New Britain Herald Newspaper, April 7, 1928, Page 2

ILLUSTRATED SONG " ONGE BIG FEATURE It Could Wring Tears Even From Most Blase Among the notable changes that bhave come about in the motion pic- ture business during the past sove cars is the elimination of the popular “illustrated songs,” had their place on every bill . days when the mo; strageling for a foothold great features of the modern were unknown and probably 1 of. Modern inventions I e the miotion picture song pos: Die but it fails to register so strong- Iy on t! o that old standb; song.” That the irea th is doubtful, patrons who appla them in days gone Ly undoubtedly would appreciate them 1 it is not entirely outside the rcalm of possibility that the programs of th uture include th the temporary revival of the fime fiddlers' entertainments of a few years ago. Tlustrated songs in the d; the Bijou, Lyric und similar theaters in which movie fans were first en consisted of the showing of iry picturcs, highly eolored, soloists standing close by in the larkness rendercd the melodies, t pictures {llustrating the sentiments which the ballad expressed. Proper- Iy done, the number was catchy, and hundreds of songs were popularized al- ag witness old- of local Britain srtained, ition- while | York Town.” | was of / many of the well known si the city at that time were adver- tised be Lyceum Theater Sunday it bill for a long time the number, as did many other playhouses, but gradually it went by the ds, shelved to make room for innovations of a snappier and speedier era. Sing “Em and Weep Among the most popular of the il lustrated songs were ndma,” s in the Way. “Pretty ind “Take Me Buck to Now In * dma,” which cessitated encore after en- the picture showed lady with silv 1in th 1vs e core, old arrang: hier wrinkles Liyves that cly smile on at once seemer and ¢ry beamed through spec t Lehind the ears, and was fastened with a simple, straight tively tints and the pin, a shi 4 design i background wa coloring of the picture that the first flash on 15 the soloist touched the introductory notes the ballad never failed 1o silence the 1 1 audience. The Hanna's en of song and picture 1 vociterous reception at initial pre- o thos the v on the according incident, ysical exhaustion who simger - encor . Cand ap- peaging € times. “Always in the Way™ “Always in the Way” told of a little gril father married the mother of other chil- dren and thereby broug louschiold the stepmoth which has been featured nd drama- the world opening flash trolley car, stopped 1he story wlhose in story The a crowded the signal of sh the little girl. A friendly conductor | rs of included | It into his r situation | EW BRITAIN DAILY HERALD, SATURDAY, APRIL 7, 1928. |1 want to see Mamma | They say in Heaven, Is It far., new Mamma is awfully and sel me every day My own Mamma would never that I'm always in the way. My cross say Then, with shifting scenes in- tended to convey to the audience the hardships and eruelties imposed on the motherless mortal by the stepmother, and while handkerchiefs were used without shame the h . the chorus was pour- «d forth with a elutch on the heart- trings that never missed its mark: “Always in the play, T wonder why the just the way, 1 can don’t Kiss me same as Sister May My own Mamma would never say, i that T'm always in the way.” Keeping the Feet Moving The rhythm in “Pretty Mary the swinging, rollicking type tha 1 always be depended upon 1o send any audience into a frenzy of humming and whistling, while the picture always provoked loud ex- pressions of approval by the bolder lads in the gallery, for Mary was Leauty of purest ray serene, pictured in 4 zarden of pretty flowers whose tragrance 1ed to permeate the far the theater. When the soloist, to * mpaniment of | toot-taps and hummed harmony. declared: “And you're just as sw at six you were at sweet six- " there was no question of the | limity of the scntiment for the | use by that time was generally in an uproar of melody Madison Square, Coney Island, and numerous other highspots of thie o York of the carly 1900's wore well advert 4 in the Lack to New York Town and as might be expected, no soloist corners ¢ “Please mister, take me in your car i Broadw: through- | - today when Governor Spaulding and | | Hampshire Forests. |the state building program approved | | was also on the Easter menu. generally got it. “Coney Tsland | down the bay, and the lights of Old vi Madison Square, take me there,” sung beside a rapidly chang- ing set of street and seashore scenes wus a4 Tip-roaring number, and served many times to close the part of the program which in those days was considered the leader of the “big" picture WHITE OAK PARK GHOST OF ITSELF Pleasure Resort Shows Only Traces of Pristine Glory Tall stately trees, sHent and for- bidding, disturbed only by the gen- tle breezes of the wind, are all that remains as a memory of what was once the mecca of all amusement seekers from New Britain. Parents of today will recall fondly of their younger days when they are told that these trees cover the territory where the old White Oak pleasure park was located. Many of these trees were standing when the park was in full swing and many new ones have sprung up since. Before the invention of the auto- | mobile White Oak park was the — scene of many merry times by local FAR MUFFS FOR EASTER residents. On holidays, Saturday go, April 7 P —Ea mum;nnernoon and Sundays it was and winter coats will be the Easter Jammed with pleasure seckers, arel for Chicagoans who cele- | Every outing, picnic and party the holiday clothes, the | Planned in the city was held at the weatherman argued today. The tem- | Park, it being the most popular LR e carly today, | Amusement spot in the state. This but a sharp drop was predicted be- | ¢an be easily proven by the fact that fore night. with even colder weath- | it Was ncceasary to run a trolley to er tomorrow. Rain, turning tosnow, | the park every five minutes, and | each car was filled to its capacity. ;Cme of the most popular motormen on the trolleys was "Johnny" Igoe, who is still connected with the trol- {ley company. *Jobnny" used to rouse the ire of the younger folks Issue Bonds to Save | “Old Man in Mountains” Concord, N. H.,, April 7 (®—An- other step in the campaign to save Tranconia Notch in the White Mountains, site of the famous *Old Man of the Mountains,” was taken the executive council authorized the | issuance of bonds totalling $200,000 to finance the state’s portion of the cost of acquisition from private in- terests. An equal sum has been raised by popular subscription by Society for Protection of New Bonds were also authorized for by the 1927 legislature. % LISH HONOR DEP lLondon, April 7 () — News- papers, published for the first time since Thursday because of the Good 5 Friday holiday, todny printed long | Y tzking his time on the way to appreciative ohituarics of Chauncey | the park. Open Alr Vaudeville M. Depew, with his portrait. One of the features of the spot He was almost as famillar a fig- | ure here as in America and his | was an open air vaudeville show —_——————— collect the tickets at the show. It ’pond to the other and people always had one of the largest drawing pow- | Xpericnced trouble in passing over ers at the park. Then ‘there were | it because of the habit of the usual “hobby" horses for enjoyment of the children. One of | 1dils watching the persons rowing. | the biggest novelties at the park | Killed by Automobile was a large black bear that lived The park was owned by the Con- in a cave. It had bgen trapped in | pecticut company. It seems strange | the cave when the place was first | that so popular a place should sud- | opened and the front had been |denly die out dut it is said that the closed with fron bars. It grew fo |invention of the auto was the real | be very tame and was a favorite | cause of its demise. People began 'oi with the children. There was also a | Visit new places about the state | large two floor dance hall that was|and the famous old park of \\].H‘:! generally crowded every night in the | Oak soon expired. | week. Many people went to the park | Walking through the territory at and spent many hours watching the | the snt day one looks in vain | ocouples glide about on its surface. e at i iL e A et Rowing on White Oak pond was | Little remains of the very popular and a large number of | hridge, just a few planks here and | boats were kept for patrons. It was | there. A few of the post that used | a favorite sport with the older men |45 hold up the bridge are standing | and women to it ou the banks of | pear the shoi Although it | the pond and watch younger folks | possibly to cr from one side to | rowing around. The men cnjoyed | the other, its a gamble. Small hoys | themselves by bowling during the |amuse themselves at times crawling early hours of the evening. | across but even the children had de- | A bridge ran from one side of the | serted the place. Here and there on | is | | world's heaviest the barks of trees can be seen the faint scars of initials that were cut many | out years ago. There is but one brok- the | vounser folks of hanging over the | remaining olden en down resting stand that revives memories of the ! days. Even the cellars of the build- ings and amusement houses have long ago been filled up by dirt and waste and one 100ks {n vain to locats the spot where they stood. HEAVIEST SHIP HEAVIER. Southampton, Eng. Aapril 7 The White Star liner Majestie, ship, has been made 6% tons heavier by conversion of nor rning space into cabins. 6 66 is a Prescription for Colds, Grippe, Flu, Dengue, Bilious Fever and Malaria, It Kills the germs., or quartet ever attempled to mois- hat was put on down in a deep |ten the eyes of an audience while | hollow,. The hollow was formed singing it. because the song was one | READ HERALD « LASSIFIED Al)ss like a saucer. The late Father lof those that called for a laugh and | FOR BEST RESULTS | O'Dell, pastor at Elmwood, used to in this way. 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