' admirable ‘Large crowds came on the steamers . specially ‘ New York. members of the Erstor ROTOR PT. DOES ' RUSH BUSINESS OVER WEEK-END Large Crowds Arrive By Steamer —- Tides A n d Temperature Right for Bathing The peak of the excursionist sea- son is fast approaching, according to the attendance over the week- end at the Point. The tides were for afternoon bathing. Boll Island. the Seagats. and the chartered bosses and steamers. The week-end before La- bor Day is usually the high spot of vacation- time. Saturday the Electric Specialty company from Stamford came by special trolley to the Point, and the Sons and Daughters of Liberty from Danbury came by bus. Yesterday the Crescent brought a boat-load from Poriposer Kranken Unferstits Verein. In the evening the American band sta Md S .m - ' r 1“ unday concert of “nod and was installed at a cost of over|and the B. M. '1'. Woman's League without a. regular manager since 82,000.00 All the drink stands are] from Brooklyn will arrive by bus. classical and popular airs, when the electrical storm intervened. The Miami Syncopaters, who have until recently played afternoons in the soda-fountain, were not present yesterday, but may play again be. fore the season closes. g 0 I The ice-cream sandwich booth has lust had a new refrigerating system installed. which was given a thor- ough test over the week-end. It is 1925. horbood. rim ammo museum. NORWALK, cons. IlOW T 0 KEEP COOL 0N BROADWAY Chorus girls in one of the leading Broadway musical oon'iedies keep cool after a matinee by taking a dock under one of the municipal shower baths erected by city ofdcisls for the poor kiddies in the neigh- NEWS FOR THEATRE 1' H E A '1‘ E E Today and Tomorrow “THE PARASIT ” With Owen Moore Madge Bellamy Bryant Washburn Lilyan Tashman Mary Carr Bruce Guerin equipped with artificial cooling. bu others I G 0 There are no excursions today at the park. Several small par ties may wander in. one of the best of the ice-less systems the new one on the sandwich booth 1. more extensive than any of the up heavily after the week- end rush. Thomas De Lucco on the food- store. hooked it is expected. from up-state. Tomorrow the Cross River Baptist church Sunday School the blanket-stand. With Mr. Samuel will come to the Point by trolley. i had a. big day Saturday and is - week. _ . o o o Miss Edna Schrope iering a new and different stock this is managing: lreland assisting. The stand has been Charles Yarnell week ago. The concessionaires are stocking o o o Of- 0 C O lain. visited ‘week-end with her parents. s best results. left for Canada a t Howard Weed on the beach stand has his weekly night off tonight. Mary Gormsn‘. on the soda-foun— in Ansonia over the ——Advcrilse in the Sentinel for the Does a mother ever forfeit the right to her child? This woman neglected her husband and baby while another cared for them Which deserved the right of possession? III David Esterson. Manner W Today, Tuesday, Wednesday HERB AT LAST! seed“ ”lady who ted solos-ad! sensuous story a bachelor MOVIE NOTES "run 8103! SO FAB. swan GORDON. young and .7 beautiful, marries Dick Gregory. for the money she thinks he has. She has made up her mind never sohsvechildrou,buttobsvean exciting time and expensive clothes always. Afic- the honeymoon, which has really been a shopping-hip. Dick tells Gloria that he cannot aflord a cook. Gloria refuses pointblsnk to do her own house- work, and Dick borrows his We maid, MAGGIE. Gloria meets STANLEY WAY- BUBN, an actor whom she once loved. Wayhurn calls on her and Did( sees him leaving the house. Gloria tells hu- husband that Wsyburn is an interior decorator. who had called shout some lamp-shades. Next day Gloria is in a res. barons with MAY SEYMOUR. a man-fed friend. and May's lover. JIM cannwn, when she sees Dick's mother looking at her with deep disgust. NOW GO ON WITH THE STORY ' mm swayed slowly to her . feet. Her face was white as she walked serous the dining- room to Mother Gregory‘s table. She was sfrsid of this major-dome of a women. And Mother Gregory knew it. "Game into the dressing-room with no," the said sharply. “I want to talk to you a. minute or two!" She gripped Glory above the elbow and steered her out into the women's rest room. May Seymour winked at Glory as they passed. Glory pulled oi! her hat and began to powder her nose before the mir- ror. to gain a moment's time to gather hes- wits. “Sit down!" Mother Gregory said. And Gloria at. “Now then," Dick’s mother said in her powerful voice. ”WM in the world are you doing down here with that women who is the talk of the town? Have you lost your senses?" "How do you mean. talk of the town?" Glory asked weakly. Mother Gregory snorted. "You know as well as I do that her affair with Jim Carewo is com- mon talk everywhere!" she mid. “And here I find you sitting with thorn where everybody can see you! "And another thin:- young wo man....Ieontlds.ggleovorto your house to show you how to cook and take care of the home Dick's givonyou ...nottoleaveyoufroo to gallivsnt all over town with your eu'eor friends!" "If that's whet Maggie's there for.youa.nhavoherbock...snd I'll get a mid of my own!" Glorh cried. Her fou- of Dick’s mother was blotted out by her sudden anger. "r: you think I’m roles .to be a Banishing-brush for your precious son, you’re barking up the wrong tree. I‘mnotgoingtodrudgofor him or for anybody sisal" she cried. Turn of fury were in her voice. “He can perfectly afford to get me s. cook, and I don't mean any- thing previous! I don’t have to workinhishousa...1os.ngoout and can my 335 any week in the year. And it won't be at dishwlsii- ing either. . . ." She rose and, returning to the dining room. nthored up her beaded bag and white gloves. Mother Gregor! followed. She laid her jeweled hand on Gloria's arm. "Sit down a minute. while 1 no! my check." she said gently. “and we'll leave together. Tina's no need to makeascenothiswey,is there?" Together they walked out of the crowded. restaurant. Gloriabsd forgotten all about I” Seymour. 0 O O momma-rimmed letha- Grogory's coups. “Jump in!" one said to ing up the wrong tree." , “I have a little shopping to do . . ." she said. "Jump in!" Mother Gregory re- peated. "I’ll drive you home. It's time you and I had a talk about things in general. and marriage in particular!" She started the car. “Now. Glory." she began will. is your idea of what you my son. as his wife?" "What do I owe Dick?" she re- peated in surprise. "Why, I don't owe him anything. do I? He wanted to marry me, and he has me." "You think that's enough?" Moth- er Gregory asked. “How about he- ingaresl wifeto him...tsking care of him, cooking his meals, darn- ing his socks. reading to him when he's tired? How about such things? Do you try to do them?" “Certainly not." Gloria snapped. Her beautiful face was distorted with anger. “Certainly not." she said again. "I can't see where he makes life so terribly comfortable for me. Does he hire a mold for me when I ask him to? Not a chancel. . . Does he leave me the car to use daytimes? No. indeed! He rolls downtown in it himself every morning. And I esnwalki...Andwhatmakosme sosoreisthatlknowhocansiford to keep a cook and an extre. automo- bile!" "That's where you're wrong.” said Mother Gregory. “Dick is just start- ing his career. lawyers don't and- denly make a million like inventors or promoters, you know." Mother Gregory‘s face became ass-ions "By the way, my dear, have your babies early in your married life," she mid. "The younger a. mother isthomoroofoploymatasheis for her children . . ." O I O UDDENL! Mother stopped. In the tilted mirror above the windshield of the car. she could see Gloria's face. It was smiling scorn- fully. “I'm scarcely married. and you're beginning to talk babies already." the girl lid. ."Is that all women am for . . . to have babies?" “If it isn‘t that. perhaps you'll tell me what they are for." sug- gested Dick’s mother. "Oh, how do I know what women on for?" Gloria cried. "But I sup possthoy'reonesrth ioiivosndbe happy like anyone else." “And to drink hard liquor, to make cigu'eu until they're dopey. sndtoplsybridgoformoneynntii they have faces like misors!" Mother Gregory's voice was deep with da- “Just GRID” Gm ....-.. cones-aw. 'e ~ . . . owe “Will you please stop this car and let me out?" Gloria interrupted. gie thinks you ought to go to bed. And while you're undressing I'll put a hot wits! bottle in your bed." I”... the unplwmont washout a msidtotskolfsggis'splsco. For showassurothstthodretthing ”\s ’Beati-lbe Burton © ”25* up any kind of cocktail that's ever been invented! You girls who haven‘t strength enough to put the buttons in your husband‘s shirtsleeves, but have ‘pep' enough to strut and shim- my half the night at some tough party or other! What earthly good are any of your . . . Now, Glory. 1 want you to think things over. . . ." stood all the insults I ma M w‘ Silently Mrs. Gregory stopped the car. Gloria got out. and her mother- in-law drove on. I C I LORIA turned toward home. kicking the walks as she went. ‘ By the time she reached home she was thoroughly out of temper. Dick's roadster stood in the drive way. There was a fire burning in the living-room grate. And before it. stretched out on the davenport asleep. lay Dick. Gloria tiptood into the room and stood looking down at him. His face was flushed. and he breathed quick- ly. Suddenly he opened hi eyes. "Glory," he said. And' s voice was like that of s. sick child who wants" his mother. "What's happened to you?" Gloria asked. "Nothing." Dick answered. "I‘ve had a nasty little cold for days, and it seems to have slipped up behind me. all of a. sudden. Haven't got any lemons in the bones, have we?" “I guess so." Gloria. went out into the kitchen. Maggie was there, tosrfully peeling onions. Maggie.” her mistress said. "have we any lemons? Mr. Gregory wants one for his cold." "It's a hot lemonade he wants." Maggie said. “As I've been telling him for the last hour. But nothing would he inks till yourself some home. I’ll make it. and then we'll get him into bed between blankets with a hot water bottle to his feet ”.andisthimowest thecoldout of himself by morning." She moved briskly around the kitchen as she make. diling the tea- kottlo and inking lemon juice and sugar together in a tall glam. Gloria went bsck,to Dick. "Come upstairs." she said. Cll'i "Mas- . O O 18 minutes Dick was comfort- Gloria turned to leave the room. She wanted to telephone : x I NEA‘SERVICB INC; "Don‘t go," Dick said. and talk to me." Gloria asked indii‘ferently. “Lots of things." "What has my golden girl been log all day?" ness. Dick looked miserable. “And if you want to make a anything to do with her again." went on bitterly. maid. all right! And she hid dren . herself!" "She had three, you know . . . mother." he said at last. her, Glory." many. room to sat clone. 0 O t 0 this was marrisgd Dick dozed upstairs. looks in the meantime! better off than her own mother! with . . anger and disappointment. life had tricked her! . how! 0 O 0 but too 111 to leave the house. of our own today, dear. I want throw our first party." "Party?" asked Dick, startled. one. first thing." Gloria cried- dred dollars . . " you. Mr. Dick." she said. gust. "Oh. you women whomxotheearogerywesldd dowouldbo . up...whoun'tbflltt;:dflk.mnmmtgj ——-..‘ Godlew.» Eli “If you think I’ m going to be a scrubbing-brush for your precious son, you re bark- “Stay here “What is there to talk about?“ Dick answered. do “Fighting with your mother. most- ly." said Gloria with piercing sweet- hit with nib. you'll never ask me to have she "She's been bowl- ing me out for not doing my own housework. I notice she keeps a the cheek to tell me I ought to go ahead and have a whole family of chi!- . when she had only one Dick stared at her thoughtfully. m “The other two died. I'm sorry you rowed with Downstairs Maggie was striking the Japanese dinner gong. It chimed like the very voice of peace and bur Gloria ran down to the dining. Facing an evening alone while Doing her own housework begin- ning tomorrow? Helping Dick N along. year after year? Losing be! . Why she wouldn't. be much The only difference would be that she. herself. would bcvo a better house and more money to run it . roast lamb instead of stow. fresh peas instead of canned ones! Gloria pounded the table in her . . . How . . Well. she'd got herself out of this. mess. some- Tho next morning Dick was better Gloria sat beside him while be m breakfast before the bedroom tire. "Dicky-bird." she aid with all he! sweetness. "I'm going to hire a maid to get her used to the house before we "Now don't say we can’t word "we figured it all out. It won't cost much for food and cocktails and a. little Jazz band. Not much over a nun- Maggie appeal-ed in the doorway. "A Miss Briggs downstairs to see "was Brim." am we. "Wbointhoworldisldl-Drigpf" AT THE PALACE. big role' in "The Boomerang." screen juveniles" is the way pro- ducers and casting directors are classifying Donald Keith. who made his first acquaintance with the fans under the name of Francis Feeney, but adopted the new “nom do screen" when he signed a long-term contract with B. P, Schulberg Pro- ductions. Keith's initial role of first impor- tance is in the screen version of Da- vid Belaaco's play,‘ The Boomer- ang.‘ “opening a three day showing today at the Palace theater. In this latest Gaenier production he is co- ieatured with Anita Stewart and Bert Lytell. Keith has been in pictures about eighteen months. having appeared as Norma Talmadge's eldest son in “Secrets," and as one of the cast of "K, the Unknown." Mr. Schulberg gave Vitagraph a temporary loan of his seniors for the leading mascu- line role in "Bares. Son of Karen." AT THE REGENT. "The Parasite" Treats of evils of di- vorce which fail on children. "Tragedy." as some famous writer once wrote. "is part of life." The truth of this philosophy will be aptly illustrated to those who see 13. P. Schulberg's latest production. "The Parasite." which comes to the Regent Theater today and to- marrow. In picturlsing Helen R. Martin's famous novel. B. P. Schulborg has caused his scenario department and his director. Louis Gasnier. to navi- gate along a straight line and stay close to the text of the story. which treats in a humane manner with the. evils of divorce. in homes where children have come to share the sor- rows of their parents. For the various important roles. llir. Schulberg has assembled a great cast. which includes Madge Bellany, Owen Moore. Bryant Washburn. Lil. )an Tashman. Mary Carr. Bruce Guerln and Dorothy Dwan. AT THE mamb. Norms Shearer starred in her latest triumph. "A Slave of Fashion." Norma Shearer in her latest tri- umph, "A Slave of Fashion." opened today at the Rialto theatre for a two day engagement. 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