davidaulloa/AmericanStories huggingface dataset:
New Britain herald., 1924-01-12
Thirty New Britain Young Men and Women to Be Seen in Fraternity Musi- cal Production Next Week.

The first alumni production of tho Alpha Delta Sigma fraternity will bC presented at Odd Fellows hal OF Arch street next Wednesday evening and again on Friday night. Th. musical revue to be presented is called Hits and Bits of 1923" and was written and directed by the mem bers of the L-A quartet, all local young men. Tho dances were ar ranged and directed by Miss Mariory Kay of Hartford assisted by the Misses Rolger and Green also Of Hart ford. Miss Zoe I.aHar of this city will be musical director and music will be furnished by George O'Brien' $ orchestra.
 The following local people will sp- pear in the cast; Clement Lewis, Dwight Latham. Robert Loomis. Paul Lucas, Louis Raschkow, Miss Florence Farr. signs Peterson, Margaret Lewis. Dorothy Latham. Alice Brcen. Grace Breen. Hulda Johnson, Gertrude Johnson, Edith Peterson. Anna Tim breil. Mildred Muverhin. Marjorie sleath. Helene Voight, Grace Hatton, Maude McCarroll. Gertrude Anderson, Ebba kronholm.
 Mannikin group: Natalie Case. Dorothy Pfersick, Agnes Peplow. Greta Roseen. Margaret schuy. Gretchen Zimmerman, Virginia Hum phrey. Pauline Morse.
 The production will be staged in two acts and i2 scenes ss follows;
 Scene i-opening chorus; We've Got Something" L-4 and chorus.
 Scene 3 Louis Raschkow, ''Dances''.
 Scene s--specialty. March of the Mannikins." Miss Bolcer, Miss Green and Mannikins. Scene Miss Peterson, Miss Lewis Scene 5--A melodrama Cwith apol- ogies to Robert W. service.) "'rho Shooting of Dan McGrew"
 Cast:
 The Narrator .......,..t Nr. Latham The Lady That's Known AS
 Lou ......+....t..... MT. Loomis Dangerous Dan MeGrew Mr, Lewis The stranger ,.,,.,...,., NIT. Lucas Scene s--song. When June Comes Along With Song" Miss Farr and Golf Girls.
 Intermissinn
 Scene 7---tThe L-4."
 Scene s--Song. T Cannot Sleep Without Dreaming of You MT Loomis, Miss Johnson and Colonial Girls.
 Scene a--Mr. Lucas. Mir, Latham
 Scene fh--Danee speciality Miss Bolger. Miss Green.
 Scene fi--"Just Hoknm."
 Scene 12--"fn Radio Land" Sta. ton A. D. s. Rhymes hy MT. Latham
New Britain herald., 1924-01-12
LITTLE NELLY KELLY"
 pAR1aNA

The absolute truth about George Nj. Cohan's new American song and dance show, Little Nellie Kelly" which is to be seea at Parsons theater all next week with matinces Wcdnes- day and Saturday. is that there wasn't an empty seat in the theaters at Boston. New York or Philadelphia a1 any performance during the record runs. and there have been few in cities elsewhere. All of which is as 1t should he, for if ever there was an entertainment built to satisfy the masses of eNacting playgoers Little Nellie Kelly" is IT in capital letters.
 As q matter Of fact, the new rohan masterpiece is the best muscal play in the whole wide world" IL tells q charming love story. the unfolding of which Is interwnFen with dancy musical and ensemble numbers, and is interpolatod by T regiment of sing ing and dancing Americans and as charming chorus as you will meet up with in q year of theatefgoing.
New Britain herald., 1924-01-12
GREAT yIOLINIsT IN HARTFORD

The rarest treat of the most un- laual music season which Robert Kellogg director Of the Kclog Con cert Series is offering this year. is 1 at which comes in the third of the concert series al the Capitol theater. Hartford. Sunday afternoon. January %. when Miss Erika Morini. the fore most woman vilolinist of the world and Miss Carolina I.azzari. contralto of three leading operas. will he heard in q joint number with organ accom- paniment. Ii is only occasionally out side of opera that two foremost art ists are heard.
 Miss Morini is unique figure in tho music world, not only heinz inc foremost in violin Nirtuosty, but also one Of the youngest, She is scarcely 20 years old
 To be unknown in 1917 and to he famous in 1922 is the happy lot of Carolina Iazzari. In her season at the Chicago opera she was entrusted with inn mportant roles, despite the presence of already established artists and her presentation of them forced her re- appearance in them and established her fame The following year was re- plete with eonquests for her, still in association with the well known Campanln, her "nalila" being partic- ularly well received. Then came the engagement with tho grand opera of Buenos Aires and next the Metropoli- tan Opera of New York. Such Is cer- tainly a rhetoric rise. Miss I.azzari's art is built upon the appealing basis
New Britain herald., 1924-01-12
NENyY NOTES OF THE SPOKEN STAGE SILENT DRAMA AND MUSIC

Kirby" which played here several years ago as stock production at the Lyceum with Alfred Cross in the lead- ing role. Others soon to be shown are Charles Ray in The Girl l Love" :" Judgment of the Storm" and D. w. Griffith's "The White Rose"
 P -ss Little Nellie Kelly" George M. cohan's latest musical comedy hit which recently closed successful en- gagement at Boston, will. play in Hartford all of next week upon the completion of a two-day engagement in Waterbury. Waterbury has never beenF known as a good show town but this past season has proven to theater managers that Waterburians will support good road attractions. It seems that if residents of Waterbury will support good show there is no reason why New Britain theatergoers shouldn't do the same thing.
 Henry W. Savage's new musical show "Lolipop' which had a success ful engagement in Waterbury and a run in Boston will open at the Knick- erbocker theater, New York, a 'aeek from Monday.
 Arthur Goodrich's latest play So This is London" will be seen at Par sons theater, Hartford the week after next. Mir. Goodrich Is a native of New Britain.
New Britain herald., 1924-01-12

Four featured vaudeville acts have been booked for the Capitol theater next week and each of it's kind promises to be the best from the Keith family office. On the first three days of the week Dave Thursby X Co. in a musical comedy will be the headline act with Bert Melrose aft CT an absence Of three years return ing to thes tage, as the extra featured attraction. Mr. Melrose will be sup ported by Miss Peggy Brooks On Thursday. Friday and Saturday the Bob Fender troup, ten people in stilt walking and eccentric dancing numbers, will headline the variety turns with the Claton X Drew players in the shakespearean travesty When Rome Howls" coming next on the bill. Then Fender troup has appeared at the Hippodrome in New York and is reputed to be one of the greatest acts of its kind in vaudeville.
 With the engagement of Topics of 1923" seen in Hartford as 'The at the Winter Garden in New York next week. the house will return to its former policy of three matinees a week--Tuesdays, Thurs days and Saturdays.
 Jane Cowl will be seen in Brooklyn next week in Antony and Cleopatra" and will then play short run in | Boston before going to New York in the play.
New Britain herald., 1924-01-12

| The Palace management announces the showing here shortly of two of the I greatest photoplays of the past sea- son, namely "The Hunchback of Notre Dame" and "Scaramouche." The former comes here first as a travel | iEg attraction with a large orchestra and there will be reserved seats for the showing.
 The Rexmere orchestra with John L. Sullivan and all New Britain boys will be given a vaudeville presentation on Thursday, Friday and Saturday of will be nu added attraction to the regular moving picture program.
 Lew Brems and Felix Martins. ole fayorites with New Britain tabloid fans have reunited and will appear Palace.
 Clara Kimbal Young. the firm ac- tress will be seen on the stage in the east in William Hurlburt's Trimmed in Scarlet" acted several seasons ago in New York by Maxine Elliott. Miss Young will probably be seen in New York in a different play by HurIburt.
 A number of new photoplay attrac- tions have been booked for early ap- pearance at the Lyceum theater. Among the coming films is Cameo
New Britain herald., 1924-01-12
Alpha Delta Sigma Alumni 10
 Give Hits and Bits Of 1923"

Cast.
 Western Gfrl Q. Miss linlda Johnson Spanish Girl .. Miss Dorothy Latham Harmony Girls .................. ........ Miss lewis. Miss Peterson "Iiits From the Emerald Isle" .. ..,.,........t.... ,....,..-..... Miss fafr Mr. Lewis and Nancy Clancy chorus Grand Finale ..... Entire Company
New Britain herald., 1924-01-12
STAGEA AND SCREEN

Strangers of the Night" In short, panting breaths. which indicated he had run to the station, the man said in broken English "Someone--he-- after-me. Looka dis card The lieutenant endeayored to explain that it was merely an advertisement of a moving picture to be shown here and it was sometime before the man was fully convinced that he was not being sought after.
 After three and a half years of un- interrupted success. the Beggar's Opera disappeared from the Lyric stage at Hammerstein's in London re- gently. On its departure many thought they lost an old and even permanent friend for that the Beggar should ever have been taken off seemed al- most ineonceiyable.
 The Pony Express will be the first of the two reel Clyde Cook com edies to be released through Educa- tional Film Exchange. Cook has for-s merly featured in Fox comedies.
New Britain herald., 1924-01-12

of pure simplicity and human feel ing. She sings with georgeous opu- lence of one, smooth. mellow and even in all it's registers.
New Britain herald., 1924-01-12

An amusing incident occurred at police headquarters one night this week in connection with d publicity stunt which was pulled off by the management of the Capitol theater in strangers of the Night the feature photopiay for the first half of the week. Postcards were mailed to numerous New Britain resi- dents by the theater management and one man Of foreign birth rushed into headquarters and presented Lieu tenant Samuel Bamforth with pos tai card which read Beware of
Evening star., 1924-05-09
Lest We Forget

wooded of Arlington and
10000 soldiers Sleep This last their will
unmarked their deeds unless Washington responds appeal
appeal shortly told The of
allied organizations Washington prohibited
making their annual solicitation the departments for funds
with which bear the of placing Decoration
June for the Confedae small American Flag
the of each of their comrades holding
in each cemetery where soldier dead
These through The Evening
acknowledge something
Mail today designate Decoration Fund-The
Evening the whether
Decoration Day Fund the Confederate Veteran Fund
Evening star., 1924-05-09
No Feeling Whatever.

Wife-Knowing my sentiments on
the subject did that hateful Mr.. Jones
insult you by offering you a drink?
HuSband-That's what he did
Wife-And what did you say?
Husband-I swallowed the insult.
MISS ELLA WHITE.
Evening star., 1924-05-09
STRIVE FOR MEXICAN
| FRIENDSHIP IS PLEA
Rowe Tells Ell Club Cervantes No
/ Efforts Should Be Spared in
t Promoting Amity.
UNDERSTANDING AIDS PEACE
Associated Press as World Factor
Is Explained.

mo effort should be spared to cul-
tivate the closest relationship be-
tween Mexico and the United States"
DIR. Leo S. Rowe, director general of
the Pan-American Union, told mem
bers of the EI Club Cervantes at its
Mexican night" in the auditorium of
the Interior Department last night.
I'VE are neighbors and have each
our own problems and opportunities,
and with a better understanding of
conditions existing in the respective
countries. we will move forward
under a new basis of international
relationship Dr. Rowe said, adding
that with the beauty of the country,
the hospitality of the people and the
possibility of development along in
dustrial lines, a greater economic and
social era may be looked for in
Mexico.
Lack of knowledge of another
country's nationals prevents the
forming of friendly relations, Frank
Is. Noyes, president of the Associated
Press. said People cannot be friends
unless they know one another, and
an understanding of the actuating
motives is a means to the promotion
OF such friendlinesS, Mr.. Noyes am
pl1hed. He outlined the service of the
Associated Press. recalling that Mex
leo was the first foreign country
to which membership was extended,
which in itself has tendency to create
closer bonds between nations all over
the world.
Peace Entails Understanding.
DR.. Jose Benitez, charge d'affaires
ad interim of the Mexican embassy.
said that peace and harmony among
nations is impossible without an
understanding of ways and customs
peculiar to the various countries. DR..
&. Sherwell of the Inter-American
High Commission stated that he was
born in Mexico and is familiar with
its people because of his many years
OF residence there, and counSeled his
audience not to place faith in those
who speak evil of Mexico. Most of
Dr. SherwellS address was in Spanish.
F. j. Hernandez, president of the
club. in opening the program, said that
is the aim of the club to cooperate
with those agencies agitating for
more thorough understanding between
this country and the Latin American
countries. The organization is spon-
sored by the Pan-American Union. he
said. and is one of many desiring to
cement the friendship of all nations
on the American continent.
The program included The Mexican
National Anthem" and selection of
popular airs by the Black and White
Society Orchestra; solos. "Hasta
Manana' (MeXican folk song) and
"Marquita." by Harry Angelica. assist
ed at the piano by Miss Bernice D.
Randall; poem, Gloria" Gin Spanish)
by Miss Lucia P. Barber: violin solos,
"RomanZa Andalza" and Spanish
Serenade" by Leo AIvarado, and 1.-The
Star Spangled Banner" by the or
cheStra.
The committee arranging the affair
included: Capt. +. c. Steward. chair
man: Misses Hebb, Hardesty, Houston,
Breithaut. Brousseau, Mrs. Conway
and Messrs. Holcombe, Krutz, Wise
and Falk
Evening star., 1924-05-09
1t. Col. Wilding Ordered Here

Lieut.. Col Wilbur Wilding, Corps
of Engineers, at the General Staff
School, Fort Ieavenworth, Kan, has
been ordered to this city for duty as
an assistant to the chief of engineers
at the War Department
He probably will be placed in
charge of the miscellaneous division
of the office, which considers all ques-
tions affecting United States engi-
neering works in the District of Co
lumbia, including those in the pub
lie parks. Maj. Frederic B. Downing,
Corps of Engineers, who has had
charge of that division for four years.
probably will be assigned to duty at
the Army War College.
Evening star., 1924-05-09
1859 CATTLE SLAIN.

SACRAMENTO, May "a report
filed today by the state department
OF agriculture gives the total loss to
date in California from the foot-and-
mouth disease as $2,962.122. OF this
amount $4,000 is represented by
property and equipment destroyed in
fighting the disease. The balance
represents appraisals of the slain
stock.
The report shows that total of
1859 head of stock destroyed since
the epidemic started.
Evening star., 1924-05-09
AWARDS TO Fl SCHOOLS.

Certificates for 100 per cent mem
bership in the National Education
Association have been awarded to
twenty-five District public schools by
the National Education Association.
The certificates state that in each
school every teacher is affiliated with
the organization.
The awards were given to the fol-
lowing schools: Brightwood, Bright
wood Park, Bradley, Woodburn,
Wheatley, West, Webb, Pierce, Pet
worth, Madison, Kenilworth, johnson.
Ludlow, Hubbard, Ambush, Garfield,
Jones, Cleveland, Banneker, Bunker
Hill, Deanwood and Smothers.
Evening star., 1924-05-09
A Tasty Dessert.

For a dessert that will quickly be
voted a prime favorite, beat six eggs
till lemon colored or Whereabouts.
Add two cans of loganberries, a tin
of evaporated milk, as many whites
of eggs as you can find and a grated
nutmeg. Pour in the freezer, Scrape
dasher and throw away entire con-
tents. Remove wrappings from a
brick of drug store ice cream and
serve very cold. Our family just
can't seem to get enough of this
MRS. r. +. S.
Evening star., 1924-05-09
TheFun Shop
Conducted by
Mdrson ForhaU yudeU
Verses and Reverses.
By SAMUEL HOFFENsTEIN.

l.
Mother loves her little baby,
Little buttercup,
But she'll love him better, maybe,
If he'll but shut up.
Please be quiet, darling, do!
Papa bawls enough for two!
Fools may go
Where angels wouldn't;
But, then, we know
The angels couldn't.
If angels could, 1 think they'd try
A little folly on the fly!
g.
The early bird may catch the worm
Let him do it,
l hate the grimy things; they squirm
He's welcome to it!
I'll wait till noon to make my rounds
And catch some coffee off the
grounds!
Evening star., 1924-05-09
Frank Verses.
BY MOLLY ANDERSON.
The Card She Sent.

On the twins arrival
So the stork has left you twins
How generous was he!
Doubly blessed through years to come
Your happy home will be.
Evening star., 1924-05-09

law school for Chinese women
has been established in Shanghai as
a step toward the emancipation or
chinese women. The school is the
first of its kind in China
Evening star., 1924-05-09
Kiddie Query.

Mother (to Jane, age threel-Jane,
dear. Mrs. Jones has a new baby.
Jane-Well, mama, what was the
matter with the old one?
LEROY NJ. WHITNEY.
Before she is married a girl asks
questions. After she is married she
demands answers.
Imperial Valley press., 1924-09-05
BIRKE COMPOSED,
STILL MAINTAINS
HE is INNOCENT.

a. sA<- ,st'F =. tfE NJ
McALESfER; 3Ialhsf Sept. as
with 80 long, boSsDe, ana.a waive
of..his hand, Richard Bifkes died
in%the electric .chasg in the prisbn
at. 12;ol this morning for his, psst
in.the murderx of Frank. Pittsi cash
Ter of the Ketchum State i Bank,
during holdup of the bank in
AUGUST, 1928. -''~ - Z y fF iet
'birkes maintained his eomposure
to the last. ~ A'4f
Putting The stub of cigar, Birk-
es smiled grimly at the WITNESSES
Sim not guilty. but I'm not
afraid of death. he said,
Taking d final puff at The cigitr,
Birkes- threw it aMi,y and. seated
himself calmly in0the chair. The
straps were adjusted, the switch
was thrown and. Birkes swass pfb-
nouncea dead a few minutes later.
Mrs. Eliza Birkes, SAoum. Springs
Arkansas, aged, mother of the cdn-
demned man, who made q vain plea
for ~eNeeutige clemency, whit take
the body home with her.
Imperial Valley press., 1924-09-05
Double Feature
At the: Palace,
Airdome Tonight


Jack Dempsey will also be seen
tonight in, 'sA Society Knockout
one of the Eight and Win y series.
Lilly Of the Dust" Pola Neg
ri's new starring vehicle for Para
mount, with Bent Lyon, Noah Beerw,
Raymond Griffith and others ajast
as prominent playing in support,
shows at Palace 'Airdome tonight
The story is an adaptation of the
immensely popular novel and stage
play, "The Song of Songs 1T lis
the story of aiyoung girl and her
fight against ife-a girl whose
beauty and appeal to men is d ma
bility rather than an asset to- her.
Here s the greatest emotional star
on the screen today in what Il, des-
tined to be the most talked about
picture of the current season. ''t
Better see It'll ~ - -
Imperial Valley press., 1924-09-05
Port Authorities
Convention Was
Ended Yesterday
Iain l,san ST. 7riaaa,,p5Es iaasaa,,p5Es 0sr Broaduay Port
BY United PrcSs Leased wire

SEATTLE, Washs !. Sept. 5.-The
EeloEenth annual convention of the
Pacific Coast Association of port
authorities was to close here, fols
lowing sessions at the Bell street
terminal, a tour of the city and
port in the afternoon and a bans
quet and dance at the Yacht Club
in the evening",
Delegates from every port on
the Pacific Coast were in attendance
fPhe final business session last
nigh. included addresses bf G. III.
Fitzpatrick, Vancouver, b. c.,
George Osgood, Tacoma; Major
Charles T. Leeds, consulting engins
seer, LOS Angeles, and Charles IL.
Spearspresident of the board of
goverhors of the San Francisco
port Tomorrow many of the dele
gates will go to Vancouver, b. c.,
to inspect the new port facilities
there. Construction Of belt line
railroad for Seattle to be operated
comparatively with the publicly owned
Pottery Mills. with the object of
reducing switching charges, was
advocated yesterday.
Imperial Valley press., 1924-09-05

So many cooks are judged by the
iscuits she makes that it behooves
sli' Of us to be moss careful, es-
,ecially If there is a stranger in
our midst who is sampling our hot
biscuits for the first time.
They are so easy to make that a
failure is hard to forgive. just fol-
low your recipe-don t guessi Make
your measurements accurately
very little experience is required to
produce excellent results.
Keep your ingredients as cool as
possible while mixing. Have as
soft d dough as you can pat or roll
out easily. Do not stir your dough
too much when adding the liquid,
and have your oven hot.
Today the housewife doesn Z have
TO have. a recipe. fer each individual
cake, hot bread or cookies which
she makes--just fouadatfon recite
is all she needs in order to turn
out the. most tempting array of
cakes, maffins, or other appetizing
foods.
] know of nothing that lends it
self to variation better. thansa bak-
ing powder biscuit. .dougts Here. are
just a few suggestions for disl 6
one can make having the above to
xx-arL with .
Imperial Valley press., 1924-09-05
Unique Bits From,
Fashions Realm to
%As Please Everybody


The gray pearl is very much in
vogue today. 1t not only makes up
the necklace, often alternating with
white or pink pearls, but 1t also
makes up earrings in hoop OF. pen
'dant shapes. 80 g.
Whole sprays and branches of
leaves and flowers ornament the
latest formal afternoon > frecks.
These DECORATIONS, done in beading,
are paaeed--one SPRAY tq4sa gown
sIantwise across the frcnt of the
skirt. sS sF
gIThe fashion able woman today does
net sanealn. Of wearing her sneeklice
with the loop in frontlssshe ties the
lcssg strand of beads or Jewels into
i leese knot at the back of the
Hesk sahd lets7itzhapg between her
Shoulders. -. - e ggs.
The little Tturbnn of orange and
broasf is ininfersslys popular todas
Ttesefapgs. is usually cdiifined to
tsle 81 ight and sfign1 fFent, while
the flopPy Seinxn d nj long aittaebed
$krf are in .he other eolof i -,
n y
Imperial Valley press., 1924-09-05
". 9 10 7 :. y 13INf : y Y -...-9.
MINI. Senator Is
5'Conde9'mning the. 4.
I: !. Foreign ,ai ,lr3: Policies, L,
.By. United Press Leased Wire.

Z
h!QuINGfSs ALL. ;f3ep4 IA r.. 6 The
present .stinnIlati ofnagricnltural
prices by those who. have -,the power
to control them through the, control
'ofimdNey and credit looks, 10 me like
sugar water bemg. lied ino order to
stop The farmers froincswarming into
the gcmp3of Senator La Toilette, n
declared, L. IS Senator Shipstead ,of
MiBnnsOta, elm an address cat the
Adamsmnuaty'fair here Thursday. .i
otScnator $idpstead scored both
majors epsDtiss for the ehaotiase9ndi4
ition sfioag raailture during ifhe gsst
fewiYeaBss gan:1 jGdt aasi
. The ,MiDDasota senator also attack
ed sf : goyeFiiment by injunction,
under which soufa warking mep are
deprived Of -eqpal-rights under
the lave tqnH aresmayla Fsuhiee5agof
the lirreepsHsibie iyAjg pfsaBhat 80
sometimes esiealIetnthetcorici %sce df
oLps ji.ageegpsittlhsan eotgasagsos
equity. IaiTajibs sd' III 19gg %. 0elG
IBIS DehliptMg Qgd yitbia. fpGasnso
atj4n of both bepubtHaar and per,e9
cratic foreign poSscseslssf@ ~ '.lyl