New Britain herald. [microfilm reel] (New Britain, Conn.) 1890-1976, 1921-12-31
TIE OBSER YER
Makes Random Observations
On the City and Its People

finger at their mothers aud fathers If
they are put to bed with grippe or
pneumonia.
Among the pleasant customs
which have grown on the present
generation is that of visiting at the
homes Of friends during the week fol-
lowing Christmas in order to see the
prettily decorated Christmas trees.
Many families allow the tree to re-
main intact until after New Years
before banishing 1t TO the ash heap
In the back yard, Consequently open
house for a week after Christmas Is
becoming the rule.
In several European countries the
observance of Christmas Is carried on
on broad scale for an entire week.
In some instances business comes to
standstilI, especially in rural regions,
and the popuIacc give themselves over
to the celebration. This would never
DO in the United states as it would
disrupt commerce and upset our in
dustrial schedule. Despite the vast in
tluX Of foreign blood during the past
decade, business here has been re-
sumcd as soon as Christmas day has
passed except when it falls on Sunday
and is observed on Monday. Perhaps
the custom of visiting referred 10
heretofore will prove to be the open
ing wedge for an observance program
continuous from December % to and
including January !.
New GorkerS-OVer night. over the
river, and those who make their homes
on the island-must have their fun.
Indications fror some of the theaters
arc that people stll demand to he
amused or interested and that the
business depression has not been felt
as severely at shoWhouses as in strict
business proving that the Now Yorker
who finds that he cannot work be
cause there's no work to be done, will
take to play quite readily,
A copy of a theatrical publication
reveals the receipts for the week of
December ., as follows;
''r1e Greenwich Village Folies." ut
tie Shubert Theatcr $4,000; "Blos-
som Time" at the Ambassa dor, SIS
500; "Bombo'' at the Al JoIson Thea
ter, S27, 900; Sally" at the Amster-
dam, $4,000; Tangerine," $4,000;
The O'I}rien Girl at the Liberty
Theatcr, s17,30o; 1.-THE Perfect Fool"
at the George NJ. Cohen, s1S,3oo
which is practically capacity for this
house; "Tho Wildcat" at the Park
Theater, S142oo; "ki-ki," at the
Belasco, over $4,000; The Varying
Shore" at the Hudson, over $4,000;
The Circle" at the Selwyn Theater.
$4,000 which is about $4,000 less
than the show was averaging during
the first ten weeks Of its run; "A Bill
of Enforcement" at the Times Square
Theater, $4,000, also a falling off
from $4,000 pace this drama was |
hitting until three weeks ago; six
Cylinder Love-" at the Sam H. Harris
Theater, over $4,000 from $4,000 to
$4,000 less than the figures that were
being quoted for this comedy success
la month ago; "BIuebeard's Eighth
Wife" about $4,000. approximately
81 600 under the speed of this French |
farce for the first s weeks run; The |
First Year, at the Little, $1,000; |
The Demi-Virgin,' OF the Eltinge
Theater. $4,000; "Lilion," at the
Fulton Theater $4,000; Anna Chris |
tie" at the Vanderbilt Theater, 49,
500; Bought and Paid For at the
Playhouse, $1,000; THE Dream Max
err" at the Empire Theater; "Dulcy," |
at the Frazce, $500; THE Grand |
500; eliminate Strangers" at the |
Henry Miller, $lo.S00; Lilies of the |
Field" at the klaw, $1,000: Thank |
YOU at the LangaCre, about $1,000; |
THE Bat" at the Morosco, about S.
900; THE Claw" at the Broadhurst, |
$1,000.
Further light on the reason for the |
business slump which has been in |
progress for more than "A year is furn- |
ished by the Department of Agricul |
ture in comparing its estimate Of farm |
crops for the present calendar year'I
with their value for the past few |
years.
Important crops this year ran to q |
total value Of s5,675, SIT 900 which is
almost IS, 400. 900, 600 less than last |
years crops and $4,000 coo less
than those of two years o 90.
The figures are significant, The |
farming elment in our population has
greater purchasing power than any
ether single element The farming |
population those who derive their in
come from agricuturc,-numbcr near