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New Britain herald., 1927-05-24
P0LI PLAYERS IN
 AMUSING SATIRE
"1he Last of Mrs. Chsyney"
 Miss Quieley Makes Debut
(By Herald Reviewer)

The Last of Mrs. Cheyney." a rather far-fetched but nevertheless amusing satire on English life with . crook angle that likewise is over drawn but none the less interesting, is the vehicle in which the Poli Play CTS appear to good advantage this week. The opening performance last night was . trifle ragged in spots and 1t seemed that the play dragged a trifle. but there is no doubt that the rest of the week will see a pre- sentation that is extremely we'll done.
 The story itself concerns people of the so-called English upper class who take unto their bosom an un- known but decidedly attractive young woman. fete her and idolize her only to find in the end that she is one of clever band of crooks bent upon fleecing them. Of course. the plot has many ramifications and the romantic element insists that it have the usual happy ending.
 Miss Manon Grant is suave and charming as the erstwhiIe crooked Mrs. Cheyney and Walter Scott Weeks Is superb as the butler who really Is the crook cheiftan. Vim cent Coleman as a drawlng. lazy but under all . highly efficient young English gentleman is amusing and Edmund Abbey as an elderly Britisher of high social standing but of rather sub-normal social mental ity Is good for many laughs. Others in the cast do their parts equally we'll and the play can be recom- mended as one of those lighter pro- auctions that cannot but please and entertain.
 Charles. butler. Walter Scott Weeks; George, page boy. James Burns: Lady Joan Houghton. Adri- enne Earle; Lady Mary Sindley, Mill dred Quigley; Willie Wynton, Ro- bert Perry: William Louis Smith; Lady Maria Printon. Fannie Ray: Mrs. Wynton. Dorothy Spencer; Lord Arthur Dilling. Vincent Cole man: Lord Elton, Edmund Abbey; Mrs. Cheyney Marion Grant; Mrs. Webley. Lillian Shrewsbury: Jim, chauffeur Bernard Steele: Roberts, Mrs. Webley's butler. Jay Ray.
 Of especial interest to New Britain people is the presence in the cast of Miss Mildred Quigley. daughter Of Mr. and Mrs. Charles Quigley of Stanley street this citv who i~ rot ing her professional debut this week
New Britain herald., 1927-05-24

with the Poli Players. Miss Quigiey has the role of Lady Mary Sindley. one of the house party guests, Her role is that of . really refined young woman and she acts the part to per lection. She possesses stage presence and boise, her voice and accents are all that could be desired and she deports herself on the stage more as . veteran than as . beginner. Miss Quigley gives promise of ability which will see her in moro import ant roles ere long. She is . student at the New York School of Dramatic Art. from which her brother Charles. who now is on the stage was graduated . year or two ago.
 Next week the Poli Players pre- sent Julia Sanderson's famous star ring vehicle. 'Tangerine."
New Britain herald., 1927-05-24

velous! Such an airman. and such a splendid character! He is the best type of American lad. quiet. modest. sensible and charming!" Won't Accept Offers.
 Friends of Lindbergh today said they believed he will turn down the hundreds of offers. totaling more than . million dollars, for his ap- pearances in movies. vaudeville and other enterprises.
 T feel that Captain Lindbergh will not want to appear in pictures or on the stage" said MT. Mahoney, builder of the victorious Monoplane. He expressed himself on that point rather forcefully once or twice. But he will probably make . tour of the country. appearing in the larger cities. giving an account of his flight. That will probably meet with his ap- proval."
 Charles Lindbergh arranged for steamship passage back to New York before he hoped of for France in ''The Spirit of St. Louis"
 It became known today that he carried with him on his flight an or der on the White Star line for . re- turn ticket which was issued to him by Herbert s. Maybam. agent for the line in St. Louis.
 Coincident with the news that Lindbergh had arranged for his pas sage home before leaving came an announcement from the line that F. w. s. Franklin. president of the In- ternational Mercantile Marine com pany. had cabled the Paris office of the company offering Lindbergh pas sage to New York with his plane on any White Star liner.
New Britain herald., 1927-05-24

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New Britain herald., 1927-05-24
City Items

The, Lions club will meet this evening at 6:s0 o'clock at the Bur ritt hotel. Daniel Chase. New York. representing the Sportsmansnip Brotherhood. will speak. Omcers will be elected.
 Charles R. Hoffman of Wallace street Is attending meeting Of the New England Bakers Association at Swampscott. Mass.
 A meeting of St. Joseph's parish society circus committee will be held this evening at the church hall.
 Daniel Chase, executive secretary of the Sportsmanship Brotherhood. Inc, spoke at an assembly of stu dents at the Senior High school this morning during the opening period.
New Britain herald., 1927-05-24
NEW YORK MAKING
 NG PREPARATIONS
tcoptinued From first Pase)

tendant upon jealous New York's welcome plans have already arisen
 D. F. Mahoney, president of the Ryan Air Lines. Inc. of California builders of Lindbergh's plane. said the fier had not authorized a testi- monial dinner of the American sportsmen, planned by group headed by Richard R. Sinclair.
 Col. Theodore Roosevelt. who had consented to act as toastmaster. as- serted he had withdrawn from the affair last Sunday. after he had for bidden Mr. Sinclair to use his name until it was established the affair met with the approval of Lindbergh. Mr. Sinclair, however declared Lind bergh had approved the function be- fore he departed.
 Others Present Ideas.
 Grover A. Whalen, chairman of the mayors official reception com mittee. had more details of the re- ception to discuss with Lindbergh's S friends today. Harry H. Knight of st.. Louis. trustee of the fund raised for the flight, has advised Mayor Walker to make any plans he desires for the official welcoming.
 ''The people of New York city are impatient in their anxiety to greet Captain Charles Lindbergh and to make his reception here a memor- able event." Mayor Walker said.
 Military Welcome.
 Major General William H. Has kell, commanding the Twenty-Sev- enth division, New York National Guard. cabled the flier:
 Miller field and all we have is yours on your return"
 Please advise when you expect to return so that the arrangements for your reception may be coordinat- ed to give all the opportunity to ex- press their appreciation and admira- tion," was the message sent the cap tain by Colonel Jefferson De Mont Thompson. chairman of the aviation commission of the state of New York. -.....
 As the official aviation body of the state of New York" Colonel Thompson said. "the commission has received inquiries from public of ficials, friends and organizations de- sirous of greeting you, among them air mail. army and navy pilots, the Aerial League of America. the Aerial coast patrol commission. and the American Society for the Promotion of Aviation"
 Senator Royal s. Copeland of New York has asked Secretary of the Navy Wilbur to dispatch warship to France to bring Lindbergh back to this country.
 Others Offer Hospitality.
 While reception plans in New York advanced, other cities through out the country offered their hos pitality. St. Louis. adopted home town of the hero, announced plans for an elaborate barbecue as the fea- ture of a great reception. The large Swedish population of Worcester Mass. ,,~also wants to receive the av- iator.
 Presentation of the scE,ooo Orteig prize, won by the airman. will take place in America, cable dispatches from Paris said. Raymond Orteig. donor, and Lindbergh have discussed the presentation. but decision was postponed in view of the lncertainty SIS to when Captain Liaabergh will return to this country.
 T could not have hoped for any one more worthy to win # than this boy" said MT. Orteig. He is mar
New Britain herald., 1927-05-24
"yANTTY, AT THE LYCEUM

"VANTTY" AT THE LYCEUM
 Patrons of tho Lyceum who have seen Leatrice Joy and Charles Ray in the current drama Vanity" are enthusiastic about it. proclaiming It one of the best in which this star has appeared. And George Walsh in His Rise To Fame" gets over some exceptionally thrilling scenes especially those in which he takes part as . prize fighter. The news reals show world happenings. not , forgetting the famous trans-Atian- tic f1ier before he started. and top ping off this very fine program Is the vaudeville show of talking movies, presenting the gavotte danc- CTS. Billy Higgins, colored imperson- ator in his Dark Town Preacher monologue, and Joseph Termini spe- cializing on string instruments.
 Vanity" is a combination society drama and melodrama. Its heroine is a young girl. reared amid sur roundinRs of the highest culture who becomes somewhat snobbish In her views of life as lived by other people.
 Starting Thursday. the Lyceum features Charles Nungesser, lost French air ace. in The Sky Raid er." | great movie thriller in which he Twas recently starred with Jac- aueline Logan. It's . remarkable picture for all angles.
New Britain herald., 1927-05-24
GOVERNOR APPOINTS
 ARMORY COMMITTEE
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bill s9o, amending an act concern ing premiums for poultry exhibi- tions: house bill 400, amending an act concerning the weight of . bushel of various articles. to make the weight conform with the law in the rest of New England: house bill 90, amending an act authorizing the Rockville -Willimantic Lighting com pany to issue first and refundinx mortgage bonds and preferred stock not to exceed $1,25o.oo0: house bill s97. incorporating the Stanford Oyster Bay Ferries corporation, granting a charter for the operation of a ferry between those points.
 The following bills were signed yesterdaA House bill s34. concern ing the collection of ashes, garbage and refuse matter in the Wolcott Hill district of Wethersfeld: senate bill SIS, making additional appropri- ation of $9S,0oO for expenses of the state for the fiscal period ending June 30, 1927. ....
 Lieut. Governor J. Edwin Brain ard will preside at the meeting of the board of control and finance Thursday morning.
New Britain herald., 1927-05-24
AT THE STRAND


 The crowds that turned out yes terday afternoon and evening to witness the vaudeville version of The Old Homestead" which opened . three days engagement at the Strand theater in conjunction with other acts and feature photoplays was a striking testimonial to the public's appreciation of clean plays.
 Old and young alike, crowded the spacious playhouse at each per- formance yesterday and saw a yer sion condensed to forty-five minutes of Denman Thompson's great char acter play that hit . responsive chord. Henry Horton, whom Den man Thompson himself named as his logical successor was seen in the role of Josh Whitcomb and scored nicely in the beloved role.
 Other acts on the bill include, Percival and Hunter: Miller Grace and F1gler and Miller Brothers and Sister. The feature photoplay is The Midnight Sun" starring Laura LaPlante. "H
New Britain herald., 1927-05-24
AT THE PALACE

Nita Naldi's latest appearance on screen is in "The Mountain Eagle The action of this picture Is laid Tn the snow clad mountain region where primitive passions rule and the law of the bullet prevails.
 The other feature picture for to- day is '.Down Upon the Swanee XIV err" featuring Mary Truman. Chas' F.. Mack and Blanche Davenport.
 The double feature program TOT tomorrow will be Jane Novak Tn "The Blackguard" and Unfair Sex with Hope Hampton and Walter Mill CT. Out of the rib of Adam came woman. to play in the center Of every drama, tho heart of every comedy, the kernel Of every proo- lem.
 Tomorrow night there will be an- other big country store with many useful gifts that will please every one.
New Britain herald., 1927-05-24
R1N TIN TIN AT CAPITOL

Today and Wednesday the Capitol offers the famous dog Rin Tin Tin m his newest photoplay Tracked py the Police" It Is a melodrama or the winning of the great southwest ern desert and in it Rin Tin Tin has the finest role of his career.
 On Thursday the entire program will change and will bring a dou- ble feature show. One attraction will offer Lewis Stone and Barbara Bedford in "The Notorious Lady while the companion feature will present George Sidney and Vera Gordon in "Millionaires." Begin ming Sunday night for run of four days the Capitol announces Tiilie the Toller" from the comic sheets with Marion Davies, George K. Arthur and Matt Moore.
New Britain herald., 1927-05-24
WHAT PRICE GLORY CLASSIC OF SCREEN
Stalin9s' Story Of World War
 at Parsons Theater
(By Herald Reviewer) Cast of Cllaracters)

tnarmdlne ............ Dolores Del Rio captain Flagg .-...... Victor McLaglen Sergeant Quirt ........ Edmund Lowe "CogAac Pete" ..... William " Mong Carmen of the Philippines. Elena Jurado Shanghai Mabel ......... Phyllis Haver Lieutenant Moore ........ Leslie Fenton Private kiper .......... Ted McNamarn fTivate LiptnJky Sammy Cohen Private Lewisohn ........ Barry Norton French Mayor , August Tollaire
 War isn't all mud and fighting There is laughter in it too. in spite of its horror. At least Laurence Stallings, who wrote What Price Glory" based on his experiences with the American Expeditionary Force. found laughter there, laugh ter which at times drowned out the roar of the big guns.
 The screen version of What Price Glory" opened weeks run at Parsons theater, Hartford. last night and thrilled the spectators with it's love and hate, Its fun and tears, it's human side of war. The picture was directed by Raoul Walsh and advance notices hailing 1t as one of the film masterpieces of the times seem justified. It is all of that.
 In the film 1t Is possible to in- clude a mass of detail and color which are lacking in the spoken drama There are gripping battle scenes showing the advance of the United States Marines, the attack on trenches. the mud and the suffering But there is sufficient comedy to offset the darker side of war.
 The characters are perfect in their respective roles. As Char maine. the French maid. beautiful Dolores Del Rio is an essential part of the pictures success. Victor Nc Laglen is a hard boiled captain of marines, the rival of Edmund Lowe. a top sergeant, for the heart of Charmaine. Ted McNamara is one of the most amusing persons on the screen as a private who sees life through the spectacles of fun. Sammy Cohen contributes largely to the laughter.
 The film is accompanied by spe- cial orchestra.
New Britain herald., 1927-05-24

F. Willia mson of Carlisle City, four and three. Tomorrow he meets Cyril Tolley. former champion and one of Great Britain's greatest anna teurs. Tolley today boat Lord Charles Hope. three and one.
 Haley fought the buffetins winds bravely after a disastrous first hole. and was two up at the turn. He
New Britain herald., 1927-05-24
WOMAN BADLY BURNED

Torrington. Conn.,. May 74 P- While using kerosene in kindling a fire in q stove at her home in New Hartford today. Mrs. Margaret Rogers, 43, accidentally set her clothing afire and was severely burned about the body. She was brought to the Charlotte Hunger ford hospital here.
New Britain herald., 1927-05-24
New York Golfer Going
 Strong in Tournament

Hoylake. Eng, May 24 R - E. H. Haley of New York. former Williams college star. played him. self into . prominent position in the British amateur golf champion ship tournament today by defeating
New Britain herald., 1927-05-24
MIR. wU, AT THE RIALTo


 Lon Chaney comes to the Rialto screen today and tomorrow in his greatest screen characterization "Mr. Wu." Lon Chaney will sweep you off your feet as the mysterious Mir. wu.' the sinister shadow Of China, in a tale of the merciless code of the Orient that intervened between a romance of East and West. Chaney was never so amaz- ing as he ts in this role.
 Renee Adoree of Big Parade" fame plays the role of Nang Ping. daughter of Mir. Wu.
 Don't forget our big country store Thursday night. Many prizes. lot'sa fun and everyone has chance to win something.
New Britain herald., 1927-05-24
S3OO.OOO FIRE LOSS

Ashland. Pa.. May ? (UP)-Four hundred men were thrown out of employment. and damage estimated at more than $3O0,00O sustained to- day when fire destroyed the break CT at the Hazelbrook Coal company colliery near Girardville.
New Britain herald., 1927-05-24
ARROW CLUB DANCE

Terpsichorean devotees will be given an opportunity to extend themselves on the spacious floor Of the Tabs new auditorium on Fri- day evening, May 77, when Olcotts Bacchanalian orchestra will furnish the inspiration at the dance to De given by the Arrow Social club. A varied program of dance numbers has been arranged that will surely cause favorable comment.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1927-04-05
Passing Power

AS a matter of fact, these seven
high priests of mammon exercise no
such authority over the lives of their
fellow beings as do the seven high
priests of Bolshevism, or even Benito
Mussolini.
Money means power, of course,
though less power than men have
been able to acquire through re-
ligion, militarism, the feudal system
or even ordinary politics.
The grandfathers of these men
were comparatively poor, and the
chances are that their grandchildren
will be the same.
OF all sources of power, money is
the most transient and the least to
be feared.
Three of these seven men are
easily identified-the two Fords and
the younger Rockefeller. Who the
other four may be is a matter of
hopeless guesswork, and the very
fact that this doesn't seem to worry
the public is enough to prove how
unimportant their identity is.
You cannot think of another line
in which seven men could take fore
most rank without being known, or,
if they weren't known, creating a
public furte as to their identity.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1927-04-05
No Harm in Asking

With optimism apparently unwarranted by past
events, the Department of Justice has asked the
Supreme Court quickly to affirm the right of the
Federal Trade Commission to go into the books and
correspondence Of United States -four millers in the
commissions probe of -four and bread prices.
The commissions investigation of the coal and
steel industries ordered by the Senate in 1919 has
been held up for approximately seven years by
court delays.
The Claire Furnace case, in which the Supreme
Courts decision will settle the commissions power,
has been before that court for four and one.half
years.
The bread and -four price investigation ordered
by the Senate in 1924, has been delayed only about
year. The millers first promised cooperation, but
later asked injunction when the commission found
fact switch, as it has reported to the Senate tended
to establish conscious violation of the antitrust
laws by the mers.
letter quoted by the commission, written to
one secretary Of mlllers' federation by another.
gave the latter advice how to spread pricefxing
information among the members. The advice was
to use plain paper and not to sign the bulletins and
the writer added: II think you would have difficulty
in convincing the Department of Justice of Your
innocence"
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1927-04-05
Men Will Wear Collars

America has been asked to cooperate with
France in abolishing the starched collar.
The AntiHard Collar League for Hygiene and
Aestheticism, through its secretary Robert La Pey-
rade, has appealed for help in his campaign for soft
shirts open at the neck, The matter is directed par
ticularly to the attention of the visiting egionnaire
when they come visiting in the fall.
The American woman, it is urged is an nsur-
gent in dress. She first to take off corsets, and
first to put them again She is alleged to wear
the shortest skirts of any civilized woman She has
the courage Of her whole figure. Why should men
not have the courage to show their Adams apple,
il any?
Which sounds we'll but should not lead to too
great optimism.
Empires may fall dictators rise, laws be re-
pealed, and whole nations be made over in the
fires of revolt, but not mans collars and coats Man
may emulate the birds overcoming gravity. He
may travel at 200 miles an hour on the ground. He
may whisper between Denver and London But he
will not abandon the crease in his trousers. Knee
pants were lost in the French revolution. The sans
culottes of the Paris slums-sans, meaning without
culotte meaning pants-set the fashion, and even
the World War has not been able to upset it.
Englands greatest dramatist and philosopher
G. B. Shaw, has set his face against the starched
collar all his working years. but has not achieved
one follower. Oscar Wilde got only about six.
And the starched collar is only a symbol of the
anochronisms and utilities in mans dress. Think
Of the two buttons the undersde of his coat
sleeve! Why? Because some British ancestor had
to button back his cuffs to keep them out of his
soup. And the buttons at the rear of his cut-away
coat tails. Why? Because they anchored the slack
OF the blouse when he mounted his horse. And
Why starch? Read the census on the collar and cuff
industry 1t was to make the garment wear longer
without washing and ironing 1t looked clean longer.
Why the waistcoat and coat? Why not comfort
able blouse? Why not soft easy shirt and wide
belt?
Ask the deities who preside over habit and GUS
TOMS Their DEGREES are more tyrannous than the
laws of the Modes.
History may be rewritten wars may be abol.
tshed, the economic system may be reformed, the
single tax may be put into force. But the saw-edged
collar? Tha; will be the last to go.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1927-04-05
THESE COLLEGE MEN
KNOW HOW TO DANCE

From dancing standpoint this
years edition If the annual Hares.
foot Club show is the best in its his
tory.
AS you know, the cast is made up
completely of men who take the
parts of the girls" both in the cho.
rus and the leading roles.
the comedy is campus wisecrack.
ing. And that is just what uni.
verslty show should be. I left bo-
fore the last act was over, but I am
sure Of the fact that the majority
OF this show moved with speed.
The orchestra was a complete
Knockout. These men know how to
play Their speciality act was one
OF the real moments OF the play.
The cast of principals included
Wilfred Roberts, Bryant Gale. Rus.
sell Winnie, Francis O'Connor, John
n Moran. James Nelson, Herbert
Earle, Nathan Hindin. John Macllin.
Kenneth Webster Paul Fausr. Har.
old T. Hines and a large dancing
chorus.
The show opens with a bang.
Many surprises. These men know
how to dance and the dance mum.
bers stopped the show.
Presented at the Murat last
night. Never have I seen better
dancing on the part of university
men.