The Connecticut labor press., 1919-06-28
THE PALACE.

It is now a decade ago, or perhaps a trif1e more, since theater goers who are youngsters no more heard Charles K. Harris great song success Break the News to Mother" It was then the reignirg favorite among the ballads of the day and the sweet thought written into its lyric sent its sale into hundreds of thousands of copies and brought wealth and added fame to its author.
 This famous song has now been vis- ualizcd by group of the foremost pie ture producers and the wonderful film Break the News to Mother" comes to the Palace as the ste1ler screen attrac- ton for the first three days of the week Although 1t is not generally known here at home this song again came into it's own with the American soldiers abroad and its sweet melody and still sweeter theme was heard all over France It was this popularizing of a song 10 years or more after 1t apparently had had its day that prompted the producers to present its story in picture form. The picture, however, IS by no means a war drama.
 For Monday and Tuesday, the day of the terrible thirst, and also Wednesday, vaudeville is down on the cards that IS sure to ring up heavy with the variety fans. It is rather a difficult matter to select a head1iner for this bill without doing some other feature an injustice. One of the notable attractions of this bill Is Lane and Plant, two clever sol dier boys who had the honor of enter taining President Wilson while he was on his first trip to France. These two former dough boys sail along through comedy singing and talking act at a rate that makes them hot favorites as fun makers.
 Still another mighty good one coming for the first half of the week Is Puppy Love-" a right lively singing and danc- ing sketch which is delivered by Johnny Small and the Small Sisters. Although their names may denote the diminutive, the way they put this original act over makes them good and big in the esti- nation of those whom they set out to amuse.
 The famous Rum A Four of Oriental Wonder Workers form another fine feature of this vaudeville collection. Pal ace audiences are due to see a new bag of tricks in the feats of these four peo
 pie. Fallen and Brown III "Its Great to Get Back" a comedy skit full of dash and get-there speed are always consid- cred among the clever ones and Will SldIlIey dIlQ IQd FIyIln Will make me opening act in their songs and dances. So much for the bill of the first half of the week.
 If you wish to see the prettiest bunch of girls in vaudeville, dressed in the finest collection of costumes boasted by any act in the varieties, then don't miss
 The Bride Shop" the fashion show and musical comedy combined, which comes to head the vaudeville bill for the last three days of the week George Choos, the producer of this act, has the real vaudeville knacl1, by that we mean he has the idea of what patrons of this | diversion want and knowing this he gives it to them in full and generous
 measure. ''The Bride Shop" has toured I the country and hasn't missed a vaude-
 vile theater of note in any section | Everywhere the verdict is the same as
 to the excellence and value of the pro- 1 duction as classy entertainment.
 Next i'll importance on the bill for l Thursday, Friday and Saturday is the
 screen attraction for those days. The
 title of this production is "The Cry of { the Weak" with Fanny Ward heading a