New Britain Herald Newspaper, June 29, 1929, Page 10

AT /DONDVAN AFFAIRIS ™ STRAND FEATURE All Talking Photoplay Is Real Mystery Thriller A great talking picture! “The Donovan Affair,” the Columbia 100 : - arresting | Per cent talking picture which will JUSIng s Moroushly arresting |, " g, sunday for four davs at fs come to the screen of the Cabi- | the Strand theater is by far the best M theater in many a moon as the nung that has been done in talking ®ox Movietone picture, “The Black ' pictures so far. Never before have A | voices come over with such natur- fch,” with Victor McLaglen, -|lm'ss The dialogue is snappy and Wich will begin a 4 day run Sun- | lever. 4y. And if the manner in which u! he Donovan Affair” .“ be received is any indication of : membered by man: 2 3 1 Owen Davis stage su loceas “The Black Watch.” which | ol no’ mysterious murder of c"“ entirely in dialog. will pros- | y, . ponovan at a dinner table and and be there for many other the later murder of another gue foons, and rightly. lin the same manner and by Yo say that it is the most enter- | gume means—a carving knife. & tining talking picture that has ever | picion is cleverly dircete 'l at eve 2en made is a statement few will | member of the cla fel inclined to quarrel with. It's| cuddeniy appear and are faply the sort even hardenmed re- | discarded. The action of the play is lewers rave about. It's got just|very confusing until the conclusion dput everything, exciting intrigue,, which comes as a complete but log- | morous adventure, thrills and ro- | ical surprise. tance. The characters, thanks to the For sheer entertainment.a lot of toellent cast, actually live. The di- | thrills, laughter and any amount ot Sction, thanks to John Ford, is excitement, “The Donovan Affair” Wwless, And _the story throughout | eaves nothing to he desired. 1t is iadmirable and lo;\cayl ,w“,,g lag- | & picture with a rveal story, devel- yet never slipping over the bes: | cPed logically and with adequate | suspe The entire cast — and | i Wictor McLaglen featured in his all talkie. will be s the cast. False ‘McLaglen, whose popularity is fre to increase by leaps and bounds ben as it did In “What Price ry?" may well be, proud of “Th Sack Watch.” As a seccret servic fent for the British government, a | an whose love for country is gen- e and filial, he brings a shrewd ligence into his role. His dic Ko his supporting cast, leaves noth- | & to be asked for. By the same to- M0, too much praise cannot be ac- | drded Myrna Loy, who has the dif- tult role of “Yasmani." temptress | ## adventuress, is, withal her cru- %y and barbarism, very much of | aman in love. | “The Black Watch™ is a tale of e and adventure and intrigue and Assion. All of these elements are #refully balanced and gracefully Mbellish the conflict between a man %d a woman, political enemies yet The cast includes such | well known stars as Jack Holt, ;homhy Revier, William Collier, Jr.. John Roche, Virgin Alphonse Ethier, Eth Wales and Hank Mann, Their ac ing is superd and their voices well pitched and intelligible at all imes. The recording has heen donc exceedi well and the reproduc- tion is perfect Jack Holt, role of Inspector Kil Zives the nost outstanding performance of his career CVeN SUrpuss characteriz: on in the ent Co- Jumbia hit, hmarine The production, balancing comedy with exciting drama, a par with the best an of the most satistactol | spending a counle of could be devised. | admirable good is on means of | hours that great | as quickly { » many important roles—is | in the | | There will be continuous showings | leBitunDox — 1t Happens in Scol Dundee, Scou-nd June 28 (UP)— John Campbell. a young clerk of Dundee, was out walking with his | fiancee near her home. They both espied a friend passing in the strect and in looking back they failed to see a large Alsatian dog sitting half hidden in a garden entrance. The girl accidentally trod on the lanimal's tall and it turned and | buried its teeth in her leg. She screamed with pain and kick y without success. bell, fiding nothing handy | which to beat off the dog. tried to pull it away. At his wit's end, he stooped over jand bit the dogs ear. |set up a howl and ran off. LAKE COMPOUNCE Preparations have been complet- Camp- { v which is expected to attract | thousands of people to lLa Com- pounce Saturday. More than $1000 “|worth of the pyrotechnics including “Where Do You Vorka John?" a reproduction of a ur and its crew, and “The howing a fort siege in fire- nd a spectacular finale of eral set pieces will also | displayed. A dance will be held at the Ca- ‘\ no with music by Bill Tasillo and {his orchestra, and all the amuse- ment devices will be available throughout the evening. tions are that the bathing beach, where new dressing room facilities have been provided, two specialtie bhe cial program has been prepared for {the concert which is to be presented {by the Philharmonic Band of this | city Sunday. The speed boats will ready for the DRIVES INTO PARK BANK | Camille La Point, 429 Ma | street, reported to the police that | when he was driving cast on Wes. Main street at 6 o'clock last evening @ car bearing Connecticut registra- Ition 51925 turned into the main en- irance of Walnut Hill park without tried to | with | The animai | NEW BRITAIN DAILY HERALD, SATURDAY, JUNE 29, 1929. a MAYOR OF VILLAGE Expecta- | he held this summer. will be throng- e a man, The mayor's task now is ed with hundreds of visitors. A spe- | | mayor, and the ex-ranchman imme- 1 ented for the elaborate fireworks dis- |diately began to entertain as well as con- |the culmination of an adventurous {life, trons on both days. | | before there was a hollywood. ket | ,ing the huge tract near here. Prior a signal from the driver. This caus- | FIREWORKS ed La Peint to Police officers are driver of the 2o into the bank. looking for the other c: supplics one | | READ Hl-IllAl,i) (‘l..-‘;fill‘li‘ln ADS Jove, playing with empires as Mkes. From one situation to an- r the story moves, the duel con- | Rntly mounting in intensity to a Seak-taking climax. !An interesting sidelight on L oduction is the music. An.excel- t bagpipe band entertains in one quence while in others there aro u folks tunes and a Moslem pray- the | Gaily with the fe ature Ap'\l aring at | Vitaphone a news &IIH’I nn\:lnux TODAY ONLY On Thursday Lon Chaney will o ~, s fer the ‘.\'l(u" >:\'ltr.\((|(:n with Iilnp.n Continuous y new picture, POUBLE FEATURES! ALL TALKING " Vaudeville Thursday, song. Joseph Diskay, the Hun. liun baritone, and David Percy. ®or, are the singers, and very ef- #tive, too. Fhe strong supporting cast fin- Wles such capable players as Roy *Arcy, David Rollins, Lumsden &be. Mitchell Lewis, Cyril Chad- and Walter Long. Hundreds of ifMor players appear in various The registry system of our post oifice was begun in 1854, CAPITOL PARK 900 Wethersfield Ave. Hartford FREE DANCING SUNDAY and the FOURTL: Afternoon and Evening Kennedy’s Kollegians JULY 4TH “CLEVERDORE” See Him Escape Capitol Park Beach 900 Wethersfield Ave. Keep Cool ! SWIMMING — BATHING AT HARTFORD’S SEASHORE SUNDAY AND THE FOURTH Lillian Berlo and Alice Eldridge Famed Aquatic Stars EXHIBITIONS 4 to 8 P. M. Beach Opens 9 A. M. Daily and Sunday FIREWORKS! Most Reliable, Year After Year, .Other subjects offer the Movie- hr News, Vitaphone acts, and no- fities, - There will be continuous Sown daily. Merchants Gift Night l'll be offered shortly at the Capi- ?wo eents as a uniform rate for & ounce of first class mail was in- Nduced in the United States postal Hartford for Over 25 Years. We are all ready for you with the LARGEST DISPLAY IN W6 0N I HIVV NEW ENGLAND You Will Be Amazed. FOLLOW THE CROWD ] = (] » ;g = o o o 187 ARCH STREET New Britain OPPOSITE CORNER WEST PEARL ST. Be Sure You Go to the Right Place OPEN SATURDAY, MONDAY, TUESDAY, WEDNESDAY AND THURSDAY NIGHTS — Plenty of Parking Spa-- — IR I]) Doctor’s Secret”’ Ruth Chatterton H. B. Warner Co-Feature ‘ Karl Dane GEORGE K. ARTHUR P — “China Bound” Smart For Travel STRONG ON STNTS Roling Pin Contest Latest Idea of Oklahoma Oficial Marland, OKkla., June 29 UP—Wul A. Brooks, whose lite trail has fol- lowed the road of adventure, finds his greatest job in organizing stunts that will keep Marland's 1,000 res- idents interested in their home town. He quit managing Miller brothers’ 101 ranch a year ago to enter local politics. Marland picked him for direct the village. Boys in Marland don't get into mischief as the result of Brooks' first program. He planted 35 acres of vacant lots of cotton and toma- toes. The boys farm the land and get the proceeds. Next, he kept neighboring farm- lers from trading in larger commun- ities by starting Saturday afternoon horeshoe tournaments. He helped organize a negro choir that s known throughout the southwest. For the women, he has arranged a rolling pin throwing contest, to Contestants will be judged sole- Iyon accuracy—and the target will to find someone willing to be the target. For Brooks, his mayor's job is Assoeiated Press Photo A new short coat ensemble suit- able for el. It combines mustard crepe and in mustard-yellow and dregs of wine. He helped make motion pic- tures in Los Angeles many years ¥or years, he travelled with the 101 ranch road show, later manag- The planet Venus journeys around the sun in 225 days with respect to the stars; with respect to the earth | the period is 584 days. to that, he had been a soldier, ranched in Mexico and South Ame ica and roamed the Klondike for two years. TONIGHT BOMBS—SPECIALTIES—SET PIECES—“WHIRLERS” LAKE COMPOUNCE The Coolest Spot in Connecticut BRISTOL, CONN. DANCING Music by Bill Tasillo’s Orchestra SUNDAY, JUNE 30 BAND CONCERT Philharmonic Band of New Britain BOATING — BATHING — RIDES — ALL SPORTS STRAND TWICE 6:30—8:30 MON,, TUES, Continuous SUMNDAY WED. ‘ 13 MYSTERY DRAMA o With A THOUSAND THRILI s ¢ MBIA CT U RES FFAIR? % . JACK HOLT DOROTHY REVIER WILLIAM COLLIER & AND AN ALL-STAR TALKING CAsT [ 100» ALL TALKING! fon[muous -Shows P\ ERY JACK DONOVAN? See and hear this mystery that cclipses anything you have ever seen on the screen! Comz! B thrilled as you have nzver been thrilled bzfore! VITAPHONE ACTS “EAST SIDE, WEST SIDE” Novelties MAT. Orch. 35¢; Bal. 25¢; Children 15¢ | | EVE. Orch. 50¢c; Bal. 35¢c; Children 15¢ SAND DUNES AGAIN UNCOVER VILLAGE Baltic Town Swallowed Up About 400 Years Ago Stolp, Germany, June 29 (M—The almost legendary Pomerania town- ship of Lonzke, which disappeared centuries ago under the sands of a “wandering dune,” is coming to light again. Lonzke was a thriving fishing port on the Balitic coast early in the sixteenth century, but was slowly invaded by a moving mass of sand known as the Lonzker| dune. Finally deserted by its inhabi- | tants, it was completely engulfed and no visible trace of it remained. This happened about 400 years ago. Lately, the dune in its further gla- cier-like progress began to yield up parts of the old site. The Kaiser Friedrich Museum in Berlin then set to work to explore this “Pomeranian Pompell” and many interesting an- cient implements were found. Pieces of money of 'King Sigis- STRAND TODAY ONLY Continuous Laura LaPlante JOHN BOLES In a Talking Picture “SCANDAL” PLUS 5— SELECT ACTS —5 ‘ Vaudeville \enlllnlln' B)nl(. Makes PALACE “The Coolest Npot in the City TODAY TVA DE PUITI and KENNETH HARL! “MIDNIGHT KOS alvo HOOT GIBNG “A TRICK OF HEARTS" and 3 ACTS of VAUDEV SUNDAY and MONDAY VERA REYNOLDS and HARRLSON FORD “GOLF WIDOWS” ALSO “THE RAWHIDE KID” from the story “The Lion and the Tamb” by Peter B. Kyne The ture! Romance! Intrigue! mund I of Poland, Albrecht of Bran- denburg and Frederick of Saxony were unearthed, dating between 1498 and 1532, but one new Moldavi coin bore the latest date, 1540. This l- therefore believed to be about the me when the last inhabitants, ac- cordtn; to legend, fled from a terrific sandstorm. Efforts have been made for years to anchor the Lonzker dune by planting vegetation, but to no avail. The dune, whith is 170 feet high and about a mile sguare,. proceeds on its way relentlessly. Spanish Senoritas Have Blonde Hair This Season Barcelona, Spain, June 29 (P— The traditionally dark Spanish se- norita {8 a blonde ' this season. Light colored hair is quite stylish among many of the ‘modern” misses, although a large number | cling to the old fashions with all the fervour of a jost cause. The type of Spanish senorita usually seen on the American stage and in the movies is very seldom encountered in Spain. Sometimes the Spanish young ladies do high combs and mantillas but it generally only at some fostive ®c- casion like the bull fight. Lose Long Chess Match After 4!, Years of Play Beverly, Mass., June 28 (UP)— This little city has returned to’ its normal quiet life after all the ex- citement attending an international chess match that lasted four years, feven months and four days. The match, begun on November 1, 1924, was played by mail, A team representing the United Shoe Machinery company of Leicester, England, won the tournament, de. reating a team representing the local plant of that company, 12 games to 8. DARK OUTLOOK Mulberry, Ind., June 29—Things didn't look so bright here recently. The town was in the depths of dark- ness—and all because the funds in the town's treasury were so low. Citizens couldn’t find enough money to pay for current to operate street lights. The New Universal Electric Ventilator Only $29.75 Complete Clears the Home of its Many Invisible Foes to Health and Comfort STALE AIR, SMOKE, GREASY VAPOR, Perfect Vitaphone House! CAPITOL Witiam [ROXY PRESENTS BLACK WATCH STRONG ODORS The SPRING & BUCKLEY ELECTRIC CO. T7—T79 Church Street TWICE See 2nd Hear the “Regular Fellow” of the Screen in His First All Talking Pic- Adventure! 6:30—8:30 MON., SUNDAY- TUES,, WED. Continuous VICTOR MCLAGLEN MYRNA LOY DAV COMING SOON— ?_POIIINS ROY D'ARCY ——WATCH FOR IT!