New Britain herald., 1926-05-29
STAGE AND SCREEN

Only two new shows opened on
 Broa dway this week. Strictly
 speaking, one of them had nothing
 more in common with the usual
 theatrical offering than that 1t was
 present in a theater.
 Rahman Bey. Egyptian fakir.
 demonstrated the power of the will
 over the flesh to the complete sat
 isfaction of most Of the dramatic
 critics and the large audiences of
 his first weeks performances The
 fakir cuts his throat, lies upon
 bed of pointed spikes while he Is
 beaten on the chest with a sledge
 hammer and permits himself to be
 buried alive in sand for a ten min ute interval
 The other now attraction met with less cordial reception from the
 critics than the Egyptian. "One
 Mans Woman" written and pro-
 duced by Michael kaIlesser. is a
 romance of Hawaii in which
 woman-shy engineer and a lady Of dubious morality are the chief fig ures. Dancing girls, and a volcanic eruption furnish background.
 This coming week concludes th" season for the Capitol theater and on it's reopening in the fall 1t will be used exclusively as a high class photoplay house. During the sum mer the interior is 10 be extensive ly altered and work will be starreI at once under the direction of F. r. Horn Sons of New York. When the theater reopens the movie pub lie are assured Of one of the incest theaters in the state.
 For the final week an exception ally good program has been book cd. The first three days brings Gloria Swanson in The rntamed Lady" One Of the special scenes shows the movie queen attending the Yale-Princeton football game at New Haven last fall. The Keith vaudeville headliner will be "The Four Singing Bell Hops"
 The last Of the week brings Tom Mix and his famous horse in Irony Runs Wild" one of Mixs best productions to date. The vaudeville will be headed by "The Vanity sextette," five pretty girls and q male comedian.
 Sunday night at the Capitol Betty Compson and House Peters are featured in Counsel for the Defense" and Evelyn Brent in The Impostor."
 Starting Mnoday. June ', the 'egular Keith vaudeville will be hown at the New Palace theater.
 The Lyceum management an- ounces the booking for early show lg of two big features. One is eggy Hopkins Joyce. she of the lany matrimonial ventures, in Skyrocket;" and the other is "The | nknown Soldier" an extraordinary icture story of love, war and aace, filled with tears, laughs. ap- cal and expectancy.
 Tomorrow night. continuing trough Wednesday, the Lyceum Is -esenting H, B. Warner. Lillian ich. John Bowers and Liyan ashman in Whispering Smith," ne of the big features of this is eight train wreck and Its burning. E ne other feature picture is Silk Shackles," bringing the ever 'pular Irene Rich back into favor nntly Gordon also plays in 1t as 8 'es Victor Varconi, one of the stars
 "The Volga Boatman." He having 8 ayed the part of the prince. For the last three days Of next eel1 the Lyceum's pictures include fine sea story, featuring Dolores 'stello. It Is Bride Of the Storm" le other drama is a comedy of D. crit "The Nut Cracker"
 Coming Lyceum attractions also ,lude Hoot Gibson in "The Phan- m Bullet"
 This is the concluding week of e picture only policy at the New lace and a fine bill has been ar nged. opening tomorrow night HZ th Elinor Glyn's Soul Mates" and lck Jones in "A Man Four uare." Soul Mates features F. leen Pringle and Edmund Lowe cath Ia kinn lnNe ran l.irncr md E1