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The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1921-03-07
In The Theatres

a sex problem play, but is guaranteed to produce more thrills than any thing of it's kind ever presented.
 POIrs.
 Jimmy Hodges has appeared here in vaudeville on numerous occasions and has always met with success. He will headline the Poi bill today with his company of 2S playing My Ha- vana Gir1,'' a musical revue.
 Nelson Waring is one of the most accomplished of pianistS. His ap pearance in vaudeville is considered to be the most important of an nounc eln ents in musical circles in some time. It is very seldom that one of the artistic attainments of MT. Waring is seen outside of the concert stage.
 Jean and Elsie are also musicians of real merit. Their instruments are the violin and Irish harp and they also sing.
 teMadonnas and Men'' is the fea- ture. It is pronounced the greatest of it's kind ever seen.
 EMPIRE.
 At the Empire theatre, beginning today, Katherine Macdonald in her latest photoplay, Curtain" will be the attraction. stCurtain!' is a story of stage life and it is a pictur1zatio of Rita Wieman's delightful Saturday Evening Post story. It is a First National attraction.
 In "Curtain!' Miss Macdonald plays the part of an actress who achieves a tremendous success as the star of a new play. She IS wooed by a millionaire bachelor through a. whir1wind courtship and finally mar ries him and gives up the stage Later-aftor she has become the mother of boy, she discovers her husband is untrue to her-he having gone to Tia Juana with the actress who has taken her place as star. She returns to the stage, getting back her old place, and scores a tremendous hit. Later she finds real happiness. but how is a secret, the telling of which would spoil your enjoyment of the picture.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1921-03-07
MARCH 2, 1921.
Amusement Calendar
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The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1921-03-07
MORE PESTS VERSES
A Good Town.

A Good Town. There was an old man from Talktown Who made all the theatre-goerS turn and frown. FrYes! This is the show I saw long ago That guys her uncle, the villain, you know. The heroine is lost, but not for long, The hero saves her, the villain $ in wrOng.- This show is rotten, take it from me. See what you think of it wait and sec" And so talks this pest for an hour or more
 And the people all wish that he'd get the door. Charles CaNanagh,
 1927 Railroad Ave,
 12 years old.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1921-03-07

given to talk about one pest-the one described in the drawing appearing each Monday. You may write your verses in blank verse, free verse. limerick style, or in regular verse. Send them in to Editor Amusement Page, the Times. The writer of the best verse will be given a pair of tickets to Polls thea ter.
 Here are a couple of samples:%
 KASHOO! There was a young feller named Seller, To the movies he went with his Ella. He'd been out in a breeze,
 So he started to SneeZe- And folks shouted: 'sHey! Get an umbreIla.'
 BEAT TT. There was young man from DufreeSe, At 0 movie he started to SneeZc-
 He was battered and beat
 From his head to his feet, Till he begged for release on his knees!
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1921-03-07

GEORGE S.-Are the automobile pictures I have been making danger aus Are accidents dangerous, in other words? I can only say if you lose wheel or you skid while Init ling it up' in a picture, you can be 5nst as dead as if you were doing it fer any other reason.
 Nowadays when, a scenario calls for speed, 1t means real speed. The pulp lie Ihas seen too many pictures by this time to risk faking. The camera eaa be made to speed up a car go- Ing at the ordinary pace, but it can't do that without speeding up the pace of everything else in the pie ture. Eyeryone's suspicious are rous- ed Immediately by pedestrians in the distance sauntering over the land scape in a fast trot, little dogs wag- ging their tails with unnatural ener- gy, and foliage swaying hurriedly rack and forth in the gentle breeze.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1921-03-07
PLAZA,

The most amazing melOdrana ever produced is Outside the Law the big Universal Special which startled all New York when it opened at five
 Broadway theatres at the same time and broke records in each. It is
 by far the biggest and best produc- tcion offered the Bridgeport public this year. The work of Priscilla Dean as silky Molr' and Lon Cha- ney, as "B1ack Mike Silva" are the
 best pieces of acting ever depicted on the s0reen. The Motion Picture News reviewer summarizes it by say
 ing ''Et carries the spectator off his feet-makes him forget he is looking at a picture. Excellent action, care fully planned scenes, perfect suspense, a dramatic and thrilling climax. Elaborate sets, faultless titles
 scarcely a scene could be eliminated
 One of the most logical productions
 of all time. It is there from every angle" You may come to the Plaza theatre this first three days prepared to see one of the years greatest pie lures and you will not be disappoint- ed.
 The feature hit at the Palace thea tre, New York, a few weeks ago, Bobby Mclean and Co.,, is the vau- deviIle head1iner. MT. Mclean is the
 worlds champion ice skater and re- gently represented America at the International Tournament in Eur ope.
 LYRIC.
 Music, comedy and dancing will amuse patrons of the Lyric all this week during the presentation of Vic tor Herbert's famous comedy with
 music, 'The Only Girl.' is real com edy and with the addition of the 20 musical numbers, some classy dances and several imported specialties as we'll as some by the Poh Players should prove Q delight to all who attend.
 Next week the company will pre- sent something of a different nature in that sensational drama, The Wom- an Pays" which has a wonderful New York reputation. This is not
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1921-03-07

The fascinating profile above belongs to Alice Calhoun, one of the youngest stars on the screen. She is a captivating little beauty, with brown hair, p1entifully be- Sprinkle1 with glints of tawny red, and is exceedingly proud of the historical fact that she is great -great-grand-niece of John c. Calhoun, the great American statesman
 Alice's hat (see above) is of orange crepe-de-chine, topped by a huge orange ostrich plume of deeper shade. Just imagine that on tawny hair.
 Miss Calhoun has been lead ing lady for Harry Mercy, but
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1921-03-07

her ability as an emotional ac- tTess, in spite of her extreme youth, has made her a star her self
 Her first stellar feature was Princess Jones' and now the VitagraDh company is getting ready her second, under the working title of False CoIors.'' This title may be changed, how ever, before the production is fin ished-
 Alice has a. peculiar faculty of appearing much older on the screen than she really is. Her age, as sworn to in her home town of Cleveland, O., is only IS, and she is still single.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1921-03-07
MONDAY
Film Forum
Conducted by Eleanor Dale.

If there is anything you want to know about motion pictures, write to Eleanor Dale, care of The Times. Give your correct name and address in case your answer must be sent through the mail.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1921-03-07
My Pest.

There's a pest that I know Who went to a show And happened to sit by me He started to tell, Of the hero who feIls And now wish this pest was in h.
 Louis DeMatteo,
 1900 Howard Ave
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1921-03-07

H Sue: I just adore Po1a Negri, don't lyou? \ Lew: They say it's good, but I |haven't tried any new recortfS on our for months What is it. la waltz or a of-Exch- f The engagement of Mary MacIaren
 Ito David Churchill StarEham was an
 founced late last week at a dinner Iparty given at the Ambassador Hotel
 The engagement has been kept secret for two months
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1921-03-07
Finale of Last Week s Verses on the Pest

Here are the last of the Pest verses about the man who tells all ne knows at the movies. The writer of the best verse will be given two tickets to PoErs, his name and the verse will appear in tomorrow paper on this page.
 Altogether there were more than nifty verses received, but they have not all been printed Some were written illegibiy; others were writ ten on both sides of the paper; r;ystill others did not refer to the particular pest that was the subject of our verses last week; others were too long. So if your verse didn't ap- pear, try again this week.
 A Wish. It's pleasant to go to a good movie If only the~ pests would stay far
 away
 Just as you're interested, some pest
 infested, Criticizes the hero. the plot. and inc
 play.
 I'm kind hearted chap, and I don't
 wish mishap To no one, but the pest at the show. l wish he'd be kind, and very hard Or some usher would kindly make
 him so.
 WILLIAM R. FOLEY, 3O3 Bronx avenue.
 You Couldn't Blame Him! The school bell rang, Ding Dong! but Where was Johnny Prong? They found him at a picture show. But he was disgusted Because the man in the first row kent
 hol1ering
 ''Dingbusted!"
 JOSEPH BISCHoF'F, 342 Hamilton street.
 TrHE NfOx1N<, Dr~vr- D,- Ihere are many pests that a fellow Who goes to picture shows, But one of the worst is the kind that
 dotes On telling all he knows. He sits behind you in the show And talks without cessation; Eacn scene he tries to let you know, Brings some new complication. 70, that's the villaini and you'll see He's goin' to get the papers," "Oh, there's the father! I'll bet he Will cut some funny capers." He prophecies what's coming next And tells you all about it; He always reads aloud the text, One can't get by without it. He talks so loud that people there. For many seats around, Look back and give the icy stare. Too bad such pests abound. You pay your cash to see the play; But these birds bother so You find yourself, provoked to say You wish t the deuce~they'd go. Such parasites Surely hate;
 Will some one pleaseS uggest A measure to eradicate The moving picture pest. K. H. FeENDLAY,
 314 Fairfield Ave.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1921-03-07
Only Sand.

Only Sand The sugar trust will never bust But ever fTnly stand But the Guy in the movies Who knows it all, Has no sugar, but merely sand
 A NewSie,
 No address
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1921-03-07
His End.

His End. John. Latest Was a, little pest He was put under arrest For not doing his best, And that was the end of Iafest-
 George Stella,
 No address.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1921-03-07

Edna: I'm sorry to blast your hopes, but Tom Moore has only re- gently married Renee AdOree, a musical comedy actress It Is inter eSting to tell you that MT Moore met Miss Adoree in the course of work in his latest .GoIdwyn starring; vehi- cle, Made in Heaven While mar riages are not supposed popularly to be made there, no one can deny that this one waSt
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1921-03-07
WEST END.

Annette Kellerman was given an alf-star cast in her first modern com edy drama, What Women Love-" a First National attraction, which comes to the West End theatre tonight and tomorrow
 After the story was purchased from Bernard, McConViI1e, the famous sca,een scribe for $10,000, Sol Lesser instructed Harry CaulfIe1d, his pro- duction manager, to spare no expense in securing the best available talent for Miss Kellerman'S- support
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1921-03-07
THE RAWNG wOP.

 Here's to Poli. da' bigga da man, Who gets a da good show whenever he can. wenta. one nighta to see Charlie Chap an da' Kid, An he unused meswith a his leed1e a lid In front a. me sat a bigga' da' "wop, '" Who jasbbered all da night like a big Hippo da pot-'' Then Po1i came strollin' a down a da aisle, And the wop shutta' up and beganna to smile.
 ARNOLD SCHOFENLD,
 2G2' Summerfield Ave.
 Goosey, Goosey, Gander. Goosey, goosey, gander, Where shall wander? To Polls to see ''The Kdd,' That's making such a hit. There I met an old man Who kept us all a-Iaughing Till the usher took him by the hand And threw him out the door.
 MARIE KATHRYN PAGAN, Age 14 years. Al Vine St.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1921-03-07

a sex problem play, but is guaranteed to produce more thrills than any thing of it's kind ever presented.
The Colorado statesman., 1921-06-18
Now an Eskimo Opera.

Copenhagen opera goers recently
have witnessed the production of an
Eskimo opera, "Kaddara." Hakon
Boerresen, the composer has based
his score on the few vestiges of an
cient song which the Greenlanders
possess. A group of Eskimos trav-
eled to Denmark to assist in prepar-
ing the stage pictures and to- ap-
pear in. minor roles, They carried
with them large collection of ma
tive costumes. Mention of an opera
with 1Greenland's icy mountains as
background naturally connotes India
as scene for stage entertainment.
One would not be greatly surprised
to learn that the next Drury Lane
melodrama is to have Tibet for scene,
now that the Mt. Everest expedition
is,'so much in the public eye.-Chris-
tian Science Monitor. ~ h-e f.
The Colorado statesman., 1921-06-18
Treasure rrove in Goodwin Sands

The idea of searching the Goodwin
sands for treasure is not quite a nov
city. Several proposals have been
made before to recover the millions
mentioned by Lord Headley in his
presidential speech to the Society of
Engineers. The chief and most prom
ising of them came from two men
II civil engineer named Bush and J. d.
Pain, an architect. They proposed to
construct harbor of refuge out of
Trinity bay, and from 1t to tunnel the
sands, says the English Mechanic.
The work was to take many years.
The idea caught on, money was PROM
iscd, but more practical men pro-
nounced against it. Another sugges-
ton was to run out a master tunnel
from Deal, and from 1t to have short
tunnels branch off. A third scheme
was thar of Midland mining engineer,
who became SO obsessed with his idea
that at last he went mad and drowned
himself on the very sands he proposed
to explore.
The Colorado statesman., 1921-06-18
Hindu Music.

Be 1t in DEVOTION in love or in
patriotism, the daily life of the Hindu
all the year round pulsates with 1the
rhythm of music. The shepherd on
the meadow. the farmer ON the -1rice
field, the boatman on the river, the
fisherman on the lake, the corn grinder
ut the milestone, the sawyer at the
lumber yard. the weaver at the loom,
the washerman at the pool. the mason
building houses, the snake charmers
or jugglers on the streets. the children
in school and the priest ut the temple
they all sing songs as they perform
their respective duties Some sing for
the uplift of their souls and others TO
beguile the tedium of their work. o'
The fragrant freshness of Hindu
music and the fresh fragrance of the
message of India's melodic songs are
sure to make marked impression on
the minds of even the most listless
but critical listeners
The Colorado statesman., 1921-06-18
HAD ODD TASTES
Apparently Everything Was "Ra-
tions" to 0striches.
Canadian Soldiers viii Testify That
the Birds Appetites Cannot Be
Called capriclous.

In that part OF Africa that was the
seat of the war between the British
and the Beers there are now many
ostrich farms. II was ut the time OF
the war a thlnly settled country. for
the most part bare and comparatively
unproductive.
AS the ostrich farmers often left
their flocks to subslst on whatever they
could pick up and as an ostrich VIII
pick up anything that is not too large
for IL to swallow. the advent OF the
British and Boer forces, with the
chance that 1t gave ut the leavings
of the camps, was n great boon to the
ostrlches.
AT Belmont a flock of ostrlches came
roaming into the British camp. The
Canadians had never before seen these
birds on their native heath. They
were tame, and much on the lookout
for rations. The Canadians had heard
Of the digestion of an ostrich and
were resolved to test 1t.
One of the men threw the foremost
ostrich n bar of soap. The ostrich
swallowed 1t, and looked for more.
Another man tossed out match
box. The ostrich swallowed that, and
looked pleased. An empty jam-can
followed. and the bird ate that.
81 wonder II he would eat cart
rdges?" said an Irish member of the
regiment.
No one ventured to violate regula-
lions or waste ammunition by trying
the experiment, but suddenly an out
cry was raised among the soldiers near.
While the attention Of the men had
been centered on the bird that was
swallowing the matches, soap and
jam-cans, another hungry bird had en-
tered tent and was actually engaged
in eating brass headed cartridges out
of the bandOleers!
All the Ostriches had particularly
long and naked necks. The soldier
wanderers from the Far North noticed
that any bulky object which an ostrich
swallowed went down his throat so
near to the skin that its descent could
be plainly seen all the way.
So the soldiers stood in group,
throwing bits of all kinds of refuse
to a particularly long-necked ostrich.
He swallowed one bit after another
with lightning speed and then stood
upright, while the soldiers laughed till
they could hardly breathe 10 see the
objects chase one another down four
feet of the neck.
As the ostriches helped themselves
to many useful and needed articles
the soldiers found 1t necessary to re-
fuse them admission to the camp.
But before they were banished an
untoward accldent-for the ostriches
only-deprived two Of the big birds
of life. They were cut up and eaten
by the Canadians, who found them
very good, the flesh resembling beef
both in appearance and taste.
The Colorado statesman., 1921-06-18
win Use Bees in Next War.

The next time France goes to war
she's going to mobilize the bees. -
1t all came about In the senate's
discussion of the expenditures for agri-
cultural purposes. One senator re-
marked oratorically that the French
people ought to get to work like the
busy bees" That reminded Senator
Menier that If the government had
been up to snuff it would have used
a lot OF honey when there was big
sugar shortage during the war. The
minister of agriculture said 1t was a
good idea and volunteered to give all
necessary information about bee-rais-
Ing to stny-at-home patriots In the
next war.
The Caledonian-record. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1920-current, 1921-03-21

making tne entlfe article imperative
unless ratified within seven years, the
brief asserts, specifically violates Ar
ticle 5 of the constitution which gives
congress power to impose a limit on
ratification or "to otherwise attempt
to control what the legislatures of
the states shall do in their delibera-
ton" The brief quoted Senator
Harding in offering the provisions as
having CLEARLY stated that his vote
for the resolution was conditioned on
this provision being approved" and
quoted Senator Borah as calling at
tention then to the unconstitutional
ity of the section. The attack was
made in a brief filed by. counsel for
j. A. Dillon of San Francisco. charged
with violation of the prohibition en-
forcement act. Dillon is seeking
writ of habeas corpus. The provision
attacked was offered first by the then
Senator Harding when the amend
ment was being proposed in the SEN
ate,
The Caledonian-record. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1920-current, 1921-03-21
BURGLARS CARRY OFF SAFE
WITH CASH AND TEWELRY

CHELSEA, Mass, March 21--
Burglars stole safe with $1,000 in
cash and jewelry in Lynn today and
instead of breaking it open on the
ground mounted it on a motor truck
to open at leisure, but encountered
trouble when the truck broke down
in this city. Impressing a horse and
wagon, they transferred the safe
again and carted it away. They must
have cracked it open on the road be
cause when it was recovered short
ly afterward at barn the contents
were gone. Harry Ruckman of this
CITY driver of the truck, was arrested
while he was trying to repair it. He
said his. only share in the safe rob
bing was under hire on what he
thought was simple trucking job,
but with James Franklin, who was
arrested later, he was charged with
breaking and entering. Other men arc
also sought.
The Caledonian-record. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1920-current, 1921-03-21
FOUR KILLED IN GRAIN
ELEVATOR EXPLOSION

CHICAGO, Mareh 21-Wrecking
crews today were clearing away the
tons of debris scattered by the eX-
plosion Saturday night in the grain
elevator of the Armour Grain COM
pany on the south side, under which
the bodies of four victims are believ-
cd to be buried. The two known
dead were blown out of the structure
by the blast, which it was believed,
was due to spontaneous combustion
which ignited infammable mill dust,
The grain loss was placed at about
$1,000,000 by the secretary of the
company, who said today that it was
believed $3,000,000 worth of grain re
naming in the concrete bins may be
salvaged. Police and company Off
cials declared they place little credit
to the theory that the explosion
might have been caused by dissatis-
fed employe.
The Caledonian-record. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1920-current, 1921-03-21
Let. COUNCIL
HOLDS ELECTION
AND BANQUET
f. L. Follansby Succeeds III,
p. Oliver as Senior Coun-
cilOr of This Order

Pythian hall was a scene of gayety
Saturday evening following the an
nual election of officers of st. Johns
bury's popular order of United Com
mcrcial Travellers.
The meeting was called to order at
$50 by Senior Councillor H. P. Olivel
and the following officers were
elected oserve for the ensuing year:
+. l.. Follansby, senior councillor;
A s. Cheever, junior councillor; H.
p. Oliver, past councillor: Melvin
Ellis, secretary; H. w. Bartlett, con-
ductor; j. E. Cook, chaplain; J. A.
Spare, page; E. E. Sargent, sentinel;
executive committee, w. S. Davis,
John Simons, H. c. Blodgett, Fay
Reed.
A recess was then declared and
joined by the ladies in the dining
the members of the council were
room to partake of a sumptuous re-
past in charge of capable commit
tee, headed by J. f. Cook.
After the banquet the council was
called to order and the gavcl turned
ovcl to Past Counc:;or Robert f.
French, installing officer, who con-
Quoted the public installation cere-
monies, assisted by conductor, Ar
chic Wilcomb. Mr.. French was at his
best and the ceremony was performed
in very pleasin'- manner,
Mr. Follansby in a happy speech of
acceptance thanEe, thc installing Of
fcels for their fine work, rendered the
thanks of the entire council to the
ladies and all visiting friends for
their attendance at the social meet
ings, and for the hearty support
which they had always given the
council. He said that without doubt
the enviable reputation which St.
Council No. $50 held
throughout the entire New England
jurisdiction was due N a large meas
ure to the get together spirit mani
tested by the families and friends of
the councillors in ;aeir support of
this council, and asked that the
spirit Of unity and harmony continue
to prevail and thus keep St, Johns
bury council in the future as it had
been in the past, moral and social
uplift to the community as well as
the banner council of Vermont and
-he entire New England jurisdiction.
Dancing followed the installation.
The Caledonian-record. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1920-current, 1921-03-21
ALLEGED MURDERER TO
RE REMOVED

PROVIDENCE, r. l., March 21-
Roland r. Pothier, formerly ser
-bugler in the army who is held
as the murderer of Major Cronk-
hto in October, 1918, will soon be re-
moved from this federal jurisdiction
to Tacoma, Wash, if present plans
are carried out. United States Dis
trict Attorney Cannon said TODAY
that within a few days he would ask
the court for an order of removal
Pothier is in Jail in default of
$4,000 bail, having entered a plea
of guilty of involuntary manslaughter
when arraigned before a United
States Commissioner last Saturday.
According to federal officials, he said
he was handling a revolver when it
was discharged accidentally, the bull
let striking Major Cronkhite. 1t is
understood that other witnesses of
the shooting are to be examined at
Tacoma.