse of commons nearly 40 years | betore. | Asquith started life with no ad- vantages of fortu! He was born Septeruber 12, 1852 of a middle- ¢lass, nonconformist Yorkshire family. His father dicd when he was eight and the boy went to London to school. At school he won prize after prize. Then two echolarships to Bal- liol College came his way. At Oxford he developed as an orator, and like Lords Curzon, Grey and Milner be- {longed to the famous Oxford intel- {lectual clique influenced hy Jowett. | Young Asquith made no profession | toward athletics but was more hu- man than John Morley, who never knew any physical recreation but walking. Asquith plaved quoits. In later life golf was his recreation. | Admitted to the Bar | Tn 1576 Asquith was admitted to the bar, and when still an almost | briefless barrister, married his first | | wife, Helen Melland of Manchester. Four children were born of the un- jon. His wife died in 1891 and later { he pursued and captured the clever- | est political womap of London of | that day, Miss Margot, Tennant. Five | ehildren were born of the subsequent | marriage. Three died at birth Asquith entered parliament in 1886, giving up a highly successful legal practice and three-quarters of | his Income. He was one of the few voung parliamentarfans to have had | his maiden speech eulogized by Joseph Chamberlain, and his clear ideas, lucid style and brilliant ora- |tory soon attracted attention from older members of the house. Shortly | after his election one of his motions | brought about the downfall of Lord Salisbury’s cabinet and Gladstone ascended to power. Six years later Gladstone gave him the home office | portfollo and thus at the age of 40 |he was a cabinet minister. He con- {ducted great reforms in the home office, and then was put on the op- position benches for ten years by the victory of the Unifonist party and Lord Salisbury, who was succeedéd | by his nephew, Arthur Balfour. Liberals returned to power in 1905 | and Asquith was made Chancellor of the Exchequer under Sir Harry Campbell-Bannerman. He introduc- ed three budgets and showed such [talents in keeping the nation's checkbook that when the prime minister died in 1908 there was no should? ered with nagging backach aches and dizziness? thought to your kidneys! neys. When the kidneys ‘At all dealers, 60c a box. Are the kidney secretions too frequent, scanty or burning in passage? Then you should give some Colds and chills increase the poisons in the blood and bring extra work to the kid- waste impurities remain in the blood and headac e, drowsy head- hes and destroyed. | reason for the Liberal party %9 a leader. Asquith was the man. Once in power Asquith policy of radical pariiament clal and constitutional continued throughout his caresr, by no means the least of acts was that of 192¢ whes his titude made possible Labor rule England. No political figure in |century had such important pred. lems to solve; free trade fights, ep- position from the House of Lerds the Great war, and finally the ques- ! tion “should Labor rule?™ In all these great crises his calm and direct manrer secured suppert from his friends and respect from his political enemies. Being without egotism, vanity, jealousy or paltri- nees, he did not insist on playing the | leading role always. When ome of his colleagues in the cabinet suggested | reform he let him work it out in his [own way, at the same time giving | him his strong and whole-hearted | support. Supported Measares When the national {insurance scheme providing sickness benefits, | the workman’s compensation act, |old-age pensions for the peorer | classes and the measure | the power of the House of Lords to | veto popular legialation were under | discussion, Asquith lent them all the | support of his strong intellect and lucld, orderly thought. The great war came to his ealm | being like a bolt from the blue, but he handled the crisis with great | skill until the disjointed times manded a more emotional leader. {In foreign affairs Asquith hed wanted the closest relations. with foreign powers. He was without | prejudice or tll-feeling abroad, as at home. He disliked the prevalent | Russophobia of his land. He stoed by the entente with France but he ooked upon the alliance as but the | first step toward a series of other | ententes in which Germany weuld | find her place. However, he did not want formal | alllances. In thess days of Euro- | pean appeals for American partici- pation in continental affairs. As- | quith’s words in what {s probably his best remembered speech of the pre-war era read strangely. He | asked: “What have the people ef Great Britain done or suffered that | they must now go touting for al- | lances in the highways and byways of Europe?” As for his American attitede, even before Anglo-American scoord be- came the subject of such wid hands-across-the-sea - enth 3 Mr. Asquith stood much jmore | strongly than many English slétes- | friendliest relations Speaking H!ifg i |/men for the | with the United Btates. during the Spanish-American war he said: “My sympathies are, -and | have been from the first, emtirely and heartily with the United States.” In liberating Cuba, he said, the American nation was responding to the demand of humanity and lberty, and was setting a worthy example to the great powers of the werld. | Speaking later in the seme year, he | rejoiced in the drawing together of the American and English peeples “not in & mere gust of transient en- thusiasm, but by & strong and Qur- able bond”, jnzmmnmmmm Winter Find You Stiff and Achy? 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