The Connecticut labor news., 1923-04-27
THE PALACE.

There is, perhaps, no more talked
 of personality connected with the si- 1 lent drama of the picture screen than
 Pola Negri, fascinating, artistic, clev- ] CT mistress of emotion. Therefore 1t
 is quite in keeping that announcement
 of Pola Negri's coming appearance in
 her latest picture, Mad Love-" at the Palace on Monday, Tuesday and [ Wednesday, has aroused no end of interest among theatre goers.
 i Mad Love" is rich, colorful drama, enacted amid scenes of gran deur that compare favorably with any series of elaborate stage settings yet produced in a motion picture. It IS
 entirely a play of today with the hec
 tic spirit of modern living and loving among the fast upper classes as a background to the vivid, carefree life of a beWitching firt. Thousands of
 people are seen in some of the bril-
 liant carnival scenes, these forming a number of glittering scene spectaCles.
 Tuesday and Wednesday has the mark of the supreme brand stamped all over it. Joe Thomas and his or iginal idea that has caused the word Sax-O-Tette to be coined, fills in the headline position. Joe Thomas and his associates deliver a musical period of lively, catchy strains in way so totally different as to make the offer ing one of the striking novelties of the present vaudeville season. Mr. Thomas and his musicians are aided and abetted by Clarice Cannon and Archie Nicholson, dancing duo that can't escape the notice of the critical
 Many a doughboy will recall Eliza beth Brice, connecting this clever art ist with some of the bright moments during his stay in France. Miss Brlce might be called the pioneer among the many vaudeville entertainers who went into the camps of France to brighten the hours of the American soldiers. On return from abroad Miss Brice produced the famous "Overseas Revue" which even today provides talk for theatrical New York.
 One of the comedy classics of vau- deville is the character study of Jones and Jones, two colored comedians who have made place for themselves in the ranks of supreme variety.
 Harry 1. Cooper with Frank Pick cit and Req Chandler presents a skit called "Blunders." The best way to describe the act is simply to state that it is a real vaudeville roarer.
 Never has there been Dooley in the theatre who was not funny far above the average and 10 10 Dooley is no exception to the rule. Jo Jo sings songs and tells stories and he des all in way that makes his act a whizz bang of stage joy.
 Anderson and Yvel are roller skat- CTS who call their act Trying to Please" In their case it does not Io Il of~ Al are clever and audiences are not long in discovering the fact. They con clude a bill that is bound to prove l entertaining to every theatre goer en- tering the Palace portals on Monday, 1 Tuesday and Wednesday.
 There is a name appearing at the | head of the bill for Thursday, Friday | and Saturday that all Broadway | knows to it's musical delight. This man who has so lately risen so high | in the sky of syncopation is Ben Der nie and when one mentions Ben Bernie 1t is taken for granted that his wonderful orchestral organization is included. Of late Broadway has been placing Ben Bernie at the very top of orchestra leaders for, as one critic said, There is a man who makes new 5yncopation because he plays his per sonality with it." Ben Bernie and his fellow players are coming treat for Palace patrons.
 Other acts at the Palace during the last three days of the week are Race and Edge in "Oh London Bridge"; Gold and Sunshine in their "Oriental Raphsody"; Judson Cole, conjuring comedian, and Williams and Martin in a series of unusual dances. The Pal ace will offer on Thursday, Friday and Saturday Herbert Rawlinson in The Prisoner"