basil-10min more»
’ alace Theatre
SOUTH ”DIWALI
MONDAY EVENING. NOV. 26
The National Laughter Institution
Production. Songs. Dances and Acts
thered together before In any motion
picture. The average age of the child
ren is five years.
Special trains were run from Los
Angeles to a point fifty miles away, In
the mountains. every day for man
weeks carrying the child performers
REGENT THEATRE SATURDAY
NEIL O’BRIENS GREAT Blue Ribbon Pea-til: “For Francs”
AMERICAN MINSTRELS mm mm am and ' ‘
. ' , Betty Home
I. IKE“ -— ‘ 5 Actual battle conditions, with infan-
trv and artillery action, cavalry,
charges, trench fighting and airplane
. -—-ALL NEW scouting, art- produced with almost
.. , scientific accuracy in “For France,"
' ICES ' '. """" 30" 75¢ 51'0" and a few at 31-50 Greater vnagraph'I I’Blue Ribbon fea
seats on 53k May at 10 a. [II Phone 344 lure, which will be the attraction in
the Regent Theatre on Saturday. U. 8.
T’
gent Theatre
The House of High Grade
Bum”!
Today
Iso Matinee for Children
aturday Morning at 10:30
., and the Beanstalk
In 10 Wonderful Parts
tos will leave at Jacoby's.
hingtou street. Saturday morn-
at 10, 10:13, 10:30, bringing
i no free of charge. Admire
15c to all.
-
Saturday
ard Earle and Betty Howe in
“For France”
And 8th Episode of
“The Pith—ling Trail”
onday and— Tuesday—-—.\lndge
dy in Goldwyn feature.,
y flamed."
0Tlf'l~1-0wing to anotb’r tar
film it Will be impossib. for
to pay both taxes and .,.-m-
cing Monday, admission will
15c at matinees. lire-mugs 170
adults and 15c to children.
Five Acts of
Grand Circuit
{Vaudeville
and
I , Retreat of the Ger-
mans at the Battle of
Arras
Monday Evening
eil O'Brien's Minstrels
ii "I lllllllllS
IOUE VAUDEVILLE TYPES AT-.
l
i
l
I
I
i
:iug public remembers
jand his clever band of/minstrels from
jtheir previous performances here, was
:wii'en this afternoon, when
that popular entertainment went
- ‘nr rather one performer, for one ton
regulars and
otrels Which Come to
Palace Monday
that the amusementoseekj'
Neil O'Brien
great picture of romance and war.
When the vitagraph directors began
filming the early scenes near liunt-
Ington. L. l., armv oflleera’ at Ports
Hamilton and Totten quickly grasped
”PM“ W. the opportunity It gave the men who
on In I. .ooII to depart for France for I
Big Neil hence their unexpected participation In
Evidence
sale at the Palace Theatre.
a.nd his lilackfare colleagues will be hence their unexpecwd DartiClpatin in’
at the Palace Theatre on Monday eve “'9 wonderful production.
. ning, and hundreds of those who re MR BIAIT'S MUSICAL LQCTURES
membered this important fact were
around rally to get their atcommoda
tIons. (walk are welcomtns the opportunity
Neil ()Brien's minstrels are hecom altered by Mr. Biard to acquire a
ing an annuil event in Norwalk The broad knowlt‘dze of the elements of
high and broad character of the per- music in an unusual course of lecture
formances which the plavers under lessons to be given at his residence.
Ithi< veteran knight of the burnt cork
Musicians and-music lovers in Nor-
‘of tile Philharmonic society.
National guardsmen.
{more than 1.500 of them, regularly of:
ficered and equipped, took part in the;
”or“ oawm ants-fl
-- ...;.i
Ir. Start, wkoseeareeria
asaeoncertpianistiswellknownto,
us.has=acbleved rapidiuooeosiatbc}
lecturefleld. likbcturswonthcpro,
gramaoftbeNewYorkPhflbarumnlc -‘
Concerts weresosucoeufullvinsnm{1:
yen this season under the an! _
g ' M i 1 In
lir Blsrt recently lectured In Al-{ .
bany on a program in that city by the ‘
N. Y. Philharmonic Orchestra. and
also saw a similar explanatory lecture
recital before the Brooklyn institute
of Arts and Sciences on the program2 {E{
of the Brooklyn concert of the Boston ’
Symphony Orchestra. Later in the sea- ‘ {I
son ‘blr Biart will lecture onSvm- ' 1
phonic bionic at Columbia University?
"~— {
{
Suits,
4mm POUNDS OF veep 3
TABLES TIED UP IN CARS
CLEVELAND, 0., Nov. z:.—-)iore
th’an four million pounds of potatoes .
and other perishable vegetables are
said to be tied up in freight canon tho' .
New York Central tracks In Clever
land, names of their consignors and‘ ;3
consignees unknown to railroad op-
clals. { {
Department of Justice agents today l
were Investigating the food tieup fol. ‘
lowing a request from the railroad
company. The mystery of the owner
ship of the vegetables led officials to ‘
inquire Into the possibility of specula- {
tion on a gigantic scale ;
he vegetables are In 16 can and
ha"! been on side tracks for five days,
piling up demurraze charges, {
.is a sufficient recommendation to car 5
ry the name of the show down yeaI:
after year, no that O'Brien and his
troubadours always receive aVarm rt»,
eeption In this citv Another good fea :
ture about Neil 0' Brien' s miustrels is
.Its refreshing novelty. brought about
{by a complete change of rcpt-I'toiI‘I-,j
jokes, songs, evervthing. not only ev-‘
I-rv season, but two or three times a;
season. Thus the show is alwavs'
{timely and dripping with life, snap;
> and vigor. The show as it will be prcw .
,sented In Norwalk Monday night is.
no em ption I
One fezIIIIIr of the cntertainmtnt. {
never tell what his variety will be Is
'ljlddie Ross. the human banjo pic.;lt
l-‘ddle isn't :« dnrltv, only at shon time
but no Alabama jigger ever had it on:
‘ that him for skill of finer-rs in picklnnl
at banjo strings. And he's funny tornf
with his monologue stuff And he's
about the 0an lilnclt- face monologlst
who doesn't {teal his stuff from Frank
Tinnev. Eddie doesn't need It). |
The Name will be cleared on .‘Ilon-«
'duv night, and from the advance 5819'
of tickets it now looks as if a capacq
itI' audience is assured to greet{
(”Men and his companv on Monday
3mm" RAYMOND
' Thr- well known baritone from the
English opera house, recently from
London, will render hisservices in the
{mend concert t?) be given at ”1.. Re-
gent T“ PRU“. Norwalk Sunday-.eve
I nlng, Naiembcr 25, at 8 o'clock, for
.thrI benefit of the war sufferers lie
Vi“ 9an MIME many selected songs
'the arts "Erl Tu," from Ballo Ma.
shew. by Vcrdl, and a duet, [Ie
£NEII. O'BRIEN'S GREAT AMEI'IIJ
can MINSTRELS AT THE
PALACE MONDAY
__JTIIe ”Neil O'Brien Great American
' Minstrels Will Come to the
Palace Monday, Nov. 26
The promise is given that this, the
isixth season of this organization.
started by Mr. O'Brien and his man-
{rigor Oscar l-'. Hodge. in humble man.
ner such a short time ado. and now
grown into :I mammoth concern. will
TRACTIVE AT THE PAL.
‘ ac: THIS WEEK
"‘Watchmnn of the Night,"
by Sar-
jaent; with the famous RIiSsIIIn tenor,
Harvin Lollre. The following artists
e wisdom of alerting a chanze in
line of entertainment was proven‘
the Palace Theatre last evening,‘
. Manager A. J. Collins offered a’
‘ ~ lie program that introduced
- new types. The pm 1m
fly «playable. and yet there was
hing elaborate about It. It was
y an exhibitir. . of unusual talent
a tasteful manu .".
. I phenol-In ~l specialty act, “The
l . way You," was unable to “pre-
ed last evening. owing to a sudden
of one of the performers. The
.. will again be Intact at the
this evening. toniclxt,
and Wilson opened the bill in
, - el dialogue that provided many
hm dowuvoluminousapplause for
r creditable performance of the
yfarce, “Clothes and the W0-
‘0',
Bob Tenney was the real hit of the
ow. He appeared as a black-faced
I . . I _ st,and his mode d’elttrance'
-. the first flutter of Mulder in
= audience For Tenney came In on
self—propelled “ship o's tale,” and
cred long enough to make every-
laugh with his clever bits of
. ogue. He also showed aptuess
the musical line, and at the conclu-
I of his act. the entire house de-
untied cam-es.
Nettie DeCourney and company We-
-. a non! rural mmtrel act.
songs. new Jokes. and a new me-
of setting were all salient fen-
abost this enloysble novelty.
1'59 propa- is to be repeated today
tomorrow along with the great'
picture. “The West of the (let-
. . at tho Milo of Anal."
Insular lull We I/ln-
, 7‘
ugh. Isabella Miller and Company'
be entirely new this season and his
ger than ever This will be found to
be true not only in point of numbers!
but in talent as well. A galaxy of{
stars. both comedians and singers has1
been secured. and there will not be an
old joke or an old song on the entire{
program. Among those who are to as,
slat Mr. 0' Brien in the laugh provolo;
lug, are Eddie Ross, loe Colman,
Dan Futch, Joe Willard, Ray Walzer {
Ed Walter, Major .Nowak, Steve Wer I
her‘and William Doran. The singing
has not beat neglected. as the follow-
ing list of vocalists have been secur-
ed: J. Miller Haberkdrn. Earl Holmes,
James Bamr'di Leslie Bet-IT, Lea!
Laird Howard I'all PM D Mills AI-l
lcn Karle. Barton label, Wm. 0. Cart.
Waldo Roberts and Charles R
Wright.
There will be a parade of the min-
strel boys and it is said to be well.
worth seeing as they are clad in stun-
ning white suits and are silk batted,
a combination which will make a
striking display. Tickets go on sale
for thils show at the Palace tomor-
i uacx {AND THE BEANSTALK'
At the Regent Theatre Today and To-
morrow Morning at 10: 30
"Jack and the Beanstalk." the huge ‘
spectacular production was clslll
months in the making amidst the vast
reaches of the California mountain!
and forests. and In Old and New Me:-
too and Hawaii.
It cost over tsoonooo and Is direct-
ed by c. If and S. A. Franklin.
Over 1,300 children. boys and girls.
will also participate In this concern]
TH! OIANT, I '1'. I In." "JAGK AND THE IlA'lSTAl-K'I—WILLIAU
FOX PRODUCTION.
Some of our boys will miss
their Turkey trot this
Thanksgiving, but here is a
lot of remembrances we~
can send them to warm
their hearts. .
Sweaters, gloves, muflcrs,
socks. trench mirrors, shav-
ing kits, underwear, etc.
The Portsmouth Journal says,
send your Xmas presents to the
Boys in November.
mus & STEVENS
Norwalk So. Norton
ELLIS
.\lmI-. Florence Ostrandcr. dramatic
soprano:v Miss. Elsie Lyon. contralto.i T00 BIG FOR ARMY OR NAVY.
Mme, \era l-onarofl. concert violin-I
is; llarvin Loin-e tenor; John De'
Persia. character elocutionlst. and Leo
Russotto, composer and pianist, allv Chance to Fight.
from New York. This Is an extraordI-7 Considerihc plight of A
nary opportunity aiforded the people:SoutlI Norwalk. Conn. . ._
of Norwalk to hear such well renown-York Sun today. ,
ed artists In our own home town, andf lie is big enough to pick the, kaiser
none of us should miss If. Tickets on'upwith one arm and carry him no
sale at the Regent Theatre. Prices aided to the stool of International re-
from 25 centlI to 8!. pentance, and yet he cannot get Into
the army or navy. Moreover, Beers
wants to light.
The big fellow had to duck his
head to get into Lieut. Dan Gardner's
oilice yesterday. As he let himself out
again. section at a time, before the of-
ficer there was amazement.
- "How tall are you?"
"Only 6 feet 8 Inches.”
“What do you weig 2'"
‘Ouly 210 pounds!
“You are too big to tight," said the
lieutenant regretfully.
w”... ,v.
iNorwaIk Man, six Foot Eight. Denied
Jeers of
Goliath wouldn't have a show in latter
day warfare. went back to the ways of
peace.
Mrs.
walk.
GERMAN DIVISIONS IN WAR
WASHINGTON, Nov 23.'—Strengtn
of the German military forces assem-'
{bled on the western front Is indicated
{by ofllclal statistics compiled by the
{French authorities made public to-
day. This shows that the German divi-
{sions engaged in battle In 1917 were:
on the Aisne-en- Champagne... Alsue-I
Vignv and liesslnes 18: Verdun 21:
hen 7; Flanders 90: Aisne (October.
15-17) 133.
NORTONS SUEO .
. BY CODDINGTON
Fred Coddlugton of White Plains,
Pleas court to recover the amount of
‘ a note for Slit) given June I, 1911. by
Lucian. Norton._ and endorsed by
Bran-rd Candida M. Norton, ill of
Bridgeport and turned over to laur-
tookpsrtintbohlryvlllagw. aavil-
Iagmaudklug'srstalnm.
ulsthmoot'm WAMIWMMM
“Jahandethasth-Mmfofiy
Ice Zoom, and by him endorsed to
"1,0“de The note has. nettle.-
Tommmmmfl lpsld. WdeM-
3‘ The New
l
”AIM STREET, “1m
Announce a
Very Special Sale of , . I
Coats and Dresses
_ Decided reductions will III: M—
" Serge Dresses reduced to $1000
Former Price “8.50 f ;‘
Velour Suits, Hudson Seal Trimmedj$22.50 1?‘
Former Price $35.00 7 . I
{ Coats $20.00 and $25.00
Special Values
,. Q ~..
Shoes for Thanksgiving llay
The very Iaiesimodels for men, women
and children, for all occasion
Satisfactory Stockings
0i Silk, lisle, or high grade cotton
CONNEALLY 8t BRACKEN
It Washington Street. South Namath.
FOR SIIUIITIII
Special Reductions on suit and LINGERIE
, , DRESSES I -
Special Reduction on SELF and LINGERIE
BLOUSES _ I -
All new and uu-to-datc merchandIsc at reduced
Erl'NG'ERlE AND v0 B
Regular value 52 .055“ LOllSllS ......... $1.50
The Little Shop
60am. Main SI. .80. Norwallt
_=
a!
‘.
"I
.l'.&‘~.‘.i.‘\::aca-
355.2535 I . I h A r. I I . .1. LA Lax... nan-uni? _*"“g§_."""
And Beers, remarking the late Mal
Mr. Beers Is a son of Attorney and
Louis S. Beers, of South Nor-'
SLACKER HAS A REVOL-
VER IN HIS POSSESSION
NEW HAVEN. Nos. 23.——Wblle can
rylng a loaded revolver on his person
and arrested on that charge as well
as one of being a slacker without a
registration card. Fred Smith, a Pop
tuguese, who recently came here, was
sentenced to 30 days In the house of
correction on the charge of carrying
a loaded revolver n his person, this
foreuoou in the city court. Smith was
arrested yesterday by Police Officer
James Cook on the charge of having no
registration card. It was later found
I that he was carrying a loaded revolver
In his pocket.
NAVAL RESERVES TO PLAY
NEW YORK—The first of the ser-
vice basketball teams to make its ap
pearance In this vicinity will be the
five from the U. S. 8. Granite State.
which will meet the Manhattan All
{Stars at Manhattan Casino on Sunday
afternoon. Scully of Ohio Northern. ‘
:Eberlie and Niagara of Cornell. Mc-
'Caffrey of Holy Cross, Archibald of
’High School of Commerce and
Scbmeelk of the Pennsylvania State
iLeugue will represent the Granite
'state. while the All Stars will line up
{with Clinton, White. Sednu, Leonard
Jaud Beckman. In the first game at
2 p. m. Union Settlement will meet
the Clinton Club. ‘
9W
Afloat-re ofuoturelessons in
>Goncralluaicalxuowhdge
{Including the elements of harmony.
N. Y.. has filed suit III the Common- the study of the open. the symphony
' the orchestra and Its Instruments, the
lives and standard compositions of
the great masters. etc.
By Victor mart. lecturer on the N.
Y. .Phlbnrmoulc Concerts.“ Wednes-
day afternoons at 3:30 (generally
every two weeks) at 34 but avenue.
no out lesson In the series wIIt be
Nov. nth. Terms $10.00 fill' the
mne‘otlsuctunm
The. Gorbam Co.
DE C 0 RA TO R5
Everything in {Paints
and Wall Paper
8hr. Cloud 1 P. l.
Saturday
It) l’irSt Street
East Norwslk
Simply lrresistable
The beauty and quality of
our Women's Footwear i
seen in the splendid array 01
“Over-thortop" Styles. ,. x
a. rreiii‘r‘ed any Rubbers
'mamaifi
Norwalk Chronicler