ha
I
amusing _ w h "m‘t‘n‘x a
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fi the making of the now famous wathis wife's money and loses her for.
‘P.
‘ fitflefields, which will be shown attics he goes to a friend, Bigelow, and
wk.
3'.
«
unscrupulous woman doctor who
drugs Mrs. Rallston and connives
with Rallston and the keeper of a
sanitarium to deprive the poor no
man of her liberty. The plot suc~
weds.
Rallston leads a luxurious lite on
unit mums
STAMFORD THEATRE.
;
I
g Tic German Battlefield Pictum.
In speaking of his occompllshmentx
.glctures of the German and AufirianItune in speculations. in his diflicm-
lhe Stamford Theatre, on October lithzthe latter agrees to help him. But he
ans-$15111, at 2:30, 4:00, 7:30 and 9,fsuspects Rallston of perfidy towards
Edna F. Weigle. the staff photojhis wife, and discovering that the poor
fill: gogfblchicago Tribune, said: woman is an inmate of the sanitarium
{hm [he avemy een more fortunate disguises himself and secure her re-
. ge war photographer, lease.
:2: t: the fact that I had been in the Rallston dies as the result of an
one previously and had learned automobile accident 4 d h-. .-
ibe many difficulties which had to be I an lb “If? and
ldaughter are re 1 0. Th
wvercome. When I went over to take: ‘ un ‘9 e latter
these pictures I equipped my cameraI‘hen marries the young man of her
{with a long-distance telephoto lens.‘ . ~
fl‘his enabled me to take scenes at L Nat L. Goodwm has a strong and
distance of three thousand feet. 11lovable character part in the play.
was able to stand outside the lines of iTliere are tremendously exciting.
fighting and photograph the shrapnellscenes in Wall Street; and the part
"m high expolsives as they burst in of the sinister woman doctor is a de-
the air and showered volleys of shot ”dud” strong one. Soinewery pleasw
into the trenches of the enemy. My illg children's scenes lend bright ml
success can also be largerV attributed.hef to me drama. .And a very DigI
to the fact that l made an arrange-land.handsom do,“ m“ surely be a ta 1
ment with Field Marshal Von Schieyerlvfmv Wit-h “MIME The 81mm“
‘1.er), some of the proceeds from‘bm’ accident is strikingly realistic. I
these pictures would be turned overI Holding you right through by m
to the fund for blind and crippledlsummh and conviction of story. its
SOIdiers." lpowerful acting. its thrills. \excite
These pictures Will be shown at theIments. surprises and intense human:
interest. “The Master Hand," with
above theatre direct from their New , _ _ _
York. exhibition at the 44th Streetmm C. Goodwm is a fitting companion"
of "After Dark," “The Pub. “Marry-
choice.
week is the finest seen by Norwalk { ic is especially written for this act.
Headed by that screaming comedy "in i
in America ought to see them. They
Theatre. where they have been seen
during the past month by nearly 200,.
‘000 people. Crowds have jammed the
theatre at every performance and hun-
dreds of people have stood in line two
hours at a time to get a chance to
use them and found more than worth
the trouble. Never in the history of
New York'have such enormous crowds
gathered at any theatre. These pic-
tures show you the actual battlefields
of the_most awful war this world has
known. They show the greatest ar-
tillery the Krupp works have. pro;
duced in deadly action5 on the:buttle
trout. They show you how the Kai-
" aer's troops prepare for action and
Mark“ they h'g‘lit. They show you what
we?
war lo. Every man, woman and child
abow‘y'ou. what took place;"what is
now taking place, and what will con-
tinue to take place, until the war is
over.
There are no other pictures like
these in existence. The Chicago Trl~
.bune stands back of every scene
depicted throughout the whole six
feels‘aiid guarantees their genuine-
ness and authenticity exactly as ob-
served. Edwin F. Welgle, the Chicago
Tribune war photographer, has un-
uuostlonably set a name for himsell’
in his daring edort to record the ac-
tions of the German army and to pre’,
sent them to the millions through the
movies.
The. admission price is 25 cents for
any seat, in the house. I
H OYT’S TH EATR E.
Nat Goodwin in “The Master Hand"—
F'amous Actor the Star of World
Film Thriller.
«The Master Hand” is based on the of the‘illm drama. “Birth of a Nation" he aded bi that well ,known dancerdJOTkms IIIIII g _____ William Buckley
play of the same name by Carroll will bersbown at the R088!!! 0‘31- 18' Jacob p. Adler. 3,." son of the well Shirley Rossmore ....... . .........
Fleming. ism C. Goodwin is the 19 and '20. . known Jewish‘acior, 3530!) p_ Adler! ........ Miss" Ritchie Clarke Russell
“good angel" of the story—a big- BLANCHE SWEET TO‘DAV' of the-New York People's Theatre. bits. Rossinora ....................
hearted. benevolent man 'of affairs
whose mission in life seems to be to
straighten out other people‘s troubles
and make them happy. .
Rallston, the villi‘aii of the story,
has married a rich widow and wants
to get her otit of the way so that he
can spend her money. His ally is an
Pumps and General Machine
Specialties Work
“011% "Milli-to."
If 'Wnter sc, Foot Raymond sc.
Film triumphs.
Theatre on Friday of this week.
“BlRTH OF A NATION" AT THE
*audlence and the historic“ figures in
'4 win he the day for a Vitagraph
.2
inar Money." and other recent World
This film will be shown at hoyt's
REGENT.
A kind of artistic achievement. easy
for the film. but impossible for the
“Windoor drama" is illustrated by tho
Flord's Theatre scene in “The Birth of
a Nation." The old fashioned drama.
has long attempted to represent a
stage within a stage, and some of such
representations have been rather real-
istic. But. in the film scene showing
the assassination of President Lincoln,
one sees not only the. complete stage
of Ford‘s Theatre in April. 1865 but
also the auditorium of’the theatre, the
the boxes. v » , ' ‘
Laura Keene is playing “Gar Amer-
ican Cousin.‘ assisted by .E. A: Sothem
in the role at Lord hundroury. They
are startled out of their mind} parts by
the. shot that Wilkes Booth tired. The
audience has risen to its feet as the
shot is heard and creana for ward in
a semipanlc to gaze at the great
statesman whosevhetid has fdlleu back
in the stage box and at tho assassln‘
Booth who is leaping from the box to
the stage and whose spur catches in
the box draperies as he jumps, causing
him to break his leg. This sort of
historical realism has never been
achieved before. it is part of what is
meant by the socalled “new art" (or
which D. W. Grimth is responsible.
Spectators gaze at the scene with
fascinated horror. lt istoo terrible. too
awesome for applause. yet not a spec-
.tator but feelsvtliat in this impressive
the greatest proviousart achievements
There are moving pictures enthus-
iasts aplenty in Norwaik as was evlo
danced last evening by tliel arge turn-
out to Lockwood's Hall, where the Re-
.gont: program is playing this, week
during the engagement of the Payton
Stock company. Francis X..Busliman
appeared in a‘ Metro .featui-e. which
was excellent in all respects. Today
Blanche Sweet will be seen at Lock
wood’s Hall in a luky-Belasco spec
lal. ‘The Case of Becky". Wednesday
Broad-
‘wpy headlitier. Oh Thursdsg’y Dorothy
Dbnuellydnftbe Metro offering ‘Senl-
' make
playing
‘WMWM-.-_-_.. . .
SMASHED ~
AGAIN
,i Fortunatoly we are equipped
for quick repair 'work. Bring
the News m dip-mi“
mount “Beer Cyut.
the first, excepting the _
tion" to have a specially par
will be “The District Attorney.”
"The Virginian.’f_
' The Payton stock company
ins
houses, The to .
thumbnail?“ - .
“my a‘fifiupficfly' 110115
promised
attraction is; “The Yirginiau’
, ggentl
‘f; 131168!th
pf‘itTh ans
rendition Mr. Grimth has fsunmss‘ed.
ed Valley." On Friday Cyrilgddaude will
I hisfiinitlal appe‘aranée’fin pictures
the leading role in afp'ew Para:
’.' This labours was“
“Birgit of a New .
ranged"
musical program. Saturdayzs feature '
mags.
‘big hit in Norwalk yesterday. present-
‘The Lion and tho‘glouso'f to large
cal people were more
b the playing of the; .
as She '
for the playswhichlare to be“.
oflened for tile rest'of the weak. Tom
testified by Dus-
: splay» 'o!‘
in ALuii—iin PHOSPHATE
LRJ'AL
BAKING POWDER
Made from Cream of Tartar
Absolutely Pure
PALACE THEATRE.
Vaudeville is it. For real, unadulter- dancers, practically all girls.
ated pleasure, the show at the Palace -‘ lane, and fine entertainers. They carry
Theatre the first three days of this; their own musicl director as the mus-
Be sure and see this company of
comed-
while. 1
theatre goers in a long. long
l
u . . . PAYTON STOCK CO. ;
Room 44. this weeks bill at the pop‘ To Exceptionally large audiencesJ
a}? ($11119:an :‘ atflgyltwugefglhe Payton Stock Company made its'
. ness mm b a 0 ms local debut veslerdnv to Norwalk and
and there isn t. a dull moment in the: ‘ ‘ the
two hours entertainment at the newlwm remain m" ”‘9 balance 0‘
' ' week at the handsome new Regent
theatre; TMDW is a peach. a dalsy.. . l
a d "”‘prerythlng nice. EvonI "Eff“ or Broadway
Groucho‘i 7Monk would laugh at this plays at popular prices. The opening
week's show at the Palace, the personébm was ”The Lion and the Mouse,"
who m" '1‘ care for music would begand additional interest was added to
convertknd the chap who didn’tilms production by the presence of Ed-
care a b t for dancing would wear,mund BT09“. who Wfllcm’d Eugene
out his hands in applause. For mud‘raizcr play the part of John Byrkett
week's bill is the real thing. Illider, a part that Mr. Breese created}
With real motion pictures sandwich-ISM“ years ago. The play is familiar}
ed in between the lire acts of rattling Bio "err theatresocr. and in the hands
good vaudeville, the management has Let the capable Payton Players. it lent
given Norwalk theatre goers some-:addltional charm. The cast is an ex‘
thing that they should patronize inception” one when one considers the
they care anything about vaudeville. Iprices of admission that are charged
if they don't patronize the bills which and itis‘aafe to say that the Payton
are HOW running It the theatre they Icompany is the best traveling organi-
don't care for vaudeville. for what. has ration today, The gcenlc produéuon
been “‘4 ‘5 being shown ‘3 “19 best list in keeping with the all around ex-
and far ‘00 800d W miu. cellence of the performance. and
Copeland Draper & Company scored igreat care has evidently been taken in‘
in thé rip roaring comedy “In Room Iliavlng every mile detail carried out.
41.".The colored roomer in the haunt‘lhlapeclal mention should be made of
ad room experiences all sorts of dim-In“. work. 0, Eugene Fratzer in the
culties. sees all kinds of ”0°!“ andIrolc of Ready Money Rider. Mr. Pral-
spend one Of the mot. eventful nights Irer looked and acted the part of the
of career. He is luck to get out alive Eoctupus and while he was just a
The comedy is really funny and the? ' .
, - ttrltle sympathetic at times. his efforts
acting is as good as the playlet itself. I . . .
Cecile Dunham. singing come dlcnne, lieaclied far out the footliglits and
Ibis hit wa ; ilatlc. Miss Ritchie
possesses a. wee! voice and an excel-g 5 ,6; I '
lent repertoire of songs. She deaemdgmark Russell as Shirley, was pretty.
We”, hit of the generous applause she charming and convincing and came in
rccived last evenlng. The Gliding-m" the lion part of the. sympathy and
O'ltloaras proved to be delightfullyI‘lpvlllllt‘e-
clever dancers and dot the least un-i
favorable criticism could be found in;
their work. The favorite Bell lloy Trioi
“‘5 back in town again with a strong- Ilolin Burkcti Ryder. . .Eugene Fratler
er than a“? “l" while Leonard HenIJcl‘l’erson llyder...l'louglass Dumbrillc
Md Louis‘taron in a sensational “manage Rossmone ........ J. W. Parrish
hallo act opened the powerful bill for»
the first three days of the week. 5H0“ Fitzroy Bagley """""""
L ‘ ........... 1....J0llll R. Blake. Jr.
-—. ti o thiswe'at] ‘
For the I“ m" f e 1‘ 1Senator Roberta.\\’illiam A. Mortimer
Theatre. in a
1
Lion and the Mouse.
lly Charles Klein.
Characters.
the Palace Theatre the management
has engaged the Dream Dancers. Manx-Judge .Scotti, ..... Edward Soraghan
iExpressman ............ Frank Payton
root from the New York Wintergarden,
l
NEWLY RENOVATED.
JOS. Dl SESSA BROP.
.ICENTRAL non:
'1Coriier Monroe m Chestnut streets, SouthNorwolk.
Rooms by day [or week at reasonable prices.
Every roomeell ventilated. electric lizhtsaud gas.
Everything llrst‘cl ‘ ' I ' ‘ '
canva-
Occbér lstf-‘t
(5n tbo’lottor date sve- '11
. , . , remove chili long. :iiatablished .,
businchtomon-f ntrall " located ' porters pound; and ‘
_ High: stressed“ can tux.
~ 1
buy all and; ottoman .3. _ . j
m sour-u seaward: mum sputum.
Corduroys, yard widc. all
the
\vcl]
girtllt‘.
Black
lian
luotl
S
. . . . .Mlss Elizabeth Rathburn-
Kate
: Mold
Act
were
new
Loral ‘
So much .is added to onc's costume bv belt or
place tlrcss 2i dilicrcnt air—on occasion—and the
llt‘ll. of Suede, Kid 0r Patent Leather is high
in popularity.
“The American Beauty,” is quite new. rather
wide, of black patent leather. piped with white
kid. It has an odd proiig~likc fastening that is
stylish.
lii black patcnt leather 50¢
and colored suede $1.00
Leather Belts. all colors ................ 25¢
Satin Girdles' a large assortment and all colors
for daytime or CVt’lllllg wear. 50¢ and $1
Messalinc Girdlcs. in black, navy and brown. flir-
triinuied top and botton ........ $1.00
iWide
with widc scl'ot‘ovcred buckles, very
Conservative styles in Belts and Girdles of
heavy black silk for mourning w car.’
Pillow Cases, for night or day use,
Nightgowns~ $1.00. $1.25. $1.50. $2
Dollies, centerpieces and scarves in all sizcs
and good quality of linen.
Garments for children. Frocks. Szivqtics. Capes
and Hoods. Bibs, Carriage Straps. Kimonos and
Mrs. John 'Burkett Ryder_.......
'3‘ Miss Nesbit. . . . . . . .Ntlas Helen Tilden"; m
Eudoxiu
Ryder Mansion. New York city.
‘Act‘lllmSame. - . ‘
Act W4hirloy’s Suite in the Ry-
‘ der establishment next morning.
3 WANT BIRD-LAW UPHELD. .
.‘WA‘Slll-NGTON, Dot.
by- the peach. and Crockett Club, dial
the D. ll). Read Co
Esta/blamed
1857
Business Hours tram 8:
30 a. m. to 6 p, m.
Velvets and Corduroy’s For Autumn Materials
f .The Couturiers” are advocating Velvets tor lailOl’L‘Ll wear and drcsscs. lllc charms
0 when for Winter wear are undeniable and it. is a mutt-rial 50 becoming alike to
cvcry age. Soft vclvcts. such as the weaves ar
happily to the wide-flaring skirts and the gathers which seem made with a freed hand at
the waist.
c this season, adapt themselves
FOR D RESSES.
Brocadcd Velvets, light weight, suitable tor gowns, in bcautiful coloriiigs as well
as black.
$5.00 :1
Chiffon Velvcts, kittcn's car' in black. l)l’0\
inches wide,
$4.00 a
fasliionalilc shades. cs \vitlc.
_ $1.00
Plaid and Stirped Velvets. tlicsc
.- . . . fonlbinc Brocades for Evening Coats.
\\itli other materials for children s trucks. weaves in all lovely shades. lavciider, blllt’i dark
$1.00 Wlllt‘. 4,50,
Belts and Girdles
A twist of Satin will give a common—
Tofieta Girdles $1.00 and $1.50
Moire Velour "and Heavy Black Satin.
$1
.__I
dsomc,
Art Section.
Stamped Pieces for Embroidery.
75¢
(‘5.
I V ~ 0 ’ O
For the Night 0. Night.
Awesome and wdrddooking arc the Hallow live
favors, such as candy boxes and place holders.
and Goblins stare :it one front the show cases.
pumpkins are adorned with spitting.v black cats.
kclctons \vavc tragic arms.
. New Candies, chctti's Carmncls. Fish‘s Glazed Nuts.
may
The Designer for November is ready,
WM»-_...-.~ W__._...~
became a proper sub)
__.._._._....__.-....—.4
r-I can war, it asserts
4- ...... Miss Jane Tar .
Roberts. .Miss Dagmar unnettel that success in War
..........
Miss Jane Tarr" wear out the enemy
. . . . . .- .Mis's {Helen ’l‘ildené
Synopsis. a
,1.
....:.
. geridentdhat a getter
ll~lnner Privatg‘Lfbrary ln thel
' costly calamity in t
um urged. “and if
._-__..——&——- n.
- w— x‘ .
1353., . .
p . ._.—__
I - causal“
. ‘Paclllc, this nation
, 12.:fiBl'lGZB
filed today in thosupreme court
York " ooloxlcal‘ Society. and . the I
ed changes insthe. h
Toads Fire , _ ‘
. that were!) H t» of fies-ted: received ovum chairman, Dr. J. Mun;
WWINMI! ' duodenum, on bulletins the 14th or.
‘ Campfire Club I
a: mini manta.
Black Velveteens, 34 inch-
$2.50 and $3.00
yard.
m. gray, old blue and plum
yard.
line of shades.
$1 .00
. Cards of PersOnal
TUESDAY, OCT. :2, 19:5
t‘tiltil‘,
Colored Velveteens- ii large
Dress Coeds Section. main ’loor.
Candy Shop. main floor.
Pattcrn Section
In: a war Measure. The
army, emclency than upon power to
sources were exhausted. .
“The balance of supplyvand demand
dot l—Rossmore’s Cottage on vLongIthroughout the world now make It
’ Island 1” . ,
this country would be a corneas Elsa
occurred during awar with great pow;
ers operating on the Atlantic
Sealed proposals for the coutamplat-v
. autism -pliil1lb"I' SELL ‘ . , I ':
Clhbixiz'dinerioa, "“3135: his switch! for Center school will-be l b .. , cc
fiber,>1916.‘1PlanI-and spet‘lflcatlonsI
Greeting
for the Holidays now ready.
A little forethought now will cause you to
hug yourself about two weeks before Christmas.
The Cards are ready—a huge book of themw
and of such infinite variety that one may select
for personal tastes 0r whims, and the recipients
will think they have been made to order. Such
pictures as:
A warm and cosy fireside. “‘5'; "’zy'u'g',
A group of adorable bulldogs. ‘ ‘ s ‘ ' ' M;
Two peacocks strolling in a garden walk.
A flight of happy bluebirds.
A snowy landscape and a little house with lighted
windows among the hills. . .
An ancient shlp~tliat has not yet come home.
Reproductions of old paintings. ‘.
('lrtlcr now—by the dozen. It will lic off your
mind. and then tlicsc arc exclusive.
, Stationery Sct‘tlon‘:
Petticoat Ruffles
l’crhaps it is not gcticrally known that “(W
and” prctty Silkcn Flounccs may he had! rcatly
to apply to pctticoats. “If your flouncc is worn
or turn and the upper part of the skirt is good—
why, have a ncw pctticoat by stitching: on :1 new
ruffle.
In satiric 75¢
~In taffeta or messallne.
black and all other colors.
$1.25 and $1.50
Notion Section. ,
Mattresess
.\ special in black llilll‘
covcrctl with lit-st qiizilitj,
ticking. 40 His. \vcileit.
' . T $20.00
.. ~ Wire Springs, $3.50 up.
“riches Box Springs' $14.50
lelow "
Comfortables
:\ good itsscr mm: in all
dainty :md dcliran- winnings.
pair pink. msc, l'ivcmlcr lllltl'
blue. as well as darker and
more practical cuiiiliinutioiis.
Wool Blankets
Indian Blankets
Tllll‘d floor.
(Tiltimii’v
.
l
l
.
eat for protection
present Europ-
a, demonstrated
depended lesson
lion’tliorgct
' tox’see
Tom Murray
31 South Main Street
line 0! peace,” it So. Norwvalk’
‘ such a disaster ,.
it You Have
. ' Any Junk .
until its food re.
1
al crop failur‘ ‘ l
and
would , be helpvi
_.___.._—.
oposALs.
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IT TO . .
Subcessor to Wm. Efren.
Phone 499. ; ‘
37 Fort Street. East Norwalk.
the ofllce of Sup- I
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