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new britain herald (new britain, conn.) 1890-1976 — haunted house

Date of account: Newspaper page published 1925-08-11
Location: new britain, connecticut, united states
Source: Chronicling America paranormal and anomalous-report excerpts
Reference: new britain herald (new britain, conn.) 1890-1976 · 1925-08-11 · page 11
Rights: public_domain
Language: English OCR
Record updated: 2026-08-24

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A 1925-08-11 newspaper page contains wording relevant to “haunted house”. This is historical reporting or commentary preserved by the Library of Congress; it is not treated as verification that the described event occurred.

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... Those who would compare "The Haunted House," this week's presen tation liy the Poll Players at the Hartford Palace theater, with "The Bat" or "The Cat and the Canary" either have never seen these two plays or have a peculiar mental con dition that should he investigated. "The Haunted' House." true. Is a mystery play, but it is a farcical burlesque mystery. The wierd, mys terious theme Is burlesqued from beginning to end and while it affords plenty of opportunity for laiigns, u quite effectively Mils any "spook thrills" that may be expected. However, "The Haunted House" Is a good enough comedy and a comedy of a rather new type. And the acting done in ...

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