New Britain Herald Newspaper, March 9, 1929, Page 11

AN ALL TALKIE | PALSESIz BASKErS - OUTLAWED NOYEMBER 1 28.Quart Mcasure Loo! ¥ Like Onc Of 32 Quarts Will be Banned by Law AT THE GAPITOL “Canary Murder Case” Offers Mystery Thriller Washington, March 9. UP—Uncle Sam has laid & heavy hand on the “Who killed the Canary?"” ‘With the opening of “The Canary Murder Case,” an all talkie, the new Paramount detective drama from the story by 8. 8. Van Dine, at the Capitol theater Sunday for four days, an exciting mystery is placed before the people In this city. “The Canary,” beautiful chorus girl. played by Louise Brooks, is found murdered’ in her apartmeént. Six men and one woman have mo- tives for wishing her dead and each ©f the seven persons performs sus- picious actions about the time of the crime, Dr. Ambrose Lindquist, played by Gustav von Seyffertitz, is crazed nerve specialist madly in love with “The Canary” and jealous of her attentions to other men. On the night of the murder he is seen around her apartment. Jimmy Spotswoode, guy young offspring of a millionaire father, has gotten into the power of “The Canary” and she threatens to marry him. This part Is played by James Hall. Alys LaFosse, played by Jean Ar- r, chorus girl friend of “The Ca- who lives next door, is shown to possess a key to “The Canary's” - LOUISE BROOKS apartment. “The Cunar woode's affections, Charles Cleaver, played by Law- rence Grant, is another wealthy ad- mirer of “The Cana whom she holds in her power. She thrcatens him with exposure unless he her silence with a good-sized check Atter the murder, he is questioned and tells a story which is disproved. Louis Mannix, played by John Bartels, a fat and disagrecable person whom *The Canary” has been using for the moncy he supplies her, is also bronght into the case. revealed that ‘The Canary” threat- ened him with exposure also unl he gave her a large sum of mo 1ie admits he was degperate at 1 Canary’s” repeated demands. Tony Skeel is a criminal, recently released from prison. He holds “The Canary” in his power and forces her to pay him money. He is infuriated when on the night of the murder, “The Caiary” tries to hold some oney out on him. He leaves her apartment early but promises to re- tuen later. This part is played by Nod Sparks. There are the suspects. There fs the evide Now “Who Killed the Canary?" and why? Vitaphone acts & News makes up the prograu. A coming attraction to the Capitol 1s Anne Nichols' “Abie’s Irish Lose.” She has quarrelled with ho a balance the Cupitol of the Another Big Show! 5 Acts Vaudeville And on the Scereen A Mystery Drama “BEHIND CLOSED DOORS” with Virginia Vaill COME EARLY 3 COMPLETE SHOWS a half- | | | | | | | | Louis the | over Jimmy Spovs-‘u buys | MAde under 1t is | P1AYing on the ice of Young's rofer lary n practice of deceiving the purchaser of fruits and vegetables. No longer will the 28-quart bas- ket, constructed to look almost as large as the 32-quart container, ap pear on the market. It and a host of other baskets and berry boxes, all with a capacity stightly under the standard weight, are relegated to the scrap heap by the standard con- tainer act of 1928 effective Novem- ber 1. The act applies to baskets in both intrastate and Interstate commerce, and in the opinion of legal minds sets aside all state laws contlicting with it. | The new legislation defines standard hampers and round stave baskets for fruits and vegetables to be of the following capacities: 1-8, 1-4, 1 1-3, 1 1-2 and 2 bushels. For the purpose of the act a bushel, standard dry measure, has a capac- ity of 2,150.42 cubic inches. Standard splint baskets for fruits and vegetables shall be 4 quarts, §, 12, 16, 24 and 32 quarts. A standard ure quart has a capacity of 67.2 cubic Inch Q.ichard Dix in the Paramount Picture “Redskin™ At the Strand Beginning Sunday RICHARD DIX AT THE STRAND |“Redskin” Offers Popular Favor- ite at His Best | A love theme as tender as the| {story of Romeo and Juliet, enacted | |against the majestic background of |the little-known American South- west with all the brilliant coloring |and beauty of the country revealed on the screen, is showing at the Strand Sunday for 4 days. It is Richard Dix's new epic of the Amer- ican Indian, Redskin.” *“Redskin” is the drama of a race of people. clinging to old traditions yet seeking to adapt themselves to |the new. It is the struggle of youth against the caution of age; of youth | |sceking release from the chains of | Itribal custom. It is the romance of u | |boy and a girl of rival tribes, separ- | |ated by generations of ill-feeling be- | |tween their ancestors, who learn 1o | love and rise above the restrictions | of their environment. Richard Dix plays the leading rol., | | with beautiful Gladys Belmont, |newcomer to leading parts. oppo: him. Dix has a dramatic role and the picture is & perfect vehicle for | him. Hundreds of Indians appear in the picture and some of thern play small parts. The cast contains | Regulations declare that a basket or hamper, the gross dimensions of which are such as to give to the| untrained eye the appearance of a greater or lesser capacity than that of a standard container, or v\hxvh' is not readily distinguishable from another standard container, de- ceptive, AT THE TOMORROW “Modern Mothers” the Columbia production to he shown at the Ial- ace theater on Bunday.and Monday is a gripping drama that will appeal to cvery person. It develops the mother love theme from an entircly he plot is woven around modern woman who de- | mands a carecr and builds it upon publicity. Two®love interests hold attention. One is the infatua- tion of youth for glamor and notor- ety. The other is the true affection of vouth for youth. Into this web of present-day cir- cumstances are women patterns of | pathos, sacrifice, humor and tense | ti | The cast is h wick, Dovg includes Ethel G Kent, Alan Ro George Irving nd | mardi gr Terry, Barbara Gene Stone and The pictur the direction room row o was of Phil |~ Rosen. King's NORWICH CHILD Norwich, March Herbert Young. Mrs. J. Burton Young, this city drowned yesterday afternoon London proudest 1 the sti while Who will dire 1 DIRECTOR CUDIA moy ie earers” Get “p > Preser b 1t From Que: ro1 en .. |many well known names such us nee brigade who carried King | 1hat or Tully Marshall, in his cot on the day of M8 | rho color effects are marvelousty oval from Luckingham palace 0 | req) and beautiful. The acenic back- iognor, | grounds are inspiring and the grip- |ping drama Is well conceived and particularly well acted. It Is a new | !epic of the American screen. | The vaudeville program beginning Monday for the first half of the' Tucikin where they were | Week will present five good attrac tions featuring “Broken Toy handed th 1alf of the o ; cen by the King's equerry, Colonel | no¥el Hoddity SUAMarcEan 1B oR I heir names are, | Appleton, Ser- | 2. Howard. h received from Queen Mary zold cuff links “as a nto of her majesty's apprecia- tion of your scrvices.’ The set of Heme four were summoned to zifts on by lifoot 1l sehools in the United 4 high schooel nd Corporil Pude —HARTFORD— NOW PLAYING SEE and HLAR } DANCE Richard ‘ The C(I)lom'al W. Main Strect, Plainville SATURDAY, MARCH 9 Music By IMONY BOYS 8 to 12—Adm. 30¢ “WEARY RIVER” HEAR HIM NG, PLAY H. Danci voir, near his home. He slipped on the ice and slid off the edge into the open water. The hody re covered. Tt's real interesting to rcad the Herald Classified Ads. ALL WEEK BTARTS TODAY Spectucular! 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