New Britain Herald Newspaper, November 17, 1928, Page 11

LON CHANEY IS AT STRAND THEATER West of Zangbar Rated s One o Best The strange illusions of a magi- cian of the stage and the even strange illusions of voodoo priests and devil worshippers in the jun- gles of Africa are among the my: teries in Lon Chaney’s latest Metro- Goldwyn-Mayer thriller, “West of , Zanzibar,” which is at the Strand theater, beginning Sunday night for four days. As “Dead Legs Flint" Chaney first appears in the picture as & stage magician, performing the- ater {llusions and then, paralyzed in < a fight with an enemy, is next seen in the African jungles ruling a tribe -of Il\l‘el by this strange “mllie as a “white voodoo” priest. All tI time he trails the man who ln_\ured him, and formulates a terrible plot of revenge. Lionel Barrymbre plays the fugi- tive enemy and Mary Nolan, hero- ine of “Sorrel and Son,” is -e('n as ‘Chaney's daughter, a dominant fig- ure in this uncanny ltruc(ure of ter- rorism and revenge. Walter Baxter, Jane Daly and others of note appear in the cast. Tod Browning, director of “The Unholy Three,” “The Road to Man- dalay” and other Chaney hits, di- rected the new production. Among the sensational highlights are the replicas of weird voodoo rites and the ceremonies of devil worshippers in the Congo jungles, with hundreds of people taking part in orgies of terror. There will be twoltomplete show- ings on Sunday night at 6:30 and $:30, and during the first half of the week It will be offered with a great vaudeville program. The feature act will present Chabot and Tortini, “The Boy From Belgium and the Girl from France." On Thursday the Strand will offer the personal appearance in vaude- ville of Sunshine Sammy, the little colored star of the “Our Gang” comedies. Sunshine Sammy is now a vaudeville favorite and with his two brothers offers a great dancing and comedy offering. FIGHTS LAST NIGHT By the Associated Pr Springfield, O.—Eddie O'Dowd, | Columbus, stopped Eddie Myer: Chicago (7), Phil O'Dowd, Colum bus, outpointed Mutt Sn\)‘der, Day- ton, 0., (6). New York—Joe Glick, Brooklyn, outpointed Baby Joe Gans, Califor- nia (10). Gorilla Jones, Akron, O.. outpointed Pal Silvers, New York (8). Buffalo, N. Y.—Sam Bruce, Nash- \ille, Tenn., outpointed Bobby Tra- cey, Buffalo (10). Worcester, Mass.—Denny “Kid" Carter, Phoenix, Ariz, outpointed Tony Santello, Worcester (10). Erie, Pa.—Johnny Piai, Greenville Pa., outpointed Joe Feldman, Cleve- land (6). Hollywood, Cal.—Homer Sheridan, sioux City. JIa., outpointed Roy Moore, Long Beach, Cal., (10). San Diego, Cal.—Long Tom Haw- | Kkins, 8an Diego, knocked out Tony | Stabenau, Buffalo, N. Y., (1): Julian Arriola, San Blego, .outpointed Young Allen, , Chicage. San. Francisco—Pete Meye Francisco, outpointed Young Harry Wills, San Diego (10). Battling Dozier, Omgha, won de Jackie Roberts, San Franc Vancouver, B. C.—Leo (Kid) Ro Montreal, knocked out Billy Town send, Vancouver (6). Galveston, Tex.—Neal Clishy, Angeles, stopped Willie Henry veston (2). 5. Tes Gal- PALAIS ROYAL Tonight is Carnival Night at Pulais Royal and from the start of the grand march at 10:15 p. m. until closing time one continuous round of mirth and merriment is in store for those attending. Dancing starts at :20 and the music will be by Ed Gurley and his celebrated Phlais Royal Syncopators. Gurley's orches- tra is a fixture at Palais Royal and will be at this ballroom all winter. Tomorrow night (Sunday) dancing starts at 7:30 and continuous until 11 p. m. The new crystal ball re- cently installed is proving to be a at favorite and numerous times during the evening this spectacular ¢lectrical scenic effect is used for dancing. Popular Prices Mat. Wed. The Seuson’s Most Exceptional Dramatic Offering Mr. Lee Shubert Presents Miss Ethel Barrymore ‘The ngdom of God’ A Piay in Three Acts by G. Martines Sierrs. _Adaptation by Helen and H. Grenville Barker A Py of Beaaty, of Fathos, Cheice -m- li Inll NOw 15, 16 and 17 MAT. SAT. DEST SEATS $1.50 wil A. Brady, Jr., and Dwight Deere W Present ALICE BRADy “4 MOST IMMORAL LADY” A Comedy by i TOWNSEND MARTIN With w brilllant cast of New York Pinyers Orch. Bale IN | his home republic by cumusmun Rootns CLARA oM *WiINGS! At the Capitol Sunday For One Week COLOMBIAN AIR ACE RETURNING |almost five years ago to become & |Bow and Charles (“Buddy”) Rogers Will Make 4653 Joumey‘ Home by Plane New York, Nov. 17—{—Licut. Benjamin Mendez, youthful Colom- bian flier who came to the United States four years ago to learn to fly, is ready for a triumphant return to air. No flight since Lindbergh's Latin American tour has fired the inter- est of Colombian air enthusiasts so | much as the projetted 4,653 mile hydroplane flight of the South | American republic’s native son. Co- | lombian _ newspapers are already hailing young Mendez as the re- public’s “Lindbergh,” and a hero's welcome awaits him at Bogota, his home. | Although now commissioned lieutenant in the Colombian air serv. | ice, Mendez came to the United | States in April, 1 when he be- cage restless over the limited oppor- tunities to rn to fly in his home | land. His long flight, which is to be made in five hops, will carry | as a him back to his Colombian friends and relatives for the first time since he | set out for the United States to be- come a pilot. Lieutenant Mendez plans to hop off from New York, weather per- mitting, November 17 on the first leg of the flight which will carry him | along the Atlantic seaboard to Jack- | sonville, Ila., distance of 930 mil \llho\ll stop. The second stop lies 775 miles south of Havana, Cuba, with the third leg over an ano‘ mile stretch to Puerto Barrios. | Panama, the fourth —station, is 978 miles from Puerto Barrios, with the | last lap of the long flight an 1,150 mile jump to Bogota, Colombia. | With the utmost confidence in his | Curtiss I'alcon hydroplane, especially built for him at the expense of the | Colombian republic, Lieufenant Mendez hopes to complete his home. ward journey in 40 hours of actual flying. The trip may be extended over more than'a week's time, de- | pending upon weather conditions. | “It is not the shortest route which | I might map out for return by air over a water route, but it is the ' the youthful flier says. “It | may. T hope, show the way to the | establishment of a direct transport | route from New York to Bogota H\ylt that would join the two republics more closely. Mafety is the most important factor in the development of regular air routes, and, although it would he more spectacular to try it non-stop, the flight might not be so valuable.” His plane, christencd the “Ri-| caurte” in memory of the great Co- tombian h is simlar jn design to | the army falcons which Lieutenant Mendez beeame accustomed to fly- | ing in the United States air service, It has been equipped with pontoons, however, making possible water | landings and providing e for an | additional supply of 165 gallons of gasoline. | Powered with a D-12 motor, the | plane is capable of fiying 150 miles | an hour with a light load and be- tween 140 and 145 miles an hour STRAND H \Ii'l'l ‘ORD Vitaphone EK BEGINNING St\TL RDAY, NOV. 17 deli.ghl"ul! It’s different! | | with a full load. Because the plane |is lization, | who WHITE SHADOWS THE SOUTH SEAS $1; Fam. Cir. 3. Sat. Mat. : $1; Fam. Cir. 33e. (‘m!lnuflu‘ Sat. TN \H(ln!(hl '19 Main Street NEW BRITAIN DAILY HERALD, SATURDAY, will be heard when the Paramourt epic of the “Aces" in the World War shows at the Capitol theater, starting Sunday for one entire week. The master synchronization, which, at the time of its introduc- tion, was the first great sound inno- vation, furnishes a splendid accom- paniment for the wonders of the picture. Musical accompaniment if heart-stirring beauty forms the background for realistic sound ef- fects. The spirit of the music is carefully tempered to keep pace with the changing tempo of the pic- ture. The sound cffects elicited a wealth of praise from newspaper critis | wherever the picture has played. The care which Director William A. Wellman exercised in the produc- tion made of “Wings" a thrilling | story of war in the air. The sound | effects add to these realistic and realistically photographed pictures the convincing ear accompaniment. Falling airplanes really fall in “Wings” in picture and sound. Ma- chine guns blaze away and those who see them can also hear them. A band marches by and the mus swells from the screen. The tramp of a thousand feet is measured in the regulated response from the sound reproducers “Wings” is a great moving pie- ture but, with sound, it is a mar- mile trip in less than 40 hours. velous piece of realism that records Five sistgrs, two brothers a&nd |for all time the war as it was fought his father Will wait the homecom- in the air in 1917 and 1918. ing of young Mendez, who left them | Two of the principal players, Clara S W=—RICHARD ARLEN IN A SCENE RAMOUNT: PICTURE exceptionally fast Lieutenant Mendez hopes to make the 4,653 tlier. He entered the United States army tlying school at San Antonio, in April, 1924, and a year later was given his “wings.” After two years in the United States he was among the most popular stars of recognized by his home government, [the screen. and arrangements were made with | Two others who the state department to permit him |“Wings.” Richard Arlen to visit the important army and |Cooper, have made splendid navy air centers in the United States. WINGS rfimm Stirring Epic of Air to Be Pre-‘l:i:";.:t;t,:“:':-‘ K e sented with Sound unknown when they were chosen to play the lead roles in | “Wings.” have heen elevated to star- dom by Paramount and are listed | almost took part in and Gary ad- | vances in the past year and are al- most at the stage There will he night the continuous. of stardom. two complete shows 6:30 and 8:30 k the perform- at wel |on Sunday and during ances will be CHILE I&l YS U. S. PLANES | manufacty The order, placed with the Curtiss Acroplane Export | corporation, calls for spring delivery of the planes at a cost of $700,000. The remarkable sound synchron- which ticd the thousands | BIZ. aw “Wings" at the Criterion| Persian New York city, the Carlton |fashion for the collar r in London and at other|of a grey cloth coat It has nar- areat theaters in the large cities of | row strips of the cloth dividing it the world, where “Wings played | up into a pattern that looks some- long runs to delighted timnk tike a puzzle picture. BRI lamb is PELCT used - novel | theater and cuffs audiences, | nuat WARNER BAXTE, MARY NOLAN and LON CHANEY in *WEST OF ZANZIBARS At the Strand Beginning Sunday GENERAL @ELECTRIC Refrigerator “Makes it Safe to be Hungry® The General Electric Refrigerator is the resule of fifteen years of development in the Research L-boratory of General Electric. It is “years ahead” in design—unusually quiet, entirely differ- ent from all others. Come in and see its many obvious superiorities. You can arrange for defess tred payments if you care to. SOLD BY Barry & Bamforth okt & Phone 2504I NOVEMBER 17, 1928 Service Parties Add to Gaiety of Society Life in Washington Yu U ST Miss Carroll Henderson, daughter of Capt. and Mrs. nd Miss Engarcia ifreyer (inscrt), daughter ot Capt syer, are populur members of the “service sct” in Miss Henderson is a debutante this season. Rober and Mrs. Frank Washington so- ciety. which forc at the vflower hotel, in the army, navy and marine |ioin to give a party giris | orms and ROrgeous gOowns. the | a girl who has nct Washington, Nov. 17 (®—Gayest of the gay m the social whirl of the ¥ b are those fortunate capital whose re officers in Sometimes army, navy The debs,” if they debutante cl vited to the tions which tend, but they also in all the military winte Not the or “servic the in to be in not only cial func- utantes at- chance . are brilliant other d DANCE Rialto Ballroom TONIGHT IMPERIAL are inclu affairs of the the least of these is the big trmy-navy relief ball which » given at the Willard hotel Ihanksgiving eve with list patrons and patrones: headed Secretary and Mps. Curtis . bur. There are also the - rine danc which are among events of the tmas eve comes the midshipmen and will on of by a ORCHESTRA the tn first an- cadet ball Admission 30¢ T TALKING PICTURE! ATE STREET SADIE” BEGINS SUNDAY Perfect Vitaphone Houset 6:30—8:30 FOR ONE e The Thrill of a Lifetime! The Air Epic of the War Aces! Daring Youth, Fighting Men Tender, Helpless Love! with Clara Bow Buddy Rogers Gary Cooper e Zooming P Rat-tat-tat_ of Mac Guns, e Vitaphone Act Winnic Lightner The Musical medy Star in “Broadway Favorites” t Hender- | resplendent in | = _ Iyet made her debut mingles in|was continued until Nevember 26. this social gaiety, her parents en-' He is alleged to have bought steles tertaining for her informally and brass from some small boys. saving her debut for another Vestris’ Victim's Funevsl son. This is the case with Miss| rne‘:::mv« s R Engarcia Freyer, the young daugh-|p.n " o lost her life in the Ves. ter of Captain and Mrs. Frank k.|cof B (00 IS0 D8 B 88 SO0 ,F"y’;‘ (;"d ane or ”"“"4;“‘" PORu | from the home of her dsughter in. ar o e younger se ere. er | 4 v parents will _entertain at a tea|gerr/iowi N. Y. The bedy repched dance at the Mayflower for her the 0 lsland today end Mrs. E. M. day after Christmas. | oo o Forsstrific. s sanitamgNtar; Both of Miss Frevers parents| g,y 2ce L oo PSSR have been decorated by the Peru-| .7 o0 given N'th‘do- e vian government with the Order perior court yesterday te cha of the Sun and Mrs. Freyer is dis- (L0 OV VERCIAY Be Change tinguished as the only foreign wen- ' 2 swkr‘;‘“’d _:d“;. d“::: an to have received this honor. PTV . The decoration was bestowed as © s country, and conducts a store in Hartford. the result of her humanitarian work in Lima when Captain Frey- | er was stationed there as head of | the United States naval missicn | from 1920 to 19 Captain Freyer. who is assistant judge advocate ef | the navy, was decorated in recog- | | On an average working day there are 1.029.651 passengers on Lon- ! | don's underground railways. Special Notice anksgiving whist given by the est of Owls, Tuesday, Nov. nition of his service in re-organ- izing the Peruvian navy. Another popular girl fn the navy set is Miss Carroll Henderson, the |blond young daughter of Captain k i . and Mrs. Robert Henderson. Mi at American: Legiop Jiall, Finia. ville. Admission 25c.—advt, {Henderson will make her debut| this season. Miss Elizabeth Ken- | s (nedy, another “service bud” andi the daughter of Captain and Mrs. HARTFORD R. W. Kennedy, will be guest of {honor at a dinner dance November TONIGHT (Carnival) 8 to 13 30 to be given by Major: General John A. Lejeune and Mrs. Lejeune TOMORROW, SUNDAY 7:30 to 11 Music By at their home at the Marine Bar- racks. ('S SYNCOPATORS Colored Baad in BRISTOL NEWS (Continued from Page Seven) 'HE NEW SPECTACULAR CRYSTAL BALL Admniission 60c, Includes Checking o Lady |a gallon jug and a quart hottle of alleged liquor con The latter w: | costs, while Selt [tinued until Alex Grezuk of 78 North Pond street was fined $100 and costs on {liquor charges resulting from a raid last Saturday. The case of Nathan Kaplan, | charged with receiving stolen good: fined $1%0 and was con- || Ep G The RLE Finest SEE THE SHOW OF WONDERS! STRAND TODAY — CONTINUOUS BLACKSTONE On the Stage at 3:15—6:15—9:15 POOK NIGHT TONIGHT” BEGINS SUNDAY — FOR {4 DAYS! There's Only One C.ancy, and Here He Is At His Bu(' He takes you now to darkest Africa—Leads you through its jungle mysteries—grips you and moves you by as fine a story of adventure and love as the screen has ever offered! SEN Featuring the Broadway Stars CHABOT and TORTINI “The Boy From Belgium and the Girl From France” HAVANA BOUND A Salty Skit LE MAIRE TRIO—GASTON CO.—LUKENS AND LEE Thurs. Personal Appcarance in Vaudeville of “SUNSHINE SAMMY” The Star of “Our Gang” Comedies! PALACE —TODAY ONLY THOMAS MEIGHAN in “THE MATING CALL” I BOB STEELE in “THE MOJAVE KID” and 3 ACTS OF VAUDEVILLE SUNDAY and MONDAY “THE TWO BROTHERS” with CONRAD VEIDT Alsg —n HOOT GIBSON in “THE DANGER RIDER”