The Connecticut labor news., 1923-09-22
THE PALACE.

The very select ranks of vaudeville
 stardom and also those of near-star- dom have drawn upon most liberally to form the bills coming to the Pal ace for each half of the week begin
 ming Monday. Among the faverite
 diversions of, vaudeville audiences just
 now Russian music and Russian
 dancing have a very high standing
 and one of \the finest novelties that
 the land of the bear has sent the
 American stage is the Imperial Rus sian Ballalaika Orchestra, an offering | that makes an all-powerfu1 headline
 attraction for the bill playing the
 Palace on Monday, Tuesday and | Wednesday. There are nearly score of players in the orchestra and they are under the direction of M. Kiri-
 loff, one of the finest conductors in all
 Russia. Betsy Rees, a premier bal larina also appears in this fine attrac- sian Ba1lalaika Orchestra came to
 this country long string of engage
 ments and an extended tour were as
 sured The Palace is one of the first theatres in the east to secure 1t as a headline attraction.
 MT. and Mrs Norman Phillips have not only one of the finest sketches in vaudeville but also one of the most novel, "A Lesson for Wives" is it's title and it was arranged by s. Jay Kaufman whose writings are we'll known to, magazine and newspaper readers. The playlet is given over to the satirizing of motion pictures.
 In the diversions and sub-diversionS of vaudeville, Ed and Birdie Conrad should be classified as classic. The tef mclassic is often considered a sort of red flag. This, however, is mistake; being classical does not in any way imply being ,highbrowed. It merely means a superior quality of ability offered in a refined way. Il IS in this manner that Eddie and Birdie Conrad present their very pleasing cycle of song and pithy conversation:
 Aaron Hoffman, who has provided so many successes, has written new laughing skti having for it's title "Wild Hats" It will be presented on the coming Palace bill by Mercy Barton and Harry Young. Like all of Hoffman's acts every sentence has a comedy value and these two come dians get every ounce of humor out of the act its author intended they should.
 It is claimed that the famous Bar mum said that people loved to be fooled Whether the famous "P. T." ever made such a statement or not is difficult to tell but Ross and Roma have taken it for granted that he did and around the idea have evolved their skit That's a Fake"
 Beck and Rector perform extraor dinary feats of equilibrium in man ner extraordinarily neat and simple.
 A filmed story that stirs and thrills is seen on the screen in tn production Thru the Flames in which Richard Talmadge and an all-star cast ap- pear This story of young freman's life, it's trials and dangers, makes a most gripping melodrama. Richard Talmadge is known as one of the most daring stars on the screen and more than lives up to his reputation in Thru the Flames"
 House Hunting" with Kate Elin- ore and the original Music Box" cast is the headline selection for the Palace bill on Thursday, Friday and Saturday. Here is an act that the business and booking circles of all American vaudeville are clamoring for.
 A James Oliver .Curwood story, "Jacqueline" or '"Blazing Barriers" is the Palace screen offering for the last three days of the week I