The Regent Theatre
Nor-walk. Telephone 1501
FRIDAY EVENING, SEPT. 21
Americs’ s Foremost Irish Actor
Prices
The House of High-Grade
Entertainment
Regent . Theatre
I Shows, 2:15, 7:15 and 9
‘ Today and Tomorrow
A I’lcturization
Mayan
of Margaret
Famous Play Stairing
V AF. M .lRSIl
“Poth. of the Circus”
' Wednesday
ANl l'I‘A STEWART and
CHARIllb RICHMAN ill
“The More Excellent Way”
11111 Burton Holmes Travel
Pict lures
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COMING~“Bahbllng Tongues"
starri-ngJames Morrison and Grace
Valentine.
In a New Play, by Cecil B. DeMille
“ arouv DEAR ”
Mr. Mack Has 9. Cycle of New Songs
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Seats are now on sale.
250, 500, 750, $1.00 and $1.50
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[the escape of wild animals among the
panic stricken spectators, which leads
trip to the climax of the story.
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IAMERICA'S FROEMOST lRiSH
I ACTOR COMING TO REGENT
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{Andrew Mack in “Molly Dear," Friday
5 Evening, Sept. 21. 1
There has never been in the field of
Ilrish singing comedians a stronger fav-
lorite than Andrew Mack, and the an-
Inouncemcnt that he is to appear at the
IRegent theatre for one performance
Ion Friday evening, September 21, in
Ibis latest successful play, “Molly
Rear," by Cecil B. DeMille, will be re-
Iceived with enthusiastic approval by
Ibis many admirers “Molly Dear" is a
new departure in the field of Irish dra~
ma and is said to better fit Mr. Mach 5
per-Sonolity than any play in which he
has yet appeared. Seatstare now on
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AT THE REGENT WEDNESDAY.
“The Mo’rc Excellent Way” Starring
Anita Stewart and Charles Richman
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Whatever maybe said of Charles
Palace Theatre
FIRST IN QUALITY, SERVICE
AND COMFORT
Performances Regularly at
7 and 9 o‘clock
Admission——Aftcrnoon and Even-
ing, 10 and 15 cents.
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:15,
Today andTomorrow
Piquant, Enticing, Demure
Miss Billie Burke
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“Mysterious Miss Terry”
”And a Hearst-Pathc News Reel-
Wednesday and Thursday
OLGA PETROVA in
“The Law of the Land”
I Vaudeville
Thursday. Friday
* and Saturday
,Richman's realistic characterizations
Iin other films. they cannot compare
with the force and life he instlls in his
struggle scene with Rudolph Caineron
I111 “The More Excellent Way." the v11-
1‘ agrapb Blue Ribbon Feature by Cyrus
ITownscnd Brady. This is the photo‘
{play in which he appears as leading
man for dainty Anita Stewart.
9 Director Vckrotf, who produced this
film for tho Vitagraph company. fauna
it unnecessary to stand outside the
lines and urge his two players onward.
With all the vim and determination of
,their natures they advanced tou‘arda
none another, hatred in, their eyes and
‘grim purpose in their set featurcsu
IBILLIE BURKE AT THE _
I PALACE TODAY AND TOMORROW
Delightful American Star Returns to
Screen in “Mysterious Misc Terry
The motion picture followers of Nor-
,wnlk will welcome the phbtoplay at-
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theatre today and tomorrow, for it
Intakes the return to the screen charm-
M lug piquani, demure Billie Burke The
ill lflf lflEAlRES
"POLLY OF THE CIRCUS" AT
Ipicture is “Mysterious Miss Tony ”
Innd it is one of the great and expen-
,sivc Paramount-Artcraft superpictures.
ITho picture is presented by permission
Ioi’ her husband, Florenz Ziegfeld J1.
THE REGENT THEATRE it is the first bit of acting, either be-
fore the camera or on the legitimate
Big Goldwyn Picture Starring Mac stage. since her work in the “flivver,”
Wit-ah cosy and Tomorrow./
All 1hro (11.11
. “Polly of the Circus"
runs the thread of a 1omance. and at'15 “0* the 193’“ W ml’mriouS in he!” Walter Hoines at the wheel will be
times pathetic sto'. , of the little or- role as “Mysterious Min- Tem.’ for seen in the big cup race
I Gloria’s Romance "
I Miss Burke is alluring as ever. She
ahaned circus g”.1 L It it is punctuated Ishe is just as breezy. frank and full of
with seven l
he clataioguer as tallows:
The race track. 511111.119. stands filled LEXINGTON
with people, where a horse race is run
over a mile track, pith Polly riding the I
Winner. ..
The parade of the circus through the
sheets as complete as Barnum & Bail
,ley would have it, 11 1h 11 calliope.
bands of music, ornamented wagons.i
lions, 111-1115 and horses.
elephants. ‘
The arrival” of the circus in the
morning. the erection of the big top,
and at night 1111: tearing down of the
snow and its departure.
The performanct under the big top.
holistic with clowns and aerial per-I
f 1rmers.
pet r notes. which canIfun “9 I“ the 01d days Ientered qualify.
AVENUE HOUSE
DESTROYEDI
(Continued from first bagel
Chimney Blaze in First. DI-stztict
The First District tire companies
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Ioclock this morning. and in a short
Ilimo extinguished a stubborn chim-t
nev fire which broke out in the home
Iot‘ Arthur ass-1111111411111 Marsh?
1 street. I
' The blaze was a bad one and lie-1
,-fme tho firemen arrived had attuned.
- burning the walls and the roof of theé
house Prompt work on the part oiI
the firefighters prevvnted “’1‘“! might
Itracllon which plays at the Palace‘
, special courses
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nary celerity when they discovered
that the auto was on fire, and they
hailed the sergeant at once. Grab-
bing a fire extinguished from a car
which was standing nearby, Sergeant
Gibson rushed to the burning ma-g
chine, and pulling up the front cush ‘
ion, found that a quantity of paper
which had been packed around the
gasoline tank was ablaze. it was a
ticklish job, with the flames playing
about. the tank, but the sergeant with
the aid of a couple of other men fin
ally succeeded in extinguishing the
fire. Had the garblino 13315101!th it is
probable that someone would have
been seriously hurt As it was how
the otllcer saved the day, and the
party proceeded on their way, after
DE PALMA BETTERS'MARK.
Breaks Record in Four Mile Speed
Trial at Sheepshosd Bay.
NEW YORK. Sept. l7.-—Ra|ph De
Palma, the Italian speed marvel, who,
is the popular favorite in the Hark- I
ness trophy race at tho \SbeepsheadI
Buv Speedway next Saturday after-
noon, worked out four miles yesterday
over the Bay course in 2:03 2-5. Ho
bettered the present record of 2:08.57,
was better than 118 miles per hour.
Tommy Milton. who won the Provi-
deuce 100 mile derby last Saturday.
wired his entry from the Rhodc island
capital yesterday. lie: with twenty oth-
er riders. will srrlve this morning for
final training at the ,Bay track. Dario
Resin will probably work out for the
first time tomorrow.
Two illerccr cars, one to be driven
by Otto Henning. and the other with
There will
be thirty~two starters if all who are
THE HILLSIDE SCHOOL
Prospect Hill, Net-walk
Founded by Elizabeth B. Mead, 1883
A boarding and day school for girls
and little boys which offers sane and
sound training in elementary and aca-
demic subjects under the best sue
over. prompt action on the part ofI
the flames had been subdued. -‘
held by himself. De Palma as average ,
piccs. Large faculty of excellent
teachers. New school building with
spacious gymnasium and separate; ;
camels and 'responded to an alarm of fire at 7: 55 study halls for each department
utlful grounds, tennis couit.
ppcr School offers general and
College preparatory
reviews a specialty.
Household Sclche taught in a real
house with a real kitchen; A low1
non-resident pupils may. be admitted
to this course
The lower school includes the In I
ternredinto. Primary and Kindergsr
A midway with live thousand persons lum- t. ion a disastrous fire. hours 1111-, ten Departments. Children are tnughlI
surging among the freaks of the show.
A village which was built to sur-
round the cirmis. and which occupies
ifs-'0 city blochs.
«Pincus. :1
and panic under the b‘g top, showing;
Elliott's?“ Phil?
on. 1. 2. a. 4. 5. e. 1911
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traction and 1th
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photosliiionctto of the tire I
and the blaze was subdued with the
use of 1hmnirnls.i\boui $75 north
of damage was creator! but thir- is
contact by insuranco.
Sergeant Gibson :1 Fireman
lie-ides being an oftlrlinl police of
tic-1r. Srraesot J its at Gibson or
tibimi Qualities on staturday atttr
noon chirp 1.1111111 on towards 11111-11
fur him as 1: tmaiét“ raids tin-«1111111
Th1 transient was doing ironic 121111
at the corsair oi iii-lulu and W; 1,”
sit-u in. m: the dots 11m WW.
sit-en 11 New vim: mum: alt-tie 1111111111?
or.» 1:11 11 or» mains! throats tan-=11
Watt «rm. Four Wattle who were
in 11111 more mains. MflI
aim the m with m m «it:
how to study and lay a good founda
tion for their later high school work
The Kindergarten and Primary Do
mrtmcnt for girls and boys will be
in charge of Miss Eloise liyington and?
Miss Eda Haywood New rooms ape-’1
ciailr equipped in Help School build
ion.
Arrangements made for meeting:
cl! turn at the trolley and for sort-ins
«nachos Chem class in chum of’
Milan fibmood ileum“: Omani
tics and 111111 harm in all races:
hhtombmuonmaww
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W, LI-
llama.
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New course in ,
6A5 ON human I
These photographs show Mrs. Maude A. King, the wealthy Chicago woman. whom 1 >11
believes was mmdered in Concord. 8 C.. and Gaston B. Means, the mans ger of her («1; 1. .1110 is believed to
have been the last person to see her alive.
- Huffman lllt‘ re
WHEN SUNDAY WAS FAST ON
BASES
LOS ANGELES. Sept. lit—"Back in
1886 " said Billy Sunday. the whiz-
bang evangelist who is conducting a
drive on Satan here. “i was playing
shortstop for the Chicago White 8011
and we had a crackerjack c1ub. They
said that l was the fastest man on
the bases in the locus.
“Arlie Lalhnm, who played for the
St. Louis Browns, was the fastest man
in the American Association.
"We staged the race in St. Louis.
I beat him. We ran a hundred yards
and I broke the tape fifteen feet ahead
of him, Six clocks took our time.
Three registered 10 seconds flat and
three 9 3-5 seconds. i guess th'ul‘ was
going some, huh} There was a lot of
lumber bet on that race. but I didn't
get any of it."
GRAND JURY SUMMONED /
FOR TOMORROW MORNING
Sheriff Simeon Peace has been or-
dared to summons 1 grand Jury to re
port to Judge Lucien F. Burpee of the
criminal superior court at 10 o',clock I
Tuesday morning. . .
The grand Jury will meet tomorrow
‘second with 156.
”WAT «confirm-mom
ihkwmmm flhmlfldmfi
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morning to pass upon the evidence
given by the state's attorney in five
murder cases that will come before
this term, of court.
CLARK APPOINTED SUPPLY SER-
GEANT.
Theodore Clark, one of the first of
the drafted rim to leave Norwalk was
home on a brief furlough yesterday
from Camp llvvt‘ns, Ayer. Mass. and
informed his ”tends that he had been
made a supply sergeant. He said that
the rest of the men were getting along
nicely and tiru while the nights were
cold the bed Nothing issued was near-
ly enough to kcrp them comfortable.
HAGEN GOLF WINNER.
TOLEDO. Ohio. Sept, 17.~—-Walter.lia-
gen of the Rochester, ,«N. L, Country
Club. won an exhibition foursome oi
thirty-six holes over the ancrness golf
course here yesterday with a score of
152. Fred McLeod of Washington was
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James Barnes of Philadelphia. who
won the open championship at West
morelond last week. and I'1.y Harris,
lnverness professional. .1c1e tied with
a count of 159.
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Ranges installed in Norwalk'
The Ranges have given excellent
tomers and are a big success.
notification to our cg
MANY SATISFIED 11833.3
We can put you in touch ‘
a number right in your
neighborhood if there is -
doubt in your mind about
I“QUALITY" RANGE.
NOT AN EXPERMENT.
You take no chance: in pull..-
chaaing one of these “QUALI
TY" RANGES; we have been
selling them for two and onc—
% half years.
BIG FALL SALE NOW OPEN.
$2 with order, $1 weekly, ex.- '
tra 10 per cent. discount, $10 ;
for old coal range.
SEE ABOUT ONE TODAY.
The Connecticut Light and Power Co. ,
67 Wall Street Namath, Conn.
J ACOBY’S
THE STORE THAT SATISFIE$
New Fall Suits, Coats and
. Dresses , ,
At Prises That Are Reasonable}
Are
You
in-
cured?
Sealed bids for the purchase of the old hospital
site and improvements will be received at the hospital,
up to 8 o. 111.. Tuesday. October 9th. 1917. Said bids
will be publicly opened at the annual meeting of the:
Hospital Association. at the Norwalk Club. at 8 :307
D. m.. on that date. ,
For plans and printed information to prospective
bidders. apply to the superintendent on the premises ' .
Any further information desired may be obtained .
from the Building Committee. I ‘
J udge John J. Walsh,
John Cavanagh
John McMullen.
Buildingr Committee. The Norwalk Hospital Asso—
ciation.
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