New Britain herald. [microfilm reel] (New Britain, Conn.) 1890-1976, 1926-11-27

Thought ! WAS d savage uilucrledti
and he said he didn't think I wa!
absolutely anything but prett,
DOLL. My DEAR. thought it was
so SWEET of him to say that NJ
it was SO UNEXPECTED.
This lecture was very INTEL.
LECTUAL and the man had the
incest eyelashes. So LONG, and
they curled right up at the ends
Even II he DID say that this Other
person inside Of me wanted to &c
riding on an elephant with foot
ball helmet on-isn't that too SILLY
to think about? think it's a
HOWL.
With theaters in New Britain null
tiplying as fast as guinea pigs, that
ancient institution, the theater party,
is coming into renewed favor. Few
occasions, even including football
games and gunmen's wars, can cram
so many joyously spectacular events
within so short a time. In proof OF
this, witness the outstanding feat
ures of the theater party:
The argument over which theater
shall be the object of the Invasion.
The realization that there Is no ar
eument for any one place, as nobody
knows what the bill is. The jelly
fish who starts this early in the game
to put the camper on the project.
The final blind compromise on a
place. The consequent discovery
that there is a better show else
where.
The drafting of some unwilling
victim to buy the block of tickets.
The wavering mortals who cannot
decide whether or not they are 60
ing. The grand rush for the win
men," the frenzied haranguing, the
bitter competition for the favored
one, and the detection Of the boys
who must either go stag or take the
undesirables The sour grapes front
of these unfortunates, who announce
that they are glad OF their single
ness and are lucky to be saving
money.
The desperate endeayors OF the
to collect the
money. resulting in his descent TO
the post of the most unpopular
member of the crowd. The COM
plant that the seats are poor ones
and the reply that they are all right.
both from persons who don't even
know whether the seats are in the
orchestra or the projecting booth.
The big night. The pikers who
seek to renege at the last moment
and regain the money. The snail
who arrives late and holds up pro-
ceedings. The descent upon the un-
theater. The wait for
the usher. The mad rush down the
aisle The battle with the usher and
the return to the rear of the theater.
The wrong seats. The remarks from
the rows in back, starring Down
in front"
The show. The esthetic posers
who think they are dancing. The
com dian whose jokes would have
been funny if served with prc-war
those wines were fresh
The acrobats who do the same old
tricks almost as well as the last so
similar troupes did them. The coy
Jazz singer with the voice like a fire
siren. The old war horse whose
voice, like her hair, must have just
Deen washed-she can't do anything
with it. The jazz orchestra, COM
posed of conglomeration of fog
lorns, dinner gongs, and factory
Whistles. The playlet with the jokes
hat are much more enjoyable on
he street corner than in mixed COM
)any.
The newsreel with its full quota
If centenarians and puppies. The
attempted comedy with the pie
hrowing and fancy falls. The fea-
ure picture, which stars an actor
zone of the crowd can stand, is an
I'D one which half of you have seen
,efore, or is just plain punk. The
kit.
From then on-not SO bad. But
Why all the preliminaries?
Senator Edward r. Hall uttered
IN opinion which must have been
in his and many other
minds for several years when he
old members of the charter revision
rave question as to whether it is
.dvisable for the city to maintain
municipal garage.
That this institution in the city |
government has not been productive |
# lower costs in the storage and re-
'air of city-oWned machines has |
ong been recognized by the depart
nents which, many Of them unwill- |
ngly, make use of It's facilities.
Theoretically, municipal garage |
hould be a fine thing. Conducted |
Without thought of profit, in build
og on which no taxes are assessed,
nd housed in a structure on which |
here are no carrying costs In inter-
st and payments on investment |
UGH as the privately conducted bus
ness of like nature must look to,
seems as II great reductions in
osts to departments should be pos
ible. But the net results have not
cen nearly as pleasing as was ex-
ected, The storage cost is, if any,
hing, higher than the average, and
apair bills run high.
Tho garage commissions discov-
ry that one machine was stored,
epaired and furnished with Access
ories over period of many months