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SATURDAY—“THE ORDEAL OF ELIZABETH” and
BILLIE BURKE in “GLORIA'S ROMANCE"
TUESDAY, Aug. 29—MARY PICKFORD in “HULDA
FROM HOLLAND"
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REGENT mama.
“THE ORDEAL 0F ELIZABETH“
In Five Pam.
At first sigh” of
Worst, Hallock loses interest in her
cousin Amanda, whom he had profess-
ed to love. Amanda, seeing his lack
of ardor is bitter against Elizabeth,
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ifl'llon:
i Hereii of her pareu s. at an early
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‘age, EIIZJIAIII was left in the (are of
SIAMIORD IHIAIRI
rant wart-Jinn HARTLEY. lair. Phone 2300
MONDAY, August 28
ONE NIGHT ONLY
H. H. FRAZEE PRESENTS
“A Pair of Queens”
A Rollicking 3-Act Farceby Otto Hauerbach. Seymour
irown and Harry Lewis With An All-Star Cast, Including
Joseph Santley. Kathleen Clifiord, Edward Abelea, Maude
Eburne, Frank MacGum, Elsie Scott, Hugh Cameron, Re-
gina Connelli and others.
Prices......................$2.00, $t.5o, $1.00, 75c and 5°C
Seats Now Selling
_ a inatrtinly aunt,
Itwent).
Cornelia. Now, at
she- l'a
IVYIIIIV visiting her cousin Amanda, :be
Inteets Ilallotk, a wandering artist and
:ll.u.~il‘ldll. A'liacted by lit r llnllilll‘ér‘
tautl thaini, he forget» his award lole
ior her cousin, and becomes lnialuaiei
,vvizh liliza’u-ih. Elizabeth's old fash-
lioned aunt objects to her friendship
l\vllfl a man whose affections are so
Leasily swayed, and forbids her to see
‘Illlll. I’iqued 'o her aunt‘s objection.
Elizabt th continues to see him and he
:dfik.‘ In r to be his bride. After much
Iplr‘adlllll. with him to a
i neighboring tovvii vvherc tlicy are niar-
Iricd, Plating her aunl'.t ire :he
’11Iedges her husband to secrecy. She
lcontinues to live at home, while liai-
. lock reurna to the city, it here he soon
jforliels his wife.
‘1 Through an accident. Elizabeth
IanPla‘ and becomes interes'ed in Ju-
llian Gerard, a gentleman from New
:York. Later, at the home of a mu-
;tual friend in New York the)’ meet
‘again. Their interest rapidly ripens
into love, A prominent artist paints
her portrait and when it Is shown. she
,becomes the belle of the season. She
"goes to marry social affairs with tier
ard, and at one of them, is seen by her
husband who determines to use her ap-
parent. love for Gerard to his own ben-
efit. In sore straits,
she help him socially and financially,
holding their marriage over her should
she goes
BLANCHE SWEET IN “THE SOWERS."
14th Chapter of “THE SECRET OF THE SUBMARINE.”
THE tNVAs ON
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she refuse. Elizabeth, unable to
meet his demands fcr money, sell-s her
Jewels. When she takes the black
mail to him,
who is in Ilallack's power. Think-
ing Elisabeth‘s relations with llallock
"i are the same as her own, Amanda, I
}a fierce tirade, upraitls her for coming
between thcm. (lertird deeply in love
suit and is puzzled by her attitude.
Although he can see that she loves
tIlIlll, she refuses to give him an :itllr-
Imalive answer, nor will she explain
Iver action l-‘iniillv, he demands an
Iex planalioit and she tells Iiim of Iitr ing that 53“". person will hand Abe:
‘in turn SI to:
l unfortunate ni: itri: lul‘ liospontient.
he Paws the (tllL'lII) to go on it Ionit
hunting trip and into forget his sor-
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Noon after inwards departure liai-
,with
,a bottle of poison by hi: side lltllll' \t
NEXT MONDAY, TUESDAY
AND WEDNESDAY
A Call to Arms Against War
The Picture You’ll Never Forget
Twice Daily
' Matinees at 2 P. M. Evenings at 8 P. M.
Matinee—Balcony, 15¢. Orchestra, 25¢ No seats re-
served.
Evening—Gallery. 25¢ Balcony, 35 OrChestra,
and 50¢ All seats reserved. é 35¢
‘WMNW’M
ROOSEVELT SAYS :
Every American Should See This Picture
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{EVENING PERFORMANCES
All Seats Reserved
1 Special ‘ Symphonic
Orchestra and Effects
Iniute cvithnte to the cause of death.
‘.I~I lizabe'h :llii‘llt'lil su. pition to her .‘I‘TE
Iby a display of emotion. is taken into
{custody nntl held without ball. The
trial begins. In connection with otll»
{or damaging (\‘itll‘llf‘t‘, the it ~iitnony of
:‘Ilt‘ maid, who had heard Elizabeth ex-
a wish for Ilallock's death,
‘ seems to nullify her chances of acquit
I I '.ll
ls lnndon, Gerard roads of the mur-
lder and the i‘iliil of Elizabeth. He
leaves at once for America, where, on
his arrival he givc'v evidence which
sways the case In Elizabeth's favor.
After hours of deliberation,
returns the verdict of not guilty, and
2 press
aorta POINT
PARK
Elizabeth \‘anL
whom she rebukes for stealing his ail-‘
a charming young miss ‘
he demands that“
‘99:: per cent.
she is seen by Amanda‘
lilaitnett,
n will live perfect score: out of ten.
with Eliznls tIi. persistently pleads his
‘bnttttlon on it ‘
the jury ‘
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.2 6"“ large-u. 9‘3"" sumac-ll Lane win-elm .,
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—BRIDGEPOR'P—
Einbetb II in“. After trial
aha is unmanned to the side of
Amanda in a hospital. Here with
‘her life blood tut abbing. Amanda
Econiesses to the murder of Hallock.
telling of the disgrace and humiliation
'ghe had caused her. Her confession
punished, her lips are scaled forever
‘by the hand of denth.
'_ After their marriage. Elizabeth and
Gerard leave for a honeymoon in the
country. where Elizabe'h will have an
opportunitv to blot the terrible ordeal
from her memory.
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With a uniform and excellent cast of
Broadway favorites, “ Fair and War-
trier," Avery llopwood’s cyclonic fart-e
hit, will be presented here this canon
on Sept 2: for one performance
Selvvyn & Company produced "With-
in the Lav.‘ "l‘nder Cover” and "Twin
lads." and are, therefore enti'lv-d to
authority lathe matter of recommend
ing plays. Avery Hopwood, having
vviiiten Seven Days" and Nobodvs
\‘l‘idovv " is cvritllled to keen an iclpa‘
lion whtn he writes another farce
“Fair and \\ :irmer” is a legimate ape\
to the careers of Selwyn & Company
and Avery llcpwood. It will have,
in addition to it's line cast, a singular-
ly beautiful production.
VETERAN WINS FLY AND BAIT
CASTING TOURNAMENT.
NEWARK, N. .I., August 26.~Jul-
ius M. Itanney. of Chicago, a veteran
analei seventy- three years old, re-
ceivcd many congratulations today for
his victory In the halfounce bait miss
aria out competition in the national
fly and bait casting tournament here
Mr. llanney won the championship
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(at costumed.
I The photoplay was produced under machine gun.
YPSIt’TdBy 0"" I nub" 0' Younlerathe direction of William C.De1\lille lery and every other weapon of mod-'
Your NeW’Ranige‘WiII-be a (hiality Combination
If You Are Wise
you will take advantage of our big sale and
secure your new range at these extremely
low prices.
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submarines, field art it-
comietitnrs, casting at a target solwho has been so successful in the em w,‘arfare it shows the bombard-
ldirectlon of Miss Sweeta' recent pro- meni of New York cit) by the foreign
feet distant.
'l‘lie halfounce accuracy bait con-
lea' was won by Call J. Mct‘ arthy, of
the Chicago l-‘ly Casting Club, with
Mr. McCarthy also
won the heavy tackle distance
ilahernien'a accuracy bait contest at
uninown distances was won by (‘ M.
(‘hicago Fly (‘aattng Club.
ABE ATTELL PICKS KILBANE T0
W'N OVER CHANEY.
NEW YORK. August 26.—Atteil
st :ttcd his willingnesl to give nnv per-
son $10 for cvcrv blow which llianey
lands on Kilb:,vilc Labor Day, provid-
tvtry blow
It' .lbaitv
All of which In tea that Abe
thinks Kilbane abo Id be practically
a tcti to one choice for victory.
PALACE THEATRE.
PALACE TODAY
BLANCHE SWEET IN “THE
SOWERS."
There Is it linitlincss In the pres-
creep of a story like
“The Solvers." It is is filmed version
'of Henry flicrriman's widely read nov-
el and the story tells of movymmts In
Russia to free the aorta from political P
a
and industrial suppression.
Blanche Sweet. one of the most no-
ted stars of the screen. appi‘aro in the
leading role of "The Sowers" anti will
,be soon in a part teeming with human
1sympathy, Tin: supporting sompany is
brilliant in‘ person-Pl. it includes
Thomas hielgltan, the young leading
actor who recently made such a suc-
cess in the Lasay production: “The
Tralluof the bonesome Pine.m Theo-
do: _. Roberts, Mabel Van Buren, (‘am-
the A =tor. Horace B. Carpenter, l-Irnest
Joy and other members of the Lasky
all star company.
In “The Sowcrs" Blanche Sweet will
take the role of the daughter of a royal
Russian householder anti she will have
an opportunity to di :play many beauti-
by?
event with a cut of 120 1-2 feet. The"
I III“! d by
duclion, “The RIgamuflln“
sensational ‘Blaclt List."
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“THE BATTLE CRY OF PEACE."
and the foe,
whole blocks
lugs toppling to the ground.
street, in flames and the money sec-
tion in a panic, raids of aeroplanes
dropping bombs into Times square, ter.
There is Probably not a man. “'0 rifle sea battles oi havoc and destruc-
man or child In the country who I!“ tlon, the most thrilling marine tragedy
met at some time or other heard oileyer filmed
J Stuart Blackton's
imatlc spectacle
wonderful dra-
day, Tuesday and Wednesday The
lproduction comes here direct front it
run in the bigger cities throughout
the country where it has been shown
‘at prices that went as high at two dol-
ars. In most every city where the
production has been shown it has
'been .l'ft:‘5ilf_\' In order to o‘itaizi
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tbf‘tlls' to order weeks ahead. Tlllu rc-
'nlllTth‘lt‘ feature it causing no coil
of talk and promises to brctvk :ill rec-
ana so far as attendance goes for ulc-
t1on pit-Wire attractions iii Ntirvvuilv.
l.Iusi :ts big and vvnnderfullv tlovta
“The truth of a .\'I‘..I(“Y‘.." “Tic l‘.:.ttlc
E(‘ry cf l‘e:vo“' offers a tht'me more
and a story more dran ntlclel.
It tells a ,Yl't‘y more
‘vividlv titan any Illllll’ tiicdiuni t-oull
Iof what must happen brand a power-
iflil foreign foe descend upon the shoru.
oi tliis great country It points tho
ti‘r tilt of :v i-ollrv of areal :i tcntion in
[care and too littlo Him: to prov id"
the necessary protettch 'zenn‘s to
main nin it, "The 7' :e (‘ry of
are deplorable facts:
regard c natioztzl defense presents
a wonderful study, and Is a feature
that cvcrv man, vvorrnn and child who
hat the blood of an Anzcrlcan in their
veins should see—and take our word
for It you won't forget it In a hurry.
The production will be shown at the
Palace theatre precisely as it was
shown In the larger cities. Arrange-
ments have been made by manager
(‘ollins for a large symphonic orches-
tra. electric effects, Including the “'ll'f‘v
less, a musical conductor. and in fact
everything that went to make the pro
duction a success in the other cities.
From a spectacular point of view this
production is one of the most amazing
over made—in it 30,000 soldiers was
li‘Ji‘d in the larger scenes, 1? aero-
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inspi: "1;:
._I_\' inert-sting.
_cknv; XIII! fl
“The Battle. (‘ryl
of Peace." which will be the attrac-f In purgnip ahe big coast defense guns
tion at the Palace theatre next .\lon-‘
, It shows the streaming
hordes of fugitives leaving the beleav
guered city, the armored automobiles
at work and the gigantic, long range
field gun's, blowing the American army
to ie'oms, a thrilling head- on collision
of two fast moving trains, it shows the
land forts of New York hai‘vor de-
stroyed and the American that
luted and many other equally thril-
ling scenes. From a dramatic stand-
point ii has never llt"n equalled in the
liislorv' of pictures Price on thts
tutti tiuctitm \vilI be 15 and" .5 tents and
'..'tteit s of tl' con: and if» anti Ito cenl ~
clcnings. Iii --e!'ve(i seats are now
cu the box office.
annihi-
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MIN all
STAMFORD THEATRE
appear that _\It'. II.
II, Flatt-c Illt' .\'ct\ \orn pz'o.tticti‘.
bu: "hunch" that there is lutk in
poker terms :15 titles for iarces. Two
_\\lll":~ ago he :tagcd “A Pair of Sixes“
and last season lie put on “A Full
House," He coinple'cd a sort of trio»
logy when he produced his latest suc‘
tests "A Pair of Queens."
Three‘mon had a hand in writinlz
the new farce, the most cxpcricntel
being Otto liauerllach. a waiver cf mu-
sical comedy librelti. Tl‘o (illit’rs arr
Seymour Brown and Henry l.e\\'is. "A
Pair of Queens" is it colicction of fur-
ciztl happenings, caused chiefly by llllS~
taken identity. The thrwe writers have
shown considerable ingenuity in DB’-
ting together their plot, and there is
no break in the actim: the
is caused by two men going out to
make a night of it while wifc cg one
tl1-‘re is ito break in the action; the
rising curtain taking up the story at
the point of the tableau of the prlL
ceedlng act. The trouble of the farce
it -..oiil.l that 1
ii
i scaused bv two men going out tol
make a night of it vvith th- vvife of one
of them is at Atlantic l‘ity Thcy ar
l‘ to
$10 Allowance for Old Coal
If you plan to have a new range this fall,
naturally you want to realize on your old
We will allow Sro for your old range.
Don’t Wait Until the Last of
While our sale lasts until Sep. 30th, try and
have your range installed as quickly a; pos-
l
sible. Don‘t wait until the last day.
LIBERAL TERMS
$2 installs your range.
Balance One Dollar Weekly.
The United Electric Light and Water Co.
ureadifiugntsf' .
- rive home next morning highly excited.
of granite build-T
vvaii w“
Range ‘
September
WALL STREET
There was 3 abooung In the restaur-
ant where they dined, and they fear
that they may be implicated. One at
them has brought back a wrong overl-
t. and Immediately after getting
home and: bloodstains on his tron-
enf but before he on get rid of these
articles of clothing the police come
upon the scene. The “Queens“ with
whom the no. bad flirted at the rest.
aurant am It the house. One of
them proves to be a famous confidence
woman, and the other Is a lady of
mystery. ho stupid policemen and 5
comic slavey help along the complica-
tiona, and things become so tangled
it appears haprobable that they will
ever be straightened out, but that is
where the lady of mystery comes in.
“A Pair of Queens" has plenty of
speed. Once the troubles are precipi-
tated, the fun keeps up a terrific pace
until the final curtain. Mr. Frazee has
found a farce that will appeal to all
wlo want to laugh.
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There are a number of well known
people in the cast. In fact, it might
be termed an "All Star" company. I.)
Feph Santley, is the featured player of
this stage. offering, Kathleen Clifford
and Maud l-Sbum are also of thee ast.
Miss Eburne creates another slavey.’
though a different type from Cuddles,
which she also created in “A Pair of
Sixes." Hugh Cameron and Frank Mc-
Ginn contributes’ two dentlc policemen
and make them very amusing. Miss
Kathleen Clifford displays her demure
and incisive personality as the mys—‘W ..
terious "Queen" Miss Clifford is always
a pleasant little person, and she en-
'ers into the dash of the farce with
spirit. Mr. Edward Abeles ls too ex-
perienced a faroeur not to score. He
knows how to keep things
which Is absolutely necessary in “A
Pair of Queens" Mr. Santley, plays the
part of the gay brother-ln-law. The
farce is made according to new forum-
las. and there are many lines as well ,
3‘3 situations tht have not been tested
in the past. The play can be quoted a:
original and a good example of the
best type of American fart-2. it has
the. physical force to make the spec:
tutors laugh, and by getting laughs
shows the reason for it's existance.
“A Pair of Queens" will be present-
ed at the Stamford theatre on Monday .
evening. August 23
.
Scene from “Common Clay," the big New Y orlr city success.~at The Regent Theatre, one night only, Tuesday, September sill-v ~- ~ ‘
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moving. ‘
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