New Britain Herald Newspaper, March 24, 1928, Page 11

== LILLIAN GI3H IN ‘THE ENEMY Pollok's Great Play at the (Capitol “The Enemy,” Lillian Gish's new | {:tro-Goldwyn-Mayer vehicle, based | on Channing Pollock’s international- 1v known stage play, and one of the | wost elaborate Gish features of the | on, comes to the Capitol theater | day night for four days. This picture, a vivid drama of war s, laid in Austria before, during, ind after the world struggle, has a i.vish background and was directed LALIAN GISH in “THE ENEMY*= Ly Fred Niblo. Miss Gish plays the tragic “Paull,”” center of a family struggle. brought about by artificial hatreds arising from war hysteria. Ralph Forbes, hero of “Beau Geste” and famous stage player, is Miss Gish's leading man in the new | story as Carl, the young Austrian lover torn from her arms to be thrust into the ruthless maw of bat- tie. Ralph Emerson, also noted on the speaking stage, plays Bruce, his English college mate, who later he- comes his enemy on the battlefield. | Thers will be two complete show- ings on Sunday night at 6:30 and 5:15 and on Monday, Tuesday, Wed- ncsday the shows will be continuous. Beginning Thursday the main at- traction will offer Edmund Lowe and Mary Astor in “Dressed to Kill* the greatest crook drama in years d the picture that Roxy selected his First Anniversary show in New York last week. ON PALACE SCR! “A Light in the Windo thieater on Sunday and Monday. Henry B. Walthall is in one of the most striking characterization of his | 00, | Gallimor ere | yohnson, Na chosen with infinite care, and each | long and successtul career. T the players who support him w individual performance is superb. lcss daughter yearns for the hap- piness shie believes wealth would bring them. Kept in strict seclusion by her father, Dorothy is innocent - . of the pitfalls which beset unwary | vouth until her friend Mazie succeeds in showing her the bright lights one | night. She meets a youth and they marry. On their wedding night he is arrest- | ed. with no chance to «xplain to his | bride. Her father dishelieves her. Her husband, not knowing her ad- dress, cannot reach lier. She haunts | their old rendezvous but he docs not | appear. Nor ean she go home, where | nightly her father burns a light in | the window for the erring onc. A month later the husband wins his freedom and after a frantic scarch. | finds his bride. Proudly she returns liome on the arm of husband where both receive the hlessings of the old man whose faith has been restored. The sccond attraction will offer Buc] ones in a thrilling picture ot western ranch life, full of suspense, nd smashing climaxes. The title of this picture is “Blood Will Tell.” “ARTISTS AND MODE] s The new 1928 edition of “Artists 'g doublc 1nd the Shubert theater, New Haven. for a week’s engagcment beginning | Bennett | Devil's Skippe Monday, March 26, This new 1928 spectacle is a econ- slomerate masy of girls, music, brilllant costumes and excellent daneing. ! MATIN 1. R e iresser) rved $1.1 war hysteria and its after ef-| Francis X, Bushman, Celebrated Sereen Star, Who Comes to the Strand, In Person, Beginning Monday Afternoon, NEW BRITAIN DAILY HERALD, SATURDAY, MARCH 24, 1928, FRANCIS BUSHMAN | APPEARS AT STRAND Famous Movie Star in Person ; Next Week creem eolebrity | his city §n person. eville attrac- | y afternoon, X Bushman, star of n a hundred other 2. will be seen on is company in a vaudeville playet of unusual dra in which the famous KCreen star actor. € nion, that Bushman, who ar before the advent res, excels on the st work om the lition to Franeis X Co., the vaudeville Frank Whitma en and Austin and others. The feature photoplay which starts to- morrow will be “Mad daring story of Sally aturday wi Lier latest hit vaudeville fea Whirl of Broad of 18 stars will 1 " with rorld famed six year old us, Glauco DrAtiilo. in a 't(:m of selections, Incide TODAY ONLY VAUDEVILLE REVUE On the Screen WILLIAM HAIN WEST POINT” Also a Chapter of “Police Reporter” SUNDAY—MONDAY | dusic Box R is the |ve forgo headline attraction at the Palace |torm: through an experf. {come creen would relish in |p ‘Walthall has a sympathetic part in | liis role of a cobbler whose mother. | it M that boasts of %«\mludn i George Bancre rell, approxim were used in f story is by Laurence Sta and “The Big Parad many a fine photoplay to | READ HERALD CLASSIFIED AD: BELLE BENNETT LYCEUYS FEATY In Jack Londen’s Story “Ths evil's Skipper” TWICE SUNDAY NIGHT AT 6:30 and 8:30 Also —— AND TUESDAY the Public Demand! [ana twi bill that is by 1 odels” will be presented @t the finest in photopla v greatest role in wk London stor of tremendous dr: as famous as sh smoke big black ¢ SHUBERT THEATER NEW HAVEN. Entire Week Com. Monday, March 26th WEDNESDAY AND SATURDAY Direct From New York —Winter Garden— MESSRS. SHUBERT present FIRST TIME IN NEW.HAVEN THE WORLD’S MOST FAMOUS ATTRACTION THE MOST EXPENSIV‘E?:\ST EVER ENGAGED Florence Moore—Jack Pearl Jack Osterman In the New 1928 ARTISTS & MOD Greatest Laugh Sensation Surpassing All Former Revues DAZZLING — EXOTIC — GOFGECUS With 33 Famous Musical Comedy Stars 100 — ARTISTS MODEL Jromthe JACK LONDON story ' DEMETRIOS CONTOS' ddapted by JOMN FRANCIS NATTEFORD Taking Each Other’s Measure Supparted by LANDIS, MARY McALLISTER, GINO CORRADO, G. RAYMONI JYE, PAT HARTIGAN, PHILLIP SLEEMAN and others. TEMPLE BAILEY'S a of the Eler served $1.15; Unreserved 56c. Sat. Mat. Orch, S2.88. MATINEE This coupon and 10c will admit a lady to mat besi seats. 2—Great Pictures—2 Show Starts Sunday HENRY B, WALTHALL MATRICIA AVERY N LA BISSNER YRR =, | A LIGHT IN ' lI'l-GEWINDOW ‘ \Aflnlh:: r'F‘ox Presents BUCK;JONES + 8L00D WiLL | N @TELL . LOGES | NOW NON, TUE. WED, The Famous Star of “BEN HUR” i And a Hundred Other Morde Triumphs FRANCIS X, BUSHMAN Wil Appear IN PERSON With His Company At Each Performance PHONE 230 Mail Orders Accepted | STRAND A ¥inst:el and Dence given by SHI FRANCIS DRAK No. 429 A Flcan Order Sous St Geory AT ODD LLOWS' HALL Arch Street SATURDAY EVE. March 24, 1938, 8 o'Clock Music hy NUTMEG ORCHESTRA Tickets 50 conts LOIX —_— (will mark the only vaudeville ap-| vountry of this boy Never before has two internation- stage today. pearance in t us stars appeared on one “Three other acts and Violan Dana “That Certain Thing” complete & show tha' will be remembered for & roival with extra Cameo theater runs a eontins three complete shows. It fed that you come early, rking space for ndants in charge Rl TS ) CLASSIFIED ADS A Hit as a Siage Play A Masterpiece On the minutes he would be gone--Perhaps Organlogue “0ld Home MARY ASTOR “DRESSED TO KILL" Absoiutely the Greatest Crook Drama in Years! Roxy Selected It For His First Anniversary Show COMING THURSDAY MARION DAVIES “THE PATSY” Reserve Loges In Advance