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At 2:15, 7:15, 9:10
fiETTY' COMPSON-
v. ;. new Paramount screen sensation .7 F
“THE ENEMY sf ”
mm Only (By Request) Rex Ingram's “8coramouche”
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NEXT MONDAY T0 FRIDAY
nzount's Biggest Production of the Year
“NORTH OF 36”
,3; N -~ 1h Beery, Jack Holt, Ernest ll'orrenee and others
mental Orchestra. - Matinee 30 cents - Evening 50 cents
“Papa” Telle'ge'n ‘ .
‘Perfect Father, "
‘Wjife’s Verdict‘
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Viola Dana Bewitching
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Viola 'Dana. H'As Man Desires"
Mina: Sills L'As Man 'Deeme‘
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I: STERSON. Managing Director
Today and Friday
A BIMND NEW VAUDEVILLE BILL'
Headed by
GERALD GRIFFIN
.mgoment was announced for last week at the
'i\ a booking error. He will positively ap-
i‘ri«.iay and Saturday of this week. Mr.
‘mr of the well known “Rose of Killaruey”
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lv'UL'R OTHER ACTS
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Lionel Barrymore’s New Picture Success
“1 AM THE MAN”
Rialto Thursdar and Friday, February 80-21.
STAR CAST 1N SCREEN VERSION
or love. BY own JOHNSON
The
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atest group of chorus girls.
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According to James Cruz- . men
Schultze’s Friday Fish Specials
teak (‘od . . . . . 18(rlb.
051ml lllue . . . . 16c lb.
lmon Steak '.. . 30c lb.
alihulSicak.......... ..32clb.
ltlhh ..22clb.
all‘ish................ ..1861b.
addock............ . ......1201b.
errinu. ........................lchb.
utlerl’ish......................25c“).
‘lflt‘lit‘rcl .......'............'.....25clb.
melt. ...... ...................32clb.
Finnunl-iziddie.............'......1801b.
Esczillnps ........ 65cpt.
Schultze’s Sanitary Markets
Wash;- :zton Street and Railroad Avenue, 80. Norwalk
.39 and 43 Main Street, Norwalk
- «liar-town. linrlcn, Stamford, Black Rock. Bridgeport
' BARRYMORE is
HERE IN FILM
t‘ll- r' '
‘Recerveg; .
,. 21:3 PLAY TONIGHT
1;?“ ”$89.00
English Beauty, _ To-
gether With Seena
Owen, Play Support-
STlfDWELL
1AM) ('OMPANY
881% Mam St. Phone 300 .
5.1.11: Norwalk mg Roles
Lionel Barrymore one of Am-
. erlca's ‘greatest contributions to
\IILIJINERY ‘ Thespian ranks. will be here to—
night in “I Am the Man."
Flora Le Breton. who a leading
role in support of Barrymore in the
interesting and highly entertaining
photoplay opening tonight at the
Palace theatre. came to this country
from England several- years ago.
where she is famous for her work
on the stage and screen. She came
K. A. Polhemus
61 N0. MAIN STREET
50. NORWALX here with the avowed purpose of
becoming one of the favorites of the
PHONE 314-5 American screen.
She is now much in demand ‘by
the leading producers ‘for feature
Bridgeport Theatres
HERSHFIELD
otor Transportation Co.
POLI'S
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no Distance mama New Lyric
9311? Service Between nnmcnronr
New York and Norwalk
PADosn vans roe
PURNIross novnto
3:15 — Today — 8:15
The Hilarious Funster .
Billy Arlington
Coriscgird St. Phone 294 ms" :" I'll-1:".
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mania. mm 25° “‘-
. 20m Si. Chelsea 106! .
. - : realize she is different and the next
production "for Paramour. The; day begin their pursuit. of this new
Enemy Sex, the enemy is nalc: and puzzling girl. Cleverly. she
“3' turns Sassoon and Blood to fighting
The picture features Bell; 'np- each other but. \iassingale falls in
son in a. role which seems ': one love with her. She rcciprocatcs and
been created just for her. r ; )rt- is dcllriously happy until she discov-
ing Miss Compson are Peri- Tiar- ers he is married.
mont. Kathlyn \V’illiams, xitiy Caring nothing about what hap-
Gordon and De “‘itt Jennlng ‘ ”he pens to her, she goes for a wild ride
Enemy Sex" was adapted frox . ‘ en with Garry Lindaberry. a young man
Johnson‘s “The Salamandi by who has inherited forty thousand a
)Valtcr \Voods and Harvey T. year and who is drinking himself to
“The Enemy Sex" is the s' :. of death. This role is played by Percy
“Dodo" Baxter and her attc ' to Marmont. The two smash through
play with men who are con- » ed a road barrier and have a narrow
"big" in the biggest circles i' \Vw escape from death. Out of this ex-
.York. She is a. beautiful gi ' vxh perience comes Dodo‘s promise to
“remarkable appeal which eh 1— help Garry redeem himself and n.
izes is her mast powerful \\ .3 l. partial promise to marry him. if be
.She comes to New York to I; a succeeds.
career but soon finds that it i:- "e “'ith five men all bringing their
in“ and m0m lifOfimble to Pin' .‘ 1 various forces to bear upon the win-
men who are willing to pa 2 .- ning of the girl, the story develops a
things that strike their fancy l '1 pace which carries the audience
Betty Compson‘s treatment of EM - along in a. flood of excitement. Each
do." the screen receives one . ' man tries to win her in his own po-
most. fascinating characters. cuiiar way. The question as to
"Dodo" strikes the fancy o: ' 2i» which finally succeeds is complicat-
played by Sl‘ .w..‘cd by the fact that tho wtnncr is
~h"rcaily the pick of the five. Long'
:s before the picture reaches a. smash-
ing conclusion. the audience w1il be
puzzled to select a worthy match for
Dodo from three rakes, a married
judge and a wastrel.
"The Enemy Sex." said to be
Cruze's greatest picture since "The
-. Covered “'agon.’ co'mcs to the Re-
I‘ 1. ri‘nt theatre tonight.
men: Sassoon.
Lewis. a money power; Blood. 1
by De “’itt Jennings. owncr '
powerful newspaper; Muesli.
played by liu'ntiy GordOn. a 1'. .
and Blainey. played by “'iil H.
nor. a theatrical producer.
amuscs herself by seeing how f;
each will go in his pursuit of he.
Through Blaincy she is anlU
a. dinner given by Sassoon fo:
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parts and her ambition _has l-r:.i , itolmotlon pictures. until today he
gratified well beyond her . . .1 ~ recognized as one of the foremost
dreams. ' riters and directors in the indus-
Ivan Abramson. who wrote 1'
Am The Man." the photoplay S‘Yivl
ring Lionel Barrymore. now pla) ~ '-
at the Palace Theatre. has long b4 _
associated with the motion pict:
irdustry. and is the author of
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Superstitions?
"Every superstition had its origin
l't something practical." says Betty
forcmost productions. i' -mpson who is called upon to light
H" $135151?“(Snip-nitrihliaim: j the third cigarette from cue match
came 0 “ c ’ ‘ ag ‘ 1 James Cruze' latest production
17 on a. visit to one of his sistir ‘: . ..
' ;. Paramount. "The Lnemy Sex.
He identified himself on his arri. .1 ”Three (igarettcs from one match
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with a large mercantile house: l‘..'. _
, is popularly supposed to mean \cry
being by nature a great lover h‘ ‘ .1 luck for the smoker of the last
mousfia'lri‘; b92221: o 2:3”?1: A.“ -'l. ircttt." says the popular screen
2“; ng g p ' .«wess. "but it is really a harmless
l'l lice for everyone but soldiers.
To Lring tliis~_nboui. he organiz‘ .1
.. . . ‘l‘hc superstition had its origin
the. Italian Grand Opera. “h“ ‘1 in the South African war. Soldiers
“a.” pe'm’manc“ “‘ ”Wk" “in; smoked tried to hoard their
prices. -
\fr Abramson again created '1 I"? 1‘“ because they were hard to
‘ '.‘“ . i:-‘t. They soon found. however,
sensation by presenting Mr. Adler. : ma, bv the lime the match reached
the famotis Jew actor. in the par' ' .h‘ 'hird man unseen marksmen
of Shs‘lmck. with a company that ’ '
lad managed to draw a bead and
played in English. while Mr. Adler 'h-z :ittle 810W frequent” proved
Diarf‘d ”is Part in Yiddish. fatal to the third man. Aftcr the
i~rom this. Mr. Ahrmnron drifted up“. war. the superstition persisted
.::.i.1 grew during the Great War."
'i‘in- story of the origin of this
» S'lptrstiilon was told to Betty
‘.
liilly Arlington. who appears at
illlriSOn by a veteran of the Boer
. . ROD?‘ ' :' -: N ‘v Lyric theatre. twice today
dies byLyclta E-Pinkbaln ak
.\ I .w LYRIC, 'nmocszronr.
v lr during her recent visit to Eng-
. lli'l.
at the head of his "Golden Crook"
i’liiliiiallv, has been for the past five
seal-tons .1 headliner on the Keith Cir-
‘uil. ,a"nou¢zh. previously he was
rai’urel in Columbia Burlesque for
. :vrioi of ten years. or more. A
.lrnrt calling for a larger salary
. n has ever been paid a burlesque
{run c is what most people believe
3|)rtillght the Beloved Vagabound. as
ho is affectionately known. back.
1 ~l‘-|l1_\'. however, an)" no. - .
"(if course." said Arlington. "ii
don‘t mean that the money involved‘
. was no inducement. - That would be
foolish. it was. But it was not the
Clearfield. Paw-“I cannot to
tellyouhow much Lydian ’I
. egetable Coin-
. . pound has helped .- .
, me in "‘tyi
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:up against him by an English soci-
éety woman whose love he spurned.
rcnl mason. Confidentiy. I :o-so
buriC-‘Illu: audiences. And 1 think
iliv-y l-no me too. “'hy. man. if you
had li-‘urd the ovation I receivcr’i on
my Opening show. you'd lirgvo
mouth! 1 was running for office!
up the whole a tem. ' __ 3
“$275,” "fi'fim‘i‘flhfi “ad rum-n ino'mi Course. .
feel nervous and'irritabie I affix A" “human at one of in. dopiiri- f
a
merit storm was‘approached b)“
lady tires-mi in mourning and evi-
a.
a bottle of the
if I haven’t got
in getting
mhthehouse. Itgiveggfiug .ppg. 4N1”? in much distress. - She said
tits aid makes a new Woman of me. her husband was dead and she
You was this testimonial in ' wanted to my a suit of clothes to
E on town or anywhere e an“ wry him in. wuiid not know what
willanawaranylatters va'h— eilnd to gel.
'5- 303“ . 626 S. Not only me that salesman satisfy
me poor ladv in her predicament
:nit he manired to sell her a suit
vi f‘l'iiii'l “”h'nll Pairs pair or
lydnlfi
. If son are suffering from nervous '
es. irritability give the Ve‘o.
table Compound a fair trial.
A3 Dusky Native
Dancing Girl — Sills
Is Hero
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A glamorous and thrillin
g tale of
the South Sea. Isles is unfolded in
First hationai‘s new pi re. "As
Man Maire-s." now -
Rialto theatre. Dialin at the
‘ — Now‘Playing —
“AS MAN. DESIRES”
_ was _.
MILTON SILLS, VIOLA DAN A,
' RUTH CLIFFORD, ROSMARY THEBY
See Milton Sills as a fighting ship captain—a great
part for the man who made .“The Sea Hawk."
Xiiton Bills, of "See Hawk" fame,
and Viola. Dana are {to-featured.
The story was adapted
from
(Erna "“‘right's novel. "Pandora. La
(.roix. and affords a quick action
tigril'ilnhilfzcd upon the old adage:
e a no fur i'. '
scorned." y lkc a woman
Sills. in the role of a British
arm
surgeon in the Indian arevico. 1’s
forced into disgrace and flight
through a murder charge trumped
i
Thoroughly embittered of convcn~
tional life. he secures a schooner
and captains it into the
pearl fish-
ing beds of the South Seas, where he
Frank J aco‘by ,
_ The House» of Kuppenheimer Good Clothes
12-14 No. Main St. So. Norwalk
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sinks to the depths of degradation
In Tahiti he. meets the dusky. bah;
Witching native dancing girl of Viola i
Dana's inlrcprciation. '\\'hile hat-é
ing all women. he boots of! her oth- I
or admirers among the scum of the‘
harbor in a. fierce battle and makesi
her his wife. It is,his gesture ofE
contempt toward all .iwi‘omanhood.
It is tht-n that his real identity
as thf' fugitive surgeon is uncou.
cred by his enemies and n. Brirsihi
agent summoned to arrest him.
How the little dancing girl discov—
ers his real love for a girl in Lon-
don. clears up the false murder
charge and brings them together.
only to lose her own life in the
act. gives “As .‘ian Desires" a;
thrilling climax. I
Sills established himself as a
screen star of the first mazniiudc
by his work in “The Sea linwk."
And he easily lives up to this repu-
tation hero. Ills portrayal is force-.
fui. vivid and concise. Iie loaves.
nothing undone to complete the!
realism of his transition from gen-
tleman to brute. then back to the
sphere of gentleman again. ?
Miss Dana‘s portrayal is equally
as \‘l"ld and sure. First National,
has given these stars an (xcollonti
cast. including Rosemary Thcby. 1‘03 Tillegin. 1.17.1"! 3’ an 3"”
Ruth Clifford. Frank Leigh. Anna and of‘rn ml 1 tr.» lied. texer.
May “'nllhaii. Paul Nicholson. i {“3ch a ;\r:‘i .‘-_ {J-
New R 69’ G Corsets
The new spring line in most attractive materials
and designs.
Back-laced Corsets in medium bust, low bust and
topless.
Wrap-arounds to fit the medium-stout, average
and slender types.
Corselettes light boned, elastic inserts, for stout,
mediuin and slender women and for the young miss
who needs a light support.
Brassieres in many new styles.
J. I. Mallettej
88 Washington St. So. Norwalk
.2». r. asvr's _\.' ha?
iivctor Sarno and others. ’I‘o am) , ,. ‘ l
. rc . . :2. ' ‘
The picture was directed by lrv-; ‘ n‘. 0‘ 5C ‘9“ nine. 3" “‘5.
lug Cummings under the super- 3 “i“: 3““ "mm” "1 his 5°“ n‘“ Th“
vision of Bari liudson.
‘ Ur .kncwn, as did the prcsrncc cf Ma:-
llnding So-l‘ailcd "incur-ables."
CHICAGO. Feb. 26.—-—Wililo Hoppc
defending his world's championship
at 18.2 balkiinc billiards in the in-
ternational tournament lirr . has
demonstrated to supporters the: his!
recent advent into the three—cush-1
irn field has not harmed his delicate.
lsrcrrt nlarridsc of ’i‘rlleccn and Mrs
Romano the day afzc
r his Give
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become
c"so \Sdi'
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’ Decembcr.
will]. (“u ruliimc l-‘a rrar
’ recently
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a ‘-.\.
(Philadelphia. Ledger.)
It is not {friend or relative. albeit .
of lilo most lenovolr‘m inotnation.
who can in trustui to d ride that a
malady is incurable and that the
one lSSllt' is lhu prompt icrminnfion '
of the victim‘s suffering. by the hand
of all()lll"l‘. It is easy to see that to
give legal sanction to such a deed.
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touch. As usual he heads the not yet ullownhin ovcn in the case
slanding. of medical scicucc. \\ mild be to open
He had :1 side he: with “1.1km. the door \\lil'§‘l0 crave abuses and
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cncourauo ihc destruction of life
from evil motives while the fairesti
reasons were [\i‘fifi‘Fsoil.
Cochran in their match Ll“: nighz‘
and the Hollywood youth paid (or a‘
dinner and theatre tickets after 1119;
are ash: a 11-. man-
fWheel Goods for Children’s Play
I‘leniy of out-door cue-:63? and free: air wzll do Wonders for
the children's heairh—gct the toy a coaster wagon or a velocipedo
and let him cmoy the are thoroughly. Kidd)‘ cars for the little
tots. scooiczs and 1013‘? shat-‘5 for lb: lsrgsr toys and girls. A
picnliiul assortmcrr here at reasonable prtccs
33 Washington Street South Norwalk. Conn.
veteran title holder defeated him ii-‘i'
to 143. lioppc compiled runs of
107 and 1‘37 and an i1\'£'r.’|f{" r-f 4}
4-3. Cochran showed flashes i:
form but fell down on shots he
should have made.
The most startling display of tin.
tournament was Edouard liorcmazis“i
defeat of K. Suzuki. the Jilpilntt-J.
champion. 400 to 12. The liclgian'
champion had a run of :49 .1in an
average of 8'). both high marks or
the meet.
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DINNER
A Seven Yard Hat
And One Yard Dress «1:
Milton Sills wears a. scvcnoyard 2523313.;—
hat in First National’s new picture.
”As Man Desires." It's an indian orChesuuau
turban. \‘iola Dana wears a one-. i
.vard dress. She's shown as a South
Sea, Island dancing girl. \‘lola's
first impulse was to trade her dress
for Sills‘ hat. but director Cuiu- .
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