The Connecticut labor news., 1923-05-11
THE PALACE.\

One of the most absorbing, one of
 the most dramatic and one of the best { pictures recorded in the silent drama 1 is the visualization of the famous stage play, "The Ninety and Nine, , which will be shown at the Palace on Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday of the coming. week As stage offering this play of romance, intrigue and raging forest fire will always be re- membered by followers of legitimate drama, while as picture 1t will never be forgotten by patrons of the silver sheet
 The great punching climax of the picture so much talked about, built up as it is from a sequence of in ltensely dramatic scenes, comes in the amazing depletion of the great forest fire.
 In the little telegraph office of the village standing directly in the path of the flames the inhabitants besiege the brave operator as he stands man 1 ipulating his magic key, their only communication with the outside world and their one and only chance of life. Frantically the operator demands an engine with which his townspeople may be driven to safety. Then, when all has apparently failed, the sup posed dere1ict Tom Silverton," lead ing character of the play, secures an engine and starts the famous run through the burning forest.
 The ensuing ride through the rag ing forest fire, realistic to a degree that brings audiences to the highest point of enthusiasm, the rescue of the ire-bound villagers and the subse- quent continuation of the pretty love
 ,1-11r woven among the threads of the story are all details that make "The Ninety and Nine" pictured play that can we'll be called screen perfection.
 Among the favorite players appear ing in the principal roles of The Ninety and Nine" are Warner Baxter, Collenn Moore, Lloyd Whitlock, Ger trude Astor, Robert Dudley, Mary Young and many others.
 Ben Meroff has been on the stage since he could toddle and of late much of the time he has spent as "single," and a mighty good one at that. Now comes Ben, disciple of levity, assisted by Marburger's Entertainers, past masters of ultra-modern syncopation and guaranteed edihcation to all lovers of the peculiar harmonies now so popular. The combination ot music With Den MerOft dD1llty as d dancer has formed one of the fastest and most thoroughly entertaining of vaudeville's feature acts. Meroff IS ranked as one of the best Russian 1 dancers in the country and Palace audiences will realize that this has been done with reason when they see 1 him.
 1 Harry Anger and Netta Parker are | character humorists. Harry does 1 nifty old rogue, a white haired, wise old bird wearing clothes of the latest cut and fashion. Miss Parker, lately seen in "Listen Lester" is a beautl- ful girl who takes it upon herself to "vamp" the old roue. The result is 60 minutes of fun packed into a quar- |ter-Of-an-hOur.
 Flurette Joefries, the prima donna in miniature, will prove a Palace win ner through the medium of her fine and cultured voice. John Hyman has l written a skit called-"Cross Lines" for Hal and Francis. They are smart couple and their efforts lead to what might be termed "bang-up' vaudeville Chong and Rosie Moey in their Chi nese version of American songs and dances serve up one of the most nov city acts in vaudeville. They do the American stuff so we'll that their act holds a distinct surprise for vaude- vile fO11ouerc