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SPECIAL. FEATURES; PART FIVE Pages 1 to 10 BOOK REVIEWS RADIO HARTFORD. CONNECTICUT: SUNDAY, DECEMBER 28, BOXING ENJOYS BOON YEAR STATE 1 HE year which Is coming to a Past Twelve Months Most Successful in Sport's History in Connecticut, But Two Deaths Mar Record and Cast Pall Over Game to give his personal view of the situation. "Actually the question of fight film transportation between states does not concern this office because tho producers and the regular pictures have nothltvf to do with fij-ht Ilims. Still, it is possible that, were the Federal law prohibiting the interstate transportation of these films to be repealed through the efforts of Congressman Freeman, the motion picture Industry might become interested ln making sueh itlms.

"The law ip silly in view of the fact that it does not prevent the making and showing of light films but only their Interstate traffic. It mokes Il erally given a present of Jewelry or, as was once the custom, an order lor groceries. lias been able to get his money by selling the gifts. But lt Is pretty plain that amateurs rmiMt be gettl.ig some dort of income for many "JIM A' I igWlwWilll I mil' ml IHM'ikHHMJ' i uu' "i -l jWW jm.x-xx. -X I 1 x- H' iv mV a a -x.

1 Jitjt. -W. Hi i 'tti -jujlj- .1., i v. the power to do this after the city of New London had specifically voted' permission I don't know, but at any rate he got away with it and the fight never took place. "Unable to fight in this sate.

McGovern and Corbett tried Ohio, bu' were stopped there also. Finally thty met In Sun Francisco and Corbett again defeated McGovern. Although 1 had no active part in the McGovern-Corbett bout in Hartford I attended it and was. in spite of my friendship for Sam Harris, hopeful that Corbett would win. At that time Harris was engaged in the apron and towel supply business, the same as myself, so wo had something In common.

When Austin Rice, a New London fighter and one of the hardest working boxers I've ever known, was killed in a ttrect accident Sam Harris sent a $100 check to me for his widow. But I'll never forget the sensation caused by that dog fight and the losing of the McGovern-Corbett fight. Mr. Whlton fought hard against holding the fight, though after he became mayor he, apparently adopted more liberal views for he appointed George Fisher deputy commissioner of boxing in New London." Boxing Never Illegal in Mate. According to Hugh Rorty.

boxing was never illegal in Connecticut but the law on this sport was so severe as to discourage boxing contests. He explained that the old law made it a prison offense for spectators, fighters and promoters if a drop of blood was spilled or proof established that a boxer had received bodily injury from the blow of an opp nent. This statute, he said, kept Hartford from being a more popular fisht center. Not until twenty years after the McGovern-Corbett bout did the Legislature pass a bill (January 1921) establishing a state boxing commission of three men which was revised last year to provide for a one-man commission. It took years of effort before the legal status of boxing was established in this state.

Among those who fought hard for the old commission were Aekley W. Castle of Waterbury, Richard Howell ot Bridgeport, Thomas E. Donohue of New London, Alexander W. Creedon of Hartford, Charles E. Wheeler of Stamford, and Peter T.

Keeley of Waterbury. Mr. Wheeler fathered the bill for the present one-man commission. While Commissioner Donohue considers boxings is in a fairly prosperous condition In Connecticut, he thinks the sport would be better financially this state were the tax to-be reduced. At present 5 per cent.

Is paid both to the tax department and to tne boxing commission. In addition to these state taxes the federal government, gets 10 per cent. Commissioner Donohue will ask the Legislature again this year to eliminate the five per cent, tax collected by the state tax department. He thinks that the boxing ga- would benefit not only In this state but nationally were some manner of control From the Drawing by George Bellows Dompsey Through the Ropes soon as I do someone is sure to accuse me of wanting more power. That Isn't the case at all.

If I could help clear up the amateur situation as an official I'd be (MA to do it. but I certainly not looking far the job. "An amateur boxer Is one who does not compete for money pad who take pari In a -toxins event wmch Is in control at all over amateur bouts and so far as I'm concerned lt isn't locking for any. But even the Amateur. Athletic "Union which presumes to regulate amateur bouts has lost its grip and admits it.

The difficulty doesn't obtain In this state exclusively but is found nowadays all over the country. I'm loatn to say anything because as 1 close was the most successful one In the history of boxing in Connecticut a year in which 91,000 men and women spout more than $233,978 to see professional prize fights, and, according to Boxing Commissioner Thomas E. Donohue, a year In which the gate receipts of amateur bouts were probably as large B3 those of the professional shows. But In another respect the year was a most disastrous one. Two fatalities resulted from bouts In the twelvemonth, bringing the total for the past twenty-six years to five.

These twT deaths were accidental, as the death of Ray Chapman, the famous Cleveland shortstop, who was hit by a pitched ball, was accidental and as tha death of Alfred Pimm of West Hartford, who was Injured in football practice at Amherst, was accidental. Yet the two deaths, particularly that of Charles Pegulihan of France, have cast a pall over sporting circles in the state. With the Legislature soon to convene, there is speculation as to whether there will be any agination In favor of abolishing professional boxing in the state. Commissioner Donohue says that so far no protest has been made to him and that it is unlikely any adverse action will be taken by the Legislature. There is indeed nothing to Indicate that the progress of boxing in Connecticut will be interrupted.

The boxing game, Commissioner Donohue believes, faces a bright future. but he has three recommendations to make for the betterment of the 1. Reduction of the state tax. 2. Regulation of amateur bouts.

3. Abolition of the federal law prohibiting the Interstate transportation of fight films. Boxing is decidedly In the ascendancy In Connecticut. For a small state it has plenty of good bouts, the boxing centers being Hartford, New Haven and Waterbury. Twenty-five years ago last Thanksgiving Day, Young Corbett became the world's champion featherweight boxer by defeating Terry McGovern at the Coliseum which stood on the site of the Capitol Theater.

Hugh sports promoter and Eastern League umpire, says that this bout marked the first appearance of the so-called "postless ring," an invention of Edward Ryan, a Hartford man, whereby the ring ropes were arranged inside of the posts to guard fighters from in-Jury. "Bill" Crowley, who promoted the McGovern-Corbett fight, and 'Dan" Flaherty, both Hartford men, were the Tex Rickarda of their dav. Connecticut had the first boxing supervisor In the world in Thomas E. Donohue, now state boxing commissioner, who was appointed municipal supervisor of boxing for New London in 1911 by Mayor M. Wilson Dart.

One of the biggest gate receipts for a boxing bout in New England was leccived in Waterbury, August. 1925, for the Kaplan-Herman fchampionshlp bout when more than $39,400 was derived from 11,955 paid admissions. More than $41,000 was paid by fans who witnessed the Kaplan-Garcla fight at the Velodrome last June. And out of the nine championship classes Connecticut has furnished two world's champions Jack Delaney of Bridgeport, king of the light heavyweights, 'and Louis "Kid" Kaplan, of Merklen, who recently retired as the undefeated featherweight champion. The foregoing paragraphs touch upon only a few of the highlights of Connecticut boxing history.

To tell the story of boxing in this state would require a good-sized book and at least a year of tireless research. But even by scratching the surface one can lind many nuggets of Information that have been forgotten. i Hartford Was Best Fight Town. "This city was once the best fight town In the East," said Mr. Rorty.

"Hundreds of people came here from New York to see championship bouts years before 'Bill' Crowley got the McGovern-Corbett fight for Hartford. 'Dan' Flaherty, who ran a here, was a famous promoter, he and Crowley brought many a big battle to Hertford. Joe Humphries, one of the greatest of ring announcers, got his' start here, and it was not long after the McGovern-Corbett bout that I began announcing for fights." Commissioner Donohue tells a good story of how Connecticut lost Us Chance to have a return fight between Corbett and McGcwcrn. The second Clash between the two was to have been held In New London under the direction of "Bill" Crowley and with Jhe support of the New London city government and two athletic clubs of that city. The board of aldermen voted special permission for the fight to bo held In New London and thousands of tickets had been sold before the affair was called off almost at the last minute.

McGovern was traUilng In the vicinity of New London and Corbett was preparing at his camp In Unlonville. Interest in the approaching bout was widespread, especially since McGovern's manager, Sam Harris, now of theatrical fame, had disputed Corbett's right tr fii fitio nn the eround that he had been overweight at the Hartford fight. And everyone remembered Corbett's reply, "I don't care what Harris says. When people look at me they'll say. 'There goes the guy that licked Terry log Fight Spoils It All.

"A dog fight scandal," said Mr. Donohue, 'kpt the return fight out of the state. All arrangements had beert made and the bout was only a few weeks away when John Gaffney of the New London Athletic Club and O'Connell met in the center of tho town. Each was accompanied by a pet bull dog. Well, the dogs got Into a terrible fight that drew a big crowd.

The docs were finally separated and Gaffney end O'Connel! ecrrecd to stage a dog fight In Mont-vllle. Tickets were sold and the fight held on the appointed day. A big scandal resulted and 8olomon -huens. who was then state's attorney, pushed the prosecution vigorously He was aided in this by Lucius Whlton. Everyone who attended the dog fight jvii arrested and fined There was murh Indignation over the dog fight Incident thnt Blare's Attorney Lucis forbade the holding of the Mcrovcrn-Corbctt bout.

Whether or not he had BROADWAY HOW TO DO IT SHE TELL legal the exhibition in other states than Pennsylvania of the bout. J'et it does not present the news reels from showing tralrtlitf camp scenes and views of the as the fighters enter the arena. Ner does lt stop radio stations from broadcasting full details of tho fight or the uewspapers from printing, pub-, hahing and shipping from one stats-' to another for sale illustrated descriptions of tho contest. The la make it ft crime to transport mot'on pictures of a prima fight but ninkes no attempt to stop or the Interstate transportation and sule of such stories and pictures as have been published about the 'Peaches' Browning affair, "Foolish" Kestrletlon. "It seems foolish to me that motion pictures of prize fights cannot ba taken from one stale to another when the government allows the ordinary commercial motion picture to show unlimited fight scenes.

It Is mad Illegal to transport from state to stat pictures of the Dempscy-Tunney bout, but no provision Is made against showing sueh a serial as Ueue Tunney in 'The Fighting As a matter of fact there's more brutality and, sliiBglng In the usual motion plctura-fight scene than there would be in film of a big championship bout where 1 boxing science and not rough and tumble slugging Is the dominant feature. I think everyone hopes Congressman Freeman will succeed In having the present law repealed." Mr. Fcttljohn's opinion reflects that expressed In the Newark federal court, in March, 19'J5. when it found Tex Iticknrd, Fred C. Quimhy and others guilty of violating the federal law.

Although of necessity ha fined Rlckard and yulmby 7,000 each, Judge Bodltie said: "The offense Is technical not actual. "We have "now come to the last act ot a dmma enacted nearly four year ago. Motion picture were distributed In this state (ot the IJempsey-Carpen-tier lHtht), but no crime was committed. The pictures were tnken Into twenty-two other states and by so Co- ing the dvfendnnts vtolatst tho federal law. "In every district where the pictures were taken and shown the federal courts Imposed fines ranging from 20u to $1,000.

In this case who can say how the government was Injured? Th statutes were flouted, but who of the citizens of the several states were hurt? Boxing bouts can be shown In the slates where these pictures were taken. Account of boxing matters can be and are broadcast over y.is radio. Newspapers and periodicals carry tho information and show pictures of the ringside and the contestants. Many people who regard themselves as high-minded persons look at the pictures and go to the encounters. "When a number of persons In this state conspire to violate the laws by taking advantage of a fine Bunday for an excursion by train or motor to the country or the seashore, they flout the law; but they do not expert to go to Jail.

They do It for the gain of health and pleasure, but the puritans thought the latter a sin. However, the court has no opinion but to Impose sentence, and therefore, fine the defendants." Led to Corruption. As In the case of the prohibition law the federal stoppage ot Interstate transportation of fight films led to corruption, open violation of an unpopular law and national scandals. In almost every slate prosecutions were made and Connecticut figured among them. A conspiracy trial prosecuted at the federal district court of Trenton, N.

in March, 1925, Involved Klckard, Quimhy, Teddy Hayes, secretary to Jack Kearns, Dempsey's manager; James Dougherty, a Philadelphia fight manager; and Jasper C. (Jap) Mutna, a newspaperman In the employ of Ed- wurd Nftmes of high govern ment officials were dragged through. the mire, Thomas J. Spellacy and George H. Cohen, assistant United States district attorney, represented Connecticut as witnesses.

So as the federal law was concerned, there could not perhaps hrtve been a mora sinister and clgniflcant event than when Tex Rlckard and Fred C. Qulmby, two wily, hard-headed promoters, Joined forces to test Its application. The Dempsey-Carpentler fight as tho most stupendous fight spectacle to date had attracted attention from coast to coast and In foreign countries. These men knew that motion pictures of the fight would make money and they also knew they would have to clash with the law to show them out of New Jersey. But they were men of courage and the gambling Instinct urged them to make the venture.

They wished to determine whether they could exhibit fight films after paying, as a sort of license fee, a nominal fine for the misdemeanor of Interstate transportation. To get around the law this way- the prosecutor would have to proceed against them by information and not" by grand jury indictment. Then they wanted to find out whether once fined they could continue to show a fight film In the state where they had paid the fine. Itiekr.M's Scheme. The two men proceeded businesslike manner.

They first step was to" have a frank talk with Jolouel William Hayward, who was then United btates Attorney ln New York. What passed at that meeting has never wholly been told or at least is uncertainly known for when legal action was subsequently brought against them and Qulmby asserted Mr. Hayward had merely advised them to "wait awhile'" before Importing the contraband fight films. Of Hayward always denied that he had said any such tiling. However, the two promoters brought the pictures to New York and exhibited them.

They were, astutely enough, shown free to wounded veterans and afterwards screened at. an uptown (tuiieluiled on Fug? 10) of tliem appear to depend upon box-Ins for tlitlr support- and In bouts freuuently. boxers acrording to the rules of the sKrt must not be featured, that Is, It nut to be known until the night ot the bout who their opponents will be. The choosing, of opponents should Ik done by lot. yet promoters of amateur bouts this stale and elsewhere have ben advertising weeks in advance that certain amateur boxer-would sp-pear In feature bouts.

Now who cntl believe that these boxers are not be-Ins liberally rewarded when they difiw thousands of people to flj'hts as the featured contestants? I myself have found amateurs fighting under assumed name as professionals and vice versa. I understand that even shows are now presenting amateur boxing bouts as added attrac tions, The I'lfcht 1'llni Qiirtitton. Whatever limy be done about the amateur situation there seems to be considerable likelihood that Congress will repeal the Interstate commerce law prohibiting the transportation between states of fight films. The first step In this direction, was taken last October when aunmlssloner Donohue, as a delegate appointed by Governor Trumbull, attended the Detroit convention of the National Boxinis Association. Ho discussed the fight film law at that time and asked dele-gales to support him In a move for Its repeal.

Tho convention voted to do so and the delegates agreed to ask their respective congressmen and senators to vote for a repeal of the law. Then Commissioner Donohue relumed to New London and prevailed upon Congressman Richard P. Freeman to present a bill to repeal the federal law. News of this Impending action won instant approval from those Interested In tho future of boxing and as Con-giessnmn Schuyler Merrltt of this state Is a member of the Interstate commerce commission It Is anticipated Congressman Freeman's bill will not tack an influential champion. See Kepeul of Fight Film I.nw, An investigation of the administration of the fight film law and a survey of opinion concerning it disclosed a number of Interesting facts which "The Couratit" reproduces in the following paragraphs; Charles C.

Pettljohn, general counsel for Will Hays, czar of the motion picture Industry, said that the mak ing and marketing or lignt nuns are not In the hands of the regular mo-lion picture producers and distributors, but are handled exclusively by Individual promote. For that reason ho said neither he nor Mr. Hays could an opinion as officials of the Industry. However, he was glad the lively Individual are chargeable to hobbies. "When you grow tired of life," says the playwright who makes paper dolls and toys her hobbles, "cut yourself loose from the hunirirummery In which you are floundering and do some 'crazy you feel you would like to do.

I style this something 'crazy' because there are those narrow folks who think the unusual or different things you do, crazy. But follow your bent and forget the work that tires you and you will return to your regular routine better fit to do lt and be happy. Every woman as well as every man should have a lot of hobbles for It is the secret of youth. Look at the womnn or the man who is giddy and gay for his or her years ami you will find that ln every instance il is due to a buoyant spirit rejuvenated from time Mrs. Gordon has great faith ln the power of Imagination.

She points to the things which can be accomplished on the stage with little possible detail and with tho effective use ot lights. Jtelaseo, Mrs. Gordon declares, Is known for the detail of his professions. Audiences go to a Bolasco offering chiefly because they know they will see a splendid setting. This, Mrs.

Gordon contends, takes away from the direct Interest of the audience ln what the player is doing. Elimination of this detail which often causes discouragement for an actor. Is the urge of the playwright, who believes ln as little scenery as possible. It Is from pictures ln magazines and newspapers thnt Mrs. Gordon finds Inspiration for her stories.

She has written all of her sketches around these pictures, finding her characters from among the advertisements In the magazines. She reads Into and visualizes what these persons as depicted by the commercial artists are thinking about and about these centers her plots. "Little do the magazine artists or the newspapermen in writing their stories, realize the groat themes that are behind the little ad scenes they have drawn or one little paragraph of their newspaper story." "Oo on the singe" Is the advice of Mrs. Gordon to those young men or women who may be contemplating such careers. The stage, Mrs.

Gordon explains is a real education. If one really Is Interested ln the art. The actor or actress must educate himself or herself along every line. Mrs. Gordon tells how for weeks she was with physicians, endeavoring to learn Just how she could faint under certain conditions.

Tho commercialism which has invaded the theater, Mrs. Gordon feels has materially affected the art and, is In the main responsible for the rot which has appeared in many of the plays. It will take a long time for the theater to get back to Its good old days, Mrs. Gordon declares. Gradually, how eVer, tho drama will come up from the depths to which bas fallen.

of Stamford Builds Miniature Theater So His Wife Can Producers What Her Plays Will Look Like On Stage i 11. I every respect of amateur standing. An amateur strictly may not participate upon ths same card with regardless of whether or nt he receives money. Yet these rules are broken time and again and thtre's nothing now thnt one can do about. It.

"When an amateur boxes he Is gen We Emily Ann Wellman before grammar school pupils on She has volunteered to hlp the boys and girls find their creative geniuses, and -has offered to help the' students learn tho art ef writing plays nnd stories. Gordon Is Ht work on two new comedies. Reformers have scored the short skirt on moral grounds; physicians have denounced It for hygienic reasons; and now Mrs. Gordon finds it ono of the evils of the present-day drama. "When I witness an emotional scene," says Mrs.

Gordon, "played by an actress wearing a short tkirt, I get no thrill whatsoever from It. Genuine emotion and the costume of the flapper Is-Ineoncelvab'e. I would like to start' a fashion bringing back the long sweeping train again. There Is something about tho soft, trailing feminine fashion of pre-flapper which lent enchantment (o every move that an actress made on the stage or a woman In her home." Mrs. Gordon defies old age witli her hobbles, Blie says hobbles keep the eyes sparkling, checks glowing with inturo'-j red, the spirit alutiU buoyant und thui the snap and go, tho pep of or regulation devised for amateur bouU and the federal law prohibiting the interstate transportation of light films repealed.

Amateur Needs (out nil. "The amateur boxing rituatlon," said Commissioner Donohve. "ha? slipped out of all control. Of course the state boxing co.uiiits8.on has no i Richard Gordon Quickly Show i 'a-'t'-'i Richard Gordon are made from shaving soap cans. Miniature aluminum pots, such as youngsters buy in the 5 and 10 cent stores, have also been used by Mr, Gordon for his tpotiigiJt.

Dried cherries are used for the interior lights of the set. The scenes are built of cardboard by Mrs. Gordon. For the Wall pictures, she uses attractive little paintings found in magazine s. Match sticks are used for some of the properties.

The little the stairs for the sets, the lounges and all the solid properties are cut from ordinary wood by Mr. Gordon, a duty which requires no end of patience for a man more than six feet tall. Practically every-thing for their theater Is made by Mr. and Mrs. Gordon.

Their "property room" Is crowded with miniature things of all descriptions which are used in the different scenes as they have been visualised by the playwright. Many of these Ideas have been taken over by the producers. Every detail of what Is actually wanted for the staging of a plav contained eacn of these miniature With the ing svV.em the r-l uwri if eoif to these 1- 1'iiry tuci-s Ann thus elimiuutes tee necessity of ex- 1 INCTE ln every detail. a minia- I 1 ture theater, electrte-iiiv ated, built on a reduced scale proportionate to the size and scenery of any ordinary stage, has been constructed by Richard Gordon, well known actor, for his wife, Emily Ann Wellman, actress, directress and playwright, to aid her in the visualization of her thoughts and, so that she will I better be able to present her stories to the producers. The ttnique Instrument has been Installed, attached to the house lights, at the attractive Gordon home, Shippan Point, Stamford.

Border lights, spot lights, foot a smooth-running front curtain, all operated by a specially constructed switchboard with which the lighting system Is operated, 'are among the features of the miniature theater which is said to be the only one of its kind. One other is reported in existence. It Is thatln the office of Earl Carroll In New York, but the latter's miniature theater hsffdly has the details which have been included ln the one constructed with great care by Mr. Gordon. Difficulty is always experienced by authors ln bringing their point to the producers.

With this ln mind. Mr. Gordon set out to build the little theater for his wife. She creates the scenic designs, and with her suggestions, the actor whittles the little furniture and stage properties. Mrs.

Gordon, who is better known on the stage as Emily Ann Wellman, does the designing and decorating of the acts. The size of an ordinary cupboard, the Gordon little theater is moved with ease Into an automobile and, transported to New York from Stamford, into the offices of the producers, each time Mrs. Gordon has something to offer. It has been so built as to enable quick changes of the sets. While one scene Is on the stage proper, there are shelves underneath the stage, where the other scenes are already set, and these can be shifted In place for an entire three-act play.

Time is valuable to the, and with the sets always ready, the arrangement has proved very satisfactory. The theater was built by Mr. Gordon In his spare time. He has used a scale of one-half Inch to the foot of the regulation sire of the stage. Everything is built proportionately.

In this manner, the Gordons are able to show the producers that what could be done on their stage could be executed In the way of jscenlc arrangement on a large slrad stage. The front opening is thirty-six Inches long. The scenery Is eighteen inches tall. In order that home lights can be used, Mr. Gordon has Installed special transformers for the miniature theater Keen of th? lights Is onemiivi from the switchboard.

The spot lights 1 Set of miniature theater plaining the whole thing to the producers. They can thus see everything for themselves. The miniature theater Is a great time-saver. Wherever they go, the Gordons are always on the lookout for little things which might be used for their miniature theater, some of the properties which of course they could not make themselves. They have little dishes, cups and saucers, little pillows cbout a half Inch in size, these made by Mrs.

Gordon, which are used for properties. The tiordon home throughout bears evidence of their creatlveness. Mr. Gordon, it might be well to state at this point, was never a carpenter or an electrician, bm he has made many for the decoration of their home. From the top of an old piano he has made a gate-leg table.

Most of the attractive lighting effects In the home have been made by Mr. Gordon. He wired a dressing table for his wife. Lovers of the miniature sre the Gordons. It) addition to their miniature theater, they have a miniature bowling alley, a table croquet set and other things, all of which have been made by Mr.

Gordon. Matching the off-stage abilities of her husband, Mis. Gordon is a busy little person. Between writing time's she makes games, cuts miniature dolls. and creates toys many of which liave Deen accepted manufacturers.

Mrs. vjuiuoii ijUfUiiy OT miasma tu-as which is like that of Juines Cur ti, x. -xt-- -x. ID lx' it built by Uichard Gordon. rie's--an ephemeral, fanciful gift which is cvdenc.ed ln everything she does or undertakes to do.

Besides writing plays, sketches and stories, Mrs. Gordon finds time to be an Ideal housekeeper. Her pies, her cakes, her candies are rare delicacies. The Cordons have lived In Stamford" for several years. Beforo that tlwy made their home on a farm In Nor-walk.

Mr. Gordon is of Co "uecUcut ood. His father and mother, Mr, and Mrs. John Gerblsch, are residents of Bridgeport. Mrs.

Gordon was born ln England (jhe doesn't remember how many years ago. It was approximately fourteen years ago that as Emily Ann Wellman, she first became known on the stage. She then appeared ln support of Louis Mann, under whose tute age she subsequently became a star. She has appeared In numerous "hits," several of which were from her own pen. Mrs! Gordon has contributed to the stage numerous novelties which have been adopted by the Important producers.

Some years Rijo Mr. and Mrs. Gordon appeared In Hartford 1n "The Actor's Wile," a vaudeville headllner, Mr. Gordon recently was seen In Hartford and other Connecticut cities In "The Judge's Husband" In support of William Hocre. which Is now en-Joying a run ln New York City.

lit Stamford. Mrs. Gordon during the past few v. ecks has tlviu talks.