.L'“,".-_~ ' . .3; :1 ~:um A" ‘- ,4 ’ WEDNESDAY, JULY 22, 1925. THE EVENING SPENTINEL‘LI-SO. NORWALK, CONN. " ~. \ NEWS and Notes for ‘Norwaik Theatre? PAGE SEVE Palace David Ester-on Managing Director 0 Last Times Today The Year‘s Big Mystery ‘Filmi “THE MONSTER” . with LON CHANEY ' and JOHN ARTHUR Romance, Comedy, Thrills! A Boy and a. Girl in a Mystery Mansion DON'T MISS IT! Thursday, Friday, Saturday “Adventure” with Tom Moore, Pauline Starke and Wallace Berry Jack London’s Masterpiece on the screen A vivid tale of bold adventure and packed with thrills! egent Today, Thursday, Friday Reginald Denny __in_. “I’ll Show You the Town” Don’t Miss It! It chases away the blues, and cures indigestion Packed with laughing dynamite! .oneeeeoeoeoeee~ oeoooo. We sell the Leonard C LEANABLE Refrigerator. "bloods-mm." Csflsndhspedourstock 1: Alexander ‘I ’QOOOOOOOOO' OOQOOOOOOOOQOOOOOOOOOOO. 0.09.00... 0 O O O 9' O O O O O O 0 O O O O O C O O O O O 9 1 BABY PEGGY SWEATERS A dainty little sweater for u" yourlg rules made of good quality rayon silk short ‘sieeves; Colors: rose, orchid. peach. blue, etc.. with novelty border. Sizes 26 to 34. Value 33.00 Special $3.49 MILL OUTLET STORE ' 124 Washington Street Phone 471 So: Non“: Mme. , Jeannette 50 south min” street South Nor-walk, 001m. , ——— A J'ULY CLEARANCE ALE now some 0N ammo. in the scanner for the best insults,w ‘ Ia :o. .u. SAYS 1101111 SEEK 111111.11 IN THEATRE They Like Mystery Plays Best Says Leading Woman at The Palace "All of us." “consciously or unconsciously. constantly in search of thrills. Some of us find It In careers, oth- ers look for it in thrilling adven- tures. still others scex 1t in amorous affairs. while many grope for through the seeond-hand exp‘l- ences of weird and terrifying mys- tery plays. Why. ask psychologists, does the mystery play so fascinate the femin- ine mind that the more terrifying the plot. thqmore weird and fright- cn'lng the incidents, the better the feminine part of the audience seems to enjoy it? Gertrude Olmstesd, who plays the leading feminine role in “The Mon- ster," the film version of the fascin- ating mystery success of a few years ago, has some interesting theories on the subject. As Betty Watson. tho heroine. she suddenly finds herself on the inside of a sanitarium head- ed by a maniac, wherein exciting in- cldcnts occur When skeletons sud- denly upper in closets, ghostly hands .extend whereevcr one turns. lights mysteriously go on and off, and strange and bizarre servants myster- iously carry out the fanatical orders of their maniacal employer. The study of her role has given Miss Olmsted an understanding of the underlying psychology of the femin- ine mind for the thrills of mystery plays. "it seems rather far-fetched, but true nevertheless, to say that the lack of romance and chilvary in America today is the cause of the feminine fascination for myster plays," says Miss Olmsted. “This, to my mind, is the reasOn why women flock to such plays as “The Monster. There is a colorful romance and thrilling adventure for them in weird. unnatural and terrifying in- cidents, even though they are the imaginary happenings of the make- beilevc world, which makes up to the average woman married to a. prosaic. unromantic business man for the romance and adventure that is missing in her life. “So, to make up for the fame. placid, unexciting existence the Am- erican woman leads today, she seeks thrilling and exciting adventures on the stage and screen. And the more unexpected and nerve rocking the incidents, the more weird and ter- rifying the plot, the more thrills there lies in it for the woman whose tamcncss of every day life demands at least the. thdiling excitement of the stage, and screen Just to even things up. “Naturally, in the old days when knights were bold and ladies fair. women. though sheltered. thrilled in the glories and adventures through which their lovers. brothers and fathers so valiantly fought. Today. however, when the practical, com- mon-sense spirit dominates. the av- erage woman finds in terrifying mystery plays all the thrills, ro- mance and adventure she needs to satisfy her colorful feminine imag- ination. " "The Monster." which is a Re- land West production for .Metro- Goldwyn. is at the Palace today. 11011 SCHOOL . 1101313 Ac10RS IN BIG snot Every Variety of Trained Wild .Ani- ms] in Circus .Com- ing Here Thursday The remarkable and complete col- lection of trained wild animal act- ors, comprising the most important specimens of zoology assembled in the wild beasts 'performance which form an imposing part of Christy Bros. trained wild animal ~ shows, which will exhibit in So. Norwalk on Thursday, July 23. giving two performances. 2 and 8 p. m.. has never been equalled in the history of the world. No corner of the globe has been considered too re- mote to make this collection the most unique on earth. 1 Chief among these wonderful creatures is a wild leopard, a mug- nlficent animal of feline grace and terrible power, with its many pecu- liarities riding on the back of an elephant. A troupe consisting of six lionesses, two sheep and two dogs, all working together as one happy family. There are many say psychologists, are ~other features too numerous to men- tion. The equestrian sensation of the day is the introduction of a score of high school horses.- The act in- cludes twenty most beautiful steeds, lthe finest thoroughbreds that could be procured. These horses go through their evolutions. dances and various tricks with a prompt- neu that would do credit to a child. The riders are all experts and six pf the horses and riders do some exclusive steps and perform a series of bull room stops are are sensation- al in every move. A' brand new street parade will be on the streets at noon every day. Not the old parade of former years. not the [crude like that of any! other show. tut one of greater . ,ategnltuae [ad 0 novelty the} I!" m». .n... MARY ASTOR 111' NEW PICTURE AT 1111 RIALTO Story From Book Writ- ten By Nick Long- worth’s Sister— Sen- tinel Kiddies Picture THE CAST in ‘wlaying With Souls." “Bricotte” . . . .. . ,Jacquciine Logan Margo .Mat-y Astor Amy Dale. . . . . . . . . . . .Bells Bennett Mathew Dale. Sr. . . . .Clive Brook Mathew Dale, Jr. (age 20) .................. Buster Collier Louise . . . .. . . . . .. .Jessie Arnold Mathew Dale. Jr. (age 12) . . . . . Don Marion Mathew Dale, Jr. (age 4) .. . Helen Hoge Monsieur Jomicr. . .Joscph Swickard Bank President. . . . . .Charlcs Malles Margo (age 8). . . . ... . . .Jane Wray see-lesaqse-Isee- Countess do Chambrun's vivid analysis of the domestic tragedies that often lie behind the Wall Street dollar mark. which has made her novel, "Playing With Souls." an interantionai success. is now on the screen. The picture. with Jacqueline Lo- gan. Clive Brook, Mary Astor and William Collier. Jr.,~heading an elaborate cast. will begin a three- day run at the Rialto Theater today. The countess, a sister of Con- gressman Nicholas Longworth. whose wife is the. former ‘Alice Roosevelt. has written from an in- timate, behind-the-scencs knowledge of American society life, and her story is said to be. that of the actual disruption of a New York home of stupendous wealth. The trouble, as the story points out. arises from the fact that the man is too busy doubling and re- doubllng his wealth and his wife is too much engrossed in pursuit of society frivols for either to fulfill their home obligations. Thus the tragedy—~their baby son grows to manhood without knowing either of his parents. The climatic scenes are reached when the boy. believing himself nameless and beyond the pale of the pure and beautiful girl he loves, is rapidly hurling his life away in the clutches of a heartless chorus girl in the Paris night life. During this mad whirl be en- counters both his father and moth- er, hilt reco‘gnizes neither. But the sight of his helplessness brings them to a realization of the terrible cost of their neglect. and the work of re- building the disruptcd home begins. The Thomas H. Ince Carporntlon. which filmed the picture for First National. has given it 11 series of elaborate and vivid settings, particu- larly in the sequences sho'wing the magnificent and picturesque resorts of Parisian gayety. Ralph lnce directed. In addition the Tiialto will show motion pictures of The Evening Sen. tincl's Kiddies Party at Roion Point and “Our Gang" in-the Big Town. LARGE CROWD . HAS GOOD TIME DESPITE RAIN Estimate T h at 5,000 Visited Roto‘n Point Yesterday—7 Excur- sions Booked Today The old verse, tins weather when good fellows get together.” was proved yesterday even though there were fellows and girls and older people on the big ex- cursion from West Hoboken. Rain and threatening weather fall- .ed to keep the crowd of. .000 on the Lincoln Republican ub's party from having a. good time at the Point. The drizzle did keep ma'ny rom taking to the water. but crowds thronged about the stands and in the picnic grove. There were two other- excursions. from mdgewood and from Brooklyn. which helped swell the attendance total to nearly 5. 000 for the day. When the huge party left on two boats. the Ccpheus and the Cetus, the bands were play- ing cheerfully. in spite of the dismal clouds over the Sound. ,0 e e The seven excursions booked for today are church excursions. They are the‘ Newfleld M. E. Sunday school. from Bridgeport; the Wll. ton Congregational Church. the Can- nondaie M. E. Church. the Union Memorial Church of Gienbrook. the Ridgefield nietnodlst Church. the 111. Kisco 31.11:. Sunday school and the Greens Farms .Suridav school. 0 The dance pavillion was open yes. terday afternoon by special arrange- ment on the part of Manager Allen Lincoln A tion excursion. Many of the dancers stayed until the last warning whistle from the stesmcI-s were blown. Then they made a hasty retreaot *for the wharf. i O I C Tomorrow there are three parties coming to the Point by buses. They are from the Danbury Universalist Church. the First Congregational Church of Ridge-field and the La- l gathered strangeness and strength and beauty during many years' trn- vel. It is a wonderful world'- ex. position. Years have been spent in "For it's always a to accommodate the crowds on the - the gathering“ it and fortunes“ ‘- JUST RARIN’ TO GO high ru nncr This is Betty Ann. flu- jumpcr and long distance with Christy'liros. big five ring wild animal shows which comes here on Thursday. .luly :II. This is one of the versatile Kentucky thoroughbrcds that participates in all kinds of clever stunts. livtty Ann is ridden by Miss ancl Logan, who is quite a horscwomnn and has taught many of the stands with dics' Aid of the. German Ill. 1-). Church. from New York. I O U 0 I Miss (loltiudo Monohnn of No “PI \ork visited Harry Smith and ulilf‘i‘I friends at the Point yesterday. tic was May 15,1vhen the show to do some vcry remark- able tricks mid mancuvros. Horses predominate in the Chrisly Show and there is over one hundred blue blooded cqulncs who participate in many numbers throughout the. pro- gram. 'l‘hc menago and high school acts are very interesting and the big liberty act with thirty-six horses is the biggest and boat net of the kind in the world. 110 special tinins, 70 of them from outside of ltnly. brought “5!) 000 pilgrims to llome. while special cats attached to ordlnmy trains brought 18.000 m ore. NEW OPERA FOB FESTIVAL KASAV. Russia, July 22. -—-( .-'\l ). An opera based upon the folk songs. of the counfry. has been compusvdi to be a feature of the cciebintion of the fifth anniversary of tho autono- mous 'l‘nrtnr republic. The work 011- . titled "Sunln," consists of un ovcl--, turc and three ncts. . It is the first national production , of its kind and required the efforts} of three Collaborators two years to: complete it. The Eastern Musical Conservatory of l<nsatn has under—1 taken to prepare the opera. for prcs- ‘ cniniion during the annheisur) . festival. THOUSANDS OF l’lLGRIMS IN ROME ‘ ROME. July Bin—(AP). Apnmxi- mutt-iv 350.000 Holy Your Pilgrims arrived in Rome during April and May, according to statistics com-; piled by the daily newspnpcri L'Epocu. ilwny officials announce; that the heaviest single day of traf- IGHIGHESTEB SPILLS bl-eles-ters I’illsin Rel In .ll’leldllnlmlllc sea. sealed.“ with , MEIR. nee! 0ND” "BAND P w your! knows as Best. Safest Al's enable SO!!! BTORIJGGISTS EVERYWHERE The Night Is .. Thursday Night The Date July 23rd. AND THEN 1'01? CAN DANCE FROM 1) "TILL I A. To Paul Whiteman (Himself) and His Orchestra At The RITZ Bridgeport, Conn. M. LESSONS ‘IN LOVE GIVEN IN REGENT ITEM Reginald Denny Gets Experience i 11 “I’ll Show You the Town” —4 Sweethearts THE CAST in “I'll Show You the Town“ Alec Dupree . Reginald Denny Hazel Deming . . . ...'iil11rian Nixon Professor Carlyle McCube . . . . Edward Kimball Fan Green .. Lilynn ’l‘nshmnn Maltin Green .. Haydon Stevenson Agnes Cicvcnger . . Cissy Fitzgerald Lucille i’emberton . . . . . . . . . . . Margaret Livingston Billie Bonner . . . . .. Neely Edwards Professor Goodhue, Wm. A. (.‘nl'roii Aunt Sul'ait . ..... . . Murilin Matiox EditinTorey .. . Helen Gro-cno Frank l’etnberton .. Lionel lirahum Lessons in love are furnished by four .prctty women in Reginald Denny's intcst Universal-Jewel i'cn- tu'e.u "1'” Show You lilt‘ 'i‘own” which opens upthe Prince today for 11 titles day run. It‘un was affectionate. Hazel was petite. Agnes was wealthy. LOciIl-z was sweet, and Alec Duprcc, pensive college professor. played by Reginald Denny, was, it may be said without exaggeration. a wee bit too ambitious. The net result being that he learned about women from her and her and her, in a series of highly thrilling experiences which are vouched for by a press agent only, as the lnughingcst bit 01' ex- citable triflcs ever flashed on the screen so far this year. Fan was married. and so was L11- cillc. Hazel was visiting the 111c- tropoiis with her aunt Sarah, while Agnes was a wealthy widow who was “tnkcn in" by Alec-'11 [lottery and insistence that "she was beauti- ful." Alec was a woman-hater, un- romantio and all that sort of thing, but in spite of it all he was besieg- cd with feminine hearts and cupid's ”is: ‘ who is famed for his sterling hon- . oers I Rlalto” now PLAYING xv; y, a! Jvauciine Logan, :1: Mary Astor and ' Clive Brook . ._.i“__ dut'lswnnd the final episode of "l'il Show You the Town" finds Alec on the highway toward matrimony. With the exception of Lucille. Alec has promised the other women to show them the town all on the same night, each of them separate- ly. neither of them to know of the others’ existence. The trouble he- gins and ends in “The Hanging Gardens Cafe" where all of the wo- men are being entertained by Alec. To kecp’his appointment with each of his companions he has himself paged every five minutes and goes through a progressive dinner. as iti were, with audit of his "sweet- hearts." Just who captures Alec's heart is not revealed until the final episode of thc picture. Fun is played by idlynn Tncbxnan. 1111201 by Marian Nixon. Agnes by Cissy Fitlgeluld. while liturguet Livingston is cast in the role of Lucille. “1'“ Show You the Town" is adapted from Elmer Davis' rollick- ing novel of the same name. Harry I’Oiiill'd, who directed "Sporting Youth" and “Oh, Doctor," directed the screen version of the Davis story. CAT AND CANARY iS COMING TO THE RECENT The famous Broadway success, “The Cut and the Canary." a‘ le- I‘D gitimnte play. which has had 11, run vim of two years, Is to be presented at Added 3. the Regent theatre Wednesday. comedy; ‘ ‘ August 5. it was announced today 0111' G 5,] by David Esterson. nlnnnger‘of the , Mgr). theatre. There will be an after- m The Big” noon and an evening performance. - Big Tow-hf?" The play was written by John Willard and is a famous mystery drama with a world-wide reputa- tion as the most exciting play ever, written. Through a maze of perils. move a I boy and a girl whose every step is followcd with intense Interest While every other character in the play is under suspicion as the perpetrator of strange and creepy happenings around which,,thc story is woven. The play will be presented by a Broadway cast. ' and ' ' Motion Pictures of M The Evening Sentinel' s Kiddie Picnic at Roton Poing Free Suburban Telephone Service For the conven- ience of our cus- tomers in . Bridge- port’s suburbs, we have special tele- phone wires which pertmt them to reach us by phone without charge. Theyl are as follows—— I i so. NORWALK 1 DAY THURSDAY BAXTER GROUNDS. July 23 1O?! ,1“! v f 11 /- 301310113 isms-s asijaebirtio ,I' 111101 eBIG5IlING WIlDANlM/iliflom ,3 5 Confluent Manama“ 1250:Pesp1e—soo'narsea~50ct1guammas ZCarsofElephamsandCanels 5'Bands - 2am- nglmSystems- -‘ sonouueugtsstest Cars 15-?er Big-Top, — 5 111mm“— ZSteelAsenaa - Wild-BemHippodrome 2 CompleteEleoiric Norwalk 3034 Fairfield 470 Danbury 1341 Westport 465 Milford 800 Hemstitched Irish Linen Damask Napkins 20 x 20" for constant use. 22 serv1ce. 7 Great Sale Reductions on Choice Third floor. I . _‘90 ‘ Reg. Price $125 and colorings. ft. I rugs as well a dueed. Store Closes Daily at 5 P. M..Saturday included ' ‘3.50 Half Doz. finishes, . these napkins are ex- ' cellent size and quality 11 three lovely flower de- signs, they are launder- edx ready to put into ” Oriental Rugs Each rug is a rare choice piece 'with un- usually lovely ,patterns Think of the beauty of one of these color spots in the winter home! This is the time to purchase— avcrage size 6% x 4% Group includes fine Sarouks, Kermans, Ta. briz, Bijars and Dozars. All our other larger small scatter sized O entais : are proportionately rec tom no". .I . Just on the Boat ‘ 1 forOur Sale ' 84 Handmade Voile Frocks imported Directly By Us. $5.95 They are awfully Frenchy looking, these exquisite voile frocks beautifully embroidered and entirely made by hand. The coolest, daintiest and most practi- cal of hot weather dresses! ,- Peach Brown Le Grey W ite Light .Blue Lavender _' Deep Blue Pmk Colbred embroidery and pip- .ings are unusual and the new ' fashionable skirt fulness is sug- gested by side pleats. When you try them on you will want several for summer wear. , l Second Floor ‘ I i i One of Our Greatest Sale Events Hundreds of Fashionable ., t .0 Amber Glasses - 35 cts. ea. ‘4. 20 doz. From one of the best known maker of super- ior glassware come these glasses of eep, rich: ‘ amber color. . ' Glasses of this quality usually sell for $7 to $11 doz. ‘ IGoblets with crystal Tali. ice-tea glasses ' bases. ‘ . .. xiii}: ordinthout crys- High or low foot sher- Gin an es . ger Ale glasses. . bert 813““ Cocktail glasses with . Table tumblers. crystal bases. We are one of five concerns in New England to when; the manufacturer selected to give this special price concession.‘ Every glass is optic ~lead blown. Get a complete set for your fashionable table. . min floor. ' '. a... .c- a. 1—,...» ....-.r. . glass of finer ‘quality,
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