New Britain herald., 1922-12-23
.BIG PALACE SHOW
 FOR ANNIVERSARY
Six Acts of Vaudeville and Big
 Films Next Week

Starting next Monday the Palace will celebrate its fourth anniversary with a big show. the equal of which the management states has never been offered before by any theater in this city. A specially selected show has been arranged for the first part of the week and one of the innova- tons will be the first appearance in this city of the big time Keith vaude- vile. Six excellent acts will be off, fered featuring "The Syncopated Seven," colored jazz band who come direct to vaudeville from tho Palais Royal, New York's famous famous cabaret and dance hall The seven people include five men ud two women and while on the stage certainly liven things up musically. Another featured act is Thornton Flynn, the celebrated Irish tenor. McCormack's only rival, who is pos sessed of a remarkable voice. He is ably assisted by Dena Caryl at the baby grand. The Diamondy will be well liked as they are known in vaudeville as the four jewels of en- tertainment. Their offering consists of a little bit of everything with dancing their forte Morris and Shaw, a pair of fine comedians, will present a laughing skit, The Mos- quito Trust" which is just packed full of laughs. Howard Nichols who terms himself ''the ace of hoops." has a real novelty and Wells and Mont Eomery will be instant hits with Always Harping About Something clever limo of songs and batter that will more than please.
 Action, love, suspense. blowing up a ship, a court orgy. bride market, beauty, bloodshed, sex interest, com edy, marvellous sets. battle between a man-o'- war and a pirate ship. great workmanship, gowns that 1t took GO dressmakers month to prepare, startling photography, more romance, more suspense, more action.
 And there you have George Fitz- matrices Paramount production of ITO Have and To Hold" featuring Betty Compson and Bert Lytell. which is the featured photoplay at- traction. Betty Compson. never low Her, in pearl and brocades one mo- merlt, in a hastily improvised bathing dress the next. in gowns low cut and gorgeous and in gowns more modest and dainty. has the best role of her screen career. \
 She is the girl who, rather thap marry Lord Carnal escapes to Vir- ginia to wed the first man who asks for her hand. Bert Lytell, romantic hero, swordsnan unexcelled, brave and daring, Is the man who asks and ultimately wins her love.
 Always there is something doing In this story. The characters are real human being. loving and fighting and loving some more. There's not a lowing puppet in the picture. It's the rapid-fi drama told swiftly against a background as colorful as a show at the New York Hippodrome.
 As a laughing hit Harold Lloyd will be offered in Now Or Never" his new comedy which is three reels of screams. Reserved seats are now selling at the box office, which will also be open all next week from s:3o a. m. to p. m. The entire bill changes Thursday and brings six more big acts headed by Harry Slatko and Band, wonderful act and Richard Dix and Helene Chadwick, in the new dramatic photoplay, ''The Sin Flood" This Sundays show will present two excellent features.
 The Palace theater will present in the course of the next few weeks, the big photoplay sensation, When Knighthood Was In Flower" now playing in Its 17th week at the Cri- terion theater in New York. It has broken records there since it's pre- mier showing and is claimed by press and critics as one of the most won- derful photoplay productions that has been made.