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New Britain herald., 1916-03-10
KNIGHTS OF PYTHLAS
 MONDAY AT LYCEUM

More than two hundred members of the Knights of Pythias and their friends will be the first nighters at the Lyceum next Monday when the Alfred Cross Play CTS will put on tho most remarkable drama of the current season, The Yellow Tlcket.' All arrangements have been completed for a gala event and the knights and their ladies will occupy almost the entire auditorium of the house. As many other ap plicants have already manifested their desire to be present and witness this great play it is expected that capac- 1 ity house will be in order. "The 1cl- l low Ticket gives opportunity for some wonderful stage settings as it's l scenes are laid for the most part in 1 Russian atmosphere. There is l sitting room scene in the Hotel d' l Furope,' which promises to Surpass l anything that has been set up on the local stage since the advent of the l Cross Players. If it surpasses the beautiful garden scene in "The Blind nes of Virtue" and then again the wonderful and gorgeous Japanese room in Miss Julie FTerne's play. "An
 Outsider" this scene in ''The Yellow 1 Ticket" will indeed by the ideal. | But Kendall Weston. the director and l producer of the Ivceum plays. is sparing neither time nor energy in l ma king this a wonderful scene. He is particularly anxious that the Knights of Pythias see perfect per l formance on the occasion of their l attendance. To this end the players are working overtime in rehearsals.
 Monday nights are getting to he the real events at the Lyceun. With the exception of last Monday night, when
 driving snow storm caused the can- 1 cellation of many reservations, the
 opening nights have been exceptional
 in attendance. Saturday nights and l matinees too, are popular. With "A
 Pair of Sizes" the crowds have been
 more than could be expected during
 the seige of such cold weather. But
 this laugh producer is growing more
 popular every performance. There
 are so many situations provocative of
 real humor and wit, so many clever
 lines that even a dying man would 1 see something worth while in this
 com edy farce. Then too, this is the
 first real farce that the Cross players
 have put on since their enga cement
 in New Britain. It is also one of
 the few occasions where a stock
 company put on a, comedy that was
 an absolute success There are few
 organizations in stock as strong as
 the Cross Players. With the newly
 organized company there is not a
 weak spot in the whole fabric. From
 Alfred Cross and Miss Julie Herne
 dow into those who play the minor l parts there is not one flaw. J. IrV-
 ing White stands as one of the hest
 character men in the business. Mrs. ] Adalaide Hubbard has proven her
New Britain herald., 1916-03-10
Read these episodes, each com lplete in six insertions. oee them acted on the motion picture screen at the Keeney Theater.
EPISODE VIII.

"Your Honor. and gentlemen of the i,,rv" Ianedon's voice rose before the words of the prosecutor had died avav. "the story which the witness is telling has everything to do with the question of the murder of David Pollock It will show how again and again he forced his attention upon Miss Page, and of the horror in which she held him; and of the almost ln- evitable mental collapse that followed his brutal efforts to make her marry him. If I have allowed the witness to tell the story in her own way, 1t 1s simply that | wish to bring before you the picture of these two young girls. so brave and hopeful, and hard work ing, whose positions and good char acter were attacked by David Pol lock-
 For moment the judge hesitated, and the court held it's breath--aggres sive, even antagonistic at the mere thought of losing the gay little wit ness who was looking from the judge to Laugdon with such childishly startled eyes. Then his Honor said slowly:
 q cannot sustain your objection to the testimony as irrelevant, sir. l consider all that has a bearing upon the curious relations existing between Mr.. Pollock and Miss Page as of paramount importance. At the same time" he added, turning to Langdon, T would suggest that you instruct your witness to confine her testimony to mere statements of fact.'
 The entire courtroom, not excepting !, i-rt ~f ;nf I Langdon's face showed a flush of tri- umph as he asked:
 How long did your engagem ent in A Woman's Pledge last, Miss Bar ton?"
 "six weeks, but we only got salary for four"
 Where did the tour end?'
 Tt didn't end. It blew up in d one-tank rube town called Prindle- vile. It was one of those towns that have the railroad station on one side of Main street, the hotel and 'Opry' house at the other and the rest of the buildings scattered about wherever they happened to drop" ...
 Again a gust of laughter Tilted through the dingy room, but Langdon froWned and shook his head at Amy.
 Never mind descriptions" he said more sharply than he had spoken so far, for he feared that the judge in a revulsion of feeling might stop his witness before she had told the story that meant so much in the case for the defence But Amy, far from being awed by his sternness pouted at him with a gay little move and went on with her story in her own fashion.
 We were all feeling pretty grouchy when we hit Prindieville, because it had been a losing tour, the ghost hadn't walked for month, and no l body knew whether we'd ever get l back to New York or not"
 Did you give the performance that night" broke in Langdon impatiently. Well, we started to, but it never
New Britain herald., 1916-03-10
"ARMSTRONG'S WIFE"
 A THRILLING DRAMA

Edna Goodrich, one of the most
 celebrated women of the speaking
 drama. will be seen for the first time
 in New Britain as a screen star to-
 night when she makes her bow in
 the leading role of Armstrong S
 Wife," the ature of the film pro
 gram for Friday and Saturday aft
 ernoon and evening at keeney's. Miss
 Goodrich has been an extremely pop
 ular performer in the "legitimatc'
 for many years. She was one of the
 last of the stage celebrities to sue cumb to the lure of the film and it was only by offering fancy salary in- ducements that the Fam ous Players company succeeded in getting her to pose under their management. "Armstrong's Wife" is a very fas- cinating drama and it is of the quaI- ity particularly adapted to Miss Goodrich's style of acting. The act 1 ress makes an excellent impression in 1 the picture selected for her debut 1 and the film has drawn crowded ! houses in every theater where it has 1 been shown since it's release.
 There are some other high class 1 photo dramas on the bill for tonight l and tom orroV.
 Tn duuillOll lilG lIldlo SSI1SIlt OH Sl , { a vaudeville show that is per excel ! fence. There are three high class ! acts and they are enthusiastically re- | ceived every day, Topping the pro 1 gram is a novel mechanical contriv- i ance which reproduces the sinking of 1 the Lustania. There is som etl1jn g startling in the realism with which 1 the disaster is reproduced and the 1 audience gets many thrills as the ! giant liner sinks to her Watery grave. { The Webers, ventriloqufsts, and the 1 Artos troupe, daring acrobats, also find favor.
New Britain herald., 1916-03-10
TWO BIG PHOTO PLAYS
 AT FOX'S TO-DAY

What will be voted the most ex- offered in this city is to be pre- sented on the screen at Fox's today and tomorrow Two big features have been booked. The leader of these two is: "The Witch," in which William Fox presents Miss Nance ONeil Americas S greatest emotional actress. The Witch' is based on Victorien Sardous famous play, "The Sorcercss." The plot is laid in Mexico. Frank Powell, the director of this picture has spared neither time nor expense in order to surround his work with that atm osphere of color and romance that are so cffec- tive when properly presented.
 A Mexican village was built that cost thousands of dollars in order that the street scenes would be cor rect A thousand persons took part in one of the street scenes alone, where Fora Miss O'NeiD is passed over the heads of the infuriated mob and burned at the stake.
 The Witch' will be shown to- night at 7:15 D. m. and 9:45 p. m. In addition 10 the above mentioned dramatic offering, the management has booked D. W. Griffith's famous morality play: "The Rattle of the Sexes" a terrific and soul stirring drama. The story deals with the single and double moral standard for men and women. This piece of
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less anxiety to smooth down my mother-in laws ruff1ed feathers in any way possible. She turned her eyes to the squat old building, which mas seen so many vicissitudes, and "nlch has helped so much in the making of the ci<7-'s history
 But what a distance away" she exclaimed. Was there no nearer way of getting to it?"
 began to feel badgered. and I am afraid my irritation crept into my voice.
 The Bowling Green station is ! nearer certainly I said coldly. But 1 you said you wished to go to the end or the Island first and then walk up i GU Will get wonderful view bv walking along the sea wall" Il do not remember making such remark, she said stubbornl,-. 'but 1t does not matter, let us hurry along am freeziNG here"
 looked at her in astonishn1ent IT was my first lesson in the futiIitv Of ever contradictng my nother-in-1au or recalling to her memory anythinc she had said, and which she did not wish to remember. I mentally 1otted GoWn the fact for future guidance ana walked by her side, acconm oda ting my steps to her slower ones But as the full view Of the harbor burst upon our eyes. even Mrs. Ora hams Miniature had to vanish.
 A Wonderful View.
 Tt is wond derful! wonderful" she said. Wait a moment. I want to i fill my soul with it..
 I felt my heart warm toward her I have always loved the harbor Many treasured hours have I spent watching it from the sea wall o1 from the deck of one of the Staten Island ferries. To me it is like a loved friend I enjoy hearing its praises, I shrink from hearing il criticised. Mrs. Graham's hearty ad- miration made me feel more kindly toward her than I had yet done. Neither of us spoke again for several minutes. My gaze followed my mother -in-law's as she turned
New Britain herald., 1916-03-10

Do you want a story out of a book or a true story?" I som etimes ask my little nephew when he is begging for stories.
 And he always says, "A true story"
 ] hope you like true, stories as we'll as he, for I have two to tell you to- day.
 In a department store the other afternoon an old man waited on me. In his eager haste to get me the right thing he tipped over a, pile of shirts which a younger clerk was showing to a customer. I expected a protest and for a moment I thought if was coming. Then, Never mind, pop" he said pleasantly, and put the shirts back in place.
 Later, while I waited for my change, I saw him go over and ask the older man. Are you coming in i Monday, pop?" Gle. was evidently
 an extra clerk. hired for the sale. ) T don't know said the older man. and there was a world of pathos i in his wistful old voice.
 Well, give me your number and I'll find out for you said the | younger man.
 Chivalry in 2 Department Store. All this happened at the end If 1 what must have been a trem endous- 1 ly busy day. Every clerk in the shop 1 had the license of strain and weari- ness to be cross. And instead of { Crossness was this Chivalrous help ] fitness to old age. There's a queer, warm. quiverv feeling in the heart that beautiful things like love and music and glimpses Of high qualities give you. As I stood at that counter waiting for my change, I felt that quiVer.
 The second story is about a little peddler woman. She came to sell me needles. It was a cold day. ard I asked her in for a cup of tea Ctis a custom l learned from the Ladv- who always knoNs-som chow. and I wouldn't exchange these tea parties and the heart glimpses that come to me through them for the finest so-
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Two True Stories

cial tea parties In the world. Cry it some day if you never have.) At first she was shy, then the story came tumbling out in broken English (she was a young Jewish woman.)
 How the Neighbors Found Out.
 Her husband was a tailor, and
 everything was we'll with them until I- he got blood poisoning from a finger prick He had been at the hospital for eight or nine weeks; they thought they could save his arm and that he would be able to work in 8 few weeks more, but in the meantime their lit tie savings were all used up. The Sunday before she had had no food but stale bread in the house for hef- self and her two babies. Her neigh
 bor Cher name was Mrs. OSome- thing, plainly not Jewish) had como ! in and asked the little boy why he was eating stale bread, and after the i fashion of youth he had blurted out l that it was because his mamma said
 she had nothing else to give him. At that Mrs. OSomething had 1 taken the little peddler lady in her
 arms and cried, and then had gone i home and brought her potatoes and l butter and tea and milk and a lot
 more things.
 And They Took Care of Her Babies While She Worked. The upshot of the matter was that 1 the neighbors led by Mrs. O'Some- 1 thing, had gotten enough money to- 1 gether to supply the peddler lady ] with a stock of needles and wePe 1 taking care of the children for her.
 The address she gave was in very poor neighborhood, poor as we use
 the word, but so rich in charity, in ncighborlincss, in humanity that at this little glimpse of their secrets, , the warm, quivery feeling took poS- session of my heart.
 The moral of my stories? Aren't they interesting enough to be their own excuse for being? But if you { must have a, moral it is this, This is
 what the poor in this worlds goods are rich enough to do for each other. Am I giving in proportion?
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rom one marvel to the view of an

from one marvel to the view of an | ether.
 Five miles away, yet looking 1 much nearer, were the hills and 1 slopes of Staten Island. The New ! Jersey shore stretched away on the right across the North river. Gov 1 ernor's Island, with it's quaint old fort, Castle Williams, on the poin.. was on our left. and beyond 1t, across i the East river, we saw Brooklyn s 1 warehouses with an occa asiona l { church steeple rising to prove the 1 borough's right to it's old name "City ! Ot Churches
 The Statute of Liberty was almost l directly in front of us and near it the austere immigration buildings on l Ellis island were softened by the rays of the winter sun. I never see lhc JuNtapos1tlon of Liberty's statue and the Ellis island buildings without little thrill of patriotic joy at ny heart that the millions of eager, seek ing spirits which come to us from age-Worn Europe have this wonder full symbol of liberty as. their first experience of their new home The Departing Steamer.
 My motherin-la law turned to me at last, her face softened I'm ready tG go on nOW." she said. T have all ways loved the brance of this 1 narbor since I first saw it years ago We walked slowly on toward the AcQua rum, both of us watching the ships as they came into the bay from the North river. Tho fussN, splut | tering little tugs, the heavily laden ferries, the lazy fishing boats. the
  feast of them was made beautiful by it's setting of clear winter sun and 1 sparkling water
 l How few large ocean steamers ! there seem to be- commented my mother-in-law, as a large ocean, going essel cast off it's tug and glided past us on it's way out to sea. T suppose ii is on account of the war she con- tinued indifferently.
 At this moment I heard a com- ment from passing man that i trough back to me the misery of [ the day before.
 "I guess that's the Saturn" he said to his companion as they walked near us "She was due to sail this ] m orning, got lot of French reser- Vists on board. Poor devils. Any body getting into that hell over there : has about one chance in a million to get out again.
 l Forgetful of my mother-in-law $ presence, indeed, of everything else in the world, I turned and gazed at the steamer making it's way out to sea l knew that somewhere on it's decks stock Jack, my brother cousin, the best friend my mother and l had ever known. When he had come back from years absence to ask me to be his wife he had found that I had married Dicl1y Then he had an ! nounced his intention of joining the l French engineering corps. 1 What had that man said just now ! Not one chance in a million! l fell ! as if it were my hand that was pushing him across the ocean to al most certain death.
New Britain herald., 1916-03-10
REVELATIONSOF WIFE
How Madge Saw Jack Biclett's Ship
 Put Out to Sea.
By ADELE GARRISON

How Madge Saw Jack Bicketts Ship
 Put Out to Sea.
 Don't ever ask me to ride in the subway again. It is the most uncom- fortabIe place I ever experienced"
 The elder Mrs. Graham snapped the words at me, if one can use such a word in connection with the stately dignity of my mother-in-law, as we climbed the stairs from the South ferry station to the street.
 Her usual dignity appeared to be trif1e ruffled at the edges anyway, I noted smiling inwardly. albeit with much mental trepidation. I knew the real reason for her displeasure. It was not the discomfort of having to stand in the subway car which had upset her, but the ridiculous mistake of my old acquaintance, MT. Law renee, whom we had met unexpect- edly.
 He had not known that had mar | promptly congratulated me upon be- had heard him!
 l knew she was too proud to make any reference whatever to the inci- dent But I also knew that she would nevertheless resent it in every little taunting way she could. Her complaint of the subway was the first shot I felt that I had reason to dread the day.
 l "Why, we are not at the haTbor at | aui" This was the next remark as we reached the entrance of the kiosk and faced the ferry buildings which separated us from the water of the harbor.
 You cannot see the water from these buildings" I explained patient Iy You will get a wonderful view of it from the Aquarium, the old Castle Garden"
 Oh, yes, Castle Garden 1 remem-
 Der that, very well' she said with more animation, and then queru- lnously, but I do not see it. 1 ."It is right over there,' said,
 irdicat ting it by pointing something
 I detcst doing. But l felt breath
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into a basin, stir occasionally until cool, then pour into a wet mold and set away in cool pIaco. Turn out when firm and serve with cream.
 Stuffed Sweet PotatoCs-SCrub d number of good sized sweet potatoes and bake in d hot oven until tender. Cut off enc end of each and with q tea spoon scoop out the inside, being careful not to break the skins. Put through q potato press and add Onc- half teaspoonful butter, one table spoonful each of chopped cold chick cn and boiled ham for each potato. Mix and season well, refill the potatoes and return to the oven for ten minutes.
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right to star in comedy character roles. Philip Sheffield can essay any of the roles given him, and Eugene Weber makes a good second man. The new ingenuc, Miss Eveta F'rancis is both pretty and Winsome and knows how to put her lines over the footlights Miss Dora Booth is ex- ceptionally good in the characters she has been playing. Girard Patterson, aside from his duties as stage man ager, finds time to attend to some of the less exacting parts. Thus the company has been brought up to a high level of perfection. Critics deem it one of the best ever assem- bled here.
New Britain herald., 1916-03-10
THE STRANGE CASE
 OF MARY PAGE"

got beyond the ticket taking stage, for the sheriff blew in with a badge as big as a saucer and said that he'd been ordered to hold all our trunks and props for unpaid board bills i'll the last four towns, and that meant that we were stranded with Broadway doing the Sheridan act many miles away"
 "What did you do?"
 We did what company always docs-We went back to the hotel and said what we thought of the producer and tried to borrow carfare from the hotel proprietor. That was when We saw David Pollock again."
 Do you mean that Mir. Pollock was In the hotel when you got there?"
 No but he arrived in town hv the last train. and walked into the lobby while we were there"
 Did he speak to you?"
 " es. He came over and said he was going through the town on a bus mess trip, and seeing AIary's name on an eight sheet-you knov-big pos- ter-he had Jumped off on impulse. lie said he was awfully sorry that the tour mad ended so unfortunately, and begged her to let him arrange for K.
 Did Miss Page accept?,'
 NO. She refused absolutely"
 Did she seem much agitated at seeing him ?"
 Yes. She--she looked as if she would scream if he touched her. She held onto my arm so tight that it made a black-and-bIue spot: and YOU could see the pulse in her throat Q woman dissolVes into hysterics.'
 Had you noticed that extreme nervousness in Miss Page before ?"
 "Yes. The day we saw MT. Pollock at the Prentiss Agency"
 NOW, Miss Barton. having refused to accept Mir. Pollock's offer, how did you secure nights lodging?"
 'The proprietor of the place was decent old Rube with a fatherly eye and soft heart that wore the make up of a grouch, and when Mary of fered him a ring that had been her mothers as pledge for our board he kind of gulped and handed over the key to our room without a word ;
 " ou say our room That means that you remained with Miss Page 9"
 "Why of course,' she said in ob- Vious surprise. You don't suppose I'd go back on Mary do your" Langdon smiled. I'm not suppos- ing anything," he said gently. But I want to make everything quite clear for the court, and in order to do that l may ask good many unneces- sary questions. So will you tell us please, exactly what you and Miss Page did after the hotel proprietor had given you the key to your room 2"
 we went upstairs and had a little cry" she said whimsicaly, furtive dimple showing as she spoke. Then having powdered our noses and cheered up. I left Mary resting while I went to the head of the stairs to see what was doing in the office, and what had happened to the rest of the bunch"
 Could you see those in the office from the StairwaN?'
 Plainly, by going down to the first landing and looking through the ban isters."
 Gro be continued.)
New Britain herald., 1916-03-10
Household No'es

Bedroom walls are best left plain. The ideal bedroom is always the simplest. Ices that are too sweet will not freeze properly.
 It is wrong to cook vegetables in. an iron kettle.
 Vegetables to be tender should be cooked very slowly.
 A little whipped cream added to the mayonnaisc improves it.
New Britain herald., 1916-03-10
Menu for Tomorrow

Breakfast
 SteWed Prunes Baked Eggs Corn Munins
 Coffee
 Omelet
 Almond Blanc Mange Sweet Waters Chocolate
 Dinner
 Cream of Cheese Soup Roast Chicken Stuffed Sweet Potatoes
 Lettuce Salad
 Banana Pudding Coffee Almond Blanc Mange-Dissolve one and a half heaping tablespoonfuIs powdered gelatine in half a pint milk Add three tablespoonfuls sugar, one and a half pints milk and half 8 tcaspoonful almond extract Strain
New Britain herald., 1916-03-10

screen literature when shown, has brought to the attention of theater- goers a lesson they never forget.
 With several single and double reel comedies to add diversity to the en- tertalnm ent, Fox patrons are assured of an evenings recreation that can rot be beat for double the price of admission.