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The Washington times., 1926-05-11

''Why Married Peaches" the
intimate details Of the romance of
Edward w. Browning, millionaire,
realtor, win be told by him ON
Thursday I'm The Washington
Times.
The Washington times., 1926-05-11

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The Washington times., 1926-05-11
JUDGE ADVISES GIRL, IS,
TO PLAY AND NOT MARRY

BOSTON. Mass, May 11.-'Let
her play with her dolls while
longer" said Judge Prest in Pro
bate Court here, denying permits
sion Of Mary S. Arsenault. is. Of
Revere, to wed Canio 8. Caprio,
81. Of Wakefield.
II don't play with dolls any
more. / want to marry Canio and
i will anyway when I'm 49, de-
clared Mary later at her home.
The Washington times., 1926-05-11

Tell your friends Edward w.
Browning, New York realtOr, who
married Peaches" Heeaan, is 20
ing to 'tteII the world about IL
IN Thursdays Times.
New Britain herald., 1926-03-06
NEW BRITAIN GIRL
 SCORES IN OPERA
Miss Radl in California After
 Success in Italy

Rising SO high in the art of sing. ing that her picture was placed upon 'ho outside cover pagp Of d magazine tNol,i 70 music upon tho Pacific voast aDl the far west, Miss Iiu. IolphiNe Eudu. formerly of New Britain and graduate Of lho New Nria.n high school, is added Jo ,hr roster ol New Br.tWn's sons and danEhters who have gained aisuuc- Uor
 Arcompanyug h,r picture in The magazine, "Tht Musical NcNew." ." published in San Francisco. Is A story of N'r career that occupirs an ,nIlrc inside plEu
 Miss Eadil is The r1aughrer of Mr. an1 Mrs William Eaail who until TWO years aen lN5d m thts ci'y 9t Monroe and Arch slrcrt. when Mr. NaIu WIS d widely knoWn cigar manntarrurar Since 'hal time they lave lived in Oakland, Cal,
 Before iNo war Miss Na1l studied singing m Germany 'acr studying in Italy, Much Of the magazine ar. :irle is given 10 an account ot Ner experiences in the sunny Mud ln' r,utins accounts ot how she studied under trNous podacoEuos, both fol >otto cultivation dramatic work an. IuuEUacos. Whom sho attained out sanding prracicrry sho sang ir opera i0 many Italian cities. and numerous favorable press notice. lro apponicl on returning 10 th' Un.tol States shr went 10 'hc raci Il, coast. where she is highly regard ol Us ln accomplished so'olst
New Britain herald., 1926-03-06

from virtual slavery" He said his government had rcfutod the old hc- lief that Mexico could not prosper without outside help and called on his audience Of laborites 10 devote themselves 10 working for the com. pl"tn ponAcnce of "a new Mex ico,"
 Then becoming even more yigor. ouS in his delivery, he declared the religious provisions Of the constitu- ton would be carried out 10 the let t'r, Tn" government will follow io complete fulhllment it's program without needing the Erimaccs of sac listans and tho suffering of friars," To said. The ariS ocracy. and for @GN and domestic interests were at- t'mp'ine to raise tho banner of re- l.Sion and of special privilege and of exemption laws in order 10 sir ur new civil wars" hn asserted.
 Meanwhile, tho Mexican policy 10. ward tho church was attacked and defended by two churchmcn in San Antonio, ToVas. and upheld as i'm. partial by an investigation commis- sion reporting 10 tho board of mis. s'ons of tho Methodist Episrora church, south in Nashville, Tenncs. sce.
New Britain herald., 1926-03-06
LON CHANEy STARS
 IN THE BLACKBERRY
At Capitol Iheater Mon, Tues.
 Wed. Next Week

h thc IHll rol, which he plays in
 The Black Bird" the next attrac- Hon, Monday Tuesday and Wednes- uay a' the Capitol ,hcater. Lon thaucy has, withou doubt, achieved one of th most difficult acting fcats 'Ner attempted h> any actor.
 lt Is no, difficult 'o realize this when it Is understood that the dual role WAS accomplished without re. sorting 10 any ialso noses. Whiskcrs CT facial dcformitlos Of any kind.
 Clancy plays the part ol an Eust End London crook. foarcd by and sought for by scotland Yard. in one characterization, and the other role is that Of the "Rishop Of Lime house, kindly soul loved and pitiod hy everyone on account Of his tormirits.
 Renee Adoree plays tne leading feminine role in this Tod Drowning production while Owen Moore es- says q very important role. The story is an original by Tod Brown ing, the director, and VAS adapted 'o th" screen hy Wa'dcmar Young II is Q Metro Gollwyn-Nayor pie turc.
 The Keith vaudeville program for the first half ot the week offers as tn" headline attraction, Jane and kathorin" Ice, tho famous Leo Kids of th" movies, who were very popu- lar when chillr,n. They have now grown un and have been featured in Broadway musical comedies appear |, ing lately in Earl Carols Want tics,' whcro they were q solid hit i On entering vaudeville again they 1 are presenting q vory entertaining act and will ha enjoyed by Capito patrons. Other acts include th, Turner Eros. in 2 novelty dance Of. ioring; Bell and LoClair in comedy songs and stories; Hoh and Luc! Gillette in q novelty offering. an Amerlra's dancing stars. The Anr" Jus Sisters and their company in { song ani dance revue.
 on Sunday night there will h' : douhl@ features presented. one vii offer Bob Custer in a melodrama O tho west, "The Ridin' Streak" an, 1 the other, Evelyn Brent in a crooi story, "Throc Wise Crooks."
 Tn" usual Friday evening Charles ton contest will bo offered ever 1 Thursday night instead of Friday beginning next week. The shows ar, continuous and box and logc sea; 1 arc reserved evenings
New Britain herald., 1926-03-06

Tho Right Reverend Arthur J, Drossaorts, Catholic bishop of san Antonio, accused the Gales govern. mcnt ot intending 10 drive all re- lision out of tho country
 "lho government of Mexico is try. ing 10 dc-ChriStiani2c the country and banish all religion, said Bishop Drossacrts. This persecution is be- ing directed by Lcningrad The Mexican government IS holshoytst and Is attempting to carry out soviet policies.
 Bishop prossacr,s soid twenty priests had been expelled at tho point of rcvolycrs from Mexico City and tha, th per cent ot CulNolic priests m MoAleo are ncinl cN pclIci
 The Reverend Frank =. Oudcr- donk. superintendent ot tho rcNus- Mexican Methodist missions, who returned yesterday from conferences in Mexico, however, said the goyJrn- mont there was doing no moro than attcmpt 10 curb th" political nrtlNi. tics of the church. II, denied that his own denominations had been disrrimlnatrd for or against and said schools and churches of all denominations were being rcopeu'd.
 The Catholic chur has Srrmrd to he especially hard hit ho said. only N"cause some of tNtr forms Of seryIrcs come under tho coHstitu- tional bun on religious activities,
 Tho Methodist commission which reported in Nashville also had visit 1 cd the country. and found suhstan- 1 tially tho same conditions as did Dr. Ond,rdouk. Tho commission eN- pressed the belief that tho EoNcru- ment did not intend to modest ministers working for the dryclop- ment of their churches, without ln- tcrferinE in politics The commission was led hy Bishop James Cannon Jr, under whose supervision tho churches in Mexico como,
 The commission said they wcrr satisfied that the government did not desire 10 interrupt or to moloS' ministers working for development and prosperity of their churches without interfering in any way 1T the political life of the republic.
 Recently several Catholic priests and nuns, refugees from Mexico, ar. rived in New York telinE Of violcnc. and terrorism in their expulsion.
New Britain herald., 1926-03-06
GALES DEFENDS
 NEXICO'S POLICY
Drive on Churches Not for Re IiSious Suppression, He Says

New York, March 6 DP0 -- The Gales goycrnmrn' in Mexico ospr- cially in is relation to tn" church, and the expulsion of foreign born priests, has drawn cross fir" of at tack and doicnsr III thiS country, augmented bv q vigorous rcassrrtlo0 of it's purposes from President Gales himself.
 Four different sources yesterday produced five versions of affairs in Mexico. The country faces imminent revolution and is about 10 hanlsh IreliEion, one version says while it k Imercly drowning on the political Iactivitics of in" churches says an other And-from President Gales It is doing no morr than enforce i the constitution Of l2l1, do"s not i intend 10 be stopped in that purpose, and is showing tho world that Mex ii iCo can develop without foreign aid.
 The gloomiest piCtur" of present conditions was drawn hy Alolto d. la Hucrta, former provisional proSi- dent of Mexico, who is now in Now York. He forecast revolution for the near futuro, and declared him self ready to lead it if tho Mexican {. people call him.
 De la Hucrta predicted 'ho Gales government would b" ov"rthrown once the United States withdrew 1fs recognition, and said that was cor tain 10 happen. In his opinion, President Gales has aliensted all classes from the government "cN- ccpt a small portion of the working class who have been shown special
 favoritsm."
 Tho address which President Cal- les made before the regional con federation of labor in Mexico City Iyesterday. however, painted a differ
 ont picture.
 lIc spok" of economic improN c.
 ment attendant upon his administra.
 tion and cited the governments cdu.
 cational policy as lifting the peopl,
New Britain herald., 1926-03-06

T made my debut at Fossano, a small garrison town an hours riJp from Turin" Miss Radil said in an interview given 10 the musical mag azino, "Wc opened with Tranata or Easter sunday and altogether We gave fourteen performances Of the opera in two weeks. This means thui 1 sang tiyo evening performances and two matinees a week, an interesting tact 10 remember by those singers who plan to get their experience on Italian stages" Her success was immediate, and from then on she stng in virtually all Italian cities having opera houses, including Mi. Ian. She sang in Madame Butter 1T Ia Bohcme, l pagiacei. Trayi. atl, L'Elislr nAmore. Faust, Don pasqualo Mtnstofele, L'Amieo Fritz and others,
 "Howcycr" she continued in the interview, opera in Italy today k not Tho serious function it was tn days gone hy. Today only about our-'hird ot the thcators are open .a' all--tha rest aro given over to siiuno" and memories of days gone by, No longer are inc companies in thc smHlicr thenters drilled and re- EarsnI for the perfect performance which once were the rule, Nowadays a company IS literally thrown togeth- q" in a few hours, and very often the whole company meets for tho first 'lmr on thr s,ugo tho night o' the performance. Careful watching is rhgn thc rule. for no one knows just what anyone else will do"
 Miss EHdil Jeff New Britain about seven years ago,
New Britain herald., 1926-03-06
OVER THE MILL IS
 BACK AT LYCEUN
Wonder Pictures Again Shown TonorrOW--Otler Big Features

The local scrr"n has never pre- srntcd anything more tender and more beautiful than tho William Fox pictur" "Ovor tho Hill" which has hcon brought back here by popular request aNl which opens tomorrow night at tho Lyccum 10 continue through Wednesday. This is not q r"-run picture, but is r"-issno, new films heinz used. Mary Carr roachr, the height of histrionia ability in her mother rolr, Those Who saN the picture several years ago will surely want 10 see it again, while those who never have soen it can not afford 10 miss what is easily on" Of the masterpieces of screen lom.
 The program as usual will hayc two features Originally 'ho man accmcnt had bookol "Throe ir EXi'cs" for tho second picture, but at the last minute succeeded 1T chnnging the films so that ono whic) is believed to he even better to bal. ance the program with "ovcr th' 1 lIUl" WAS securci.
 It is Harold Iloyls Eowlint comedy drama success tnu'lo' T Do."
 In "I Do." Harold Llcyl main tains tho high standard of comedy that hc set in "Thc Freshman" an all the rest of his comedies and in. usmuch as tho theme of T De- < somewhat unusual it gives an m usual opportunity for sud2'T comedy shifts that arc astounding, T Do" will continue througI Wcdn slay that th" admirers O
 Harold Lloyd and his tyrn of pic. lures may sco another Of his very best.
 For the last h.f of the week th'
 louhln feature photor.ay program brings Al Cmisti"'s loatur" com cdy, "Scycn Days" The other pie turn cannot hut ho popular since i features tho brilliant Ir'n" Rich with C1ivc Brook ln "rh' Fl"aSur' Buycrs." This is something of mystery drama nlm"l in tho oXoti' atmosrhcro of Palm Beach wh"r' tragedy stalks hand in hand will . 'ho pleasure buyers. Tho spin Of IT. roulette wheel brings death 10 on' of tho players who wins thrice o1 Is and dies before dawn.
New Britain herald., 1926-03-06
TRIO WILL PROVIDE
 LYCEUN CONCERT
Interesting Program Scheduled for Theater Sunday Afternoon

Tho Lycoum theat"r will be the scene of an attractive concert to- morrow afternoon at 2;l5 o'clock, whom $. Rosano, yjNlinis', of Yale miyerSity, and H, N. Shahanian, tenor. both of whom claim New Brit ain as their home. will be prominent on the program. Another participant of special interest hcr"ahouts will he Quintilia K"alo, rianlst, Of Bristol Tho other participant will b. Terry Spencer. soprano
 Mr. Rosano. who is directing th" concert has several of N,s o"n com positions on tho program
 The program will he as follows.
 Fart
 Sonata No. 1 ............ Handel
 <. Eosano and QUntiIia Eeale silence. lpocm) ,,..,.... $. Rosano S"r"nata ...,.................. Tosti Terry Spencer
 IaFiUe d. Pair ........ rumaealli Chant du Nautonirr .... T.. Dicrner Qu.ntina E,alo E"rCruSo ..,.... .......... Goddard II M. Shahauiou
 Part II Soronado .............. r. prdla H"nro kati lSccnrs dn h Csariza) ...,...,...,. .,..,......,.,... Hubal g, Eosano and QninnIia Rnalo No~uno .,..,.,,...... S. Rosant roJonais" in 4 flat ..,.... Chopin Qnintilia Real"
 GoouNF" .,..,.............. ........ IoSt
 IT, NJ, Shahanian w. Ar" Ali Alone ....... $. RosanC i ICavaleria rus'icana CNoi To s1rotc 1 0 mammal .......,.. Mascagn Terry SrcnCcr
New Britain herald., 1926-03-06
HE IS INRROKEN

Philadelphia. March tPs-John A. Clinton, Jr, Of Pittsburgh and Percy \. Collins of Chicago, were still undefcatcd when the national amateur 1S2 halklinc billiard championship tournament entered upon tho final leg today. The final game win he played tonight when Clinton and Collins clash for the title now held by Edgar T. Appleby of New York.
New Britain herald., 1926-03-06
TIRI, IN PORTLAND

Portland, Me. March Pl-The ptrso Fish company's storehouse CT Central Wharf, large two and ouc.half story structure was in flames this morning. with number of wood structures on the water front also threatened, A watchman named Woodbury could not be To- catod and it was believed he may have died in the fire,
New Britain herald., 1926-03-06

ing excitement on the spin of the roulette wheel is tho background ot the drama "Tho Pleasure Buyers, which opens Thursday at the Ly, reum, Irene Rich and Give Brook are featured in this mystery play.
 A good will feature of happineS. is booked at the Lyceum for another Thursday picture when seven Days will be shown, First u story, then q farce comedy and then a musical show, this now Is a movie comedy l. gots its laughs from .r'al comedy and smallpox quar- anlin" provides tEr initial kick. , Mrs Wallace Rcid's production "Thc Rcd kimono' Is soon coming I ,o the Lycoum. lt is a poignant drama dealing with the N'ally m. portant quo, ion Of what chance of redemption in tho eyes of society has the woman. once bad. who dis. cards the rcd kimono for a If" Of honor
 
 Lowell Sherman, king Of villains ! in the movies, is back in his clement in satan in Sablrs." which also is booked for the 1.yccum, IL is q ra. risian romance Of a passionate prEr, whose lifn namcd with the fire ol adventure,
 Other pictures booked inrlud' John Barrymore in "rhc Sc1 Rcasl and Jotta Goudal in "Throc Face, East"
New Britain herald., 1926-03-06
WAR STIII FACES

p"hing. March CPl-Th" haad- quarters h"ro of the Koumirchun "00tjonaI armi">p aNNounc"s that GtH'"1l Tu ChrnC-l.n began an at- 'och a' : o'clock this morning on :he "orao, of General ri Ching-ling, 'ormr- go,omor or ChihN. at Ma chang, four miles north of Ti"ntsin
 The attacking army claims tc have gained initial success.
New Britain herald., 1926-03-06

An attraction of unusual interest :o all lovers ol thc finer achieve monts in drama'ic art will be tho appearance of Eva lo Galhennc and her very excellent company at the Parsons thcator for a Ihr'o nights rngag ,mcnt, commencing on Thurs day evening. March 1&, and Satur- jay matinee, in lhsen's two most celebrated dramas The Master Builder" and John Gabriel Bork- man." "Thc Master Buillcr' will he given on Thursday and Friday evenings and Saturday matinee, and John Gabriel Eorkmau' on Satur- day night only,
 The splendid success won by Miss Ic Gallicnnc and her finely selected associates in giving life and vitality to these two gems of histronic worth attcsts to the sincerity Of apprecia- ton manifested by those who adhere 10 the better things in the drama and their anxiety 10 encourage and sustain those who honestly and sin ccrrly aim 10 justify that encourage mcnt
New Britain herald., 1926-03-06
PRELIMINARY GANtI,

Saunl6rs' Jnnlor N1rsify toon scored only II points during i,s game h0; that was enough to win, "Al' H&,irk was tho best per former. Besides playing well on tn, defense he scored ali hut four of his teams points. The Junior Var sity lineup IS follows: Scully, cen ter; Fav,ick and Adams, forwards, Eromhorg and Hchrcr. guards.
 A field and q foul goal ny nra lE"' and a field goal by Coll was Hart. tcr1s points.
New Britain herald., 1926-03-06
THE GORILLA' AT PARSONS THEA7ER
To Be Shown All Next Week
 With Matinee Wed. and Sat.

Local th"atorEocrS will have an opportunity at Parsons thcater all next week of seeing The Gorilla, " in which their IS nor, mystery than ln q continuation of all the other mystery plays produced within tho past h years. The play has been thrilling audiences in New York for months and comes here h"raldad us an unusually attractive cn.crtuin- mcnt.
 The arch criminal is q master mind in crimo, who gives hims If inc nickname of The Gorilla" Ii" gives his victims advance notice that they have been selected as his prey and he leaves an imprint of goril- Ia s paw wherever h" has been, thus keeping everybody in q fcrmont of
 Ncitomcnt At times the scenes arr .#t"nsclSthrillins, only to be suc- 'odei by incidents that provoke the Aild"St hilarity. uu account of ifs 'omcly the play has been called "h" funniest show on carth."
 The action taken place on the country estate Of Cyrus stevens in d lonely section of Long Island. It Is lNnounccd hy radio that The Gorl- lN" is coming thcr" and tho thrilling scenes follow in rapid succession, Not for moment does the audience get an opportunity t0 relax, stevens i, tho proSp"CtiN" victim Of the arch criminal. Mir. MuIican and Mir, Gar rity. two of the dulloSt detectives who ever tried to follow q clue, ar. rive to protect tn" head of tho hous" from harm. Their innumcrablc hlundcrs arc responsible for whirl- wind of laughter.
 During the engagement of "ThC Gorilla" at Parsons the play will he Interpreted hy inc original New York company, hoalol by Clifford Dempsey and Frank Mccormack q, Mir. MulliEan and Nr. Garrity, ant including Betty WrSton. Eohcr Strange, Frank Doas'on, Doan Ror ur. Augustus Miuton, Frcdcricl Tmosdell, Harry lIcrmson and man! others of equal prominence.
New Britain herald., 1926-03-06
STAGE AND SCREEN

Here's a brand-ncw candidate for the first club-the first movie actor
 Paul Nicholson takes the bow. He is now with Rod La RocQuc in Bachelor Brides" being nmcd. He Is said 10 be the first actor ever to face motion picture camera.
 His entrance into the films was with the American Mutuscopo anu HIograph company in 1897. "Mu- uscope" wns the term ut that time. This company had been filming trees flowing in the wind, fire engines Un- der way. etc, but not until the year 1897. according to Nicholson. had any attempt h"an made to film q promcditatcd and rehcarscd incident,
 The roof Of tho old llackctt Car. hart O., Clothicrs, a. 18th and Broadway, New York City, served as the studio, The scenery vas bor- rowcd from a nearby thoater as was Nicholson. q legitimate actor. Nich- olson explains that one picture was tlmed each day, Several hours would he spent rchcarsing and then before the afternoon sunlight failed. the movie camera would grind steadily for about five minutes 10 photograph inc incident. The film was three inches wide, some four times the present width.
 These "inriden's" were called "rhasers" and were used by vaud"- vile houses 10 "chaac" their patrons out of the theater before tho start of the next show, "Bachclor Brides in which Nicholson is now playing is a comedy mystery mclodrama.
New Britain herald., 1926-03-06

The word "and" occurs in th, Bible 4G,9Tl times.
New Britain herald., 1926-03-06

Lon Clancy is said 10 have added u"w laurcls 10 his career as a char artcr actor hy his work in "Tho Blacihird," which opens Monday at ihe Capitol.
New Britain herald., 1926-03-06

The Angelus Sisters and comTauy d five person singing and dancing act, also is on the program.
 For the last half Of next W""h the Capitol presents Ronald Cole man and Blanche Sweet in 'Th" New Commandment and one of the vaudeville hits is 10 D" Edith HaN1- mann and Boys in her 1926 song and danCe revue,
 Beginning next week the Capjto x Charleston contests will ue staged on Thursday nights.
 Tomorrow night Evelyn Brent in "Thrca Wise Crooks' and Ho, CU,- ter in "Tho Etdin' Strcai" are tin" movie offerings. Coming moyi" at fractions are Richard DiX in "Tr" Vanishing Amnrican.' Milton Suls in "The Unsuardod Hour and "Th" American N"nuS.'
 George Tourtelolto nov is the dr- rotor of tha Capitol orchestra and is planning some new musical tNa- rIrcs.
 It is the human hoari that makes picture great and il really is 'oUhtful if any pictUr- eyer Ms timed ,is2t had more hrart appeal than iofs "Ov,r the HilI,' which ' ,urrs 10 tn" Lycoum tomorrow
 Georgeous Falm Reach with i's gay spondcrs and bored idlcrs seek
New Britain herald., 1926-03-06

Some of the adult 'h"atcrroers hcre will have 1t forcibly impressed upon them that they are growing old if they attend the Capitol the first of the week for one of the vando- vile hoadlinors will be Jnnc and Catherine Lee, A number of years ago these two girls, then only young sters. were the Lee Kids Of tn" movies and as little children they at one time appeared on the stage here, Now. grown up young ladies with experiences in Earl Carrolls Nanitins anl the Greenwich NillaE" Follias they have an act Of their own.
New Britain herald., 1926-03-06

Georgeous Palm Reach with i's gay sp"ndcrs and bored idlcrs seek.
New Britain herald., 1926-03-06

The Angelus Sisters and comTnuy a fivo person singing and dancing act, also is on the program,
New Britain herald., 1926-03-06

Beginning next week the Capitol s Charleston contests will ue staged on Thursday nights.
New Britain herald., 1926-03-06

George Tourtrlolto nov is the dr- rn"tor Of the Capitol orchestra and is planning some new musical t"I- tIrcs.