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THE TIMES; THURSDAY, MARCH 3, 192,
TOMORROW
See liow many or your family
and friends have met tho Pest!
Hare you Bent in l'Ol'K verse?
TIMES SCREEN and STAGE PAGE
"A UTOTiE NONSHNSE
NOW AND THEN
IS RELISHED BY
THE BEST OP MEN."
Tell The World
If you have a. complaint or griev-
pee or a criticism, let's -hear it! Get
off your chest and you'll feel bet-
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MOTION' PICTURE EDITOR
Tour Of A Kind Is Hard To Beat!'
Perhaps She Had a Dry Bath!
I'll tell the world this:
Last night I went to the Empire to
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The Four Talmadgea "Mother Peg," Constance, Norma and Natalie.
By ELIDA BEDELL.
"No, Norma, you can't have my
best evening dress to cut up!
"Constance, will you stop that rack
et on my disphan?
"And, Natalie, if you don't take
that frog out of this kitchen, I'll put
you all to bed!"
"Peg" Talmadge, mother of the
Talmadge trio that arc such famil
iar faces on Un oreen, smiled remi
nlscently when asked tho other. day
about her daughters' early histrionic
tendencies. Every day, after school,
they would rush to the cellar, and so
enthusiastic were they about repro
ducing their history lessons In tab
leau form that Mrs. Talmadge, be
lieving in the educational value "of
play, did not scold nor object strenu
ously unless their demands were be
yond her power to ' grant. Usually
she fell to and helped the girls to
fashion their Greek togas and Egyp
tian head-dresses. She even took a
hand at painting the furniture with
which the theater was furnished. ThiB
was composed of for the most part of
old boxes and a few decrepit kitchen
chairs, hut they made a stunning
ballroom "set," if your eye were only
romantic enough.
Refused to love Worms.
"There was just one thing I did
draw the line at in those days," says
Mrst Talmadge, throwing her head
back with a gesture very suggestive
of a pretty trick of Norma's, "and
that was those members of their cast
which comprised their dramatic
school of animals. Every lime I put
my foot in that cellar I went safe
guarded with a candle, as there was
no telling when a bulgy-eyed hoptoad,
or a slimy turtle would suddenly dart
out of some dark corner and fasten
itself somewhere in the vicinity of
your feet.
"The girls also had a funny hobby
of collecting angle worms, and Nat
alie, who was always the domestic
and more practical member of the
family, wanted to turn the cellar into
a hospital for wounded dolls and de
crepit animals. They had howls of
gold fish with tadpoles and eels and
mud turtles; half a dozen cats and
doss, a three-legged rabbit and hun
dreds of those texrible worms. Often
when Norma couldn't get a new play
done in time for Saturday, they would
put on a three-ring circus instead,
and all the animals would be brought
Into action."
Mother Always Manager.
"Constance was the envy of the
other two girls, because she could
hang from a trapeze by her toes, but
Norma always showed the most
marked ability when it came to act
ing. Every time she read a book
she liked, she wanted to dramatize it.
Also, she looked to make herself the
leading lady, which didn't always
make a hit with Constance and Nat
alie. But though they 'sometimes
quarreled About the 'star, there was
never any argument about the man
ager. It was definitely understood
that that little task was to be thrust
upon 'Peg the girls have never call
ed me 'mother,' but have always used
my first names and I confess I like
it. It gives one the feeling of being
a fourth sister."
In the same way that Mrs. Tal-mad-ge
encouraged her daughters'
childhood ambitions, and always kept
the guiding hand by being one of
them, rather than a critical looker
on, so, as they grew up she continued
to take an active interest in all their
individual interests. She did not
have a fit of hysterics when Norma
announced that she would like to go
in pictures, instead, she took her by
the hand and herself escorted Nor
ma fo the Vitagraph studio, where
she was immediately accepted for
small parts.
Mother A Constant Companion. . .
Later, as Norma prospered and
rose from "bits" to "leads," it was
"Peg" who encouraged her daughter
to study French, who went with her
to all her singing lessons, visited
every Tuesday and Thursday night at
the studio of Adolf Bolm, watching
the progress of Norma's and Con
stance's Russian ballet dancing. Not
much chance for any of the Tal
madge sisters to get into a rut while
Peg is around!
Just as Norma was allowed to fol
low her favorite pursuit, so Constance
was not dissuaded when five years
ago, she, too, wanted to flicker on
the silver-sheet, and although Mrs.
Talmadge naturally had hopes that
Natalie, also, would bring home a sal
ary check of four figures every Sat
urday night, when Natalie announced
that she was sufficiently imbued with
the "movie" atmosphere in her home,
and never wanted to see another pic
ture, much less to act in one, no coer
cion was used. Natalie was permit
ted to follow her own inclinations
and to take up shorthand, typewrit
ing and bookkeeping.
But Natalie didn't keep out of the
"movie" atmosphere, after all, as she
became private secretary to Roscoe
Arbuckle, for a time, and is now
alternating in her sisters' productions,
whenever there is a good part for
her. She will be seen as excep
tionally good support for Norma in
her latest picture, "The Passion
Flower," which is due in Bridgeport
soon.
"Pee" Dramatic, Too.
"Peg" herself has been on the stagf
although, her appearance didn't last
long. She confesses to having been
a member of the old Amaraneth Dra
matic society of Brooklyn, of which
Robert Milliard, Edith Kingdon, Mr.
and Mrs. George J. Gould, Percy
Williams, and many others now in
the limelight were then budding
amateurs. Mrs. Talmadge had seven
words to speak in the -Amaraneth
performance of "Turned Up," and
because at the crucial moment she
forgot to say them, after the first
performance she was "turned down!"
Her next venture in the dramatic
world was some ten or fifteen years
later when her three very small
daughters began giving performances
in the cellar underneath ttheir house
in Brooklyn.
Going, Going, Going!
And now tho -'three Talmadges are
very much grown-up and what they
used to play with, they now work
with. Norma has just finished "The
Passion 'Flower," a romance of sunny
Spain, in which Natalie also takes an
important part; while Constance is
working on "Wedding Bells."
Norma, in private JJfe, is the wife
of Joseph G. Schenck, who is also
her manager; Constance romantically
eloped the day after Christmas and
married John Pialoglo, a wealthy
Greek tobacco merchant of New
York, and Natalie's engagement to
"Buster" Keaton, one of the Comedy
Keatons, of stage and film fame, has
only recently been announced.
The Talmadges are a romantic fam
ily, as well as an interesting one.
them grow into dollars.
Mothers and fathers are greatly
pleased at the success wSth which the
club is meeting, and are urging their
children to begin right away to clip
for their snrapbook. Perhaps this
money is the first you have ever
earned. "There's no time like the
present." Begin now. and start your
savings account for college or sgm-
SORAPBOOK CLUB COUPON.
I want to join your Scrapbook Club.
Mail ait once to
MOTION PICTURE EDITOR
The Bridgeport Times,
City.
poLrs.
Oharks Chaplin .in "The Kid" will
antimie to be the photophiy attrac-
t . T 1H . f . (tin lli.na 1 1 '1 1 " H
the present week. This picture
9 proven the best of all Chaplin pie
ces, and it is a fortunate circum-
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le week as many people have not
the opportunity of seeing it owing
A new vaudeville mil ot unusual
Calibre has been booked to run in
conjunction wnii - 1 " - riv
oy, a musical comeaetna wain many
Br., itr.il members of the fair sex
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Willy Do you care for Ben Ami?
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leanser. Eixi"-
mer vacation with your Scrapbook
prize!
The club started last Monday. If
you want back numbers of tho paper,
come in and get them, so you will
have your scrapbook complete.
. SUPREME '
VAUDEVILLE
:feature.
KKJTO-PIAYJ
NOW PLAYING
Dp
WEST END
TEIj. BAR. 7773.
TONIGHT
Vitagraph Presents
66
MEN
TELL
NO
99
SEVEN ACTS.
From the Famous Story by 1C. W.
Horning, author of "Raffles" etc.
FEATURING
Catherine Calvert and
Star Cast
Spectacular Scenes of a F.urciiis
Vessel ard Mighty Kxplosion De
stroying the Ship.
ov Big Vaudeville Show
Today
THE TAIiK OF BRIDGEPORT
Breaking All Records
CHARLIE
CHAPLIN'S
6-Rcol Wonder Pictiwe.
To Accommodate the Crowds
"THK KID"
Will be Shown 5 Times Daily,
t::;0. S:20. i:10. 8:OQ. 9:4o
V A UDE VILLE
SUNSHINE
GIRLS
In a Grand Musical Comedy
Production.
Will and Marion Moore
Presenting
"WHERE'S THE RICE"
Bv Tommy Gray.
GOLOEE and THORNE
"The Dancing Girls"
ALDINE and WRIGHT
AND OTHERS.
Charles
Chaplin
in the Comedy that Took a
Year to Make
Follow the crowds to
THE
KID
Movie Talk.
Wife: "I'd likie to see a good
movie, but don't know just what to
see."
Hubby: "Go to The Devil.' "
Wife: "Brute!" Exch.
Hurry Up Your "Pest"
Verses! Send Them In.
Everybody knows the Pest, who sits
at a movie and tells everybody around
him all about the picture; what he
thinks of it; what will happen next,
airing his general opinion of the stars
and the show.
How do YOU feel about that sort
of a man? Tell us in verse what you
would like to do with him, or what
you would like to have happen to
him, and send it in to us.
Verses keep coming in and lots
more are expected before this week's
contest closes on Saturday at mid
night. The lucky verse writer will
be announced in Tuesday's paper, on
this page.
Send in your verse, or verses. Write
them in blank, free or regular verse.
The writer of the best verse will be
given a couple of tickets to Poli's.
Here are yesterday's:
A Couple of Kicks.
There wa3 a boy named Skinny,
Who went to see the shimmy.
He said: "I saw it before,"
And his friends kicked him out the
door.
Robert Taney,
643 North avenue.
In Soar.
Willie Pickett
Bought a ticket
For a picture show.
Willie was glad,
But the people were mad
As he was kicking the set in the
first row.
Trite, but True.
Critics, critics, everywhere.
But still they will go
To Poli's show.
To laugh and to cheer.
James C. Bischoff,
34 Hamilton street.
In The Theatres
DYRIC.
Victor Herbert's "The Only Girl,"
which is the attraction at the Lyric
theatre next week, is one of the best
comedies ever written and with the
addition of the musical numbers gives
promise of a decided treat for musier
lovers and others.
"The Big Game" which is now at
tracting thousands to this popular
playhouse, will close on Saturday
night.
As a fitting feature for the photo
play concert Sunday night arrange
ments have been made for the pre
sentation of the big film play "Trum
pet Island," in addition to a Larry
Semon comedy, the Pathe News, and
the third pisode of that thrilling
jungle serial, "The Son of Tarzan."
The ooncert by the Lyric orchestra
must not be forgotten.
Amusement Calendar
A DAILY FEATURE.
PLAZA Vaudeville and feature picture, Charlie Chaplin in "The Kid."
Matinee and evening. Feature goes on at 1:30, 3:15, 6:10, 8 and 9:50.
Special music under direction of Carl Larson.
POLI'S Vaudeville and feature picture, Charlie Chaplin in "The Kid." a
great picture. Matinee and evening. Feature goes on at 1:30, 3:15,
6:3 0, 8 and 9:50. Special music under direction of Samuel Davey;
LYRIC Stock company presents matinee and evening "The Big Game."
A virile play dealing with a big husky who is suffering from the birth
mark of cowardice. How he finally finds himself and revenges and
punishes the villain who has taken his wife from him makes an in
teresting play.
PARK Matinee and evening, Joe Hurtig's "Social Maids," high-grade
burlesque, featuring George Niblo and Helen Spencer, whirlwind
dancers. Matinee performance 2:15, evening 8:15.
EMPIRE Feature picture, "The Fatal Hour," mystery play, with star
cast. Feature goes on at 2:10, 3:40, 5:25, 7:25 and 9:15. Also
comedy and news reels. Music under direction of Charles S, Ferrett.
WEST END 1241 State street. Splendid feature. "Dead Men Tell No
Tales," taken from the Hornung book. Catherine Calvert is the
lead. Comedy and news reel also. Evening performance only. Fea
ture goes on at 7:45 and 9:15. Organ music.
ELITE 2314 Main street. Feature picture, Mildred Harris Chaplin, in
"The Inferior Sex." Comedy and news reels. Feature goes on at
7:45 and 9:15. Evening performance. Organ music.
LIBERTY 12 92 State street. Feature picture, Ethel Clayton in "A City
Sparrow." Matinee and evening. Feature goes on at 2:15, 7:15 and
9:15. Music by Beethoven Trio, directed by E. Rhey Garrison.
HIPPODROME; 1411 Stratford avenue. Feature picture, "The Birth
of a Race." A story of past, present and future. Feature on at 6:30
and 7:30. Music directed by John Reybock. -
STRAND 1414 Main street. Feature, Shirley Mason in. "Merely Mary
Ann. Performance from 1:30 to 10:30.
BROOKLAWN. Special orchestra music for dancing.
CASINO Skating to good music.
HIGH SCHOOL Alexander Gunn, pianist and Rose Dreeben, soprano,
m concert under Alfred Fox Piano Co. auspices.
Distinguished Company
In 'Call The Doctor'
A Belasco production will occupy
the stage of the Park theatre Tues
day and Wednesday, March 8 and 9,
with a matinee on Wednesday, whes
David Belasco will present "Call the
Doctor," a new comedy by Jean Arch
ibald immediately following its en
gagement at the Empire theatre, New
York.
While it is Mr. Belasco's policy not
to divulge anything in advance con
cerning a new production, it may be
said "Call the Doctor" is an amusing
comedy of today, that treats of a
timely subject in a new and enter
taining manner.
The author of "Call the Doctor" U
another new playwright whom Mr.
Belasco has discovered, and it is said
that her initial effort is a worthy suc
cessor to Mr. Belasco's other successes
i nthis field.
The distinguished company en
gaged Mr. Belasco to appear in "Call
the Doetor," embraces such estab
lished favorites as Philip Merivale,
William Morris, John Amory. Janet
Beecher, Charlotte Walker, Jane
Houston, Fania Marinoff, Mrs. Tom
Wise, Barbara Milton, Rea Martin.
WEST END.
Four choices were given Eva by her
scoundrelly stepfather after she had
discovered his murderous plot to sink
the gold ship in mid-ocean to burn,
to drown, to choke to death or to re
main discreetly silent.
Eva made her choice, and the
whole, course of her life was changed
by it in a manner she could not have
foreseen. She stuck to her guns. But
fate was stronger than she, and re
tribution was visited on the sowers of
destruction.
It all takes place in "Dead Men
Tell No Tales," the Vitagraph-Tom
Terriss special screen production
which will be shown at the West End
Theater tonight.
PARK.
Frances White, in "Jimmic," Ar
thur Hammerstein's new type of mu
sicaJ comedy, will be seen at the Park
next Monday night. Miss White will
be supported by Ben Welch, famous
character delineator. A large and
attractive chorus will round out the
performance.
STILL PLAYING
THE CONTINUOUS THRILL
THE BIG GAME
All Tli is Week A Play Yon Should See.
SUNDAY NIGHT
The Big Show Featuring
"TRUMPET ISLAND"
SEMON COMEDY PATHE NEWS
The Thrilling Junglo Serial THE SON OF TARZAN
Third Episode.
TWO SHOWS 6 8 P. M. ADMISSION 20c SOc.
NEXT WEEK - New York's Bdsrcest Hit
"THE ONLY GIRL '
BY VICTOR HERBERT
America's Greatest Composer and Musical Director
SEATS NOW SELLING
f
GEORGE ARVINE Endorses the
Great Dramatic Sensation
"THE BIG GAME"
Dear Public:
It is seldom that a theatrical manager en
dorses a play but I cannot resist the temptation to
tell everyone about this week's attraction "The
Big Game." In all my theatrical experience I
have never seen a greater melodrama, nor one
better presented. "THE BIG- GAME" is a win
ner and should be seen by every man, woman and
child. I think it the best play for lovers of ro
mance, drama and the sensational.
Very truly yours,
GEORGE ARVINE,
Managft Eyrie Theatre.
See It For Yourself
New Vaudeville Bill
A Musical Comedietta
MIXG TOY
WITH GIRLS A PLENTY
OM3XG Sl'XDAY--
OUTSIDE
THE LAW
9
ADDED FEATURE
BENDER & MEEHAN
Just a Couple of Men
Gone Wrong.
LEOME & GILLESPIE
In Operatic and Up-to-date
Song Selections.
JOE MARTINI
Wop Monologist
WAYNE & BELL
Novelty Dancing
PATHE N E YV,S
OPENING TODAY with
the Usual Matinee and
FRIDAY & SATURDAY
Matinees Both Days
JOE HURTIG'S
New Edition of the
SOCIAL
MAIDS
WITH THOSE
Two Dancing Wonders
Geo.
Niblo
Helen
Spencer
A CHORUS OF BEAUTY.
jempire:
1 Continuous 1:30 to 10:30 W
P TODAY, ERI. and SAT.F
A The Colossal Photo-Spectacle
i THE FATAL
HOUR 1
The Melodrannatic Sensation of
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EXACTED BY AN p,
ALL STAR CAST
LATEST EPISODE OF
"VELVET FINGERS''
3 itt &.
Direct from the Apollo Theatre, New York
MONDAY, MARCH 7 FOR ONE PERFORMANCE
HOT PROM NEW YORK TRIUMPHS
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mW MUS,COMEDY REVELATION. !
BEItf WELCH
Prices: 75c, $1.00. -$1.50, $2.00, S2.50 Scats Now
! Tues. & Wed., Mar. 8-9
MATINEE WED.
David Belasco
PRESENTS
With the Original Cast and
Only Company
CALL
THE
DOCTOR
A Sparkling Comedy Triumph
Coming to the Park after 21
Weeks at the Empire Theatre,
New York City.
PRICES:
Nights 75c to $2.50
Matinees 50c to $2.00
Learn to Dance
QUILTY'S SCHOOL OF
DANCING
Private Lessons Every Afternoon
and Evening1.
Advanced Dancing Class Every
Friilnv T" ,mi i ,1 n-
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TONIGHT
SKATING
Every Night This Week
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TURKISH
1 BATHS
5 247 FAIRFIELD AVE.
ELITE
Main & Chnrles St. Tel. N 9.52-4
70() TONIGHT IhOO
Mildred Harris
CHAPLIN
in "The Inferior Sex"
First National
A Drama of Love Problems
from the Stage Play by Frank
Stayton.
Rolln Comedy Mutt and Jeff
TONIGHT
Langdon's Original
Dance Orchestra
Will Positively Play at
iROOKLAWN
McCormack & Barry, Mgrs,
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