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New Britain herald., 1926-03-26

Any normal person can learn 10 fly after few hours in the air with Il competent instructor. Controlling an up-to-date plane in tho air in fair weather requires much less atten- lion on tho part of the operator than driving car along the crowd. ed highways,
 After once tasting the toys Of flying people invariably ask for moro."
 "The next time you have an op- portunity, pay a visit 10 your nearest airport, you will find 1t interesting If passengers are being carried, first make sure that both pilot and air craft are properly licensed, then put aside those tanciel fears that have kept you shacklcd 10 the ground, slip on n helmet and goggles, hop into tho plane and prove 10 your self inc fascination, comfort, speed and safety of aerial transporta You won't regret it,"
New Britain herald., 1926-03-26
MAKES CONTRAST
 IN AIR VS. HIGHWAY
Former SaIer, Speaker Tells South Church Brotherhood

Tn man on the street today Is forced 10 acknowledge that aviation is practical. according to state ment made last evening by Harry D. Copland of Bruinard field, In an ad- dress on Aerial Transportation" 10 The brotherhood of the South Con gregational church. Mr, Copland called attention 10 the fact that the steamboat, railroad and automobile in their turn were once called im- practical and that the introduction of new forms of mechanical trans. portation always have met with ridi- cule. Statements made by Mir. Cop land were as follows:
 "The hazard of flying resides not In the nature of flight, but in the operation of planes by Incompetent pr reckless pilots and lack of proper maintenance of equipment.
 While there are few private op- erators in Europe, thousands of miles are being covered by organiz- ed air lines
 \ At present the Cnlted states mas hot one regularly established air route that can be considered out of the experimental stage. except tho transcontinental air mail.
 This spring will see the opening bf q number Of air lines backed by substantial capital.
 During six years Of operation Of commercial air lines, the fatal acci- dents have totalled only five. Dur ing this time q total distance of B. T59,0o0 miles have been flown and SS,57l passengers transported
 Today we have American built planes, which cost less than fast motor boat, that will carry five pas ssngers in q comfort ably closed cab In at a speed of 100 miles an hour with gas consumption equal to a large motor car.
New Britain herald., 1926-03-26

Cohen 10 assist another man in piling the goods In the room after Inspectors ordered that tho pile be removed from the vicinity of walls and windows,
 Other instructions given by the agents of the fire insurance com. panlcs, Rosenwcig said. was to re. pair a watchman's clock and the sprinkler system. He said Frost gave orders 10 have carried out i'm. mediately all of the suggestions made by the inspectors.
New Britain herald., 1926-03-26
LOCAL. "TABS" WIN

After battling with various "Tabs' organizations throughout the state In pool. bowling and cards, inc New Britain Y. NJ. T. A. X E. society finally got into the winning column defeating the Wallingford organi2a- ton by v points. A feature of the evening was tho work of the pool team. every member of which won his game.
 This good work ons the part of the ivory chasers was necessary since the WaIinIfor1 bowling and card players came out on top in their matches. The latter team winning
New Britain herald., 1926-03-26
THRILL ON ARCH ST. LINE
Drive Shaft Breaks And Bus Rolls Back About 90 Feet Before Wheels Jump Curbstone.

Passengers aboard a city-hound Arch street bus received q thrill about l2;45 o'clock this afternoon when the machine rolled backward and partly up onto the sidewalk in front of the Monroe pharmacy at the corner Of Arch and Monroe streets.
 Tho driver stopped at the corner 10 take on two passengers. As he put the engine into geor again, the drive shaft snapped, The brakes re- fused 10 hold and the bus rolled backward about 30 feet. The driver turned the steering wheel so that the back wheels hopped over the curb and the machine came 10 a stop. It is reported that the pas songers remained calm because the vehicle moved backward slowly.
New Britain herald., 1926-03-26
BETHEL ARSON TRIAL
 TESTIMONY CONTINUES
Insurance Inspectors Today Arc Blamed for Merchandise Piled in Center of Room.

Bridgeport, Conn, March 96 Pl Merchandise which was piled near the center of the room In the Bethel plant of tho Xcluso com- pany and in which the incendary fire was started last April, was so arranged at the request of fire in- surance company inspectors, 1t was testified before Judge John w. Banks in superior court today by Peter Roscnweig, New York city, who was shipping clerk In tho Frost factory.
 Abra ham "Whitey' Friedman and Sam Wesenberg, alias Sam Cohen, have testified that Frost had especially hired Cohen and expressly ordered him to stack goods In the room for the particu- lar purpose of cXpcditing the arson plot,
 Rosenweig declared today that Il, was he who gave instructions to
New Britain herald., 1926-03-26

Westport Country club here yester- day were reported fair at Norwalk hospital today. The other four who were riding in the car driven by Gaddo. were less seriously injured, Tho accident was caused by head on collision with a truck as the two vehicles rounded a curve.
New Britain herald., 1926-03-26
by a 4l 10 30 score.

" N VT EV WU F0VT VI
 The results of the pool game fol- lows;-Captain Doc" Began. bO-26; James J, Luby. bo-43; Thomas r. Crean, 50-S3; Clement Grace. 5o-22; Jack Daley 50-2S; and Frank La. liar, 6o.S0, Tho usual social and entertainment followed the games.
New Britain herald., 1926-03-26

hcroism, sacrifice. leadership and patriotism,
 Any American girl or boy be- tween the ages of la and l9 and any woman teacher is eligible 10 become Il candidate,
New Britain herald., 1926-03-26
Men Hurt in Auto Wreck
 Resting Comfortably

Westport. Conn, March 2s tPl -- The conditions of F, R, Goodwin of New Haven and George Gaddo of Bristol who were seriously injured in m automobile accident near the
New Britain herald., 1926-03-26
MARRIAGE LICENSES.

Marriage licenses have been grant ed 10 John B, Gasparini of bi Spring street and Miss Florence schwab of ?7S Jerome street. and to Haddon E, Klingberg Of 9i State street and Miss Myrtle F, Peterson of 224 Rentschler street. X4Li
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1926-02-27
Conquest Of Britain

When the Aquitania sails one
hour after midnight tonight,
Broadway will lose several of its
most prominent personages.
Those who are aboard the big
liner included Alex A. Aarons and
Vinton Freddy, producers of
Tip Toes and Lady, Be Good
who will sponsor Lady, Be
Good in London; George Gersh.
win. composer of both plays;
william Kent. the comedian, who
will make his English debut play
ing the part that Walter Catlett
created; Max Scheck, engaged to
stage the musical numbers, and
Paulette Winston and Buddy Lee,
members of the London cast.
Mr.. Aarons was one OF the
Auuitania,s passengers reaching
New York only so hours before,
he having been called home on
an important business mission.
Mr.. Gershwin was a last-moment
addition to the party, and his
sailing excited considerable in.
terest. 1t Is likley that he will
introduce his new concerto to
London concert audiences while
he ia in the British metropolis.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1926-02-27

NATIONAI.The National has
booked 4 return Of the highly
amusing college comedy, The
Poor Nut." to start next Monday
night Tor j week Il comes di-
rect from ten months run on
Broadway and q ten weeks en-
gagement ii Boston
The Poor Nut tells the story
OF an undergraduate, which IL
not such an easy thing To do II
ii aims to be accurate and anus.
ing At the same time. The Nu-
gents, j. 6. and Elliott, have over
come this difficulty with wonder
fui success 50 that those who
have forgotten their college days
win remember them with smile,
and those who. are still living
them win see vivid pictures Of
realism
no the older generation. who
are busy paying the way Of the
ayerage college students, 1t VIII
present 4 study In the psychology
Of youth and the problems. trivial
in themselves, which 30 to make
up the experience Of the young
and form an important part Of
their education.
1t il an interesting play ~ q
good part OF Washington remena-
hers, IS well put together and
ar4Ifa fha interest from the start
I In the. university book store ~
the finish In the fraternity house
{ others In the cast include Rnth
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IlkI1 NGISIOh " OebAAASS ~'NOA~s
gomery's musical comedy success
irene" which comes tomorrow
to Crandall's Metropolitan and
Ambassador theaters.
Colleen has received letters from
practically every part of the coun'
try complimenting her on making
the picture and expressing eager
ness to view 1t on the screen.
And what the stage gave the
theater in Irene" Colleen has
given the screen-and more, 1t
is said. For in the movies, the
scope is a much, wider one than
back of the footlights and every
angle and idea that could be con.
ceived of has been incorporated
In Miss Moore's screen version
of the play.
Then, too, one must not forget
the technicolor fashion show. The
gowns worn by the girls on the
stage were beautiful in their color
and brilliance. And when Irene"
flashes on the screen and &, the
fashion show Is presented it will
be in the self-same color and
beauty that the human eye saw
before the camera lens started
clicking.
It is not unreasonable to state
that the fashion episode of Irene"
is the finest OF its kind ever
photographed. Sixty of Holly
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The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1926-02-27

York engagements nave Deem
ceaseless succession of happy
entertainment for them. During
their stay at the HippQdrOne,
Nellie" and Gram found time
to visit the Metropolitan Museum
three times.
His interest centers in the col
lection of musical instruments and
there he saw and was permitted
to handle the first fiddle" Of
primeval days. 1t is only a hol-
low gourd, the bow being an
archer's bow. Primitive savages
found that they could produce a
number Of tones by pulling their
bow strings across an empty
gourd. That was the first fiddle.
"Mellie" tested its tone produc-
ton and was able TO extract five
distinct notes from the gourd.
That's something to know,
amt it?" he grinned, and then
he had look and a try at all
the various stringed Instruments
ancient harps. plucked and inns
pact instruments, first pianos.
spinets, woods.wind. brasses and
a model Of the first saxophone.
A priceless Guarnerius, a tuned
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Dual Talents

Elliott Nugent, the featured
player in "The Poor Nut" re-
turning to the National next week,
is not only a playwright but also
a short-story writer on the side.
One of, his stories, THE Trouper
appeared in the Smart Set Maya
zine and he has with the aid of
his father, j. c. Nugent Of vau-
deviIle fame, turned It into a
three.act comedy, and it is slated
for early production in New York.
Elliott feels that 1t has had an
suspicious beginning for it saw
the light OF day In the same num-
Der Of Smart Set that gave birth
to Somerset Maugham's Miss
Thompson" afterWard the world.
famous Rain"
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Mr.. Beatus had hung up
chuckling, no doubt, at his own
humor.
Mr.. and Mrs. Arthur Sears
Henning had at their house
early this week q Washing
tons Birthday dinner at which
were representatives Of the
theater, the press, the le9isla-
tive branch and other high
class fIOtsam and jetsam. A
pungently humorous talk by Mr..
Henning preceded the awarding
of papier mache hatchets to
Mr.. John j. DAILY and myself;
being stressed the significance
that those of "the profession
present, had better take warn
ing.
This display of tomahawkery
called, Of course, for impromptu
speeches Of acceptance from Mr..
DAILY and myself. I could think
of nothing clever and foundered
with the agitation of newly
indicted Rotarian. Later, of
course, en- route home was
afflicted with what is known
as "cab wit" and thought of
thousand scintillant things l.
should have said.
That is neither here nor
there.
This story is burdened with
telling Of the duplicity OF Mr.
Daily who, taking advantage of
my talking first, had time to,
rake the ashes Of bygone mots
and was thus able to rise and
induce several spasms Of laugh
ter by the aptness of his wit.
The applause accorded Mr..
Daily fed a homicidal impulse
within me to fracture his skull
with my papier-mache hatchct
Ia thing not without the realm
of accomplishment-when q sud
den tug at my arm becalmed
me and the familiar won't
you-sit down 2" restored me
to the pleasant commonplace
of chatting with the ingenue.
Some other time, though.
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tomorrow, has a past that is brief
but crowded with contrasts.
Hers is the story Of skinny
little girl who lost a beauty
contest and won a contract to
play in the movies-who was re-
jected by directors because she
wasn't pretty enough and then
turned around and became a
beauty of world renown. After
she became known as one of the
most beautiful young women Of
the screen she announced her
determination to play a part Of
monstrous ugliness, and has sue
ceeded In characterizing with sor-
did realism one of the, most un-
couth and hard visaged roles
possible to be enacted.
Matching the age-old maxim
that the freed slave becomes the
worst tyrant and it takes a wise
man to be a perfect fool. Mary
Philbin has left the film world
gasping by shattering one of the
treasured traditions of SNUG pro-
ducers and writing on the wall
of the cinema temple a new
paradox, The greatest beauty
can be the greatest. beast"
During the past few years
there has been a type epidemic"
on the stage and screen. 1t has
reached such proportions that
some of the screen players are
actually AFRAID to succeed in an
unusual character role lest they
be forever doomed to play that
role or none. Mary Philbtn was
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TRULY A FELLOW
OF INFINITE
TALENTS

Cornelius Roddy. the dread
nought coach Of THE Poor Nut.
next weeks attraction at the Ma
tional. has been engaged in ac-
tIvlties that are seldom associated
with q Broadway actor.
Director OF plays in Jesuit col.
leges Is the unique title he holds.
Born In Fitchburg. Mass, Con,
as his friends know him, was
destined for the priesthood with
his brother, the weil-known Faith
er Charles NJ. Roddy. Of Holy
Cross College. Worcester, but
hearing the cali Of athletics and
the stage, he turned. aside and
engaged In championships and
acting instead.
He first went into vaudeville
under the Edgar Allan Woolf
banner and was associated with
such two-a-day stars as Sarah
Padden, Edna Goodrich, and Mrs.
Gene Hughes in various sketches.
The Winged God" with Hazel
Dawn, was his first legitimate ap-
pearance. He has since directed
two companies of white Cargo
and was the featured player. III
the washington company In the,
role OF Witzel.
AS the coach in 1.-THE Poor
Nut, Roddy has the happy com
binatiOn Of athlete and actor
rolled In one. He Is champion
handball player of the Pacific
Coast, an expert swimmer and an
enthusiastic follower OF all sports
But his first love. director Of
palys. has never deserted him.
and such colleges as Fordhanl,
Georgetown and Santa Clara have
often sent for him to put on
their theatrical programs. In the
summer he is an officer at Platts-
burg, and Devon. where he 10 an
instructor in the bayonet and
physical and voice culture.
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where she was born and raised.
But a friend thought she would
be a good picture actress and adj
vised her to try for job. She
did and talked with the casting
director Of a certain picture COM
pany.
A few days later the casting
director called her on the phone
and told her to report that eve
ming for work as they were to do
a big scene in which they would
try her in a small bit.
But / have an important en-
gagement for tonight" was the
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Essr,bo1Js csafiSsnes=..s==.=.=..:
THE GATE-POST
By HorOId Phillips;

One of my public-maing grand total of ffteenwrtes
partly pencil partly in ink that criticism of the
drama hereabOus is frivolous and has donkey The young
lady things evidently to argument
and constructive criticism The njecton Of writer's
sonale into of plays Iksome her and the
personalities, themselves, rker. 4.s
Through of his characters Dickens nicely fedned the
constructive critic do who'd begin by uplifting the drama
and end by crushing it.
Perhaps out of the stage shOustand
little deeper diving into the meaning Of things might be less
than amsA favorable review phfased primer sylabe
requires days reflection at the boxofce
The might be said for unavorable review that
locally people find ampler reviews
the office Thus the is half before benefits
bpoin tn rpOiske i $500 4 49, s
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; reply of May. Cant you wait
until tomorrow and will be
right there?"
The casting director laughed
and after explaining how pictures
cannot wait and how opportunity
only knocks once and few
things like that persuaded May
to call off her engagement and
report for work. She did and has
been in pictures ever since. Now
she is in New York playing the
featured feminine role in "Thc
Savage" which First National is
filming with Ben Lyon in the title
role.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1926-02-27

Amadf. several Stradivarius mas
terpieces were placed in his hands
and the old Maine fiddler had the
time Of his life trying 'enn out"
as he laughed
TOO bad they we got to be locked
up forever in a museum. he
sighed, land so many fine young
fiddIers cant afford to buy a
good store fiddle only on time
, payments or e. mail order house.
IL / was q millionaire I'd give
away fiddIes to ANYBODY who could
play q fig and tell 'em to go and
play old-fashioned dances in
school, or church. or club, or. any
where there's room for dancing
'sMellie' also visited the big
musical instrument stores and
played on instruments that are
worth hundreds OF thousands of
dollars. II got a good one my
SELF, he said, land don't know
as I'd care TO change now, !
been playing it for over go years
and old Betsy lmy fiddle) eets
better every year. Other fiddIers
have tried her but she won't do
her derndest only for old Mel
lie.
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card indexed" as a screen
beauty. Most girls would be salts
fled with that billing and con-
tent to play the sweet roles. but
Mary objected to being ticketed,
even as a stellar beauty. She
wanted to be known as an actress
one capable Of playing varied
characters. So she induced Carl
LaemnnIe to let her play the part
of the nisshapen London slavey,
as we'll as the part of the angelic
Stella Maris." in the picture of
the latter title
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1926-02-27

woods most beautiful girls take
part and dozens of individually
designed gowns and costumes will
be seen.
In 'Irene" Colleen has in sup
port a cast headed by Lloyd
Hughes, Charles Murray, Kate
Price, George X. Arthur, Eva
Novak, Maryon Aye, Bess Flow
ers, Ida Darling, Lawrence Wheat,
Edward Earle, Betty Francisco,
Cora Macy and many others
known to the film fans.
John Mccormick produ d
Irene for First National. and
Alfred E. Green, who directed
Colleen in Sally" piloted the
star through this production. Cora
McGeachy designed the gowns
that will be featured in the fash
ion sequence.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1926-02-27
New Kyne Story

THE Shamrock Handicap is
the second Kyne story to go into
work at Fox. 1t is an adaptation
Of "Corncob Kelly's Benefit" and
is directed by John Ford. Cast in
cludes j. Farrell Macdonald, Janet
Gaynor, Leslie Fenton, Willard
Louis, Claire MacDowell. ANDY
Clark, George Harris and Ely
Reynolds.
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TODAY

IODAI
NATIONAI-Mrs. Fiske and others
in 1.-THE Rivals" matinee and night.
KEITH'S Jose Collins Solly Ward;
other acts.
EARLE-"sally. Irene and Mary;
others and films
STRAND-Royal Pekin Troupe;
others and films
WARDMAN PARK-Herbert Play
ers in THE Light That Failed"
GAYETY-Mollie Williams Show,
burlesque.
MUTUAI-"Broadwa Bellies" bur
lesqUe.
COLUMBIA - 'Tbanez' Torrent"
with Greta Carlo, Rivardo Cortez.
PALACE-Charles Ray in THE
Auction Block"
METROPOLITAN Barth-
slmess in Just Suppose"
RIALTO-Reginald Denny in What
Happened to Jones': stage features.
TIVOLI-"The Pace That Thrills"
AAIBASsADOR--''Sa Sally of the Saw
dust"
CONTRADICTIONS Make the
Pirate"
LEADER-"Over the HILL
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COMING MARCH Z

COMING MARCH Z
NATIONAI4-Cyril Maude in Michael
Arlen's These Charming People"
KETTHs-Mme. Emma Trentini:
others.
tainers; others and films.
GAYETY-Sliding Billy Watson
and his burlesque show
MUTUAL-"French Models" bur-
lesque,
OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES Shearer in
'''The Devils Circus"
PALACE-Alice Joyce in Dancing
Mothers"
RIALTO-Marie Provost in His
Jazz By"