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_ NORWALK
Thursday, Sept. 61h
A. H. Woods Big
i‘ChealingChealers’
A FARGE MELODRAMA IN 4 ACTS
Coming Here After One Year at the Eltinge Theatre, New York
The Most Entertaining Theat
A'Laugh One Minute
, Nothing Quite Like It. Has Ever Been Seen on the Stage
PRICES ..... , ......
é " Seats are now on sale.
WWWW’W
New York Success
rical Oifering in Recent Years
and a Thrill the Next
. .. $1.50, $1.00, 75c, 500, 25c
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The House of High-Grade <
Entertainment
Regent Theatre
8 Shows, 2:15, 7:15 and 9
Today and Tomorrow
MARY PICKFORD
In The Great Patriotic Photoplay
' “The Little American”
, No Advance in Prices
Thugday
Opening Play of the Season
“Cheatingr Cheaters”
Friday
Etude Williams and Ethel Gray
Terry in
2» “Apartment 29”
And A110 .Henr) Picture
COMING—Douglas Fairbanks in
Arteraft Feature, “In Again, Out
Again.“
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Palace Theatre
Setting This Face in Unto-Date
Photoplays
Performances Today at 2: 15,
7 and 9 O'clock
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“ Today
Last Day
America’s Greatest Exponent of
The Smile
DOUGLAS FAIRBANKS
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“Down to Earth”
' Tomorrow
JACK PICKF‘OR D and
. LOUISE none
”in...”
“The Varmint”
1 .Tnunsmv S'Tho Masque of
Life,” a charming romance, dinct
i from a metropolitan 11m
.. , , Friday and Saturday
, The Grand Spectacle
“The Bar Sinister”
' From the novel by Rex Beach
11111 11111111,
MARY PICKFORD IN “THE
l Goldwyn
from a‘ year’s run at the Eltince Thea-
tre, New York.
is not only a great
but an A. ll. oWods‘ hit," which means
:1 ‘11?!" of the some calibre as “Within
the Law,” ‘l’olash £1 P1"1'l111u1te","
“The Yellow Ticket" and other notable
Woods successes. "Cheating Cheat
ere” stands high in this distinguished
list.
artfully and successfully combined the
heroine battles with the monkey
“Cheating Cheaters".
New York “hit," »
No play in recent years has so.
Wreck-sacrifice smiths mm
dy of death are all represented While
in the spectacular scenes there are
some of a burning menagerie,
fifty lions are trapped in a fiEry
ferno are among the most remarkable
of animal pictures; the acting of 13912,;
he monkey with homan intelligence:
is Fully wonderful and if anyorge fails
to be thrilled by the scenes on the
top of the 360 foot chimney, where the
for 3:.
the life of :1 real baby—while for be-
low can be seen the anxiously waiting
crowd, they need dynamite to rouse :7:
them.
ITALIANC CON TINUINGA'
STEADY ADVANCE
whereit
non TRIEST IN THE3
DISTRICT SOUTH or
GORIZIA -
(Continued from Finst Page)
nights air raid 107 persons were
killed and 86 wounded at (,‘hat-
.ltam, it is announced officially.
The victims u c111 naval ratings
Six airplanes took part in tlic raid 1'»
LONDON Scpt. 4.—~Britisl1cas~ l
uultii's rcportcd in the last neck
are 1.1614. The) are divided owl,
follows: '7 l 1
Killed or wounded: Oiliccrs, H;
.364;111(',11 ‘5 880. “ouudcd orf "
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\l’ASIllle’l‘ON, Sept. 4—-R1gul
ingredients of farce and melodrama.
Mystery, suspense. thrills, comedy. sui-
prise, are all here. You cant a1 ‘ord
to miss “Cheating Cheaters." A11 911-
ceptional caet’will interpret the play
Seats are now on sale.
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COMING ATTRACTIONS AT
THE REGENT THEATRE
' ,Russiuu rctilcmcut in the Riga rc-
Manager Kantor Has Booked some of
the Biggest and Best Pictures l
l Among the many feature photoplal’
'altinctlons soon to be seen at the Re-
gent Theatre are Douglas Fairbanks in
the Artcral‘t productions “In Again——
‘Out Aguin”1und “Wild and Wooly;
Mae Marsh in Polly of the Circus,"
"The Crisis." ”The Honor System," a
grand 10 reel feature; also the new
pictures starringr Madge
Kennedy, Maxine Elliott, Jane Cowl.
Mary Garden and Mabel Normand;
lrcaler Yitnnrnph, Essnuay and Porn-
mount and Artcrafl pictures. ,
{Web—«as. ..Be“ cmfwy rdl ale
1 ”is.
5 AT THE PALACE TODAY
Douglas Fairbanks Attraction, “Down.
I 1..-
to Earth, " II to Be Repeated
That extremely energetic and ver
added another feather of glory to his
cap of fame when he consented to cm
L body his laugh and live philosophy in-
to :1 photopluy story, “l‘own to Earth]?
is the result of his newest cl'fort as an
author now at the Palace The Art-
cratt star has winter: :1 book, Sex-oral
scenarios and countless articles in ad-
dition to his other achievements and
judging from advance reports. his
hottest offering accents more than ev-
er the wonderful optimism which has
contributed so largely to the success
of this famous American actor,
AT THE PALACE TOMORROW
Rollicklng Tale of Boyhood Days is
l “The Varniint,” With Jack
1 Pickford and Louise Huff
~ "Zbys' will be boys“ is an old and
lull too true saying. But not all boye
’stcy boys. 4 It is this that, Owen John-
lson, author of the original story of,
l‘ The Varmint" and "other Lawrence-1
‘villc school tales, has done. He \sritesl
fol vounar America-«and especially mas
.. . in the great J acgcl river region.
i AMS'I‘ERDAM, Sept:
smile young man, Douglas Fairbanks 5893““: “1‘91“ yesterday bill) 0mm
Her 5 home, 17 Havlland street.
elice thatJhcr‘e was some troublc on
[charges oi intoxication and breach of
\by Judge Vosburgh in the. down
“as ciucuatcd by the civilian.
lpopulatlon and into {:11 consuls
'tlircc 11 ceks ago. This was the. ..
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SERVING A
SUMMONS
by 101111 Y. MLARNED
ARMSBY’S
CAPTURE l; ’
By DONALD CHAMBERLIN
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When i was a young man studying
low I secured a lei, :11 position, the
principal duties of which were to serve
papers on those who were sued for
debt. I hurl one experience that made
me the luughings ’stock or the town.
Jason l’uxke as a boy was the dare
devil of the place in which he lived.
He was up to all sorts of pranks, much
to the annoyance of the older citizens,
but which amused the youngsters. He
was afraid of nothing and had a bend
capable of enabling him to look down
from immense heights. Had he been
born in Switzerland he would doubt-
less have been :1 mountain guide. As
' it was becoming an ironworker, he
' was often on aged in joiuiu" together
Save money by securing your‘ :él the steel framework of buildings, and,
some of them being skyscrapers, lie
was obliged to Work up in the air.
J nsou was 11 favorite among his com-
He was tender hearted, gen-
erous to a fault and cultured. as such
persons generally do, from spendtbrift
l proclltities. Instead of laying up
money or a rainy day he ran into debt.
One or his creditors, to whom he owed
several hundred dollars, after vainly
trying to recover, sued him, and I was
ll him.
he Connecticut Light and Power Co. ,0
6 7 Il‘a" Street
I was told that be was working on 11
bridge across a river. I went to Arch-
villc. where he was engaged, and to
the bridge. It was a cantilever struc-
‘ . ,, Norwalkli
nous contaiucd in tlic oilicml 1115- 92.15%— . ' .L 1
matches surrounded with so much " . . ,
‘m_\ stcrr at the time, and over Joseph 3‘1: . 0f 10 Raymond 3m?“ were killed. A dog :11) “.11 b13111 b3;
which so much uneasiness 11 as felt. that he “"11 “9““ cut on the upper 1'“ “me“ by an automob B ‘8 11g
l’E'l‘ROGRAD Supt. 4.-—Thc by a 1mm. Officer “as" “1'9 '1'"
patcht'rl , mvesfigam but could find street awaiting the owxnei
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1311111 11 being: continued along the no trnn rtho men who did tln (u . .
coast in a nortlicastcrly direction, ing- ,bemg investigated.
the \\ 111' Office announced today. ‘: M 5 .~.,. .
in the llrhull district the llus‘l ‘ I .. MONEY SAVED 1
sinus are rcl'" v ‘ n ' 'd h ’y (‘01an m: were received by Dog By giving me your order for my
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i a A l 5,. ' ‘ I 111 had l'w' attacking: “00“ 0‘ ducks which give lasting servick—Try and
Hostile ships are shelling the
Riga coast, th announcement adds.
4 -——-'l‘hc
German Chancellor, Dr. Georg
\lichaclis,l1ns rcturocd to Berlin
alter 11 trip 1:.” live dare to Belgium '
and the wcxtci '11 front. !
City News
Mr and Mrs. Edward “lies 01’ Sound
and Mrs. Frank Stratton at the 1:11
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Complaints were received by the po l
Day street and the police tire investiga-
ting the complaint that a woman there
has assaulted several children
Prosecuting Attorney C. C. llegemsn
is in Bridgeport this afternoon. attend-
ing the opening of the 00111111011 Pleas
court. Four cases are on the docket
that Mr. Hegemun is interested in.
S. W. Sena a Portuguese who creat-
ed 11 rumpus early this morning at the
Portuguese restaurant on Water street
was arrested by omcer Fraser on
the peace. His case was continued
this morning for an indefinite period.
Itown
court. ‘
Complaint of a light on Water street
among a number of Portuguese and
avenue, as well
,
owned 11,»; Mrs, Murphy. of Connecticut
as flocks of ducks
owned by Mrs. mason. o! Winnipauk.
also that on East avenue several ducks Tel 473 -.3
be convinced. Plumbing, heating,
slate roofing, lawn moWers sharpened.
Henry A. llcgeleln, 56 Water street.
MARY monsoon .
-‘.'THE LlTTLE AM satcAN“
LITTLE AMERICAN” TODAY culine young America as 01111 one who negroes was received by the police Scene From “The Lit It: An rican,” Starring Mary Pickford, Showing at
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This Great Patch“; Photoplay Will
Be Shown "'"1o Days at the Re
1; at Theatre
Mary Pickford, plus C: cil «B. De
Mine. plus a powerful story, a wealth
of action, a series of remarkably spec-
tacular effects, a number of surprises
that will positively thrill and a cast
of unusual capabilities is what "The
Little American." 11 new Artcrat‘t pic-
ture at the Regent, has to Offer. Each
individual connected with the produc‘
tion of this picture feels that lie or
she has cdntrlbuted their tcry best
talents to the cause of this wilting
subject. The picture has already cre-
ated a sensation among film circles
and that it will prove the. greatest cin-
ema success of the yearls freely pre-
. dicted by many who are in a position
to judge.
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"CH EATING CH EATE’RS"
Big Metropolitan Play Opens the Sea-
son at Regent Theatre, Thurs.
day, Sept. 6.
Who is Ferris? The at is the question
‘ that agitated the minds of New York
theatre-goers all last season. Ferris is
a charming. clover person you ought
to know Ferris is part of ingenius
Land entertaining pwcheutlnx
Chestnut." the sense tonal, metropolt
11111 success, which comes to the Re-
treat Theatre Thursday. sent it. tor an
moment oi one oi "t; on 7d
i has lived the part could.
l The lore of boarding school is 11155
land his “Varmint," the screen "“‘-“~llOil
[Of which is scheduled. to opiizar at the
Palace' Theatre tomorrow. is :1 photo-
ploy that will appeal to the “boy" in
every man and will bring tents of.
laughter to the eyes of the audiences.
“The Varmint" is :1 Parhmount Pic.
ture.‘
“Tue menus for LIFE" is coo.
me
New and Titantic Sensations in Great‘
Romance Coming to the Palace
5 Thursday . ‘ .
“The Masque of Life" which comes
to the Palace Theatre on Thursday
proves what wonderful things can be
accomplished when there is a real'
istory in .. spectacular production Too
many motion pictures., which claim,
llame because of their spectacular big-
mess. have so little In the way of real
story that they fail to hold the public.
In this film there is a vital human
story-—and a simple story at that~
running through the entire seven
reels and With this real plot as a baclo
ground. practically every trick known
in mutton picture directorship. and a
good many more invented for the on
oasion. are used in this spectacle.
fwhlch is absolutely different troin any.
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thing ever seen in America.
Practically every 1111mm emotion lol
bed on in 111111 “More,
’who also received a complaint from the Regent Theatre T0“! and Tomorrow
ture across a broad river and had not
\et met in the center.
Parke had got wind or the suit
brought against him. and a lawyer but!
ndr lsed him to keep out of the way so
en care of by Harold Green of 259 Main long as possible so that service upon
The dog him could not be secured. This I did
is not badly injured. Reports are also not know; but. of course, I never gave
away for what purpose I wished to
11 person on whom I wished to serve a
lsummons.
l inquiring of u workman when I
.could find Jason Parke, he looked at
me suspiciously and asked what I wish-
ed of him. I replied that I had a
matter of business with him. Looking
1 up at an iron structure extending from
the farther shore nearly to the middle
.of the river and 11 couple of hundred
‘fcct above the surface. heminted to a
man on the outer extremity, saying that
he was the person I wanted.
I was young, had 11 good head for
heights and saw an opportunity by
climbing out to where the man was to
corner him and securoservice. Hiring
a boat. I pulled myselt across the river,
climbed the bank and, walking inland
till I reached what would eventually
be the floor of the bridge.” walked to
the first pier. then worked my way bo-
wnrd my quarry.
N01 wishing to be seen by him in the
effort I was making, I was glad to
cmwl along the unuoored steel string-
ers. Ilo dld not apparently notice me,
going on with his work, which was riv-
eting. I dared not look down for fear
of losing my hood and falling into the
water. and I kept my eyes fixed stead-
lly on my man. i must get near enough
for him to hear my voice while I read
the summons. and since if be suspected
my purpose he could hammer enough
noise out: of the steel to drown my voice
it was necessary for me to gel: very
close to him.
When i was 100 feet latent be
caught sight of me. lie 8 med sur-
prised to see one not a workman in
such 11 position. but after 11 glance went
on with his rock. paying no further
attention to me. I was quite assured
by this that he did not suspect my pur»
pose and climbed on. though every mo-
ment I dreaded dizziness. I had reach-
ed 11 point not. twenty feet from him
when he stepped off the, iron beam on
which be was standing and went down
feet foremost into the water below.
I had been balked. Quite likely
Parke had received a signal from the
man of_ whom I had inquired for him
that I was coming and had thus been
enabled to give me the slip. I had had
enough or the job climbing out to such
:1 place and had no mind for following
him down into the river. The moment
he Jumped 11 boat put out from the
shore, and the moment he rose to the
surface he swam toward It. was taken
aboard and carried to the opposite
shorc
My return to term firmn was even
more trying than my outward climb,
for I was becoming dizzy every mo~
mont. However,'l reached the pier
without falling. and after that the
danger was much less.
On going down to the margin of the
river I found that the boat I h ome
over in was missing. I did 11 doubt
that every workman on the bridge
was in league with his fellows to Warn
Parke and to render my duty as «11111—
cult as possible. After much delay?!
secured ferringe. As I approached the
shore I saw my quarry sitting on some
llflonpork at the base of the pier on
that side of the‘rlver. He had evident-
ly got on some dry clothing or drl'ed in
the sun what he had worn and was
looking at me with apparently, no con-
cern whatever. I was then a fleet run-
ner. and us soon as my boat’s nose
touched it a share I sprang out and run
. for him. Before 1 could get within
hearing distance be had sprung into
the open lronn ork of the pier and was
climbing upward like a monkey. 1111
1111] not stop till he hnd reached a plot-
form a hundred feet above, leaving me
lit-lop: gaping at him and meted With
«bouts of derision by every workman
employed on the bridge. '
I found an excuse to redgu my no
11111011 and neck another home and on-
otlior occupation! payer to
the lawyers.
Armsby was to be his aunt’s 11111:.-
The day he came at age the old lady
sent for him and thus addressed mu: j
“Bert‘I wish you to marry. I tats: ,
it for granted that you aredtaucy I!“
I would not for the world force you to
wed any one you don’t love. There I. _
a girl who I am sure you would it!!!
if you only knew her as I do. I Wilt
you to become acquainted with hr;
and if. after a certain time. you don't
fancy her I shall not insist on m
yielding to my wishes." ,
“I don't wish to marry and I won’t.“ ,
“But: you are not so unreasonable “L
to avoid the girl I have mentioned?" '
“YES, I am.» ,
Perhaps it was the fact of her mph-1. .
ew's indifference to her fortune, M ,
hops her great ntIection for blm, pus
naps a desire to have her own ways.
At any rate, the old lady resolved by. .
conquer. She talked of other mutton
for awhile, then said carelessly: ' '
“How w ould you like 11 trip abroad}?
“I should be delighted, but it won“
cost several thousand dollars" . ,
“I will fuinlsh the amount necemt
on one condition—that on your rem
you spend a week with me."
The conditions were accepted. A”
by went abroad and on his rem:
went directly to his aunt's country: ,
house. where she was at the time. At; '1 -
dinner he was presented to Miss Lm~
Ellison. He saw at once that be but
been drawn into a trap. He hat! "
agreed to spend a week in the boost .
and was to be besieged by this you. '
noman. 11 _
This was true. and there was W '»
that he was not aware of. Miss Elm»
son had 11 way with her that was I” "
inking with men. No one could M
out exactly why, but they tum”
over one another in endeavorlng tow
win a smile from her. Sometimes sh:
was coy, sometimes 11 gresslve. ’ My
knew when to be the one and when his ‘ '
be the other. -
Armsby was indignant at the trlcfit' ,
his aunt had played him. After 131k
oer. finding her alone. he said to W'
"Aunt. you have brought me herein
order that this girl may get me torn?
husband. I will keep my contract. I
will remain with you a week, but you
may tell your friend that I will hm
nothing to do with her. i shall expect?
you to order my meals served in 3&-
room."
“Certainly. anything "It '
wish." _
The next morning Armsby In!
downstairs for the morning paper all}
sat himself down by his window U
read the news. Glunclng up from ”it
there In a hammock swung betvr
two trees was Miss Ellison in u ‘
white summer costume, a dream of»
loveliness. There were no window;
Armby‘s room that did not facr
that direction. and the only way "
could shut out the view was to
the shade. This he did. but the
terlor of his room soon grew them
and he raised it again. ,
'He stood looking down on "
charmer. trying to conjure up ,
plan for freeing himself from m
siege to which he must be whim
(or a Week. He was free to spend
portion of each day elsewhere. but D
had no friends in the neighborhood, ”or
how can 11 man amuse himself I
He began to realize, to Speak in
monplace language, that he was Jul
hole. , 3
He went down to the library. wool!
ed a book. returned and sat 111w
down to read. But somehow in BM
of all he could do his eyes would won,
der from the book and out to the gut.
in the hammock. Surely it was I
pleasing picture, so relaxed. The 1W
0: the skill: hung gracefully we
the side of the hammock; the point. or 1.
a dainty whip; slipper peeped beyow
11 fringe of lace.
Armsby sent down word to his aunt?..
that he wished his room changed W
the other side of, the house. m,
luncheon he Went for 11 walk, but In
did. not go far-the day was too warm“;
Returning, he took a siesta and. wha'
he awoke, Went to the window. Thad;
sot or, rather, reclined Miss Ellison all
a rustic bench. propped by half a dot»
en pillows. She saw him, waved in“,
band to him and smiled
The smile was a telling shot. Aron-v
by couldn't forget; it. He rubbed 11%
eyes to get rid ot it, but it would not
be downed. There was something in:
unusual In this barefaced attempt to
capture him that it began to intent
him. Barefaced or not. its very toi-
gressiveness captivated him. He m
a mind to let the girl have her m
just to see what she would do with.
him. Besides. how was he to live for
a week by himself? The first, do?
seemed interminable. What. would Q
the last? Au eternity. Anyway, ,
would rather stand siege, with
freedom or the house, then shut up
his room.
So be lowered his flag so for no
‘wns concerned, went downstairs
thereafter took his meals with the
are. Miss Ellison for five days.
tinned her aggressive tactics, ‘
changed like a south wind healing,
the north and froze him. "mm M
lug two days, of the 111116 not for ,
visit she kept him in tortures,
ed on the sixth and on the seven
declared that it she 11111111111”.
he'would blow onthls brains. ‘
What Ami'sby'o aunt wanted
that the girl. or whom also we! .
fond. should order her proporty _
wife of her nephew. Whatltfl. .
Inn with! m: rich 11
Bert;
Norwalk Chronicler