New Britain herald., 1925-12-19
STAGE AND SCREEN

The last performance of "Top ToIo," a musical comedy presented by Sing Sing prisoners in the prison auditorium, was presented last night before q capacity house. War den Lawcs reports that this show has been a great success and ai- most every night the 1000 seats were not enough for tue big cro"HS that wanted to sec the prisoners m their stage efforts.
 Andrea Chenier" had it's 'lrSt rrrrormancc of inc season WednrS~ day night at the Metropolitan Opera IIouse and proved popular prospec- tivclv, with 6 lcngtry line of those asnlrinr to hear Rosa PonseIle' rnniamino Gtc!l and Titl" fNno -and. rytroSpcctiyely, with nuInerou" rnoI curtain calls.
 The popularity of the Glorano on,r. ia understandable. though the r,usi, op9in seemed little more than harmless, with little indi7idualI'E' Iunn ,hat can readily D" ttX"d' or IS worth while fixing. in the memory But thc plot provides plenty of l"- ciInrt, and the score at least GlN'S soprano tenor and 1arijon'-~cSp'' ciqIlv +hn trnor--opNOrtu to fN- change vocal lights for "0planS''
 The protagonists did thNlr "ofN' if ,,,.mrd, with no shortage Of ar- lion. Miss ponsoll" was, as nsua a'' a very effective NH&","i0", with 'l"G- inc not alwa"s un"ArrptohabIe' put wIth unusually laudablc lower ho''"
 Al thc Capitol horc 'omorr"" night 'ho week will l"' HNh'T'" T" win th,, mo>io "rhr 'irri'' W""' nn Non,iay ,hu vaudeville h"adIn"r' will I.a "Mammy and the Gold ''rS, Twins" a Keith novelty oitrr'h'' anu Willard and Merlin in rom@'y "H''
 The caritoI'y hi'1 for th" last Q, tn. week brings Ii'ry NomN@dn Hl'' HjeA.lf1t Raymond Griffith in .l ne Paths 10 Para,li.'." Tho "t'>r C,,mo,Iv Four" have q harmonious mar,ct offering and anoth"r EooH number booked is "Th" NiIIi' Ill, l72miDv." This is 2 troupe comnoF''' of two normal sized people ana S'N u;t)n midg, Is in # variety ol c'n'' c.ly acroba'jcS, They have pee" with Einglinr UMoth'rS circus 'o' several s,d.OnS.
 ri"ires Of r.r Wv Yrar's E'r I,ro,ic shows t Lcth 'h" 'aM'o and Palace iS uuH"r vaN and at In' Capitol every so,t will '' r'S,'f\, ~ Thnrc will bc tn tjS ,an"'>iI' spocialiios.
 Coming attractions a' this W"s' Main street p}aynovSo iocIndr 'I''' O." l. Hunt in Frank Bacon $ rc'' ,n Tirhtnin'". "Thr hant"m C thn. Onara," Irish LHcE' ami " Kiss for Cmd"rei'a." This 'a7 named comes the week following Christmas.
 Work is v,u along at tho l.yerun v5,re A new brilii1oty 'ighttd m"r ouiso is being constructed over 'n entrance on Main street. Not on'' ,ruI this he a inc thing for tn +h.,f,r. making 1t more attrac'il, to inc transient. hu; also 1t WI serve to further Illuminate thai par of inc center and giy" tn" buSIl'" section a more metropolitan "P pcarance.
 Tho Lyceum has booked mum her O: excellent pho'opaHs 10 showing carly next year ana anon lh.gsn is included that sensa'l"'' educational drama which never shown 10 mixed audiences, Tell NJ Why" This picture will have II Now Englapd premier at the L' coum.
 "rhe Road to Yesterday" is an other Iyceum attraction on the .Is' as Is that great comedy drama n Cohcns and the Kclieys.' l.ea'rle Joy in another Cecil pcMille al traction. "Hens Highroad," is com ing and so is the amazing drami i. '"Tbe Goose Girl" written hy i't Beach and with Jack Pickford the leading role.
 "Hogan's Alley" at the Lyceul tbs last of next week Is a re-