New Britain herald., 1923-09-22
NEWS OF THE THEA TER
FROM HERE AND. THERE

| FROM HEX
Few people have the honor Of trav'
cling aboard boat and becoming In,
iimately acquainted with two eele-
hraied stage and movie stars, Charles
y. Mitchell OF Cheshire, well known
in New Britain, recently crossed the
Atlantic on the 'Aaultanla" and
while on board boat had the dis
tinel pleasure OF meeting Rudolph
Valentine and wife and Mr. and Airs,
George Arliss,
Mr., Mitchell has since returned 10
this country and often remarks of the
splendid conversations he enjoyed
with each celebrity, Rudolph, he
says, IL a charming fellow with pleas
Ing manner and an attractive dresser,
He is not too snowy in style, The
chsshireite said, but dresses neatly
and eonservatiyely,
George Arliss Ii a person most
anyone would desire 20 become ae-
auainted with. Mr.. Mitchell says.
During the course OF conversation
the theater was mentioned and the
we'll known actor remarked that
among the many plays he has APP
peared In THE Green Goddess" was
the one he liked the most, Mr., Ar
Hiss opened In London In
this play shortly after his arrival in
England. and will remain on the Brit
ish Island until he has completed
run IN that production.
william J. Falion. prominent Main
street business man. was busy renew
ing acquaintance at the Palace the
alter the first three days OF the week
when the team of Nolan and Sperry
played there. Mr.. Falon and Mr.. |
sperry are old friends and each en-
joyed seeing the other again.
Nolan and Spersy presented neat
singing. talking and dancing act
which met with the approval OF the
Palace patrons. The act has played
he Keith time and previous to COM
ng to New Britain completed tour
" the South American variety houses.
Many an actor, after having played
my vaudeville house in New Britain,
s heard to remark that this. town GER
ainy is hard aone to play. Seldom,
hey claim, do the people applaud as
hey do in the bigger cities and even
n many of the smaller towns in
which the acts play. At Hartford,
few Haven as in New York, If the
PARTICULAR number which a specially
rtist is performing. is good the au-
Hence will applaud while the artist
S in the middle of his number. This
$ not done very often in New Britain
where the people seem to wait until
he number is completed. Many acts
ow playing here are deserving of ap-
lause and how is the management of
theater to know what kind of acts
is audience want unless they show
i'm by applauding the ones they like.
Irene Rich. who for many seasons
tarred in Fox pictures. Is the latest
layer chosen to play prominent
art in Warner Brothers screen YER
ion of Clyde Fitch's play. Beau
'rummel' in which John Barrymore
ill be starred. Miss Rich has been
ssigned the role of the Duchess of
ork
AS soon as a play achieves great
access, the imitators start in. THE
DOL was published in London by
rentano's nearly a year ago. On
londay, Aug. 10, at the Theater
oval, Bristol, Fred Wilson and the n
ondon Players produced play en-
tied THE Fool" by Comber Wyatt.
is said to be about as close to the S
banning Pollock play as it is pos I
BILE to get. Archie Selwyn imme- !
lately cabled Charles Cochran who
i'll produce THE Fool" on Christ t
as night at the Princess theater in $
ondon, to spare no expense nor effort r
taking legal steps to stop the Wyatt r
ay. There have been a number of I
otion picture limitations of THE Z
ool,' in this country and the Sell q
yns have gotten after them ALL /
The Expositor remarks that the II
sys of great conversions are not over v
, pointing out three recent remark {
Die conversions which came about
7 the reading of the Bible. They are o
banning Pollock, author of the re- b
arkable play, THE FOOL" Fred
one. a popular actor, and Giovanni
apini, an eminent italian poet, nov
list and scientist. and the author of
life of Christ, which is having a
ide reading. Il
The Selwyns have again started
arney Bernard and Alexander Carr 6
! the road toward a second season c
success in Partners Again" Their II
ur will take them to all the i'm y
'rtant cities in the east and middle
est, and finally to the Selwyn theater
Boston in May for an indefinite
ay. o
,... Il
The selwyns are again sending out CT
launcey Olcott in THE Heart of a
lddy Whack." by Rachel Crothers, u
err a route that takes in the middle II
est and the south. Mr. Olcott's ~
ason will open at Reading on Sep L
nber "a. I
6 Sally is gay, riotous, colorful \
lbodiment of the peace on earth and Il
cd will to men theory of this Holt Il
y season and one cannot perforce X
I'VE the theater without absorbing 4
2 selfsame spirit" wrote a reviewer Il
: the New York Telegraph when 4
1t musical comedy was produced at u