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New Britain herald., 1927-05-21
The Runaway, With Clara
 Bow. Is Palace Feature

A sturdy son of the Kentucky hill country teaches a daughter of the movie studio the A B c of liv- ing and loving. '"The Runaway" wins in a walk crammed with speed even to the title. Never such thrills as the accidental killing, the flight to the hills. the mountain feud, mountain love and justice. A TO- mantle drama of the hill billy coun- try going the razz to jazz. "The Runaway" is headed your way. Shall arrive in a cloud of frills and thrills.
 Co-Feature Leo Maloney in the Out Law Express" The old stage coach symbol of the west, the west that was, is waiting and rides into the setting sun where romance lives and six gun is a mans only in- surance against sudden death. Go with Leo Maloney back to the days when the old frontier was more than name and the outlaws robbed the mails with all the dash and running of a Jesse James.
 Do not miss our big acts vaude- vile for today. We are sure you will enjoy them. Also two features. Ranger the Wonder Dog in Flash ing Fangs. The best picture you ever saw.
 The other feature picture is Art Acord in the "Scrapin' Kid.' a great Western drama.
New Britain herald., 1927-05-21
RIN TIN TIN AT
 CAPITOL THEA7ER
Wonder Dog in ''1rackd by
 Police" Next Week

Tracked by the Police," Rin Tin Tins latest starring vehicle for War ner Brothers at the Capitol for 4 days beginning Sunday. directed by Ray Enright, records the courageous fight of dog hero to save not only one of the greatest reclamation pro- jects in the United States but also his friends engaged in building it. With a splendid cast including Ja- son Richards. Virginia Brown Faire, Tom Santschi. Nanette. Dave Morris. Theodore Lorch, Ben Walker and pict the most sympathetic and thrill ing role of his career.
 The story deals with the construc- ton of a great dam and desert irri- sation project. For the beautiful exteriors the company journeyed to Yuma, Arizona, using the Laguna Dam and reclamation project across the Colorado river as setting.
 On Thursday the program will change and will bring double fea- ture program with Lewis Stone and Barbara Bedford in "The Notorious Lady" and George Sidney and Vera Gordon in "Milionaires."
 The management also announces the showing soon of "Tillie the Toil- CT" as adapted from the comic pa per. and with Marion Davies in the title role.
New Britain herald., 1927-05-21
PARSONS'S

What Price Glory" current sensation in New York, where it is now in its sixth month at the Sam H. Harris theater and where leading reviewers have pronounced it a strong contender for honors as the best motion picture of the year, will be introduced to local theatergoers at Parsons's theater during the week beginning Monday night, May 23, with daily matinee thereafter. The company presenting the picture here is the Boston unit" which has re- gently finished a record, thirteen weeks run at the Majestic theater. The same orchestra. stage effects and all will be offered here.
 William Fox is responsible for the productions; Raoul Walsh directed 1t and the picture has made a new star in the person of Victor McLaglen, brawny veteran of several wars, whose own adventures in various parts of the world are to be used in the scenario of his next picture.
 Remarkable in many ways, per-
New Britain herald., 1927-05-21
CAPITOL. PARK. HARTFORD

Tonight will inaugurate the open ing for tho season of Capitol Park, the finest amusement park in the state. This park. situated on Wcth- "rsfied avenue. Hartford, has long Teen one of the popular outdoor re- sorts and from the number of new rides. swings and other pleasure giving devices. Capitol Park will remain foremost in the hearts of amusement seekers. Within easy reaching distance of this city. it will be a welcome announcement to the people Of this vicinity. To- night there will be free motion pie lures presented in the newly erected outdoor theater which seats com- fortably two thousand people. There will also be free dancing in pavil- lion. the floor of which has been re- surfaced and repolished. Sunday there will be two enjoyable concerts by the Capitol Park Orchestra. both afternoon and evening. Monday night. mammoth carnival of anna 'our boxing. frightened by pyro- t,,c1nic display of fireworks. A card of the biggest favorites in the state will he pitted against worthy op-
New Britain herald., 1927-05-21

haps the most surprising fact about What Price Glory" is that it has reached the screen as an out-and- out comedy. To be sure, there are still moments of high tension and flashes of camp and battlefield in the Great War. But it is the hard boiled humor. the rough-and-tumble rivalry and the d-blooded pranks Of Captain Flasg and Sergeant Quirt that provide the picture with it's strongest appeal. Laughter is ali most continuous from the first title.
 There will be two performances daily after the opening night. at 2:15 and S:15. All seats will be reserved.
New Britain herald., 1927-05-21
POLL PLAYERS

The Poli Players company will offer "The Last Of Mrs. Cheyney,' at the Palace, Hartford. all next week. There isn'st the slightest ele- ment of mystery in the story: one paddles along with it, as in canoe now and then to unexpected water falls. The central character in the play is an impostor masquerading as Mrs. Cheyney." She is the outstand-
New Britain herald., 1927-05-21
VANITY IS BIG
 DRAMA AT LYCEUM
Stars Leatrice Joy-George Walsh in "His Rise to Fane'

Headed by an all star vaudeville talking movie bill. featuring Billy Higgins and his "Darktown Fea- tures,' a comedy offering. Joseph iermini, noted variety musician with his banjo. mandolin. guitar and other instruments: and the famous Gavotte dancers. the Lyceum to- morrow night and through Wednes- day offers top notch program, with Leatrice Joy starred in Van ivy and George Walsh in His Rise to Fame" famous prize ring story. The Lyceum also announces that it has booked for early show ing Captain Nungesser in The Sky Eaider," a famous drama in which the missing Transatlantic flier took the leading role.
 Vanity" is Cecil DeMille pro- duction telling the story of girl reared along social register lines and carefully sheltered from the brutal forces of life and incapable of un- dorStanding other standards. On the evening before her marriage, obeying a strange impulse, she visists the captain of a steamer whom she had met during the war and while in his cabin sees a man slain before her eyes. She then realizes that culture vanishes when confronted with fundamental stua- ions. This is a big story, superbly filmed with Miss Joy as the smart debutante and Charles Ray playing opposite her as her fiance. In this part Ray has role new to him. There is an ease and sophistication 10 him as the proud scion of q dis t!nguished family. Some elaborate interior settings and wonderful gowns add to the pictorial interest of the story.
New Britain herald., 1927-05-21
STRAND TO OFFER | OLD TIME THEME.
"Tbe Old Homestead" Will Be Shown Mon., Tues. and Wed.

What will probably prove to be the most interesting entertainment at the Strand theater since its open inG will be '"rhe Old Homestead" a condensed vaudeville version of fla nous Denman Thompson classic. The vaudeville version runs 45 minutes and retains all of the fa- nous features of the grand old American character play. including the Old Homestead Quartette; the fomaus Swanzey Band: the old fashioned dances and famous Grace Church scene in New York City. The cast is made up of IS charac- ters headed by Henry Horton who plays the role of Uncle Josh, the role created by Denman Thompson. It is an interesting sidelight on the Horton's connection with the vau- deville version of 'The Old Home- stead" that the late Mir. Thompson suggested MT. Horton as his logical successor in the role. The Old Homestead" will remain at the Strand for three days only and will be presented together with other vaudeville acts and photoplays.
 The feature photoplay which opens Sunday evening will be "The Midnight Sum-" a colossal spectacle starring Laura LaPlante and thousands in it's mighty cast.
 Other vaudeville acts for Monday. Tuesday and Wednesday include Hunter and Percial. the big time comics in "Wopology;" Merrill Brothers and Sister in Oddities of 1927;" and Miller Grace and Figler.
 For next Thursday. the Strand announces as it's feature photoplay attraction Bebe Daniels in "Seno- rita" This is Bebe's latest and she does an goodness Doug Fairbanks in it.
New Britain herald., 1927-05-21
Leominster Boy of 12
 Killed in Auto Crash

Leominster, Mass. May 21 UP) Walter Coulter, 12. of Leominster. died in a hospital here today from injuries received last night in an automobile accident in which three companions were hurt.
 kluse Carlson. S5, driver of the car and his sons. Lester. 12. and Walter, 9, were still in the hospital today but were expected to recover.
 The accident occurred at Onarch street crossing when the automobile was struck by New York, New Haven and Hartford passenger train.
New Britain herald., 1927-05-21

ly brilliant figure in the gay decadent set to which she is introduced for the purpose of fleecing them.
 Marion Grant, leading woman of the Poli Players, will have the title role. Vincent Coleman will be the young nobleman, who saves her from the police. Walter Scott Weeks will be the Oxford graduate. master rouge posing as a butler. and other members of the company will be members of the crook band and so- ciety folk upon whom they are prey ing.
New Britain herald., 1927-05-21
THE NEW GREEN ROOM

The spacious new Green Room will open tomorrow evening at the Black Kitten Dance Salon. which is located on the Plainville and Pennington state road. The Green Room offers to those who care to dance and dine amidst an atmos- phere of home like refinement, an opportunity to glide along to music
New Britain herald., 1927-05-21

ponents. matched carefully as to their ability. thus providing evenly contested bouts. The admission to the park for boxing nights will be 25 cents. including a combination ticket to ride on the Coaster, Whip, Merry -Go- Round.
New Britain herald., 1927-05-21
EMPHASIZES ASSAULTED"

London William Edwards. an elderly man with long gray hair and bushy eyebrows. applied to q London police court for a summons for assault against q hairdresser.
 T was being shaved and while l was in the chair he took his scis- sors and clipped off my eyelashes, Edwards explained.
New Britain herald., 1927-05-21

of the Black Kitten Orchestra, in the open air.
 The Black Kitten is located short distance from New Britain, on the Plainville and Pennington state road. Reservations may be had by phone in advance.
New Britain herald., 1927-05-21

Miss Anna McCardia,' blond and 19. was chosen from 21 girls to repre- sent Edmonton, Alberta. in the Canadian pageant of beauty at Van- couver, where Miss Canada" will be chosen. The lucky girl will rep resent Canada in the International Pageant of Pulchritude at Calves
 ton, Texas
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1927-08-20
DOES HIS STUFF
FOR EMPTY
CAMERA

The new office boy in a news
paper office Is always the butt of
jokes by the older members of the
staff. He is invariably sent
around the plant to locate q
vanishing point Of a lost EN-, or
to get straight deadline.
In the army, the rookie is told
that his mess quarters are with
the commanding general.
In the theater, the new usher
is told to bring from back stage
q curtain line.
The practical jokers have Just
entered the movies. Joker No. /
was discovered I'M the Tell it to
Sweeney" company. George Ban.
croft, Paramount's co.star with
Chester Conklin, called Jack
LudeN, young leading man, to
the camera the other day and told
him that Jesse L.. Lasky wanted
some special tests made of him.
Luden was happy. He took
his place before the camera, and
the photographer started to grind.
Luden, at Bancroft's and Con-.
klin's suggestion, laughed and
cried. He pretended he was MAX
ing love to the leading lady. He
pretended that he was shot. He
gave a real dramatic personation.
Then Conklin, Bancroft and
director Gregory LaCava started
to laugh. The rest of the com.
pany howled.
There was no film in the test
camera.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1927-08-20
IS OFF
FOR PARIS
SHOPS

A little s,OOO.miIe shopping hop
off will be staged by Constance
Talmadge shortly when she sails
on the Olympic for vacation tour
of England and France; with, of
course, that inevitable visit to
Paris for gowns. hats and cos.
tunes for personal use and for fu.
ture pictures.
Miss Talmadge, who has Just fin.
ished Breakfast at Sunrise will
return in the early fall to begin
work on a new production.
Norma Talmadge Is already in
Paris, but it Is uncertain whether
the two sisters viii he able to do
any sightseeing or shopping to-
gether; for both have definite pic
ture engagements. Norma has
The Woman Disputed" to make
as her next production, while Con-
stance is scheduled to star i'm 1.-THE
Last OF Mrs. Cheney" when she re-
turns to Hollywood.
Breakfast at Sunrise" which
was directed by Nal st. Clair, in
now in the process OF cutting, and
will be released through First Ma.
tional in the fall.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1927-08-20

Enroute over the Southern Pa.
cific and Pennsylvania lines,
movies are being taken. Some of
the scenes Of the photopIay, the
old Charles HI. Hoyt stage sue
cess. involve the trip to Wash.
;ngtoa Of Texas cattleman
elected to Congress and his wife
Louie Fazenda) and their ldaugh.
ter. Bossy (Ann Rork.J
Besides Mr.. Rogers, who be-.
comes Congressman Maverick
Brander in the photoplay, and
Miss Fazenda and Miss Rork, the
company is headed by Sam e.
Rork. the producer of "A Texas
Steer" for First National Pictures,
Richard Wallace, the director.
with his assistants. full staff Of
electricians and property men and
carloads Of electrical equipment
ana costumes.
Douglas Fairbanks, jr.; George
Marion. Mack Swain, Lucien Lit
tlefietd, William Orlamond, Sam
Hardy and Arthur Hoyt, are
other principals in the supporting
cast of A Texas Steer" and they
win all ne in Washington.
Headquarters of the movie COM
pany will be at the Willard, and
Ben Singer, production manager;
Fred p. Hamlin. publicity director,
and Shirley Martin, photographer.
have been here a week making ar.
rangements for the arrival of the
company.
After the Washington scenes,
the company goes by the special
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1927-08-20
PREFER
BRUNETTES.
IT SEEMS

Do gentlemen prefer blondes?
History doesn't record who was
first to ask this question, but who.
ever 1t was. and 1t must have been
a male, started a lot of trouble
that will never cease while men
and tastes differ regarding the
female of the species.
In a recent census OF the PLAYERS
actively at work on the Warner
Bros lot in Hollywood It was
found that three feminine players
were brunettes, three were blondes
and two were red heads, who do
not cut any figure in the blonde.
brunette warfare, The brunettes
are Irene Rich, Louise Fazenda
and Helene Costello, while the
blondes are Dolores Costello. Nav
McAvoy and Leila Hyams. Myrna
10y and Audrey Ferris are brick.
tops.
While there is so much conflict
over the feminine charms Of blonde
and brunette there seems to be
none regarding the lure that goes
with the pate covering of the male
biped. In looking over the field
there seems to be an overwhelm.
ing majority of dark haired men
In the motion picture industry as
was exemplified by tour of War.
ner Bros. studio.
OF six prominent actors on the
Warner lot five were found to be
brunettes. The dark.haired ones
were Al Jolson, Monte Blue,
George. Jessel, Warner GLAND and
Clyde Cook. The sole and lone.
some Viking type was found in
William Demarest. AS the latter
is comedian his coloring doesn't
count for ANYTHING.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1927-08-20
EARLE SPRINGS
MINSTREL
SHOW

One of the surprise novelties of
the season is announced for the
headline position on the vaude-
Vile. portion of the bill scheduled
for the Earle Theater, beginning
at o'clock Sunday, August %,
when Daley Paskman's Radio
Minstrels.. familiar to listeners.
in as a popular feature of sta
ton WGBS, will be presented
for the first time on a Washing
ton stage.
Their program will be partici-
pated in by the operate and COM
edy endmen, the dignified inter
locutor. the Savannah shutters
and the diamond studded quar-
tet. so familiar to radio enthusi-
asts. The entire production was
conceived and staged by Mr..
Paskman with Edgar Wallace
serving as chief technician.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1927-08-20
KEATON,S BEAK.
PUT ON BUM
BY BALL

An unscheduled steamboat col.
lision, an accident that cost Buster
Keaton q broken nose, and other
mishaps have failed to interfere
with the filming of the stars new
United Artists feature, Steamboat
Bill Jr.," according to reports
from Sacramento, where the com.
edy unit OF the Joseph M. Schenck
organization Is on location.
The company already has spent
a month at the made-to-order
river town across from the State
capitol, with the prospect of at
least two more weeks work in the
north before returning to Holly.
wood to start interior scenes in the
rolIicking screen story of steam.
boat life.
Keaton, whose motion picture
career has been marked by broken
bones ever since he played minor
roles in two.reelers, ran true to
form during the filming of Steam
boat Bill, Jr., when his nose came
in contast with a baseball hurled
by a member of a Sacramento
team. Keaton's own nine, which
he always takes with him on loca-
ton, was playing another amateur
organization when the accident oc.
Cured. Buster could not appear
before the camera in closeup shots
for several days.
Two of the steamboats, chartered
by the Keaton company crashed
without doing serious damage.
Keaton, Ernest Terrence, who is
playing his first straight comedy
role after years OF villainous char.
acterizations, and Marion Byron,
who has the leading feminine part
in steamboat BIZ Jr.," were en-.
acting a scene when the craft
came together.
Charles Chuck" Reisner. di.
rector. and Harry Brand, general
manager, of the Keaton company
and supervisor of the comedy,
averted an incipient panic among
hundreds of extras.
Steamboat Bill Jr.," an original
story OF Keaton's scenario staff, of
which Carl Harbaugh is the head,
Is the comedy stars third United
Artists feature, the others being
1.-The General" and college"
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1927-08-20
OLD IRONSIDES
COMING TO
NATIONAL

''Old Ironsides," the Paramount
super film, echoes of which have
reached Washington since it
played with great success In New
York and Philadelphia, will open
at the National Theater Sunday
night, September IL, launching
the new. season in which many
fine shows are promised by the
management.
Rated as one of the finest pic.
lures vet made, ranking with
The Birth of Nation and
the Big Parade "Old Ironsides"
is expected to provide a. thrill for
local movie goers.
The new special feature, de-
scribed as an epic of the sea,
was directed by James Cruze,
who made the remarkable epic
Of the land, 'The Covered
Wagon 1t is from a story by
Laurence Stallings and deals
with the exploits Of the gallant
old frigate Constitution" at the
time she received her baptism
Of glory in the war with the
Tripolitan pirates.
Among those in the cast are
Wallace Berry, Esther Ralston,
Charles Farrell, George Bancroft !,
Johnny Walker and Charles Hill
Males.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1927-08-20
A Southern Belle

Billie Dove. First National star,
is about to play a Southern
belle for the first time in her
picture career. In her third star
ring vehicle for First National
Pictures. Miss Dove will appear
in the historic story of s'Louisi.
ana, dealing with the period
when Spaina attempted to occupy
that State following Its purchase
by the United States. The color
full gowns worn by the ladies' of
the South at that time will be
ideal for the beautiful Miss Dove,
and some magnificent creations
are now being made for her.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1927-08-20
RENT QUESTION
NOW ENTERS
MOVIES

The difference between New
York and Hollywood apartment
rentals was forcibly brought to
mind during the filming of
After Midnight, a Metros Gold
wyn- Mayer production now being
shown al Loew's Palace Theater.
Ruby Mccoy, cigarette girl Of
HollyWood's M0ntmartre cafe,
who inspired Director Monta
Bell to write the original story
on which Norma Shearer's new
film vehicle is based. was
brought to the studio and shown
q setting representative OF her
own home.
Miss Mccoy has q pretty little
bungalow, situated where she
can see the surrounding noun
tain range and. at night, from
her balcony. view the myriads of
lights in Los Angeles and en-
vlrons. The bungalow is located
in q good residential district:
there Ii a pretty green lawn. on
which grow brilliant flowers. and
In front Of the house II . row
Of palm trees.
Miss Ghearer and the director
took the little cigarette girl on
one OF the big studio stages ana
showed her the home OF the
heroine OF AFTER Midnight" q
cigarette girl like herself.
Miss Mccoy looked startled and
turned from Miss Shearer to
Bell. why" she stammered. I
don't live in q terrible looking
r ItnS. kfafN -
How much money do you
make each month";" the director
The Montmartre cigarette girl
told him q very modest sum.
Well" said the director, 'this
picture has a New York locale
Instead Of Hollywood" He then
took pencil and paper and demon
atrated to Miss Mccoy that the
difference in Hollywood ana New
York rentals accounted for the diff
ference in q Hollywood bungalow
and a New York apartment. each
renting for the same amount Of
money.
II think I will always live IN
Hollywood the cigarette girl
confided in Miss Shearer.
After Midnight" was written
by Monta Bell after he had OBJ
served the actions Of Ruby Me-
Coy as the cigarette girl at the
Montmartre. Her aloofness,
dignity and quiet attitude while
selling her wares to the patrons
OF the cafe stood out 80 distinctly
In comparison with the character
istics Of other people that Bell
determined to write q story about
a girl who worked at a night
club. encountered all kinds of
fan1iliarities from strangers but
was able to cast them aside and
maintain her own dignity and
poise in the face Of such opposi.
ton.
''The story" says Bell, ''is not
based on the life Of the little
Hollywood cigarette girl, nor does
it contain any Of the experiences
which may have been hers. It
only shows what might happen 20
q cigarette girl in New York
were she the kind Of girl she
should be-"
Miss Shearer believes the role
il one OF the best Of her career
certainly it Is one, Of. the most
dramatic.
Lawrence Gray plays the lead
ing male romantic role. that of a
gas pipe thug who becomes re-
generated and starts driving a
taxi.
The role OF the heroine's wild
sister is played by Gwen Lee,
tall and statuesque beauty who
has become famous for her
portrayal Of sophisticated parts.