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a THE. TIMES: MARCH i6, 1918 5 - WHAT'S GOING ON IN THE WORLD OF THEATRES AND AMUSEMENT LYRIC A breezs from "Aiuld Erin" will per meate the- atmosphere at the Lyric theatre next week beginning' -with the performance of "The Daughter of Machree," on Monday afternoon and evening as interpreted ,by the pppular Poll Players. It la a typical Irish American comedy drama filled with heart thrilling situations, tout inter spersed with Irish wit and humor that keeps the audience laughing and1 cry ing by turns, yet leaving the specta tors to wonder why they weep or laugh. The play teJls a story of an Irish lassie who journeys from her native land to America and the adventures in which she takes part upon her ar rival in 'New York city are not of pe culiar interest to mothers and daugh ters, Ibut even the men are carried away with the moral which it teaches. It is not a 6ex iproblem play, but con tains a lesson which is decidedly in teresting and pathetic. Sally O'Brien is th4 heroine and Miss Warda How ard, the leading lady of the Poll Play ers, has promised to do justice to the part. Tomorrow night a special St. Pat rick's day program will toe offered toy Manager George Arvine at the Sun day night concert. The motion pic ture drama, "The Woman God For got," portrayed by Geraldine Farrar, will be the feature and will toe aug mented toy another "Fatty" Arbuckle comeOy and the Hearst-Pathe weekly news pictures. The final performance of "Mam'zelle," the French American cmedy which has scored so decided a success, will be given this afternoon and evening. This production haj proved that the final .performanc will pected that the final performance will be superior to any given during the week. Already there has been a large advance sale of tickets and the S. R. O. sign which was ibrought into re quisition several times Kiuring the week will again be in evidence tonight. WEST END "Mother Machree" must have been 'A 'Wearing of the Green," under a "Little Bit o Heaven," when Edith Kennedy wrote "Molly Entangled," which is winsome Vivian Matrin's latest Paramount photoplay so com pletely Is the whole production per meated with the very spirit of Ould Ireland, indeed, one could almost be lieve " 'Twas Only an Irishman's Dream." The old fiddler is there and the dancers, old and young, colleen and smithy, Vivian Martin herself, makes such a wee, winsome colleen that it is hard to understand why she was not cast in an Irish role long ago. As gay Molly Shawn, she will appear on the screen of the West End theatre on State street near Clinton avenue, tonight. Wm. S. Hart, in the Bad Man, 2 acts, will also be shown. POLI'S vujomn pi iMATr HAS NO TERRORS FOR OUR TROOPS Saturday audiences at Poll's will find varied entertainment in the me lange of up-to-the minute vaudeville and photoplay attractions. The lead ing lyrical attraction, "Sherman Was Right" is superior in its display of singers, dancers and comedians pre senting in the midst of unique hi larity a really patriotic appeal. Be sides prepossessing principals it has one of the most lithe and graceful choruses from Broadway. Five reels of feature photoplay fun is carried convincingly to the comedy side of human nature by Madge Ken nedy, who stars in "Nearly Married." The photograph is exceptional and the latest art methods have been us ed to embellish the film throughout. Extraordinary genius has- conceiv ed the comic sketch "On and Off" two nifty boys with a knack of put ting across their lines and finally dancing and playing their way di rectly into the hearts of their audi ences. Toe, symbollic and folk-dancing in the height of art is offered by Zer maine and Vallal. This act is super-artistic and one of the greatest novelties ever seen in Bridgeport. Kelso and Francis also offer an oddity colorfully staged and en hanced by the naturalness of the sit uation. Their songs as well as talk are snappy. The Conlee Sisters bring to Bridgeport a repertoire of topical songs heard here for the first time. Animated news, featured at every performance offers military and civil scenes of Europe and America of paramount importance. IRELAND'S NATIONAL HOLIDAY. Ireland's national holiday is the feast day of St. Patrick, her patron saint, and this event will be appro priately celebrated at the Colonial ball room in Fairfield avenue next Monday evening with the annual ball. Most young people like to dance on any holiday, and as Lenten rules are relaxed for this occasion many will attend who refrain from dancing at other times during Lent. Murray's big orchestra will furnish the music, Viere will be dancing until 2 o'clock, and a good time for every one. Only a small admission fee is required, and cordial welcome is extended. r By LEE PAPE 5 J.lllMMIIIUIIIIIIiaillllllUlllUEIIIIIIIIIIIll BETTER THAN CALOMEL (Thousands Have Discovered Dr. I Edwards' Olive Tablets are a Harmless Substitute. TV. Edwards Olive Tablets the substi tute for calomel are a mild but sure laxative, and their effect-on the liver ia almost instantaneous. They are the result of Dr. Edwards' determination not to treat af timoon, compieetly PUBLIC URGED TO CLOSE CONTRACTS FOR COMING YEAR Users of steam coal ' in Connecticut are being warned in notices sent out by the office of Thomas W. Russell, United States fuel administrator for this state, to close without delay con tracts for their coal supplies for the coming "coal year" which begins April 1. The administrator's warning follows: "The Connecticut Fuel Administra tion recommends that you should close without delay contracts for the steam coal which you expect to need for the coming "coal year" beginning April 1. "Under present disturbed conditiona some mines or shippers may feel that they must make their contract sub ject to their ability to secure trans portation or possibly some other con dition beyond their control but your contract should go as far as may be equitable to both sides under the circumstances. "May we ask you in your own in terest to use the utmost diligence in this matter? "This request does not mean that in case of inability on your part tc cover your needs we can undertake to do so but it is of great importance that such cases should be reported by us to the National Fuel Adminis tration at Washington as long before April 1, as possible." Please be sure to report to us in writing promptly (do not telephone) with full particulars in case you are not able to cover your needs. Summer in France Is Cool As Compared to Most of the United States." KuiiJiiiiiiiiiiniiiiiiiiiiiiimiiiiiiniiiiiiL', I LITTLE BENNY'S I i NOTE BOOK 1 The Park Ave. News. Weather. Cold in places, sutch as your feet and the end of your nose. Militarry News. Kumpinny B was Pttackted by the Berks street gang while they was drilling last Satidday nftimnriTi rnynrliotlr nntwi4finn Vm liver and bowel complaints with calomel, enemy by retreeting so quick that the His efforts to banish it brought out these . . - . ,. . . , . . ouccicia uiucul nave VlllXC IU Utile ouve-coioreu iaujcu. These pleasant little tablete do the good that calomel does, but have no bad after effects. They don't Injure the teeth like strong liquids or calomel. They take hold of the trouble and quickly correct it Why cure the liver at the expense of the teeth? Calomel sometimes plays havoc with the gums. So do strong liquids. It is best not to take calomel, but to let Dr. Edwards' Olive Tablets take its place. Most headaches, "dullness" and that lazy feeling come from constipation and a disordered liver. Take Dr. cowards Washington, March 16 American soldiers on the battle fronts in France will, probably escape our American torrid hot spells of summer and our blizzardy winters, extremes of heat and cold in France being less severe. They may expect, however, periods of sustained cold in the trenches, cold of the moist penetrating char acter peculiar to the continental cli mate of northern Europe, but in gen eral no startling change from weather conditions at home. An exhaustive study of the subject by Preston C. Day chief of.the cli matological division of the Weather Bureau, shows that winter in north ern France is not so severe from the standpoint of low temperatures, but there is a constancy of moderately cold weather which is not usually ex perienced in the United States Rather low temperatures sometimes occur there, but such extremity of cold weather as has been experienced this winter, in the United States, is unknown. The coldest weather of record in northern France ranges from about zero, Fahrenheit, to 10 degrees below Summer in northern France is cool, as compared with most of the United States, the average temperature for July and August, the warmest months, being 63 to 65 degrees, even lower than along our northern border Mod erately hot weather sometimes oc curs, but extremely high tempera, tures, such as occasionally are ex perienced in much of the United States, are unknown in France. Tem perature as high as 100 never has been reported in France, while in the United States 100 to 110 degrees have occurred generally With the translation from winter to spring the rapid warming up, fa miliar to residents in most sections of the United States, is not so noticea ble in France, the average tempera ture for March being only 2 to 4 degrees higher than for February. April and May are moderately cool and not unpleasant, the length of the day increases much more rapidly than in most sections of the United States, and there is a correspondingly large increase in the amount of sun shine, while rainfall is comparatively light, although occurring rather fre quently The summers are pleasant as com pared with much of the United States, the day temperatures being mostly moderate and the nights cool. Occasionally hot weather is experi enced, but the heat is not so excessive and the heated periods are usually of short duration. Fall also is usually pleasant, especi ally in September and October. The rainfall usually becomes heavier, however. The battle fronts of France lie in a latitude north of the United States. Paris is farther north than any point in the United States, being 500 miles nearer the -North Pole than Chicago. Along the northern coasts of France temperatures are very similar to those of our northern Pacific coast. the monthly average at Dunkirk, France, and Seattle, Washington, be ing identical for nearly nair tne months of the year and differing only slightly ' other months Not considering the higher moun tains, rainfall in the eastern half of the United States, especially in the South, is much greater than in France. Compared with Paris, ths average rainfall at Chicago is one and one-half times as large; at New York, more than twice as large and at New Orleans, nearly three times as large. Over the lowlands of northern France snow is fairly frequent and may be expected from November to April, inclusive, although it rarely at tains any considerable depth on the erround. At the higher elevations or eastern and southern France, particu larly in the mountains bordering on Germany where the winters are long and cold, snowfall is more frequent and much heavier. take eny prizners. Spoarts. Last Thersday in skool flooring the drawing lessm, a race took place between Sid Hunt and Lew Davis to see wich one cood get their drawing of a apple done ferst. Sid Hunt won easy, but Miss Kitty made them both stay after skool to do their drawings over agen, saying they looked more like footballs than wat they did like apples. Sissicty. Mr. Leroy Shooster has been presented with a small size Olive Tablets when you feel "loggy" and sootcase for a berthday present, sav "hMW." Note how thev "clear" clouded ... ,. . . , - ,, - mg ne can imruiy wuit iu iie a. trip "heaw. brain and how they "perk up" the spirits, k an 25c a dox. All druggists. rilK VNITE STATF.S OF AMERICA DISTRICT OF CONNECTICUT. Whereas, on the fifteenth day of March, 19 IS, the Bridgeport Towing Line Co.. filed a libel in the District Court of the United States for the District of Connecticut, against the stcrvm canal boat "James E. Mulhol land" her boats, tackle, apparel and furniture, in a cause of salvage, civil and maritime. And Whereas, by virtue of process in due form of law, to me directed, returnable on the first day of April, 1918, I have seized and taken the team canal boat "James E. Mul holland'" and have her in my cus tody. Notice is hereby given that a dis trict court will be held in the United States Court room, in the City of Hartford, Conn. On the first day of April, 1918, 12 o'clock, noon, for the trial of said premises, and the owner or owners, and all persons who may have or claim any interest, are hereby cited to be and appear at the time and place aforesaid, to show cause, if any they have, why a finel decree should not pass as prayed, v Chesterfield C. Middlebrook U. S. Marsha'l, By E. L. Gallagher, Deputy U. S. Marshal. Jas. Walter Scheffer, Bridgeport, Conn., Prosecutor for Appellant 1 Bridgeport, Conn., March 16. 1918. S 16 s some place with it, ony he dont ix- pect to be able to go enywares soon on account of his presents being re quested at skool every Say. Pome by Skinny Martin. EXSEPT FOR ACCIDINTS O scrub your teeth with a harty stroke And breath throo your nose good and strong. And sleep every nite with the window way up. And your future will be helthy and long. ADVERTISE IN THE TIMES. HARTFORD MEN GO MARCH 30 Hartford, March 1 6 Saturday, March 30, has been decided upon as the day when 903 more Connecticut men will entrain for Camp Devens, Ayer, Mass., as the state's contribution to the recent call of the government for 95,000 men. As was the case when previous contingents entrained for Devens, special trains will be arrang ed for the use of the men. The "New Haven" road is now working on i schedule which will doubtless be an nounced within a few days. General Iudendorft declared in an interview in Cologne that Germany in much stronger in every department than her enemies. James E. Aller, chauffeur for Ross M. Turner, a New Yorker, was fined heavily for alleged reckless driving in Greenwich. Times Want Ads. One Cent a Word AMUSEMENTS . BI AMUSEMENTS TO-NIGHT WEST END TO-NIGHT JESSE L. LASKY PRESENTS VIVIAN MARTIN IN MOLLY ENTANGLED S ACTS 5 , WM. S. HART in "THE BAD MAN" 2 Acts TO-NIGHT CONTINUOUS DANCING BR00KLAWN DANCING PAVILION Y MALONE'S & STAPLETON'S ORCHESTRAS NO WAITS OR DULL MOMENTS Note A Handsome Saint Patrick's Souvenir Will Be Given Away Free to All Attending To-night. ADMISSION v TAKE STRATFIELD CAR. McCORMACK & BARRY, Mgrs. 30 CENTS I Paramount Super Play ; LJppJ mfww'aw'j TO-DAY jj p j --T Known Star ! !! P fl Q II I 9 11 H I: JACK PICKFORB HUCK & TOM Being the Further Adventures of Tom Sawyer. OTHER PLAYS. Sun. Eve: Marguerite Clark in "The Seven Swans." TO-DAY FOX SUPER PLAY The Talented Russian Star SONIA MARKOV A -THE PAINTED MADONNA A Human Interest Story of Woman Who Loved. OTHER FILMS SUNDAY EVENING LINA CAVALIERI IN "THE ETERNAL TEMPTRESS" JUDGE MALTBIE GRANTS DIVORCE TO SIX COUPLES Caroline M. McDougal of this city was granted a divorce yesterday by Judge William M. Maltbie in the bu peror court on charges of cruelty. They were married November 21, 1894, and came to Bridgeport aDOut four years ago. Since then Mrs. mc- Dougal has been forced to support herself by keeping lodgers. She said her husband chased her from the house once with a knife, and related other incidents of abuse at his hands. Jennie M. Lockwood was given a decree from Frederick M. Lockwood of South Norwalk, alleging desertion since April, 1913. They were married August 12, 1905, and have two chil dren. Mrs. Lockwood said she is un able to support them from her earnings. Desertion was the charge made by Alpheur B. Stannard of Stratford against Ethel Gertrude Stannard, now of Hartford. They were married m Ansonia, and Mrs. Stannard left him in August, 1914. Custody of the chil dren was left with the mother. Infidelity was the- allegation in the complaint of Steven Leonnetti aganist Lena Leonnetti, and the decree was granted. They were married in Feb ruary, 1915. Mrs. Leonnetti was ac cused of eloping with one Rafaello Carada. , Desertion was the charge upon wheih Giovanni Capello was given a divorce from Carmelo Muzzicato Ca. pello. They were married July 4, 1911, and the wife deserted in September, 1916. Blanche J. Tallman was given a de cree from Alfred A. Tallman, Jr., on charges of intemperance. They were married January 13, 1918, in Hart ford, and in June, 1914, the wife was compelled to leave him because of his habits. , HUNS ARE AT OUR DOOR, SAY GOV. STANLEY By A. O. Stanley, Governor of Kentucky. I deeply regret that people still har bor that pernicious delusion that this war is 3000 or 4,000 miles away. Have you heard that? Some people are saying that it is a war between England, France, and Italy and Ger many and Austria away across the Atlantic Ocean, in the mud and snow of Flanders and in the passes of the Alps, around Verdun and that great sector at Cambrai. Oh, no, it is not there. It is here right here. It is in the streets of Louisville; it is all over the blue grass of Kentucky and in the Pennyrile; it is up and down the Mississippi River. They would be here but for that splendid and al most shattered line into which every ablebodied Frenchman has gone; that line to which every home in England has contributed; that line for which Australia and Canada have been drained. Because that line still stands they are not here. Let that line break, let the Hun go over that west ern front as he did over the Asono in Italy, as he swept over the, eastern front in Russia and through Serbia and Roumania, and his millions will be here. Will our patriotism and vigilance sleep, sleep, sleep until we are aroused at midnight by the red glare of the holocaust? Will we wait till the air AND COMPANY IN The Season's Funniest Vaude ville Farce acuum A Laugh Every Second -A-' Sonl-Stirring Photo Drama Starring FRAZER, BUNCE AND HARDY "Just A Hit" Smiletta Sisters Great Wire Novelty GEORGE & LILLY - Xylophone Artists GARDEN COMING SUNDAY "The Whip" in 8 Acts NEXT W.EEK THE POLI PLAYERS PRESENT The Great Comedy Drama THE DAUGHTER OF MOTHER MACHREE A PLAY OF TEARS AND LAUGHTER THAT ' WILL CAPTIVATE THE HUMAN INTEREST. DON'T MISS IT. X LAST OPPORTUNITY TO-NIGHT MAM'ZELLE THE SUCCESS OP THE SEASON TO-MORROW NIGHT SPECIAL SUNDAY NIGHT CONCERT GERALDINE FARRAR n m M Woman God 'gjjg ST. PATRICK'S NIGHT ANNUAL BALL Colonial Ball Room, Fairfield Avenue MONDAY, MARCH 18 Dancing until 2 a. m. Murray's Orchestra Admission 35 Cents All Welcome S13 r is thick, with the smoke of burning buildings and the skies are black with the conflagration of great cities? Will we wait until the soil is drenched by the red blood of our own sons and the shreaking of outraged women nils the palpitating air? These Huns would invade our homes, would lay their foul and desecrating hands upon the white throats of American women only over the dead bodies of the last of this country's defenders. We shall not wait until they land here. We will meet them there. The destiny of the world depends upon the puissant arm of America. The daylight saving bill was passed by the House and now goes to the President for his signature. PARK TO-DAY MAT. & EVE. "HELLO AMERICA" Burlesque's Best Attraction , TO-MORROW NIGHT AT 8 P. M. ALSO MONDAY AND TUESDAY WITH DAILY MATINEES LA J -. CL.ei 63 IT XT no TRAVEL FESTIVAL ALASKA CHINA -"11 mm BIG NEW I 'kWJ?Jl FEATURES - WgZ) ,-i M THRILLING TESTS OF GIGANTIC WAR CATERPILLARS IN UNCLE SAM'S ARMY CAPTURING MOUNTAIN LIONS CONEY ISLAND ty DAYandNlGHT PRICES: MATINEE- 25c and 35c EVENING 25c, 85o, 50c ALL SEATS RESERVED "Suffrage Over The Top" Dudley Field alone M I ADMISSION FREE j POLI'S THEATRE SUNDAY AFTERNOON AT THREE ADVERTISE IN THE TI v'ES SWEET I'EAS, VIOLETS, TULIPS, DAFFODILS. aTHN RECK & SON. This trade-mark on every bottle, ForColdsandBronchitis All druggists. s 15-tf THE AMUSEMENT CENTER OF BRIDGEPORT TO-DAY Superior Musical Act Sherman Was Right A Unique Comedy With A Patriotic Appeal Big Photo Play MADGE KENNEDY IN "Nearly Married" A Comedy That Will Please All Flanagan & Edwards "On and Off" Zermaine & Vallal Classic Dancers Kelso & Francis ' Conlee Sisters 6 P.M. -SUNDAY -8 P.M. PHOTO PLAY CONCERT HERBERT RAWLINSON As the Man Who Laughed at Death in the Great American Play BRACE UP 7 OTHER FEATURES Mack Sennett Comedies ANIMATED NEWS SPECIAL MUSICAL CONCERT POLI'S ORCHESTRA SAMUEL DAVEY, DIRECTOR 3 SHOWS DAILY , 2 P. M. 6:15 8:30 NEXT WEEK MAE MARSH As the Daughter of Wealth in the - "CINDERELLA MAN" Unusual Musical Comedy The Masquerader A Musical Melange of Fun and Song Combined With Imitations of Broadway's Most Noted Stars. OTHER VAUDEVILLE FEATURES .ANIMATED NEWS CHANGED TWICE WEEKLY