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The Washington times., 1928-07-21
t.Nightcap, !" Mystery
Heads Ne1v Bills

NATIONAI<--For the week be.
ginning Monday, the National
Theater Players will present The
Nightcap, connection of fun.
mystery. thrills and melodrama
from the pens Of Guy Bolton and
Max MARGIN.
The Nlghtcap' Ii an evenings
entertainment extraordinary. 1t
affords q huge supply OF thrills,
Ileart-stuff. and comedy. There
will be the usual Wednesday and
Saturday matinees.
PALACEG Gorge Bancroft
comes to Loew's Palace Saturday
in THE Drag Net. = Evelyn Brent
and William Powell are in the
supporting cast. The picture
was directed by josef Won Stern
berg.
On the stage. Loew.PubIix will
present West Point Days" in four
scenes staged by Frank Cambria.
The Palace Concert Orchestra,
led by Harry Borjes. the M. G. M.
newsreel. an organlogue by
Charles Gaige, and selected short
subjects will complete the bill.
EARLE-A hilarious farce com.
edy OF backstage life will be the
screen feature of the bill to be
presented. beginning Saturday, at
the Earle Theater. The picture lis
Lady Be Good First National
production based on the famous
musical comedy of the same name.
Dorothy Mackaill and Jack Null
hall are featured. The stage
portion of the program Is a Stan
ley Company revue. I'm Jail.
The added features are a
new two-reel funmaker, the
Earle Topical Review and Daniel
Breeskin's Earle Concert Orches-
ira.
FOX-For the coming week,
Managing Director S. ]. StAbbins
announces the appearance OF Lois
Moran in Don't Marry" The
picture centers about q girl Of
ultra.modern tendencies, who sets
out to "get her man" The support.
ing cast includes Neil Hamilton.
Henry Kolker. Claire Mcdowell,
and Lydia Dickson.
On the stage, Mr.. Stebbins
promises a summer revue. The
Fox Grand Orchestra, o t
which Leon Brusiloff is the con.
ductor. will play. and the Fox
Movietone News viii be shown.
col u NJ Is / A-"'MademoiselIe
from Armentieres, a British pro-
duction distributed by Metro.
Goldwyn-Mayer. comes to Loew's
Columbia Saturday. Mademoiselle
is a patriot helping the British O.
III. Q. to disseminate false inforna-
ton TO the enemy.
Estelle Brody, well.known on the
English stage and John Stuart
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lead the cast. The M. q. M. news.
reel selected short subjects, an
organlogne and the Columbia
Concert Orchestra under Claude
Burrows direction viii augment
the program.
METROPOLITAN - THE Lion
and the Mouse will be the
major screen feature Of the bill
TO be presented next week at
Crandall's Metropolitan. beginning
Saturday, and will mark inaugura-
ton OF new policy Of Vita.
phone presentation.
The cast Of "The Lion and the
Mouse will be heard and seen
at their best on Vitaphone. The
cast is headed by May McAvoy.
Lionel Barrymore, Alex b. Fran.
els and Buster Collier.
The short reel subjects comprise
several specially selected short
reel yitaphone presentations.
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VAUDE FOLK
INTRIGUE
JACK

The most interesting group Of
persons In the entire show busi-
ness are the vaudeville perform
ers.
SO declares Jack Mulhall, who
plays the role of a two-a.day
magician in Lady Be Good, s
which is this weeks major screen
offering at the Earle Theater.
The life OF a vaudeville per-
former, particularly the more OBJ
scure ones, Is not an, easy one.
The possibility OF employment Is
uncertain, there are many idle.
seasons and the employed season
is 81 confused tumble Of second
rate hotels, Indifferent restaii-
rants and long weekly train trips
from theater to theater around
the circuit.
Yet the fascination OF yaude.
vile holds most OF its PERFORM
ers steadfast no matter how
many opportunities present them.
selves in other lines. Every
vaudeville actors dream Is to
play the Palace in New York.
They have almost q language OF
their own.
1t is OF the lives OF these strange
and interesting humans that
Lady Be Good" is constructed.
Almost the entire picture takes
place either back-stage in vaude-
vile theaters or in theatrical
boarding houses.
Dorothy Mackaill Is featured
with Mulhall In Lady Be Good, !"
with a large cast of Well.knoWn
players in support.
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TAYLOR OPERA
d E IA Y Ed
YEAR

Deems Tayorss new opera will
not Be ready for production until
the season Of 1929.
Mr.. Taylor said that when he
started on the new work after
the successful reception 81 THE
Kings Henchmans at the Metro
poIitan Opera House. he had hoped
to complete It in time for pre-
sentation st the Metropolitan this
coming season.
Early this year, he said he AZ.
cided that to perform the task
properly, he should take more
time. Al consequences the work
has not yet advanced for enough
To permit planning for production
earlier than iii 1923.
y want TO do : good Job. z
said Mr.. Taylor. and take even
1929 that win be only two ana
! half years since the other one
and that's not very long to take
to write q grand opera
Mr.. Taylor Is writing the lib.
retto for the new opera as well
al the score. The composer said
he was not ready to tell exactly
what the new work death with
but he denied previous reports
that Big Business was the
theme.
is it modern in theme?" he
was asked.
Well It's modern In approach.
The people behave like modern.
But / don't want to say anything
more about It 50 far ahead" he
said.
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Do Come Again!

Few playwrights have the time
or opportunity to see the COM
panies that play their works In
stock. Max MARGIN, co-author of
THE Nightcap," with Guy Bolton,
is a frequent visitor to Washing
ton, and has seen the work of
the National Theater Players.
His last visit here was when he
had hand in revamping Night
Stick" play that premfered
here under the title, "one of the
Finest -
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Iryington Expose

Lee Cronican. who Is conducting
Wesley Eddy's Palace syncopa.
tors this week. while Eddy is on
vacation reveals the church
going activities Of the idle rich
at Irvington.on.the-H Hudson. Mr..
Cronican was organist and choir
director at the Helen Gould Me-
mortal Church there. "on rainy
Sundays the folks stayed home and
on nice days they played golf at
the Sleepy Hollow Golf Course. :"
saws Lee.
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Hark! IT'S the Either |!

When you say he plays the
ukelele, the musical saw, the
banjo, the violin, dances, sings
character songs, blue songs and
ballads, you all know we are
talking about Wesley Eddy, mas.
ter of ceremonies at Loew's Pal.
ace. But when he gets back he'll
have a few more surprises be.
cause he's going to play the piano.
saxophone and xylophone. After
that what?
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Mr.. ZeiIor assists

During the absence Of Hardie
Mealkin. whose principal occupa-
ton Ii that Of staff correspondent
for Variety, but who also dis
penses publicity for the Fox Thea.
ter, he directed the Fox portion
of his duties from his hotel room
at the seashore, through young
William Zeilor, assistant chief of
service at the Fox. whom Mealxii
STYLES as his ''unofffcfaI' assistant.
Zeilor Is being trained I'm the In
tficacies of the publicity dispens-
inR business by Meakin.
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Write EN-. Cowboy!

Edward Arnold, one of the main
stays of the National Theater
Players, is said TO be working on
a play. Whether 1t is mystery,
melodrama. or straight comedy,
rumor saith not; but If Mr.. Arnold
Is to have part in 1t, chances
are tbs to be western play. la
Willard Mack; for Mr.. Arnold has
a leaning toward this type OF
drama
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Goodness! Such Puns!

In the manner of Bert Williams,
Wesley Eddy, master of cere-
monies at Loew's Palace, will sing
Didn't Tell You that You'd
Come Back" A very appropriate
number for the week he returns
the week of July 28th.
It's a peculiar coincidence that
John Gilbert PLAYS the part of a
Russian in 1.-THE Cossacks" the
week Eddy returns to the Palace.
Wesley Eddy will be "Rushin'."
too. Only he'll be "rushin' back
from his vacation.
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One Of Kitchener's

s.lEademoiselle from Armen:
fieres.' now. playing at Loew's
Columbia, boasts of a cast of war
heroes including Sefgt. Issy
smith, ". c., one of Kitchener's
'scontemptible little army who
who was decorated for heroism
Under fire at the retreat from
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War Hero PLAYS Spy

One of Frances heroes plays a
spy in the British war epic,
"MademoiseIle from Armentieres"
now playing at loves Columbia.
He Is. Gabriel Rosca. formerly
sergeant of cuirassiers. 10 times
wounded and decorated with the
Croix de Guerre with three
palms, and the Ensigne de
Pleasure
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Men of War In Film

''Mademoiselle from Arnen.
tieres," the British war epic now
at Loew's Columbia, was made
almost entirely by ex-service men.
Practically every person con-
nected with its making possessed
a war record,
The Washington times., 1928-07-21
Fanny Ward Did It!

Billy Phelps, having read that
john. D. Rockefeller attributes his
attainment Of old age to regular
iaHid plenty sleep says: IT SUBJ
scribe to tine same doctrine, never
look at a clock after midnight,
hut still don't won't to grow old.
7 always want to be Juvenile"
Milford chronicle., 1928-08-31

Best Decorated Town School Float ....
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New Britain herald., 1928-01-04
TOWN OF PLAINVILLE
 LEGAL NOTICE
Ordinance Restricting Parking In Inc Town Of Platnyille

Notice Is hereby given that the following ordinances have been adopted by the Town of Plainville at . meeting held on the Sth day of April. 1927. and the amendment im- posing . penalty for the violations of restrictions at a meeting held De- cembcr 1st, 1927:-
 RESOLVED-That the following parking restrictions be made: lst--West Main St. a. NORTH SIDE prohibited at any time between N. Y. N. H. < H. R. R. tracks and west side of new build ing of The Sequassen Corp. approx imately IA feet. B. SOuTHSIDE-- Parking prohibited at any time be- tween N. Y. N. H. & H. R. R. tracks and second trolley pole, approxim- ately II: feet.
 2nd--Whiting street. A. WEST SIDE-Parking prohibited at any time between corner of West Main street and first trolley pole. approx imately 57 feet. b. EAST SIDE 0A mug ptVuIUIlGu Al ally NiIAc from a point beginning at the south- west corner of Neri Block to the south side of driveway between the Aldrich Block and the Clarendon Hotel. so-called. approximately 63 feet.
 Srd-Pierce street. 4. EAST SIDE Parking prohibited at any time from the first pole to the north of the Piainvi,le Lumber & Coal Con- pany's office to the south side of said office. b. WEST sIDE-Park- ing prohibited at any time in front of Town property.
 RESOLVED:-That the resolution restricting parking in the Town Of Plainville adopted April 8, 1927. be amended by adding the following:
 4th-That each person violating said rules or resolutions regarding parking in the Town of Plainville shall be fined not less than two dollars and not more than ten dol lars for each offense.
 Dated at Plainville. Conn. this Srd ! day of January A. D. 1928. JAMES SIMPSON WILLIAM DOWNHAM WINFIELD LOOMS selectmen of the Town of Plainville
New Britain herald., 1928-01-04

were mad0 necessary because of the fact that tho highway was much lower than the street and motorists had considerable trouble in driving at this point
 +Tabs'' Whist
 The "Tabs" held their weekly whist party last evening at their hall in KenstnSton. A large num- Der, were present Prizes in the wo- mems games were awarded to Miss Anna Giana and Mrs. Frank Pier pont MrA Corr won the consola- ton prize. In the mems games prizes were given to William McGee and Henry Rose. Frank Pterpont was awarded the consolation prize. The next party will be held on Tuesday evening. January 10.
 East Bcriia
 The Community club will hold its annual meeting and election of of- ficers at tho meeting this evening. It ts believed that there will be no changes in the incumbentx. Tho off, cers now serving are: President. R. o. Clark: vice president, George E. Danbey: secretary Miss Minnie kahms: treasurer. Walter Payne. The annual banquet will be held next Wednesday evening in the Com munity banquet hall. Final arrange ments for tho event will be made 1 tonight.
 The weekly prayer meeting of the Methodist church will be held this evening in the church social rooms. The girls club will meet tomor- row evening at 2 o'clock at Com- munity hall. The competitive tests which have been held for the past month will be continued.
 The boyn' club will meet Friday ,, evening at 2 o'clock. The prize cup contest is in progress and several of the events in connection with the contest will be held.
 Tho library will be open Friday afternoon and evening for the ex- change of books.
 i The next meeting Of the Parents Teachers association will be held the latter part of the month. An out of town speaker will be. ob- 1 taineed.
 Skating h being enjoyed on Ha- zen's pond. Sharp's pond has been used in previous years, but this year the tract was not flooded. Agitation for the extension of the [ bus line from New Britain to East Berlin is being carried on by a com mittec from the New Britain Cham Der of Commerce. A group of East Berlinttes in conjunction with a committee of New Britain men tried last year to gain the service for East Berlin, but the project was vetoed. The subject has again come up for consideration and is being handled by the New Britain Chamber of Commerce.
 Tho smallpox scare in Cromwell is causing some uneasineas locally A number of high school pupils are under observation and all children ] (Continued on Pare 1l)
New Britain herald., 1928-01-04

Mayor for the balance of that term. His selection last night will make him the city's chief executive until the first Monday in January, 1880.
 Meeting Largely Attended
 The meeting of last evening was attended by the largest audience ever present at council gathering. After Councilman-elect Homer H. Judd. William A. Hayes. Willard E. Hough. Charles R. Anderson and Frank Dutton had been administered the oath of office by City Clerk Thomas B. Steele. the question of selecting a successor to the late Mayor Wade. who was reelected for two year term at the polls last Oc- tober. was brought before the meet ing by Mayor Crumb.
New Britain herald., 1928-01-04

40U 4St t40-lStS
 Eight at Scout School
 Eight men were present at tho meeting of the Boy Scout Leaders' school held last evening at the Le- zion roomA The next, and final, ses- sion will be held on Wednesday. Jan- uary II.
 Mrs. NJ. F.. Cronlin of Mountain View is steadily improving after an attack of pleurisy.
 The Pythian Sisters will conduct one of their whists in Odd Fellows hall tonight.
 Howard Usher. son of MT. and Mrs. Howard Usher of Hough street, has returned to Norwich university, Norwich. Vt-
 Mrs. Albert Maynard, Of Farm ington avenue. entertained yester- day afternoon at bridge.
 Thomas c. Rutland of Forestville avenue. a foreman at the Trumbull Electric Manufacturing Co.,, has en- tered the New Britain General hos pital. He has blood poisoning in his hand.
 The meeting of the Business and Professional Girls club which was scheduled for last night was post poned until next Tuesday.
 Duffy Gnazzo. of Elizabeth court left last night for his former home in Old Forge. Pa. where he will visit friends and relatives.
 Single room in private family. call 69-2-advt.
 The Girls Friendly Society ol Episcopal church presents "A Musi. cal Evening"" January 5, 8 o'clock Admission 15c-advt. Found-Kit of auto tools. Call a1 Recreation alleys.-advt.
New Britain herald., 1928-01-04
BLUE FLASHLIGHTS
 10 BE DISCUSSED
Property 0Vnsn Will Confer
 With Udbty's Officials
RATE NOT ESTABLISHED
Reckless Driving Charge Dismissed Collage Students Return To Studies-Msin Street Nearly En- tshcd-Skating Good-Notes.

The Connecticut Light and Power Co. will meet the property owners of the Blue Hill district this week or next to discuss the petition for lights to be installed in the Blue Hill section of the town. A special meeting will be called which all those interested in the proposition will be invited to attend by the com pany. Tho company has made a thorough survey of each individual house, whose owner is interested in having lights installed, and has drawn up a list of figures covering that particular persons property. Company officials say that they gre very much interested in the project and are confident that the scale Of prices they have drawn up will De agreeable to the Blue Hill rcsidents'
 At present the company has lights in Kensington, Berlin and East Der lin and hopes to add the Blue Hills to It's list. Statements made re- gently pointed out that the officials of the company desire too high a price for installing the lights put the company claims that 1t has not issued a fixed price yet and the price quoted by various owners in town was a great deal in excess Of what the company intends to offer the owners. No set price can be onereo because the condition of each resi- dence differs. it is said. and. there fore. each owner will be given the figures covering the cost of his par ticular house at the special meetlng'
 The petition calls for lights in the Blue HiIls for a stretch of about two miles, which. at the present tune. 's illuminated by gas lamps and other devices. The lines will be connected to the New Britain wires.
 Reannonnce Examinations
 Postmaster s. M. Cowies of the Kensinston post office has received a letter from the United States civil commission stating that the de- partment has decided to reopen the exa minations in Connecticut. The letter states that the results Of the last examinations for deputy pro- hibttion administrator indicate that a sufficient number of eligbles may not be secured in . number Of sec tions of the country. The only ex- animation reopened to Connecticut residents at this time l. for deputy prohibition administrator.
 The entrance salary is from SS.ooo 10 14,soo . year. Applicants will not be required to report at any place for . written examination but will be rated on their training. ex- perience and fitness. Experience in prohibition enforcement Is not re- quired: any experience which the commission deems suitable to quail ify the applicant for the position will be acceptable. Personal exam ination of the applicants form part of the examination. Finger prints of the applicants will also be taken. Formal applications must reach the commission at Washington before January 3l.
 Those interested may secure fur ther information by seeing the post master.
 Reuting Comfortably
 Frank Day of Kensington. who fatured his left hip last Friday
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Return to School
Nlaia Sarccf Hciafrs

The repair work .Sn Main street. Remington, is nearly completed and the road will be open for travel in about . week. Crushed stones and gravel have been used to repair the road 70 that the end of Main street, near the railroad underpass is even with the new highway. The fepairs
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CRUMB UNANIMOUS
 CHOICE AS MAYOR
Will SGIe Two Yolr Tdm is
 Bristol Executive
YOUNGEST TO HOLD OFFICE
l. Only Thirty Year. Of Ago-Mer- rill Appointed to Council-Young Automobtlist is Arrcsted-OtheF News Of Interest to ReAdefs.

Mayor W. Raymond Crumb. by an unanimous vote of tho city council last night. was elected mayor of the city for the two year term starting the first Monday in January to i'll the vacancy occasioned by the death of Mayor John F. Wade on Nov ern- Der 7th last At a meeting held by the city council on November 18th. Crumb. who was serving as council man at the time. was appointed
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4Sg 48S 453-1430 The M. E. church team handed the post office terrific walloping at the same alley, defeating it by 103 pins. The scores:
 Post Office Elliot .... 90 9S 93- 277
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Recover Fua nlac0

Herbert and Theodore Schultz sons of MT. and Mrs. Adolph Schultz of School street, have recovered from an attack of chickenpox and are able to be about again.
 Peter Falxhetti, who fractured hii leg last summer in . motorcycle ac. cident, is able to greet his frtendi again after spending the last few months in bed.
New Britain herald., 1928-01-04
BUILDING
 DURING DECEMBER
Fsss f,kn h Smallest Since
 Code His Accepted
DRYERS ARE DISCHARGED
Fourth Quarterly ConfeEenco at M.
 '. Chnrch-C. os 0. Nesting Rost- pooed-Court Lasts Two Hours

December was the poorest month, In tho matter of construction work. since the building code went into ef- feet last July. the monthly report of Inspector o. I. Cooley shows. The fees take in during December to- tailed only &36. of which sum the , town received all of $s and the bal 1, ance was retained by MT. Cooley as hts pay.
 Permits Issued during the past month included those of four new buildings, among which were one gas station and . hall. Other permits were as follows: Odd buildings 2 garage l. plumbing installations 2 electrical work 3. heating installa- tons 5.
 The permit for the erection of the gas depot on West Main street has been signed by the selectmen. and the Walter H. Goodrich Go. of New Haven expected to begin work today Thiss much discussed question is therefore settled at last. 1 Two Hour Court Session ' After q two hour court session ir the town hall last night Justice Ed. ward F. Prior finally discharged Si. man Galasan Of Mountain View and James Zappone of Oakville or charges of violating the rules of the road. The two men had been arrest. ed by Constable E. w. Farrar after smash-up last week at the junction of Crooked street with the New Brit ain road. They were prosecuted by Grand Juror William J. Foran ant by each others lawyers. Attorne! Charles F. Conlon acted for Galagal and Judge Hungerford of WatertowI for Zappone.
 ] Zappone and his brother testified for one side and Galagan and Farral for the other. Attorney Conlon con tended that the case was one to b, settled in the civil courts. and finall, Justice Prior discharged the two drivers.
 Quarterly Conference ! The fourth quarterly conferenc, will be held at the Plainvillc NJ. F. church tomorrow night after tn,
Seward daily gateway., 1928-04-27
MORE, HARD ROCK
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,I0ntlnued from Page Onel duced about s2oO,Ooo. We have other veins in our property which we expect to prove up when we reach them. The Newsboy around the head of Cleary has produced close to million. The question has been, how deep do they go?' but we are no longer worrying about that, since a tunnel has shown our vein to depth of 400 feet and still going
 we have ten-stamp mill and can handle 35 tons a day, and we figure we have S20O,OO0 in sight, according to our drifts on the 110-foot level. We will be in operation by the middle of May and look for some good clean ups to begin paying back the S6O,O0O we are already in and to furnish div dends to the fellows who have had the faith to stay with the proposition"
 English capital brought into the country by George Lemon has taken over the Ryan lode on the dome and preparations are afoot to start devel- oping there this season The Kenney property with small mill will be op- erating and the Henderson with a Denver mill will be under way again, 1 handling about r tons per day. The Henderson mine is down about 250 feet after four or five years of opera ton and the showings are still strong and consistent.
 "In spite of the fact that we have splendid production record behind us." said MT. Elmes, who is travelling engineer of the Alaska Railroad, T feel that we have just started hard 1, rock mining in the Fairbanks terri tory Keep your eyes and ears open 1 for some really great mines in that district"