-st Vaudeville bill of
the year:
parkling New
oadway Acts
, Way of a Girl”.
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‘1’. APRIL 24. 1925.
Elements of Love and
; Thrills Combine to
Make Film Tale a
Delight
Enticement" opened W'ednesdas
at the Rialto Theatre to; a. three duy
irun. and delighted audiences with
i s appealing lme story and thrill-
; situations. These two elements
hush. been combined with rare skill
lily Director George Arohainbaud.
with the result that “,Entlcetnent"
in the estimation 0: the writer. is
the war.
In rroducing the photoplay, the
gent
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‘7“ ‘ Soggigsccr Clary
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,. n Li. young
2:. ~watches for boys
Thomas 1-1 Incr. Corporation assem-
bled a cast that shines with unusual
Lril liance in enacting this powerful
la! . v l'Aich is based on the noxel by
C3 .- Arden.
Mary Astor plays the “part of the
rzl “110 does not find either her
l husband. or the mun who used to be
gher “pal," capable of tultllllng the
desires of her nature.
Clive Brook. the distinguished
and gifted actor. who came from
England not long ago and has won
the hearts 0: the movie fans. e5~
says the role of the husband. .
lan Keith is seen as “the other
man," a singer and dreamer. who
was able to put honor above love.
“linticcment' ’15 a story full of
rounncc. (llama. and glorious set-
11115:. :e characters are Ameri-
can, but the story shifts from a. lll~
tie town in Switzerland to Paris
and London. and backgrounds of
rare beauty have been achieved by
'he director.
i-lere is a picture that should
make screen history. for the tale
it unfolds is one that grips the in~
tellect and warms the heart. There
is an irresistible appeal in the story
or a girl who did not know that she
,lovo-cl or was loved unutil fate had
drawn a line of demarcation between
her and happiness; of the husband
who forgave in spite ut' the suspi-
cions which he mantully tried to
down: and of the third party of the
triangle. who made the supreme sac~
zizlcc of wlh ch a man is capable in
T
(IrKEtr to thwart fute's cruel hand.
We .Adxiso you lot to miss this en—
:gr- 05:: :1; love story.
l The cast includes Louise Dre-oer.
\ era L “is Edgar Norton. Mathilde
Elloxtum and Russcll Powell.
§At Regent and
f Palace Sunday
‘ 3 desert "VVeas-
"Gold and
Greer. the
through
sec
Skulklll 3
Ac film showing Sunday
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[at the l-Aegc-nt and Palace theatres.
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he
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you “cull. no Var guess that he is a
Euulhcrn gentleman, born in Rich-
mo ond Virginia To observe his bent
humble-is hls shaking hands and
t iris turtnc. irrcsolute manner, is to
iAlon-LI; .Eiat he reCcivod his early
1 cducu".n at Statlnton Military Ac—
. adumy—q‘et he did.
1 But that's because he's a real
i ‘ MI) lmous how to throw
.
to his putt so completely
his oun personality is sub-
, Lucien Lirtlelleld. who
the Greer role. studied dram-
art at one or New York's best
lSCllC- -o‘.s. and after that tool; the in-
inn :x-e tr dining that a stock corn-
l r- on“ ' iv‘c-s 1:) Sun Antonio. '1 exas.
i lie has played in numerous
Ase.— eon productions. playing every
lam d of character role known to the
5;! vcr s..eet. He is nearly six feet
:1: l) i311: filth blond hair and green
, eyes.
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Apologies to Longfellow.
The dos or night are falling fast.
Tie guy stcpped on it and rushed
D359.
A crash—ho died without a sound.
They opened up his head and tound
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Trade in Your Old Bicycle
Toward a. New One
. Bicycles Sold .on Time
Ride While You Pay
JORDAN ’S
The Shop or a Thousand Utilities
We Call for and Dollnm
12 River Street
Phone 363
Our Semi-Annual
Dinnerware Sale
is in full swing—75 designs to
select from. price: not. mm
$2.95 for 31 piece to $29.95. for
100 piece imported China. Dinner
Set.
You are invited to ‘13“ our
gonadal-mashing Department.-
South N orwalk Mill
Outlet Stores
, Incorporated
124 Washington Street,
tne of the outStandlng pictures 0: ~
”before the
In
“Sans Grim
Gloria. Swanson
air-amount Picture
GLORIA S\VANSON and CHARLES DeBOCHE in a scene {Pom “Madame Sans Gene,"
(or {our days to the Regent Theatre. This film opened in New York last week for its premiere.
and Charles dc Roche
Madame
1n 3 scene “from the
8 ans Gone! ‘
coming May 4th
"Like father. like son." they
but not necessarily ‘llke father. A
daughter." Therefore. Elaine llam-
merstein. daughter of Arthur Home
mersteln. New York producer or mu-
sical comedies. and drnnddaushter
of Oscar Hammerstein. famed inl-
presarlo. decided after a brief trial
on a screen care-erof her own.
Starting with small parts she won
a. long-term contract with Selsnick.
after which she made
Gold." "Drums of Jeopardy"
“Driftwood" {or Truart.
night ’Exprc-ss,” “Olle Glorious
Night." are two of her recent pic-
tures, and "Parisian Nights.” in
which she is (to-starred with tlzt
handsome Lou Tellegen. will Shortly
be released. Slic- is now busy in the
loading feminine rule of "The
manco of an Actress "
Pictures Corn, \szth 'lheodoze
Lita
Incidental
the title of t
ensue she in
and
Elaine has gained
“unklssed be-
sisls the fade— out coml
hero presses his lips to
we don‘t mow why.
t tail.
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hers. No.
Elaine won'
"Two “'0 men,"
by Hans Kraely.
Night of Romance"
ridge Ciro
ma Tnlr u~l£-'
3:13“er Shirl;
an original story
author of "Her
and ”The Blar-
" .1! probably be Nor-
nix: lictur folks-s:-
#-
v.-
u.
Lewis 520:: has Lc-Cn comma:-
sioned a major in the {Jul-led States
Armor.
“'ar the screen star was an inlet.
try. cavalry one} ntillery instructor
With the rank of captain. “'hon Ol-
tlcerswere recently given the
portunity
Lions to .117pr for thcir (omml sions.
Stone successfully passed (All; axam-
inutlon \ hicb resulted in th: grant
ing of his new ofl.cl:ll rank. flow-
over. the screen is in no danger of
losing this competent actor.
now playing a featured role in
Talker” for 1‘ ' National.
C;
Elaine llmnmvrstcln.
Then should 1:»: plenty of chut—
ter in the mmics AAI- u. for Fits: Na.-
tional ar e producmg “The White
Monkey.” "The Lady Who Llcd" and
“The Talker."
IVE“? LYI‘JC. BRIDGEPORT.
"Plain June," a. musical comedy
by Phil Cook and McElbert Moore.
Who are responsible for the hook.
and Tom Johnston.-, who wxote the
music, was presented by Joe Laurie.
Jr., at the ’VW Lylic theau last
night for a. weolocnd engagement.
"Plain Jane" is no
Here is a. musical comedy. Broad-
way-furnished and freshly garnish—
, ed for a. summer in Boston. the like
of which Bridgeport is glad to wel-
come.
BRIDGEPOBT THEATRES
New LYric
BRIDGEPnfl’I
Tonight and Tomorrow
Saturday finance
JOE LAURIE, Jr.
—— in .—
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“Plain Jane
20—.Novelty Song Numbers—20
Enlarged Orchestra
Alexander’s
“The home of
Goodwill Furniture”
to leave the stage {lot and embark:
“Broadway ':
"The Blld- .
120-.
for Chadwick-
Von ‘
At the close (If the World:
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to take military oxamirm-;
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42 So. MamASt.
EPRINCE RlGO TO
PLAY HERE
THIS EVENING
WVay or a Girl." which opened last
MISSBOARDMAN
MAKES DEBUT
AS‘COMEDIENNE
Demonstrates Versa-
tility With Comedy.
Role in “The Way of
a Girl” at Palace
Eleanor Boerdman makes her de-
but as a. screen comedlenne in f‘The
night. at the Palace theatre for an
engagement of _3 days. After ap‘
peering in such pictures as "“‘ife o!
the Centaur" and “So This Is Man ;
nose," Miss Boardman. in “The;
\Vay of a Girl." demonstrates her
versatility by playing comedy with
sparkling gaiety and nerve.
"The Way of a Girl" itself is a
distinct addition to motion pictures.
It is a unique combination of com-
edy and melodrama. and is eunanc- ’1
ed with some of the most spectno “
utar scenes on the screen in recent ‘
months
for sheer beauty of photography.
we have seen nothing in recent
months to compare with theorize
fight scenes. Robert G.- Vlgnola. the i
director. and his cameraman. John :
Arnold. are to be congratulated for
the tremendous suggestion of great
crowds given in the mysterious
lighting.
Besides Miss Boardman. the cast .
includes Matt Moore. William Rus-
sell and Mathew Betz. “The “Way of:
a Girl" was adapted by Albert Shel- ;
by Lavmo from the nox-ol by Ka-i
therine Newlin Burt 5
-.orwalk Theatre- Goers
mos SEVlzglV
HUGE LOGS PILE
Noted Violinist Hero of:
World Famous Elope:
ment Comes to Kish
Hall
Relelng one of the greatest love
affairs or history. Prince Janscl ill-
go, violinist Who eloped with the
Princess do Cltlmay. who “as Clara
\Vard, of Detroit, is to play in Nor-
walk.
Wnen Rigo cloned With the bean.
titul daugnter o: the Detroit mil-
lienolre. a scandal resulted that set
the world in a may. Their marble
palace on the banks or the Nile. in
their 400 acre est te was one o: the
reatest sights of Egypt.
Janncl was one 0: the greatest
lovers of modern times. 116 admits
trio: marriages thAce or four or
them. but-ore he mt; Clara \Vard. He
add that he married a couple of times
after that—or was it three times?
l
'
Elaine Hammerstein.
l
Guon is not content with
as a
isouizilt
picture. actress.
cleaning estabo;
sent and is trving to make both?
u. d ry
fen... meet and keep tl Ae wolf from
ltlcr door 1)::
(' T-cnnlng and dyeing her
sun Diego. Cul.. is coming to be
Ate :2 ccnz-‘r of movie production.
motion picture companies are
at the Grossrnont studios
side of the town. Clifford S.
started "Tonio. Son of
and several other pic-
turts. .t presetTA: untitled. will be
startrd soon. 'l‘he’San Diego Cinc—
md Corp. operates the Grossmont
studios.
VAUDEVILLE AT
PALACE PLEASES
318<
‘Al Sit: re s
.-
Limid Estersozl is offering an
other blue ribbon vaudeville pto~
gram at the Palace Theatre
this;
2.1 the show made a. big hit;
tho luzg first day audiences;
yesterdus’, despite the counter zit-f
tractions. There is variety through-
out the bill and everyone of the five
acts' is s. top notch piece or enter-
ztalnment.
' 'N'oll 0Connell, a. harplst. who
knows how to dispense good comedy
as well as provide instrumental
music was one «of the favorites.
Evans, Mead and Evans, a vocal
trio delighted everyone. ”All Inn”
gas presented by Leonard and Wil-
‘liams was another bright spot in
l the show. Friends and Spat-ling won
their way into the hearts of ‘Not-
walkersllmmediately and the Syl-
vester Family closing the show with
a. specialty program brought to I.
conclusion one o: the best vaude-
ville ofterings of the year. The ten,
ture picture attraction for the
week-end is Eleanor Boardman’s
success "The Way of .a. Girl."
Better Films Ass’ll. .
Endorses “Tornad‘O”
Manager David miter-391! '0: tin
Regent Theatre has “nuanced that
“The Tornado; sterling House Pod
tors lsendo'mdbythoBbfierFflm
Association. The Adlai 0M0
feels that this «picture it We!
wool;
with
llama:
With his wile, whom he met in 181'},
ghe has tound pcrlect happiness, he
I says.
Not a note of music can PrinCe
Jansu l-Li'ro read. “The famous \‘io-
ilnist, who vttll his gg'ypsy trio is to
appear at Kisn Hull tonight, for the
benefit of Alesander Suto, crippled
(or life. has the magical type 0:
brain that instantly records and
stows away a tune.
An air, or a dozen 11!:
whole opera score—ho
hear it. and it is his to recall as
some people can recall names. or
numbers; Such is his slit ii that he
can take his beloved Violin. and
play on: 5,000 melodies from mem-
ory alone.
Janscl Rigo was made a prince by
King Leopold 0: Belgium. He has
played before many crowned heads
in Europe. and “ears decorations
bestowud upon him by {he Khedlve
s; in fact, a
has only to
of Egypt, the King.“ Zanzibar. and
the former Emperor of Germany—
the latter in the days before the
great European conflict. ms‘recltal
here will undoubtedly bring large
crowds who will not wish to miss
this talented musician.
Biliary Zoltau, tenor. and Holds:
Erno. baritone. “'1“ also appear on
thorn-0g cm with the Prince.
EDMUND LOWE
PLAYS DOUBLE
ROLE lN MOVIEJ
Impersonates Enemy
in Typical Secret
Service Story With;
Missing Code Book
A dual role falls
Lowe in "Marriage in Transit," the
sensational Secret Service mystery
screen drama released recently and
now playing tomorrow at the Pal-
ace theatre.
Detailed by his able! to recover
a. code book stolen by a. band of
conspirators and to be sold to a
European crook named Holden.
0311! Gordon discovers that he and ‘
Holden are strikingly alike in Asp-i
Adding enough dktubei
to‘brln. that. resemblance to per-i
pearance.
faction. Gordon ontguossea the r33-
mh sad so replendldly imperson-
ate: the sharper that 116 not only
recovers the code but marries a
lovely heiress. She weds a. man she
had never seen until she 3M-
ed the utter with him.
unmehunplay m
to Edmund '
“THE TORNADO”E
House Peters Back asz
Star 111 Famous Dra—i
l
Role
There are many tumors artistical-
ly couzblned to make
theatre, with
The great, outstanding factor is the
stupendous scope of
leave death and destruction in their
path.
Nothing has been done {or the
screen that is as Waive inspiring as
ones. too. are huriled through the-
air and then ground to matchwood
in :he turmoil o: the log-Jaxnmed
river. augmented to
torrential rains
howling ga‘e.
Into this :urmoll of the elements
dZ‘lVE'Il bchIG a
the human actozs in the spectacle
strive with their puny implements
to release the obstruction that.
threatens to bring complete devas-
tation upon the tor. n—and, one of
them, brave;- and stzonger than the
others, succeeds. .
Peters is peculiarly qualified for
the heroic role of “The Tornado"—
so called by reason of his grim.
stormy demeanor. The story open-
with Peters. 1; logging boss in the
North Foods country and through
a series of Conn -nc'rlgly contrived
scenes his character is clearly es-
tablished and the reason {or his
mckname made clearAy wident.
His story is that of a man “no
seeks the strange environment of
the camps to try and forget 'the
woman who had promised to wait
for him to return from France. but
had become the wife of another. a
man he once considered his friend.
the meeting of the three in the
torest and the working out of the
story from that point mords many
dramatic scenes. and then comes the
storm and a train wreck. bringing
the story to a class With a. series
01' swiftly mm‘ing drama and specta-
cular action ,thanks to Director King
Baggot.
support. Leading players are Car-
ole Lombard, Adolph Milar, Frank
Deal. at'x'oy'Clark and l‘red \Yal-
‘OLDS
«Merchant-roman“!
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ma —— Has Turbulent
exceedingly '
House Pelt-rs as stun.
the portrayals:
of nature in destructive mood that.‘
the unlensed forces of the storm;
god as some of the scenes in "The:
Tornado." Huge logs. and real;
flood mark by'
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1m ms
'5'!
LAST TIMES TODAY
MARY ASTOR and
CLIVE BROOK
._in—
“EN TICEMENT”
—a.lso—-
-zowns THE THIRD
DIMENSION uovna
S
ATURDA‘Y
EVELYN BRENT
‘FORBIDDEN CARGO’
_in_.. f
A picture that will thrill you to
your finger tips
~and—
Another Round of
Bottling Brewster
SUNDAY EVENING ZAN‘EC
Robert Ellis and
Gertrude Olmstead
__in...
“Lovers’ Lane”
The best play of a. master min:
of the stage
MONDAY AND TUE?“ ‘ Y
Danger beset him on maria
WILLIAM FOX presents
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RIDER
Pumi SAcE'
JUST OUT!
' “Desert Isle”
“Yearning”
“Somebody Like You”
' MILLIN ERY
K. A. Polhemus
worth while entertainment of “The ,
Tornado." Unixersal-Jewel. «.21th
opened \Vednesday in the Regent
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The First Congregational Church of South Norwalk
Saturday, April 25, at 4:45 and. .5330
Rev. Ralph E. Rogers, M. A.—New Haven Training School
April 26, at 3:15 and 7:30
Prof. M. A. Honline, lecturer and R. E. expert, Pssadena, Cal.
There
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