New Britain Herald Newspaper, March 2, 1929, Page 9

VILWA BANKY ON STREEN AT STRAND “The Awakening” and the Grea Leon Attractions Next Week The thrill of hard-riding Uhlans. | pyring severe storms Willow Brook world-famous ~ cavalry that were Germany's pride before comedy in quaint, rustic stern drama shell-torn convent; a wild ride for liberty ‘through a storm of shrapnel These are among the spots of Vilma Banky's “The Awakening." comies 1o the Strand theater sunday, Monday, Tuesday and Wed- lovely, quiet, modest, whose virtues . the village boast. dered goodness of her life, appears in the person tle Count Karl his troop of Uhlans on their spring Into the or- of Captain hearts of the Marie courted—and philanderer Karl, whom they know secking only Awakening.” tells of how their great nts as they see great tragedy, and ot the advent of the war that brought them together. Samuel Goldwyn hoasts of the fact that his 14 month search for a story suitable for Miss Banky's picture was in “The Awakening." only did he find the siory, b he brought back Byron, a young Englishman and new to American pictures, man to Miss Banky hailed as the most magnificent character players, following his sue- has the last of the three Miss Banky's newest presenting the Leon presents the most entertaining, vaudeville today. | Willc armor plate, a stunt that hias mysti- fied scientists from various parts of | Other acts will p entertainment entire program DEMAND PAYMENT | FOR FLOOD DAMAGE His property ition of real flood scction, he estion of the iting grom the jlow of the wa- Macrz said he to continue living on Commonw was convinced that have prevented the lood by having water until zes is squarely up fo the city, at the outset of the hearing that he a claimant and from all angles, the claims commit- dmants will b rian prosented a 4but he could not comment on the “Common Council of the City of New : following is a yeport on th and damage floods in the xections of the city, a [ wegen to mist heavily and hy & p. turned into a rain which steadily 1 during the night wlorm. accompanicd hy had developed loud burst intensity, a downpour of PALACE “WHAT A NIGHT” TEX MAYNARD wasDERER OF THE AND 3 ACTS SUN. and MON. Columbia Plctures “NAME THE WOMAN" ANITA STEWART TOM MIX and Tony the Wonder Horre in “JUST TONY” The Thrilling Romance of An ‘nusnal Horse and finally cleared by noon of Feb- ruary 7th, round condition—The ground was frozen and covered with about two to three inches of snow ‘rom the storm of January 25th. . racti- cally no rainfall could penetrate the ground, and therefoie, all water had to be carried off through the vari- ous water courses of the city. “Storm water sewers—Catch ba- sins all in good condition, having been cleaned during season of 1923. “Flooded areas of New Britain— area, from Steele street to Linwood street; Brook, from Farmington ave- nué to Commonwealth and Cariton strects, “Causes of flood in Belvidere sec- tion—"A record precipitation of 2.69 inches of rainfall in about 12 hours. “Absence of filtration of storm water through ground, causing ab- normal runoff into sewers and wa- ter courses. “Complete melting of about three inches of snow during a period of 2 hours, “Collapse f inlet to 42 inch storm sewer at Commonwealth avenue and Carlton street, causing swollen strcam to overflow inlet and flood section south of Commonwealth ave- nue, between Stanley street and Seneca street, 7 ible clogging of sewer line, from debris of collapsed inlet, though there is no evidence of such a probability “Results—Flooding of a number of cella Damage to Common- | wealth avenue road surface. Break in 60 inch metal culvert between Commonwealth avenue and High- land Terrace. Water damage to NEW ERITAIN DAILY HERALD, SATUKDAY, MAKCH 2, 1929, \ 9 famous Sunday stage concerts, con- | Headlining the sta s attractions Lalance of the program P are Warren & Keller in their hilar- day Capitol will sce and ‘vmm comiedy skit, “It Gets a Guy ¥, ar t Broadway hit, “The Trail Sore.” s a real laug Mardi Gras revenue; Elsie & Pan- ! ~ 1 & Norma and othe ox- | b 1 | M FISH DIDNT S i T e onman wna pebes e SWOIT 0L Wall Streel 2[5 44001 Lo B BULAT SR A 1 outon well, Vil I ’l'l\n- screen offering for Sunday only is | with an all s On Monday and Tucsday the Gar- | Geo, | ristol stay with a fare formuance of the Bro hit, “Money Talks” in which Suntos Paramount all-talking picture, *7Th Ortega will be featurcd. Wolf of Wall Strect.” is presented Seats for the stock company may it was announced todav. The pic- |be reserved in advance by calling |tupe is 100 Bristol 1560. Free auto parking is another attraction at the Cameo. The Rialto theater, corner of Broad and Washington sirects, has stars of the reops | Mr. Grant Hammond is the man- ee and wishes 1 | trons that moving pict: shown, | Wednesday Naturd: {serial, “Ilie Fatal Warni | start | weeks at the end of wt cycles wiil be awarded to the trons. VILMA BANKY 1 “THE AWAKENING® AT THE STRAND — STARTING SUNDAY Officer’s Sacrifice L e e automobiles in garages. “Cause of flood, Washington | street and Beaver strect—The see- R M NT B tion of inch metal culvert be- the Del Van. n i : tween High stredt and Washington street had not yet been installed, | owing to a proposed re-location ot |same in conjunction with the pro- posed strect layout between these streets, This section prevented & smaoth o of storm water over | “YOUDG Alexander” Monday, this section, and therchy caused flooding. The new cul being in- stalled now will undoubtably elim- inate future floods. Results of tlood-——Cellars on cast side of were flooded, and some water dam gar tically th, st same as in previons 1S, namely, a retarded runoff of Brook due to th.: Arch street 10, ponding the water as far back as Monroe street. Results: “looded cellars of houses between Linwood ing. It's the comtinual c¢h street and Corbin avenue, and 1038 |gypiose. from ono role to another of property, such as lumber. Con |ang (he spirit of playing 1 siderable damage to ruad surfaces|ys successtul acting, that prevents a|of supe and lawns. “The street and sewer depart- wents did cverything possible to re- lieve distress caused by these floods, and made cstensive repairs wherey. possible Repairs made to preven a re-occurrence of such floods were also made, notably i the Belvidere on. Respectfully submitted, “Board of Public Works “I. A, Merian 0 Engincer.” Hardwick age 1o stock in A. and P. store and | liams will presc: at will heep a person you clares Mr. Hull, know of wWhich is so cifective us ¢ wan from prenat heard peo but und sca-faring folk compares with pluying. A man lives {too quickly at sca. His isolated life, | nis battle wii the elements, the sudden land violent chi conspire 1o make him s thoughtful, & DIt anst York rected staged Gantry” Tuesday and Wednesday |- 3.\1@1«!1 ; Henry Hull, who will he seen in armington avenuc, between | (e Concord strect and Lasalle strect|ipo title role in “Young Alexander” highly romantic comedy by hich John D, W t at the Parson Be. _|theater on Monduy evening, March | ford i “Causcs of flood, Monroe, Corbin |4, is one wctor who It avenue and Shuttle Mcadow—Prac- | Work as ks upon his noa something nore ) ium for earning a livelihoos here are a good wmany things de- | e that 11 ely 1 have |1 mention to sea it n antidote for rom what I 't think it responsibilitics, his continual 8 of climate, all |t nature very During the discussion, it was|® (0, B00 G o brought out that railroad tics were| o ‘\\‘”, o e L used as hraces at the Inlet to thef oo P TR S ) 42 inch pipe, H. L. Christopher hav- | nr Lm0 00 ke ing done the work in front of his| o PE SERTEICR SR RE S property, which he no longer owns i City Engincer Merian said he hud the debris removed from the Inlet only a few weeks before the storm Pleturs of Flood Shown | Snapshots of the inlet, the broken | pipe and other damage done by the Merian having taken some and Ald- clude items of damage 1o gar driveways, cellars, automobile: serves; doctors’ bills, ete. Building Commissioncr ing Mrs. Mary Klett, suid their claim g | make necessary rej : on the prope with the city, represented by J. D. Williams, former city engineer, and L. Conlon, former chairman of the board of public works, by which the city bound itself to put the Klett grounds in proper condition, in return fo. a sort of right of way for a pipe line. City Engincer Mer- jan expressed surprise on learning | of the agreement. In reply to questions hy members | of the committee, Mr. Merian said | the forces of the public works d rtment worked night and ds mping out cellars, repairing driv ways and otherwise cleaning up cor ditions in the flood arca. He said conditions were not exaggerated by the property owners, on the whol: accuracy of the various items in the | claims, not having checked up on them. | P =55 | GEORGE TURNS TO MUSIC znor. Sussex, king., March 2 () King George is so much improved | Vis thought have furned to music | apd he has had his prized phono- W brought from Buckingha nd spends hours now tening to it. JAMES WATERMAN W1 Youth’s Challenge To Church and Synagogue CENTRAL JR. HIGH SCHOOL March 3rd—1 P. M. Admission 50c Roller Skating Follow the Crowd JesterT;s Hall Luck Night Tonight |aration o Listed amo Broadway bhound is the H. H. care Harper comedy dram are Mistres for three 4 March flood were cxamined, City Enginecr| | irs to the drive-|tjons for Broadway. [Darticular in-| Klett show=d | terest attaches to the he committee a written agreement| —Brandon Ty g days beginning Thursday or of s sponsored by the Brandon-Bar- 1y company, a new theatrical veral altrac- players D 3 NIGHTS—MON wi Nevin Clark Corp. YOUNG ALEXANDER with % HENRY HULL X % A. E. ANSON X D A NOTABLE CAST OF FIFTEEN OTHE Eleven Great Scenes Designed B b : » THEATRE 3 NIGHTS ONLY THE THURS., DEVIL'’S MISTRESS with BRANDON TYNAN MARCIA BYRON ROBERT C. FISCHER LOUISE QUINN HILDA HOWE DODSON MITCHELL LEN DORR iY SHANNON JEAN DEL VA PRICES—Eves. Orch. $2.50: Bale. AT. MAT. Orch. $1.50; Balc. $1.50, $1 ]l{nhm-t C. Fischer, Lee Patrick Mar- {eia e Los Angeles, March 2 (®—In this drama of the street motorcycle officer No. 517, but he had an ided Other members of “The Devil's Mistress™” stopped a strect car, delayed office and a suburb of New |men the star and Lis supporting cast, and luborers on their way 10 hich, incidentally, is made up of work and ticd up traitic Hii e e SR e “Gimme a g ed the conducior, “or “That's a good nickel,” snorted GRAND THEATE HARTIORD loudly as j horns shricked L Opal Taylor’ “Gimme that nickel,” said No. This fast steppit will bring to a close rlormances at He took it, handed the commuter THEATER — BROAD STRLLT ‘ 3 mother, swung o s car, passen- s noth g o h £ar i S Samuel Goldwyn presents 8 CREIN SR e News Recls . 1909 Presiiont itoosotelt roc Pictures Changed Three 'S milcs in 17 hours on lio ments sent broade from Washington to Wa cluims 1o ex and return, cessary | This is dor a succession given the show who have scen yeurs; | Comes under ¢ meane is being extensively suited for the finds himself | reports 1wo ANRS & BUKNHAM. plays that | @ clever comedy C “The Devil's | A1 due at Parsons' theater | Thon Mr. Harper, well known [vides mi humor and Tere- | laterary circles by reason of #0 Sina execute B years as editor in chicf of 1) Bilb- | Whe erman Macrz others, The claims 1u- | Jion1ile socity, s the st s several startling dances | o | dazzling works of fiction. “The Devil's | both hersclt Pre-| afistress” is, howcver, his first play. | Specialti his production, duc for its New . L. Kiett, represent- | york premier corly April, is be- | formance ing would have been larger but for an| gy p recment with the city engineer 10| irm now prep: e the youthful chorus, Smith 1 at each per- CAMEO THEATE] 1mco theater son Mitchell, [in Bristol is offering another of its CAPITOL PARSONS gy /I S & 2 . SAT.—MAT. randon Hurst a~d Crauford Kent. | Waulker and not by Mr. Fish, accord- sws sub- ing to e latter. Mr. Fish says he up the is always willing to back up what ocs not wish to assume ponsibility for what others might «bout the building. ars- | he says, but 1 hit AIN CONVALESCENT March 2 (P—Sir Austen in, British foreign minis- new Junior |ty Jeft today for Geneva to attend . session of the coun- e of Nations. He of his recent = CHAMBIE he Devil's Apple Tree” | Per Cent All Talkie Bancroft will be heard day’s Herald, were made by W. | wnd f Play will conclude their [well as seen for th 1 per- (the Capitol theater Sunday, Mond dway comedy [Tuesday and Wednesday when tim, cent talking ing sound effects itimate drama neroft’s na v for sev- the outstandi mented by s ollowers of ti will recall blazoned 'O THEATLF 7 umount was ant 1o present the star in arn until the rigl ed for Wolf of Wall Strect vas considered ideal. inasmuch as the plot the elements the en accustomed SUNDAY J—n:30 Bzgins 6 ned under new, management. |relu MON., TUES, WED. PASSIONATE — PULSATING — POWERFUL! == i b rgheat the pi- be sed . on Monduy d Friday. A completc 2 times cach we onal show will be featured on Sun- of : cusily adaptable 10 evenings. Starting Friday and . The story was written by of this week a brand new directed *will e fob h two hi- and will contin the New ich has ast year. Bancroft of a stock broker blic so much in portrays tarily wher domestic life s dushed on the rocks of unhappiness. e story oifers innumerable oppor- s tor gripping drama and dia- gue throughout which have been captured in an exceptional manner by action and vo'ce on the part of Keeps Traffic Moving he was just nivkel was intolved. Tt had pod nickel,” demand- get off. ge expericnce. The supporting yers include Baclanova, N oll, Arthur Rankin, Paul 1 RIALTO rey commuter. “Try and put me | this point No. Both turned to 7 boarded the 1 protesting ind auto ton, Va., Lach Weck Brand New Serial THE FATAL WARNING Featuring HELENE COSTELLO OF LOVE with LOUIS WOLHEIM WALTER BYRON To Her It Was Love; to Him—DPastime! HARTIORD—A Mutual Burle IS WEER e OTers Peggy Mayo'’s “RED HOTS” with BENNY P v Vits . Gorda by O, Every FRIDAY and SATURDAY For 10 Weeks Two %10 Bicycles for which tickets will be given cach week will be awa AT Billy ¢ 1 at the last show- ing of this serial—Come as often as you wish on these days. rus vow'll like, ntinuous Come m 3P M. Early e —_— SUNDAY .= VAUDEVILLE 5—BIG TIME ACTS—5 ' & Keller—Mardi Gras Revae—lean Mathews & Co. Lisic & Pansy—Others —VAUDEVILLE THE GREAT LEON Presents the World's Super Thriller “THE DEATH RAY GUN” Shooting a Human Projectile Through a Sheet of Solid Armor Plate—See a Yard of Steel Pierce a Woman's Heart. Most Entertaining—Most Novel—Most Scientific and the Only Act of Its Kind on the Stage Today W —— On the Screen “THE DEVIL'S APPLE TREE" Mon.—Tue ‘well - Performances of the Matince GARRICK PLAYERS and T in the Broadway IONEY TALKS" Lening Comedy Riot 4 Other All Star Offerings! Perfect Vitaphone House! Twice Sunday 6:30—8:30 MON., TUES., WED. Continuous TITAN OF THE TICKER! Super-Brain — Raw Courage — Ruthless Fighter — Hi Powered Plunger — Roaring Into Battle and Loving It! He Knew His Stocks—But What of His Wife? MEN Was the Only Game She Knew! And He Found Her in the Arms of His Best Fui They All Talk! r It’'s a 1009 All Talking Picture! end ! | THE WOLF OF WALL STREET' Wi BACLANOVA - NANCY CARROLL - PAUL LUKAS Q Guramount Qicture AT. — SEE _and HEAR — “THE TRAIL OF ‘98 THURS.,