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’ Sessue. Hayakawa -
the noted Japanese actor
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“The HONORABLE FRIEND”
Seats Now On Sale
Tomorrow Night, Friday Scpt. 22
at 8:15
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FAIR AND WARMER
Prices 251: 50c 75c 1.00 [.50
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The Season's Most Stupendous Success
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Months Company
A. . House or
The Superior
Candler. 0 t . Merit.
Theatre G! a s s Surpassing
New York Production
The Drama of a Thrill a Minute
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Wife.”
“Our
50¢. 75¢. $1.00. $1.50
Little
Scene from
“The House of Glas ., ~ ta 4'- ..
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“THE HONORABLE FRIEND.”
Having recently «fitted an unusual
personal success in the Jesse L Lasky
productioa,9f “The Cheat,” in support
of Fannie Ward, and in the stellar
role of “Alien Souls” Sessue Haraka-
wa, the noted Japlnese actor, will be
seen at the Regent theatre this Satur-
day in the Jesse L Lasky production
of "The Honorable Friend," a thrilling
photodrama written especially for him
by Elizabeth McGatIey and prepared
for the screen by Eva Unsell. '
Soisue HayakaWa is a splendid type
of the modern educated Japanese. in
Japan his parents had planned that he
should become a naval officer in the
senicé of the Mikado, but Hayakawa
thought otherwise' and took up the
study of drama. Coming to this coun-
try, he studied drama at the University
of Chicago, and then returned to his
native country with Japanese translw
(ions of the English gassics. He was
the first Japanese actor to appear in
Shakespearean sproductions \in that
country.
Later he returned to this country
a d met beautiful little Tturi Aokt
whom he marrT-‘ed, and shc is always
seen as his leading woman in Japanese
productions.
Reteutly the wealthy Japanese of
Los Angeles presented llayakawa with
a theatre where he appears from time
to time at the head of his own Japan-
ese company in modern drama.
In “The Honorable Friend" 1119.-
kawa is seen as a young Japanese gar-
dener working for a wealthy. unscru-
pulous Japanese curio dealer. The
old man in desirous of a bride and
sends Hayakswan picture, as his own.
to Japan, and llayakawa is sent to the
dock to marry the Japanese girl. hav-
ing been told that she is to be his
wife. When he brings her before the
wealthy old curio dealer. his ideals
are unaltered as he is informed that
she is to be taken away from him
How alfairs are finally adjusted and
the dishonorable curio denier receives
his lust deserts, and the two lovers
are reunited. is presented in an unusu-
al and most dramatic manner.
This Paramount Picture was pro‘
duced for the [malty Comp y by Ed-
‘ward Le Saint, and the productitn is
unusual in its excellence. Hayakawa
is surrounded by a cast of distinguish-
ed artists including 'l‘uuri Aokl, Ra)“
_moud liaiton, llilly Elmer, (l. Kim)
and others.
J‘THE HOUSE OF GLASS."
"The House of Glass," which comm
to the Regent thcamis Monday, Sep-
‘tcmlwr 251b, takes its numc from a
scrim of air castles built by Margarci
: (1111». who has bccn led into the pollco
not became of her love for 11 \oung
Lcrook. She is tilcd, convic' cd and
iscI‘vw half of :1 tbrt‘v‘ year scuicnce.
l Released on probation. slu- bu‘uks
:lIcr parole by doctor. to Kansas i'it».
win-1w she iit‘t‘t'pls :1 position in the
;ofiict- of ilIIrvcy Ltikc. t1 railroad man,
ins his stcnonrapbcr. Slw tuttrrics
,this man. who afterwards hccomm
general manager of tho rottd.
- Roturuing to New \_’ork lira. Lake‘s
pat-u life is rcvcnicd. #1110115 in the
work of uplifting criminals sbc ls un~
able to convince her husband who has
.(1hdurule vicu. . When i1~3 refuses to
withdraw tbc prosetutiou of .I y.outh
;who had cmbczzlcd funds from his
company. the dctcclive who had been
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thy
forts her, and they again turn torward RUIMUOH Due ‘0 Defilement 0f “‘3‘ sidering moving
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A game wooden: and Harold; theisecoim
.. . \. .Harold meets Mada uni-.1 tingor.
active in sending W Cue to.
jail is called upon. and moire. Lake
is in the clutches of her old nemesis.
Ultimately at the price of her has.
band’s forgiveness of the embezsler;
she is pardoned by the governor who
is interested in the boy's case, and
the railroad man learns the lesson that
people who live in glass—houses must,
not throw stones. Messrs. Cohan &
Harris are sponsors for this powerful
play, and its eight months engagement
in New York last season should be a
sufficient guarantee of its tremendous
A...
bold upon the theatre going public. ,
Selwyn 8; Co, announce the premier
of the latest Avery liopwood comtsdy.
“Our Little \\'iic" at the Regent their.
trc on Saturday. September 30th, and
at the same time Miss Margaret llling~ ‘
too as the featured player will signal Lg:
and after her triumphs as the star of, 4..
such hits as “The Lie" “Kindling” and,
one of enacting tearful heroines.
How-aver no one who witnessed Miss
lilington's entirely deligh‘ful perform-
ance in “MIs. l .cllingweil' 3 Boots" will
deny that I-lw is one of the best com-
edy att1~3sscs on the American also
her return to comedy after many seas-i
"The Thief" she will be heartily wei-
comed back to :he realms of comedy.
“Our Little Wife" is said to be the
funniest play Avery Hopwood has ever.
~written and even to eclipse as a pro-
ducer of laughs his famous success of'
last season, "Fair and Warmer" which
is now being played throughout the
country by a number of companies.
The story has to do with a flirtatious
young married woman, whose husband
attempts a unique experiment in order6
to ascertain if her associations with
male admirers are entirely harmless.
The can in addition to m‘; filing: 011
includes many well known players,
amdng lhcse being Wa lter Jones, C.
Aubrey Smith, Gwendolyn Piers, “Rob-l
rrt Fischer Charles iiampden and Rat: i
Selw.yn
"FAIR AND WARNER "
Avery prwood‘l "Fair and Warm’
which scored such success in New
Yrork last season that a demand for it';
had come from North, East, South and.
West before the end of the sixth big;
month at the Eltinge theatre, will be
presented at the Regent theatre to-
morrow night by Selwyn a Company,
whose faculty for tickling the public
has not onu- fuilod .them in the four
years of their existence.
“Fair and Warmer? is infallible as u'
latch-umber. Nobody was ever able to
resist i111 unity of obtrurd siiifullons.‘
or its galaxy of sparkling lines. There
accountctl for the foot. that for month
IIftcr month of is tom: run in Now
York thtrc was ncvcr ll vucttnt seat in
the ”whim.
Solwyu 6'; Company will prescnt
"Fair and \\'111‘111cr“ here with an or
ccllcn: 11nd \vcll-‘mluuccd cast of far
ccurs. .
PALACE THEATRE.
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“THE MOMENI’ EFORE"
At The Palace, Saturday £ept., 23rd.
. l
in quick PliCCl’iifilOfl smashing cll-i
mnxcs follow each other in the nota.’
blc Famous Player's production of
The. Moment Before." by lame? Zang- i
will, and soon to hes 3et1 on the Para-
mount program. i
The story, in whith Mira Paulino'
, l Frederick plays the role of Madge, the
:gypsy maid, is one of exceptional in-
I tcrest and takes her from the home tr;
{llel‘ brutal husband. She is giro-n
‘cmploya in the household of th-1
‘ Duke of Maidon by Harold’ the second
l.o:1. liar husband ruspocls It love
.ial‘fair cxlwting bctwecn his’ifc and
Harold, and he goes to seek her. i
The Duchess and Duke of Maidon
‘ ' luro seen lavisbing gifts upon the well
ideserving poor. While returning
,‘hcxicwnrd thiy pass a church Just as
,‘thc chimes are tolling the noon hour.
The duchcss becomes horror nucleic!
ion at their pen]. or: that is 1h. hc‘ctl
whic as been forecast for her death
tne teller. The duke com-
‘ the mansion. l
i A few days later, while riding, the!
lduke falls from his horse and dies!
3pr duchess, grief stricken over her
husband‘s den h, hears the eighteenth
and lweniyfirst verses of the nine.-
l toenth chapter of St. Mattthew read at
i the sermon.
Affected and overcome by the text,
she staggers and falls, tho. chimes tol-
ling the 12 strokes of noon. The gl'p-
:ty'a prophecy comes true. but a mo
mom. before her death the. past looms
up in her terrified mind. She sees
herself as Mndgem sneer-lug, flirting
gypSy maid.
Her husband,- John. is at her side as
they wind their way throughdhe for-
est. H’la brutality correct her," and
she despises his wary. sight Two
aonoftheanaotMaMheartho
shot. WuaJohn-z falls sneer“
Madge and Harold meet at John is
apprehended. and fascination Bella's
than 1,0111. Harold pardons John mt
‘lmsband and wife depart.
“OUR LITTLE WIFE." I
.recently in “Shell 43-!"
”Trianglc wnr drama by C.
1livun, in which Thomas ll. ime pro-
1taunts him and Enid
:aiars.
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other. Their iriendehip lginger on
affection, only to be caught by John
while kissing each other. A light is
avoided only by her keen wits. At
Harold's departure, however, she stabs
.John in the arm and flees.
Madge’a steps take her to the man
sion of Harold, where she is giv an em-
ployment. much to the disapproval of
Lionel, the heir to the dukedom.
After a fight and night in which Lio-
nel is killed John and Madge take re-
logo in Australia. llarold unknow-
ingly. does likewise when they meet
and John is killed at the hands of
their way to England, where they
«Madge The two lovers then make
reign jointly over the late duke' a vast
tert ltorles.
H. B. WARNER'S FIRST
FLIGHT lN AEROPLANE
it remained for the motion picture to
serve as the medium of ii. ll. W arncr 11
first ride in an complain). lluring the
many years that he was ii matinee idol
abroad this popular young actor wot
offered several opportunities to lill'll'
above the clouds with British birIltI. '71.
but on each occasion the uncxpcctcd
would happen to prevent his enjoy-
ment of the privilcgc. Also. .sincc he
has been in America. he has been 1111
proached by various well-known axi—
ators at different time» with invita-
tions to accompany tit-3m on tlu-ir vis-
its to lhc ethcrul zone. but ncTcr
hc bccu in a position to accept flu in
Warner was working ill litt‘cvtl‘c
Ihc :hz‘iliiug
lui (incr Jlul-
.\i1;rl'.t’y 21: co-
iiis pun in the play is that of
a spy 11nd he was Callcd upon, there-
‘forc, to undergo many “national
“stunts“ in 111.4 intertv fulfill of tho
rolc. (loo of (heap ( .11:ll.~‘~’..‘(l of tunic
ing an :1~ccnsicn T 1 a scout bipiunc.
To film the scenes Director Reginald
Barker invaded an atiatiou aclmoi at
Venice. come miles form the lncc
plant, and enlisted the l‘l'\ 1cm of one
of the more advanced siudf‘nis. A
large and powerful machinc was
brought out and reconstructed to re-
semble more. closely the 'plane that isé
now in use by the German aero scout
corps. Then Warner. groomed as a
young officer. occupied the scat bcsldc
the pilot and announced his readiness
to fly. He was so fascinated by the
trip. it is said, that ho endeavored to
persuade Barker to “rc-‘trtkc' the
scenes on the following day. “Shell?
432" plays at the Palace thenirc Fri
day.
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PASSING OF SHELLFISH lN.
DUSIRY.
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Water by City Refuse.
_\\’itl1 nothing but a very late and a
very small tel in waters off Bridge
port. oystermerr in this vicinity have
become further convinced that he in
dustry in Connecticut and Massacho
sctts is facing extinction.
Half a million bushels of shells have
been planted in the Bridgeport waiert
.by the. bigger growers alone, at, a cost
of fromrcevcn to eight cents a bushel
With an initial loss of about $40,000 .
from _
Bridgeport are now .engaged in clean ..
oyster companies operating
ing’ up the fruitless mess at it daily
expense that will last until winter. it *
Lor otherwisA disposed of.“
ilere is a Real Gas Range 111191111
The increase in price is considerable, but .1,
the high price of metal has caused the manufacturers to advance prices on all ranges.
WE OFFER OUR CO .VIPLETE stock of (ias Raugcs at rcgular prices until Oct. Int.
After that date there uill be a general incrcasc in all lja> Ranges.
go up on (let. Isl.
cooking top.
of these I‘angcs lcit.
SEE THE BIG DISPLAY AT OUR OFFICE . 6
Range shown in cut is a bargain at $20.50. It karat! dc-
vatcd oven and broilcr warming compartmcntjnd full sized ‘
Space rcqtiircd only 40 inches, and only tint;-
Price After Oct. lst. $22.50
HP..-
g" is Range—If It Suits
Spent.
L.—i __.
that, unless Connecticut and Massa-
chusetts adopt conservation Irtcthods
at once. a business for which this sec-
tion was once noted will die.
Year by year it has grow worse.
they say, because of pollution of the
waters.
congratulating men who made their
money at the business and got out of
it in time.
“This State is destroying one of its
greatest natural resources." said C. E.
Wheeler, manager of the big Connecti-
cut Oyster Farms Company, which
controls in the neighborhood of 8,000
acres of bedb. His concern slate has
suffered a loss in planting of 835, 000.
“in the memory of such old- time
oystermén as Capt. William Lewis and
Frederick S. Beardsley of Stratford, .
natural beds existed under the Yellow
Mill and Berkshire Mill bridges. The
natural developing place of the oyster
is not in deep, cool water, but in tho
mouths of harbors. Nature intcndcd
oysters clams and such sheiilltlt to;
lite there, but it never countcd on the
presence of waste matter in water
i
ways.
“Vegetabla mailer and minute life of
many sorta. falling into the river: and
crooks dccuyi, 11nd from tbcxn Miter
forms of life den lop. \\ n .119] to the
mounths of these inlets this 111. not
becomes tbc idml food for tlll‘lill
('onncIiitul w. "‘1th1\:1\'5 \vcrc ( 1100 no-
tell for their >hud salmon and xtrlpcd
li‘lbs Tltw liiitt‘ 91w :1 (”“9“ 0|
Sonic still starch in thc wnturs, but
tho truail fry can‘t 11‘:th
"it should 21o :1 non! cc of l1u‘:1~ Truth”
[or Ltul'tcctlcut that the Northucst
:‘bips salmon. :1
of the Nuttbwtst “"1111 :tockcd from
tho \vntcz‘w lirrn.
ztlllltl-tt cxtinct in
its natural nbodc.
“Why it this? The Nortbwcrt pro
tccts its resources 'l‘ruc .\'cu i-Ing
land in an iu'dusz‘ttiul scction but tit-‘1
ahouldnt prcicut it from conucl‘vlnfl
its natural resources. This stuff lllul
pollutea the writers may be carricd to
some place \vlierc it nifty bc rcdurcl
va; ‘!\:l guru-i1“;
this I1t1fgi‘b.rboct!
Those oysters that have their origin
in this. section now, have to be trans-
planted to make thcm marketablc.
Some of them go to Crccnport or
Northport. and more to the south side
of thong island, for transplanting? It
requires about four‘yenrs gcfore '1
marketable oyster is produce
Bridgeport ov stermen are making a
small profit on the transplanted sets
of other years. idleness for the nine
or ten men emplovcd on each of thc
VJOI‘GS of boats besides the hundredsl
of other worker}, is faced. besides the
great loss. Some oystcrmcn are con-
Prescnt-day oystemon are '
llllll too and men roe}
“bud hero in cur-lozd lots. The \Vlllt‘l'n':
ia‘
{The spcakcr of the evening will be
yi’orter Emerson Browne. whose sub.
You, Your Time Will Bc‘:
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PAMCEIIIEII
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THURSDAY. FRIDAY
SATURDAY _ .,
Five Big Acts 0‘ VM 0“
the Very Best Feature'
HILDA Tnouas um um
HALL IN ‘
“She’s a Traveling In!“
A Great Big m Act
GUS NAG“ DUO ‘
The Musical Candy Oomph
MARIE ARVW-‘A‘
Vapdeville’s Melba
BILLY WALLAE-
The Singing Comedian
1Tb: Spectacular Musical Coral,
Oddity ‘
“LOVER’S LAKE?
Featuring Jamel Crowley, W
trude Morgan, George Cat-pm
‘ ter and the Six Summer“
Girls. Beautiful Scenery. t _.
gcous Costumes. Pretty t ,
FEATURE Ptcrunnalf
Tonight—Marie Doro in
Heart of Nora Flynn.“
Fr iday——Enid3£arkcy, surfing iii
“Shell 43. ”
Saturday—Pauline Frcdefitka fit 1
“The Moment Before."
gMil{.1LC., 20C.
rave. F1: is: Performance. 7:13 in},
132., 13c" 25¢.
a: 9:15 _
‘ Featur‘e Pictures Only ’
All Sczts 10c. ‘
52:. Eve. —Tv.o Complete Vandou‘llioi
.-.cr... IllallM 7 and a.
tilt
w1r.1_ TALK on "THE unkind“ .
MESS."
Tho Mott's Club 01 the “.1381 GOP"
er‘etzutionai Church is to have its W
mowing of the season on Holiday night
S-:ptcn1bcr 25th, in the parish hour
ject is “The Mexican Moss." .bfr
Bron he is thoroughly conversant with
prc<ent day conditions in Satin an
along the bordei‘and his talk is ouré
to be intensely interesting. The Men'l
Club of the South Norrallt‘ foam
gational Church will be magnesia (it
{he evening and meet in Scllh Non
walk and go to the First chum i 1-
body. After the talk 0‘ the mantis.
More will be music and mfmhmenizi.
\ largo attendance is expects}. "'v
The. entertainment committee of “a
club has arranged an excellent 11%
gmm for the winter and the. mom.“
can look forward to a number of weigh
ant and profitable meetings
will have cost hundreds ofihotrsonda .
this your. to try oysteragrowing‘prop, 1
.arty ‘the waters. 7
r The 1801117th beds lawman fall 1:
m tbls- year again, and the Neat-1'3 ,
remand Bridgeport bedmshowed ve _
poorly. but week a late set. very
'Wnl‘. developed of! Milford and
Bridgeport. but antenna; believe the.
abolition havh little chance to survive. . .»
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