New Britain Herald Newspaper, March 28, 1929, Page 17

A el [=¢ K 1] GEORGE JESSEL AT CAPITOL Take from the theater a man who has spent most of his life cracking the funny bone of the millions with stories ad lib wise cracks and stir- ring the emotions with popular sob songs and turn him loose to do pret- ty much as he pleases in a sound movie, and the screen has something really new and something gorgeous- Iy entertaining and amusing. We are talking about George Jes- #el, who swayed today's audiences at the Capitol theater between mirth and tears with “Lucky Boy,” which is the first time this excellent enter- tainer has talked and sung in a fea- ture length picture, and we hope ft won't be the last, for these new talk- fes ‘seem to have been invented for the talents that Jessel has to dis- play. It's a chronicle, rather than a plot, but that is of minor importance, 80 long as Jessel is there to keep it orackling and bristling with wit and harmony. The dialogue and titles are of Jessel's own authorship. Norman Taurog and Charles C. Wilson han- dled the direction cleverly and Ru- dolph Flotow supervised the dia- logue and singing sequences. The cast is large and excellent with Mar- garet Quimby, Rosa Rosanova, Gwen Lee, Richard Tucker, William K. Strauss and Gayne Whitman enact- ing the more prominent roles. Beginning Sunday, the Capitol will offer the talking sensation, “The Bellamy Trial” with an all-star cast. Coming soon is the “Broadway Melody,” an all singing, all talking and all dancing picture. CONGRESSMEN GRANTED “COURTESY OF PORT” If They Brought Liquor Panama it is up to Their Own #Conscience,” Lowman Declares Washington, March 28 (®—Lack- Ing official advices on the reported finding of liquor in the haggage of who arrived treasury offi day that such travelers are granted the courtesy of the port and that i€ they bring in liquor, it is a “‘mat- ter for their own conscience Repreesntative. William M. Mor- gan of Ohio. onc of the Panama party, denied here last night that he knew of any intoxicants being found in the parly's bugguge by customs men. Assistagt Soerctary that retuening members of congress are granted the frecdom of the port and that the general means that théir haggage is not ex- amined. “This does not mean that he can Lowman said practice sl 5_ -~ ‘-‘\\' TS =T llplmuln 1 . /A - . Lo Py G MARY ASTOR AT THE STRAND It is unusual to find a picture that satisfles everyone, but such is the case with “New Year's Eve,” the Fox Fiim now showing at the Strand theater today, Friday and Saturday. The varied features of the film are such as to send all his cus- tomers away praising the attraction in the highest terms. The plot concerns a girl of the lionaire, sensing she is in need, forces upon her a hundred dollar bill on which he has wrotten “Hap- py New Year.” The gift leads to » series of astounding situations. An exceptional supporting cast adds to the popularity of the film. Earle Foxe, Florence Lake, Arthur ell, Virginia Vance, Stuart Erwin and other noted players take part in the production, which the direc- tor, Henry Lehrman, rates as one of the most successtul of his many screen efforts. The vaudeville program prese five select offerings, showing Ed Janis and his 1929 Revue; Ben Marks and Ethel in “Just a Blind;" O'Nell and Manners in “The Gas Bill;" those three Tellers in new wongs at the plano, and the Alexan- der Melford trio, star athletes. ts the Strand will present “Children of the Rit: a story of flaming daugh- ters of today, of modern youth with Jack Mulhall and Dorothy Mackaill. JENSEN HAS CHANCE FOR EDURANGE MARK From (Continued from First Page) ! In his 10 o'clock note Jensen said l'!ht' air was still rough bug that he {was not tired yet. |went up he had been driving {through a bump sky, a note yester- day telling of one jounce that .hrew {him out of his seat and bumped his 'head on a cabin crosshar. Jensen s flying a Bellanca cabin monoplane with a Whirlwind engine. Just after one o'clock this after- noon Jensen passed his 31st hour in the air, with less than five and a half hours to go to set a new record. The automobile gasoline he was of the fiight hoped it would hold out long enough to make the goal. the United States. exclusive of Alaska. could be combined into a single area, they would total less than the arca of the state of Mon- tana. tenements who, on New Year's Eve, | find herself penniless. A young mil- | Stone, Helen Ware, S8umner Getch-| Beginning 8unday for four days, | Ever since he | | | Bessie Love Is winning this little with songs and dances as well. Shannons of Broadway.” argument with a jealous professional | Fival in “The Broadway Melody,” Metro-Goldwyn's first all-talking film. | gown Arch street at a distance of This entertainment hit of the year, in | which Miss Love, Cliarics King and beautiful Anita Page have the lead | ing roles, will be at the Capitol thoater soom. Nacio Herb Brown wrote | the music, which evcryoue is siuging, playing or humwing, and Arthur kowitz claim was that when the de- | Freed wrote the lyrics; the sophisticated dialogue was contributed by } Norman Houston and James Gleason, author of “Is Zat So? and “The FRANCE INVOLVED INT ALONE CASE (Continued from First Page) lim\nl\t'd, and is expected | considerable weight | what action, if any, the Canadian government will take in the case. | Official reports from the British con. sulate at New Orleans, now being |studied by the Canadian legation, are described as being obscure on this point as the unofficial accounts of the incident have been. The consul, Henry Tom, reported on the preliminary statements and {)m’mngn At New Orleans aftér |erew was landed, including the con- to have in determining ‘!umlon of the I'm Alone's mastcr ! and was the first aviator to land a | { that his vessel was 14 or 15 miles oft |the coast when accosted. The coast |guard's contention is that the ! schooner was within the 12-mile | limit in which the United States claims the right to board and ex-| amine suspected vessels. ] While the international authorities 1 Two Belize men were members of |the arew of the ill-fated rum ship |and in some quarters there has been considerable anti-American agitation since the shelling of the vessel. ;Tfi“ll’t appealed to the police when |it appeared some of this | might be directed against himself. | The authorities promised every | precaution to prevent an attack on {the consulate. NELSON'S AIRPLANE - 1§ READY FOR TEST | | (Continued from First Page) the thic country giving flying exhibitions. | 1l has piloted planes in 18 states ship at Brainard Field, Hartford. | Mr. Nelson hopes to be the first man to make a landing in a New Eritain airport. It was the absence f such a facility for flying that made it necessary for him to tow the |mew craft to Wallingford today. The plane’s 90 horse-power motor | feeling | REAR END CRASH ECHOES IN COURT \Judge Asked fo Fix Blame for Arch Street Bump Judge Morris D. Saxe reserved de | cision today in city court after| | hearing the action of Attorney Harry | H. Milkowitz against the New Brit- |ain Bird and Seed Co., in which the | plaintift seeks $400 damages for |damage done to his automobile fol- {lowing a collision at the intersec [tion of Arch, Main and Walnut | streets last October 19. The amount of actual damage done was 3126, acording to a bill presented as evidence, and it was |left to the court to decide who was | actually negligent. It appeared from | the testimony of the plaintiff that he was following the defendant's car approximately 12 feet. Both cars were proceeding at a rate of about 12 to 15 miles per hour. Mr. Mil- fendant passed the traffic light sig- nal at the intersection the car was | stopped suddenly and without warn- |1 ward, striking the nine. president of the | company, said that he was about to pass the signal when it changed from green to red. He stopped immediate- | | SINGING | DANCING | 1y, he testified, and looked around to see whether other machines and pedestrians would have sufficient room to pass. He then proceeded to put on his emergency brake when suddenly he felt a jar from the rear, which moved his car about 12 feet. He stepped out, he said, and found the plaintiff's car within 10 or 12 feet from the rear of his truck, the | radiator damaged and leaking. Ofticer Delbert Veley, who was on duty in that district, testified that he came to investigate after the ac- cident happened. H so stated that the traffic light was red, but that it was customary for drivers at that point to go ahead when th close to the signal when it cha as the change of lights did not us- | ually affect the condition of traffic | inasmuch as at that time, pedes-| trians begin to cross. It was per- fectly logical to have kept going| on, he said. ! A claim was also made by the plaintiff that the defendant did not | give any warning of his intention to | stop. Attorney William F. Mangan, | counsel for the defense, stated in his | argument that it was unnecessary to | give warning as the red light itself | was sufficient cause for any driver to notice danger. He also claimed that 15 miles per hour at an intersection PARSONS ——THEATRE HARTFORD TONIGHT Friday and Saturday Nights POP. MAT. SAT., $2 TO 50c Herman Gantvoort Presents THE GORGEOUS NEW MUSICAL PRODUCTION Monday—Tuesday —Wednenday APRIL 1-2.3 Wednewday Mutinee—$2 to Soe, _Directly prior to premiere at (h Ethel Barrymore Theater, New Yor) City. MR. LEE SHUBERT Presents are trying to get the exact details on |is in sharp contract with the 24 | | which' to base their next moves, the | horse-power engine, constructed of | 1t all the outlying possessions of | case has aroused such high feeling at | parts of junked motors, which pro- | | Belize, British Honduras, the port from which the I'm Alone sailed on its last voyage, that the American | consul there has requested police | protection. The situation, however, {apparently has been kept in hand, |since the state department has re- using was running low. but sponsors | C¢ived no report on the matter from |officer of the cruiser Omaha, Elhe consul. | Honduras Feeling Tense Delize, British Honduras, March (P—Special police protection s given today to G. Russell Tag- gart, United States consul, as a con- sequence of high feeling over the sinking of the British vessel T'm Alone last Friday by an American pelled Mr. son’s first ship. Buchanan Appointed | | Hoover’s Naval Aide ' ! Washington, March 28 (#—Cap- tain Allen Buchanan, commanding | has |been appointed naval aide to Pres 'dent Hoover, and will assume that | post on July 15. | | Captain Wilson Brown, President Coolidge’s naval aide, will continue as aide to Mr. Hoover until Aprl 15. when he will be relieved by Cap- tain W. R. Monroe, of the plans| section of the navy department, who will serve until relieved by Capmm‘ N ™o Sfififiiy ! % of Her Repertoire | Program “The Love Duel” A Modern Play by LILL HATVANY dopted by Zoe Atkins E Orch. $3: Balc. $2.50- 51.00; Wed. Mat. 1 Rows $2.00, Next 3 Rows §1.00; Fum. BROADWAY MELODY”* Better Than a $6.60 Show!! — BEGINNING — SATURDAY Continuous Till Midnight Ore 00: Balc 4 Kows $1.50, Next Cir. 75c. is too fast, especially in that section | of the city, and that any driver fol- lowing other cars should realize th danger and travel at a slower rate. | Albert A. Greenbegg, attorney for the plaintifY, replied that his client did not positively state that he traveled at that rate, and even if he did, it was a physical impossibiliy for any automobile traveling at that rate to | tance of 12 feet. | M. Birnbaum, local merchant, set- tled today for $89.19 with Katzryna Liss before the case was called to trial in city court. The plaintiff | claimed that she paid that much on | a coat purchased in the defendant's store, which was later taken fro | her, when the defendant demanded | payment of the balance of the origi- | nal price of $200. The plaintiff | claimed that at the time of the pur- | chase she agreed to make payments | on the installment basis, but that after she had continued for some time, the defendant demanded pa ment in full and not receiving RIALTO THEATER TODAY “DEAD MAN'S CURVE" | MERCHANT SETTLES SUIT | | i Also “THE MAN IN THE ROUGH" News Reel—Song—Comedy FRIDAY—SATURDAY “MAN FROM HEADQUARTERS” Co-Feature “GUN HAND GARRISON" Also “THE FATAL WARNING” Chapter No. 5 News Reel—Song—Comedy Perfect Vitaphone Housc! {0 kept the coat, when he brought i€ for storage keeping. Attorney B. J¢ Monkiewicz represented the plaine Uft. City Items David Dehm of 243 Maple street | throw another car forward a dis- |has returned to his home from the New Britain General hospital where he underwent an operation. Francis Dorsey, son of Mr. and Mrs. James Dorsey of 243 Maple street, has returned home from Con. necticut Agricuitural college for the ster vacation. Miss Margaret Woods of Beaver street will spend the week-end in New York. PALACE — Today — D. W. Griffiths BATTLE OF THE SEXLES with JEAN HERSHOLT and BELLE BI NETT Aiwc Western, Comedy, Fables and MGM News THE Saucers will be given away to the Indies free tonight. FRIDAY ONLY GILBERT ROLAND and MARY ASTOR in ROSE OF THE GOLDEN WEST and BONDAGE With an All-Star Cast TODAY, FRIL, SAT. Continuous SEE and HEAR This Famous Broadway Star In His First Talking Singing Picture! STRAND ,Asnliu;l) ADS HARTFORD READ HERALD CI coast guard boat. | Buchanan. bring in liguor. narcotics or other contraband,” he d, “but the chances of detection are remote when he has freedom of the port. “I'do not know whether congress- men have abused this privilege. Tt is a matter for their own conscience. s very clear, however, that a con- man going to the Canal zone, ex- s a membor of a congression- al committec, is not entitled to the freedom of the port and his haggage 1s subject to examination.” ROLLER SKATING Moonlight Party TONIGHT Novelty Night Saturday Fun for All JESTER'S HALL THE NEWEST, FINEST, “MARTEST” LYRIC RADIO Model 73—As Ulirs Moders Console of rich S-ply Welnat vesser with high-lighted over- Iy of selame -rubbed piano finish. 157 ‘130 a4 °183 Consider these STARTLING features: Expert Fitting | SERVICE ENNA JETTIC Shoes for Women 85 to 86 We offer two im- portant things in ENNA JETTICKS. A selection of at- tractive, modish styles and more important—a per- fect fit. No matter how small or how large we can fit you with your cor- rect size. A service never before offer- ed in shoes at these prices. S—Excoptionally large 3—Row 20 Trpe Powsr o j trae Awdie Treme- (e formers Now tmproved bullt- §—Mechanical porfes- in Ultra Dymamie R s In Ohildhood Eye Strains Is & Drain On Health Have Your Child’s Eyes Examincd FRANK E. GOODWIN Optometrist 327 Main St. Phone 1905 DANCE AT “The Colonial”’ PLAINVILLE Saturday, March 30 Muasic by % HARMONY BOYS Dancing 8 to 12. A 50c “A BIT OF DREAMLAND” B“ICL\IMED the Finest Radio Ever Built The famous Haseltine “Neutrodyne™ Circuit— the splendid Rauland LYRIC Transformer— typ: power tabe—the new Improved Ultra er—these advanced features have made the perfection and pro- ductiod of a Radio that is universally acoepted a8 one of the greatest achievements of the Radio Age. “The Finest Radio Ever Built”— a demonstration—in your favorite store or in your home, will prove it. Investigate LYRIC Radio before you invest in sny radio. IS a fact that LYRIC Radio has definitely tained the supreme degree of purity and naturalness of tone. LYRIC Radio possesses the finest element of sensitivity . . . provides the widest range of salectivity . . . gives volume without hint of distortion . . . affords precision of operation and positivencss of control never before attained. These facts are evident— audible—visible—and constitute positive and final reason why LYRIC Radio is proclaimed “The Finest Radio Ever Built.” A Romantic Adventure with MARY ASTOR CHARLES MCRTON , VAUDEVILLE | |l HENRY STAFFORD REVUI “Something Different” { t i All-American Mohawk Corpeoration, Chicago THOSE THREE New Songs at LISTEN IN for the broadcast of NNA JETTICK MELODIES cvery Sunday evening over WBZ at 8 p. m. (our time.) VOGUE SHOE SHOP 236 MAIN STREET THE ITALIAN MUSIC EMPORIUM 52 LAFAYETTE STREET, NEW BRITAIN, CONN. G. BURTON WELLS 356 ARCH STREET, NEW BRITAIN, CON HUTTON & JONES PLAINVILLE, CONN. AL'S GARAGE SOUTHINGTON, CONN. Virginia Lee Hosiery for Easter VANITY BOX 242 Main Street (Formerly Carried by Besse Leland Oo.) Athletes . and MANNERS ‘The Gas Bill" BEN MARKS and ETHEL “dust & Blind Soon the Slrand Screcn w1l TalRy!